Watching ‘Feral’ is like catching up with your best friend, granted your best friend is slightly unhinged and an excellent storyteller
Jess Fuchs’ Feral is exactly what it says on the tin, and brilliantly so. I don’t know quite how she managed to cover so much ground and execute so many well structured punchlines while allowing her show to take completely unexpected turns, draw together completely unrelated anecdotes, and improvise with the audience extensively, but she did. Fuchs’ on stage persona is delightful, addressing the audience like we are a group of her favourite people to gossip with and adopting a wonderfully casual, candid tone.
Fuchs’ writing is deeply relatable but simultaneously retains distinctly personal qualities that only Fuchs herself could execute. She has a real talent for making her audience feel comfortable, an excellent foundation for a show that isn’t afraid to venture towards life’s more confronting experiences, but never becomes overly weighed down by its depth. In fact, Fuchs offers such a light and buoyant energy to her performance that it would be easy to undermine the excellent job she does in opening conversations around medical neglect and the isolation that comes with depression. Mediating these conversations through comedy makes them both accessible and free of taboo, a really admirable achievement.
Attending Feral was one of the most fun hours I spent at the fringe, and the uproarious laughter I was surrounded by throughout would suggest I was not alone in this experience. I would strongly encourage everyone to grab a ticket to Fuchs’ performance, especially those in need of an unfiltered, outrageously funny debrief.
SHOW LISTING: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/jess-fuchs-feral
LISTING INFORMATION:
Venue: Bunker Two at Pleasance Courtyard
Dates: Aug 5th -30th (exl 18th)
Time: 18:55 (60 mins)
Ticket prices: £15.50 / concessions £14.50
Fringe box office: 0131 226 0000 / http://www.edfringe.com
Suitable for 14+