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‘I’m about to lose a lot of money’: our theatre critic prepares for his Edinburgh Fringe debut

<span style="color: #333333;">After ten years of covering Edinburgh, Lloyd Evans can at least predict the errors he can't avoid blundering into</span>

1 August 2015

9:00 AM

1 August 2015

9:00 AM

Like everyone performing at the Edinburgh Fringe I’m about to make a lot of mistakes. I’m about to lose a lot of money too. But after ten years covering the festival as a reviewer I’m at least able to predict which errors I can’t avoid blundering into.

First, the campaign to attract a crowd will be pointless.

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