No Tweed Too Tight: Grant Canyon Mystery

Fringe regular Ryan Gladstone has returned with a remount of his one man show No Tweed Too Tight: A Grant Canyon Mystery. The year is 1976 and Grant Canyon, (Gladstone), a perpetually inebriated insurance investigator,  weaves a tale of dead bodies, satisfied ladies, and many empty bottles.

Directed by Bruce Horak, Gladstone nimbly navigates the twisting and turning 60 minute script (written by himself and Horak), slipping between characters, locations, weapons and fight scenes. While Gladstone is alone on stage, special mention needs to be given to the score by Drew Jurecka and Robbie Grunwald, which brings another hilarious element to the piece. Despite a few technical flubs which Gladstone played through perfectly, the time flew and the laughs were many. Ryan ended his show by saying, “This really isn’t a 12:30 in the afternoon show – come back for the midnight”.  I’ll admit, the energy was a little lacklustre, but frankly, I think that was the fault of the audience, not Gladstone.  He was bringing it, 150%.  Besides, the rest of his shows play in the evening so it’s a non-issue. 

Gladstone’s experience shines through in this piece.  I continually love seeing what those folks at Monster Theatre bring to the table, and this was no exception. Catch it before it’s too late!