Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme 2001

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A - Z Listings: Listing of events by name of performer or company, divided into the eight artform categories below.

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A - Z Index of Companies: Listing by name of the company or performer. A performer's name is usually under the letter of the surname.

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All programme entries have been written by the companies themselves. They have been standardised for ease of reading and a variety of abbreviations and symbols are used throughout.

VENUE INFORMATION: Each Fringe venue has its own number for easy location on the map at the back of the programme.

Some venues run their own box office during the festival and the phone number is written alongside the address.

WEEK PLANNER: Show at a glance which week(s) the company is performing.

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Concessions are given to Students (S), Unemployed (U), Disabled(D), OAP's (O), Children under 16 (Q. Identification will be asked for.

2 FOR 1 OFFER: This symbol indicates that a two for one discount is available for this show on the 5th and 6th August. For more details, see page 3.

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Artistic Stage Productions I Artspeke Youth Theatre I AS220 I: The Asian Heritage Foundation I Assassin Theatre I The Scotsman Assembly 15,17,54,87,88,1 Asylum Theatre Company ' Atomic Theatre ‘ Aurora/WCSU from the USA 1 Awakening B Bablake At Diverse Attractions Baby Wants Candy Bag It Up! Bare and Ragged Theatre ' Barking Mad ‘ BBC New Comedy Awards Grand Final BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 - Live Line Up 54,!

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio Scotland The BBC Stand Up Show BBC Stand Up Show Alive Beano the Clown Beg, Borrow and Steal ' Belarus National Student Theatre ‘ On the Balcony The Bellevue Gallery I! Benet Catty presents Elton and ' Mamet in Hollywood David Benson < The Berts & Stans Theatre Company Beset Theatre Company ‘ Danny Bhoy Big and Daft Big Cheese Big Word Performance Poetry Bill's Theatre Company ' Bilton Youth Action Theatre Group 1 BirthWrite Theatre Black Hart Storytellers < Susan Black !

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La Bottine Souriante 55 Boulder Players 91 Boundless Theatre Company 8 Bette Bourne 91 Brian Appleton: Let's Look at Sound 20 Bright Choice Productions 91 Brighton Theatre Events 91 Bristol Experimental Theatre 92 Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 92 British Russian Theatre Project 20,48,92 Broads with Swords 92 Browne Barnes Productions 92 Rosie Brown 56 Brunton Theatre Company 92 Brute Culture 92 Peter Buckley Hill 20 Burklyn Youth Ballet 48 Jason Byrne 21 Jim Byrnes 56

By Royal Disappointment 21 CC 8,49,56,92,130 Cackophonics Productions 21 Cadenza Choir 56 Caledonian Brewery 56 Caledonian Folk Blues at the Guildford 56 California Travel Troupe of San Francisco 21 Cambridge Footlights 21 The Cambridge Mummers 92 Cambridge University ADC 92 The Cambridge University 93 Theatre Company Rhona Cameron 21 Canal Cafe Theatre 22 Pat Candaras 22 Candlish Hall, St George's West Church 130 Canongate Kirk 56,57 Capacitor 49 Caramba 57 Carnegie Mellon University and 93 Queen Margaret University College Carpe Diem Productions 75 Cartoon Theatre 9 Castaway Players 93 Jo Caulfield 22 The Changeling 93 Charterhouse 93 Chhi Yoga and Meditation Centre 80 Childrens Theatre of Maine 93 Margaret Cho 22 Chris Addison 22 - Port Out, Starboard Home Church Hill Theatre 130 Church of Julius Caesar 22 Cia Linhas Aereas/Cultura Inglesa 49 Cirque Surreal 49 City Art Centre 131 City of London Freemen's School 93 Clarsach (Scottish Harp) Society 57 Classical Teen Scene & the 57 Southern Area Choir Andrew Clover 22 Clowns Anonymous 22 Collective Gallery 131 College of Fine Arts, 49,57,93,130 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Collins Maconie and Quantick 23 Columbia University 23 Comedy Cinema Classics 23 Comedy Dairy 23 The Comedy Zone 23 COMINGsoon 75 Company Gavin Robertson 93 Company ofTen 93 Concrete Butterfly 131 Context 93 Coverly Set 93 Craven Image Theatre 93,94 Crazy Ladies 25 Otis Lee Crenshaw 25 Critical Stage Company 94 CrossFire Theatre Company 94 The Crow Road Band 58 Crumpet Theatre Company 94 Sean Cullen 25 Cutumba - Cuba 49 Cyderdelic 25 Cygnet Theatre 75,80 D Daffodil-Twist The Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award Final 2001

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Dan Antopolski - Antopolski 2000 Dance Base with the Fringe on Top 9,80,1 Dance India Scotland Dancing Eggs Productions Danish Cultural Institute I. Dauntsey's School David Paul Jones/DPJ Ensemble: Something There The David Young Gallery at I Marie Curie House Dazzle Contemporary Jewellery I! Exhibition Deadpan Pizza Debacle Theatre Company De Dannan Demarco Rocket Productions 50,58,75,95,' DiDo Productions Kate Dimbleby Direct from the Donkey Show Discovery Dance !

Distilled Spirits Theatre Divas 2 Diverse Attractions 96,' Dizzie Lizzie & Friends (Puppets) Dodo Modern Poets ' Dolphin Theatre Doreen Double Edge Drama 26,97,' DoubleTake Productions Claire Dowie Downe Right Bonkers Barry Hall...Dr Basil Hallmead Dr Bunhead's Science Education Drummond Street Company ' Mike Dugan Dundee Schools Music Theatre Dyball and Kerr E Eastleigh Borough Youth Theatre Echoes of Egypt Edinburgh and Beyond FHM Comedy Tour 2001 Edinburgh College of Art Wee Red Review Edinburgh Festival Voluntary Guides Association Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group Edinburgh People's Theatre Edinburgh Printmakers Edinburgh Renaissance Band Edinburgh Theatre Arts Edinburgh University Theatre Company Edinburgh Zoo Edith Simon Gallery Edward's Theatre Company Ego & Out Simon Elbaz-Matrouz Em Companhia de Estranhos/ Cultura Inglesa Endurance Theatre Equity The Errollyn Wallen Company Ex Animae Exit Theatre Eyebrow Productions Eye of the Storm

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102 The Gordon Craig Youth Theatre Gordonstoun School 10,51,103 Granary Productions 103 Grendel Productions Gresham's Youth Theatre Greyfriars Kirk Promotions Grid Iron 103

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K Kaoruco Kaos Theatre Karter-Y Productions KCS Theatre Company Dillie Keane Ken Campbell Presents Kickshaw Theatre Company Kiki and Herb Kirk and Messingham with Lucinda Raikes Kit and the Widow Kitsch!

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St Giles' Cathedral 69,82,83 Richard Thompson St Mark’s in Castle Terrace 70,78,83,120 Three Fat Ladies:A Murder Mystery St Mary's Cathedral 70 Tommy Tiernan St Mary's School, Caine 120 Tightfisted Productions St Michael & All Saints Church 70 Tiny Dynamite & The Bull Theatre St Patrick's Community 83 TLD Salsa Celtica 70 Tomfoolery Productions Sam & Cy 42 Traquair Fair Scarborough Project: 120 Traverse Theatre 12!

The University of Hull Tremor Cordis The Scared Weird Little Guys 42 Trestle Theatre Company Scotch Malt Whisky Society 70,130 Trev and Simon Scotland in Love / Story & Harp 70 Tribeni Cultural Centre - Nepal Scottish Literary Tour Company Ltd. 120 Tripod Theatre Company Scottish National Gallery of 135 Tristan Baker Productions Modern Art Tristram Shandy Scottish National Portrait Gallery 136 Twilight Theatre Company Scottish Poetry Library 83 Two Friends Productions Scottish Sinfonia 71 Two Tonne Budgie Productions Inc. Screaming Blue Murder Comedy 42 Segovia Trio U Ubersausage Set Apart (International) Union Theatre Shakti Urbanway Productions Shams Clown Theatre Sheehan Productions V Valvona & Crolla 7!

Shifting Tides Theatre Project Johnny Vegas Shoko Ito Venue 13 13,53,7!

Short and Girlie Theatre Company 7 Vertical Records Short Back & Sides The Village Silver Arrow Sinead Rushe and Jenny Boot W WakkaWakka Singapore Repertory Theatre Young Company Walkie-Talkie In Association with SITCOM 120 Leicester University Theatre (South Island Theatre Company) Warhorse Productions Skullduggery Theatre Company 121 Warwick University Drama Society Slaughterhouse Lounge 43 Watch-lt Productions Slung Low Theatre Company 79 Suki Webster The Amazing Mr. Smith 43 Weekend in Rio Smithsense 121 Wee Stories Theatre for Children Smurf Productions 121 The Weird Sisters SMuTS (Sussex Musical Theatre Society) 43 Wells Cathedral Junior School S.N.U.G. 79 We're Not Named Yet! S of A Productions 12,79,121 West End Craft and Design Fair Soundworks 83 West 10 Productions Gordon Southern 43 Whistlebinkies Southern Light Drama 121 White Rabbit Cowboys 47,12i So You Think You're Funny 43 Dawn Whitwell Spasm 43 Wicked Theatre Spencer Brown 43 Willdoo Theatre The World of Spencer Brown Mike Wilmot The Famous Spiegeltent 71,72 Ray Wilson Spindle Theatre 121 Wisepart Productions I; Spymonkey 44 Wonderland Productions Stage 84 79 Wood & Hides Stage By Stage Edinburgh Academy 79,122 Workhorse Productions Stand-by Productions 122 The Stand Comedy Club I 44 The Stand Comedy Club II 13,44,45 Y Year Out Drama Company Y Gallery The Stand Up Show 45 Stanford University Department 122 Z Z Theatre Company of Drama

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Aug 18-27 12.45 (1.30) Free (non-ticketed) Suitable for ages 3+

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SHALAMAZOO - AN INTERACTIVE CHILDRENS MUSICAL An engaging, timeless tale full of fun, songs and laughter.Take a trip to an enchanted land, help build a beautiful castle, learn new songs and dances. Fun for the whole family. Don't miss it.

Aug 6-19 11.00 (11.25) £4.50 (£3.50) Suitable for ages 4+

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THE LITTLE PRINCE Antoine de Saint-Exupery's classic children's meditation on solitude, beauty and the meaning of friendship is bought magically to life through Bare and Ragged's innovative ensemble style.

Enchanting entertainment that will delight adults and children alike.

Aug 13-18 13.00 (14.00) £5.00 (£3.00) Suitable for ages 5-12

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LES REVES (THE DREAMS) With a binful of props and a custard pie, watch Beano create a carnival, a piano, and even Napoleon! This delightful morning of classic clowning is a silent feast of fun for all ages and languages.

Aug I -26 (not 12) 10.50 (11.45) £5.50 (£4.50) (£3.50 C) Suitable for ages 5+ ^

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NOT NOW, BERNARD 'There's a Monster in the garden' said Bernard.

'Not now, Bernard' said his parents... From the creator of Mr Benn and Elmer j the Patchwork Elephant, a fun, physical and fantastical tale of what happens , when parents don't listen to their children!

Aug I -26 (not 12) 12.30 (13.00) £5.50 (£4.50) (£3.50 C) Suitable for ages 4+ ^

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THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA Hans Christian Andersen's enchanting fairytale brought magically to life in this delightful new adaptation for children and adults of all ages. 'Thrilling' Evening Standard. 'Had the audience transfixed' j Scotsman. 'Go see it en masse' Daily Express.

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THE LITTLE PRINCE Live action, interactive video and music bring to life this charming moral tale of love and loss.

Aug 7, 9, I 1, 14, 16, 18 10.00 (10.50) £4.00 (£3.50) ROBIN HOOD Maid Marian is 675 years old. Doesn't look a day over 500.

Travel with her back to the goode olde days and relive the adventures that made her husband famous.

Aug 6,8, 10, 13, 15, 17 10.00 (10.50) £4.00 (£3.50)

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22 - 26 August 8.00pm (9pm on 25th August)

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OUR LITTLE 'LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS' Fame, fortune, success - we want it all, but at what price? This satirical musical explores our yearning for the good life through a florist and his man-eating plant. A play for ? all the family.

Aug 20-24 16.30 (18.00) £3.00 (£2.00) Suitable for ages 7+ :

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THE COMIC When a cartoonist misses a deadline, his three characters face being stuck in the past forever! Fast and furious live performance and amazing computer animation combine in this unique show. For anyone who's ever read a comic.

Aug 1-18 (not 12) 12.35 (13.35) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Suitable for ages 5+ ^

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TALES OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS A morning-time treat performed by award-winning young company.The Arabian nights retold using original music, mime, masks and plenty of action. Let Scheherazade lead you towards your lunch as she entertains King Shahryar.

Aug 6-11 12.35 (13.35) £4.50 (£3.50) Suitable for all ages

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KIDS DANCE CLASSES - AFRICAN South African Gumboot: make lots of noise with your feet, voice and hands! Fun or what?

Aug 9-12 14.00 (16.00) £2.50 Suitable for ages 8-12 KIDS DANCE CLASSES - FUNKY Make like popstars: funky moves for kids, www.dancebase.co.uk Aug 14-18,20-21 11.00 (13.00) £2.50 Suitable for ages 8-12 OLDER KIDS - CAPOEIRA AND HIP HOP DANCE WORKSHOP Hip Hop and capoeira feature in Tekken and some very cool computer games: now do it for real! www.dancebase.co.uk Aug 6-8 14.00 (16.00) £2.50 Suitable for ages 12-16 ^

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THREE LITTLE PIGS AND THE UGLY DUCKLING Traditional Puppet Favourites - join Ugly in his search for happiness and help the Oinks sort out Mr Wolf-it-Down.You'll squeal with delight. 'Perfectly pitched at its pre-school target audience' Scotsman.

Aug 6-11,14-18 10.30 (11.20) £4.00 Suitable for ages 3-7

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AVERY HAIRY BUS RIDE! One terrified teacher,four screaming school children and three greedy grizzlies ensure that this fun filled production is as palatable as Papa Bear's porridge and as bouncy as Baby Bear's bed.

Aug 21 -27 (not Sun) 11.00 (11.45) £5.00 (£3.00) Suitable for ages 3-9

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DR BUNHEAD VS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST BOGEY MrWippy's giant poo, exploding hot-water bottles and more spectacular science madness from the BBC Science presenter. Fringe 2000 sell-out. 'Brilliant Show' Scotsman, ***** Sunday Herald. 'Most amazing' Stage. Suitable for everybody (except the nervous).

Aug 18-26 11.00 (noon) £6.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 4+

oo@©o Venue 99 - Greyfriars Kirk Yard - Main Gates, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row Tickets 557 1000

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GREYFRIARS BOBBY The newest walking adventure from Frantic Redhead Productions. Follow along as we recount the true story of the loyal Skye Terrier who slept on his master's grave. A late morning outing for dog lovers of all ages.

Aug 6-27 (not Suns) 11.00 (noon) £6.00 (£5.00) Suitable for ages 6+ ^

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FREE WORKSHOPS AT DANCE BASE A great series of free workshops presented by Fringe companies including National Youth Music Theatre, Awakenings and Kaoruco. Further details available from the Fringe Box Office.

Booking advisable.

Aug 6-17 times vary Free (ticketed)

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CIRCOTEATRO UDI GRUDI - O CANO Herald Angel Award winners from Fringe 2000, Udi Grudi are three clowns specialising in musical metamorphosis; drainpipes become an organ, tiles become a xylophone and a barrel plays a samba! 'Magically inventive Brazilian circus' Scotsman.

Aug 3-13 13.30 (14.30) £6.00 (£4.00) Suitable for all ages ^

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THE HAPPY PRINCE R U aged 7-1 I years? Be a fabulous Fringe performer.

Come and take part in our play based on The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde.

Dress up and have fun acting and singing, or just watch.

Aug 20-25 10.00 (11.45) £5.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 7-11

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CHIPOLATAS IN GROOVY NOT GRAVY Multi-skilled sophistication to reckless fun, in this legendary children's show.They produce a fast moving interactive performance, featuring rip-roaring energy, loony tunes, sparkling circus skills, stories, songs & riotous routines. A show for children of all ages!

Aug 6-12 12.30 (13.30) £6.00 (£5.00) THE HAPPY GANG'S SINGALONG SALOON! The Happy Gang's new musical spectacular is a rootin' tootin' hoe-down in the singalong Saloon packed with songs, fun and cool characters! The Happy Gang was the biggest selling children’s attraction at Fringe 2000 - book early!

Aug 7-13,17,24-25 14.00 (15.00) £6.00 (£4.50 Nurseries and Playgroups)

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WHEN THE ROBBERS CAME TO CARDAMOM TOWN After its sell-out run in Norway, this delightfully loveable children's musical, with talking camels, tap dancing ponies and angry Aunt Sophia, comes to life in English for the very first time at the Fringe Festival.

Aug 10-18 10.00 (noon) £6.50 (£5.50) Suitable for ages 4+

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SAVE OUR THEATRE The Palace Theatre is to be shut down - but where will the fantastic creatures who live there go? Meet Pits,Tabs and Flyfloor (among others) in this fun, family play that shows how a theatre works.

Aug 13-17 10.00 (10.45) £4.50 (£3.00) Suitable for ages 7-14

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oo©oo Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155

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FIVE GOTO EDINBURGH! Julian, Dick, Ann, George and Timmy are back!

Secret passages, a missing scientist, the Loch Ness Monster, tomato and lettuce sandwiches and lashings of Ginger Beer. And it's all free! 'Hurrah and double hurrah!'

Aug 13-18 noon (12.30) Free (non-ticketed)

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WHYTHE OSTRICH HAS A LONG NECK Why does the ostrich have such a long neck? With the help of animal friends, Mama Africa tells a magical story. With music and dances from another world, help discover how Croc is involved. Join in this colourful African tale.

Aug 5-27 15.00 (16.00) £2.50 (£2.00) Family (4) £7.50 Suitable for ages 3+

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Venue 39 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, 80 High Street,The Royal Mile Tickets 226 0000

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TOTAL BISCUIT: MARBLES 10 years old and all you want is a good night’s sleep, how do you manage, with nightmares, bogey men and monsters under the bed.Why not come and see. Happy ending guaranteed!

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THE THIRTEEN CLOCKS Start 13 frozen clocks, find 1000 jewels to win the hand of Princess Saralinda.As Xinqu swashbuckles his way through this tale, the warp and woof of words create a cradle for the imagination... tick, tock!

Aug 3-27 (not Weds) 10.40 (11.50) £6.00 (£5.00) Suitable for ages 5+

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Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550

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TEDDY BEAR.TEDDY BEAR, COME TO TEA! Polly's puppets are having a surprise tea party for their favourite, furry friend, Bruno Bear. Join in the party fun and sing along with Bruno's favourite rhymes.Your teddy is invited too!

Aug 1-3,6,8-10 11.45 (12.30) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 4-5,11-12 11.45 (12.30) £5.50 (£4.50) Suitable for ages 2-7

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oo©oo Venue 125 - St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace Tickets 226 0000

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CINDERELLA the much loved fairytale retold by traditional glove puppet theatre for the very young. Highly visual, stunning puppets. Child-friendly venue, 5 minutes from Princes Street. Birthday and school parties welcome.

Under 2s Free. Best Fringe for tinies.

Aug 6-18 (not 12) 10.30 (11.30) £5.00 (under 2s Free) Suitable for ages 2-6

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THE BFG If you're Big Friendly and preferably a Giant (small, friendly people also welcome), you'll love Youth Arts production of this cartoon classic by Roald Dahl converted to the stage for laughs. A Big Friendly extravaGanza.

Aug 14-25 14.00 (15.00) £6.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 5-13 WATER BABIES by Charles Kingsley is a monument to timeless children's novels and a visual adaptation is something very special. If you don't mind getting your feet wet take a ride on this aquatic adventure.

Aug 14-25 10.00 (11.00) £6.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 4-13

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12.20pm - 1.50pm Daily performances

Hill Street Theatre Box Office: 0131 226 6522 (available from / Fringe Box Office: 0131 226 0000 For further information, please phone 079 3288 4578

Venue 30 - Netherbow Theatre, 43 High Street Tickets 556 9579

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NETHERBOW FOR KIDS Enjoy an exuberant season of childrens classics from Scotland's top performers. Intimate theatre and child-friendly environment in the heart of the Fringe on the Royal Mile next door to John Knox House.

Scotland's national storytelling centre.

GREYFRIARS BOBBY The life of everyone's favourite wee dog in a new version of Kenspeckle Puppets' hit family show. Scenes, sounds, music, original songs and a spectacular puppet cast evoke a vivid picture of times past in Edinburgh.

Aug 4-18 (not 5) 14.00 (15.00) £4.00 (£3.00) Suitable for ages 4-9

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MAGIC BOB'S MID-MORNING MAGIC SHOW Fast moving fun from the Fringe's 'most enduring entertainer' List. New tricks blend with comedy routines and audience participation to create 'an hour that flies by like magic' Independent.

Aug 4-18 (not 5) I 1.00 (noon) £5.00 (£3.50) Suitable for ages 4+ TOM THUMB The story of a very small boy living in a very big world. Follow the adventures of our tiny hero with Shona Reppe puppets. Music, storytelling and visual delight make theatre full of zest and zany humour.

Aug 4-18 (not 5) 12.30 (13.20) £4.00 (£3.00) Suitable for ages 4-9

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THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ Dorothy, Scarecrow,Tinman, the Wizard and of course Lion! Puppet magic with lanTurbitt and Jo Martin in this unbeatable new adaptation of L. Frank Baum's original masterpiece of storytelling.

Aug 4-18 (not 5) 15.30 (16.30) £5.00 (£3.50) Suitable for ages 5-10

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THE LAND OF NO COLOUR Oscars presents the land of Cascadia filled with larger than life fairies, slug choruses, three-headed spiders and... oh yes, an evil witch. Magic, music and mayhem lead Bertie onwards restoring colour to the world.

Aug 13-18 13.45 (15.15) £5.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 7-11

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VINTAGE THEATRE COMPANY The Vintage Theatre Group's interactive programme for children brings the joy and love of Jesus through drama, dance and comedy.

Aug 6-7 11.00 (noon) £3.50 (£2.50 C) Suitable for ages under 12 stroll thro wood..

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LINDA BANDELIER Singer, songwriter, storyteller, minister. Linda combines these talents to produce a children's event for those who are 'young at heart'.

Start your week here with Linda Bandelier.

Aug 6,10 10.00 (11.00) £3.50 (£2.50 C) Suitable for ages Under 12

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Ill ST CUTHBERT’S PARISH CURCH continued ROLLIETHE CLOWN You'll be rolling in the aisles! Rollie Bain raises the roof with laughter wherever he performs around the world. He masterfully combines his ministry and clowning to produce a spectacular show.

Aug 7-9 10.00 (11.00) £3.50 (£2.50 C) Suitable for ages Under 12 AUDREY PARKS God has given us a world full of stories. Come and hear tales from around the world and be 'spellbound' by Audrey.

Aug 8 I 1.00 (noon) £3.50 (£2.50 C) Suitable for ages Under 12 STEPHEN FISCHBACHER Only Stephen could combine the rock, pop, folk and country styles of music to have kids raising the roof in churches throughout the land.

Aug 9-10 11.00 (noon) £3.50 (£2.50 C) Suitable for ages Under 12 IAN WHITE One of Scotland's foremost Christian singer songwriters. Ian's concerts sell out across the land.

Aug 11 10.00 (noon) £4.00

oo©©o Venue 240 - The Scotsman Hotel, 20 North Bridge Tickets 226 0000

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ONCE UPON ATIME... A new selection of children's fairy tales from around the world, including Hans Christian Andersen's The Nightingale, beautifully and imaginatively brought to life. 'Breaks new ground' Stage.

Fascinating for children and adults alike.

Preview Aug 17 11.00 (12.30) £3.00 (£2.00) Aug 18-26 11.00 (12.30) £5.00 (£3.50) Suitable for ages 5+

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Aug 7,9,14,16,18-19,21,23,25 11.00 (11.45) £4.00

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Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND The Mad Hatter invites you to a delightful tea party with cake and squash for everyone! You'll hear all about Alice's amazing adventures, while Cheshire Cat sings 'Beautiful Soup'.Would you care to join the Lobster Dance?

Aug 6-19 12.30 (13.30) £5.50 (£4.50) Suitable for ages 4-12 >r

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MONSTERS IN MY WARDROBE Jimmy's got monsters in his wardrobe! A magical wardrobe opening to strange, fantastic worlds, where Jimmy discovers monsters aren't that bad. Laughter, drama, thrills and adventure by BlueBoat and Mark Pen^ak. 'Effervescent theatrical imagination' Sunday Herald.

Preview July 29 16.00 (16.45) £3.00 Preview Aug 3 noon (12.45) £3.00 Aug 4-26 (not 13) noon (12.45) £5.00 (£3.00)

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THE GRUFFALO A mouse took a stroll through the deep, dark wood...'

His tall stories of a giant Gruffalo scare off hungry predators - but then a reallife Gruffalo appears... A magical, musical adaptation of the award-winning picture book. 'Inspired' Scotsman.

Aug 2-26 (not 12) 14.00 (14.50) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Suitable for ages 3-7 ^

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VOLPINO Puppet show performed in a gypsy caravan in Princes Street Gardens. Adventures of a little fox and rabbit. [Delightful array of puppets come alive! Theatre du Risorius transports you to the land of sheer magic and enjoyment, filled with laughter.

