You Can Write a Book

A live, interactive show about starting. In fifty minutes, you'll start writing.

Everyone gets a notebook and a pen. The audience picks cards, and the cards decide what I talk about, and in what order. By the end you’ll have started something, and you’ll know how to carry on.

Where it has been

  • Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 17–29 August 2026. Greenside @ Riddles Court, Clover Studio. Listing on edfringe.com.
  • London work-in-progress shows, Cavendish Arms, Stockwell, June 2026.

Show reports

How each night went, including the night one person came, is on the blog.

Future dates

Want to know about future dates, or want the show at your event? Get in touch.

Mark Stringer performing in a red floral shirt

The empty stage at the Fringe, lit red and green, with Mark Stringer standing on it