Marjolein Robertson awakens from under a sheet, as her intrusive thoughts play out. Wondering whether she’s loveable, urging herself not to tell the audience another folk tale, considering whether she could just leave right now. Instead, she gets up and immediately launches into… a folk tale about a girl lost on a misty mountain. The parallels are clear: this is a story about keeping going when you’re at your lowest.

Lein is the final part in a Fringe trilogy by this native Shetlander. The first, Marj, dealt with a huge trauma in Robertson’s life. The second, O, was about a period that nearly killed her. Lein (see what she did there?) is about the emotional toll those shows took on her and about surviving the worst year of her life. Living in Amsterdam, she was kicked out of her flat, lost her job and was robbed. But she found a way out, helped by a group of nuns and an improv troupe who led her to storytelling and stand-up. 

We should thank those nuns: Robertson has a gift for storytelling and her folk influence lends a perspective that’s rarely seen on the comedy circuit. With these skills, the hour flows beautifully, save for a couple of sections (she does give fair warning that one lengthy bit might not land if you’ve never seen Lord Of The Rings). Lein may complete the trilogy but this doesn’t feel like an ending. Marjolein Robertson is just getting started. 

Marjolein Robertson: Lein, Pleasance Dome, until 24 August, 8.20pm; main picture: Trudy Stade.