Dunedin transformed into Funedin this week for the opening night of the Capping Show, which Critic believes is the best one we’ve ever seen. If you’ve ever wanted to see a Nazi going through the letters of the alphabet while performing oral sex on a woman, you’re in luck.
A friendless pair of new flatters find some old mushrooms in their flat and go on a wonderful journey with the Cat in the Cap through Funedin, which is just like Dunedin but more fun, more murdery, more time-travelly, and more offensive.
University topics covered included the endless construction work on the campus grounds, the cuts to the humanities departments, and the Rob Roy dairy. Vice Chancellor Harlene Hayne was seen laughing all the way through the show, even at the sketches that were about her.
The Sexytet and the Sextet were highlights as always. The Sexytet’s rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody, climaxing with “StephaNIE! StephaNIE! Will you do the damn dish-es?” on the Galileo bit was perfection.
A pack of squids do a pun. Nuns get their rocks off vicariously through the sins of others. A Viking tries to order a drink. We’re sold denim, blouses, and cucumbers. Nobody is left unoffended, and everybody leaves happy.
Photography: Trevor Cokley (instagrm: @trevor_cokely, northernchasephoto.com)