The Roaring Boys, Jonny Donahoe and Danny Benoliel, have a fast and often frenzied brand of humour which is funny throughout with peaks of hilarity. As expected, they begin with some good natured banter with the sprinkling of Tims in the audience.

The premise of the show is that there are no epic heroes called Tim. Suddenly, they launch into their story of one ordinary Tim along with his mate, Maxwell in a daring quest to become that epic hero

Their story sets up situations which are essentially daft. Tim has to do battle and defeat the Beast of Ba Ba Ba Ba Baa. Along the way the duo play a host of characters including an eccentric sea captain called Charlie Boat and the ghost of another Tim, a naturalist who studied polar bears.

The story concludes with Tim doing battle with the Beast with absurd and unexpected results. The whole auditorium becomes part of the action as the deadly contest takes place. Their finale is a song of ‘Tim’ celebration.

The blend of well constructed, over the top action and comedy songs makes for high class entertainment which was enjoyed by a packed house.

****       

Tim : Against All Odds

Company: - The Roaring Boys

Venue: - Underbelly Belly Laugh  V 61

Dates: - 6 to 30 August 2009 (not 17,24)

Times: - 15.00 to 16.00

Fringe Programme Page: - p106 C 7