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Ozzy Algar: Speed Queen at Cellar Pleasance Courtyard review – ‘Algar is dynamite’

A mere 30 hours after my first Fringe show – but physically and mentally feeling as if I’d aged several years – I returned to the room where I’d seen Just The Two Of Us for my penultimate one, Ozzy Algar’s Fringe debut Speed Queen. A student of renowned clown teacher Philipe Gaulier and 2024 Leicester Square Sketch-Off finalist, Algar comes to the stage in a strikingly ghostly form; a paper-white old lady, with bright blue eyeshadow, pink lips, and an over-sized brown coat and headscarf.

Stars. I generally don’t use star ratings, they’re reductive. However I make an exception at the fringe, as there are so many shows and the stars can help with marketing. I still don’t publish anything I’d give two stars or less. That helps nobody.

AI. I don’t use it in any of my work, and I won’t cover productions that use it either.

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Ozzy Algar: Speed Queen at Cellar Pleasance Courtyard review – ‘Algar is dynamite’