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Tripod In Lady Robots Tripod Union Hall Until Sun 7 March The three 'ordinary men' that make up Tripod have certainly made a name for themselves through their radio and TV appearances in recent years, but I remember them as they were back in '98/'99 and they don't seem to be quite so special now. They're funny and make me laugh but they make every other Tom, Dick and Yonny laugh too and the jokes, it seems, are all a bit too easy now. But then again, they're paid to entertain and that's what they do. Following a 'fictional' story about a planet entirely inhabited by female cyborgs; Scod, Yon (Simon) and Gatesy sound the nerd siren loud and proud (not that Gatesy himself is a nerd) in Lady Robots. There's plenty packed into the 60minute show from interpretive dance to miming and shadow puppets to over acting. The acting was school theatre quality and they made light of their melodrama with no attempt to stay in character (even Scod didn't expect to be heckled in the first 10seconds). The props were simple, the lighting (usually) on cue and everything was used with imagination. The songs themselves were, on the whole, catchy, clever ensembles and the harmonies impeccable. Where's Wally, the Fonze and Gollum (you pick who's who) have many years experience together and it shows, but why haven't they used the musical talents of Gatesy on guitar and Yon on trumpet before? The Guitar Kings were awesome and appealed to the gringo in all of us. There's nothing like a bit of Mexican rhythm in the middle of a show about space (but how do you play guitar with fat gloves?). For the purposes of this review, Tripod were funny, but I think they have it in them to be better. |
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