Aug 5-27 15.00 (15.40) 18.00 (18.40) £4.00 (£3.00 C) Suitable for all ages ^

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THE TARTAN SNOW BABY by Lesley Ross and James Williams (Ripley Theatre). Cordelia's father is trapped in a storm.Where are the supersheep?

With hedgehogs, and a lost baby, this new musical follows Rumplestiltskin as Ripley's tenth year at the Fringe.

Aug IS 10.00 (11.10) £1.00 Aug 16-26 (not 20) 10.00 (11.10) £3.00 (£ 1.50) Suitable for ages 3+

WEE STORIES THEATRE FOR CHILDREN

A FESTIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL DANCE, MIME & THEATRE WITH PERFORMANCES BY: ITEATR PROVISORIUM (POLAND)

IMITZU ABURA (JAPAN)

I COMIC TRUST (RUSSIA)

I SLAVA+ (SWEDEN) I DANCE LIKE A MAN (INDIA)

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I NOVOGO FRONTA (CZECK REPUBLIC)

Venue 30 - Netherbow Theatre, 43 High Street Tickets 556 9579

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2-27 AUGUST AT KOMEDIA ST STEPHENS St Stephens Street Box Office: 0131 558 3853

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LITTLE WORTH Modern fairy tale about a special little boy. Born into poverty, his family join the circus. But when children disappear, who will solve the mystery? Pre-show workshop draws you into the fun. A musical worth finding more about.

Aug 22-25 15.25 (17.00) £6.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 5-13

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TREASURE ISLAND A voyage for your imagination:Wee Stories bring R.L Stevenson's classic tale of suspense to the stage. Blood, guts and adventure for everyone over 7 yrs from this award-winning Scottish Theatre company.

Aug 4-26 (not 5,19) 17.30 (18.45) £5.00 (£3.50) Suitable for ages 7+

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PANDEMONIUM A Greek myth-adventure by JeniferToksvig with music by David Perkins. Join the valiant Theseus, his hero buddies and a swinging Greek Chorus as they go in search of Pandora and her box. A magical musical for children of all ages.

Aug 6-26 (not 12) 10.30 (11.20) £5.50 (£4.50) (£3.50 C)

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THE POP-UP GUIDE TO ARMAGEDDON Satan is a little miffed and takes it out on God at the end of the world. Good battles Evil! The horsemen ride! Jam for tea! 'Excellent entertainment' Varsity. 'A fun show' Cambridge Student.

Aug 5-18 23.15 (00.15) £5.00 (£3.00) World Premiere

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TWISTED TALES 'It'll be huge!'Tom Thumb. From the acclaimed group who brought you 'Seven Deadly Sinners'. 'Funny' *** Scotsman (1999). 'Silly, surreal comedy' Kent Today (2000) 'It'll bring the house down' Big Bad Wolf.

Aug 20-25 18.15 (19.15) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere

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STAND UP FOR FREEDOM Ed Byrne's only Edinburgh appearance; with Ross Noble, the Nualas and Boothby Graffoe... and who is the special guest?

Laugh in the face of oppression at this Amnesty benefit sponsored by the very wonderful Ethical Investment Co-operative.

Aug 13 23.45 (01.15) £ 12.50 (£ 10.50) World Premiere

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Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550

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STEPHEN K AMOS Come and meet Stephen - all five of him. Hilarious alter-egos take centre stage. Brilliant character comedy. 'Surely an award winner' Sunday Times. 'Always entertaining' Time Out. 'Had the audience eating out of the palm of his hand' Guardian.

Previews Aug 1-3 19.30 (20.30) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12-16,19-23 19.30 (20.30) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-1 1, 17-18,24-27 19.30 (20.30) £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere ^

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'A must see' Time Out. Preview Aug 3 19.00 (19.55) £3.00 Aug 4-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-20,22-23 19.00 (19.55) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-1 1, 17-18,24-27 19.00 (19.55) £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere ^

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ANDY ZALTZMAN VERSUS THE DOG OF DOOM Comedy-Zone star Andy Zaltzman confronts the fearsome Dog of Doom for one decisive hour in human history. Help stop the hound. 'Looks funny and is funny... expect some properly topical stuff Evening Standard.

Previews Aug 1-4 20.00 (21.00) £5.00 Aug 5-6,8-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 20.00 (21.00) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 20.00 (21.00) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 20.00 (21.00) £10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere

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Venue 114 - Theatre Arkle, St Paul's and St George's Church, York Place Tickets 558 9800

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ANORAK OF FIRE Stephen Dinsdale's hit comedy from the Fringe of '93; a mind expanding experience - a glimpse into the inner world of Britain's last true spiritual order... trainspotters. Now you'll know the world's funniest place is Crewe.

Aug 13-18 18.15 (19.15) £5.00

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Aug 8-11,15-18 21.00 (23.00) £5.00

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Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 226 2428

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THE SCOTSMAN ASSEMBLY We serve pure, undiluted comedy. Neat.

No mixers. Millions of stand-up, sit-down, in your face, really-make-you-laughout-loud, bellyache funny comedians will bare their comedy souls, and occasionally bottoms, just to make you happy.

BACHMAN AND EVANS James and Mark are bored. One of them has a nuclear bomb.Things are looking up... From the writers of almost every TV comedy and entertainment show of the last five years. 'Local Dog Wins Prize' Farnham Herald.

Aug 3-9,12,14-16,20-23,27 17.45 (18.45) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10,11,17-19,24-26 17.45 (18.45) £ 10.00 (£9.00) ^ BEST OF THE FEST 2001: SPONSORED BY INTAGEN If comedians were Roman Gladiators, then these would be the Russell Crowes of comedy.

Come cheer them on festival lovers! Come in your thousands to the Coliseum of comedy.

Aug 9,12,14-16,23,27 midnight (01.30) £10.50 (£9.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 midnight (01.30) £ 11.50 (£ 10.00)

"Multi-talented, hilarious... a crescendo performance... an ENORMOUS future awaits' The Times

BOOTHBY GRAFFOE - MIDNIGHT When graves give up their dead, more to the point, when Boothby Graffoe performs every song he has ever written (9). He is accompanied by White-hot guitarist...' Independent, Antonio Forcione. So it should be quite warm. Half-price for dead people.

Aug 3-9,12,14-16,21-23,27 midnight (01.30) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 10-1 1,17-19,24-26 midnight (01.30) £ 11.00 (£10.00) ^ ALAN DAVIES First gigs this century from once brilliant stand-up, fallen on hard times. Expect frayed nerves and raw emotion as he wrestles with his new so-called 'super jokes'. Warning: Show may contain mortgage advice and some old material. 'Incredibly funny' Daily Record.

Aug 3-5,7-9,12,14-16 22.00 (23.20) £ 10.50 (£9.00) Aug 10-11,17 22.00 (23.20) £ 12.50 (£ 10.00) F**KING OUR FATHERS: SCOTT CAPURROJOHN CARDONE Two best friends protect each other from the evil onslaught of other single gay men.

John and Danny both traverse through San Francisco seeking and yet rejecting the one type they both crave - a hot muscle daddy.

Aug 3-9,12-16,20-23,27 midnight (01.10) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-1 1, 17-19,24-26 midnight (01.10) £ 10.00 (£9.00) ^ GOODBYE - WE WERE THE NUALAS Legendary Irish all-girl super group bid farewell. Last chance to experience them live. Tm knocked out by their vocal prowess.' 'Phenomenally funny' Herald. 'They are simply resonantly hilarious' Dublin Event Guide. 'Something rare' Sunday T/mes.'Genius' Scotsman.

Aug 3-9,12-16,20-23,27 19.30 (20.30) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 10-1 1,17-19,24-26 19.30 (20.30) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) THE HAPPY SIDESHOW Sold-out in Edinburgh 2000.Australia's premier freakshow returns with their whipcrackin', trap-snapping, sword-swallowing, dislocating torture for fun. Reinventing the voyeuristic sideshows of the past into the coolest, slickest and happiest sideshow on earth. See it for yourself!

Aug 6-9,12-16,20-23,27 22.00 (23.15) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 22.00 (23.15) £ 10.00 (£9.00) ^ JACKIE CLUNE - BITCHIN' The undisputed queen of the cocktail lounge dishes the dirt on peroxide pop princesses and dancehall divas and belts out hilarious medleys of 80's and 90's classics 'Prime wit and superior entertainment' Daily Express. 'Camp, ironic, charming' Guardian.

Aug 3-9,12,14-16,21 -23,27 19.20 (20.30) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 19.20 (20.30) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) ^ JULIA MORRIS IN SHOW AND TELL Is show and tell only for grown ups?

Aussie celebrity comic with songs to sing and tales to tell after one long, hot summer. Described as a 'scorcher' at Edinburgh 2000, this year will be no cooler!

Aug 3-9,12-16,20-23,27 21.30 (22.30) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 21.30 (22.30) £ 10.00 (£9.00) MARK LITTLE 'Mark Little is aWhingeing P.O.H.M.' Extreme Hove Theatre Company.The comedy revolutionary continues his unique style of comedy as installation. Incorporating DIY theatre, stand-up comedy, poetry and fear.

Introducing Kaos.Kom - Mark in the Dark. A festival secret!

Aug 3-5,7-9,12,14-16,21 -23,27 22.30 (23.30) £ 10.50 (£9.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 22.30 (23.30) £ 11.50 (£ 10.00) MARC SALEM'S MIND GAMES 'Extraordinary! Miraculous! Brilliantly entertaining! This is a one-man tour-de-force as Marc wows and charms his audience for an hour with his incredible ability to read minds' New York Post.

'He knows what you're thinking. Honest' List.

Aug 3-9,12-16,20-23,27 22.45 (23.45) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 22.45 (23.45) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) ^

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Aug 3-5,7-9,12,14-16,21-23,27 23.45 (00.45) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 23.45 (00.45) £ 10.00 (£9.00) ^ THE MITCHELL AND WEBB CLONES For blurb please ring the Mitchell and Webb Blurbline on 07951 927963. 'Comedy as it should be' **** List. 'Their script is a comedy dream: ambitious and economical, erudite and silly' Scotsman.

'Brilliant' Heat. 'Real comic talent' Time Out. Aug 3-9,12,13,15,16,20,22-23,27 20.15 (21.15) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 20.15 (21.15) £ 10.00 (£9.00) RIDICULUSMUS - SAY NOTHING From the seriously funny, surreal winners of the Time Out Live Award comes an irreverent slice of Northern Irish reticence, where the general rule is 'whatever you say, say nothing!'

'Mesmerically talented' BBC2 Edinburgh Revue. 'Tight, immaculately observed' Scotsman Critic's Choice.

Aug 19-22 10.00 (11.30) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 20 13.30 (15.00)

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You supply the suggestion, we'll supply the laughs. 'Makes you wonder why Hollywood ever bothered with a screenplay!' List.

Aug 3-26 19.55 (20.45) £8.00 (£6.00) ^ Venue 123 - Rocket @ South Bridge Resource Centre, Infirmary Street Tickets 558 9991

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ONLY CHILD After rave reviews everywhere, Baby Wants Candy's performers hit the stage solo. Each day a dazzling new show by a different performer.These sharp and witty individuals add top-notch sketches to their already extensive improvisational comedy repertoires.

Aug 19-26 14.00 (15.00) £6.00 (£4.00) WEIRDASS Chicago favourites Stephnie Weir (MAD-TV) and Robert Dassie (Second City) perform their critically acclaimed show at the Fringe for the first time. Smart and funny, this duo entertains with a wonderfully crafted blend of improvised scenic comedy.

Aug 10-18 14.00 (15.00) £6.00 (£4.00)

SUSAN AND JANICE - BECAUSE WE RE WORTH IT! Following the hugely successful 'I Hate My Sister', comedy's two favourite girls return.

'Hilarious... ruthlessly satirical sketches' Scotsman. 'Compelling comic brio... impossible to resist' Herald. 'Best comedy on the Fringe this year' Independent on Sunday.

Aug 3-9,12-16,20-23,27 22.45 (23.45) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 22.45 (23.45) £ 10.00 (£9.00)

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ONCE A CATHOLIC In Mary O'Malley's extremely funny play, innocent Mary Mooney, saucy Mary McGinty and pert Mary Gallagher, fifth formers at a convent school, encounter nuns, boys, Father Mullarkey, facts of life and the corrupting influence of Elvis Presley.

Aug 13-18 15.15(16.45) £3.50

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PARSONS AND NAYLOR'S PULL OUT SECTIONS Henry Naylor and Andy Parsons - 'The Godfathers of new sketch comedy' Independent - rifle through the week's news with the help of special guests in their daft and anarchic Radio 2 sketch and stand-up show.

Aug 7,14 18.30 (19.30) Free (ticketed) Aug 21 16.30 (17.30)

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COMIC FRINGES Ease yourself into the day with a free cup of coffee and a funny short story. Now in its sixth year and an established Fringe ritual. Come along and find out why (clue: it's not the coffee).

Aug 20-24 10.30 (11.00) Free (ticketed) DEAD RINGERS Radio 4's award winning impressionist show hits Edinburgh.

Spoof phone calls and hilarious sketches. 'Terrific sketch show' Sunday Times.

'Dead Ringers is brilliant' John Humphries Today Programme. Starring Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and Mark Perry.

Aug 23 I 1.00 (noon) Free (ticketed) FRINGE CUTS We've trawled every venue from I to 758 (the backroom of a teashop in Dalkeith) to bring you the pick of this year's Fringe acts. So expect the best of stand-up, character comedy and maybe even some music.

Aug 20 17.30 (18.45) Free (ticketed) FRONT ROW Radio 4's daily arts show with news of the hits, flops, talking points and debates at this year's Fringe and festivals.

Aug 9 11.30 (12.30) Free (ticketed) Aug 20 14.00 (15.00) JUSTA MINUTE Nicholas Parsons attempts to control four celebrity panellists as they try to talk for sixty seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. But who will have the greatest gift of the gab?

Aug 21 12.00 (12.45) 13.00 (13.45) Free (ticketed) LOOSE ENDS Thrice winner of the Rudyard Kipling Award for Owl Frightening, making its 183rd Fringe appearance with an inexplicable mix of clam racing and tired anecdotes dictated through a pork trumpet. With Ted Sherbet and guests. Bring an onion.

Aug 11,18 11.00 (noon) Free (ticketed) THE NOW SHOW What have micro scooters, wap phones and Jamie Oliver got in common? They were all 'now' in 2000. Join Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis to find out what's big inY2KI.Very mobile.Very digital.Very Pukka.Very now.

Aug 16 11.15(12.15) Free (ticketed) QUOTE, UNQUOTE Master of the Bon Mot, Nigel Rees celebrates 25 years of his quotations quiz by recording it for the first time at the Edinburgh Festival. Join him at and celebrity guests to explore the world of who said what.

Aug 13-14 noon (12.45) Free (ticketed) Aug 13 13.00 (13.45) Aug 14 11.00 (11.45) TOMORROW'S HITS TODAY What do 'The League of Gentlemen' and 'Whose Line is it Anyway? have in common? They started as pilot shows on Radio 4. So grab your chance to attend the birth of the next comedy classic.

Aug 17 11.15(12.15) Free (ticketed)

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Aug 6,8,10,13,15,17,20,22,24 13.15 (14.30) Free (ticketed)

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Aug 6-9 17.00 (18.30) Free (ticketed) ask Fringe Box Office for details

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Preview Aug 2 midnight (01.30) £4.00 Aug 3-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 midnight (01.30) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-27 midnight (01.30) £9.00 (£8.00)

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This time - it's seasonal... 'Missing this show means missing something wonderful' Evening News. 'Future of comedy stuff... demands to be seen' Sunday Times. 'Immaculately funny' Time Out. CC hotline 0870 900 4555.

Aug 3-27 (not 6,13) 21.00 (22.00) £9.00 (£8.00) World Premiere

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'A charismatic cabaret' Evening Standard.

Aug 3-27 18.15 (19.40) £5.00 (£3.50)

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BLIND MIRTH Take a break from hard hitting drama and find your funny bone again.This improvisational comedy troupe are back after last year’s success performing hilarious games on audience suggestions. Never the same show twice. 'Laugh a minute' Saint.

Aug 13-25 (not 19) 19.25 (20.55) £3.00 (£2.50)

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ADAM BLOOM... AND GOD CREATED ADAM The award winning, uniquely neurotic Bloom returns with his intensely inventive comedy. 'His mission is to convince you that he is the greatest comic ever, and he makes a surprisingly good case' ***** Scotsman.

Previews Aug 1-3 19.05 (20.00) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 19.05 (20.00) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 19.05 (20.00) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 19.05 (20.00) £10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere

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'For those who appreciate their Fringe-fare grown-up but laid-back, sophisticated but quirky, Bohemian but unpretentious' Scotsman.'... remember the naked floorsander man: art can be funny1 List. (Quality vaudeville as per usual.)

Aug I 22.30 (03.00) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27 22.30 (05.00) £7.00 (£5.00)

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MIDNIGHT VELVET COMEDY CLUB Late night laughs every night at the very heart of Edinburgh. A magnificent variety of comedians in a wonderfully intimate setting on genuine cobbled streets. Shout 'hello' to fun! - wave 'goodbye' to work the next day!

Aug 5-27 midnight (02.00) £7.00 NOEL JAMES AND COMPANY A fustian feast for all the family. Incorporating skits, monologues, cuddly toys (didn't he do well). Lucifer and Lennon, don't miss Noel striving for the darker side of satire. His linguistic skills are second to nuns.

Aug 5-27 19.30 (20.30) £7.00 (£6.00) SMALL AND LARGE Stand-up, music and celebrity stalking from Rick Smallwood, 'Funniest supply teacher in London' Time Out and Nathan Cassidy, 'Can really do the job for you' Time Out. Special guests - (possibly) little/large comics who can't be named.

Aug 5-27 18.00 (19.00) £7.00 (£6.00) USELESS GUIDE SCOTLAND 2001 - A PIE-BASED ODYSSEY Fourth scone-tastic year! Scotland's premier live sketch show. Same hilarious crap. Some new bits. Bill and Brian promise to know the script this year.

'Borders on brilliance' List.**** Scotland on Sunday.

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Aug 5-27 22.30 (23.30) £7.00 (£6.50)

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THE BOOTLEGS Following four year's total sell-outs, the Bootlegs comedy team return with a completely new show. 'Brilliant, both individually and en-masse' List. 'If you see one comedy sketch show this festival, make it f this one’ ***** Scotsman. Book early.

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EUROPE: WE'VE CREATED A MONSTER!! But is it friendly or out of control? 'Using scenes, improv and video, Boom doesn't really answer the question, but delivers a hysterical new show with big laughs!' ***** Scotsman '98, ***** Scotsman '99, **** Scotsman 2000 (jerks!).

Previews Aug 1-2 22.15 (23.15) £4.00 Aug 10-11,17-18 22.15 (23.15) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 3-6,8-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 22.15 (23.15) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 24-27 22.15 (23.15) £ 10.50 (£9.50) UK Premiere PICKUPS AND HICCUPS WITH BENJAMIN AND MEYERS The fast-paced duo is back with a new improv-sketch show and their unique five-star chemistry. 'Hilariously cynical' ***** Guardian, 'Comedy with charisma, blessed by the smart fairy' ***** Scotsman.

Previews Aug 1-2 23.15 (00.10) £4.00 Aug 10-1 1,17-18 23.15 (00.10) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 3-5,7-9,12-16,19,21 -23 23.15 (00.10) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 24-27 23.15 (00.10) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere IRONIC YANKS Americans don't understand Brit culture? Maybe not, but these Yanks, a sensitive anglophile and a caustic ex-expatriate, explain the demise of the empire through sport, and prove conclusively that the US will win the World Cup before England.

Previews Aug 1-2 18.30 (19.30) £4.00 Aug 3-5,7-9,12,14-17,19-23 18.30 (19.30) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 18.30 (19.30) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 24-27 18.30 (19.30) £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere

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LET'S LOOK AT SOUND Dumped upon by the music biz and dumped by his girlfriend - aromatherapist, Wendy - Brian seeks revenge by harnessing the might of digital audio technology and delivers a unique lecture in the process.

'A marvellous comic creation' Times.

Aug 6 19.00 (20.00) £6.00 Aug 7-9,12-16,19,21 -23 19.00 (20.00) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 10-1 1,17-18,24-27 19.00 (20.00) £9.00 (£7.00) World Premiere V

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Aug 6-11 16.45 (17.30) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 12-18 21.00 (21.45) World Premiere

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Aug 8-24,13-17,20-24 17.35 (18.25) Free (non-ticketed) PETER BUCKLEY HILL AND SOME COMEDIANS FREE Does exactly what it says in the title. Sixth year for this show: four comedians a night and the inimitable PBH, gratis.Your money back if you don't like it. Collection if you do.

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Unmissable' Glasgow Herald. 'If you are not on the floor in hysterics then you are probably dead' List.

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Audience participation! A hero! A villain! A pretty heroine in distress. Sing along!

Check your arms at the door. No Spitting.

Aug 6-18 13.00 (13.50) £4.50 (£4.00) World Premiere ^ SEX, DEATH AND AEROBICS Edgy comedy. Collection of tiny one-acts and poignant solo performances examines some fascinating American archetypes. Not always pretty, usually funny, sometimes touching vignettes vary every performance, so no two shows are the same. See them all.

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THE SADDAM BROTHERS Top-notch Brighton comedy featuring The Saddam Brothers (Mark Brailsford and Mark Katz) 'Iraq's answer to Morecombe and Wise' Baghdad List. Starring two of Brighton's top female comedians, Kate Van Dike and Carol Kentish.

Aug 5,10-12,17-19,24-26 15.10 (16.10) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23 15.10 (16.10) £6.50 (£5.50)

FAR TOO HAPPY On the 20th anniversary of their Perrier Award-winning production. Footlights present an intimate and subtle show on the cutting edge of live comedy. Find out why happiness is hard to find in this fresh, exhilarating comic experience.

Previews Aug 1-3 16.25 (17.25) £3.00 Aug I I -12,18-19,24-27 16.25 (17.25) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 4-6,8-10,13,15-17,20-23 16.25 (17.25) £7.50 (£5.50)

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'Slicker than a barrel of oil' ***** Scotsman.

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RHONA CAMERON Due to her fondness for tablet and the local constabulary Rhona returns to her home town, for seven nights of stand-up comedy in the evenings and golf in the day and perhaps an occasional game of cards with her parents.

Aug 13-19 19.15(20.15) £ 10.00 (£8.00)

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NEWSREVUE 200I:TWEIMTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY EDITION Savage, satirical, unforgiving. London's infamous and longest-running sketch show returns to draw the blood of the rich and vulnerable. Perrier finalist. Fringe First winner.

Book early. 'Very sharp writers' Times. 'Shocking bad taste' Evening Standard.

Aug 1-26 (not 14) 22.00 (23.00) £8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere

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GRANDMOTHERF**KER A New York cult. She looks like your favourite, glamorous aunt.Then she opens her mouth. She's a very busy woman but she has time to tell you about sex, religion and how to rent a porn video.Warning: some material may offend - her family.

Aug 3-9,12-16,20-23,27 20.00 (21.00) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 20.00 (21.00) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere ^

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JO CAULFIELD: IT’S NOT THAT IMPORTANT How to lead a happier life without ever leaving the comfort and security of your own private apathy.

'Brilliant' Guardian. 'A rare talent' List.

Previews Aug 1-3 21.00 (22.00) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12-16,19,21-23 21.00 (22.00) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-1 1, 17-18 21.00 (22.00) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 21.00 (22.00) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere >r

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THE NOTORIOUS C.H.O. Star of ABC sitcom told by the network to 'lose weight to play herself, this Korean-American, fag hag, sh*t-stirrer, girl comic bounced back with off-Broadway success and now an international tour.

'Performance of the Year Award' NewYork Magazine.

Aug 8-9,12-16,19,21 -23 23.00 (midnight) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-1 1,17-18 23.00 (midnight) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 23.00 (midnight) £10.00 (£9.00) European Premiere

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PORT OUT, STARBOARD HOME Edinburgh's favourite middle-class ponce returns with more stories, jokes and half-baked theories.You know the usual. 'Downright hilarious... reduced a packed crowd to tears of helpless laughter' Sunday Times. Sell-out '98,99,00.

Previews Aug 1-4 19.45 (20.45) £5.00 Aug 5-6,8-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 19.45 (20.45) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-1 1,17-18 19.45 (20.45) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 19.45 (20.45) £10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere

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REFLECTIONS FROM MYTOILET BYTHE BISHOP OF GALLSTONEBURY Britain's rare female drag artist drags out deranged former abbots and bishops of Gallstonebury and launches an immoral crusade to gazump archbishop George Scarey. Original material; some rude words.

Aug 5-18 21.15 (22.30) £6.00 (£3.00) World Premiere

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PUPPY LOVE Perrier Best Newcomer Nominee. Having taken the Fringe by storm last year, Andrew returns with a wild, happy show about love, dogs and working as a medium. 'More dangerous energy and loose cannon wit than anyone else' Daily Telegraph.

