Fringe Brochure 2008

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ASSEMBLY
1 Assembly @ George St.
Assembly Rooms
54 George Street EH2 2LR
T. 0131 623 3030
2 Assembly @ Assembly Hall

Mound Place EH1 2LU
T. 0131 623 3030
3 Assembly @ Queen’s Hall

Clerk Street EH8 9JG
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GILDED BALLOON
5 Gilded Balloon Teviot
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Bristo Square EH8 9AJ
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HOW TO BOOK You can book for any show in this brochure at any of
the venues below or by visiting www.edcomfest.com
ASSEMBLY ACCESS
While a great deal of investment has been made in our facilities, our theatres are fitted almost solely
BY PHONE 0131 623 3030 for the Festival. We make adjustments to give reasonable access but we are aware that there are
Call the Assembly box office between 10am and 6pm Monday to Saturday from still some services we cannot provide, as well as areas where improvements still need to be made.
7th June and 31st July to 25th August from 9am until 11:30pm. We will continue to upgrade our facilities and would welcome your comments and advice. Much of this
provision is new, so we advise to arrive early, and to let us know you are coming.
ONLINE www.assemblyfestival.com
Wheelchair Access
IN PERSON Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, EH2 2LR Wheelchair accessible toilets are available at all sites except Footsbarn’s Big Top at Calton Hill.
Wheelchair access is available at all venues with the exception of the following theatre spaces:
Visit Assembly’s main box office at Assembly @ George Street from
23rd July 10am to 5:30pm Monday to Saturday. From 31st July to 25th August • The Drawing Room – Assembly @ George St
from 10am until 10 minutes after the last performance’s start time. • Gilded Balloon Balcony
• Gilded Balloon Billiard Room
Assembly Hall, Mound Place, EH1 2LU • Pleasance Attic
• Pleasance Cellar
This box office will be open 30th July - 25th August from 10am to until 10 minutes
• Pleasance Undergrand
after the last performance’s start time.
• Underbelly – some spaces, please call 0131 225 3189 for more information and to discuss
specific requirements.
• Baby Belly – some spaces, please call 0131 225 3189 for more information and to discuss
specific requirements.
GILDED BALLOON
Please inform the venue box office at the time of booking if you are a wheelchair user and we will
assist you in every way possible.
BY PHONE 0131 668 1633 • Assembly T. 0131 623 3030 W. access@assemblyfestival.com
From 5th June call the Gilded Balloon Box Office between 10am to 6pm. • Gilded Balloon T. 0131 668 1633 W. boxoffice@gildeballoon.co.uk
Monday to Friday. From 30th July 9am to Midnight (daily). • Pleasance T. 0131 556 1513 W. info@pleasance.co.uk
• Underbelly T. 0131 225 3189 W. enquiries@underbelly.co.uk
ONLINE www.gildedballoon.co.uk
Induction Loops
IN PERSON Teviot Row House, Bristo Square, EH8 9AJ Induction loops are available at the following venues. Please arrange in advance as headsets
are subject to availability:
Box Office counter open from 28th July.
Hours. From Noon to 5pm until 29th July. From 30th July, 10am to 4am (daily). • Pleasance Dome
• Pleasance Courtyard
• Assembly @ The Queen’s Hall
PLEASANCE Signed Performances

For signed performances, please check individual show entry pages for details or check our websites
for more information.
BY PHONE 0131 556 6550
Call the Pleasance Box Office from 6th June 10am to 6pm Monday to Sunday and
and 12pm to 6pm on Sunday. From 30th July 10am to Midnight (daily).
GENERAL INFORMATION
ONLINE www.pleasance.co.uk Booking Fees
IN PERSON Booking fees vary between venues and booking method. For more information on booking fees
Pleasance Courtyard, 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ please call venue box office, check the website or ask before booking. There is a £1.00 handling
Visit Pleasance’s main Box Office from 30th July to 25th August 9am to Midnight charge per transaction for Underbelly’s book by text service.
(28th and 29th July 10am to 6pm).
Terms and Conditions
Pleasance Dome, 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL Concession prices (where listed) are available to children under 16, students, registered unemployed,
This Box Office will open from 30th July to 25th August from 10am – 01.30am. Young Scots/Stage Pass holders, Senior Citizens and disabled persons, unless otherwise stated.
NEW THIS YEAR! VISIT OUR SELF SERVICE BOX OFFICE Proof of status must be shown when purchasing tickets and collecting tickets. Tickets are non-ex-
Box Office is open from 30th July 10am - Midnight. changeable and non-refundable. All credit card bookings must be collected at least 20 minutes before
the performance start time. Venues will post tickets up to 20th July. The Queen’s Hall box office only sells
FAST TRACK TICKET BOOTH for performances at the Queen’s Hall. It is not possible to admit latecomers to performances. The Venue
10mins prior to show only. Management reserves the right to alter the published programme and to refuse admission. All seats
are unreserved.No admission after 9pm for under 14s at the Gilded Balloon Teviot.
UNDERBELLY SHOW INFORMATION LISTED FOR EACH ENTRY

BY PHONE 0844 545 8252 2 FOR 1
Call the Underbelly Box Office between 10am and 6pm Monday to Saturday Available for 3-4 August only
WORLD PREMIERE
from 7th June and daily between 10am and 11:30pm from 30th July.
GIMME FIVE
ONLINE www.underbelly.co.uk Book for five shows and get £10 off
EUROPEAN PREMIERE
(See inside for full details).
BY TEXT Text the code specified in each entry to 82500
FRINGE FOR A FIVER
and get taken straight to our exclusive WAP site to buy tickets for the show.
Tickets for £5
UK PREMIERE
IN PERSON Underbelly, Cowgate & Victoria St, EH1 1EG ELIGIBLE FOR A SCOTSMAN UK PREMIERE
Baby Belly, Niddry St South, Cowgate, EH1 1NS FRINGE FIRST AWARD
E4 Udderbelly & E4 Cowbarn,Bristo Sq, EH8 9AL 00:00 ALL TIMES FOLLOW THE 24 HOUR CLOCK
Box Office counter open from 30th July. Shows advertising as starting before 02:00 are for the previous day.
Hours. 10am to 1am.
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ASSEMBLY ROOMS
WELCOME TO THE 2008 PROGRAMME FOR ASSEMBLY, OUR 28TH YEAR

Three A-list prestigious buildings are at the heart of the Assembly operation:
• The Assembly Rooms, our base and central hub is a remarkable Georgian building and setting for six temporary theatres, our bars and club.
• The Assembly Hall, the largest of the Assembly spaces.
• The Queen’s Hall is Edinburgh’s centre of live music and we complement the year round activity with Festival highlights.
Assembly has been called “the jewel in the crown of the Fringe” and “the National Theatre of the Fringe”. Our programme offers a feast
of remarkable shows headlined by many A-list productions that will become the hottest tickets in town. Simon Callow joins us with two
extremely moving Dickens stories, appearing in the Music Hall where Dickens himself performed readings. Lucky You is the first stage
performance adapted from Carl Hiaasen’s funniest and most gripping novel. Some years ago Spike Milligan performed with Assembly
and his unmistakable humour was mesmerising. Now a new play about Spike joins his tortured genius with the greatest entertainer of
his time, Michael Barrymore. These and all Assembly Theatre Festival offerings promise remarkable theatrical experiences.
Circus Oz celebrate their 30th anniversary with a wonderful show that has garnered plaudits wherever it has played. Bale de Rua is a
visual, music and dance extravaganza from Brazil that will literally have you dancing in the aisles. The Soweto Gospel Choir return
with the musical magic that has just won them a second Grammy award. For the first time Scottish Opera join us with their five-star
touring production of Cinderella.
On the funny side you must see Frank Woodley who wowed audiences in Australia with his Buster Keatonesque production of Possessed.
Highly acclaimed in Sydney, Feasting on Flesh takes cabaret beyond the traditional world of burlesque into a variety world of food, sex and
acrobatics. Jason Byrne is back with more comedic mayhem that will rob your laughter bank. Ed Byrne is back too with his superlative comedy.
Somewhere up high you will also find Pam Ann whose take on the airline industry never fails to keep the passengers laughing. Russell
Howard is here for too brief a visit and Adam Hills is also back to reprise his show with Jason Byrne - a hot ticket. Best of the Fest provides
a fantastic array of the best comedy at the Festival. For the first time we present Stand Up Stories where comedians and festival performers
mine the humour and pathos of all great performance – the story itself. These headline shows are just the tip of the Assembly Fest-berg.
Our website assemblyfestival.com is the place to find out more about Assembly and buy tickets online. Links will lead you to background
information and clips on shows as well as useful tips of what to do when you are in Edinburgh. All our comedy shows can also be found
at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival website edcomfest.com. The websites are updated constantly and for news, reviews and offers are
a must for keeping in touch – join up now.
Our biggest thanks to our sponsors without whose help we wouldn’t be here. Belhaven have been great supporters for years.The Scotsman
is our newspaper media partner. STV is our tv media partner and also sponsor Best of the Fest. Fremantle Media are sponsors of our
Club Bar. National Express is our travel sponsor. We are grateful to have the support once more from Spotlight, Concept and Radio
Forth.
Thanks to the Foyle Foundation who are providing funding towards the theatre programme.
The Edinburgh Festival is the greatest live event in the world and we hope you will have a lot of fun and look forward to you assembling with us.
SAVE ASSEMBLY
The most important issue facing Assembly is the City of Edinburgh Council’s plan to develop the Assembly Rooms. We entirely support
the need to upgrade the building. However, the new scheme has been devised in such a way that it would preclude our viable
operation during the Festival. For Assembly this means that we will probably have two more festivals to operate in the Assembly Rooms
before the work commences, but after our 30th festival in 2010 we will have to close.
We believe something of this importance to the festival deserves consultation and consideration, which it has not had to date.
If you would like to support Assembly or want further information please visit our website assemblyfestival.com to have your say.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND CORPORATE EVENTS

Assembly is one of the largest venues at the Edinburgh Fringe with over 400,000 tickets on sale this year. We have many fantastic and
exciting cost-effective ways to match your company’s brand values with the premier venue at the Edinburgh Fringe. In addition we have
a huge variety of corporate hospitality packages that we can offer or bespoke to fit with your organisation’s needs.
Contact peter@assemblyfestival.com to find out more.
ASSEMBLY HALL QUEEN’S HALL
EDINBURGH COMEDY FESTIVAL

For the first time Assembly, the Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and the Underbelly have joined
up to create a single brochure. You’ll see that there are two sections to this brochure. This side
of the brochure contains all the venues shows apart from comedy and if you flip it over you’ll
see our joint comedy programme with the new brand of the EDINBURGH COMEDY FESTIVAL.
The new title gives form to what many people think already and allows comedy its own definition.
It’s something that we hope will grow in future and be a vital part of attracting new audiences
to Edinburgh.
ASSEMBLY THEATRE FESTIVAL

Assembly will brand all its theatre shows in 2008 under the title of the Assembly Theatre Festival.
During the Festival we plan to use this to spur a debate whether in 2009 we and other Festival
venues should create a new brand, the Edinburgh Theatre Festival.There is a question on the Fringe ASSEMBLY
THEATRE
that it has become so large that it is impossible to differentiate the scale and quality of work,
and whether professional theatre is able to sustain itself. To present professional
theatre is expensive and we need to raise support so that the Festival is able to maintain its
FESTIVAL
position as a place to see the best in the world. We regrettably had to cancel the Aurora Nova
programme in 2008 due to financial constraints, but do believe that work like this should be in
Edinburgh and we have to find new ways to fund and promote it.
If you have views on this subject please do comment on our website assemblyfestival.com.
STAFF BARS
Artistic Director William Burdett- Coutts Communications Director Peter Wood Assembly @ George St will be bursting with shows throughout the
PA to Artistic Director Judith Murrell Head of Press Liz Smith day and night and will once again be THE place to enyoy a pre or
Programme Director Mary Shields Press Officer Mally Foster post show drink at one of its legendary bars. The Under Balcony
Comedy Producer Rebecca Austin Technical Director Ruari Cormack bar on the first floor is a child friendly haven which is unlicensed
TV Development Arabella McGuigan Head of Sound Chris Ekers until 6pm, turning into a bustling Festival bar from 6pm to late. The
Producer Head of Lighting Georgie Hill Lane Bar is open from 10am until very late and is the perfect place
Box Office Anna Held to enjoy a festive drink or two any time of day. Bar service will also
Managing Director Guy Hornsby Managers Chris Morgan be available at The Queen’s Hall and Assembly Hall. Look out for
General Manager Kim Acland the Supper Club the late night place to be. For Festival press,
Administrator Margaret Moll Venue Managers Clare Walters
at George St Steven Gove visiting promoters and performers the Club Bar is available on
Finance Manager Jenny Klaussen application through the Press Office.
Office Manager Amy Shirlaw Bar Manager Nik Whybrew
Assembly would like to thank the following for their help and support:
All of Assembly’s wonderful, hardworking and sleep-deprived staff, Gregor & Susan Fraser at Belhaven,
Edwina Lunn, Mark Burlace, Eddie McNaughton at Big Byte, Rod Smith at Concept Group, Hee Haw
Design, Huw and Stuart at Snow Creative, Kath M Mainland, Shona Clelland, Jackie Skinner &
all Assembly Rooms staff,Wolfgang Hoffmann & Jo Duffy, Lorna Brain, Chris Barnes & Caroline Gillespie
at Edinburgh First, Jon Morgan, Dave Ball & Amber Rimmer at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Karen Koren
& Ann Russell, Anthony Alderson & Tim Groves, Charlie & Ed, Angela McKenzie at National Express,
Susan Provan, Richie Jeffreys & Moira Miller at Radio Forth, Tony Davey, Andrew Goodall & Will Tatum
at Red 61,Andrew Eaton, Jackie McGlone & Paula Bushall at the Scotsman, Iain MacDonald, Sandy Ross,
Michael Dale, Sarah Smith, Luke Johnson, Gary Ashworth, Gill Petrie & Graham Portillo at SMG and Ben
Seale & Laura Albery at Spotlight.
Contact us at assemblyfestival.com
Sponsors and Supporters
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ASSEMBLY GALA THE SCOTSMAN REASONABLE

PRESS LAUNCH FRINGE AWARDS DOUBT
The Scotsman and Assembly Guy Masterson-TTI in association with
Assembly Tamarama Rock Surfers | By Suzie Miller
Internationally recognised, The Scotsman
Join us as we rocket into another Justice, truth, betrayal, guilt, love, honour
Fringe First Awards are among the most
stunning Assembly season of and courage are on trial as two former
sought after awards at the Festival. They
the Fringe’s best theatre, music, jury members reunite for a night of
are awarded to outstanding new writing
dance and comedy. sexual tension in a chic hotel room.
premiered on the Fringe across theatre,
The Gala Press Launch lets you take dance, physical theatre and children’s With each passionate reveal they
a sneak peak at a great selection of theatre. explore something real.
shows from our 2008 season. Multi-award winning Suzie Miller’s
Winners will be announced each
Hosted by Jason Byrne. week in The Scotsman Festival Daily Guide powerful World Premiere features
www.assemblyfestival.com on Friday 8, 15 and 22 August. Plus a Australian stars Peter Phelps (‘Stingers’,
FREE final Awards show will take place ‘Home & Away’) and Emma Jackson
at the Assembly Rooms on Friday (‘All Saints’). Directed by Guy Masterson.
22 August, to which you are invited. www.theatretoursinternational.com
Pick up The Scotsman from Saturday
2 August to find out how to get your
free tickets or visit the Assembly Box
Office in person. First come, first served.
£10.00 Subject to availability.
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GEORGE ORWELL’S GREENSTICK BOY SCARAMOUCHE

‘COMING UP Greenstick Productions | By Maggie Cronin
JONES
FOR AIR’ ‘Ever Fallen in love with someone
you shouldn’t’ve fallen in love with?’
Guy Masterson-TTI in association with
Passion Pit Theatre | By Justin Butcher
By George Orwell
Tragicomic love story told against a Justin Butcher’s (‘Madness of George
A gripping new adaptation of George backdrop of Punk, Irish Dancing, Dubya’, ‘A Weapons Inspector
Orwell’s classic 1939 novel about an heroin – and Dagenham. Calls’) international/West End hit.
insurance salesman who flees suburbia New one-woman show written 11pm Millennium Eve. Ancient clown
for the countryside of his childhood. and performed by Maggie Cronin Scaramouche breaks fifty years’ silence
Comedian and actor Hal Cruttenden stars. (‘Doctors’, ‘Most Notorious Woman’ to give his final performance, charting
Abridged by Dominic Cavendish – theatre Stewart Parker/BBC Radio Award.). a bizarre odyssey through crumbling
critic for the Daily Telegraph. empires, comic misadventures and the
www.halcruttenden.com Director: Sarah Tipple
(Old Vic/New Voices Award). century’s darkest episodes to reveal the
loves, brutalities, ecstasies and tragedies
beneath his seven white masks.
Justin Butcher. Directed by Guy Masterson.
www.theatretoursinternational.com
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Temple Theaters | Adapted by Douglas C. Wager, from the book by Yvonne Latty Guy Masterson - TTI in association with
Richard & Patricia Burbidge and
The Iraq War: well over a million American soldiers have served. The Haystack Theatre | By Lynn Manning
‘In Conflict’ brings to theatrical life the unheard voices, the personal experiences 1978: A gunshot in a gritty L.A. bar.
of Iraq War veterans speaking out on duty, loss and the fight to stay alive in their A life changed forever. Lynn Manning’s
own unforgettable words, up close and personal. poetic, musical, mesmerising, pulverising
Theaters, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA USA, in conjunction with 2007 hit returns. An inspiring true story of
The Culture Project of NYC, NY. one man’s unlikely triumph over adversity.
www.temple.edu/sct/in_conflict_film.html
A triumph! The Philadelphia Inquirer Manning gives us the mean streets

of L.A., a childhood straight out
A powerful drama that leaves you deeply shaken and also of hell and liberation entirely of
strangely proud. Philadelphia Weekly his own making.
la times
A rollercoaster trip of a lifetime.

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NEW YORK’S MARRIED TO LIES HAVE BEEN

FINEST BURLESQUE THE SEA
Dragonfly Theatre | By Shona McCarthy
TOLD: AN EVENING
WITH ROBERT
VARIETY SHOW The story of Jo – a spirited young
Irish girl and the breakdown of her
superstition-laden family. Growing up
MAXWELL
Jeremy Meadow for Something For
31st July - 24th August in Galway’s sea-faring Claddagh
The Weekend Ltd | By Rod Beacham
Accident? Murder? Or suicide? From rags
11:55pm community, Jo longs to be at sea,
but the sea has other plans for her. to riches via several name changes and
highly dubious finances, Philip York’s
Awards: New writing, Dublin Fringe;
bawling, cigar-smoking, champagne-
Outstanding actor, New York Fringe.
guzzling Maxwell is extremely funny.
www.dragonflytheatre.bebo.com
But can you believe a word he says?
Beautiful, lyrical, haunting... www.robertmaxwell.co.uk
utterly compelling... very funny. *****
Immensely enjoyable, comic and
IRISH TIMES
clever. the iNDEPENDENT
Performed brilliantly. GUARDIAN
ireland Quite brilliant... MAIL ON SUNDAY
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SIMON CALLOW – A FESTIVAL DICKENS, ST NICHOLAS

DR MARIGOLD and BY CONOR
MR CHOPS, THE DWARF MCPHERSON
Assembly Richard Jordan Productions |
By Conor McPherson
Directed by Patrick Garland. Designed by Christopher Wood
Dickens had a second career performing readings of his works around the country, A funny and supernatural tale of vampires
including the Music Hall of the Assembly Rooms. Here Simon Callow takes on two and theatre critics from Olivier and
delightful stories. ‘Dr Marigold’ was one of the first of the readings and among the Tony award-winning playwright, Conor
most popular. ‘Mr Chops, The Dwarf’ was both moving and funny and part of the McPherson, (‘The Weir’, ‘The Seafarer’).
final tour. Simon Callow has a passion for Dickens and had enormous international Starring Peter Dineen (from TV’s
success with his ‘The Mystery of Charles Dickens’. His impeccable career spans ‘Father Ted’).
theatre and film, from starting in the Thrie Estates at the International Festival to film McPherson’s the brightest talent
hits such as ‘Amadeus’ and ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’. in Irish Theatre. DAILY MAIL
Simon Callow’s bravura performance is not to be missed. So many The play’s a grotesque libel on a
superlatives have already been applied to this tour-de force of a nobel profession (who ever heard
one-man show that it is hard to add anything new. For nearly of a drunk reviewer?!) DAILY TELEGRAPH
three years he has performed it on and off all over
the world in a manner that cannot fail to be compared
to Dickens’ own incredible reading tours’.
(Times Literary Supplement oN ‘The Mystery of Charles Dickens’)
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carl hiaasen’s ‘LUCKY YOU’ SUPPER

By John Harvey/Judith Adams
Adapted from the book by Carl Hiaasen by Francis Matthews & Denis Calandra.
Directed by Francis Matthews. Designed by Leslie Travers. Lighting by Tim Lutkin Two random couples come to dine
with Hugh Vanstone. Music by Loudon Wainwright III. Sound by John Leonard. watched by 40 mind readers.
This is the first major stage production in the UK of a Carl Hiassen novel. Director Symon Macintyre uses
Grange, Florida, is famous for its miracles – the weeping fiberglass Madonna, headphones to allow the audience to
the Road-Stain Jesus, the stigmata man. And now it has JoLayne Lucks, unlikely eavesdrop into the minds of others as
winner of the state lottery. So begins a romp through the South in what has been they eat and drink together.
described as Hiassen’s ‘funniest, most deliriously gripping novel yet’. The voices of Sandy Grierson and
www.seeluckyyou.com Deborah Arnott with Sound Design
Barrells along with the crazy logic of a Tarantino Movie. DAILY MAIL by Henrik Ekeus, create a binaural
world that as bizarre as it is unsettling.
Hiassen is) America’s finest satirical novelist... the blazing www.supperfor4.org
conscience of the Sunshine State. THE OBSERVER
Hilariously subversive... wonderfully entertaining. Washington Post
A total slam-bang hoot. Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Preview £10.00
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14:55

14:55 (16:05) Edinburgh Suite 15:35 (16:35) Wildman Room
THE TAILOR EXPERT AT

OF INVERNESS – THE CARD TABLE
Krawiec Z Chocolate Factory Productions |
By Guy Hollingworth
Inverness ... Contains deception, betrayal and
Dogstar | By Matthew Zajac cheating at cards. Renowned conjurer
‘Now I am here. I come from here. Guy Hollingworth performs dazzling
I speak the language of here.’ exhibitions of card chicanery and
incomparable legerdemain whilst
Tailor. Soldier. Fugitive. The moving story
unravelling the mystery of its
of an ordinary Polish man caught in the
enigmatic author.
murderous tides of World War Two.
www.menierchocolatefactory.com
A rich, responsible, deeply poetic
Extraordinary talent!
piece of work. The Scotsman on
I love this show!
‘e Polish Quine’, 2007
DAVID BLAINE
Written and performed by Matthew Zajac.
Violin: Gavin Marwick/Jonny Hardie. Guy is one of the very best
Directed by Ben Harrison of ‘Grid Iron’. magicians in the world.
www.dogstartheatre.co.uk DERREN BROWN
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15:55 (16:45) Drawing Room 16:15 (18:00) Music Hall
KRAPP’S LAST SURVIVING SPIKE

TAPE BY SAMUEL Bill Kenwright Productions | By Richard Harris
BECKETT ‘And God said let there be light. And there was light, but the Eastern Electricity
Board said He would have to wait until Thursday to be connected. And God saw
Richard Jordan Productions |
By Samuel Beckett
the light and it was good: He saw the quarterly bill and that was not good.’
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Michael Barrymore stars as the legendary Spike Milligan in this dazzling new
Samuel Beckett’s ingenious masterpiece play about the life of a comedy icon. One of the UK’s most popular entertainers,
combining loneliness, regret, and lost Barrymore makes his dramatic stage debut alongside Jill Halfpenny (best known
love with silent comedy and an absurd for ‘EastEnders’ and ‘Waterloo Road’, and as winner of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’)
addiction to bananas! Every birthday as Spike’s long-suffering manager and confidante, Norma Farnes.
Krapp records a retrospect of his year. Written by award-winning playwright Richard Harris (‘Stepping Out’), based on
But on his 69th he replays passages Norma Farnes’ best-selling book ‘Spike: An Intimate Memoir’, and directed by
from earlier tapes and is confronted Richard Baron, this is the untold story of Milligan’s extraordinary life. Featuring
with doomed hopes of his younger self. Spike’s surreal comedy but also the turbulent relationship between the star
Starring Peter Dineen from TV’s and his manager, this is a powerful insight into the tormented genius behind
‘Father Ted’. the public façade, on the very same stage where Spike himself once took
Edinburgh by storm.
www.survivingspike.com
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16:25 (17:40) Edinburgh Suite 16:30 (17:30) Ballroom 17:00 (18:10) Supper Room
VINCENT CLIVE JAMES IN THE MAGIC TREE

