Fingers Piano Bar
Aug 5-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 (15.10)

Divine’s first review of this Fringe season took me to a quaint watering hole on Frederick Street in The New Town. To be the witness of a cabaret of stunning beauty, irrepressible panache and elegance comfortably worn; supported by the very handsome Douglas Price on baby grand piano. Having toured the UK and Europe as a vocalist and actress in musicals, plays, cabaret and concerts, Rosie has only just recently decided to go it alone (alongside Douglas of course) & in a recent interview with The Mumble told us why;

Well, being your own boss and playing by your own rules is so much fun, if a bit stressful. It’s just me until I hit the stage when I’m joined by my lovely musical director, Douglas Price (who is so awesome I genuinely can’t believe my luck)! I just want to sing what I enjoy singing, say what I want to say, be playful and have fun. I just fancy doing my own thing for a little while. If you want to do what you truly enjoy, you have to start by making it happen on your own, right? At the moment my only choice is to do that solo. No one knows who I am yet and hopefully by the end of August I’ll meet some people who understand me, where I’m coming from and humour me in spite of it. I’m finding myself again but it’s a newer more interesting me and I’d like to share that with people.

We are taken on a journey of Rosie Houlton’s life, beginning with her early years in Milton Keynes, in which place are set stories of her first experiences of teenage clubbing, romance and heavy petting, interspersed with impressive covers of songs made famous by Adele, Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand. Each of these numbers were reproduced faithfully with an equally powerful vocal range to match. This within itself was enough to capture her audience, but Rosie is also a very funny lady,  incorporating audience participation into the show with a fun competition based upon naming theme tunes. This completed a very entertaining hour of performance art and as part of The PBH’s Free Fringe, it will nae cost you a penny, while you even get the gift of a goody bag at the end of the show! Its not what one wears but how one wears it, & Rosie is a talented, aesthetically pleasing and very generous lady, & to top it all off, her Mother is a Psychic like Divine! A Well Earned 4 Stars!

Reviewer : Mark ‘Divine’ Calvert