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+3 Interview: Imran Yusuf: Saint, Sinner, Sufi

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“It’s a show for grown ups with plenty of club comedy style laughs and both well-informed and experienced anecdotes of life.”

WHO: Imran Yusuf, Performer

WHAT: “Everyone is offended, everyone is a victim, no one is happy. A show for bleeding heart liberals and angry disenfranchised victims. A show for good guys, bad guys and those who know better. Woe is me, the pariah. I am not to blame, that is the fault of others whom serve me to overlook my own faults. A show cognisant of human patterns, taking ownership of my own hypocrisy and realising that we become who we judge. It’s only funny because it’s true. http://www.imranyusuf.com”

WHERE: The Stand’s New Town Theatre – Studio (Venue 139) 

WHEN: 17:30 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

I’ve been to Edinburgh many times. I had been up a couple of times before I did my first full run in 2008, doing a three-hander and honing my craft, doing 20 mins every day for 25 days. Then in 2009 I went up and did a whole month of compering, and in 2010 I went up to learn how to do an hour’s worth of comedy and accidentally got nominated for Best Newcomer. I’ve done 3 solo shows in total and this is my fourth one.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I reached entry-level enlightenment at age 38 and understood why indeed life begins in this era of the the 40’s. The naive idealism of youth is exhausted from its nonsense but the remaining dreams are reinvigorated by the experience of enduring failure for so many years beforehand.

Tell us about your show.

My show is called Saint, Sinner, Sufi. It is a coming of middle-age show in understanding my life through the matured view of having lived through the naive and judgmental saintly-self, through to the bitter truths of indulgent sinning, all the way through to observing the middle path between these two extremes. It’s a show for grown ups with plenty of club comedy style laughs and both well-informed and experienced anecdotes of life.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Go and watch Gamarjobat, they are pure unadulterated fun and so finely skilled in their craft. Also, I am keen to see what Phil Ellis is up to, he is quite possibly the most naturally funny man in the UK.

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+3 Interview: Sisters: On Demand

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“As a comedian you’re whole year seems to revolve around August so we’re really excited to head back. It’s a bit like a summer camp for comedians.”

WHO: Christy White-Spunner & Mark Jones, Writer/performers

WHAT: “After a sell-out debut show, innovative sketch duo Sisters are putting you in control of their highly anticipated second hour. ‘A genuinely exciting new voice in sketch comedy’ (Telegraph). ‘Stands out as a must-see’ (EdFringeReview.com). ‘Given the double act genre a real shot in the arm’ (List). ‘A fantastically dark sketch duo with a bright future’ (BroadwayWorld.com). As seen on BBC Three and heard on BBC Radio 4.”

WHERE: Pleasance Courtyard – Pleasance That (Venue 33) 

WHEN: 20:15 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This year will be our second full show, the follow up to last year’s sell-out debut show: ‘White Noise’. In terms of fringes, this will be the 7th year we’ve been at the fringe, either performing on our own, testing out material or working on other shows. As a comedian you’re whole year seems to revolve around August so we’re really excited to head back. It’s a bit like a summer camp for comedians.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

Taking our debut show to London’s Soho Theatre in April was an amazing experience. We’ve seen so many incredible acts perform there over the years so to do a run of our own was a real milestone for us. We also played Latitude festival for the first time this Summer. I heard The Killers were really excited to warm up for us.

Tell us about your show.

This year’s show is the product launch of our own sketch On Demand service, in which we attempt to hand over control of the show to the audience. If all goes to plan then it should run in a different order each day. Like last year it’s entirely self produced and written by the pair of us. We’ve previewed it in London for a couple of months and at Latitude Festival and would love to take it further afield after Edinburgh.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Some of our favourite sketch acts are returning to the Fringe this year like Sheeps, The Pin, Beard and Lazy Susan as well as new double-act Moon, so sketch fans will be spoiled for choice this year. Other than sketch, Ben Pope’s debut stand-up show is a must.

