A wee taste o’ Edinburgh at Alphabetti

Newcastle’s Alphabetti Theatre is to preview some Edinburgh Fringe shows over one weekend in July, from 27 to 29. Just like at the Fringe itself, there’ll be just 15 minutes between shows and there will be theatre, impro, sketch shows, stand-up and even a bit of music. All shows are Pay What You Feel. Those of theatre interest are:

• 27 July (19:30 – 20:30)
  NUTS presents
  Big Trouble in Little Monkey’s Daycare
  Theatre

  Tommy is a hard-boiled private investigator on the mean streets of Little Monkey’s Daycare. He’s four and a quarter years old with an eye for trouble and a taste for candy sticks. Together with his strong and mostly silent partner Bobby, he sets out to uncover and foil a plot that seems to go right to the top of the playground—which admittedly is not very high at all.

• 27 July (20:45 – 21:45)
  Beach Hunks presents
  BEACH HUNKS: Leg Day
  Sketch Comedy

  Toned. Honed. Hunked. Chipper sketch lads Beach Hunks stride leggily to Edinburgh with a fast-paced hour of daft sketch carnage. Roll out the bunting and pray for rain as the Hunks celebrate the most special day of the year with a ceaseless parade of reprehensible characters and whip-smart gags.

  (Please note this show is taking in a room upstairs and is therefore not accessible)

• 28 July (11:00 – 12:00)
  Spontaneous Wrecks
  Spontaneous Wrecks Kids Show
  Improvised comedy

  Spontaneous Wrecks bring their family-friendly improvised comedy show Picture This! back to the Fringe after its debut in 2017. Children in the audience draw pictures of things they'd like to see in a story and then they perform that story, made up on the spot.

  (Please note this show is taking in a room upstairs and is therefore not accessible)

• 28 July (14:45 – 15:45)
  Fearless Players
  Armour
  Theatre

  After the death of Robert Burns, his wife Jean Armour and mistress Nancy Maclehose finally meet. Female-led theatre company Fearless Players brings an all-female production dedicated to the women behind Scotland’s history.

• 28 July (19:45 – 20:45)
  Nouveau Riche
  Queens of Sheba
  Theatre

  The stories of four black women who have been turned away from a night club for 'being too black' and focusing on the rise of Misogynoir (misogyny directed towards black women where race and gender both play roles in bias.)

• 29 July (13:30 – 14:30)
  Martha Pailing
  Background People
  Theatre

  A series of four short absurdist stories exploring the line between commitment and obligation through spoken word, theatre and live art.

• 29 July (16:00 – 17:00)
  YESYESNONO presents
  5 Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist
  Theatre

  Sam wants to tell you about five encounters he had on a site called Craigslist. Sam is anxious about the way he gets to know people. About the way he self-sabotages his attempts to communicate and reach out to those around him. Sam wants this to be a chance for you to get to know him.

• 29 July (18:30 – 19:00)
  Spontaneous Wrecks present
  Improvised Edinburgh
  Improvised comedy
  
  Performing scenes and playing games made up on the spot, everything they do is inspired by the audience’s suggestions, which means every show is completely different—and anything can happen.