Quiet Monday (Fringe Day 5)

[dreamshark]

Well, quiet for me, anyway - just 1 show. Richard on the other hand has turned into an unstoppable Fringe whirlwind, determined not to miss a time slot.  He'd already seen a 5:30 show when we met at the Jungle for Bedroom Eyes, skipped the 8:30 slot but zoomed off to the Ritz to see "Bloedwudd" (or however it's spelled), which he heartily recommends. The only one we both saw was:

Bedroom Eyes        * * * 1/2 (rounded down on Fringe site)
presented by Junkyard Theater (Miss Ginger)
Venue: Jungle Theater

There was less singing and more patter than we expected, and the dancing panda plays a larger role than you might think. We both enjoyed it. I could have done with a little more music and less vamping, but Panda Man was great, and ultimately kind of stole the show. Miss Ginger does a great job performing her songs, but I was distracted by trying to figure out exactly what our shared reality was supposed to be. Were we supposed to be pretending that Miss Ginger really is a woman, but not the woman she claims to be? If so, why did she make not one but TWO references to her left testicle?  Was that supposed to indicate that Panda Man only thinks he knows the real person beneath the facade, but has another surprise in store? Or am I just over thinking this? None of this would matter if it were just a torchy musical performance, but since there actually is a little story line which seems to circle around the distinction between artifice and reality it kind of does. Bottom line - show is a lot of fun if you don't think about it too hard.

Comments

[barondave.livejournal.com]

Apropos of almost nothing, the 'd's in Bloddeuwedd are pronounced like 'th's: "Blothoweth". According to the actress. Oh, those Welsh.

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

Richard loved it, btw. So much so that I'm trying to clear a spot for it in my schedule. He steered me right on "Show Goons," after all.

[barondave.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's very good. I gave is four kitties; definitely up Richard's alley, and maybe yours too. Remember Mythed from a few years ago? The same story (I think), told very differently.