Cabaret
Tempo Musical Productions

Edinburgh in August, where everyone is self-promoter or voyeur. What a perfect place to perform ‘Cabaret’, where every

character is self-promoter or voyeur out of necessity. Pre-war Nazi Germany wouldn’t be my first choice for a musical, but

while the outside world is facing fear and confusion, inside the Kit Kat Club things have never been better. This performance

is a welcome change after minimalist, existential, student drama: it’s glamorous, decadent and debauched. The acting is

flawless, the passion and desperation of the time scrawled across their over-painted faces. Girls and boys wear stockings and

frilly knickers, while unlikely couples try to find comfort in each other. A beautifully realised piece, where the songs are

beautiful, the script is beautiful and the girls are beautiful.

St. Oswald’s Hall, 18-23 Aug, 7:40pm (10:00pm), £10.00 (£8.00), fpp 107.

twrating: 5/5 [gs]