1
00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:08,599
The historic city of Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland it has a very old castle

2
00:00:09,539 --> 00:00:13,599
Every year in the month of August the city is full of tourists

3
00:00:14,519 --> 00:00:21,140
Thousands of people travel to Edinburgh from the rest of Britain and from all over the world to see two famous events

4
00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,059
The Edinburgh tattoo is a celebration of the military world

5
00:00:26,820 --> 00:00:31,460
Military bands from all over the world come and play to big audiences in Edinburgh Castle

6
00:00:36,100 --> 00:00:42,979
many of the military bands bring dancers too and of course the bagpipes are always present

7
00:00:42,979 --> 00:00:50,380
at important scottish musical occasions the other big event is the edinburgh festival

8
00:00:51,899 --> 00:00:58,700
there are hundreds of shows drama comedy and musical acts and thousands of actors and dancers

9
00:00:59,659 --> 00:01:05,260
they perform in many different places in different parts of the city they sometimes do small

10
00:01:05,260 --> 00:01:10,879
performances in the street to advertise their shows and attract an audience.

11
00:01:10,879 --> 00:01:16,019
Many students take part in the festival and they often live together in small flats for

12
00:01:16,019 --> 00:01:19,980
the month of August, usually because it's cheap.

13
00:01:19,980 --> 00:01:24,540
Nicholas Masters is a student and he is in a comedy show.

14
00:01:24,540 --> 00:01:27,719
There are four other people with him in his small flat.

15
00:01:27,719 --> 00:01:29,420
It is quite crowded.

16
00:01:29,420 --> 00:01:33,219
They don't always have time to clean the house.

17
00:01:33,219 --> 00:01:37,459
We asked him about his daily routine during the festival.

18
00:01:37,459 --> 00:01:41,519
Well during the festival my day as a performer is very busy.

19
00:01:41,519 --> 00:01:47,680
I wake up early and because I have lots of work to do for university I do my work for

20
00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,540
four or five hours.

21
00:01:49,540 --> 00:01:58,219
I have lunch, then I have to go flyer for my show, after which I do the show which lasts

22
00:01:58,219 --> 00:01:59,219
one hour.

23
00:01:59,219 --> 00:02:04,299
then come back and try and get some sleep before another show which starts

24
00:02:04,299 --> 00:02:12,270
at half midnight his show is popular and there are lots of other interesting

25
00:02:12,270 --> 00:02:20,430
shows to see in Edinburgh during the festival