Upcoming
 “Poet” Edward Schmedward will read works from his two collections, Stanza Bonanza and Verse and Verse. PHOTO Courtesy of Hartley Pool | Stand-up comedians take center stage tonight and tomorrow for English-language shows at the Comedy Club near National Taiwan Normal University (師大). English comedian Hartley Pool — who has performed in the UK, Central and Eastern Europe, Singapore and Taiwan — will headline the two shows. He says they “will be funnier than usual because my wife has agreed not to come.” Also making an appearance will be Sammi the Psychic Cat — he reads people’s minds — and Pool’s alter-ego Edward Schmedward, a poet who reads out works from his two collections, Stanza Bonanza and Verse and Verse. Opening for Pool will be Matt “The Puppet Guy” Bronsil, a frequent performer at Taichung Improv, Comedy Club veteran Chris Wang, and, in his first show, Gary Lycett, founder of Taipei’s Idioteque club night at The Source. Ages 18 and over only. No smoking. For more information on Hartley Pool, see stories on p14 of the Friday, June 3, 2005 and p14 of the Friday, Sept. 28, 2007 editions of the Taipei Times. Comedy Club, B1, 24 Taishun St, Taipei City (台北市泰順街24號B1). Visit english.comedy.com.tw for information on this and upcoming shows. For reservations, call (02) 2369-3730 or e-mail social@comedyclub.tw 10:30pm tonight and tomorrow NT$300 tickets. NT$80 beer specials at both shows |
 Sammi the Psychic Cat reads people’s minds. PHOTO Courtesy of Hartley Pool |
Theater
Like Shadows (如影隨形) is the sister work to Stan Lai's (賴聲川) widely acclaimed A Dream Like a Dream (如夢之夢). Revolving around a grisly murder-suicide, the plot weaves in and out of several realities, including those of the main characters, who don't realize they are dead. Lai's mesmerizing script and direction along with a beautifully rendered set design leads viewers to a new theater experience as well as a riveting finale.
■ Kaohsiung Cultural Center's Chih Teh Hall (高雄市立文化中心至德堂), 67 Wufu 1st Rd, Kaohsiung City, (高雄市五福一路67號)
■ Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm
■ Tickets are NT$400 to NT$2,800 and are available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
P.I.G. by Morning Star Theater (晨星劇團) tells the story of a how a quiet village in the middle of a forest suffers a natural disaster and manages to pull through the tragedy by pooling its resources.
■ Concert Hall of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Yunlin County Government (雲林縣政府文化局音樂廳), 310, Dasyue Rd Sec 3, Touliu City, Yunlin County (雲林縣斗六市大學路三段310號)
■ Tomorrow at 7:30pm
■ Tickets are NT$200 to NT$500 and are available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Puppet Beings Theatre Company's (偶偶偶劇團) new play called The Paper Play (紙要和你在一起) is a production for parents and kids that sees a crew of black-clad puppeteers folding, bending and shaping paper into a variety of different objects.
■ Taipei Culture Center, Wenshan Branch (台北市社教館文山分館), B2, 32 Jingwen St, Taipei City (台北市景文街32號 B2)
■ Tomorrow and Sunday at 2:30pm
■ Tickets are NT$200 and are available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
The Robber's Daughter (強盜的女兒), by Song Song Song Children's and Puppet Theater (九歌兒童劇團), is a performance in which the protagonist assumes a child's point of view to work out a feud between two families.
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