Clash of the Theatre Titans has SOLD OUT since it's inception in 2004. So why do we all keep coming back? It's not because you get to sample the comedy performers before buying tickets. It's not for the Celebrities - The Master Chefs, the actors, the sporting heros or stand up comedians. It's not because every show is so completely different, with different players, different games and different audience suggestions. It's not because you the audience has the power to decide who wins and loses. It's not so you can boo the Hanging Judge. And it's not because it's so bloody funny. It's because the performers are daring to fail, in front of 100s of paying spectators. I wouldn't dream of taking that stage to entertain a packed house, with no idea what I was going to do or say. But that's just what they do and do it brilliantly. And the most amazing thing is, that on the rare occasion that they do fail, they love it and so do we, and that's TheatreSports(TM). Each night, four teams, from Adelaide, interstate and over seas, compete for the "Theatre Titans Cup". Each team acts out scenes made up on the spot, based on audience suggestions and folowing the rules of novelty games. These games may require the scenes to be performed: Backwards In different genres With different emotions Using different accents In mime As a song As a dance In gibberish (a made up language) Using someone else's hands Etc, etc, etc The judges score each scene, and so does the audience via the the clap-o-meter. The Hanging Judge incurrs the audience's wrath by low scoring and throwing teams he deems unworthy off the stage. And the highlight? When offstage players join their opponent's scene and the ensuing chaos has everyone in stitches. This isn't theatre, it's a cultural institution! Come see for yourself.
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