http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/edinburgh2009 Whatsonstage.com's Edinburgh 2009 microsite - news, reviews, blogs and features from the festival frontline. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:16:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rick the A/C man is here again which means, I suppose, that I have come full circle with this blog. He never did manage to fix the air conditioning a month ago and we only ever realize it doesn’t work when ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/edinburgh2009/?p=1262 As the last week of the festival approached, conversations with new friends and acquaintances changed from the “how’s the show? good reviews? best thing you’ve seen?” chat to the “so what’ve you got planned for afterwards? chat”.  What became clear to me after a few days of existential “who am ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/edinburgh2009/?p=1261 I am now sat typing this, my final blog, in disbelief that the festival is over.  It feels as if it raced past, but also that I was there for an eternity.  And what an experience! My first Edinburgh.  A baptism of fire.  I loved it. On our last night, those ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/edinburgh2009/?p=1259 Barely has the Edinburgh Fringe packed its bags for another year like a dispatched Big Brother housemate than a swathe of London venues have snapped up its best bits for your viewing pleasure. Yes, it’s transfer season - and not just on the football field. Talent scouts were out in ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/edinburgh2009/?p=1258 Two of the winning productions in the 2009 Musical Theatre Matters Awards, sponsored by Whatsonstage.com at last month’s Edinburgh Fringe (See News, 25 Aug 2009), are transferring directly to Jermyn Street Theatre this month as part of a four-week season celebrating new British musical theatre. http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/edinburgh2009/?p=1255 Lyceum 2-5 Sep, times vary Watching this adaptation of J.M.Barrie’s classic by New York company Mabou Mines, it seems curious that it has become a childrens’ favourite. Peter Pan brings images of swashbuckling or flying over the streets of London to mind: the Disney cartoons and Christmas pantomimes are probably to blame. ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/edinburgh2009/?p=1251 Well I’m home. Curled up in my flat in Cardiff, looking at the sea and trying to work out what the last 4 weeks were about and if it was all worth it. http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/edinburgh2009/?p=1250 Baba Brinkman’s “Darwin on the Fringe” blog presents an insider’s view of Edinburgh through the lens of Memetics, Evolutionary Psychology, and other Darwinian paradigms. The Fringe is dead, long live the Fringe.  This morning we packed out of our ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/edinburgh2009/?p=1234 The final round of Herald Angel awards - which have been running since 1996 and recognise “innovation and excellence across the spectrum of artistic activity” - were announced on Saturday (30 August 2009), presented by new chief executive of the Fringe Society Kath Mainland. http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/edinburgh2009/?p=1236 Despite the continuing recession, the Edinburgh Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, has reported record ticket sales this year. Overall, ticket sales reached 1.85 million, an increase of 9% from the previous record (set in 2007) and 21% up on last year’s figures, which were impacted by problems with the ... http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/edinburgh2009/?p=1235