one4review | On 12, Aug 2025

This show is set in a nice building but it is slightly off the beaten fringe track and as the title suggests, you might need to be an agent to find the room it’s set in.

Once everyone is seated, the host Ruth Rosie selects one member of the audience to be the Agent Red candidate and has to sit on stage in front of the lights and camera. The script is given to the candidate before the interview starts. The candidate is asked a series of questions from a pre-recorded video and has to answer them as per the script, this only takes a few minutes before the candidate sits back down.

Once seated, the host plays another video which explains the origins of the show and how an idea became a reality, this also gives the host time to download the candidates interview and prepare the short movie. Unfortunately, on this occasion there was a technical error and the footage was not downloaded in time however the host showed a previous movie that shows how the candidate’s interview is transformed into a character in a short movie. The movie on this occasion was not a secret agent or spy related movie.

Ruth has spent quite a bit of investment and courage to turn her idea into reality. The concept and idea of this show is fantastic but like a lot of shows involving modern day Tech, it requires to be fine tuned and perhaps expanded to show its full potential. To clarify, this is not AI, it is good old-fashioned film editing with a modern-day twist. Previous show footage from Agent Red Arts can also be found on other social media platforms.

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Reviewed by Steve J

The Royal Scots Club

Various Times

Until 24 Aug (not 18)