by C.J. Lazaretti | Aug 30, 2012 | Reviews
Does size matter? Glasgow revue Club Noir Burlesque calls itself “the world’s biggest burlesque club”. If The Games, its Olympic-themed one-off special at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is anything to go by, bigger is not always better. When the bulk of a show consists...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Aug 27, 2012 | Reviews
I’m not sure I want to know what a dissolute deviant like Dusty Limits does in his spare time, when he’s not hosting Britain’s foremost revues. Judging from Post-Mortem, the latest in a series of solo shows developed with pianist Michael Roulston, at least some of...
by Liberty Sweet | Aug 26, 2012 | Reviews
Circus stunts at close quarters is the unusual premise of The Tom Collins Free Variety Hour. Performed in the back room of a pub for audiences no larger than 20 people, the increased proximity to the artists makes for an unexpected thrilling experience, no matter...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Aug 25, 2012 | Reviews
Still milking the Scotsman review that described her as “somewhere between a crack addict and a blow-up doll”, Vendetta Vain was not afraid of jinxing her one-night-only Fringe revue. Billed as “Scotland’s best schlock horror cabaret burlesque sideshow”,...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Aug 23, 2012 | Reviews
As far as feminist statements go, Australian sextet Lady Sings It Better has got one both simple and inventive: they only sing songs written by men. Ideological appropriations aside, the group’s eponymous debut show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe includes strong...
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