The Royal Mile runs from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace and the street performances only take over a short stretch of that route but they do make it the best mile in the world every August. The Fringe Fancies show you a glimpse of the many varied shows that strike a pitch on the Royal Mile. Usually without curtain, stage or backdrop the players gather with a few eye catching props to take on eye watering poses to catch the eye of passers-by. Some players show their skills to advertise their shows and others make the cobbles their theatres. The street performers fill the unassigned rows of their open air theatres drawing in the crowd for their performance. The mélange of acts, the variety of actors and the blend of so many worlds comes together on the streets of Edinburgh to showcase the talents that are treading the boards in theatres all over the city. Also there are those who make their own playhouses maybe with a rope and their whistle as they bring an audience to edge of their cobbled arena to watch and to take part in one of the greatest shows on earth.
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