Show 31: Thom Tuck and Tim FitzHigham: Macbeth

Thom Tuck and frequent collaborator Tim Fitzhigham often bring quirky experimental comedy shows to the festival and this is no exception.

A retelling of MacBeth but with different directors everyday, essentially this is structured improvised comedy, always a risky endeavour for comedy except in skilled hands (thank goodness for Tuck's grounding at Edinburgh's Improverts) but today's show was sheer joy and silliness. Sunil Patel providing the direction (a very lacklustre and relatively unimaginative style, I couldn't tell if it was deliberate/a manifestation of his comedic persona (I confess I've never engaged with his material before)) Tuck and Fitzhigham did brilliantly to bring Shakespeare's tragic work to comedic life, starting with motorcycle riding witches to an inexplicable Mexican laird (get a funny accent just right and I'll double up in laughter) and excellent use of red cloth (you forget just how much death there is in MacBeth sometimes) this was a fabulous show. Vibrant, chaotic and downright stupid, this is the kind of show that makes the festival magical. I only wish I could have watched them again.

Score: 8/10
Venue: Underbelly at Cowgate, Belly Button
Dates: run ended
Time: 20:35