Dates/Times/Venue/Location
Sat 09 May @ 11:30am PIP - Brighton
Sun 10 May @ 11:30am PIP - Brighton
A playful, inclusive, intellectually mischievous family show for curious minds.
Humdinger Words for Whippersnappers and Guttersnipes is a PG hour of comedy-cabaret poetry led by stage hypnotist turned primary school teacher Ben Dali.
Framed as a school day with an unusually entertaining supply teacher, the show takes audiences on a fast-paced poetic journey through elements of the Key Stage 2 and 3 curriculum. Using sharp wordplay, mind-blowing trivia, visual humour and all manner of crazy antics, 'Mr Dali' combines performance poetry, comedy and insights into his hypnotic past to celebrate language, curiosity and confidence.
Set pieces include a rhyming balloon-modelling lesson, a joyful exploration of the finest 'Humdinger Words”' in the English language, a visual comedy sequence examining the surprising shapes of countries, and genuine improvised rhyming mentalism. The show concludes with a supportive Show-and-Tell segment, offering children a platform to perform their own short poems.
The tone is eclectic and mischievous but age-appropriate, with humour working on multiple levels for children and accompanying adults. The show is particularly well-suited to families with intellectually curious or creatively inclined children.
Running time: 60min
Suitable for All Ages
Warnings: None
REVIEWS
★★★ Broadway Baby (for Edinburgh hypnosis show: Strictly Come Trancing)
‘Dali has a good sense of humour and immediately connects with his audience...presents his show with an unbounding professionalism and confidence...A great show if you’re curious about hypnotism.
★★★★ Mumble Cirque (for Edinburgh hypnosis show: Trance of a Lifetime)
"His bright-eyed, fresh-skinned, paltry 31 years belie completely his absolute proficiency in the psuedo-science that is Hypnotism...An intelligent & warm-peforming gentleman, one expects that... Dali shall be as famous as his artistic namesake."
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★★★ Wee Review (for Edinburgh hypnosis show: Trance of a Lifetime)
‘Dali’s patter is full of assurance of what we’re about to see...Dali has this down pat."
CREATIVES
CAST:
Ben Dali
