Jo Randerson’s Skazzle Dazzle
An alien king leaves three of her progeny on Earth in a sort of existential experiment. Will they hatch? And into what?
This nonstop variety-style show featuring stand-up, song, dance, puppetry and ‘wig-work’ represents the culmination of Jo Randerson's solo performances that began with Banging Cymbal, Clanging Gong.
Here, an array of strange characters take the stage: A wounded hairy beast, a forsaken priest, a ribbon dancer, a choleric comedian with a chicken puppet. They are as different as you could hope to imagine, but they are united in their vulnerability and their search for what it means to be human.
Suitable for misfits and rejects as well as confident, balanced individuals.
“Strips humour down to its bare bones; so bare it simply shouldn’t be funny any more…”
Jo Randerson's Skazzle-Dazzle premiered at the 2005 ODDFELLOWS NZ International Comedy Festival, with a sold-out season at Wellington's BATS Theatre and a tour to Auckland's Silo Theatre. Jo Randerson's performance won her a nomination for the Billy T Award.
The show had a repeat sold-out Wellington season in March 2006, and toured to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in April 2006.
