Honest Amy: A Ukulele Comedy is written and performed by Amy Booth-Steel, who is best known for her TV appearances as Mel in Wannabe, the BBC Three sitcom about a singer aiming to return to the limelight. She played Nicola Sturgeon in The Windsors and is in Matt Berry’s upcoming series Year of the Rabbit on C4. 

Booth-Steel explains the show's background: "People even started saying that I was a “new Victoria Wood” (WTF!) so I was like SHIT I better learn some new chords, and up my game to at least 5!!! This is a common story, about common people, and the things that people might commonly face. Anxiety, illness, fatigue, depression, and how the hell you try and date when your body and mind are both fuuuuuuucked! 

Honest Amy is just me being me, exploring everyday issues through the medium of UKULELE! Expect a 45-minute exploration of what it’s like to live with a manic mind, with an open and honest insight into some unspoken home truths! 

I have a story to tell, and I’m gonna tell it through song, so get me my uke, and a stage, and maybe a 3-legged stool, NOW! There will be a bunch of new songs, as well as the current Twitter classics, plus some extra one-woman surprises using a shaky egg and more..."

 

Kathy Burke tweeted: "Are you going to #EdinburghFestival this summer? Then book for this asap as it's only a little venue. @AmyBoothSteel has been working her socks off to get this show pitch perfect. She's my new favourite person."

 

 

Pleasance Dome, 12 noon (45mins), Wed 31 Aug – Mon 26 Aug (no show Mon 12 Aug)

 

Tickets: tickets.edfringe.com or 0131 226 0000