Refreshing Pod - Selina Mosinski (Fringe Festival 2026 Exclusive)
A different view for Charity Shop Sue. Fringe Festival 2026 brings a new character from Selina Mosinski, in her debut Edinburgh Festival appearance with a show called 'Puss in Boots, A Working Class Fairytale' live at the Pleasance.
It gives a view of what life was like for Selina during the 1990's when she was a stripper (for 5 years) under the name of Randy Cain.
Experience the glittering page-three dreams and sticky-carpet ambition of Britain's 90s strip club scene. In her debut character comedy hour, Selina Mosinski, known for playing the icon that is Charity Shop Sue, tells the (mostly true) rise-and-stumble story of her time as stripper Randy Cain. Part confessional memoir, part riotous character comedy, join an ambitious working-class girl from Derby on a mission to conquer it all, or at least Tony and Barbara’s Midlands “Titty Bar.”
Determined to chase stardom, Randy hitchhikes to London — only to be derailed by an audition at a working men’s club off the A52, where prestige looks suspiciously like a birdcage stage surrounded by dodgy hen dos dressed as Papa Smurf. She lands the gig, and with it, her first taste of show business, sticky floors, chaotic crowds, and dreams held together with body glitter.
The show captures a decade when celebrity culture was gloriously unfiltered — when Jodie Marsh turned underwear into headlines, Gail Porter was projected onto Big Ben, and Monica Lewinsky became global news thanks to Bill Clinton. It was also the boom era of Britain’s strip-club circuit — and Randy was right in the thick of it.
Narrated by Randy’s formidable mum Jackie (Derbyshire’s answer to Bet Lynch from Corrie) — this is a raucous, tender story of ambition, class, and carving out a spotlight when the world insists you belong in the wings.
Johnny ends his interview with a brilliant '90's This Or That' game! .. Time to reminisce.
Today (1st April) 1,730 shows have been added for for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, bringing the current total number on sale for 2026 to 2,083 .. and counting.
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WWW: www.edfringe.com/tickets
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