A Fringe Quickie (#139) with ‘1918: The Final Salome’

Questions answered by Carfax Productions.

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

Performing the Dance of the Seven Veils outside the theatre – because everyone loves a flash mob!

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

A death in the afternoon (champagne and absinthe) for the ultimate Wildean decadence.

Q3: 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?

Writing pleading letters to our elderly art critic boyfriend.

Q4: If you brought this show home for the holidays, how would your parents react to them?

Based on the actions of Robbie Ross’s mother, they would immediately banish it to Scotland.

About the show

1918: The Final Salome

Date(s): Week 2 (Fri 14th to Thur 20th Aug) • Final week(s) (Fri 21st to Mon 31st Aug)

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

Ticket type: Paid

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