Sing, River
Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker One
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Historically I have arrived at the Edinburgh festival once it is in full flow but I have always wondered what it would be like to turn up early. Now I am retired I have the opportunity to
find out
Thanks to a cheap Air BNB Room near Craig Millar and a
handily timed flight from Cardiff to the Scottish capital
I arrived Tuesday night in readiness for the first set of
previews the following day.
Naturally the weather was foul as I queued outside
Pleasance bunker to see Sing, River. It may have
been Armageddon outside the venue but it was
Midsummers Eve inside. We are lured back in time
to see what the mystery of the River Thames can reveal
to us.
This is done in word and song as our hero attempts to
use the secrets of the past to throw some light about the
present and his future.
All of this is brought to us by the talents of Nathaniel
Jones who singlehandedly leads us through this mysterious
world with words and songs. I saw the show on the first
preview night so his pacing and confidence in his material
will only improve. I do think the script could be trimmed
and tightened in places.
However, if you want to see something unusual, and that
is surely the whole point of the Edinburgh festival, head
to Pleasance and return to a forgotten distant land.
DC