Jarrett Productions | By Leonard Nimoy CONVERSATION Djinn Theatre Company in co-production
with Cork Midsummer Festival and
Jeremy Meadow Belltable Arts Centre | By Ursula Rani Sarma
Paris 1890. Theo Van Gogh mourns the
suicide of his beloved brother Vincent Writer, broadcaster and raconteur, ‘The Magic Tree’, by award-winning
a week earlier and attempts to put the Clive James has been a British institution Irish playwright Ursula Rani Sarma is
record straight. In Vincent’s own words for longer than he cares to remember. the story of a love born in a very dark
from his many letters to Theo, Jim Jarrett Catch him in conversation with the literati place between a man who wants to
gloriously recreates the world of the and glitterati of Edinburgh’s festivals. belong and a woman who wants to be
misunderstood genius. Leonard Since all the dialogue will be improvised, forgotten. On a stormy night, they shelter
(Mr. Spock) Nimoy’s powerful moving spontaneous drama is guaranteed. in an abandoned summer home and
play is: The guest won’t know the next question tentatively discover what unites and
and sometimes the host won’t either. divides them.
A truly beautiful theatrical Clive’s special guests will be announced
experience. NY Times daily - see www.clivejamesguests.com.
www.theatretoursinternational.com SEE ALSO ‘CLIVE JAMES IN THE EVENING’
IN THE COMEDY SECTION
www.clivejamesguests.com
USA ireland
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16:45 (17:55) Assembly @ Assembly Hall
just CIRCUS OZ – 30TH BIRTHDAY BASH

Assembly and Circus Oz
Thrilling and cheeky, Australia’s premier circus ensemble are pulling out all the
like a
stops to celebrate their 30th birthday. Circus Oz will set the stage alight with their
high-energy performance. Revel in the strength, agility, beauty and irreverent
humour of these internationally acclaimed performers. Peppered with high
woman
altitude acrobatics and wrapped with original live music, this is a gift for
the whole family.
www.circusoz.com
Simultaneously laid back, satirical, funny, slightly naughty,

chaotic and richly musical. NEW YORK TIMES
barb jungr Irresistibly impressive. The tIMES
sings
Physical danger, outrageous jokes and jaw dropping skills.
GUARDIAN
Nina Simone
The children in the audience squealed with delight.
The adults were swept up by a tide of enthusiastic,
exuberant, pure family fun. EVENING STANDARD
wednesday 6th &

thursday 7th august, 2008 W T F S S M T W T F S S M T
the queens hall, edinburgh Preview £10.00
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Footsbarn at Calton Hill Assembly @ George Street Assembly @ George Street

17:00 (18:20) Footsbarn’s Big Top 17:00 (18:00) Wildman Room 17:00 (18:10) Scott Room
NOLA RAE – ONE SMALL STEP PAPERWEIGHT

EXIT NAPOLEON Oxford Playhouse Top of the World | Devised by company
PURSUED BY Check your oxygen, adjust your spacesuit

and buckle up for the biggest mission of
The absurd story of two men trapped in
mindless office jobs. As the pressures
RABBITS your life... an action-packed, full-throttled
trip to the moon!
of work and the ever-present threat of
the telephone ringing increase, chaos
Nola Rae
Dozens of characters are brought to life descends. An (almost) silent comedy
Britain’s world famous dramatic clown
in a brilliantly inventive exploration of the of escalating intensity and surprising
in a new show featuring an army cook
space race. Fast, furious and really rather tenderness.
who, inspired by Napoleon,
funny; don’t miss it. www.topoftheworld.org.uk
fancies his chances in charge! All he
needs is dangerous charisma, iron www.oxfordplayhouse.com **** the scotsman
will and a cheese grater. **** THREEWEEKS ***** HAIRLINE
www.nolarae.com/NewPages2/
Napoleonpage.html
It’s a hard act to pull off – Extra Shows

but it’s Nola Rae, so it works.
14 & 21 August 2pm – £10 (£8)
TOTAL THEATRE
15 & 22 August 11pm – £10 (£8)
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18:05 (19:15) Edinburgh Suite 18:15 (19:15) Wildman Room 18:30 (19:30) Supper Room
ABSOLUTION YASSER BRITT EKLAND:

OON Productions | By Owen O’Neill
Guy Masterson-TTI in association with Studio
Dubbelagent | By Abdelkader Benali BRITT ON BRITT
Avalon Promotions
A new darkly comic play about a man Young, idealistic and fervent,
called Petey, who is settling a few scores Palestinian actor Yasser Mansour plays Join one of the 20th century’s most
killing a lot of priests by castrating and/ Shakespeare’s archetypal Jew, Shylock, beautiful women, the former Bond Girl
or beheading them. Is Petey a madman but surely he’d rather play Yasser Arafat? Britt, as she looks through her remarkable
or is he, as he claims, doing us a favour..? Manoeuvring through identities, conflicts life revealing unknown truths from
You decide. and roles, can anyone really demand Sweden, Sellers and the glamour of
a pound of flesh without spilling blood? Hollywood. Direct from the smash-hit
Multi-award winning writer, actor, tour ‘Grumpy Old Women Live’ this is
comedian, Owen O’Neill (‘Twelve Angry ‘Yasser’ leads us into the very heart
of conflict where simply being born a no holds barred exploration of the
Men’, ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’, ‘Odd Couple’) woman behind the headlines.
directed by Rachel O’Riordan (‘Hurricane’) Palestinian is a political act.
www.whatareyoulaughingat.co.uk
www.theatretoursinternational.com William el-Gardi is directed by
Teunkie van der Sluijs.
netherlands
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DANCE
from 16:30
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19:30 (21:30) Footsbarn’s Big Top
FOOTSBARN’S
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’s DREAM
Footsbarn Theatre
Legendary travelling theatre company Footsbarn pitch their Big Top in Edinburgh
for the first time with their world-renowned production, captivating young
and old alike with a visual feast of music, masks and imagination, set against
a fairy-lit Calton Hill!
www.footsbarn.com/en/dream.php
Footsbarn’s carnivalesque production is a theatre festival

unto itself... a wonderfully eclectic, seamlessly fluid torrent
of pure theatre! IRISH TIMES
Going to see Footsbarn Theatre is highly recommended
for your health. La Tribuna, Spain
Theatrical legend... without Footsbarn we may never have
had Complicité. Lyn gardner, guardian
france
W T F S S M T W T F S S M T Preview £10 (£5)

£15 (£10)
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10:30 (11:30) wildman room 20:55 (21:55) edinburgh suite 22:10 (23:10) Drawing Room
Emergency Family Hair in the Gate A DRUNK WOMAN

Assembly Media & Baby Cow Assembly Media
LOOKS AT
Each member of the Burton family works
for a different emergency service.
An irreverent comedy panel show
for everyone who loves the movies. the THISTLE
They are just like The Incredibles. Gilded Balloon Productions
Come test yourself against the forensic
Only without the superpowers. knowledge and obscure obsessions of Karen Dunbar stars in Denise Mina’s
Still, they’re great in a crisis... unless our comedy guests as they let rip on the ‘A Drunk Woman looks at The Thistle’.
its their own. It’s ‘Holby City’, ‘London’s latest blockbusters, timeless cult classics MacDairmid’s epic exploration of
Burning’ and ‘The Bill’ with laughs and straight to video disasters. Scottishness is horribly bastardized,
(well, more laughs). stripped of all the high falutin’ stuff and
Join us as we host a try-out performance punctuated with cock jokes. They’ve got
of this hilarious new comedy created some cheek, haven’t they? No, but really,
by Tim Firth (‘Calendar Girls’) and written haven’t they?
by Simon Blackwell (‘Peep Show’, Bawdy, ballsy... barnstorming. *****
‘The Thick of It’). METRO
A comic turn with insight and bite.

the HERALD
Depressing... the sCOTSMAN
Preview £5.00
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16:30 (17:30) Ballroom 15:00 (15:50) Ballroom
THE BLANK ALBUM THE CHOLMONDELEYS AND THE

Gilmore Productions
FEATHERSTONEHAUGHS PRESENT
Dance literally rocks in The Blank Album!
A flamboyantly rock ‘n’ roll music and DANCING ON YOUR GRAVE
dance comedy from Natasha Gimore,
‘The Catherine Tate of contemporary
FEATURING CORPSE DE BALLET
The Cholmondeleys and Featherstonehaughs | By Lea Anderson
dance’, and Quee MacArthur of
A five piece troupe of deceased and downtrodden yet determined and resolute,
Shooglenifty.
singing and dancing music hall artistes on their interminable, purgatorial tour.
A hugely entertaining and cunning With live music written and performed by composer Steve Blake and ukulele
pastiche of pop culture – hysterical bashing minstrel Nigel Burch of The Flea Pit Orchestra, this brand new offering
and strikingly poetic. from Lea Anderson is a humorous music hall act with an ethereal twist.
www.gilmoreproductions.co.uk www.thecholmondeleys.org
The kind of swaggering hi-octane We doubt you cadaver better time. HADES HERALD
choreography that Jagger You won’t rest in peace until you see this. NEWS OF THE UNDERWORLD
would have leapt at.
the hERALD
At a stroke she invokes both Preview £8.00 (£7.00)

clown and tragedienne. Brilliant. £11.00 (£10.00)
the times
£12.50 (£11.50)
£13.00 (£12.00)
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BALÉ DE RUA THE MOZART

Balé de Rua and Assembly | Dance and Percussion of Brazil
QUESTION –
Direct from a sell-out Paris season, the UK premier of Brazilian dance and
percussion spectacular. Featuring an exhilarating blend of Capoeira, hip-hop MICHAEL
and original music, this street ballet will have you dancing in the aisles. MORPURGO
Tracing the rhythm from Brazil’s African roots through to modern day fusion, Scamp and Assembly | By Michael Morpurgo
don’t miss this exciting and energetic Brazilian company Paolo Levi is the greatest violinist in the
www.balederua.com world, but he refuses to play Mozart. Why?
This brand new dramatisation of Michael
A triumph. the los angeles times
Morpurgo’s extraordinary story takes us
This ballet is the image of Brazil; festive, colorful, vigorous, from the beauty of Venice to the horrors of
moving and authentic. figaroscope the Nazi gas chambers in a tale that will
move and inspire both young and old.
Boisterous percussions, raging dances, acrobatics,
www.scamptheatre.com
euphoria is here. LE PARISIEN
From the team behind PRIVATE
A show that has a great impact... on a public who exults,
PEACFUL. ***** The List
ready to dance samba between the seats. LA TERRASSE
AESOP’S FABLES. *****
The story of the company Balé de Rua is one of resourcefulness
The List
and passion of some dancers fascinated by hip-hop but proud
of their roots. Le monde
Remarkable originality and creativity. THE GENEVA TRIBUNE
Brazil
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17, 18 & 25 august 19:30 (21:00) Assembly @ George Street

18-22 & 24 august 22:00 (23:30)
Assembly @ The Queen’s Hall 11:30 (12:30) Drawing Room
SOLeDAD BARRIO AND NOCHE Francesca

FLAMENCA Beard’s
Noche Flamenca
Hailed by The New York Times as ‘one of the great performers of our time’,
Animal Olympics
Francesca Beard
Soledad Barrio stars with Spain’s leading flamenco ensemble, Noche Flamenca.
‘The Queen of British Performance Poetry’
The award-winning, globally acclaimed company captures the truth of flamenco,
(Metro) introduces Dragon, Rabbit, Tiger
its defiance against the world, its emotional tempests, its fierce humanity through
and all the stars of the Chinese Zodiac in
performances with singers, guitarists, and dancers. Including an extraordinary
an Olympic-sized talent show with songs,
choreography inspired by Ibsen’s ‘The Lady of the Sea’.
stories and puppetry. Who wins? Your vote
Tender and ferocious. Ny TIMES decides! (Featuring MagicPants and music
by Dan Antopolski.)
Since starting as chief dance critic here in April, I have encountered
many dance companies, and many more individual dancers. Ages 5+.
www.francescabeard.com
Of these there has been none I have been so glad to discover
as Noche Flamenca and, above all, its lead dancer, Soledad Barrio. Genuine quality... brilliant.
I can think of no current ballet dancer in the world as marvellous the sCOTSMAN
as she. Alistair Macauley, New York Times Typical monkey behaviour.
www.nocheflamenco.com
MUM
spain
Preview £5.00
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19:45 (20:50) Assembly @ The Queen’s Hall 14:20 (15:20) Wildman Room
TAP OLÉ I CAN’T SLEEP BY

An explosion of rhythm and energy from the Fringe 2007 sell-out company!
www.tapole.com
DAVID O’DOHERTY
Lisa Richards in association with Edcom8 |
David O’Doherty
Tap Olé’s simple coupling of lively, rythymic hoofing to classical
guitar and hand clapping injects tap dance with a sexy, David and Maeve are trying to get to
sleep, but the audience is keeping them
contemporary feel. In this Spanish dance, the click of castanets
awake. They really shouldn’t have tried to
is replaced by a percussive whirr created by the dancers’ intricate go to sleep in a theatre in the first place,
steps. The dancers flap, shuffle and buffalo their way through but let’s ignore that. A comedy show for
a variety of moves – melancholic, sensual, dramatic – while throwing 5 to 8 year olds by children’s author and
the iconic shapes normally associated with flamenco... there’s a if.com Award nominee David O’Doherty.
lovely, playful rapport between Alonso and fellow dancer, With Maeve Higgins.
Roser Font, and all four performers are given the opportunity A comedy show for 5-8 year olds
to demonstrate their solo virtuosity. **** the list commissioned by
Perfect synchronicity... stunning technical precision... Project Arts Centre, Ireland
you never want them to stop.
the scotsman
Technically flawless... spectacular.
spain
Preview £5.00
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| daily festival guide – A Five-Star Performance Every Day MUSIC
12:00

12:00 (13:15) Music Hall 15:40 (16:40) Supper Room
SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR IN CONCERT DAVID BENSON

Soweto Gospel Choir
World Music and two time Grammy Award winning Soweto Gospel Choir,
SINGS
and Edinburgh favourite, return for their 5th sensational season of concerts NOËL COWARD
featuring singers, dancers and drummers performing traditional and popular Festival Highlights | David Benson
African gospel, spiritual and contemporary classics. Returning to the character he played
www.sowetogospelchoir.com in BBC series ‘Goodnight Sweetheart’,
Meticulous and unstoppable... spirited and spectacular. Fringe First award-winner Benson takes
the new York Times on Coward’s masterful songbook.
www.DavidBenson.info
Moving and inspirational.
Edinburgh Evening News
There are actors, comedians,
singers – and then there is Benson,
a theatrical enigma who does it all,
Extra Shows with a cheeky smile. EDINBURGH GUIDE
There are 3 additional performances at the standard ticket price, Masterful comic insight. And he can
on the following dates:
sing, the swine. Miss at your peril.
11 August at 18:30 18 August at 21:00 19 August at 18:45 the iNDEPENDENT
SOUTH AFRICA
Preview £5.00
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AMBASSADORS OF JUST LIKE A SINATRA-BASIE

SWING WOMAN – SESSIONS REVISITED
Jason Isaacs and the Dave Connolly Big Band
BARB JUNGR Todd Gordon & The Marcus Pope Big Band
One of last year’s hottest musical acts,
Isaacs and his outstanding big band SINGS NINA SIMONE Brand-new show from one of Britain’s top
jazz/swing singers, with 17-piece
Barb Jungr
return for a one-night-only evening of big band and wonderful songs from
Rat Pack classics. A big-voiced singer, With sell-out shows in New York, the classic Sinatra-Basie albums.
Isaacs delivers with cheeky charisma Australia and London. Britain’s foremost www.toddgordon.com
and terrific presence. song stylist and legendary Fringe
Todd Gordon’s made the American
www.jasonisaacs.co.uk performer returns to celebrate the
songs of Nina Simone with her superb songbook his own. GUARDIAN
A classy big-band show that
musicians. Winner - New York Nightlife Impeccable choice of music.
packs a lot of value. **** Award 2007. www.barbjungr.co.uk. SIR MICHAEL PARKINSON
the hERALD www.linnrecords.com
Doing it his way, the ghost of
A set designed to entertain, Classy. the iNDEPENDENT Sinatra lives on in the work of
brimming with swing classics. ****
Thoughtful. the sUNDAY TIMES one of his most polished admirers.
THREEWEEKS
The tIMES
Magnificent. DAILY EXPRESS
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22:00 (00:00) Assembly @ The Queen’s Hall

rc reduced
circumstances
TORN
DOUGIE MACLEAN
ACOUSTIC BAND
OUT
Famous for his song ‘Caledonia’ and tune
‘The Gael’ (‘Last of the Mohicans’) Dougie
MacLean is ‘... a musical hero’ (Wall Street
Journal) with his ‘exquisite guitar style,
PAGES
expressive voice and honest performance,
his songs conjure up remarkably vivid
imagery of our world’ (Performing
Songwriter USA)... and he performs with
a great band! Not to be missed!
A darkly comic tale of buried childhood www.dougiemaclean.com
memories unearthed.
Written by Jackie Kane
3rd – 25th August

(No performance 11th August)
Previews 30th July – 2nd Aug
2.00pm (1hr) £10 / £9 (Previews £5)
GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT
Venue 14 Bristo Square W T F S S M T W T F S S M T
Box Office 0131 668 1633 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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MUSIC
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exhibitions
ALL DAY
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CAMILLE: THE DARK ANGEL MISTERIOSO:

Phil McIntyre Entertainment | Camille O’Sullivan
A JOURNEY INTO
Following 5 star sell-out seasons in New York, Sydney and London.
Irish/French chanteuse Camille O’Sullivan of La Clique fame, returns with her THE SILENCE OF
new show performing Nick Cave, Jacques Brel, David Bowie and Tom Waits. THELONIOUS
One of the top selling shows of Edinburgh 2007, garnering a host of 5 star rave
reviews, a Spirit of the Fringe Award, and dubbed ‘Queen of the Spiegeltent’ MONK
Theatralia | Stefano Benni, adapted and
(The Scotsman). ‘Best Show’ Dublin Fringe 2007, Spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe directed by Filomena Campus
2007, Best Artiste Australia Green Room Awards 05, Best Music Brighton
Festival 2006. A magical night of live music, theatre
www.camilleosullivan.com and stunning visuals performed by
Jazz Stars including Mobo award
A cross between Sally Bowles, Patti Smith and PJ Harvey: nominee Byron Wallen, singer/director
a major star. ***** the sCOTSMAN Filomena Campus and recordings by
Raunchy, dangerously fragile an exceptional voice. ***** Cleveland Watkiss. Sold-out in London,
the show tells the story of legendary
the eDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
pianist Thelonious Monk and the struggle
of black American musicians during
the McCarthy era.
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ANTONIO CINDERELLA
FORCIONE & Scottish Opera | Rossini
ADRIANO ADEWALE Fresh from a sell-out tour of Scotland, Scottish Opera’s ‘Cinderella’ is a lively
and vibrant comedy set during the Regency period, with all the style and
Antonio Forcione & Adriano Adewale
elegance of Jane Austen’s England.
The return of one of Edinburgh’s
Rossini’s humorous version of the much-loved tale of the triumph of love over
favourite acts, award-winning legendary
malice is brought to life by seven young and dynamic singers with piano
guitar virtuoso Antonio Forcione joins
accompaniment. Cinderella is one of the leading bel canto (beautiful song)
percussionist Adriano Adewale to form a
operas, and is a showcase for exquisite music and vocal fireworks.
breathtaking duo that masterfully blends
Sung in English.
soul-jazz and flamenco guitar with African
and Latin rhythms. Original, inventive and A captivating piece of musical theatre. *****
heart-warming world-class music not to the herald
be missed. www.antonioforcione.com
Eat your heart out Colin Firth, move over Keira Knightley,
www.adrianoadewale.co.uk
you have competition, and they can sing.
Passion, grace and fire. the tIMES audience member, ullapool
Limited season 21-25 Aug special
Performances by the Antonio Forcione Quartet
with music from their in concert DVD/CD
Preview £5.00
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ALL DAY Assembly @ George Street ALL DAY Assembly @ Assembly Hall ALL DAY Assembly @ George Street
OTAR IMERLISHVILI TINEI MASHAYA ZIMBABWE

This acclaimed Georgian artist produces
Tinei Mashaya
Tinei Mashaya is a young talented
SCULPTURE
work of a highly figurative nature. Scenes Vhukutiwa Gallery
of domestic Georgian life, as well as sculptor from Zimbabwe, using the
Vhukutiwa Gallery returns for its
legends of the Caucasus are depicted knowledge and skill from his ancestors,
5th exhibition of small scale sculpture,
in mixed media, utilising canvas, wood, he makes vivid, inspired sculptures from
presenting a haunting range of work,
found objects and luminous colours, the many fine stones that can be found in
all with a remarkable tactile quality
resulting in dramatic examples. his native country.
evoking a world part natural,
Otar’s love of antiques and music features Tinei returns to Assembly for a second part spirit-orientated, from some
strongly in his paintings – his quirky year where his beautifully crafted stone of the finest sculptors in the world.
compositions are reminiscent of works of sculptures perfectly accent the old stone
the 19th century. The exhibition includes of Edinburgh in the magnificent courtyard
paintings made over the past few years of Assembly Hall.
plus a series of new, mixed media works
that combine found materials – buttons,
money, fabric etc.
All paintings available for purchase.
www.imerlishvili.ge
georgia zimbabwe zimbabwe
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BULLY DIRT LOVE LABOURS

Ines Wurth presents | Richard Fry
BULLY is a gripping tour-de-verse about
Dreck Productions | Robert Schneider
An Iraqi immigrant tells his story.
WON
Rogue Shakespeare Company | Ryan J-W
one man’s struggle against a life of His name is Sad. He lives in your city. Smith
violence and oppression. Dealing with He sells roses and loves to speak English. Now in its third successive year! The
dark subject matters ranging from But nobody listens. Will you? The most critically acclaimed, multi award-winning
homophobia and domestic violence to powerful play about racism currently original verse comedy returns by popular
death and Su Pollard, Richard Fry’s punchy on stage. Sold out: New York, Vienna demand. Pick of the Fringe 2006
script unfolds at an alarming rate which and Hamburg. www.dirt-nyc.com and 2007!
will have you laughing out loud one
See this show! NYTheatre.com www.lovelabourswon.com
minute and holding back the tears
the next. www.myspace.com/richardfry Stunning. Back Stage, Critic’s Pick ***** This is unmissable. THREEWEEKS
www.la2edinburgh.info
Riveting. Time Out NY (4 stars), Critic’s Pick ***** Funny, brilliantly acted.
true accomplishment... impressive UK THEATRE NETWORK
Domig brings to mind a young
emotional range... and his story ***** Trendy Shakespeare.
Dustin Hoffman or Al Pacino.
is gripping stuff. The Camden Gazette USA WEEKLY NEWS
Theatrelife
I was hooked from the first line... ***** A damned good romp.
storytelling of the highest order. BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
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THE PATRIOT ACT BEYONCE – STOP WHICH TO BURN?

