Barbara Fernandez is sixty-something and embarking on her first Edinburgh Fringe with her outrageously funny comedy musical show Singing, Sagging and Shagging. Meet Liza Minnelli and Debbie Harry’s love child as she takes to the stage.

Fernandez has the audience engaged throughout the show with a range of mild to borderline humour. Her life has been a rollercoaster of emotions and events. Although for stand-up purposes it can be viewed that her life has been a material gathering exercise ready for her stand-up career.

The material is fresh and empowering for an older woman to take to the stage and bare her life in public. Unashamed of her mistakes and bad choices, which we are all guilty of but don’t talk about for fear of repercussions. She openly discusses her battles with mental health. Fernandez also explains why BPD is often undiagnosed by Doctors officially on medical records. No, it’s not because they can’t be bothered.

Fernandez isn’t new to show business and just wait until she sings one particular number and every inch of the talented professional singer fills the room. There’s still plenty more material waiting to surface from this talented lady and I am interested to see where her career takes her next.

Please check out the link below for Singing, Sagging and Shagging which is running in the new Bar 50 venue as part of the Free Fringe in Cowgate, Edinburgh. The Free Fringe has a fantastic variety of shows available across their venues this Fringe.

Four Stars.

https://freefestival.co.uk/show.aspx?ShowID=8345

https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/barbara-fernandez-singing-sagging-and-shagging