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+3 Interview: Robyn Perkins: 10,000 Decisions

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“In a former life I was a landscape architect, so actually worked on Quartermile quite a bit.”

WHO: Robyn Perkins, Performer

WHAT: “Everyone makes bad decisions, right? But let’s be honest, bad decisions make you who you are. In this brilliant new stand-up show, comedian Robyn Perkins (English Comedian of the Year finalist) uses a series of hilarious personal anecdotes, family stories and even some neuroscience to come up with a well thought out decision for one random audience member. Don’t miss this delightfully funny show about why we make the decisions we do, and whether we can decide to be happy. ‘A golden performer whose charisma alone on stage is refreshing.’ **** (VoiceMag.uk). **** (ThreeWeeks).”

WHERE: Underbelly, Bristo Square – Daisy (Venue 302) 

WHEN: 17:50 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

I have been performing at the Fringe since my first visit in 2012. Additionally, in a former life I was a landscape architect, so actually worked on Quartermile quite a bit and have been since 2009. Finally, my former water polo coach is in Edinburgh, so I have been up for many random reasons. I love the city!

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I had major ankle reconstruction surgery, which means I now have several screws in my left leg. It’s not the most glamorous, but being part robot isn’t all bad.  More interestingly, in January I had coffee with a neuroscientist (Gabija Toleikyte). We discussed how our brains make decisions, what influences them, and why I am so indecisive. This has been crucial in developing the show.

Tell us about your show.

The show is called 10,000 Decisions. In short, it is about why we make the decisions we do; if you are indecisive, this is the show for you. The show is a fun mix of relate-able personal stories, neuroscience, an improvised lie decision, and a surprise ending. I have been working on the show since 2017. John Gordillo has been directing the show, starting right after the 2017 Fringe. I have been previewing the show at a lot of the smaller Fringes around the UK, but it is premiering officially at the Edinburgh Fringe, 2018.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Ian Smith has in incredible and fun idea for a show. Sindhu Vee is a really great storyteller and breakthough act. Richard Wright is doing a show called Virgin, which is really interesting. And Jim Cambell is a great act doing his first hour. I am excited to see it. Darren Harriott is incredible and I am very much looking forward to his second hour. After that, John Hastings, Jarred Christmas, Ivo Graham, Ed Gamble and Tom Stade are all amazing stand-ups that you cannot go wrong with.

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+3 Interview: Luca Cupani: God Digger

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“It’s about my exciting life as a practising Catholic and an observant hypochondriac.”

WHO: Luca Cupani, Performer

WHAT: “Luca’s hypochondria and survival instincts have helped him live a fairly safe and sin-free life so far, but his imaginary diseases and unfulfilled dreams of being the poster child for over-the-counter painkillers have lead Luca to further question his Catholicism for life’s answers. This So You Think You’re Funny winner, Italian comedian and all round lovely guy is here to entice the masses with his endearing and brutally honest storytelling. ‘Funny and fresh and so, so moreish’ **** (Scotsman). ‘Lines that will make you laugh for the rest of the day’ **** (Scotsman).”

WHERE: Underbelly, George Square – The Wee Coo (Venue 139) 

WHEN: 17:20 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

It is my fifth time at the Fringe. My first experience was in 2014, I loved the atmosphere and I spend every August in Edinburgh since then. What I like the most is the chance to meet loads of talented artists and to perform every day in front of people from all over the world!

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I managed to write another show for this Fringe 2018!

Tell us about your show.

My show is called ‘God Digger’ and I wrote it: it’s about my exciting life as a practising Catholic and an observant hypochondriac. The show is promoted by my agent Mick Perrin Worldwide Ltd. Edinburgh will be the world premiere and after the festival I’d love to bring the show everywhere!

