The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas is running a series of one-off events in which academics and professionals present arguments against conventional wisdom and discuss them with the audience. Physiotherapist and stand up comedian Elaine Miller has achieved some fame (with appearances on national TV, radio and in the press) as an advocate for exercise as a means to relieve the all too common problem of incontinence, primarily in women. In this show she proposes that wider awareness that you don't have to live with wetting yourself should be taken up as an important feminist issue.
Introduced and assisted by Susan Morrison, Miller elucidates the science and statistics which show the extent of the issue and how it can be tackled. And that the exercises she evangelises can also help improve sexual performance (this applies for all genders!). To help with her explanations she has some intriguing props, a very unusual variation on "pin the tail on the donkey", and a load of excellent punchlines. It might be educational, but this is also a very funny show. And you don't leave empty handed, with plenty of free gifts to take away - all related to the subject matter of course!
This show was a one-off event, but Miller tackles the same subject matter in her regular show, Gusset Grippers, which is just as funny and informative, with even more outrageous props. I can definitely recommend this from past experience.
Gusset Grippers is on in Woodland Creatures at 17.30 until 27 August.
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