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Behind every great man there's a woman rolling her eyes. – Bruce Almighty
The bucket doesn’t lie
Of the many entertaining things I have heard since arriving here at the fringe, the best comes from our friend Roisi who came up to help us last weekend. Roisi used to live in Edinburgh and is a fringe going veteran – though this is her first time on the participant side (and she proudly […]
Posted in: Gig Up Dates, Progress report
FRANTIC!
August 8, 2011
That’s my first impression….f**king frantic. We’ve been here 5 days and this is the first chance I’ve had to turn my mind to posting an update. Why’s it so intense? Because this is the shop window for entertainment. All the media, agents, bookers, talent scouts and promoters are here and if want to make some […]
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Tell the fat lady she’s on in five
August 3, 2011
It’s way past the forecast bedtime the night before we leave for Edinburgh. Somehow our ‘to do’ list has gone awry or my timing has …. Or maybe it’s to do with young Douglas who comes from the centre for the easily distracted (most likely). Among the many items being conveyed are 9 different adhesives, […]
Posted in: Progress report
Marvellous Mates
August 1, 2011
One of the most wonderful things about doing the Fringe tour has been the amount of help you get from people. Some who are already your friends, and some people who you make friends with along the way. People like the super talented Julian Moore (who apart from being a genius song writer, and half […]
Posted in: Uncategorized, What we've learned
Woohoo! 40% Sold across the run ….with 2 weeks before we start.
July 26, 2011
When we first started this malarky everyone said that doing EdFringe was incredibly hard work and that getting the audiences in and flyering up and down the Royal Mile was the bit that really took it out of you. So Doug and I resolved that we should build on what we’d learned at Brighton Fringe and do as […]
Posted in: What we've learned
Unexpected insights at Latitude
July 20, 2011
We’ve been going to Latitude Festival almost as long as its existed. Its awesome in so many ways .. but not least because its about emerging talent – and its just down the road – WIN! As well as the 4 different music stages they have Caberet, Comedy, Literature, Poetry and Theatre arenas … so […]
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A Five Star Show – Book a ticket
fringetrimmings 
August 12, 2011
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