Just a quick post this week with highlights from the end of the Fringe and two pieces of exciting news.
Comedians of note: Shalaka Kurup, Bec Hill, Bella Hull, Ian Smith, Kieran Hodgson, Ivo Graham, Raul Kohli, & Bill Bailey plus loads of compilation shows
Theater: one woman clown as a Mary Poppins character called Dirty Work, 5 Mistakes that Changed History, sketch troupe The Cambridge Footlights, improv troupe The Oxford Imps, Wodehouse in Wonderland about PG Wodehouse in his later years, a mad cap comedy based on the premise of a production of The Importance of Being Earnest being upset by the lead actor not turning up, so they have to replace him with a member of the audience, a one man show called Bing! with actor Jason Woods.
Circus: We loved a show called 360 Allstars with world-class musicians, breakdancing, biking, basketball tricks, and acrobatics and another show with aerialists and acrobats called By a Thread.
Music: Aquapella from the University of Bath, an afternoon of acoustic blues and roots at the Jazz Bar, a concert called The Billy Joel story, a musical called See It, Say It, Sorted.
We went to an improvised show where the audience members accuse each other of a “crime” and then comedians prosecute and defend before another comic judge. Well, I lazily filled out the questionnaire, accusing Nathan of disrupting my sleep with his snoring, which is mostly fictional. Unfortunately, they ended up picking my paper and putting Nathan on stage and trying him. It ended up with me calling his brother, Warren, as my witness (over the phone). I’m sure Warren was very confused. The audience acted as the jury and they acquitted him. Thank goodness!
We enjoyed hiking to Arthur’s Seat above the city and the weather has been crazily warm and dry and pleasant–very different from our last visit to the Fringe in 2019.
News item one is that this is the end of our four and a half months in Europe. When we left in April, we were planning a three-month trip, so it definitely wasn’t as expected. It’s been a wild ride, for sure! We’re happy to be returning to the US and family and friends, but this has been a great adventure!
News item two is that Lauren and Bo are expecting! We are excited to meet our seventh grandbaby in March.
Fringe Frenzy
Hello from Edinburgh! We had a couple of very steamy days in London, then hopped on a train bound for Scotland. We are here to immerse ourselves in the craziness that is the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and enjoy this magical city.
Seagulls and the West End
It’s been a lovely week in England. We finished up our road trip in the south and returned to London for a few days to rest and regroup.
Land Lubbers Again
Hello! It’s been a great week for us and we hope you are all doing well! We would really love to hear from you all – we miss you. So please feel free to us a message or write a comment and let us know what you’re up to! We finished up our cruise with a stop in Scotland and now we are road-tripping around the south of England.
The Fringe sounds like so much fun! Happy to hear that you were part of the show!