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Reposted from broadwaybaby.com Fever Dream Theatre’s BaseCamp promises an immersive experience in the rivalry between two world-class mountain climbers preparing for a joint ascent of a Himalayan mountain. The audience is split between their two tents, hearing one side of the multi-faceted story of their relationship and career. The two tents are connected by walkie-talkie and are within earshot of each other.
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Reposted from brodwaybaby.com Make sure you arrive at Notorious Strumpet & Dangerous Girl a few minutes early; performer Jess Love is thrilled to offer you a coffee, a tea, or a biscuit in the queue. You’ll definitely want to be fully alert in order to keep up with her whip-sharp transitions. Once the show is on the road and everyone has refreshments, Jess begins to weave together the AA meeting at which we've joined her, her former circus acts, historical information about her notorious ancestor Julia Mullins, and re-enacted moments in her journey around the world through alcohol and drugs.
Reposted from broadwaybaby.com Backup, a mix of puppetry and gestural object theatre, is a half hour of pure delight. Performers Julie Tenret, Sandrine Heyraud, and Sicaire Durieux are joined onstage by an absolutely stunning miniature set by Zoé Tenret and beautiful puppets by Waw Studios and Joachim Janin. Though suitable for children, there were very few in the audience and one took an understandable fright and had to leave halfway through the performance. The inner child of every adult in the audience, however, was in raptures.
Reposted from broadwaybaby.com Circolumbia returns to the Underbelly Circus Hub, bringing its high-octane cast of singing, dancing circus artists with it. The performers, graduates of the Circo Para Todos school for Colombia’s disadvantaged youth, have an electric stage presence and a wide set of skills demonstrated in this exciting hour of classic circus acts.
By way of introduction, one of my first excursions into reviewing and recommending was a weekly roundup on Facebook during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016. Over the course of the festival I saw 49 productions, and recommended about four each Saturday of the festival. Now, in 2018, I'm back at Fringe and so are the recommendations! Still primarily written for the audience of my uni friends on Facebook, here is the (slightly belated) first set of 2018 recommendations. I'm going to recommend 4 of the 7 shows I've seen, which seems a but much, but 2 of the 4 are shows I'm op-ing and want to plug. So without further ado, Fringe Week One:
1. Love Song to Lavender Menace, Summerhall, 12:55 - After a successful run at the Lyceum last year, this love letter to Edinburgh's first gay bookshop has moved to Summerhall for the festival. It's beautiful, it's fabulous, it's touching, it's educational, and it provides some excellent food for thought on progress, loss, and how we are only ever able to exist in the present. Do NOT miss it. 2. TIMMY, Assembly Studios, 13:35 – A foray into more serious comic writing by the author of 2016’s In Tents and Purposes. TIMMY observes a mismatched relationship between a woman desperate for sex and commitment and a man who just likes things the way they are. It’s what a Fringe two-hander about a relationship should be, and it’s impressively nuanced. There’s no bad guy; there’s just fully drawn human beings trying to navigate their – and each other’s – lives. 3. Baby Daddy, Assembly Rooms, 18:20 (ENDS 13th) – A autobiographical one-woman musical romp through the joys and tribulation of single motherhood in your twenties. It’s funny, it’s rude, it’s shatteringly honest, and the musical support is fantastic. It’s absolutely worth the trek. 4. I’ll Have What She’s Having, Assembly Studios, 12:15 – Have you ever felt paralysed in a decision because the one that looks good and the one that actually is good are two different options? Victoria and Jess spend a multi-disciplinary hour filling you in on all the ways that dichotomy has fucked up their lives, and how they’re starting to pull it back together. There’s comedy, there’s dance, there’s bananas, and there’s a whole lot of fun. Originally published on broadwaybaby.com You know you’re at a good circus when you expect your jaw to drop, only to realise it’s already on the floor. My Land, produced by Recirquel Company Budapest in association with Müpa and playing until the 26th at Assembly Roxy, is one such performance. Absolutely stunning feats of strength and flexibility combined with the best technical design I’ve ever seen at the Fringe make for a captivating hour and a well-earned standing ovation.
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