A Fringe Quickie (#215) with ‘A Kate in the Hand is Worth Two in the Butch’

Questions answered by Kate Butch.

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 have decided to walk the length of the Royal Mile in full drag, which will combine my two great loves: getting attention and pushing tourists out of the way.

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?

Getting into drag is a ritual in itself. If someone walked in on me corsetting, padding, or tucking, they would think a sausage meat factory had exploded.

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?

What do you mean ‘if’? My show demands a well-behaved dog, a tube of Veet, and several packs of pepperamis. The three demands are unrelated.

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

Hilarious, incisive, trailblazing, kind, humble, and dangerously skinny.

About the show

A Kate in the Hand is Worth Two in the Butch

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): Evening (Between 6pm and 10pm)

Ticket type: Paid

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