Here's another of the promo interviews I've done recently in the lead-up to Edinburgh; this time it's for the Scottish Sun (which is an oxymoron)
1)
What’s the show/performer
(name/title, venue, dates):
‘David Ephgrave: My Part in His Downfall’,
Just Up the Road, Just the Tonic at The Caves, 2-12, 14-19, 21-26 August at 12
Midday.
2)
What’s it about? Who’s in it?
What’s the inspiration behind it?
It’s an hour-long assessment of the pitfalls
that have led to my stretching the definition of up-and-coming for sixteen
years; if I get to the twenty mark without a huge leap in fortune, I’ll expect a
medal. On balance, I’ve not done too badly - I’m an actor, musician and
comedian who’s worked in the West End and most of the provincial theatres
around the country - but it’s possible this jack-of-all-trades approach to what
I laughingly call a career has held me back; if I’d taken that junior manager’s
job at Argos in Letchworth, I’d be raking it in by now. Or I’d be selling rakes
at least.
3)
There’s a lot of choice in
Edinburgh why should people come and see this one?
Because the more that do, the bigger the
metaphorical two fingers I wave in the face of the careers advisor who said I
should be a teacher. To be fair, he must be long dead so I’m already winning.