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Bruce Believes… Sometimes

Tuesday, August 9th, 2005

More from Bruce “Evening Standard Journalist in Edinburgh” Dessau. He’s talkign about hype today, about the promoters who are pushing the next big thing to get thos ever so vital column inches in the press that could make the difference between an act breaking even at the Fringe or loosing a truckload of money.

I’m [...]

Money For Nothing? Tommy Sheppard and the Curse of the Publicists

Tuesday, August 9th, 2005

Director of The Stand Tommy Sheppard is never one to pull his words. The Sunday Times just last weekend saw him take on another part of the Fringe where money and greed have devalued the experience:
Hey, what about this for a scam? Take an innocent young comedian who wants to put on a show at [...]

Metro Misses One Source Of "Where to Get Fringe News."

Monday, August 8th, 2005

That’s right, over on the Official Fringe Site there’s a nice guide to where to find out about the best shows around the Fringe. They mention the usual susepcts, print media newspapers, local radio, the national media, but failt to remember about the Fringe Podcast. Yes I know that’s us, and if you’re reading [...]

Where’s The Junket Goodies?

Monday, August 8th, 2005

Oooh! Staff at The Scotsman must have been reading up their “Reverse Psychology For Dummies,” because they’ve just complained about the sheer lack of quality and inventiveness in the free PR goodies going around this year. Or not going around, because they’ve not received that much. Methink they protest too much (but a nice bottle [...]

Fringe Opens With 30th Cavalcade

Sunday, August 7th, 2005

Through the streets of Edinburgh winds the Festival Fringe Cavalcade. Starting at 2.30pm, more than 3,000 performers will take part to make sure that every Edinburgh resident who hasn”t hired out their flat and high-tailed it to Aberfeldy for the month will realise what a mistake they’ve made. It follows the traditional route for any [...]

Let The Show Commence, Writes Mangus Linklater

Sunday, August 7th, 2005

Over at The Scotsman, Magnus Linklater charts the recent history of not just the Fringe, but all the Festivals in Edinburgh. If you’re looking for back story and some of the recurring themes that are always around at this time of year, it’s a great article to start with.

Free WiFi spots around Edinburgh

Friday, August 5th, 2005

Looking about on the Blogsphere, I happened to come across Martin Little’s post mentioning us, and in that he mentions 2 “free” WiFi spots in Edinburgh (free as in you have to buy some food or drink). You have The Jolly Judge on the Royal Mile (Map) and All Good on Morrison Street (Map). [...]

The Edinburgh Fringe Podcast in iTunes

Friday, August 5th, 2005

If you’re wondering just how easy it is to get started with Pdocasting, then the quickest and simplest choice is probably to go with Apple’s iTunes on your PC or Mac. Simply click the subscribe button, and you’ll be taken into the iTunes Music Store’s Podcast Directory, and the Edinburgh Fringe Podcast should be visible. [...]

Bottled Water Prize In Mid Life Crisis?

Thursday, August 4th, 2005

Bruce Dessau asks what can the Perrier Awards can do to deal with their mid life crisis. There’s a certan perception outside Edinburgh that everything nowadays is geared towards the Perrier, and that the annoited one from the bottle will be the next best thing. Well, maybe once or twice in its history, as Dessau [...]

A Fringe Whinge from Tommy Shepaprd

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

I interviewed Tommy Sheppard of The Stand for our preview show, and he had some forthright views on ticket prices and “people on the make” in Edinburgh during August. He’s written some more about this for The Sunday Times in Scotland.

What is it about the festival spirit that brings out the venal in many fellow [...]