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The Best of Times
from Fest Preview 2019
by The Skinny
Lewis
Doherty
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@FringeofColour have created a spreadsheet of all the shows by artists of colour which is a great way of championing work.
Boar, Pleasance Courtyard, 31 Jul–25 Aug, not 12, 19, 10:45pm
John Pendal, comedian
There are two “reuse and recycle” days at the end of the festival, which include paper recycling at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation just off Cowgate, and props and set materials can be given to Fringe Central. They recycle as much as possible so please take part.
John Pendal: Monster, Gilded Balloon Teviot, 31 Jul–26
James Seager, creative director, Les Enfants Terribles and Les Petits Theatre Company
Diversity in the choice of what you can see. Circus has grown exponentially, so too has burlesque and cabaret. Smaller challenging theatre has also grown with places like Aurora Nova and Summerhall being welcome additions to the Festival. The best thing about the Fringe, however, is that your show can be reviewed and taken in the same context as a ‘huge’ show... Nowhere else in the world does this happen.
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: The Magic Cutlass, Pleasance Courtyard, 31 Jul–19 Aug, not 13, 10:45am
Josie Dale-Jones, artistic director, ThisEgg dressed., Pleasance Courtyard, 20–25 Aug, 12:10pm
Staging Change (stagingchange.com) is a network of over 150 performers, makers, venues and organisations who are working together to improve the environmental sustainability of the theatre and arts industry. In August, Staging Change will be running the second year of the #SustainableFringe campaign, encouraging shows to flyer more sustainably by following top tips, adding ‘Recycle Me’ and ‘Take A Photo’ graphics to paper marketing and by printing using more eco-friendly methods.
Staging Change will also be offering a series of events and workshops around sustainability in the cultural sector, such as ‘Start Your Sustainable Fringe’ at Fringe Central, or a weekly ‘SustainabiliTEA’ at different Fringe venues, where anyone can come along for a chat and a cuppa.
Alan Harris, writer
