Chuck Salmon: Pool Noodles
by Will Bicknell-Found, Alex Franklin, and Noah Geelan
dir. Patrick Wilson
OSO Arts Centre, London | 28-30 November 2019
Leicester Comedy Festival | 14-16 Feb. 2020
The Warren: Oil Shed, Brighton Fringe | 29-31 May 2021
The Warren: McElderry, Brighton Fringe | 12-13 Jun. 2021
Oil Shed, Warren on the Beach, Brighton | 11 Aug. 2021
Camden People’s Theatre, Camden Fringe | 27-29 Aug. 2021
The Cambridge Club Festival | 12 Sep. 2021
The White Bear, Bristol | 6 May 2022
The Walrus, Brighton Fringe | 24-25 May 2022
2Northdown, London | 10 Jul. 2022
Etcetera Theatre, London | 16 Jul. 2022
Just The Tonic, Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 4-30 Aug. 2022
‘Pool Noodles’ is a narrative sketch show, which presents a series of fast-paced original sketches all packed into the same universe and threaded together by the story of Kenny Shallows.
Kenny Shallows has always dreamt of being a poolside lifeguard, but when he gets a place at the lifeguarding school of his dreams, he finds he is a small fish in a big pond - that is, until he hears about the lifeguarding elixir!
In this hour of manic narrative sketch comedy, Kenny must battle breast-stroking bullies, ghost-filled golf courses, and a whole lot of water in order to become the greatest lifeguard the world has ever seen!
It’s crunch time for Kenny Shallows. Sink or swim; dunk or get dunked; splish in or splash out.
Reviews
“Pool Noodles is the sort of show that lives or dies on the charm and energy of its performers, and there’s no need for CPR here.”
“…a great fun and well-executed show”
“…endless jokes, visual gags & choose-your-own puns in an interactive, frenetic, blink-and-you'll-miss-it farce.”
Director: Patrick Wilson
Sound Designer: Will Bicknell-Found
Technician (OSO): Comrie Saville-Ferguson
Technician (Leicester): Lily Burge
Technician (Brighton Fringe ‘21): Stanley Thomas
Technician (WOTB/Camden/Cambridge/Bristol/London/Brighton ’22/Edinburgh ‘22): Patrick Wilson
Writers: Alex Franklin, Noah Geelan, and Will Bicknell-Found