Saturday 10 August 2024

Mark Thomas : Gaffa Tapes, The Stand, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

 Non stop rant, non stop laughs. Angry but funny. Thomas hasn't changed, which can only be a good thing. After a brief foray into having a go at Starmer he launches into his most fruitful subject matter - the disasters of the past 14 years, and the decay of democracy in the UK. Plus being bang up to date on the origins of the #FarageRiots that have been so horrific recently. Of course Thomas has a long history of activism against the far right, so this is meat and drink to him.

There are lessons on how to fight the nonsense of christian anti-choice campaigners by using their own book against them, and special mentions for the likes of Leadsom, Truss, hancock, Bravermad, Johnson et al. A cast of horrors! Behind the strong language are plenty of astute observations and his own slant on events. Anger and laughter make for a great combination.

On a happier note he admits to the surprise of falling in love again at 61 years old, and gets in a few 'proper' jokes too. BUt at heart Thomas is still the class warrior we love, and a class act.

No comments:

Post a Comment