End Game at Melbourne International Comedy Festival
A shape-shifting solo show with soul-searching flair
Katie Reddin-Clancy’s End Game is a genre-blurring one-woman dramedy that blends theatre, stand-up, and something akin to a TED Talk from the other side. Set in the afterlife, the show follows Joanie—a newly departed soul undergoing a “review” of her time on Earth, guided by a rotating cast of celestial beings, bureaucrats, and inner voices.
Pay attention. Blink and you’ll miss a transformation. Reddin-Clancy juggles a full ensemble of characters solo—complete with rapid-fire costume changes, accents, wigs, and physical shifts. There’s something impressive (and at times, slightly chaotic) about the way she switches from a gravel-voiced therapist to a posh Brit to a Zen-like narrator with a French twang, often within seconds. It’s a whirlwind of performance that showcases her range as a trained voice artist and actor.
The show leans into the spiritual without taking itself too seriously. While the pace is deliberately meditative at times, End Game is peppered with light touches of humour and self-awareness. It asks big questions—about purpose, love, ego, and what it means to be human—but does so with a wink rather than a sermon.
Think Fleabag meets The Good Place via a fringe theatre lens. It’s not your typical comedy festival fare, but if you’re after something thoughtful, a bit existential, and led by a performer giving it absolutely everything, End Game is a ride worth taking.
Performing now until Sunday 20 April at Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
