(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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The FringeReview Quick Guide to Writing a Terrible Review
Here are some tips for terrible review writing… 1. Do not provide clear, factual information about the show (ideally copy from the programme) 2. Write lots of clever sentences that exhibit your wit but say little objectively about the show you have seen 3. Do not review the show from a theatre-viewpoint; say nothing about…
Reviews Policy
Our Reviews Policy The review team are working writers, journalists, directors, dramaturgs and actors. The reviewers are active in the field of theatre and seek to review shows representing innovation, challenge, competence and creativity in the field. We do not seek to review all shows in a Fringe festival. Choice is often intuitive. Our aim…
Objectivity Discussed
by Paul Levy FringeReview Editor I know one or two people who will stop short (but only just) of physically attacking me if I use the word “objectivity” in a sentence. They don’t believe in objectivity. They say “objectivity is both impossible and arrogant”. Subjectivity is all there is. We have only our point of…
Star Publishing Policy
Please note that, as of August 2013, FringeReview is ceasing the use of star ratings. We have replaced these with RECOMMENDED, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and OUTSTANDING. The Following article still has value in this discussion, so we have kept it! In defense of silence – why we don’t publish one or two-star reviews The right to silence isn’t…
Edinburgh Audio 2012: Paul Levy talks to Anna Cheney and Charles Sanders
Interview with Anna Cheney and Charles Sanders Early Worx hit five-stars from FringeReview in Adelaide with Joanna Murray-Smith’s modern Australian play, Love Child, about a daughter who meets her biological mother for the first time. Actor and director share their thoughts on the play and the processes of rehearsal, directing and character creation. Interview 5th August…