Got a day at the Fringe, first time I’ve been in 15 years. Taking the kids to see Predictably Irrational, a Joan Baez Tribute and then Simply Bowie. The music of Amy Winehouse next Monday. Anyone else got anything booked?

Grumpy Edinburgers who are already sick of the tourists need not comment 😉

I went to a rather good concerto last night at the Usher Hall, wasn;t so keen on the new work but the tchaikovsky symphony 4 was superb.

ha – my daughter was at that too @NZCol – working at the Hub for a month, think she still had to pay -a bit – for the ticket..

“Honey” the play should be good at Zoo Playground.

and Tim Crouch’s show

Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation

and this one

https://www.eif.co.uk/whats-on/2019/reddust?gclid=Cj0KCQjwp5_qBRDBARIsANxdcik7p76xb3pcb8Tt-lRBs4f1deNHaedMQGBqFKGjGUCFFcDzfPJjN-8aAroIEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Any cyclists should go and see this. It was nominated for the Comedy Award in 2015.

https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/kieran-hodgson-lance

We’re off to Drunk Women Solving Crime tonight and saw Phil Wang on Saturday, which was excellent. Also saw the National Trust Fan Club which would have been OK as a free show to kill some time but it wasn’t £12 worth of entertainment. I’d also really like to see George Fouracres but he’s on mid afternoon when I’m at work. Oh, and Edinburgh’s Only Bilgepump Seminar.

https://www.whatsonstage.com/shows/edinburgh-theatre/brendan-galileo-for-europe_200663

shameless plug for my nephews show. (Hope link works)

Went to see Tony Law on Friday, his show was a shambolic mess = totally amazing!

Joan Baez Tribute

I’ve shared a lift with the ACTUAL Joan Baez.

Cool story right?

I’m not going to say anymore as I think Edinburgh is shite for the month on August

I believe the Tory cabinet have booked a slot on the comedy circuit.

Christ I hope that ^^^^is  a free show. Perhaps the cast can pay the audience to watch. Boris’s rehearsal didn’t go down well last week.

We saw Aquapella last night, not my choice but they were very good.

Going on Friday for 2 nights.
We’ve booked tickets to Paul Merton and one other thing I can’t remember. Hoping to find some other stuff that entices us when we arrive.
Last and only other visit for me was 1992

I think the best way to do it is pick a few shows. Then to fill the rest of the day go to the half price hut/go with the most amusing flyer handerer.

The standup show by a rather large sex worker was quite funny until she took offence to a question about taxes then went full defensive and the whole crowd took a dislike to her. Which was even funnier and more awkward than her show.

For the fringe no recommendations other than set a budget (including free shows), then squeeze is as many shows as you can in 24 hours using a mix of pre-planning by genre, leaflets and following acts across venues to whatever they do next (the multi-performer sessions are mostly people with a one man show so I use them as a taster to see who’s good).

Clothesline was typically fringe – student theatre/improv that needed some work.
Joan Baez was amazeballs
Predictably Irrational was good for a Behavioural Economics nut like me
Simply Bowie was OK, the boy loved it, but it almost felt a bit pub singer / self indulgent – and defo not a tribute act.

Idlewild at Fringe by the sea on Friday night.

Hoping the weather forecast improves as not entirely sure of the merits of a gig in a tent in a Scottish harbour town during a thunderstorm.

We’ve been to see Shakespeare for Breakfast every year for around a decade. It has always been superb. I love the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Théâtre too though they might not be to everyone’s taste.

Shameless plug for a school friend – Marcel Lucont.