In pursuit of Miss Adventure - New for 2011

Johnny Facade can't help himself. Trouble follows him and he follows trouble.  One day they'll meet, but will they get on? A new comedy show featuring a unique fusion of magic, multimedia and subversive storytelling. From the creator of 2010's Best Comedy Show runner-up.

Buxton Fringe Festival 2011 official review
Johnny Facade makes a welcome return to the Fringe with a brand new show. In Pursuit of Miss Adventure is about how hapless Johnny plans to find the woman he needs to complete his life. Given his scientific background it is not surprising that Johnny has a carefully worked-out strategy designed to narrow the field and quantify the virtues of the women he meets. He doesn't do spontaneity. If you've seen previous Facade shows you'll know what to expect: a bit of magic, some mindreading, wordplay, statistics and seldom answered questions. The whole thing is skilfully brought together with a witty slideshow integrating pictures, graphs and the music of the Spice Girls. This was the premiere performance but it was fluent and confidently delivered.(Keith Savage)

Buxton Fringe Festival 2011 FringeGuru.com 4* review
Employing comedy, magic and PowerPoint, In Pursuit of Miss Adventure is a scientific search for love, as chronicled by our host, Johnny Facade. Filled with self-deprecation and statistics, this quirky mix of seminar and stand-up is a pleasing journey through the many pitfalls of romance.
Like any good PowerPoint presentation, his quest for a soul mate includes mnemonics, clip art, and some truly hilarious graphs. An off-beat and enjoyable take on two familiar subjects, the interweaving of love and statistics is both entertaining and surprising, and managed with ease the difficult task of keeping the attention of an audience very diverse in age.
He doesn't initially seem the world's most natural performer, but Matt Pritchard brings a disarming and endearing quality to the character of Johnny Facade. His gentle style is easy to warm to, though at times his show could benefit from moving along with a little more speed. Pritchard is, however, a master of the throwaway line, made all the funnier through his unpretentious, matter-of-fact delivery. Pritchard has developed a solid format, and an eccentric and winning persona – whose ever-hopeful search for a sweetheart is an agreeable and funny blend of quasi-scientific methodology, and idiosyncratic charm. (Alice de Cent)

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