I have had the pleasure of
seeing this genial Geordie for years now and each year he just
gets bigger and bigger. As part of his national Noodlemeister
tour, Ross stops off at the massive Edinburgh International
Conference Centre for five nights and such is the demand for
tickets, that he has had to add 3 extra shows and no doubt they
will be sold out already.
Ross
was, as always, the consummate professional. He plays to this
massive room as if it were a small comedy club, including everyone
and it had the feel that he was just chatting to his mates over a
pint in the pub.
His
style has always been that he wanders all over the place, both
physically as he covers every inch of the stage and with his
material, starting off going down one avenue, only to get
sidetracked, but usually returning sometime later to complete his
original story.
Noble
has always interacted with his audience and he had a front row
'gift from above' with a customs officer who provided the source
for a large part of original and sometimes wacky material of this
two hour plus set.
The
topics under discussion during this performance included cheap
market socks, his experiences on tour in the Scottish Highlands,
attention deficit children and of course the myriad of openings
for stories from questioning our customs officer, but I would be
willing to bet that each show is entirely different, depending on
what information is gleaned from the audience that night.
Genius
is a work that is probably used too often, but I feel that it is
totally applicable in this case. Ross certainly is 'The Meister',
Noodle or otherwise.
I
would suggest that if there are still tickets available get one
today, I know you will not be disappointed.
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