Edinburgh Festival: Piff the Magic Dragon and the lunatic Fringe
Every August in Edinburgh, the phrase "spirit of the Fringe" is bandied about, but seldom defined. Now help is at hand: that spirit " the peculiar quality that makes this carnival of multifarious art and entertainment so unique " has been distilled into one act. It's a man dressed as a dragon, performing magic tricks in partnership with a poker-faced chihuahua called Mr Piffles. Piff the Magic Dragon is simultaneousl…