We open Monday. I'm not nervous. I'm ready. We're nervous Monday. I'm not open. I'm ready. We're ready Monday. I'm not open. I'm nervous. Keep Your Chin Up. Up Your Chin Keep. Chin Up Your Keep. Going to lay down now... https://t.co/JQOojTf8LK #edinfringe #worldwar2.

OK Edinburgh - coming, ready or not!! Polly and Dave. Keep Your Chin Up - Venue 40. https://t.co/JQOojTf8LK #edinfringe #venue40 #EdinburghFringe #pollypat

How Polly deals with hecklers! Fortunately Keep Your Chin Up excites a different set of emotions. #edfringe #venue40 https://t.co/JQOojTf8LK

When you see the way Polly treats me on stage you can understand why I am so happy that Keep Your Chin Up (Venue 40 EdinFringe) is her one-woman show. Not for the first time my role is that of go-fer. I'm OK with that. https://t.co/JQOojTf8LK #edinfringe #worldwar2 #polly

We haven't 'done' Edinburgh yet but already have an invitation to take Keep Your Chin Up abroad. the broad themes of loss, separation, family togetherness, danger etc are personal to Polly's Mum but universal to us all. #WorldWarII #edinfringe #polly

Hearson family are reunited as never before! When Polly decided to put her Mum's personal letters in the public domain it was her conviction that Ethel's story would resonate with all families. That is the case #burma #edinfringe #quakers #polly

When this photo of Polly's Uncle Arthur appeared during a preview of Keep Your Chin Up there was gasps from the audience. Two of Arthur's sons9both 70+) had never seen it before. Now on social media the

We produced a book Keep Your Chin Up to sell at the show in Edinburgh. As the preview shows have accounted for 60% of our stock we are now limiting copies to those who get to see us at Venue 40 (Quaker Meeting House) Aug 5th - Aug 17th (not sun 11th). OK? #edinburghfringe #polly

If you plan to see Keep Your Chin Up at Venue 40 (Aug 5th - 17th) please be aware that the BBC will be filming us (!) that day. https://t.co/JQOojTf8LK #WorldFringeDay #edfringe #pollypattison #worldwar2

of that family are now in touch. Polly's show honours all those who endured those dark days. More details at https://t.co/JQOojTf8LK #WorldFringeDay #worldwar2 #edfringe

At a preview show two brothers in their 70s saw a photograph of their father (Polly's uncle) (from 1943/44) they had never seen before. Polly gave them a copy. After sharing on social media 4 generations

When devising Keep Your Chin Up from her mother's wartime letters Polly Pattison said ' This is a tribute to my mother, your mother, grandmother, great grandmother. This was their life.'

See our earlier tweet. #WorldFringeDay #edfinge #edfringe2019

across all age groups has been quite overwhelming. see https://t.co/JQOojTf8LK for details of the show.

It has now been shared on social media and has brought together Arthur's children, his grandchildren and great grandchildren. One of Polly's reasons for sharing the wartime letters was to let later generations know how ordinary people survived those terrible times. The interest

During a preview of Keep Your Chin Up there was an audible gasp from some of the audience when a photo of Arthur Hearson in uniform circa 1943/44 (one Ethel's brothers) was shown . Two of his sons now in their 70s) were in the audience and they'd never seen that photo.

Keep Your Chin Up website is https://t.co/JQOojTf8LK OK?? #edfringe #EdFringe19 #pollypattison

Following the preview shows of Keep Your Chin Up in Cleethorpes, Leeds and Hull there has been a lot of media interest. Visit https://t.co/Y5F7WlmEVi and scroll down to 'What others say...' #edfringe #edfringe2019 #pollypattison

Previews completed. Standing ovations acknowledged. Keep Your Chin Up at the Quaker Meeting House Venue 40 Aug 5th-17th. Edinburgh - we're ready!! #Edinburgh #worldwar2 #pollypattison

The preview shows for Polly Pattison's show 'Keep Your Chin Up' (Venue 40 Edin Fringe 5th-17th Aug) attracted so much post show attention we are building in a Q&A session. #Edinburgh #worldwartwo #keepyourchinup