“Always pay the bin people..”
WHO: Ezme Gaze
WHAT: “Forget everything you think you know about string quartets, Bowjangles are an irreverent, anarchic group of genre-spanners, bringing music, theatre and comedy together in a way you’ve never seen before. Now, the award-winning foursome are blasting into outer space to meet a mysterious benefactor whose proposition seems a little too good to be true… ‘Completely original… the music would be entertaining enough without all the other incredible action and comedy going on’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Full of zest, action and charisma… unfailingly entertaining’ **** (Chortle.co.uk). Warning: Contains scenes of graphic violins.”
WHERE: Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose – Doonstairs (Venue 24)
WHEN: 16:30 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
It’s our 4th as a group, we love it because the audiences are like nothing else – they’re a hungry pack of cagouled hyenas, searching for something weirder, something wilder with every show. Knowing what Edinburgh crowds are like has always really pushed us to make shows that surprise.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2022 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
To never compare your fringe experience to anyone else’s, and to celebrate other peoples success – even if they seem like they’re a competitor. Oh – and always pay the bin people.
Tell us about your show.
We started as street performers 15 years ago playing classical music in Covent Garden, gradually we added singing, comedy and dance to the act and how we’ve accidentally written a full musical. Dracula in Space was written on zoom over a lockdown, and learnt by making hundred of recordings in home studios. Finally we were able to get together and make it, it’s been sporadically touring since then, but has been re-vamped for Edinburgh. It’s the story of a down on their luck string quartet who go to space looking for corporate entertainment work where they meet a sinister impresario who offers them their dreams – but at what cost?
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
We’re really looking forward to Charmaine Wombwell’s Ma’s Monster, she’s a fantastic singer, clown and yarn dyer making a show about motherhood, it’s in the yurt next to the BlundaBus – it’ll be proper fringe
Also can’t wait for Sophie’s Suprise 29th at the circus hub – a fun immersive party show with lots of circus and idiocy!
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