Seven Goslings » On the fourth day, the Fringe continued on as if nothing had happend

As mentioned yesterday I had a plan to go see four plays today. Well, yes - I will end up having seen four shows today, but it surely wasn’t the four shows I planed. Well, even the best plans of mice…

I caught two of the shows planned, missed one and skipped the last. Instead I revisited a show I saw two days ago and found a new show to add to my list. The limited time left is really having its effect on my planing as you really have to prioritise and plan the right days for each show.

Covered In Love (That’s What She Said) at C Soco. A fast paced show about the modern dating scene. A bit a slapstick and a lot of sexually orientated humour kept you hooked while they zipped though time in search of when we lost the ability to have a meaningful relationship. A show that’s worth a laugh but easily forgotten.

The Spoils by The Shady Dolls. This show wasn’t quite what I expected, but then - I had only seen their fliers and heard them singing from one of the High Street scenes. But still - this was nothing like expected. And it wasn’t for the better. Lets just say I didn’t enjoy this show terribly much. But well, the actors and the production of the show was great. The story just wasn’t to my taste.

Funking Cool Jazz, still by The Black Tie Band. I was so bummed out that I forgot my camera the first time around - that the fact that the show was great made me revisit this performance. I had chatted up the main man of the band, Ed, and he too was interested in some photos of them performing. So a quick Moocard later and I was set with my camera on. It was quite dark - as scenes often are - so I’m not sure how the pictures turned out. I had to go high-iso and exposure-adjustment to get decent speed on my shots. Damm I want a faster lens. Could someone please buy me one, thank you…
Today they had invited a guess-performer to join in on a few of the numbers - so I did get to hear something new too…

And the last performance is a late one, so more on that tomorrow - but yes, it’s more music. I seem to be lured more and more into the music here at the Fringe… Update: Got some time to add the final show of day four, so here goes:

The Rat Pack: Forever Swinging at C. This was one great music performance only slightly ruined with the fact that I was dead tired. The band was great, the singers was fantastic and the backup singers performed wonderfully and even took centre stage for two of the songs. The teasing between the guys standing in for the original Rat Pack was hilarious and in the end song, one rarely got to sing because they kept stealing his mic.

Last day with theatre tomorrow. Lets see if the 5 shows planned will happen or if I will change the plan as it slowly falls apart.

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