Karen Koren: Training for the Festival
I’ll be given a sensible diet that, of course, does not include wine or good old carbohydrates. I’m hoping there will at least be a swimming pool and hot tub in which to recover.
Actually, I was all ready to pack my bags to go to Barbados with the cast of Casablanca – The Gin Joint Cut, which I’m producing, but there was no need for my presence. Knew it was too good to be true.
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Hide AdThe cast, a technical person and a dresser were all the Festival organisers offered to fly over - as I write this, they are probably lying in the sun and enjoying a Pina Colada.
I don’t really have the time to be away at the moment, to be honest, as the ‘early-bird’ deadline is upon us – the date by which the Fringe ask all entries for their brochure to be submitted in return for a substantial reduction in the fee.
We have more than 50 shows to process under this offer, which is maybe not what I would prefer to do, as the programme at this stage, could be a movable feast.
These shows also want to go on sale early, which means we have to have confirmed and contracted the performers before hand. I would prefer to take my time and let them go on sale in June when we launch the Fringe programme. So I will get some energy from my boot camp and find the best shows, wait and see.