The Pun

Wrong Way, Keep Going

By Inderdeep Thapar ⋅ April 23, 2007 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Wrong Way, Keep Going takes one on a hilarious roller coaster through the life of an average Australian. Adam Rozenbachs tickles, jars, stings, surprises as he delivers wisecracks on everyday occurrences. In the solo performance, his witty arrows never stop falling throughout this fifty-minute kaleidoscope.

There is practically no turf the artist does not trod upon in his tongue-in-cheek delivery. Satire flows freely and the audience laps it up in loud guffaws. No one is spared: ‘museum’ bankers, mobile companies, neglectful parents, illogical traffic codes, even blokes with their ‘cash converted’ engagement rings and the ubiquitous ‘Australian’ barbecue.

However, there are a few crude spots that tend to be bawdy and some comments that border on the offensive. In this multi-hued comedy, some stabs are thought-provoking also.

The setting is drab with gloomy, black curtains as backdrop and dull lighting enhancing the effect. The artist does not lean on any props, relying solely on his comic stream to lighten the mood, and he is more than successful. The use of creative vocabulary is refreshing.

It is an interactive, intelligent, confident show that is seasoned with spicy jabs. If you like your laughs served sharp and unapologetic, this is the show for it.