Any performer that can get an intimate crowd excited enough to do multiple Mexican Waves is one who has a great stage manner. Dolores even made us so welcome and comfortable that almost everyone in the room was on a first name basis by the end of the show.
As a warm up to the magic of Dolores, we were treated to two support acts. First up was a woman named Meg who Dolores had met at Jeez Louise. She had only done a couple of gigs and performed a short solid spot about growing up in the southern United States, complete with great redneck/hick material. Next up was Ellie Frew who I’d seen several times around the traps. Delivered in her rather thick Scottish brogue, she told hilarious jokes of her family and her Scottish upbringing.
Our headline act hit the stage and launched into her show, telling tales about her life. Hailing from Batemans Bay, Dolores told us about her large Catholic family, her transition into comedy after being a Clairvoyant and jokes about her husband and kids.
Adding a musical component to the show, Dolores broke out her Ukulele and plucked out a few tunes. In addition to interesting excerpts from a couple of contemporary songs, she played us a rather unlikely peace anthem and the politically correct updating of a classic schoolyard song. Despite having only taken up the Uke recently, Dolores tackled the tunes with gusto.
When Dolores launched into a bit about Libra pad trivia I was interested in what spin she would give it. After seeing Elbowskin tackle the same issue musically, I wanted to see what difference a female perspective would lend to it. What resulted was some brilliant jokes in addition to some unique juggling.
Although the Ukulele didn’t play as big a role as the shows’ title would have suggested, the show was great fun. Dolores has put together a fantastic set of material which she delivers with great enthusiasm that is quite infectious. She is able to keep the audience hanging on her every word and keep them laughing throughout.
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