One of the established stars of Scottish comedy, McTavish serves up a sideways look at Scottish history, with special attention going to the sometimes bizarre political events of the last twelve months. An unashamed Yes voter in the 2014 Indyref (there's a clue in the show title!), he has his own take on the rise of the SNP, the numptiness of Jim Murphy and wondering who exactly is Willie Rennie.
There's a great flight of fancy when he imagines posh people of the future celebrating an Irvine Welsh night, and a nice observation on the only time the Orange Lodge ever looked to the future. He also likes to get to know his audience a bit, but never puts pressure on anyone.
You don't have to be Scottish to enjoy this show. But it probably helps to know someone who is. And it was refreshing to be part of that rarest of beasts, a predominately Scottish Fringe audience.
Grand stuff.
Vladimir McTavish is on in Stand 5 at 18.15 until the 30th.
No comments:
Post a Comment