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It Is Rocket Science!

Helen Keen

What more wonderful way to spend an hour than on Helen Keen's tin-foil voyage to the stars and back? With childish wide-eyed enthusiasm she delivers a carefully crafted set covering wormholes and time travel, with a bit of Michael Jackson thrown in for good measure. The whole show reeks of care and attention to detail; the stage is adorned with homemade space paraphernalia and quirky props in a testament to Keen's wonderful imagination, whilst a shadow puppet sideshow is as enchanting as it is hilarious. As a whole it's charming, interesting, funny and one of the most original shows on the Fringe. There, not a single space-pun to be seen. Oh, go on then. It was stellar!

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 30 Jul - 25 Aug (not 13), 12.30pm (1.25pm), prices vary, fpp 62

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2008

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