one4review | On 09, Aug 2025

New York Performer/Comedian Brooke has landed and she has a story to tell so make the most of that party invite and let her take you into her space time continuum, but buckle up and make sure there is plenty charge in the Flux Capacitor as this is one hell of a ride on time through a piece of Brooke’s life and dives into the Midbrain so fast your auditory and visual processing struggles to keep up.

With an abundance of energy bursting to be released from the start, and a shiny background, Brooke takes you to New years eve, a day most people will spend reflecting on the year gone by and look forward to the year ahead. Brooke is no different and at times goes into depths only a neuro surgeon would find. She makes a clever comparison of the calamity of preparing for a new year to before, during and after sex.

She has been dumped by her boyfriend and searches for answers as she reflects on the past to try and make a better future, and she can’t find Mr right, are dating Apps an option? Add parents, employment, post pandemic blues, illness, Taylor Swift, Star Wars and an array of cuddly toys into the mix, before you know it, you have a complex character on the edge of sanity at times who analyses every strand of the thought process behind everything that has negatively came Brooke’s way.

Brooke barely takes a breath as Gen Z and Millennials are next up for analysis but which one is Brooke, well why can’t you be a bit of both especially if you have a time machine! This Zaney, Whacky rollercoaster of a ride isn’t for the faint hearted as you barely hang on to the strands of time.

This is an intelligent performance but blink and you will miss it as there is so much information packed into this show. There are numerous movie and song quotes cleverly used throughout the performance which tie in well with the topic of discussion. I left the show with part of me saying ‘What was all that about’ but after a bit of reflection, it almost made sense. Brooke for President? Why Not!

****

Reviewed by Steve J

Pleasance Bunker 3

11.35 (1hr)

Various dates