Green Room Presents
A world-famous, playwright runs afoul
PUNCHING ROBBIE! Seafar Productions | Rachel Ogilvy
An obsession with a man is one thing,
Cecilia Delatori
of US anti-terror laws and is given a stark an obsession with the Forth Rail Bridge
B*LLOCKS sprayed on sandpit.
choice: write a government-approved, is really quite another. The premiere of this
Party clown pissed. Staffroom bullying.
anti-terror play or be imprisoned for new play tells how a chance discovery in
Defiant little Beyonce. Yet special needs
the rest of his life. A drama by Lydia Bruce a second-hand bookshop forces solitary
teacher resembles Bollywood hunk!
and Sandy Burns about how America Rose to make the choice between a safe,
Another day at George Galloway nursery
faces danger not just from without but imaginary relationship and a terrifying
school. Award-winning Cecilia Delatori
from within a fearful and conflicted soul. real one.
returns with new comedy.
www.greenroompresents.com Rachel Ogilvy (High Road) returns to the
One of funniest shows on Fringe.
Lyman’s transformation... Fringe in this poignant tale of loss, love,
the sCOTSMAN and long forgotten family secrets.
is a model piece of acting.
(ENTERTAINING RICHARD GERE, FRINGE FIRST)
Boston Globe Very sad, very funny,
Hugely talented comic actress. sometimes both at the
Director Adam Zahler keeps his
the lIST same time... heartbreaking
nimble cast dancing trippingly
through their giddy machinations. Masterclass of comic theatre. THE Herald - Biographies in a Bag,
Boston Globe the lIST (SPECTACLES, BIBLES, INFLATABLE BRAS) Assembly 2004
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AMBASSADOR’S PIECES Hot Tubs and Trampolines |
Devised by the company
BELLY DANCER The Paper Birds
Jig-saws, bus tickets and buttons tell Timmy Mallett once used the toilets of
Ines Wurth and Fledgling Present | the mermaid cafe! But empty seats attract
Nadira Murray the physically and visually breathtaking
tale of an Eastern European girl on her empty people, in a city where somebody
The extraordinary true story of Nadira is constantly searching for their someone
journey to England. A delicate depiction
Murray, the British Ambassador’s
of an isolated world home to thousands What is it to be lonely? What’s behind
Bellydancer. Dismissed in the press as
of women forced into today’s sex industry the pasta promises and facebook facade?
a dumb bimbo, she fought tooth and nail
to survive an undemocratic regime that beautifully told through movement, Window seat madam? Take table 23!
practices systematic torture of its citizens. projections, text and live music. A visual feast harnessing physically
Scraping a living as a teacher, drugs Wonderfully witty and adventurous storytelling and
runner and bellydancer, Nadira tells of gut-wrenching. thought provoking honesty.
her journey from the slums to the www.hottubsandtrampolines.co.uk
GUARDIAN
Ambassadorial palace of Uzbekistan.
www.la2edinburgh.info Fascinating and touching.
the bIG ISSUE
Amazing, harrowing, sickening,
uplifting and unexpectedly brilliant.
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TORN OUT PAGES LIKE A VIRGIN

reduced circumstances | Jackie Kane Bubblebum Theatre | Gordon Steel
With her pants round her ankles and ‘If you make it on ‘Top of the Pops’ without
about to lose her virginity at the grand me, I’ll come back as a bloody ghost
old age of 39, Elaine Reid has a flashback. and haunt you.’
What the hell happened during that Angela and Maxine, both 16 and besotted
blistering 60s summer? Her mother holds with Madonna, want to make it to the top
the answer, but should this secret stay of the pops. Before they can make their
Music, Lyrics & Book By Ian Gower & Rob Alderton buried? ‘Torn Out Pages’... a darkly comic dream a reality fate intervenes.
tale of childhood memories unearthed.
Hilarious and tragic by turns, this raw,
TATE FAMILY An evocative new play with dance,
“A S ARK live music and film. touching slice of realism examines the
T H E TICKETS important relationships in our lives.
OF www.reducedcircumstances.co.uk
CAL” AVAILABLE
M I
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structured... the couplings are as an incredibly moving play...
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TIED UP IN KNOTTS LYNN FERGUSON – SHOPPERS

Ines Wurth presents | Karen Knotts
STRAIGHT FROM HOLLYWOOD!!! ‘Tied Up
HEART AND SOLE WITHOUT BORDERS
Gilded Balloon Productions | Lynn Ferguson Ines Wurth Presents | Erin Donovan
In Knotts’ Karen unzips life, love, a nervous
The return of Lynn Ferguson’s solo play Secrets, houseboats, credit cards –
breakdown and growing up with Don
about a woman who falls in love with ‘A truly hilarious show about moving,
Knotts. The world will always remember
a fish. marriage and money’ (L.A. Weekly).
her legendary father, Don Knotts, for
Awarded the Stage award for acting ‘Recommended’ and ‘Best Solo
playing the role of Barney Fife on The Andy
excellence. Performance’’. In infamous Chelsea
Griffith Show or the famous Mr. Furley
www.gildedballoon.co.uk Harbor, an East (London) meets
from ‘Three’s Company’. Karen is either
West (Coast, USA) couple live aboard
the most vulnerable woman or the most A stunning performance that a ‘floating rabbit-hutch’, and discover
psychotically well defended. Critics call her is both brashly funny and when it comes to debt, marriage is
‘the talent’. www.tiedupinknotts.net
heartbreaking. sCOTLAND ON SUNDAY about learning to share. Performed at
HBO Workspace.
A beautiful, wry, mature,
We learn of the genius of www.la2edinburgh.info
life-affirming piece.
Don Knotts the actor and come An exhilarating hour of fun.
the financial times
out appreciating the talent and More fun than a shopping spree.
versatility of daughter Karen. ONSTAGE MAGAZINE
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THE POrTOBELLO BOMBAY TO SISTER CITIES

PANTO presents BEIJING BY BICYCLE Sidewalk Studio Theatre Productions |
Colette Freedman
SOMEWHERE Squeaky Board Theatre | Russell McGilton
International television star Jill Gascoine
OVER THE WESTWAY ‘Congratulations. You are having the
malaria.’ Based on Russell McGilton’s
returns to the Scottish stage, in ‘Sister
Cities’, a dark comedy in which four
A Bling-tastic Modern-day urban punk true bone-shaking travel adventure, estranged sisters reunite for their mother’s
panto version of the Wizard of Oz. this award-winning one man show alleged death. Wise, warm, and full of
A sold-out smash hit success in London. sold-out at the Melbourne International heart and humour, ‘Sister Cities’ received
Follow a heavily pregnant Dee, Comedy Festival 2006 and Melbourne rave reviews in Los Angeles, New York
accompanied by her motley crew Fringe Festival 2005. and Miami. European premiere of ‘a trip
russellmcgilton.com.au worth taking’ (LA Times).
of friends on her journey up the
Bello Brick Rd, to find the Wizard. A superb ride through the www.sistercitiesplay.org
www.portobellopanto.co.uk self-funny, engaging and Colette Freedman’s smart, sassy
Great, an absolute joy. pleasantly feverish. HELEN RAZER, AGE script spins theatrical gold and
Harry Enfield Like a fever dream – a funny, the actresses are marvelous as
Bloody hilarious – go see it! well written show. they employ Freedman’s witty,
LILY ALLEN MICHAEL WARD, HERALD SUN rapid-fire dialogue. BACKSTAGE WEST
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LYNN FERGUSON – THE PLAN JONNY WOO –

Gilded Balloon Productions | Lynn Ferguson and Elly Brewer
INTERNATIONAL
If you passed her on the street, you’d think the Angel of Death was an accountant.
She looks nothing like an angel. Or the Grim Reaper. For her, numbers are the name WOMAN OF MR ‘E’
Bistrotheque Productions | Jonny Woo
of the game and The Last Gasp is really just balancing the books. Who’s still in.
Who’s going out. Fresh from The Soho Theatre, London’s
brightest star, Jonny Woo, takes you
When she’s not setting someone’s mortal coil to shuffle, the Angel of Death
up and over the brink into his surreal
amuses herself puzzling over Sudoko, enjoying a touch of Schubert and recounting
world of clubs, drugs and trannies.
a selection of favourite recent demises...
His storytelling is as hilarious as it
www.gildedballoon.co.uk is heartbreaking. A breathtaking
I can’t think of another performer who can change the emotional mood performance, as personal as it is poetic.
of a room so suddenly or with such ease. She left the audience quite www.jonnywoo.com
literally not knowing whether to laugh or cry. THE TIMES Tranny Super-Star. ***** TIME OUT
Ferguson’s story combines wit, feeling and fierce intelligence. Perfectly crafted. new statesman
GUARDIAN
A stunning performance that is both brashly funny and heartbreaking.

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... PAT&MAT! IAN BILLINGS SILLY BILLY

Divadlo Neslysim | Michal Hefty
OUT OF HIS MIND BUM BREATH
A NOT-SO-BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT
COMEDY!
Enter the wonky bonkers world of kid’s STRIKES BACK
comedian and author, Ian Billings, for Black Can Productions | Laura Black &
‘... Pat&Mat!’ (‘... and that’s it’) is a popular a tickle-filled hour of chuckle puns and Feri Tezcan
children’s TV program in Europe, and our giggle gags. Do dinner ladies come from The 2006/2007 sell-out kids’ comedy
theatre performs it on stage! We use live outer space? Be prepared for belly sketch show is back for five days only so
actors, not puppets, and it’s hysterically laughs – remember to bring your belly catch it while you can. The most fun you
entertaining. can have in one hour with your kids.
Ages 6 + www.ianbillings.co.uk
We have toured around Europe and Mess and mayhem guaranteed!
children everywhere love Pat&Mat! With ***** Ian Billings was brilliant! AGES 3+
a self-made problem, comes a surprising EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
solution! The most enjoyable children’s show
An engaging stage style! on the fringe. the sTAGE
Come in for an hour of delightful GUARDIAN
entertainment! You, and your children Laughs come thick and fast *****
The most imaginative adult
will love it! the lIST
I’ve ever met!
AGES 4+ CHARLOTTE , THOMAS RUSSELL JUNIOR SCHOOL **** the hERALD
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THE JUST THE APPLE

IN CASE TREE MAIDEN
Ambidextrous Divadlo Neslysim
WHAT’s in your case... just in case? Enchanting, funny and cute.
Just in case of WHAT? A taste of true love.
A host of weird, wonderful and wacky With a gentle humor, and a Gothic
WHATs are brought to life by dance, style, from a beautiful poem, a beautiful
physical theatre, puppetry and object performance. For the little kids, and the
animation! Dancer Sarah Swinfield, big kids too! Come in and lose yourself in
scenographer Chan Vi and theatre a great story. Everything expected from a
designer Clare Seviour are thoroughly fairytale: a fearless prince, an enchanted
excited about sharing these WHATs princess and an old witch, who’d like to
with you. take her place. See you there!
Come and join Ambidextrous and AGES 5+

‘The Just In Case’ on an adventure of www.neslysim.cz
packably epic proportions!!!
Ages 6 +
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SWEET JUNE KATE ROBBINS – THE BUTLER DID IT!?

Sweet June
SONGS FROM THE - THE MUSICAL
Bringing the ethos of 70s acid folk and
fusing it with overtones of psychedelia, POOL Handsome Chin Entertainment | Gilchrist Muir
& Neal Hutton
RBM | Kate Robbins
John McGlynn (World renowned Irish vocal MURDER! MYSTERY? Imagine, if you can,
group Anuna) and Maria Fitzgerald mix Regular guest on ‘Jammin’ (BBC Radio both combined! The sell-out smash of
sublime vocal harmonies with unique 2), ‘Richard & Judy’ (Channel 4) and the 2006 and 2007 returns bigger, funnier
intense finger picking and freestyle female voice of ‘Spitting Image’, Kate and with more twists than ever –
guitar playing. Robbins, sings and plays songs reflecting as a musical!?
Sweet June blends styles from Pentangle her Scouse roots and McCartney heritage,
taking us on a journey revisiting Beatles Guy Moneysworth has been shot dead
to Gonzales and arrives at a unique and the prime suspect has the perfect
contemporary destination that is melodies, Liverpool folk songs and her
surprising impressions, including alibi. Will you figure it out before the
thrilling to the ear. deadly climax?
www.virb.com/sweetjune
Amy Winehouse, Marge Simpson,
Dido and more. www.handsomechin.com
Extra Shows www.katerobbins.co.uk Kids tickets £5 all dates
11 Aug 21:30 (22:30)
A non-stop hoot. High farce, high
camp and high times had by all.
**** THREEWEEKS
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NOAH THE RIOT

Cygneture Theatre Trust Presents A Robin’s Chair Production | Ian Gower and Rob Alderton
SHOWGRRRLS
We all know the story of Noah’s Ark... or do we?
This magical hit family musical by Ian Gower and Rob Alderton includes everything
CLUB
Dworkin | Scary Little Girls Productions
you’d expect to tell the ultimate tale of conservation.
Scary Little Girls Productions invite you to
Meet Noah and Mrs Noah; their sons Ham, Shem and Japheth; their wives Ruth, join electro-pop divas Dworkin for this
Rachel and Rebekah; the evil council of Baasha and of course the animals 2x2. gleeful musical romp, putting the ‘camp’
Full of memorable songs, drama, comedy and hope Noah has already played squarely back into ‘campaigning’.
to packed houses in the UK, Australia and America. Expect drinking, gambling, bizarre
Suitable for all ages... Noah is ‘A Real Family Show’, ‘A State Of The Ark Musical’, instruments and spectacular frocks as
‘The Best 2x2 by Far’, ‘Animal Magical’ and ‘Goes Down A Storm’. our heroines prove once and for all that
feminists really do have better sex.
Special offer family tickets are available call Box Office for details.
www.scarylittlegirls.co.uk
www.noahthemusical.co.uk
Imagine Joseph meets the Lion King! And you have Noah! Scary Little Girls Productions...
Full of fun for all. MOTOR CITY YOUTH THEATRE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN very nearly achieve sublimity.
TIME OUT
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THE GOSPEL OF ANTON THE MAN I CURE

DEREVO FAT CONTENT
Sex, Religion, Politics and Violence are things that DEREVO has always tried A pig-headed soldier crashes through
to avoid in its work. These taboos are abolished in a shocking and intimate the window of an abandoned sanatorium.
new show featuring company founder Anton Adasinsky. After an altercation with Death he now
Maybe it’s my years, maybe it’s the end of Dance Theatre, maybe it’s the madness comes face to face with two maniacal
of a world where people still make wars that divide the Gods, and don’t want nurses.
to admit that the Light and the Darkness, and the Bible, and the Koran, Treatment begins with institutional
and Winnie-the-Pooh – all of it is part of a whole. macaroni, but their guilty fantasies turn
And that WHOLE is YOU. sour when they discover his magical
secret... for which there is no cure.
In the beginning was the body, and the body was naked.
Thought provoking and
That is the word according Russian physical theatre
disturbing – great entertainment.
company Derevo.
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Mokita Productions | Rachel Welch
A wonderfully comic, yet searing
MIRROR OF REASON
Theatre Ad Infinitum | Devised piece conceived Weaver Hughes Ensemble | James Hammond
portrayal of what life might be like and directed by George Mann
‘We are on the brink of something here’
in a London of the not-too-distant future, Bizarre love tryst between a Man, When an artist speaks out, a zealot
exploring genetics, cloning and faith his Fiancé and his mutinous mirror assassin is sent to kill him. His public
and ultimately what it means to image... death divides a nation and civil war
be human.
Lecoq-Trained Company Ad Infinitum follows, fostering betrayal and
bring you a very funny cartoon world distrust between family and friends.
mokitaproductions.org
of fast-paced, touching nonsense: The producers of 2007’s acclaimed
Utter brilliance. **** TIME OUT an opportunity to see a rare type of ‘Fanny and Faggot’ by Jack Thorne return
exhilarating physical theatre comedy. with a startling vision of our future.
www.theatreadinfinitum.co.uk www.weaverhughesensemble.co.uk
A well-observed, well-executed For a young writer, Weaver Hughes

slice of entertainment. TOTAL THEATRE Ensemble is where you want to
be working. FirstAct Magazine
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HAND-ME-DOWN FORESKINS LAMENT CARUSO AND

The Empty Space and Kate Craddock
Too old, too tight, too much last year;
Trailer Trash Theatre | Greg McGee
1976 New Zealand. Meet Foreskin,
THE QUAKE
A Prodigal Theatre collaboration with Andrew
but one person’s tat can become Clean, Larry, Ken, Mean, Irish and G. Marshall in association with Richard Jordan
another’s treasure. their coach Tupper. Productions Ltd. | Andrew G. Marshall
Step into a different world and see This is the story of a rugby team that The famous tenor’s escape from the great
what unfolds from the clothing and live for the game and each other; 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Enrico
clutter in our little piece of charity Caruso faces prophetic divas, sardonic
but underneath the hilarious camaraderie
shop heaven. servants, collapsing hotel rooms, a city on
lies a dark betrayal and a young man’s
fire and the ghosts of his past. Beautiful
torn loyalties between the classes.
www.theemptyspace.org.uk story telling and live opera from Rossini
Warning: Tackle involved! & Puccini combine to reveal the heart
behind a legend.
www.prodigaltheatre.co.uk
Impressive – epic... THE SUNDAY TIMES

ON PRODIGAL THEATRE’S TRAGEDIAN
An utter delight. THE STAGE ON

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Lie of the Land HIAWATHA SAVING TANIA’S

Torben Betts
Away from the city, with its crumbling
Portsmouth Grammar School |
Michael Bogdanov PRIVATES
AJ Epstein Presents in association with
walls, suicide bombers and broken flood Director, Jeremy James Taylor, Richard Jordan Productions Ltd | Tania Katan
barriers... (founder, National Youth Music Theatre), Funny, outrageous and true!
brings spectacular treatment of
A man and a woman flee a collapsing Direct from a smash US run this
National Theatre’s fabulous re-telling
society. They find themselves alone, solo comedy written and performed
of Longfellow’s epic story of legendary
together, at the end of the earth. by leading satirist Tania Katan is a
North American Indian hero.
Eden? Hell? thrill ride though life.
Masks, music, flying animal
Savagely funny poetic drama by Torben A show about far-out families, quirky
puppets, stomp dances,
Betts – Winner of Best New Play at the girlfriends and boobs but not necessarily
haunting songs. Perfect family
Scottish Theatre Awards 2007. in that order. Join Tania on a wild ride
entertainment.
www.torbenbetts.com as she searches for love.
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THE IDIOT COLONY THE CARAVAN UPSTART CROWS

RedCape Theatre | Lisle Turner (writer), Andrew Look Left Look Right | Look Left Look Right Young Pleasance | Mike Punter
Dawson (director)
Last summer 48,000 UK homes Christopher Marlow and Edward Alleyn
Three women are locked away in were flooded. One year on and 2,200 walk a tightrope between passion
the 1940s for their illicit loves. households are still living in caravans. and poltics. A cultural revolution.
For decades they relive their faltering Look Left Look Right (5* 2005) new ‘Undermine their pompous authority...
memories amidst the drugs and brutality documentary theatre piece, performed don’t let them take you ALIVE’ (Sid Vicious).
of the asylum. in a caravan, hears how people Their plays lead Alleyn to fame and
In the hospital’s hair salon they seek cope in a crisis. fortune, but Marlowe to death in Deptford.
solace, the radio and endings to their www.lookleftlookright.com
Thrilling new ensemble production
untold stories. Visually stunning blend
from The Pleasance’s own...
of physicality and text based on
true accounts. Genuinely funny Very remarkable company.
and incredibly moving. PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW IS BBC Scotland
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THE BOY FROM DAD’S MONEY OUT OF YOUR

CENTREVILLE Boss Hogg | Richard Marsh
Two brothers meet on the night of their
KNOWLEDGE
The Central School of Speech and Drama’s Menagerie | Steve Waters
Centre for Excellence in Theatre Training | father’s funeral. Dad’s farm is flooding
Catherine Alexander/devised An extraordinary journey through a green
but his money is still buried – somewhere.
and (un?)pleasant land inspired by the
On April 16th 2007, Cho Seung-Hui Who will find it? Who will keep it?
19th Century poet John Clare’s feverish
killed 32 people at Virginia Tech. A darkly comic West Country drama three-day walk from a lunatic asylum in
This remarkable ensemble show where blood is thicker than scrumpy. Essex to his home almost 100 miles away.
blends the suspense of a horrific www.dadsmoney.blogspot.com With original live fiddle music.
thriller with the impact of graphic
Author Richard Marsh’s previous plays: Steve Waters’ absorbing and
documentary to explore this tragic
event. This is an emotionally resonant Virtuoso comedy. GUARDIAN spellbinding play, stunningly acted.
and audaciously beautiful hour BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
One to watch.
of pure theatre.
The INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Directed by Catherine Alexander
(Complicite /Quiconque). Exceptionally sharp, witty
Supported by Complicite Education. and poignant. The STAGE
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PEBBLES ON ON THE WATERFRONT

THE BEACH Michael Edwards and Carole Winter and East Productions present the Nottingham Playhouse
production | By Budd Schulberg with Stan Silverman – Directed by Steven Berkoff
Weaver Hughes Ensemble | Joanna Pinto
Steven Berkoff directs an ensemble of 12 with his trademark style of bold physical
‘Today, I am going to be someone theatre. This classic story set in 1950s New York follows the search for freedom
different.’ Leo’s stuck on a beach. from the mob by Terry Malloy, the guy who ‘coulda been a contender’.
He has questions. He wants answers. Adapted from the multi-Oscar winning film starring Marlon Brando.
And all he has are pebbles in his hands. www.on-the-waterfront.info
The producers of last year’s acclaimed An extraordinary piece of theatre. The Observer
‘Fanny and Faggot’ by Jack Thorne return
with a poetic journey of self-discovery. Exhilaratingly alive. **** The TIMES
www.weaverhughesensemble.co.uk Terrific... real directorial vision and panache. **** Daily Telegraph
For a young writer, Berkoff’s bare-knuckle approach pays off handsomely. **** Guardian
Weaver Hughes Ensemble Amazingly effective. No one who sees this On the Waterfront will
is where you want to be forget it. One of the theatrical events of the year. British Theatre Guide
working. FirstAct Magazine
A brilliant and remarkable cast in a flawless production with
a breath-catching climax of extraordinary power. The Stage
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BY THE WAY I LOVE YOU, BRO THE GYMNAST

BY NOËLLE Three to a Room | Adam J. A. Cass
Sex, spies, lies: the true story of a teenage
The Empty Space and Jane Arnfield
in association with Northern Stage,
RENAUDE chatroom junkie who conspires to murder

Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1975: while the West danced to ‘Bye Bye
ChoppedLogic | Escalator East to Edinburgh himself, spreading a web of deceit which
destroys two lives. Based on real events Baby’ and Nixon bellowed drunken orders
Two friends head for the sea. into a telephone, Cambodia went dark.
in the UK, 2003.
They never make it. Physical, beautiful, unflinching – this tells
Winner: ‘Melbourne Dramatists Playwright
A road trip through words, death Award’ (Melbourne Fringe Festival, 2007). of the time of the Khmer Rouge and the
and France. Nominee: ‘Best New Australian Writing’ lessons still unlearned.
www.choppedlogic.co.uk Co-directed by Jane Arnfield and
(Green Room Awards).
A company of real potential. www.threetoaroom.com
Nigel Charnock.
lyn gardner, guardian www.theemptyspace.org.uk
The plot... had audiences
First class. **** METRO gasping with a mix of horror
**** Critics’ Choice. TIME OUT and disbelief. HERALD SUN
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YERMA BOROUGH MARKET NOT EVERYTHING

Andy Jordan Productions and Teatro dei Borgia
Frustrated maternal desire turns to
Breaking Butterflies | Luke Norris
‘People think this city is built on two
IS SIGNIFICANT
Ben Moor | Ben Moor
obsession and violence when vengeful levels – it’s not. Two levels don’t even
A twisting, twisted comedy involving
female passion confronts masculine begin to cover it’.
diaries, echoes, diabetic Mariachi bands
denial in Federico Garcia Lorca’s Spanish Broken hearts, shattered bones, business and the 4000 rules of exaggeration.
masterpiece, controversially and brilliantly cards... and a thousand tiny, white Funny, inventive, unique, Fringe favourite
re-imagined by acclaimed Italian company. reasons. Welcome to Edinburgh: Ben Moor’s new show is an afternoon
Blood-red, heart-breaking the market is now open. must-see. Stage Best Actor nominee and
intensity...superbly acted New writing company Breaking Butterflies Herald Angel Award winner for 2005’s
and directed. icannibali.it (Swing Soho Theatre, Shelf Life ORL) sell-out hit Coelacanth.
combines with four graduates of the www.spesh.com/ben
Teatro dei Borgia’s production, Central School of Speech and Drama Quirky, original, subtle, brilliant.
a thing of heady, fearsome to explode the real underbelly of a city The LIST
enchantment, awash with where boys become men, and men
magnificently haunting Entrancing. Daily Telegraph
become dispensable.
flourishes. **** Fantastic. The Sunday Times
Metro (on Escaping Hamlet) Fringe theatre at its best.
The Scotsman
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STEFAN P.I.E THE FOOLIGAN

GOLASZEWSKI Moonhag | Liz Hague & Kate Mooney Al Seed | Al Seed
SPEAKS ABOUT I was working on a case. I was working

on a case because I didn’t have a desk
Fringe-First winner and Total Theatre
Award nominee Al Seed blends
A GIRL HE There was a tap on the window; dark-clowning and storytelling in
ONCE LOVED that’s a funny place to put a tap. this grotesque and hilarious tale of
a village idiot’s confrontation with
CKP by arrangement with United Agents | A new case had landed in my lap,
STEFAN GOLASZEWSKI
the figure of death.
it was brown leather and I liked it. www.alseed.net
A bruised one-man play. ‘Cowards’
Comic devised theatre at Beckett for the rave generation...
(Radio 4, BBC4). Total Sell-out 2005, 2006.
if.comedy Award-winning Director, 2007. its best... must see. IRISH TIMES ON RAW BEEF
www.myspace.com/thepopsocks The STAGE
Can captivate an audience
***** Witty, sophisticated, totally Critics Choice. without leaving his seat....
original... f***ing funny. THREEWEEKS TIME OUT The SCOTSMAN ON THE FACTORY
**** Original... outstanding... genius.
EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
Brilliant on the absurdities of men.
The Observer
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THE LAST YAK THE STRAIGHT MAN

Pangolin’s Teatime Guy Incognito | Luke Catterson, Matt Greene and Darren Richman
Lucinda finds the last yak, but first A week away from the biggest day of his life and Simon Kaye has a problem.
encounters an unintelligible, hurt feral His fiancee isn’t Jewish and his orthodox parents are unaware she exists.
child. Bears and mango-ferrets plot in To his family there’s only one thing worse than marrying out, and with this
the jungle as worlds collide and the rain in mind Simon formulates a plan that relies pretty heavily on shock value.
keeps falling. With the help of flatmate Shaun, Simon decides to come out of a closet he has
The team behind 2006 hit Haozkla blend never entered in the first place.
stunning bunraku, shadow and glove A laugh-out-loud farce about a family outing to remember from the people who
puppetry to create a melancholic fable brought you ‘Heroes and Villains’ (BBC New Talent Pick of the Fringe 2007)
of loss of innocence. and ‘Other People’.
www.pangolinsteatime.com
Deliciously funny Steve Bennett, CHORTLE
***** GIGREVIEWSCOTLAND
Hard not to enjoy Brian Donaldson, The List
**** The SCOTSMAN
Required viewing Threeweeks
Here was magic, here was
creativity. The Sunday Times
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BLACK STUFF POTENCY

SHAMS Apikoros | Michael J Flexer
A dream honeymoon in Mexico goes Rick Power is your average
horribly wrong, when a global oil crisis American Joe. He drinks root beer.
leaves a young couple stranded by an Loves Jesus. And is CEO of the
empty petrol pump, with only its enigmatic world’s largest mercenary army.
attendant for company. Challenge him to a game of hardball
Absurd, inventive comic theatre, directed where military, religious and sexual
by Jonathan Young (work includes the politics collide at the smash
award-winning ‘Hysteria’, ‘Bacchic’, of a racquet.
and ‘The Garden’). But first ask yourself: have you got
www.shamstheatre.org.uk the balls?
Superbly produced and acted… www.apikoros.co.uk
Shams confirm they are ones
to watch.*****
Edinburghguide.com
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I CAUGHT CRABS THE SIX WIVES OF THE REBEL CELL

