The Edinburgh Fringe survival guide : how to make your show a success / by Mark Fisher ; with a foreword by Mark Ravenhill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Mark, 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Edinburgh Fringe (Festival).

Performing arts--Scotland--Edinburgh.

Performing arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Methuen Drama, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"It is the world's largest arts festival, attracting everyone from student first-timers to Hollywood stars. Thrilling, inspiring and bewildering in equal measure, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe can make you a star or break your bank. So what is the secret of making it work for you? The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide draws on the experiences of the festival's leading figures - their disasters as well as their triumphs - to take you step by step through the process of making your show a success in the Scottish capital. From choosing a venue to keeping on top of the budget, from sorting out accommodation to securing the best press coverage, from generating word of mouth to making the most of a hit, this unique practical guide for performers, directors and producers helps you get your show the audience it deserves. Among those sharing their expert advice are playwright Simon Stephens, comedian Phil Nichol, actor Siobhan Redmond, producer Guy Masterson, Tiger Lillies front man Martyn Jacques, theatre critic Lyn Gardner, Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award director Nica Burns, as well as the directors of all the major Fringe venues, top press officers, international promoters and insiders from the Fringe Society itself."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The city and its festivals: welcome to the greatest show on earth

The Fringe office: the festival nerve centre

The timing: month by month through the Fringe year

The motivation: getting in the right frame of mind

The show: making a spectacle of yourself

The venue: enter stage right

The accommodation: rooms for improvement

The law: rights and wrongs

The marketing campaign: sell, sell, sell

The media campaign: read all about it

The awards: I'd like to thank ..

The show must go on: first-night nerves and second-night wobblies

The next step: beyond the Fringe and back again

The money: balancing the books

The coda: a final thought

Acknowledgements

A note on the author.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786613478740

9781283478748

1283478749

9781408136478

1408136473

9781408136485

1408136481

OCLC:

784885723