Picture: Steve Ullathorne
Tamar Broadbent: Plus One continues at The Ballroom at Laughing Horse @ The Counting House until 24 August 2025.
Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Making a triumphant return to the Fringe, Tamar Broadbent regales us all with her updates from ‘the missing years’ – meeting her husband, sharing ownership of a golden retriever and then entering the world of parenthood together.
And, oh, such stories!
Her gift for observation and translating her stories into wittily rhyming lyrics is as sharp and funny as ever. And that she can relate all of this having had to deal with difficulties in conceiving, enduring pregnancy with no wine (the struggle is real) and then the actual birth and all that comes afterwards while keeping the room laughing and totally entertained, takes a lot of talent with a shedload of craft.
Switching between guitar and keyboards as accompaniment, her voice is crystal clear, with immaculate comedic timing and more sophisticated chord progressions than her past productions.
Tremendously likeable, this show will have new fans following her progress and the continued support from those of us who consider ourselves ‘fans’. There are moments of tenderness mixed in with the laughter, switching the mood perfectly.
Oh, and if you’d like to hear George Clooney’s advice on parenthood, you might just find out!
Fiona Orr
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