Greece Lightning

Overview

Ever wanted to travel back in time? See the world as it truly was, not as the remnants of artefacts depict? You're in luck, because Garry Starr's award-winning one-man show Greece Lightning promises to throw you from the edge of your seat and into the thick of ancient Greek mythos, drama and hijinks.

Having previously captured the hearts and laughs of Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival earlier this year, Starr will now take the stage at Sydney's Fringe Festival in September, followed by Melbourne Fringe Festival in October. So Sydney folk, catch him while you can. 

The one-hour show follows Starr through an odyssey of time, space, and mythos as he attempts to reenact the entirety of ancient Greek mythology in less than 60 minutes. The aim of the whole thing? Starr wants to boost tourism to current-day Greece in order to "save his homeland from economic ruin". 

Damien Warren-Smith, the man behind Garry Starr, says "This is Garry at his most outgoing, his most engaging, his most ridiculous — and I can't wait for Sydney audiences to join him on his Herculean quest to bring mirth where there was once only myth." 

Along with some glowing reviews — "Sidesplittingly funny physical comedy" from the Sydney Morning Herald and "Comic genius" from the Guardian — Smith boasts quite the comic resume. In 2018, he won Best Comedy at Greater Manchester Fringe and Brighton Fringe, as well as copping a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. While just last year he won the Pick of the Fringe Award at Adelaide Fringe. Not too shabby.

Catch Greece Lightning from September 1– 30 at Spiegeltent Festival Garden.