“Life is too short to wait around for people to give you opportunities.”
WHO: Kat Kleve
WHAT: “‘Simply Brilliant… every girl and woman should see this’ (Bristol Post). ‘A tour-de-force performance’ (Bristol247.com). ‘Fabulous, funny and true to life’ (Rapscallion Magazine). Did you know fairies are born big? Tink was a big, brilliant young fairy. Until one day, in a tragic cliché, Tink began to shrink. A nostalgic, modern, musical monologue navigating the complex social struggles of tweens, teens and full-on adulting. A love letter to a young you reminding you to shine – like little you would want you to! TINK was first performed in association with Tobacco Factory Theatres.”
WHERE: Underbelly, Bristo Square – Clover (Venue 302)
WHEN: 12:55 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
This is my second time performing at the Fringe but the first time bringing my own show here! The last time I was working with the incredible million selling author Rohan Candappa which was the most amazing experience so he’s probably the one to blame for me throwing myself into yet another mad summer at the Fringe! I’m so glad to have experienced the madness before though so I know slightly better what to expect because it really is ALL the things – exciting, exhilarating, stressful, tiring, fulfilling, joyful, hilarious and so much more…DAILY!
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2022 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
The big things I’ve learned since 2022 are that life is too short to wait around for people to give you opportunities, if you want to do something, go out and create it for yourself!!
Tell us about your show.
So! Our show is called Tink, it’s all about how we start big and confident as young children and slowly start to dim our lights as we grow older. The book is written by the fabulous Lizzy Connolly, I wrote the music with additional lyrics by Lizzy and the whole thing was co-created by the pair of us. This is our first piece of writing together, we met performing in a show at the Bath Theatre Royal which then transferred to the West End, directed by the amazing Terry Johnson called Mrs Henderson Presents. We’ve been such good friends ever since and the creation of TINK came about really naturally and it’s kind of taken on a life of its own!
It first premiered and was produced in association with Tobacco Factory Theatres in March in Bristol (my hometown…big up Brizzle!) and were encouraged by a load of audience members to take it to the Fringe which wasn’t initially the plan…but a few months later…Here. We. Are!
We’re self-producing it, which is a lot! Anyone who’s taken or is taking a show to the fringe – WE FEEL YOU! But, we believe in this show so much and are so excited for more people to see it that it’s going to be worth every strand of stressed hair we’ve lost along the way!!
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
There are so many shows we’d love audiences to see, some of our amazingly hard working and talented fellow creatives are taking shows up there this year including Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder at Underbelly George Square, Sea Words by the incredibly talented Olly Gully at Summerhall and Declan Bennett, who I worked with in the Original West End cast of ‘Once’, he’s bringing his amazing show ‘Boy Out The City’ to Underbelly Cowgate. We’d also recommend you check out the FemiFringe Guide! An awesome guide dedicated to shows led by women and people of marginalised genders.
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