Edinburgh — By Andy Hayes on August 31, 2009 at 11:51 am
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Edinburgh Festival Review – Barbershopera II

They’re back with their quarter antics for another year on the Fringe…

This year’s story is a fun one; two brothers of the ruling families in a small Spanish town fight over taking over their dead father’s barber shop empire. To solve the problem? A scissor cut-off! In hilarious, cheeky, outrageous fashion this fouresome tell us the story. The lyrics are just brilliant and a simple stage with few props makes the singers’ fab voices the stars of the show.

There’s a short skit with a ‘puppetry’ stage which seems lost and misplaced as it’s so short you can’t really grasp what it is before it’s over. But otherwise the production is well-oiled and squeaky clean.

4 star fun. Playing at Pleasance Dome, 22:45. £10 – Book Now.