Rob and I went for a long and fun-filled day out to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on Tuesday.
Our first entertainment was 'The Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show' at 13.10 in the Pleasance Courtyard. There were five comedians (including the compere). Four were really funny, one not so good, so I won't mention him! I would recommend all of the following shows.
Danny Ward was the hilarious compere, and is also giving a free show at 4.45pm at the Laughing Horse at The White Horse until 25 August.
Daniel Townes is an Australian with a very laid back, self-depreciating sense of humour. His free show is at Bar 50, The Alcove at 9.45pm just tonight and Sunday.
.jpg)
Joe Bor is Jasper Cromwell Jones (posh mountain climber character comedy). Brilliant timing and very funny. His act is on at 7.00pm at The Guilded Balloon Teviot until 26 August.
Christian Reilly sings songs 'in the style of' different celebrities and gave a very confident and enjoyable performance. His free show, 'Songs of Praise' can be found at 6.00pm at The Dram House until 24 August.
We managed to fit in a couple of exhibitions between shows:- The Scottish Modern Quilt Exhibition was held in a sewing shop called Avery Homestore and included dozens of colourful quilts, cushions and small wall hangings to enjoy. Here are some of my favourites:-
The second exhibition was the 151st International Exhibition of Photography, which cost £4 each for entry, but you also received a colour brochure of the exhibits. The exhibition runs until 1 September at 68 Great King Street, Edinburgh. (Check the link above for opening days/times.) It is well worth a visit if you enjoy photography. Examples of all sorts of subjects and methods are shown. My favourite was of a big, fat seal on a beach, looking very happy.
Lapping up the atmosphere and cider at the Pleasance Courtyard
Our first entertainment was 'The Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show' at 13.10 in the Pleasance Courtyard. There were five comedians (including the compere). Four were really funny, one not so good, so I won't mention him! I would recommend all of the following shows.
[Performer photos from the edfringe.com website]
We managed to fit in a couple of exhibitions between shows:- The Scottish Modern Quilt Exhibition was held in a sewing shop called Avery Homestore and included dozens of colourful quilts, cushions and small wall hangings to enjoy. Here are some of my favourites:-
[Photograph from the edfringe.com website.]
After a quick whip round the 2D/3D arts and crafts market (running until 25 August), we had dinner at the Hendersons @ St Johns. It is a vegetarian cafe that closes at 5pm normally, although I'm sure it was later than that when we ate there. We had a huge chunk each of fritatta served with a choice of one salad. (I had Greek salad; Rob had chickpea salad). At £7.50 per serving, it was a filling and tasty meal.
Our final show was David Sedaris at the EICC, a huge and comfortable venue. The tickets were a bit pricey at £20 each, but it was worth it for the 1.5 hours of amusing story telling and excerpts from his diary. Beforehand, Rob bought a copy of one of the author's latest books 'Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls', and had it signed by him. He gamely agreed to the dedication reading "This would have been better written with WriteItNow" (Rob's software for writers). His final show is on 24 August.
[Photograph from the edfringe.com website.]
No comments:
Post a Comment