The first week of the fringe has passed and my goal of seeing 100 shows/exhibitions/happenings this month seems distant, as I have so far managed a mere 10.
My goal of not being a drunk argumentative twat at 1 am in the morning is going well though.
Here are my top 6 shows so far…
Alasdair Beckett-King – Nevermore – Pleasance Dome 7PM Great writerly material which has enough room to breathe to make it feel like it’s alive, and a well-judged and non-interventionist use of tech. Precise and very funny.
Paul Currie – The Chorus of Ghosts Living in My Skull Keep Telling Me to Take a Shit in the Fruit Salad – Just The Tonic @ Caves 9PM Best show I’ve seen so far. A surrealist revivalist church meeting in which anything can happen. Brilliant clowning and unexpected hints of the personal.
An Evening Without Kate Bush – Assembly George Sq Gardens 5.55PM A Bush-consumed lady channels Bush fandom with persuasive charm, genuine warmth, and accurate choreography
Fascinating Aida – Assembly George Square 6PM Sophisticated satirical songs, performed by jazz-age cabaret muso-dames, with unexpected angry edges and fantastic internal rhyme schemes
Jonny & The Baptists – Dance Like It Never Happened – Assembly George Square 4PM High energy satirical folk-pop sure to make you dance in your seat, hate the Tories, and question God.
Mavelus – All The Marvel Movies … Kind Of! – Just The Tonic Caves 6.10 PM Two deeply humane nerds impro-comedy their way through the MCU, making massive and imaginative use of limited props. Great if you know your Marvel movies, and probably weirdly enjoyable if you don’t.
The Tragedy of Macbeth – Roxy – 12 midday The full on classic fringe treatment w live music, puppets, physical theatre etc, apprently. It blew my kids’ minds!
Circus Abyssinia Tulu – Underbelly meadows 1.30 PM The kids said this was utterly brilliant and unaffectedly honest. They want to join the circus now.
Ten down, 90 to go.
That’s 30 shows a week, or just over 4 a day, for the next 3 weeks. Will I make it?
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
Tin Frog, Twitter
Tin Frog, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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A D Ward, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
GRTak, finalgear.com
GRTak, finalgear.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Idrie, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
Microcuts 22, Twitter
Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Brighton Argus
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Chez, Chortle.com
Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
Cyberbloke, Twitter
Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
Horatio Melvin, Twitter
Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
Peter Ould, Youtube
Peter Ould, Youtube
Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
Aaron, comedy.co.uk
Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Tokyofist, Youtube
Leach Juice, Twitter
Leach Juice, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Etienne, Chortle.com
Mrdavisn01, Twitter
Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
Lents, redandwhitekop.com
Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
Sweeping Curves, Twitter
Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
Joycey, readytogo.net
Joycey, readytogo.net
Anon, westhamonline.com
Anon, westhamonline.com
General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
Al Murray, Comedian
Al Murray, Comedian
Kozzy06, Youtube
Kozzy06, Youtube
NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
Borathigh5, Youtube
Borathigh5, Youtube
Peter Ould, Twitter
Peter Ould, Twitter
Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
Shit Crit, Twitter
Shit Crit, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
Meninblack, Twitter
Meninblack, Twitter
Wharto15, Twitter
Wharto15, Twitter
Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
Aiden Hearn, Twitter
Aiden Hearn, Twitter
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
Tres Ryan, Twitter
Tres Ryan, Twitter