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Sinéad O'Connor tribute, Edinburgh Fringe previews, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traoré on children’s books

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The Rules of Magic

A great story contains misdirection and promise. Like F was booked as you kind of know that they are definitely going to meet up. But you don't know how. And I think that's how a magic trick works. You know the ending, but you don't knows how it's going to come about. There's a trick in here, the cops and balls that goes right back to ancient Egypt. She connects tradition with modernity. So it's that passing something on and keeping it alive at the same time.

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