Entry for 15th June, 2008

We have sold 25% of our tickets for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at the Edinburgh Fringe already which is really positive. Having said that, if anyone out there in blogland fancies coming along, I've listed the details below - it'd be great to see one or two of the regular readers there, and if you let me know you're coming we could maybe have a pint or two afterwards.
I have today been trying to acquire a pair of leather wrist restrants and two straitjackets for the show (which is set in a mental institution in the 60s). This has been an illuminating experience. I have been trawling the web and find that most of the places that sell that sort of gear appear to be bondage fetish sites. I have now bookmarked some of them for later detailed reading (for research purposes).
I was particularly interested to learn that there seems to be a market for something called an "inflatable butt plug". Presumably this is a novelty plug in the shape of a cigarette-end for plugholes of variable diameter. Why fetishists are interested is beyond me. Perhaps they wash their equipment down frequently.My Edinburgh Fringe Productions are One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Sweet ECA - 2nd to 9th August and Sketchy! (Comedy for Kids) - Smirnoff Underbelly - 2nd to 9th August Tickets and further details at www.edfringe.com (search for Practical Magic Theatre)