When only one person came to her Fringe show, Grier shared her sadness on Twitter – prompting a rush of solidarity and ticket sales
The Edinburgh Festival has only officially got underway this weekend, but already there’s one name on everyone’s lips, on the Fringe and far beyond: that of actress Georgie Grier, who was catapulted into the limelight in a whirlwind 48 hours that she describes as “totally surreal”.
On Thursday afternoon, she posted a Twitter photograph of herself looking disconsolate after a performance of her solo play Sunsets, at Gilded Balloon – “There was one person in my audience today when I performed my one woman play, ‘Sunsets’ at #edfringe. It’s fine, isn’t it? It’s fine…?” Encouraging replies from entertainment bigwigs including comedians Jason Manford and Dara Ó Briain saw that image go viral – and it has had 12m views. The Friday performance was sold-out; and the 40-seat venue was crammed on Saturday too. “I can’t thank you enough for coming, it means everything to me,” she said as she took her bow.
She shows a similar humility when she reflects on her rollercoaster experience. But on Thursday, she says, she was on the brink of despair.
There was one person in my audience today when I performed my one woman play, ‘Sunsets’ at #edfringe. It’s fine, isn’t it? It’s fine…?