Oh **** ****!!!

I didn't apply for tickets because I usually work full time in May/June.  I'm not obliged to..but I have for the last 4 years, so.....

But I've just got a text from a friend from work which means that I could have gone.  Ha! serves me right for being all responsible.

I'm sure you would have told us all by now but...has anyone heard anything about these tickets yet?

eek! hope it's not going to be very last minute, could be tricky for those travelling and having to plan. keeping everything crossed! hopefully you will all hear soon!

Meantime...here's a review from 2009 when Colin took Carnival of Monsters to the Edinburgh Fringe. the show has inevitably evolved since then but interesting to read this nonetheless!

this line stands out:

" there’s a genuine playful glee at wrong-footing the audience."

there is info about the show and characters here, so don't read if you don't wantto know!

http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2009/c/17049/colin_hoults_carnival_of_monsters

Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters - Fringe 2009 Live Review
The title Carnival Of Monsters will inevitably invoke memories of the League Of Gentlemen, and thankfully Colin Hoult bears up well to the comparison. He certainly shares the quartet’s strange, gothic sensibilities, but beyond the macabre freak show that provides a through-line for his collection of comedy sketches and theatrical vignettes, there’s a genuine playful glee at wrong-footing the audience. Never apologise, never explain is one character’s catchphrase, and the advice is well-taken here. The best scenes are not those of brooding menace, but those that revel in big, exuberant gestures done for no rhyme or reason. The hoodie-wearing crow who zips around on a toy tricycle, for instance, is tear-inducingly funny, not just for the obviously ridiculous image he portrays but also for the audacity of what Hoult does with it. Len Parker, an East Midlands Transformers addict turned karate devotee is skilfully undermined, while Anna Mann, a grande dame of the theatre is a merciless send-up of luvvie pretentiousness – an easy and familiar target, you might think, but Hoult’s semi-affectionate characterisation makes it fresh. Although billed as a solo show following his work as one half – guess which? - of Colin and Fergus, Hoult is supported by Zoe Gardner, Stephen Evans and Dan Snelgrove who often have little to do but look menacing in white kabuki masks, but whose mere existence adds the potential for the unexpected. There are jokes in it, though – this isn’t all about big performances. Nor is the show always funny, as Hoult occasionally pauses for a brief tale of the unexplained, making for an unusually theatrical hour. Rarely has the ghastly been this much fun.
Date of live review: Friday 14th Aug, '09
Review by Steve Bennett

lozzie_lo wrote:

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Hi Domino.
It was AMAZING to watch and so funny!
The audience participation wasn't too bad. Colin only picked on the front row and a couple of people on the 3rd row (the seat infront of me :-/). It was just him asking a few people questions and dan (who Damien is replacing that night) brought the microphone to people for them to talk. Not sure if Damien will be doing that, imagine if he did. Not sure a few of us would be able to say anything! At one point he also got everyone to stand up and repeat things after him and pull funny faces, although I struggled as I was laughing so much!
Oh when it's on the radio I will do a detailed despcription of the visuals for ep 1 and 2 (and hopefully 3 and 4).

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 Oooh! thank you for that Lauren, great to hear more! very exciting to think of Damien being in control of a roaming microphone!  

Anyone heard about tickets yet?