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The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Theatre
A smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusion
Cock
Restaurants
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Kitchen W8
Too long and drawn out but very entertaining with excellent special effects
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London,
Bruce Dessau's rating
Reader rating
Description: Surreal stand-up from the award-winning comic. Not suitable for under 15s.
Trains: Tube: Piccadilly Circus 
Phone: 0870890 1101
Website: www.nimaxtheatres.com
If Ross Noble resembles a straggly haired tramp, maybe this is understandable. Earlier this year the Melbourne-based Geordie lost his possessions in Australia’s bush fires. Luckily his family survived by the skin of their teeth. And luckily for his audience, his fleet-footed sense of humour survived too.
Anything can happen in Noble’s show, Things, which adeptly mixes set pieces with improvisation prompted by talking to fans. Star Wars, Michael Jackson, people having spasms during Abba hits, his daughter looking like a frisbee, Jeremy Kyle’s slithering style. All is fair game for this freewheeling funnyman. The only quibble is that sometimes his randomised riffing is not so random.
I wondered how long it would be before he mentioned his regular leitmotif, monkeys. They were namechecked during his pre-entrance voiceover.
Comedians always feed off the energy of their audience and Noble’s inventive, inclusive style needs their input more than most. On this night they were slightly becalmed and he still hit frequent bullseyes. With a following wind he would be unbeatable.
Until 24 Oct. Information: 0844 412 4658. www.nimaxtheatres.com /Until 31 Oct. Information: 020 7478 0135. www.sohotheatre.com
Details are correct at the time of publication - please check with venue before booking.
