Scaramouche Jones is a theatrical piece about a 100 year old classical clown. For the last 50 years he's been playing a clown, entertaining children and families with his mime and antics. As the clock ticks towards the dawn of a new millenium, he sits in his dressing room contemplating his life. At this point, he turns to us, the audience, his "ghosts" and, at last, tells his story.
It's a fascinating story with great lyrical prose, with lovely acting from Thom Tuck. A very emotional and touching moment towards the end of the play is touchingly and sensitively performed.
Tuck first performed this piece at the Fringe ten years ago, and as an artistic endeavour he's decided to perform this piece every ten years as an exploration of how his relationship with the character changes as he slowly approaches the character's same 100 year old age.
Tuck performs well and has a delightful array of accents. For any theatre drama lovers, it's a great performance and show, but for the pure comedy goers, it's got a smattering of laughs but it's a piece more for the drama-philes.
Score: 6/10
Venue: Underbelly, Cowgate
Dates: 21st-30th August
Time: 12:20
Price: £110 (£10) weekends, £9 (£8) weekdays
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