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Best of This Week's Edinburgh Blogs - 7 Aug 2009

Every week our theatregoer reporter Corinne Furness trawls the web to find some of the best gems from the myriad theatre-related blogs and condense them into one easy-to-read “Best of the Blogs” round-up each Friday. Between now and the end of August, guess what her focus will be?...

The Edinburgh Festival may not officially begin until today (7 August 2009) but that hasn’t stopped UK theatre-bloggers already being camped out in the Scottish capital.

Whatsonstage.com’s bloggers were busy acclimatising to Edinburgh, settling into too-small flats and coping with final rehearsals. Edmund Digby-Jones, clutching a pile of flyers, was quick to take position on the Royal Mile – and took the time to share his best marketing ploys with us. Chris Grady reflected both on the floral tribute to Danny La Rue, which is gracing the foyer of his venue and the advice he’d give for those beginning to climb the Edinburgh mountain. Meanwhile, Sammy J pondered the cultural divide caused by the seemingly innocuous BBQ snack “Cheezels”.

Elsewhere, Emma Jones discussed both the caravan she’s intending to stay in during the festival and her role as playwright. For reviewer Louise Ridley, however, it was all about the Udderbelly – and, more specifically, what food each of the acts at the venue launch party could be compared to.

Finally, Cindy Oswin, in collaboration with the British Library, posted the first of her Edinburgh Festival video blogs in her bid to document the Fringe.

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