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Review 1 for Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries - a night of the poms
liverpool echo @
- liverpool @
- 02/10/2009 @
Favourite moment: everything @
Posted 01/05/2010
by brucelee14
Location:scotland
As some one that loves comedy as much as music,this was a fantsic night.Traveled from Dumfries to liverpool and was worth every penny!!!Was not to sure how i would take les patterson before the show,but was was no worries at all he was great.
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- liverpool @
- 02/10/2009 @
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Review 2 for Barry Humphries
waste of money
Bournemouth International Centre @
- Bournemouth @
- Sat 26 Sep 2009 @
Favourite moment: none @
Posted 15/10/2009
by chazc
Location:London
Went expecting laughs and fun... left at the interval. Unfunny, disappointing, waste of money! Seem to be a half hearted at best put together performance, no thought or imagination put into it. Although musical orchestra was great it wasn't enough to make me stay to the end... and we weren't the only ones leaving early!
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- Bournemouth @
- Sat 26 Sep 2009 @
Favourite moment: none @
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Review 3 for Barry Humphries
Dane Edna & the Liverpool Philharmonic don't mix
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Getting out of the carpark before the rush! @
Posted 06/10/2009
by Disappointedtoo
Location:Yorkshire
Barry Humphries in the guise of Les Patterson and Dame Edna was excellent.
The combination with the Liverpool Philharmonic in telling unfunny, boring and rambling anecdotes of vague Australian history was disastrous.
Although the orchestras virtuosity is unquestioned, the combination with Humphries story telling (?) was a poor substitute for entertainment - especially given the ticket prices.
Although the orchestras virtuosity is unquestioned, the combination with Humphries story telling (?) was a poor substitute for entertainment - especially given the ticket prices.
Either by themselves, in their own spheres of entertainment, would be excellent but we, as did many, left before the end unable to endure the monotony any longer!!
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- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Getting out of the carpark before the rush! @
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Review 4 for Barry Humphries
Edna's show was very disappointing
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- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: The best bits were when Les and Dame Edna were acting as we know them. They were brilliant. @
Posted 05/10/2009
by ducky23
Location:Manchester
Went to see Dame Edna at Last night of the Poms in Liverpool on 2nd Oct 09. Expected to spend 2 hrs watching either Les Patterson or Dame Edna but instead sat through about 2 hrs of boring orchestra music being played as part of a stupid story and song. Les and Edna were brilliant when they appeared - about 1/2 hr of each. I think the show was not advertised properly but also think that knowing the Albert Hall shows were a disaster, he should have changed his follow on shows to be more what the pubic expected. I still would love to see him again, but would want to be sure I was attending the show I expected.
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- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: The best bits were when Les and Dame Edna were acting as we know them. They were brilliant. @
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Review 5 for Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries so so
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- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: none @
Posted 05/10/2009
by Logus
Location:Shropshire
Overall i was dissappointed, the show was not what i expected, i enjoyed the Les Patterson part but found the second half of the show was repeated in the guise of Dame Edna. During the performance he only seemed to interact with the audience in front of him people seated at the side were not included, with the technology available today he could have interacted far more.
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- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
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Review 6 for Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries - needs a new home!!
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Dame Edna Everage - brilliant!!!! @
Posted 04/10/2009
by 1335katieloo
Location:Wirral
I took my Mum and Dad to see the show for my Dad's 80th Birhday. They really enjoyed the show especially the second part with Dame Edna. Humphries and Davies displayed real intelligence and wit in their composition of the history of Australia 'Dame Edna narrated. It was breathtakingly clever, beautifuI and funny all at the same time. Carl Davies is incredible, along of course with the Liverpool Philirmonnic Orchestra and Choir. I was a little disappointed with Sir Les Patterson's transcript - 'Peter and the Wolf'. He was hilarious but I felt the story lacked a little. The venue was very poor and really let the performance down. A show like this requires a theatre - would have been much better at the Philharmonic or the Everyman.
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- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Dame Edna Everage - brilliant!!!! @
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Review 7 for Barry Humphries
Hilarious.
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Les Patterson telling a latecomer 'oh sit down for Christ's sake' then Dame Edna picking on the same person later on. @
Posted 04/10/2009
by Almijaras
Location:Liverpool
Great to see the oldie but goodie in action. Les Patterson at his crude best and Dame Edna at her most cutting and flamboyant. I thought the idea of setting the anecdotes to music was interesting and although the juxtaposition of the RLPO and the characters shouldn't have worked in theory, it did and was brilliant. Probably not a show for those who weren't die-hard fans hence the 4 star rating not 5 but personally I loved it.
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Les Patterson telling a latecomer 'oh sit down for Christ's sake' then Dame Edna picking on the same person later on. @
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Review 8 for Barry Humphries
Dame Edna
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Sir Les wins all round @
Posted 04/10/2009
by peterf
Location:Bolton
Good location, Arena fine, seating tight. Excellent show, Sir Les was entertaining, not sure about the musical elements, would have preferred to see / hear more of the artist himself.
A good night out.
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Sir Les wins all round @
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Review 9 for Barry Humphries
Jokes, please!