IN WALBERSWICK TIMOTHY LEARY Babasword Productions | Dizraeli and
Baba Brinkman
Eastern Angles/HighTide Festival/Escalator Weaver Hughes Ensemble | Philip de Gouveia
East to Edinburgh | Joel Horwood England, 2013, an accused terrorist
Spanning the ages of Jazz, Rock’n’roll
A hot day, a hot girl, a hot car. It’s the awaiting trial clashes words with a
and Techno, six women meditate on
eve of their final exam and Fitz and journalist, part 8-Mile battle and part
the highs and ‘highs’ of being married
Wheeler are fishing for crabs. hilarious Socratic dialogue.
to counter-culture revolutionary and
After hooking-up with Dani and taking a psychedelic messiah Timothy Leary. Written and performed by BBC National
reckless road trip up the coast, www.weaverhughesensemble.co.uk Slam Champion MC Dizraeli, and
their friendship hits the rocks. Baba Brinkman of the award-winning
Excellent new play. Rap Canterbury Tales.
An explosive tale of teenage life from TIME OUT CRITICS’ CHOICE
Fringe First winner, Joel Horwood. Truly awe-inspiring. *****
A remarkable first achievement. The SCOTSMAN
www.easternangles.co.uk
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Genius... staggeringly clever. *****
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COMING UP QUEEN OF WYOMING CORRESPONDENCE

FOR AIR SenovvA
‘... So when I got the call that Dad was
Menagerie | Claire MacDonald
A man and a woman journey together
SenovvA & Alliger Arts
running for Governor, I went home’. through the night.
‘Coming Up For Air’ is an odyssey of
Art & Politics collide on the cold plains Memories fade, stories expand, music
soulful discovery performed by Boston
of mid-western American. A true story of seeps in, a grainy black and white film
jazz musician Stan Strickland. In this
sacrifice, survival, and redemption from runs on.
emotionally-charged autojazzography,
singer/ songwriter Maggie Simpson...
Stan mesmerizes audiences with multiple ‘Correspondence’ is a travelogue of the
instruments, dance and musical forms, A drop dead voice with lyrics heart which nods to classic film noir, winks
searching for his art and his destiny. and a musical performance to French romantics and pouts
A transcendent theatre that will chill your spine at surrealist art.
experience... a stunning show AC Colorado Absolutely compelling theatre.
The Boston Globe GUARDIAN
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THE ALUMINUM SHOW THE TIME STEP

The Aluminum Show | Ilan Azriel
BY MATTHEW HURT
‘Amazing’, ‘fascinating’ and ‘incredible’ are just some of the ways critics have
tried to describe ‘The Aluminum Show’. Others have made comparisons with DIRECTED BY LINDA
‘Blue Man Group’ and ‘Stomp’. See for yourself when, after touring the world since MARLOWE AND
2003, it makes its UK debut at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Devised by Tel Aviv-based dancer Ilan Azriel who let his imagination run riot on
JOSIE LAWRENCE.
LMP and Richard Jordan Productions Ltd in
the theme of aluminium in all its various industrial forms, a skilful cast of athletic association with Blind Summit
dancers create a joyous fantasy of movement, physical theatre, puppetry From the award-winning team behind
and special effects. Berkoff’s Women comes the world-
Humorous, surreal and uplifting, all ages will be enthralled and delighted by this premiere of a thrilling, funny and touching
spectacular show. new-play by Matthew Hurt (Believe –
www.aluminum-show.com Traverse 2007/World Tour). With puppetry
by Blind Summit and stage-design by Nick
Pure pleasure.
Barnes, Linda Marlowe directs with Josie
LA TRIBUNE, FRANCE
Lawrence, and stars alongside Marnie
Critic’s Choice. Baxter in a story about fantasies, failure
Time Out Tel Aviv and talent-contests – bring your tap shoes!!
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ITSOSENG SECRET AGENTS

Richard Jordan Productions Ltd and Pleasance Apikoros | Apikoros
in association with The Baxter Theatre Centre,
University of Cape Town | Omphile Molusi Meet Verloc. Jazz enthusiast. Professional
pornographer. And Britain’s most
The Baxter Theatre of Cape Town’s incompetent terrorist.
smash-hit production. Written and
performed by Royal Shakespeare The very funny, very shocking, very true
Company and Baxter Theatre 2007 story of the man who tried (and failed)
Brett Goldin Bursary recipient; to blow up the London Eye.
Omphile Molusi. Inspired by real-life stories, urban myths,
A powerful and vital new play exploring conspiracy theories and the writings of
the fortunes and personalities of Joseph Conrad, Secret Agents is a fusion
a South African Township before of truth, fiction and everything in between.
and after the ‘miracle’ of the ‘ www.apikoros.co.uk
new democracy’ of 1994 –.Itsoseng:
‘Wake yourselves up’.
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Badac Theatre Company/Escalator East 30 Bird/ Escalator East to Edinburgh in goose, goose, gander | Catherine O’Shea
to Edinburgh in Association with association with The Pleasance and the Iran
The Pleasance | Steve Lambert Heritage Foundation | Mehrdad Seyf The world is changing and deep
underground the search for the
Set in a group of underground cellars You’re a man, and you want to become future is beginning.
‘The Factory’ aims to explore the a woman? The Islamic Republic of
industrial process of extermination Iran can help. There is music, dancing and lists of the
used at Auschwitz/Birkenau during dead, there is uncertainty and hope,
Sex change, Botox, pickle and jam; there are truths to face.
The Holocaust. We follow the Plastic examines the traffic between
‘Sonderkommando’ through each the two sexes in the world capital Join us as Germany is carved up and
stage of the destruction as they retell of cosmetic surgery. 30 Bird and shared out, and ask yourself, whose
the personal tragedies of the millions collaborators from Iran, Germany and side will you be on now the war is over?
consumed by the inferno. An intense the UK combine video, architecture,
and physical study of what death in lighting, music and performance in
the Gas Chambers actually meant. this world premiere.
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A LIFE IN ADVENTURES OF DAMNED

THE THEATRE BUTT BOY BEAUTIFUL
Schadenfreude Production | David Mamet
Critically acclaimed company
AND TIGGER Helix Dance | Isobel Cohen
A dance/physical-theatre duet for two
Out Cast Theatre | Steven Dawson
Schadenfreude Productions return men, created in 2007. Drawn from
Internet chatting has never been so filthy!
to the fringe with a revival of Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’,
An outrageously raunchy rollercoaster
David Mamet’s comic exploration it charts a young man’s descent into
ride through the world of online chatting
of surface camaraderie and darkness, in the search of eternal
where fantasy and reality become
underlying conflict, coupled with Youth and Beauty.
blurred and things get out of hand in
ambition verses experience in With a score by NYC sound-artist,
more ways than one! Two boys leap from
a repertory theatre. César Alvarez, and costume design
one pornographic underpants bursting
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unthinkable...’Can we meet?’ award-winner, Kate Lane.
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PERICLES REDUX TEA DANCE FLAMENCO,

Not Man Apart - Physical Theatre Ensemble |
William Shakespeare adapted by John
Fly Right Dance Company
Celebrate 75 years of Fred & Ginger
FLAMENCO!
Farmanesh-Bocca and Edward Anthony Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow | Ricardo
by joining the Fly Right Dance Company Garcia and Julie Gunn
Pushing boundaries between theatre for the Legendary Tea Dance in its
and dance, Not Man Apart Physical Magical Five star Flamenco! Buy tickets
5th year. early for Ricardo Garcia’s flamboyant
Theatre Ensemble led by John
Farmanesh-Bocca, visionary director Learn the basics of an elegant Foxtrot Spanish stunner. Critic’s Choice: Sunday
of the 2007 Fringe First winner ‘Wish I or Waltz, as immortalised on the silver Herald, Guardian, Toronto Eye.
Had a Sylvia Plath’, present an electrifying screen, and after a brief masterclass and Garcia is mesmerising on guitar...
reconstruction of Shakespeare’s romantic cocktails, participants can practise their this is music that shimmers in the
odyssey. newly-acquired dancing skills! sun. The STAGE
Ask about our 1960s Children’s Tea
Literally flying from the sublime to the Fascinating, high octane,
ridiculous this innovative company of Dance special!
contemporary flamenco....
athletic performers brings a moving, You can’t go wrong with this. ACE!
breathtaking must see!
BRIGHTON ARGUS
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DR BUNHEAD’S ANDREW CLOVER’S HEARTBREAK SOUP

CRASH TEST CRAZY KIDS’ SHOW The Empty Space and Laura Lindow
JELLY BABIES RBM | Andrew Clover

For primary school children, Andrew
One boy.
Two Hearts.
Dr Bunhead
Clover - Dad, Perrier Nominee, writer of Alone in his hospital bed Cuddy plays
Bigger, better, bangier than before!
the Sunday Times column ‘Dad Rules’ – a waiting game where life meets death
Brainiac’s most explosive TV scientist
is doing three special shows which mix in a single heartbeat.
is back; testing jelly babies to destruction.
stand-up, silly impressions, and stories
A ‘pyrotechnic extravaganza’ (Daily Mail) Music, puppetry and humour combine
about princesses, aliens, and a dog
featuring: spontaneously combusting in this magical tale for everyone over
that’s scared of Chihuahuas.
dancing jelly babies; Barny the S.A.S. 9 that has a heart... or two.
trained stunt ballet banana; interpretive THREE SHOWS ONLY!!! www.theemptyspace.org.uk
dance bottom-burp ignition... live science www.andrewclover.com
for kids. The wild man of comedy
Silly, crazy, dirty, dangerous comes of age.
and magnificent. DAILY TELEGRAPH TIME OUT
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THE MAGIC CITY MRS WOBBLE THE PICK N MYTHS

Peaceful Lion Productions
WAITRESS AND The Onassis Programme
A toy city magically comes alive, leading
two children on an incredible adventure. FRIENDS Hear about the king who grew donkey’s
ears, the clever goddess Athena, and
Forbidden Theatre Company
Bursting with surprises, extraordinary a little boy who learned to fly. Three actors
characters and fantastic puppets. Mrs Wobble is a waitress. The only present the most exciting stories ever
Follow Philip and Lucy into an trouble is, she wobbles! told, with songs, audience participation,
enchanting world. Forbidden Theatre Company brings stories friendly monsters and
A fun-filled Edith Nesbit story with from Allan Ahlberg’s Happy Families to silly hats.
a uniquely beautiful set and original score. life, with help from Mr Biff the Boxer Ages 3-6
From the team behind ‘Enchanted Castle’. and Mrs Plug the Plumber. (Children must be accompanied)
www.peacefullion.com/themagiccity Fun for children of all ages. 31/07, 9/08, 21/08
Young ones will be captivated; www.forbidden.org.uk Perseus
an hour of fun. Imaginative. 02/08, 14/08, 23/08
GUARDIAN TIME OUT ON STUNG Theseus
07/08, 16/08
King Midas
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THE BEAR A HISTORY OF

WHO PAINTS SCOTLAND
Ribcaged Theatre Productions in association
with Blue Penguin Productions | Owen Phillips (IN 60 MINUTES
In a colourless world can you help OR LESS)
Bear survive? Hope, colour and pure Sleekit Productions
kaleidoscopia – intertwining puppetry, Meet the Kings, Queens, heroes,
comedy and live musicians, oh and villains and everyday Scots who shaped
a pianist playing on his head! Scotland’s past...
NSDF08 Winners present an Enjoy a fun, fast-paced hour of story,
award-winning spectacular certain song and excitement: stories from
to enchant young and old alike. Scotland, its people, history, and folklore.
Oh wait – don’t forget your Andy, David and Tania can’t wait to
paintings kids! guide you through Scottish History’s
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POTTED POTTER THE SUN DRAGON

THE UNAUTHORISED HARRY EXPERIENCE – Gomito Productions
A PARODY BY DAN AND JEFF An intergalactic fairytale for people

Festival Highlights | Dan and Jeff aged five to infinity.
All seven Potter books in seventy minutes! Last chance to see Dan and Jeff take Fresh from a UK Tour, Gomito’s
on the ultimate challenge in this fringe favourite, back after two sell-out Edinburgh action-packed whirlwind adventure
and London seasons. A must-see for Potter addicts, and a great introduction to stars puppets, live music, giant spiders,
the series for anyone who’s ever wondered what all the fuss is about. witches and wizards.
www.pottedpotter.com www.thesundragon.co.uk
Blissfully funny, terrific family entertainment. A winner in every way. **** A True Masterpiece.
GUARDIAN ThreeWeeks On LITTLE RED THINGS 2007
Fabulously funny, with serious Jeff taking the Ernie Wise role and silly
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Gloriously irreverent. **** TIMEOUT CRITICS CHOICE
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CloUDCUCKOO- POTTED PIRATES FLANDERS AND

LAND Festival Highlights | Daniel Clarkson,
Jefferson Turner, Richard Hurst SWANN: AT
The Onassis Programme – Festival Highlights |
Stephen Sharkey after Aristophanes Potted Potter’s Dan and Jeff return with THE DROP OF A
Our feathered friends battle to save
this all-new show, packing pirates from
Long John Silver to Jack Sparrow into one
HIPPOPOTAMUS
the planet with bird poo in this riotous Infinite Number of Monkeys
madcap, swashbuckling and
new comedy musical for all the family After a triumphant 2007 run, they’re
plank-walking hour for all the family.
(recommended for ages 6+). Performed back to bring you songs and banter of
by seven all-singing, all-dancing Directed and co-written by Richard Hurst. mayhem and Madeira. All the favourites –
actor-musicians. Inspired by Aristophanes’ www.PottedPirates.com The Hippopotamus, Gnu and
‘The Birds’. Words: Stephen Sharkey. Dan and Jeff hurl themselves into the Gasman Cometh.
Music: Alex Silverman. Director: www.flandersandswann.info
the farce with all their enthusiasm
Helen Eastman. www.festivalhighlights.com
and have everyone roaring with A muddy marvellous revival.
Whoops of delight; infectious laughter. ***** EDINBURGHGUIDE.com EVENING STANDARD
energy. OXFORD TIMES
Gloriously irreverent, lovable romp. Impressive, a delight. the tIMES
Packed with belly-laughs – **** TIMEOUT CRITICS CHOICE Astute wit and genius wordplay,
astounding all-round talents.
great! GUARDIAN
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spotlight on extraordinary performers
Eleven-piece rocking show band Join leading theatre professionals for
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FAITHFUL MISTERSTOURWORM SEX AND

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AND THE THE VILLAGE
A musical in development. Two teenagers:
a white boy who’s gay and a girl who’s KELPIE’S GIFT Applin and Pearse
Circular Records. Music by Savourna Stevenson. Chloe wants the High Life, Katie wants
Muslim. A rare friendship, which those Story by Stuart Paterson the Good Life. As for Ken, he just wants
around cannot easily accept. And soon
Join Ban and Dan on an exciting a new thermos flask and a bit of peace.
she must marry. Set in nineties London;
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ALL WRAPPED UP The Army in Scotland, in association with
ImpAct Universal (Scotland) MASTERCLASSES
Casson & The Brannick Academy Musical Theatre at George Square
Follow the Piper in pursuit of your dreams.
A cracking cabaret to start the day. Packed with music and magic, this show Inspiring experienced professional
Discover your inner Pharaoh with this is for anyone who wants to feel good directors, choreographers, and creators
timeless Egyptian tale of witty words, about life! of Musical Theatre will offer masterclasses
catchy tunes, multi-instrumental virtuosity for aspiring professional practitioners
and oodles of style from our prodigiously as part of the George Free programme.
talented duo. With multiple BBC credits Details from 1st July on:
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Casson and cutting-edge percussionist
Brannick sparkle in a treasure of a show. Note:
Directed by Tom Blackmore. The times for this event are 11:00 (12:30),
13:00 (14:30) and 15:00 (16:30) each day.
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MISSING MEL BRAND NEW FAERIES

Youth Music Theatre: UK
YMT: UK return to Edinburgh with
WORLD SL Productions | Music and Lyrics by Stephen
Langston, Book by Wendy Mcpike and Stephen
Positive Impact Langston
‘Missing Mel’, a dramatic new musical
Follow the rags to riches tale of Aladdin, In 1917, five photographs of Faeries
about a missing teenager charting
a poor street boy on the wrong side of sparked debates around the world.
the impact and fallout on her peers.
the track, who finds love against the odds. Could Faeries exist? Sir Arthur Conan
Following 2005’s acclaimed ‘Goblin
Exciting street dance, soulful singing Doyle believed & Harry Houdini did not.
Market’ and 2007’s award-winning
and an ‘original score’! This magical, mysterious, enchanting
‘Force 9½’, director Pete Gallagher and
writers Conor Mitchell and Kath Burlinson Direct from the Liverpool City of Culture musical will leave you wondering –
return with this world premiere, featuring events’ this new musical is retold with do Faeries really exist?
some of the UK’s most up-and-coming an ‘Urban Flavour’ – a feel good Previewed across Scotland over the last
young musical theatre talent. family show!! three years, SLP presents the official World
EXTRA SHOW By ‘Brookside’ writer Barbara Phillips. Premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe 2008.
There is an extra performance at Do you believe?
20:30 on Friday 15th August.
Sponsored by NASUWT
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MATHILDE George HIPPOS IN THE

Chris Grady.org and Conor Mitchell
M. Cohan SHOWER
These four performances will be created
in Edinburgh by the New York Musical Tonight! Theatre Knights Belfast
Have you ever looked deep into a
Performed by Dave Herzog, LIPA
Festival award-winning Belfast composer
Music and Lyrics by George M. Cohan campfire on a summer night and felt like
with a company of performers chosen Written, Arranged, and Originally Directed anything is possible? When taxi driver
and rehearsed from this year’s Festival. by Chip Deffaa George sees a hippo in the flames,
Based on the original work commissioned
Starting as a poor Irish-American boy, then again in his dream and the next
by LAMDA, Mathilde takes its inspiration
George M. Cohan rose to become a morning in his shower, he decides it is!
from Guy de Maupassant’s charming
top entertainer, songwriter, playwright, Come aboard for a psychedelic voyage
fable, ‘La Parure’ (The Necklace).
director and producer known as into uncharted cheeky fun.
It is true that Conor Mitchell ‘The Man Who Owns Broadway’. ‘If a hippo comes into your life and you
is Sondheim’s heir apparent. David Herzog stars in the first European don’t flip, maybe you already have!’
Theatreaddict USA production of this award-winning hit
Off-Broadway solo show.
Preview £5.00
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Musical Theatre at George Square
A magical blend of world-class flute music 13:45 (15:00) George 1
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SA-CHOOM
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The new smash-hit Dance-Musical from Korea!
In movement and music Sa-Choom tells the story of 3 friends coming-of-age.
Exciting, humorous, and interactive with high-energy hip-hop, modern, jazz and
break dance.
The 16-strong cast keep the action moving with powerful yet elegant choreography.
The usual barriers between audience and performers collapse as enthusiastic
audience members join in. Standing ovations are the norm.
Dance becomes the universal language transcending time, space and nationality.
ELENA DURAN Dancing in the aisles is not compulsory, it just happens.
Over 500 sell-out shows in Korea and Japan.
Breathtaking performance... the audience can’t help but dance to
the explosive energy of these brilliant young dancers. Mail Economy
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BIG BRUVVA I LOVE YOU, JET SET GO!

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A house. A big swivel chair. A shower
room. A bunch of eager, hopeful Bright Got a GSOH? Then come flirt with the Take off with a team of fun-loving cabin
Young Things; well, they’re not all Young, hottest date in town! Travel up the aisle crew in this brand new British musical.
they’re mostly not Bright, but they’re and down the highway of love with this With romance in the sky, a stopover in
certainly Things. They’re the Inmates energetic production of the hit musical New York sends sexual tensions five miles
of the Big Bruvva Gaff and they’re hungry comedy. From cringing first dates to high. So fasten your seatbelts for this
for stardom. Watch them sing, snog bedtime shenanigans, the talented cast exciting world premiere,with a vibrant
and shriek their way towards their final of eight journey through the highs and new score from ‘Notes for The Stage’
Live Ejection. Who wins? You decide! lows of love in this hilarious musical finalist Pippa Cleary. It’s a journey
revue of the dating game. you’ll never forget!
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WHISKY KISSES ZANNA, DON’T! FUNK IT UP

Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama
Two international collectors converge
Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama
This urban fairytale explores the world
ABOUT NOTHIN’
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
on a Highland distillery to compete for through the 80s, retro-chic, pink-tinted
From the minds and rhymes behind The
the world’s last example of a fabled glasses of Zanna, a cupid for today’s
Bomb-itty of Errors comes the European
malt whisky - The Glenigma. The stakes metrosexual society. What would
premiere of Funk It Up About Nothin’ —
are high, but is this simply a battle for happen if one morning you woke up
an “ad-rap-tation” of Shakespeare’s
the bottle - or will the unique Scottish and the whole world was gay? Winner
Much Ado About Nothing. The Q Brothers
experience change everyone’s lives of numerous awards Off-Broadway, this
transform the Bard’s romantic comedy
forever? Great songs, great music, great show turns every teenage cliché on it’s
into an exuberant hip-hop extravaganza,
laughs! head with its pop-tastically camp score.
rapped to the rhythm of six MCs and a DJ.
As seen on BBC’s “MacMusical” Straight from its acclaimed Chicago debut.
Brilliantly funny. The TIMES
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Pleasance Dome Musical Theatre at George Square

17:30 (18:35) Queen Dome 18:00 (19:00) George 1
TONY! THE BLAIR MUSICAL / PERFECT PITCH

TONY OF ARABIA IN CONCERT
White Rose Theatre | Book & lyrics by Chris Bush, music by Ian McCluskey Perfect Pitch Musicals Ltd
TONY! (Wed/Sun) Making Government Rock: 2007’s award-winning, sell-out A professional cast and live band perform
smash returns. Join Blair, Bush, Brown and the now infamous Tory Barbershop highlights from the most promising new
(‘absolutely five-star’ Times) to relive Tony’s greatest hits and rediscover why there British musicals that have featured in the
still ain’t no party like a Labour party. Perfect Pitch London showcase over the
ARABIA (Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat) Gone but not forgotten: Blair’s back, and he’s last two years. Come and see that the
teaching the world to sing. Thrill as Tony rescues the peace process, unites Europe future of the West End could offer more
and saves the planet. Meanwhile Gordon battles for Britain, Cherie has ambitions than American imports, jukebox shows
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won’t point Middle East...
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Ruthlessly effective. **** EVENING STANDARD

A joy to behold. **** The SCOTSMAN
The best of political satires. **** The HERALD
Hugely funny – surprisingly sensitive. The INDEPENDENT
Preview £5.00
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ONLY THE BRAVE THE JOnAH BOY THE SPITFIRE GRILL

A Thrilling New Musical Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama
Starring Keith Jack (Scotland’s star of To the remote Hebridean islanders the This folksy story of hope and redemption
the BBC’s ‘Any Dream Will Do’) featuring massive rare whalepup found washed is an honest account of an outsider with a
a cast and live orchestra of over 30! up on their shores represents desperate dark past who changes the lives of people
Inspired by true events, and epic love story prayers answered. But for the young in a small backwoods American town
set against the tumultuous backdrop of man with the mind of a Boy it becomes forever. A haunting contemporary score
WWII. A husband and wife separated life and death. with inflections of country and folk.
by war, a young soldier who finds love, A haunting tale by award-winning Soul satisfying... work of theatrical
and a band of brothers, soldiers who Richard Taylor and Jane Buckler,
gave the ultimate sacrifice.
resourcefulness. NY TIMES
based on true events.
www.onlythebrave.co.uk
Darkly amorphous
through-composed treatment
extra shows with stirring ensembles.
8-10 August GUARDIAN
20:45 (22:00) – £15 (£13)
12-13 August
20:45 (22:00) – £12.50 (£10.50)
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19:30 (20:45) George 2 19:30 (22:30) at St Cecilia’s Hall 20:30 (22:00) George 1
GREYFRIARS Kristin Hersh: BROADWAY

TWISTED TALES Paradoxical SWINGS
The Bridewell Theatre Company in association
with City of The Dead Walking Tours presents Undressing Razz Big Band
The magnificent Razz Big Band and guest
The Martians Kristin Hersh
singers treat you to some great swinging
A cadaverous look at some of Edinburgh’s ‘Paradoxical Undressing’ is a live spoken
Broadway tunes. If Michael Buble and
best stories. TOTALLY true. Mostly. word project incorporating film, music and
Michael Ball had to get together, it would
The Highland Quest BBC MacMusical essays, featuring Kristin Hersh reading
probably end up sounding like this.
winning Martians resurrect the history excerpts from her forthcoming memoir,
of Edinburgh with the sole intention of with musical accompaniment.
murdering it all over again. The show tells the story of a girl wrestling
What fantastic performers the Kielty with issues of extreme creativity, mental
illness, pregnancy and life in the music
Brothers are. CAMERON MACKINTOSH
business as founder of seminal American
ON SUNDOWE
indie rock band Throwing Muses.
Brash... silly and stupidly enjoyable. www.paradoxicalundressing.com
MARK FISHER
Ludicrously hilarious scenarios

and songs. the hERALD
photography by tony marsh
Preview £6.00
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Ines Wurth and Fledgling presents 20:30 (22:00) George 1 20:45 (22:45) George 1
The British GIVE ME EXCESS... FASCINATING AIDA

