Adelaide Fringe

Fringe Review: Nigella – Love Bites

Nigella Love Bites is a cabaret inspired by the professional work and tabloid gossip of celebrity chef Nigella Lawson.

Presented by VASS Productions
Reviewed 25 February 2017

Nigella Love Bites is a cabaret inspired by the professional work and tabloid gossip of celebrity chef Nigella Lawson.

Raelene Isbester’s Nigella drags herself on stage in a grotty, food Nigella Love Bites is a cabaret inspired by the professional work and tabloid gossip of celebrity chef Nigella Lawson.stained dressing gown to the mini fridge on stage and straight toward a bowl of whipped cream and tobasco sauce. The gown doesn’t last for long as the innuendo ladened television personality is revealed in a bright red dress and sass to match.

The cabaret production starts off with fun, original songs that base from the presentation of recipes in a cooking show. Isbester is at home on stage with the small on set mock kitchen and the lighting to alternate between the scenes that snap her back to the required persona for television.

There is plenty of source material for the show to work from and they do impressively well to control the focus of the production so that it doesn’t feel crammed with references. The majority of the songs are upbeat and excessively chirpy to match the cooking show undertone of the show. The small inclusion of audience participation works well as a guide to adding innuedos into any performance.

The second half of the show featured a few ballads that felt a little out of place for a short, fifty minute set. However, these songs worked wonderfully as an opportunity to show of the Isbester’s vocal skills and ability to captivate as a singer away from the more comedic songs.

The show overall was great light entertainment for a weekend afternoon as a performance suitable for a wide audience.

Reviewed by Alex Dunkin
Twitter: @AlexDunkin

Rating out of 5: 3

Venue: Spiegel Zelt, Gluttony
Season:  25th February – 19th March
Duration:  50 mins
Tickets:  $26.00-$32.00
Bookings: https://www.adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/nigella-love-bites

 

 

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