A Fringe Quickie (#265) with ‘SITTING (IN SILENCE)’

Questions answered by KITTY FALCON.

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

Conducting unsolicited silent meditation retreats in Edinburgh beer gardens. The retreat ends when everyone agrees to come to the show and we’re sold out. Back up option: sit silently making intense eye contact with strangers until they either buy a ticket or call security!

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?

I recently went viral for a picture of my hairy armpits after ‘sensual armpits’ reshared my post on Instagram, so I’m seriously considering selling pictures of pits. Other than that, begging my friends, family, enemies and strangers to donate to our GoFundMe and pure delusion.

Q3: 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?

Meditate, Panic, Meditate, Panic, Jump around. Go to Joe and The Juice and buy a £9 Herb Tonic Juice. Freak out if they don’t have it. Wonder why I chose the most expensive drink in town as my pre-show ritual.

Q4: If all the shows running right now were at a massive Fringe house party, what is your show doing?

Sitting (In Silence) is having a spliff and a deep meaningful chat, sprawled out on the couch, at 7am on a roll over.

About the show

SITTING (IN SILENCE)

Date(s): 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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