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One Man Starwars

By Fifi TrixabellLAmore ⋅ April 23, 2007 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

There’s a lot to be said for turning up to Charles Ross’s One Man Starwars without any knowledge of just how he goes about squeezing all three of George Lucas’s original films into a one-hour stage show. For those who want to turn up ‘blind’, you need to know nothing more than this: One Man Star Wars is unrelentingly brilliant and comes with the highest recommendation.

For those who want to know a touch more, Ross’s performance is precisely what it says it is. Aside from a superb contribution by those responsible for the lighting, Ross presents Star Wars (A New Hope), The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi entirely by himself, without costume changes, props or intermission. Indeed, perhaps the most impressive element of the show’more impressive even than the exceptional timing, hilarious attention to detail and willingness to gently make fun of the film’s idiosyncrasies’is the sheer energy with which Ross performs. You’ll leave not only marvelling at his wit and talent, but at his physical endurance’he stops only between episodes for a quick sip of water before beginning again with his super-charged, super-funny rendition.

Free from crudity and absolutely ideal for audiences of all ages, whether they’re hard-core fans of the films or have only a vague familiarity with them, this is the sort of show that makes the comedy festival a pleasure to attend.

If you have a choice between eating and seeing Charles Ross, see Charles Ross.