Questions answered by Ansa Edim.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Beyoncé’s Renaissance, start to finish. The hype hits from track one — “I’m That Girl” — because, THIS TIME, these motherf*ckers ain’t stoppin me. (And by “these motherf*ckers,” I mean whatever had me crying into a Tesco sandwich last year.

Q2: If your show sent a drunk text at 3am, what would it say?

“Let’s get married tomorrow!”

Q3: How will the audience remember you the morning after?

Like the morning after a strange dream you can’t quite shake — one that made you laugh, then hit a nerve you didn’t know was exposed. At least that’s how I felt living it.

Q4: What moment in your show would your grandma absolutely hate (or absolutely love)?

I’d like to think that my Nigerian grandmother (who I’m named after) would absolutely love the scene of me bent over a chair reenacting what happened after I accidentally left a trail of condoms down the block and a man found them and followed me home.

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Is This Normal?

Date(s): Mon 11 Aug to Sat 23 Aug (13 shows)

Time(s): 7:05pm (50 mins)

Location: Venue 53: theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall, Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW

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Questions answered by Beth May.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Wincing the Night Away by the Shins. It’s fun and complex, takes me back to when I was first kind of starting to find my creative voice and finding out what I like, and I think I’m gonna need to feel young again to make it the whole run.

Q2: If your show had a criminal record, what would it be for?

I read that in Scotland it’s illegal to gamble in a library. And yet that’s probably exactly what my show would be doing, whispering “double or nothing” into the reference section.

Q3: What’s the temperature of your show?

I’d describe my show’s temp as something like a broken thermostat – comes in pretty hot, gets really chilly, but heats back up right before you get hypothermia.

Q4: What’s the moment in your show that makes people laugh when they’re not sure they’re supposed to?

Without giving too much away, I’d probably say the beginning of the show. I’ve had an audience member describe it as “the most second-hand embarrassment they’ve ever had followed by the biggest relief.”

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Beth Wants the D

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Questions answered by Dan Bishop.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

‘Mambo Sun’ by T. Rex. The first time I went to Fringe, I got really into the album Electric Warrior and I still play it every time I’m up. ‘Mambo Sun’ is such a funny and sexy song – it’s very Edinburgh.

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

It would order a tall glass of water to wash down a huge tab of acid that would turn out to be a placebo.

Q3: If your show sent a drunk text at 3am, what would it say?

‘I’m currently staying at a clinical research centre as part of an overnight study to determine whether or not a new drug is effective at treating worms. Wanna come over?xx’

Q4: What’s something your show reveals about you that might surprise a date?

Well, I’m the writer of the show but I’ve also put myself in it to save money on cast. So, my date might think I’m pretty cheap…

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Brainsluts

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Questions answered by Aaron Pang .

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Hozier’s self title first album Hozier. I think because of the range that the album occupies. It’s kind of the perfect album. Also Connie, my director and partner, loves it so it will be romantic to listen to it together in the Edinburgh streets.

Q2: If your show sent a drunk text at 3am, what would it say?

“U up? Wanna give me a happy ending?”

Q3: How will the audience remember you the morning after?

The morning after, the audience will wake up questioning if anything they saw was real or true or if it was all just a dream. I want the audience to remember me as the person who made them laugh at stuff they probably shouldn’t have.

Q4: What’s your trick for leaving your audience begging for more — or begging you to stop?

My trick is letting the audience pick the ending. Like literally they vote on an ending for me to perform. But here’s the catch: no matter which ending they choose, there’s always another they haven’t heard yet.

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Falling – a disabled love story

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Questions answered by Nancy .

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Camelot from the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot, because don’t let it be forgot that for one brief shining moment, there was a Camelot.

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

A Bloody Mary – Salty, zesty, rich, and definitely not a virgin

Q3: If your show had a criminal record, what would it be for?

– Getting your own son assassinated. (Allegedly) – Rigging the election (allegedly) – Adultery (allegedly) – Serving cunt (certified fact)

Q4: If your show had a pick-up line, what would it be?

