The Fringe through feminist-tinted glasses
Show - EarwigVenue - Assembly Rooms (20)Rating - ****Reviewer – Remmy Fillip “Eventually I no longer did what was natural; I did what was right.” The year is 1927. Marigold Meadows is an entomologist – she studies and classifies what her mother and others around her call ‘creepy crawlies’. With the unintentional help of a... Continue Reading →
Show - Sylvia vs the FascistsVenue - theSpace on North Bridge (36)Rating - ****Reviewer – Remmy Fillip “We don’t want facts – it’s the truth we’re after.” You’ve probably heard the name of Sylvia Pankhurst (or at least of her mother Emmeline) before. Devoted feminist, suffragist, artist, and a strong supporter of socialism, she has... Continue Reading →
Show - Jeena Bloom: The Homecoming QueenVenue - Gilded Balloon Teviot (14)Rating - ****Reviewer – Remmy Fillip bearing witness to this kind of direct insight is essential Whatever expectations I had going into Jeena Bloom’s stand-up show, they went right out thewindow within the first few minutes of her performance. Yes, The Homecoming Queen is... Continue Reading →
Show: SilkwormVenue: Assembly Roxy (139)Rating: ****Reviewer: Remmy Fillip I just wish you wanted to know me for me…not for the Home Office.” Entering the auditorium and taking your seat in the audience for Silkworm feels like intruding on a personal moment: the two actors are already on stage as spectators are pouring in, playing out... Continue Reading →
Show: BluewaterVenue: Gilded Balloon Patterhoose (24)Rating: ****Reviewer: Remmy Fillip If you were a teenager in Britain in the 00s, the setting of Bluewater will be instantly relatable: ‘Fit But You Know It’ by The Streets blasting through the speakers before anybody has set foot on stage. Pictures of celebs cut out of glossy magazines and... Continue Reading →
Show: Horrible HerstoriesVenue: 209Rating: ****Reviewer: Remmy Fillip a laugh-out-loud kind of show ‘Horrible Histories’ have been a staple of British popular culture for decades, and after seeing this hilarious riot of a performance, I firmly believe that its feminine counterpart should be offered the same privilege. The show starts from a simple premise, which serves... Continue Reading →
The Feminist Fringe 