The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2010 #3 – Emotional Roller Coasters
Everyone is settling in to The Fringe now: the shows have had time to be tweaked to the Edinburgh audiences, everyone is starting to find the rhythm of living in the artistic capital of the world in...
View ArticleThe Best of The Fringe Podcast: Stalag Happy
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is nearly here! So following the pattern from 2009 and 2010, the Fringe Podcast will run weekly, with some of our favourite interviews from previous years as everyone...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #1 – New Media for Old Rope
We’re off! The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is under way! With over 2,400 shows, 200 stages around the capital city, and an influx of performers and audience members, it’s the largest Festival on the...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #2 – Where’s the hard sell?
Two mornings of sun in a row? That’s a bonus, but even if it was raining (which it will) there’s still nothing to dampen the spirits of the performers at the Fringe. The shows have had a few runs in...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #3 – It’s Raining at the Fringe
It’s raining! Being Edinburgh during the Fringe this is an occupational hazzard, and while it has been worse in previous years, it’s pretty bad. But is it raining in the theatres? Is it dampening the...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #5 – International Velveteen
With guests from New York, San Francisco and Melbourne, it really is a show that looks at the world coming to Edinburgh every August for the Fringe. Thankfully the only thing that has stayed away in...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #6 – You Can Dance Under My Umbrella
The rain is back, but nothing can stop the Fringe now. Awards are being announced, seats are being filled at a rapid rate, shows are selling out, and it’s early enough in August that the drenched...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #7 – The one where the interviews go a bit askew
More rain, more stars, more shows – the Fringe is probably the best cure for the downpour of rain all over Scotland. And with stars like those on the podcast today, it’s easy to see why. The Edinburgh...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #8 – Seventy Four Millimetres
The weekend is here, and if the weather could hold off, I think it’s going to be one of the biggest weekends in Fringe history. With a number of shows calling it a Fringe on Sunday, it’s the last...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #9 – We’re all in this together
What is the Fringe for but a bit of experimentation, and throwing out carefully laid plans? Exactly. So when some guests turn up late, some turn up early, and we’re all in a talkative mood, why not...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #11 – The one with Derek Smalls
Into week two, and we’re not even half way yet. Which means there are more gems to uncover, shows to discover, and interviews to enjoy! If you are at the Fringe today (or tomorrow) there may be some...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #12 – Short Notice and Long Term Planning
With most of the Fringe performer back from their day off (although some will skip out today, check your guide!) it’s time to get back into the swing of the Fringe for the back half of the month of...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #14 – Willie Rushton RIP
Coffee. If you want to know what really fuels the Fringe, it’s coffee. At least when the sun is up… when night falls and the foul are afoot, we all hide in the Loft Bar). So let’s load up with...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #15 – Here to serve the Festival
Heading into the second full weekend, the weather is improving, and everyone is hitting their strides (and hoping there are some judges of the various awards in the crowds). Will the next few nights...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #16 – The Sun, The Moon, and the Rolling Stone
Saturday night, and it’s time to do some theatre! Or comedy! Or sketch shows! Or magic! Or interpretive dance! Or mime! No matter what you’re looking for, the Edinburgh Fringe will be able to deliver...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #17 – Walking Down The Royal Mile
Time for the annual walk down the Royal Mile with the microphone on to find out who’s invaded the Fringe this year. Random, improvised, with little planning it’s the spirit and sounds, the sensations...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #19 – Day Tripper
What do you do when you want to travel? Take a day off from the Fringe? Find a postcard? Or whip out a strategically place microphone and sing a song. All our guests today went for those solutions...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 Show #21 – Let’s name the show Rodney, after Dave
More shows, more awards, more nominations, more Fringe. It never stops. At least till Monday. When it stops. Still, another five days before that happens, let’s enjoy Edinburgh once more! The...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #23 – The Human Condition
It’s very much a show about the body today, with a range of human emotions and conditions to talk about, laugh with, understand, and think about. Along with some music from Claude Bourbon. The...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh Fringe Show 2011 #24 – The Final Lap
It’s almost over – with many shows having tonight as their last night those of you in Edinburgh better not hold back to see the show you really want to see, it might be gone when the sun comes up...
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