Edinburgh's Fringe Festival is closing this week and along with it, the month-long run of The Bone House. I've had scattered reports from the producers. Great reviews and word of mouth early in the run. In the middle, a couple of bad reviews and smaller houses. Now, we're waiting for the Scotsman review to come out for the final week. It's the review that makes or breaks shows. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a good review. The tough thing about the Edinburgh Fringe is that there are so many shows competing for audiences that it is hard to drum up a crowd, especially for a group that has no previous Fringe reputation to build on. Complicating matters is the show's time slot which 11:30 pm every night. I've heard from the producer that he's had to deal with his fair share of drunken Scots at the show. Yeesh. Still, I wish I could have been at the festival. Living through reports and reviews just isn't the same as seeing the audience's real-time reactions.
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