“Are you a fan of musicals about past US presidents? Because there’s a million things I haven’t done, just you wait ;)”

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JACKIE!!!

Date(s): Wed 30 Jul to Mon 25 Aug (26 shows)

Time(s): 6:30pm (60 mins)

Location: Venue 24: Gilded Balloon Patter House, 3 Chambers St, EH1 1HT

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Questions answered by Florence Lace-Evans .

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Life Is A Rollercoaster by Ronan Keating. Firstly, you can’t beat the nostalgia of Ronan Keating. And secondly, Edinburgh Fringe is a rollercoaster – AND WE’RE GOING TO RIDE IT!

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

An amaretto. Sweet, slightly bitter and may contains nuts… depending on the amaretto. Plus, it’s great in a dessert… especially in a big fat tipsy trifle.

Q3: If your show had a criminal record, what would it be for?

We would be guilty of making people go into an anaphylactic shock – with or without a nut allergy.

Q4: If your show had a pick-up line, what would it be?

Are you a nut-cracker? Because I’m a walnut, and I’ve been waiting for someone like you to crack me open.

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Yes, We’re Related

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Questions answered by Heather Alexander.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Fantasy by Eath Wid and Fire. It’s epic. It fills the world. It’s full of energising spirit!

Q2: If your show sent a drunk text at 3am, what would it say?

Come and join me in my dream. You may not come out alive. You certainly won’t come out sane!

Q3: What’s something your show reveals about you that might surprise a date?

I’m an iceberg. Oceans of unseen depths.

Q4: What’s the moment in your show that makes people laugh when they’re not sure they’re supposed to?

When I try to seduce a boy but land face down in the mud…

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Becoming Maverick

Date(s): Fri 01 Aug to Sat 09 Aug (9 shows)

Time(s): 7:30pm (50 mins)

Location: Venue 53: theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall, Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW

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Questions answered by Callie O’Brien.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Music for 18 Musicians, by Steve Reich. It’s simultaneously calming and relentless, percussive and droning, always evolving and perfectly still. Every time you hear it, in all the recursive looping and repetition, you can always pick out something new.

Q2: How will the audience remember you the morning after?

I like to imagine we’ll leave you short of breath with a fizzing on the tongue, but we’re contractually obligated to inform you of some notable side effects – waking up with a nosebleed, frostbite, a pounding headache, and memories that aren’t entirely your own.

Q3: What’s the temperature of your show?

Shallowspace is burning cold and freezing hot, the shock of an ice bath and the blaze of a rocket launch. It’s full of feverish yearning, and the ice-cold realities of the vacuum of space. But if I had to pick one, it’d be -190°C: the perfect temperature to put a body on ice.

Q4: If your show sent a drunk text at 3am, what would it say?

Do you want to feel it too? ~

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Shallowspace Cryotech Feverdream

Date(s): Mon 18 Aug to Sat 23 Aug (6 shows)

Time(s): 9:15pm (50 mins)

Location: Venue 53: theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall, Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW

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Questions answered by Darryl J Carrington.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Fred Again’s new album – ten days. its a perfect mix of relaxing, uplifting and grounding. A perfect companion to the frantic energy of the Fringe, it’s a really beautiful album.

Q2: What moment in your show would your grandma absolutely hate (or absolutely love)?

The stage starts lovely and clean, and then a circus erupts from the box leaving absolute chaos on the stage! she loved having a tidy house, and I was always making a mess!

Q3: Is your show the type to leave a toothbrush — or just some wild memories and a dent in the pillow?

My show would leave an absolute pile of toothbrushes, and a real sense of achievement after many, many failed attempts.

Q4: If your show walked into a bar, what would it order?

