Lyall Baywatch

Lyall Baywatch

Hot Sand. Dirty Secrets. A Beachy Soap Opera Unfolding Hour by Hour.

From the people who brought you the lives and times of Sweet Aro Valley High in 13: The Soap (nominated Best Improv, Fringe 2015) comes a new, sexy, sun-tanned story. Join Kickin’ Rad at Fringe at the Gryphon for Lyall Baywatch - a ten episode epic soap opera featuring the hunkiest honeys this side of Wellington Harbour. Lifeguards, surfers, dog walkers: they’ll keep you safe on their shores or they’ll die trying.

Kicking off at 1pm with shows every hour on the hour, Lyall Baywatch will see some of Wellington’s top improvisors push their comedy chops to the limit as they create and inhabit characters inspired by the combination of Baywatch babes and Lyall Bay locals for 10 hours straight. Every storyline, saga and episodic climax will be completely improvised - anything could happen (and probably will).

“It’s always delightful to put a Kiwi spin on familiar works,” says director Jennifer O’Sullivan. “I can’t be the only one who watches movies and TV shows and thinks, what if this were in New Zealand? What if Mitch Buchannon was a good kiwi bloke? What if Pamela Anderson was a friendly girl from Palmerston North? What if those swimmers had to deal with the tumultuous Wellington weather?”

Lyall Baywatch is directed by Jennifer O’Sullivan and stars hilarious improvisors with far-too-fond memories of David Hasslehoff’s red beach shorts. Come for one episode or stay all day and work on your theatre tan.
Part of New Zealand Fringe Festival - www.fringe.co.nz

WELLINGTON: New episodes hourly: 1pm-11pm
Saturday 27 February 2016
Fringe at the Gryphon, 22 Ghuznee St, Wellington
$10 per episode or $20 stay as long as you like
Bookings: $8 Presales at www.fringe.co.nz

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