“We made our show bigger and better and brought more people on the journey.”
WHO: James Doughty
WHAT: “If music be the food of love… lets cook it! This show-stopping, heart-mending, brand new musical rom com features some of the BIGGEST songs of the West End. Join the musical duo Mr & Mrs Love as they guide you through their authentically relatable workshop discovering all things L-O-V-E. With a decade of wedded bliss behind them, the undisputed experts on love reveal the magic behind their partnership using the power of song. But, when the spotlight shines a little too brightly, will The Loves remember to take their own lessons on board…”
WHERE: Pleasance Dome – KingDome (Venue 23)
WHEN: 21:30 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
No – we first came to the Fringe last year, booked our venue and created our idea for the show in five minutes based on a discussion we had. My co-creator is from New Zealand and wanted to tick the Fringe off, and it has been 11 years since i last did the Fringe. The things I love about the festival are community and the sheer diversity on offer – and of course the overarching tiredness! Working the festival as a producer vs punter – last year we produced ourselves – you don’t sleep, you don’t eat properly but you definitely drink….
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2022 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
We decided to come back for more so I don’t think we learned the big lessons… but we made our show bigger and better and brought more people on the journey so it wasn’t just us looking at our show. We now have a director, choreographer and producer on top!
Tell us about your show.
Our show is a Musical Comedy Cabaret hosted by Mr and Mrs Love – the renowned experts in love. They attempt to bring their patented love workshop to the audience but it’s not as simple as that… there’s tension brewing behind the sequins and instruments. Over ten instruments, musical mashups and some original songs as well. Written by both Stephanie Marion and James Doughty, and produced by Emma Lord for Lord productions, the production premiered in London as “Live, Laugh, Love” in 2022, before coming to the Fringe for a limited run. The show also had an engagement in New York! The company came together as Mr and Mrs Love were a real life couple… James and Stephanie wrote the show about each other’s lives and experiences. Alas, their break-up one day before the start of rehearsals proved to add material and fuel to the fire… who knows where Mr and Mrs Love may end up after the Fringe? (Probably Rehab.)
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
GO and see the musical comedies and comedians. Brilliant shows like Flat and the Curves, Ada Campe, and our spacemate Myra Dubois. Wonderful shows! Chris Fung’s brilliant show and Sam Lupton’s “HOW TO BE DUMPED”.
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