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Tidemark
Edinburgh Fringe Experience 2004
Tuesday 10 August 2004
Edinburgh
during the Fringe really is a wonderfully colourful and unpredictable
place to be.
Walking
down the High Street today we passed a giant face, an enormous pink
condom strolling along, George Bush and Bin Laden wearing boxing
gloves - and chatting to each other like old buddies - fire eaters,
sword swallowers, jugglers, a hoard of Tudor revellers, several
giant tooth brushes, a couple of clowns, a lion and Richard the
Third.
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publicise their show in street theatre |
We've
also been doing some more celeb spotting. They can often be seen
pounding the street outside the Fringe Office, handing out leaflets
for their shows to try to boost audience numbers just like every
other show up here.
For
big names like Hollywood star Christian Slater, Fringe Theatre represents
a return to their roots. After all, most actors, however famous,
started their careers in small-scale theatre somewhere in the world.
Fringe
theatre gives stars a chance to experience the immediacy of a live
audience again. Making someone laugh or cry by the skill of your
performance is such a powerful, life-changing experience and must
be in stark contrast to acting to a series of inert cameras.
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the children are enthralled! |
And
as well as Christian Slater, Edinburgh this year has welcomed Frances
Barber, Ricky Gervais, Mike McShane, Paul Merton and Nancy Cartwright
(aka the voice of Bart Simpson) to its stages.
Also
to be seen shortly are Colin Firth for the film festival and JK
Rowling for the Book Festival.
JK
of course, lives in Edinburgh, just a short stone throw from where
we're staying this year.
Apparently,
if I lean out of our bedroom window I should just be able to see
the corner of her guttering. Now how's that for celeb spotting?
Rebecca
will be reporting on Tidemark's experiences throughout this year's
Festival. Come back to see how she's doing!
Are
you taking a production to Edinburgh this year? Do you want to tell
the world about it? If so, let us know by emailing threecounties@bbc.co.uk
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