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: When they were funny they were hilarious.
When they sung I was bored. @
When they sung I was bored. @
Posted 04/10/2009
by Keithus
Location:Yorkshire
It was a strange night... I was expecting to laugh out loud and roll round in my seat in stitches, which I did. However, Les Patterson read a story about a shark and Edna sang a song about Australia.
I would have much preferred it if they had each come on stage and been funny, rather than singing along stories and songs.
On a separate note, the Liverpool Philarmonic Orchestra were brilliant.
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- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: When they were funny they were hilarious.
When they sung I was bored. @
When they sung I was bored. @
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Review 10 for Barry Humphries
fun night, let down by a few idiots though
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: When little Dickie came in late with his girlfriend and was ruthlessly embarresed by Sir Les and later by Dame Edna. @
Posted 03/10/2009
by notreallydavid
Location:Liverpool
The show started with Sir Les Patterson doing his usual side splitting (or should I say spitting) stand up, suggestive bot not too dirty. He then went on to tell the traditional Aussie story of Peter and The Shark accompanied by Carl Davis and the Liverpool Phil Orchestra. Laughs a plenty and a few late-comers ruthlessly dealt with by the ever sharp Sir Les. Dame Ednas stint admittedly wasn't as funny as Les, but she is better as a guest or interviewee than as a host but she does very well in this role. She started off by picking on a few poorer looking members of the audience and then told/sang the story of Australia again with accompaniment and was very funny, especially when she was interrupted by a phone call from Camilla Parker Bowles asking for marriage and fashion advice. Now, this was billed as the Last Night of the Poms, a obvious play on the Proms, but it seems that quite a few of the audience didn't understand this and started leaving about 3/4 of the way through and they weren't quiet about it either. I felt embarrassed for Dame Edna, I can't imagine what she must think of the Liverpool audience. But in the end it was a wonderfully entertaining evening and I would definately recommend this to anyone. Barry Humphries is as funny and as topical as he has ever been and will long remain a firm favourite.
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- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: When little Dickie came in late with his girlfriend and was ruthlessly embarresed by Sir Les and later by Dame Edna. @
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Review 11 for Barry Humphries
I've Seen Better
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- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Posted 03/10/2009
by Nortie
Location:Liverpool Echo Arena
I am so sorry Barry - I was really looking forward to seeing you live again... but was bored silly with the Peter & The Shark and particularly the History Of Australia. Each should have been 10 mins at the absolute maximum. The orchestra were lovely to listen to, but not lovely enough to stop many people walking out as the history dragged on and on.
We did stay to the end - it was clever, but rather self-indulgent and a bit smug - I was gutted for my wife who loved the start of Les and the start of Edna but who actually fell asleep a full half hour before the end.
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- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
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Review 12 for Barry Humphries
Great fun, just what I needed......
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Sir Les and his story about eating peanuts whilsts watching the tv, shockingly hilarious @
Posted 03/10/2009
by POM1
Location:Liverpool
I admire Barry for trying something different. Last Night of the Poms delivered 15 minutes stand up of Sir Les at his best. Crude, rude and hilarious. Peter and the Shark was entertaining and didn't go on for too long which was one of my concerns after reading the other reviews however, it would have been good if there were a few more jokes during this musical journey.
Dame Edna had a lot to live up too after Sir Les. Lots of banter and interaction with the croud. The musical story Australia was possibly a bit too long and perhaps 15 mins could have been shaved off this. Edna was quick with the croud and would do well presenting the Weakest Link if Anne ever retires ?? Dame Edna still packs a punch....
I thoroughly enjoyed the show and for the minority who left before the end, they should have read the description of the show before they purchased the tickets. There was a huge orchestra present, what else did you expect ? Keep it going Barry !!!!! The Orchestra was great......
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Sir Les and his story about eating peanuts whilsts watching the tv, shockingly hilarious @
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Review 13 for Barry Humphries
Last night ever for Edna!!
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Telling a Joke not printable here!!! @
Posted 03/10/2009
by Tuxydog
Location:Liverpool
Very poor perfomance. She ws fine when she did not have the orchestra, I knew the orchestra was going to be there and what they played was excellent but the overall idea of Barry and Edna telling a story with the orchestra was poor.
We are used to her insulting the audience, and when she did that she was great.
Sorry just not up to standard.
We are used to her insulting the audience, and when she did that she was great.
Sorry just not up to standard.
Also what annoyed me at the Liverpool Arena was that the technical people and customer safety girls as they were called were continually walking across in front of us for no apparant reason except to talk to their friends.
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- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Telling a Joke not printable here!!! @
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Review 14 for Barry Humphries
Sir Les, still 'full'
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Sir Les' 'trouser snake' appendage. @
Posted 03/10/2009
by Kendo
Location:Chester
Sir Les is the grossest manifestation of Australian culture, and all the grosser in the flesh. A few of the front row seats were empty but this became obvious once he started to projectile spit vast quantities of phlegm in to the area - very funny.
Dame Edna was acute and topical, giving the 'adopt-a-baby' celebs a comic pasting.
