This is my first post

We're going to Edinburgh on Friday. We're going to Edinburgh on Friday! We're going to...ok so you get the picture. If you can't tell already, I'm a little bit excited and probably a bit hysterical, overawed, blown away, blah!

Mokita Productions was set up in September as the brain child of Producer, Jane Lesley and Artistic Director, Emily Agnew. Following the sell out production of 'Involution' at The Pacific Playhouse in London, the play was invited to play The Pleasance 10 Dome every day of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008, at midday.

Our producer out of the pure love for the theatre business and pure respect for her actors, decided that we really did need to do this play a lot and any days off during the festival would be self-indulgent and pointless. I mean, come on, 2 million people, 200,000 performers, 2000 err....events, 200 venues - 2 days off!? No!! Of course not, an extra 72 people must see the play. So, against all sense of righteousness and number crunching she decided that 1 day off was enough. August 18th. We will not be playing. So don't come and see us. Don't dare! Don't even think about it, because we will, a) be sleeping, b) be sleeping or c) be climbing a hill.

We love her really. I mean, all statistical jibes aside, this is the most fabulous, wide-ranging, ridiculous festival in the world. I mean, I haven't even been before and already the very air is tingling with the expectation of Edin bu rgh. It is the most wonderful opportunity to show off. The biggest marketplace to offer up and show your wares! The time to be shown up and blown out, the time to be counted or the time to fall hideously into a fit of TimeOut 3* tepidness. It really does have it all.

I'm Ben Murray-Watson. I'm playing the lead role of Cohen. There are five other actors in it but this page really isn't big enough for any other actor's name so I'll tell you more about them later!

I will endeavour to record all goings on and tantrums throughout the last week of rehearsal and the festival and throw in the odd melodramatic rant of an Edinburgh virgin. I hope that you enjoy my ramblings.