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

There is a long list of shows that I hope to see, here is just some of them (in alphabetical order):
Anuvab Pal: Empire
Austentatious
Ed Night: An Aesthetic
Romina Puma It’s all my mother fault
Tim Renkow Tries to punch down

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+3 Interview: Ashley Blaker: Observant Jew

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“I have just finished a five-week run Off Broadway in New York.”

WHO: Ashley Blaker, Performer

WHAT: “Ashley Blaker isn’t your average Orthodox Jewish man. He’s also an internationally acclaimed comedian and now, for the first time, is performing a show for us gentiles, direct from his off-Broadway run. How did a secular Jewish comedy producer end up becoming ultra-orthodox? How does he live between two very different worlds? As heard on BBC Radio 4. ‘Has audiences on the floor’ (Jerusalem Post). ‘Relentlessly funny… Blaker brings something totally unprecedented to stand-up’ (Jewish Chronicle). ‘A wittier man than I’ll ever be’ (Matt Lucas, Little Me).”

WHERE: Underbelly, Bristo Square – Daisy (Venue 139) 

WHEN: 15:00 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

I came to Edinburgh as a punter in both 1992 and 1993. I then came several times as a TV producer looking for talent for different show. This is my first time though as a performer.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

The last year has been incredible. I have performed shows in South Africa, Israel and Canada; made my first BBC Radio 4 show; and I have just finished a five-week run Off Broadway in New York. Coming to Edinburgh to perform my debut show will be an equally exciting experience.

Tell us about your show.

The show is about how I went from being a secular Jewish TV producer to being strictly orthodox and not even owning a TV (it’s forbidden!). And considering how crazy my life is now, hopefully I’ll be able to explain why on earth I still do it. This is the show’s premier apart from three previews in July so it is completely unchartered territory for me. As for where it will go next, that really does depend on how it goes down I guess. Maybe I will retreat back home and not want to come out for a few months! Ideally, I’d like to tour an extended version of the show around the UK at some point soon.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

It will all be a let down thereafter so maybe they just need to stick to the Tattoo. I do love Keiran Hodgson though and Max and Ivan are peerless when it comes to sketch comedy. I am sure both of those shows will be amazing. However, if I am wrong, please don’t come to me asking for your money back. That’s not how this works.

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+3 Interview: Myra Dubois: We Wish You a Myra Christmas

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“Getting to see me LIVE and in the flesh was a pretty big thing to have happened to those 3, 000 people!”

WHO: Myra Dubois, Performer

WHAT: “The self-declared siren of south Yorkshire presents a festive spectacular! In August. Join Myra DuBois for an hour of off-season seasonal singalongs and summertime yuletide anecdotes from her Christmases past, all delivered in her trademark acerbic wit! ‘A display of caustic sensibility and razor sharp wit’ (Scotland on Sunday). ‘Proper stand-up… brilliantly delivered’ **** (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Hilarious… comedic timing that never misses a beat’ **** (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine).”

WHERE: Underbelly, George Square – The Wee Coo (Venue 300) 

WHEN: 16:00 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

It most certainly isn’t! I’ve served seven long years at the Fringe in various capacities, from ensemble shows to solo spectaculars! Although, saying “served” sounds awfully pessimistic doesn’t it? It’s quite ‘trendy’ to grumble about the fringe but I love it. Whisky and show business! What more could you want?!

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

The doctor put me on these new tablets and I don’t think these are the placebos, which is lovely! Also I JUST supported the celebrated transvestite Bianca Del Rio on her UK tour, playing to packed houses of about 3,000 people a night! Getting to see me LIVE and in the flesh was a pretty big thing to have happened to those 3, 000 people!

Tell us about your show.

Well, it stars ME and it’s produced by So Comedy/Broken Robot productions by arrangement with ME and I suppose it was written by ME – although can we call off the cuff musings “writing”? It’s essentially just me talking about Christmas for an hour with some songs thrown in. But WHY NOT?

