Fringe review: HOLLY SPILLAR - HOLE, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Holly Spillar: HOLE is a rollercoaster of a show performed by a powerhouse of a performer with the vocal chords of Mitski, the wilderness of Kate Bush and the comedy of no one you've ever seen before.

This one hour one-woman show takes us on a journey of a woman who has vaginismus and through her trials and tribulations with Marxist poster loving University boys to male doctors who prescribe her to just drink more wine. Her pleas to have Gillian Anderson as her sex therapist are finally heard, and she is finally seen by a female doctor who prescribes her dildos on the NHS, which becomes an anthem sung by Holly with call and response by the audience.

This is a moving show about a condition that affects 1 in 10 women, largely undiagnosed and still not quite on the radar. Holly is effortlessly charming and clever in how she weaves this story. A very talented and original performer with a voice that is a delight to be heard.

Go and see and what might be the most original show this Edinburgh Fringe.

***** Five stars

Reviewed by: Viv Williams

Holly Spillar: HOLE plays in Buttercup at Underbelly, Bristo Square at 2.15pm until 27 August.