opening credits for feature on Edinburgh Tonight

To the fringe...

 A happy Harry awoke at 9 am. I had to dangle a £10 infront of his sleepy eyes before he could get out of bed.

 Joined by Silas...

 And a few hours later, planks, guitars and suitcases had arrived at 6 Abercromby Place. The start of the adventure.

With only one night before the show starts we spent a good few hours nailing up the box...well worth it I believe.
Over and out. xx

Meet the cast: Emily Bairstow

I’m Emily Bairstow and I play the wonderful character Kit in Phantasmagoria. I am so tremendously excited to be involved in part two of this incredible play’s journey. Having played Kit in the first performances in Manchester I hoped that I would feel more confident about playing her again, but when I received the revised script and realised how much the piece had altered- my irrational fears reappeared. For me, the most worrying aspect of the character is the fact that (without revealing too much) she is extremely unwell throughout the play. I am extremely energetic, annoyingly active and loud as a person, which means that portraying this element of my character has been a struggle from the start. However watching a couple of wonderful performances from such actresses as Susan Sarandon in Stepmom really has helped me a great deal. The other main worry I have is the fact that most of my scenes in hospital are followed by flashbacks to childhood memories where I have to be full of life and lose all inhibitions- this in itself is very hard (especially when Phoebe who plays Hawker is so naturally amazing at it!), but having transform into this from an extremely ill character is very hard indeed. 
I love the free nature of my character; the naked painting, the organic life she leads, and I genuinely feel I could learn a lot from this person. She is so calm and easy going which is proving to be very healthy for me to play as it seems to be counterbalancing my naturally nervous and stressed disposition. I also love the relationship between Hawker and Kit. They are so clearly inseparable and no matter how much they wind one another up their relationship seems to be ever growing stronger.  
I cannot express how excited I am for Edinburgh, not only for the play, but also to have many more fun times with such a wonderfully talented and tight cast! Roll on the 15th August please!