2013 Edinburgh Fringe
Ginger Nation
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Venue
339: The Dram House
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Shawn Hitchins' fiery account as a sperm donor to a lesbian couple is hilarious and heartfelt. On his personal mission to repopulate the earth with redheads, Hitchins recounts memories from adolescence, brushes with celebrity, feats of masturbation, and discovers what it means to be ginger and proud. Hitchins has toured North America and the UK. He hosts events for the Luminato Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, and Sing-a-Long-a UK. 'A one-man flash mob' (TheStar.com). 'A funny and gifted performer who could easily host a late-night talk show' (NowToronto.com). 'Toronto's favourite feisty and fiery redhead' (Xtra.ca).
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Shawn Hitchins on being ginger and proud (Link expired)
Shawn Hitchins thought that it was high time redheaded Scots stood up to be counted. So he organised a march.
Shawn Hitchins, WOW247, 12th August 2013Redheads stage Ginger Pride march at Edinburgh Fringe
People with red hair are showing off their true colours in a march through Edinburgh.
BBC News, 10th August 2013Edinburgh Fringe 2013 interview Shawn Hitchens
We are very happy to announce Shawn Hitchens new show Ginger Nation will be performed at PNH Free Fringe this year. The show has already gone down a storm in Canada and is likely to follow suit in Edinburgh. This year also marks the 1st Ginger Pride Walk - more information about this is in the link below.
The New Current, 10th August 2013More details
Somewhere in the distance is a faint glow, a beacon of luminosity, a flicker of light... Is it a torch? No! Is it wildfire? No! Is it a volcano seconds from eruption? Hell no! But it is pale, it is fiery and it is freckled: It's Shawn Hitchins and his Ginger Nation.
Crossing the pond and heading to Edinburgh in 2013 is Canadian actor-come-comic-come-performer Shawn Hitchins with his hilarious and heartfelt show Ginger Nation. Having debuted in the UK at Edinburgh in 2011 with Survival of the Fiercest, Hitchins returns to blow his load over audiences with his account as a sperm donor to a lesbian couple during a three week run at Dram House at the Free Fringe.
Fighting back against 'Kick a Ginger Day' and the circling gangs of ginger-bashing gingerists, proud-to-be-pale Hitchins shares his personal mission to repopulate the earth with red-headed comrades with tales of his adolescence, brushes with celebrity and admirable feats of masturbation that'll leave your mouths wide open.
Hitchins has toured North America and the UK selling out shows and thrilling his audiences, shared the screen with Rebbeca Romijn, Russell Peters, Loretta Devine, Mary Walsh and Donald Sutherland, acted as a panellist on the first season of MTV's 1Girl5Gays and, last but not least, made his own ginger-gened donation to the posterity of human race.
Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
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| 3rd Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 4th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 6th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 7th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 8th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 9th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 10th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 11th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 13th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 14th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 15th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 16th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 17th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 18th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 20th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 21st Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 22nd Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 23rd Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |
| 24th Aug 2013 | 21:45 | The Dram House |