Previews Aug 1-3 20.20 (21.20) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12,14-16,19,21-23 20.20 (21.20) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug I 1-12,17-18 20.20 (21.20) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 20.20 (21.20) £10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere ^

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MARILYN - I WANNA BE LOVED BY YOU Helen Kane is Marilyn as you have never seen her before. At last Marilyn takes to the stage to attempt serious acting in a singing and dancing stand up, temperamental display of physical exuberance.

Aug 3-9,14-16 18.05 (19.30) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 10-12,17-26 18.05 (19.30) £8.00 (£6.00)

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LLOYD COLE KNEW MY FATHER The award-winning writers and broadcasters (NME, Radio I) educate the Fringe with their unique and not entirely serious insider's guide to becoming a rock journalist. 'Proof that Rock 'n' Roll is the new comedy' Evening Standard.

Aug 19-23 16.05 (17.05) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 24-27 16.05 (17.05) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere

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Aug 5-18 16.15 (18.15) £6.50 (£5.50) V*"

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COMEDY CINEMA CLASSICS Your favourite comedies on the big screen, introduced by your favourite comedians. Including:The Jerk.Withnail and I, Dr Strangelove, Airplane,Toy Story, Laurel and Hardy, Manhattan, Life is Sweet and A Shot in the Dark and 16 more.

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ADAM ACIDOPHILUS THE FABLE MAN Rare appearances by cult satirical storyteller. Songs, stories, aphorisms, wisdom and enlightenment. 'A true original' Insight. 'Extremely funny' Argus. 'Looks like Otto from the Simpsons’ Cheeky Guide. Guaranteed no New Age content.

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DAVE MOUNFIELD IS LYING Nudity, bloodletting, satanic ritual, conspiracy theory and pornography all feature in this family show. LWT's Slightly Filthy Show star explores lying in all its forms 'see this show and laugh... a Bison-Sized arse' Evening Argus.

Aug 4-1 I 17.40 (18.40) £5.00 (£4.00) ^ SEAN HARD VERSUS CRAFT WOMAN Marvel at Jo Neary from Dolphingirl to Australian stand-up Les Miserables. Avoid eye contact with Sean Hard (Graham Darg),your local squaddie with special forces training. Several sandwiches from a lunatics picnic. 'Excellent comic timing' Stage.

Aug 12-18 17.40 (18.40) £5.00 (£4.00) THE SEMISKIMMED COMEDY DAIRY Brighton's legendary oddball night comes to Edinburgh. Stand up! Character! Music! Cheap beer! A coven of talented goombahs are lead by slightly filthy show star David Mounfield.

The most original, perverse and bizarre comedy' Brighton's Cheeky Guide.

Aug 3-26 22.25 (23.50) £7.00 (£5.00)

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THE COMEDY ZONE 'Edinburgh's favourite late-night cabaret' Guardian, is back. Starring Rob Deering 'Very skillful, very enjoyable' Time Out, Francesca Martinez 'Breathtaking' Telegraph, John Oliver 'Impressive' Guardian and Karl Theobald 'A star' BBC. Sell-out 1990-2000. Book early!

Previews Aug 1-4 23.00 (00.30) £5.00 Aug 5-6,8-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 23.00 (00.30) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-1 1,17-18 23.00 (00.30) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 23.00 (00.30) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere

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IT’S ME SYLVIA - LIVE & ON FILM Meet Sylvia Miles, Oscar nominee for Midnight Cowboy, star of Andy Warhol's Heat and intimate friend of Tennessee Williams.

Aug 13,15,17,21-23 16.45 (17.45) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 18-19 16.45 (17.45) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 16.45 (17.45) £10.00 (£9.00) European Premiere

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SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL I AM Get the dish and dirt in a deathbed encounter with the queen of sixties camp, Jacqueline Susann. Written by Paul Minx, performed by Debora Weston, death has never been funnier!

Previews Aug 1-2 16.45 (17.45) £5.00 Aug 3-5,7-10,14,16 16.45 (17.45) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 11-12 16.45 (17.45) £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere

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IT WOULDA BEEN NICE You are invited to a dinner party hosted by Sugar,Tina and Jen, three crazy ladies for the price of one. Written and performed by Steven Froelich, author of 'Weekend in Rio'.

Previews Aug 1-4 16.30 (17.30) £4.00 Aug 5-6,8-10,13-14,16-17,21 -22 16.30 (17.30) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug I I -12,18-19 16.30 (17.30) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 24-27 16.30 (17.30) £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere ^ JOAN RIVERS Proud to announce the arrival in Edinburgh of the greatest rudest superstar, the doyenne of female comedy.

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SEAN CULLEN'S EROTIC LASER SHOW Perrier Nominee Sean Cullen's erotic laser sword fight is a spectacle for all ages. When the road gets weird, Sean has specially designed tyres. Music, comedy and sword fighting as erotic as lasers can make it.

Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 21.00 (22.00) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug I Ci-12,17-19 21.00 (22.00) £9.50 (£8.50) >»"

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CYDERDELIC Reclaim the beats. 'Fantastically innovative and astonishingly funny' ***** List. 'Easily the most ambitious and hilarious show this year' Independent. 'The politics of the Left will never be this much fun again' **** Scotsman. 'A stroke of genius' Metro.

Previews Aug 1-2 21.55 (22.55) £4.00 Aug 3-5,7-9,12-16,19-23 21.55 (22.55) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-27 21.55 (22.55) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere ^

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MUSIC TO WATCH BOYS BY Dean Martin, Elvis,Tom Waits...

Kate Dimbleby returns after smash-hit 'Peggy Lee' to invade the world of men’s song. Backed by a ratpack jazzy trio, this crooning chick is no Easy lady.

1 100% classy' Scotsman.

Previews Aug 1-3 18.30 (19.30) £3.00 Aug 10-12,17-19,24-27 18.30 (19.30) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 4-6,8-9,14-16,21 -23 18.30 (19.30) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere >»"

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FEVER! THE MAKING OF PEGGY LEE After a sell-out UK tour, Kate Dimbleby returns, for five performances only, with her critically acclaimed show.

'All the greats are here, superbly executed. A class act' Guardian. 'Catch it if you can' Sunday Times.

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Previews Aug 1-4 20.35 (21.35) £5.00 Aug 5-6,8-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 20.35 (21.35) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 20.35 (21.35) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 20.35 (21.35) £ 10.00 (£9.00)

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THE DAILY TELEGRAPH OPEN MIC AWARD FINAL 2001 Judged by a star-studded panel of celebrities, ten budding comics compete for 'The UK's biggest comedy prize' Star, £2000 plus openings at the prestigious Montreal and Melbourne Comedy Festivals. 'Glorious comedy!' Scotsman Aug 21 14.00 (17.00) £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere

DAN ANTOPOLSKI - ANTOPOLSKI 2000

OTIS LEE CRENSHAW 2000 Perrier Award Winner. A hangover set to music. 'Rrillliant enough to knock your socks off and keep vou laughing all week' Scotsman. 'Few comics offer such a rollickin' ol' time' L/'st.Ten days only.

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Aug 20-23,27 22.15 (23.15) £ 12.00 (£ 11.00) Aug 18-19,24-26 22.15 (23.15) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00)

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THE FLEETWOOD COUP-DE-VILLE CHAT SHOW Des O'Connor can't sing but I can. Graham Norton may make you laugh but I'm funny.Trisha has a talk show, so do I, but mine doesn't suck. Share with Fleetwood from the Donkey Show. 'Contagiously outrageous!' Metro Aug 10-11,17-18 18.20 (19.20) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 12,14-16,19-23 18.20 (19.20) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 24-27 18.20 (19.20) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere V*"

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Oh, yes and murdered cats. Five star company Double Edge 'are worthy of the International Festival' Scotsman.

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DOREEN fromThe Leisure Virus writers.'Bold, original, fresh... deliciously funny' Scotsman. 'May well produce big things' Sunday Times. 'Like Chris Morris they combine non-conformity with innovation... addictive' Evening News.

'Injects so much laughter someone should call a paramedic' Guardian.

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IN THE PSYCHIATRIST'S WHEELCHAIR I cured my paralysis using my mind.Think what you can achieve! Britain's most controversial psychiatrist will help you master your mind in his daily live Edinburgh show. Do you want to conquer fears? Silence enemies? Now you can.

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MIKE DUGAN - MEN FAKE FOREPLAY Emmy Award-winning comedian and writer explores the challenges to achieving romantic love and intimacy in our current culture of drive-by relationships and push-button porn.

'Well-written material, flawless and charismatic delivery' Times.

Aug 3-9,12-16,20-23,27 midnight (01.00) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 midnight (01.00) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) V"'

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CROUCHING FERRET HIDDEN BEAVER Dyball and Kerr’s grown-up sketch show packs satire, wit and character comedy into a class hour. 'Includes the funniest sketches I have seen this year' Scotsman. 'Revel in the company of these two vibrant individuals' Stage.

Aug 3-26 21.30 (22.30) £7.50 (£6.00)

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EDINBURGH AND BEYOND FHM COMEDYTOUR 2001 The Edinburgh and Beyond FHM Comedy Tour is back! A unique opportunity to catch some of Britain's finest comedians in one stunning line-up. Starring Jenny Eclair, Lee Mack, John Moloney and Andy Zaltzman.

Aug 21 19.30 (21.00) £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere

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A must for Goon fans.

Aug 12-18 20.00 (21.15) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere

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THE BEDLAM IMPROVERTS 'A comedy institution' Edinburgh Evening News. A pack of sharp, witty liars will pounce on an audience suggestions and turn them into improvised scenes. Comedy that takes no prisoners, where the audience only has itself to blame.

Aug 13-25 (not 19) 00.30 (02.00) £4.50 (£3.00)

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FAT FAT POPE Like a wanton Catholic spreading some funny disease, like a fat person in earrings: stylish, unorthodox and hilarious. 'Go see them... more comic inventiveness in their little pinkies than a month of stand-up hacks’ **** List.

Previews Aug 1-3 22.50 (23.45) £3.00 Aug 4-27 (not 6,13) 22.50 (23.45) £5.00 World Premiere

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Aug 5,9,12,16,19,23 19.00 (21.30) £5.00 European Premiere STAR WARS TRILOGY IN 30 MINUTES adapted by PatrickT. Gorman.

Back by demand! 'You must go... it's brilliantly done.You'll laugh!' *****! Sunday Times. 'No-budget charm! A pi**-take that won't upset the devotees' List.

'Pick of the day' Scotsman.

Aug 4-25 (not Mons) midnight (00.35) £5.00 Aug 4,1 1,18,25 noon (12.35) Aug 18,25 11.00 (11.35)

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FIT TO BURST - ITS ALL HAPPENING! The three wise monkeys of the Fringe return with a brilliant new musical comedy sketch drama. 'Kept the audience weeping with laughter' List. 'One of the best fringe comedy acts' Scotsman. 'Tremendous' Time Out. Previews Aug 1-3 17.15(18.15) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17,20-23 17.15 (18.15) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 11-12,18-19 17.15(18.15) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 17.15 (18.15) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere ^

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FORBIDDEN BROADWAY West End, Broadway and Hollywood's biggest stars panned, poked lampooned and lambasted. All set to your favourite showstoppers. See Liza, Barbra, Bette Midler, Sharon Stone, Julie Andrews...

'Deliciously, spiteful and tremendously funny.Terrific!' Independent.

Previews Aug I -2 19.45 (20.45) £5.00 Aug 3-4,6-9,12,14-16,19-23 19.45 (20.45) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-11,17-18 19.45 (20.45) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 19.45 (20.45) £10.00 (£9.00) World Premiered

FOUR ON THE FLOOR Venue 202 - C 02, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 2255105

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FOUR ON THE FLOOR Four San Francisco actors invent fully-improvised plays before your very eyes.You suggest the genre, title and location - we make up the rest. Funny, dramatic, and never the same twice! 'Superbly imaginative onthe-spot comic acting' Austin-American Statesman.

Aug 12-26 19.50 (20.50) £7.50 (£5.50) European Premiere

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Playwright/Provocateur, Lars Mattsun.'Production of the Year... laugh-out-loud funny' LA Weekly. 'Experience the glory that is Mattsun!' Los Angeles Times Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23 21.15 (22.45) £7.50 (£7.00) Aug 10,17,24 23.00 (00.15) European Premiere ^ THOSE MEDDLING KIDS 'Energetic, disarmingly genial ensemble dispatch sundry gags with breathless vitality and acrobatic whimsicality' LA Week/y.The most innovative improvisational group to hit LA and now Edinburgh.Theatre created on the spot. No script. No safety net. Dangerous!

Aug 4-26 (not Fri) 23.00 (00.10) £7.50 (£7.00) European Premiere

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Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550

Venue 38 - Gilded Balloon Theatre, 233 Cowgate Tickets 226 2151

AAAAAH DOMINIC FRISBY 'Technically brilliant, masterful comic actor1 Evening Standard. Dominic Frisby with 'clever, well-balanced, painfully funny sketches' Stage. 'Viciously funny and inventive' Guardian. 'Very impressive, very witty' Times. 'Delightful' Time Out. 'Oh, so talented - spookily perfect' 88C London Live.

Previews Aug 1-3 21.55 (22.55) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12-16,19,21-23 21.55 (22.55) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-1 1,17-18 21.55 (22.55) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 21.55 (22.55) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere ^

Imaginative, international and diverse, the Gilded Balloon offers the very essence of the Fringe. Soak up the atmosphere in the bars, cafes, restaurants and clubs.

Festival life does not get any better than this.

Aug 3-27

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NETHERHEAD Last year, Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight was nominated for the Perrier Award, but he has decided to forgive them. His new show, Netherhead will render all previous theatre redundant. 'A great comic creation' Independent.

Previews Aug 1-4 22.25 (23.25) £5.00 Aug 5-6,8-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 22.25 (23.25) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 22.25 (23.25) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 22.25 (23.25) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere

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THE CHANCLETTES - GONE WITH THE WIG Bursting from the riotous underbelly of Barcelona nightlife. A hilarious journey through TV trash, glamour and cinema cult-culture played out by a quartet of stomping Catalan queens.Tell everyone you saw them here first!

Aug 3-12,16-19,21 -26 22.45 (23.55) £ 10.00 (£8.00) World Premiere CHAPERTONS - BOOM! A huge international hit - Boom! creates an entire world from a pile of pneumatic tyres and the comic imagination of 3 actors. Motor bikes, dodgems, elephants, giant forest creatures and a chamber orchestra follow one another in a dizzying parade.

Aug 16-26 18.30 (19.40) £9.00 (£7.00) UK Premiere

3 RADICALS 3 comic anarchists will hold you hostage as they perform as many laugh-packed sketches as possible before a time bomb explodes! Choose from an A La Carte comedy menu which changes every night.The hit of Sydney's Comedy Festival. 'Brilliant' West Australian.

Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 21.00 (22.00) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 21.00 (22.00) £8.50 (£7.50) CHAMBERS AND NETTLETON: DOUBLED UP Crackin stand-up and musical adventure. 'See them before they're bigger than that other female double act' Sun. 'Like French & Saunders on drugs - ruder, sharper and funnier' London Newspaper Group. 'They'll leave you in hysterics' Stage.

Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 19.30 (20.30) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 19.30 (20.30) £8.50 (£7.50) >" CRAIG HILL'S WIZZ TO OZ He's off to see the wonder the wizardly wonder of OZ.You'll find he's in a bit of a tiz if ever a tiz there was. If ever o'ever a tiz there was the wonder of OZ is one because...

Aug 3-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27 20.00 (21.00) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 20.00 (21.00) £9.00 (£8.00) >r DUBLIN IMPROV The best of Irish comedy.Tara Flynn, Brendan Dempsey and their guests give you loads of blarney.

Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 22.30 (23.30) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.30 (23.30) £9.00 (£8.00) DURHAM REVUE: VIRGIN INCAPABLE Take 7 slices of wit, add 2 tablespoons of music and beat until thick with a cutting edge fork.Then take your head out of your metaphor-encrusted ar*e and come and watch a comedy show... you're not a frigging chef.

Aug 3-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27 16.45 (17.45) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 16.45 (17.45) £8.50 (£7.50) EDINBURGH UNFRINGED Rosie Nozzle Productions return with: eccentric improv, cabaret, obscene theatre, an Egyptian Magician plus more, condensed into a fruity two women comedy cocktail. A wickedly sensual satire of the Edinburgh Fringe. 'Sparkling comedy... the best I've seen' Scotsman.

Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 15.30 (16.30) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 15.30 (16.30) £8.00 (£7.00) ^

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Aug 21.00 (22.00) (22.00) £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 21.00 £8.50 ^ THE GIANT PINEAPPLE BOYS'Armageddon PRESENTTheHOLLYWOODN’T Firstlive came ' S chindler' s List On Ice' , then Musical' .

Join The Boys atpineapples their newonWorld Premier,andfeaturing BombayElvis.Pop Sensation 'Rajesh', Men with their heads, of(00.45) course...

Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 23.45 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.30 (23.30) £8.50 World Premiere ^ GOODBYE MISTER BITCH From the creators ofyou'Life,onlyGetseeIt UponceYa’ in a comes ' G oodbye Mister Bitch' ' * **** The kind of thing lifetime' 'Hilarious...

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Aug Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 19.19.3300 (20.45) £9.00 (£7.00) (8.00) HOWTO LOSENoFRIENDS AND PEOPLE Two Playwrights.

Two characters. prize but money.

No IRRITATE hidden cameras.

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It might not befunny'much like Big Brother, it' s bound to be a f**k sight 'Extremely Oxford Times.

Aug (20.15) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 19.19.1155 (20.15) ^ IN BED WITH ROBIN HOOD From the makers ofHood' the shitrelevance show 'Sinking the Titanic' Kesselofski & Fiske return to assess Robin to the new millennium.Was he in fact nothing more than a criminal in green tights?

'Intriguingly wicked' Stage.

Aug Aug 3-9,13-16 10-12,17-1815.415.5 4(17.00) 5 (17.00)£7.50£8.50(£6.50) (£7.50) ^ LATE ' N ' LIVE ' I t' s late, it' s live, it' s a massive mix of the very best of comedy and live is essential lateScotsman. night Fringe.The celebrated comedy abattoir that has bands, slain a this thousand comics!'

Aug 01.00 (04.00) (04.00) £9.00 £8.00 (£8.00) (£7.00) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 01.00 LIP SERVICE These sex line telephonists are 'starkgrabin-yer-face, utterly uncompromising' ChelsealKensington News.to'Tobserve' he girls youOut.by'Kthe balls. s Hilarious' TNT.is Tllen Collier' s and fascinating Time iki Kendrick' performance heart rending thought provoking' Li f e Time.

Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 21.45 (22.45) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 21.45 (22.45) £8.50 (£7.50) ^

LUCINDA COWDEN' S BLAND AMBITION Thisoffersis ayouoneawoman assault onperspective 'global blanding' .Afluffy Ramsey Street refugee, Lucinda unique into the world of ' b land land' from the inside out with a brazen 'been there, done that' Aug 20.30attitude.

(21.30) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 20.30 (21.30) >•" RAYMOND MEARNS BAFTA award winning Raymond Mearns in anit exciting new solo comedy show, expect anything. ' P ersonality so huge envelopes the room' List. Evening Finalist Times. on Jonathan Ross's Big, Big Talent Show.

'The new Billy Connolly' Aug Aug 13-16,20-23 I 1-12,17-19,2523.0023.00(00.30) (00.30)£7.50£8.50(£6.50) (£7.50) MICKEY DAND JUSTIN HAMILTON ARE THE INDESCRIBABLES The Advertiser described Justin Hamiltonasas'whaving 'intelligent humour' while Mickey D was described orld class talent' .crackerjack Together they'and re indescribable, but weon!can tell you this: they're young, they've got good teeth they' r e funny.

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'Fantastic... brilliant' Inpress22.15 Mag(23.15) Melbourne.

Aug £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.15 (23.15) £8.50 ^ Venue 139 - Gilded Balloon at Peppermint Lounge, 36 Blair Street Tickets 226 2151 LI 3 DEIRDRE O'considerable KANE &TARA FLYNN -TIS PITYhaveSHE' Smore ANONYMOUS Pooling their resources, these women had than adequate soloJimcareers... they' re theGuardian. best thing to come out of Ireland3-9,13-16,20-23,27 since Corn 'UTogether nique star quality' Aug 20.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 20.30 (21.30) £8.50 (£7.50) ^ DEIRDREDeirdre O'KANE IS CRYSTALIZED Asell-out rising shows star' Guardian of Irish Comedy, featured in three separate throughout Edinburgh 99.

Somehow found theobserved time to write and perform RTE's 'singer Bull Island' . Don' t miss hershebrilliantly hairdresser turned incabaret Crystal Hickey.

Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 22.00 (23.00) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.00 (23.00) £8.50 (£7.50) ^ DRISCOLL AND MESSAGE An alcoholic, transexual, chatworld showofhost and her narcotic sidekick, wily Kylie, introduce you to the insane Driscoll and from the Birmingham 2. Released daily on H.M.'Message. s pleasure.Character God savecomedy the Queen.

Aug (19.00)Not. £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 18.18.0000 (19.00) £8.50 ^ INFINITE NUMBER OF MONKEYS Limited run ofs thetheintelligent latest very funny offering from Perrier Best Newcomer Nominees.' . .. it' presentation much start as thetocontent which make it a must see' Independent. 'It reeks11-17 of quality16.as 3from finish' Aug 0 (17.30) £7.00 (£6.00)Scotsman.

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Aug (20.15) £8.50 £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 19.19.1155 (20.15) (£7.50) ^ THE SITCOM TRIALS Big Brother meets Comedy Playhouse.

AThe grab-bag ofFest.newWest sitcoms, you decide which should survive.

Plus: win prizes in Pitch End sell-out 1999. 'We're not watching TV, we're witnessing comedy history' Eveningsince Standard.

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There are five venues offering a bewildering range of Fringe Entertainment.

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Aug 22.15 (23.15) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 3-6,8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.15 (23.15) £8.50 (£7.50) ^ THE BALLOON DEBATE It is celebrity Big Brother meets thefromWeakest Link.

A panel of Fringe performers have to throw famous people the 20th century out of a sinking balloon.£7.50 Who(£6.50) would you throw out?

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Aug Aug 1113-16,20-23,27 -12,17-19,24-2619.119.5 (20.15) 15 (20.15)£8.50£9.50(£7.50) (£8.50) THE WHORE WHISPERER - CONFESSIONS OF AofMADAM Australian Meshel Laurie looks back onsmash.This three years workingXXXpose in brothels in comic this ofMelbourne Comedy Festival is a hilarious ofAug the3-9,13-16,20-23,27 business pleasure.20.15 (21.45) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 20.15 (21.45) £8.50 (£7.50) European Premiere ^ GODDESS PERLMAN 00©©0 Venue Tickets61620-The6206Underbelly, Edinburgh Central Library,George IV Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) LI I THE GODDESS Bette PERLMAN York'Zappa s mostwith exciting comedic diva isCher. a cross MidlerandandNew Frank a touch of Sonny Her between showart isandan rock original innovative mix of comedy, music, cabaret,and performance stardom.

Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26 22.30 (23.30) £7.00 (£6.00) HIGH ON LAUGHTER 000©0 Venue 59 - Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place Tickets 0870 606 3424 113 HIGH ON LAUGHTER Mark Thomas, Charles Fleischer and Emo Phillips join comedy addict Steven Alan Green and friends in this comedy extravaganza in benefitandforsome Turning Point Scotland.

Check www.highonlaughter.com for updates Aug 21 20.00 (23.30)extraordinary Stalls £19.50surprises.

Circle £19.50 (£17.50) Balcony £12.50 (£7.50) ADAM HILLS ©Q©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 ADAM HILLS-GOYOU BIG RED FIRE ENGINE Totally sold-out and 2000.show.

Five-star reviewsbrilliant' around Guardian. the world.***** LiveScotsman. the dream,Sundays follow with your1999 heart, see the 'Effortlessly BSL sign interpreter.

Previews Aug 1-2 21.25 (22.25) £4.00 Aug 10-1 1,17-18,24-27 21.25 Aug 3-6,8-9,12-16,19-23 21.25(22.25) (22.25) £10.00 £9.00 (£9.00) (£8.00) fafc T/cfRe ?tw<Jactlc(tiS f-resente HOLLOW MEN A TRIBUTE ‘Delightfully Witty’ The Telegraph ‘Completely7 Disgusting’ ‘The Gags Come Thick and Fast The imfcjMKient ‘Sick, Twisted, and VERY, VERY FUNNY ***** ’

£ 0011161111 fi 100116 HMS COMEDY 0O©©O Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 EVOLUTION Curious about life?

Take sperm are they all natural swimmers, or'These do some need to be coaxed?

Why do we flirt/misbehave/work/argue/bother?

Darwin. 'Lies, all lies'World God. Premiere Aug 1-26glorious (not sketches 12) 16.20have (17.20)the answer' £6.50 (£5.50) HOIPOLLOI THEATRE 00©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 SWEET BOBABOLA Alien bakers sent to destroy the world with their irresistible cakes.

Sweetinept, Bobabola isandpresented byit anmustinternationally acclaimed double-act; hilariously stupid sublime, be tasted to be believed! 'Snortingly funny' Independent on Sunday.

Aug 50 (19.00)£9.00 £8.00 Aug 8-9,12-13,15-16,19-23 10-1 1, 17-18,24-27 17.5017.(19.00) (£8.00)(£7.00) HOLLOW MEN ®0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 HOLLOW MEN: A TRIBUTE Fantastically depraved character comedy from four young who'funny, ve done their research.

