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Eurobeat - Rula Lenska interview

Rula Lenska is looking over the Aegean from the Greek coast as the sun sets on another bakinghot day. Soaking up the view, she looks the very model of a European citizen - not least because this English-born daughter of Polish refugees has arrived at her holiday destination after a continental road trip. "We drove 2,000km from Poland, through Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia and Macedonia into Greece," she says.

Mark Fisher, Edinburgh Festivals, 25th July 2016

Daniel Kitson: Stories for the Starlit Sky review

With three wobbly-hearted shows in one slow-burning evening, ever-funny Kitson tells life stories with scruffy humanity.

Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 13th October 2015

Solo Fringe shows to make you forget monologues

This year's festival has been dominated by one-person shows, but the best ones make you forget you're watching a monologue at all, says Mark Fisher.

Mark Fisher, The Scotsman, 28th August 2015

Fame costs with Mark Fisher

Hi everybody! My name's Lance. What's yours? I got to talk about fame with Mark Fisher, who wrote the book that taught me how to survive the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's how it went down...

Peter Michael Marino, The Public Reviews, 27th August 2015

Extreme puppeteers turn their hands to docu-drama (Link expired)

Unlike actors, when puppets talk about fairy tales they sound true, writes Mark Fisher.

Mark Fisher, WOW247, 8th August 2015

Still Game Live - theatre on an extraordinary scale

Even in the posh seats, it feels more like being at a rally, but Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill transform the energy in this vast room into something special.

Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 22nd September 2014

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014 interview: Miles Allen

'I'm glad I get to be a part of that experience: you can come up and say "bitch" at me all you want'

Mark Fisher, The List, 25th July 2014

News Just in review

Random Accomplice's marathon effort takes a swipe at the city's festivities, creating a new play about the day's sporting efforts every evening.

Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 23rd July 2014

Interview: Eilish O'Carroll (Link expired)

Eilish O'Carroll, star of Mrs Brown's Boys, found her prejudices challenged when she came out as a lesbian. She talks to Mark Fisher about her new show Live Love Laugh, a comic look back at her life.

Mark Fisher, Edinburgh Festivals, 6th August 2013

How to make your Edinburgh Fringe show a success

Author of The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide Mark Fisher dispenses good advice.

Mark Fisher, The List, 19th July 2012

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