Swapping Hollywood for Holyrood two of the greatest screen icons of the modern day descended on Edinburgh in a stylish 1950s Fairways taxi. Posing on this classic car was Bette Davis (played by Jessica Sherr) and Grace Kelly (played by Grace Kiley).
Bette Davis Ain’t For Sissies
‘I have two Oscars, not one but two’. Bdafs is a powerful one-woman show which takes place on the eve of the 1939 Academy Awards. Davis, upon finding out she will lose the Oscar to Vivien Leigh, leaves the ceremony and begins a journey through her memories. A piercing insight into the struggle of an actress who wouldn’t fit the stereotypical Hollywood mould. Bdafs is a spirited portrayal of a box office legend having no boundaries. NY Fringe Festival official selection. What happens when someone who always wants to win … loses?
Bette Davis Ain’t For Sissies which runs until the 24th at The Fiddler’s Elbow as part of the PBH Free Fringe every day at 12.45pm.
Longing for Grace at Hill Street Theatre 2.30pm until August 25
This hit show, written and performed by Grace Kiley, is a personal look at the life of Hollywood legend turned fairy-tale princess Grace Kelly. As a guest at her own funeral, the woman described by Hichcock as ‘a volcano covered with snow’ weaves the many facets of her character into a cautionary tale about abandoning one’s dreams. Best One-Woman Show, Best Direction and Makeup, United Solo Awards (USA). This poignant look at fame and folly ‘seems to belong to an older, deeper age with its subtlety and courage … profound’ (NewYorkArts.net)
