A Fringe Quickie (#183) with ‘When Vincent Met John’

Questions answered by Nick Wilkes.

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

We’ll be walking around town in character, and like our real-life inspirations imagine we’ll get shot! #Headlines

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

Brandy Alexanders with Absinthe.

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?

Yoko One, May Pang and the assembled staff of an Antwerp brothel.

Q4: How will the audience remember you the morning after?

Having watched John Lennon and Vincent Van Gogh argue and debate art, love and legacy, the audience will be doing those things they have always wanted to but never got around to – learning to play piano, tell someone that they love them, taking that trip, seeing that sunset…

About the show

When Vincent Met John

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)

Time(s): Afternoon (Between 12-noon and 6pm)

Ticket type: Paid

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