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git r «vi : mauve -,-;2' , DIRTY WORKS There‘s something gratifying about seeing a splendid show by a relatively
' u": i ' pf 2W;- .'":(i‘ lamps-v we", COWC” eState tragedy .... unknown company early in the Fringe. For all the kudos of the Traverse, all ‘3» :w. of fiewiw. ‘_,":)<..£ll file"? i. ' the panache of the Assembly Rooms, and the vigorous glitter of the ;i"'i ti - ;,,' i ' ir r, ,nil in‘ (i Pleasance, you’re likely to unearth these little gems in the brave, slightly
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ii uflni n r ii i;:'f‘,(:. (l impoverished London company, is a fine example of this kind of work. i ~ : ' v ' jig, < .«i‘ l t. H Imogen is in fact a small child who has died of some incurable illness, "It-3i . '. -'l‘-‘;'(;i, site», i,, leaving her Spanish immigrant father Leonardo (Dani Machancoses) in i e: V. .n'. txxiza. l or Anton/xi the some psychological disarray. He retreats into delusion, living alone in steep 5/21,. ',' a :2 ;,'-.;t!,,' ’l:i""‘. ’ilfl Agi‘. li"-:;- decline and imagining his child, who has died at eight, still wrapped in her ’l l ' l i ‘v l< . I H;;;""‘)(:."t'~, ii . rabbit suit, interacting with him. We see her too, through some very fine we; :1: i «i it m: i M ' puppetry. Slowly, through an episodic structure, we recreate his former life, i l i ' rim .'.rih int i ' M a: li from the moment he meets his artist partner (Miranda Keeling), and they
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altar ;:='. my: w,- Pia-3... small child min :i ll‘,'[)lil(l(}lllll(; syringe. raven awaiting the child, trades in an unashamed emotional discourse,
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f1 5 lm t':-;,- ninth-r,” M a "mi- giangisiei. And the performances are a treat. Machanoses’ distraught dad is both l‘«/i";£t'l.‘,'l‘i‘lf;, a ,niuiqi (£71.!) (l(:£ilt:f has. loveable and troubled, creating a subtle empathy with his audience, while
THE WRONG MAN iiiiiiilerl umi gangster. EllVl his l)<>,f‘, Keeling‘s girlfriend is full of wise nuance, a really thought out piece of
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msh troubles .... (tit: i. it .iupitpmxi l\(:li.lz;l l.) his acting in a difficult support role. But perhaps the puppetry of Lowri James
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