Milla Jackson is an experienced producer, director and freelance PR. She has been representing shows at Edinburgh for three years – mostly comedy but in 2015 took on her first solo theatre show. She explores why you should consider employing a professional PR for your show, how they can help you and your show and…
Category: Advice For Performers
Kate Saffin talks to Daniel Cainer about his experience of bringing solo shows to Edfringe
Daniel shares some of his thoughts and experiences (and suggestions) of bringing solo shows to a number of different venues over ten years. Lots of useful tips for anyone thinking of following in his footsteps. Listen to our interview with Daniel Cainer
Kate Saffin talks to Shelley Mitchell about her first experience of Edinburgh with her solo show ‘Talking with Angels: Budapest 1943’
Shelley Mitchell shares her experiences of bringing a solo show to Edinburgh for the first time. Her show, ‘Talking with Angels Budapest 1943’ is a true story about four close-knit artists who, notwithstanding the upheaval of war, made detailed notes of their conversations with other worldly entities. Gitta Mallasz, the sole survivor of the group,…
Kate Saffin talks to Kate Lennon about Funny Women
Kate Saffin talks to Kate Lennon, producer, with Funny Women about her background as a stand up comic and the ways that Funny Women support women to ‘Write, perform and do business with humour’. Funny Women was founded by Lynne Parker in 2002 to help women find their voice through performing, writing and using humour in business…
Paul Levy talks to Mickey Wynne
Mickey Wynne is a musician who has played gigs and been in the studio with the best of them. His own new album, Running on Empty, may well feature in an impromptu gig outside the Brighton Spiegeltent Bosco on Sunday 24th May 2015 at 5pm. Paul Levy chatted to Mickey about his music and the…
FringeReview Hidden Gem Venue in May – The Cabin
The Cabin Address: Brighton Steiner School, Roedean Road, BN2 5RA (Map here.) (Take Bus 7 to Roedean Road or Bus 1 to Whitehawk Road) The Cabin has to be the hidden gem of a venue and programme at Brighton Fringe 2013. All of their events are bookable and part of The Brighton Five Pound Fringe. And there’s still plenty…
Tips for Selling Your Show at the Brighton Fringe
Fringe Festivals have a glorious insanity about them. In Edinburgh there are literally thousands of shows, all crammed into one city in one week. In Brighton there are over 600 with a potential audience a lot smaller than the tens of thousands who flock into Edinburgh in August. In Edinburgh there are a minority of…
World Fringe Congress Open Space Day
When: 16-20 August 2012 Where: Edinburgh, UK The Lowdown Join us for a day exploring … using the Open Space Approach. We’ll create the agenda for the day on the day, because there will be a critical mass of people who are just the right people to create that agenda! Writers, directors, producers, arts makers,…
To Freebie or Not to Freebie
That is the question! There are different perspectives on the role of free tickets at Fringe Festivals and it can be useful to clarify to yourself if and why you are going to give out “comps”. It is standard practice to release free tickets to the press and to promoters and Festivals such as Edinburgh…
A Healthy Attitude to Fringes
Control Fringe Freakery One of the strongest odours at Fringe Festivals, especially at Edinburgh, is the odour of wilfulness. Control is everywhere – the reek of scheming and sideways glances. Comedians looking like hunted animals as they search for an original strap line to get you to see their shows, or to stand out amongst…
What is the purpose of Preview Nights
To Pre or Not to Pre – That is the Question! FringeReview recently received an email from a performing company begging us NOT to come to their preview night. The reason given was that the show would probably not have “bedded into the venue” and could we review it a week later. I didn’t know…
Dealing with Poor Reviews
Getting a poor review for a show is usually an emotional and personal thing. We take criticism personally. “A pile of theatrical poop” “The best sleep I have ahd in years” “About as physical as a cloud – one star” I always find it ironic and amusing that a publication such as Three Weeks,…
Other Review Sites and Publications
FringeReview wants your show to get as much coverage as possible. We’re very enthusiastic about theatre and want the field of Fringe Theatre to thrive. We’ve put a lot of work into creating a “jump station”, a one-stop link to all of the review publications you might submit to for a review. They’re all collected…
Getting Your Show Reviewed
There are a number of ways you can get a show reviewed on FringeReview. We currently review in London (year round) Brighton (year round and Fringe) Edinburgh (year round and Fringe) Amsterdam Fringe Prague Fringe Adelaide Fringe Bedford Fringe (Bedfringe) North East England We are increasing our coverage all the time. First, fill in our…
Fifteen Lesser Known Tips for a Successful Press Release
(These are straight off our own twitter feed – so not spell checked) I hope you find them useful – please add your own PRESS RELEASE TIP 1: Three ingredients of a stand out press release: 1.engaging originality 2. clear show descriptors 3. authentic excitement PRESS RELEASE TIP 2: a way to address the reviewer…
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