Kate Fox News: A Fringe Performer's First Day at The Fringe
Kate Fox, BBC Radio 4's poet-in-residence and Fringe comedian, tackles the news and life at the Fringe with her topical, funny poems.
Today she reveals the performers perspective on settling into the Fringe.
A Fringe Performer's First Day at The Fringe
You've got possession of
your new office
For about an hour a day.
People will come and watch you work,
If you're lucky.
You're on very variable pay.
Sometimes, when you're at the office
There are hecklers.
Your parents think this job
Means you're pretty feckless.
In this office there'd be nothing crueller
Than no one talking about you
Round the water cooler.
You've got less than a month
To get that promotion,
No pressure,
If you're lucky maybe there'll be
An office romance.
No matter how hard things get
don't try the David Brent dance.
Kate Fox News
Gilded Balloon @ Teviot
7-30 Aug, 12.15pm, £7.00-£9.00
www.katefox.co.uk
Comments (2)
Add a comment »VEry funny and accurate, this is the most ridiculous job in the world. It seems in a way that the whole festival is a business machine where the actors are pawns. The entire city makes money, the venues make mula, all the papers and mags get lots to talk about. For me it is physically impossible to make my money back at the Fringe. The overall goal is to go on tour, and I get my reviews we had two reviewers already. One who even spoke to her friend about me and I just so happened to meet while waiting in line to speak to the Scotsman for two hours, just to be told we have a reviewer coming anyways!
Wow I love the fringe! Edinburgh is a beautiful city, can't wait for them to come to my show!Cheers!
Natalie Kim from NYC
YO GIRL!Posted by | Saturday August 2010 @ 18:56
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The show is going great! You should come and see it!Producer of Natalie Kim
Posted by | Monday August 2010 @ 15:57
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