EdFringe Review – Just These, Please at Gilded Balloon Teviot
What happens when OFSTED visits Hogwarts? Who’s the General Secretary of the Animal Kingdom? At what point during an ambush should you cancel your performance of CATS? These are the premises of 3 of the 25 sketches that Just These, Please will present during the 55 minutes of their show.
This show is a quickfire of funny, witty sketches that will make you laugh. Through their very clever writing the company is able to surprise it’s audience. They subvert normal situations, showing scenes about daily life from a different perspective. Almost every twist and pun is unexpected, and at the end of it you’re left wanting more.
If great writing wasn’t enough, the mise-en-scene is very effective in it’s simplicity, proving that you do not need big budgets to make great theatre. Every prop, every music, every light change and every movement is sharply chosen to add to the story. Nothing is left unexplored, and the audience can trust that the performers know what they’re doing, and can just relax and have fun.
The four actors’ performance is energetic, playful and passionate. They work as a real ensemble, and it’s a pleasure to watch them.
Just These, Please is a show that proves that you can go through life with humour, and it’s the best show you could start your day with.
Just These, Please are William Sebag-Montefiore (Shakespeare Within The Abbey, Shakespeare’s Globe; and sitcom Whipped), Philippa Carson (Anti Matter, Kaleidoscope Ent; and NewsRevue, 2018), Georgie Jones (Resident Artist at the Roundhouse; Drinking Concrete, Royal Court Theatre) and Tom Dickson (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Northern Stage; The Lonesome West, The Cluny).
Dates: August 1st-19th, 21st-27th 12:15 (1 hr)
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot (Venue 14)
Price: £9.50/9 (standard), £8.50/8 (concessions and families), £6 (previews)
Info and tickets https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/justthese-please
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Company website: http://justtheseplease.com/