It has been 3 days since my last posting. The early release and reception of Al-Megrahi has had the press in a spin. Meanwhile the cauldron of the Festival is also bubbling furiously. Friendly faces are rolling up here in a steady stream and chance encounters with old acquaintances are inevitable.

Since committing the ‘90% audience attendance’ figure to ether-print though, our numbers have dropped off. Have the good public had enough of being made to feel virtueless?  Fortunately the press don’t seem to have given up and a steady stream of reviews continues into the final furlong…

The Scotsman , Metro , The Stage