A virgin bloody mary, I don’t drink alcohol, but just like the show you don’t have to be drunk to enjoy it, everyone’s welcome. but it is wholesome (celery / tomato juice), its got a unique flavour to it (Worcestershire sauce), and it makes me sweat!! A lot!! (Tobasco)

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Out of the Box

Date(s): Wed 30 Jul to Mon 11 Aug (26 shows)

Time(s): 11:30am (60 mins)

Location: Venue 302: Underbelly, Bristo Square, Teviot Place, EH8 9AG

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Questions answered by Blodwen.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Bring Me Sunshine by Morecambe and Wise. Because no matter how lost or overwhelmed Blodwen gets, she never stops looking for the light. It’s warm, nostalgic, and defiantly cheerful – just like her.

Q2: If your show sent a drunk text at 3am, what would it say?

I’ve got a National Express ticket to London Victoria with your name on it.

Q3: What’s the moment in your show that makes people laugh when they’re not sure they’re supposed to?

Probably when I start talking about cremation…

Q4: If your show had a criminal record, what would it be for?

Daylight robbery – Blodwen will steal your heart.

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Blodwen’s in Town

Date(s): Sat 02 Aug to Sun 24 Aug (20 shows)

Time(s): 5:30pm (55 mins)

Location: Venue 221: PBH’s Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar, 61a Frederick Street, EH2 1LH

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Questions answered by Blodwen.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) by Enya. No matter how stressed or unhappy I am, that song immediately transports me to the middle of the ocean where nothing and noone can bother me – just me and the waves and whatever they want to do with me. I’m free.

Q2: How will the audience remember you the morning after?

As the Welsh woman who woke them up and made them want to run off to sea.

Q3: Is your show the type to leave a toothbrush — or just some wild memories and a dent in the pillow?

Escape the Rat Race! would leave a life jacket, a slightly damp journal, and a map. You’re going to want to follow Blodwen.

Q4: What’s something your show reveals about you that might surprise a date?

That I’d rather be barefoot on a boat in yesterday’s dungarees than sipping cocktails in a rooftop bar.

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Escape the Rat Race!

Date(s): Sat 02 Aug to Sun 24 Aug (20 shows)

Time(s): 2:00pm (55 mins)

Location: Venue 180: PBH’s Free Fringe @ Carbon, 208 Cowgate, EH1 1NQ

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Questions answered by We’re Christopher Howell and Desireé Kongerød and we perform as “Norvil & Josephine”.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Portrait in Jazz by Bill Evans Trio. When the day’s been long, I can put this on and everything settles into place. (Christopher)

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

A glass of full fat milk, proven to be more hydrating than water. (Desiree)

Q3: What moment in your show would your grandma absolutely hate (or absolutely love)?

Josephine has had a lot of comments of the Loie Fuller dance scene in the show so I think that is a moment my grandma would have loved. (Desiree)

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

The most feel-good date they’ve had in a very long time! (Christopher)

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Norvil & Josephine: Rabbits Out of the Hat

Date(s): Wed 30 Jul to Sun 24 Aug (26 shows)

Time(s): 11:35am (65 mins)

Location: Venue 23: Pleasance Dome, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL

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Questions answered by Sophie Vincent.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Favourite Daughter by Lorde. Our play is about nuanced daddy abandonment issues aka them dying…so may as well dance while we cry!

Q2: How will the audience remember you the morning after?

Emotional hangover.

Q3: What’s the temperature of your show?

Morgue cold.

Q4: If your show walked into a bar, what would it order?

A glass of milk.

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SCAPE

Date(s): Fri 01 Aug to Sat 09 Aug (9 shows)

Time(s): 9:10pm (40 mins)

Location: Venue 53: theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall, Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW

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Questions answered by Billy Walker .

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Enya. Orinoco Flow.

Q2: What’s the moment in your show that makes people laugh when they’re not sure they’re supposed to?

When we find out there has been a death!! A la Jessica Fletcher style.

Q3: If your show sent a drunk text at 3am, what would it say?

Listen Krystle you blonde Tramp… you’re nothing but a L;-hjhy hossseee and leex see of there’s/. Ale3iz x x

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

The 6ft2 elf singing the BeeGees.

