The Racket

Also previews of other Fringe Films such as
Beat Up Dirty Yanks
Staring Jessica Delfino and her songs about virginas
And the Dirty Beat Up Yanks Crew,
Ronny Prouty, Ty Twiss and Tim Schwartz
Mobile
All Change
Molly Bloom
It's a Culural Thing....or is it?
Extropedia
A Day in Dig Nation
The Show Ponies- featuring their famous song
I made this Bong for You

Films start at 10 am sharp and end at 12.30 pm

Cost £10     £5  concession a ticket

Please email for tickets to
Lindsay Michie
Entertainment media and review consultant
info@edinburghfringefest.com
or
lindsay.michie@gmail.com
Edinburgh Fringe Festival Ltd
www.edinburghfringefest.com
Fax: 001 888 720 9901


We are planning to hold Edinburgh Fringe Show Preview Party Nights where Edinburgh Fringe Shows can perform a five minute preview of their show and have their preview filmed and place on live streaming on the world Internet, on our www.edinburghfringefest.com web site and other media web sites.

These Edinburgh Fringe Show Preview Party Nights will be held at the Base Entertainment Venue situated at 69 The Cowgate, in the heart of Edinburgh's Night Life, just up the road from the famous Underbelly Fringe Venue starting Sunday the 27th July 2008 and running right through the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe, and ending with the Official 2008 Edinburgh Festival Wind Up Party Night on Sunday the 24th August, 2008, which is being sponsored by the USA Weekly News and other media and business contacts where the 2008 USA Weekly News 100 star Awards USA will be announced

USAWEEKLYNEWS

Who Will win a
USA Weekly News
100 Star Award at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
If you are interested in having the USA Weekly News review your show at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe or
 the 2008 Dublin Fringe or the New York Fringe or any other fringe around the world please
email
Lindsay Michie -
International Entertainment, Music, Theatre and Film Consultant:
admin9@usaweeklynews.com
Personal Email: lindsay.michie@gmail.com
Tel: +44 (0) 7804691535
The winners will be announced at 
 the Official Edinburgh Fringe Wind Up Party to be held at
the Base Night Club Central Cowgate up the road from
the famous Underbelly in the heart of the main nightlife area of
 Edinburgh on Sunday 24 August, 2008
Tickets Strictly Limited, to reserve a ticket
 please email the events manager of
 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Limited at
Email:  info@edinburghfringefest.com



The  2007 winners of
USA Weekly News
100 Star Awards were

The Racket-Play,
Das Contras-  Band,
Beat Up "Dirty Yanks"-Comedy;
Showcase of San Franciso's Top Variety Performers;
Jason John Whitehead-Comedy;
Aska-Japanese Drum Troop;
Attempt 3.4-Present Attempt-Play;
Apocryphal Tales Told In The Dark-Play ;
Red State-Play;
Kim Edgar-Singer,
Love Labours Won-Play for
 the second year running:Trendy Shakespeare USA Weekly News
The Angel and the Woodcutter

The New York International Theatre Film and Arts Festival
www.NYITFest.com
will be held again in 2009 and shows and films will be selected again from the
 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Dublin Fringe Festival, the New York Fringe Festival
and all the other fringe festivals around the world. So if you want your show to be
reviewed by the NYIT Fest, please email your interest as soon as possible so it
 can be arranged for a NYIT Fest Review Team to see and reveiw your show live
at one of the fringe festivals around the world. Unfortunately there are not enough
members of the review team world wide to see all fringe shows, so please get in
early and show your interest. The review team are also looking for fringe plays
that maybe suitable to be turned into films, so if your are keen about your show
 being selected to be turned into a film also please email your interest as
soon as possible

Ah the Fringe is almost upon us! We have seen many of you beginning to walk the streets (yes identifiable to us) so here's to a month of Fringe festivities and mayhem!

Box Office
Opening Party
Press and Performers' Centre
Fringe Performer Events
Clash Diary
Fly Postering

Box Office
We are continuing work to to resolve issues with our Box Office system. The Fringe Box Office will be closed for counter, phone sales and for ticket collections Sunday 27 and Monday 28 July, however tickets can still be purchased through edfringe.com. Full sales reports are still unavailable.