Ambassador’s IN AID OF THE Fascinating Aida
MUSICIANS 25 years ago, Dillie Keane formed

Belly Dancer BENEVOLENT FUND
Fascinating Aida. Now in a rare outing,
Adele Anderson, and Liza Pulman join
By Craig Murray, Musical Theatre at George Square by her for this birthday reunion. Thrill once
arrangement with Chris Grady.org and again as they dust off their vocal chords.
Nadira Murray the University of Edinburgh Laugh as the girls defy time, gravity and
and Alan Hescott
What happens when all available their zippers to waft you on song through
Performed by musicians from this year’s programme the misery of modern life. There’s nothing
Nadira Murray come together and celebrate Musical else like ‘em.
Theatre? We haven’t got a clue!
Join the celebration at this Gala Concert.
JULY 30-AUG 24 www.mbf.org.uk
(No show Aug 11)
1:30 pm
GILDED BALLOON
0131 668 1633
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“Amazing, harrowing, sickening,

uplifting and unexpectedly brilliant”
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SPOTLIGHT ON... STEAM

ELAINE PAIGE IN Danish New Musical Development Centre Uterus
CONVERSATION Steam is a loving musical comedy soul/pop adaptation of William Shakespeare’s

‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’. The story now takes place in New York City in
with SPECIAL the late part of the 50s. Composer/lyricist is award-winning Helle Hansen,
GUEST book by Mads & Thomas Bay Pedersen. Original Idea conceived by
Tim Zimmerman. 2 performances only!
One Night Only
www.uterus.dk
As an actress, recording artist and
producer, Elaine has made a major Soulful update of Shakespeare... the music is so f***ing good!
contribution to the modern musical. FREDERICIA DAGBLAD, DENMARK
Her career has spanned both the
West End and Broadway with sell-out
concerts across the globe. She has
released 20 solo albums and presents
a weekly programme ‘Elaine Paige
on Sunday’ for BBC Radio 2.
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LOUNGE Read Dance & Theatre Company
A new comedy musical, with music/lyrics
THE MUSICAL
West End International, Newpalm Productions THE RIVAL THEATRE COMPANY
and Andy Barnes Productions present from the co-author of the Dick Barton
Adapted from the cult film by
After a MASSIVE ‘Brits on Tour’ summer series. Featuring a multi-talented cast,
Trey Parker, creator of ‘South Park’
holiday, four lads are stuck with each and starring Aura Deva (‘Miss Saigon’,
and ‘Team America’. 1873. Alfred Packer,
other in Malaga Airport. Laugh, cry and ‘Joseph’). Out of work, out of luck:
the only American ever convicted of
cringe as they fool around, fall apart and a Grand Dame of the musical theatre
cannibalism, faces execution. A tale of
discover what friendship really means stage discovers that life isn’t easy as
horse-love, evil trappers, a Cyclops and
in this hilarious comedy. It’s High School a diva on the dole.
other unthinkable horrors; including toe-
Musical with a hangover! tapping tunes! The most terrifying, gut-
Warning wrenching and hilarious musical,
Contains hand gestures and language since ‘The Sound of Music’. Be careful –
you will (hopefully) find offensive. It’s a Man eat Man world out there!
www.departureloungethemusical.com Please Note:
14 Aug
Starts at 20:45 (21:55) and 23:15 (00:25)
31 Jul, 1-4, 6-11, 13, 15-17 Aug
Starts at 23:15 (00:25)
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Daniel Sparrow & Patrick Gracey present
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF Starring

’s own
Scotland
CK,
KEITH fJBABC’s
star o
am
‘Any Dre
Wil l Do ’
A THRILLING NEW MUSICAL

INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS
Music & Lyrics by Matthew Brind,
Book & Lyrics by Stephen Coleman
WITH A CAST & LIVE ORCHESTRA GEORGE SQUARE THEATRE 24 PERFORMANCES ONLY
OF OVER 30! 31 JULY - 25 AUGUST AT 6.15PM | Venue 37 | 0131 662 8740 | www.onlythebrave.co.uk

23:00 (00:15) George 2, George 4 23:20 (00:30) George 2, George 4
And THE DEVIL MAY SHOWSTOPPER!

DRAG YOU UNDER THE IMPROVISED
Desmond O’Connor and Pustra/Vile-een’s
Vaudeville MUSICAL
The Sticking Place | Created by Adam Meggido
Join the Devil himself as famous faces and Dylan Emery
and rising stars from the Edinburgh Fringe
Hilarious, moving and utterly
sing to save their souls in a diabolical
unpredictable – a different musical
Vaudeville spectacular.
every night inspired by audience
A high degree of musical wit suggestions. ‘The Sticking Place’ return
and lyricism. GUARDIAN to Edinburgh following recent success
at The Royal Court and record-breaking
Tom Lehrer with a twist of filth; witty 50-hour Improvathon. With song and
and naughty. Peter Quinn, The Other Side dance from salsa to Sondheim. You call
Superb... original and enjoyable... it - we’ll sing it. Special guests include
legendary theatre maverick Ken Campbell.
O’Connor’s music is very impressive.
Jonathan Gibbs, Time Out (Critics’ Choice) Special and Extra Show Details
Aug 19: additional show 17:00, £6 (£3)
Please Note Aug 20, 21: starts 23:00, £10.50 (£9.00)
Start time for Aug 20-24 is 23:20 Aug 22-24: starts 23:00, £11.50 (£10.00)
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HISTRIONICS FACE IN
Histrionics | James Butler
1702; something’s stirring in the
THE CROWD
KUDOS | Ben Clare and Matthew Dye
coffeehouse. A bawdy, barmy tale told
A face emerges from the crowd.
by a host of unwilling actors, a beautiful
The star of his own show, but just
yet deadly actress and one mother of a
an extra in someone else’s.
ghost; accompanied by the lascivious
pleasing of a lute. A kaleidoscope of characters appear
and disappear before your eyes.
New comedy directed by James Martin
A fast, funny, visual epic on the stresses
Charlton featuring Paul Martin (Sideshow).
of everyday life.
FREE COFFEE for ticket holders kindly
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supplied by Matthew Algie,
Scottish coffee roaster!
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New Cambridge Theatre Company |
Debbie Tucker Green FOR SUNSHINE SOMETHING IN
Three overlooked stories, sandwiched
Platform
THE FRIDGE THAT
between adverts in our papers,
rendered fresh and incisive through
Return to a Technicolor wonderland in the
depths of your memory. The sodium light WANTS TO KILL ME!
of empty motorways and the scream of Dinner for One | Chips Hardy
stark, percussive poetry, witty, tangible
heart rate monitors invade a world where Isabelle Gregson just wants to get on
characters, and incredible ensemble
you have to run to keep up with Daddy’s with her show... and her life. Problem
performance. Innovative and
giant steps; where ghosts wear white is, everyone else wants it their way,
compelling theatre.
sheets, pets are pushed in prams and from dress sizes and addiction, to sex,
www.newcambridgetheatre.com
the Grim Reaper sucks his thumb. performing and... winegums. British
I can getchu a comp... cos you’re Comedy Award-winner Chips Hardy
Victoria Glass [is] wonderful...
family. OLIVIER AWARD-WINNER DEBBIE TUCKER dishes out another dysfunctional comedy.
walking that fine line between
GREEN’S FRINGE-PREMIERE, IN support of Spicy, outrageous but never hard
playing and mourning... [her] to swallow.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
performance dwells in that moment
Full of sharp observations about Contains strong language, multiple
before welling tears spill over.
personalities, partial nudity, original songs
a violent and uncaring world. the scotsman on ‘platform’ perfomer
and bananas.
The Times victoria glass’ previous work www.isabellegregson.com
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THE SHADOW THE DARKLING THE THREE

Feast Theatre | Chris Bennion, inspired by
the original tale by Hans Christian Andersen PLAIN MUSKETEERS
Bloody Lovely Productions | Bea Roberts Faultless and Torrance - Festival Highlights |
What happens when your shadow gets Alys Torrance and Judith Faultless
tired of walking in your footsteps? A Ripping Yarn Gone Rancid! Inspired
by the work of Noël Coward, this riotous Three musketeers, one hero,
A man sits on his balcony in the baking 1940s romp has a darkly comic modern twelve diamonds, Cardinal Richelieu,
heat of the southlands. A candle burns. sensibility. a villainess, and naughty royalty.
In the balcony opposite looms something Two intrepid idiots take you on a
painfully beautiful and his shadow is lost A tragi-comedy that was attentively breakneck romp through Dumas’
forever. Or so he thinks... written, charismatically performed classic tale. With Radio 4’s Faultless
Menacing, lyrical and idiosyncratic, and refreshingly non-clichéd; and Torrance, directed by Owen Lewis.
The Shadow will transport you to anyone who has the chance One for All, and All For One!
a world exploring our most constant, would be greatly rewarded by www.threemusketeers.co.uk
and most mysterious companion. a visit to see it.**** EPIGRAM, BRISTOL
Wonderful silliness taken to
extremes by this most unlikely
of duos. **** CHORTLE
Fine performances – impressive.
the SCOTSMAN
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Underbelly Baby Belly

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MEMORY LOUGH/RAIN DOGS BARKING
photo Manuel Harlan

Real Circumstance with York Theatre Royal in Easy Tiger Productions | Richard Zajdlic
association with Escalator East to Edinburgh |
Declan Feenan and Clara Brennan Neil is laying claim to the home he
Jonathan Lichtenstein Two plays interwoven. By the lake a young
abandoned. His ex girlfriend Alex,
is determined to stop him. Together they
couple realise they might not grow old exhume stale rows, fresh resentments
together. A lyrical exploration of loss and and some of the tenderness they lost.
love. Real Circumstance is an East of
England company that brings together A stunning and uncompromising study
emergent artists to explore new ways of jealousy, passion and emotional
of playmaking. violence from the acclaimed writer of
realcircumstance.com/loughrain BBC’s ‘This Life’ and ‘Clocking Off’.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Grips from start to finish. **** Easy-Tiger-Productions/27793360752
The SCOTSMAN
Director
Terry Hands Impressively understated.
the sTAGE
Designer
Martyn Bainbridge Pick of the day.
Guardian
30 September - 2 November
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ECSTASY LICHENTONGUE MORE OR LESS

Easy Tiger Productions | Irvine Welsh
Lloyd has a transfiguring passion for the
Fluff Productions | Pericles Snowdon
Thora Lichentongue has it all – two
OURSELVES
Imprint Theatre Company | Dick Bonham,
unhappily married Heather. Together they chat-shows, stardom, even her very own from material devised by the company
explore the true nature of house music stalker. But when technology begins Do the people in your house ever feel
and chemical romance. Will their ardour to upstage her comedy, can she keep like strangers? Chloe has tracked down
fizzle and die in the grim backstreets of hold of her humour... and her humanity? long-lost brother Richard. One problem:
Edinburgh, or will it ignite in a blaze of A hilarious, thought-provoking tale of he has no idea who she is. He was found
thousand suns? celebrity in a ruthlessly accelerating on a beach, with no memory of his former
Irvine Welsh’s tale is guaranteed to set world – from this dynamic all female life. Together they must face family ghosts
the heart afflutter and the pulse racing. ensemble. www.fluffproductions.co.uk and an ill-fated visit to the seaside.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ The tide is rising...
Easy-Tiger-Productions/27793360752 Sparky and affecting. www.imprint-theatre.org
EVENING STANDARD
Funny, poignant, genius. the sTAGE

True comic brilliance. HAM&HIGH
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LIFE AT THE TELL ME... LIES JUMPING AND

MOLECULAR LEVEL Sudden Productions | Carole-Anne Le Foll
Meet Abi: she’s been out of control since
OTHER THOUGHTS
Present Attempt Aireborne Theatre | An Aireborne Collaboration
The walls of an urban tower-block her mother died. Even sleeping with her
A lyrical journey through life, its
collapse: three microwaves cook three sister’s boyfriend... surely it’s time she
moments and its mishaps. This exciting
ready-meals. Three men navigate moved out? So why won’t her sister let
collaboration of poetry, music, and theatre
solitary existences between the cosmic her go?
explores the moments in life which make
and domestic, via karaoke and A play written in a new style with a new us believe that anything is possible.
confessions. In this comical live-devised voice, fusing text and physical language
piece, 2007 Total Theatre Award We jump and we might not land.
to create a unique piece of theatre.
nominees discover the magic of www.suddenproductions.co.uk And some other thoughts too.
the mundane. www.airebornetheatre.co.uk
www.presentattempt.co.uk
Wonderfully playful work.
Frequently hilarious; consistently The Scotsman
compelling. THREEWEEKS
Exciting and vital... expect to hear
far more about them in the future.
TOTAL THEATRE
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LITTLE RED THE BIRD &

(A FAIRY TALE) THE BEE: THE BEE
Aireborne Theatre | Adam Z. Robinson Kandinsky | Matt Hartley
Not only do fairy tales hold messages Chloe and Jacob are beautifully in love.
that are sources of morality, they are The first time they meet, they end their
also a telling reflection of the society that lives. The Bee tells Chloe’s story, and is
produces them. Through the exploration written by Royal Exchange Bruntwood
of memory, loss and family life, Little Red Award winner Matt Hartley.
depicts a unique fairy tale. However, www.kandinsky-online.com
as the character’s stories unfold the
magical façade is exposed, revealing On 2005’s ‘Enola’, 2006’s ‘Radio’, and
a desolate family history. 2007’s ‘On Wonderland’:
Not suitable for young children. ***** ThreeWeeks

www.airebornetheatre.co.uk ***** Independent
**** Herald
**** Guardian
**** The Scotsman
4 – 25 Aug at 21.00
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THE SPACE THE TERRIBLE INFANTS

BETWEEN MY HEAD Les Enfants Terribles | Oliver Lansley and Samuel Wyer
AND MY BODY Following last year’s sell-out run and a national tour, Les Enfants Terribles return
with a new, extended version of their multi award-winning show. Roald Dahl meets
Gin in the Tea Theatre Company |
Catie O’Keefe
Tim Burton in these twisted tales that blend puppetry, live music and storytelling
into a magical, theatrical feast. Featuring narration by Dame Judi Dench. Suitable
Witty, tender and thought provoking for big kids and small grown ups. Winner Fringe Report ‘Best Entertainment’ Award.
new writing exploring the paths of seven Winner Argus Angel, Brighton Fringe.
people who collide on an aeroplane. www.lesenfantsterribles.co.uk
In this artificial place between departure
and arrival, bodies, minds and Like giving your inner child an enormous sack of sweets. ***** METRO
boundaries all become blurred. This Jackanory on dodgy mushrooms proves just how good fringe
From Royal Court Young Writer Catie theatre can be. ***** EVENING STANDARD
O’Keefe and Gin in the Tea Theatre
Missing ‘The Terrible Infants’ should be penalised by law... perfect! *****
Company.
HAIRLINE
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Magical... storytelling as it should be. ***** FRINGEREVIEW
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CURE DARK GRUMBLINGS MY

Struck Dumb Theatre BIG WOW in association with Richard Jordan
Productions Ltd GRANDFATHER’S
Suicide is out. Sacrifice is in. But with
everyone hungry for the cure, will the From the award-winning makers of GREAT WAR
Insomnobabble, a new full-on comic Festival Highlights | Alexander Stewart,
dream become a nightmare?
adapted by David Benson
assault that promises to be the bastard
Greed puts loyalties to the test when
offspring of Japanese Horror and ‘On the The World War One diaries of Captain
life-changing research falls into the
Buses’. Very silly, but genuinely a bit scary. Alexander Stewart meet the contemporary
wrong hands.
www.bigwowtheatre.co.uk perspective of his grandson, actor
With comic book stylings and shady- Cameron Stewart. A powerful exploration
as-hell characters, Cure delves into a Shows you what theatre can do...
of the last century through one family’s
macabre underworld where nothing is as comic genius. The STAGE experience. The diaries, as heard on
it seems. Outstanding physical theatre, Radio 4’s Today programme,
www.struckdumb.co.uk with more than a hint of are published by Hodder & Stoughton.
Reeves and Mortimer. Adaptor and director: David Benson.
www.GrandfathersGreatWar.com
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Describes the grim reality of the
Somme with a wry sense of humour
similar to Blackadder. TELEGRAPH
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I SHOT DIRTY DEN A DOG CALLED

Pavel Douglas in association with Natural
Theatre Company | Andy Burden & REDEMPTION
Pavel Douglas Bright Heights Theatre Company |
Matthew Landers
TV star Pavel Douglas really did shoot
Dirty Den. In this funny and poignant ‘Brokeback Mountain’ meets ‘Of Mice
show, he reflects on his performing and Men’ in a dark, moving and funny
life in television, radio, stage and film, drama by the Willy Russell Award winning
conjuring up a dazzling array of ridiculous playwright, Matthew Landers.
scenarios, beautifully observed characters It follows the developing relationship of
and wonderfully evocative memories two very different vagrants.
from his Polish childhood. Is Den really They embark on a journey that brings
dead? Can history be re-written? them closer than either thought possible,
www.andyburden.com offering them hope beyond the pavement.
Wonderful... VENUE Can it last?
www.brightheights.co.uk
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BECAUSE IT’S THERE JOAN RIVERS: A WORK IN PROGRESS

Velocet | Adam Brace
A climber hangs halfway up a
BY A LIFE IN PROGRESS
Martin Witts | Joan Rivers
Siberian rock formation. His name is
A trip into the adventurous psyche of Joan Rivers can feel like a trip down memory
Hal. And he’s screaming.
lane on the Titanic – with one important difference: Rivers is a survivor. In her very
Velocet use innovative physical storytelling personal new show, ‘Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress’ she
and live climbing to inhabit the mind answers her own favorite question – can we talk? Not to worry, the snarky wit
of a man desperately trying to end his and scorching tongue are still around for decoration. If anything, this might be
addiction to danger. the funniest show Rivers has ever put together. But it’s also the most searching
A young company with more dash and revealing. Rivers takes us into areas she’s only skimmed before, and she does
than cash – this is what the fringe it with consummate skill and audacity. A true icon.
www.leicestersquaretheatre.com
should be about. GUARDIAN
**** The SCOTSMAN
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THE RAPE OF WAR OF THE HAPPY SAVAGES

LUCRECE WORLDS More Matter Productions | Ryan Craig
‘Nothing changes. Everything just gets
Thievish Dog | Shakespeare Pip Utton Theatre Co | Jeff Wayne
worse. What’s the point of that?’
A rare opportunity to see Shakespeare’s Jeff Wayne’s iconic musical version of
great narrative poem performed. ‘The War of the Worlds’ performed, with Two couples trample on friends and
permission of Jeff Wayne Music, as a one lovers as they search for happiness.
Olivier nominee Gerard Logan brings
man show by ‘The master of the one man In Fringe First and Peggy Ramsay award
moving emotional intensity to this account
play’ (Guardian), Pip Utton, ‘The Doyen of winner Ryan Craig’s play, their dialogue
of the terrible crime of rape and its
Fringe one man shows’ (Daily Telegraph). crackles with desperation and raw
dreadful consequences.
www.pip-utton.com humour.
Theatre at its purist: a single actor, an
empty stage – and the torment of rapist Utton’s performances are always They burn like bush fire.
and victim spring brilliantly to life. Their masterclasses in acting. the sunday times
experience still resonates. BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE The study of the agony and
ecstasy of youth.
Guardian
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THE BIRD & THE PLEASE DON’T FEED

BEE: THE BIRD THE MODELS
Kandinsky | Al Smith Neapolitan Theatre | Sara Standring
Chloe and Jacob are beautifully in Cat walks, cat fights and a whole lot
love. The first time they meet, they end of fabulous fashion frivolity. Former
their lives. The Bird tells Jacob’s story, international model Sara Standring
and is written by double Sunday Times (seen on the covers Vogue, Marie Claire
Playwriting Award winner Al Smith. and a Times Square billboard) takes you
www.kandinsky-online.com on a hilarious romp through a Tokyo
model apartment. A unique and funny
Beautifully written. ****
insight to this crazy cut throat world.
THE SCOTSMAN ON AL SMITH’S ‘RADIO’
Where a girl’s success is often measured
A little cracker. **** in inches. Love you Mean it!
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Surely a company to watch. A standing ovation. DOMINION POST

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MOTHERLAND CHARLIE VICTOR ROMEO

Live Theatre | Steve Gilroy Scamp Theatre in association with Mercury Colchester & Theatre Royal Bury St. Edmunds |
Collective Unconscious
‘He was a boy. I loaned my son to them to
do a job, I didn’t say you could keep him.’ A unique, riveting and loud live performance, derived entirely from the ‘Black Box’
transcripts of real-life airline emergencies. A fascinating, dramatic insight into
Motherland is a powerful and moving
the tension-filled cockpits of actual flights in distress. Charlie Victor Romeo is a
dramatisation of conversations with
fascinating portrait of the psychology of crisis and a testimony to the ability to live to
wives, girlfriends and mothers of
the last second of life. Who are these people we trust our lives to and what do they
military personnel serving in Iraq and
really do when things go horribly wrong?
Afghanistan. These North East women
share their incredibly moving and hard Intensely engrossing... a brilliant, powerful experience. NEW YORK TIMES
hitting stories with warmth, humour
No show in town can match its sheer intensity or hermetic perfection.
and candour.
TIME OUT NY
**** the independent - Reader Review, Time Magazine Play of the Year.
Doreen elcox, Allotment Holder, US Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Unique Theatrical Experience
Newcastle Upon Tyne and Outstanding Sound Design.
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TAPESTRY OF FEAR WAITING FOR THE SWORD

Casbah Theatre | Iman Sid
THANDIWE – OF MAXIMUM
‘Where no hope is left, is left no fear.’
Embark on a journey of enlightenment A ROMANTIC DAMAGE
and discovery where the ordinary and
the extraordinary collide as two men
COMEDY Adam Riches
Upstairs Downstairs meets Krull in this
black curtain theatre movement |
fight to make sense of the surreal and Lulama Masimini featuring Zandile Msutwana highly original comedy set in the tense
collapsing world around them. It is now varsity holidays and Lulu has dice-rolling world of fantasy board game
Set beyond the realms of reality, ‘Tapestry left Cape Town for home in the small town ‘Caverns & Kings’.
of Fear’ is a comedy about the tragedy of King William’s Town. He is anxiously By the same writer:
of life. awaiting for the arrival of his refined
Could be the most original and
and cosmopolitan girlfriend, Thandiwe.
Frenzied, he morphs into varied personas brilliantly written comedy show
as he decides how best to impress at the Fringe. **** fest
Thandiwe upon her arrival. **** chortle **** the list
Raise your eyes with disbelief

Not only has Lulama Masimini and your hands in applause!
written a witty and sharp script, The SCOTSMAN
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BORDERLINE ESOTERICA MOMMIE &

Culturcated Theatre Company | Rob Benson
‘If nobody gives you a full and complete
ESOTERICA | Eric Walton
In his spell binding one-man show,
THE MINISTER
A Sisters Grimm production, presented by
diagnosis, then nobody has to take the Walton offers a witty and unorthodox Three to a Room | Declan Greene and Ash
blame. Borderline – he could’ve gone exploration of the human psyche, Flanders
either way.’ and other matters metaphysical and MOMMIE KNOWS BEST... It’s been twenty
A provocative and punchy verse-driven arcane. Described by critics as ‘dazzling’ years since Mommie locked her darlings
drama exploring life, love, obsession and ‘astonishing’, Esoterica combines in a basement. Could MURDER be their
and all the pills in between... A ‘One Flew mesmerizing feats of mental trickery and only escape? A gross-out celebration of
Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ for the ecstasy sleight of hand with linguistic derring-do B-film ‘thrillers’: ‘Carrie’ meets ‘Mommie
generation. and philosophical inquiry, to produce a Dearest’ at knifepoint, with telepathic
an evening that entertains, enlightens and powers, gore galore, and the biggest
Contains strong language and adult enthralls. Mother of them all...
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Dazzling! ESOTERICA is a Funny, funny, funny! Go see it!
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THE ABSURDITY JIM ROSE CIRCUS

