#StewartLee pointing out the #machynlleth #comedyfestival and #EdinburghFringe are both bigger than the #riyadhcomedyfestival
#StewartLee pointing out the #machynlleth #comedyfestival and #EdinburghFringe are both bigger than the #riyadhcomedyfestival
Saw Mary, Queen of Rock at the #Fringe in #Edinburgh. Superb musicians, and a stunningly professional performance. Bravo.
"The year is 1561. The Scottish Reformation has enforced an outright ban on rock'n'roll."
https://musicaltheatrereview.com/mary-queen-of-rock-edinburgh-festival-fringe-2/
#scotland #arts #stage #theatre #comedy #musical #edinburghFringe #PrettyKnickers #PrettyKnickersProduction
Side note: I only found out about When Billy Met Alasdair thanks to the #EdinburghFringe hashtag on Mastodon (and thanks to @MacNaBracha in particular for posting about it). I find Alasdair Gray fascinating so it was a must-watch for me, but I would almost certainly have missed it if I hadn't seen it here.
It's really great that Mastodon is now widely-used enough to be useful for finding this sort of thing!
On the topic of Edinburgh, I saw another excellent play: When Billy Met Alasdair - a one-man show inspired by a photograph of Billy Connolly at the book launch of Lanark, by Alasdair Gray, in 1981.
Alan Bissett is very good in both roles, and the play has an enjoyable nod to Lanark in its structure, and is both a touching biography and a musing on art and perseverance.
Again, only on for 3 more days. Recommended!
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/when-billy-met-alasdair
Very cool to see posters for my sister's (excellent) show all around Edinburgh. Obviously I'm biased, but it's been getting good reviews, including a 4 star one from The Times.
It's on until the 24th, so only 3 more days. 13:50 at ZOO Southside.
https://zoofestival.co.uk/programme/i-was-a-german/
Do go and see it if you have the chance!
1 likes, 0 comments - ladymadonna on August 21, 2025: "#Edinburgh2025 day 5.2 aka the way back home & coda: lunch at @makarsmashbar, haggis escape hatch, sopita reconfortante para @savior1980, mi Scotch egg (plato NO escocĆ©s š¤·š»āāļø) con mash de queso ahumado š¤¤, el lamb shank de @savior1980 con mash de chilli, bye bye Victoria Street, un scone de queso y jalapeƱo para acompaƱar el cafĆ©, best flat white in town, el gaitero de camino al tram con las maletas, este control de seguridad es de broma š¤”, mi reloj avisĆ”ndome de que vaya tirando hacia el aeropuerto⦠QUE YA ESTOY AQUĆ, SEĆORA!, souvenirs 1 (un Red Brick de Square Mile #graciasportantojameshoffmann, y un blend de un tostadero local), souvenirs 2 (shortbreads!), y la coda es el Crosswordle de hoy, que me ha permitido hacerle un shout-out al #EdinburghFringe #lodelasletricas".
Another for #WorldPhotographyDay - from 2018, an actor from Murder She Didn't Write at the #Fringe on the Royal Mile https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/43847578111/
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #portrait #StreetPortrait #StreetPhotography #actor #acteur #woman #femme #RoyalMile #EdinburghFringe