The dreaded Brexit had to raise its ugly head at some point during our Edinburgh week – and I could put it off no longer. Our next show has the rather tongue in cheek title Mr Saxon’s Excellently English Evening of Entertainment at 22:05 on Friday 24th at Space 2 @ TheSpace on the Mile. Let’s check that blurb: “Roll-up. Roll-up. England. A place for Saxons and bubble-people. Where NHS protests start in nightclubs, Michael Gove’s a goblin and we sing The Ballad of the Brexit Lady. Cabaret-style documentary theatre with satirical original music. Acts include The Hermit Freak who avoids the news and The Prophet who predicts Britain’s future. Featuring live original songs: England Is… our alternative national anthem and popular hit The Ballad of the Brexit Lady, with guest appearance from Theresa May in drag. With the clashing personalities of the cabaret performers, what could possibly go wrong?!”

Hopefully this will be telling satire, pinpointing everything that’s ridiculous about our current state of affairs. Check back around 10.15 pm to see how good it was. By then the next preview blog should be available to read too.

This little show has a big heart, in the right place, trying to show the joint disasters of Brexit and a rubbish government trying to make a go of it. With songs that contain verbatim statements from the general public about the overall state of the nation, you can’t fault its veracity. A small audience didn’t help the show to soar, and it feels thoroughly low-key throughout; but, as Browning said, I want the heart to scold.