Review by Mark and Aimee
Tickets were gifted in return for an honest review.
How To Fix A Fairytale takes the well-trodden land of "once upon a time" and hands the steering wheel directly to the audience, who drive forward this fantastical story.
From the moment we meet Trusted and Da Costa, the fourth wall is shattered and this becomes a shared experience between performer and audience. The audience acts as an omnipresent narrative force, shouting out constraints, naming character traits, defining the quest, and guiding the hero and villain toward their inevitable (or completely absurd) happily-ever-after.
Backed by live accompaniment, the duo weaves lyrics into surprisingly slick arrangements of already established, well-known musical theatre. Numbers from Cats, Love Never Dies, Amelie and Into The Woods all feature with newly adapted lyrics.
Undoubtedly, this is a show with potential, and the two performers are richly talented, but it needed to play more into the absurdity of the ideas; often suggestions were rejected simply as they didn’t fit the narrative of the show the performers wanted to create.
With two brilliant performers who are infinitely watchable, you will still have a good time. It just needs to let itself play more into the zaniness of what it could be.
⭐⭐
How To Fix A Fairytale runs at Mint Studio at Greenside @ George Street until Saturday 29th August 2026. For tickets visit https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/how-to-fix-a-fairytale
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