To not perform for 18 months is very difficult. Speaking to Edinburgh Live, she said: 'It is different, but it's brilliant to be back and as a performer.

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Speaking about her return to Edinburgh and the impact the pandemic has had on the crowds, Fíonna admits there is a difference, but hasn't stopped the 'massive' reception for the five star show. It seems a fitting story to take to Edinburgh as according to Shelter between 2019-2020, there were 3491 homelessness applications. Myra's Story, written by Brian Foster, encapsulates the life of a woman who has found herself homeless on the streets of Dublin, with a bottle in her hand.

READ MORE: Edinburgh drag queen shares the importance of nightclubs reopening in the cityīut for one actor, nothing was going to stop her from getting onto a stage and performing for people in Scotland's capital.Īlthough from Dublin, Ireland, Fíonna Hewitt Twamley, 50, feels like she has 'returned home' as she takes her one woman show 'Myra's Story' to the stage at the Assembly Rooms in George Square Gardens. This is supposed to be one of Europe's biggest art festival and this year it is a little smaller with less tourists coming into Edinburgh and less troops taking to the stage and opting for digital performances instead.

The Royal Mile has come alive once more with street performers and nooks and hideaways in the city have turned into vibrant venues for performers.

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