A fast-paced comedy two-hander written and performed by Kate McCabe and Adam Perrott, parodying the film-noir genre.
The Name of the Dame comes to Theatre@41 on Sunday 26 July, as part of the venue's 'Halfway to Edinburgh' season. It's a fast-paced comedy two-hander written and performed by Kate McCabe and Adam Perrott, and it's already played to audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
On stage, it's a parody of the film-noir genre, so you'll find the usual suspects: dames, detectives, and stylish hats. The spirit it draws on is the satirical, gag-heavy comedy of films like Airplane! and Police Squad!, where the jokes come thick and fast rather than relying on a slow-burn plot. It's an hour-long show, and the two describe the gag rate as firing faster than a Tommy Gun.
McCabe and Perrott wrote the piece themselves, and they're the only two on stage, which keeps the energy tight. The whole thing is built around that rapid-fire delivery, so it's more about the jokes landing one after another than any deep character study. They're also quite open about what you won't get out of it: they promise the audience will learn nothing and experience no personal growth by the time the curtain goes down.
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It's a single show on Sunday 26 July at Theatre@41, part of the 'Halfway to Edinburgh' season that brings Fringe-style comedy to York before the August rush. If you're in the mood for a fast-paced hour of noir parody, that's the one.
