Post-its and Sharpies for Observational tragedy

We saw three Fringe shows today: Aaaand now for something completely improvised (Racing Minds), Love and canine imagination (Guy Masterson), and Observational tragedy (Chris Turner).

The first show was fabulous. Racing Minds performed a one-hour play on the basis of audience suggestions that The day the station shut should be its title, that the main character should be Billy the secret dog food eating footballer, and that all the action should start in Brian Blessed's beard. The team of four performers very cleverly generated a hysterical, but strangely almost believable, narrative around these 'facts'.

We popped home for lunch and for Mr hazelh to get some exercise on the rowing machine (none for me because I am injured following Saturday's run), then it was back up to town to watch Guy Masterson perform. We've seen many of his shows over the years and they are always good. This one was too. The acting was excellent. However, we felt that there was something lacking in the writing due to the over-emphasis on one recurring theme in the narrative.

Afterwards we went to Kalpna for supper, then roosted for a while at Teviot Row with our books before heading over to the Pleasance for our last show of the day. Chris Turner's Observational tragedy is a mix of improv rap and stand-up. The improv was brilliant (as it is when Turner performs with Racing Minds - see above). The stand-up was also very good, but perhaps a little too introspective.

My blip is of 'things' that we were asked to note on post-its prior to the start of Turner's show. When he came on stage he picked a few at random and used them as the basis of his first rap - impressive.

Exercise today: walking with a sore knee (14,725 steps).