Actress draws sellout crowd for one-woman play — a day after weeping online about low turnout
AN actress drew a sellout crowd — 24 hours after weeping online because only one person watched her first show.
Stars came to Georgie Grier’s aid when her one-woman play’s opening performance was shunned at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
She posted a picture of herself crying on Thursday and wrote: “There was one person in my audience today. It’s fine isn’t it? It’s fine . . . ?”
But Mock The Week star Dara Ó Briain consoled her with a reply saying: “We’ve all done it.
“Soon you’ll dine out on this anecdote.
“More than once I had to buy my audience a drink as a thank-you for being the only ones there.”
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And comedian Jason Manford said in a video message: “It’s absolutely normal for one person to rock up to your show — and also to be a bit upset about it.
“Tomorrow will be better and next week will be better.
“Just enjoy yourself if you can.”
Georgie beamed when her second Fringe performance of Sunsets was cheered by a packed audience yesterday.
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Comic Sophie Craig — the sole attender at the first show — posted: “We had a lovely hug at the end.
“She was so professional and so brave. Now go get ’em girl.’”