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Sunday Jul 13, 2008

The pre-festival party

On Wednesday 9th, I went to Canal 125 bar in Old Street, London for the pre-festival party - a little get-together for nervous volunteers!

We were told a bit more about the Fringe festival where there'll be  over 2,000 shows, ranging from comedy acts, dances, musicals, plays, operas, ballets and children's shows. One show takes place entirely in a swimming pool!

I'll be sharing a flat with 6-12 other people, but there are over 150 volunteers in total. I'll be helping in twelve theatre venues, doing everything from selling tickets, leafleting, painting sets, costume repair, working as bar staff, helping actors and companies with odd-jobs.

Over the six weeks, I'll be there from 'fit-up' to 'get-out'. This means that the theatre spaces literally begin as empty rooms, and I'll be helping to build sets and stages, before completely dismantling everything when the Fringe is over

The party was a chance to meet loads of great people and listen to some live music. Here's a photograph of the event.  I apologise for how pixelated it is! I have no idea how to shrink the image without it doing that.

My first ever attempt at an audio post will be up soon, covering the same event and you can hear a bit of that live music for yourselves.

Posted by Mei ( 4:45 PM )
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