It's nearly Edinburgh time!

The Fringe brochure will be out this Wednesday, and then we know that we are getting really near to going to Edinburgh again. We'll be trying to get more press coverage this year - so wish us luck!

If you're coming up to Edinburgh then please do come and see us. We are performing at the Scottish Storytelling Centre everyday except Mondays from the 7th August to the 30th August.

The Edinburgh Book Festival brochure is also out this week. It's a lovely event and on at the same time as the Fringe.

Easter Hols!

Holidays for most people but not for us. This is the time of year when we hit the road and this year we are in Wales for Easter. We're staying in Hay-on-Wye and going to theatres in Pontardawe, Abertillery, Ludlow and Aberystwyth.

By the way, if there's anyone out there who would have liked a badge from the new show but didn't manage to get one then do drop me a line.

Blogging starts again!

Well, we're gearing up to for Edinburgh again - so I thought I'd better get in the habit of blogging again. This is the first chance I've had to do this. Sitting in Bedford library's new cafe - The Green Coffee co - with a large latte in front of me, seems like the perfect chance to do this. A cafe in a library - what a treat!!! I think that I will be here most Mondays!

My neighbour, Sarah, is taking part in the London Marathon this year. She hasn't done any running since her school days and she is going to be 40 this year!!! So anyone out there who would like to support her chosen charity - well that would be great. She's running in aid of the Family Holidays charity, something dear to her heart. Here's the link:

Happy Christmas Everyone!

We've just done our last show of 2008 at Sutton Village Hall. What a lovely event that is and a splendid way to end the year. It's been our busiest year so far. Not sure Andy can manage any more shows than he's done this year. He's feeling burnt out.

We'd all like to wish everyone that's booked us or seen our shows this year a very merry Christmas.

See you in 2009!

Wild Child!

Hi!!!!
I saw this REALLY good film called "Wild Child" but the only problemo was that it as a bit "WEIRD" for my kind of film.
The good thing about going to the cinema is:
1. YOU CAN GET THE BEST SWEET POPCORN
2. YOU CAN GET A MUNCH BOX AND THAT IS CHOCALATE STARS AND ORANGE OR APPLE JUICE AND POPPY-CORN... YUM!
3. YOU CAN GET ALL COMFY AND PUT YOUR FEET ON THE SEAT IN FRONT OF YOU (be warned coz sometimes people sit there)
3.YOU CAN SEE YOUR FAVE FILM ON A BIG SCREEN
4. YOU CAN NORMALLY SEE A BOWLING ALLEY NEAR THE CINEMA... THREE, TWO, ONE BOWL! YAY I GOT A STRIKE!
5. YOU CAN NORMALLY SEE A NICE RESTURANT NEXT TO THE CINEMA... FOOD!
so that is my top 5 fave things about the cinema.
Bu-bye for now!!!
JT
P.S We're actually going bowling tonight... I REALLY want to win... i'm ver competetive (I don't know how to spell "competetive")

Film for a change

Still sold out and we've just heard that in fact we managed to sell out every day that's left as well. Brilliant news except for the fact that the Director of The Culture Show wanted to come on Saturday and we can't squeeze him in!!! How unfair is that??



Anyway, we've just been out to see 'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging' - a really nice film based in Eastbourne. Lovely British film about teenage life... Erin missed a lot of it as she had to have her hands over her eyes whenever there was any kissing (which there was quite a lot of). Makes me want to go to Eastbourne. What made the film so good was seeing it in this amazing cinema (Screen 13 of the Cineworld in Fontainbridge). It has massive armchairs and with a coffee table in between each pair of seats. There was so much leg room you could almost layout flat. AND I HAD THE MOST AMAZING COFFEE ICE CREAM. What more could you want??

Erin Berin's Post.....

Hi!!!!
Hello from Edinburugh! I've just seen these people (good dancers, but not a good type of dance) (I like old dance) who were kinda bad. It was dull and boring and dull and boring... (this could go on FOREVER) My fave show I've seen so far is probably... PLUCK! I'm not very good at typing stuff in so this might be a VERY short blog page.
I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY DON'T WANNA GO!!! This is the BEST holiday EVER!!!! My fave place at Ed is the High Street coz it's just so packed with brilliant stuff like there's a little hat stall (I'm planning to buy this ditzy blue bobbly hat) and, and, and, and... AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
Bye!

Week Three - Edinburgh Fringe

Still sold out - but we think that our sold out run is just about to end. Thursday and Friday are looking a bit quiet. Schools have gone back and it's definitely making a difference. I'm going to send Erin out flyering tomorrow so that should bring the crowds in. We've had another review - a strange online place called 'Hairline'. Andy has been described a bit cruelly but I'll let you read it for yourselves:

Three Billy Goats Gruff & Other Furry Tails
2008, Children's shows
The Three Billy Goats Gruff offers delightful stories to be enjoyed by young and old. A lovely set greets us, adorned with clouds and a faraway castle on top of a hill. The sign points back at the Magical Land of Three. Slowly a Sunflower creeps onstage revealing an older man with a waxed moustache and well kept white beard who is our storyteller for the next hour. He proceeds to tell us about having been to the Magical Land of Three and the fact that he has some fabulous stories to tell: The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the titular Three Billy Goats Gruff.
What happens next is the truly enchanting part as he lifts three large wooden number threes up and at the start of each tale, unlocks each one to reveal compartments containing puppets of the stories he is telling. The storytellers’ wagon is moved centre stage and serves as the platform on which to continue his narration. This too contains various compartments and sections that reveal further parts of his storytelling which are interesting reworking of the originals. They are contemporised but ultimately the characters within the stories are fleshed out quite a bit- why did the first pig build his house of straw? Why did Goldilocks go into the Three Bears House?
Each story is voiced accurately and un-self consciously (all important in children’s shows) and contains enough jokes in the stories to engage the adults as well as the children. The show lasts an hour and is absorbing however it does feel slightly overlong given that it is a large stage and the puppets used seem small in compairison. It is however a brave soul that does a Children’s Show at the Fringe and this mans’ bravery has certainly paid off.
4/5
Catriona Ruth Paterson

We've been up Arthur's Seat again today - and it absolutely poured with rain on us. Dogs love it there even though there are some terrorist swans that want to eat Merlin!

Are only show today was Bale de Rua - a brazilian dance show. None of us really liked it and it wasn't what we were expecting. Still the other 696 people in the audience seemed to love it! Maybe dance isn't my thing.



Thought I'd add a couple of pics of the kids in the flat doing what they do best!

Footsbarn are fabulous.

Went to see 'A Midsummer's nights dream' last night in Footsbarn's Big Top. What an amazing company. They work so hard, and all take multiple parts. I've never seen Shakespeare done so well.

What a bit of magic to find at the Fringe.

As we've still managed to sell out everyday, we haven't had to spend any afternoons flyering! So, Arthur's seat was where we headed off to yesterday. The dogs were so happy. We made it to the top this year and the views of Edinburgh were fantastic.