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Tales of Foreign Lands and People

Skilled performer brought down by weak material

Skilled performer brought down by weak material

(Jazz Haz)

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Company: Jazz Haz

Genre: Storytelling

Venue: KV MTYP - Mainstage

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As Papa Say, writer and solo performer Anthony Audain has three messages in Tales of Foreign Lands and People: embrace differences; don't prejudge; and work together.

The morals are made in three folklorish stories all originating on a never-named tropical-island using song, verse,drumming and pantomime.

This sparsely staged production suffers from a failure to launch. Story is primarily to blame. In one tale, we meet three brothers and the blind women they pester. A little girl who shines shoes with tamarin paste, brown sugar and butter also drives a lacklustre plot in another story. An orphaned boy in a poor fishing village headlines the final myth.

Sadly, none of the short tales have enough sparkle or a strong directional plot line to keep young audiences engaged for the duration.

Audain is a skilled and likeable performer who would be better served with sharper material.- Robin Summerfield

Pacing also hits some speed bumps in eachof the 20-minute-or-so stories.Audainis a skilled and likeable performer who would be better served with sharper material.