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few knuckledusters fly and leaves a home
audience to find their way through some ‘lhe Budapest-based Shamans return CAMERON uncompromising gags.
now they cannot fail to know she‘s gay (cue short sharp shock treatment with rubber dick attachments). The audience reward even her most difficult material with generous laughter.
brimming wim arrogant Sched sold out — naturally. confidence; coming over ( ‘1” HUTICY) all belligerent and pushy. I Rhona came!!!"
to the Fringe this year with an inspired and poetic duet about adult love. Choreographer Eva Magyar again pairs with fellow performer Peter llovak in a sophisticated and startlineg simple dance that traces the path of a couple’s chance encounter through courtship, love and bereavement. It’s rigorously honed, higth theatrical choreography that needs neither mime
Reading out a letter from her mum. Rhona giggles guiltily. She won't be doing this bit when her mum comes in to see the gig (strangely enough). Cameron's oii cracking post-television form:
nor words to tell its story of passion. 1 then settling in to her . (Fringe) Assembly Rooms . A man and woman emerge from more familiar coy (Venue 3) 226‘ 2428. until itorman Lovett: distinctly poetic solitudes, formally Playfulness. She still lets a i aifgfpm “MB ‘lleartwarmlng wii’
clad in black as though ior socializing or mourning. Courtship is a polite waltz that becomes a game of
blli think of Ronnie
bane'ing «sites through ‘ Corbett wittering on about . ,, W his producer. attentions. Romance unfolds Amine. sophisticated tale of seduction But don t be put otf by
this comparison. though. . _ . . . it‘s a bit of a shock to see Lovett may well be the narrative urgency, as the pair’s r 0f sophiSilcatlon and Gloom 10 "'8 Norman Lovett actually comedy equivalent or a partnering oozes enough sensuous choreography and the characters. standing up. Given the comfort blanket. but he
4 ,, \ y r ‘ , . pleasure to give a deeply satisiying v Though it unravels by the end, there’s w; ' Red Dwarf Star 8 lacontc- still manages to combine dimension to the dancing. llovak is an also a dignity that allows both an epic 3 but-cosy reputation- YOU heartwarming aggressive and graceful performer, and intensely personal dimension to - 21111108! expect him to entertainment with cutting
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incrementally, but there’s little
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so The List 18-24 Aug 1995