So, there's been a lack of blogging...that's because in February I had a great idea about how to get publicity and raise awareness about simple stress incontinence. Specifically, that you don't have to put up with it, wetting yourself is not an inevitable consequence of getting older or becoming a parent.
So, I wrote an hour long, solo show about, ehm, pelvic floors.
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is "the world's largest Arts Festival". There's more than just the Fringe, there's proper high-brow arty-farty stuff, film stuff, book stuff and a huge smattering of street stuff.
Handily, I live in Edinburgh - which, inevitably, means I know bog all about the Fringe. Well, August is known locally as "Silly Season"...you cannae get a seat on the bus for the buskers' cellos, every street corner has either a lost tourist or a pile of puke, and, really, if you've seen one drag queen resplendent in his Mary Queen of Scots outfit - you've seen 'em all.
Edinbuggers chose one of two approaches for the Fringe - either take the month off work and see eleventybillion shows a day and out-do each other with "oh, I saw (insert name of impossibly talented, rich and famous star) before he made it big" stories - or, they just, you know, tut quietly under their breath. Edinburgh people are not big on confrontation - but, they do an exquisite Paddington Bear Extra Hard Stare, especially if you are trying to flyer them as they are en route to the office.
I'm not from Edinburgh - so, I'm ignorant about The Fringe. Yet, that didn't stop me from applying...
Turns out, you are supposed to be Quite Good before you'd contemplate a solo show. And, you'd probably have spent a few years gaining experience and honing your craft...or, so I've been told.
It could be a very long, and very lonely August - just me in a basement bar, well, me and a knitted vagina.
However;
51% of the population have a vagina. The rest came out of one.
Most of the vagine'd would like it to stay tucked up and not fall out.
Ergo - Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the perfect place to launch a public health campaign, raising awareness about pelvic floors, why they go wrong and why having a smashing one is, you know, smashing.
You are coming to see the show....right?
https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/gusset-grippers
So, I wrote an hour long, solo show about, ehm, pelvic floors.
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is "the world's largest Arts Festival". There's more than just the Fringe, there's proper high-brow arty-farty stuff, film stuff, book stuff and a huge smattering of street stuff.
Handily, I live in Edinburgh - which, inevitably, means I know bog all about the Fringe. Well, August is known locally as "Silly Season"...you cannae get a seat on the bus for the buskers' cellos, every street corner has either a lost tourist or a pile of puke, and, really, if you've seen one drag queen resplendent in his Mary Queen of Scots outfit - you've seen 'em all.
Edinbuggers chose one of two approaches for the Fringe - either take the month off work and see eleventybillion shows a day and out-do each other with "oh, I saw (insert name of impossibly talented, rich and famous star) before he made it big" stories - or, they just, you know, tut quietly under their breath. Edinburgh people are not big on confrontation - but, they do an exquisite Paddington Bear Extra Hard Stare, especially if you are trying to flyer them as they are en route to the office.
I'm not from Edinburgh - so, I'm ignorant about The Fringe. Yet, that didn't stop me from applying...
Turns out, you are supposed to be Quite Good before you'd contemplate a solo show. And, you'd probably have spent a few years gaining experience and honing your craft...or, so I've been told.
It could be a very long, and very lonely August - just me in a basement bar, well, me and a knitted vagina.
However;
51% of the population have a vagina. The rest came out of one.
Most of the vagine'd would like it to stay tucked up and not fall out.
Ergo - Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the perfect place to launch a public health campaign, raising awareness about pelvic floors, why they go wrong and why having a smashing one is, you know, smashing.
You are coming to see the show....right?
https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/gusset-grippers