Benjamin Clementine review – unvarnished, unpredictable and fantastically awkward

Festival theatre, Edinburgh
Debuting songs from his forthcoming second album, the formerly homeless Mercury prize winner evokes David Bowie, Radiohead and AnohniWhen Benjamin Clementine eventually pads on stage barefoot and perches on a high stool at his grand piano, it’s in complete darkness that has descended on the theatre long enough to leave audience members sniggering in discomfort. But even without the preceding half-hour delay caused by technical issues, this show would have felt f