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Joan Collins Blocked Me on Twitter

Date(s): Fri 01 Aug to Sun 03 Aug (21 shows)

Time(s): 10:00pm (55 mins)

Location: Venue 236: Greenside @ George Street, The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, EH2 2PQ

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Questions answered by Katie Tranter .

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Donna Summer – I Feel Love. The fringe is a marathon and as the actor David Niven once said ‘keep the circus going inside your heart’. And my inner circus needs a disco beat.

Q2: If your show had a criminal record, what would it be for?

Mesmerizing a member of the royal family without consent resulting in a major national security breach.

Q3: Is your show the type to leave a toothbrush — or just some wild memories and a dent in the pillow?

Smutty poetry on a post it note and an after eight mint

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

Charming, fashionable and drunk.

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The Great Divinator : Touched by Spirits

Date(s): Fri 01 Aug to Thu 14 Aug (13 shows)

Time(s): 8:00pm (55 mins)

Location: Venue 47: Le Monde, 16 George St, EH2 2PF

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Questions answered by Feeling Inspired? Production, by Gabrielle Leonore.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Marina’s Princess of Power. I’ve loved her since I was 15 – Electra Heart even inspired the show. Every lyric hits exactly where my head is right now, especially Butterfly & Cuntissimo. It’s the soundtrack for Edinburgh, the rest of my life & beyond. What can I say? I’m a diamond

Q2: What’s something your show reveals about you that might surprise a date?

That I’m hot and autistic. Or technically speaking… hotistic.

Q3: How will the audience remember you the morning after?

A classic love letter of all the fun times we had, how I’ll still love you despite it all, finishing with a kiss mark, some tear blots, and no return address.

Q4: If your show walked into a bar, what would it order?

I’d say a gin dirty martini. Classic, sassy, and means business. Filthy like my jokes, but still packs a punch in a delicate frame. Likes to shake things up—far from stirred.

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My Life as an ‘Inspirational Porn Star’

Date(s): Thu 31 Jul to Mon 11 Aug (12 shows)

Time(s): 8:35pm (60 mins)

Location: Venue 288: Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 37 Guthrie St, EH1 1JG

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Questions answered by Lee Papa.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

In the spirit of my show and because I just love it on so many levels, I’d go with “Me and Billy the Kid” by Joe Ely, but specifically the version on Live from Liberty Lunch. It’s got it all: bravado, romance, violence, regret, chihuahuas, and a guitar riff that blows me away.

Q2: If your show sent a drunk text at 3am, what would it say?

Git your ass over here. Bring your guitar. Don’t bring underwear.

Q3: What’s something your show reveals about you that might surprise a date?

I was raised on country music, so I could tell them all about the qualities of a great Tammy Wynette song or how Townes Van Zandt influenced Taylor Swift. And I can quote lots of Hee-Haw.

Q4: If your show walked into a bar, what would it order?

A shot of whiskey, straight up, because it likes the taste. And all those sodas or juices or mixers just get in the way of the whiskey anyways.

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Midnight in Nashville

Date(s): Fri 01 Aug to Sun 24 Aug (22 shows)

Time(s): 8:15pm (60 mins)

Location: Venue 186: ZOO Playground, High School Yards, EH1 1LZ

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Questions answered by Valentina Tóth.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

That’s an easy one! You Don’t Own Me by Lesley Gore. I always listen to it before going on stage — it makes me feel invincible. And since my show is an ode to the hysterical woman, I definitely want to feel like I’m about to cause trouble — the glamorous kind.

Q2: If your show had a criminal record, what would it be for?

Streaking!

Q3: If your show walked into a bar, what would it order?

My show would definitely order a dirty Shirley Temple (with vodka).

Q4: What moment in your show would your grandma absolutely hate (or absolutely love)?

