Questions answered by Albert Suriñach i Campos.

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

Have you ever had the God of the Sun serenade you with a Spanish guitar? Come to the Mile and find out.

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

None of our gods are safe from cancel culture… But the Fugo, our god of Time, will probably be the first one to go. We really try for him to stick to the script, we really do, I promise. But put him in a piano and the improv begins.

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?

I have one word for you: Henemeneh. You’d be hearing a lot of that. Very loudly. And yes, it’s a real name, and the opening to the song of our lovely gorgeous murderous desert nymphs!

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

If previous audiences are anything to go by, they’ll wake up dancing to the conga of our God of the Sun, still dreaming with the love theme between Calanthe and Alea, a girl and a goddess that fall in love… and wondering how they almost missed out on their new favorite musical!

Questions answered by Casey Feigh.

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 don’t love the term “desperate” so I’ll take it in a “Desperate Housewives” kind of way to mean cool, elegant + sexy. So the coolest, most elegant + sexy way I plan to get bums in seats is by standing outside the venue with flyers, talking to strangers + making new friends

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?

Our home theater in LA is the UCB, founded by Amy Poehler. For the first time ever they’ve started to teach classes outside of the US, in Edinburgh! So UCB helped support our run this year so we can show Edinburgh crowds what they can learn by taking UCB classes

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

Same self care strategies I use for all things: Make sure I’ve had enough sleep, drank enough water + ate enough food. Usually it’s lack of one of those that puts me in a mood. If not: sauna, walk or hike, hang with friends & remind myself how lucky I am to be following my dreams

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

Improvisers love a good party! We’d be making the night unique and special while feeling out the vibes in the room to make sure everyone is in on the fun. Probably passing around some LA weed too, to represent our homeland

Questions answered by Suzanne Bachner.

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 plan not to get desperate. We still do have some leftover promo condoms from the last time we did CIRCLE, but it would be unethical to hand them out because I think they expired.

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

Sex on the beach in the form of bottomless jello shots.

Q3: Cancel culture has finally come for your show. What sins has it committed?

Our show is going on the offensive and doing the canceling: Sin 1: Schnitzler’s Reigen (aka La Ronde) reimagined exclusively by straight cis economically advantaged men. This show’s very existence is due to this cancellation, and it’s about time.

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

Either they completely experienced our show viscerally, thoroughly, and in the moment, and are now free from other preoccupations, or they are inspired to start connecting and communicating with their partner, and it saves their marriage. Both have happened numerous times.

Questions answered by MzKitty.

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

Humans are often desperate for affection, attention and approval. My human, the award-winning monologuist Bob Brader, will not need to resort to desperate tactics, because I have graced his Kitty Daddy posters with my gorgeous tuxedo cat self. Why do I have to stay behind in NYC?

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

Kitty Daddy would order a Cat’s Paw at The Burrow if it was in Edinburgh. In NYC, it would pad into Katana Kitten and order The Cheshire Cat or The Purr-fect Martini, depending on its mood. Personally, I prefer a warm saucer of milk.

Q3: Cancel culture has finally come for your show. What sins has it committed?

In Cat Cancel Culture, it is verboten to centre a human in stories, because the universe revolves around god-like creatures known as cats. I’ve had to listen to human-centred Kitty Daddy 100s of times in rehearsal and it’s mesmerizing. I’ll even risk getting canceled for it.

Q4: 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?

Bob and Suzanne, my Kitty Mommy, rented me out to this other human for the time they’re in Edinburgh, and apparently, it’s financing BOTH of their productions, because kitties are fucking priceless

Questions answered by Britt Anderson.

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

Choose one crowded street each day of Fringe that is sure to have tourists and festival goers. Recruit a bunch of spiders to rapidly make one massive web encasing the crowd on that street. Reel them in towards the Assembly Front Room (my venue).

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?

The most expensive wool yarn from the finest sheep in Scotland, hand dyed pink. Must be laid upon silk and prepared for a blessing by me, Athena, the Goddess of Handicrafts.

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

My parents would offer her a drink and coax her out to the porch with the guise of “showing her the flowers”. Then they would run back inside, lock the door, and pray for her to go away. (Needless to say, my parents will not be seeing this show.)

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

“I felt dirty then forever cleansed. I laughed, I gasped, I cried. I won’t forget my throuple with Athena / Arachne. I couldn’t if I tried.”

Questions answered by Stephanie Chu.

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

Our marketing strategy? Turning Ella into an influencer. She’s posting her daily life, oversharing her feelings, and somehow has a healthier social media presence than the production team. Hopefully she’ll convince people to come before we have to.

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?

Exactly one lemon. Not sliced. Not squeezed. Just there, silently judging everyone.

Q3: If all the shows running right now were at a massive Fringe house party, what is your show doing?

Our show disappeared for an hour because it needed “some air”, came back with a brand-new life plan, cried in the kitchen over a playlist, then somehow ended up comforting everyone else at 2am.

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

Hopefully they’ll wake up thinking less about bipolar disorder as a diagnosis, and more about the person living with it. If they also find themselves noticing their own heartbeat for a second, we’ve done our job.

Questions answered by Kathryn Mincer.

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

We are planning on bringing our dogs along to help us flyer … surely one can say no to a cute dog!

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

Ooh, either an Italian drink because Alexa loves Italian, or a traffic light shot because our show is about people stuck in traffic… seems fitting!

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?

There is a lot of ‘zip-zap-zop’ improv games happening between the actors and director, as well as vocal warm-ups and stretching whilst rapping Kendrick Lamar.

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

Gridlock’ would probably be in the kitchen having a fight with their partner over something that they said on the way to the party. But, will they make up by the end??

Questions answered by Cathleen O’Malley.

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

MILKDRUNK already spills a lot of ink discussing my norks (and what comes out of them), so my shirt will stay on whilst working the Royal Mile, thank you very much. But I’m packing some lovely candy! Milky, milky candy.

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

A White Russian, obviously. Served lukewarm, splashed across the bar, and dribbled all over my freshly laundered shirt.

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?

Have you heard of a “Shakti Mat”? It’s basically a portable bed of nails. Mmm.

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

Tenderly.

Questions answered by Katie Gaven and Jake Bryant.

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

Telling audiences we’re the casting team for Love Island UK and that our show is an open audition for next season (it’s not) (they’re not getting on the show)

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

A round of double shots of vodka (but one is secretly replaced with Everclear–choose wisely!)

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

They’d smile & think they were watching a nice Hallmark movie, only to realize they were actually watching The Substance.

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

Like leftover Cinnabon bites from Taco Bell: not sure quite when or how you got to it, but honestly even better the next day as you try to remember the night you had.