REVIEW: RAGING GRACEFULLY

Raging Gracefully is a sketch comedy show by the all-women troupe Big Chick Energy. It explores the messy, and exhausting "eras" of womanhood. The show uses a mix of mini skits (a combination of live and projected), singing, and feminist satire to highlight friendship, digital culture, toilet humour and the pressure to have life figured out by the time you turn 40.

Featuring the talents of writers and performers Alicia Carrick, Emily Decloux, Sam Sexton and Jo Anne Tacorda, the show has several truly relatable and genuinely funny sketches focusing on women in corporate (I felt seen), women going to the club or Zumba class, women dealing with medical gaslighting (again, seen) and women, generally, putting in effort and rarely seeing it reciprocated. The original songs feature some impressive 2000’s pop style vocals, particularly from a playfully sultry Tacorda, and were a hightlight of the show. The also show utilizes a great deal of creative projection work but thankfully doesn’t overutilize it. These projections not only act as transitions but cleverly incorporate more jokes and additional mini skits, often enhancing the live antics happening on stage.

The world is messy and chaotic with all of us, no matter our sex, feeling the pressures of being in a certain age range. If you're feeling like you need an hour to feel seen and understood and laugh with a talented troupe of gracefully raging chicks, then be sure to see this very funny and relatable show.