I am currently at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, putting on my first solo show, She’s not just quiet…she’s dead
There's more over on my blog, in a series (unoriginally) titled The Road to Edinburgh.
When and where
The Space on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn (V260) 43 Jeffrey St, Grid Ref D6
Previews: August 6 – 8 19:35 (45 mins) 5 pounds
Season: August 10 – 22 (not Sundays) 19.35 (45 mins) 7 pounds (concession 5)
Fringe Box Office 0131 226 0000
Venue Box Office 0845 508 8387
Really? You’re doing a show?
Yes, I am. I am staging my first solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2009. After performing in Titters! in this year’s Adelaide Fringe (review here – about me, it says “deadpan delivery of clever word plays”) I realised that if I am going to keep writing to perform (and therefore performing) it was time to break through the “tight five” and give a solo show a go. I have no idea whether I will ever do another solo show, but I am really enjoying putting this one together. I’m enjoying it a lot. I will be blogging more about the whole process – my reasons for putting on a solo show, what I felt as the show came together, what impact it has had on my other writing – in August and after (once I have a bit more perspective).
About the show and me
Here’s what it says in my press release (which I wrote for myself, because I’m doing my own publicity which isn’t my strong point, but it’s a DIY production pretty much):
In February, she turned 40
In March, she launched her first novel
In August, she’s staging her first solo show
She’s not just quiet…she’s dead
The Space on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, August 2009
Murder! And the vegetarian librarian is framed. Oh, and she still hasn’t fed the kids. Blending standup and storytelling for her first solo show, Tracy Crisp has created a witty comic mystery. Libraries as you’ve never seen them before, with stops along the way to contemplate life and death and the bits in between.
Tracy Crisp started writing and performing standup comedy at age 37. Within months, she was a national finalist in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Raw Comedy Competition. She was a member of the Titters! A Showcase of Award-Winning Women cast in the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2008 and 2009. Her other appearances include a spot in Amnesty International Australia’s Stand Up For Your Rights Gala in 2007.
A versatile and wide-ranging writer, Tracy’s first novel Black Dust Dancing was released in March 2009. Her short story ‘The Plumber’ was included in The Best Australian Stories 2007 anthology. She has also published essays, short stories and stories for children. She divides her time between Abu Dhabi and Adelaide, Australia
“Tracy Crisp is a librarian - and she has children. Somehow, this becomes desperately funny. You have to be there.” Samela Harris, The Advertiser, Adelaide
Contact details If you want to get in touch about the show for any reason, please drop me an email (tracyqcrisp at gmail.com). I’m checking my emails regularly and will get back to you as soon as I get your email.
