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Daniel Kitson: A Made Up Story

Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2003

Daniel Kitson, the self-indulgent troubadour and kicker of all things true returns to Edinburgh to do something else.

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Daniel Kitson: A Made Up Story

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Pinky Brown - 28/08/2003

Two parts swearing to three parts loveliness. Beautiful, sad, hilarious, hopeful, brave, fantastic: for me and my friend this was the best show of the festival. Bits of it are still in our heads days later and will probably linger there forever. Better than a million agressive pick-on-a-foreigner-in-the-audience-so-you-don't-have-to-come-up-with-some-jokes egocentric coke-fuelled comedians we saw all over town all doing the same joke about American tourists wearing matching leisurewear. Five big shiny stars delivered in a rucksack of endearing naivety. (And no, we're not teenage girls, you patronising sod)

MSH - 24/08/2003

It was great! Although it definatly splits an audience. the audience there Where either totally captivated, and enjoying every magic minute, fainting from the heat, or hoping he'd do some dick jokes. I loved it, its a totally new experience, and I hope more follows.

Sandra - 16/08/2003

Admirable of him to try something different, but it was crap. Old material rehashed and mixed a load of storytelling cliches.

James Cook - 13/08/2003

I wasn't moved, but I assumed it was because I'm not a teenage girl.

Ang - 08/08/2003

The best show at the Fringe. If you weren't moved by it then you have no heart or soul.

Mark - 07/08/2003

Quite poor. The characters aren't very well formed, so there's not much poignancy, and the best bits are mostly bits of old material re-hashed. I think it's admirable that Kitson is doing something so different, but the execution is a bit half-arsed.

James Cook - 07/08/2003

Saw a preview where it was mostly not written, so I don't know what I'm talking about, it seemed like bits from a novel, but delivered live so that the performer could garner the instantaneous approval (laughing, clapping, booing possibly) that comes with a live performance.

Mike - 06/08/2003

Daniel's new show is fantastic. We all know he can do superb stand-up and this theatrical debut proves he'a mastered another genre. An absolute must

Andrew - 06/08/2003

Pathetic. A huge disappointment after I had heard so many good things about the hairy one.

Alan - 06/08/2003

I enjoyed it. Not side-splitting like his normal stand-up but there are plenty of laughs

Vicky - 05/08/2003

A lovely, poignant story told beautifully - and I'm sure most audience members identified, like I did, with at least one part - if all you want is lots of laughs go to Jongleurs

William - 03/08/2003

Needs work, but shows he is a good narrator

Lesley - 31/07/2003

Dissapointed slightly... Don't go to this if you want to see Daniel being his usual award-winning, side-stitching self because this is depressing artsy wank. The handful of people who occasionally laughed were doing so out of pity because we all love him not because anything was actually funny. Maybe if it was billed as theatre instead of comedy, it might go down a little better. I just hope Daniel will still be at late n live talking his usual nonsense because I went home last night after the show feeling like I'd fallen out with a good friend.