OF VANILLA Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions in association with W.E.G. and Underbelly Productions
The legendary Jim Rose Circus returns to Edinburgh with Jim’s most shocking offer
2headedpigeon Theatre Company | Clare
Shucksmith ever, directed by New York City madman Randy Weiner (The Donkey Show, The Box).
Sex, lust and social conditioning. Not since Christians were fed to lions has there been a show this sexy, outrageous
Why do Britons like missionary more than and funny. Since Jim last performed in Edinburgh, he has travelled far and wide to
any other sexual position? Would you put together the world’s most exotic collection of talented humans ever assembled
reject a choc-chip sundae in favour of a in an upside down purple cow, from Aurelia Snow the Rembrandt of anal painting,
vanilla scoop with a drooping wafer? to Lilly Labia, the marionettist of womanhood who will make you forget all about
those penis puppet guys.
A high-octane joyride through the
philosophy of sexual liberation. Follow The tickets we sell are good for a seat, but you’ll only use the edge.
four modern anti-heroes on a quest for
self-fulfillment. We all went home satisfied, entertained and suitably appalled to
the depth of our being. NME
Muzzing the line between art and outrage. TIME OUT
Incredible, stupendous... NEW YORK POST
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WANDERLUST LE SCANDAL
The Anonymous Ensemble | Eamonn Farrell Le Scandal | Fletch Productions
and Jessica Weinstein
A burlesque extravaganza packed full of theatrical glamour, vaudeville humour and
The ten foot tall faux-German exquisite tease.
powerhouse, Hilda, will administer your
Now in its eighth year at NYC’s The Cutting Room, owned by ‘Sex and the City’ actor
daily doses of beauty and pain in her
Chris Noth, LE SCANDAL is one of NYC’s hottest celebrity hang-outs, where, among
interactive club event bursting with circus,
others, the likes of Demi Moore, Wesley Snipes, Lou Reed, Ralph Fiennes & Drew
kabaret, a video marionette, a mute
Barrymore can been found indulging their passions for the bizarre and risqué.
violinist and two potable vodka puppets.
Hilda delightfully whips you, the audience, The cast of Le Scandal are NYC’s top variety performers who are known as much for
along from a storybook Bavaria through their astonishing acts as they are for attracting A-list guests. Le Scandal is nothing
an outlandish Eastern Europe to an short of an evening of pure wonderment from across the pond!
apocalyptic, booty shaking Jerusalem. www.lescandal.com
www.tallhilda.com The Rock Star of the NY Burlesque Scene. New York Magazine
The performers entertain, entice, and enrage all the while redefining
what is sexy... one doesn’t wonder why there’s a year–long waiting list
to get a piece of this action. The Village Voice NYC
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SIDESHOW : OBONG –
THE WEIRDEST AKWA-CROSS-RIVER DANCE COMPANY
SHOW ON EARTH SM&EW and MZA
80 minutes of breathtaking non-stop performance as Nigeria’s legendary company
Paul L Martin and Martin Witts
make their Fringe debut with ‘OFUM’ – a sensational blend of 11 traditional dance
The Famous Arts Theatre in Soho’s stories woven together and mixed with contemporary theatrical spectacle to
resident side show. Time out critics showcase the true beauty and power of African traditional dance.
choice week after week. The hangout ‘OBONG’ means King. ‘OFUM’ means Whirlwind and is an acronym of different tribal
for London’s Bohemian outcasts and dances found throughout AKWA-Cross-River State (Nigeria).
theatrical Freaks.
Dances include Ceremonial; Fertility; Courtship; Initiation; Food-gathering; Funeral;
Ronnie Wood, Alex Higgins, Christopher Valour; War; and cautionary tales warning men of the dangers of excesses!
Biggins and Joan Rivers’ favourite venue With traditional swords, puppets, horns to summon ancestors and drums to
comes to Edinburgh. Freak out to the commune with the living.
Bloody Ringmaster and the masterly Don’t miss this exhilarating world-class premiere from the producers of Fringe
sounds of Margaret the Gimp. smash-hit TAO – combining music, folklore and spectacle, with stunning
www.sideshow-london.co.uk choreography, gorgeous costumes – and a timeless heritage.
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CAESAR TWINS STATE OF MATTER

Underbelly Productions & MZA 2FaCeD DaNcE Company | Tamsin Fitzgerald
The extraordinary twin stars of Royal Variety Performance and La Clique are back in 2007’s all male dance smash hit returns.
their own breathtaking, high-octane, cutting-edge acrobatic variety show! (Director: A seamless fusion of break, street and
Markus Pabst). Soldout 2005-2006! contemporary dance. A show that
www.caesar-twins.com unleashes an explosive and relentless
onslaught of athletic, physical and jaw
Awesome... jaw-droppingly impressive... A thrilling, immaculate
dropping movement.
performance. METRO www.2faceddance.co.uk
Dazzling show of physical theatre, acrobatics and variety from the Total wammy of gasp inducing
identical twins who defy belief with their strength and ability. TIMES dance. the hERALD
Visually stunning! EVeNING NEWS It’s sexy, without being explicit.
Astonishing... Acrobatic artistry with more than a twist... High-octane It’s clever without being contrived.
gymnastic stunts... feats that are normally confined to the world of And it’s most definitely a
cartoons. the iNDEPENDENT crowd-pleaser. BROADWAYBABY
Jaw-dislocatingly, mesmerically, super-humanly impressive. the SCOTSMAN
The most visually spectacular show you’ll see this year. the observer
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THE ECHO SKETCHY! WE ALL FALL DOWN

CHAMBER Practical Magic Theatre Company |
Gillian E McLean
en masse theatre | Oliver Birch
1665. The plague is raging and Death is
en masse theatre | Oliver Birch
A hilarious fast-paced sketch show for everywhere. To what frightful lengths will
Do you believe in ghosts? Have you heard kids. Monologues! Sketches! Stand-up! one village go to save themselves?
the true story of the doomed Crawley Crazy comic creations! From the pen of
family? Do you like laughing, jumping out Double Fringe First winners, en masse,
Gillian E. McLean (contributor to BBC’s
of your skin and that chilling feeling that return to the Underbelly vaults with a
‘Karen Dunbar Show’). Suitable for ages
someone, or something, is watching you? darkly comic, musical tale for fearless
4 – 12 years.
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ADAM PAGE SOLO SILENT DISCO – VISUAL GALAXY

Adam Page Solo 433fm.com, The University of Edinburgh and Underbelly Productions
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ASSEMBLY GILDED BALLOON PLEASANCE UNDERBELLY W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M
START FINISH SHOW 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 PAGE GENRE VENUE ROOM
10:00 20:00 Tinei Mashaya • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F13 Exhibition Assembly Hall
10:00 20:00 Zimbabwe Sculpture • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F13 Exhibition
10:00 11:30 The Scotsman Fringe Awards • F5 Theatre Music Hall
10:00 20:00 Otar Imerlishvili • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F13 Exhibition
10:00 11:00 Dr Bunhead’s Crash Test Jelly Babies • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F31 Kids’ George 1
10:00 11:00 MTM:UK Question Time and Awards Showcase • F34 Musicals & Operas George 1
10:00 19:00 A hat, a mic and a talent • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F34 Musicals & Operas George Free
10:30 11:30 Emergency Family • • • • F9 Television Wildman Room
10:30 11:30 ...Pat&Mat! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F19 Kids’ Debating Hall
10:30 11:45 Tutankhamun All Wrapped Up • • F35 Musicals & Operas George 2
10:30 11:15 Misterstourworm And The Kelpie’s Gift • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F35 Musicals & Operas George 2
10:30 11:20 Sex And The Village • • • • F35 Musicals & Operas George 2
10:30 11:15 Faithful • F35 Musicals & Operas George 2
10:30 11:30 An Audience with Channel 4 • • • • C3 Comedy Udderbelly
10:45 12:00 Reasonable Doubt • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F5 Theatre Edinburgh Suite
10:45 11:45 The Echo Chamber • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F50 Kids’ Baby Belly 2
10:45 11:30 Sketchy! • • • • • • • • F50 Kids’ Big Belly
11:00 11:55 George Orwell Is Coming Up For Air • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F5 Theatre Supper Room
11:00 12:00 Ian Billings Out of His Mind • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F19 Kids’ Wee Room
11:00 12:00 Silly Billy Bum Breath Strikes Back • • • • • F19 Kids’ Dining Room
11:00 12:00 The Pipers’ Trail • • • • • • • • • • • • F35 Musicals & Operas George 4
11:00 16:30 Musical Theatre Masterclasses • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F35 Musicals & Operas Alison House
11:30 12:30 Francesca Beard’s Animal Olympics • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F10 Kids’ Drawing Room
11:30 12:30 The Just In Case • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F19 Kids’ Billiard Room
11:30 12:30 The Magic City • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F32 Kids’ King Dome
11:30 12:20 Mrs Wobble the Waitress and Friends • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F32 Kids’ Queen Dome
11:30 12:30 Heartbreak Soup • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F31 Kids’ Above
11:30 12:30 Andrew Clover’s Crazy Kids’ Show • • • F31 Kids’ Cavern
11:30 13:00 Missing Mel • • • • F35 Musicals & Operas George 1
11:30 11:55 Pick n Myths • • • • • • • • F32 Kids’ Below
11:30 12:25 The Gospel of Anton • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F25 Theatre Beyond
11:40 12:30 The Bear Who Paints • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F32 Kids’ Baby Grand
11:40 12:40 Histrionics • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F43 Theatre Baby Belly 1
11:45 12:45 The Man I Cure • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F25 Theatre Hut
11:45 13:00 Faeries • • • • • • • • • • • F35 Musicals & Operas George 1
11:45 12:45 Brand New World • • • • • • • F35 Musicals & Operas George 1
11:45 12:30 Face In the Crowd • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F43 Theatre Iron Belly
11:50 12:50 Greenstick Boy • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F5 Theatre Wildman Room
11:50 13:00 John Hegley - Beyond Our Kennel • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C3 Comedy Pleasance Two
11:50 12:50 stoning mary • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F43 Theatre Big Belly
12:00 13:15 Soweto Gospel Choir in Concert • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F11 Music Music Hall
12:00 13:00 Rule of Three - Sketchual Healing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C3 Comedy Balcony
12:00 12:45 The Guardian At The Gilded Balloon • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C3 Comedy Nightclub
12:00 13:00 The Apple Tree Maiden • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F19 Kids’ Wine Bar
12:00 13:00 Bully • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F17 Theatre The Turret
12:00 13:15 Involution • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F25 Theatre 10 Dome
12:00 12:50 There’s Something in the Fridge that Wants to Kill Me! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F43 Theatre Belly Dancer
12:00 13:00 The Search for Sunshine • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F43 Theatre Baby Belly 3
12:10 12:55 The Shadow • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F43 Theatre Baby Belly 2
12:15 13:15 The Mozart Question • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F10 Kids’ Edinburgh Suite
12:15 14:15 In Conflict • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F5 Theatre Ballroom
12:15 13:25 DIRT • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F17 Theatre Sportsmans
12:15 13:15 Behind The Mirror • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F25 Theatre Beside
12:15 13:15 A History of Scotland (in 60 minutes or less) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F32 Kids’ George 2
12:15 13:15 Bad Dog Variety • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C3 Comedy Delhi Belly
12:20 13:40 Scaramouche Jones • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F5 Theatre Supper Room
12:30 13:30 Love Labours Won • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F17 Theatre Dining Room
12:30 13:25 It Is Rocket Science! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C3 Comedy Wee Room
12:30 13:30 Lie Of The Land • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F26 Theatre Upstairs
12:30 15:40 The Caravan • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F26 Theatre Caravan
12:30 13:30 Jim Bowen - Look At What You Could Have Won • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C3 Comedy Udderbelly
12:30 13:20 The Darkling Plain • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F43 Theatre White Belly
12:40 13:40 The Three Musketeers • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F43 Theatre Belly Button
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12:45 13:55 Weights • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F5 Theatre Drawing Room

12:45 15:30 Cinderella • • • F13 Musicals & Operas Music Hall
12:45 14:30 The Patriot Act • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F17 Theatre Billiard Room
12:45 13:55 Potted Potter - The Unauthorised Harry Experience • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F32 Kids’ Beyond
12:45 13:35 Hand-me-down • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F25 Theatre Attic
12:45 14:05 The Army of Reason • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F25 Theatre Jack Dome
12:45 13:30 The Sun Dragon • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F32 Kids’ Cavern
12:50 13:50 Cloudcuckooland • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F34 Kids’ Above
12:50 14:00 Foreskins Lament • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F25 Theatre Baby Grand
12:55 13:50 Caruso and the Quake • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F25 Theatre Below
12:55 13:55 Domestic Goddi • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C3 Comedy Cellar
13:00 14:30 Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C4 Comedy Debating Hall
13:00 14:00 Lunch with The Hamiltons - Just Desserts! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C3 Comedy Queen Dome
13:00 14:00 Reception • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C4 Comedy Hut
13:00 13:55 Hiawatha • • • • • • • F26 Theatre Pleasance One
13:00 14:15 Saving Tania’s Privates • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F26 Theatre Joker Dome
13:00 14:00 Lough/Rain • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F44 Theatre Iron Belly
13:00 14:20 OBONG AKWA-Cross-River Dance Company • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F49 Dance Phys. Theatre Cow Barn
13:05 14:05 Rich Hall: Fifty-Cent Words • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C4 Comedy Wildman Room
13:05 14:20 Ecstasy • • • • • • • • • • • • • F44 Theatre Baby Belly 1
13:05 14:20 Dogs Barking • • • • • • • • • • • F44 Theatre Baby Belly 1
13:10 14:10 Best of Edinburgh Comedy 2008 - The Showcase Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C4 Comedy Cabaret Bar
13:10 14:20 The Idiot Colony • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F26 Theatre King Dome
13:15 14:15 Beyonce - Stop Punching Robbie! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F17 Theatre Balcony
13:15 14:15 Which To Burn? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F17 Theatre The Turret
13:15 14:30 George M Cohan Tonight! • • • • • • F36 Musicals & Operas George 4
13:15 14:30 Mathilde • • • • F36 Musicals & Operas George 4
13:15 14:15 More Or Less Ourselves • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F44 Theatre Baby Belly 2
13:15 14:15 Life at the Molecular Level • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F44 Theatre Big Belly
13:15 14:00 The Grandees • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C4 Comedy Baby Belly 3
13:15 14:00 The Guru • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C4 Comedy Belly Dancer
13:15 14:15 Lichentongue • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F44 Theatre Belly Laugh
13:20 14:40 Upstart Crows • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F26 Theatre Pleasance Two
13:30 14:40 Married to the Sea • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F6 Theatre Edinburgh Suite
13:30 14:40 The British Ambassador’s Belly Dancer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F17 Theatre Wine Bar
13:30 14:25 Pegabovine: Polite Club • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C4 Comedy Beside
13:30 14:30 The Boy from Centreville • • • • • • • • • F26 Theatre Pleasance One
13:35 14:35 Mark Allen’s Pet Project • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C4 Comedy Delhi Belly
13:40 14:40 Dad’s Money • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F26 Theatre 10 Dome
13:40 14:40 School of Comedy • • • • • • • C5 Comedy Pleasance Two
13:40 14:55 Tell Me...Lies • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F44 Theatre White Belly
13:45 14:45 In a Thousand Pieces • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F17 Theatre Dining Room
13:45 14:45 Table 23 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F17 Theatre Sportsmans
13:45 14:45 Dan March-My Myspace Baby • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C5 Comedy Wee Room
13:45 15:00 Sa-choom • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F36 Musicals & Operas George 1
13:50 14:50 Little Red (a fairy tale) • • • • • • • • • • • • F45 Theatre Belly Button
13:50 14:50 Jumping And Other Thoughts • • • • • • • • • • • • F44 Theatre Belly Button
14:00 15:20 Lies Have Been Told: An Evening with Robert Maxwell • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F6 Theatre Supper Room
14:00 15:30 Simon Callow - A Festival Dickens, Dr Marigold and Mr Chops • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F6 Theatre Music Hall
14:00 15:00 Torn Out Pages • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F18 Theatre Nightclub
14:00 16:20 On The Waterfront • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F27 Theatre Grand
14:00 15:00 Out of Your Knowledge • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F26 Theatre Upstairs
14:00 14:55 Pebbles on the Beach • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F27 Theatre Cavern
14:00 14:55 Nude • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C5 Comedy Attic
14:00 15:15 Hippos in the Shower • • • • • • • • • • • F36 Musicals & Operas George 2
14:05 15:05 By The Way - by Noëlle Renaude • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F27 Theatre Below
14:10 15:30 St Nicholas by Conor McPherson • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F6 Theatre Drawing Room
14:10 15:00 Alpha Males • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C5 Comedy Cellar
14:10 15:20 On The Island Of Aars • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C5 Comedy Above
14:15 15:45 Carl Hiaasen’s Lucky You • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F6 Theatre Assembly Hall
14:15 15:05 Why We Ate Cliff Richard • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C5 Comedy Baby Grand
14:15 15:15 Adams & Rea • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C5 Comedy Hut
14:15 15:15 The Bird & The Bee: The Bee • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F45 Theatre Iron Belly
14:20 15:20 I Can’t Sleep by David O’Doherty • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F10 Kids’ Wildman Room
14:20 15:10 The Space Between My Head And My Body • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F45 Theatre Baby Belly 3
14:20 15:35 The Terrible Infants • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F45 Theatre Udderbelly
14:25 15:30 I Love You, Bro • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F27 Theatre Jack Dome
14:30 15:05 Supper • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F6 Theatre Under Balcony Bar
14:30 15:45 Attack of the Soccer Moms • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C6 Comedy The Turret
14:30 15:30 Dermot McMorrow: 13 Black Cats in the shape of a Magpie • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C6 Comedy Balcony
14:30 15:50 The Gymnast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F27 Theatre Beyond
14:30 15:30 Deborah Frances-White’s How To Get Almost Anyone To... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C6 Comedy Cabaret Bar
14:30 15:25 And On Your Left... Ruth Bratt • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C5 Comedy Joker Dome
14:30 15:30 ...and other stories. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C5 Comedy Belly Dancer
14:30 15:30 Cure • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F45 Theatre Baby Belly 2
14:35 15:35 Yerma By Frederico Garcia Lorca • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F27 Theatre Queen Dome
14:35 15:35 Jollie: John and Ollie Stuck Together • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C6 Comedy Belly Laugh
14:40 15:15 Damned Beautiful • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F31 Dance & Phys. Theatre King Dome
14:40 15:50 Dark Grumblings • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F45 Theatre Big Belly
14:45 16:00 The Butler Did It!? - The Musical • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F21 Musicals & Operas Debating Hall
14:45 15:45 Like A Virgin • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F18 Theatre Billiard Room
14:45 15:45 Zimbani • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C6 Comedy Beside
14:45 15:55 My Grandfather’s Great War • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F45 Theatre Baby Belly 1
14:50 15:50 Summat an’ Nowt • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C6 Comedy Delhi Belly
14:55 16:05 The Tailor of Inverness • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F7 Theatre Edinburgh Suite
15:00 15:50 The Cholmondeleys and The Featherstonehaughs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F9 Dance & Phys. Theatre Ballroom
15:00 16:00 7 Sins • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C6 Comedy Dining Room
15:00 16:00 The Oxford Imps • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C7 Comedy Sportsmans
15:00 16:00 The Americans • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C7 Comedy Wine Bar
15:00 16:00 Tied Up in Knotts • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F18 Theatre Wee Room
15:00 16:00 Potted Pirates • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F34 Kids’ Pleasance Two
15:00 16:00 Borough Market • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F27 Theatre 10 Dome
15:00 16:30 Funny Women Fringe Award • • • • C7 Comedy Ace Dome
15:00 16:00 Big Bruvva-The Musical • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F36 Musicals & Operas George 4
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15:00 16:15 Pericles Redux • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F31 Dance & Phys. Theatre Pleasance One
15:10 16:10 Footlights - Devils • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C7 Comedy Belly Button
15:15 16:15 New Art Club’s Extra Ordinary World • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C7 Comedy Nightclub
15:15 16:30 You Don’t Need to Know That • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C7 Comedy Cavern
15:15 16:15 Not Everything is Significant • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F27 Theatre Upstairs
15:15 16:15 Stefan Golaszewski Speaks About A Girl He Once Loved • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F28 Theatre Attic
15:15 16:20 I Shot Dirty Den • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F46 Theatre White Belly
15:25 16:25 P.I.E • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F28 Theatre Below
15:30 16:30 Lloyd Woolf: Ten Shows I Abandoned • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C7 Comedy Hut
15:30 16:30 Girl and Dean • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C7 Comedy Cellar
15:30 16:30 Will & Greg - A Sketch Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C8 Comedy Baby Grand
15:30 16:40 Russell Kane presents Fakespeare • • • C7 Comedy Ace Dome
15:35 16:35 The Expert at the Card Table • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F7 Theatre Wildman Room
15:35 16:30 A Dog Called Redemption • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F46 Theatre Baby Belly 3
15:40 16:40 David Benson Sings Noel Coward • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F11 Music Supper Room
15:40 16:40 The Last Yak • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F28 Theatre King Dome
15:40 16:40 Flanders and Swann: At The Drop of a Hippopotamus • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F34 Music Cabaret Bar
15:40 16:40 The Fooligan • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F28 Theatre Above
15:40 16:25 Because It’s There • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F46 Theatre Iron Belly
15:45 16:35 This Show Belongs To Lionel Richie No. 1: Sketch Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C8 Comedy Balcony
15:45 17:00 The Straight Man • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F28 Theatre Jack Dome
15:45 16:45 The Gadabouts • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C8 Comedy Joker Dome
15:45 17:00 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change • • • • • • • • • • • • • F36 Musicals & Operas George 2
15:45 17:00 Jet Set Go! -The Cabin Crew Musical • • • • • • • • • • • • F36 Musicals & Operas George 2
15:45 16:55 The Rape of Lucrece • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F46 Theatre Baby Belly 2
15:45 17:30 Joan Rivers: A Work In Progress by a Life In Progress • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F46 Theatre Cow Barn
15:50 16:40 Tea and Cake II: In The Gateau • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C8 Comedy Belly Dancer
15:55 16:45 Krapp’s Last Tape by Samuel Beckett • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F7 Theatre Drawing Room
15:55 17:00 Graffiti Classics • • • • • • • • • F34 Music Queen Dome
15:55 17:05 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change! • • • • • • • • C8 Comedy Queen Dome
15:55 16:55 Jesus: The Guantanamo Years • • • C8 Comedy Belly Laugh
15:55 16:55 Eco-Friendly Jihad • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C8 Comedy Belly Laugh
16:00 17:00 Jarlath Regan - Relax the Cax • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C9 Comedy Billiard Room
16:00 17:00 Hils Barker: Exhibitionist! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C8 Comedy The Turret
16:00 17:00 Rebus McTaggart: CrimeWarrior • • • • • • • • C9 Comedy Queen Dome
16:00 17:00 Isy Suttie: The Suttie Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C9 Comedy Beside
16:00 17:30 Whisky Kisses • • • • • • • • • • • • F37 Musicals & Operas George 1
16:00 17:30 Zanna, Don’t! • • • • • • • • • • • F37 Musicals & Operas George 1
16:00 16:55 State of Matter • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F49 Dance & Phys. Theatre Udderbelly
16:05 17:05 Edward Aczel: Do I Really Have To Communicate With You? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C9 Comedy Delhi Belly
16:15 18:00 Surviving Spike • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F7 Theatre Music Hall
16:15 17:15 Shoppers Without Borders • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F18 Theatre Sportsmans
16:15 17:15 Lynn Ferguson - Heart and Sole • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F18 Theatre Dining Room
16:15 17:15 The Portobello Panto - Somewhere Over The Westway • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F18 Theatre Wine Bar
16:15 17:05 Clarkson & Crouch: Away with the Fairies • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C9 Comedy Wee Room
16:15 17:20 We All Fall Down • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F50 Kids’ Big Belly
16:20 17:30 Black Stuff • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F28 Theatre Pleasance Two
16:20 17:20 Plested And Brown In Health And Stacey • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C9 Comedy 10 Dome
16:20 17:20 War of the Worlds • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F46 Theatre Baby Belly 1
16:25 17:40 Vincent • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F7 Theatre Edinburgh Suite
16:25 17:25 The Pros From Dover • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C9 Comedy Belly Button
16:30 17:30 Clive James in Conversation • • • • • • F7 Theatre Ballroom
16:30 17:30 Hair In The Gate • • • • • • • • F9 Television Edinburgh Suite
16:30 17:40 The Singing Sous’Chefs, Alive Again! • • • • • • C10 Comedy Ballroom
16:30 17:30 The Blank Album • • • • • • • • • F9 Dance & Phys. Theatre Ballroom
16:30 17:20 Lady Garden • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C9 Comedy Nightclub
16:30 17:30 Noah • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F21 Musicals & Operas Debating Hall
16:30 17:30 Paul Merton’s Impro Chums • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C10 Comedy Beyond
16:30 17:30 Mould and Arrowsmith: A Sketch Show in PowerPoint. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C9 Comedy Attic
16:40 17:40 Pluck: The Titanic Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C10 Comedy Pleasance One
16:40 17:50 Happy Savages • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F46 Theatre White Belly
16:45 17:55 Circus Oz - 30th Birthday Bash • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F8 Theatre Assembly Hall
16:45 17:45 Ladies in Waiting: Brownie Re-union • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C10 Comedy Baby Grand
16:45 17:45 Ivan Brackenbury’s Hospital Radio Christmas Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C10 Comedy Upstairs
16:45 17:45 Isabel Fay: Don’t Let a Gift Horse in the House • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C10 Comedy Hut
16:45 17:45 Laurence Clark: Spastic Fantastic! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C10 Comedy Below
16:45 17:35 Pippa Evans and other lonely people • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C10 Comedy Cellar
16:50 17:50 Potency • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F28 Theatre Squash Courts
16:50 17:50 Bridget Christie: The Court of King Charles II The Second • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C11 Comedy Baby Belly 3
16:55 17:55 Who Writes This Crap? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C11 Comedy Iron Belly
17:00 18:00 Joanna Neary’s Magic Hole • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C11 Comedy Drawing Room
17:00 18:10 Paperweight • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F8 Theatre Scott Room
17:00 18:00 One Small Step • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F8 Theatre Wildman Room
17:00 18:10 The Magic Tree • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F7 Theatre Supper Room
17:00 18:20 Nola Rae - Exit Napoleon Pursued by Rabbits • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F8 Theatre Footsbarn’s Big Top
17:00 18:00 Bombay to Beijing by Bicycle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F18 Theatre Balcony
17:00 18:00 Lucy and Des Show Off... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C11 Comedy Above
17:00 18:15 I Caught Crabs in Walberswick • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F29 Theatre Cavern
17:00 18:00 Kerry Godliman-This isn?t what I was expecting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C11 Comedy Joker Dome
17:00 18:25 The Six Wives Of Timothy Leary • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F29 Theatre King Dome
17:10 18:10 Watson & Oliver • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C11 Comedy Beside
17:10 18:20 Nicholas Parsons Happy Hour • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C11 Comedy Cabaret Bar
17:15 18:15 Diet of Worms: Friends of the Puffincat • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C11 Comedy Billiard Room
17:15 18:15 South By South Wales • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C13 Comedy The Turret
17:15 18:30 Funk It Up About Nothin’ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F37 Musicals & Operas George 4
17:15 18:15 Slap, Tickle and Squeak • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C13 Comedy Baby Belly 2
17:15 18:15 The Cheese And Pineapple Club • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C11 Comedy Belly Laugh
17:20 18:20 Philip Escoffey: Six Impossible Things Before Dinner • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C13 Comedy Jack Dome
17:20 18:20 Adam Page Solo • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F50 Music Belly Dancer
17:20 18:20 Zoe Gardner’s Fault • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C13 Comedy Delhi Belly
17:30 18:30 Ha Ha Hamlet • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C13 Comedy Wine Bar
17:30 18:30 Eleanor Tiernan & John F. O’Donnell - Irish American • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C13 Comedy Wee Room
17:30 18:30 Lynn Ferguson - The Plan • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F19 Theatre Dining Room
17:30 18:30 JL Roberts and Nadia Kamil Present • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C13 Comedy Sportsmans
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17:30 18:35 Tony of Arabia / Tony! The Blair Musical F37 Musicals & Operas Queen Dome
17:40 18:40 The Rebel Cell • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F29 Theatre 10 Dome
17:40 18:40 Ed Hamell • • • • • • C13 Comedy Baby Belly 1
17:40 18:40 X-Files Improv with Dean Haglund • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C13 Comedy Baby Belly 1
17:40 18:40 The Bird & The Bee: The Bird • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F47 Theatre Big Belly
17:45 18:30 Soweto Gospel Choir in Concert • F11 Music Music Hall
17:45 18:40 Learn to Play the Ukulele in Under an Hour • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C14 Comedy Nightclub
17:45 18:45 Tommy and the Weeks - Powershow • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C14 Comedy Attic
17:45 18:45 Queen of Wyoming • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F29 Theatre George 2
17:45 19:00 Coming Up For Air • • • • • • • • • • • • • F29 Theatre George 2
17:50 18:50 Correspondence • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F29 Theatre Pleasance Two
17:50 19:00 Caesar Twins • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F49 Dance & Phys. Theatre Udderbelly
18:00 19:00 Roy Walker - Goodbye, Mr Chips • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C15 Comedy Ballroom
18:00 19:00 Arthur Smith’s Public Lecture’ • C14 Comedy Ballroom
18:00 19:00 Gamarjobat - The Western • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C15 Comedy Debating Hall
18:00 19:00 Stephen Grant - Second • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C15 Comedy Upstairs
18:00 19:00 Tom Wriggleswoth: I’m Struggling To See How That’s Helping • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C15 Comedy Below
18:00 19:00 Danny Robins - Dannyfest • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C14 Comedy Baby Grand
18:00 19:30 The Special Reserve Comedy Gala • C15 Comedy Beyond
18:00 19:00 Tim FitzHigham • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C15 Comedy Hut
18:00 19:00 The Aluminum Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F29 Theatre Grand
18:00 19:00 The Umbrella Birds in Gym • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C16 Comedy Cellar
18:00 19:20 The Time Step by Matthew Hurt • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C29 Theatre Beyond
18:00 19:00 Perfect Pitch – In Concert • F37 Musicals & Operas George 1
18:00 19:00 NewsRevue • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C15 Comedy Cow Barn
18:00 19:00 Sammy J in The Forest of Dreams • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C15 Comedy Belly Button
18:05 19:15 Absolution • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F8 Theatre Edinburgh Suite
18:05 19:05 The Oxford Revue: Bonfire of the Ottomans • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C16 Comedy White Belly
18:05 19:05 Terry Saunders – Figure 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C16 Comedy Baby Belly 3
18:10 19:10 Keith Farnan: Cruel and Unusual • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C16 Comedy Iron Belly
18:15 19:15 Yasser • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F8 Theatre Wildman Room
18:15 19:15 Damian Callinan in mmm... they’re small • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C16 Comedy Balcony
18:15 19:05 Alyssa Kyria: Woman of the Year? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C16 Comedy Joker Dome
18:15 19:15 Tim Vine – Punslinger • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C16 Comedy Pleasance One
18:15 19:30 Only The Brave • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F37 Musicals & Operas George 1
18:20 19:20 Chris Neill’s Got A Bun In The Oven • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C16 Comedy Drawing Room
18:20 19:20 Chris Cox: Control Freak • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C16 Comedy Above
18:20 19:20 Idiots of Ants 2008 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C17 Comedy Beside
18:25 19:30 The Meeting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C17 Comedy The Meeting Point
18:30 19:30 Britt Ekland: Britt on Britt • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F8 Theatre Supper Room
18:30 19:30 Liam Mullone: In a Dead Man’s Hat • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C17 Comedy Billiard Room
18:30 19:30 Tea Dance • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F31 Dance & Phys. Theatre Palm Court
18:30 19:25 Please Don’t Feed The Models • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F47 Theatre Baby Belly 2
18:35 19:35 Lloyd Langford: Not A Lover, Not A Fighter • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C17 Comedy Delhi Belly
18:35 19:45 The Liar Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C17 Comedy Belly Laugh
18:40 19:40 Pappy’s Fun Club: Funergy • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C17 Comedy Cabaret Bar
18:40 19:40 The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C17 Comedy Cavern
18:40 19:40 1000 Years of German Humour • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C17 Comedy Belly Dancer
18:45 19:55 Frank Woodley – Possessed • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C18 Comedy Music Hall
18:45 19:45 Tom Allen – A Voyage Round My Mother • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C18 Comedy The Turret
18:45 19:40 Gavin & Gavin – It’s A Long Road That Doesn’t Have A Bend • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C18 Comedy Sportsmans
18:45 19:45 John Ryan – Hurt Until It Laughs • • C18 Comedy Wine Bar
18:45 19:45 John Ryan - Those Young Minds • • C18 Comedy Wine Bar
18:45 19:45 Nick Revell – Sleepless • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C18 Comedy Wee Room
18:45 19:45 Sister Cities • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F18 Theatre Dining Room
18:45 19:45 Phil Kay – Greatest Hits • • • • • • • • • • • • • C18 Comedy Wine Bar
18:45 19:45 Barry Cryer & Ronnie Golden • • • • • • • • • C17 Comedy Wine Bar
18:50 20:00 Balé de Rua • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F10 Dance & Phys. Theatre Assembly Hall
18:50 19:50 Andrew Clover: Dad Rules • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C19 Comedy Jack Dome
18:50 20:10 Itsoseng • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F30 Theatre King Dome
19:00 20:00 Sound & Fury’s ‘Cyranose!’ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C19 Comedy Nightclub
19:00 20:00 Zoe Lyons - Mangled Mantra Of The Messed Up Modern Mind • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C19 Comedy Attic
19:00 20:00 Domestic Godley • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C19 Comedy Queen Dome
19:00 20:00 Matt Green: Grow Up Green • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C19 Comedy 10 Dome
19:00 20:15 The Jonah Boy • • • • • • • • • F37 Musicals & Operas George 4
19:00 20:15 The Spitfire Grill • • • • • • • • • F37 Musicals & Operas George 4
19:00 20:00 Paul Kerensa - iPaul: The Great Playlist Challenge • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C19 Comedy Baby Belly 1
19:05 20:25 Motherland • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F47 Theatre Big Belly
19:10 20:05 Aeneas Faversham Forever • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C19 Comedy Pleasance Two
19:10 20:10 Nick Mohammed Is A Character Comedian • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C20 Comedy Baby Grand
19:15 20:15 AAA Stand-Up • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C20 Comedy Cellar
19:15 20:15 Justin Moorhouse’s Ever Decreasing Social Circle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C20 Comedy Upstairs
19:15 20:15 Steve Williams: The Ultimate Worrier • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C20 Comedy Below
19:15 20:15 Sarah Millican’s Not Nice • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C20 Comedy Hut
19:15 20:15 Maggie Simpson in concert • • F34 Music George 4
19:20 20:20 Carl Donnelly vs. John Robins vs. Predator • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C20 Comedy Baby Belly 3
19:25 20:20 Pete Firman – FlimFlam • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C20 Comedy Belly Button
19:27 20:27 Count Arthur Strong ‘The Man Behind The Smile’ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C21 Comedy Ballroom
19:30 20:45 Clive James In The Evening • • • • • • C21 Comedy The Queen’s Hall
19:30 20:30 Alun Cochrane. Owner of a son. And a shed. Thinks the world is wonky. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C21 Comedy Wildman Room
19:30 21:00 Sinatra-Basie Sessions Revisited • F11 Music The Queen’s Hall
19:30 21:00 Just Like a Woman – Barb Jungr Sings Nina Simone • • F11 Music The Queen’s Hall
19:30 20:30 Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca • • • F10 Dance & Phys. Theatre The Queen’s Hall
19:30 21:30 Footsbarn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F9 Theatre Footsbarn’s Big Top
19:30 21:00 Ambassadors of Swing • F11 Music The Queen’s Hall
19:30 22:30 Comedy Gala 2008 – In Aid Of Waverley Care • C21 Comedy Assembly Hall
19:30 20:30 Andrew Stanley: Some Things That Occurred To Me... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C21 Comedy Balcony
19:30 20:30 Rhona Cameron • • • • • • • C21 Comedy Debating Hall
19:30 20:30 Karen Dunbar • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C23 Comedy Debating Hall
19:30 20:30 Nick Doody – Tour of Doody • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C23 Comedy Beside
19:30 22:30 Kristen Hersh • • • • • • • F38 Musicals & Operas St Cecilia’s Hall
19:30 20:30 Ginger & Black • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C23 Comedy Joker Dome
19:30 20:45 The Greyfriars Twisted Tales • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F38 Musicals & Operas George 2
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19:30 20:30 4 At The Fringe • C20 Comedy Beyond

