Here at The Phoenix Remix, we have been sent some previews of shows heading to the Edinburgh Fringe. So over the next few weeks, we will be reviewing these so that you can keep an eye on them or potentially go and see them at the festival. The Phoenix remix will also be at the festival this year so we will be posting more reviews throughout August.

If you are looking for an adult and sexual show at the Fringe, then you have found it. It is twenty past ten at night at the Fringe so you are probably looking for a more edgier show and something that is a bit different or a bit more mature in themes, well this may be a show that you could be interested in.

The show Good Girl is an immersive, interactive show where Rhiannon explores male fantasies, female sexuality, and how we navigate 21st century womanhood. It is a show that is incredibly interactive with the audience so if you go and see this be prepared that there could be a good chance that you may be asked to be involved.

It is a delve into the world of men’s fantasy’s and the most typical ideas that people want or expect a ‘female’ to be in things such as adult themed content. The one thing I liked that ever so often there is scatterings of sarcasm that sort of dig at the way that a woman is meant to be portrayed and the ridiculous lengths females have to go to for pleasing a man. It is sometimes very slight, I am not sure if it was meant to be part of the show as this is not obvious from the start but I appreciated it. For example, when Rhiannon is setting up the section of the ‘Playboy Bunny’ I liked the fact that it felt like whilst it was explaining ‘truth’ it was also a dig at what is ‘expected’ by a female to achieve the ideal fantasy for a man and the craziness of fridges being involved….

There is a handful of sections throughout the show where the teacher and student is played out, it feels outdated, but the audience seemed to react well to it and I think it is again because Rhiannon creates a safe space and aims to make it comedic.

The conclusion to the show made me appreciate it and the message that was being stated. I feel that the overall message at the end of the show is a bit subtle throughout and whilst I don’t feel it should be a show that is negative towards any gender I feel that at times the show is a tad confused.

Rhiannon is a force to be reckoned with on stage, she is empowered, enthusiastic, she knows how to engage with an audience and doesn’t shy away from anything in regards to females and sexuality. The tech brings the show to life and also some of the sound effects can create the humour or the punchline to a joke.

Overall, it is a show you would expect to happen at late night fringe, it has the recipe for what you want for a show – a great host, interactivity and production values. It may not be a show for everyone, it feels like a lot of crude words are used at times for the sake of it to create ‘shock appeal’ to make it an ‘adult’ show. It is nice to see a woman clearly feeling empowered on stage however, in regardless of the message of the show, some of the themes throughout are not for all and can feel uncomfortable.

The only thing I won’t forgive Rhiannon for is ruining a Disney song at the beginning. I may never watch Aladdin in the same way again.

RATING : *** 3 Stars