A Fringe Quickie (#184) with ‘SOLO From The Pit’

Questions answered by Elias Faingersh.

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’ll be roaming Edinburgh with a trombone, a stack of flyers and very little dignity. If necessary, I’ll recruit random passers-by into a travelling brass-powered marketing department. By the end of August, nobody in the city centre will escape us.

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?

There’s an old musician’s joke. One musician says, “We made a beautiful album in the best studio.” The other asks, “Did it sell?” He replies, “Oh yes. I sold my car, my house and everything else.” Let’s just say I’m treating that joke as a business plan.

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?

One perfectly tuned trombone, a hot whirlpool bath, Scottish single malt served at exactly the right temperature, and someone whose sole responsibility is applauding every entrance.

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

Hopefully, they’ll wake up wondering whether they fell in love with me or the trombone. I’m not entirely sure myself.