'Sick, and twisted and very, very funny *****' List.'9'Pmen ainfully imaginatively conceived perfectly delivered' Herald.

Sell out 9 and 2000.

Previews Aug 1-3 17.55 (18.55)17.5£3.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 5 (18.55) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-11,17-18 17.55 (18.55) Aug 24-27 17.55 (18.55) £10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere V*" HOT WAX ®0©©0 Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 WAX ON/WAX OFF Surrender to these first femmes of comedy as Mrs Merton meets Sex in the City meets Basil Fawlty!

Smeared with Mediterranean madams, rampant auntssore! and fat controllers, this shameless sketch sated and Aug 1-26show(notwill14)leave22.15you(23.15) £7.50 (£5.50) World Premiere

rbm presents “THE FORREST GUMP OF ROCK” BMMI APPLETON inlet's Look At Sound “Beautifully and acutely observed” Scotland on Sunday “Brilliant... a theatrical SPINAL TAP for the musical community” The Irish Times TOTAL SELL OUT 99!

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HS DRAMA (HAZARDOUS PRODUCTIONS) OOO0O Venue 152 - Augustine's, AI George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 L12 SHAKESPEARE A LA CARTE Monty Python, Frybard-watching & Laurie, Porter and a selection of fresh material: HS returns with the best at the Fringe! 'Aspinning positive cornucopia of talent keeping the wheels of the Shakespeare industry Aug 21-25 13.20 merrily' (14.15) Daily £5.00Mail.

World Premiere HURRAH PRODUCTIONS OOOOO Venue 39 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, 80 High Street,The Royal Mile Tickets 226 0000 Kl 3 GASPING Hurrah returns after Fringe 2000 sell-out, ' T ake a Chance' with Ben Elton' s French outrageous Phil's PotafterNoodle makeatLockheart Stock risefaster thanyour seamencomedy. in a brothel 6 months sea.The downside it'll take6-11 Aug 20.00breath (22.00)away!£6.50 (£4.50) ROSTRA:THE LEMUR enjoyable, Off-the-wallpunchy sketches from the self confessed Titans ofMIDNIGHT Comedy. 'Thoroughly and outrageously funny' Seren.

Aug 5-1 I midnight (02.00) £5.00 (£3.50) World Premiere ^ SENTIMENTAL SUSPICION:THE GIRLS ROOM Denise s finished bitching at work, Eddie' s a nice guy but disappointed again, John' rumbled and Gary won' t leave theWhat' ladiesre you loo. doing Insurance, bitch fighting, dirtys been secrets, marigolds, smear tests. this weekend?

Aug 6-11 17.30 (19.30) £6.50 (£4.50) World Premiere JENNY ECLAIR - MIDDLE AGED BIMBO ®0©©0 Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 MI2 MIDDLE AGED BIMBO She’s back, it' s almost spiteful, the way she won'tot goheraway.

Jenny Eclair, author, actress and Radio Four' s bit of rough returns roots.Aug 'A potent concoction sauce and brass' Telegraph.

Previews I -4 20.40 (21.40) of20.40 £5.00 Aug 5-6,8-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 (21.40) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-1 1,17-18 20.40 (21.40) £9.50 Aug 24-27 20.40 (21.40) £ 10.00 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere JOHN MOLONEY - JOHN MOLONEY LIVE ®0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 JOHN MOLONEY LIVE John Moloney, StoreLife,andlove, Jongleurs regular, transports hisreligion material toa good Edinburgh.

Nofromfrills.Comedy Justcomedy jokes. celebrity, royalty and get kicking the rottweiler.

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No-one isAug safe. 1-4'Hilarious' Scotsman.£5.00 Previews 20.00 (21.00) Aug 5-6,8-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 20.00 (£8.50) (21.00) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-1 1,17-18 20.00 (21.00) Aug 24-27 20.00 (21.00) £10.00 £9.50 (£9.00) BOB JONES oooeo Venue 11 - Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 LawnmarketTickets 225 8961 LI I BOB JONES: HUMORIST, POET, FUN GUY The British: Dire Traits.

Fabulous anecdotal town and country humour.The mini-monologue resurrected. in one mischievous originalshow: entertainment.

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2nd glorioushour). year!Utterly 'Your (2000) outstanding' EW. www.bobjones.co.uk Aug 20-25 15.15 (16.15) £6.50 (£5.00) KICKSHAWTHEATRE 00©©0 Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 NicolsonCOMPANY Street Tickets 667 2212 NI3 AhornRHINOEROTIC EXPERIENCE A groupcomic ofteninvention performers, with oneslick or in some cases two, deliver big footed that is swift, and sharp. comedy sketch show combining music, gags and a lot of horn.

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0 (14.50) £7.50 (£5.00) UK Premiere KIKI AND HERB OO©©© Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 MI2 KIKI AND HERB New York' s cult smash!

A psychotic lounge duo that don' t cover songs so much as demonish them. ' T he cabaret act from hell' Village Voi 'before Scaringthey the die!' bejesusTimeoutOutof NY. unsuspecting audiences' Vanity Fair. 'Catch them ce.

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corned vr revue KIRK AND RAIKES MESSINGHAM WITH ©0©©0 LUCINDA Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 SEX Dark marking and macabre comedyFringe fromdebut. fast rising BBC stars' AND Kirkrealised andDEATH Messingham their sketch longoriginal, awaited Hilarious, skilfully characterisation.

'Intelligent, witty, grown-up, sophisticated... really classy' GLR. Previews Aug 1-3 18.15(19.15)18.15(19.15) £3.00 £8.50 (£7.50) Aug Aug 4-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 10-11,17-18 18.15(19.15) Aug 24-27 18.15 (19.15) £ 10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere KIT AND THE WIDOW 00©©0 Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155 G9 THE FAT LADY InSINGS 'Kit new and the Widow *****' Scotsman.

'Mserve ust-seeup an show' Independent. a spanking venue the musical twosome operatic feast. With the Highmouthwatering Art.£ 10.00 (£5.00)mezzo-soprano Melanie Marshall they dish>r Augfinger 5-19 food 19.30of(20.40) DANIEL KITSON ©0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 LOVE, INNOCENCE AND THE WORD COCK Rude, thoughtful, utterly hilarious'Metro.

Evening Standard. good indeed' funny' 'Kitson willhimsave'Vdoeryyousome. fromstand-up yourselves' TimeGuardian.

Out. Daniel'Brilliantly is very good at comedy.

Watch Previews Aug 1-4 22.3022.30 (23.30)(23.30) £4.00£8.50 (£3.00)(£7.50) Aug Aug 5,7-8,12-16,19-23 11,17-18,24-27 22.30 (23.30) £9.50 (£8.50) KOHARUDANJI OOO©© Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 RAKU-GO STORYTELLING Sick of stand-up, try some sit-down.

Seated onoccasional a cushioncows.

Koharudanji populates stage ware. with ghosts, Tales'*of***lust, life andthelacquer Subtitled!geishas 'Someandof Festival's biggest21-27 laughs'20.00Times. extraordinary Aug (21.00) £8.00 (£6.00) insight into Japanese psyche' Scotsman.

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KRATER COMEDY CLUB ®0©©0 Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, I! 7 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 N13 KRATER COMEDY CLUB The South' s premiere comedy club byhitswhirling Scotland!

Adervish changing daily line up of the best comedy Stand-ups.

Compered MC star Stephen Grant. loud, it'£8.00 s late, it's large!

Aug 3-4,10-12,17-19,24-26 00.10It's£6.00 (02.25) Aug 9,15-16,20-23 00.10 (02.25) (£5.00) (£6.00) LANO & WOODLEY 0O©©O Venue 87 -The Famous Spiegeltent, Princes Mall Rooftop Plaza, Princes Street Tickets 226 0000 JI2 BRUISER Perrier Award winners return with a brand new show! ' T his duo could make a pig slapstick laugh, andandI did,turned long and Sunday Times. have resurrected it intoloud' an artform' List. 'Lano & Woodley Aug 1-26 (not Mens) 20.00 (21.15) £9.00 (£7.00) LEGENDARY POLOWSKI DIAMOND HEIST ®0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 LEGENDARY POLOWSKI DIAMOND HEIST Inept Jackthere and Tel, plan soto much steal apacked fabulous diamond.The audience are the gang...forcrooks.

'Sauperb, was in I wanted everyone to stop laughing minute to catch up' GLR. Previews Aug 1-3 23.45 (00.45) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 23.45 (00.45) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-1 1,17-18 23.45 (00.45) Aug 24-27 23.45 (00.45) £ 10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) MARQUEZ BROTHERS ®0©©O Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 U4 MARQUEZ BROTHERS Fresh sell-out seasons at thetelevision Soho Theatre.

London' s hottest new double act hitfrom theperformed, Fringe prior Immaculately observed andbest.exquisitely by totwotheir real brothers, debut. this is character comedy at its Previews Aug 1-3 16.

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MAT AND MACKINNON ©0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 MAT AND MACKINNON: ONE (So You Think You' r e Funny?,Telegraph Open MikeSlick, finalists) bringhigh-energy their eagerlyperformances awaited London out show Edinburgh. dynamic, and sell a surreal twisttoon the ' s ketch show' .

New comedy at it’s freshest and finest.

Previews Aug 1-3 18.45 (19.45) 18.£3.00 Aug 4-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-23 45 (19.45) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 18.45 (19.45) Aug 24-27 18.45 (19.45) £10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) ^ MCGONAGALL OOO©© Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 226 2428 J10 RIDEworld' TO THE PLEASANCE WITH WILLIAM MCGONAGALL The s worst poet, William McGonagall, in his own terrible words.

Hear the excruciating he Tay &Bridge Disaster' while travelling betweendoggerel Assemblyof 'TRooms Pleasance.

Get and in theother Tartangems McGonagall-mobile!

Aug 21-27 every 30 mins from 14.00-19.00 (Duration 30 mins) World Premiere TRAVIST. MERLE ©0©©O Venue 47 - Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, l7We$t Register Street Tickets 556 2549 JI2 SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THE KINF' K IN HILLBILLIES After huge success at Edinburgh 98 and the Aberdeen and Kilkenny Festivals with Country Joe McDonald and Kinkyearly!Friedman,Travis returns with new show and sh*tkickin’ Aug 2-26 band.

21.40 Book (22.40) £6.00 (£5.00) MERVYN STUTTER S PICK OF THE FRINGE O0©©O Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 MI2 MERVYN STUTTER' S PICK OF THE FRINGE The perfecttalent. first stop for Fringe arrivals. ' A vibrant and stimulating showcase of Fringe Eight different theatre year. and music acts in 90 Merv! minutes each day' Scotsman.

Now in itscomedy, 10th glorious Birthday Aug 13.00Happy (14.30) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-27 14-16,20-23 13.00 (14.30) £7.00 (£6.00)

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MOONPATH THEATRE COMPANY ®0©©0 Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 NI3TI ALL INTHETIMING Fresh comedy that aerobicizes the brain and tickles j| the heart.

A selection of incisively funny, fast paced sketches.

Come and witness this stress-test of the English language and test your capacity for disorientation | < and Unmissable!

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3-26 19.00 (20.00) £6.00 (£5.00) TONY MOREWOOD ©O©©© Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 NI slj i TONY MOREWOOD IN THE COMEDIAN' S BOOK OF THE DEAD Aall comedy about being turned alive! 'Hite into has taken the single strandBrighton whichArgus. runs through i|| and deftly a comedy goldmine' 'Anhumanity obvious talent!'

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Aug 3-26 20.05 (21.15) £7.50 (£5.00) World Premiere ^ RICHARD MORTON ®0©©0 Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 226 2428 J10 a RICHARDRichard MORTON Since performing hisdad,sell-out show in and '98, festival favourite, has got married, become a bought a flat, passed his drivingtime.test'Hfourth time.

So forget about new material. Just kidding. He passed J| first ilarious' Guardian.

Aug 20.45 (21.45) £ 10.00 £(£9.00) Aug 5-9,12-16,19-23 3-4,10-11,17-18,24-27 20.45 (21.45) 11.00 (£ 10.00) COLIN MURPHY ®0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 COLIN MURPHY The smash-hit sell-out success of Edinburgh 2000. 'awaits' Multi-talented, a crescendo performance...an enormous future Times.

'Shilarious... harp,thatobservational routines, skillful can mimicry and anto'interaction with the audience many higher profile comics only aspire Scotsman.

Previews Aug 1-3 21.00 (22.00) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 21.00 (22.00) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 21.00 (22.00) Aug 24-27 21.00 (22.00) £10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere ^

The South's busiest and best fate night comedy club comes North!

Three acts and the whirlwind compere STEPHEN GRANT

Omid Djafifi Phil Davy ^|| Robin Ince Mitch Benn Andrew Maxwell Gordon Southern Phil Nichol Steve K Amos DATES: Fri 3-Sat 4 Julia Morris Wed 8-Sat 12 Andy Parsons Wed 15-Sun 19 Wed 22-Sun 26 Mark Walker Wed.Thur & Sun: £6/£5 U7 NICHOLSON STREET Noel James BOX OFFICE: 0131 667 2212 Fri & Sat: £8/£6 36

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.coin MYWIFE'S NIGHTWARE ©0©©0 Venue -The Bongo Club - out of the blue, 14 New Street Tickets 556 5204 (Pre-Fringe),KI4 558 7604143(Fringe) ONE NIGHT ONLY Three strangers trapped overnight explore their wildest and darkest There'ands yoga, war re-enactments, modern dance.confronted Richly comic,withdreams. provocative sometimes shocking. Seebirds man'sandbeauty when chaotic events.

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Preview 16.15 (17.15) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 6-25Aug (not4 Suns) 16.15 (17.15) £7.00 (£5.00) ^ NETT UK ®0©©0 Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 N13 JAKE AND ELWOOD - night THE ofBLUES BROTHERS SHOW Join from Jake and Elwood for an outrageous fun, presenting the very best music the cult movie and more.The way it is.The way it was.The Aughit3-4,17-18,24-25 00) way it should be. >»" Aug 5-9,13-16,19-23,2622.3022.30(midnight) (midnight)£ 12.£ 10.00 0(£0 10.(£8.00) PHIL NICHOL ®0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 PHIL NICHOL New show from Juice Pig and ' 9 8Time Out Comedy winner.

'G- ocompelling, now. Demand admittance' List.miss'Busthim'a gutHerald. to catch Phil'see. s sideaward splitters you' d be barmy to A must Previews Aug 1-3 22.15 (23.15) £3.00 £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 22.15(23.15) (23.15) Aug 4-5,7-9,12-16,19-23 10-11,17-18,24-27 22.15 £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere ^ NIMROD'S FISH OOO©® Venue 11 - Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 LawnmarketTickets 225 8961 LI I NIMROD' S FISH, SHEEP AND HIPPOS In their first ever (and best yet) show, Nimrod' s Fish take you on a journey through a world of market researchers, sausages, surgeons, fish, sheep and hippos. Free bubblewrap and joke-induced Aug 20-25 15.laughter.

30 (16.30)Funny.£4.50Honest. (£3.50) World Premiere

NOBLE SILVER ®0@©0 Venue 33 - PleAND asance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 NOBLE AND SILVER Perrier Best Newcomers 2000.

How do you follow up'Definitely a Perriernot'award winning show? ' Y ou can' t ' Noble. ' I t' s impossible' Silver.

- Noble.Two situationists return with a brand new show.

'Previews Inspired comedy' Daily Telegraph.

Aug 1-3 21.40 (22.40) Aug 4-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 21.40£3.00 (22.40) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-11,17-18 21.40 (22.40) Aug 24-27 21.40 (22.40) £10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere DARA O BRIAIN ®0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 DARA O' B RIAIN Dara O' B riain returns with another top-class hour stand-up comedy.

Sellevening out shows Edinburgh 1999missed' and 2000, Australia 2000of and 2001. ' A n epic of laughs not to be Impress Magazine.

'Previews Unassuming, and (21.20) very, very£4.00 funny' Time Out. Auglikeable 1-2 20.20 Aug 3-5,7-9,12-16,19-23 20.20(21.20) (21.20) £ £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-27 20.20 10.00 (£9.00) OFF33THE KERB ®0@©0 Venue - Pleasance CourtyardROADSHOW and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 OFF THE KERB ROADSHOW Best value and hottest comedy showcase onup) theandfringe featuring Jason John Whitehead (winner), Angie McEvoy (runnerShappi Khorsandi (finalist) ofAward BBC New Felgate (runner-up) Hackney Empire£3.00 2000.Comedy Award 2000 and Mark Previews Aug 1-2 23.00 (00.30) Aug 23.00(00.30) (00.30) £9.00 £8.00(£8.00) (£7.00) Aug 3-5,7-9,12-16,19-23 10-1 1,17-18,24-27 23.00 >»" ORAM AND MEETEN ®0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 ORAM AND MEETEN Character-based Stevefriends.Tea Oram and Tom Meetenshoes. return with their newTimes.show.'Cdouble-act Holidays.

New towels.

Death, 'simplyandfantastic wicked' heeky charisma' Scotsman.

'Ladies HPreviews ilarious' Aug Metro.

'1-3Clever dynamic... incredibly funny and gifted' Li s t . £3.00 Aug 4-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-23 17.30 (18.00) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 17.30 (18.00) Aug 24-27 17.30 (18.00) £ 10.00£9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere ^

AVALON PROMOTIONS LTD PRESENTS PERRIER AWARD NOMINEE 2000 ‘A great comic creation’ c T/>e Independent ‘Faultlessly written’ <The Aimes ‘Hysterically funny’ A he List

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"Dowie goes far deeper than any comedian would dare - definitely worth catching" Manchester Evening News 7.05pm Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge Laurence Sterne s classic comic novel " Hilarious the first stand-up comedian."

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ORGASMIC COMEDY 00©©0 Venue 84 - Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road Tickets 556 5044 from 17.00 K14 ORGASMIC NIGHTS Join Tony Wright onto hishelpjourney to find thatmoaning orgasmic night, experiencing strange characters trying him.

Orgasmic ' t o excite5-26 and (not swellTues) with happiness.'

Aug 19.30 (20.30) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere OTTLEYAND PERRY PRODUCTIONS ®0©©0 Venue 38 - Gilded Balloon Theatre, 233 Cowgate Tickets 226 2151 L12 TALLY HO! CREEPY LATRINE CHOIRS A Bard comicCharlie cabaretOttley of sketches, song and verse starring former BBC Poet and TV and Playwright NickBritain.

Perry. A sharp, cynical and downright disrespectful look at new improved Aug 3-9, 13-16,20-23,27 (17.45) £8.50 £7.50(£7.50) (£6.50) World Premiere Aug 10-12, 17-19, 24-26 16.16.4545(17.45) PARSONS AND NAYLOR S SPIN ©0©©0 Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 226 2428 JI0 PARSONS AND NAYLOR' S SPIN Currently broadcasting their second Radio 2 series, after this spring' s smash-hit ' P arsons and Naylor' s Pull-out Sections' , P & ***** N do Sydney their first live satire show. 'Possibly the best live sketch act in the world' Morning Herald.£9.00 Aug 22.30 (23.30) Aug 3-9,12-16,20-23,27 10-11,17-19,24-26 22.30 (23.30) £ 10.00 (£8.00) (£9.00) NICHOLAS PARSONS 00©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 NICHOLAS PARSONS'Britain' HAPPY Onehost of Britain' s most sex symbols' s mostHOUR celebrated returns after'Munlikely hisore sell-out hita quiz lastIndependent. year with more celebrity chat, wit, charm and gossip. than just show host' Metro.

Aug 13-16,20,22-23 18.

1 5 (19.30) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-12,17-19 18.15 (19.30) Aug 24-27 18.15 (19.30) £ 10.00 £9.50 (£ 11.0(£8.50) 0) PERRIER PICK OF THE FRINGE OOOOO Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 226 2428 JIO PERRIER PICK OF THE FRINGE AWARD SHOW The winner and nominees of Britain' s No. I Comedy Award on one fabulous bill!

This outstanding bill show is guaranteed to make you laugh. Book early, every year acomedy sell out!

Aug 26-27 20.00 (21.45) £ 12.00 (£ 11.00) EMO PHILIPS ©0©©O Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 EMO PHILIPS ' M eet the 21 st century Emo' LA Weekly. ' E xtraordinarily Times. masterandcraftsman' Scotsman.Showbiz 'The best joke writer in America' Jayfunny' Lena. 'www.emophilips.com Unique'Astyle brilliant material' Las Vegas.

'The Master' Star Tribune.

Preview Aug 3 20.00 (21.00) £5.00 Aug Aug 4-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 10-11,17-18,24-27 20.0020.00 (21.00)(21.00)£ I 1.£0010.(£0010.(£9.00) 00) World Premiere PLEASANCE COMEDY ®0©©0 Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 MI2 THE LONDON REVUE The channel-hopping high speed celebration of life' s most excruciating moments, where prisoners are hungry for Shakespeare, Noel Coward Ibiza Club Mix and Lady Penrose-Taylor breaks her rare bird eggs, again!5sings17.5an0 (18.45) Preview Aug £2.00 Aug (18.45) £8.50 £7.50 £7.50 £6.50 Aug 7-9,12-16,19,21 10-1 1,17-18,24-27-23 17.17.5500 (18.45) ^ PAM ANN COME FLY WITH ME...

2000 BestfromCabaret Performer, Boyz Magazine.

Come fly with the 60' s Air Hostess hell, as she battles with every crew'Standard. s nightmare - the paying customer. 'I can feel a cult coming on' flight Evening Aug 21-23 23.10 (00.10) Aug 24-27 23.10 (00.10) £5.00 £6.00 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road,60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 ANGELS WITH DIRTY HABITS Sets outwith to answer such questions 'howoriginal did 19th century loneliness?' 'what aswere the lyrics to Thelighthouse Sound ofkeepers Music?' Adealrollercoaster ride ofandfast-moving sketches and songs.

Previews Aug 1-3 15.55 (16.45) Aug 5 £3.00 (16.45)£8.00£7.00£7.00£6.00 Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17,20-23 11 -12,18-19,24-27 15.515.5 5(16.45) ^ PLEASANCE COMEDY continues over the page 39

comedv revue PLEASANCE COMEDY continued CLIVEs JAMES AND ATKIN:TOGETHER AT LAST AGAIN There' renewed interestPETE in Clive andonPete'lifestowitty songs.songs.

Clive brings hiswithacerbic commentary the and stage;entertaining Pete sings their Perhaps even help from Clive?

Aug 16-17 16.45 (17.45) £ 12.00 (£ 10.00) EARLShow, STEVENS - PUH LEEZ! EarlPaulStevens.The Putner (LeeStateside & Herring,stand-up Spaced,takes us Now Sean Lock) introduces onpunctuated a rollercoaster ride through theTVhighsfootage. (and lows) of his extraordinary life, with hilarious personal Previews Aug 1-3 20.45 (21.45)20.45£3.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 (21.45) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-11,17-18 20.45 (21.45) Aug 24-27 20.45 (21.45) £ 10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)£8.50 EMMA AND BETH KILCOYNE Sketch about Show!The Go Ghost and see these girlsPat'- they' rCome e deadOn!funny!' wroteLive!PaulGirls!

McCartney of'VeryAuntie by Productions.This new show is set to dazzle. funnyAugand 1-3original' Metro. £3.00 Previews 15.15(16.15) Aug (£6.50) Aug 4-6,8-10,13-17,21-23 I I -12,18-19,24-27 15.115.15(16.15) 5 (16.15) £8.50£7.50(£7.50) ^ HER ACHING HEART Bryony Lavery' s saucy musical comedy about a country maiden, a wilful lady and some glove puppets. ' O utrageous and enormously Time'aOut. Starring Emily Howes 'marvellously Noises Off,Aug andentertaining!'

Marianne Levy, popular Edinburgh Metro. comic' Previews 1-3 13.15(14.25) £2.00 comedienne' Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17,20-23 13.

1 5 (14.25) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 11 -12,18-19,24-27 13.15 (14.25) £7.00 (£6.00) JOHN KEVIN' ONE MANandSHOW 'Outstanding' Doi/y Telegraph.

(But soMail.AND what?

They likeSfox-hunting the Tories).

'Funny, satirical Daily (Even worse.

Completely doolally.

Ignore them.)

'Hilarious'writing' Scotsman.

(Quite dull but reliable.

Maybe you should go.)

Previews Aug 1-3 17.

4 5 (18.45) £3.00 Aug 45 (18.45) Aug 4-5,7-9,12-16,19,21 10-11,17-18,24-27 -2317.4517.(18.45) £8.50£7.50 £7.50£6.50 ^ REBRANDING MR. GOD BY JULIAN FOX Mellow arty cabaret from the gentlest comedian on the Fringe. ' N ot everyone will fall for its surreal, quirky1-27charm.

Gardner(00.30) Guardian.

Aug (notI did' 7,20)Lynmidnight £5.00 ^ TARTAN RIBBON COMEDY BENEFIT 2001 What is fastandbecoming the most popular benefit on the Fringe.

A guaranteed sell-out as starstudded you could wish for.Top name comics and surprise guests - check listings21 foras21.30 details.

Aug (23.00) £10.00 (£8.00) World Premiere PLUTO PRODUCTIONS IN ®0©OO ASSOCIATION WITH Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and OverOVATION the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 VERONIQUE - A isLIFE CULTof Jessica Martin stars'goldasVeronique Raymond - showbiz her LONG biz.became Daughter a Busby Berkeley she grew up in Hollywood, the toast of Parisian nightlife anddigger' finally, a television superstar.This is her story.

