Temi Wilkey: Lover Girl – Soho Theatre
Appearing on stage in front of a draped red curtain, Temi Wilkey’sLover Girl is tantalisingly cheeky from the outset. She tells us she’s single and unlucky in love, but she’s hoping this show can change that; confident audience flirtation follows.
We’re soon introduced to the concept of her ‘Infinity Pussy’, a physical embodiment of her queerness and sexual freedom. The show starts as a typical stand-up routine in which Wilkey laments the perils of dating (believe it or not, women are somehow worse than men), but it soon becomes something much more absurd and theatrical. Ushered in by some hilariously grotesque suction sounds and Wilkey bundling herself in a red tulle cape, the Infinity Pussy comes to life and takes over the narrative.
Somehow, none of this ever feels vulgar, and...