The person who wrote this is a tit, to say the least. On what basis is idiot boy "sure I would readily admit this is the same old cobblers that has been peddled for the last 30 years"? Did he ask? No. The apex of his own wit seems to consist of "free to attend and worth the price", and the little arsehole probably thinks he's the first person to think of that line. I take exception to this, not because I need the audience or the approval of jumped-up ejaculation stains who need to sneer at the work of others to try and feel big, but because this shit is precisely what's ruining the Fringe. I do free shows, in part, to break the cycle of expectation. If people don't like it, they can leave with no damage or resentment. It's a square deal and benefits everybody. Obviously idiot boy hasn't grasped that. Slagging off a free show is like being quality controller at Poundsaver. Reviewers are the lowest form of life and make no contribution to the art whatsoever. They'd do the world a better service by dying.

PBH, August 2005