This Review is from August 2025

Following performances in Adelaide and Melbourne, Lil Wenker’s 2024 Edinburgh Fringe show BANGTAIL returns to the Pleasance.

The story features a cowboy, the baddest in the town, whose title is taken by another, badder gunslinger, who happens to be an audience member in the front row. Somehow, a mysterious influence guides Alan toward a career in accountancy, but can the former cowboy find his true identity?

The production incorporates storytelling, elements of traditional clowning and a great deal of rowdy audience participation.  Who knew that a cross between A Fistful of Dollars and The Office could be so entertaining?

A version of this review appears on Episode 10 of the On the Mic: Five a Day podcast.