Jon Bennett: Playing with Men at Sydney Fringe Festival Tickets
About Jon Bennett: Playing with Men
Fringe favourite Jon Bennett was once a great junior footballer in Southern Australia.
He was set to "MAKE IT" until he started playing with men... real men. Jon's football career came crashing down when a community tragedy made him re-evaluate his life.
Now a multi award-winning touring performer of festival phenomenon such as Pretending Things Are a Cock, Fire in the Meth Lab, How I Learned to Hug and My Dad's Deaths, it seems Bennett couldn't be further away from the football field. But Jon "Pretend Cocks Guy" Bennett can never run too far from tackling the big men.
A show about community, friendships, life, death, and a bit of football.
AUSSIE RULES:
- No holding the man
- No holding the ball
- Out of bounds
- Boys don't cry
Just for Laughs Best Comedy Award nomination (Montreal Fringe, 2016)
Outstanding Storytelling Award Winner** (Victoria Fringe, 2019)
Run time
1hr (no interval)
Categories
Age
SHOW IS RATED: M
Start date
12th September, 2023
End date
16th September, 2023
Venue
Made in Sydney at PACT Centre for Emerging Artists
Directions
Getting There
Train
Erskineville Station (250m), Newtown Station (900m) and Macdonaldtown Station (1km)
Bus
355 bus stop (250m), Newtown (900m)
Car
Railway Parade has unlimited free street parking
More information about Jon Bennett: Playing with Men
★★★★★ “It seems every year that we say Bennett’s show is a must-see and this year’s no different. He has skillfully built upon the foundation that previous shows establish and we are left with a unique blend of gut-busting laughter and emotional resonance in his wake." - Theatre in London
★★★★★ "Bennett’s stories are as funny as they are heart-warmingly honest. You will laugh at the hilarious slide show he has prepared, but you will also tear up at the honesty he brings to the stage." - National Post
★★★★★ “A tour de force who will make you laugh–to tears.” - Otakuno Culture
★★★★★ "Storytelling genius." - Edmonton Journal
★★★★½ “Bennett expertly engages us with his wit and self-deprecating charm, so this is a performance we enjoy and endure, together. It is successful in combining the release of a good laugh with a depth of meaning we must process afterwards.” - Stage Whispers
★★★★ “Both funny and crushingly tragic.” - Check the Program
★★★★ “This friendly show is hard not to love.” - The Australia Times
”What I love most about Bennett is he’s an artist who doesn’t just make you laugh or cry, he makes you think. And in Jon Bennett: Playing With Men, he’s at his best.” - London Free Press
“Side-splittingly funny and scathingly self-critical, it’s a valuable work that probes at toxic masculinity and the culture of machismo.” - CVTV
“Made me laugh until I cried. Then laugh some more.” - Theatre In London
"Charming and funny" - Orlando Sentinel
Writer & Performer: Jon Bennett
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