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The Listies: Make Some Noise kids review – Chaos for adults and children alike

The Aussie absurdists have crafted a hilarious comedy musical 

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The Listies: Make Some Noise kids review – Chaos for adults and children alike

If chaos, comedy and unhinged musical mayhem are your thing, Make Some Noise is the gloriously silly kids show that adults will love just as much. Returning with their signature brand of slapstick, Rich and Matt deliver an hour of riotous absurdity and a display of rather questionable musical abilities. The duo sure know how to put on a feast with fun for the whole family (specifically ages ‘4-400’) in their chic garden-centre suits complete with malfunctioning Temu light strips. They kick things off with strong techno dance beats, dab-heavy choreography and the kind of toilet humour that never fails to crack up the audience. 

This isn’t just mindless chaos, jokes and noise: The Listies are experts at controlled mayhem, whether they are failing spectacularly at playing a cristal baschet or proving that a banana can be a musical instrument (despite Rich’s protests), their timing is impeccable. This is pure unfiltered joy, where the energy never dips and ‘Matt, your bottom is not an instrument’ proves to be a false statement. 

The standout moment? A disastrous Amazon-delivery sketch that has the entire crowd shrieking with laughter. And just when you think they’ve peaked, they get an audience orchestra on the go, complete with a ‘burpershop quartet’. This will easily be one of the funniest kids shows at the Fringe so be ready to beg for ‘one more tune!’ at the end of this silly, hilarious comedy musical. 

The Listies: Make Some Noise, Assembly George Square Studios, until 25 August, 11.30am; main picture: Andrew Wuttke. 

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