The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Family

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A one-man show about love, loss, and motorways, written & performed by Ben Norris. Help us get to the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe and beyond!
Backers: 113
Average Pledge Per Backer: £37

Funded: £4,137 of £4,000
Dates: May 31st -> Jul 5th (35 days)
Project By: Ben Norris
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Latest News

A poem from the pamphlet...

July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
The last remaining copies! There are only 17 copies left of my poetry pamphlet in the whole world. To prove it, I took a picture. There they are !^! look, all 17 of them, huddled like porcupines lost in Drayton Manor Theme Park on a Wednesday. And I... (Read More)

We've hit our minimum target!

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a Rolling Stones-underscored celebration-montage, just for you... You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Unmute Play with sound 00:00 00:00 THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! We're going to keep raising money over these last 2 days... (Read More)

All the "Well-Maintained Pavement"s are gone!

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
So if you want a copy of the otherwise-sold-out Nasty Little Intro #9, the "Side Street" is now your only chance! There are 22 left...Go Go Go!  (Read More)

A sneak preview OF THE SHOW to celebrate breaking the £3,000 mark!

June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Alternative Father's Day

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Father's Day everyone. It's a weird one, isn't it? Why should we have to condense our love for someone into a single, commercially bubble-wrapped day, boil it, and drink it from a novelty mug? Worse still, why do we need reminding to tell that... (Read More)

Artist Profile: Paul "Old Dead Eye" McHale

June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
As we valiantly push on with the campaign, I wanted to share with you some of the amazing work done previously by a man whose future amazing work will feature in the project you're supporting. His name is Paul McHale, his alias is Old Dead Eye, he... (Read More)

Interview in The New Current!

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
I recently chatted to The New Current about the show, and all things acting, writing, Edinburgh Fringe and green tea. You can read the interview here. WARNING: In it, I do briefly plug the Kickstarter, because it would be remiss not to, so I... (Read More)

We're halfway there!

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We've broken £2,000! This is amazing. It really feels like we're gathering momentum now, and the interest in the project is widening - it's so heartening to be receiving donations from people whose names I increasingly don't recognise, as well as... (Read More)

We've broken the £1,000 mark!

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick one to acknowledge and celebrate the fact that today we reached, and passed, the £1,000 milestone! This is great news. Looking at the page is now slightly less scary for me, seeing a number with the same number of figures in it as the... (Read More)

Sneak Preview of the Poster!

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

We're in the Guardian!

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
The full fringe programme was launched on Thursday, and the sheer weight of it means it inevitably makes a splash in the press. We were lucky enough to get a modest mention in Severin Carrell's run down of its highlights... One line of wonder You can... (Read More)

We're a 'Staff Pick'

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone who's donated already. It's great to get out of the blocks, although this is a marathon not a sprint and we've a long long way to go! Just wanted to let you know that Kickstarter wrote to me to tell me that we're a 'Staff... (Read More)

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