HOOTENANNY!

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Company: Smith & Somers

Genre: Musical

Venue: 6 - Tom Hendry Warehouse

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Australian kids' performers Hoot and Annie are giving their final performance but not before they unpack some of the baggage they've accumulated in their years working together.

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All that makes for comedy that's outrageously funny, sometimes fairly inappropriate and decidedly not kid-friendly along with a few heartstring-tugging moments in this romp from writer/performers Kate Smith and WillSomers.

It starts with a bang, including some great video segments (a bit with some fairly personal questions from young fans is hilarious) and a fewill-advised kids' songs (like the one about how kids who don't do their chores get a spank or get sold to the workhouse.)

Their characters are sharply defined and they've got great comic timing.

Comedy that's outrageously funny, sometimes fairly inappropriate and decidedly not kid-friendly.- Joff Schmidt

Hootenanny!does start to run out ofsteam a bit, but comes back with a strong ending that unexpectedly shifts the tone.

Check this one out but leave the kids at home.