A Fringe Quickie (#338) with ‘Betsy & Patty Find Out’

Questions answered by Aaron Francis.

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

Betsy & Patty will be busking in cow themed lingerie.* *There is no lingerie in the show, the actors couldn’t possibly show less skin than in the costumes they wear in the show. So try to catch us busking!

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?

We’ve resorted to selling beef jerky.

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?

Betsy & Patty feature nine cows. Our preshow ritual involves us all walking around in a line, saying “Moo” to each other and awkwardly dancing. And taking pot shots at bulls. They’re such easy targets.

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

Betsy & Patty are for sure the life of the party (well Betsy is). They’ll get you drunk, make you laugh, seduce you, then they’ll coax you into a back room where you think you’re gonna get lucky… then they’ll discuss the meaning of life. Make you question your life choices.

About the show

Betsy & Patty Find Out

Date(s): Final week(s) (Fri 21st to Mon 31st Aug)

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

Ticket type: Paid

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