Greg Davies – You Magnificent Beast

Greg Davies has something of the joyful soul about him. He finds hilarity in the details, in his own life and that of his family, mining old and new stories from teenage-hood to his more recent reflections on the loss of his father. It’s a treasured glimpse at the ridiculousness of the mundane, including the transformation of a homemade soft toy taking a journey from a generous and sweet youth that doesn’t quite fit the world due to Davies’ exrta large proportions through to something altogether more gross. Honesty without vanity is the name shot through this sweet rock candy. Davies relishes the new discoveries dealt up by his own middle aged body. He giggles again at his previous career as a teacher. Most of all, despite his recent mourning, he continues to find – and love – the silliness and the absurdity of the world presented to him. Long may the ridiculous journey continue.

The Brighton Centre, 1 October 2017

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