Questions answered by Stephen Smith.
Q1: Aside from this Quickie, what is the most desperate marketing tactic you plan on using to get bums in seats this August? 280 chars
I’ve spent six years memorising nearly 19,000 words of Edgar Allan Poe and will be performing 42 shows in 23 days. At this point, my entire marketing strategy is making prolonged eye contact with strangers and hoping for the best.
Q2: The Fringe is horribly expensive. How are you financing this run? Did you remortgage your house, sell your granny, or start an illicit side hustle?
Mostly through touring. One Man Poe has somehow escaped the rehearsal room and now wanders the UK unsupervised. Barnstaple, Manchester, York, Watford, London… all roads eventually lead back to Edinburgh and financial ruin.
Q3: We all have weird pre-performance rituals. What is yours, and how confused would a normal person be if they walked in on you doing it?
I pace around muttering 19th-century Gothic literature to myself while repeatedly checking I’ve remembered all 19,000 words. A normal person would either call an ambulance or slowly back out of the room.
Q4: How will the audience remember you the morning after?
As the man who convinced them that spending an hour in the company of murderers, madmen, mesmerists, and a talking raven was somehow a lovely evening out.
About the show
One Man Poe
Date(s): Week 1 (Fri 7th to Thurs 13th Aug) • Week 2 (Fri 14th to Thur 20th Aug) • Final week(s) (Fri 21st to Mon 31st Aug)
Time(s): Afternoon (Between 12-noon and 6pm) • Evening (Between 6pm and 10pm)
Ticket type: Paid
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