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Taylor Swift, Will You Marry Me?

6/5/2016

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Julz Burgisser

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Nik Bruce-Smith never had an answer to the question: “What's your five year plan?” Plans also have a way of not working out for him like he thinks. One glorious day he found the answer  and it turned out to be a question…. Marry Me, Taylor Swift? 
​Now while Bruce-Smith certainly does have a massive celebrity crush on Swift, that's not all this show is about. His plan requires him to make some big decisions regarding the proposal, the marriage, kids, where to live to name a few. Mixed in with the plan to woo and marry Swift we learn a lot about Bruce-Smith and his hopeless yet adorable efforts at romance and life in general. 

Bruce-Smith regales us with side-splitting stories about looking for that “Quintessential Rom-Com Moment”. From his first kiss to his glimpses of fame and all the Tigers and Asparagus Rolls that came in between; the stories are masterfully crafted. Enough detail to put us in the place with him as he talks about how much Wellingtonians love their city, but not a word goes to waste. The way he bounds and dances around the stage is spellbinding. A casual flick of the wrist and an inane grin is all we need to be bent over laughing. It’s a more physically active Bruce-Smith than we’ve seen before on stage and
it suits him well. 

Near the end of the show, he tells us that he believes that everything that has happened in life is for a reason and though it seems spontaneous and often seems to go against the plan, that’s ok! Nobody knows what’s going to happen but it helps to have a idea of where you’re heading and why not have a plan as crazy as marrying Taylor Swift? 

Bruce-Smith, the man with the master plan, made magic happen in this show. A charming, if a little camp at times, host with endearing stories that reveal as much about himself as the basic human desires to find love. Personally, I think Swift would be silly not to accept. And you’d be silly to not try to get tickets to a show so good that it’s having a sell out season.

Nik Bruce-Smith’s show Taylor Swift, Will You Marry Me? is on at Cavern Club from 03 May 2016 to 07 May 2016 at 8.30pm 

Buy Tickets here to Saturday: http://www.comedyfestival.co.nz/find-a-show/nik-bruce-smith/
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