At one point during The Man Behind The Mask Barry Humphries makes a joke about The Antiques Roadshow. It is an unwittingly apt aside. At 88 years old Humphries is something of an antique himself, although judging by his latest performance onstage still in remarkably good condition.
For this tour Humphries has, mostly, abandoned his most famous comic characters and has chosen to reveal himself instead. We are told that we will discover who he really is. And we do, to a degree, in a stripped down anecdote masterclass. To spend two hours in the company of Humphries is akin to being a lucky guest at a particularly witty one-man dinner party.
