Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Pleasance Courtyard – until August 27th, Reviewed by Jo Gordon
5*****
Tape Face is the curious non verbal act of Sam Wills, set in a crumbling, tatty backstage theatre room Tape Face is passing time before he heads onstage. Pulling out members of the audience to partake in often hilarious, pointless tasks with nothing but simple props, lighting and well chosen music filling the venue with raucous laughter as we see them dance, thrust and bull fight their way across the stage.
His eyes can scold them when they do not live up to his expectation in a way I’ve only ever seen my own annoyed Mother look at me before tonight’s show! One of the joys of this act is there is no language barrier, it’s good old fashioned, clean, physical comedy family entertainment for ages across the board.
A kohl eyed, silent man (the best kind in my opinion!) proved that sometimes it’s better to say nothing at all and I think I may have fallen in love a little with the gentle, funny and sweet bloke that is Face Tape .
I beg you to go see it, you will not be disappointed.