The first week of the fringe has passed and my goal of seeing 100 shows/exhibitions/happenings this month seems distant, as I have so far managed a mere 10.
My goal of not being a drunk argumentative twat at 1 am in the morning is going well though.
Here are my top 6 shows so far…
Alasdair Beckett-King – Nevermore – Pleasance Dome 7PM Great writerly material which has enough room to breathe to make it feel like it’s alive, and a well-judged and non-interventionist use of tech. Precise and very funny.
Paul Currie – The Chorus of Ghosts Living in My Skull Keep Telling Me to Take a Shit in the Fruit Salad – Just The Tonic @ Caves 9PM Best show I’ve seen so far. A surrealist revivalist church meeting in which anything can happen. Brilliant clowning and unexpected hints of the personal.
An Evening Without Kate Bush – Assembly George Sq Gardens 5.55PM A Bush-consumed lady channels Bush fandom with persuasive charm, genuine warmth, and accurate choreography
Fascinating Aida – Assembly George Square 6PM Sophisticated satirical songs, performed by jazz-age cabaret muso-dames, with unexpected angry edges and fantastic internal rhyme schemes
Jonny & The Baptists – Dance Like It Never Happened – Assembly George Square 4PM High energy satirical folk-pop sure to make you dance in your seat, hate the Tories, and question God.
Mavelus – All The Marvel Movies … Kind Of! – Just The Tonic Caves 6.10 PM Two deeply humane nerds impro-comedy their way through the MCU, making massive and imaginative use of limited props. Great if you know your Marvel movies, and probably weirdly enjoyable if you don’t.
The Tragedy of Macbeth – Roxy – 12 midday The full on classic fringe treatment w live music, puppets, physical theatre etc, apprently. It blew my kids’ minds!
Circus Abyssinia Tulu – Underbelly meadows 1.30 PM The kids said this was utterly brilliant and unaffectedly honest. They want to join the circus now.
Ten down, 90 to go.
That’s 30 shows a week, or just over 4 a day, for the next 3 weeks. Will I make it?
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Bosco239, youtube
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube