Thursday, 31 May 2012

Socks at Edfringe - Press Releases, photos & video

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre return to the Edinburgh Fringe this August with not one but two shows - Boo Lingerie the Socky Horror Show and Chunky Woollen Nits for the kids. The tickets are on sale now: Boo here and Chunky here.

Here are the official Press Releases and promo photos for both shows, for use of all press and media, simply click to download. And we also have a new promo video, a live performance of the song Back In E.D.I.N.Braw, which you are invited to link to and retweet using the link: http://youtu.be/Sb5AfgkoBWI



Click to download:

Boo Lingerie Press Release
Chunky Woollen Nits Press Release

Boo Lingerie promo photo portrait
Boo Lingerie promo photo square

Chunky Woollen Nits promo photo portrait
Chunky Woollen Nits promo photo square





Comedy                                                                                                  

(The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre)
Present
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Boo Lingerie!

Back for their 5th year at the Fringe, the stars of stage, screen and YouTube present a brand new Socky Horror Show – Boo Lingerie!

Following their fourth national and international tour, including a highly successful month at this year’s Adelaide Fringe, the “Abbott and Costello of the Sock World” (Time Out) take on a monumental challenge this year, producing not only brand new show Boo Lingerie every night, but also a family-friendly “kids show” Chunky Woollen Nits in the mornings!

“As long as we remember to do the sweary words and the clever adult satire in the evenings” say the Socks, “and the poo-poo jokes in the mornings, we should be fine.” Their new horror-themed evening show features their usual topical songs and satirical improvisations as well as ambitious theatrical interpretations of every genre of horror from Frankenstein and Dracula to Sherlock and the Walking Dead.

Songs, sketches, socks and violence are guaranteed. And this year’s show is in 3D (though we realise, being theatre, that this is not so big a deal).

"Superbly written, crafted and performed show" - ★★★★½ The Punch, Adelaide 2012

"A complete delight -  ★★★★ Venue, Bath Comedy Festival 2012

"How on earth does The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre turn out to be so bloody good?” -  ★★★★ Chortle

comicfestival.co.uk

Venue:  Gilded Balloon Teviot – Billiard Room
Dates:  1-26 August 2012
Tickets:  Mon-Thurs £9 (£8), Fri – Sun £10 (£9)
Times:  22.40 (23.40)
Box Office:  0131 668 1633 / online www.gildedballoon.co.uk                 

PRESS CONTACT:
GILDED BALLOON PRESS OFFICE:
Gilded Balloon Press Office
Kerry Teakle

T: 0131 622 6567

E: press@gildedballoon.co.uk






Kids                                                                                                  

(The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre)
Present
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Chunky Woollen Nits

After four sellout years at the Edinburgh Fringe, and national and international tours including this year’s Adelaide Fringe, the award-winning Scottish Falsetto Socks unveil the show that everybody’s been waiting for – the one you can take the kids to!

For years they’ve been entertaining audiences of all ages, but usually only the over-12 because of their occasional sweary-words and grown-up subjects. Now this year, as well as unveiling a brand new adult show every night, they’ll be presenting a new family-friendly show Chunky Woollen Nits in the mornings.

Writer/performer Kev Sutherland expliains; "When I was doing excerpts from the shows on an outdoor stage in The Garden of Unearthly Delights in Adelaide I realised the kids loved the stuff I was doing as much as the grownups and they responded to The Socks on a similar level. The Gilded Balloon also saw the potential for a different audience and invited me to write a new morning show for the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Obviously without the sweary words! But there will be enough layers of humour for everyone to enjoy."

The show features some old favourite songs and sketches and new delights for all the family (7 and over)

"Superbly written, crafted and performed show" - ★★★★½ The Punch, Adelaide 2012

"For sheer energy and laughs per hour, these comic stockings are the biz – denier miss it."
★★★★ The Scotsman

"An absolute winner” -  ★★★★ Chortle

"I experienced streaming tears of laughter and almost fell off my chair clutching my aching sides" -  ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
 
comicfestival.co.uk

Venue:  Gilded Balloon Teviot – Billiard Room
Dates:  2-5, 9-12, 16-19, 23-26 August 2012
Tickets:  Thurs £8.50 (£7.50), Fri – Sun £9.50 (£8.50)
Times:  11.00 (12.00)
Box Office:  0131 668 1633 / online www.gildedballoon.co.uk                                   

PRESS CONTACT:
GILDED BALLOON PRESS OFFICE:
Gilded Balloon Press Office
Kerry Teakle

T: 0131 622 6567

E: press@gildedballoon.co.uk



The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre's Spring Tour & Previews Hereford May 27Harrogate June 28/29Rondo Bath July 9 • Beverly Puppet Festival July 13 • Tring July 19 • Manchester July 20 • Nottingham + Guildford July 21 • Derby July 22 • Bedford July 27 • Edinburgh Fringe August 2012: Boo Lingerie - A Socky Horror Show + Chunky Woollen Nits (The Family-Friendly Show)

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