Edinburgh – I am Ashley Elsdon

Tom Waits for no man

Posted by ashleyelsdonon November 10, 2022November 7, 2022in Festivals, MusicLeave a comment

This was the last show I saw at the fringe this year and it was a truly great way to finish off the trip. I have been a fan of Tom Waits since my teenage years, which is why this was of interest. It was brilliant and reminded me just how much I love his music and lyrics. It prompted me to listen to his music again, and since then I’ve been making my way through his entire back catalogue. It has been a very enjoyable experience.

If you get a chance to see this show, I would thoroughly recommend it.

Edinburgh Fringe 2022

Posted by ashleyelsdonon November 9, 2022November 7, 2022in Edinburgh Fringe, Festivals, Places, TheatreLeave a comment

The last time I was at the fringe was in 2018, before the pandemic. I was looking forward to coming back again as it’s something that I’ve enjoyed for a number of years.

But this year it felt smaller, much smaller. Probably because it was smaller, and that’s likely to be because of the pandemic. It’s a shame, but I take some comfort in the fact that it is still there. Plenty of other festivals and events have fallen by the wayside.

Even so there were some good shows. Some less so, but I won’t focus on those. I enjoyed the good ones and also just the ambience of being back in Edinburgh after a long time.

I’m not sure when I’ll go back to the Edinburgh Fringe, in the current climate it’s hard to know what will happen next, or indeed to plan ahead with any certainty, but I think I’d like to do it again at some point. It’s a good festival and one worth supporting.

The Edinburgh Festival

Posted by ashleyelsdonon October 1, 2018December 2, 2020in Festivals, TheatreLeave a comment

Once again I visited the Edinburgh Fringe this year. It was, as always, great fun, with some truly excellent shows, and of course, some really quite terrible ones too. But overall it was great.

There were a few shows that stuck out, but only a few. But that’s kind of what matters at the fringe. You find a few things that make you sit up and think, and the rest, whilst fun, is just a part of the trip.

One thing that stood out was a production about Delia Derbyshire, which I quite enjoyed, but I actually knew a lot of the content was before I went to it. It was good to see a show about her anyway, and it was good to see people talking about her work.

Edinburgh Fringe 2015: What Would Spock Do?

Posted by ashleyelsdonon October 6, 2015September 30, 2015in Edinburgh Fringe, Events, Festivals, TheatreLeave a comment

Ok, I love Star Trek. That’s only fair to say, but even so, this was a lovely little show. It was fun, poignant, and very well done. It was a one man show, and the one man was one of the actors who was in the Frontier Trilogy. He was excellent.

I’ve no idea if this show will go anywhere else after Edinburgh, but if it does I can thoroughly recommend it.

Edinburgh Fringe 2015: Frontier Trilogy – Red Moon

Posted by ashleyelsdonon October 4, 2015September 28, 2015in Edinburgh Fringe, Events, FestivalsLeave a comment

As I said before, I saw all of the plays in this trilogy, and each was amazing. This one was also amazing.

Edinburgh Fringe 2015: Now Listen to me very carefully

Posted by ashleyelsdonon October 2, 2015September 27, 2015in Edinburgh Fringe, Festivals, TheatreLeave a comment

An interesting show this one. Not perhaps my favourite of 2015, but still good. It was about a guy who was obsessed with Terminator 2. Which was especially interesting as the guy who performed the show was the guy with the obsession!

Just a picture from Edinburgh

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 26, 2015September 14, 2015in Photographs, PlacesLeave a comment

I liked this. So I thought I’d post it.

Edinburgh Fringe 2015: The Blues Brothers Live

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 21, 2015September 10, 2015in Edinburgh Fringe, Festivals, MusicLeave a comment

This was a must for me at Edinburgh this year. Of course, with a show like this you never quite know what you’re going to get before you get there. It’s a gamble, like most of the Fringe, but even more so when you’re a big fan of something like The Blues Brothers.

But it was very good. Very good indeed. They did all the major songs and more. The routines were very good, Jake was especially convincing and all in all it was a good gig.

I think I should go to a few more Blues Brothers tribute bands.

Edinburgh Fringe 2015: The Society of Strange

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 17, 2015September 6, 2015in Edinburgh Fringe, TheatreLeave a comment

This was a bit different from the normal shows I go along to. It was more like a slightly improvised version of the twilight zone. It wasn’t bad. Not entirely my cup of tea, but not bad all the same.

Edinburgh Fringe 2015: The Frontier Trilogy – The Rattlesnake’s Kiss

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 16, 2015September 12, 2015in Edinburgh Fringe, Festivals, TheatreLeave a comment

Ed Fringe 2015: Frontier Trilogy - Rattlesnake's Kiss — Ed Fringe 2015: Frontier Trilogy – Rattlesnake’s Kiss

This was the last in the trilogy and was not only an incredible performance, but also a fantastic story in its own right and a great end to the trilogy itself. If you ever get a chance to see this trilogy I would strongly recommend it.