A Very Trivial Pursuit - more far out than romper room on acid

Their press page says: Flo (Helen Morrissey) seems to think that any problem can be solved by taking her clothes off, Bic (Laurie Brazzill) takes solace in her trusty dictionary while bossy, know-it-all Triv (Jane Noble) takes credit for each and every miniscule success, while avoiding like the plague any even remotely dangerous situation.

What it doesn’t tell us is to strap on those rosaries and rewind the PC clock. Irreverent and proud of it these ladies take us on a journey around the world. We leave home on a “quest from God” and travel to such desolate places as the “land of the midnight sun,” Sheik Yerbooti’s tent in the midst of the swirling sands and all the way to the heaths of Scotland, from the gay Paris of Porco Rosso (wasn’t he Italian?) to the Vatican of  “Angelface Freddy’s” best friend, the Pope. Along the way the ladies must win contests, thwart hungry pygmies and overcome the ever-present lust of the men they encounter. Good thing they’ve got those trusty travel hats that God left out for them.

I must say the ladies are having a great time up there and I think, even if no one went to see this show, they still would. Their Sunday night 10:30 show had less than a dozen folk in the audience, but they gave us everything. From the opening moments of three neon-clad women in tutus holding a séance, to the return of the “Holy Pail,” nothing was held back. A supporting cast of 1 and a belly dancing ASM help out along the way. The costumes are terrific, as is the sound design although given God’s penchant for theatrics I was hoping for a bit of re-verb.

If you are looking for some great laughs and aren’t afraid of lightening strikes then get out and see this show. Of course if you’d rather stay home then drop acid, watch Romper Room, You Can’t Do That On Television and Indiana Jones simultaneously…. It’s close, but not nearly as far out as this.

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