Vulvarine - A New Musical (Fat Rascal Theatre @ The Old Joint Stock Theatre)

OK so there’s the slight disappointment of a missing Hugh Jackman (apparently The Music Man on Broadway is more important) but, Fat Rascal Theatre more than make up for it with an irreverent yet supremely entertaining piece of musical theatre, Vulvarine - A New Musical. In the intimate surroundings of the Old Joint Stock Theatre the laughter rang loud as a talented team of performers told the story of one Bryony Buckle, inconspicuous office worker in High Wycombe turned into Vulvarine, saviour of womankind, by the scientific meddlings of The Mansplainer.

Frankly if you’re not open to something a bit different, politically, socially and sexually teetering on the edge, you probably need to get out and see more of this type of entertainment. Where else might you see a talking cat, more spandex than a fitness video and listen to a song about how exceedingly unexciting High Wycombe is (apologies to the residents of said location), I suspect nowhere.

Oozing effortlessly from the creative juices of Robyn Grant, Daniel Foxx and James Ringer-Beck this is theatre at the bleeding edge (almost literally) and performed with pace, skill and a not inconsiderable amount of stunning comic timing by Allie Munro, Katie Wells, Jamie Mawson, Steffan Rizzi and the writer/lyricist herself Robyn Grant (some people really just have too many talents don’t they !).

This might just be something that can take the nation out of the doldrums of Brexit and give us something that little bit fantastic (and quite a lot astounding) to cling on to, so don't miss it on the current tour before Vulvarine loses her powers for good.

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