First foot

ALAN Cumming told the Edinburgh Book Festival, that although his appearance was a sell-out, it was not always the case. He said when he first came to the Fringe aged 19 there was one night when the sole audience member was a cat that had wandered into the venue. “Going home at night and seeing my face on a flyer with someone’s footprint over it was a salutary lesson in showbiz,” he confided.