Celia Pacquola: Am I Strange?

Celia Pacquola emerges onto the stage in a ramshackle fashion. Her feet poke out from behind a black screen that she appears to be trying to hide behind and her opening remarks are hesitant and unsure. This shoddiness characterises a set that attempts to lead us through Pacquola's emotions following a painful multiple betrayal by an ex-boyfriend. Throwing pictures up on to the screen to symbolise her emotions and clicking her fingers whenever she wants us to experience what she was going through, Pacquola irritates more than she engages. Digressions outside of the theme are equally uneven, descending into inappropriately tasteless rape gags and random “How crazy am I?!” territory far too often. Pacquola herself is likeable, and clearly intelligent enough to develop her act away from confessional material. But, as the title may have pre-warned you, this show isn't much more than a wallow in self-obsession.