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Hollywood actor Kevin McKidd (star of Grey's Anatomy, Rome and Trainspotting to name only three) lends his support to Princess Pumpalot: The Farting Princess.

Kevin, who many moons ago worked for Edinburgh's Witchery Tours, has always kept up with his friends in the capital. On a recent flying visit to Scotland, we met up with Kevin and he happily posed with a copy of the book.

We join Princess Pumpalot on her 16th birthday when she discovers she needs to find the magic beans so she can protect the castle from the gnomes and what better way to do this than with farts.

A 3-STAR Review from The Edinburgh Guide.

If there are any children who don’t love a good fart joke, I certainly haven’t met them. Princess Pumpalot, her royal parents, and her loyal servant Guffy know the many ins-and-outs of a good fart, so to speak.

Who knew that a fart was a powerful defense against a low-flying gnome invasion? Or that it was a right-of-passage for 16-year-old princesses? These and other charming discoveries carry the audience along on this fast-paced romp through one royal family’s strange traditions.

While many actors are competing with each other for ONE role in a stage production, Philip Kingscott of Deans in Livingston will be appearing in THREE shows at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Philip will be appearing as Guffy in the children’s show Princess Pumpalot: The Farting Princess at 11.30am, as Callum Patterson in Silence in Court at 4:30pm and also as Callum Patterson in Conflict in Court at 6:30pm The shows and the roles he plays are not only miles apart in content but hours apart in time.