October 2007
1 post
An abrupt end...
Hey folks, We kind of abandoned the blog in an abrupt way so I just wanted to say that we all made it back to London safe and sound. Our get-out went very smoothly and we managed to move all of our set out straight after our last show, load up the van, have some dinner and set off. Edinburgh truly exhausted us and it was a very good learning curve for us all. We had a fabulous time getting...
August 2007
62 posts
“That would blow my world”
– Clark Devlin
Another one to warm the cockles of your heart on... →
There's a rat in me kitchen...Pt 2
Quick update on the small animal in my bedroom situation. It has now been confirmed that there is in fact a mouse in the kitchen, not a rat. Two eyewitnesses have heard loud squeaks and rustling. We are all very relieved that it’s not a huge man eating spider. Except for Marina who is petrified of mice.
“Now pause the movie cause what I’m about to say to y’all is so damn...”
– Chapter 10 of Trapped in the Closet by R Kelly
“Most people think I’m lying about being a virgin because I prefer jumbo...”
– Bethany Byrd - to Mr Duvall in Mean Girls
Excuse me, do you have a sanitary napkin?
This is my first blog, for you, our loyal readers because previously I was too tired and couldn’t be bothered. However, I am here for you now so pay attention. Let’s see, what’s happened over the last few days which may interest you? Yesterday, Clark left his show shoes at home which caused minor hysterics. We didn’t have time to send him home so we decided to look around...
coin operated boy
The past few days have been BRILLIANT for many different reasons. On Sunday my boyfriend Ben came up to Edinburgh and it was wonderful spending time with him (especially as it was his birthday on Weds). I miss him terribly now as he went back home yesterday (Thursday). Saying that though, I was missing him before he even left- that sounds sadder than it actually is. Hmmmmm….ok, ok maybe not....
There's a rat in me kitchen, what am I gunna do?
Last night at 2.34am I was visited by either a mouse or a very large, very speedy spider in my bedroom. I cannot sleep for fear it will return. Polly won’t sleep with me anymore, she is in the living room, stuffing pillows under the door so the visitor cannot climb over her face in the middle of the night. Becky tried to help by suggesting it could have been a small rat. It didn’t...
“Shut the f*** up!!”
– Lairy scottish teenagers on the no.5 bus to Marina who was reading Nuts magazine out loud
Laura's Anatomy
Hello there. It’s been a few days since I persuaded someone to write here so I thought I had better update you all on what we have been up to. We cancelled our Midnight Carousel gig on Saturday night as Polly was feeling under the weather and we are feeling increasingly uneasy about touting ourselves around with Andrew’s Sisters songs… and we had to get up super early to perform...
For those of you who wonder how we cheer ourselves... →
“Look what they’ve done to my song, Ma Look what they’ve done to my...”
– Look What They’ve Done to My Song - Melanie
Nocturnal Nibblings
Hello, it’s 2.02am and I can’t sleep as usual, my insomnia just gets worse as time goes by. Polly is sound asleep next to me, and Becky in the next room, Clark and Marina are out on the town, and having a few for me I hope. Just wanted to add a few more events from the past few days. We did indeed see Simon Amstell last night, at the Pleasance, he was by no means as laugh out loud...
“Come and see the Shady Dolls, in our military roles. We are cool and we are hot....”
– Our marketing chant of the day
Cry Me a 2-Bit Musical
8.30am I woke up, had a cup of tea and flicked through the Fringe Guide for the 20th time this week- are my eyes deceiving me? No there really is this much SHIT on at the festival. I then had a bowl of Special K with sliced banana on top, this cheered me up. 10am In the space of an hour and a half I have developed a cold- my head is pounding and my throat is sore. How sodding typical! Nobody is...
Funny Little Men
Last night me (Marina), Laura and Polska went to the Pleasance Courtyard to see a very funny man, Mark Watson. He was bloody hilarious, ha! Anyway tonight is the night that we have all been waiting for…for we come face to face with the most amazing man that ever walked the earth - Simon Amstell. Go Simon go….. Marina
G'day mates!!/Hi sex!!
Well, hello there, it’s Clark here, writing from our living room, whilst watching Eurythmics on T.V - That’s Hot!!Is Cheryl Baker in the video for ‘Who’s That Girl’?! Anyway, Edinburgh. The play is going well, a pretty packed audience yesterday, well, I say packed, there was about thirty! All are still in pretty good spirits and are lovin’ a bit of the...
“My love has got no money he’s got his strong beliefs”
– From Freed From Desire - by Gala 1996
Blood on the floor
The tale is best told at this hour as this is the hour of the undead (23.33 to be exact), I feel cold and as though in a morgue, yet I breathe, touch and still continue to look fabulous with a splendid false moustache (one indeed that would make any fine victorian chap pluck the pubic hair from a sailor’s whore and fashion it on his face). I have my bottle of cider now so let’s begin...
The Stage Review of the Spoils →
“That’s noyce, that’s different, that’s un-yews-usal”
– Kath & Kim, from Kath & Kim
Monday 6th August
Up to date finally! The Stage review comes out; very disappointingly it offers no opinion just an overview of what the play is about. We decide that a new marketing direction is needed and purchase 4 zexy navy boiler suits, to which we will add handcuffs at a later date. We go out in these outfits after the show, topped off by our chip bag hats and manage to shift a hell of a lot of flyers and a...
Three Weeks Review of The Spoils →
Sunday 5th August
The Offical opening of the Fringe Festival. We are all suffering from colds and sore throats. We perform to a small but appreciative audience. The melancholy has started to permeate, with the realisation that The Spoils is at the wrong venue, and that it’s going to be an uphill struggle to get noticed for what an amazing piece of theatre this really is. We have a lovely meal with Nesba and Madeley...
“Dat is well flanbase”
– Affirmation from Miss Pollock
Saturday 4th August
Princes Street is the main high street in Edinburgh, and the main marketing area for all festival shows. Walking down you will meet pirates, men in thongs, washer women, street performers, those really terrible human statues, children singing, and many harassed tourists with arms full of flyers. Edfringe offers 20 min slots on small stages to companies wishing to promote their shows, and we have...
Friday 3rd August
Three Weeks review comes out, it’s a good one but not sure if she understood the play. We walk from our lovely apartment in Marchmont down to the venue, putting posters up in every shop and bar along the way (stopping off at a fabulous vintage store). Clark introduces us to the Ipod game. Another show, another reviewer – from The List. We go home to prepare for press night at the Midnight...
“I have known some very shady ladies in my time”
– Man on street, who refused a flyer