[2015036] Celia Pacquola – Let Me Know How It All Works Out
Celia Pacquola @ Garden of Unearthly Delights – Studio 7
7:15pm, Tue 17 Feb 2015
After a huge amount of buzz, I was gutted to not be able to see Celia Pacquola at the Rhino Room last year; by the time I’d had explicit recommendations for her show, the remainder of her short run had been sold out. But I resolved to not miss out this year, and so – running late from my previous show, and with a plan for a quick escape to another show – I found myself on the aisle way down the back of Studio 7.
Pacquola’s entrance is almost ditzy, and she generates an immediate rapport with the audience. The central thread of her show – a meeting with a fortune teller – presents a deep mine of material, but she effortlessly dances around it with with well-written sidetracks, tying it all together with a fantastic denouement. Along the way, there’s plenty of self-deprecating remarks, a little bit of potentially-embarrasing oversharing, and oodles of charm.
And there’s not much else to say, really. Despite the hype that had been built up within me, Celia Pacquola exceeded all expectations with a remarkably charming presence and sparkling delivery of some gorgeously written material.
(36) Celia Pacquola – Let Me Know How It All Works Out: Charming, gorgeous, genius denouement. #ff2015 #ADLfringe
— Pete Muller (@festivalfreakAU) February 17, 2015