Undersigned review – put on a blindfold and reveal your desires in intimate one-to-one

Underbelly, Cowgate, EdinburghYannick Trapman-O’Brien’s disarming show is akin to having someone drawing your portrait as he steers a probing conversationI have been banned from this show. As will you be, if you can nab a ticket. Part of the thrill of this intoxicating slice of occultism, designed for one blindfolded audience member at a time, is your lack of knowledge going into it. No one is allowed to go twice.What takes place is a summoning, a ritual both dark and deeply sentimental. Through gentle, probing conversation, creator Yannick Trapman-O’Brien demands to know what you desire, and what you are willing to sacrifice to get it. As he leaps and twirls around your mind, his dexterous chatter is confronting, charming and sharp as a pinprick. Continue reading...

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