Fringe review: ALMOST ADULT, Charlotte Anne-Tilley Productions - Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Written, produced and acted by Charlotte Anne-Tilley, Almost Adult tells the story of Hope. Leaving her hometown up north to move to London, it's going to be mind-blowing! Landing a new job at a dinosaur-themed bar, her boss is a creep, and her housemate seems to hate her. Maybe this adult stuff isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Anne-Tilley's script is honest and amusing with just the right amount of naivety to be relatable. It's delivery is charming. Combining the vulnerability of her body language with the confidence of her words, in a way that only youth can portray.

They are definitely a talent to watch out for in the future, having already won Everything Theatre's Award for Ingenuity and 4theatre's Best Debut Performance.

Including the difficult topic of sexual harassment at work, this is a piece that is unafraid to tell it how it is, including the responses of characters that should know better (I'm sure we've all encountered situations with those!).

A reminder of how it feels to realise you're on your own and need to make decisions like the adult you thought you were.

Amusing, relatable and empowering.

***** Five stars

Reviewed by: Rachel Louise Martin

Almost Adult plays at the Snug at Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose at 7pm until 27 August.