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Bebe Cave: Christbride review " an irreverent romp through womanhood in the middle ages

by Brian Logan

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghPity poor Batilda Bigbum as she navigates a failed courtship and flight to a nunnery, before being burnt as a witch in this uproarious comedy One of the great characters in recent live comedy is Rosalie Minnitt's Clementine, a send-up of Jane Austen-era femininity who is also wickedly relevant to young women's lives today. That persona leapt frilly bonneted to mind when I watched Bebe Cave's …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:24am on August 19, 2025