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Month: August 2018
Drylaw’s drookit … but Fun Day goes ahead!
Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre’s Fun Day is ON!
It may be wet and miserable outside, but today’s Fun Day at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre is going ahead.
There will be no activities in the Centre grounds now (Bouncy Castles, etc) but there will still be loads of fun in the Centre itself, with clowns, stalls and the barbecue all planned.
The fun kicks off at 11am – all welcome!
PS: We’ve had wetter days!
Is homophobia alive and well at The Fringe?
Flyering Fringe performer encounters homophobic abuse on the streets
Fringe performer Nick Cassenbaum has encountered some extreme reactions on the Edinburgh streets when promoting his show.
Nick’s show is about his childhood hero, a TV personality loved by millions and once the highest paid man on British television. His name: Michael Barrymore.
Barrymore fell from grace 17 years ago, enduring tabloid fury after a tragic incident at his home left a young man dead and the star came out about his bisexuality.
The show, My Kind of Michael, chronicles Cassenbaum’s childhood infatuation with the Strike it Lucky presenter and how he was inspired by Barrymore to take to the stage himself.
But flyering the show around Edinburgh has proved eventful.
“After all this time I thought people may be prepared to accept him as a brilliant “working class boy made good” entertainer, but it’s become apparent that not only do some people hold strong views about him but that they are prepared to use blatantly homophobic language to make their point”, said Nick.
‘He’s as bent as a ten-bob note. He killed a man. He raped a man. He’s a pervert’
‘He raped a man and drowned him’
‘He’s alwight in the back hole’
‘Get that murdering pervert away from me’ (referring to a cardboard cutout of Barrymore)
Others have accused Barrymore of being known for preying on young boys.
“I have been flyering for this show for two weeks now and this type of language has shocked and surprised me. Especially at a ‘liberal’ arts festival that is known for controversial and cutting edge productions’ said Cassenbaum.
“Barrymore has had to put up with this for nearly 20 years now. I want to make it clear that he was never charged for anything, yet people treat him as if he is a perverted murderer and child molester, tarring him with the same brush as those convicted following Operation Yewtree. It seems that old fashioned homophobia and trial by tabloid is alive and well at the Edinburgh Fringe.”
But not everyone shares these views. Recent audience members have included comedian Mark Thomas (above) and TV actor and musical theatre star Claire Sweeney.
Leaving the show Thomas described Barrymore as a ‘comedic hero in fact the last great working class hero to strut the boards.’
Sweeney said: ‘I Loved the show, it was so lovely about Michael and I’m glad about that as he was brilliant and such a nice man, I really enjoyed it.’
You can judge for the show yourself. My Kind of Michael runs at Summerhall to 26th August at 7.30pm (no show 20th).
Benidorm comes to Edinburgh: top ITV comedy live on stage
Derren Litten’s smash hit ITV comedy BENIDORM is set to bring sunshine and smiles to Edinburgh next month, as the first ever stage version of the ITV comedy marks its world premiere tour, stopping off at Edinburgh Playhouse from Monday 17th – Saturday 22nd September. Continue reading Benidorm comes to Edinburgh: top ITV comedy live on stage
9% pay rise for NHS workers
Scottish health service staff get UK’s most generous pay deal
Bike Security Marking session CANCELLED
Our vision: Capital Coalition leaders outline their priorities for Edinburgh
‘Capital Coalition’ leaders Cllrs Adam McVey and Cammy Day outline their priorities for the next six months … Continue reading Our vision: Capital Coalition leaders outline their priorities for Edinburgh
Teenager jailed for racist knife attack
An Edinburgh man was today jailed for seven years and nine months after admitting trying to murder a Syrian refugee. Continue reading Teenager jailed for racist knife attack
Don’t be a couch potato – try before you buy
Edinburgh Leisure is offering non-members the opportunity to try out their facilities with a free 7 Day Pass. The offer runs from today (Friday, 17 August) until 31 August 2018. Continue reading Don’t be a couch potato – try before you buy