A Fringe Quickie (#238) with ‘Whose Play is it Anyway’

Questions answered by Karen Payne.

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

If you guess the genre, playwright or year correctly you could win a speedboat, cuddly toy or a holiday for two on the Isle of Fernando. 18 pieces of theatre to be performed randomly in 50 minutes. Also we have a bet that you won’t guess one particular genre !

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

Ours would be the whole top shelf. All the booze. With a little umbrella to make it classy

Q3: Cancel culture has finally come for your show. What sins has it committed?

We don’t talk about the accusations made against Mr Ruffles. The only sins the rest of us have committed is being fabulous and maybe being too ambitious including all these pieces of theatre in 50 minutes

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

Our host Barry Ruffles would have left you covered in gold sequins from his matching jacket/underpants combo. Once seen never forgotten.

About the show

Whose Play is it Anyway

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

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

Ticket type: Paid

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