{"id":1439,"date":"2012-09-05T15:37:41","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T18:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2023-07-09T14:16:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T17:16:03","slug":"pickin-n-schtick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=1439","title":{"rendered":"Pickin&#8217; &#8216;N&#8217; Schtick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/molesworth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1441\" title=\"molesworth\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/molesworth-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/molesworth-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/molesworth.jpg 572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">tony molesworth<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tony Molesworth\u2019s Vaudevillian Stand-Up Busking show <em>Pickin\u2019 \u2018N\u2019 Schtick<\/em>, which comes from Toronto and plays as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticfringe.ca\">Atlantic Fringe Festival<\/a>, is reminiscent of that nutty uncle who pulls silver dollars out from behind our ears.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mostly sheepish and innocent, Molesworth\u2019s act is strongest when he is doing his busking act. He has some good juggling and magic tricks and his pacing and lead ups to the pay off moments are well timed and effectively induce some awe. He throws in some casually \u00a0amusing one liners, but the stand up segment in the middle is the weaker aspect of the sixty minutes. It may have been better to make that aspect of the show a little shorter and to just use the strongest material, because there are some good jokes in there but the momentum drags until he returns to the magic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love the fact that he plays the banjo and the songs that he writes are not quite as tightly crafted as I would have liked lyrically, but his banjo is played so jauntily, that it is easy to forgive. I did find his diction to be a bit of a challenge as he sometimes mumbles, especially when singing, which makes it difficult to discern his words and to catch the punch lines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In all,\u00a0<em>Pickin\u2019 \u2018N\u2019 Schtick<\/em> is a harmless little show, although it is way over-priced. If you\u2019re lucky, you might get a balloon animal out of it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TWISI Rating:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/two-and-a-half-stars.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1440\" title=\"two and a half stars\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/two-and-a-half-stars-300x69.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/two-and-a-half-stars-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/two-and-a-half-stars-1024x238.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/two-and-a-half-stars.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pickin&#8217; &#8216;N&#8217; Schtick plays at DanSpace (1531 Grafton Street) at the following times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Wednesday September 5th at 8:15pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Friday September 7th at 8:40pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Saturday September 8th at 2:50pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sunday September 9th at 8:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>It is $10.00; to book tickets\u00a0please\u00a0visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticfringe.ca\/\">this website<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0(902) 999-7469 or visit the Box Office at the Seaport Farmers\u2019 Market at\u00a0Pavilion\u00a020 on Marginal Road. Tickets are also available at the venue ONE hour before the show. 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