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"Wes
Snelling and Benn Bennett create something unique, absurd and
downright infectious."
By Tim
Hunter - THE AGE
FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW
4 stars
Put two cabaret singers such as
Wes Snelling and Benn Bennett together in a stark white room,
give them a keyboard, a black bag, a handful of dreadful songs
from the 1980s,
and some bad German accents, and look out.
Because they're going create
something unique, absurd and downright infectious. Repressed
maiden Dominic-a (Snelling) escapes the tyrannical Teutonic
clutches of Maximilian (Bennett), with the help of notorious
'80s pop legends Martika and La Toya Jackson, and finds
his/her voice in a free mic bar in Hobart, of all places.
Their deadpan German schtick is
perfectly pitched here, and it works well with the hilarious and
wonderfully performed songs. Snelling is always interesting to
watch, and he has the perfect foil in Bennett. Keep your eye on
these two; they're sure to remain surprising.
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