In Miss Guided Geraldine Hickey explores the world of Girl Guides. With storytelling, pikelets, milo, and an irrational hatred of Lord Baden Powell, Geraldine takes us through her experiences as a Guide and her decision to start her own rival organisation.
Greeting the audience by playing a toy guitar and singing Kumbaya, Geraldine explains her entry into the girl guides as part of her teenage desire for popularity. She then treats the audience to a re-enactment of the forming of the Girl Guides with the aid of a sock puppet representation of an hilariously foul-mouthed Baden Powell.
Geraldine is a brilliant storyteller, blending in tales of the guides with later life experiences. She’s got a really passionate technique, that makes her stories impossible to ignore. While her stories may be a little heavy on the language for some, the frustrations of her tales really do demand to be told without censorship.
This is another accomplished show from a comedian who is fast gathering a reputation for high quality storytelling shows.
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