19:30 20:30 Richard Herring – The Headmaster’s Son • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C23 Comedy White Belly
19:30 20:30 Umbrage Swain & The Magical Diamond of Ramtutiti • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C23 Comedy Iron Belly
19:35 20:35 Hal Cruttenden – Climb Every Molehill • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C23 Comedy Drawing Room
19:40 20:40 Pajama Men Versus Vs. Versus • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C24 Comedy Edinburgh Suite
19:40 20:40 Lucy Porter – The Bare Necessities • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C23 Comedy Pleasance One
19:40 20:40 Alex Horne Wordwatching • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C23 Comedy Above
19:40 20:40 Jerry Sadowitz – Comedian, Magician, Psychopath II • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C24 Comedy Udderbelly
19:40 20:55 Charlie Victor Romeo • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F47 Theatre Cow Barn
19:45 20:50 Tap Olé • • • • • • • • F10 Dance The Queen’s Hall
19:45 20:45 Maeve Higgins – Kitten Brides • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C24 Comedy Billiard Room
19:45 20:45 Waiting For Thandiwe – A romantic comedy • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F47 Theatre Baby Belly 2
19:45 20:45 Tapestry of Fear • • • • • • • • • • F47 Theatre Baby Belly 2
19:50 20:50 Jeff Green: Life Ache • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C24 Comedy Supper Room
19:50 21:20 Secret Agents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F30 Theatre Ace Dome
19:50 20:50 Dan Nightingale: Geronimo • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C24 Comedy Delhi Belly
19:55 20:55 James Dowdeswell – No More Mr Nice Guy • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C24 Comedy Belly Dancer
20:00 22:00 Assembly Gala Press Launch • F5 Theatre Assembly Hall
20:00 21:00 Miles Jupp – Drifting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C25 Comedy Dining Room
20:00 21:00 Wendy Wason – Things I didn’t know I didn’t know • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C26 Comedy The Turret
20:00 21:00 Martha McBrier: A Wee Bit About A Lot Of Things • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C25 Comedy Sportsmans
20:00 21:00 The Hollywood Outlaw Comedy Tour • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C25 Comedy Wine Bar
20:00 22:00 Bill Bailey – Tinselworm • C25 Comedy Playhouse
20:00 20:50 The Balloon Debate • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C24 Comedy Wee Room
20:00 22:00 So You Think You’re Funny? 21st Birthday Gala • C26 Comedy Festival Theatre
20:00 21:00 Rhod Gilbert and the Award-Winning Mince Pie • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C25 Comedy Cabaret Bar
20:00 21:00 Mark Watson: All The Thoughts I’ve Had Since I Was Born • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C25 Comedy Grand
20:00 21:00 Russell Kane: Gaping Flaws • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C26 Comedy Cavern
20:00 21:30 The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit 2008 • C26 Comedy Grand
20:00 21:00 Jason John Whitehead – The Joker • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C25 Comedy Belly Laugh
20:00 23:30 Office Party • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C26 Comedy Appleton Tower
20:10 21:10 The Johnny and Joe Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C26 Comedy Jack Dome
20:15 21:15 Craig Hill Makes Your Whole Week! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C26 Comedy Nightclub
20:15 21:15 Sweet June • • F19 Music Nightclub
20:15 21:15 Paul Tonkinson – My Anti-Midlife Crisis • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C27 Comedy Attic
20:20 21:20 Andrew Maxwell’s Supernatural • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C27 Comedy Beyond
20:20 21:20 Felix Dexter – Not Just Another White Guy Lost In The Shuffle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C27 Comedy Baby Grand
20:20 21:20 Flamenco, Flamenco! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F31 Dance & Phys. Theatre Queen Dome
20:20 21:20 Markus Birdman: Sympathy For The Devil • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C27 Comedy 10 Dome
20:20 21:20 Rob Deering – Boobs 2008 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C27 Comedy Baby Belly 1
20:25 21:25 Nina Conti – Evolution • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C27 Comedy Pleasance Two
20:30 21:30 Sean Lock & Friends At The Fringe • C27 Comedy Music Hall
20:30 21:25 Andrew Bird: This Is Ten Years From Now • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C27 Comedy Below
20:30 21:30 Steve Hall: Vice-Captain Loser • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C28 Comedy Hut
20:30 21:30 Amsterdam Underground Comedy Collective presents Hans Teeuwen • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C27 Comedy King Dome
20:30 21:30 Two Episodes of Mash • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C28 Comedy Cellar
20:30 21:30 Simon Brodkin is Lee Nelson • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C28 Comedy Upstairs
20:30 22:00 Broadway Swings • F38 Musicals & Operas George 1
20:30 22:00 Give Me Excess...in aid of the Musicians Benevolent Fund • F38 Musicals & Operas George 1
20:35 21:35 Richard Sandling - VHS 3: Video Nasty • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C28 Comedy Baby Belly 3
20:35 21:35 Patrick Monahan Time Bandit • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C28 Comedy Belly Button
20:40 21:40 Jason Byrne: Cats Under Mats, Having Chats With Bats • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C28 Comedy Assembly Hall
20:40 21:40 Jon Richardson: Dogmatic • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C29 Comedy Beside
20:40 21:40 The Sword Of Maximum Damage • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F47 Theatre Big Belly
20:45 22:15 The Intelligent Finance Comedy Awards Shows • C29 Comedy Music Hall
20:45 21:45 Neil Delamere: Crème Delamere • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C29 Comedy Wildman Room
20:45 21:45 The Return of the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C29 Comedy Balcony
20:45 22:00 Jimeoin On Ice • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C29 Comedy Debating Hall
20:45 21:45 John Gordillo: Divide & Conga • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C29 Comedy Joker Dome
20:45 22:00 Spotlight On...Elaine Paige in Conversation and special guest • F38 Musicals & Operas George 1
20:45 21:45 Steam • • F38 Musicals & Operas George 1
20:45 22:45 Fascinating Aida • F38 Musicals & Operas George 1
20:50 21:50 The Art of Dating and Dumping • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C29 Comedy Drawing Room
20:50 21:50 Dan Antopolski’s Penetrating Gaze • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C29 Comedy White Belly
20:55 21:55 Brendon Burns In F**K You I’m Brendon F**king Burns (Again) Part IV • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C30 Comedy Ballroom
20:55 21:55 Des Bishop – Tongues • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C30 Comedy Edinburgh Suite
21:00 22:00 Pam Ann – Terror at 41,000 FT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C30 Comedy Music Hall
21:00 21:55 Jonny Woo – International Woman of Mr ‘E’ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F19 Theatre Billiard Room
21:00 22:00 Will Hodgson: Chippenham On My Shoulder • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C31 Comedy Above
21:00 22:00 Michael McIntyre • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C30 Comedy Pleasance One
21:00 22:15 Departure Lounge • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F39 Musicals & Operas George 4
21:00 21:55 Jim Jeffries – Hammered • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C30 Comedy Udderbelly
21:00 21:55 Borderline • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F48 Theatre Iron Belly
21:05 22:05 Michael Fabbri – Dumbing Up • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C31 Comedy Delhi Belly
21:05 22:05 Esoterica • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F48 Theatre Baby Belly 2
21:10 22:10 Kristen Schaal & Kurt Braunohler Double Down Hearts • • • • • • • • • • • • • C31 Comedy Supper Room
21:10 22:10 Mark Olver – Ramble On • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C31 Comedy Belly Dancer
21:15 22:15 Kate Robbins – Songs From The Pool • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F21 Music Wine Bar
21:15 22:15 Fiona O’Loughlin • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C31 Comedy Dining Room
21:15 22:15 Quincy: Single Mum • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C33 Comedy Wee Room
21:15 22:15 Ali Cook – A Touch Of Vegas • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C31 Comedy Sportsmans
21:15 22:15 Simply Fancy • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C33 Comedy The Turret
21:15 22:15 John Pinette – I Say Nay Nay • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C31 Comedy Cow Barn
21:15 22:15 Scott Capurro Goes Deeper • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C33 Comedy Belly Laugh
21:20 22:20 Des Clarke – Desire • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C33 Comedy Cavern
21:20 22:20 Otis Lee Crenshaw • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C33 Comedy Cabaret Bar
21:25 22:40 Miss Sign-On • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F39 Musicals & Operas George 2
21:30 22:30 Greg Fleet – Secrets and Lies • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C33 Comedy Nightclub
21:30 22:30 Dan Atkinson: The Credit Crunch and other Biscuits • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C33 Comedy Attic
21:30 22:30 The Comedy Reserve • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C33 Comedy Jack Dome
21:35 22:35 One Night Stand: An Improvised Musical • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C33 Comedy Queen Dome
21:35 22:35 A Portrait Of Shazia Mirza • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C34 Comedy Baby Grand
21:40 22:40 Stephen K Amos – Find The Funny • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C34 Comedy Beyond
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21:40 22:40 Aliens Ate My Schnitzel! C34 Comedy 10 Dome

