Rubberbandits – Edinburgh festival review

Gilded BalloonWhen you think musical comedy, you don't think this. Rubberbandits are an Irish phenomenon heading Britain's way – in revenge for Bloody Sunday and the potato famine, as they might style it. Their appeal has nothing to do with witty lyrics and wry observation, and lots to do with volume, delinquent charge, and a juddering on-stage energy that owes more to the live music scene than to standup. They're a Limerick version of Wales's Goldie Lookin' Chain, a pair of whippet-thin lads ...

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