By Ron Bingham
Heli Parna is from Estonia but has lived in Brussels for a long time. In her youth, she witnessed the break-up of the Soviet Union and the opening of Estonia to the West, with all its pros and cons. She recently went through a break-up with a long term partner. Her show looks at people’s perceptions of Estonia, the Baltic States, Russia, why Scandinavia is better, getting back into the dating scene after a long relationship in a digital world, and getting old.
This was a good solid hour of stand-up on the above themes and Heli was a pleasant and relaxed host. Sadly, there was only about a dozen audience members, so the atmosphere was a little flat. This is mostly because the venue is more geared towards straight theatre, and is off the beaten path for most comedy punters at the Fringe. It was a very entertaining hour of comedy by a seasoned performer, which would probably do much better in one of the big venues.
Oh, and a white unicorn is Heli’s attempt to coin a phrase for older single women that is similar to “silver fox”. It might catch on.
The Adventures of the White Unicorn is on at theSpaceTriplex until August 17
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/adventures-of-the-white-unicorn