GEORGE FAIRFAX PLAYWRIGHT AWARD 2003 SOLD OUT MELBOURNE FRINGE 2005 AND COMEDY FESTIVAL 2006 "Congratulations. You are having the malaria." And so begins Russell McGilton’s comic adventure as he cycles from Bombay to Beijing in the quest of writing his travel opus. Pedalling furiously for China, McGilton's tour de force rides the audience through an honest handlebar view. He rides, he falls, he gets chased by wild dogs, eats things he shouldn’t, battles tropical hallucinations and finds himself at the hands of the curious Dr Chawla. Offering genuine comic insights about cultural difference, Bombay to Beijing by Bicycle won the George Fairfax Award 2003 and enjoyed a successful season at the Castlemaine Arts Festival 2003, Melbourne Fringe 2005, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2006 and Edinburgh Festival 2008 '…a superb ride through the self…the show is funny, engaging and pleasantly feverish.' Helen Razer, The Age.

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