EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Q&A- Alasdair Beckett-King

Tell us a bit about The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries.

The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries is about finding magic in the obscure corners of reality. It's a mixture of true stories and obvious nonsense, anachronistic observations and some absolutely flagrant whimsy. (It's also a lot funnier than that makes it sound.)

This is your debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, do you think you know what to expect?

I'm old enough to have been unsuccessful in several other mediums, so I greet failure like an old friend. There he is now! Just on the edge of vision, coming closer. Ever closer.

What sets it apart from other shows at the Fringe?

I've noticed that most shows at the Fringe tend to focus on very specific references to Renaissance portraiture: extended routines on the difference between chiaroscuro and sfumato shading etc. So I have tried to keep this sort of thing to an absolute minimum. There is some, but no more than 2-3 minutes.

Who would you recommend comes to see you?

Anyone who knows their way around a second-hand book/clothing shop. Also, there's no swearing, so the show might be appropriate for children, as long as those children are precociously intelligent misfits. Ideally, the same criterion would apply to adults.

Are there any other shows you're hoping to catch at the festival?

I'm looking forward to seeing Fern Brady, Tom Ward, Yuriko Kotani, Athena Kugblenu, and many other people for whose talent I mask a seething resentment.

Timings and ticket information for The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries are available on the edfringe website.

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