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Strange Bedfellows

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Strange Bedfellows ... Dickinson and Frederick Douglass. A bedroom. Throw in notorious skater Tonya Harding - on ice - and you've got a farce torn from the pages of American history!

Newest Review: ... itself having to waste time with a history lesson. The five scenes move chronologically through significant historical events, albeit in alternative, potential or wildly exaggerated forms that see George Washington playing love slave to a randy King George III; black rights pioneer Frederick Douglass inspiring Emily Dickinson's verse; mad axewoman Lizzie Borden being pushed over the edge by ... more

... her miserly ex-husband; Lee Harvey Oswald deciding to take revenge when his girlfriend Marilyn reveals that she prefers Presidents, and figure skater Tonya Harding receiving inspiring and confusing visions to lead her to her final victory. But you can'...more

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Edinburgh Fringe 2008: Strange Bedfellows (414 words)
by - written on 21/08/08 (Very useful, 39 readings)
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Stuart Spencer's new play takes the notion of politics making strange bedfellows at face value, by presenting an intriguing, thoughtful and frequently cheeky version of United States history from the eighteenth century to the present day, dominated by a star-spangled bed in the centre of the stage. For fans of American history, names such as Emily Dickinson, Frederick Douglass, Lizzie Borden and J. P. Morgan will require no introduction, but the rest of us philistines are provided with a handy programme that fills in the historical background without the performance itself having to waste time with a history lesson. The five scenes move ... Read the complete review