21:45 23:00 Omid Djalili – Live 2008 • • • • • • • • C35 Comedy Grand
21:45 22:45 Bernard O’Shea-Do not adjust your mind, reality is at fault • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C34 Comedy Hut
21:45 22:40 Luke Toulson: There Are So Many Things I Can’t Do • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C35 Comedy Cellar
21:45 22:45 Josh Howie – Chosen • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C34 Comedy Below
21:45 22:45 Andrew Lawrence – Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C34 Comedy Upstairs
21:45 22:45 Josie Long All of the Planet’s Wonders (shown in detail) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C34 Comedy Pleasance Two
21:45 22:45 Tim Minchin – Ready For This • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C35 Comedy Grand
21:45 23:15 The Big Value Comedy Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C34 Comedy Baby Belly 1
21:50 23:00 Blues Brothers Banned - Quest for The Cowbell • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F34 Music King Dome
21:50 22:50 Barbershopera • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C35 Comedy Beside
21:50 22:50 Craig Campbell • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C35 Comedy Belly Button
21:50 22:45 America: ‘The Greatest Country In The World’ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C35 Comedy Baby Belly 3
22:00 23:15 Camille: The Dark Angel • • • • • • • • • • F13 Music The Queen’s Hall
22:00 23:00 Matt Kirshen – Keep Smiling, Matt. Just Keep Smiling. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C35 Comedy Wildman Room
22:00 00:00 Dougie MacLean Acoustic Band • F11 Music The Queen’s Hall
22:00 23:15 Misterioso. A Journey into the Silence of Thelonious Monk • • • • F13 Music The Queen’s Hall
22:00 23:00 Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca • • • • • • • F10 Dance & Phys. Theatre The Queen’s Hall
22:00 23:00 Sean Grant and Tiernan Douieb • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C36 Comedy Balcony
22:00 23:00 Clever Peter • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C35 Comedy Joker Dome
22:00 23:10 Mommie & the Minister • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F48 Theatre Big Belly
22:10 23:10 A Drunk Woman Look at The Thistle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F9 Theatre Drawing Room
22:15 23:15 Antonio Forcione & Adriano Adewale • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F13 Music Ballroom
22:15 23:15 Creation Nation – A Live Talk Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C36 Comedy Edinburgh Suite
22:15 23:15 BBC Headroom with Ruby Wax & friends • • C36 Comedy Ballroom
22:15 23:15 Antonio Forcione & Adriano Adewale • • F13 Music Ballroom
22:15 23:15 Grease Lightnin’ Drag Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C36 Comedy Debating Hall
22:15 23:15 The Riot Showgrrrls Club • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F21 Musicals & Operas Billiard Room
22:15 23:45 Edinburgh and Beyond • C36 Comedy Ace Dome
22:15 23:15 Glenn Wool – Goodbye Scars • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C36 Comedy White Belly
22:20 23:20 Ed Byrne: Different Class • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C36 Comedy Assembly Hall
22:20 23:20 John Bishop: Cultural Ambassador • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C37 Comedy Above
22:20 23:20 Tina C. – Tick My Box • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C37 Comedy Udderbelly
22:20 23:15 Barry And Stuart: Part-Time Warlocks • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C36 Comedy Delhi Belly
22:30 23:30 Russell Howard: Dingledodies • • • • • C38 Comedy Music Hall
22:30 23:30 Pot Noodle The Musical • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C38 Comedy Supper Room
22:30 23:30 Sean Lock & Friends At The Fringe • C27 Comedy Music Hall
22:30 23:30 Feasting On Flesh • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C37 Comedy Music Hall
22:30 00:00 So You Think You’re Funny? • • • • • • • • C38 Comedy Wine Bar
22:30 00:00 Best of So You Think You’re Funny? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C37 Comedy Wine Bar
22:30 23:30 Funny. Twice. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C37 Comedy Wee Room
22:30 23:30 Dead Cat Bounce • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C37 Comedy Dining Room
22:30 23:30 Men with Bananas: We Know What You’re Thinking • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C38 Comedy The Turret
22:30 23:25 The Axis of Awesome Comeback Spectacular • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C37 Comedy Sportsmans
22:30 23:30 Louis C.K.: Chewed Up • • C38 Comedy Pleasance One
22:30 23:30 A Life In The Theatre • • • • • • • • • • • • • F31 Theatre Pleasance One
22:30 23:50 Political Animal • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C38 Comedy Belly Laugh
22:30 23:30 Ismo Leikola – Rogue State Finland • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C37 Comedy Baby Belly 2
22:35 23:35 Elizabeth and Raleigh: Late But Live • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C38 Comedy Cow Barn
22:40 23:40 Ian Stone – Where’s the Down? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C39 Comedy Cavern
22:45 00:00 John Wheeler AKA Barley Scotch • C42 Comedy Nightclub
22:45 23:45 Phil Kay • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C39 Comedy Sportsmans & Nightclub
22:45 00:00 Henry Rollins • • • • • • • C39 Comedy Nightclub
22:45 00:05 The Comedy Zone • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C39 Comedy Cabaret Bar
22:45 23:45 Danielle Ward in Glorious Technicolor • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C39 Comedy Attic
22:45 00:05 Cannibal! The Musical • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F39 Musicals & Operas George 1
22:45 23:45 Old Rope In The Courtyard • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C39 Comedy Baby Grand
22:45 23:30 The Absurdity of Vanilla • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F48 Theatre Iron Belly
22:50 23:50 Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F31 Theatre Jack Dome
23:00 00:30 BBC Comedy Presents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C39 Comedy Ace Dome
23:00 01:00 Chortle Student Comedy Award Final • C42 Comedy Ace Dome
23:00 00:00 Real Daniel O’Donnell Show Presents: The Clock Hour • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C42 Comedy Below
23:00 00:00 Slutty Livin’ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C42 Comedy Upstairs
23:00 23:55 Badly Ranted Thoughts Via The Magic Of Song • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C39 Comedy Hut
23:00 23:55 FREEZE! • • • C42 Comedy Queen Dome
23:00 00:15 The Devil May Drag You Under • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F39 Musicals & Operas George 4
23:05 00:05 Beth Becomes Her • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C42 Comedy Baby Belly 3
23:15 00:25 F*ck This Show (You Know You Want To) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C42 Comedy Balcony
23:15 00:15 Reginald D Hunter – No Country for Grown Men • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C43 Comedy Grand
23:15 00:45 Intelligent Finance Comedy Awards Shows • C42 Comedy Grand
23:20 00:30 Showstopper! the improvised musical • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F39 Musicals & Operas George 2
23:30 00:30 Andrew Stanley’s Comedy Mish Mash • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C43 Comedy Billiard Room
23:30 00:30 Stephen K Amos – Weekend Chat Show • • • • • • C43 Comedy Debating Hall
23:30 00:30 The Bad Film Club • • • • • • • • C43 Comedy King Dome
23:30 00:30 Wanderlust • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F48 Theatre Big Belly
23:30 04:00 Silent Disco – Visual Galaxy • • • • • • • • • • F50 Music Appleton Tower
23:35 00:35 Andrew O’Neill’s Totally Spot-On History Of British Industry • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C42 Comedy Delhi Belly
23:45 00:45 Stand-up Stories • • • • • • C43 Comedy Ballroom
23:45 01:00 Jim Rose Circus • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F48 Theatre Udderbelly
23:45 04:00 Sideshow: The Weirdest Show on Earth • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F49 Theatre Belly Laugh
23:45 00:45 Joan Rivers • • • • C43 Comedy White Belly
23:55 00:55 The People versus. Jerry Sadowitz • • • • • • C43 Comedy Cow Barn
23:55 01:15 Le Scandal • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F49 Theatre Baby Belly 1
00:00 01:15 Best of the Fest 2008 • • • • • • • • • • • • • C44 Comedy Music Hall
00:00 01:15 Best of the Fest 2008 • • C44 Comedy Assembly Hall
00:00 01:30 Stand Up For Freedom • • C44 Comedy Assembly Hall
00:00 01:30 Supper Club • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C44 Comedy Supper Room
00:00 01:15 Adam, Jason & Friends • • • • C43 Comedy Assembly Hall
00:00 01:00 Dead Cat Bounce... Late Night Radio • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C44 Comedy Dining Room
00:00 01:00 The Golden Record • • • • C44 Comedy Queen Dome
00:00 04:00 Spank • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C44 Comedy Belly Dancer
00:05 01:05 Simon, Helen, Nick & Pete Call a Conclave and Elect the New Pope • • • • • • • • • • C44 Comedy Iron Belly
00:15 01:25 We Need Answers • • • • • • • • C45 Comedy Queen Dome
00:30 04:30 Carnival des Phénomènes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C45 Comedy Nightclub
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00:30 02:00 Big Jessie’s bag of drag • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C45 Comedy Wine Bar
00:40 03:10 The Late Show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C45 Comedy White Belly
00:45 00:30 After Hours • • • • • • • • • • • C45 Comedy Ace Dome
00:45 02:30 PubStock • • • • C45 Comedy Ace Dome
01:00 05:00 Late ‘n’ Live • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C45 Comedy Debating Hall
VARIOUS Plastic • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F30 Theatre UnderGrand
VARIOUS The Factory • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F30 Theatre UnderGrand
VARIOUS Transient • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F30 Theatre UnderGrand
show index
Bird & The Bee: The Bee, The, F45 Dougie MacLean Acoustic Band, F11 Hils Barker: Exhibitionist!, C8
A Bird & The Bee: The Bird, The, F47 Dr Bunhead’s Crash Test Jelly Babies, F31 Hippos In The Shower, F36
Black Stuff, F28 Histrionics, F43
... And Other Stories, C5
Blank Album, The, F9 Hollywood Outlaw Comedy Tour, The, C25
A Dog Called Redemption, F46
A Drunk Woman Looks At The Thistle, F9
Blues Brothers Banned – Quest For The Cowbell, F34 E
Bombay To Beijing By Bicycle, F18
A Hat, A Mic And A Talent, F34
A History Of Scotland (In 60 Minutes Or Less), F32
Borderline, F48
Echo Chamber, The, F50
Eco-Friendly Jihad, C8
I
Borough Market, F27
A Life In The Theatre, F31 Ecstasy, F44 I Can’t Sleep By David O’Doherty, F10
Boy From Centreville, The, F26
A Portrait Of Shazia Mirza, C34 Ed Byrne: Different Class, C36 I Caught Crabs In Walberswick, F29
Brand New World, F35
AAA Stand-Up, C20 Ed Hamell, C13 I Love You, Bro, F27
Brendon Burns In F**K You I’m Brendon
Absolution, F8 Edinburgh And Beyond, C36 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, F36
F**King Burns (Again) Part IV, C30
Absurdity of Vanilla, The, F48 Edward Aczel: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!, C8
Bridget Christie: The Court Of
Adam Page Solo, F50 Do I Really Have To Communicate With You?, C9 I Shot Dirty Den, F46
King Charles II The Second, C11
Adam, Jason & Friends, C43 Eleanor Tiernan & John F. O’Donnell – Ian Billings Out Of His Mind, F19
British Ambassador’s Belly Dancer, The, F17
Irish American, C13
Adams & Rea, C5 Britt Ekland: Britt On Britt, F8 Ian Stone Where’s The Down?, C39
Elizabeth And Raleigh: Late But Live, C38
Adventures Of Butt Boy And Tigger, F31 Broadway Swings, F38 Idiot Colony, The, F26
Emergency Family, F9
Aeneas Faversham Forever, C19 Bully, F17 Idiots Of Ants 2008, C17
Esoterica, F48
After Hours, C45 Butler Did It!? – The Musical, The, F21 In A Thousand Pieces, F17
Experience – A Parody By Dan And Jeff, F32
Alex Horne Wordwatching, C23 By The Way By Noëlle Renaude, F27 In Conflict, F5
Expert At The Card Table, F7
Ali Cook – A Touch of Vegas, C31 Intelligent Finance Comedy Awards Shows, The, C29
Aliens Ate My Schnitzel!, C34 Intelligent Finance Comedy Awards Shows, The, C42
Alpha Males, C5 C F Involution, F25
Aluminum Show, The, F29 Isabel Fay: Don’t Let A Gift Horse In The House, C10
Caesar Twins, F49
Alun Cochrane. Owner Of A Shed. And A Son. F*ck This Show (You Know You Want To), C42 Ismo Leikola – Rogue State Finland, C37
Thinks The World is Wonky, C21 Camille: The Dark Angel, F13
Face In The Crowd, F43 Isy Suttie: The Suttie Show, C9
Alyssa Kyria: Woman Of The Year?, C16 Cannibal! The Musical, F39
Factory, The, F30 It Is Rocket Science!, C3
Ambassadors of Swing, F11 Caravan, The, F26
Faeries, F35 Itsoseng, F30
America: ‘The Greatest Country In The World’ Carl Donnelly Vs John Robins Vs Predator, C20
Faithful, F35 Ivan Brackenbury’s Hospital Radio Christmas Show, C10
Starring Lewis Schaffer The Greatest American Living Carl Hiaasen’s ‘Lucky You’, F6
Fascinating Aida, F38
In Peckham, C35 Carnival Des Phénomènes, C45
Feasting On Flesh, C37
Americans, The, C7 Caruso And The Quake, F25
Felix Dexter: Not Just Another White Guy J
Amsterdam Underground Comedy Collective Charlie Victor Romeo, F47 Lost In The Shuffle, C27
Presents: Hans Teeuwen/Micha Wertheim, C27 Cheese And Pineapple Club, The, C11 James Dowdeswell – No More Mr Nice Guy, C24
Fiona O’loughlin, C31
An Audience With Channel 4…, C3 Cholmondeleys And The Featherstonehaughs Jarlath Regan - Relax The Cax, C9
Flamenco, Flamenco!, F31
And On Your Left... Ruth Bratt, C5 Present Dancing On Your Grave Featuring Corpse Jason Byrne: Cats Under Mats,
Flanders And Swann:
And The Devil May Drag You Under, F39 De Ballet, The, F9 Having Chats With Bats, C28
At The Drop Of A Hippopotamus, F34
Andrew Bird: This Is Ten Years From Now, C27 Chortle Student Comedy Award Final, C42 Jason John Whitehead – The Joker, C25
Fooligan, The, F28
Andrew Clover: Dad Rules, C19 Chris Cox: Control Freak, C16 Jeff Green: Life Ache, C24
Footlights – Devils, C7
Andrew Clover’s Crazy Kids’ Show, F31 Chris Neill’s Got A Bun In The Oven, C16 Jerry Sadowitz – Comedian Magician, Psychopath II, C24
Footsbarn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, F9
Andrew Lawrence – Don’t Just Do Something, Cinderella, F13 Jesus: The Guantanamo Years, C8
Foreskins Lament, F25
Sit There!, C34 Circus Oz – 30th Birthday Bash, F8 Jet Set Go! The Cabin Crew Musical, F36
4 At The Fringe, C20
Andrew Maxwell’s Supernatural, C27 Clarkson & Crouch: Away With The Fairies, C9 Jim Bowen – Look At What You Could Have Won, C3
4 On Tour, C2
Andrew O’Neill’s Totally Spot on History Clever Peter, C35 Jim Jeffries – Hammered, C30
Francesca Beard’s Animal Olympics, F10
of British Industry, C42 Clive James In Conversation, F7 Jim Rose Circus, F48
Frank Woodley – Possessed, C18
Andrew Stanley: Some Things That Occurred To Me Clive James In The Evening, C21 Jimeoin On Ice, C29
In The Last While That I Thought You Should Know Freeze!, C42
About, C21 Cloudcuckooland, F34 Jl Roberts And Nadia Kamil Present:
Funk It Up About Nothin’, F37
Comedy Gala 2008 – In Aid Of Waverley Care, C21 Wisecrackin’ Mindsqueezin’ Behemoth, C13
Andrew Stanley’s Comedy Mish Mash,C43 Funny Women Fringe Award, C7
Comedy Reserve, The, C33 Joan Rivers, C43
Antonio Forcione & Adriano Adewale, F13 Funny. Twice, C37
Comedy Zone, The, C39 Joan Rivers: A Work In Progress By A Life In Progress, F46
Apple Tree Maiden, The, F19
Army of Reason, The, F25 Coming Up For Air, F29
Correspondence, F29
G Joanna Neary’s Magic Hole, C11
John Bishop: Cultural Ambassador, C37
Art Of Dating And Dumping, The, C29
Count Arthur Strong – The Man Behind The Smile, C21 Gadabouts, The, C8 John Gordillo: Divide & Conga, C29
Arthur Smith’s Public Lecture: ‘The Toilet Role
of ARTURART in the History of Western Craig Campbell, C35 Gamarjobat – The Western, C14 John Hegley - Beyond Our Kennel, C3
Representation’, C14 Craig Hill Makes Your Whole Week!, C26 Gavin & Gavin – It’s A Long Road John Pinette - I Say Nay Nay, C31
Assembly Gala Press Launch, F5 Creation Nation – A Live Talk Show, C36 That Doesn’t Have, A Bend, C18 John Ryan – Hurt Until It Laughs, C18
Attack Of The Soccer Moms, C6 Cure, F45 George M. Cohan Tonight!, F36 John Ryan – Those Young Minds, C18
Axis Of Awesome Comeback Spectacular, The, C37 George Orwell’s ‘Coming Up For Air’, F5 John Wheeler Aka Barley Scotch, C42
Ginger & Black, C23 Jollie: John And Ollie Stuck Together, C6
D Girl And Dean, C7 Jon Richardson: Dogmatic, C29
B Dad’s Money, F26 Give Me Excess...In Aid Of The Musicians Jonah BOY, The, F37
Benevolent Fund, F38 Jonny and Joe Show, The, C26
Bad Dog Variety, C3 Damian Callinan In ‘Mmm… They’re Small!’, C16
Glenn Wool – Goodbye Scars, C36 Jonny Woo – International Woman Of Mr ‘E’, F19
Bad Film Club, The, C43 Damned Beautiful, F31
Golden Record, The, C44 Josh Howie – Chosen, C34
Badly Ranted Thoughts Via The Magic Of Song, C39 Dan Antopolski’s Penetrating Gaze, C29
Gospel Of Anton, The, F25 Josie Long – All Of The Planet’s Wonders
Balé De Rua, F10 Dan Atkinson: The Credit Crunch And Other Biscuits, C33
Graffiti Classics, F34 (Shown In Detail), C34
Balloon Debate, The, C24 Dan March – My Myspace Baby, C5
Grandees, The, C4 Jumping And Other Thoughts, F44
Barbershopera, C35 Dan Nightingale: Geronimo, C24
Grease Lightnin’ Drag Show, C36 Just In Case, The, F19
Barry And Stuart: Part-Time Warlocks, C36 Danielle Ward In Glorious Technicolor, C39
Greenstick Boy, F5 Just Like A Woman – Barb Jungr Sings Nina Simone, F11
Barry Cryer & Ronnie Golden, C17 Danny Robins Dannyfest, C14
Greg Fleet – Secrets And Lies, C33 Justin Moorhouse’s Ever Decreasing Social Circle, C20
BBC Comedy Presents..., C39 Dark Grumblings, F45
Greyfriars Twisted Tales, F38
BBC Headroom With Ruby Wax & Friends, C36 Darkling Plain, The, F43
Guardian At The Gilded Balloon, The, C3
Bear Who Paints, The, F32 David Benson Sings Noël Coward, F11
Guru, The, C4 K
Because It’s There, F46 Dead Cat Bounce, C37
Gymnast, The, F27 Karen Dunbar, C23
Behind The Mirror, F25 Dead Cat Bounce... Late Night Radio, C44
Bernard O’Shea – Do Not Adjust Your Mind, Deborah Frances-White’s ‘How To Get Almost Anyone Kate Robbins – Songs From The Pool, F21
Reality is at Fault, C34
Best Of Edinburgh Comedy 2008 –
To Want To Sleep With You’ – The Advanced Class, C6
Departure Lounge, F39
H Keith Farnan: Cruel And Unusual, C16
Kerry Godliman-This Isn’t What I Was Expecting, C11
The Showcase Show, C4 Dermot Mcmorrow: 13 Black Cats Ha Ha Hamlet!, C13 Krapp’s Last Tape By Samuel Beckett, F7
Best Of So You Think You’re Funny?, C37 In The Shape Of A Magpie, C6 Hair In The Gate, F9 Kristen Schaal & Kurt Braunohler:
Best Of The Fest 2008, C44 Des Bishop – Tongues, C30 Hal Cruttenden – Climb Every Molehill, C23 Double Down Hearts, C31
Beth Becomes Her, C42 Des Clarke: Desire, C33 Hand-Me-Down, F25 Kristin Hersh: Paradoxical Undressing, F38
Beyonce – Stop Punching Robbie!, F17 Diet Of Worms: Friends Of The Puffincat, C11 Happy Savages, F46
Big Bruvva the Musical, F36 Dirt, F17 Heartbreak Soup, F31
Big Jessie’s Bag Of Drag, C45 Dogs Barking, F44 Henry Rollins, C39
Big Value Comedy Show, The, C34 Domestic Goddi, C3 Hiawatha, F26
Bill Bailey – Tinselworm, C25 Domestic Godley, C19
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Russell Kane Presents The Lamentable Tragedie There’s Something In The Fridge
L O Of Yate’s Wine Lodge, C7 That Wants To Kill Me!, F43
Russell Kane: Gaping Flaws, C26 This Show Belongs To Lionel Richie –
Ladies In Waiting Brownie Re-Union, C10 Obong – Akwa-Cross-River Dance Company, F49 No. 1: Sketch Show, C8
Lady Garden, C9 Office Party, C26 Three Musketeers, The, F43
Last Yak, The, F28 Old Rope In The Courtyard, C39 S Tied Up In Knotts, F18
Late ‘N’ Live, C45 Omid Djalili Live 2008, C35 Tim Fitzhigham: The Bard’s Fool, C15
On The Island Of Aars, C5 Sa-Choom, F36
Late Show, The, C45 Tim Minchin – Ready For This, C35
On The Waterfront, F27 Sammy J In The Forest Of Dreams, C15
Laurence Clark: Spastic Fantastic!, C10 Tim Vine: Punslinger, C16
One Night Stand: An Improvised Musical, C33 Sarah Millican’s Not Nice, C20
Le Scandal, F49 Time Step By Matthew Hurt Directed By Linda Marlowe
1000 Years Of German Humour, C17 Saving Tania’s Privates, F26 And Josie Lawrence, The, F29
Learn To Play The Ukulele In Under An Hour
(How George Formby Saved My Life), C14 One Small Step, F8 Scaramouche Jones, F5 Tina C – Tick My Box, C37
Liam Mullone: In A Dead Man’s Hat, C17 Only The Brave, F37 Scotsman Fringe Awards, The, F5 Tinei Mashaya, F13
Liar Show, The, C17 Otar Imerlishvili, F13 Scott Capurro Goes Deeper, C33 Tom Allen – A Voyage Round My Mother, C18
Lichentongue, F44 Otis Lee Crenshaw, C33 Sean Grant And Tiernan Douieb, C36 Tom Wrigglesworth: I’m Struggling To See
Lie Of The Land, F26 Out Of Your Knowledge, F26 Sean Lock & Friends At The Fringe, C27 How That’s Helping, C15
Lies Have Been Told: An Evening With Robert Maxwell, F6 Oxford Imps, The, C7 Search For Sunshine, The, F43 Tommy And The Weeks – Powershow!, C14
Life At The Molecular Level, F44 Oxford Review Bonfire Of The Ottomans, The, C14 Secret Agents, F30 Tony! The Blair Musical/Tony Of Arabia, F37
Like A Virgin, F18 7 Sins, C6 Torn Out Pages, F18
Little Red (A Fairy Tale), F45 Sex And The Village, F35 Transient, F30
Lloyd Langford: Not A Lover, Not A Fighter, C17 P Shadow, The, F43
Shoppers Without Borders, F18
Tutankhamun All Wrapped Up, F35
21st Birthday Comedy Gala –
Lloyd Woolf : Ten Shows I Abandoned, C7
Lough/Rain, F44 P.I.E, F28 Show Presents: The Clock Hour, C42 So You Think You’re Funny?, C26
Louis C.K.Chewed Up, C38 Pajama Men: Versus Vs. Versus, C24 Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, F39 Two Episodes of Mash, C28
Love Labours Won, F17 Pam Ann - Terror At 41,000 Ft., C30 Sideshow : The Weirdest Show On Earth, F49
Paperweight, F8 Silent Disco – Visual Galaxy, F50
Lucy And Des Show Off..., C11
Lucy Porter The Bare Necessities, C23 Pappy’s Fun Club: Funergy, C17 Silly Billy Bum Breath Strikes Back, F19 U
Luke Toulson: There Are So Many Things I Can’t Do, C35 ... Pat&Mat!, F19 Simon Brodkin Is Lee Nelson, C28 Umbrage Swain & The Magical Diamond Of Ramtutiti, C23
Lunch With The Hamiltons - Just Desserts!, C3 Patrick Monahan Time Bandit, C28 Simon Callow – A Festival Dickens, Umbrella Birds In Gym, C16
Patriot Act, The, F17 ‘Dr Marigold And Mr Chops’, ‘The Dwarf’, F6
Lynn Ferguson – Heart And Sole, F18 Upstart Crows, F26
Paul Kerensa – Ipaul: The Great Playlist Challenge, C19 Simon, Helen, Nick & Pete Call
Lynn Ferguson – The Plan, F19
A Conclave And Elect The New Pope, C44
Paul Merton’s Impro Chums, C10
Paul Tonkinson – The Anti Mid-Life Crisis, C27
Simply Fancy, C33
V
M Pebbles On The Beach, F27
Sinatra-Basie Sessions Revisited, F11
Singing Sous’ Chefs, Alive Again!,The, C10 Vincent, F7
Pegabovine: Polite Club, C4
Maeve Higgins – Kitten Brides, C24 Sister Cities, F18
People Versus Jerry Sadowitz, The, C43
Maggie Simpson In Concert, F34 Six Wives Of Timothy Leary, The, F29
Magic City, The, F32
Perfect Pitch In Concert, F37
Sketchy!, F50 W
Pericles Redux, F31
Magic Tree, The, F7 Slap, Tickle And Squeak, C13
Pete Firman – Flimflam, C20 Waiting For Thandiwe – A Romantic Comedy, F47
Man I Cure, The, F25 Slutty Livin’, C42
Phil Kay, C39 Wanderlust, F49
Mark Allen’s Pet Project, C4 So You Think You’re Funny?, C38
Phil Kay – Greatest Hits, C18 War Of The Worlds, F46
Mark Olver – Ramble On, C31 Soledad Barrio And Noche Flamenca, F10
Philip Escoffey: Six Impossible Things Before Dinner, C13 Watson And Oliver, C11
Mark Watson: All The Thoughts I’ve Had Sound & Fury’s ‘Cyranose!’, C19
Pick N Myths, F32 We All Fall Down, F50
Since I Was Born, C25
South By South Wales, C13 We Need Answers, C45
Markus Birdman: Sympathy For The Devil, C27 Pipers’ Trail, The, F35
Soweto Gospel Choir In Concert, F11 Weights, F5
Married To The Sea, F6 Pippa Evans And Other Lonely People, C10
Space Between My Head And My Body, The, F45 Wendy Wason –Things I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know, C26
Martha McBrier: A Wee Bit About A Lot Of Things, C25 Plastic, F30
Spank, C44 Which To Burn?, F17
Mathilde, F36 Please Don’t Feed The Models, F47
Special Reserve Comedy Gala, The, C15 Whisky Kisses, F37
Matt Green: Grow Up Green, C19 Plested And Brown In Health And Stacey, C9
Spitfire Grill, The, F37 Who Writes This Crap?, C11
Matt Kirshen – Keep Smiling, Matt. Just Keep Smiling, C35 Pluck: The Titanic Show, C10
Spotlight On... Why We Ate Cliff Richard, C5
Meeting, The, C17 Political Animal, C38
Elaine Paige In Conversation With Special Guest, F38
Portobello Panto Somewhere Over The Westway, The, F18 Wil Hodgson: Chippenham On My Shoulder, C31
Men With Bananas: We Know What You’re Thinking, C38 St Nicholas By Conor Mcpherson, F6
Pot Noodle – The Musical, C38 Will & Greg – A Sketch Show, C8
Mervyn Stutter’s Pick Of The Fringe, C4 Stand Up For Freedom, C44
Michael Fabbri - Dumbing Up, C31 Potency, F28
Stand-Up Stories, C43
Michael Mcintyre, C30
Miles Jupp – Drifting, C25
Potted Pirates, F34
Potted Potterthe Unauthorised Harry, F32
State Of Matter, F49 X
Steam, F38
Miss Sign-On, F39 Pros From Dover, The, C9 X-Files Improv With Dean Haglund, C13
Stefan Golaszewski Speaks About
Missing Mel, F35 Pubstock, C45 A Girl He Once Loved, F28
Misterioso: A Journey Into The Silence
Of Thelonious Monk, F13
Stephen Grant Second, C15
Stephen K Amos Find The Funny, C34
Y
Misterstourworm And The Kelpie’s Gift, F35 Q Stephen K Amos Weekend Chat Show, C43 Yasser, F8
Mommie & The Minister, F48 Steve Hall: Vice-Captain Loser, C28
Queen Of Wyoming, F29 YERMA By Frederico Garcia Lorca, F27
More Or Less Ourselves, F44 Steve Williams: The Ultimate Worrier, C20
Quincy: Single Mum, C33 You Don’t Need To Know That, C7
Motherland, F47 Stoning Mary, F43
Mould And Arrowsmith: A Sketch Show In Powerpoint, C9 Straight Man, The, F28
Mozart Question – Michael Morpurgo, The, F10
R Summat An’ Nowt, C6 Z
Mrs Wobble The Waitress And Friends, F32 Sun Dragon, The, F32
Zanna, Don’t!, F37
MTM:UK Question Time And Awards Showcase, F34 Rape Of Lucrece, The, F46 Supper, F6
Zimbabwe Sculpture, F13
Musical Theatre Masterclasses, F35 Reasonable Doubt, F5 Supper Club, C44
Zimbani, C6
My Grandfather’s Great War, F45 Rebel Cell, The, F29 Surviving Spike, F7
Zoe Gardner’s Fault, C13
Rebus Mctaggart: Crimewarrior, C9 Sweet June, F21
Zoe Lyons Mangled Mantra Of
N Reception, C4
Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show, The, C17
Sword Of Maximum Damage, The, F47 The Messed Up Modern Mind, C19
Neil Delamere: Crème Delamere, C29

New Art Club’s Extra Ordinary World, C7
Reginald D Hunter – No Country For Grown Men, C43
Return Of The Scottish Falsetto
T
Newsrevue, C15 Sock Puppet Theatre, The, C29
Table 23, F17
Nicholas Parsons Happy Hour, C11 Rhod Gilbert And The Award-Winning Mince Pie, C25
Tailor Of Inverness – Krawiec Z Inverness, The, F7
Nick Doody: Tour Of Doody, C23 Rhona Cameron, C21
Tap Olé, F10
Nick Mohammed Is A Character Comedian, C20 Rich Hall: Fifty-Cent Words, C4
Tapestry Of Fear, F47
Nick Revell – Sleepless, C18 Richard Herring – The Headmaster’s Son, C23
Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit 2008, The, C26
Nina Conti – Evolution, C27 Richard Sandling – VHS 3: Video Nasty, C28
Tea and Cake II: In The Gateau, C8
Noah, F21 Riot Showgrrrls Club, The, F21
Tea Dance, F31
Nola Rae – Exit Napoleon Pursued By Rabbits, F8 Rob Deering – Boobs 2008, C27
Tell Me... Lies, F44
Not Everything Is Significant, F27 Roy Walker – Goodbye, Mr Chips, C15
Terrible Infants, The, F45
Nude, C5 Rule Of Three – Sketchual Healing, C3
Terry Saunders – Figure 8, C16
Russell Howard: Dingledodies, C38
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