The full review is posted below, but here's the link anyway http://www.broadwaybaby.com/listing.php?id=16606

4 Stars! Woohoo, let's get some butts in these seats!

Do you ever wonder what lies beneath the red nose and big shoes? All an Act gives the audience a peek behind the scenes of the circus to see the people behind the make-up, because after all clowns are real people too. Relationship issues, swearing and talk of STDs ensue as we explore the trials and tribulations of clowning around.The show is performed by Depot Theatre and comprises of two clowns, Petunia and Merkin, a warring double act whose bad feeling is spurred on by a previous drunken night of sexual activities. Cue a show of quarrelling clowns whose words spark amusement, sadness and intrigue. The script is good, fast paced and full of character - keeping its audience involved and entertained throughout - with just the right amount of nods to clowning to keep the theme well and truly in the air.

The acting is equally good - extremely natural and easy to watch. Both actors should be commended for their ability to deliver the script with such ease; their physical and vocal techniques are spot on for their differing characters. Set in one dressing room for the entirety of the play the blocking could have been difficult, but both actors move around the stage with a realistic air further drawing the audience into the clowns’ unexpected relationship.

With a wonderful twist at the end, All an Act is an enjoyable show that deserves a far bigger audience than it received; I will leave you with my favourite quote ‘why do you say things that make me want to kill you?’ Surely everyone can relate to that.


 
Wow oh wow oh wow oh wow! What a day here in Edinburgh (yesterday nothing much happened, and we all felt like going home and to bed after a glass of scotch).

But today was a different story!

Finally got all 10,000 flyers from the printers after so much hassle it should be illegal. Saw a great little high school group doing shakespeare, and an incredible show called How to Start a Riot that has Occupy Wall Street written all over it, just incredible. Then it was off to the Royal Mile, where we tooled around in our makeup and gear making friends and getting butts in seats. 

And as if that wasn't enough, we had our great new friends from Blind Mirth come yet again to help us fill the house for a reviewer we were meant to have in the house. And they brought more and more people, over 30 I think, our biggest house by almost double. They give us a bad name with their generosity, we're going out in a few minutes to buy them a drink. 

And as if THAT wasn't enough, a photographer we met on the Royal Mile, Gunnar Bye from Norway, is heading home tomorrow, and was only available tonight. So he came to the show to take photos. For free. Completely for free. He was so happy to see the show, loved it, took a bunch of pictures "for fun" as he put it, then went home. We'll have the photos in the emails soon enough. 

It's just an incredible world here. Last night we were all feeling kind of bummed, small house, stolen iPods(mine, taken to Portugal as it turns out), more hassle from our printers and yet another day without a review we've been expecting for a week. Then today happens and we just can't wait to get up and do it again.

More to come from us and the world of Fringe, but for now we owe a bunch of college kids some good times...

-All an Act
 
I'm incredibly jazzed about the way the show is being received (aside from that elderly couple that appeared disgruntled upon exiting yesterday). It appears we have a smallish hit on our hands with several more showings to go.  

Running around the city with Petunia pretty much sold me on the idea that, yes, there are men out there with clown fetishes. And they are creepy in oh, so many ways.

Attended "How to Start a Riot" today, playing in the same theatre as we, and was ridiculously impressed by both the performances and the use of visuals. I may have to see this one again, and I would recommend it to everyone.

Many thanks to the casts of "Blind Mirth" and "Proof" for taking the time to watch us work. Their enthusiasm for the work was extremely gracious.

Kat hates burner phones and she wants everyone to know that. She also hates customer services numbers that make you pay to talk to them. There is also a strong disliking for roosters, but I never really inquired further about that.
 
We got our official posters and postcards today, and they look AWESOME! We met more people from other shows, saw some shows on our "free" time, saw some castles, and got a better feel for the beautiful city that is Edinburgh.


It was pretty rainy today, but we managed to post more flyers inside restaurants and shops, got some advertising space in Three Weeks, and made a home-cooked meal. All in all, an eventful day.

And tomorrow, we are going to see more Fringe shows, dress up in our clown gear, and paint the town All an Act!

More updates tomorrow, gotta hit the hay.
 
Day Off today, which means we took a great surgery at Fringe Central today on how to potentially tour a show in the UK or abroad. We have a huge list of contacts we will be inviting to the show, who knows, maybe someone will want to give us yet another great opportunity, and allow us to do this wonderful show a while longer. 

Melody and Kathleen went to yet another meet the media event. Thankfully for all of us here at the Fringe, a lot of great organizations are trying really hard to give us all chances to network and get in front of the media in the hopes we will get bigger audiences and more reviews. 

And after all that, it's time for a full night's sleep, there's a first time for everything...

Love to all the hometown fans,

Adam, Kathleen, Melody, and Sean

(And here's some tattoo fireworks for your enjoyment...)
 
Such a huge couple of days for us here. Preview night was a really nice environment to get the show set in the new space. And our World Premier Opening Night Extravaganza was more than we could have ever hoped for. We had some friends from Heaven's Gate come by, and they loved the show. We also had what we think was a high school troop performing at The Fringe come by, a good six or so kids, raucous audience members(much more of a good thing than a bad thing tonight). And after meeting him today at Meet the Media at Edinburgh Fringe Central, the Arts Editor of The Scotsman, the biggest Scottish newspaper, came by to check out the show since he was "in the area." He took notes and we're hoping we may get in an article or review with them soon. Meanwhile we continue to dress up and paper various parts of the city with our advertisements, and every day more and more people know about All an Act. It's a trip, and we have plenty of media coming in in the next week to put up a few more reviews, interviews, and articles. We love FRINGE!!!! Thank you everybody for giving us this opportunity, not a bit of it has been wasted on us!!!

And in case you haven't already, check out a little ditty we made to show you our daily trip to our theatre from our apartment, entitled "Weebly Goes to Rehearsal."
 
What a day in the royal city of Edinburgh. Found out that walking across town to get groceries was about as pointless as a bicycle with one wheel. The city is growing as more and more shows arrive and put up posters. Met some cool folks at a mojito party for participants in the Fringe, and got to make our own mojitos, and pass out a couple flyers we printed ourselves because of some delays on our posters and flyers. But posters get finished tomorrow and you can bet yer bonnet they will be up all over Edinburgh, and we'll be on the Royal Mile in full regalia getting butts in seats for the preview night of All an Act tomorrow, August 3rd at 22:30. Edinburgh skyline at sunset is another thing to love. 

But get ready for tomorrow, when we bring you the highly anticipated and critically pre-acclaimed two or three or four depending on what we get done minutes in the life of the star of our show, Mr. Weebly himself. Sure to break records in the box office of your face. 

Edinburgh Fringe is in full effect in t-minus 8 hours! Let the games begin!
 
The All an Act team has officially made it to Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2012! We couldn't have done this without the support and love of our friends, fans, and family. Thank you from the bottomest, weirdest parts of our variably-sized hearts for your undying generosity. We will continue to Tweet, Facebook, and blog about the show as it happens, and we'll hopefully have some treats for you along the way. So subscribe now if you want to see the journey we take at the BIGGEST THEATRE FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD!!! We even got a rainbow over the Royal Mile within an hour of our arrival there. Is it a sign? Wait and see...