Day 10 - Vaults

Today was not a trip down the mile day. It was a proper lunch day. Place of choice? Wings.

My work then had a party for events that were in the news this week, but as we had a show later in the night I didn't go home and come back in later on. We powered through to see a Free Festival (not Free Fringe) show in the aptly named Free Sisters. 

MILO MCCABE: THE TALENTED MR HAWKE
The Free Sisters - Maggie's Chamber

This show is loosely based around a man talking right wing politics in one of the cesspools of the modern British age - a Wetherspoons pub. Trying to justify some of the policies of them to what is closely refered to as a "Knuckle dragger". All the while dressed in a silk smoking jacket and a pencil moustache. 
The show is well put together, but unfortunately had to utilise 3 to 4 male members of the audience to create some repartee. Some of his audience members were willing, some not so. I do get quite bored of using audience members to marginalise them to your own ends. 
It did jar a bit at the end that the comedian then had to detail that his show was free, he had all these costs and that a "suggested" fee for his "free" show was £5. We did put some money in his bucket for the entertainment, but not impressed on the suggested fee. 


Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet 
Underbelly, George Square - Udderbelly
 
 This is the first time we've been at a show in "Bertha" for a few years now. She's looking pretty good for her age. And still has all her appendages. 
 
Tonight's show was a suggestion from S's work colleagues, and to date our most expensive ticket purchase this fringe run - £15. 

The shows premise is along the lines of 5 classically trained actors take to the stage and perform a classic shakespearean play. One of those 5 has been drinking for the last 4 hours before taking to the stage. Audence participation is encouraged with gongs and bugles handed out to put breaks into the show to top-up the drunk throughout the show. In our case, with room temperature Becks. This did not go down well. Thankfully it didn't need to come "Up" either, despite a bucket being at the ready. 

This was a thouroughly entertaining hour of theatre/ comedy to a full house as well. I'd almost go and see it again to see which other part was drunk in this show. 

Genital Count : 1/2 - Although there was no showing of appendages during Romeo and Juliet there was the unneccessary stroking of gentlemen's codpiece. Also the usage of a "Wankie" was added to the play.