Target Audience review – zingy satire puts media types in an apocalyptic pickle
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith characteristic wit, Dan Bishop’s comedy develops from a jolly send-up of the vacuous TV industry into a politically astute play about power‘I’ve never read anything Greek, but...
By Mark Fisher · The Guardian Culture
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh With characteristic wit, Dan Bishop’s comedy develops from a jolly send-up of the vacuous TV industry into a politically astute play about power ‘I’ve never read anything Greek, but I bet if feels exactly like this,” says Isabelle (RhéAna Kamalu) at the apocalyptic height of this zingy comedy. She is a gen Z intern whose end-of-times neuroses have suddenly become justified after she receives a government alert to stay indoors. Maybe she did not want to die young, after all. The line has the characteristic wit of playwright Dan Bishop, author of last year’s Brainsluts , but the scene itself is unexpected. Wind back to the start of Target Audience and you will find something much more ephemeral. At Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh , until 30 August All our Edinburgh festival reviews Continue reading...