Only 4 shows today!
Here’s the schedule for August 17th.
11:35 – Nina Rose Carlin: Seeking Representation, theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall. From the Edinburgh Fringe website:
“She’s an LA actress. Of course she knows her rising moon sign. Of course she can arrange dry-cleaning for a studio executive’s offspring in her sleep. Of course she takes her coffee with a splash of oat milk, and a heaping spoonful of existential dread. With live music, unhinged characters, and a bit of pixie dust (read: Ozempic) Seeking Representation is a one-woman show meets cabaret with a subversive sucker punch. From five-star Hollywood Fringe Festival award-winner and certified LA actress herself, Nina Rose Carlin!”
I confess I know nothing about Nina Rose Carlin but there was something about this description that piqued my curiosity!
13:15 – The Grim, Underbelly, Bristo Square.
“London, 1964. Shaun and Robert are trying to get through another shift as undertakers in the East End, but on the day they’re due to fit deceased murderer, Jackie Gallagher, for his coffin and with strange happenings afoot, all is not as it seems… Following the success of his ‘holler-out-loud funny’ (TheSmuReviews.co.uk) Fringe debut You’re Dead, Mate, award-winning playwright Edmund Morris is back with his latest, darkest comedy: The Grim.”
You’re Dead, Mate was one of the most intriguing and entertaining plays of last year’s Fringe, so I was keen to see what Edmund Morris has come up with for this year! This play sounds like it could have an element of Joe Orton to it – looking forward to finding out.
15:05 – With All My Fondest Love, Greenside @ George Street.
“How well can you know your own family? A grandson discovers the hidden secrets behind his grandparents’ ordinary yet curious marriage. Using real-life letters and diaries, Noah Wild struggles to fill in the blanks in his own family history, from burnt letters to unspoken loss. Struggling with his own heartbreak, he follows love through entwined past generations to reflect on how to live in the present. A true story discovered and retold, this moving new monologue explores how love and grief change across a lifetime. ‘Beautiful… a wonderful piece of theatre’ (WildRoseAndPearls.com).”
I have often wondered how, in this digital age, future generations will be able to look back and discover the secrets of the past; you can’t help but think finding old emails and texts won’t have the same allure. Noah Wild’s personal story sounds fascinating and if this is done well it could be a superb piece of theatre.
17:15 – The Dreamer – Live, Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows.
“’Magic is in his bones. Disbelief, flabbergasted, stunned’ ***** (Herald). It’s time to believe in magic… Award-winning magician James Phelan, infamous for jamming the BBC switchboard after correctly predicting the lottery, returns with this ground-breaking new magic show. Touching on his parents’ 12 year struggle with IVF, The Dreamer is a celebration of the impossible becoming possible. With magic unparalleled elsewhere at Fringe, this show will leave you aching with laughter and dizzy in disbelief. ‘One to watch in the world of magic’ **** (The List)”
With magic running through his veins – Paul Daniels was his uncle – I’m sure this will be a stunner of a show. Here’s hoping!
Check back later to see how we enjoyed all these shows!