It didn't help that I'd once again forgotten my specs ...

Yesterday I took in two more fringe shows both chosen by Sig Other. I'd said that since he often missed the fringe he should choose at least some of the shows we saw together. So far this has mostly worked ok, except for the first one yesterday.

Sequel to Fringe Report Award-winning 'The Science Of Sex'; Funny Women finalist Rosie Wilby delves further into the science of attraction and sexual chemistry. What makes us gay or straight? What turns us on? What are pheromones? Why do we have a type? What happens in the brain when we fall in love? What's the scientific origin of kissing? Rosie has appeared on Radio 4, Radio 5, LBC and BBC London. 'Wonderful' (Time Out); 'Had her audience in stitches.' (Diva); 'Packed with witty, conversational and at times controversial humour' **** (ThreeWeeks).

FS of S is not my cup of tea.  And I add the quote above to show that I perhaps am in a minority. Strangely enough (for anywhere except the fringe) the females from the small audience all decamped to the Ladies afterwards where consensus was it was all a bit disappointing.  There's an obvious comment re intimate human relations of the heterosexual kind there which I will resist adding.

Anyway, Rosie Wilby is probably capable of much better than this, and maybe in another venue with another audience she is.

The Trojan Women on the other hand was a complete delight from start to finish.  A cast of around 18 enviously talented young women from the theatre group Working Girls delivered an extraordinary interpretation of Euripides's tragedy.

The chorus was worthy of the highest praise and each individual performance set a standard few fringe acts achieve. If I see this company advertised anywhere else I'll make every effort to go.

Everything would have been just a little bit easier to see had I not left my glasses behind for the second day running. This evening I might have to put them on a string round my neck before wading into the fray again.