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Henry Northmore, Allan Radcliffe
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Laura Ennor Research
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Media Sales Executive Nicky Carter, Chris Knox,
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Hannah Graham
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Phoebe Cooke
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Around Town/LGBT Lauren Mayberry
Books/Comedy Brian Donaldson Clubs/Play Henry Northmore
Dance/Kids Kelly Apter Food & Drink Donald Reid Film Gail Tolley
Music/Shopping Claire Sawers
Noticeboard Anna Millar Theatre/Visual Art
Allan Radcliffe
8 THE LIST 9–16 Aug 2012
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FRINGE WHINGE The Guardian published an article by Stewart Lee last week decrying the state of the Fringe in 2012. Here are some of your responses: Jennifer Mitchell Brilliant! He’s right . . . Now who wants to rent out my l at?
@CakeQuestEdin @thelistmagazine Lost respect for S Lee over this one. The Fringe is more than comedy – theatre, art and music. Piece in Grauniad was lazy. Jean Vassallo It’s spot on, they have George Square and Bristo Square looking like Guantanamo Bay.
@theimprovgoose @thelistmagazine @edfringe what a hero!
Krissie Davis Is it evolution?
same thing has s happened with Glastonbury, Ibiza, and most t other places that people in the know went to before everyone else started going and someone realised there was a lot of was a lot of dough to be made. Right, ade. Right, there’s the bell, I’m off to the Spiegel ;)
PARTY HEARTY The List Festival Party took place at Summerhall on Thu 2 Aug. Here are some tweets from before, during and after the event. @SharronMatthews Big day tomorrow! Preview 2! Hosting @thelistmagazine Party at Summerhall! Very exciting . . . will do material NOT from #GOLD #awesomeideanot
@SarahjOrmerod @SarahjOrmerod Disappointed to not be @AssemblyBar launch tonight! Saving myself for @ thelistmagazine launch party the morrow #edfringe
@family_kirstenm Looking forward to @ thelistmagazine party tonight with @HelenSherbourne and @gemmaOCD @Death_Boogie Absolutely FLOORED by the excerpt from @FDFMN we just saw at @thelistmagazine party.
Ian McKelvie It’s evolution from a place that was once cool through the stages towards upmarket to trendy to trashy. The
@sharonedb @LOOKLOOKbooths @ thelistmagazine Indeed! Cannot wait. That bash is how you know @edfests have really begun! #edinburgh @sp0oner @thelistmagazine Fantastic party tonight – great venue and cool people. I can safely say I am the last Lifer standing.
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@calumdavidfrier Loved the @thelistmagazine party last night. As soon as I found out there was a karaoke room my night was made . . . @katrinadrew11 Great time @thelistmagazine Festival party . . . until someone nabbed my new shoes :(
@Summerhallery Thanks to everyone who came to @thelistmagazine party last night. We hope there aren’t too many sore heads out there!
■ Thanks to all who attended the party – to see some photos taken on the night, see page 14.
M Y E D I N B U R G H LUCY PORTER The Fringe regular reveals what makes her tick
First time I came to Edinburgh was Fir . . . 1992. I’d won a competition in Time Out magazine, which is like a London- based, inferior version of The List, to be on the Perrier Comedy Award Panel. Seeing hundreds of shows made me realise that I wanted to make people laugh for a living.
I come back because . . . I love the festival atmosphere, I love seeing other people’s shows, and, having taken two years off to have children, I’ve realised that I’m completely addicted. I have no other vices left, so I feel that I can indulge my compulsion with impunity.
Edinburgh’s unique selling point is . . . The sheer variety of entertainment on offer. No other festival can match it. Also the excellent chip shops.
The one thing that Edinburgh really needs is . . . More indoor soft play areas. I
have soft, Southern children, and they don’t cope with playing outside in the rain as well as their Northern counterparts.
My favourite place to eat is . . . A Room in The Town. I have already demanded that I be taken there for a fancy dinner on my night off.
I am likely to be found . . . In the newly pedestrianised bit of George Street, outside the Assembly Rooms, letting my children run wild whilst I catch up with mates.
I am least likely to be found . . . Drunk at 3 in the morning in the Gilded Balloon Loft Bar or Brook’s Bar at the Pleasance. This will make a pleasant change from every other festival I’ve ever done, when those were the places you were most likely to i nd me. ■ The Stand, 558 7272, until 26 Aug (not 13, 20), 6pm, £10 (£9).