CACTUS

directed by Mark Chavez

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“It deserves more exclamation marks than the paper will allow, so thusly, if you can't get tickets, it is imperative that you either steal them or sneak in...more
- Terminal City, Vancouver NO PINTS (highest ranking)

“Cactus comes hotly tipped by the press -- and rightly so. This Australian one-man comedy is a riot, perhaps the only show in the Fringe that can be described as both ''Brechtian'' and ''pant-wettingly hilarious...more''
- Eye Weekly, Toronto ****1/2

“From the moment he slinks on stage sporting a blue suit and a bright red clown nose, shrugs, pulls the nose off and launches into a lightening speed barrage of a monologue, he's got the audience hooked…Katz's manic, psychotic presence flips the traditional theatre atmosphere on its ear...more
- Edmonton Journal ****

“Many performers attempt to create comedy that's whimsical and bizarre. It's a difficult trick to pull off, and few succeed. Enter Australia's Jonno Katz, who absolutely nails this theatrical form…Take my word for it, CACTUS is a must-see. Jonno Katz is brilliant...more
- Times Colonist, Victoria **** ½

“This is just about the wackiest, most delightful and unique thing I've witnessed in years. Super-talented and spontaneous Jonno Katz, who hails from Down Under, slips seamlessly between a series of characters and their inner psyches…This absurd Mark Chavez-directed show was already packing them in over the weekend...more
- Ottawa Citizen. ****