Dennis Hazeley: An aesthete Fringe guide

Hello Edinburgh,

Dennis Hazeley here, very likely a familiar name to many of you. As an actor, you will have seen me in various uncompromising productions over the years. And before you ask - Yes, in 2006 I won a Fringe First for Cut Me Some Slack, a dance project exploring themes of male circumcision. Terrific show, though in hindsight it was a bit long and could have done with shaving a little off the top end.

Anyway, I am back in Edinburgh with Afghan Hounds, a devised piece about two gay members of the Taliban. Love. Loss. A mortar attack re-enacted to Barbara Streisand’s "Evergreen". See you there.

It’s great to be back at the Fringe, and I’m pleased to report that my accommodation this year is excellent. Crucially, the living room is large enough for a comprehensive Alexander Technique warm-up. Yes, it’s quite far away from the Pleasance, but there’s quite a lot to do in Hull so I’m happy.

Any recommendations? Even if you have to kill to get a ticket, make sure you see Everything Is Absolutely Fine, a drama about a quadriplegic who finds a new lease of life through the medium of sarcasm. 9.30am, The Skull & Heather, Lothian Road.

My father keeps threatening to come up, though I’m confident he won’t bother. If he was in Edinburgh, he’d probably recommend going to see The A Team or anything with Jason Statham in it. He is not an aesthete.