CHANGING JENNIFERS
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          -Adelaide ArtBeat

INITIALLY befuddled by the amount of blokes on stage, we soon realised there  were no "Changing Jennifers", only "Jims"! 

Watch out, this show demands audience participation. We were asked to write down title  ideas, then the "Jims" (aka Eugene, Phil, Eden and Dan) began their 
pitches for  which play would unfold.
 
On this particular night, we missed out on the spontaneous performance of "The Taco  King vs Ticket Machine Man", which fell by the wayside in favor of "The Fireman and the Dragon" in accordance with the audience participation clap-o-meter  rating system. The story, set in Fairydomm (aka Ireland), then began.

How the team brings together a good 25 minutes of improv is pure mastery. Apart from  a few scenes that led up blind trails, the story was held together by about 15  characters - men, women, children and, of course, a dragon!
 
The "Jims" captured our attention with convincing acting, a ton of laughs and an actual plot. They team pulled the whole show together so well you forgot there were no lines to learn, no scenes to prepare or characters to develop, as it's all just evolved on the spot.

"Where there is flame without control and a fire without a fireplace - I will be there",  reads the Fireman from the (imagined) infamous hat, saving the last of  Fairydomm's inhabitants to rousing applause.

It's good fun and as, you'd expect, there's a different plot every night.
 
The Changing Jennifers are at La Boheme again tomorrow and will be performing monthly shows  until October. More Cabaret Fringe reviews can be found on Adelaide ArtBeat.

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