A Fringe Quickie (#30) with ‘Bloody Mary(s)’

Questions answered by Lottie Walker.

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 shall be flyering all the new friends I make as I visit every bar in town to track down the best Bloody Mary Edinburgh has to offer. I’ve got three weeks to do it – is that enough time to get round them all…?

Q2: If your show walked into a cocktail bar, what would it order?

What? in addition to all the Bloody Marys? I suppose it’d have to be a French 75 – it thinks it’s sophisticated and glamorous but is really a bit over the top and too clever for its own good.

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 run lines in the park every day. With the show’s morning start time this year I’ll be doing this in costume. Normal people will be crossing the road to avoid the woman talking to herself whilst wearing a long frock and tiara & carrying a Mary Poppins bag and brolly.

Q4: If all the shows running right now were at a massive Fringe house party, what is your show doing?

We’ll be organising the drinking games – after all our show’s a fancy dress pub quiz named after a cocktail – what else would we be doing?

About the show

Bloody Mary(s)

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): Morning (Before 12-noon) • Afternoon (Between 12-noon and 6pm)

Ticket type: Paid

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