Reviews

The dictionary defines a ritual as “a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.”

Ritual by Ritual Events is just that. Upon arrival I am greeted by a man in a metallic mask and long black cape who instructs me to put on one of the masks provided on a table by the entrance. Now I’m excited!

When all the audience are present, we are ushered into the venue for the ritual. The feeling is similar to being in a secret order, but with no knowledge of what is going to happen next.

Slapstick comedy is uncommon in the Fringe, but it’s front-and-centre of this (very) short play about an elderly Miss Sophie who insists on hosting her usual birthday dinner party despite all her chosen guests having died before her.

Her butler James must play the roles of all four of them, as well as serve her dinner – and more importantly, pour drinks for the four guests to toast at the commencement of each course.

Primadonna Productions’ Youth burst into technicolour action for this high-energy and heartfelt production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Featuring a large cast ranging from 7 to 18, with first timers to old-hands, this was a warm production with a family feel.

Jess Hitchcock and the Penny Quartet is a unique combination of song and instrumental giving us a personal glimpse into Hitchcock’s life and innermost thoughts set in a forest of gold and white illuminated trees.

Jess Hitchcock is an opera singer, a jazz singer, a singer-songwriter, a writer, a composer and  storyteller. Her versatile voice can make itself at home in a studio, on a stage or in a football stadium.