Cabaret artist Salty Brine is currently performing his show 'How Strange It Is' at Summerhall in Edinburgh. The production is part of Brine's Living Record Collection project, which creates shows inspired by popular rock and pop albums.
This particular show uses Neutral Milk Hotel’s album 'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea' as its foundation. It explores themes including religious traditions, the origins of the world, and the migration of souls, by paralleling the adolescent experiences of Anne Frank with Brine's own first love.
The performance combines extracts from Brine's diary with those of Anne Frank, aiming to evoke the intensity of youthful passion. Brine incorporates elements such as paper aeroplanes and a PowerPoint presentation on reincarnation into the show, which is running until August 30.