It is festival season and that means that in the next month there is so many great comedy festivals to look forward to! This month we are looking at some of the great shows that you can see at the Edinburgh Fringe. So take note because we are going to give you all the information you need for just a handful of some of the great shows happening this year!

Show Pony

Location:  Summerhall – Main Hall (Venue 26)

Dates: Aug 13th -18th, 20th-26th

Time: 10:35

Price: £17.00 Concessions £14.50

Ticket Link: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/show-pony

Hello! Tell us about yourself? 

Hi, we are Romy, Anke and Lena. Together we are “still hungry”, a contemporary circus collective from Berlin. We reunited after years of friendship and international careers to create innovative circus. Powerful images and a good sense of humour make our work truly touching and highly amusing. Our work is fresh, feminist and unafraid to tackle deeply personal subjects that don’t lend themselves easily to circus. After our award-winning show Raven, we collaborated again with Bryony Kimmings, a UK-director and performance artist famous for her emotionally intelligent and provocative style to create Show Pony.

Tell us all about your show!

Show Pony is a candid look at a life on stage and the painful moment when the stage no longer wants you, it brings past, present and an imagined future together as 3 women try to decide how they can go on, or if they should go on at all. Packed full of love, laughter and lunacy, Show Pony challenges us to question our prejudices towards age and femininity, on stage and off. What initially appears to be a look behind the scenes of the circus industry transforms into open-heart surgery, a brutally honest confrontation with childhood conditioning, growing older and the importance of friendship. 

How did you come up with the name of your show that you’re taking to the Fringe?

We did a brainstorm together and thought this title was the most poignant and summed up the content  of the piece. We are Show Ponies, well, old Show Ponies…

What other acts are you looking forward to seeing at the Fringe?

We are looking forward to meeting our friends from Barbarian Barbies, a wild women circus and at the same time we are hoping to discover many other shows and artists.  

Have you done the Fringe before? What are the key pieces of advice you have been given or would give to new groups or people performing at the Fringe.

Yes, we did the Fringe 2019 with our first production Raven. Fringe is a pretty wild ride that can be very challenging at times. We found it quite helpful to exchange our experiences with other artists, in the end everyone is in the same boat and very supportive.

Talk us through your daily routine for a day at the Fringe

Get up, lots of coffee, 10.35 showtime, see as many other shows as possible and enjoy good food 

What is the best way to enjoy yourself at the Fringe?

Connecting to other artists from all around the world and getting inspired by many other pieces and artists. Don’t forget to also take a break from time to time!

Ok, where is your favourite place to eat at the Fringe?

The Birchwood 

Best thing about performing at the Fringe?

Being amongst so many talented artists in such a big community 

Top tips for travelling around the Fringe and getting to shows on time?

If you want to see many shows, try to make a proper schedule…Wear your running shoes and be prepared to walk

What would be your top three items every performer must take to the Fringe?

Rain jacket, note book and running shoes

What’s the secret to successful flyering?

Try to find your people. For Raven, a circus show about motherhood, for example, we went to playgrounds and invited parents to see our show. Do it daily!

If people want to find out more about you, where can they follow you on social media?

https://www.instagram.com/stillhungry_circus/

https://www.facebook.com/Stillhungryraven/

And finally, in three words – Why should people come and see the show?

To laugh,cry, and be moved