I really enjoy these late shows where you have no idea who will be on the bill. As I usually do, I aimed for the front row, where there were several spaces. This was good luck, I thought, considering that the queue had been so long. It soon became apparent that the compare was…
Read more Late Show (Pleasance Courtyard, Saturday 8th August 2015) ****
This show is funny in parts with some ouch moments. It seemed relevant to go to a show about Bush and Blair on a day I had seen two other show based on political figures as diverse as Boris Johnson and Tony Benn. The audience is welcomed into the theatre by Heartbeat (Nicola Blackman) and…
Read more When Blair had Bush and Bunga (Pleasance Courtyard, Saturday 8th August) ***
Tom Stuart is Josh Kilmer-Purcell and this is a love story. John performs as the drag queen Aqua. Josh meets Jack (who is a sex worker), and they move in together. Stuart is sensational. He portrays both Aqua and Jack, and an array of other characters. However, he is dressed as Aqua and manages to capture her…
Read more I Am Not Myself These Days (Pleasance Courtyard, Saturday 8th August 2015) *****
What a brilliant idea to fuse Beckett and Tony Benn’s writings. Indeed, the title says it all. This is an exploration of the life and writing of the politician Tony Benn, but with a Krapp’s Last Tape theme. The narrative is told with lots of humour. There’s also some sadness as it is clear that the…
Read more Tony’s Last Tape (Pleasance Courtyard, 8th August 2015) ****
Julie Raby 