Articles in the Edinburgh Fringe Category

Fringe Diary Part 6: Look Forward
By Matt Boothman | 06-09-08

So the Festival Fringe is over, but perhaps its most important task is just beginning. It’s all very well staging thousands of challenging new productions for a month in one…

Fringe Diary Part 5: Red For Danger
By Matt Boothman | 25-08-08

In Part 2 I criticised Belt Up’s Women of Troy for promising more than it offered. This was before I realised that Women of Troy is part of something much bigger.

C Venues…

Fringe Diary Part 4: Physical Education
By Matt Boothman | 17-08-08

In 21 years the closest I’ve come to experiencing physical theatre is A Level Theatre Studies and a few ill-informed cracks about interpretive dance. Where better to overcome my ignorance…

Fringe Diary Part 3: Fringe Firsts
By Matt Boothman | 12-08-08

After spending the majority of my time in C Venues and the Underbelly - most of whose theatre spaces are fairly makeshift - stepping into the Traverse feels a bit…

Fringe Diary Part 2: Preview Week
By Matt Boothman | 06-08-08

The Fringe is about experimentation in theatre. It’s a safe space where the loss of a grand or two equals a successful show and your career isn’t necessarily on the…

Fringe Diary Part 1: First Impressions
By Matt Boothman | 31-07-08

London Theatre Blog is delighted to present the first in a series of ‘Fringe Diary’ posts by contributing author and freelance theatre critic, Matt Boothman. Matt will be covering events…