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Welcome to the first of China Plate’s blogs from the Edinburgh Festival.

We have recently been appointed as Associate Producers at Warwick Arts Centre and its perfect timing! We’re off to Edinburgh to see as much work as we possibly can over the next couple of weeks.

For those of you who haven’t met us yet, I’m Ed, and this is Paul.

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As well as keeping our fingers on the theatrical pulse and looking for work to  programme at  Warwick, we both have shows up here. Ed is producing You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy by Caroline Horton (commissioned by WAC earlier this year) at The Pleasance and Paul has been working with Dean Parkin on Dean’s Dad’s Ducks with the Escalator East programme.

So – We hope this blog offers you a taste of what we’re up to. Do let us know if you would like us to try and see something whilst we’re up here.

Shows don’t really open until tomorrow but Paul did manage to catch one last night (see below). Meanwhile I have had the tech for YNLTOGC this morning – all seem to be on track., and most importantly I have discovered that the legendry Monster Mash has opened a second café on Forrest Rd. Always a festival highlight – and now the queues will be shorter.

Last night Paul saw The Not-So-Fatal Death of Grandpa Fredo by Vox Motus at The Traverse. And he had a pretty good time!

It’s the story of a frozen body found in a woodshed that unleashes havoc in a small US community – that old chestnut! Apparently based on a true story this dark comedy, full of eccentric characters and jaunty tunes is well worth a look.

The ‘stunning design’ caused a few problems at last night’s preview but the cast handled slipping moustaches, falling radio-mics and bits of shed that wouldn’t fold up with such cheeky composure that it actually added to the fun.

I’m not sure that the show has a great deal to say about questions of science, faith and immortality as the blurb suggests but it was really good fun and got a very warm response from a full house – so much so that a rather confused French couple sat next to me asked at the end why the actors only came on for one bow? “In France they come on many times… and there are flowers…”