Blogs + People.Ghost Town:
"Comedy about bereavement and anorexia? Big tick. A fabulous way of making something positive from overwhelming great negatives, while giving the audience new perspective on issues that are too often hidden away. Over It is two shows that happen to sit perfectly together - two nice, funny and interesting people (Dave Chawner and Robyn Perkins) who have had terrible things happen to them (anorexia and death of a partner, respectively). This is not self-help comedy - rather it's helping the rest of us. We don't know what to say to people who are suffering, so they say it for us. I'm glad these two people are working together, their heartbreaking stories and upbeat styles really complement each other well and remind us that while illness and death are always among us, so is friendship, ridiculousness and laughter." Read whole blog. |
Reviews.Three Weeks:
"Insanity. And yet, it really works. There’s a genuine, refreshing honesty in Chawner’s account of his anorexic past and in Perkins’ discussion of the death of her partner. It captivates the audience and allows the comics to really mine the comedic potential; and what potential there is! Sharp, insightful, touching, but above all really, really funny." Link to whole review. Broadway Baby: "Over It raises important points about the role comedy plays in dealing with sensitive issues and how laughter can defuse the stigma surrounding subjects that have, for whatever reason, traditionally been kept quiet. For a performance that makes you think as well as laugh, look no further than Over It." Link to whole review. |