15/08/06
Ok...so...catch up time -
Categories: Ok...so...catch up time. My next few posts will be as though they were on the actual days probably so you may have to indulge yourself with a slight willing suspension of disbelief.
Ahem
Friday 11th August 2006
I saw my first show today. As I said at the time, we are not counting "Copacabana" from the other day as that wasn't part of the fringe. I have to be honest with you, and this is in no way detrimental to the other performers up here who I love to the point of illegality most of the time, but there is only one performer whos show I can always absolutely guarantee I will catch: Count Arthur Strong.
Many years ago I appeared in a TV show for UKPlay/PlayUK called "Terrorville". Not gonna mince words, it really was for the most part a pile of shit, but I am a bit proud of it because (despite us not actually appearing on screen together) I was in the company of Count Arthur Strong. The man is a living legend and the fact that he's not hugely famous proves there isn't a god. And I mean - proves it hands down.
He is starting to get a bit famous though. He did a series on Radio 4 which I am only just getting to hear on CD (you can buy them at his show at the Assembly rooms along with his dvd and you WILL want to buy them I assure you) and a good proportion of his audience were obviously familiar with him from the radio and his previous fringe shows.
I'm not gonna give too much away, the beauty of his shows lies in their unpredictability, all I will say is (Spoiler alert!) the show has the best opening of ANY show I have ever seen. It is controlled, disciplined and near-brave. I also defy you to see anything funnier on this (or any) years fringe than the 'mirror' and the Counts attempt to say "Les Miserables". Go and see it. I fucking mean it.
"Count Arthur Strong: The Musical? "Assembly Rooms, 6.27pm.
My show, for those of you who care, was lovely this evening. I'm saying 'lovely' an awful lot aren't I? But that's because it was. Back on the "Sold Out" board where I rightly belong, and a super cool audience to boot. I also broke my trend of alternate good shows so I'm happy with that too. I really dont recall much about the show...that's a good thing I think. I went home after it and went to sleep.
That was Friday.
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