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Off Her Trolley

Description: Performance takes place at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 180 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1QS, Scotland

Newest Review: ... most prominent character is a somewhat eccentric woman with a preoccupation for various items lost in the seemingly infinite, TARDIS-esque recesses of her shopping trolley, who speaks about her work in a care home with the detached honesty and flippancy of experience. Her second character, a young carer, is more exclusively present for comic relief to avoid the performance becoming too ... more

... heavy-going, but even this light-hearted juvenile, reminiscent of something from Catherine Tate's show, is tinged with satirical stabs at the low pay and hard work involved in such a job. The third character acts as the straight woman of the piece,...more

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Edinburgh Fringe 2008: Off Her Trolley (350 words)
by - written on 28/08/08 (Very useful, 73 readings)
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Eleanor Bennet's debut play invites the audience on an intimate exploration of the frequently overlooked world occupied by the elderly and those around them. 'Off Her Trolley' has been nominated for Amnesty's Freedom of Expression award for its insightful take on a difficult subject, and it's commendable just how frankly Bennet tackles the issue of Alzheimer's and its effects on the inflicted, their families and their carers, through the use of three very different personas. The most prominent character is a somewhat eccentric woman with a preoccupation for various items lost in the seemingly infinite, TARDIS-esque recesses of her shopping trolley, who speaks ... Read the complete review