Fringe Festival rundown. Previews started on the 1st August, with the Fringe officially kicking off on the 5th. The 1st is when things started buzzing around here. All in all I saw over 30 shows, many free, mostly comedy, lots of Aussie acts. Scots all clear out of Edinburgh for August and the populations' accent takes a real nasal twang - the Aussies swamp the town!
Work kindly let me take a week and a half off to enjoy the festival which was great as there are so many things on during the day as well as late at night events. I really came to enjoy the long lie-in for that time. I'd wander down to a venue, usually Bristo Square where a cluster of venues are - the Gilded Balloon, Pleasance Dome and Udderbelly (a venue inside of an inflatable giant, upside down purple cow), and try to get as many free tickets to shows as possible. In the first week this was particularly easy and I saw some great neat things. It was also nice to not have to choose as the choice was so great sometimes you don't know where to start!
I think the best way to go through the shows I saw is to go through each day of August, start to finish. Better order another coffee...
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