Miriam Margolyes - In praise of critics and the arts - video Dailymotion

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Miriam Margolyes brought the house down with her forthright humour at The Scotsman Fringe First Awards ceremony at the end of the first week for the Fringe

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00:00But first of all we have to say thank you to Miriam. Miriam, how was that for you?

00:04Oh it was f***ing marvellous! This is marvellous, marvellous! Oh my god!

00:13I'm so impressed and so in awe. It's such a spur for an encouragement for the future and that's

00:23what The Fringe is all about and that's what Joyce has spent her life doing. She, you know,

00:29people think that critics are c***. They're not, they're not, they're not.

00:42They are not, they are. If they can get to be as warm and as appreciative as Joyce,

00:50people who make art happen and art, the arts are the soul of a nation. They are our soul

00:58which is being crushed and stamped on by pollies who don't give the arts enough money. So bless,

01:06bless you Joyce, bless the Scotsman for throwing light on this and for making Those Fringe First

01:12possible and thank you, all of you, for being part of it, for making it happen, for coming to

01:18see the shows, for making the shows and keeping that spark, that moment of joy when we think that

01:26maybe things are going to get better. Thank you, thank you very much.

Miriam Margolyes - In praise of critics and the arts

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