Natalie Patuzzo invited the Guinness Book of World Records to witness this incredible feat but even they didn’t believe it was possible. More fool you, the Guinness Book of World Records. More. Fool. You.

What happens when one performer attempts the impossible? In Every Single Sound In The World (Work InProgress), Natalie Patuzzo embarks on an absurdly ambitious mission to recreate… well, literally every sound

in existence. Armed with nothing but her voice, body, an audience and sheer determination, this new solo comedy pushes the limits of human capability—and common sense.

Fringe theatre. Specifically GM Fringe theatre without exception takes me to new places. I mean literally. Never been to Social Refuge before, a cracking multi-purpose space on Great Ancoats Street, that is an LBGTQ+ bookshop, coffee shop, bar and purveyor of the margarita with the prettiest salted rim that I ever did see, and event host.

But what on earth was to greet us as we gingerly made our way down the stairs to the basement (gingerly as it was 241 on the cocktails and those wide (beautifully salted) rimmed glasses weren’t going to carry themselves) on a fine Wednesday evening.

Silliness. Pure unadulterated silliness.

Invited to submit a sound to be included in the catalogue of sounds in the just 30 minutes ahead of us, we settled down to witness history.

But Natalie, our award-winning performer and director, and host didn’t let her generosity and inclusivity end there. She allowed and encouraged audience members to contribute their own sounds to proceedings.

At one point as we found ourselves producing what can only be described as an orchestral phenomenon as we grunted, hummed and caterwauled our way through some ground-breaking sounds, I swear we as a collective found kinship that we may never find or witness again.

Wednesday found me embarking on a journey of silliness I didn’t know I needed. Yet I did.

And as the show progressed and the endearing yet wickedly funny physical performer that is Natalie presented herself in front of us in a kind of bat meets 70s gymnast, professing to break the sound barrier in front of our very eyes, I knew in that moment that I’d reached peak Fringe.

I think I can safely say, that I’ve definitely heard it all now.*

https://www.nataliepatuzzo.com/

https://greatermanchesterfringe.co.uk/

*not quite all. My own sound submission of the noise of a well-executed macaroni cheese didn’t quite make the cut, but I won’t tell the Guinness Book of Records if you won’t…