Comedy

BIGFOOT: In Plain Sight

Something's lurking in the trees and it sounds like a one person comedy show about Bigfoot.

$24.50
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Man in camping gear including large vintage backpack, plunger, fishing vest, short shorts and boots mid-step casting a large shadow the shape of Bigfoot on a green backdrop. Treated to look like the cover of a 70s science fiction novel.

Image Credit: James Reiser

  • Created by: Alex Donnelly & Lachie Gough

  • Produced by: SKINT

  • Stage Manager: Ayesha Harris-Westman

Tighten your hiking boots, charge your camera and get ready to enter the, mostly unknown, world of BIGFOOT.

In 2012, renowned Canadian Bigfoot researcher Robert H. McKinley self-published an autobiographical book encompassing his lifelong journey, and bond, with Bigfoot. In 2024, local bozos Handful of Bugs adapt that very book into a one person comedy show.

Set in the freezing Canadian wilderness, the story follows McKinley as he sets out on a journey to prove once and for all that this infamous conspiracy theory is not a theory at all, but a cold hard fact.

Performed by Alex Donnelly and directed by Lachie Gough of Handful Of Bugs Theatre (The John Wilkes Booth, Monster Truck Extravaganza 3000). This exciting new comedy blends the teams distinctive style of physical comedy and clever wit to bring to life McKinley’s first hand experience with this elusive creature, whilst also asking if there can ever be such a thing as too much belief.

About SKINT

Kaite Head (She/Her) works under the company name SKINT. Notable works she has brought to the stage include: ‘Jazz Or A Bucket Of Blood’, ‘I’m Ready To Talk Now’, 'Annie and Lena Have A Talk Show', & 'The John Wilkes Booth'.

As a producer she has worked across Malthouse, Butterfly Club and multiple Melbourne Fringe festival managed venues.

She firmly believes that being skint is a perfectly legitimate business model.

  • Duration: 50 minutes

  • Age suitability: M

  • Event warnings: Haze Effects, Moderate Coarse Language, Sudden Loud Noises, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

  • Content warnings: Violence, Self Harm Or Suicide, Death, Mental Health, Use Of Replica Weapons.

  • Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Quilt Room
    Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

    Wheelchair Access

    Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Quilt Room is wheelchair accessible. The entrance to the venue is on Lygon St. You can head up the front stairs and through the main doors, from there head right to get to the Loading Dock. If you need step free access, there is lift at the front of the building and our team will be able to guide you from there to the Loading Dock. Once you're in the Loading Dock you can head straight through to the Victoria Street Building and up the stairs. On the first floor of this building, the Quilt Room is to the right, on the eastern edge of this hallway.

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  • Full: $24.50

  • Hump Day Discount: $18.38

  • Extra Applause: $35.00

  • Blak Tix: $10.00

  • Concession: $22.00

  • Group 4+: $21.50

'I need to stress this is one of the best comedies I’ve seen' - Lilithia Reviews (The John Wilkes Booth, 2023)

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'Alex and Lachie are a match made in heaven.' -Ryan Hamilton (The John Wilkes Booth, 2024)

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Sessions: In Person Events

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Date Time Venue

Wednesday, 02 October 2024

8:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Quilt Room

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Thursday, 03 October 2024

8:00pm

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Friday, 04 October 2024

8:00pm

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Saturday, 05 October 2024

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Sunday, 06 October 2024

7:00pm

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