London Fringe 2005: The Cabaret of the Gilded Cage

Sexy, funny, touching, and scandalous, with a skein of music that’s just a little on the subversive side… exactly what a cabaret show should be. Roz McArthur and Geneviève Proulx have wonderful voices that mesh nicely on duets and really shine in their solo numbers.

Before the show an audience member beside me was mentioning the dearth of clowns in this year’s Fringe; afterward we agreed that this show has a great one in Roz McArthur. Proulx exhibits amazing technical prowess—and a particularly surprising comic turn of her own, giving grief to a real rat—but McArthur’s the one who captures the audience with her fervent performance.

Highly recommended.

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