Fringe review: MEMENTO MORI BITCHES, Leoni Amandin - Edinburgh Festival Fringe

In case you were wondering, ‘Memento Mori’ translates as reminder of death. Starring a paper hat puppet side-kick and a TED talk-meets-Sesame-Street vibe, with a little sprinkling of audience interaction, Memento Mori Bitches is an introduction to the funeral industry's history and current developments.

Okay, so it's a lot funnier than that sounds! Why is it though, that we are so adverse to talking about death? It won't stop it happening!

This is a surprisingly educational piece, compassionately funny and a refreshing way to talk about this topic. Who knew there were so many things to choose from about death?

Amandin is a friendly, caring information gatherer. Speaking directly to the audience throughout the performance, it feels like a warm, comfortable discussion that we could be having anywhere with any one of our friends.

There really is nothing to fear when you look at death with humour and interest - this is a great piece.

Entertaining, intriguing and strangely comforting.

**** Four stars

Reviewed by: Rachel Louise Martin

Memento Mori Bitches plays in The Vault at Paradise in the Vault at 10.30am until 19 August.