John Pattison is presenting a live show at the Hamilton Fringe Festival July 15-22, 2011.
Beyond Puppets Who Kill is a show that encompasses Puppetry, Spoken Word and the odd violent death.
Venue: Aquarius Studio
Show Times
Friday July 15th – 6:30pm
Saturday July 16th – 3:00pm
Sunday July 17th – 10:00pm
Tuesday July 19th – 6:30pm
Wednesday July 20th – 10:00pm
Thursday July 21st – 4:30pm
Friday July 22nd – 8:00pm
Check out the Hamilton Fringe Festival’s website for more details.
Here’s a review from the recent London, Ont. Fringe Festival:
BEST PUPPET SHOW EVER
Beyond Puppets Who Kill
Written and performed by John Pattison
As a fan of the Comedy Network show “Puppets Who Kill,” this performance was everything I had hoped it would be. With the same biting, twisted humour of the aforementioned show, Pattison’s performance is based around telling stories of his time becoming a puppeteer, working with Jim Henson and eventually developing the show this piece is named after. A good mix of story and back and forth puppet banter, similar to the style of Jeff Dunham but way, way better, it was interesting to learn more about the television industry while also having some good laughs from some sick jokes.
As the humour is quite dark, this show may not be for everyone. Do not be fooled by the fact that there are puppets in this show–it is NOT for children. A major part of the show revolves around breaking the stereotypical “cute and cuddly” image that most puppets have, hence the title referring to puppets who are murderers. If you loved the Muppets or Fraggle Rock as a kid, check this show out and see what a puppet show for adults is like.
4 out of 5 stars.