Shitty Deal Puppet Theatre Company's Oh! What a Shitty War

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Shitty puppets return, this time it's personal. The history and horrors of war explained by renegade, rag-tag, swearing puppets. 'Brilliant, hilariously funny, must-see stuff' - ***** (Kate Copstick, Scotsman).

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Puppet show round-up from the Edinburgh Festival

16 Aug 2009

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Puppetry acts are the black sheep of the performing arts family: indulged but not held in serious regard. Shitty Deal Puppet Theatre Company’s Oh! What a Shitty War (●●) recounts the history of warfare with hand puppets. Mistaking the charmingly…

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1. Lucy Star – 10 Aug 2009, 8:18pm Shitty Deal Puppet Theatre Company's Oh! What a Shitty War Report: Oh my goodness, it's so not sh*tty but really absolutely wonderful!!!
If I only could afford one show this festival, this is the one I would not want to miss. I practically wet myself. In fact I did a bit...
It's got everything you could want in a show from well animated characters, a bit of (slightly twisted) history, on the spot political quips and even a car chase!!! The paper's say this is great and so do I. I would marry them they're so funny.
Don't miss the fun - this is so much better than the rest :-)