Article: Frenetic, funny show from Hot Pink Penny

Hot Pink Does Vegas, Penny Ashton. The Harbourlight, Lyttelton, May 27. Running time 2hrs. Reviewed by Mike Deacon.

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Think Woman in Red, then move up three dress sizes and pack enough energy on stage to drive a barge up Lyttelton Harbour and you have a woman in pink; Hot Pink to be precise, and her name is Penny Ashton.

The size thing isn't an issue, in fact Ashton uses her frame as the butt of much of her humour, and the energy thing, well, anyone who can fill the Harbourlight on a midweek winter's night in this port is OK by me.

The show is a mix of poetry, more Ruby Wax than Pam Ayres, singing and strong audience participation involving everything from bingo, raffles and an Elvis ...

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