Trygve Wakenshaw brings last year's cult favourite back alongside his new show Nautilus. There's plenty of physical comedy from the mime but compared to the magnificent Nautilus this seems like it's slightly weaker twin. Nevertheless it's a cracking show.
There's quite the eye-opening start when Wakenshaw is forced to undress once (and arguably the second time is just exhibitionist) in order for him to get to his clothes for the performance and from there multiple scenes seamlessly merge into one.
There's a lot more audience participation compared to Nautilus, including a lot of kissing and one man becoming a unicorn. For me, though, this doesn't really add or take anything away from the experience. It's all still playful and creative. He does end with a rather interesting and very flexible improvised contemporary dance sequence to go along with Enya's Orinoco Flow.
However, I feel that Nautilus had a lot more variety and more creative avenues explored and mined quite brilliantly. Nautilus also had some nice callbacks that seemed to create a greater sense of coherence through the show. Regardless it was very nice to have another dose of Wakenshaw before the festival's end.
Score: 8/10
Venue: Underbelly, Cowgate
Dates: 27th-30th August
Time: 18:00
Price: £12.50
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