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Those attending The Power of Ignorance only to see the physical comedy that Hoopal's Chris Gibbs was known for may be disappointed. Gibbs plays his material dry and low-key, espousing, with enlightened smugness, the benefits of "not knowing". Anything. At all.
If this were most Fringe shows, that would be it. But Gibbs (who co-wrote the show with TJ Dawe) instead pluges to deeper levels of absurdity, dredging forth the bizarre as well as the disturbing. As a performer, Gibbs deftly handles his material, as well as curve balls from the audience. He can stop on a dime, fire off a smart remark as though it's a revelation, and create anticlimax with something as simple as drinking from a glass of water. Subtlety of writng and perfectly-timed slapstick - The Power of Ignorance is brilliant comedy.
David Jon Fuller
Uptown Magazine
