| Nick Birch saw The Big Adventure at Nottingham Arts Theatre |
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The guys burst onto the stage looking slightly bedraggled after their long walk but throughout their time in front of the Arts Theatre curtains showed no sign of debilitation. Both Dan and Caz’s roots are firmly embedded in Nottingham’s sandstone crumb, so the boys’ tales and improvisations were well rounded and went down extremely well with the audience. Throughout the show we were treated to an eclectic mix of traveller’s tales, well-timed stand up and thought provoking monologues from each of the actors, sending the audience’s emotions rocketing up and down on a roller coaster ride, akin to anything that Goose Fair can offer but without the ridiculous price tag. As a duo the two actors show a clear understanding of comic timing and seem to have a heightened awareness of each others presence on stage which has probably developed further through their travels across the bleak landscape in each others company. The amusing tales of their travels were some of the highlights of the show and the crowd were quickly immersed in the pair’s jokes and dialogues. The audience covered a broad range of ages; the pair seemed to appeal to the whole spectrum, getting laughs from the small children to the elderly without causing any offence or using any profanities (Something that the modern comedian tends to find very hard in a performance).
All in all it was a riveting and thoroughly entertaining evening for everyone who made it down to the Arts Theatre and I’m sure any future visits from the Hard Graft Theatre Company would be welcomed with open arms from the theatre goers of Nottingham. Hard Graft Theatre Co website Comment (0)  Send to friend  Print  Add to Facebook  Socialise
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Daniel Hoffmann-Gill (Dan) and Mark Whiteley (Caz) are two men on a mission. A mission to walk from the deepest depths of North Wales to the Coast of Boston, Lincolnshire stopping along the way at various locations to entertain the public for the odd scrap of food and if their luck is in, a bed for the night.