Who says stand-up can
only involve a person standing with a mic at the front of a room telling jokes?
If that’s you, stop being so conservative and check out Becky Walsh – a
well-established and brilliant Bristol-based psychic, intuitionist and
stand-up.
I went over to The
Square Club on Bristol’s Berkeley Square last night to check out Becky’s show,
and got much more than a few laughs. Interspersed with a few stand-up spots
inspired by comments from the audience, Becky led several readings of audience
members… including me!
But as Becky said at
the top of the show, while audience involvement is a big part of The Stand-Up
Intuitive Show, it’s about laughing with people and not at them. And I don’t
think anyone in the Square Club’s Lounge Bar felt otherwise. The atmosphere was
warm, friendly and inclusive, and the message was very much that you could be
involved if you wanted, or simply sit back and observe if you preferred. But
most people wanted to be included…
Becky has a range of
methods for engaging the audience, from reading a personal item of theirs (such
as a pair of glasses, or piece of jewellery, to read the vibrations of a person
she doesn’t previously know), or inviting someone to rip up an egg box so that
she can read their personality from the way they tear up the cardboard. Not to
mention reading the particular flower someone picks from a posy, or using
random (or are they?) song lyrics to answer an audience member’s specific
question.
This was certainly a
fun evening and one I’d love to repeat. Because with an intuitive show, it is
all about the audience and what they bring to the venue with them that evening.
Becky starts the show with no idea of what questions she’ll be asked, or how
events will unfold, which means you’re guaranteed a new experience every single
time.
Becky Walsh appears at
The Square Club on the first Sunday of every month. Visit her website for
details of her other events around Bristol and the UK, and to find out about the books she’s written.
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