What I liked
It’s funny, surreal, and Benedict is clearly a woman of many talents.
What I didn't like
It’s very difficult to clap when you’re also holding a bunch of grapes. People look at you weird when you’ve got the stem in your teeth so both your hands are free.
My overall impression
Tap dancing. Balloon animals. Unscheduled grapes. Twirly’s Traveling Tricks is probably the last show I’ll catch at this year’s Fringe, and it was a great one to close out on. Benedict delivers a hilarious one-woman variety show in character as Twirly the itinerant undead clown, who is perfectly comfortable with tap numbers, singing, and other tricks, but struggles with more mundane tasks like coherent sentences or putting on shoes and hats. It’s all delightfully surreal, and there’s a bit of vulnerability in the performance that seems very on-brand for Fringe. If you get the opportunity to see her in the future, I’d definitely recommend.
