{"id":1670,"date":"2013-08-28T15:07:40","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T15:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2ndcupoftea.com\/?p=1670"},"modified":"2020-02-01T15:46:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T15:46:54","slug":"bridge-one-brave-man-guitar-edinburgh-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2ndcupoftea.com\/?p=1670","title":{"rendered":"‘The Bridge’ – One (Brave) Man And His Guitar, Edinburgh Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I had a chance to visit Edinburgh during the Festival. What a city, what a Festival and what an atmosphere. I had forgotten just how incredible the place is, having not visited in over a decade, and I had absolutely no clue just how amazing it is when the Festival is in town. A very good friend of mine was starring in a play and being not only a wonderful actress, but an amazing host, she’d arranged a series of comedies for us to see over the two days – so many laughs.<\/p>\n

One evening I met an extraordinary chap at an actors sort of party we were privileged enough to attend. A young American he is the author of the wonderfully titled ‘Jihad! The Musical’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Clever<\/a>

Clever Clever – The Power of Laughter<\/p><\/div>\n

The – as you can imagine – controversial show, sold out in London when it was put on at the Jermyn Street Theatre in 2010. Despite 26 signatures calling for its banning, one of the main songs – I Want To Be Like Osama<\/em> is now approaching half a million views.<\/p>\n

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Comedy can be such a powerful weapon. Take Benigni’s La Vita e Bella<\/em> (Life is Beautiful) which in a stronger way than most holocaust films gets the message of futility and utter stupidity across. Benjamin Scheuer, for such is his name, was at the Festival with his new show – The Bridge, which though described as ‘songs and stories about family, love and a good naked swim’ – is so much more. This one man and his guitar show, tells the story of how Ben dealt with the loss of his father, the ending of a long relationship and his overcoming cancer.<\/p>\n