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It’s been an absolutely hectic two days. In a complete change from lounging in sleepy Belfast i’ve parachuted into the middle of the largest theatre festival in the world, armed only with a Press Pass, a badly photocopied script and a strange desire to be a light/sound operator.

24 hours to read the script, find all the props, set up the theatre and get through the first performance- a doddle, surely?

Well, the first performance finished less than an hour ago and it certainly wasn’t a doddle but it did go well. The company performed “Paper Flowers” by Egon Wolff, a Chilean playwright, flawlessly. The acting was intense, the props existed, we had a real living, breathing audience. Add to that the fact that i didn’t cast the stage into darkness once and i think we can be pretty proud of ourselves. Maybe it’s the sleep deprivation talking but, right now, i think i could do this another fifteen times before the end of the month.

It’s the Edinburgh way.

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