Who are the Bravest Fringe Performers?

As well as the almost Sisyphean Edinburgh Fringe podcasts, I’m doing a weekly column for one of Scotland’s newest newspapers, the Caledonian Mercury. After this weekend’s look at the Children’s Shows at the Fringe, I’ve talked in a bit more detail on this topic for the current column:

When a performer steps out on stage, they have no idea what to expect. The audience could be anyone, from any walk of life. But at the Edinburgh Fringe there’s every chance that they’ll have an idea who the toughest people to please will be. They can choose from one of many theatre critics, newspaper reviewers, a writer from one of the multitude of specialist internet sites… or Kate Copstick. And helpfully the box office will ring up first and ask if it’s okay to give them a ticket in the hours before the show.

But that’s not the toughest audience at the Fringe. The toughest crowds, and the lightning quick performers, can be found at the very front of the Fringe Directory. The children’s shows.

More at the Caledonian Mercury.