The Virginia Monologues: Why it’s Great to be Sixty
Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe
(Rated 4/ 5 )
Reviewed by Alice Jones
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
Link to article on independent.co.uk
Age cannot wither her
According to Virginia Ironside, doyenne of Fleet Street and agony aunt extraordinaire, one of the myriad pleasures of hitting one’s sixties is the confidence that comes with old age. And one need look no further than Ironside herself for the proof.
At the distinguished age of 65, having eschewed a reading in the cosy confines of the Book Festival at Charlotte Square Gardens or a couple of dates in an “Evening with…” format, reading the odd diary note here, answering the odd question there, the writer has signed up for a full month of stand-up shows at the Gilded Balloon.
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