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The Column Archive 2011

Archive for 2011

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The Virtue and Vice of Noise Bleed

Indispensible and gritty advice on the stagecraft of fringe venues.

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The Column - 2010 Archive

 The archive from 2010 of the thoughts of FringeReview founder - Paul Levy

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The Art of Failure

 What is failure, asks Paul Levy

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They've ignored my press release! A Guide to Getting it Read

Paul Levy, FringeReview founder, shares some tips on failing press releases

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Turning around your Turkey

Fringe Review's Twelve Turnaround Tips when it's all fallen to pieces...

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Intimism - a way to rescue an over-elaborate Fringe show?

Can a Fringe show suffer from over-elaboration? What does Intimism, a movement in art, have to offer? Paul Levy explains...

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Paul Levy's Column - 2009 Archive

The 2009 Archive

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The Essence of Spontaneity

A short look at the heart of improvisation and spontaneity.

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Beware Studenty - Our Vital Checklist

Our vital checklist for performance flakery

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Ten Ways to Hit the Ground Running at the Edinburgh Fringe

Paul Levy shares some wisdom about arriving at Edinburgh in full flow and readiness to succeed with your Fringe show

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How to Put Flyers Down Onto a Table

 The FringeReview Definitive Guide to Horizontal Flyering!

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Get In or Get Panned - The Importance of Get-ins, a FringeReview Guide

You neglect your show's get-in at your peril. Read our guide to hitting the ground running.

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To Pre or not to Pre - that is the question

 What is the role of a "preview" night at a Fringe Festival?

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Ten Strange Flyering Tips

 Our guide to flyering - the tips the others don't tell you!

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Fringe Audience Viewpoint

Who Will Carry The Word is currently playing at the Courtyard Theatre in Hoxton. Catherine Hinds, an audience member felt compelled to send in a review to us here at FringeReview of the production. As a result of this it is likely that the London team will endeavour to have regular contributions from audience members like Catherine. We hope you enjoy her review.

The play runs Tues - Sun, 8pm, until July 5.  Tickets £12, £10 concession.  
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Latitude Lowdown

FringeReview catches up with Latitude's theatre programmer Tania Harrison to get the low down on this year's festival.

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A Performers' Guide to Having a Depressing Fringe

Our brief guide to heading downhill at a Fringe Festival

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Honour Bayes talks to Blue Elephant Theatre Manager & Programmer Jasmine Cullingford

Deputy London Fringe Editor Honour Bayes talks with Jasmine Cullingford about not pigeon-holing ourselves and the importance of creating and developing new artistic and venue partnerships within the Fringe.

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Why Do People Walk Out Of Theatre Shows?

FringeReview conducted a recent Twitter poll into why people walk out of theatre shows. The results are surprising...
 
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The Mystique of Flyering - Six Tips

 Paul Levy shares conventional and unconventional flyering wisdom

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Q & A with Jon Cooper and Rebecca Stevenson on For Once I Was Part 1

 

 
For Once I Was is a fascinating new play on Alzheimer's now playing at the Tristan Bates Theatre.  Commissioned by Rebecca Stevenson, whose father suffered from an early onset of this disease, it aims to raise awareness and break down barriers surrounding the UK's most common form of dementia. In the first of a two part Q&A Rebecca and writer Jon Cooper sit down to answer Fringe Review's questions:-
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Why is it Fringe?

 Why is it "Fringe"? What makes Fringe unique?

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Credit Crunching Tips for Cutting Costs and Working Smarter in Fringe Theatre

With budgets squeezed ever tighter this year, FringeReview offers ten tips for staying on top of your fringe production budget during 2009

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The FringeReview Quick Guide to Writing a Terrible Review

FringeReview's editor, Paul Levy, offers advice on how to screw up a review...

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Camden Fringe Preview - The Wrong Sleep by Mary Mazzilli

Mary Mazzili’s new play The Wrong Sleep is the newest production from theatre company Educated Guess. Skye Crawford caught up with Mazzilli and Director Sharon Enav last week to chat about the show before its debut in the Camden Fringe Festival in August.

 

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Gallery & Out and About at the Brighton Fringe 2008

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The Column

Follow the exploits of our trusty FringeReview columnist, FringeReview founder Paul Levy.

2nd February 2012

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Reviewing the Reviewers - Your Feedback

 

Some reflections on recent feedback sent to FringeReview

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The Fringe Review Cynics' Guide to a Successful Fringe Show

A wry look at staging a show at the Edinburgh Fringe

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