Previews Aug 1-317.17.00 0(18.00) 0 (18.00)£7.50 £3.00(£6.50) Aug Aug 4-10,14-17 I I -12,18 17.00 (18.00) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere PRIORITE A GAUCHE ®0©©0 Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 MI2 PRIORITE Areturn GAUCHE Sell-out 1999/2000.

France' s favourite pop, rockdoubt and rap duo from their world tour with an all-new show. ' W ithout the find of theWinners.

Fringe so far' Telegraph. 'Hilarious' Scotsman. 1999 Perrier Newcomer Previews Aug 1-3 19.25 (20.20) 19.£3.0025 (20.20) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 4-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-23 Aug 10-11,17-18 19.25 (20.20) Aug 24-27 19.25 (20.20) £10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere PUERILE COMPANY Venue 139 - GildCOMEDY ed Balloon at Peppermint Lounge, 36 Blair Street Tickets 226 2151 ®0©©0 LI 3 THE STAND IN A delightful visual comedy.

Skint,jobs?

PhillipEnter joinsdisaster a dubious new job agency.

But can he really do these strange and humiliation. It will tickle everyone of all ages. No message, just belly laughs! www.puerilecomedy.co.uk Previews Aug 5-27 Aug (not 3-414,21)14.3014.(15.30) 30 (15.30)£4.00£7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere

For ail your Fringe ticketsj call: 0131226 0000

'Mad people who talk rubbish and frighten children' NME Tomedy Genius" The Sunday Times 'Congenital idiocy is nothing to be proud of' Melody Maker Greatest Living Englishmen: No 14 ’somewhere between Monty Python and Morecombe and Wise' Loaded 1 NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN] PLEASANCE 0131 556 6550 9-27 AUGUST,

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com

PLEASANCE DOME A major new venue complex for the Fringe FOUR NEW VENUE ZONES, OVER FORTY GREAT NEW SHOWS, including: DAVID BENSON DILLIE KEANE FORBIDDEN BROADWAY JENNY ECLAIR KIKI & HERB MERVYN STUTTER’S PICK OF THE FRINGE PRIORITE A GAUCHE RICHARD HERRING THE BBC STAND UP SHOW-LIVE THE WEIRD SISTERS Late morning brunch & Live Music from 10am -12.30pm.

Late license-food and drink served till Sam waitress service exhibitions-poetry readings-club-nightsand much much more.

‘ONE AMAZING DAY FOUR AMAZING WEEKS’ PLEASANCE 1015155665501 Book On-Line at www.pleasance.co.uk

PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS ®Q©©0 Venue 14 - Gilded Balloon at Teviot Row House, 5/2 Bristo Square Tickets 650 4403 M12 PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS Following their sell-out West End season and UK tour,andthesqueal' ancientMoS. Australian of Genital Origami returns.

'The audience scream on't Art try this home!'

Guardian.

'Astonishing... unforgettable' Telegraph. ''UDnbelievable' FT.at '(23.00) Very funny' Scotsman.

Aug S-d.S-0,13,15-16,20,22-23,27 22.00 £ 10.

0 0 (£9.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.00 (23.00) £ I 1.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 1,24-26(00.15)23.15£ 10.(00.15) Aug 2710-123.15 00 (£9.00) PURPLE PRODUCTIONS 00©©0 Venue 45 - Old St Paul's Church & Hall,Jeffrey Street Tickets 556 0476 KI3 REORGANISED CRIME A new comedy by Steve Ginn.What do you get you cross an Eastcabinet End Gangster within ayour Management Consultant (apart from aif head in a filing and a bullet latte)?

Aug 13-25 (not Sun) 12.30 (13.30) £4.00 (£3.50) World Premiere RANDOLPH STUDIO <£ ooo©o THE FRENCH INSTITU Venue 55 Randol p h St u di o @The French Institute, Institut Francai s D' E cosse, 13 Randol ph J7 CrescentTickets 220 7761 INCREDIBLY INCROYABLE ' I ' m a stand-up comedian only in English.

I'mmixes not funny French!'andBertrand Bossardstereotypes - Parisian actor turnedtrash-mime English comic -incroyablement visual inhumour Anglo-French into comic incredible!

Aug 20-25 21.15 (22.30) £6.00 (£4.00) RARE BIRDS PRODUCTIONS 00©©0 Venue 84 - Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road Tickets 556 5044 from 17.00 KI4 BRUHAHA Capstick and Buss combine to create mayhem, laughter, joy and fear.

Seeunique stand-up, costumesis and Johnny Rotten Jools Holland.

Their brandsketches, ofBedlam-106.5FM. cheekybadchicanery as innovative as it iskillhilarious.

'Aug Pant-wettingly 12-26 21.30funny' (22.30) £6.00 (£5.00) DAMAGE AND DE LACY deadpantalented comic/singer all round grumpy b*****d, teamsforupBrian withDamage, thesketches, deliciously Vicky deandLacy, Aussie comedienne/actress, stand-up, characters, silly songs, heaps ofAuglaughs 5-26and(notloads Mons)of fun!22.30 (23.30) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere PEARbrings SHAPED AFTER MIDNIGHT London' s SecondBrianWorst Comedy Club lateproudly night chaos andtheconfusion toworst Edinburgh.

Damage and Krysstal Klear present best and of London' s comedians, cranks and crackpots, excruciatingly exhilarating.

A wicked night out!

Aug 5-26 (not Mons) midnight (01.30) £6.00 (£5.00) ^ REAL TALENT ®0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 ROSSnew NOBLE readersPlaytime' poll winner 'bisesta stand-up comedianwho2000'hasreturns brand show 'SListlackers . 'Herewhich the giftonlywith for a improvising hysterical, elaborate routines most stand-ups could dream of Evening News.

Previews Aug 1-3 20.45 (21.45) £3.00 Aug 4-6,8-9,12-16,19-23,26-27 20.45 (21.45) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25 20.45 (21.45) £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere ^ TREVOR LOCK INtheir WHAT YOU REALLY WANT Trevor Lock andhis Sem Devillart debut new comedy about a man who discovers repressed desires haveMoving takenandon aClever' life of Scotsman. their own. 'Superbly Comicthat Writing' Sunday Times, ' F unny, Previews Aug 1-3 15.

3 0 (17.00) £3.00 Aug 4-5,1 I -12,18-19,24-27 15.30 (17.00) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,14-17,20-23 15.30 (17.00) £7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere Venue 38 - Gilded Balloon Theatre, 233 Cowgate Tickets 226 2151 LI2 ANDREW MAXWELL Outstanding stand-upbothcomedian fromto perfection Dublin tipped bywithin manya three for great things. ' C apable of portraying Steptoes line ad-lib, Maxwell's face is more than fortunate. But it's not his only weapon' Stage.

Aug 3-4,10-11,17-18 24-25 21.15 21.15 (22.15) (22.15) £8.50 £9.50 (£7.50) (£8.50) World Premiere Aug 5-9,12-16,19-23,26-27 REDKAT PRODUCTIONS OOOOO Venue 49 - Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place Tickets 225 9893 MI2 ANGEL Matt and Ben were bestbutfriends.

Until Benhe'ddied.

But God had a plan.a Not a very well thought out plan, he thought give it a go anyway... warm Aug 6-1comedy I 15.0about 0 (16.15)death.£5.50 (£4.00) ^ 41

comedv’ revue Gallon Centre (venue

scribably funny - you have to see il AmAZi ivG IAI SmUN Deliqhtfully eccentric comic musician' (TimeOut)

For all your Fringe tickets;; call: 0131226 0000

REVELL & HIGGINS ©O©©© Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 Nljj WOMEN BEHAVING BADLY Ever wondered what women are really like | without men around?

Enter the crazy world of Revell & Higgins peeled bananas, hormonalofcave unwanted hair, suffragettes with weak bladders | and a splattering bodywomen, chocolate...

Previews Aug 3-4 23.00 (23.50) £5.00 Aug 5-26 23.00 (23.50) £8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere >r'if

RICHARD HERRING - CHRIST ON A BIKE! Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 CHRISTThat'ONs forA BIKE! by say.

Richard Eleventh Herring. Tm not saying I'm the Jesus... others (to Edinburgh) less attractive one from Leeto(22.10) and' The Herring.

'Thoucoming Shalt Not Miss It' God.of the J Previews Aug 1-4 21.10 £5.00 Aug 6-9,12,14-16,19-20,22-23 21.10 (22.10) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-1 1,17-18 21.10 (22.10) Aug 24-27 21.10 (22.10) £10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere| RICH HALL AND DAVE FULTON ®0©©O Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 2262428 Jlo| RICH HALLComedy AND benefit DAVE featuring FULTONPerrier PRESENT TERRY DULLUM APPEAL and Time Out Award winner, Rich Halllivewithcomedian Dave Fulton specialObserver. guests. Don't miss Rich Hall, 'The greatest on theand(00.45) planet' Aug 5-9,12-16,19-23 23.45 £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 3-4,10-1 1,17-18,24-27 23.45 (00.45) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) RUBBERNECKER OOO©© Venue 47 - Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, l7West Register Street Tickets 556 2549 JI2| RUBBERNECKER TV' s Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Jimmy Carr, Robin Ince, messing about you and shouldn' possibly tembarassing There’ll youcrash. know watch, but bethemselves.The compelled to, title? in the j same 18-25 waybeasbits17.a car CC£9.50hotline Aug 45 (19.00) (£7.50)0870 900 4555

THE ST GEORGE'S MEDICS REVUE OOO©© Venue 39 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, 80 High Street,The Royal Mile Tickets 226 0000 KI3j JUST A LITTLE PRICK The George' s medics return after last year' s sell out |1 run with wickedly observed medical satire and an incisive lack of compassion.

And so leave Aug nob 20-25gags.(notStoma-splittingly 22) 18.00 (19.00)funny,£4.00 (£3.00)your bags outside. World Premiere SAM & CY ®0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 U4 SAM AND CY UNHINGED This sophisticated, intelligent (classless, dedicatedfast(work-shy) bring a diverse array tj ofignorant) satiricaland(lavatorial), paced (selfduoindulgent) sketches(narrow-minded) and hilarious (puerile) characterisations to ignite (infect) this years festival.

Book Early!

Previews Aug 1-2 17.00 (18.00) Aug 3-5,7-10,13-17,20-23 17.00 £4.00 (18.00) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 11 -12,18-19,24-27 17.00 (18.00) £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere ^ j THE SCARED WEIRD LITTLE GUYS ®0©©0 Venue 87 - The Famous Spiegeltent, Princes Mall Rooftop Plaza, Princes Street Tickets 226 0000 JI2 j SCARED WEIRD LITTLE GUYS Australia' s musical comedy giants are ] back!

'Qthisuick-thinking, lyrically ingenious,gifted' theyScotsman. keep the'Hgiggle countmusical constantly high... madcap duo are certainly ilarious comedy giants... laughing at...' Adelaide Advertiser.^ jl Aug 1-26devastating (not Mens)wit...21.30worth (22.30)hearing £9.00and(£7.00) SCREAMING BLUE MURDER COMEDY ©Q©©0 Venue 47 - Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street Tickets 556 2549 JI2 » BIG VALUE'hCOMEDY SHOW...EARLY Four top comedians, a joke competition, price drinks, two intervals, ' u ndoubtedly cabaret comedy entertainment for only £6.50. at its best' Scotsman. Back for its 7th sell-out year!!! All this Preview Aug 2 19.30 (21.30) Free (non-ticketed) Aug 3-26 (not 14,21) 19.30 (21.30) £6.50 ^ BIG VALUE COMEDY SHOW...LATE Fourcomedy, differenttopcomedians toWhythepay ■ early show but still with the added extras! ' T op value' Li s t . £10 for one when you can £6.50 for four?

Preview Augcomedian 2 22.00 (midnight) Freepay(non-ticketed) Aug 3-26 (not 14,21) 22.00 (midnight) £6.50 ^j

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com SLAUGHTERHOUSE LOUNGE Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 SLAUGHTERHOUSE LOUNGE Stupid.

Sharp stand satire and poetry. live from musicians formerly the upBluecomedy, Blurt andSleazy jazz show. manmusic Spike Robinson.

Withthinkers. a film noir,withspeakeasy feelAeroplanes, this is an excellent late Cabaret for heavy Aug 13-26 21.10 (22.10) £6.00 (£5.00) OQ©©0 THE AMAZING MR. SMITH Venue 188 - Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street Tickets 226 0000 LAUGHS AND MAD MUSICAL INVENTIONS Delightfully eccentric comic musician' Timesuch Out,favourites finally persuaded to Edinburgh withmusical his hilarious oneman show including asvastly the condom bagpipes, shoelaces, condom harp etc."Totally original and entertaining.

Cabaret seating.

Aug 5-27 (not 13,20) 20.45 (21.45) £6.00 (£5.00) ^ SMuTS (SUSSEX MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETY) LI2 Venue 79 - The Subway, 69 Cowgate Tickets 225 6766 THE NO-FRILLS REVUE An explosive mix of musical comedy, sketches, supermarket checkouts the lost manuscripts of Stephen Sondheim.

Fresh from a sell-out run ofwit'Fand ame' ,this, Brighton' premier theatre society bring unique style 20-25 and razor-sharp to£7.50 their sFringe debut.

Aug 19.30 (20.50) (£5.50) UK Premiere ®o@©o GORDON SOUTHERN Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 GORDON SOUTHERN Star of Stand-up Show (BBC I),The Cheese Shop (R4), Sunday Show (BBC2)...skillfulandandnowverythis.amusing An hourcomedian of sharp, Time imaginative work from a ' h ugely talented...

Out. ' M irth making talent, ****' Scotsman.

Previews Aug 1-3 22.05 (23.05) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12-16,19-23 22.05 (23.05) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-27 22.05 (23.05) £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere SOYOUTHINKYOU'RE FUNNY ©0©©O Venue 14 - Gilded Balloon atTeviot Row House,5/2 Bristo Square Tickets 650 4403 MI2 SO YOU THINK YOU' R E FUNNY SPONSORED BY CHANNEL 4 The original and best stand-up competition for newcomers now enters its 14th 'Rernan, ear! PastLeewinners Phil Kay, Dylan Moran,Norton.

Rhona Cameron,Tommy Mack...include: Final compered

by Graham Heats Aug 5-7,12-15 22.15 (23.45) £8.50 (£7.50) Final Aug 26 20.45 (23.00) £ 10.00 (£9.00) LI2 Venue 38 - Gilded Balloon Theatre, 233 Cowgate Tickets 226 2151 BEST OFwinners SO YOU THINKupYOU' REtheFUNNY Your Achance to seenightthe mo popular and runners from past 14 years. hilarious featuring some of todays best comics - who started off as contestants in this legendary competition.

Aug 22.15(23.45) (23.45) £9.00 £8.50(£8.00) (£7.50) Aug 3-4,8-9,16,20-23,27 10-11,17-19,24-26 22.15 SPASM Venue 38 - Gilded Balloon Theatre, 233 Cowgate Tickets 226 2151 Caution!Survivors Biohazard:The FootsandhighlyMouth of sketchLeisure comedy ir aSPASM fresh tooutbreak. last year' contagious Virusstrikes return 'infect the audienceof with so much laughter someone should callcasta paramedic' Guardian.

Aug Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23 10-12,17-19,24-2718.118.5 1(19.15) 5 (19.15)£7.50£8.50(£6.50) (£7.50) World Premiere V SPENCER BROWN - THE WORLD OF SPENCER BROWN Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 THE WORLD OFhumour SPENCER BROWN buffoonery Comedy Zone returns more avant-garde andcomedy post-modern in hisstardebut solowith show.

Music, romance and leftfield for hipsters and bohemians. ' G reat: offbeam, original, a face to watch' Observer.

Previews Aug 1-4 20.10 (21.10) 20.10 £5.00 (21.10) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 5-6,8-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 Aug 10-1 1,17-18 20.10 (21.10) Aug 24-27 20.10 (21.10) £ 10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere

BEING JOHNNY VEGAS

"This man is one of the true comic greats."

Dave Simpson 5***** Review The Guardian "The best thing on at the Fringe!"

Charlie Skelton The Observer "It is very human, sweat-soaked, clay-stained entertainment. Never, ever light. Phenomenal!"

Tom Morton The Scotsman "He is the greatest live stand-up I've ever seen.

It's like a cry from the heart."

Rob Newman City Life The Gilded Balloon (cowgate) August 3 - 27 (not 7, 21) 10.15pm Tickets 0870 900 4555 www.johnnyvegas.co.uk

Total Sell Out 97/98/99/2000

SPYMONKEY ®0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 j SPYMONKEY'S COOPED Beautiful, swinging Laura Du Lay knew when she arrived at the battle old house life would neverofbeGothic the same.

And her j anCalorphan!

Thedirects. ensuing of egosthatrocks the world Romance.

McCrystal Previews Aug 1-3 19.25 (20.35) 19.£3.0025 (20.35) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug Aug 4-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-23 10-1 1,17-18,24-27 19.25 (20.35) £8.50 (£6.50) ^ SPYMONKEY' S STIFF The award winning and internationally acclaimed physicalDirected comedybysetCalinMcCrystal. a funeral parlour returns to Edinburgh one weekkiller , only.

'I nearly died laughing' Times. 'forDead-cert hit' Li s t . ' Y ou' l l weep with laughter' Guardian.

Aug (12.40)(£6.00) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 20-24 25-27 (not 11.3023)(12.40)11.30£8.00

CAUTION

THE FOOT & MOUTH OF SKETCH COMEDY will ’infect the audience with so much laughter someone should call a paramedic’ Guardian 3rd - 27th AUGUST [■]

“Excellent” “Looks funny and is funny... expect some properly topical stuff”

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THE STAND COMEDY CLUB I ®0©©0 Venue 5-The Stand Comedy Club,5YorkPlaceTickets 558 7272 112 Venue with a difference.

Scotland' s comedy club ' w ill still be the country' s finest 1 comedy venue long after the Fringe has gone' Evening News.Variety and value guaranteed, the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly and the food is excellent' ?

Independent, 'www.thestand.co.uk FREE AND EASYat theMusic, poetry, sketches, improv.

Lots'a good of laughs andbar legendary lunches comedians' favourite hang-out, cheap and great food... cooking is wholesome and tasty' List. ' V ariety is the order 1 ofAugthe4-26 day Independent.

13.00 (14.30) Free (non-ticketed) World Premiere 1 BESTtopOFIrishIRISH COMEDY Great value Celtic showcase featuring or || more comics 1999/2000.

Lots ofthree different acts, and for a £6.00 'gthe reat price night ofoutone.fromSell-out the start' Cork Examiner.

Aug lots 3-26of18.laughs 00 (19.15) (£5.00) BOB Footballing DOOLALLY' S BALLS Aninnuendo... outrageousandgameshow beautiful game. anecdotes,filth, prizes! 'Wabout hatobservations AltheMurray isofto ]I publicans, Bob Doolally is to 'football punditry... needle-sharp 1 the British psyche' Guardian.

H ilarious and foul-mouthed Sun. Preview Aug I 22.00 (23.30) £5.00 Aug 3-26 19.45 (20.55) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere ^ BEST OF'GSCOTTISH COMEDY Three top Scots in quality Old comedy showcase. reat value in a relaxed environment' **** Scotsman. and faces with 'formidable comedic presence...favourites droll and J1 witty'newScotsman.

BookhostearlyJaneforMackay big laughs.

Aug 3-26 21.30 (22.50) £6.00 (£5.00) THE bestinFringe comedy.

Different selection FiveCaledonian actsSTAND offerRoseanne' theThe'bestveryvalue town' Evening News.

Withsizzling hosta Joon Broonnightly. 'like I aout' Scotsman, ' t he essence of stand-up... jolly good night Scotsman.

Aug 3-26 23.30 (01.45) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug I 21.00 Sept 30-3 I 21.00 (23.15)(23.15)£7.00£7.00 (£6.00) >r THE STAND COMEDY CLUB II ®Q©©0 Venue 5 - The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place Tickets 558 7272 |2 J THE ROAD FROM DUNDEE TO TENNESSEE Sequel to last year' s smashmentality hit. City angel Brandoneverywhere.

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0 0 (17.00) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 4-26 (not 13) 13.20 (14.20) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere SUSAN MORRISON: MY LIFE WITH THETITANIC Witness Susan's || comedic race through anpersonal icefield iceberg, of obsessions, fromBring philosophy to Astroturf, before hitting her own the Titanic. your own hobby foible.'

Deliciously observed' SoS,'wicked... supremely capable' Scotsman. or 1 Previews Aug 2-3 14.

0 0 (15.00)16.00 (17.00) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 4-26 (not 13) 14.55 (15.55) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere ^ JACK RUSSELL: I comedy PREFERandDOGS Jack whilst wants ranting to be funny andagainst make friends.

Join him for short films gently pressure'Always and manipulation.

Come early for ambient comedy and pre-show ] drink. inventive' Time Out. Preview Aug 2 17.

4 5 (18.45) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 4-26 (not 13) 16.20 (17.20) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere ^ STANDshowcase.

UP SCOTLAND Check outfor tomorrow' sbeststarsnewtoday this popular annual An unbeatable price six of the actsincoming ofcontrol' centralEvening ScotlandNews.with host Bruce Devlin 'a natural performer... in total out j Preview July 3029 20.00 21.00 (21.20) (22.20) £4.00 £5.00 (£3.00) (£4.00) Preview July Aug 4-26 (not 13) 17.50 (18.50) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfrinBe.com KEVIN DEVIL'S C2H50H' DROP Alcohol: curse uncovered. of the working classes fI orDionysus saviourHAYES:THE westernAbsinthe civilisation? s murky toofdistilling, to alcopops, see how past nine little atoms From changed the world.AugThis2 man is gold' Scotsman.

Preview (£4.00) Aug 6-26 (not 13)19.3019.(20.30) 15 (20.15)£5.00£6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere ^ FISH SUPPER the hitss Choice: from Skitters, Scotland'tos apremiere live comedy sketch show.

HeraldAllCritic' 'Helpacting yourself large portion... inventive characterisation... tremendous talent.' ' . ..catch them live while youJuly can'30*****20.00Evening hit' Scotsman.

Preview (21.20)News.£5.00'A (£4.00) Preview Aug I 22.00 (23.10) Preview (22.40) Aug 3-26Aug (not2 13)21.3020.35 (21.40) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere > DARK SIDE O' THE TOON Three ordinary gadgies. On the Fringe. Never.

James Ferguson ' s ide-splitter' , Paul McNeill ' b lissfully funny' and JohnLeith McBride 'hilarious' Real EveningEdinburgh, News.Takerealthefunny.

No. 16 bus from Granton through to Tollcross.

Preview Aug I 20.00 (21.15) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 3-26 (not 13) 22.00 (23.00) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere V" THESinclair FRUITandAND VEGDick, ROADSHOW Reg Anderson, Miller,cult John Steven jocular ambassadors from theAllan hilarious show ' C razy Cabaret' bring their fruit and veg based philosophies Multi-media floorshow with comedy, sorcery and weirdness. to the fridge!

Preview Aug 3-26July(not3013)22.0023.20(23.15) (00.20)£4.00£6.00(£3.00) (£5.00) World Premiere ^ ©0©©O THE STAND UP SHOW Venue 38 - Gilded Balloon Theatre, 233 Cowgate Tickets 226 2151 THE STAND UP SHOW Featuring four of the best comedians from the UK comedy Damage, Humphrey Wilson aDaily special guest.Book'Tcircuit;Brian heearly. atmosphere is always brilliant'Douglas, Scotsman,Randy 'a great show'and Mirror.

Aug 3-26 (not 21) 21.15 (22.15) £7.00 (£6.00) > STONEWALL BENEFIT OOO0O Venue 59 - Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place Tickets 0870 606 3424 113 STONEWALL BENEFIT OffThe Kerb Productions presents the biggest names in comedy for the Stonewall Benefit.

Best value ticket on the Fringe.

Previous years featured Julianpress Clary, Lee Evans, Paul Merton, Phil Jupitus, Bil Bailey and more.

Aug 22 20.00 (22.00)Check £ 16.00 (£ 15.for00) details.

SASSY STRYKER Venue 186 - C.C Blooms, 23/24 Greenside Place Tickets 556 9331 SASSY STRYKER International dragstar,worldwide.

Sassy returns with live standup comedy show.

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'There'Over s no2000 holdingshows back Sassy Stryker' 'She'ofsEurope' the best' Qx Magazine. www.sassystryker.com Aug 5-18 22.00Licensed (22.40)bar.£5.00 (3.50) ^ ! SUPERGIRLY 0O©©O j Venue 14 - Gilded Balloon atTeviot Row House, 5/2 Bristo Square Tickets 650 4403 MI2 iI seen SUPERGIRLY:TWO FACED Supergirly areDestiny' back,sandChild,unlike you Kitten, have everand them before!

Their new victims include Atomic maybetoo! evenCCEminem... but who knows say? - oh yeah, and them hotline 0870 4555 £if 12.that'50s(£just10.0Hear' Aug 4-7,10-13,15-17,19 20.45900(21.45) 0) World Premiere OI4 Venue 72 - The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street Tickets 668 2019 SUPERGIRLY:THE IMMACULATE SELECTION All their greatest hits!

