Alexander
Kelly has devised and presents a riveting one-man performance
examining the personality of the modern British male. He is an
engaging raconteur who can be witty, moving and disturbing.
He
opens with a straightforward physical self description, but this
reveals little of his male persona. He recounts incidents and
experiences not only personal but also drawn from real males
from 14 years of age upwards. He analyses man as a social being
with a complex pattern of relationships. Each male will
recognise his own personality traits somewhere in the piece,
sometimes uncomfortably. Interestingly as a male, it was the
females in the audience who very quickly recognised the humour of
male imperfections.
Diversions
from his main theme, such as the celebration of the social
importance of the pub in the British way of life, prevented his
presentation from being too heavy.
The
show is long but he retains the attention of the audience with his
skill as a storyteller. A well crafted and absorbing one man
show for both sexes to enjoy.
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