Bach to Baby, a classical concert held in St John’s church – beautiful
live cello and pianist music with a rippling undercurrent of screaming infants.
Peace and chaos smashed together amongst the pews. Henry’s feedback is limited
as he mainly napped through it.
Baby Loves Disco, hosted in a proper bar at Electric Circus – DJ, disco
lighting, Twitter shout-outs, banging tunes plus free juice and rusks = my
ideal night out. Complete with chillout rooms, dressing up rooms, dad dancing
competitions and a constant sense of anxiety that you might trample on a
toddler whilst vigorously joining in with the YMCA. Henry’s favourite aspects
featured the corridor and a door he enjoyed opening and closing.
Anonymouse at the Botanic Gardens – a very cute show featuring the
seasons and one tiny mouse’s agenda to impose his poetry on a field-dwelling
hippie. Babies were engaged with knitted fruits, hot stones, exciting actions,
storytelling and sensory experiences (best of all was the real snow created by
a grated block of ice). Henry’s feedback seemed to be positive as he was
reluctant to leave.
Back in the adult world I was on a comedy agenda and made some banging
choices:
Massive Dad 2.0: Step Up 2 Massive Dad – feat. my mate Stevie. Three
hilarious women nailing sketches in light-up sportswear. What’s not to enjoy.
Go see them they’re on at the Pleasance RIGHT NOW, you won’t be doing anything
better with your life. Don’t wear a brooch.
Max and Ivan, The End – dark and silly scenes between a massive cast of
doomed townspeople all played by Max, Ivan and an audience member who in the
show I saw was an absolute dick (expertly handled and eventually booed off).
Big fan.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets: Minging Detectives – urgh we went rogue
on an un-recommended sponta-show. The title promised excellence, in reality we
ended up with a sweaty man in a Punch and Judy box performing dated and
occasionally slightly racist jokes about TV detectives. Upsetting.
Funz and Gamez Tooz – looooooved iiiiiiiiiit. Recommended by my mate
Bex who does kids radio and is an all-round legend, this show equally delighted
kids and adults and resembled Shooting Stars in its rebellious and ridiculous
nature. Reckless sweet throwing to hype up the kids, inappropriate games of
hide and seek, sparkly platform shoes, dark undercurrents of ex-girlfriend
related pain and some satisfying egg-smashing, water-pistol fighting went down
a treat.
Jessie Cave, I Loved Her – so much social media resonance within this
show, particularly the audience’s collective gasp of horror on accidentally
hitting ‘like’ on a boyfriend’s ex’s photo from three years ago, and the
Instagram filter recitation. Wacky and disarmingly honest observations about
relationships featuring shadow puppetry, what’s not to love.
The Pin, Ten Seconds with the Pin – really informative workshop on how
to write sketches feat. helpful examples and technological wizardry. The
vertical bed sketch made me weep with joy.
James McKay, Boy with the Moomin Tattoo – my old teacher and classics
summer school mate performed a greatest hits session of his poetry, interweaved
with themes and readings from the Moomins, as if he had personally designed the
show for me. Beaut.
Just an excellent couple of days soaking up beer and atmosphere in the
delight of a city that is Edinburgh. See ya next year.
Brixpig x
Brixpig x
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