In order to stand out from the countless thousands of acts at the Edinburgh Fringe you need something, be it a concept or theme, that leaps out at the page. No one could criticise racked theatre for slipping in to the back with such a title as The Assassination of Paris Hilton and setting their thirty minute character piece in the female toilets of The Assembly Rooms no less!
With a quick set of do’s and don’ts from the Assembly ticket usher, the eager crowds race to the specific spots they must stand in order to allow access for the characters. Set in the toilets of an LA club, with a muffled stereo system playing outside in the hallway for added effect, the play follows two different sets of girl who for completely different reasons are desperate to meet vacuous celebrity Paris Hilton who will be appearing in the club later that night. Two girls hate everything she stands for and plan to assassinate her, the three others are eager to become her BFF (Best Friends Forever).
This is a fascinating concept and for the large part works pleasantly well as we become fly’s on the wall, eves-dropping on their funny stories and bitchy gossip, performed brilliantly by the all female cast. While it never quite pulls off its intention to compare the similarity between adoration and hate this is still an unique piece of theatre that never outstays its welcome.
3/5 
Martin Miller
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