A Fringe Quickie (#88) with ‘Juliette Burton’s Board To Distraction’

Questions answered by Juliette Burton.

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

Doing 3 shows a day for the whole run… and dedicating the last 15 years of my life to this comedy malarky

Q2: 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?

Pinning board game trivia to a multicoloured pin boad and checking the interactive multimedia is working, hugging my wonderful techie co-performer Ally Haig and reminding ourselves life is a game so let’s PLAY!

Q3: If your show suddenly developed a massive ego and became the biggest diva in the 2026 Fringe, what absurd, hyper-specific item would be mandatory on its dressing room rider?

All of the board games the audience could possibly choose to hear comedy about in the show (that’s a ridiculous amount and growing exponentially with every week that passes)

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

Sitting around a coffee table playing the BEST board games, party games and having THE BEST time with its fellow nerds.

About the show

Juliette Burton’s Board To Distraction

Date(s): Previews week (Fri 31st July to Thurs 6th Aug) • 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) • Weekend(s)

Time(s): Evening (Between 6pm and 10pm)

Ticket type: Pay what you can

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