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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · 7d

You too Lucy. Yes indeed. The adventures continue!

Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · 7d

I mailed out today to my Mailing List Friends about upcoming shows, information about my new book, things I saw in Edinburgh in August and a few supercool book tips.
To receive my very occasional messages, why not sign up via the Linktree in my bio - there's also ticket links there to the shows...

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you Robin - you are very kind!

Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 24

Another show I saw in preview was John-Luke Roberts’s Work in Progress.
Ever so funny poems, songs and ideas from one the smartest comic minds around.
Five Pianos: 🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 24

I got one of the last tickets to Reuben Solo: Someone in this Crowd Will Betray Me - a win!
It’s a very funny, sort-of noir thing, with incredible tech, that is constantly inventive and surprising.
A deserved recipient of an 🥄Accoladle🥄
Five Mysteries: 🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 24

Charlie Caper’s The Future is a superb performance of magic, technology, wonder and thrills.
I was gasping and wowing, then laughing and thinking - a great family show that will open your mind.
Another Equal Best Show in Edinburgh.
Five Robots: 🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 24

I saw Inlet and was immersed into a beautiful world of movement and expression.
Three incredible dancers present the Romulus and Remus myth and create cities, loves and lives, over the course of a stunning and moving hour.
Five Cities Being Built: 🏗🏗🏗🏗🏗
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 22

I had a brilliant time at Improvabunga! The Improvised Movie Adventure.
The team created an excellent tale of Texan jousters - with great songs.
It was funny, thrilling and delightful.
Also: the hardest working flyerers of the year.
Five Surprises! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Accessible Toilets, Relaxed Performance

www.edfringe.com

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 22

LA Theatre Initiative’s Missed Connections is another gem.
It’s a lovely funny hour of sweet, touching vignettes over the course of a bar’s last night, sung beautifully to live accompaniment.
I teared up more than once - great talent, great show.
Five Whiskies: 🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Accessible Toilets

www.edfringe.com

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 22

Do You Accept These Charges? by Laurie Magers is a very funny, brilliantly told, tale about bad boys, bad decisions, bad Christmases and coming out better the other side.
I laughed a lot - there’s a special warm humanity in the show too.
Five Christmas Trees: 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 21

I found One Man Poe to be an intense, thrilling, magical piece of solo theatre, creating a taut world of horror through language, tech, and brilliant physical movement.
You will be breathless by the end.
Another 🥄Accoladle🥄 winner!
Five Tell-Tale Hearts: 💓💓💓💓💓
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 21

I was deeply moved by Fuselage.
It’s a personal story about a special life taken away in a moment of horror; a stunning piece of storytelling.
Grief is a shadow cast in the light of love, and this piece considers it wonderfully.
Unmissable.
Five Empty Chairs: 🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 21

Chickadee is about a clown’s journey through business and family pressures, to finding herself through her love of silliness.
I loved the courage and soul of this touching and funny performance; there’s a pure joy here that will warm your heart.
Five Clowns: 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 21

Another Equal Best Show in Edinburgh is Count Dykula.
A wonderful comedy musical about vampires and being yourself, there’s a great message in the weirdness and catchy songs.
Uplifting and delightful and silly and great.
Five Vampires: 🧛‍♀️🧛‍♀️🧛‍♀️🧛‍♀️🧛‍♀️
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 21

Matt Parker is another deserved 🥄Accoladle🥄 winner for his fabulous hour of maths fun and mind-boggling.
Always entertaining and forever enthusiastic, playful and daft too - it’s maths for everyone.
Plus robots!
Five Abacuses: 🧮🧮🧮🧮🧮
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 21

Redux Redux and Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting at the Film Festival made a great programme of sci-fi with heart and soul.
Both featured excellent performances and were thoughtful and inspiring.
Five Cups of Coffee: ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
www.edfilmfest.org/film/redux-r...

Redux Redux - Edinburgh International Film Festival

Redux Redux directed by The McManus Brothers comes a wild, cathartic, and refreshing take on the Multiverse genre.

www.edfilmfest.org

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 21

It was a joy to hear M John Harrison read from The Course of the Heart and speak so brilliantly at the Book Festival.
His writing has always been clear, engaging and transporting.
Do look up Wish I was Here - a brilliant anti-memoir.
Five Climbers: 🧗‍♂️🧗‍♂️🧗‍♂️🧗‍♂️🧗‍♂️
www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

M John Harrison: The Course of His Art

From Sat 16 Aug - Titan of modern literary science fiction, M John Harrison has never shied away from bending genre and reimaging the form of fantasy novels…

www.edbookfest.co.uk

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · Aug 17

Thank you sir - lovely to see you yesterday!
Thank you for coming tot the show and sharing memories of Pleasance Below back in the day - stay awesome!

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