CACTUS: The Seduction
a solo show
by Jonno Katz
Directed by Mark Chavez

CACTUS is a unique physically devised solo show that is both irresistible love story and carnival of boundless imaginings, a hilarious search for love in the most unlikely of places. Phil slips between reality (walking through a desert with 2 weird characters) and fantasy (talking directly to the audience spinning yarns and leaving them in hysterics). It is a multi- layered, theatrical, stand-up, explosion of imagination.

2004, 2007 Winner Vancouver “Georgia Straight Pick of the Fringe”
2004 Winner Toronto “Pick of the Fringe”
2007 “Best Director” award Melbourne Short and Sweet Festival
2009 “Best Actor” award Angry Film Festival
2009 Jonno won “Outstanding Solo Performance” Ottawa Fringe
2009 The Accident won “Best of Fest” Winnipeg Fringe
2009 Jonno won “Best Male Performer” Victoria Fringe

“Deserves more exclamation marks than the paper will allow. If you can't get tickets, it is imperative that you either steal them or sneak in.” Vancouver *****

“Both Brechtian and pant-wettingly hilarious.” Toronto **** ½

“Many performers attempt to create comedy that's whimsical and bizarre. It's a difficult trick to pull off, and few succeed. Enter Australia's Jonno Katz, who absolutely nails this theatrical form…Take my word for it, CACTUS is a must-see. Jonno Katz is brilliant.” Times Colonist, Victoria **** ½

“One of a handful of Comedy Festival shows that truly strives to enlarge the vernacular of comedy, Cactus takes its audience on a tour of a psyche that is, in turn, Lenten and lush.” The Age, Melbourne