Watch out for Doogie Goodstuff – festival reviewer with a social enterprise twist!
For those people not yet acquainted with Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network’s mascot Doogie Goodstuff – you will have a chance to meet him as he reviews shows from some of festivals exciting social enterprise venues across Edinburgh.
Doogie Goodstuff is now taking his message to out to festival goers to buy from the 200 social enterprises across the city, as it gets into full festival swing. And for a bit of fun Doogie has turned his hand to reviewing three festival shows at social enterprise venues in the city.
Doogie’s festival reviews have been arranged with the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Out of the Blue and the Just Festival who are members of Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network.
Land of the Dragon by PuppetSoup at the Scottish Storytelling Centre
I was thrilled to hear about the magical adventures of my fire-breathing Welsh cousins at Land of the Dragon in the Scottish Storytelling Centre. It was a thrilling tale, with stunning sets and puppetry, from Welsh social enterprise PuppetSoup. I was scared to get too near the red and white dragons in case they melted my fur while they were fighting but I did befriend the sheep who was a lot less frightening!
This is Not a Magic Show by Vincent Gambini, part of the Forest Fringe at Out of the Blue (pictured)
My eyes almost popped out of my head when I saw the astonishing tricks that Vincent Gambini performed with coins and cards. His patter and sideways look at magic made the show come alive. I felt a little sad that my fingers would always be too fluffy for prestidigitation but Vincent cheered me up by showing me how to make a playing card pop out of my mouth!
Afropella Night by Alabaster Box, part of the Just Festival at St John’s Church
The acoustics of St John’s Church brought out the wonderful voices and beats of Alabaster Box who had travelled from Ghana to take part in the Just Festival. I was a little blue that there wasn’t any room for me in the group, as they already have a baritone. My mood soon lifted when they encouraged me to come out into the central aisle of the church to show my monster moves as I danced along to the music. They also told me that my Ghanaian name is Kwame because I was born on a Saturday.
Linsay Chalmers, Network Coordinator at Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network said: “We welcome all the support we can get, so if festival goers meet Doogie Goodstuff please feel free to ask about our “Buy the Good Stuff” campaign and check out Doogie’s reviews on our website www.buythegoodstuff.co.uk “
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