The Secret of Capping Show's Success

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When:

Fri 18 Mar ’11, 7:00pm–8:00pm	Saving
Sat 19 Mar ’11, 7:00pm–8:00pm	Saving
Sun 20 Mar ’11, 6:00pm–7:00pm	Saving

Where: Globe Theatre, 104 London Street, Dunedin Show map

Restrictions: R15

Ticket Information:

Full: $10.00
Concession: $10.00
Groups 6 +: $10.00
Booking fees may apply

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Capping Show, the student sketch comedy show, has been a Dunedin and Otago institution since 1894, making it surprisingly older than both the Dunedin Railway station and the stadium debate.

Over the course of its long history the show has caused much hilarity and offence to its, traditionally, student audiences, created catchphrases and timeless characters and spawned such great names as David McPhail, Jon Gadsby and Matt Gibb. Many people wouldn’t call that a great success. They are probably onto something. But, like a Bachelor of Arts, it is something that resembles a success.

Written and acted by current members of the upcoming show, this new revue not only examines the 'secret' behind the show’s world-beating mediocre achievements but also New Zealand’s dark and twisted past through sketches that might have been performed at a Capping Show sometime in the past 116 years. With two world wars, many Rugby World Cup defeats and the countless chins of Robert Muldoon to lampoon, this revue has its sights on everything, its gloves off and leaves its manners at the door.

This show is not affiliated with the Otago University Student Association (OUSA)