Karl Minns' Norwich single mum alter ego’s winter outing is becoming a tradition as familiar as Old Year’s Night – and it remains a sparkling piece of self-effacing fun.
Riffing off local news headlines and personalities, the hour-long show features leisurewear sporting She Go, a Larkman estate-living older lady who is besotted with Look East legend Stewart White and still supporting her now adult daughter Destiny Aguilera.
Most jokes don’t hit particularly surprising targets – there are gags at the expense of Ipswich, Anglia Square and the crumbling coastline at Hemsby – but they are delivered with an affectionate warmth. And not just because She Go’s hitting the menopause.
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It’s a long line of in jokes at the Norfolk accent, places and people, and can only be truly be fully enjoyed by those that understand that a calligraphic protest poster is the epitome of Golden Triangle middle-class outrage.
Bonus points if you also get the Bygones reference.
The jokes are frequently lewd but delivered with a sparkling smile, along with some smart word play that keeps you laughing with your head as well as your, well, other areas.
It’s a perfect tonic for Dry January – and inevitably She’s Go version of that is slightly cruder.
Tickets are harder to come by than Sir Thomas Browne’s brain, but if you could do with a bit of ole squit to lighten up the darkness, give it a go.
She Go Looks Back At 2023 continues at Norwich Theatre Playhouse until January 21 2024; limited availability, check with the box office for returns.
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