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Start of the Fringe 2008.

The start of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2008.
I've blipped the festival a few times, including the first night, a press launch montage and my Sunday night review of all the acts we saw.

2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0000.jpg Wednesday Night. First night of Pleasance.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0001.jpg Courtyard busy for the first time, only another 4 weeks to go before it's quiet again...
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0004.jpg We return for the Press Launch on Saturday morning.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0005.jpg It's quiet outside at this time.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0006.jpg In the courtyard, Ruth and Emily wait patiently.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0003.jpg Deciding what shows they want to blag free tickets for!
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0002.jpg The lights come up on the stage in Pleasance Grand.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0007.jpg Stephen K Amos is our host.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0008.jpg The preview ends with an excerpt from "Aluminium", with tubes flying up into the audience...
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0009.jpg ...then retreating...
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0010.jpg ...then posing...
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0011.jpg ...and dancing. Impressive but surreal!!!
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0013.jpg Afterwards there is a free buffet and bar!
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0014.jpg Back in the courtyard the totem pole has been completed.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0015.jpg The courtyard is busy again even though it's only lunchtime.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0016.jpg We spend some time in a coffee shop perusing the programme...
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0017.jpg ...before heading to the Royal Mile to enjoy the street performances.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0019.jpg There are a number of small stages for performers to showcase their work...
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0020.jpg ...but many just use the street itself.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0021.jpg A man on stilts towers above the crowd....
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0022.jpg ...and the space above the crowd is filled with balloons, signs and flags.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0023.jpg Performers in costume hand out flyers and mingle with the spectators....
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0024.jpg ...some of whom are desperate for a photo!
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0026.jpg I look up - yes, the festivals are still in evidence.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0027.jpg I look down - hurrah, possibly the only festival-free view in Edinburgh. Not even a single dropped flyer!
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0029.jpg I look round, and suddenly there are people in Orange. I'll never know why!
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0030.jpg Exhausted? Or playing a scene from a massacre?
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0031.jpg The place to get your tickets... if the computer is working!
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0032.jpg A small crowd...
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0033.jpg ...drawn by a song and a dance.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0034.jpg Rain constantly threatens...
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0035.jpg ...but folks seem undeterred.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0036.jpg Banners advertise in bright colours...
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0037.jpg ...while a few yards away serious plays are previewed.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0038.jpg Although it is still broad daylight, the Underbelly (both literally and figuratively) is dark....
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0039.jpg ...as we head for Beer Belly...
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0040.jpg ... for a drink and a sit down.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0042.jpg Few of the cities great landmarks are bypassed by the festivals....
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0043.jpg ...but the castle itself escapes....
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0044.jpg ...even though the tatoo with its seating and flags takes over the esplanade.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0045.jpg Odd one out?
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0046.jpg Down beside the National Gallery of Scotland, a juggler attracts a crowd...
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0047.jpg ...by playing with fire.
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0048.jpg At this time of year, people will form a circle around anyone doing anything! That's the last time he'll stop to tie a shoelace...
2008-07-29_Start_of_the_Fringe_0049.jpg Cut to Sunday evening, leaving Pleasance at the end of a great weekend!
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