Comedy review: Lola & Jo: Escape, Assembly George Square, Edinburgh
Lola & Jo: Escape, Assembly George Square, Edinburgh * * *
And with that in mind, they've packaged their skits in a meta-narrative the audience must fathom their way out of. Starting from the premise that “sketch duo Lola & Jo” have disappeared from the flat where they write, the audience must piece together their whereabouts, guided by Lesley (Stephenson) and Jackie (Griffin), from a series of clues hidden in the sketches. So far, so very high-concept. And it's further complicated by by-the-book Lesley and the more spontaneous, disruptive Jackie commenting on and betraying tensions within the Lola & Jo dynamic.
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Hide AdIn practice, it's a lot less mind-bending than that sounds. And the sketches range from the amusing to the very funny indeed, with both performers capable comic actors, who entertainingly spark off each other, a highlight being two desperate, would-be tenants babbling their way out of joining a flatshare. Still, there's just so much window dressing and back and forth between realities that it can't help but check the show's momentum.
Until 25 August