Newcastle City Hall
16th March 2006
Come with us now on a
journey through time and
space . . . . to the
world of the Mighty
Boosh. A magical place
created by the Perrier
Award winning double act
of Noel Fielding and
Julian Barratt. Unjustly
tucked away in the
deepest depths of the
BBC3 schedules, their
surreal brand of comedy
is fast becoming a cult
classic.
In the days leading up
to the live show I came
to the realisation that
I hadn’t been this
excited about comedy
since seeing Vic and Bob
way back in 1996. With
such high expectations
founded on their stellar
TV series’ “the Boosh”
were going to have a lot
to live up to.
There was a Rocky Horror
mentality among the
audience with many
having chosen to come
dressed as their
favourite characters.
Within five minutes of
arriving at the City
Hall I’d spotted Naboo,
the Hitcher, Rudy and
Bollo. The prize for
best costume has to go
to the brave soul who
came as Old Gregg,
resplendent in his
wedding dress and
complete with a brightly
lit downstairs mix-up.
You either get “The
Boosh” or you don’t.
There is no halfway, you
either love it or are
completely nonplussed by
it. As the lights dim
and the crowd fall
silent you can almost
smell the sense of
anticipation in the air.
These are die hard Boosh
fans and when Barratt
and Fielding make their
entrance they are
greeted by rapturous
applause.
Given this tour has
another month to run I
don’t want to spoil
things too much for
those who haven’t seen
it yet. I’ll just say
that all the old Boosh
favourites are here.
Even incompetent zoo
manager Bob Fossil puts
in an appearance. Vince
Noir and Howard Moon’s
adventure is as
dangerous and magical as
ever as they race to
find the mystical Ruby
of Kukundoo. There are a
lot of laughs along the
way not to mention the
hilarious musical
interludes. There is
drama, tragedy, and the
ultimate in big happy
endings. Howard displays
his skills in the art of
mime and Vince invents a
new game involving a
giant rabbit. Barratt
and Fielding prove
themselves to be, as
Vince might say, genius.
Given the high
expectations I had I’m
pleased to say The
Mighty Boosh live
doesn’t disappoint.
SEE THE BOOSH LIVE
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March
19 Croydon Fairfield
Halls
21 Stoke Victoria Hall
22 Manchester Apollo
23 Carlisle Sands Centre
24 Edinburgh Festival
Theatre
25 Edinburgh Festival
Theatre
30 Southend Cliffs
Pavillion
31 London Hammersmith
Apollo
April
5 Manchester Apollo
7 Birmingham NIA
8 Liverpool Empire
Theatre
9 Brighton Centre
12 Sheffield City Hall
13 Newcastle City Hall
14 Cardiff CIA
18 London Brixton
Academy
www.themightyboosh.com
Michelle Annable
