2016 Edinburgh Fringe
Dame Nature - The Magnificent Bearded Lady
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Venue
8: Assembly George Square Theatre
Admin
Moisturise. Oil. Comb. Repeat. Dame Nature is a bearded lady who has been looking after her facial furniture for as long as she can remember. Once the star of the show, now she spends her days in the depths of her dressing room contemplating the fading roar of the crowd, lost love and the merits of Phil Collins' solo work. A poignant, off-kilter show for people who don't like to judge a woman by her beard. Supported by Bristol Old Vic Ferment.
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Press articles
BWW Q&A - Dame Nature
BWW speaks to Tim Bell about 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Dame Nature: The Magnificent Bearded Lady.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 15th July 2016Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 16th Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 17th Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 18th Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 19th Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 20th Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 21st Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 22nd Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 23rd Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 24th Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 25th Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 26th Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 27th Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 28th Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
| 29th Aug 2016 | 15:00 | Assembly George Square Theatre |
User reviews
Came with a group of friends and we thoroughly enjoyed this show. Dame Nature is a tragic comic figure and like her Victorian predecessors, living a restrictive life under the control of her husband and, like them, learning about life through reading women's magazines. She longs to break free, be judged on more than her looks, and seizes a rare opportunity when she is alone with her audience to try out something else - card tricks, jokes, impressions, all of which fall flat.
It seems that the reviewer missed the Phil Collins references but there were plenty of them, e.g. One More Night and When Destiny Calls. We would definitely have given this a 4* rating.