Final Greetings, fellow ex-Fringers!
Yes, here we go with my 40th…and last…column. The Fringe is well and truly over. Just the Artist cheques to collect, the accounts to do, and the final reckoning as to whether we’ve made a profit, just broken even…or paid for the honour of coming here!
Whatever the case, it has all been [...]

Greetings, Ex-Fringers!
Well, here we are on the morning after the night before. The last performances have performed, the sets have been cleared, the traders have moved out, and there is only the Tumbleweed of redundant show-posters blowing in the wind to remind us of the fun we’ve all just had. Sad…in a way, but so [...]

Greetings, Fringers.
In past columns, I’ve touched on the subject of how the Edmonton Fringe has changed over the years that I’ve known it. It’s ten years since I first played Edmonton, and most of you by now know that Dreamscape is this year returning after a six year absence.
I thought long and hard about coming [...]

Greetings Fringers!
Who is the most important person in the Theatre?
When I used to teach at a Drama School in England, I would often ask that question of my students, early on in the course. The answers were diverse, but usually fairly predictable: The Actor, The Director…sometimes they would think a bit more broadly and suggest [...]

Greetings fellow Fringers!
Yes, I’m back on the subject of Reviews again. I did warn you, didn’t I?! Thanks to those of you who sent feedback or otherwise made their feelings known following my last visits to this subject. At that time, I deliberately wrote BEFORE the reviews for our shows had come out. There was [...]