PLAY REVIEW: Succubus ★★★★
Succubus is a gloriously ghoulish comedy that turns the everyday horrors of misogyny into something deliciously monstrous. Written and performed by Georgina Collins, this darkly playful one-woman show sinks its teeth into the frustrations of womanhood, serving up a bloody cocktail of body horror, sexual awakening and righteous female rage. At its centre is an awkward, seemingly unremarkable young woman whose increasingly insatiable appetite for human flesh follows a series of dispiriting encounters with men and a dismissive medical establishment. What begins as a peculiar tale of physical transformation soon develops into a wickedly funny revenge fantasy, in which the men who have made her life miserable find themselves firmly on the menu. Collins is a magnetic presence, expertly navigating the shift from timid outsider to unapologetic predator. Her performance combines wide-eyed innocence with an increasingly ferocious physicality, finding humour in the grotesque without losing sig...
