Elizabeth and Raleigh: Late But Live

Here’s one especially for the Highlanders: hit Edinburgh Fringe show Elizabeth and Raleigh: Late But Live is currently on tour around the UK, with a Scottish date at Eden Court, Inverness on Sunday 26 October.

Elizabeth and Raleigh is the second in a series of the Late But Live format (let’s hope for more), which brings historical figures hurtling into the modern day with the cunning aid of Microsoft Powerpoint. Hurling a further two centuries back form their previous show, Johnson and Boswell, Elizabeth and Raleigh features the perfect balance of tights, wigs, and mashed potato.

Written by Stewart Lee and starring Miles Jupp and Simon Munnery, this is the distilled essence of some of the finest talent in 21st century comedy, performing a xenophobic cross dressing riot of 16th century history. With four and five star reviews coming out of their breeches for the Fringe run at the Udderbelly (Three Weeks called it ‘pure showmanship and brilliant entertainment.’), there can be no excuse for missing this show as it heads north.

On the very day the clocks go back and signal in the dreary dark winters on the banks on the river Ness, what could cheer you more than this gloriously silly comedy – and the sight of an Englishman, in boxers, with his head on the block?