A little knowledge goes a long way in Cathrine Frost’s solo meditation on birth, life and near-death in an ebullient account of her real-life experience of pregnancy. While actress turned nurse Frost understands the science with first-hand intimacy in a way that ancient Greek philosophers never mentioned, she also opens up with some half-naked karate moves, while a volunteer Socrates gets what he’s deserved for centuries. This makes for a highly charged and hugely entertaining emotional outpouring that falls somewhere between performance lecture and stand-up confessional. 

Directed by Mats Eldøen for Norway’s Det Andre Teatret, and with a script by Frost, Eldøen and Marie Ulsberg, this show and tell sees Frost recount an experience life-changing enough to put her back on the stage. When she casts audience members as various parts of her anatomy, it suddenly dawns on you that many in the room (men, basically) will never have to face the things Frost describes, let alone be aware of them. Frost’s show is a heartfelt and at times wildly comic reminder of the flesh and blood pulse beat at the heart of everything in a deeply personal and transformative work.

Good Luck, Cathrine Frost! Assembly George Square Studios, until 25 August, 3pm; main picture: Lucas Ibanez-Fæhn.