See it if You love great acting, sharp humor and perfect character development. Murphi starts off soft spoken and unassuming and just reels you in.
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See it if you enjoy intimate, subdued yet absorbing plays; you enjoy one-person shows featuring engaging storytelling
Don't see it if you dislike one-person shows; you prefer shows with more flashy production elements or action-filled plots
See it if You appreciate one man shows and Irish humor, with a touch of heartbreak. Want to be fascinated with one personal playing so many characters
Don't see it if Don’t like one many shows or want a big broadway production. Have a hard time understanding accents, in this case Irish. Read more
See it if You enjoy one-person performances, stories, Irish life
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See it if If you've a taste for non-traditional love stories, or simply appreciate the art of engaging story-telling - Murfi puts on a master-class
Don't see it if The scale & staging may perhaps be a bit small/simplistic for those who demand more spectacle from their theatre experiences
See it if You enjoy small , sweet productions with a solo yet talented actor that is a great storyteller.
Don't see it if You want to see a incredibly stimulating show with something of substance to keep your attention
See it if W/a solid script and Murfi's Tony-worthy performance, the play takes u thru the wanderings of small-town cobbler Pat, on a black box stage.
Don't see it if U may find a solo on an empty space boring but Mickel portrays ppl & animals so well that u almost see all of them; hysterical the way he* Read more
See it if Interesting story telling of an Irish cobbler in a one man show.
Don't see it if You don't like one man shows
"Murfi’s solo show, which he also scripted, follows a few hours in the life of the full-time cobbler, occasional farmer, and all-around stand-up guy Pat Farnon...The play is sentimental and as Irish as a Guinness garnished with a shamrock. But the words provide a welcome excuse for Mr. Murfi’s astonishing acting. In a scene in which three characters spoke at once, I could see all of them differently and distinctly...This is a high-top performance."
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"All Mikel Murfi has to do is walk on stage and the audience is captivated...Every movement has a purpose, and yet his performance never feels artificial or hammy. Not only do these characters come to life with ease, but they are instantly familiar as well...Philosophical without force-feeding any overarching theme or subtext...It is the humour and sweet earnestness that makes the piece not only entertaining, but also thought-provoking."
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"Murfi’s 75-minute one-man show is unashamedly nostalgic and sentimental...However, his physical versatility, ear for idiosyncratic, often poetic turns of phrase, and storyteller’s effortless command mightily impresses. Pat is intelligent, humorous, and articulate...Murfi is an astute observer of the region’s intersecting superstition and earthy common sense...It’s a persuasive argument for not overlooking those society pushes to the margins. A real gem."
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"Murfi is a special case, a masterful storyteller who can enthral with nothing more at his disposal than a few assorted shoes...A delight to watch, Murfi has a rare ability to switch between voices and mannerisms at speed while keeping several characters distinct as they chatter, interrupt, and occasionally throw shoes at one another...By turns silly, surreal and sentimental, this is an ambling and somewhat aimless tale – it is the warmth and skill of the telling which makes it so enjoyable."
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"A one-man menagerie; Noah's Ark in human form. At the start of his self-penned solo show, he lends his voice to a whole barnyard...Murfi's a chameleon, capable of shapeshifting in a split-second or holding a three-way conversation with himself...But his performance – indeed, his whole play – does feel like a virtuosic turn, the sort of tour de force that steamrolls everything around it. He's so clamorous that you overlook writing that's heavy with blather and thick with sentiment."
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"Utilising a vivid, uniquely Irish gift for storytelling, Murfi magics up wonders from a bare stage, with just his words to help him...There are playful echoes of Beckett’s 'All That Fall' in the long walk and eccentric characters Pat encounters en route. Murfi embodies them all...with distinction. He’s blessed with an intensely vivacious face, capped by cherishably mobile eyebrows...A modern classic in the making, I’d say."
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“Spot-on vocal ‘portrayals’ of birds, pigs, cows, and a Christmas turkey...Formerly a student at the famed École Jacques Lecoq in Paris, Murfi has the superior vocal and mimetic skills required to portray whatever he sets his mind on. But aside from technical facility—Murfi can go from a deep baritone to high falsetto when required—there is the heart and soul of an Irishman portraying some of his countrymen and women and their place in their world."
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"The chat is so relentless that it’s hard to keep up at times. But the words, language and rhythms of everyday speech all carry a sharp ring of truth to them. It helps that so much of this is very funny...The story is a slightly corny fabulation, a yarn, an excuse for Murfi to wrap his arms around a community he loves...Murfi’s vocal dexterity and physical nimbleness allow him to bear an entire town on his back. And he does it with endless compassion and verve. He’s quite a force."
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