Christopher Hamilton

Last night Jayme, Steve, and myself went to see One Man Star Wars Trilogy at the Edinburgh Festival, performed by Canadian Actor Charles Ross. Basically he breaks down each of the films into 20 minute segments where he performs, on his own, all the dialogue, space ship scenes, sings the music and runs around the stage like a madman.

His website describes the show as:

"A one-hour, high energy, nonstop blast through the first three Star Wars films. The catch is, there’s only one cast member. Charles Ross, the writer and solo performer, spent too much of his childhood in a galaxy far, far away- adulthood has been similar. Ross plays all the characters, recreates the effects, sings the music, flies the ships, and fights both sides of the battles."

You have to really know the films to get the most out of the show, but if like me you grew up with these movies and you’ve watched them countless times, then this show will have you in tears of laughter.

I had seen a clip of the show on the web a few months ago, (I can’t remember where unfortunately), so I was already really looking forward to the performance. The anticipation for the show was heightened further when we arrived, only to be greeted by two Stormtroopers playing the role of ushers to the venue. Call me a geek if you must but it got the blood pumping.

I really can’t recommend this show enough. It was a fantastic performance even though it was the opening night. I have no doubts it will get even better in the next two weeks. Go see it if your in Edinburgh, I guarantee you’ll have fun.