Every year in August, the city of Edinburgh transforms into an international site of all things artistic... Where else could you meet a tuxedo-wearing goldfish (Jenny loved him), two red dress wearing jugglers on ladders (yes, the one on the left is a man), and a variety of other even stranger characters.
From sun-up past sundown each day for a month, Edinburgh is the stage for shows from cabaret to theater to improv - and even burlesque!
We saw the improv show "Baby Wants Candy" and I nearly wet myself several times during the show. Imagine a performance where the audience selects the title of the show (our selection was "Get Lost") and the five improv artists and their four-person band put together an improv musical for 90 minutes - on the spot, with dialogue, dancing and singing. True talent, folks. Really incredible and one of the funniest shows I have ever seen (courtesy of the Second City Improv Group in Chicago, where Tina Fey got her start). And yes, this big 40+ year old baby loved that candy - laughter for 90 minutes (I think I added a few years to my life).....
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