“Bubbly, chaotic, funny and extremely likeable, Alice-India isn’t afraid to ask the big questions.“
***
How evil is Alice-India? Not afraid to ask the big questions, she bursts onto the stage in her commendable debut hour, See You in Hell. She’s a bubbly, chaotic, funny and extremely likeable presence who quickly builds rapport with her audience, and the show is an eclectic collision of biblical soul-searching, life as a neurodiverse, gender-fluid teacher, and the endless search for the ever-elusive “Universal Human Experience.”
Alice-India opens by revealing she was arrested just days before receiving an autism diagnosis, using it to launch into confident crowdwork. By the mid point, she feels on first-name terms with half the room, coaxing guesses about her crime and taking us on anecdotal tangents before looping back to: “OK, now how evil would you put me, from 1 to 10?”
Her youthful, Gen-Z affect lightens heavier topics, generating laughs as she feigns shyness about trashing an ex or recounting her string of ‘personality hire’ jobs. Her breathless, effervescent delivery gives the full, unfiltered AuDHD-AF Alice-India, and it’s this confessional tone that wins over the crowd. We are gifted glimpses of the world through her eyes, and it’s these moments of obsession and wonder (Where DO they keep the dead bodies on cruise ships??) that make for the funniest observations and anecdotes.
There’s a lot of promise here. Alice-India’s natural cadence, if a little rushed at times, and her willingness to bring vulnerability to her storytelling carry the audience even when parts of the show feel a little underdeveloped. But for a debut hour, there’s so much to work with already.
At its core, it’s a thoughtful exploration of the friction between theology and neurodiversity, complemented by entertaining stories from her recent past. She frequently returns to holy verse, contrasting it with the chaos of her own life. The Christian moral manual doesn’t cover autistic overwhelm, ADHD burn-out, or how to know if you’re a ‘good’ person — perhaps doing your best is good enough. See You in Hell is an enjoyable, relatable hour for anyone who’s ever felt like an alien in the world.
I’m looking forward to seeing where Alice-India’s self-exploration takes her next. She’s clearly got comedy instinct and knows her way around the front row — planting herself firmly in these strengths and trusting in her own voice could push her work even further.
Alice-India: See You In Hell
Underbelly Bristo Square- Daisy
19:15 | 1st-25th
Alice-India: See You In Hell ***
Published on
Edinburgh Fringe 2025 
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