‘Human Dressage’ investigates the sociological make up of people, brought to you by the charming and compulsive Russell Kane.
Kane bounds onto the stage with such high levels of energy and enthusiasm that he almost can’t get his words out in his excitement and thirst for meeting the audience. He manically stares out to the sold out room, drinking in the characters and their quirks on which to draw his opening lines.
It is clear that Kane is a well educated young man. The show is based on his observations of human ritual, which he obviously has a clear fascination for. His observations are amusing, true and well researched. It is refreshing to see a comedian who has the whole package: funny, charismatic and extremely intelligent. He surprises the audience by including impressive scientific explanations and the odd literary character.
His show is quick paced, as Kane skips, bends and pirouettes across the stage as one wild anecdote spills after another. He takes the audience on a journey of his life experiences so far: from living with his gran to his relationship with his father, his university research to his thoughts on politics and culture.
But this is no arrogant man – Kane is hyper and surprising. His thoughts spew out of him in a non-coherent way but this makes him even more likeable – a more approachable version of Russell Brand.
Arriving on stage with an imagination full to the brim, you don’t know where his thoughts will take him next, but wherever it is, the audience are sure to follow his highly inventive and entertaining trail.
4/5 
Libby Pollock
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