Attila

Smile

Sunday, 30. March 2008, 06:17:19

I went to the theater the other day to see a play called "Smile". I love to go to the theater, and I have this kind of subscription to it, that means that I go to 4-6 shows a season at lower prices than usual. This is great, but it means that sometimes I get to see shows that I simply don't know much about. Sometimes the "small" plays are great, and sometimes they are... yeah... well, plays.

I didn't know much about "Smile". It turned out to be a revue. 2 hours of small funny plays. They called it "Smile", and they sure did bring a smile on my face.

It started with a small power cut, so they had to reboot all their computers, which meant a short delay of maybe 10 minutes. While we waited, one of the actors came out and told a joke.

He told it this way:

The other day I met one of my friends, and he had had a giant black eye.
I asked him: "What happened?",
and he answered: "I went to church!"
- "But how could you get a black eye from going to church?"
- "You see, I sat right behind a rather overweight lady, and when the priest said "Let us all pray"! we all stood up. I could see her dress was stuck between her buttocks, so I reached forward to pull it out, and then she turned around and punched my face!"

A week after I met my friend again, and now his other eye was black.
I asked him, "Now what?"
And he answered: "I went to church!"
- "But...?"
- "This time I sat next to the guy who sat right behind the same overweight woman. When the priest said "Let us all pray"! we all stood up again. And again I saw her dress was stuck between her buttocks. This time the guy next to me reached forward and pulled it out, and since I knew she didn't want that, I reached forward and stuffed it back in...."
*Punch*

And then the show started. It was funny.

I will give it

out of 6.

TechonologyThe Flame and The Lemon ~ Flammen og Citronen

Comments

Darko # 30. March 2008, 06:27

Moesring # 30. March 2008, 07:11

The joke is funny.

Sometimes the "small" plays are great, and sometimes they are... yeah... well, plays.

I know what you mean. Unfortunately, I've only ever seen the "yeah... well, plays" so I am definitely not a theatre patron.

Kimmie # 30. March 2008, 07:33

That joke is funny

r♡se # 30. March 2008, 12:47

What was the revue about?

Attila # 30. March 2008, 12:50

@ Darko and Kimmie

@ Moesring ~ well, I can accept that some of the plays are "well, plays", when the price is lower. And sometimes when I decide what to see, I only know the title of the play. That's how I chose "Smile", I thought that couldn't be all bad.

@ Rose ~ It was little sketches, one about the prime minister of Denmark, one about being public employee, one about having a Christmas Lunch in a chat room. The last one was really hilarious. He had a one man company, and then he had made two profiles, "Horny Lars" and "Barbie", because then he was sure to get laid!

r♡se # 30. March 2008, 13:38

Smart!

That subscription... Is it valid for one theatre only, or can you pick and choose?

Attila # 30. March 2008, 13:45

You can pick and choose. I get a catalogue just before the season starts, but as I wrote, many of the plays aren't very well described. So sometimes it's just a lucky shot. I also vary both genre and price, I have seen plays from about 8 Euros up to about 68 Euros. And some of the cheap plays have been amazingly good!

r♡se # 30. March 2008, 14:15

Sounds like fun