Is Your Mobile On?

In August 2007 my good friend Joe Cassels will be showcasing his first one-man show at the Edinburgh fringe. To quote from his web site, "Is Your Mobile On? is a show that provides a lateral look at technology, charting its development and intrusion into modern day life. Joe Cassels shares his personal journey starting with Pong and his childhood ZX81 right up to his use of smart phones and Windows Vista. Along the way he examines the use and abuse of computers and presents versions of historic events if modern technology had been available at the time. He's also regularly interrupted by PC support calls from desperate users."

I hadn't acted since my school days, but thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity Joe provided me with when he asked me to feature in two video clips that will appear in the show itself. Fame at last! Or maybe not - anyway, you can judge for yourself by viewing the two clips below, but if you're in Edinburgh in August, please do check out the show. It's on most days between 3rd and 26th August at the Roman Eagle Lodge in the centre of the city - click here for more details and to buy advance tickets.

The first clip examines how Shakespeare might have used technology to get past a severe case of writer's block.

The second clip reveals how Henry VIII really started on the road to marrying six times.