The Choir of Man is a nine-man strong group which originated at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival but really came to fame (according to them) after winning the Adelaide Fringe Award the following year. They have since toured extensively including performing on London’s West End where they were nominated for the Olivier Award (the West End version of Broadway’s Tony) for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play 2022. They sing (of course), dance, are multi-instrumentalists and can also act. What a group and what a show!! The concept of the show is fairly simple: set in an English ‘pub’ “Welcome To The Jungle” – strange name for a Public House but an ideal excuse to start the show with the rousing Guns N’ Roses hit – with a real working bar (more on that in a minute) nine extremely talented guys examine, by way of song, dance and narration, the power of community and togetherness. Don’t fear though, the show is highly entertaining and trust me, you’ll wish it wouldn’t end. To get the audience into the atmosphere of a friendly pub vibe, as you enter you are chatted to by cast members and invited on stage to have real South Australian (Cooper’s) beer drawn freshly from the tap. The guys react to you as if they have known you for all of their lives. Trust me, it is not daunting at all, as neither is the interaction with further audience participation throughout the show. There is no insulting, shaming and embarrassment to be had here. The nine guys are a magnificent ensemble with their individual talents coming to the fore when required. Their spatial awareness of one another is incredible as is their spot on timing, as evidenced in The Pina Colada Song. One of the boys shows off his impressive dance moves by tap dancing and Hip Hopping to Paul Simon’s Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover. The harmonies from all are absolutely incredible and top notch! This is particularly notable with their beautiful a cappella harmonies singing Sia’s Chandelier probably better than she does (sorry, Sia). There is some delightful humour involved in most of the numbers – The Impossible Dream being wondrously sung about building a house out of place mats and you haven’t heard Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ City of Angels till you hear it sung in a urinal (ladies be prepared to learn some of the male’s darkest secrets). Being held in an outdoor area, this reviewer was a bit nervous that the atmosphere would be lost and the sound muddy. Not so! A big kudos to the sound technicians; the sound is crystal clear and the levels are just right. If you are a lover of great entertainment and just sheer good fun (and who isn’t), then The Choir of Man is definitely your cup of tea, or rather, glass of beer. Here’s Cheers!! to The Choir of Man.