Reviewed by: Fringe Feed
Review by Scott Bradbrook | 18 January 2023

After the success of Matador and Oracle, the artistic genius behind Bass Fam Creative brings Fringe-goers a chilling take on love in Mansion. Inviting guests into a truly haunting experience, the show revolves around the Walker family, plunged into the grips of grief after losing their patriarch. Widowed Mel Walker, with her son Levi and Daughter Rachel, seek refuge in a new home, only to find it seeped in ties to the paranormal world.

The show combines a deep message of grief and loss with stunning acrobatics and awe-inspiring dance choreography. All performers work together to blend the beauty of contemporary dance and ballet with amazing aerial acrobatics. One of the show's highlight performers is Zoë Keltie, playing the role of Elizabelle, the main spirit haunting the family. Her passion for her art speaks through her performance, drawing audiences in with style, seduction, and flair. The music throughout the show is perfectly selected to match the deep emotions expressed by the outstanding cast. The stage production and costuming complement the narrative perfectly, giving the performers a frightening aesthetic beyond their gracefully creepy movements.

Hosted in the Octagon at Gluttony, lucky audience members and VIPs will get seats right at the front, fully immersed in the hauntings and happenings of the Mansion. Not knowing where to look, audience members are left wondering where the next monster, spirit, or ghoul will turn up next. Through their creepy antics and horrifying screams, the cast's commitment to character goes above and beyond, inspiring goosebumps and jolts of fear in even the most fearless audience members.

With a bone-chilling story and blood-curdling screams, horror has never looked so sexy, and burlesque has never looked more gruesome. Seduced by spirits that prey on the Walker family's inner monsters, the show speaks to a greater moral that resonates with all audience members. The grief left behind by the loss of life is the most haunting form of love, and that, beyond the grave, love still prevails. Mansion ponders which is worse of the two evils: the creatures beyond the natural world or the demons of our own hearts.

Are you brave enough to venture into Mansion? Book your tickets now while you still can!