Max Olesker: Making the Cut review – up close and personal account of comic’s religious conversion

📰 Summary (English)

Comedian Max Olesker's solo show "Making the Cut" at the Pleasance Dome in Edinburgh offers a personal and nuanced account of his journey to becoming an Orthodox Jew to marry his partner. The show, based on his memoir, recounts his lengthy and unconventional path to conversion, which involves sacrificing many of his previous habits and freedoms.

🇪🇸 Resumen (Español)

La obra en solitario de el comediante Max Olesker, "Making the Cut", en el Pleasance Dome de Edimburgo, ofrece una cuenta personal y matizada de su viaje para convertirse en un judío ortodoxo para casarse con su pareja. La obra, basada en su memoria, narra su largo y poco convencional camino de conversión, que implica sacrificar muchos de sus hábitos y libertades previos.