Hello Kitty Must Die

LOVED this show! Dark, witty, very tongue-in-cheek. The songs are great, the script is so clever the cast is amazing- one of my Fringe favorites for sure!

This was disappointing, which is a shame because the performers were clearly extremely talented with incredible voices! Sadly, the songs were forgettable and the dialogue nonsensical. After an initial burst of energy, where they excoriate the stereotypes/fetishization/oppression of Asian women, they fail to really explore or deliver on those ideas. It descends into a story about a naive woman who must escape a (spoiler alert) killer. It is also borderline racist in how one-dimensionally it portrays Chinese parents, relatives, and love interests as stereotypes of backwardness, without depth or humanity. I honestly had to double check to see if the writer was a white man, and was surprised when it was not.

It was ok, certainly an entertaining story (I plan to buy the original book now), but otherwise it was sadly disappointing. The songs felt crowbarred in - I usually love musical theatre, but felt this would have probably been better without the songs, and good though the story was, I don’t think it was done justice in 60 mins. I can see potential for the future, but I don’t think it’s ready just yet…

This show has a lot of potential. I like the idea but the plot still needs a lot of work. The main character is just a girlboss with not much beyond that, the show doesn't give us much time to really feel or root for her. I think this is caused mainly by the length of the musical with it sacrificing the character's emotions for the sake of telling the entire story.
Some of the songs are absolute bangers (especially Hello Kitty Must Die) but the vocals were shaky on some of them.
I see this musical as a work in progress and I personally cannot wait to see what it could become with the right changes (and longer runtime). It also gets bonus points from me for having an asexual main character.

Loved it! The cast were brilliant (great to see an all female Asian cast) and they transitioned expertly between different characters. The songs were brilliant and catchy, I've been chanting the main song 'Hello Kitty Must Die' for several days now! I'd recommend not reading too much about the story ahead of seeing it as it took some fun, surprising turns. I kind of got Six and American Psycho vibes so if you enjoyed both of those musicals then I think this will be right up your street! I'd love to see it again if it transfers to the West End (which I think is very likely).

Wickedly funny, catchy tunes and very well performed. Both the singing and the character acting were superb, and the transitions were very slick. I can definitely see the DNA of Six in it (as mentioned in the blurb), so if you enjoyed that there's a good chance you'll like this (especially if you like dark comedy).

Technically superb, and a theme deserving of loud and proud disruption. But then it was just Heather's.

Brilliant show. Tightly rehearsed with strong acting and musical numbers. Tightly rehearsed and engaging. Recommended.

The description is fairly accurate-exactly what you expect from the Fringe. Singing and choreography was on point and the story was just dark enough. Very impressed with the performances of the actors changing from one person to the next.

I really enjoyed this. You can read my detailed review here.

https://markgorman.wordpress.com/2023/08/04/edinburgh-fringe-day-three/

Went in not entirely sure what to expect - I've been to ultra-feminist musicals in the past and found they often struggle to maintain it for an hour without getting overly preachy/repetitive. So this was a bit of a punt to see what they could do with it.

Aaaand so I was completely taken by surprise - there is definitely a commentary on female Chinese stereotypes and how damaging they are, but the show went in a completely different direction than I expected and I LOVED IT. The cast is brilliant, the songs and choreography are very professional and sleek, and all of their voices were stunning. Thoroughly recommend!

It didn't live up to expectations at all. Their singing was really off key and it became uncomfortable to follow. The show was really disappointing.