A Why Not Theatre and TheatreRun Production
originally produced by Theatre Smith-Gilmour
$pent! at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011
A two-person comedy highly acclaimed for its fast paced, intelligent and poetic commentary on the greed that caused the financial crises. At the heart of this clown / buffoon piece is the story of two financial executives who have lost everything in the crash and jump from a building. Winner of the Dora Award for Best Performance (Toronto), two actors play 20 characters from around the world in this physical and comedic tour de force. Created in collaboration with three seasoned international physical theatre companies, this show will have you laughing all the way to the bank.
Buzz
"Funny, pacey and utterly mad, it shows just how well theatre can shed light on our bonkers world."
Read the full 4 star review in Fest Magazine
"sharp-as-a-tack satire...boundless energy and inventiveness...thoroughly enjoyable"
Another 4 star review in The List's Edinburgh Festival Guide
"It's a spectacular roller-coaster ride, low on lecturing and high on energy. A host of chameleonic characters bring a world in collapse to life without a bar graph in sight. This is an hour of theatre and in times as unconscionably, hilariously screwed as our own, it's a modern myth that needs interpretation, a story that needs to be told."
Broadway Baby.com (4 Stars)
"Toronto's market crash spoof at Edinburgh Fringe"
Spent is featured in CBC News
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Press
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"Spent in fact creates a magnificent Urban Canadian myth…I kid you not. What this company has achieved is very important"
Alvina Ruprecht, Capital Critics Circle, Ottawa -
"A wonderful combination of incisive satire and sharp physical comedy...4/5 N's"
Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine Toronto -
"Spent is splendidly satirical as Paolozza and Ravi target the greed that underlies the current crisis. 3/4 STARS"
Robert Crew, Toronto Star -
"Jain and Paolozza under the direction of Smith and Gilmour create moments of inspired lunacy."
John Coulbourn, Toronto Sun -
“Spent is first class theatre from powerhouse creators… The brilliance of the show is how two human bodies can create whole vistas of images through movement and Andre du Toit’s innovative lighting”
Paula Citron, Classical 96.3FM -
“I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen such flawless performances on stage and I can’t imagine the insane amount of energy, talent and technique required to pull it all off.”
Mooney on Theatre -
"These guys are like a two-headed comedy monster... 4 STARS"
Theatromania.ca, Toronto -
"There's little in contemporary culture, from soulless television reporters to obscenely compensated corporate honchos, not taken to task by this quick-witted, whirling dervish of a show. And if you've never stood on the ledge of a skyscraper, vertigo flipping your stomach as you stare into the carnage of your life, Spent will take you there."
Patrick Langston, Ottawa Citizen
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Contact
If you'd like more information on booking SPENT, or for any other inquiries, please contact us at spenttheshow@gmail.com
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