A Fringe Quickie (#289) with ’44 Minutes’

Questions answered by Lev Steinberg.

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 will be everywhere: online, outside the venue, on the streets of Edinburgh, probably haunting the Royal Mile with flyers. If people make eye contact with me in Edinburgh, they will hear about 44 Minutes. That is a promise.

Q2: 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?

A miniature spiked magic 8 ball that only gives eerie, morally-disturbing answers and makes an intense neverending ticking sound.

Q3: If all the shows running right now were at a massive Fringe house party, what is your show doing?

My show is in the corner of the party, with a small diverse group of enigmatic but intense people, telling the strangest, most life-altering story anyone has ever heard.

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

The audience will wake up questioning themselves, reflecting on their own past actions and wondering what true fairness entails. I want them to see it a second time so they can hunt all the Easter eggs we laid along the way.

About the show

44 Minutes

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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