Each show completely different as Supergirly sing random songs from their popmusic- especially repertoire.Three only, and0870guaranteed to be entire full of pisstaking fun and surprises for them!nights CC hotline 900 *4555 -Aug 23-25 22.00 (23.00) £12.50 CATHERINE TATE ®Q©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 '|character .CATHERINE TATE Perrier Award Nominee 2000 with her hilarious solo show. ’Outstanding comic talent - the mostcomedy' excitingTimes. comedienne Bworking' Independent. ' A tour de force of character ' F antastic.

■ Give this women of her own' Stage.

Previews Aug 1-3a series 21.35 -23(22.35) £3.00 J^ Aug 4-6,8-9,12-16,19,21 21.35 (22.35) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 24-27 10-1 1,17-18 21.35 (22.35) /Aug 21.35 (22.35) £10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere > 45

comedv * revue THEY SHOOT ARROWS... DON’T THEY? 0O©©O Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 ARCHERS STARS Charles Collingwood & JudyfansBennett takehams. you from Ambridge tocomical Edinburgh.

A rare treat forlookArchers and sradio Interactive, behind the scenes at BBC Radio' longest soap celebrating with its two biggest stars. running Previews Aug 1-2its 50th 15.35-23anniversary (16.35)15.35£5.00 Aug 3-9,12,15-16,19,21 (16.35) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-11,17-18 15.35 (16.35) Aug 24-27 15.35 (16.35) £ 10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere ^ Venue 72 - The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street Tickets 668 2019 014 ARCHERS STARS EXTRA SHOWS Archers stars CharlestricksCollingwood &anecdotes Judy Bennett, AKA Brian & Shula weave together backstage with from life istogether in the recording as husband and the key' News. studio and at homeWorld Augwife.

23-25'Laughter 19.30 (20.30) £12.00Evening (£10.00) Premiere TOMMY TIERNAN OOO©© Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 TOMMYTIERNAN Award-winner 1998.s 'TBritish Awardwinner.

Star ofTiernan C4's 'SShow' mallPerrier Potatoes' and BBC TV' he StandComedy Up ofShow' 'Connolly' The Tommy . ' H as a comic ferocity resembling that Billyand Times. ' A major star' Scotsman.

Aug 22-27 19.15 (20.15) £ 12.50 (£ 10.00) World Premiere TREV AND SIMON 00©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 TREV ANDperform SIMON'Satanic S CIRCUS OF resurrect EVIL TV'some s funniest double-act upin history... demons, ritualsswingand mostpants. evil conjure people just for fun!

Forget your pants,you' ll of****theyour Not suitable for children.

Aug 9,12-13,15-16,19-23 21.00 (22.00) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 21.00 (22.00) Aug 24-27 21.00 (22.00) £10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere TRISTAN BAKER PRODUCTIONS ©0©©0 Venue 202 - C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 3 MIDNIGHT COMEDYandWITH EDDhumour CASE from ANDtwoPETE KERRs most An hour oforiginal irreverent, irrelevant outlandish of today' and hilarious comedians. Join Edd and Pete for their unique outlook on life. A3-26 definite must-see Aug midnight (01.10)show.£6.50 (£5.50) European Premiere UBERSAUSAGE ®0©©O Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 2 UBERARMY Sell-out success of 1999 and 2000.

Dangerous, unexpected, fresh and funny.This time it' s war! ' E xuberant, phenomenal bad taste' Three Weeks.

'Delivers a sledgehammerAward-winners. blow to the audience every two minutes' **** Scotsman.

Observer Ubersausage Aug I -26 ComedyRed (not 3,14) 17.30 (18.25) £7.50 (£5.50) - Natural Born WorldGrillers.

Premiere Venue 202 - C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 3 UBERNACHT - where the stars ofFringe the Fringe comecultoutcabaret to play...show.

Ubersausage reclaim the spirit of the with this Stand-up, special guests.

'Unmissable raw brilliance' ***** Threemusic Weeks.andBarsome open.very(23.55) Goodnight Aug 3-26 (notTues) 23.00 £6.50children (£5.50) everywhere.World Premiere JOHNNY VEGAS ®0©©0 Venue 38 - Gilded Balloon Theatre, 233 CowgateTickets 226 2151 LI 2 BEING JOHNNY VEGAS This promises to beona telly rudeandawakening forhis the world' s greatest potter-comedian.

He' s been neglected true fans. Now s back, live at the festival, with you, where he belongs.

CC 0870Johnny' 900 22.15 4555 Aughotline 3-5,7-12,14-27 (23.45) £ 12.50 (£ 10.00) World Premiere SUKI WEBSTER ®0©©O Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 SUKI WEBSTER: BEST MAN Stand-up, storytelling, killer ad libs. Funny, original,show. sassy 'F- unny, all adjectives knows.This is definitely not aEddie wigsIzzard. and glasses sexy, dirtySuki- usually all at the same time!'

'Previews Hilarious' Aug Guardian.

1-3 15.00 15.(16.00) £3.00 £8.00 (£6.00) Aug I I -12,18-19,24-27 00 (16.00) Aug 4-6,8-10,14-17,20-23 15.00 (16.00) £7.00 (£5.00) ^ m

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 THE STAND COMEDY CLUB Welcome to our capital from Scotland’s own comedy club. We’ve 14 great shows a day featuring the best Scottish and International comedy. With tickets from £3-8 you won’t feel ripped off, and you can enjoy decent food and drink at normal prices too.

STAND UPcs&p SCOTLAND Six new Scottish comics in a big value showcase. £5/4 BEST OF SCOTTIS COMEDY Three top Scots for the price of one with host Jane Mack< 'a refreshing alternative' Scotsman 'blisteringly intelligent' Stage THE STAND COMEDY CLUB<B22u> The very best stand up on the fringe.

Five different acts every night.

With host loon Broon £6-8 'like a Caledonian Roseanne’ Scotsman ‘foul-mouthed, fantastically funny' Highland News THE STAND COMEDY CLUB dED 5 YORK PUCE tickets 558 7272 'exercising the laughter muscles in Edinburgh for five years now' Scotsman

PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH PLAY1* PRESENTS

HALL FULTON rhe greatest live comedian on earth’ ‘Whiplash deliveryTHEandLISTrelentless pace OBSERVER !The Terry Dullum Appeal ASSEMBLY ROOMS I flC— 3“27 0131 226 2428 II llil mimiPT INSIDEg Ralph loves Steve loves Hannah loves Ralph .venue4 2-26 August /y V)01 225 BV tCh0eL5105 castle www.

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THE WEIRD SISTERS Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 THE WEIRD SISTERS GET AROUND Two award-winning, sexy-butstupid insult'Twisted, everyone in deliciously grotesque, sexually comedyactresses travelogue. bloody funny' What' s On. 'Utter lack explicit of inhibition... hilarious' Independent.

Directed by comedy king Cal McCrystal.

Adults only.

Previews Aug 2-4 17.

5 5 (19.00) £4.00 Aug 5-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-23 17.

5 5 (19.00) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-11,17-18 17.55 (19.00) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 24-27 17.55 (19.00) £9.50 (£8.50) ^ WHITE RABBIT COWBOYS 00©©0 Venue 211 - White Rabbit Cowboys,The Honeycomb, Niddry Street (off the Royal Mile) WHITE RABBIT COWBOYS take over Edinburgh's stylish and newest club venue for a festival of subversive humour, drinking clubbing. happening decidedly funky'Evening Independent.

Sharp and and late-night crackling with wit' 'Hip, Scotsman. 'Handilarious and cruel' News, 'www.whiterabbitcowboys.co.uk BARRY PETERS PRESENTS Mike Keat, the genius behind the Cuban Brothers presentsHalifax 'it's Cracking, it's Barry Peters', an insight into the world of this celebrated Hospital Radio DJ personality.

Expect thehimself. unexpected, aAugshowcase of formidable new talent signed personally by Baz 7-26 (not 13,20) 20.30 (21.30) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere LET'games, S HAVE A and SHAMBLES! Joinasthehemildly talented Garth Cruickshank for fun, failure swearing.

Gasp over-eggs his comedy pudding.

Giggle asAughe 7-26 under-achieves in public.

Cringe as he loses his shape.

Let' s have a shambles! (not 13,20) 17.30 (18.30) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere MONKEYby theHOUSE CABARET Be entertained, appalled attractions and distractions of Monkeyamused, Housebewildered Cabaret. Aand tasteless blendworst of high jinxonandthelowFringe. humour from some of the best, funniest, strangest Aug 7-26 and (not Mens)acts22.00 (23.30) £8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere DAWNWHITWELL 00©©0 Venue 84 - HolyroodTavern,9a Holyrood RoadTickets 556 5044 from 17.00 KI4 BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WHITWELL Canadian stand-up Dawn Whitwell' s critical yet naive frankness has earned herwit'bothNowlocalMagazine. and international acclaim. slacker-next-door 'Aug Fierce5-26editing... one 'ofSubversive, the£6.00scenes Eye Weekly.

20.30 (21.20) (£5.00)more promising writers'European Premiere ^ ©o©©o MIKE WILMOT JIO Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 226 2428 MIKE WILMOT 'The crudest show on the Fringe but it's also extremely funny' List.

Back from Canada.

New show, leaves the audience in a state of hilarity that most comedians can only dream of Sunday Times. Hot Ticket.

Don't5-9,12-16,19-23 miss.

Aug 21.15 (22.15) £ 10.00 £(£9.00) Aug 3-4,10-11,17-18,24-27 21.15 (22.15) 11.00 (£ 10.00) v WOOD & HIDES ®0©© Venue 38 - Gilded Balloon Theatre, 233 Cowgate Tickets 226 2151 L WILD ON TV! 60 characters in 60 minutes.

Fast paced, irreverent sketch comedy revue ' f eaturing' Pavarotti, Macy Gray, Anne Robinson, Delia Smith.

'Stephen The nextTompkinson. big thing on television' LindaAnneDuffWiddecombe.

Daily Mail. 'Absolutely amazing!'

Aug 3-26 (not Mens)'Utter18.4Rubbish!'

5 (19.45) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere > Ouer £500,000 tic to give away!

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oo©©o 7 AND MY MATE KEN Venue Tickets61620- The6206Underbelly, Edinburgh Central Library, George IV Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) L THE SPURT OF BLOOD (Antonin theatre throbbing industrial soundscapes fuseandtoArtaud). create aExplosive dark join worldphysical where the onlyand currency is love, sex, violence, chaos order.

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Contains intense5-26sound18.0and adult content, www.7andmymateken.com Aug 0 (18.45) £7.00 (£6.00) ^ AD HOAX PRODUCTIONS OO0OO Venue 85 - Garage Chapiteau (Theatre du Risorius), Princes Street Gardens West Tickets 221 9009 K9 SKETCHES OF THE UNDERWORLD An angel and a devil descend through thework inferno.andFusing buffoon, clowning, acrobatics, martialpresents arts, aerial skills, mask storytelling.This international company a journey into a contemporary vision of Hell.

Preview Aug 5 16.

1 5 (17.15) £4.00 Aug 6-17 16.15 (17.15) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere ^ oooeo AMERICAN DANCE ART Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 URBAN FLEUR A lyricalsoundtrack. and feminineAnprogramme ofblend soloofpieces and duets accompanied byAmerican a haunting electrifying and contemporary dance that explores different aspects ofacrobatics womanhood, from sister and daughter to mother and friend.

Aug 19-26 10.30 (11.30) £5.50 (£4.50) European Premiere AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL oo©©o THEATRE FESTIVAL Venue 137 - Church Hil Theatre, Morningside Road 2001 A and DANCE ODYSSEY Kinetic, electric and fun!of the EnjoyArtsballet, modern, African, jazz dance as theRevved Milwaukee High School dancers land inAugEdinburgh with a wallop. up but there is art here too!

17 18.212.0 (19.40) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 18,20 2 0 (13.40) Aug 21 16.20 (17.40) European Premiere PARABOX Is your TV your best friend? Are you attached to cell phone, email, voxmail?

Parabox and loving technological A collage of dance, theatreexplores and videoliving weaving imagesinofa loneliness withage.explosive energy and humour.

Aug 17 16.

2 0 (17.40) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 18 10.20 (11.40) Aug Aug 2021 14.18.2200 (15.40) (19.40) European Premiere AM ETZA THEATRE ©0©©0 Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 DAY... group Fairytaleof Philippe Characters searchtrained for their stories inpresent the 21sta Century.

AnSOME international Gaulier performers dance-theatre montage physicalreflections... and visual images, acrobatics, multilingual text, original soundtrack and ofdistorted Aug 3-6 22.20 (23.10) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 7-27 (not 15) 22.20 (23.10) £7.00 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ BARE AND RAGGED THEATRE OO0OO Venue 123 - Rocket @ South Bridge Resource Centre, Infirmary Street Tickets 558 9991 LI 3 ERGOT A journey of transformation and communion.Visual paranoia meets physical hallucinogenic in abreath. highly charged trip designed to raise your heartbeat and leave you gasping for Aug 13-18 15.10(15.50) £4.00 (£3.00) World Premiere MALICIOUS INTENT ?What happy 'perfect relationship' Wouldwould you behappen aware?if someone How wouldentered you feelyourif that 'love, someone' was someone you least expected? Malicious Intent tells a tale of lust, manipulation.

Aug 13-18deceit 22.30and(23.00) £4.00 (£2.00) World Premiere THE BERTS & STANS THEATRE COMPANY 00©00 Venue 126 - Rocket @ St John's Hall,West End, Princes Street Tickets 228 7555 K9 BLOOD WEDDING Lorca' s dark, passionate tragedy mixed with physical poetry. wedding from torrid The Stans, uncovering burning worldFlamenco of rage, instinctAand longing.toinvite Beautiful, images.

Hypnotica movement. tension. the limits Aug 13-18'Pushing 10.20 (11.30) £6.00others (£4.00)recoil from' TES.

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THE BONGO CLUB - OUT OF THE BLUE Venue -The Bongo Club - out of the blue, 14 New Street Tickets 556 5204 (Pre-Fringe), j| 558 7604143(Fringe) OMSK East s renowned site-specific souphorror; of live failure; art, film/video and sonic play.London' Four episodes: confession; personal sheer up noise.

As sound, performance and image shack-up, the work gets messed inAugthe20-23 audience.

20.15 (21.15) £7.00 (£5.00) SRI-BA-ALBA A dynamic youth group performing African dance.

All (£3.00) profits to charity.their unique style of Aug 4-1 I (notFast 5) and I 1.00furious (noon)fun.£5.00 d BRITISH RUSSIAN THEATRE PROJECT OG©od Venue 241 - Rocket® Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street Tickets 667 1940 LI3;I CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Bytold Dostoevsky.

Premiere.

A detective novel,and|a study in criminal psychopathology... in a modern style of dance.

Crime Punishment how a student murders an old woman lender...

Aug 6-18 19.tells30 (20.30) £8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere>^r| FIRST LOVE BY BECKETT A new version of an old story which20 has ]| played all overis thethe world - over a300strange times,love overbetween 10 countries, over festivals.This story about a young prostitute t and a tramp. 30 (15.20) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug Aug 6-112-18I 14.23.30 (00.20) World Premiere >^3 F**KING A... SEEKERS InspiredsaybyforKobo Abe. OrIs ithave possible for Britain to change its official English language, Russian? awho Prime Minister with Chinese origin?

A show about ' m odest' asylum seekers take over th« whole country.

Aug 6-11 22.15 (23.25) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 12-18 23.30 (00.45) World Premiere > LITTLE TRAGEDIES Written by 'Rshare ussiandrink Shakespeare' Pushkin.

Join our ' F east during the Plague' and with Mozart, Salieri,Premiere.

Don Juan, j Dona6-1AnnaI noon and others.

Aug (13.10) From £8.00farce (£6.00)to tragedy!

UK Premiere : LOLITA Ais new versionofofa the famously man scandalous novel by Nabokov.

This aboutstage the desire middle-aged forora is14-year-old ofAugthestory most controversial in world literature.

Is it lust it love? girl. One 30 (16.40) Aug 6-112-18I 15.22.00 (23.10) £8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere ^ BURKLYN YOUTH BALLET oo©oo Venue 37 - George Square Theatre, George Square Tickets 662 8740 NI21 CINDERELLA AND THE FLOWERandFAIRIES Johann Strauss score andbeen ! beloved Flower Fairies.

2 professional 19 preprofessional dancers have acclaimed as 'enthusiastic, ambitious, ballet' Scotsman.

'A very talented younginventive, Americanan excellent company' introduction Evening News.to AAug Fringe must.

10-17 I 1. 15 (12.15) £6.50 (£4.00) World Premiere

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THE GARAGE CHAPITEAU (Venue 83) Princes Gardens West August 5 -18, 2001 @1 7:45 (18:40) • Tickets £7 (£5 cone) I L«51 dance & ^>J| physical theatre we’ve got your every move

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TWlfTTtTOlTimTn C ©0©©0 Venue 101 - C belle angele, Hastie's Close, off CowgateTickets 225 5105 LI2 PIGS - AHULLTRUCKTHEATRE COMPANY Euro 2000.The Brits the abroad. gritty insight into the world of the diehard football fan.

Unmasks primal urge'Intelligent... for masculinea stunning recognition unleashes the dangerous tribalism. piece'andStage.

'Innovative... sure to forces astonish'of Yorkshire Post.

Aug 6-26 (not 12) 12.45 (13.35) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ CALIFORNIATRAVELTROUPE OF 00©00 SAN FRANCISCO Venue 123 - Rocket @ South Bridge Resource Centre, Infirmary Street Tickets 558 9991 LI 3 THE HUNTING OF THEPerhaps SNARKwe Children' s theatre for adults? buffoons, big scary puppets. never stopCarroll' beings afraid of the Masks, bogey man.

Perhaps we just get used to the fear.

Lewis little-known epic retold6-18

by Russ Aug (not Duffy.

12) I 1.00 (I 1.50) £4.50 (£4.00) World Premiere CAPACITOR ©0©©0 Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 2255105 LI2 WITHIN OUTER SPACES Blends wild physicality with fantastical props, demonstrating astronomical concepts through dance, martial and circus arts.

Capacitor's breathtaking unconventional unforgettable experiences as they danglefeatsfromandcables, bounce onmovement bungee andcreate set heads afire. www.capacitor.org Aug 3-26 (not 7,14) 20.30 (21.40) £8.00 (£6.00) European Premiere >r' CIA LINHAS AEREAS/CULTURA INGLESA 00©©0 Venue 62 - Continental Shifts at St Bride's Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace Tickets 346 1405 N6 PLANO B Based Fernandosituation Pessoa'shown s Poem,through 'O Marinheiro' (The Sailor), three women live anonextreme physical expressive techniques of the new circus and dance.The result istheatre, a scenic, striking, moving poem.

Aug i 3-25 (not Sun) 12.30 (13.25) £6.00 (£4.00) European Premiere CIRQUE SURREAL 0O©©O Venue 189 - The Meadows Theatre Big Top,The Meadows, Melvil e Drive Tickets 667 0202 012 CIRQUE SURREAL Internationally acclaimed company presents its creation 'Voyagers' incountries a spectacular 1,500in seat theatre Bigfusion Top. Twenty fivenewcircus artistes from eleven combine a breathtaking of a circus, dance,3-4,8,10-12,15,17-19,22,24-26 music and comedy. Only Scottish14.3appearance Aug 0 (16.30) on this world tour.

Aug 5,12,19,26 18.00 (20.00)19.30 (21.30) Aug 3-4,7-11,14-18,21-25 Rear tier£ 18.£8.00 Side tier £12.00 Chairs 00 (£(£6.00) 12.00) Champagne seats(£8.00) £25.00Centre (£ 15.00)tier £16.00 World(£10.00) Premiere >r

...DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME” THEY’RE HACK! Returns to Edinburgh following a sell-nut West End Season and UK Tour GILDED BALLOON n@IEVIOI 0131226 2151 - 3 - 27 August www.puppetryofthepenis.com

COLLEGE OF LAS FINEVEGAS ARTS, UNIVERSITY OQ©©0 OF NEVADA, Venue 81 -The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 THE COLOR OF EYES Aby playful of ballet,poetry video and and flute. computer animation is complemented off-beatblend percussion, Professional ballet dancers embody choreographer/UNLV Professor Margot Colbert's unique15-18 and distinctive world of flowing movement. Mink Aug 15.45 (16.45)vision£7.00of a(£5.00) World Premiere II AUNLV returns to and Edinburgh with allDANCESCAPES newdynamic choreography. kineticDance journeyCompany of ballet, modern jazzofdance.

The innovative choreography and music is by University Nevada, Las Vegas Aug 5-27 professional (not 13,20) dance 13.00 faculty.

(14.00) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere JOE IN WINTER Joe battles thesurvive elements.nature' An intoxicating physical journeyand exploring how the heart and spirit s coldest, most desolated isolated winter season.

Not your ordinary Joe in winter.

Fringe 2000' s dance character 'Joe' returns new solo£7.00 dance(£5.00) work.

Aug 5-12,14,19,21 -27 with 15.45a (16.45) World Premiere ^ CUTUMBA- CUBA ®0©©0 Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) HI4 THE SPICE IN SALSA An exuberant performance, full of colour, vitality and heart-pumping drumming andpresent percussion.Tracing Cuban and musicsensuality and danceof this from its Afro-Cuban roots to the day, theyouathleticism world class(not professional company on your Aug 3-27 Weds) 21.45 (22.55)will £have 10.00 (£8.00) (£7.00feet!C) UK Premiere >>"

DANCE INDIA SCOTLAND 00©00 Venue 30 - Netherbow Theatre, 43 High Street Tickets 556 9579 KI3 DANCE INDIA SCOTLAND Pure Indian classical dances from the south India, Bharathanatyam andposes Mohiniyattom, dating backof expressions. to nearly 5000Alsoyears.

Fineof footwork, sculpturesque and a whole range new choreography based(21.30) on Indian Aug 13-18 20.15 £6.00dance (£4.00)to Scottish folk music. European Premiere DEMARCO ROCKET PRODUCTIONS O0©OO Venue 126 - Rocket @ St John's Hall, West End, Princes Street Tickets 228 7555 K9 MOBY'S DICK Duncan Holt' stangle emotionally moving textswirlsin movement documenting his life as art. ' T he of my existence moment by movement through me. My being aches to dance, do and say all that I am, know and Augbelieve.'

6-11 21.45 (22.35) £8.00 (£5.00) World Premiere Venue 241 - Rocket @ Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street Tickets 667 1940 LI 3 SPIRITOffering OF FREEDOM Reading Collegea liberation - Infusionofofthemusic, dance, mime, drama. you a chance to witness arts.

Focusing on a complete experience, show will enthral, intrigue and World delight.Premiere Aug 13-18sensory 19.00 (20.00) £6.00the(£4.00) DISCOVERY DANCE 0OOOO Venue 34 - C,Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 'and OUCH!' Follow one man' s descent into madness as he confronts his demons makes some surprising discoveries.

Highly skilled physical performers engage and enchant the audience through the inspiring use of imagery, sound and movement.

Aug I-I I 13.20Exciting (14.20) and £6.50energetic (£5.50) physical dance theatre.World Premiere ^ ECHOES OF EGYPT 00060 Venue 81 - The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 ECHOES OF EGYPT A celebration of Egyptian dance.

From the exuberance of folk,ofthrough thecourts. moodsTheof the cityandanddiversity Cairo cafes tocolourful the classical elegance the Royal beauty of this dance will confound expectations.

Aug 19-27 22.15 (23.15) £8.00 (£5.00) World Premiere EM COMPANHIA DE ESTRANHOS/ 00©©0 CULTURA INGLESA Venue 62 - Continental Shifts at St Bride's Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace Tickets 346 1405 N6 EM LUGAR ALGUM Based OliverusSacks' book.through An almost eerie and srange picture of a familiar placeonexpressed within is evoked operetta.

A history of humanity through light, coloursdanceandanda variety ofAugmovement.

13-25 (not Sun) 16.00 (16.55) £6.00 (£4.00) UK Premiere FREE WORKSHOPS AT DANCE BASE OOQOO Venue 22 - Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket Info 226 3864 LIO FREE WORKSHOPS ATFringe DANCE BASECompass There isDance a wholeCompany series ofandfree workshops presented companies.

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Aug 6-17 Times vary Free (ticketed) GEORGE SQUARE THEATRE ®0©©O Venue 37 - George Square Theatre, George Square Tickets 662 8740 NI2 ADITI MANGALDAS FOOTPRINTS ON WATER Aditi Mangaldas performs three pieces exploring the spirit of Indian dance style Kathak.

Using livenewmusic and the strength of this form she goes beyond the classical to create aAug contemporary 3-13 18.45 (19.45)language. £8.00 (£6.00) UK Premiere ^ GAMUT BAND LIFE IS RHYTHM Hailed last year as guaranteed perkProductions up the mostexplosively jaded festival goer' African Guardian.percussion, Life Is Rhythm presenteddancebyto JCand combines high energy for the £10.00 hands, (£8.00) ears and feet.

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16-26Therapy 20.40 (21.40) GILDED BALLOON II -TEVIOT ®0©©0 Venue 14 - Gilded Balloon atTeviot Row House, 5/2 Bristo Square Tickets 650 4403 MI2 COURT' S : IN THE MUD, MICHELLE MAN' S :Y Intensifying the voodoo ritualandof bathing 'Indrummer' the Mud's totribala baptism flaming bodyfortremors.

