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Three To See on 19 May: Goose – Hydroberserker, Dyl, Nathan Cassidy – Watch This Love Me It’s Deep

By TW Editorial | Published on Friday 12 May 2017

And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…

Goose – Hydroberserker | Soho Theatre | 16-20 May (pictured)
I’m not quite sure if our regular readers are quite aware of how much we love Goose, though if you also read our Edinburgh Festival focused coverage every summer, you might have picked up the hint. ‘Hydroberserker’ was on at last year’s festival, and won a fairly glowing review from our discerning reviewer who described it as a “bombastic, fully sensory and ultimately romantic sketch show that will split your sides and pull at your heart strings”. So you can’t say no to that, can you? And quick, I forgot it was on and now it’s half way through its all too short run. See this page here for more.

Dyl | Old Red Lion Theatre | 9 May-3 Jun
This has been on for a bit now, so should be well into its stride, so in some ways it’s probably a good thing that we neglected to tip it earlier. It’s a sad but interesting sounding comedy: “400 miles from home, James has started a new career as a rigger – two weeks onshore, two weeks offshore – existing between two very different spaces; and his daughter Dyl is with him in neither of them. As James focuses on finding the answers from within himself, he risks losing the very relationships that can keep him on track.” Head this way for details.

Nathan Cassidy – Watch This. Love Me. It’s Deep | Camden Comedy Club | 19 May
We’re always up for checking out things by Nathan Cassidy, because he does great stuff, so why even question it? This one, a combination of comedy and a real life love story, seems more like theatre than stand up: aged 15, Nathan met the love of his life in a swimming pool; here he tells the tale of that love, presumably with inevitably comedic results. Click here for info.