Actually, my grandma saw the show — and absolutely hated it! The moment she disliked most? A wild bachelorette party scene, where the bride-to-be sings a song called ‘I Will Kill Her’ — about the woman her fiancé cheated on her with. Enough said. Enough said 🙂

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Fatal Flower

Date(s): Thu 31 Jul to Mon 25 Aug (24 shows)

Time(s): 9:05pm (75 mins)

Location: Venue 26: Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, EH9 1PL

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Questions answered by Shamama Fatima.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

“Vienna” by Billy Joel. Because Fringe feels like it’s shouting go go go, and I need one song reminding me you’re doing just fine. Plus, the emotional piano drama really matches the energy of two siblings locked in a Shakespearean escape room.

Q2: If your show had a safe word, what would it be? And would it use it?

“Willpower.” A Shakespeare pun, obviously. Would it use it? Never. Play On would rather spiral into chaos and monologues than back down from a challenge.

Q3: What’s something your show reveals about you that might surprise a date?

That I secretly love a family drama breakdown disguised as an intellectual puzzle. Also that I can quote Shakespeare and cry in the same sentence — but like, in a hot way.

Q4: If your show had a criminal record, what would it be for?

Arson — it’s emotionally flammable and leaves relationships in ashes (but like, cathartic ashes). Oh, and possibly stealing a skull from a theatre department.

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Play On

Date(s): Mon 11 Aug to Sun 24 Aug (13 shows)

Time(s): 1:20pm (55 mins)

Location: Venue 29: Paradise in The Vault, 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD

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Questions answered by Zena Wood.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Toto – Africa. Ultimate hype – you know you’ve sung to it at literally any sports event!

Q2: What’s something your show reveals about you that might surprise a date?

That you’re totally up for helping Mars repopulate itself. I’m sure you two haven’t had that discussion yet…

Q3: How will the audience remember you the morning after?

She was a science nerd and she was hot and I felt emotions.

Q4: What’s the temperature of your show?

Our show goes from 15 degrees to minus 140 in a day. This line is literally in the show! As a recent review states, “Space Weather Girl is a TV reporter and expert in what you would guess: space weather”.

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Encounter

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Questions answered by Elisa Riddington.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

Dolly Parton’s “Light of A Clear Blue Morning” – Because, “Everything’s gonna be alright. It’s gonna be ok!”

Q2: What’s your trick for leaving your audience begging for more — or begging you to stop?

Reject absolutism. In the words of Mary Poppins, “I never explain everything”. Tell a story that leaves ’em asking questions.

Q3: What’s something your show reveals about you that might surprise a date?

I have nine siblings.

Q4: If your show had a criminal record, what would it be for?

Flying a kite. In Victoria, Australia, it is an offence to fly a kite to ‘the annoyance of any person’ in a public place. The maximum penalty is a $777.30 fine (Section 4, Summary Offences Act 1966 (Vic)).

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Child of Sunday

Date(s): Fri 01 Aug to Sat 09 Aug (9 shows)

Time(s): 6:25pm (55 mins)

Location: Venue 16: Greenside @ Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket, EH1 2PG

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Questions answered by Aideen McQueen.

Q1: If you could take just one record with you to survive the Fringe — your ultimate comfort, hype, or grounding track — what would it be, and why?

River Deep Mountain High – Tina Turner that whole wall of sound thing makes you feel like you could fly and I love Tina Turner I just went to see her musical in the West End – go !

Q2: If your show had a safe word, what would it be? And would it use it?

It doesn’t have a safe word A dafe dirty look should be enough

Q3: Is your show the type to leave a toothbrush — or just some wild memories and a dent in the pillow?

Yes A is plant a few bits – one earring a sock and a copy of the Irish Proclamation of independence -,just a few bits to feather the nest for the future

Q4: If your show had a pick-up line, what would it be?

Do you like a bad girl … good because I’m bad at everything – can you fix my puncture please

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Waiting for Texto

Date(s): Wed 30 Jul to Mon 25 Aug (26 shows)

Time(s): 2:20pm (60 mins)

Location: Venue 24: Gilded Balloon Patter House, 3 Chambers St, EH1 1HT

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