Brendan O'Carroll brought his drag persona to the stage as Agnes Brown in "For the Love of Mrs. Browns Boys" at Spark Arena on Friday night (March, 9th 2018) The arena was packed to the brim with all walks of life - grandparents, parents, children and teenagers a like. Even babies! I was fortunate enough to attend the first show in Auckland City, thanks to one of my best friends for inviting me along and giving me a ticket. We were lucky we had a hot view of the show, seated in the middle directly opposite the stage!
All the familiar cast faces, fans of the hit Irish-Comedy Show have all come to know and love hit the stage and had the arena in hysterics during their 2-hour set with witty-comebacks and impromptu lines that had the crowd roaring and wiping tears from their eyes on the edge of their seats - the stage set-up was the inside of the Browns Family home. Part of it anyway - the lounge and kitchen.
The storyline for the show follows Mrs.Brown in search for a Valentine date, after her persistent children encourage her to get back into the dating game - much to her dismay. She turns to the internet for help which turns into a hilarious adventure of " Dial-a-dick", following her families misadventures with "Breast implants", classic family arguments, Winnie's tales of "The Big 'O'", plenty of raunchy innuendos and Mrs. Brown tripping on LSD. In the short few hours of entertainment we received they managed to get the audience laughing right up until the very end, the show was packed with everything I could have wanted and more - so much more!
Mrs. Browns Boys humour is not for everyone, this show isn't for everyone. If you are as much of a fan as the next person - like myself. This was definitely a show worth attending and the $60.00 it cost to go (Which of course I didn't have to pay for this time around again). From production, lighting, script and the acting - everything was so on point, and hit all the right spots. The impromptu-lines made the show even more hilarious and magical, even getting to see the cast members in a fit of hysterics, not being able to hold their composure completely.
Overall, I was excited being able to attend this event, to be able to see some of my much beloved characters in the same arena as I was and in person (Almost). As opposed to watching them on my TV screen. I would recommend anyone, if given the chance to attend a Mrs. Browns Boys show - take your parents, your partner or best friend! Make a night of it.
This show was amazing, brilliant, classic comedy and has become part of my cherished memories.
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