“A highly physical, entertaining, absurd cabaret performance that is not to be missed”
Have you ever wondered how it feels to be a vegetable, past its sell by date, forgotten in the back of the cupboard? Have you considered the lives of the characters tightly packed together in the pickle jar in your fridge? Ruxy Cantir’s performance follows the life cycle of the produce left to wither and wilt.
This surreal and abstract show creates an environment where you find yourself considering the existential questions of the journeys of these poor, unfortunate souls. In a highly physical, entertaining, absurd cabaret performance that is not to be missed.
Ruxy Cantir has impeccable character work. We meet a terrified, forgotten tomato who once basked in the sunshine and now is squashed in the bottom of a mouldy jar, a sexy, confident, ‘spud-uctive’ potato in her prime who begins to age and wither and a loving mother of a baby carrot who is having an existential crisis.
The set is simple and effective, each vegetable is clear from their differing costume and characteristics and the accompanying sound of the pickle in a jar paired with mime creates such a strong visual that you want to smash the jar open yourself. The venue in Summerhall suits perfectly, the intimate nature of the space drawing the audience into the stifling world of these vegetables.
Ruxy breaks the fourth wall, including the audience in comical nods throughout, inviting us into her universe and making us care about the outcome of each of these characters in their strange reality.
For ‘fork’ sake, go and see this show.
This show runs until 25th August at 13:15 in Summerhall. Tickets can be found here: https://festival.summerhallarts.co.uk/events/pickled-republic/