The orchestra and choir was a welcome diversion though it did make for some contrived, if funny, story telling. A great night out at a great venue.
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- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Sir Les' 'trouser snake' appendage. @
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Review 15 for Barry Humphries
Beginning was OK
Liverpool Echo Arena @
- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Sir Les at the start @
Posted 03/10/2009
by fairgolfer
Location:Chester
Peter the Surfer was too long and disjointed
Second part was Ok but again too long and no" Last Night" type singing.
Incidentely your web site gave a start time of 1845 when in fact it was 1945 so we had a wasted hour to kill
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- Liverpool @
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @
Favourite moment: Sir Les at the start @
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Review 16 for Barry Humphries
Last Night of the Poms
Bournemouth International Centre @
- Bournemouth @
- Sat 26 Sep 2009 @
Favourite moment: The End, we were so pleased to finally get up as it was so bum dumbing poor that it was relief to stretch our legs. Time to give up we think………. @
Posted 29/09/2009
by Bullhydie
Location:Swindon
This was not a good experience, we have seen Barry before in London and he was absolutely brilliant, but this was just tedious and very boring and uncomfortable to watch. We were not the only ones to say this as everyone near to us in the audience was saying the same. Les Patterson doing "Peter and the Shark" for what felt like an eternity was just rubbish and very unfunny. The joke about Gordon Brown however was funny, but that was the only laughing point in the first half. The second half was even worse, none of the usual build up for Edna, she just tottered on like she was in a daze, she had a bit of audience malarkey for about 15 minutes all of which we have heard before, then we had another eternity of her giving us the history of Australia through song... We know she cannot sing and its quite funny her attempting to sing at the end of her shows but we both had bad heads as it went on and on and on............. We have never been to a concert ever and we have been to many through the years, where people were leaving 15 minutes into the second half and it was not just one or two it was a constant flow from then on, increasing in volume as it went on. Funny point in the second half and again there was only one was the phone call from Camilla. Towards the end there were so many people walking out that Dame Edna actually commented that people were still arriving???. About 15 minutes from the end!!!!! This was just embarrassing and I felt very uncomfortable, we were very disappointed with the whole evening and would have much preferred to listen to the RPO on its own who were fabulous but used in the complete wrong way throughout, this was a complete waste of £100.
Bournemouth International Centre @
- Bournemouth @
- Sat 26 Sep 2009 @
Favourite moment: The End, we were so pleased to finally get up as it was so bum dumbing poor that it was relief to stretch our legs. Time to give up we think………. @
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Review 17 for Barry Humphries
A huge disappointment!!
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- Bournemouth @
- Sat 26 Sep 2009 @
Posted 28/09/2009
by Anonymous
Location:Cardiff
I've been a fan of Dame Edna and Sir Les for years and I was so looking forward to this show. So much so, that I even travelled to Bournemouth when my local event in Cardiff was cancelled. It was a HUGE disappointment, very few laughs, the music and the format were dreadful - people were walking out in droves!!
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- Bournemouth @
- Sat 26 Sep 2009 @
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Review 18 for Barry Humphries
Please Don't Repeat This Show
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- Bournemouth @
- Sat 26 Sep 2009 @
Posted 27/09/2009
by j3hbc
Location:Wiltshire
The show started well with Les Patterson being his dreadful self, spraying the first row of the audience with spit. The jokes were good and the audience were going along well with it. Then came ‘Peter and the Shark’, the Australian version of ‘Peter and the Wolf’. There were some funny moments, but not many.
For the second half Dame Edna Everage entertained us. This also started well, with Edna taking the rise out of the people in the upper circle and some at the front. Then we were given a thirty-minute, musical rendition of the history of Australia. Very little of which was entertaining.
During the second half people started leaving in quite large numbers, to the extent that my wife and I felt quite embarrassed for Barry Humphries.
On a positive note. Carl Davies and his orchestra were excellent. I suppose, given the title of the show, it should have been realised that it would have a lot of music, but I think it was poorly promoted. Maybe if it was titled ‘The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra with Dame Edna Everage and Les Patterson’ the audience would have gone with different expectations. Please Barry, stick with what people expect of you and what you are really good at and the audience will love you.
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- Bournemouth @
- Sat 26 Sep 2009 @
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Review 19 for Barry Humphries
barry has lost the plot
Bournemouth International Centre @
- Bournemouth @
- Sat 26 Sep 2009 @
Favourite moment: the end of the music @
Posted 27/09/2009
by agb1
Location:weymouth
too much music not enough comedy not worth £45 , not as good as previous barry humphries shows i have seen.
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- Bournemouth @
- Sat 26 Sep 2009 @
Favourite moment: the end of the music @
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Review 20 for Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries has lost it
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- Bournemouth @
- Sat 26 Sep 2009 @
Favourite moment: Leaving @
Posted 27/09/2009
by Chimes
Location:Bournemouth
Very disappointing - No idea what he was trying to do with thw orchestra thing but we got mediocre music (Well enough played) with a truly awful script with no point.
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- Bournemouth @
- Sat 26 Sep 2009 @
Favourite moment: Leaving @
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