Nilufa is a young woman on the brink of marriage. She is having her mehndi night - a Bengali equivalent of a hen night, but with less throwing up in gutters.
The bride and her friends and family gather to swap stories and henna the bride's hands. But tonight at Nilufa's mehndi night there is going to be a surprise guest: another daughter, Ripa, returns home four years after her family threw her out.
The show was created by Fin Kennedy, the rising young playwright whose How to Disappear Completely and Never be Found is one of the best new plays of the year so far. She worked in collaboration with the girls of Mulberry School in east London, producing a vivid, 40-minute snapshot of Bengali life, and the hopes and fears of women growing up in that community.
Yes, it is effectively a school play, but this is exactly what the Edinburgh Fringe should be about, and it is performed with such glee and openness that you cannot help falling for its slight but undoubted charm.
All the material in the show was generated from the girls' own lives and the stories of their families. The piece not only has a whiff of authenticity but combines a poetic sensibility with clear-eyed realism. A small pleasure.
· Until August 11. Box office: 0131-556 0476
