Tim Minchin is knackered. The trademark ginger, leonine hair lightly more dishevelled than usual, the eyeliner a tad more smeared, but his vivid emerald eyes are still shining. And with good reason.
The hugely-talented cabaret performer (the best way to describe him as his music is too good to be dismissed as distracting novelty but his comedy too clever to be brushed aside as trivial asides) is on a winning streak.
For anyone who’s never seen the 35 year old Australian perform it really is quite something. Part stand up, part spoken word, part full musical set, Tim’s material is intelligent, thoughtful and hilarious, riffing on and subverting the whole rock star imagery to great effect.
From his breakout solo show Darkside which stormed Edinburgh Fringe in 2005 to his upcoming international arena tour and latest show Ready For This? hitting DVD shelves, his feet haven’t touched the ground and he’s starting to feel it.
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