Rising star Helin Erdem debuts at Aveny-T in full gorilla getup. You want to root for it, but it stays stuck in the circus shtick.

Is it just »woke crappy theater«?

»The killer is in the audience,« sings Helin Erdem, staring straight into the crowd—leaving no room for doubt. Foto: Emil Holm
»The killer is in the audience,« sings Helin Erdem, staring straight into the crowd—leaving no room for doubt. Foto: Emil Holm
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For Helin Erdem’s sake, I almost wished the performance had ended after the first ten protracted minutes when she said »thank you and goodnight«.

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