Filed under: 2009, Archive photos, Awards, Festival shows, cast photos | Tags: Amatuer theatre in Edinburgh, Edinburgh Evening News, edinburgh theatre, Edinburgh Theatre Arts, ETA, Evening News Drama Awards, fringe musicals, Johnston Press, josie balfour, liam rudden, Musicals, Ragtime, Ragtime the Musical, Scotsman Publications, The ENDAs, The Evening News
On Friday night we gathered en-mass at the VIP Room at The Gilded Balloon to see how we had fared in the third ENDA Awards. (Evening News Drama Awards) which are open exclusively for Edinburgh groups. Liam Rudden has to be commended for bringing recognition to local groups in a Festival which is overwhelmed sometimes by comedy acts.
The Drama ENDA this year went to ETA for A Tale of Two Cities. Well Done ETA on recording a double.
Next up; the best Musical award and we were facing Tempo and Edinburgh University’s Savoy Company. We didn’t have to wait long though before the news we were all hoping for broke. We’d won. Again!
It was the perfect finish to the Fringe for a cast, band and crew that had truly excelled.
The moment of truth as Andrew Dyer hears the news...
Roll on 2010.
The trophy.
Filed under: 2009, Archive photos, Festival shows, Reviews, cast photos | Tags: edinburgh fringe, FCT, Fringe, fringe musicals, Ragtime, ragytime the musical
Ragtime opened last night to hysterical acclaim. And a standing ovation on the first night. Today the matinee is sold out, as is the last night. This show is extraordinary. Breathtaking. What a stellar cast. It’s essentially an ensemble piece but that leaves room for several very big performances as well as a chorus to die for. The technical and musical sides of the equation take ones breath away too.
And in Andew Dyer…well, what can we say? Amazing vision.
If you miss this eveyone will tell you how daft you were.
So, don’t.