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

I encourage all your readers to absolutely AVOID seeing Frank Lavender’s awful little show “Gotta Laugh?” at the Counting House Lounge at 6pm everyone. He’s a WOEFULLY unfunny comedian and I curse the day my sister became romantically involved with that man. He’d have you believe we’re close, but this is FAKE NEWS. I repeat, do NOT see Frank Lavender’s ‘Gotta Laugh’ at the Counting House at 6pm!

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+3 Interview: Pity Laughs: A Tale of Two Gays

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“Ultimately though, an unfavourable imbalance of talent and arrogance can only get you so far.”

WHO: Will Dalrymple & Mark Bittlestone, Performers & Writers

WHAT: “More perverted, more depressed, more jokes… the gays are back! ‘The first true gem of the 2017 Fringe’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). Mark’s parents are dead. That’s not a joke, though it is really funny. He and Will are also gay – in the modern sense of course, they’re certainly not happy. Mark’s stand-up about being a gay orphan meets explicit gay parody literotica from Will (think 50 Shades of Gay). Two gays, one orphan, absolutely no limits. ‘Very well written… horrifyingly funny’ **** (EdFringeReview.com).”

WHERE: Just the Tonic at The Caves – Just Up the Stairs (Venue 88) 

WHEN: 16:05 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

Mark: It’s our second as ‘comedians’ – we’re hoping to pre-empt any snide reviews with those quotation marks – but we both went up the year before with a couple of plays and Will again the year before that.

It does get increasingly less overwhelming as the years go by but in a way more unforgiving; once you become more aware of how things work you’ve got less of an excuse to not be smashing it. Ultimately though, an unfavourable imbalance of talent and arrogance can only get you so far.

Will: For similar such self-deprecating humour, come see the show!

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

Will: Guy off Grindr. Holy christ.

Mark: I was the runner up in the 2018 Max Turner Prize, a pretty competitive comedy competition in South London, which was great!

Will: Best I could have managed would have been to ‘hobble up’. Seriously, he was HUGE.

Tell us about your show.

Will: It’s something of a sequel to our 2017 Fringe stand-up show of the same name. We’ve both written it and have produced it alongside our colleague Will Penswick, who’s taking his own stand-up show ‘Dank Verse to the fringe (not to be missed!). The three of us came together (lol) last April; Mark and I through Uni and Will and Mark through school and since then it’s been…well, it’s been.

Mark: The last show was put together quite quickly from bits of stand up we’d both done. This time we’ve experimented across several previews in London, Brighton and Bristol and the resultant show is much more exciting; it’s a live gay sketch/stand-up/multimedia comedy extravaganza! There’s a bit of everything in there. We get up on stage and make jokes about being gay in as many different ways as possible. If all goes well it should be making the rounds in London in the months following the fringe.

Will: At its heart it’s an exploration of what it is to be gay…or at least it would be if it had a heart. It straddles silliness, darkness and unsentimentality in a way you might not have seen at the Fringe before.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Mark: We actually run several comedy nights in South London with Will Penswick and we can’t wait to see some of the acts we’ve hosted up at the Fringe. To name but a few: Adam Hess, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Ross Smith, Olga Koch, Flo & Joan, Rob Oldham, Ken Cheng, all guaranteed to be well worth an hour of your time and several units of your money.

Will: In addition to ‘Pity Laughs’ and Will Penswick’s ‘Dank Verse’ we’re also bringing up a play: ‘Space Doctor’ at Gilded Balloon. It’s a family-appropriate, hilarious sci-fi spoof complete with time travel and questionable alien outfits, do check it out!

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+3 Interview: Bonqrz

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“A BonQrz is directed by Erkan Mustafa (80’s legend Roland Browning from TV’s Grange Hill) and written and performed by myself.”

WHO: Narin, Actor & writer

WHAT: “A BonQrz style seminar about how Narin Oz’s disastrous life choices made her decide to be a budgerigar. Directed by Erkan Mustafa (80’s Legend Roland Browning from Grange Hill) Narin Oz takes the audience on bizarre journey of human folly in order to show them why life is now better being a budgerigar and reveals various methods of freeing your mind. These methods create a very effective path to become a fully brainless budgie like Narin Oz. “Exhilarating” – Marissa Burgess, The List. “Oz is the 21st Century Andy Kaufman”- Martin Walker, Fringe Pig.”

