Main Character Energy review – boudoir cabaret deconstructs Temi Wilkey’s inner celeb

Main Character Energy review – boudoir cabaret deconstructs Temi Wilkey’s inner celeb

Roundabout @ Summerhall, Edinburgh
The writer-performer’s playful show sends up actorly tropes while battling intrusive thoughts that could derail her bid for stardom

Temi Wilkey is chasing the spotlight – literally. She scurries to bask in its beam as it threatens to elude her before her “groundbreaking one-woman show” has even begun.

A fluffy white rug, velvet banquette and a feather-edged pink costume bring a boudoir, showgirl energy to the space. The show will be a vehicle for Wilkey’s talents and impeccable CV, she tells us, so she’ll finally get the acting parts she deserves. And Wilkey’s real CV is impressive, her first play The High Table won awards, she’s written on hit sitcom Sex Education, and performed live in her drag king persona.

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