FairycakesNever Takes Flight
Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. According to Douglas Carter Beanes verse comedyFairycakes,magic functions just like the gig economy. But even though everyone is whacking gamely away at Beanes conceit, nothing quite hammers his whimsy into charm. There are a few reasons for the shows weird aridity. First, theres a sourness at the heart of Beanes confection. Most of the nutty plot involves couples splitting and getting back together, sometimes in new, queerer configurations....