Questions answered by Danyah Miller.
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
Approaching families in the street, chatting and handing them a flyer can be scary or downright weird but in Yorkshire, where I’m from, everyone chats to one another, so I enjoy this. Of course, flyering in the street is normal during the fringe – we all want more bums on seats!
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?
No remortgaging for me, instead I sold my house and moved to Edinburgh – that’s commitment for you! My long-running side hustle is offering Tarot readings – super popular during the fringe.
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?
As part of my warm-up on stage before the show, I put a pencil between my teeth before reciting a load of tongue twisters, I skip at double speed for 5 minutes and I click energy into the space, expanding my kinesphere! Confusing and mildly alarming to watch I imagine.
Q4: How will the audience remember you the morning after?
How much fun they had as a family working out the clues and debating suspects, and how much they laughed. It often surprises people how clever the show is beneath the surface. I’ve been told children make-up their own board games or rewrite the story with a different ending.
About the show
The Mystery Of Pleasance Two
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)
Time(s): Afternoon (Between 12-noon and 6pm)
Ticket type: Paid
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