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Fringe review: The Cult of the Clitoris a fun twist on courtroom drama

The Cult of the Clitoris Article content Stage 21, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 84 Ave. Article content There's a concept called the Streisand Effect, where trying to hide or suppress something in fact brings it even more attention. Article content In 1918, at the height of the First World War, dancer Maud Allan brought a libel suit against a Member of Parliament, Noel Pemberton Billing, for accusing her of being part of a homosexual 'Cult of the Clitoris.' Article content Article content The whole thing backfires and Allan's name is dragged through the mud while Billing and his band of reprobates are somehow lauded as heroes and shining beacons of morality, even though everything they printed was a lie and made up for the intentional purpose of gaining notoriety at Allan's expense. Article content The Cult of the Clitoris is both fascinating and hilarious, a dramatic recreation of the trial pulled from real transcripts, and commentary on that trial from things probably said by the players involved. These are horrible people doing horrible things, which is horrible, reprehensible and hilarious all at once. Article content We even get to join in as the audience, booing or cheering at the appropriate moments. It's both a demonstration of the real-life actions taken by the audience at the trial AND a fun way to get involved.