John Hegley returns with his 2025 Edinburgh Fringe show: a series of tales told by and for family members, figures and figments from fêtes, hotels and history – from the former BBC online poet, Keats House Poet in residence, and Edinburgh Comedy award nominee Deft, deep and daft, told in verse sung and spoken – new ones, refreshed ones and a cardboard octopus (the arms do not move). “Awesomely mundane.” The Independent “Just because he is one of the funniest men alive, do not underestimate his dedicated gentleness.” New Statesman. Devised for adults, but not unsuitable for the odd nine-year-old