My Kampf is harassed teacher Andy Thomas’ attempt to explain why God unfriended him on Facebook.
It takes some explaining. Thomas – somewhat inexplicably introduced by a Kenneth Williams voiceover and the Prokofiev piece used on The Apprentice – takes his audience on a funny, super-quick journey through his life, charting his time at school and university through to teaching jobs in Brighton and Lancing.
It’s mostly a spoken show, though Thomas intersperses his reminiscences with visual props (with varying degrees of success), reworked pop songs – including a witty-if-contrived take on Blurred Lines – and a repeated, hilariously weak, attempt at a practical joke.
Thomas is a nervy performer, and while many of his stories have a ring of truth about them – teachers in particular will recognise some of the frustrations of the job – they feel more like a random collection than part of a tightly plotted theme.
But Thomas’ confusion is part of his charm, and he did promise to “cut the crap” after running out of time at this (opening) performance.
That he still managed to get the entire audience to sing out the show with a version of The Smiths’ Meat is Murder illustrates just how likeable a performer he is.
Three stars
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