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THE CURSE OF THE DEVIL'S VERSE ***** Review by John Kennedy. The Edinburgh Reporter Beer monster Rob’s immature, ego-centric cod-philosophy on life is in near terminal conflict with his very attractive and increasingly frustrated partner Lucy’s, aspirations to be a novelist. Rob sees himself in the primal role as hunter-gatherer, alpha-male where literary pretensions are hardly going to bring mammoth-meat home to the cave are they? No New-Age male confusion here then. Lucy takes the alternative perspective that he’s in emotional denial, a suitable paraphrase for this family broadsheet! Later, in the pub, Rob expounds on his blokey philosophy...
'Curse' review by John Kennedy, The Edinburgh Reporter

THE CURSE OF THE DEVIL'S VERSE ***** Review by John Kennedy. The Edinburgh Reporter Beer monster Rob’s immature, ego-centric cod-philosophy on life is in near terminal conflict with his very attractive and increasingly frustrated partner Lucy’s, aspirations to be a novelist. Rob sees himself in the primal role as hunter-gatherer, alpha-male where literary pretensions are hardly going to bring mammoth-meat home to the cave are they? No New-Age male confusion here then. Lucy takes the alternative perspective that he’s in emotional denial, a suitable paraphrase for this family broadsheet! Later, in the pub, Rob expounds on his blokey philosophy made evermore eloquent after several pints. He’s yet to notice a somewhat weird red beardy chap studying him with resigned dismay. This mysterious muse-maker invites Rob to join his bi-monthly poetry evening, but is met with withering distain: still he buys Rob a drink. It’s a pint he’ll never forget. Because by morning time Rob has literally become Mr. Uni-Verse, speaking only in rhyming couplets. And it’s one of the many achievements of this, a Fringe Debut, thoroughly engaging secular, modern fantasy homage to Medieval Mystery pageants that the playwright can scan Rob’s expletive ‘f**ks’ seamlessly in to Iambic pentameter...

The Curse Of The Devil's Verse

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