WHERE: Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird – Upstairs (Venue 441) 

WHEN: 14:45 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

Noooo. I am known for blurring the lines of reality and fiction because all my shows have an element of live pranks. Q I did an interactive show comedy show called Narin Oz: Addicted To Love in 2014, in my car, about love addiction. It was was a live prank show where I did physical stunts on my car and then pretended to fancy one of the audience members. Then I told them to bugger off. It was fun. In 2017 I did another show called #Dirtywoman it was inspired by Jekyll & Hyde story and it contained topsoil which the audience sometimes threw at me every time they felt offended.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

Getting rid of #Dirtywoman. There was too much mud in the show and I became sick of going home all the time looking like a horse sh*t me out.

Tell us about your show.

A BonQrz is directed by Erkan Mustafa (80’s legend Roland Browning from TV’s Grange Hill) and written and performed by myself. The show is a satirical seminar about how Narin Oz’s disastrous life choices made her decide to be a budgerigar. Narin Oz takes the audience on a very surreal journey of human folly in order to show them why life is now better being a budgerigar. Oz shares the most embarrassing details of her life and reveals various methods of freeing your mind. These methods create a very effective path to become a fully brainless budgie like Narin Oz.

“Fed up of life? You too can be a budgerigar with my one-step programme. So set yourself free, come join the flock & get a free budgie swing with every cage whilst stocks last. This seminar is purposely unconventional because the moral of the show is intrinsically about self-acceptance & the courage to express your true authentic self. Only then you will be able to walk the path of your true destiny as a budgerigar. This seminar is so life-changing that I will be taking a 20% cut for the rest of your life (Cash only. You will be fitted with a tracking device so that our people can find you)”.

I have done 14 previews including The Brighton Fringe Festival and I hope to perform the show in odd places.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

There are two main shows & people that changed my life that dabble in the risque:
1) Red Bastard’s Come Lie With Me
2) Sharney Nougher & David Tieck’s Two Little Dick Heads.

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+3 Interview: The Drowsy Chaperone

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“Our wonderful Director, Chloe Simpson, has thought about every aspect of the show so carefully and has brought new depths to this production.”

WHO: Samantha Redfern, Producer

WHAT: “After yet another five-star run, EUSOG returns for its 25th year at the Fringe with The Drowsy Chaperone! A satirical masterpiece, paying homage to Jazz Age musicals of the 1920s, showcasing a series of fantastic characters and outstanding musical numbers, with glitz, glamour and top-notch comedy. The story focuses on Man in Chair as he listens to the rare recording of a forgotten production. Watch as his once dingy apartment is transformed into an impressive backdrop to this wonderful Broadway spectacle. Music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar.”

WHERE: Paradise in Augustines – Sanctuary (Venue 152) 

WHEN: 21:35 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

Excitingly, this is actually EUSOG’s 25th year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! The Drowsy Chaperone follows several recent critically-acclaimed, sell-out Fringe productions; Company (2017), Spring Awakening (2016), Little Shop of Horrors (2015), and Avenue Q (2014). We’re lucky enough to receive fantastic reviews every year and are hoping to continue this tradition into the next quarter century…

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

Every year with EUSOG is bigger and better than ever, of course! We perform three shows a year, from well-loved Broadway classics to Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. Since last year’s Company at the Fringe, we’ve enjoyed a dark retelling of Oliver! and a groovy interpretation of The Sorcerer.

Tell us about your show.

A musical within a comedy. The Drowsy Chaperone pays homage to Jazz Age musicals of the 1920s, poking fun at all the tropes that characterise the musical theatre genre. The show focuses on the middle-aged Man in Chair as he listens to a rare recording of the forgotten production and, as his record plays, the show comes to life onstage whilst he drolly comments on the music, story and actors.

