A Fringe Quickie (#320) with ‘Mrs Gary Brrath’

Questions answered by Ellie Ross.

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

Maybe standing outside my own venue, pretending to be an audience member and saying “Honestly, I didn’t expect it to be so *good*”

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

A Mojito, cos it slips down easy but there’s a lot going on at the bottom of the glass!

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?

Once the pre-state music starts and no one can hear me, I shout ‘WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF’ until it’s time to go on. But I like to think if anyone walked in, they’d get it. (Wouldn’t they?) (Guys?!)

Q4: If you brought this show home for the holidays, how would your parents react to them?

Well I play around 15 characters in total, so first things first I imagine they’d wonder where everyone’s gonna sleep !!

About the show

Mrs Gary Brrath

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): Afternoon (Between 12-noon and 6pm)

Ticket type: Paid

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