When Julia Morris emerged on stage at The Capitol Theatre, I gasped. She looked amazing. Tall, toned, and completely complimented by her custom designed (and gorgeously girly) Charlie Brown dress. The dress was sparkly and vibrant, rather like her personality. And her shoes, Jimmy Choos, were also a good representation of her – high, spiky and spunky. I’ve never seen a comedian so well dressed.

Her show, an hour long re-cap of her life so far, aptly titled ‘Don’t You Know Who I Used To Be?’ is an interesting glimpse into a well travelled life. JoMo, as she affectionately calls herself, is a writer, actress, comedian, producer and television personality, best known for her stand up comedy routines as well as her roles in Full Frontal, In Melbourne Tonight and more recently It Takes Two and those Fitness First ads. Abroad, she has worked for the BBC and has managed to, in her forty years, rack up quite an impressive, and rather humourous, list of experiences.

Her trusty Mac Book guides the audience through a power point presentation, outlining the days, months and individual moments of her life. We see baby photographs, family snaps, school pictures, overseas adventures, wedding day smiles, celebrity sightings and some seriously sunburnt moments.

Never dull, Don’t You Know Who I Used To Be is filled with wisecracks, insights and some fantastic stories. Julia really shone when left unscripted, and animated, rather than following the power point prompts. I would have personally liked more chatting to and with audience, rather than at them. I would strongly recommend this show for any Julia Morris fan.  You are bound to get a much better grasp of who she really is. Or used to be.

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