Reviewed by: Upside Adelaide
Review by Daisy Sumersford | 10 March 2024

Wake up 2024…. Reuben Kaye is back – live, loud and in colour!

The Kaye Hole is arguably one of the most exhilarating, luminating (and lubricating) shows you will see at The Adelaide Fringe Festival.

Reuben’s Hole is not only a place of worship and a gorgeous space for entertaining – it’s also a statement! The Kaye Hole is its own political movement.

I know you’ve seen variety shows before but let me assure you – they’re nothing like what The Kaye Hole has to offer.

Annie Boyle kicked things off and really set the (mono)tone for the evening! With every joke landing – Annie, the artistic concoction of dead pan meets tongue-in-cheek had Reuben’s audience eating out the palm of her….?    Soon, you too will be asking yourself – Annie Are You Ok?

Reuben Kaye’s quick wit and finesse are initially what grabs you as an audience however, once we begin to peel back the layers (of what I believe was several bin bags) we start to see the piercing mind and ostentatious intelligence that makes Reuben’s Hole the only place you’d want to be on a Saturday night.

Andy Warhol’s art has been described as a social commentary. Holding a mirror up to society and demanding of its accountability. Reuben Kaye is the modern-day human embodiment of this very sentiment.

Not only does Reuben provoke laughs he provokes thought – and so effortlessly do we watch him marry the two.

I’m certain that as a showgoer you will enjoy the handpicked variety acts that Reuben sprinkles throughout The Kaye Hole. Whether it be the cool stylings of comedy songstress Leela Varghese from Brown Women Comedy, pearl-clutching ariel acts or even Shrek moonlighting as a burlesque stripper (something I never thought I’d see). The Kaye Hole has something for everyone proving that yes, any Hole is, in fact, a goal!

Our beloved Reuben Kaye’s absurd (yet immaculate) sense of style helps to create the masterpiece that is The Kaye Hole. This show remains a must-see and guarantees to motivate, educate, and penetrate!

Reuben is a true star and national treasure. I have had the luxury of reviewing and seeing his shows for the last few years – long enough to watch my reviews turn into love letters.