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Jon Bennett: Playing With Men

Jon was once a great junior footballer in Australia. Now a multi award-winning performer of international festival favourites, it seems he couldn’t be further away from the football field. A show about community, friendships, life, death, and a bit of football.

May
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          1. 8:45 pm
            Jon Bennett: Playing With Men

            See https://theatreinlondon.ca/2019/05/jon-bennett-playing-with-men/ for details.

            Location: McManus Stage

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            June
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            1. 2
              1. 7:30 pm
                Jon Bennett: Playing With Men

                See https://theatreinlondon.ca/2019/05/jon-bennett-playing-with-men/ for details.

                Location: McManus Stage

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                1. 5:30 pm
                  Jon Bennett: Playing With Men

                  See https://theatreinlondon.ca/2019/05/jon-bennett-playing-with-men/ for details.

                  Location: McManus Stage

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                  1. 8:30 pm
                    Jon Bennett: Playing With Men

                    See https://theatreinlondon.ca/2019/05/jon-bennett-playing-with-men/ for details.

                    Location: McManus Stage

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                    1. 7:30 pm
                      Jon Bennett: Playing With Men

                      See https://theatreinlondon.ca/2019/05/jon-bennett-playing-with-men/ for details.

                      Location: McManus Stage

                  Location: McManus Stage

                  2 thoughts on “Jon Bennett: Playing With Men”

                  1. Jacqui V
                    Reviewer
                     says:
                    May 29, 2019 at 10:55 pm

                    Jon made me laugh until I cried. Then laugh some more. And then he pounced like a stalking tiger and talked about some serious stuff. Repeat steps 1-3, insert crazy Australian football league stories, and repeat again. With a *lot* of hilarious swearing.

                    The show began with a ramble of crazy, ADHD-level frantic energy. The energy settled after a bit, but Jon effortlessly held my attention for the whole show.

                    Go see this show – you’ve only got 3 more chances!

                    Comments based on Wed May 29 performance.

                  2. Alison says:
                    May 31, 2019 at 10:56 am

                    Bennett’s exuberant storytelling is well-known to London fringe fans, but this show is a step away from his usual comedic tone. He is as entertaining as ever but he now has even more power as he has found the courage to address the subject of how men are raised in our culture through the ethic of sports which spills into the relationships of men to men and women to men. Australian rules football is a crazy dangerous game, but so is living as a man raised to thrive in this environment. His stories will have you pondering the question of whether men can really change and how that change might come about. A serious topic told through a series of anecdotes that will have you laughing, uncomfortably at times. Don’t miss it!

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