outside our cave..
That evening we watched the fantastic duo Frisky and Maninsh which set me off with high expectations of Edinburgh. more drinks continued after before calling it a night.
Tuesday..
Our first show brought many butterflies but we were in good company as today our compare was the very funny, very handsome might i add Pat Monahan- im sure you have all seen him as the regular comic on the Paul O'Grady show if not anywhere else. He did an absolutley fantastic job as did our guest comic for the day, one of my faves the very dry wit of Graham Goring
( think along the lines of Jimmy Carr). the caves were full and everyone enjoyed it very much. I was very proud of us especially as we were one woman down as Scarlet wasnt arriving until that evening. We promptly heading off to celebrate!!
the very talented Pat Monahan
Later that evening I met Scarlet while the rest of them heading over to see Ben Dover- yes that one who was doing a show of some kind there, were opted for the female comedy dou from the states 'Misery Loves Company' who were performing in our caves also..im glad we did as it was a great night and a good opportunity to promote our show too.
Wednesday..
Myself and Scarlet start the day with a wander around town aswell as a drink in the bars by our hotel, we saw Pat on our travels too for a while- he was just on the way to one of his day time gigs for children, we wanted to join him but it clashed with our show..that is the pain of edinburgh there is so much happening and alot of it is at the same time it becomes a real task choosing what to watch. Today we ourselves had two shows our regular slot which was nice and busy again as well as a small set at the Dragonfly later that night- just myself and Scarlet.
Wednesday night round off with the Tiger Lillies who i had been dying to see for along time and they did not disapoint-we had the pleasure of meeting them after also. I recommend you see them while there touring again. We also got stuck watching a very strange 'cabaret' that i just did not get at all and had to escape out of..it was highly acclaimed and getting rave reviews?!!? maybe i just wasnt arty enough for it!!
with the wonderful Tiger Lillies..
Thursday..
(H)eroine for Breakfast was probably a strong thing to start the day with but worth the emotional turmoil i was in after leaving the theatre. Not for a long time have i felt so affected by a piece of new theatre. The four cast members were absolutely amazing as was the script.. very inspiring, i think that is touring also so get yourselves there..
Our show was a bit quiter today but we did have a few faces returned which made us very happy. At night we went to support some of our comic friends on the opposite side of town..Graham Goring and Killian Monson before myself and Scarlet went to see a very disappointing aerial dance show called RAW.. The show's story line was uninspiring to say the least..it was set in a club, had 4 performers-2 guys 2 girls and seemed to be based on pulling and pill popping to bland rave like music only making it almost interesting by its use of bungee's. We came out undecided on wether we enjoyed it or not but as we discussed it we started to rant and realised it was pretty apparent we hadnt. Luckily we were on our way to see fellow burlesquer Ophelia Bitz bless her who was telling life tales mixed up with songs..she had a very small crowd aswell as a big bout of festival flu bless her. i enjoyed it hugely but felt bad for the turn out she got. Such is the festival life i suppose, she was up there for the month and broke, we ourselves were onlt there a week and were rapidly broke also..a nice stroll around town, the castle and the graveyards home ensued before dropping into bed exhausted.
Barry Dodds with the gang
Friday..
show goes really well, so happy the week has worked for us, today were joined by Andy Kind as compare and Danny McGloughlin as our guest comedian. Each day we changed the line up of our routines too, adding different numbers which worked well as it encouraged regular fans for us.
Manc comic Danny Mcgloughlin
Tonight is party night so after the show we get stuck in to getting drunk and having a laugh with all our new comic friends..Kitty new many before as she was a comic for a while and knows the scene pretty well already which also helped.
We headed off to see Pat Monahan again do his show which was brilliant-it was just myself and scarlet as the rest were off to jimmy carr..we bumped into Simon Amstell on the way in also and ended up running late therefore having to sit on the front row which always feels like a danger zone at a comedy night but Pat left us out of the embarrasing crowd participation parts bless him. Another fab night round off in style yet again with The Cuban Brothers who i have seen a few times at festivals and such and i absolutely love them..We had a few drinks, had a boogie and met a few new people too including an artist Davy Macdonald randomely who after meeting us that time decided to paint of picture of us both- brilliant!! The joys of the fringe eh!!
with a cuban brother after their set..
Saturday started with us having to check out of the hotel early with a hangover and very broke after last night..we strolled aroung Greyfriars graveyard and witnessed a very strange going on by the supposedly haunted area involving a dog barking at nothing and strange ors and lights appearing on camera but not to the naked eye!! fantastic!! We sat in the sunshine and chilled out exhausted before doing our final show of the year and sadly our quitest of the week due to so many new shows being on. Enjoy it all the same and infairness we have had a very successful week!! All that is left is to pack up and head home happy and exhausted and say goodby to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for another year!!!
myself and scarlet..
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