There are many ways of choosing a show to see at the festival, reviews, flyers, adverts and blurb in the official brochure amongst many others. Well, we attended "Bane, 1,2,3" as the actor is a friend of a friend & I was fed up making excuses about why we hadn't seen it. I had been aware of the "Bane" franchise over the last couple of years after seeing regular glowing reviews but as it was featured in the theatre section of the fringe brochure I assumed ( wrongly) it was a straight play.
The omens weren't good as the ticket checkers pre-warned us about the extreme heat in Ace Dome, recommending we take as much water and preferably ice with us. as possible. DARKCHATTER Anne then refused to sit in a seat without a back so we found ourselves a few rows away from the front in a pcked and baking venue.
The fact that we were captivated and mesmerised by what followed is a tribute to the skills of Joe Bone. We were open-minded about what we were about to witness but we didn't expect a man appearing in an overcoat and proceeding to deliver a Philip Marlowe/ Sam Spade style American gumshoe style story for an hour. He is accompanied by Ben Roe on guitar providing an atmospheric soundtrack but otherwise this is a man show as he plays all the roles from the lead character, his nemesis, the moll etc down to the stall holders selling vegetables and the worlds largest cushion.
Not only is this an extraordinary tour de force it is hysterical throughout as well is being a slimming aid for Mr Bone as he must shed a stone in weight every day. But, the coup of this show is that as it heads towards a predictable conclusion something occurs which makes most of the audience gasp out loud. This is my 14th festival and that was one of the most unexpected events I have witnessed.
I cannot recommend this highly enjoyable show enough. So, if you don't go you are depriving yourself of a great theatrical experience.
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