Volcano Theatre Company

This piece of musical theatre was created by the company to fulfill two purposes, firstly to explore sound in the way of guitar and piano together with voice and as a celebration of their mother.

They certainly achieved the first aim. The music was experimental in places, traditional in others and with a variety of song styles and effect pedals the range was wide.

Whether they achieved the celebration of mother was somewhat difficult to be certain. The first few numbers the sound was such that the lyrics were drowned so any message that was being put across was lost. The piece although predominately a solo performance by Fern Smith accompanied by composer and musician Patrick Fitzgerald  was certainly dramatic and Ms Smith's vocal style was very versatile

So check this out if you like your entertainment experimental because you won't be disappointed.

Venue; Underbelly, Cowgate  V61

Dates;  31st July  to  24th August

Times;    18-15  to  19-25

Fringe programme page  168