Tighten your hiking boots, charge your camera and get ready to enter the, mostly unknown, world of BIGFOOT.
In 2012, renowned Canadian Bigfoot researcher Robert H. McKinley self-published an autobiographical book encompassing his lifelong journey, and bond, with Bigfoot. In 2024, local bozos Handful of Bugs adapt that very book into a one person comedy show.
Set in the freezing Canadian wilderness, the story follows McKinley as he sets out on a journey to prove once and for all that this infamous conspiracy theory is not a theory at all, but a cold hard fact. ‘BIGFOOT: In Plain Sight’ is ridiculous clowning mixed with an investigation of the ethics of adaptations. The third show by Handful Of Bugs is not to be missed.
Alex Donnelly is the performer and co writer of BIGFOOT. You may have seen him around this past Melbourne International Comedy Festival in the previous Handful of Bugs show The John Wilkes Booth or on stage at the iconic Haus Party hosted by Otto and Astrid. Alex is a prolific actor having starred in Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts: A Musical Parody (Salty Theatre), Lemon Tree on Dregs Street (Dirty Pennies Theatre) and the award winning short film Friends of Mine (dir. Andreas Giannopoulos). On top of being the other half of Handful Of Bugs Lachlan Gough is the Director and co writer of BIGFOOT. Lachlan has been kicking around the comedy scene since he was 14 having won the MICF Class Clowns state final for Victoria. He was also the co-creator, writer and actor for the TV sketch comedy show Kumquat Kids, which ran for two seasons on DisneyXD. Lachlan’s onstage credits include in Finn and Lachie: A Show About Me, Monster Truck Extravaganza 3000.
BIGFOOT: In Plain Sight is produced by Melbourne based company SKINT. Some of SKINT’s previous shows include; Jazz Or A Bucket Of Blood, Annie and Lena Have A Talk Show and I’m Ready To Talk Now. SKINT has worked across Malthouse, The Butterfly Club and various Melbourne Fringe Festival managed venues.
October 2 – 6
https://melbournefringe.com.au/
