Magical Mystery Detour

Gemma Wilcox—MTYP Mainstage

I have always been awed and amazed by Gemma Wilcox’s ability to not only create and portray different characters in her one-woman shows, but in the odd and wonderful characters she creates out of other objects and animals.

Her latest show contains several human characters as well as a car, a tree, a couple of dogs, a fly, an owl, a penny and more.

Sometimes one-person shows are hard to follow if you cannot easily identify which character is which. You will never have that problem with any of Gemma’s shows.

She is in the top tier of my favorite one-person show performers of all-time, that includes Julia Mackey (Jake’s Gift) and Tara Travis (Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII).

Murray Hunter