A Fringe Quickie (#341) with ‘Hugo’s Rainbow Show’

Questions answered by Jess Ducey.

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

Putting on pants before midday.

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 luxury Scrabble set carved from every pearl clutched in horror at the mention of trans people existing.

Q3: If you brought this show home for the holidays, how would your parents react to them?

“A drag show for kids about the science of rainbows‽ That sounds utterly charming. Does this mean you’re finally giving us grandkids?”

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

Rainbow glitter. On you, on the sheets, floating on the cup of tea we left behind, in allllllll the orifices, in the upstairs room we never even entered, on the cat, on the neighbour’s cat.

About the show

Hugo’s Rainbow Show

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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