Comedy with wheels

Natasha Wood: Rolling with Laughter

(2007)
Park Ravine Productions
Pleasance Dome to 27th Aug. 18:15 (1hr)

Billed as comedy in the Fringe programme, this engaging show would be equally at home in the drama section. Born with a spinal condition, Natasha Wood has used a wheelchair from early childhood and fills her hour at the Pleasance Dome with a monologue about her life, loves and hopes.

Certainly, there's plenty of comedy in the show, but she doesn't shy from touching upon the dark times in her life, bringing a contemplative silence to her audience which is all the more powerful as it contrasts so much with the far more prevalent moments of laugh-out-loud humour.

After all, you've got to admire someone in a chair who talks so candidly about her boob-job, and shares with us that her life's ambition has been to be a high-class hooker.

Part of Natasha's story covers her attempt to get into acting school, and you can tell that there's more going on here than with the average stand-up. Her use of the small, bare stage is wonderfully effective as she wheels around in her motorised chair taking up positions from which to talk to us, aided by some well thought-out lighting. Her dramatic background is also apparent in her delivery of the voices of the other characters, as she converses with her parents and others for our amusement.

All in all, a wonderful tale that did indeed have the audience 'Rolling with Laughter' and left them wanting more. Do your best to catch this rich and vibrant tale from a powerful dramatic voice. [Gordon Johnston]

show info

Natasha Wood: Rolling with Laughter
Park Ravine Productions

Director:
Natasha Wood

Theatre:
Pleasance
Preview Aug 1-3: 18:15(1hr) £5.00 Aug 4,7-9,15-16,22-23,27: 18:15(1hr) £6.00(£5.00) Aug 5-6: 18:15(1hr) £6.00 Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26



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