“This is what the Fringe is all about...” Time for a “proud father” post! Of course, I am deeply proud of all my children, but my pride is currently focussed on my youngest son. At just 17, he and a few acting friends (from around the country), formed themselves into a group of players, called Kitsch Theatre. The above play is a production of theirs, that has recently enjoyed a run at the Edinburgh Fringe. My son wrote, directed, and acted in it. One of its other “stars” was a puppet of Ghandi, and according to a reviewer, “...this Ghandi isn’t content to be a bland holy man and adds in his own banter”. The puppet has also been described as, “sardonic”. I dread to think! The show was a major succes s as evidenced (in part!) by the quotation from a review, at the outset of this post. Other fantastic reviews have also been published, including the following words: “Do you want to see one of the funniest theatre shows at the Edinburgh Fringe? You HAVE to see At