Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Edinburgh has had glorious sunshine this week (for once!) so I thought I may as well bask in this, and what better way to do that then at the fringe!

I can imagine that if I didn't live in Edinburgh, I would love the fringe 100x more than I do but if I'm just doing ordinary day activities, it can be super annoying! Especially trying to get from one place to another!

However, I do enjoy it the other times! I'm just going to write a little bit about the 3 shows/events that I went too. I think I'll probably go to more but I'm back home at my parents the now.

Show One: Potter Trail

This is the blurb 'Grab a wand and join your robed guide on the only tour in Edinburgh designed especially for Potter fans! You’ll discover the magical locations that inspired characters and scenes in the series, visit the places where JK Rowling wrote the books and even learn about the real-life witches and wizards of medieval Edinburgh'

The tour was actually very good, although at one point, I thought I could probably do a better job at it, than the tour guide! 

The tour focused on objects and places which might have had an influence on JK Rowling whilst she was writing Harry Potter so it technically wasn't factual BUT there was far too much evidence for it not to be.

Lord Voldemort's Grave

This is probably my favourite photograph. The grave of Lord Voldemort. Although Riddell is spelled differently in the film (probably to spell the anagram 'I AM LORD VOLDEMORT'. It did definitely feel that we were actually at the grave! But did JK Rowling actually walk around that graveyard? NOBODY KNOWS! So it's up to your own judgement really.

They also gave out wands....The inner child in me & my friends came out.

Overall Score: 7/10

Show Two: Jessie Cave: Bookworm

Many people know Jessie Cave as 'Lavender Brown' in Harry Potter. BUT she is so much more than that! She is a quirky, positive, hilarious girl that really does make you laugh! Her show was full of factual information PLUS lots of laughs! 

Overall Score: 9/10

Show Three: David O'Doherty- Seize the David O'Doherty

He is one of my favourite comedians!! Although he is not brilliant on the tv -because it's simply doesn't work with his act. He plays a little keyboard and sings songs that are soo good! I was in the front row this time and my neck did hurt a little but it was worth it because last year, he was a tiny little dot. 

A must see though, I laughed far too much!

Overall Score: 10/10

Have you seen many shows?