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‘Ginger’s Problem Area’ (Venue 17, until AUG 24th)

Posted in *EdFestivals 2025, 4*, Rated: Nae Bad, Stand-Up, Theatre by

“Aunty Ginger is a deadpan whirlwind of good auld-fashioned filth and innuendo – in your endo.”

Editorial Rating: 4 Stars (Nae Bad)

What is there left to say about Aunty Ginger that hasn’t already been splashed across the red tops, scrawled on bathroom walls, or said through tears in a witness impact statement?

Manchester’s leading pansexual Dragony Aunt takes to the stage like a pack of boozehounds takes to a vodka fountain and with all the caution of a cockapoodle on a trampoline. This is a no-holds-barred experience not recommended for the coy or nervous. Aunty Ginger is a deadpan whirlwind of good auld-fashioned filth and innuendo – in your endo.

From a confident blend of audience work and audiovisual, sixty minutes of laugh-out-loud funny entertainment emerge, spotlighting a performer with a rising reputation – or is she just pleased to see me? Ginger is lightning fast. Already naturally well endowed, Ginger’s mind is as quick as her tongue is sharp. She is professionally trained, well-honed by just enough years in drag not to be a drag, and so obviously enjoys doing what she loves being great at. Those rather odd men who love to feel uncomfortable around drag and have got something to prove without having anything to say are swatted away as flies to wanton boys. Ginger is the boss and don’t forget it.

The trouble is that this show, in its current format, can only ever be as good as its audience. Good crowd? Good craic. Surly gobshite crowd? Less fun to be had. The format needs tweaking so that some content can be whipped out and milked without relying so much on the crowd if they turn up flaccid. Still, Ginger is gracefully maturing into an EdFringe stalwart, a reliable source of satisfaction for when you need your funny bone rubbed in just the right way.

Come for the solid standup. Stay for the sparkling wit and repartee. Get your glittery gladrags on and go see this!

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EdFringe Talk: Ginger’s Problem Area

Posted in *EdFestivals 2025, *Written Interviews by

“If I love my show, and people can see I love my show, they will enjoy it … and I LOVE my new show more than any of my previous work.”

WHO: Aunty Ginger

WHAT: “Ginger has had a problematic year! No, not like that. She’s been answering her fans problems on Instagram and TikTok and its gone viral. No, not like that. In the last year she has become the UKs favourite Pansexual Manchester based drag Agony Aunt, and now, by popular demand, she’s ready to take her services… on the road. No, not like that. Come and share her story of a crazy year, have your problems solved, and get ready to laugh, cry and singalong as you enter Aunty Gingers Problem Area.”

WHERE: Studio Four at Assembly George Square Studios (Venue 17) 

WHEN: 22:40 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is my second full run at Edinburgh. I last came in 2024 with my show ‘Finding Splashman’ which got fabulous reviews from North West End UK, Pride Nomad, Broadway Baby and One 4 Review. What I love about Edinburgh as an artist is all the amazing and talented people that you get to meet from all over the world, and, as a lover of entertainment, getting to see as many shows as possible (I aim for at least 2 per day). I think there’s over 3000 shows that come up, so there’s really something for everyone, and I think the vibe of the city is just magical during Fringe.

What are the big things you’ve learned since 2024 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?

The main thing I learned is just to do what I do best, rather than what I think people want from me or what I think a reviewers want to see. If I love my show, and people can see I love my show, they will enjoy it. I’ve definitely taken this lesson into creating my 2025 show ‘Gingers Problem Area’, and I LOVE my new show more than any of my previous work.

Tell us about your show.

Ginger’s Problem Area is a show where she aims to solve ALL of the problems in the world! Ginger has become an internet sensation and the UK’s number one Manchester based Pansexual Dragony Aunt, she’ll tell you about how she reached her fame, she’ll solve your problems, you’ll laugh, you’ll sing with her and even learn how to douche in under a minute! It’s a fabulous smorgasbord of Crowdwork, Standup, Songs and Sketches, and not for the faint of heart!

The show has been written, produced and will be performed by me, Aunty Ginger, it evolves a a number ideas of the Problem Area section of my previous show ‘Finding Splashman’, and the Celebrity Problem Letter section of’ from my Edinburgh Fringe show ‘I Consent’ in 2023. I feel this evolution of the show is the strongest and by far my favourite thing I’ve ever created.

I must also give credit to some fabulous people who supported me on Ginger’s Problem Area, Martin Mor (my Comedy Mentor) and Mikey Smith (a Director I worked with in 2024) who also wrote some additional material for the show.

I hope that people will come and enter the warm embrace of Ginger’s Problem Area!

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

SEE EVERYTHING! This is a chance to experience many of the plethora of shows of the Fringe in a more accessible and affordable online format. Our wonderful friends The Wardrobe Ensemble are presenting The Great Gatsby which has taken on a digital life after live shows were cancelled in January, and which Tamsin from Popelei happens to also star in. Patricia Gets Ready (for a date with a man that used to hit her) also looks incredible. We were lucky enough to see the brilliant Gobby live and we will certainly be re-watching on the sofa with a bag of popcorn.

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