The pleasure of poetry is in the beauty of form, and enthusiast Keith Hare, will bring to life the poems and songs of Robert Burns with his new show, “Robert Burns with Hare”. The genius of Burns is his ability to morally sculpt words with abstract precision. Embrace this with the passion of a keen orator and Keith’s recital will lift these historic characters off the page in splendid form!
Keith’s show is on for 7 days from the 10th to the 29th August at St Mark’s artSpace commencing at 5.30 pm and lasting for 75 minutes. So let’s get the spiel from Keith…
1. What inspired you to become a Robert Burns aficionado and entertainer?
As a kid I was quite shy and a bit gawky so I would try to make people laugh. This kinda helped me to make friends and I thought would help with the fairer sex!
2. What’s your show about and what should the public expect from your show at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe?
I want to present a show of Robert Burns poems and songs that I love, bit of a self-indulgence really. It’s not about the life and times of Burns, just his work with short explanations of what the poems and songs are about.
3. What was the last Fringe or Festival you performed at and what was it like?
This is my first Fringe, but I have performed at loads of Burns Suppers.
4. What are your funniest and worst experiences performing in front of an audience?
Funniest; doing panto in my local village drama club I came on and did the entire wrong scene, it involved innuendo of a bit of hanky panky! Had to do the scene again – twice in one night! Worst; The butterflies just before you go on .
5. What’s the best and worst advice you have ever been given? And did you follow it?
Best; Don’t eat yellow snow, still follow it to this day! Worst; trust me am a doctor!
6. What are you most proud of and what dreams or goals would you like to fulfill?
Off course my children and their children. My most proud was the first time I performed and people seemed to enjoy it. My goals are to bring Burns magic to everyone and have fun doing it.
7. Which three famous people would you invite to dinner and why [dead celebrities included]? And what culinary dish would you prepare?
Would have to be Robert Burns, off course, Gaucho Marks would be a laugh and Max Muir (our local ex publican, famous in Gifford!) Scallops cooked in Ceritzo followed by roast leg of lamb in rosemary and heaps of garlic. Lashing of Italian full bodied red wine.
8. What is the best book or books you have read and why?
How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie. The title is a bit corny but a great book. The Nations Favorite Poems – a BBC book for my arty side! and Auschwitz by Laurence Rees so illustrates Mans inhumanity to man.
9. Tell us 5 interesting and unknown facts about yourself?
1. I love quick wit and double entendres.
2. I have a serious side.
3. I love the company of friends old and new.
4. I recite other poetry than Burns.
5. I would trade all my poetry to be able to sing – maybe!
10. If you could change one thing about the world what would it be?
“That man to man the world over shall brither be, for a that”.
Tags: 2009 Edinburgh Fringe, Burns Poet, Keith Hare, poetic form, Robert Burns, Scottish poetry