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Tidemark
Edinburgh Fringe Experience 2004
Thursday 12 August 2004
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| Unusual
promotion outside the Pleasance Dome |
Tidemark
has some new company members this year who haven't experienced the
joys of the Edinburgh Fringe before.
And
because effective leafleting is a key part of our sales strategy,
we held a tutorial for the new chaps on how and who not to leaflet.
The
key points are:
- Don't
bother to leaflet anyone carrying a guidebook entitled L'Ecosse
or Grande Bretagne or similar. This is because they may be foreign
tourists and only in Edinburgh for the Castle, the Military Tattoo
and the whisky.
- Same
applies to person carrying a copy of La Figaro or Das Weld or
similar.
- Same
applies to couples wearing matching anoraks, beige shorts, white
socks and trainers.
- Definitely
don't attempt to leaflet locals who refuse to catch your eye as
you approach them.
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Go out of your way to avoid pin-striped business looking people
and anyone wearing a wig and gown.
- Under
no circumstances attempt to leaflet a police officer. It may seem
like a funny thing to do but if you are unlucky enough to be the
89th person that day to think it funny, you could end up hand-cuffed
to one of them.
- And
definitely don't bother trying to hand a leaflet to Scots Pipers.
They haven't got any spare hands. It's amazing how many such musicians
are devoid of a sense of humour.
- Always
be polite. If someone refuses a leaflet simply say 'Thank you'
and walk away. Under no circumstances swear at them.
At
the end of the day, leafleting can be extremely hard work and at
times unpleasant for both the person leafleting and the person being
leafleted but it's an essential part of the Fringe experience.
It
can also be very satisfying, especially when you take the time to
sell your show well and as a result you later see at least a few
of the people that you have leafleted actually turn up in the audience!
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
| DEAN
RICHMOND, WELWYN GARDEN CITY |
Friday,
13-Aug-2004 18:24:51 BST |
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WANT TO SAY WHAT A GREAT SHOW MAC PUTS ON, WITH ALL THE PUPPETS,
EVERY BODY ATTENDING EDINBURGH ARE IN FOR A GREAT TIME, LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING THE PUPPRTS AGAIN SOON. |
| Mac
McCaig, Welwyn Garden City |
Thursday,
12-Aug-2004 16:01:56 BST |
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| I
will be doing my first ever live performance at this years fringe
of my interactive puppet show in Edinburgh this year, a mixture
of popular and new puppets, i myself playing the part of host
& compare Toots the mystical wizzard, my shows have been well
recieved in the hospitals and am hoping they appeal to the general
public. |
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