First visit of Andy Field to discuss Forest Fringe evenings at Central later in the term. With me and Andy were Jessica Bowles (Director of Centre of Excellence in Theatre Training), Laura Douglas (Jessica's assistant) and two students on the MA Advanced Theatre Practice course - Prae Sirichana Homsilpakul and Julia Burke. Discuss very exciting plans for Andy and Debbie - Directors of the Forest Fringe at Edinburgh Festival - to curate three evenings of performances at Central on November 13, November 27, December 4. This innovative project - building a bridge between Central and a large group of young practitioners - will be supported by CETT. I'll be writing more about this project I'm sure. So what stands out most from this meeting with Andy at Central? First off, I'd say it's Andy himself. A dynamo. Full of life. Full of plans. In Edinburgh Phelim McDermott was concerned he would burn himself out - in the cause of Forest Fringe - and urged him to gather more support systems about him. Now he seems rested and restored. Practitioners need these sympathetic activators - enthusiasts, capable of drawing a community of practitioners together - and helping them to show and develop their work.