Review: Madame Senórita: Eres tu

Madame Senorita: Tu  Eres

Tiger Paws Junior’s Stories ***** 5 Stars

Madame Senorita eres tu

The trained Le Coq Spanish actor wooed me outside Assembly Roxy…there’s no other way to say it.

I was looking for a show to go to and Assembly’s press office were being a pain. So up she comes as Happy as Larry, with her beautiful Spanish accent, and wooed me to see her show.

The woo-ing was very impressive, firstly, given her show was on at 12.45am in Counting House (Venue 170) and secondly, because I had no intention of staying out passed midnight.

 I don’t think I’ve used the word Woo that much in this review, so I’ll say it again:

If you come to her show, you will be treated to an hour of pure Jacques Le Coq trained enthusiasm (and wooing) as the recent graduate has just graduated in mime and Play there. Not only that she was in the top 40% who made it into their second year of study…And frankly, it shows.

She is so technical on stage and is so vivid with her speeches and characterisation, that she could do anything on stage and still hold the audiences attention fully. It’s a funny show. When I entered 3 minutes late (which is standard for me) she stopped the show and I got screamed at.

The show itself presumably changes each night. A set script is unnecessary for such a performer and she reacts and takes the audience’s suggestions at will.

I needn’t say more, you get the idea. Go to the show, I highly reccommend it…and it’s free. And there’s a levitating chair

Spanish le coq show

Tiger Paws Junior’s Stories 5 Stars

Review: Modern Robot

Modern Robot – C Nova 22.30

Review: Tiger Paws Junior’s Stories ***** 5 Stars

Modern Robot
Modern Robot, 22.40 C Nova

This is going to be a short review.

I saw this piece of theatre about six days ago. It was just I haven’t had time to review it yet. All I can say about it is that I needed it.

These two performers, a Scottish drummer (left) and an American guitarist (right) play the score, live on stage, to a 1926 film.

That’s all I need to say. It’s a five star show.

I you are having a bad day and want to chill out for an hour, these performers take you into the story and bring it to life with their music.

One almost forgets that they are there because, because of their music, you get interested and invested in the story of the film.

The music lulls you into the emotions of the characters in the film and softly and subtly tells you what they are feeling. Speaking to them afterwards, both performers assured me that the music changes constantly depending on their own mood. What a great piece of improvisation and confidence in one’s own performance to be able to change it so fluidly.

Go see the show if you want to relax and enjoy great performance art. Or if you love old silent movies.

Day 12: Edinburgh Fringe Festival

I managed to catch three brilliant shows yesterday. Day’s are feeling shorter and getting longer it seems up here but we are still having fun so all is well.

The first Helene was a beautiful live music piece in Assembly. A four person instrumental piece and a singer song writer (Helene) who speaks to the audience and plays live guitar

Assembly

beautiful helene shot

Guitar At Helene

Helene full cast

I then went to our local off Drummmond Street, Captain’s Bar for a delicious pint and bit of a Hooley. It was filled with happy people and amazing reels. There was an American Harmonica player there who said he had a great day because his brother didn’t get put in jail for spitting at a bouncer. He was celebrating by himself.

Session in Captains

I then went to an amazing one woman show called Dame Senorita, Eres Tu in Venue 170 in the Counting House (5 Stars from TPJ) It’s free every evening at 12.45am and is funny as hell. The Le Coq trained actor is so passionate and talented that everyone just fell in love with her.

Spanish le coq show

TPJ Microphone

Madame Senorita eres tu

TPJ on stage with guitar in helene..blue

All in all, a good day. Reviews to follow

Review: Shout! The Musical

Shout! The Musical Review

Tiger Paws Juniors Stories: 5 stars

Shout Group shot

Momentum Theatre, 17.45 daily

I really like musicals. They make me happy and I value their presence almost over dance or theatre. In my opinion, the skills required to sing, dance and act on stage in a musical surpasses most other forms of artistic performance.

I am a musical lover, I hold no qualms about that and deny it to none. I used to sing Les Mis in the car at full volume when I was ten and The Last Five Years makes me happy when I’m having a bad day.

So when I got an email from Max (Emmerson) offering a ticket to Shout! I happily accepted. They’re my jam, why wouldn’t I? I did enter with a preconception of ‘I’ve never heard of this show, I hope it’s not too bad’ mentality. We review so many shows that one can’t help judging.

