Audience Reviews

“It’s a quart crammed into a shot glass. Absolutely fantastic. Hillarious from start
to finish.”

“Some plays are a journey, some a rollercoaster. But this was like being hit by
two avalanches. Absolutely cracked me up, the best live comedy show out
there.”

“This theatre can sit about sixty in the audience who are up close to the energetic performers, which makes for added excitement all round, and some semi-scripted audience participation which will make every performance special. Every humiliation, delay, unfair practice, airport nightmare and the apparent money-grubbing activities of airlines and airports are skilfully and sharply satirized with acute observation and cleaver delivery and if a line “that the Germans would crawl bollock naked over broken glass to see this”, may well be true; Then the polite purchacement of a few tickets ( online, with no hidden extras nor charges to sit together) by Michael O’Leary, would I am sure to make him and his party laugh as uncontrollably as we did, when we went last week. Pozzo, in waiting for Godot, is aptly changed to ‘Bozzo’ the budget airline supremo and is attached, like Pozzo was to Lucky, by a long hempen rope, for the same reason, to the hapless generic traveller. Between them, they add clever comic violence in the manner of Medieval Morality plays’ The Devil Tied to Everyman. The two girls are stuck in the unreal double nightmare of low-cost air travel and unexplained airport delays and are there at the start of the play and during it, not knowing if their predicament is eternal like a curse in an Ancient Greek play. Waiting for Faro is the antithesis of waiting for Godot with boundless energy and quick comic banter, even ‘The Dog came in the kitchen’ is cleverly parodied by their own comic songs. The performances of the visible actors have the unearthly additions from a seeming sentient public address system as would be expected in an Airport and adds to the fun. A great night out.”

“Hits all the right notes between outlining sneaky air travel practices and enduring an eternal existential crisis.”

“This is going to absolutely fly. Beckett would have loved it. ”

“At a small theatre in Clontarf The Viking to c a play called Waiting for Faro. Sooo funny..... We all said it was so original, unique and v funny. I’ve been attending the DTF for yrs it deserves that type of audience. When I think of some of the shite I’ve seen over the yrs. Bravo!!”

“Really well written and thought out, really enjoyed it. Spot on on flying experience with Ryanair”

“I enjoyed opening night enormously. Some great laughs and the rest of the time I smiled continuously. Engaging characters, crisp writing, and some great backgrounds and props together formed a very creditable and entertaining show. A nice modernisation of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting For Godot”, the true magic of this play is that it features a setting with which we are personally all too familiar – a satirical exploration of the trials and tribulations of low-cost air travel. You’ll find yourself nodding affirmatively throughout as the events on stage remind you of forgotten experiences that you’re willing to laugh at now although you fumed at the time. Clever use of sights and sounds - both on and off stage - immediately draw you into the mythical “airport”. And thereafter you’re a willing captive until the lights come up at the end. The writing is witty and diverse enough that it has wide appeal - the obvious enjoyment of the demographically broad audience attested to that. The individual performances ranged from good to great - more than enough to hugely entertain all comers and to do the writer Eoin Byrne proud. Pay careful attention to the visuals of the various props. There are plenty of laughs to be had there. But they won’t be pointed out to you - you’re going to have to work for them. Proper order. My particular favourite was the irreverent (but apt) adaptation for the mythical (?) airline’s corporate logo.”