Garry Starr Greece Lightning
An overzealous idiot attempts to perform all of Greek Mythology in order to save his Hellenic homeland from economic ruin.
Never before has Medusa been looser, Achilles more sillies or Uranus so heinous.
WINNER Pick of the Fringe – Adelaide Fringe 2022
WINNER Best Comedy – Manchester Fringe 2022
WINNER Best in Fest – Gothenburg Fringe 2022
Having single handedly saved the performing arts in 2023 at ManPAC with his multi-award-winning debut show Garry Starr Performs Everything, comic wunderkind Garry returns with another anarchic masterclass not to be mythed.
★★★★★
“Starr’s rambunctious antics belie how intelligent and tightly structured this exhilarating hour of sidesplittingly funny physical comedy is”
Sydney Morning Herald
★★★★★
“This hour of madcap mayhem needs to shoot straight to the top of your must-see list”
Scottish Daily Mail
★★★★★
“Greece Lightning has absolutely nothing to say about Greek mythology and therein lies its brilliance.”
Beyond The Joke
★★★★★
“Relentlessly funny… a brilliant professional at the peak of his game”
Starburst Magazine
★★★★★
“Expect to be breathless with laughter, perhaps questioning your own sanity while also blessing your good luck at choosing to catch this performance.”
British Theatre Guide
★★★★★
“Every second will have you keeled over in riotous laughter”
Entertainment Now
★★★★½
“Garry Starr deserves a seat in the pantheon of physical comedians after this rambunctious high-energy romp through Mount Olympus.”
Chortle
★★★★★
“Utter chaos – in the best way possible”
The Age
★★★★★
“Garry is nothing if not a Renaissance idiot; proving himself equally incompetent, baffling, and deranged at everything he attempts.”
The Wee Review
★★★★½
“One of the most riotous hours of the festival”
Brisbane Times
★★★★
“Uproariously silly – he threads us through the labyrinth with a lunatic’s charm”
Time Out
★★★★
“Garry Starr’s Herculean attempt to cover the entirety of Classical Greek history in an hour is a laugh a minute”
The Advertiser
★★★★★
“Insanely clever and gloriously stupid. I laughed so hard that tears and snot ran down my face”
Theatre Thoughts
★★★★★
“Uncomfortably brilliant!”
See Do Eat Review
★★★★★
“Charms and delights the audience at every opportunity”
IN Daily
★★★★★
“This weirdly wonderful show will have you in fits”
What’s On Adelaide
★★★★★
“Minute by minute chaotic hilarity”
Hi Fi Way
★★★★★
“I have not laughed so hard in a very long time”
GLAM Adelaide
Awards for Garry Starr Performs Everything:
WINNER Best Comedy, Greater Manchester Fringe 2018
WINNER NZ Fringe Tour Ready Award, Adelaide Fringe 2018
WINNER Emerging Artist, Adelaide Fringe Weekly 2018
WINNER Otherplace Award, Brighton Fringe 2018
NOMINEE Best Newcomer, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018
NOMINEE Golden Gibbo Nominee, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018
NOMINEE Best Comedy, Brighton Fringe 2018
NOMINEE Theatre Award, Buxton Fringe 2018
SELL OUT SHOW, Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Recommended Age & Warnings
18+
Audience participation, Nudity, Strong language/swearing