As ever with the Fringe, it's the random punts that sometimes give the best value. And this was the first of two in a row. I had never heard of Ms. Redman before but was looking for a show to fill my empty wasted slot (insert joke here)
It was a thoroughly enjoyable one-woman sketch show with elements of stand-up and audience participation. Regarding the latter Ms. Redman turned up at the queue before the show with a traffic-light set of sticky dots for her audience to show how willing they were to take part - green for "up for it" to red for "leave me alone". It was only later she revealed she was red-green colourblind (a very decent gag). Needless to say I was green ...
Ms. Redman is a former lawyer, but has managed to overcome that crippling handicap. The show is loosely based around the concept of fate, with Fate as a character. A series of characters and situations are then introduced, all of which seem quite separate but are gradually drawn together in funny and amusing ways. Ultimately The Terminator got there most memorably ("No fate but what we make") but Ms. Redman did it in a highly amusing and always-engaging way.
A very pleasant way to spend an hour.
Before going in I had bought a (highly expensive) pint and then went to queue (I was first, natch). I put my plastic cup down on the ground and turned to my phone like a friend to check if any Pokemon were about. As I was scanning around I shuffled and knocked my pint over. I stared at the amber nectar spilling down the cobbles and was dismayed - I literally could not hold my drink.
Fortunately Ms. R made me forget these troubles for a very pleasant hour and was a cracking setup for the rest of the day.
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