Rob Auton: The Time Show review – twinkling hour of clock-watching

Assembly George Square Studios, EdinburghIn a wistful show with playful paradoxes, the comic ruminates on the little round face on our wrists and what it means‘Did the people who set time going really think time would stand the test of time?” Rob Auton’s The Time Show is full of playful paradoxes such as this. With its multiple related meanings, time lends itself to wordplay. Between its colossal role in our lives and our uncertainty as to what (or whether) it is, there’s fruitful terrain for comedy. Or poetry, in which Auton also trades. His lilting, reflective shows aren’t just about laughter, they’re about lyricism and naive wonder, too.We’re in wistful territory then: The Time Show is so full of wist it spills over. There’s enough for you to take some home. It finds Auton checking the audience’s watches while pondering how we all (billionaires and criminals; leavers and remainers) agree about this thing called time. Why? And “what is time without numbers? Maybe it’s like painting without numbers.” More expressive. Freer. Up to us. Continue reading…
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