Fierce Blog 1 The weekend marked the launch of the notorious Fierce Festival 2007, which celebrates it's tenth birthday this year!
 | | Mock interviews on the red carpet |
So what are we to expect from this year’s offering? The answer - a decadent array of the sharpest cutting edge performers. I’ll be taking you behind the scenes lifting the veil between performance and participants, to reveal what it is really like working for such an infamous company at an internationally renowned event. The party kicks off
 | | Mock interviews - I could be someone |
The Opening Party, hosted by Mrs Barbara Nice (18th May) For the pimping of the Cotton Club, volunteers arrived to help set up from noon to 6pm. Unfortunately there was nobody around to tell anyone what to do! The resulting confusion led to an excess of coffee, a race of hands in constant motion stuffing flyers, sweets and sparkles into goody bags and a strange odyssey to locate an iron for the performers.
 | | Setting up mock interviews |
We were then encouraged to gossip about Hollywood stars to get the performers in the mood for the launch! Doing these mundane tasks can make work as a volunteer a bit dull, but such is the nature of the beast! Laura Dexter? No it's Paris Hilton if you don't mind! Despite the minor setbacks the party was a huge success, drawing in a big mix of top ‘celebrities’, including myself aka Paris Hilton. Being interviewed on a red carpet on my way into the party was definitely a first and I have to grudgingly admit was quite good fun. The interviews with the would be ‘celebs’ were broadcast upstairs, echoing the paparazzi feel of the event at the entrance.
 | | Fierce director Mark Ball (on the right) |
It was nice to see the Fierce staff relaxing and enjoying the start of an amazing two and half week festival, which they had worked so hard to put together. Dancing soon begun as the DJ’s got the night into a dandy mood. The whole bar was buzzing with anticipation as the Hostess Mrs Barbara Nice took to the stage and then…. I had to leave (to invigilate a play)!!! It's a hard life being a volunteer! Blog 2 Laura finds out that it's not easy dealing with creative people, but it's worth it! | 
