Like an eleven year old boy in adult shape, Kingham is coy, awkwardly embarrassing, suddenly forceful. He's also self deprecating, confessional, intimate. More than that, he's very, very funny.
Covering marriage, imaginary friends, parents, jobs, ambitions and the need to have a dream, Kelly takes us into his inner unconfidence and deepest worries. Inventive nonsense that paints a world on the edge of fantasy.
His delivery is unusual - Kingham Style (which is not some Korean song). He can make you laugh with just a movement, a posture, saying "look at me, aren't I ridiculous?" - and, by implication, aren't we all? His mocking of life is gentle, but to the point, and there are some wonderfully sharp throwaway lines so it pays to give him your full attention.
Recommended.
Kelly Kingham : Inside Out is on in Just the Tonic at The Caves at 17.00 until the 29th.
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