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!
How Not to Make it in America
Location: Former Gents Locker Room at Summerhall (Venue 26)
Dates: Aug 6th-16th, 18th-23rd,25th-31st
Time: 21:20
Price: £17 Concessions £14.50
Ticket Link: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/how-not-to-make-it-in-america
Hello! Tell us all about your show!
It’s a one-man show called How Not to Make it in America, about a naïve, young Australian actor who goes to New York in 2001 with dreams of making it there. But then 9/11 happens, his high school sweetheart dumps him and he finds himself working illegally in a video store. It’s funny and heart-breaking, it’s about delusions and hope and resilience and how world-changing events can have a deep impact on your life without you recognising it.
I wrote the play, it’s inspired by my real-life experiences of being in New York on 9/11. It was commissioned by Adelaide-based company Theatre Republic, and developed with director Corey McMahon and performer James Smith, who plays 28 characters (New Yorkers, Brits, Aussies, a French guy…). How Not to Make it in America won the House of Oz Purse Prize at this year’s Adelaide Fringe and our Edinburgh season is 6-31 August at Summerhall.
What other acts are you looking forward to seeing at the fringe?
Everything at Summerhall, House of Oz’s Fuccbois, and Meteors, which is being brought to Edinburgh by another Adelaide company called CRAM.
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, a long time ago, as a young performer, originally from Wales. I made a deal with myself that if I survived the Edinburgh Fringe I would apply to drama school – I did and I did. Now I’m a playwright living in South Australia, and I’m coming back to the Edinburgh Fringe with House of Oz and How Not to Make it in America. So I guess when it comes to advice… take a risk, have a good time, and you never know where life will take you (or bring you back to).
Talk us through your daily routine for a day at the Fringe
That’s going to look something like… get up, find breakfast, be flyered in the street, work on our show, do some of our own flyering, catch a show that isn’t ours, get lunch or dinner in there somewhere, watch the performance of our show, catch another show that isn’t ours, sleep, repeat.
Ok, where is your favourite place to eat at the Fringe?
There used to be a little cheese shop in the Old Town that sold fantastically stinky cheese – which is my favourite thing in the world. If I can find it again I will be buying that cheese and a good loaf of bread – you can eat that anywhere.
Best thing about performing at the fringe?
Being part of the energy – for those few weeks of the year, it’s like nowhere else in the world.
Do you bring anything special from home to make it feel more special whilst you are away?
My partner and kids will be coming from Australia so we can all visit family in Wales before the Fringe. Hopefully they’ll be able to come up to Edinburgh for a few days during the season – that’ll be pretty specia
l. My kids love theatre, and they’ve both been in the rehearsal room for How Not to Make it in America.
What are your best hacks to save money whilst at the Fringe?
I mean, I saw a listing for a camper van as Fringe accommodation, but I’m not sure I’d recommend it…
If people want to find out more about you where can they follow you on social media?
The show’s Facebook page is here: https://www.facebook.com/hownottomakeitinamerica/about/
And Instagram is here: https://www.instagram.com/hownottomakeitinamerica/
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