 | Win, Lose Or Draw Edinburgh 29 August 2011 Well, there we go, it's all over. Ed Fringe 2011 is finally done and dusted - well at least it is for me. I'm back home in my lovely house in Leeds, sipping a Bloody Mary (I know it's early but it is .... More... |
 | Something For Nothing? Edinburgh 27 August 2011 I went to see a couple of shows that were part of the Free Fringe on Thursday. One was a stand-up comedy show in the back room of a pub and one was a piece of contemporary performance at Summerhall - .... More... |
 | Market Forces Edinburgh 24 August 2011 No more flyers. That is my mantra. No more bloody flyers! I have been starting to feel it creeping up on me for several days now, a terrible stirring that started deep in the pit of my stomach and has.... More... |
 | Beloved, Let Us Once More Praise The Rain Edinburgh 17 August 2011 Blimey! Who knew Edinburgh had so much rain in her? It was so wet yesterday that I had to sacrifice my principles and buy a Daily Telegraph - just so as to be able to get the free umbrella that went w.... More... |
 | Slightly Alan Edinburgh 14 August 2011 It's always a bit peculiar reading reviews of your own work. Nice that someone has thought it was worth the effort of course, but always a bit peculiar - especially if, like me, you are doing a show i.... More... |
 | Awe and Wonder Edinburgh 12 August 2011 I have had my picture taken by tourists no less than forty-six times today. Well. I say "my" picture. What they actually wanted to take a picture of was me wearing my bizarre flyering mask. I built it.... More... |
 | Creative Advertising Edinburgh 10 August 2011 I've had an incipient migraine for the last few days and yesterday morning it finally manifested itself - exploding in my head in a shower of coloured lights and rendering the world around me ten time.... More... |
 | Washes Whiter Edinburgh 6 August 2011 It's always great when a piece of theatre illuminates some hitherto unexplored (or possibly completely unthought of) aspect of existence. I have just spent the last twenty minutes contemplating the wa.... More... |
 | Mild Blasphemy Edinburgh 4 August 2011 I have just been told off for saying "dick" in a church. All rather embarrassing - and also rather worrying. The incident took place during the press launch for Greenside - a venue based in Greenside .... More... |
 | Good Omens Edinburgh 4 August 2011 We saw an owl on a train the other day. We were waiting on the platform at Leeds Station when a train to Middlesborough pulled in and there, peering out of the window, was a barn owl in a cat-basket. .... More... |