Thank you once again for your patience and understanding whilst we are working through these problems.

Opening Party
Now on with the fun stuff! The official Fringe Opening Party is on Sunday 3rd August and the theme is A TOUCH OF GLITTER! Every show is entitled to one ticket, which admits two people. You will need to collect your invite from the Press and Performers' Centre from Monday 28th July. No entry without the invitation!

8pm
Edinburgh Corn Exchange (VENUE 77)
Free Shuttle buses will depart regularly from Waverly Station from 19.45 - 21.30

Fringe Performer Events
We have developed our Fringe Performer Events Programme along with a number of other organisations to provide you with a broad range of opportunities. Meet promoters, press, directors, programmers and other performers to share advice, experiences and stories. We hope to see you at the full range of events including workshops, panels and discussions! For more information on any of these events drop into the Press & Performers' Centre to pick up your copy of the Performer Events Programme. All performer events are free!

COUNTRY THEMED EVENTS

AUSTRALIA @ THE FRINGE
Aug 11, 16.00 (1hr 30mins)
The Spiegel Garden, Spiegeltent (Venue 87)

USA @ THE FRINGE
Aug 14: 11.00 (1hr 30mins)
Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House (Venue 115)

CZECH REPUBLIC @ THE FRINGE
Aug 15: 15.00 (1hr 30mins)
Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Rainy Hall (Venue 35)

KOREA @ THE FRINGE
Aug 17: 11.00 (1hr 30mins)
Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House (Venue 115)

FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY EVENTS

HOW TO TOUR AFTER THE FRINGE
Aug 4, 11: 11.00 (1hr 30mins)
Roman Eagle Lodge,  The Lodge (Venue 21)

HOW TO DO A SHOW AT THE FRINGE
Aug 5, 19: 11.00, Aug 12: 14.00 (1hr 30mins)
Roman Eagle Lodge, The Lodge (Venue 21)

HOW TO SELL YOUR SHOW AT THE FRINGE
Aug 6: 11.00, Aug 13: 14.00 (1hr 30mins)
Roman Eagle Lodge, The Lodge (Venue 21)

FRINGE FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
Aug 20: 13.30 (2hrs 30mins)
Roman Eagle Lodge, The Lodge (Venue 21)

And other events from some great organisations that may be of interest, listed in date order:

LA SWEET CANTINA OPEN MIC
Aug 1-3, 5-10,12-17,19-24: 23.15 (1hr 30mins)
Sweet Teviot Place, Off Bristo Square (Venue 295)

MUSICAL THEATRE MASTERCLASSES
Aug 6-9,13-18, 20, 23: 11:00, 13.00, 15.00 (1hr 30mins)
Musical Theatre @ George Square (Venue 37)

CULTUREURO AT THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE
Aug 7, 17: 10.30 (2hrs 15mins)
Roman Eagle Lodge,  The Lodge (Venue 21)

HOW TO GET AHEAD IN ACTING
Aug 11-15: 10.00 (2hrs)
Spotlight Promoters' Centre, Universal Arts Theatre (Venue 7)

EQUITY @ EDINBURGH: MOVEMENT FOR ACTORS
Aug 11: 11.00 (2hrs)
Festival Theatre Edinburgh (Venue 244)

ADELAIDE FRINGE INFO SESSION
Aug 11: 14.00 (2hrs)
Roman Eagle Lodge,  The Lodge (Venue 21)

EQUITY @ EDINBURGH: DROP-IN ZONE
Aug 11, 15: 15.30 (1hr 30mins)
Roman Eagle Lodge,  The Lodge (Venue 21)

EQUITY @ EDINBURGH: HOW TO GET AHEAD AS A THEATRE DIRECTOR
Aug 12: 14.00 (2hrs)
Festival Theatre Edinburgh (Venue 244)

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION:  TRAINING FOR INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE
Aug 12: 16.00 (1hr)
Roman Eagle Lodge,  The Lodge (Venue 21)

EQUITY@ EDINBURGH: SPEED NETWORKING
Aug 13: 11.00 (2hrs)
Festival Theatre Edinburgh (Venue 244)

THE FESTIVAL DEBATE
Aug 13: 14.00 (2hrs)
City Art Centre (Venue 229)

