Friday, December 5

Tag: Hoots @ The Apex

Anyone For Tennis: Pauline Eyre – Hoot 1 at Hoots @ The Apex
Scotland

Anyone For Tennis: Pauline Eyre – Hoot 1 at Hoots @ The Apex

Pauline Eyre was a Wimbledon line judge for 20 years and has very experienced eye right on the ball.  Standing at the top of a flight of stairs dressed in her official Wimbledon uniform, she greeted her audience queuing below by stepping right into character, giving very clear, jokey, line judge-y instructions about where we should all sit courtside.  Yep, she got us match-ready before we even got through the door. An impressive individual is Pauline - one of those people who looks as if she’s got all her ducks in order.  She took time to greet and help organize the audience (a full house), instructing that we should all budge up to leave empty seats at the end of the aisles for latecomers, and then leaping to the back of the room to play her own introduction music – ...
Erin McKinnie: Deep Heat – Hoots @ The Apex
Scotland

Erin McKinnie: Deep Heat – Hoots @ The Apex

What do a pussy loving granny, a swearing parrot and a sugar daddy have in common? They all feature in the wonderful stories told by Erin McKinnie as part of her work in progress show, Deep Heat. She embodies all that is good in Scottish comedy with a flavour of a young Victoria Wood. A blend of stand up, amazing singing and poetry, and I hear she can dance a step or two. This multi-talented Scottish lass weaves it all together to provide nonstop laughter that does not disappoint. Erin disembarked from her cruise life direct to the Edinburgh fringe. Greeted at the door by the enthusiastic comedian herself, you felt welcomed like a long-lost friend, into her comedy family. It was hosted in a conference room with a stage set up, with a lone microphone and chair. This was s...