An Utterly Rubbish Adventure, James Hancox ·
The Parlour at The Pleasure Garden, 18 January 2022 ·
Junior review by Sascha Bott, age 10 ·

An Utterly Rubbish Adventure is a funny and entertaining little one man Fringe World show.

It is written and performed by James Hancox, who takes us on an adventure into a rubbish bin full of puppets made from rubbish, as well as some quirky human characters, all played by Hancox.

The show uses a very simple set of cardboard boxes, empty bottles and cartons and other pieces of rubbish to tell its story. 

We meet two milk carton characters, Brenda the yoghurt pot, and a tissue paper bird who each help Hancox find The Bin King.

The puppet characters are fun and playful and even break into song at times. There is a lot of audience interaction, including with the puppets, as well as some musical instruments made from trash which works well with such a small performance space and audience.

My favourite moment is when we met the character known as “The Inventor”. it is funny how he tries to convince everyone that all his rubbish is special treasure.

I think this show is perfect for younger children up to 8 years old because they would really enjoy the silliness, toilet humour and audience interaction. 

An Utterly Rubbish Adventure continues until 12 February

Pictured top: Performer James Hancox takes a humorous look at issues surrounding rubbish. Photo supplied