Celebrity actors

[Flosshilde]

Rather sad to see that the Edinburgh International Festival is resorting to promoting plays by focussing on the TV programmes actors have appeared in; this appeared in an email promoting three plays about James I, James II & James III -

"With starring roles for The Killing's Sofie Gråbøl, Game of Thrones' Jamie Sives and Taggart's Blythe Duff, it's set to be one of the biggest hits of the Festival"

[french frank]

It reads like a BBC press release (BBC progs only).

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

It is sad. Really, promoters should emphasise the works that are being performed - are these newly written? Who's written them? Why the interest in the first three Jameses - anything to do with the Independence vote? What are the socio-political ...


Hold on!


Sofie Grabol?!


Errm ... You haven't got dates for these productions have you, Flossie?

[amateur51]

It is sad. Really, promoters should emphasise the works that are being performed - are these newly written? Who's written them? Why the interest in the first three Jameses - anything to do with the Independence vote? What are the socio-political ...


Hold on!


Sofie Grabol?!


Errm ... You haven't got dates for these productions have you, Flossie?

[Tevot]

I have some knitting needles

I could even rustle up a kilt - in a manner of speaking...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

... in a manner of speaking...

That's what they all say!

[amateur51]

I have some knitting needles

I could even rustle up a kilt - in a manner of speaking...

[Flosshilde]

It is sad. Really, promoters should emphasise the works that are being performed - are these newly written? Who's written them? Why the interest in the first three Jameses - anything to do with the Independence vote? What are the socio-political ...

To be fair, the email did include this -

"The James Plays open today! The new cycle of plays by Rona Munro - James I, James II and James III ... will see the three generations of Stewart kings brought to life on stage. Check out BBC Arts for some great James Plays coverage - including preview scenes from each of the plays!"

Sofie Grabol?!


Errm ... You haven't got dates for these productions have you, Flossie?

Really, Ferney, how shallow!







They open today & will run throughout the first two weeks of the Festival until 22 August. So you'd better hop on a train soon

[Flosshilde]

I could even rustle up a kilt

I do enjoy rustling up a kilt - especially if it's being worn in the tradional manner.