Two sisters present a wild and unimaginable variety show, playfully mocking those who take their art too seriously. Imagine a Bette Midler Diva as drawn up by David Lynch…
“Expert choreography and puppet mastery.” – Jenny Revue
“Piss-Your-Pants-Funny. A MUST-SEE SHOW! ” – Montreal Rampage ★★★★★ – Vue Weekly.
By Ingrid Hansen (Interstellar Elder ★★★★★) & Stéphanie Morin-Robert (Blindside ★★★★★)
Audio Description Performance: Friday, June 23rd at 6 pm
Fringe Review: THE MERKIN SISTERS – Stephanie Wobensmith, Apartment 613
merkin: noun. an artificial hairpiece for the pudendum; a pubic wig.
Bring the kids!
Now here’s a show that breaks down walls from the get go, lovingly mauling the audience. No time to be uncomfortably squeamish, as the female physique is enthusiastically celebrated with outlandish body manipulations, giant hair pieces, clever props, and a series of “wow” bits.
These sisters bring a robotically frantic energy to their absurd theatre, continuously staring down the bewildered audience in mock judgement, like an alien species beamed here to instruct tepid humans on the female body experience. A clinically scientific exploration from a truly unique point of view, this odd couple craft a surreal circus of body and mind bending contortions.
Eliciting gasps, guffaws and loud, honky cheers, this sensory assaulting unique crowd pleaser is what the Fringe is all about.
– hipCRANK
MERKIN: noun. an artificial hairpiece for the pudendum; a pubic wig.
Bring the kids!
Now here’s a show that breaks down walls from the get go, lovingly mauling the audience. No time to be uncomfortably squeamish, as the female physique is enthusiastically celebrated with outlandish body manipulations, giant hair pieces, clever props, and a series of “wow” bits.
These sisters bring a robotically frantic energy to their adventurous absurd theatre, continuously staring down the bewildered audience in mock judgement, like an alien species beamed here to instruct tepid humans on the female body experience. A clinically scientific exploration from a truly unique point of view, this odd couple craft a surreal circus of body and mind bending contortions.
Eliciting gasps, guffaws and loud, honky cheers, “The Merkin Sisters” is a sensory assaulting, gender cheering, unique crowd pleaser and what the Fringe is all about.
– hipCRANK