by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 21, 2018 | Comedy, Fringe, Theatre
The SpiegelYurt is an unassuming little venue, next to the Potterrow Underpass and opposite Bob’s Blundabus. Step inside, however, and it’s a cosy, opulent space with benches laid out in a semi-circle and gentle twinkling lights. It only takes Lucy Hopkins and...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 21, 2018 | Comedy, Fringe
Ruby is interviewing herself. From a chair she sometimes sprawls in, sometimes does leg stretches again, she asks herself questions about stress, mindfulness and being frazzled. Is there more stress now than ever? Are all your problems caused by your parents?...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 21, 2018 | Comedy, Fringe
Dave Chawner is an award-winning comic, published author and mental health campaigner. He’s been featured in the Guardian, the Independent, the Metro, Tomorrow’s World, Mental Health in the Metropolis, and BBC Breakfast. His Fringe show, Mental, is a vulnerable look...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 19, 2018 | Comedy, Fringe
Lou Sanders is breathless, verging on hysteria, but free from shame. With help from her Shame Brain, she talks through her worst moments to explain why there’s no point in dwelling on embarrassing times gone by. While the show is a whirlwind ride through...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 19, 2018 | Comedy, Fringe
‘We have to make the most of the things we see and catch them in our thought nets.’ Rob Auton’s show is centred on talking – about the importance of talking, its sheer mundanity, and the beauty that can come from words. Auton has...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 17, 2018 | Comedy, Fringe
Laura Lexx’s Trying is a show packed with nostalgia – memories of growing up in the 80s, and holidays in the 90s: making friends in French campsites, Pez dispensers, snap-on bracelets. There’s real admiration and love for her family, particularly her...
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