Broadway Stars BROADWAYSTARS

Hannah Platt: Defence Mechanism review " body dysmorphia comedy is sharp enough to draw blood

by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard , EdinburghMaking her fringe debut, the comic performs a droll, unsentimental and occasionally heart-stopping pas de deux with the critical voice in her head Hannah Platt has body dysmorphia and doesn't like being looked at " but here she is on a stage, all lights on her. She's northern, so doesn't like showing vulnerability " but here she is opening up publicly about her mental health. The contra…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:27am on August 11, 2024