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During
the course of his research Richard has found many names
for the penis...
knob, dick, schmuck, rod, tool, percy, John Thomas, the bald
headed mouse, the yoghurt-spitting sausage, Kojak's Moneybox,
the salty salami, the sergeant with one blue stripe who loves
to stand to attention, Captain Winky, the pink lighthouse
that wants to draw you onto its rocks, the sentimental teaser,
the arrow of desire, the crimson butterfly, the flute of love
and, of course, Russell the fur-faced chicken.
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Well...
I'd like to say that Richard Herring's Talking Cock left a bad taste
in my mouth, but I can't really.
Richard's
show was, funny, thoughtful and even poignant at times... and full
of knob jokes too! But what do you expect from a show called Talking
Cock?
For
those easily offended it would be a show best avoided, but for everyone
else it's great.
From
the moment Richard arrives on stage wearing an overly-large, black
cod-piece atop his trousers, he takes control and leads the audience
through the history and fallacies of the penis and its owners and
users.
It
is unlikely that you will see another show where, an ancient Sumerian
god, Sigmund Freud and lesbian nuns will be used to get a laugh
and make you think about the penis at the same time!
All
through the show Richard is tossing statistics at you from his online
questionnaire... Did you know, that according to his survey, 18%
of men believe themselves to have a small one? Or that 41% of his
respondents said they would like to be in a porno film?!
Throughout
the show there was a smattering of local references - such as how
the Keswick Pencil Museum could take on a whole new character with
the changing of a few letters. Or that he was not at all like the
Australians that performed at the theatre last month, with their
‘Puppetry Of The Penis’ show!
Maybe
the only downside of the show was the attempt at audience participation.
With barely fifty people at the show, trying to get the men to shout
out "I love my cock" didn't get much of a response - more
a soft and embarrassed rumble – but the women weren’t
much better when asked to shout out “We love cocks”!
That
aside it was a very good show that soon fills its allotted time,
and judging from the cackles, giggles and guffaws from the audience,
appeals to both men and women. It certainly appealed to me.
Mark
Robertson, 24 November 2003
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