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Lady Carol: Tomorrow Is My Turn

Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live

It's a fascinating recipe: take one delicate, tortured soul, add achingly beautiful vocal chords, sprinkle some self-deprecating anecdotes and finally toss in a ukulele. The result is a unique, funny and intimate portrait through story and song. The feathery twang of Lady Carol's ukulele perfectly frames her vocals which tackle a frightening number of octaves. When she's rough, her gravelly voice aches of hardship and fragility. When she's smooth, she transports you, as if in a dream, to a better place. Original songs meet covers of Radiohead and Kings Of Leon to keep the audience enthralled, and nervous stories humorously expose a childhood struggling with self-esteem. This will grip you for an hour but won't leave you for quite some time.

Pleasance Courtyard, 5 - 31 Aug, 8.15pm, prices vary, fpp 152

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2009

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