While we have been chasing our tails in the office to ensure our theatrical debut at the Edinburgh Fringe on Wednesday 8 August goes without hitch, the Friends in Edinburgh Central have been working with numerous companies who will be appearing at the Meeting House during the festival. We are not cut out for this at The Friend, but Phil and Pat Lucas, who are managing the MH venue (it may be their last time) are impressively cool about hitches.

Phil tells us that a company booked for the venue pulled out at the last minute as the programme was going to press, leaving the managers with a two-week hole to fill. But don't despair! Very soon a Japanese dance company was pleading to take the place as their own venue had pulled the plug on them. Hearing this made us slightly less anxious about our own tribulations.

Venue 40, the MH fringe stage, is hosting eleven shows during the festival between Monday 6 and Saturday 25 August. These span quite a range, from The Elves and the Shoemaker to Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. And there is the famous Quaker Parrot cafe serving delicious vegetarian food, although the Friend team will no doubt be too nervous to eat on our performance day (Wednesday 8 August, 1pm).
You can check out all the fringe festival events on edfringe.com
We hope to see you!

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