What Happened to Agnes

A great show! Atmospheric and intriguing. The performers are both very talented.. the.pianist was.excellent, and the vocalist has an excellent singing voice. The song cycle is fantastic, in a classic jazzy style. A highlight of this year's fringe.

5 stars!!! Recommended by my son who’d seen the show three times this is absolutely my top show at Fringe, an extraordinary, intriguing, deeply, emotional story that is mostly sung in a jazz style by the incredible performer and writer who has the most beautiful voice, backed by her wonderful pianist. Both sad and uplifting. Extremely clever use of projection as the set. Loved it all. Congratulations.

Beautifully executed and very touching. Go and see it!

Nishla Smith enveloped us in in a captivating story, spun from recollections from her grandmother of her older sister Agnes who vanished from the family when young in Malaysia. It is a captivating story, spun from fragmented memories of a child growing up in Malaysia, fleeing the outbreak of war in the jungle. Nishla's enchanting voice, Tom's interpretative piano and Luca's visual magic make for an unforgettable experince. Highly recommended!

Nishla Smith has a lovely warm expressive voice which she uses almost in a whisper but never losing quality and always with very clear diction. She blends this lovely voice with beautiful lyrics to tell the story of her grandmother growing up in Malaysia just before the second world war and the loss of her sister Agnes. All is set to wonderful music written and played by the talented Tom Harris. The flyer said it was sublime, and the performance did not disappoint. The nearly full audience loved it.

A very lovely show for anyone aged ~8 or over. My daughters, aged 10 and 13, and I saw this mesmerising performance today. Beautiful storytelling, through song and voice recordings of a Grandmother's reminisces. "Feel good sad" according to my daughter (but never traumatic).

Having Malaysian heritage myself, I was intrigued by this piece and so glad I saw it. It was a mesmerising hour of delicate music, beautiful visuals and wonderful storytelling - I got lost in Agnes's world. The icing on the cake was the recordings of Agnes' sister that were dropped in at certain points, reminding me of my own Malaysian grandmother.

Such a beautiful, special, and intimate piece. The art projections were so stunning and the accompanying music just created this really special and delicate performance. I've always thought about how to collect my grandparents stories and memories, and this show does exactly that in such a unique way. I really recommend going to see this, What Happened to Agnes is exactly what Fringe should be

I was incredibly moved by this piece of theatre about family, childhood and memory. All of the constituent parts of the production worked effortlessly together. Tom Harris’ piano playing is sensitive, rich and colorful; Luca Shaw’s artwork and projections beautifully evoke the moods of the stories and the songs; and Nishla Smith’s singing and storytelling is stunning, cathartic and hopeful. Just go and see it!

What a beautiful, delicate show. It was such a precious and memorable experience to hear these smokey melodies over such rich piano in this intimate space. Its simplicity completely held my attention and I found it very thought provoking and moving. Absolutely deserving of a bigger audience. A unique hour only possible at the Fringe - you must go!