"Isabel Renner's Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl picks up the one-woman comedy baton from Phoebe Waller-Bridge's 2013 Edinburgh show-turned-BBC Three sensation Fleabag and Liz Kingman's brilliant 2023 West End hit, One Woman Show. It follows a frantically overthinking twenty-something-year-old as she tumbles through life with debilitating shyness. After a run (like Waller-Bridge) at Edinburgh Fringe, writer-performer Renner comes to London in this sparkly, pink-themed production directed by Cameron King (Butchery Lessons, 1 in a Chameleon) and produced by Catherine Schreiber (Burlesque, The Lehman Trilogy)."
"Shy Girl, the protagonist, desperately wants to be cool. She seeks friendship with the local legends, romance with a disinterested co-worker, and sexual prowess. Yet she continuously flounders in cycles of revelation, self-delusion and, of course, shyness. We join her on her birthday as she awaits the arrival of trendy house guests. It's this zone of anxious expectation that bookends the narrative, which Renner tells in flashbacks. She re-enacts awkward social situations alongside a voiceover; the comedic mode is self-scrutiny with the benefit of hindsight."
Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl follows a frantically overthinking twenty-something whose debilitating shyness complicates friendship, romance and sexual identity. The narrative centers on her birthday as she waits for trendy house guests and unfolds in flashbacks and voiceover. The comedic mode relies on self-scrutiny, rapid-fire character shifts and re-enacted awkward social moments. Isabel Renner performs multiple roles with precise accents, mannerisms and incisive timing. The production is sparkly and pink-themed, directed by Cameron King and produced by Catherine Schreiber. The show is high-energy, intermittently uneven, and probes social pressure and interior dialogue for comic effect.
Read at www.london-unattached.com
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