Meet Bunny: an aspiring starlet who decides the fastest way to eliminate the competition is to literally eliminate them. Streamlining the Scottish talent pool through cold-blooded murder, Bunny has knocked off local companies and big hitters alike in a desperate bid to land her big break.
Craig Manson commands the stage with electric, high-camp energy from the moment he launches into a rewording of Hairspray’s “Good Morning Baltimore” (“The Edinburgh Fringe and Me!”). Locking the doors and promising an evening of pure culture, Manson executes a brilliant tonal pivot—flooding the room with blood-red light and a spine-chilling horror score as Bunny whispers, “This is a true story…”
What follows is a delightfully deranged journey through Bunny’s hit list, driven by musical parodies. Manson’s comedic timing is exquisite, whether turning The Little Mermaid’s “Part of Your World” into a manifesto on artistic desperation, or detailing a hilariously dark encounter with James McAvoy in an Airbnb. Manson embraces complete, glorious villainy with a wink, keeping the audience cackling through even the goriest recollections.
The satire hits its highest, smartest peak when the board of Creative Scotland is led onstage in chains, prompting a brilliantly placed, biting rendition of “Suppertime” from Little Shop of Horrors. Just as Bunny reaches the top, a final, shocking wig-snatch twist brings her bloody story to a chaotic conclusion.
Fiercely performed, smartly structured, and unapologetically camp, Craig Manson’s Bunny is a riotous, sharp-witted critique of arts institutions and the brutal trials of trying to make it against all odds.
Runs until 31 August 2026 | Image: Contributed
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