A wailing s diva shirtless thump ofsetthe thebilltonewith Turner/Court' apocalyptic journey.

Michelle Man completes thePaulesensuous 'Y'.

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"I realize I am something before human - a kind of fish..."

Butoh, the dance of darkness.

Delves into the grotesque beauty of the human mind and form.

Aug. 5-11 Venue 81 The Garage 16:30-17:15 6 pounds (5 pounds) A telephone call from a stranger turns her world upside down.

An entry to despair on a happy wedding anniversary. ml IZ II ^APANEXPERIENCE IHI III II "danse" LA LIGNE ENTREE LA TERRE ET LA MER Venue 85 Garage Chapiteau (Princes Gardens West) Aug. 5-27 (13,20 off) 19:30-20:20 8 pounds (7 pounds) surreal dance on parallel bars symbolizing the boundaries between life and death

a devised piece on 'comfort women' Aug. 5-27 Venue 81 Garage Citrus Club 17:00-18:00 6 pounds (5 pounds) bylo longue vhrante

GILDED BALLOON continued THEbrilliant KOSHpassionate IN TWENTIETH CENTURY GIRLS Astarring powerful story and cabaret.

AWilliams, show full'aofperformer surprises, twolove exotic, international cabaret artists.

Sian of extraordinary gifts' Independent.

Fiona Creese, 'Witty,13.enchanting, graceful' Time Out. Aug 30 (14.30) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 3-7,13,IS-16,20,22-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 13.30 (14.30) £8.50 (£7.50) ^ GORDONSTOUN SCHOOL 00©00 Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155 G9 DANCE CONVERSATIONS Gordonstoun DanceTo You' Project presentspiece a varied programme of contemporary dance including ' O ver a quirky developed in collaboration with before ScottishandDance a poignant relationships afterTheatre WW2. and 'Conversations' Aug 13-18 look 13.0at0 (14.00) £3.00 (£2.00) World Premiere JAPAN EXPERIENCE 00©©0 Venue 81 - The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 GAY SAMURAI REVIEW J BOYS Beautiful silky skinned Japanese boys as will entertain youit. Hot withandsong,Sexy!dance, and steamy scenes. The wild side oftickets!

Japan you never saw Women also welcome.

Run for your Aug 5-27 (not 13,21) 21.30 (22.30) £8.00 (£7.00) European Premiere >»" KATSURA KAN before AND SALTINBANQUES IN ICURIOUS FISHI await I realise I'tears m still- climb something human a kind of fish.

So need the to the rainbow. Butoh, dance of darkness, in onea mineral. of its most original forms.

Aug 13-27 21.00 (21.50) £7.00 (£6.00) UK Premiere MEDEAwestern (COMPANY EAST) Fascinating fusion ofperformer traditionalJinNoh drama, theatre, and jazz dance.

Charismatic Hiroshi, known for direction, his femaleandimpersonations, plays Medea. innovative thrilling performance earnedExotic ravecostumes, reviews in Greece.

First time in UK. Aug 5-27 (not 13,21) 15.45 (16.45) £8.00 (£7.00) European Premiere ^ MEDUSA - LIFEFromWITHOUT SNAKE Butoh dance bymythology Kage exploring Asiatic gestures.

Greece to Cambodia, the Medusa exists.

Naga, theit snake lying inGaeng-Kong, Kong River,theholdssnake-woman. the secret of man. An old woman seeking encounters Aug 13-27 12.45 (13.30) £5.00 (£4.00) European Premiere TAMING THEandDRAGON Opposites attractjoin- totheypresent also collaborate.Wild lij dancer, Shakti ethereal flautist, Roncomposed Korb energetic, exotic performance.

Music and played byanRonuplifting, Korb.

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Aug 18.30 (19.15)Shakti.' £7.00...(£6.00) European Premiere Seeing,initial feeling, touchingsound, thingsand- it'space, s inexplicable inUNCERTAIN wordsMana, whatpursues theMEMORIES mindemotions. feels. Using moments, 1j ‘dancer, A dancer who lost her eyesight, but notblindher vision.

Accompanied Takako.(£5.00) Aug 5-27 (not 13,20)by dancer-friend, 15.00 (15.45) £6.00 World Premiere ^ YUMIKO IZUTA RELIEFtheAsmovements a sequel toandlastemotions year's gripping piece,inside.

Soul, Relief buildscoming on it toandINterms expands contained A woman with her physical and emotional being, her body l and Augsoul.

5-27 (not 13,20) 12.15 (13.00) £5.00 (£4.00) European Premiere ^ Venue 9009 85 - Garage Chapiteau (Theatre du Risorius), Princes Street Gardens West Tickets 221 K9 AKI (DANSE)dance - LA performed LIGNE ENTRE LA TERRE ET LA MER Contemporary on parallel bars symbolising thephysical boundary between earth and sea, life and death.

High tension, incredible control and balance gives way to a breathtaking performance.

Aug 5-27 (not Mens) 19.30 (20.20) £8.00 (£7.00) UK Premiere

LADYBOYS OF BANGKOK ©0©©O Venue 189 -The Meadows Theatre Big Top,The Meadows, Melvil e Drive Tickets 667 0202 012 LADYBOYS OF BANGKOK The boys are back in town... with a new,fun'sexy, funny cabaret! pectacular, flamboyant... gloriously ***** Liandst. Scot 'outrageous Outstanding array of'Stalent and spectacle, a definite must good, on anyone’s list' ***** FM. Aug 4-25 (no 21.15 shows on Suns) 19.

0 0 (20.30) 21.15 (22.45) ^ Cabaret Table Seating £14.50 (£12.50) £12.50 (£10.00) LATINO ARABESQUE ®Q©©0 Venue 220 - Why Not Nightclub, 14 George Street Tickets 624 8633 Jl I LATINO ARABESQUE Pulsating rhythms, oscillating hips, deft footwork, light humour and authentic Latino and Arabic dance.

Edinburgh' s own Lorna Gow,before Fiona Blair, Ganon and introducing Peter return even hotter than with Sam a Belly-dance/Salsa someRogers, surprises!

Aug 1,14-19,21-22,24-26 00fusion (14.00)with£6.50 (£5.50) Aug 4,7-1 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26 17.013.0 (18.00) DANCE The breathtaking Lorna unlocks the for wonders ofeverybody.

EgyptianWORKSHOPS Belly-dance,by one teaching youof Salsa to 'camel' and 'Gow shimmy' . Suitable Followed hour and Merengue madness with Sam, Fiona4,7-1 or Peter.

Partners not required, for everyone.

Aug 1,14-19,21-22,24-26 14.15 fun (16.30) £5.50 (£4.50) LAURA STECKLER, ooo©o MOVINGHOPE THEATRE Venue 85 - Garage Chapiteau (Theatre du Risorius), Princes Street Gardens West Tickets 221 9009 K9 BLUE/MOON ajor visual magic! ...Arresting...

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Haunting' Houston'Mdance, Chronicle.Two highly yet universal multimedia pieces integrating film andchoreography, text. Anpersonal unforgettable, powerful and solo bewitching show with elegant poignant storytelling and incandescent Aug 20-26 18.imagery.

00 (18.55)Partial£7.00nudity. (£6.00) World Premiere LELAVISION 00©©0 Venue 40 - Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace Tickets 220 6109 LI I PANDEMONIUM Musical sculptures brought to life by three travellers journeying through a whimsical landscape of sight and sound.

A balloon reed organ, toilet plunger circular rainhoops and longitudinal harp are the stepping for thisbagpipes, excursion.

Aug 6-25stones (not Suns) 18.magical 30 (19.30) £6.00 (£4.00) ^ LIT MOON THEATRE COMPANY 0Q©00 Venue 62 - Continental Shifts at St Bride's Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace Tickets 346 1405 N6 THEa VISIONS OF AKSENTY IVANOVICH beautiful woman passes and man goes mad, in thisstunning Gogol-inspired storyin LitofA obsession and delirium.

Comic grotesquerie and visuals unite Moon' s intoxicating brand ofAugphysical theatre.

5-18 (not Suns) 19.30 (20.30) £8.00 (£5.00) European Premiere

NIKI MCCRETTON ©0©©0 Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 L12 WORM-HOLE meetshybrid Groundhog Daytheatre in this and extraordinary portrayal ofandlife'repetitive s absurdity.as most AnBeckett enthralling of dance, comedy; as absurd lives, but just as absorbing. 'A great comic talent' HRH The Prince ofWales.

Aug 1-26 (not 12) 14.20 (15.30) £6.50 (£5.50) ^ MEDICINE WHEEL DANCE PROJECT 00©©0 Venue 81 - The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 THE WOMAN WHO FELL FROM THE SKY Butoh-based dance drawn an Iroquois creationevoke legend.a place Primalofmovement, JKAORUCO OO©©© from soundscape origins andlyrical a timeexpression of sacrificeandin a | Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) HI4 mezmerising listening to the small voice within.

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JI2 15.00 (16.00) £10.00 (£8.00) European Premiere Venue 47 - Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, l7West Register Street Tickets 556 2549 LOST PROPERTY A fantasy story in a forgotten corner of a lost property office.

Lost Property is an energetic and intriguing thirty minutes of physical KREMENTX ©0©©O theatre combined with puppetry and circus. * Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 Aug 20-26 12.05 (12.35) £5.00 (£3.50) World Premiere KONE NIGHT STAND A stirring peep-show of lovely impossibility.

A surreal iqdocumentary about twosomeness.

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THE MOVING COMPANY OO0OO Venue 9009 85 - Garage Chapiteau (Theatre du Risorius), Princes Street Gardens West Tickets 221 K9 FREEFALL/AERIAL DANCEropesTHEATRE Borndelicate of a dream about flying.

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MUM PUPPETTHEATRE 00©00 Venue 123 - Rocket @ South Bridge Resource Centre, Infirmary Street Tickets 558 9991 LI 3 FROM THE ASHES Set to an original, haunting score, From the Ashes hand-carved figures basedforongorgeous Japanese-style Bunraku moments puppets andthatactors inuses gilded masks as the basis and profound change one' perceptions of the world.

Augs 13-18 18.30 (19.45) £6.00 ORCADIA CREATIVE LEARNING CENTRE OOQOO Venue 221 - Orcadia Creative Learning Centre, 3 Windsor Place Tickets 669 1075 120 Outer THE CELTIC Let yourof the yearning poetry taketheyourrealms feet onof the a journey intoisland, theDRUM ancient CelticforofBard. enchanted Dalriada,world follow the dance the Explore drum - voices of Celtic mystics.

Aug 30 (21.30) £7.00 (£4.50) Aug 1813-1814.319.0 (16.30) World Premiere PIVOTAL DANCE ®0©OO Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 DEPARTURE Arresting and diverse showcase of contemporary dance presented by skilled youngto choreographers the ,renowned Laban physical Centre, London.theatre From Flamenco a cheeky Elvis 'alike. thefrompelvis' this is must-see dance dance lovers and virgins Aug I -18 10.3for0 (11.30) £5.50 (£4.50) World Premiere >r'

THE RUSSIAN COSSACK STATE OO©©© DANCE ENSEMBLE Venue 37 - George Square Theatre, George Square Tickets 662 8740 N12 THE RUSSIAN COSSACKMilitary STATETattoo.Traditional DANCE ENSEMBLE by kind permission of the Edinburgh Russian blend of musical forms and rhythms folk featuring songs to breathtaking sword dances. Experience the Russianfromculture Augdrama 18-26 of13.10(14.10) £8.00 (£6.00) Cossack dancers, singers and musicians.

SET APART (INTERNATIONAL) 000©0i[ Venue 6 - Nicolson Square Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square Tickets 226 0000 MI3jl; MUM Todays African woman has long remained silent in the face of changing adversity a true music dance drama from Uganda, ' F urther than apartheid.'

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Intricate elegant hand gestures, seductive eyes guide to the exotic land where Gods and Goddesses still abide. For all ages.

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Legendary Shetland fiddler Bain and accordian Cunningham showcase the best in traditional music from Scotland and beyond.andExpect sublime playing from the producers of three classic albums, one video, those Aug 10-11 19.30jokes...

(21.30) £ 12.00 (£ 10.00) PETER ARNSTEIN 00©00 Venue 201 - Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square N12 AMERICAN VIRTUOSO PIANIST AND COMPOSER American virtuoso pianist and composer.

Fourth Fringe appearance.' . .. astonishing emotional intesity...explorations firecracker ofvivacity' Scotsman.and'Artful recital delights' Scotsman.Water Personal Bach, Liszt, Mozart, Chopin.Three Arnstein preludes. music by Ravel, Chopin, and Rachmaninov.

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2 0 (21.30) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug £5.00 (£5.00) (£4.00) Aug 1517 13.10(14.00) 19.30 (21.30) £7.00 THE SCOTSMAN ASSEMBLY ®0©©O Venue 3 -Assembly Rooms,S4 George Street Tickets 226 2428 JI0 THE ASSEMBLY Ifhave musica wonderful be the foodeclectic of love,mixthenof love' s going toperformed putSCOTSMAN on abyfewsome pounds this year.

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Aug 20-22 23.50 (01.00) £10.00 (£9.00) ANTONIO FORCIONEAND FRIENDS performances.

Extraordinary, Musical original guitarist, Antonio is back afterintolastouter-space year's sell-out,***** conventions rocket as his musical ingenuity challenges perceptionScotsman. and keeps excitement at a fever pitch. 'One of Europe's best kept secrets' Aug 3-9,12-16,20-23,27 (19.05) ££9.00 Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 17.17.5500 (19.05) 10.00 (£8.00) (£9.00) ELVIS ON MY MIND Do you remember the time whenGabler Elvis made blew away gunfighter with his tonsils?

Exactly 111 years after Hedda her the debut, two Bergen dreamers, clutching the Master' s songbook, demonstrate that be trapped in Heartbreak Hotel. 'Fantastic!'

Oslo Norwegian Bugle. women can21.00still(22.00) Aug Aug 3-9,12-16,20-23,27 10-11,17-19,24-26 21.00 (22.00) ££11.10.0000 (£(£9.00) 10.00) HIP HARP FANTASIES Guy Masterson presents Dresses like a showgirl, plays the pants off the harp, tellsDeborah tallyou'talesllHenson-Conant. ease ofAuga standup.

Imagine a talkative13.Harpo Marx£9.00 in a (£8.00) miniskirt, getwiththethepicture.

3-9,12,14-16,20-23,27 1 5 (14.15) Aug 10-1 1, 17-19,24-26 13.15 (14.15) £ 10.00 (£9.00) ROBYN thethree acclaimed Soft Boys tour, Robyn kickandHITCHCOCK starts thismushroom year'sBack Fringefromwith unmissable gigs. 're-union Lewis Carroll imagery magicobsessive FT.New'PYork. sychotically lovelogic' songs'Guardian.

Time Out.'Heartbreakingly 'Surrealist cult beautiful icon' Timesongs' Out Aug 3-5 22.00 (23.15) £9.00 (£8.00) SOWETO STRING QUARTET ANDcombining THEIR traditional BAND areAfrican a 'moving and superbly accomplished outfit, gloriously township rhythms with pop and classical styles' Time Out for a unique, vibrant, funky sound. 'The sound of new18.0South Evening Standard.

Aug (19.30)Africa' Aug 4-9,12-16,20-23 10-11,17-19,24 18.000(19.30) ££10.50 12.50 (£(£9.50) 10.50) ^ BBC RADIO 3 - LIVE LINE UP 000©0 Venue - Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 GrassmarketLIO Info 226223864 SUNDAYnewWITH RADIO 3 A ofFringe first!

Radioand3 opens Edinburgh' stunning venuebuzz! withSunday a week free live Live music discussions and sinternet projects.

Join the 19th, Sunday with Stephanie Hughes (9-12); Festival Music Matters (12-1 pm); Brains Trust (5-6pm).

Aug 1919 09.00 (11.50) Free (ticketed) Aug 12.

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"We haven't seen anything this good in Berlin for years" Der Tagespiel Dillie Keane Fascinating ATda's chief writer and indomitable chanteuse sings her new collection of painful and funny songs of love, sex and middle-age.

1 - 27 August (except 7, 14, 19) Box Office 0131 556 6550 Pleasance Dome, Venue 23, 1 Bristo Square, Edinburgh

24 hour Box Office at: unNW.edfringe.com

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IN TUNE-LIVE The irrepressible Sean Rafferty takes to theCome airwaves with a mixwhat'of slivereally music boldfestival interviews with before top artists. find out hotandat the and relax hitting the and next show!

The Aug 20-24 17.00 (19.30) Free (ticketed) MIXINGwithIT-LIVE Late nightandliveMarkmusicRussel. from the cutting edge of rock and beyond Aug 20 22.00Robert (23.30)Sandall Free (ticketed) Queen's ANDY KERSHAW SHOW-LIVE s newest recruit MCs live sessions with astonishing musicians fromRadiowild3'places!

Aug 21 22.00 (23.30) Free (ticketed) Hall Edinburgh LATE JUNCTION-LIVE The cult show goes live, as Verity Sharp opens your ears world(23.30) of sounds. venue72 Aug to22 a 22.00 Free (ticketed) JAZZ LINE UP-LIVE Claire Martin turns up the heat for a night of jazz Augadventure.

23 22.00 (23.00) Free (ticketed) s n HEAR AND NOW-LIVEwith Awesome live music from the top contemporary , ThomP ° classical Verity Sharp.

Aug 24 musicians 22.00 (23.30)in town, Free (ticketed) ?ich°r poidric^ WORLD hosts sessions with the top world music25acts12.ROUTES-LIVE - 5a5 jumping toLucyLiveDuran Line Up! ^icf1<3e^COfrnClCk Aug (14.00) finale Free (ticketed) 0 + sp^ auests SUSAN BLACK ©Q©©0 ~aperC'ailli ioig.

Venue 202 - C Oj, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 3 WORLD'yourself S GONE MADultimate and you' re sitting in it! From hereonlytoyou, the '>d THE edge, prepare for the cabaret experience, where Madame Tortollini, seductively Helga Dietrich, NormaandLancaster and Queenie exist.

Decadent, totally original!

Aug 3-26 magical, 21.00 (21.55) £7.50 humorous (£5.50) World Premiere ain MyB THE BONGO CLUB - OUT OF THE BLUE ®0©©0 Venue -The Bongo Club - out of the blue, 14 New Street Tickets 556 5204 (Pre-Fringe),KI4 558 7604143(Fringe) THE BONGO CLUBforCABARET Sackful of mayhem andvaudeville. delight at 'the epicentre of the Fringe, connoisseurs of have quality latelastnight Climb the stairs to the funkiest venue around and the waltz at The Bongo Club' New Statesman.

Aug I 22.30 (03.00) £7.0022.30 (£5.00)(05.00) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27 CLUB ARAKATACA Salsa, African, Latin and Caribbean Friendly, inclusive Say goodbye to your feet! beats and top DJ's.

Aug 17 dynamic, 23.00 (05.00) £8.00vibe. (£6.00) CLUBS Club Latino Messenger (4th,18th), Dr No's (10th), Headspin (I lth),Arakataca (17th),(3rd), El£7.00 Segundo 3,101,1823.0023.00(05.00) (£5.00)(24th),The Project (25th).

IfdfH Aug Aug 4,1 (05.00) £7.00 Aug 2417 23.00 (05.00) £8.00 (£6.00) 3PjEn!eC^’*' 23.00 (05.00) £7.00 (£6.00) l£ Aug SO Aug 25 23.00 (05.00) £8.00 n^ aBotti^ g re< ' ,nsoored^V JAMORAL An amazing band mysterious Kora... an example of ipol contemporary West(21.15) African£7.00 rootsled(£5.00) atbyitsthefinest. ,ticCI Aug 24-25 20.15 ■ t They" Ce 3als^ MRIGYA India'leading s foremost fusion band, blendingandblues, rockbordering and jazz between with an Indian texture, to 'an'unique, rich sound rhythm Indian classical and drum bass.

Presented by out of the blue and Visiting Arts.

■TheV/Sho< Aug 13-18 18.15(19.15) £7.00 (£5.00) European Premiere 'tTh^y irly NONE OF THE ABOVE Live music melting pot of styles including classical, pon 3uP^^ tango, jazz, folk,passionate experimental.

Breathtakingly beautiful andatdownright bizarre. r NA/S 'intersection A dramatic, potpourri ofandintoxicating delights that unexpected )Gt Ai' ° ’ where the avant-garde cabaret meet' ***** Li s t .

They/Sho< Aug 20.30 (midnight) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 55,12,19,26 20.30 (midnight) £7.00 (£5.00) tTney EL SEGUNDO Premier live UK hip-hopForce, night.Jehst Lowlife 5^ergirlVtArroWS.-D°n' festival showcase featuring Braintax.Task and Records Harry Love. www.elsegundo.co.uk Aug 24 23.00 (05.00) £7.00 (£6.00) ;up®r9irly LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE 000©0 The Queen’s Hall Venue 72 - The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street Tickets 668 2019 OI4 Clerk Street Edinburgh EN SPECTACLE Exclusive full concert performance by this legendary Quebecois band.

Mixing their own tradition with Celtic, latin and salsa styles, Booking Hotline: 0131 668 2019 propelled by 'the astonishing foot percussion of Michel Bordeleau, they create their band folk' www.queenshalledinburgh.co.uk Aug 20unique 20.30big(23.30) £ 15.0sound.

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ROSIE BROWN ®0©©0 Venue 34 - C,Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 ROSIE BROWN AND THISband.

Exceptional, luscious singer-songwriter with wonderfully talented, gorgeous Follows highly-rated gigs at London' s Ronnie Scott' s and Spitz.

'Amazing lyrics' voice,Sunday beautifulTimes arrangements' BBC London Live Radio.

'Well-crafted Mogoz/ne. www.rosiebrown.com Aug 1-26 (notsongs, 14) lovely midnight (01.05) £6.50 (£5.50) JIM BYRNES 00©00 Venue 203 - The Cameo Bar Hole, 23 Commercial Street Tickets 554 9999 BI6 JIM Old time Aug 6-18 23.00acoustic (00.30) blues £7.50from (£5.00)the master. c oo©©o Venue 101 - C belle angele, Hastie's Close, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5 i 05 L12 JAKATA A clubbing safari combining international and local DJ' s , musicians, street performers and visual treats.You are the party: expect the unexpected.

Allworldproceeds to the isWorld Movement, which campaigns to end poverty.This aDevelopment remix.www.jakata.au Aug 5,12,19,26 23.00not(05.00) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere ^ CADENZA CHOIR 000©0 Venue 127 - St John's Church, West End, Princes Street Tickets 668 2019 K8 CHORAL CLASSICS Vivaldi: Gloria and Credo; Rutter: Requiem;Verdi: Ave Maria; Rachmaninov: Ave Maria.

One of Scotland' s best choirs, conducted

by Jennyprogramme Sumerling,ofaccompanied Philomusica, an exciting and varied choral music.bySoprano: Wilmaperforms McDougall, mezzosoprano: Lucy Taylor.

Aug 25 20.00 (22.00) £ 10.00 (£6.00) CALEDONIAN BREWERY 00©©0 Venue 183 - The Caledonian Brewery, 42 Slateford Road Tickets 226 0000 P3 CEILIDHS AT THE CALEY For centuries the ceilidh has been the backbone ofVariety Scottishof social sceneTaeisAuchenshuggle.Teannaich). throbbing with a new generation. bands life, (Piets,nowLastthe Tram AllAugdances walked and haggis extra.

17-18,24-25 19.00called.

(00.30)Drinks £6.00and(£5.00)

CALEDONIAN FOLK BLUES 00©©0 ATTHE GUILDFORD Venue 107 - Guildford Arms, I West Register Street (off East End Princes Street) Tickets 556 4312 JI2 ADRIAN BYRON BURNSBlues/Jazz Native craftsman. of Washington DC,'The Funky Troubadour' , Extraordinary Aug 16-17 20.00 (midnight) Free (non-ticketed) EDDIE WALKER Old Rags, Hillbilly Country, British and American Folk delivered great finger-picking.

Aug 22,24with20.00some(midnight) Free RHYTHMguitar SHARKSharpBluemen Gary and Sany play some of the best blues/slide Aug 23,25 20.00 and (midnight)around.

Free (non-ticketed) ROGER SUTCLIFFEguitars.

Virtuoso Bluesman with jazz and folk material featuring acoustic/electric/slide Aug 18-19 20.00 (midnight) Free TANDEM Perthshire based duo with a refreshing approach to traditional and contemporary music.

Aug 20-21 20.00 (midnight) Free (non-ticketed) YARD OFfree.ALESponsored Top localbyacoustic bands Caledonian Yard of Ale Brewery. anchor ten1999nightsEvening of great music.

AllBest Edinburgh' News City Bar. Aug 16-25 20.00 (midnight) Free (non-ticketed) CANONGATE KIRK OOOOO Venue 60 - Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile Tickets 226 0000 KI4 j LOS ANGELES CHILDREN' S CHORUS A vibrant group ofpresent talenteda I1 young singers from 39 communities in Los Angeles county, USA potpourri Aug 6 18.of00 choral (19.00)works £4.50 from (£2.00)around the world.

World Premiere ^ | LUDUS orchestra BAROQUE: Bforces MINOR MASS s acclaimedTrinity period chamber joins once again with withScotland' the outstanding Baroque, continuing their festival tradition these highly charged accountsScotsman. of Bach's magisterial setting. 'Purposeful performances with great j vigour' Aug 10-11 19.30 (21.30) £9.00 (£6.00)

by Douglas Maxwell Who said growing up in small town Scotland was ever going to be easy? "a deliciously funny and unashamedly dark comedy ...so special and so full of wonder.”

