A Fringe Quickie (#360) with ‘Kirsty Mann: CORPSE’

Questions answered by Kirsty Mann.

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

Flyering for hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and then doing the show. And then flyering.

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

The show is a comedy horror based on a true ghost story: my husband and I bought a haunted house. Some WEIRD SHIT happened. Can’t say what though, it’s a spoiler, you’ll have to come see it. But the show would order a Grave Digger… WINK

Q3: All shows will have their tough days. What sophisticated self-care strategies will you employ to survive?

I will watch Below Deck whenever possible. I should do exercise, but every year I bring my stuff to fringe and then fail to go for a single run. But maybe this year I will? (I won’t). The key is to not go out every single night. But it’s just sooo temptinnnnng.

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

They’ll be worrying that maybe ghosts ARE real and that maybe their digs are haunted.

About the show

Kirsty Mann: CORPSE

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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