There's a first for everything. And on Thursday night's show it was The Socks performing minus an eyeball! Just seconds before the show began, I jerked the Sock on the right up and caught it on something, yanking his left eyeball clean off. Luckily it didn't seem to weird too many people out and the show went fine.
Audience reviews are, as the Gilded Balloon have been tweeting, the best. And, in our case, they've also proved to be the only reviews we've got (Geek Chocolate notwithstanding), so we'd best enjoy them.
And, delightfully, of the 8 reviews posted by punters on edfringe.com, 7 of them are glowing (the eighth being the one posted by Keith D after "That Night", which we've already discussed). Here they all are.
RTB16 days ago
Very very good!
Put a huge smile on my face which was still there several days later...kind of like the rictus grin of the Joker...
Seriously, well woth going to if you want severely cheered up!
The programme was funny but the improvs were tripply funny!
What...a...hoot!
Put a huge smile on my face which was still there several days later...kind of like the rictus grin of the Joker...
Seriously, well woth going to if you want severely cheered up!
The programme was funny but the improvs were tripply funny!
What...a...hoot!
David Robinson13 days ago
By far the funniest, sockiest and Scottishest show at the Fringe. It actually hurt to laugh so much. Not only were the scripted bits hilarious, the audience interaction shows that this is a real talent. Why are the socks not on TV? They are far more professional and entertaining than Ant and Dec and much more practical.
Frankie B.8 days ago
Successfully funny. Audience was falling about.
So much better than the big name improv/stand ups we've seen.
Quite clever too behind the apparent simplicity.
This is one show I would actually see again - and I don't think that about many Fringe shows.
So much better than the big name improv/stand ups we've seen.
Quite clever too behind the apparent simplicity.
This is one show I would actually see again - and I don't think that about many Fringe shows.
Fiona6 days ago
Loved the socks. This show never fails to make me laugh. An hour never seems enough. Very talented man and very talented socks. A hilarious hour.
SueP5 days ago
Saturday night’s brilliant show was a great way to start the week. Might have to see it again! Reccommended.
Frances Mitchell1 day ago
I admit it, I never really grew up. I like puppet shows and cuddly things, and after finding The Socks on Facebook over a year ago, I’ve been waiting eagerly for them to come to Edinburgh. I took 3 friends with me, and The Socks didn’t disappoint. I can’t actually remember the last time I laughed so hard or so long at daft jokes, fun puns and a very clever background of superheroes as diverse as Irn Bru Man and Super Gran. Absolutely hysterical, very clever, and if you’re in the mood for some daft, modern, happy fun, then this show should be your shout of choice. (And take a hanky for the tears of laughter you’ll cry
Gibletmanabout 17 hours ago
‘Holey socks, Batman! Is it a bird? Is it a plane?’
‘No, old chum, it’s the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre...’
Yes, the socks are back and this year they’re taking on the subject of superheroes. It was inevitable this topic would eventually get the SFSPT treatment given that puppet master Kev F Sutherland’s other job is as a comic-book writer and artist. Oh, and he was once bitten by a radioactive sock which gave him the uncanny ability to speak in a high pitched Scottish accent and hold his hands above his head for extended periods without getting tired...
Unfortunately, Sutherland’s familiarity with his subject matter is too big to be contained and the show doesn’t entirely translate for a general audience. For instance, why does Spider-Man not appear yet we get the Fantastic Four - an odd decision for a one-man sock puppet theatre where more than two characters on ‘stage’ at the same time is extremely challenging (although admittedly one of the FF is invisible). There’s also an unfathomable ‘sub plot’ about a long lost racist brother and a song about the Bechdel test that appear to have been rocketed to earth from the exploding remains of an entirely different show.
Nevertheless, the socks’ great irresponsibility does lead to some great laughter, and they are still a mainstay of our trips to the Fringe.
To the sockmobile!
‘No, old chum, it’s the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre...’
Yes, the socks are back and this year they’re taking on the subject of superheroes. It was inevitable this topic would eventually get the SFSPT treatment given that puppet master Kev F Sutherland’s other job is as a comic-book writer and artist. Oh, and he was once bitten by a radioactive sock which gave him the uncanny ability to speak in a high pitched Scottish accent and hold his hands above his head for extended periods without getting tired...
Unfortunately, Sutherland’s familiarity with his subject matter is too big to be contained and the show doesn’t entirely translate for a general audience. For instance, why does Spider-Man not appear yet we get the Fantastic Four - an odd decision for a one-man sock puppet theatre where more than two characters on ‘stage’ at the same time is extremely challenging (although admittedly one of the FF is invisible). There’s also an unfathomable ‘sub plot’ about a long lost racist brother and a song about the Bechdel test that appear to have been rocketed to earth from the exploding remains of an entirely different show.
Nevertheless, the socks’ great irresponsibility does lead to some great laughter, and they are still a mainstay of our trips to the Fringe.
To the sockmobile!
The Award Winning* Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre are Superheroes at The Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh Fringe every night at 10.30pm until August 26th
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