With an elaborate cast of over-the-top characters, including the dashing groom, his best man, a drunken chaperone, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, and the Latin lover, The Drowsy Chaperone boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in everyone’s heart – to be entertained.

Hailed by New York Magazine as “The Perfect Broadway Musical”, The Drowsy Chaperone was the winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, and its numerous featured roles and dance numbers make this production a perfect fit for the Fringe.

Our wonderful Director, Chloe Simpson, has thought about every aspect of the show so carefully and has brought new depths to this production. Ross Hadden as our Musical Director is fantastic and his jazzy band will scream of the 1920s. Alongside the inventive choreography by Anna Phillips, this show is certain to be exciting and polished.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

This past year, a group of past EUSOG members have created their own production company, Bare Productions, who are performing ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’ in Paradise alongside us.

We’d also love you all to support our friends at Edinburgh University Footlights who are putting on an edgy production of ‘American Idiot’ between the 12th-18th August at C Venues – C+3.

Sticking with Edinburgh University, the Shakespeare Society is performing ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ set in Sicily in the 1980s, which sounds like it’s going to be so brilliant (and also features one of our cast members, Holly Marsden!). It’s showing between the 20th-25th August in theSpace @ Niddry Street.

Lastly, I am also producing Edinburgh Studio Opera’s ‘The Tumbling Lassie’ which is happening between the 16th-20th August in the Hill Street Theatre. It’s a new piece written by Alexander McCall Smith with music by Tom Cunningham and will be accompanied by another one of their operettas, ‘Fergus of Galloway’.

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+3 Interview: Tori Scott Is #Thirsty

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“I’m thrilled to be making my debut and can’t wait to explore Edinburgh.”

WHO: Tori Scott, Perfomer

WHAT: “Celebrating poor life choices and an unconditional love of vodka, direct from New York City. This Garland for the Grindr era is ‘a force to be reckoned with’ (BroadwayWorld.com), desperate to escape Trumpland and be let loose on Scotland! Join Tori and her band The Shame Spirals on an audacious musical journey of slurred autobiographical stories and songs she stole from other people. Set to the music of Lady Gaga, Queen, Edith Piaf, Pink and more. You’re in for ‘an absolute thrill’ (HuffingtonPost.com). ‘Sheer delight… what a marvel’ ***** (BritishTheatre.com).”

WHERE: Underbelly, Bristo Square – The Dairy Room (Venue 302) 

WHEN: 22:15 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

It is!! First Fringe and first time in Scotland! I’m thrilled to be making my debut and can’t wait to explore Edinburgh.

Tell us about your show.

#Thirsty is an hour of sassy commentary celebrating bad decisions and my unconditional love of vodka. Mixed in with the stories are songs I stole from other people like Lady Gaga, Queen, even Judy Garland. I wrote the show based on personal experiences and, with the help of my wonderful music director Jesse Kissel and my fabulous director Seth Sklar-Heyn, we created a really great shameless musical journey of poor life choices. #Thirsty is produced by Robin Rayner in association with Steve Richardson and Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater. I’ve been working with Jesse and Seth for the past 6 years since I began doing my shows at Joe’s Pub in New York. I began working with Robin Rayner last year and we premiered a very early version of this at The Vault Festival in London. It’s changed quite a bit since that run and we are really thrilled to show it to an Edinburgh audience. After Edinburgh, we will do a one night only performance of it at Live at Zedel at the Brasserie Zedel in London on August 29th. And after that, I would love to take it on tour!

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

I’m really looking forward to seeing fellow Joe’s Pub performer and New Yorker Murray Hill’s show at the Gilded Balloon. I’m also excited to see Velma Celli and The Worst Little Warehouse in London at Assembly. And you don’t want to miss the most charming magician, Tom Brace, in his magic show over at the Pleasance Courtyard.

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