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Nina Rose Carlin: Seeking Representation

 
James Macfarlane Review by James Macfarlane 3 Published: 17 Aug 2024 theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall Show Dates: 12 Aug 2024-24 Aug 2024

As a smiling Nina Rose Carlin appears on stage with a suitcase, she asks for a one-way ticket to Tinseltown. If only it was that easy to make all a performer’s dreams come true. She’s about to tell us all about her true Hollywood story, and she’s seeking representation.

A strong performer and her passion for show business shines through

The show consists of anecdotes, impressions, songs, audience participation and some light sketch comedy – a lot packed into a fifty-minute show. On the whole, Carlin is a strong performer and her passion for showbusiness shines through. However, the show tried to be a little too much of everything and not enough of one or two things, which would have made the whole thing a lot stronger. It’s understandable that for Carlin’s Edinburgh debut, she wants to show off as many of her talents as possible. It’s just a shame that it came across more cluttered than anything.

Despite this, I enjoyed the show. Carlin shows a lot of promise (the audience seemed to especially enjoy the impression of her agent Tracy, seemingly taking inspiration from Joey’s agent Estelle in the TV show Friends). Nina Rose Carlin will have a true Hollywood story in the future, just after a little restructuring.

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She's an LA actress. Of course she knows her rising moon sign. Of course she can arrange dry-cleaning for a studio executive's offspring in her sleep. Of course she takes her coffee with a splash of oat milk, and a heaping spoonful of existential dread. With live music, unhinged characters, and a bit of pixie dust (read: Ozempic) Seeking Representation is a one-woman show meets cabaret with a subversive sucker punch. From five-star Hollywood Fringe Festival award-winner and certified LA actress herself, Nina Rose Carlin!