Our first comedy show for the week is Bucket Men, at C venues – C royale, Studio 2 at 17:45 on Saturday 18th. Here’s what it’s about: “A and B work hard, and they take pride in their work. Turn up, swap stories, share sandwiches, do the job, go home. If only upstairs would fix the bloody kettle. Surely if they stay obedient and unquestioning, it’ll happen eventually. And why wouldn’t they? It’s a living, after all. But something is wrong. Or maybe, everything is going exactly according to plan. Bucket Men is a brand-new, darkly comic, absurdist play about the banalities of evil and the storied cycle of brutality. Because at the end of the day, someone’s gotta do it.”

This is produced by one of my favourite theatre companies at Edinburgh, Fear No Colours, and they never fail to create drama that’s challenging, disturbing and inspiring. This is the last performance of Bucket Men so I’m glad we were able to squeeze it in on our first day. It’s written and directed by FNC stalwart Samuel Skoog, and I’m expecting something Beckett-like but with a very modern twist. It’s 55 minutes long, so check back after 7.00 pm to see what it was like, and by then the next preview blog should be available to read too.

Beautifully surreal, very thought-provoking, not entirely sure what it meant, but that really doesn’t matter! Rather uncomfortable at times (deliberately so) and some great performances. Their run has been extended into next week, and I’d really recommend it!