‘Jaw droppingly funny and shocking’
Laurie Magers is both open and vulnerable in her one-woman debut Fringe show as she shares the history of a particularly turbulent relationship.
Set in a prison on Christmas Day, the show’s opener instantly reveals that Laurie’s relationship story was anything but conventional and this is only the beginning of her tale. After the initial scene setting Laurie breaks the fourth wall inviting the audience to befriend her as she tells her story frankly, openly and with wit.
She explains there are two groups of people: those that have been touched and affected by the tendrils of crime and those who haven’t and Laurie wants to ensure that the latter group understand every tiny aspect of what it is like to be on the other side of that line.
Laurie leaves no stone unturned, sharing about the time she had phone sex in the fridge at work, the horrors of the prison bra box and how she was so keen to please her man that she was almost imprisoned herself. As things got more extreme, you start to wonder, ‘what will be the straw that breaks the camels back?’ And the answer is not what you’de expect.
There were many laugh out loud moments and although her set was simple, she clearly painted a picture of the different facets of her relationship using a blend of props and projections to layer her story telling.
Some of the revelations she shared were shocking and yet through her bold, vivacious storytelling there were moments where surprisingly it felt possible to understand how and why she chose to stay with a man in maximum security for much longer than she ever should have. I mean, doesn’t everyone want to date a bad boy?
If you can think of a question about what it is like dating someone who is incarcerated, Laurie answers it and more in her hilarious one woman play.
The show was clever, funny and outrageous and is definitely worth a watch!
This show runs runs until 24th August at 15:10 in the Pleasance Courtyard. Tickets available here.