EQUITY @ EDINBURGH: SOCIAL NETWORKING AND MAKING THE WEB WORK FOR YOU
Aug 14: 14.00 (2hrs)
Roman Eagle Lodge,  The Lodge (Venue 21)

EQUITY @ EDINBURGH: MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
Aug 15: 11.00 (2hrs)
Festival Theatre Edinburgh (Venue 244)

GET THINGS DONE AND HAVE MORE FUN!
Aug 15, 16: 13.00 (1hr)
Roman Eagle Lodge,  The Lodge (Venue 21)

EQUITY @ EDINBURGH: EQUITY - WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
Aug 15: 14.00 (2hrs)
Festival Theatre Edinburgh (Venue 244)

SWEETREADS @ THE CANTINA
Aug 16, 23: 13.00 (1hr)
Sweet Teviot, Off Bristo Square (Venue 295)

SWEETMOVES @ THE CANTINA
Aug 18: 22.00 (1hr)
Sweet Teviot, Off Bristo Square (Venue 295)

NUTS AND BOLTS: THE ESSENTIALS OF RUNNING YOUR PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY
Aug 19: 14.00 (1hr 30mins)
Roman Eagle Lodge,  The Lodge (Venue 21)

Clash Diary
If you want to know what is happening when, our Press team have put together a Clash Diary of important events. Click HERE for more.

Fly Postering
The Royal Bank of Scotland will be providing large cylindrical drums on the High Street where you can poster to your hearts content! However placing posters in the city is considered a criminal offence on:

- Walls, hoardings, vacant buildings
- Waste bins, street lighting, traffic signals
- Bridges, trees and stairways

The High Street begins on Saturday 2 August. Do speak to your venue about any space that you can put up your posters in the venue.  

See you at the Fringe!

See a preview filmed at
the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival of
A DAY IN DIG NATION
at the Inaugral Edinburgh Fringe Film Festival
10am till 12.30 pm Saturday the 2nd August, 2008 at the Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh
www.fringefilms.com

Ticket available  at
www.ticket-scotland.com


A DAY IN DIG NATION storms Performance Space 122

Dear Friend,
 
I hope you are having a fantastic summer. I am writing to announce the official New York premiere of the Flying Carpet production A DAY IN DIG NATION at Performance Space 122 (PS 122). After touring the show over the past several years from Seattle to Edinburgh to Prague to Boston, we are proud to have it arrive at PS 122, a theatre well known for daring and imaginative work.
 
The show will run every day at 8:30 pm, from August 13-23 except Tuesday Aug. 19.
 
Please put it in your calendars now—we'll also remind you as the dates approach.
 
I would love for you to join us at any night during the run. (You'll see links to buying tickets below.).  And bring your friends!  If you can round up a gang of at least five, I can arrange for heavily discounted tickets. Also, don’t hesitate to forward this e-mail to anyone who you think might be interested in this sort of work.

Here is a bit about the show:

"DIG NATION is the future of theater. Don't miss this show" – Seattle Weekly

“A multimedia vaudeville extravaganza.” – Seattle Times

"*****… endlessly, effortlessly, cool." – Three Weeks, Edinburgh

“Audacious…a comic, fluent, physical performance.” – The Scotsman

"A formidable work of art. [McQuilken’s] digital projections are brilliant. A riveting work." – Prague Post

Produced by Flying Carpet Theatre, A DAY IN DIG NATION follows the company's tradition of developing exciting emerging voices in the American Theater. After smash runs in Boston, Seattle, Edinburgh, and Prague, A DAY IN DIG NATION arrives at Performance Space 122 for two weeks in August. A mash-up of media, sound and live performance, this one-person adventure, performed by Michael McQuilken, features Rex, a man so consumed by technology that he forgets how to communicate with actual people.

Performed by Michael McQuilken; Written by Michael McQuilken and Tommy Smith; Directed by Adam Koplan; Animation by Gene Lange; Projections and Sound Design by Michael McQuilken

Link to PS 122

http://www.ps122.org/performances/a_day_in_dig_nation.html

Link to Flying Carpet Site

http://flyingcarpettheatre.com/index.htm

Link to buy tickets

https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/203/1217635200000

Thanks and I look forward to seeing you at the theatre!

Adam