Running on Air
Pleasance Courtyard
6-29 August, times vary
Today, I’m not reviewing what’s on stage, but what’s in a big yellow
campervan. Laura Mugridge’s show invites us inside her vintage VW and
into her life with it, detailing her travels as a newlywed and a
comedian. This is a charmingly personal show, especially as only five
audience members can experience it at any one time.
Mugridge is endearingly sweet, quietly witty and knows exactly how to
take an audience into her world. Only, we don’t feel like an audience;
not just because there are so few of us also because Mugridge makes us
feel like friends. She learns our names and gets us to help her in the
storytelling, allowing us to put on music, read the map, and go
through her stand-up set with her. It’s a really lovable show that
barely feels like a show at all – and I mean that as a compliment;
meeting Laura and being invited into her van is a real pleasure.
take an audience into her world. Only, we don’t feel like an audience;
not just because there are so few of us also because Mugridge makes us
feel like friends. She learns our names and gets us to help her in the
storytelling, allowing us to put on music, read the map, and go
through her stand-up set with her. It’s a really lovable show that
barely feels like a show at all – and I mean that as a compliment;
meeting Laura and being invited into her van is a real pleasure.
– Miranda Fay Thomas
