FLAT AND THE CURVES – ROSÉ-TINTED at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

★★★★

“the audience for last night’s performance left happy and entertained, and you will, too”

Flat and the Curves are back at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with their new show, Rosé- Tinted. If you’ve never seen this talented group before, don’t hesitate to book a ticket. Oh, and take your men friends. They’ll learn a thing or two about how these satirical sirens see men and their less endearing habits. But it’s all good fun, and even the lads will appreciate the ladies, their music (and their jokes).

This talented group is Katy Baker, Charlotte Brooke, and Issy Wroe-Wright. When I last saw this group in London, they had a fourth member as well, and honesty compels me to admit that Flat and the Curves do better when they’re a quartet. Rosé-Tinted is just as sparkling as earlier shows, but having an extra voice helps carry the load of their incredibly energetic performances. They can perform everything from opera to soul, with a touch of raunchy blues thrown in for good measure. They have much more to offer than your average cabaret show. And that includes a running commentary with songs to make your grandma blush. Or maybe not. After all, they are singing about experiences that every woman has had, regardless of one’s date of birth.

Many of the songs in Rosé-Tinted will be familiar to fans of Flat and the Curves. They range from useful advice you can get from meeting female soulmates in the loo, to less than happy memories about hen dos. In fact, when Flat and the Curves have advice to offer, you’d better listen. (Don’t ever wear a jumpsuit where there’s a lot of competition for the loos. Just sayin’). Then there’s all the angst that comes with hosting middle class dinner parties. And a torch song about the disappearance of “real” men. The song about P*** suggests reasons for this—and it’s hilarious. There’s some new material including a rather offbeat little song about The Easter Bunny but why the heck not? It gives the girls time for a breather before launching into their next energetic set. At just sixty minutes, this is a shorter show designed for Fringe conditions, but the audience for last night’s performance left happy and entertained, and you will, too.

FLAT AND THE CURVES – ROSÉ-TINTED at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Underbelly Bristo Square

Reviewed on 4th August 2024

by Dominica Plummer

Photography by  Rebecca Need Menear

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