I entered the beautiful hall at Momentum on Stephens Square and was super excited with the set design. It’s such a nice venue and the lights and set are big and impressive, unlike many venues closer to the centre that can’t have such an immense setting, that I just sat down and enjoyed the space.

We sat on the church pews and watched the girls perform an hour long selection of heartfelt 60’s classics.

From Goldfinger to Those were the Days my friend, everything was lovely. They were just so good.

I believe they trained at Lipper together (maybe that’s not how you spell it), which is strictly acting and none of the six have a Musical Theatre background. That blew my mind because they were so good.

Beautiful Girl in Shout

2nd Beautiful Girl in Shout

I don’t want to single any of the six out personally, because there is no star of the show, no lead character if you will. Also all of their performances are memorable and the emsemble piece is magic. They work fluidly and well together and it seems like it’s effortless even though the amount of skill required is immense.

They look like they enjoy their jobs which is lovely to see. I was a little bit unprofessional and fancied the shit out of one of the cast,…. but I didn’t vocalise it so my integrity (and possible dignity) remained intact lol.

The songs are probably the best bit. The live band is conducted by the Pianist and is located directly behind the set and in view which gives the old church a special echo. Live music is integral to the show and the girls look like they relish the ability to sing with the accompaniment. Those Were the Days My Friend was my favourite given my Irish raring but there were so many memorable songs that interlink nicely.

All in all, I would recommend this show highly. It’s probably my favourite show I’ve seen so far. A feel good musical with a great heart. If you want to feel good and Edinburgh crazy is getting you down a little bit, go to this show. They’ll cheer you up.

Shot Reading Mag

Tiger Paws Junior’s Stories, 5 Stars

Review: Shout! The Musical

Shout! The Musical Review

Tiger Paws Juniors Stories: 5 stars

Shout Group shot

Momentum Theatre, 17.45 daily

I really like musicals. They make me happy and I value their presence almost over dance or theatre. In my opinion, the skills required to sing, dance and act on stage in a musical surpasses most other forms of artistic performance.

I am a musical lover, I hold no qualms about that and deny it to none. I used to sing Les Mis in the car at full volume when I was ten and The Last Five Years makes me happy when I’m having a bad day.

So when I got an email from Max (Emmerson) offering a ticket to Shout! I happily accepted. They’re my jam, why wouldn’t I? I did enter with a preconception of ‘I’ve never heard of this show, I hope it’s not too bad’ mentality. We review so many shows that one can’t help judging.

I entered the beautiful hall at Momentum on Stephens Square and was super excited with the set design. It’s such a nice venue and the lights and set are big and impressive, unlike many venues closer to the centre that can’t have such an immense setting, that I just sat down and enjoyed the space.

We sat on the church pews and watched the girls perform an hour long selection of heartfelt 60’s classics.

From Goldfinger to The Beatles, everything was lovely. They were just so good.

I believe they trained at Lippa together (maybe that’s not how you spell it), which is strictly acting and none of the six have a Musical Theatre background. That blew my mind because they were so good.

Beautiful Girl in Shout

2nd Beautiful Girl in Shout

I don’t want to single any of the six out personally, because there is no star of the show, no lead character if you will. Also all of their performances are memorable and the emsemble piece is magic. They work fluidly and well together and it seems like it’s effortless even though the amount of skill required is immense.

They look like they enjoy their jobs which is lovely to see. I was a little bit unprofessional and fancied the shit out of one of the cast,…. but I didn’t vocalise it so my integrity (and possible dignity) remained intact lol.

The songs are probably the best bit. The live band is conducted by the Pianist and is located directly behind the set and in view which gives the old church a special echo. Live music is integral to the show and the girls look like they relish the ability to sing with the accompaniment. Those Were the Days My Friend was my favourite given my Irish raring but there were so many memorable songs that interlink nicely.

All in all, I would recommend this show highly. It’s probably my favourite show I’ve seen so far. A feel good musical with a great heart. If you want to feel good and Edinburgh crazy is getting you down a little bit, go to this show. They’ll cheer you up.

Shot Reading Mag

Tiger Paws Junior’s Stories, 5 Stars