King O' Fun (And Other Stories)

From Newfoundland: Whisgiggin: Newfoundland English for "whispering and giggling uncontrollably in a way that annoys old people."

Perform a three-page summary of all the plays of Anton Chekhov. Demonstrate the voice-activated prosthetic leg. Conjure Plato as a drunk in a St. John's Bar. Reveal to the world the existence of Bulgarian "Meaning-Of-Life" hats. Such are the manic sorties of Andy Jones when, crowned as King O' Fun at a drunken party, he sets out to recreate the funniest moment in Western Civilization (as reported to him by some German tourists). Meanwhile, dwellers in the Whisgiggin Dimension attempt to transport Jones to their world before his bad eating habits cause him to die an early death. Codco veteran Jones returns for his third visit to the High Performance Rodeo, bringing deep-rooted Newfoundland satire and, as usual, a charmingly cracked pursuit of the meaning of life.

"Jones is the king of possibility… There's no stopping the tidal wave of inspired clowning and bizarre hallucination that finds a place in his mind." - Halifax Chronicle-Herald.

 

 

 

Jan 16 - 17, 2005 at The Big Secret Theatre, 7:30pm Nightly

Tickets: Jan 16 - $18

Tickets: Jan 17 - $20

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Written and performed by ANDY JONES
Directed by CHARLIE TOMLINSON

Concept: Andy Jones and Charlie Tomlinson
Stage Manager: Geoff Younghusband
Lighting Designer: Robert Gautier
Puppet Sceneographer: Darka Erdelji
Choreographer: Anne Troake
Set Design: Shelley Cornick and Paul Wade
Sound Consultant: Sean Panting
Video Consultant: Justin Simms Lancer’s
Music: Bernard Felix Company
Administrator: Cherie Pyne Tour Assistant: Mary-Lynn Bernard

King O’ Fun was originally produced in 1997 by The Resource Centre for the Arts in St. John’s, Newfoundland. It was produced again as part of Eastern Front Theatre’s 1997-1998 season in Halifax, Nova Scotia.