“…The women in the play are all capable of holding their own in what is otherwise a male dominated world. Prostitute, Jane, provides more than the conventional ‘tart with a heart’ and Elexi Walker gives her character the convincing feel of a strong no-nonsense businesswoman for whom Rochester is little more than a well paying and entertaining client…”

The Lillies make this tableau of grotesques sizzle with two sets of blisteringly well-constructed story/songs based on Wedekind’s original words. The music has a sultry tangoesque feel to it, and we are constantly taken to new places by the ethereal swooping of the Theremin, the clacking of coconuts, or the scraping of cymbals.