Ocelot Gymkhana: The Final

An evening of short plays by the Brothers Kaufman

Ocelot Gymkhana – the show they couldn’t kill – is back! Eight of the very best, award-winning short plays and sketches by writing team The Brothers Kaufman (and real life brothers).

Weird, mildly amusing, ‘generally funny’ (Time Out), did I mention weird? - the Brothers Kaufman have been ‘cracking one out’ in the name of SHORT PLAYS for literally yonks.

Come see, come see and FEEL the hurt. TREMBLE as the despotic managing director’s furry paws control everything...everything. SEE a crazy man go on about sweets and old prime-ministers as if it mattered. EXPERIENCE a disgruntled middle-manager take his unbridled revenge and swallow nut brittle into the bargain. WITNESS an ocelot leap through a burning effigy of David Cameron*. DESIRE the chavvy elves in their cute Burberry elvish caps. WONDER aloud – oh where, where is that onion?

*not included in the show due to health and safety concerns.

First there was Ocelot Gymkhana:

“I wasn’t prepared for the height, the terror, the aspect of what was nothing but my own terror staring me in the face.” (Wandsworth Gazette)

Then there was Ocelot Gymkhana Heat 2:

“Brassnecked virtuosity.” (Richmond and Twickenham Times) “Hilarious” (Daily Mail)

Now there’s Ocelot Gymkhana The Final, including:

THE INTERPRETER: Translating can be hell…

WINNERS: Frank and Jenny have won £3.1 million in the Lottery, but some people are never satisfied…

THE CHAVS AND THE SHOEMAKER: The Brothers Grimm was never like this…

SWEETS: Coconut mushrooms, Caramac, Fruit Salad, Rowntree’s Fruit Gums, Texan. Takes you back doesn’t it?

THE CRUNCH: Breaking the bad news to the staff of a loved high street retailer as it closes its last store…

DARKLANDS: Some estate agents will do anything to sell a crappy house...

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR: His furry paws control everything...everything…

THE POO: Going to the toilet in other people’s houses is always embarrassing…

Featured cast: Tom Franck, Chris Garwood, Rebecca Livermore, Chris Lucas, Martyn Plews, Ciara Preston Myakicheff and Vivienne Soan.

Directed by Jonathan Kaufman
Original music by Julian Kaufman

Rejoice in the typically Brothers Kaufman sense of the Absurd (Evening Standard)

Venue 1: The Hob Upstairs
7 Devonshire Road · Forest Hill · London SE23 3HE
(opposite the station)
7.30pm, Sunday 8th May 2011
Tickets: £10 (£8 concs) www.edcomedy.com or ring The Hob Box Office: 020 8855 0496
Extra date added: 12th July 2011
(as part of the Sydenham Arts Festival)

Venue 2: Canal Cafe Theatre
Delamere Terrace · Little Venice · London W2 6N
Sunday 7pm 15th/22nd/29th May 2011
Tickets: £10 (£8 concs): includes membership
www.canaltheatre.com or ring the Theatre Box Office: 020 7289 6054