Madame Nightshade's Poison Garden

In Anna Thomson’s one woman show, a devilish shapeshifter Beatrice transforms into her alter ego, the ‘beautiful’ and silent but anarchic Madame Nightshade. Physical comedy, with clowning and grotesque exaggeration keeps the audience engrossed and occasionally grossed out, for the best part of an hour.

Anna Thomson is a competent, confident and very talented performer with an enigmatic manner and she stars in a complex and clever piece of theatre that is perhaps the most prop-heavy show at Fringe World.

While it doesn’t always flow, and the narrative is often rather murky, this remains a really interesting and intriguing show.

At her curtain call Anna Thomson implores her audience not to reveal what happens in Madame Nightshade’s Poison Garden, so I will leave you with the advice that this show will appeal to those who enjoy good clowning and theatre that is very different.

Kimberley Shaw

Photographer: Theresa Harrison

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