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Be careful what you wish for…

August 8th, 2011 by

One of the stalwarts of the Edinburgh reviewing ritual is the ‘wish list’. Here, the eager reviewer is invited to name shows that they would especially like to see.  (Of course, this doesn’t mean that tickets are available.) It’s a double-edged sword.  It’s one thing to sit through a really bad show, with compulsively twitchy […]

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Stockton, Stockton!

August 7th, 2011 by

‘If Stockton can’t come to Las Vegas, Las Vegas can come to Stockton!’ So says Johnny, star of Johnny’s Stuntshow, who’s revving up the Friday night crowd here in Market Square – the epicentre of the Stockton International Riverside Festival. Well, more than that: the epicentre of Stockton – apparently there’s been a market on this […]

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The Seven Year Itch

August 7th, 2011 by

So this is the seventh year in a row that I’m heading up for a no-expenses-paid, energy-sapping, imagination-tickling Edinburgh festival. Or will it be just a bit like the other years? I began working the fringe while a reporter on a local newspaper. To be brief, two years reviewing for ThreeWeeks, one festival with the […]

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