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action-comedy
excellent directing
funny and fearless
great acting
brilliant
cocaine
comedy
complicated
energetic
excellent
fast paced
fast paced.
fun
funny
hilarious
inventive
murder mystery
mystery
parody
political correctness
sexy
spot-on satire
tour de force
well done

KURT GARDNER
blogcritics, artsbeatla
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June 15, 2016
The show is packed with shouting matches, gunfights, brawls and lots of physical comedy. The dialogue is brilliantly absurd, containing more belly laughs than 60 minutes should be able to hold....
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BOB LEGGETT
indie voice blog
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June 14, 2016
Definitely one of the finest shows at HFF16. Don't miss it, or you'll be kicking yourself!...
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ANONYMOUS
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June 21, 2016
For fringeview.com. Genre-parody is a staple of the Sacred Fools long-running late-night show Serial Killers where this show was born. Peter Fluet has refined his run of episodes into an hour long comedy that can more accurately mimic the structure of the shows that he is skewering.
Carrie Keranen plays Lynn Alvarodo, a manically hard-working cop whose partner has just been killed. She has a long-suffering husband (Pete Caslavka) and a father who is also her boss (Peter Fluet). The "Lamprey" of the title is the nickname that Lynn thinks she should be known by, a running gag that pays off.
Keranen is a whirlwind, completely fearless physically, she propels herself through a succession of TV length scenes; each twist in the satisfyingly-conv...
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KAT MICHELS
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June 24, 2016
Lamprey is an over the top, outlandish, buddy-cop gone wrong thrill ride. It is non-stop and the gags come fast and furious. There are so many aspects of this play that wouldn’t work if the cast weren’t 100% committed to the outrageous mannerisms and circumstances they find themselves in. Director Victor Isaac has cast this show beautifully, so instead of coming across as absurd, Peter Fluet’s script comes across as funny. Much of this is thanks to the indomitable performance of Carrie Keranen in the leading role of Lamprey and Pete Kaslavka in the role of her husband, the quintessential straight man. In a world of explosions, yelling and betrayal he is the quiet reminder that Romp and Roll is in the morning. If over the top camp is not your...
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