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COURTNEY PAUROSO
A dark clowny treat developed by Doctor Brown
When you hear that a show is being brought to us by the people who produced Natalie Palamides’ Laid and Nate, and has been developed with the assistance of Doctor Brown, you get a sense of what might be in store. Courtney Pauroso’s Gutterplum promises a character clowning show, a spot of burlesque and feminist allegory to comprise a ‘surreal and stupid heart-warming hour of ground- breaking comedy’.
Already fi rmly established on the list of many fellow Fringe comedians’ must-see shows, Pauroso has stayed largely under the pre-publicity radar ahead of August, with just some old clips fl oating around of her eating a burrito and doing a spoof character reel (it certainly had some people fooled believing they were witnessing an actress having a proper meltdown as she becomes increasingly more frustrated at her creations being ‘forced’ and ‘not organic’). A dark treat surely awaits. Mark Ronson saw an early version of Gutterplum in LA and loved it if that’s something which might infl uence your show-going behaviour. (Brian Donaldson) ■ Underbelly Cowgate, 3–25 Aug (not 13), 9.40pm, £11–£12 (£10–£11). Previews 1 & 2 Aug, £6.50.
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