A Fringe Quickie (#523) with ‘A Costume Drama’

Questions answered by Claudia Fielding.

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

I do intend to be walking around the Royal Mile and Bristo Square dressed as an egg flyering. I’d like to think Eddie, my mascot, looks a little more put together than some of the haggard Mickey Mouse’s seen wandering around Leicester Square and won’t scare people off.

Q2: Cancel culture has finally come for your show. What sins has it committed?

PETA shut down the show due to egg abuse.

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

To fully be absorbed into the character, I intend to eat so many eggs that I become maybe 4% egg by the end of the run. Upping my protein is self-care right?

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

In the back garden, psyching out all the other shows by doing pre-race stretches and sprints between the back wall of the house and the climbing frame, stopping only to readjust the body of the mascot suit for optimum vision.

About the show

A Costume Drama

Date(s): 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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