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Zimbabwe

After the show today we had lunch with a couple of attendees originally from Zimbabwe. They moved to Scotland because conditions there are getting worse, quite literally, on a daily basis. Strong companies give raises twice a month to keep up with inflation.

We have what sounds to be a favorable ...

08.25.07 07:53 PM - Comment(s)

The Anderson family

I was shocked to see the Andersons at yesterday's show. Jim was a conductor at the Salvation Army's Territorial Music Institute in Oklahoma, where I taught drama last month. I knew he and his wife had grown up in Edinburgh, but they told me they wouldn't be here during the Fringe. Their plans chan...

08.25.07 06:50 AM - Comment(s)

An Olympic Performance

Rich Swingle marvelously intertwines history, culture, and religion through a host of characters with the main character's persona (Eric Liddell) exhibiting a cruciform way of life; true to life that even his still living daughters (i.e. Patricia, Heather and Maureen) would gladly attest to as they ...

08.24.07 05:06 PM - Comment(s)

Another Herald article

The Herald confirmed through Liddell's eldest that he did, in fact forfeit his opportunity to leave the internment camp. He gave his place to a pregnant woman: The inspirational story of an athletics legend is still being written.

08.23.07 03:08 PM - Comment(s)

Definitely Worth Seeing

Rich Swingle is amazing in his capacity to communicate, involve and enthrall in his presentation of the life of Eric Liddell. The story has been diligently researched and brilliantly put together as a one-man play of diverse characters from a variety of ethnicities. It is exciting, dynamic, touching...

08.21.07 05:08 PM - Comment(s)

Chariots of Fire opening flashback

This 400 year old golf course in St. Andrews was where the British athletes stayed before setting sail for the Paris Olympics in Chariots of Fire. We had a cream tea here after hurdling these white fences and running on the beach.

A woman who saw me running told us that her dorm-mate in universit...

08.21.07 02:37 PM - Comment(s)

A beautiful ride up the Firth of Fourth

08.20.07 06:11 PM - Comment(s)

Off for St. Andrews

When Eric Liddell left Waverly Station for China there were so many people cheering that he couldn't make himself heard. So he led them in a hymn.

Tomorrow's my only day off at the Fringe, so we're spending it in St. Andrews.

08.20.07 06:07 PM - Comment(s)

The Dining Room

During the school year, this is the dining room for the student union building for Edinburgh University. Since Eric Liddell lived less than 100m away while he was a student here, chances are quite good that he ate some meals here. For the Fringe they've adapted it into one of the best theatres we'...

08.20.07 06:00 PM - Comment(s)

Our venue

We tried to perform Beyond the Chariots at the church where Eric Liddell taught Sunday school, but The Gilded Balloon, which we secured hours before our deadline as a last resort, turns out to be one of the best venues of the Fringe! There are almost 100 shows on, and there's the Liddell link that h...

08.20.07 05:52 PM - Comment(s)

Powerful Play with a Personal Message

While the genre of one-man plays still needs to be explored by the general public at large, Rich Swingle's Beyond the Chariots does it more than justice by presenting not only an outstanding script and oustanding acting talents; it leaves you nourished and inspired with the story of this incredible ...

08.20.07 05:14 PM - Comment(s)

McEwan Hall

This is where Eric Liddell graduated, and it's less than 100m from where we're performing Beyond the Chariots.

08.20.07 12:05 PM - Comment(s)

Pasted onto a poster outside our theatre

Fantastic, believable performance, delivered with energy and emotion--Thank you!
*****

08.20.07 08:04 AM - Comment(s)

Pasted onto a poster outside our theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe

Fantastic, believable performance, delivered with energy and emotion--Thank you!
*****

08.20.07 08:04 AM - Comment(s)

A review of Chariots of Fire

After my performance yesterday Joyce and I had lunch with a gal who is working on her PhD from Cambridge. She did her undergrad work at Regent in Vancouver, BC, so we talked about Ron Reed, who is the artistic director of Pacific Theatre there. He happened to host the CITA conference that convinced...

08.20.07 06:13 AM - Comment(s)

*****

This is a FAB show! It was fascinating to see the rest of the life of Eric Liddell, of "Chariots of Fire" fame; knowing it is a true story adds thought-provoking significance. Plus, as someone who has lived in Asia for four years, I am VERY impressed with the actor's grasp of Chinese langu...

08.19.07 07:31 PM - Comment(s)

*****

This is a FAB show! It was fascinating to see the rest of the life of Eric Liddell, of "Chariots of Fire" fame; knowing it is a true story adds thought-provoking significance. Plus, as someone who has lived in Asia for four years, I am VERY impressed with the actor's grasp of Chinese langu...

08.19.07 07:31 PM - Comment(s)

A great kirk in Edinburgh

Tonight we attended Destiny Church, just off of Kirk Street. A kirk is a Scottish church, and there are about four of them on or near the street.
This kirk bought a large building when they had 50 people. Now they have close to 400 at three services.
The guest preacher tonight, Ivan, is from Italy...

08.19.07 07:05 PM - Comment(s)

Lots of kirks in Edinburgh

08.19.07 07:01 PM - Comment(s)

from London

I have just returned from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, having seen Beyond the Chariots. I thought it was BRILLIANT and marvelously performed. I would like to know if there are any plans to perform it in London?
—Susan Beck

08.18.07 08:33 PM - Comment(s)

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