Triona Adams was a threatical agent. She enjoyed her life, she had her friends, but at 26, she decided she wanted to become a nun. Did she hear the call? Maybe. Did she enjoy it? Some of it. Did she get out of it? Most certainly. And she is at the Fringe this year to tell us all about it.
But if you are looking for a tale of redemption, wrong choices, religious beliefs or good actions, you are looking on the wrong place. Triona’s story is more of clever comedy and cheeky winks at the audience than anything Hollywood could come up with about life in the nunnery. She is extremely funny, in an underplayed manner, and her stories are exquisitely told. Even if some of the anecdotes have a made-up feel to it, her honesty comes through, and you genuinely believe all she says.
With an empty set, and minimal props, Triona tells us of her first visits to the convent, her impressions, why she become a nun, and life inside the rock solid walls. With the aid of some clever music, she conveys every emotion she goes through her journey. ‘The sound of music’ soundtrack is played at the start and even though it is a bit on the obvious side of things, it works perfectly with the tone it sets for the next hour.
It does, though, get a bit too much towards the end. She could easily get rid of a couple of stories, and make the whole show a little bit shorter and tighter, and therefore keep our attention throughout it, instead of wanting to know how and why she left after the year.
But even if that little niggle, ‘Nun the wiser’ is a fantastic show, and it is worth spending some time with Triona, talking about her religious experience.
4/5 
Adrian G. Velazquez
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