This review was originally written for artsHub.
Billed as “the
gayest one-man show ever!”, Nick Coyle’s Blue Wizard is
like nothing you’ve seen before. Presented by Belvoir
as part of the Mardi Gras festival,
it’s the story of a cosmic wizard who crashes to earth in a comet, and sings
and dances in an effort to return home. First presented by PACT centre for emerging artists in 2013, Blue Wizard is a show that doesn’t
apologise for being itself. Playing in Belvoir’s Downstairs theatre, Coyle’s
wizard cavorts and dances, shimmies struts and frets amongst piles of junk and
detritus set atop a mirrored floor. Lasers flash and strobe, smoke creeps along
the floor, and the blue wizard must care for an egg which hatches
uncharacteristically early.
