The early bird and all that
In the last few days I've received confirmation that I'll be staging at least two shows (and possibly as many as four) at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
An annual gripe-cum-conversational bonding topic amongst Fringe performers is the dearth and therefore expense of decent accommodation. Much of the joy of the event stems from Edinburgh being quite a small city but that means that demand for flats will always outweigh supply.
This morning I went online and started emailing each of the five the accommodation brokers recommended by the Festival organisers. Before I'd finished writing email no. 3 my phone rang. It was a personal response to email no. 1. The woman quickly and efficiently reviewed my needs and then wonderfully put my mind at ease with the following: -
- I was in their system
- I was ahead of the pack with sourcing accommodation
- I would be absolutely fine if I revisited the issue in early April as many properties weren't listed until then