MARK FISHER is a freelance theatre critic and feature writer based in Edinburgh and has written about theatre in Scotland since the late-1980s. He is a theatre critic for The Guardian, a former editor of The List magazine and a frequent contributor to the Scotsman and other publications. He is the co-editor of the play anthology Made in Scotland (1995), and the author of The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide (www.edinburghfringesurvivalguide.com) and How to Write About Theatre (www.howtowriteabouttheatre.com) – all Bloomsbury Methuen Drama.