The Edinburgh Fringe in a Nutshell: A Performer's Guide to Staying Solvent and Sane at the World's Biggest Arts Festival - Softcover

Paul Eccentric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909136565 ISBN 13: 9781909136564

Publisher: Burning Eye Books, 2015

Synopsis

A performer s guide to staying solvent and sane at the world s biggest arts festival.

Whether you are a solo artist or the producer of a full cast ensemble taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe remains the same daunting task. The Edinburgh Fringe in a Nutshell gives the insider view on surviving the festival from those who have been there, done it and have the scars to prove it in an unbiased guide to taking a show to the Fringe without being ripped off, sidelined or driven mad.

Edinburgh Fringe veteran Paul Eccentric has written an essential handbook that includes exclusive interviews from many other performers including John Hegley, Rob Auton, Paul Lyalls, Elvis McGonagal and Tim Wells from the poetry world alongside well known authors, playwrights and comedians who share their experience of the Edinburgh Fringe. He combines these with comedic day in the life of the festival anecdotes and candid interviews with reviewers, including Kate Copstick, and paid and free festival facilitators. In the process Paul reveals insights of equal value to both first time and seasoned Fringe performers.

About this title

About the Author

Paul Eccentric is the current artistic director of the RRRANTS Collective (www.rrrants.org), is the author of four previous books, including Quaking in Me Stackheels: A Beginner's Guide to Surviving Your First Public Performance, a novel, a collection of poetry, and a collection of short stories. He has written and directed for both the stage and for radio (including the three-part festival documentary Wellies, Tents & Chemical Khazees), is a much published poet and teller of stories and a compere for hire. In his spare time he runs confidence training classes and plays the washboard. He is best known as the mouthy one from beatrantin' poetry duo The Antipoet.

Edition details

• Publisher: Burning Eye Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909136565
• ISBN 13: 9781909136564
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200