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This was the second student performance which I saw at Fest this year – and was even more disappointing than the first. It was marketed as a parody of our excessive use of technology but really didn’t speak about anything but mobile phones. Even then, it was more a discussion of our social lives, rather than of the technology behind it. I felt that the performance was amateurish and the comedy was not to my taste. I would have left if there had been an interval.

After last night, I was uncertain if I was going to enjoy Raiders. This was my second comedy and comments on the National Arts Festival site said that it was a Festival Institution and a must see for first time festinos. Dan saw it earlier in the week and his positive comments were what persuaded me to get tickets.

Unfortunately a combination of last night and my uncomfort at the possibility of becoming cast (a feature of Raiders) made me unsure before it even started. It was, however, hilarious and incredibly clever.

The story is of a South African aviator who reached the top of Everest two days before Sir Edmund Hillary. Utter nonsense, but great fun. They turned ordinary everyday objects into props to great effect. I concur, a must see of any Festival programme!