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As the Fringe enters its final week - although there's a full fortnight of activity ahead at the International Festival - the awards start being handed out.

One of the most pleasant ceremonies is the awarding of the Herald's Angels - which takes place each Saturday morning during the festival.

The promise of a bacon roll and a taster of some of the shows at the various festivals is usually enough to draw a wide gathering of folks, and arts editor Keith Bruce is usually spot-on with his choice of winners.

Inevitably, there's always one show which causes a buzz and slips away before you have a chance to see it.

This year, for me, it's Private Dancer (presented by Dance Base) a dance performance, performed for one audience member at a time, by a selection of able bodied and non-able bodied performers, in a specially designed house inside an Edinburgh hotel.

Those who saw it - its run ends today - say it's challenging, daunting and unforgettable, and creator Janice Parker and many of her dancers certainly seemed delighted to pick up a prize.

It's also yet another of the Made In Scotland showcase - along with Roadkill, Decky Does a Bronco and Grandpa Fredo - raising the game for home-grown work.

Meanwhile, someone who's quietly attended these - and many other awards ceremonies over the years, and in her own words, never won so much as a raffle - is publicist Liz Smith.

For 30 years, she's promoted work across the festivals, and especially at the Assembly.

She's also one of the few who do it all year round - so lovely to see her given the Herald's ultimate accolade, the Archangel, largely at the request of all the winning clients she's looked after over the years.