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Andrew Henry as The Man, Danielle Farrow as The Woman in Tightlaced Theatre's The Dress Affair

The GRV

By Thom Dibdin

A sparkling and erotically-charged piece of new writing from Tightlaced Theatre at the GRV until Saturday reminds that while the Fringe might have left town, fringe theatre in Edinburgh is very much on the up.

Written by the company’s Rob David and based on a Brazilian poem, the thought-provoking two-hander has an air of magical realism to it.

Danielle Farrow is excellent as The Woman against a rather underwhelming Andrew Henry, who really needs to stamp some sort of authority on his role of The Man. But the star of the show is a deep red dress with gold lace trims and highlights.

Farrow’s success is that she makes you believe that this is the sort of dress which transforms the person who puts it on. They don’t so much wear it, as it is the dress which wears them – a skin that has its own entity and just needs flesh and bones over which to settle. … Continue reading Theatre Review – The Dress Affair