Fringe review: DUSK - A Bite-Size Love Story, Wishbone Media - Edinburgh Festival Fringe

An original Twilight parody musical that recounts the delicate start to Edwin and Bia's immortal teenage romance like audiences have never seen before. Through song and dance, Dusk re-imagines some of the most iconic moments of the pop-culture phenomenon that dominated the world for nearly a decade (and the internet ever since!) Audiences can expect baseball, brooding, sparkles and much more! Whether you love, hate, or love to hate Twilight, Dusk has something for you!

Created by Morgan Kennedy with music by Daniel Ruffing, Dusk: A Bite-Size Love Story is the epitome of parody. The cast capture the idiosyncrasy of each character very well, with small mannerisms and behaviours greatly exaggerated, with obvious delight from the audience.

It also captures the most memorable aspects of the movie franchise so even if you are not a die-hard fan, you should still be familiar with these parts of the story. There are well choreographed scenes and strong vocal performances all round, which gives it strength as a musical production.

Our only criticism is that it's quite long. It's just under two hours straight through, which feels very long for a Fringe production with no interval.

Nevertheless, a biting new musical to sink your teeth into!

**** Four stars

Reviewed by: Rachel Louise Martin

Dusk: A Bite-Size Love Story plays in the Forest Theatre at Greenside @ Infirmary Street at 12.50pm and 10.15pm until 26 August.