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Lorna Rose Treen at Edinburgh review: oddball comedy show is deservedly the biggest buzz of the Fringe

Is it possible to peak too early at the Edinburgh Fringe? Newcomer Lorna Rose Treen has created the biggest buzz so far, with rave reviews from critics, and word-of-mouth plaudits from the public. The question now is, like the golfer who shoots an opening round course record, can she retain her lead to the end?

This 28-year-old from Redditch certainly makes a strong case for domination. Skin Pigeon is an oddball character-based comedy like no other. Treen emerges from a mound of old clothes like something out of Beckett’s Happy Days and proceeds to deliver some of the most hilariously idiosyncratic creations you will ever encounter.

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