Director: Janie Dee
THE Janie Dee, sure, she of the a number of Olivier Awards, real West End theatre royalty brings her eco consciousness elevating present to this 12 months’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Janie Dee’s Beautiful World Cabaret.
It’s uncommon to get this up-close and private with such a lauded theatrical large and Dee doesn’t disappoint. Showcasing her phenomenal vocal abilities on a variety of properly and fewer well-known musical numbers, this can be a actual smorgasbord of fabric.
The theme of earth and nature runs by the musical decisions and she or he is accompanied by singers and dancers Sophia Priolo and Josephina Ortiz-Lewis, virtuoso violinist Sarah Harrison, achieved accordionist Igor Outkine and pianist and musical director Ed Zanders. There can be a distinct particular visitor every day, with a complimentary theme.
Dee intersperses the songs with dialog concerning the state of the planet and the steps she has taken to mitigate her impression on the earth. From recycling props and costumes, to minimising the infamous flyering the Fringe is legendary for, to the straightforward but daring step of not carrying any make-up due to the extreme and unrecyclable packaging it’s produced in.
The high quality of Dee’s efficiency is rarely in query and the goals laudable however on account of its mid-afternoon timing, this glamorous, sequin-clad goddess of the stage appears oddly positioned within the setting of the Fringe. An night setting in an atmospheric night time membership may have served her higher.
However, if you wish to see a real theatrical large, up shut and private in an intimate setting then don’t squander this chance.
Runs on numerous dates till 26 August 2024 | Image: Contributed
