If you like cabaret burlesque this is a must because Voodoo Vaudeville know how to hold a very naughty party!
If you decide to go, a giant white rabbit will lead you into a wonderful warped world of floating glove puppets, saucy singalong dance numbers, crackly black and white films, fishnet tights and nipple tassels. Could you ask for anything more for a tenner?
Chris Cresswell’s dry surreal comedy is the shoogly lynchpin at the centre of this reassuringly surreal, wonderfully silly and delightfully stupid, hour long cabaret. He paces a show designed to feel as if it is about to fall apart perfectly. There is everything you could want from a rough-edged, end-of-pier show. The hostesses are funny, the routines are saucy, the nudity is graceful and even the orchestra is beautiful.
Top of the bill is Baby Warhol. A real show stealer, Baby Warhol is one of the most inventive comedy acts I’ve seen in years. I would never have believed a glove puppet could make me laugh so hard. Catch him and ask him a question…
Voodoo Vaudeville delivers wonderful raw burlesque that never threatens to take itself seriously. If you want taken out of your skin for an hour, this is your ticket.
Times: 11pm, til 26 August (not 20)
Copyright Patrick Evans. Published on EdinburghGuide.com