Fringefeed ★★★★★

Swamplesque takes everything you thought you knew about Shrek and gleefully tosses it into the swamp, then adds burlesque, drag, circus, powerhouse vocals, and a healthy dose of adult chaos. It’s nostalgic in the best way, but firmly for a grown-up audience who are happy to see their childhood fairytales stripped back, shaken up, and sent back out glittering – nipple tassels and all. 

From the moment the spotlight hits Shrek in a sheer negligee, it’s obvious this show commits fully to the bit. Shrek dancing to All Star and unapologetically stripping as the audience cheers is impossible not to enjoy. That energy carries through the entire cast, and the audience goes along with it willingly.

Pinocchio takes things from Beyoncé’s If I Were a Boy to Baby Got Back, backed by three little pigs, and it works far better than it has any right to. The underwear reveal does not disappoint. Lord Farquaad and the Gingerbread Man each have their own moment on stage, keeping the laughs coming with stripping that plays up the absurdity of it all.

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