If you spend a week in Edinburgh there are bound to be some shows you regret seeing in hindsight. Sadly, " Bosum Buddies" was one of them. To be fair it was unlucky to follow shows of such quality as " A Clockwork Orange", " The Dark Philosophers" and " Ten Plagues" in a twenty-four hour period.
We were lured by the opportunity to see one of Jack Klaff's famous one-man shows after we had last seen him here in Robert Llewellyn's " Blue Helmet". But, in contrast to what had gone before this is a bit of a mess. The concept is sound, a variety of real people (some better known than others) talking about their involvement in key moments in history.
The trouble with one person impersonating a number of different characters, male and female, and numerous accents is that it is really hard for the audience to keep up. Jack Klaff is an experienced performer and although he has performed this piece over many years he oddly seemed a little unsure of his material today. Strangely, the only time he seemed in complete control was when he spoke to some late-comers and briefly brought them up to speed with what they had missed.
There is an interesting play here but at seventy-five minutes it is at least a quarter of an hour too long and I feel we caught Mr Klaff on a bad day.
A missed opportunity.
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