You know as soon as you enter into the world of My Beautiful Black Dog – where Brigitte Aphrodite welcomes her audience members in sparkly shorts and even more sparkly platform heels – that this is going to be a distinctive and very personal performance. From the outset Brigitte addresses her crowd directly, and continues to respond to them throughout. At times it feels like a party rather than a production, but that seems to be half the point. Because the more intimately we connect with her, the closer we come to understanding the very real origins of Aphrodite’s show.
