Barbaren Barbies: A Wild Women Circus review

“Hearts in the right place”

ReviewsAug 15, 2024by Nicola RaynerUnderbelly George Square, Edinburgh

The cast of Barbaren Barbies: A Wild Women Circus at Underbelly George Square, Edinburgh. Photo: Bernadette Fink

Berlin-based collective tackles feminist themes with circus feats, fancy dress and a hefty dose of silliness

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Nicola Rayner is a freelance journalist and author. Until August 2022, she was the assistant editor of Dancing Times, and she edited Dance Today, a magazine specialising in ballroom, Latin and social dance, from 2010 to 2015. Nicola has written for The Guardian, The Independent and Time Out and she is the author of two novels, The Girl Before You and You and Me.

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