METRO 'a big, bursting talent with plenty to say and energy to burn.”

THE SCOTSMAN "Our Bad Magnet is terrific...audiences are in for something exceptional.”

SUNDAY HERALD 13 - 27 August 1.35pm. Venue 3: Assembly Rooms Box Office: 0131 226 2428 A Borderline Theatre & Tron Theatre Company, Glasgow co-produetior in association with The Scotsman Assembly.

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24 hour Box Office at: mMW.edfringe.com THE REALLY ORCHESTRA Celebrates fifth festival . appearance withTERRIBLE this liveexpected recording of thethisRTOitsChristmas.

- 1995-2001' Audience - CDof 'ttohebeWorst launched Sept I 17.participation 30 (18.30) £2.50 World Premiere CARAMBA OOO0O Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI 2 CARAMBA The Piha-Vishnick Company present a spectacular blend of Latin music and dance. Powerful, unforgettable, fiery and exotic gypsy rhythms with elements of flamenco, beautiful haunting movement and melodies. An uplifting and Auginspirational 21-27 23.15experience. (midnight) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere

THAMYRIS ENSEMBLE Combines talents Edinburgh soloists in a uniquely diverse programme of(harp), musictheGary from Bachoftosix(guitar), Kurt Weill.

Simone Sahyaini (soprano), Sophie Askew(cello) McLeod Roderick Long (violin), Lindsay Martindale and Julian Appleyard (oboe).

Aug 20 19.30 (21.30) £8.00 (£6.00) Venue 185 - The Magdalen Chapel, 41 Cowgate Info 01875 852 996 iJl NO STRINGS ATTACHED After eclectic last year'sound; s sell-outtraditional, shows. Nomodern Stringsand Attached return with their distinctive jazz musiclittleperformed on fiddle, harp and flute. 'A wide appreciation of music and ambition' Augno16,18 20.00 (21.45)Herald. £6.00 (£5.00) ARosemary SCOTSMcKerchar MEASUREand Enjoy an eveningevocative of traditional Scottish music with Ian Inglis.The soundjourney of thefrom clarsach combined with voice and recorders in a lively musical Shetland to CLARSACH (SCOTTISH HARP) SOCIETY 00©©0 the Borders.

Venue 111 - St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street Tickets 225 3847 Jl I Aug 15,17 20.00 (21.45) £6.00 (£5.00) CALLUNA Return of highly acclaimed four piece. Charlotte Peterson, Rebecca Knorr, Stevenson Wendy Weatherby produce TEENAREA SCENECHOIR & delightful blend Anna-Wendy of'A traditional andimmensely originalandmusic combining clarsach, flute,afiddle, CLASSICAL THE SOUTHERN cello and voice. spirited and talented quartet' Scotsman.

Venue 122 - St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road Tickets 229 1142 Aug 22 19.30 (21.30) £8.00 (£6.00) SING, SING, Young voices presenting their own different stylesandof CATRIONA MCKAY (SCOTTISHTwoHARP), CHRIS STOUT classical and more. lightSING music.Vivaldi, Handel, Lloyd Webber, West SidePhillips.

Story (SHETLAND FIDDLE,VIOLA) top young Scottish musicians much 14much Energetic lively singing introduced by Lena combine individual virtuosic and creative styles to perform an evening of Aug 14.30 (16.30) £6.00 (£5.00) traditional music. Gorgeous sounds, fine new tunes, exciting twists, stories and Augtall23 tales...

19.30 (21.30) £8.00 (£6.00) COLLEGE OFLAS FINEVEGAS ARTS, UNIVERSITY OO©©© OF NEVADA, FESTIVAL CEILIDH ... Sit back and enjoy this creative blend of Scottish Venue 81 -The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 music and culture from the harps of na Clarsairean (The Harpers) and guests who providemore! a varied programme of music and songs on harp, fiddle, bagpipes - NEXTET UNLV's new music for the 21st Century.Virko Baley: Director. and Come and experience new and Augmuch 24 19.30 (22.00) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 15-27 20.00 (21.30)the £7.00 (£5.00)unusual.

World Premiere FIDDLE HARP AND VOICE Isobel Mieras and Jim Ferguson once again UNLV JAZZ A musical collaboration between faculty and students at the display consummate musicianship in a rich tapestry of Scottish airs, jigs, highestrhythms level.This group is parts aboutofworld music involving harmonies, melodies strathspeys and reels, spell-binding laments and traditional songs. ' N ot to and from various the world.The program will also include be missed' Scotsman. original5-13compositions.

Aug 21 19.30 (21.30) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 20.00 (21.30) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere ^

DIRECT FROM A MAJOR UK & OVERSEAS TOUR "Astonishing line-up... one outstanding stage show... THIS MUST BE THE DEFINITIVE BB TRIBUTE" Mark Ritchie, THE STAGE a NETT UK production

Featuring NICK "SAX" SCAGUONE

Fri 3 - Thu 9 Aug & Mon 13 - Sun 26 Aug 10.30pm Tickets: £12/10 cone Fri/Sat & £10/8 cone Mon to Thu Komedia Southside • 117 Nicolson St • Box Office 0131 667 2212

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 THE CROW ROAD BAND 00©00 Venue 11 - Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 LawnmarketTickets 225 8961 LI I PICTURES OFScottish UNCLE DONNIE' SThe WAKE ARoad uniqueBandfusion of you contemporary folk and wit.

Let Crow captivate with their musical story combining national feelings around the millennium.Ye' hummin' the (£3.00) songspersonal a' week!andwww.uncle-donnie.co.uk Aug 13-18 11.ll3be0 (12.45) £5.00 DAVID PAUL IpNES/DPj ENSEMBLE: 00©©0 SOMETHINGTHERE Venue 72 - The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street Tickets 668 2019 OI4 DAVID PAUL JONES/DPJ ENSEMBLE: SOMETHING THERE Two very special,s late-night performances this highly acclaimed new work by one ofsoul'Scotland' most distinctive musical ofpersonalities.

'Celtic mouth-music Scotsman.

Presented in association with the Scotsman Assembly. for the Aug 18 23.00 (midnight) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 19 21.30 (22.30) DE DANNAN OOQOO Venue 72 - The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street Tickets 668 2019 OI4 DE DANNAN Indisputably one of the world' s great Irish bands.

Fronted by virtuoso fiddler Frankie Gavin and bouzouki player Alec Finn with a line up of the Augbest 12 Irish 19.30musicians.

(21.30) £An12.5unmistakable 0 (£9.00) sound and great craic too!

DEMARCO ROCKET PRODUCTIONS ®0©00 Venue 241 - Rocket @ Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street Tickets 667 1940 L13 1933 AND ALL THAT BRECHT, WEILL AND FRIENDS Anna Zapparoli in anBerlin eveningto ofBroadway. cabaret One songswoman tearingshow: throughclassic the and first not-so-classic half of the 20th Century, hits and3-18 a dazzling four-piece Aug 20.40 (21.50) £8.00band. (£6.00) V”' EDINBURGH RENAISSANCE BAND 00©00 Venue 31 - St Cecilia's Hall, corner Niddry Street & Cowgate LI 3 CRUSADERS, COURTESANS AND CAPERS European and Scottish, Medieval and Renaissance Music, song and dance from four centuries 100 period instruments, 10 musicians, 3 dancers - in a relaxed and informal atmosphere to make19.an30 entertaining Aug I M 2,17-18 (21.00) £7.00evening (£5.00)with a difference.

EGO & OUT ®0©©0 Venue 204 - Ego and Out, 14 Picardy Place Tickets 478 7434 HI3 EGO & OUT A fresh, funky venue located in the trendy Broughton St area consistingTheofFun. a large and 600 incapacity nightclub. Nights include,Vegas, Joy Lookcourtyard out Augand2-4,6-27 Contact boxforofficecomedy for detailsthe Outhouse upstairs.

THE ERROLLYN WALLEN COMPANY ©Q©00 Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5105 LI 3 JORDAN TOWN Combines electrifying choreography from RoyalandBallet stars Tom Sapsford, stunning visuals from film duo The Honey Brothers Wallen' heavenly avocals accompanied Ensemble 'TX.otalA true multi-media through mesmerising musicalbylandscape. brilliance' Melodyjourney Maker. www.jordantown.com Aug 4-18 22.45 (23.50) £8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere ^ FESTIVAL CD & RECORD FAIR 00©©0 Venue 39 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, 80 High Street,The Royal Mile Tickets 226 0000 KI3 FESTIVAL, CD AND RECORD FAIR Rap to country, heavy metal to jazz, classical tovinyl/CDs punk, 50s,and60s,memorabilia.

70s, 80s, folk, blues, rock etc. Meet the UK's top dealers, Aug 1718 in11.10.00(19.00) 00 (19.00) £2.00 (£1.30) A must for music lovers of all ages.

Aug Aug 19 10.00 (17.00) Venue 52 - Ross Theatre and Princes Street Gardens, Princes Street Gardens ®o@©© KIO FESTIVAL REVUEof liveWatch the performances, world's largestwith live video arts broadcast.

Showing hundreds festival presentations ofBe every conceivablefree.artJoin form.usLook severalavailable. major events this year. entertained - foodoutandfordrink Aug 4-25 noonfor(21.00) Free (non-ticketed) 58

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ALL THEIR GREATEST HITS You get to choose Your Favourites!

Each show completely different as Supergirly sing random songs from their entire pi**-taking popmusic repertoire. Three nights only, and guaranteed to be full of fun and surprises - especially for them!

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KOMEDIA Souths'idc SUSPICIOUSLY ELVIS Ivor Potter IS Elvis at the Las Vegas Hilton in 1969. "Best night out I can remember!"

HAZEL O'CONNOR two shows from the legendary singer, with Cormac De Barra (Irish harp) and Mario N'Goma (percussion).

HERBIE FLOWERS' FEZ BAR everyone's favourite bassist returns, with Mike Hatchard on piano, and singers Renzo Murrone and Isobel Anderson.

NICK HARPER astonishing virtuoso acoustic guitar.

JACKIE LEVEN great writer and singer of beautiful and telling songs.

3 - 26 August Komedia Southside *117 Nicholson Street Box Office 01316672212

FOLK AT THE WAVE RLE Y Venue 133 -TheWaverley Bar, St Mary's Street Info 557 1050 WAVERLEY NIGHTS Folk atmosphere music the waysetting you like in oneof Scotland' of Edinburgh' s original Folk pubs.

An intimate, and itsome s finest players,6-25singers, comics and storytellers.

Full programme available at the venue.

Aug (not Suns) 20.00 (22.00) £7.00 Aug 6-25 (not Suns) 22.30 (00.30) FRANTIC REDHEAD PRODUCTIONS ®0©©0 Venue 39 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, 80 High Street,The Royal Mile Tickets 226 0000 K13 ANNIE GILL, GLENN KESBYAND FRIENDS Edinburgh mezzo-soprano (Gill) and Australian countertenor (Kesby) team up with talented friends to present four entertainingProgramme song recitals - each different - ranging from Purcell toAug Mozart 7-10 to19.Gershwin.

25 (20.25) £7.00 (£6.00)details available from the venue.

JAZZED UP ANDwith WINDING DOWN Louise Flolden and thematerial.

DevlinThorpe jazz standards, and original Relaxyears. withTrioa return drink after racing from showcontemporary to show. Sell-out performances past two Aug 4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26 21.25 (22.45) £8.00 (£7.00) JDKentucky HINTON ANDblueHISwaves AMERICAN BAND From the Bourbon Street, hills,onthe of California,dance out halls through nightchurches.This sky fromthea is radio station the Chicago loop,Texas and Baptist JD' Augs music.

5-26 21.15 (22.45) £8.00 (£7.00) European Premiere MAGIC INandTHE MIST Award winning Scottish musiciansScottish from theandHighlands, Lowlands Isles delight you with traditional toe-tapping Celtic tunes.

Featuring fiddlers, singers, button-box players and more.

Call venue for specific details of scheduled performers.

Aug 20-26 19.10 (20.40) £7.00 (£5.00) SINGING STARS OF THE SILVER SCREEN - PART I Lainie Nelson salutes great singers of theFrank classicSinatra musicalandmovies the 30'their s, 40'songs s, andand50's, like LenatheHorne, Bing Crosby, more,ofsinging exploring their lives.

Aug 5-26 (not 12,19) 17.

0 0 (18.00) £7.00 (£6.00) Double Bill with Part II £6.00 (£5.00) >*" SINGING STARS OF THE SILVER SCREEN - with PARTselections II A companion show to Part I, the great songs and stories continue from the likes of Judy Roy Astaire.

Rogers, Jeanette MacDonald, Shirley Temple, Eddie Cantor, MarioGarland, Lanza, Fred Aug 15 (19.15) Double5-26Bill(notwith12,19) Part I18.£6.00 (£5.00)£7.00 (£6.00) FREE WORKSHOPS AT DANCE BASE 0Q©00 Venue 22 - Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket Info 226 3864 LI0 FREE WORKSHOPS AT DANCE BASE A fabulous series of free workshops presented

by FringeFurther companies. and thetheKete and Naked Voices contributing. detailsMacTontoh available from FringeWarriors Box Office.

Booking advisable.

Aug 6-17 times vary Free (ticketed) FRISKY SUSAN PRODUCTIONS 00©00 Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 N13 THIS AINT LOUNGE MUSIC Laura Collins and Alex Douglas are loose and live.

Fresh flavours of cabaret and jazz favourites blend with hot new writing. that move£7.00and(£5.00) amuse. First week only.

Aug 5-12Grooves 21.15 (22.05) ^ GILDED BALLOON II -TEVIOT ®0©©0 Venue 14 - Gilded Balloon at Teviot Row House, 5/2 Bristo Square Tickets 650 4403 M12 THE BHUNDU BOYS arethat backfollowed for another dance floorindependence burn-up. Formed amidst the cultural explosion Zimbabwean in 1980, the Boyssensational blazed the trail forLoswhat later became known as 'World Music'Bhundu . 'Simply Aug 23.30a(03.00) (02.00) £9.00group' (£8.00) Angeles Times.

Aug 3-9 13 01.00 JAPANESE BEATLES WITH ERICtheCLAPTON Following theirrock five-star run at the Edinburgh Festival last year, boys area back for another 'n' roll extravaganza! ' H ilarious, breathtakingly well done, riot...

1 come and experience for yourself the cult phenomenon that is the Fab Four Japanese-style.

Aug 18,20-23 20.45 (21.45) £9.00 (£8.00) THEY CALL HERasNATASHA TheElsiestunning vocals andperforms stagecrafttheofsongs Lou Dalgleish appearing herleads alter-ego Costello Elvis Costello.

Narration usmalethrough the livesasandshetimes of Elsie which of remarkably mirrors that of her counterpart.

Aug 3-9,13-16 30 (19.45)£8.50£7.50 Aug 10-12 18.3018.(19.45) (£7.50)(£6.50) >r ■■■■■■

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GREYFRIARS KIRK PROMOTIONS 00060 Venue 131 - Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row Tickets 225I9C0 MI2 RECITALS Escape the surroundings frenzy of the and Fringemagnificent for fifty minutes atofORGAN lunchtime to savour the tranquil acoustics Greyfriars Kirk.28thRecitals on Aug 21st30th- Morley Whitehead; 23rdhistoric - Matthew Owens; - John Aug 21,23,28,30 13.10 (14.00) £5.00Kitchen; (£4.00) - Henry Wallace.

HARAMBIE OOOOO Venue OI6 210 - Holland House, Pollock Halls of Residence, 18 Holyrood Park Road Tickets 226 0000 ETHNIC DRUMS &learning MOREdisabilities DRUMSplayWonderful, inspiring music' Times &including Star.DRUMS, 35African musicians music globe, andwith samba.

I'workshop /i hours offorbrilliant soundsfrom - funaround and the audience participation.

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Aug 7 13.30 (16.00) £4.00 (£2.00) HARPSICHORDS AT ST CECILIA S HALL 00©@0 Venue 31 - St Cecilia's Hall, corner Niddry Street & Cowgate LI3 ARBOREA MUSICA PLAYSwhich J.S. BACH Sonatas for fluteofand18thobligato harpsichord.

Four masterworks represent the pinnacle century flute repertoire, featuring the deserved 1793 Broadwood Arborea Scotsman. reputation'harpsichord.

Herald. The excellent Aug 23 Musica' 19.30 (21.00) £6.00'A(£5.00) BACH’S GOLDBERG VARIATIONS: IAIN1763/84 SIMCOCK -s best known, best HARPSICHORD GOERMANS/TASKIN Bach'been loved and most difficult harpsichord work! lain Simcock has playing it in festivals Europe£6.00 for several Aug 18 all15.over 00 (16.30) (£5.00) years to great acclaim. Don't miss it!

BACH,playsSCARLATTI, PACHELBEL,English COUPERIN ANDbyMUFFAT Otto Choi on the 1755 double-manual harpsichord Kirckman. Come and Aughear 21 this 19.30outstanding (21.00) £6.00young (£5.00)player!

THE BANQUET OF MUSICK: BACH, BIBER, BUXTEHUDE and other German(violin), composers.

Instrumental, vocal andand keyboard music Westhof played bycentury Lucy Cowan Robert Lay (viola da gamba) Philip Sawyer (17th chamber organ) with Joanna Morrison (soprano).

Aug 25 15.00 (16.30) £6.00 (£5.00) FROM BACH Lucy CarolanFantasia (Hass harpsichord 1764 and Hass clavichord 1763)TOplaysHAYDN J.SC.. PBach, C minor; .E.(£5.00) BachChromatic and WF. Bach. and Fugue; Haydn, Sonata in Aug 14 19.and30works (21.00)by£6.00 HARPSICHORDS S HALL chance to hearchamber stylish performances on someATfrom ofST.thetheCECILIA' world' s finest antiqueAinharpsichords, organs and clavichords Russell Collection Scotland' s oldest, most elegant concert hall.10.Exhibition instruments Aug 13-17,20-25 30 (12.30) of£3.00 (£2.00) open weekdays 10.30-12.30.

SOME COURTLY THESummers, ENGLISHIbrahim COURTS TheKitchen, ErebusGENTLEMEN: Ensemble (Jim MUSIC O'c.T1680): oole, FROM violin; Mark Aziz, viols;fantasies John chamberbyorgan worksLawes fromandtheCoprario.

Stuart period, including and divisions Simpson, Jenkins, Aug 16 19.30 (21.00) £6.00 (£5.00) HENRY'S JAZZ CELLAR OO©©© Venue 218 - Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street Tickets 467 S200 M8 HENRY'S JAZZ CELLAR Imagine theandarchetypal jazzaclub: subterranean, atmospheric, candlelit; full of character imbued with history of countless great sessions.s Jazz Henry' isFulljustprogramme: that place. '0131 The living room of swing' Herald.

The Festival' Joint.s £5.00 467 5200/wvvw.jazzmusic.co.uk Aug 20.30 From Aug 6-31 9-11,16-18,23-25,30-31 midnight (03.00) IGUANA CAFE BAR ®0©©O Venue 230 - Iguana,41 Lothian Street Info 220 4288 LI2 LIVE DJ’S AND COMEDY Established cafe bar providing an excellent programme of DJ' s playing music from Afro jazz to Underground house.

Superb food throughout and drinks available.

Call us for our full events guide. Live music and Augcomedy 1-31 21.00 (03.00) the Freefestival. (non-ticketed) JAPAN EXPERIENCE OO©©© Venue 81 -The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 MUGENKYO TAIKO DRUMMERS Stunning new show from last year'sraw festival sensation.

Powerful fusionTaiko of hypnotic rhythms, dynamicIntensely movement, energy, from Europe' s foremost (JapaneseNews. drum) group.' gripping' Herald. ' N ot to be missed' Edinburgh Evening Aug 8-27 19.00 (20.00) £9.00 (£7.00) (£5.00 C) JAPAN EXPERIENCE continues over the page 60

Circus Artistes from 11 Countries August 3rd to 26th Meadows Theatre Big Top The Meadows, Melville Drive Book*Now: On Site Box Office Open 9.36am - 8.30pm Dial A Seat 0131 667 0202 Fringe Box Office 0131 226 0000

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com JAPAN EXPERIENCE continued TOKYO TRIANGLE IN TANTRA VISIONImages Threeofgirls explore and theirlotus bodies and mindstheir to awaken their sexual awareness. theflowpyramid heighten visions and energies making their motions and culminate into a point(notof ecstasy.

Aug Aug 5-18 19-27 (not13)21) 18.14.3000(19.00) (15.00) £4.00 (£3.00) World Premiere V'' Venue 85 - Garage Chapiteau (Theatre du Risorius), Princes Street Gardens West Tickets 221 9009 K9 TAIKO DRUMofWORKSHOP WITH MUGENKYO A magnificent rare insight drums into the exciting Japanese Taikoindrumming.

WhatLearn are these mademore! of?world How were they used ancient Japan? a traditional Taiko rhythm and **** Scotsman.

Aug 18-19,24-27 16.30 (17.20) £6.00 (£5.00) JAZZ & JOKES ©0©©O Venue 47 - Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street Tickets 556 2549 J12 JAZZ & JOKES ' W ickedly observed performance' **** Scotsman.

If you're looking for light hearted fun and afternoon jazz, this ' l ive sassy music' Stage, event is a must.2-3Perky16.pianist, sexy singer(ticketed) and a few laughs!

Previews Aug 4-26 Aug (not 14,21) 2016.(17.20) 20 (17.20)Free£5.00 (£4.00) V’" JAZZ CELLAR NO. I 0O©©O Venue 54 - Cellar Bar No. I, I Chambers Street Tickets 220 4298 LI 3 LATE NIGHT JAZZ From Scotland' s top jazz musicians at Edinburgh' s NowithI jazz venue!

Returning after the overwhelming success of ' F ringe 2000' , a hit performers visitors alike. Make this your latenight hangout for the best vibe in town! and4 22.30 July (ticketed) Aug 29-Aug 5-25 23.30 (03.00)(01.00) Free Free (ticketed) THEJEROME EXPERIENCE DRUM OO©©© SHOW EXHIBITION Venue 61 The Underbel l y , Edi n burgh Central Li b rary, George I V Bri d ge (Entrance on Cowgate) LI I Tickets 620 6206 THE JEROME EXPERIENCE DRUM SHOW EXHIBITION Appearing this Jerome anexperience, extraordinary withto hisremember one-manitdrum sharebeyear, this uniqueIndividualistic, to haveFrenchman something has toshow.To be seen toAug believed. putting on a live and visual show.

5-12,14-19,21 -26 (not 13,20) 22.15 (23.30) £7.00 (£6.00) ^ JOCKTAMSON S BAIRNS 00©©0 Venue 217 - Royal British Hotel, 20 Princes Street J12 MUSIC FROM THE HEART OFstrathspeys SCOTLAND Six nights with the great traditional band. ' W e had reels and and songs and ballads.The enraptured audience was swept along in two hours of sheer delight' ***** Scotsman.

Hear The Bairns Aug 9-10,16-17,23-24 22.00at www.jtbairns.com (midnight) £9.00 (£7.50) DILLIE KEANE ©0©©O Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 MI2 DILLIE KEANE Fascinating Aida' s chief writer and indomitable chanteuse sings herMarne new meets collection of painful funny tsongs love, sexthisandgoodmiddle-age.

Auntie Jacques Brel. 'Wande haven' seen ofanything in Berlin for years' Aug Der Tagespiel.

Previews 1-2 22.00 (23.00) £4.00 Aug 3-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-23 22.00 (23.00) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-27 22.00 (23.00) £9.50 (£8.50) KITSCH! ©0©©0 Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 KITSCH! A superb new show celebrating the hip and groovy Kitsch classics from the swinging 60' s .

Starring ' K ing of Easy' , Neville Skelly.

Great tunes, hot dances,stratosphere lavish costumes, band and guests ensure the hottest ticket in the whole yeahlive(01.15) baby!

Aug 3-27 (not 15) -00.05 £8.50 (£7.00) World Premiere GBII @ Teviot Bow House - Nightclub 14th - 27th August 10:30pm £8.00 (£7.001 / £9.00 (£8.00) -weekends BOX Office 0131 226 2151

KOMEDIA MUSIC ©O©©© Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 NI3 MUSIC AT SOUTHSIDE Komedia present a programme of chilled andBars.groovy sounds in the relaxed and hospitable atmosphere of Southside' s Cabaret Aug 3-26 NICK HARPER Astonishing guitarbanter. teamed withtalented' original melodies, deeply personal lyricsvirtuoso andoriginality veryacoustic humorous 'Hugely Independent. ' D evastating discipline, and power' Mojo.

Aug 3-5,8,10-12 16.25 (17.55) £8.00 (£6.00) >r KOMEDIA MUSIC continues over the page 61

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 KOMEDIA MUSIC continued HAZEL O'CMario ONNOR Beyond Breaking Glass awith Cormac De harp), N'Grideomainin (percussion).

Following U.Kversions tour,Barra theofstory of(Irish herknown roller-coaster the music business includessell-out acoustic her best songs.

Aug 18-19,24-26 16.

4 0 (18.25) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 20-23 16.40 (18.25) £7.50 (£6.00) FLOWERS FEZ BAR tales Doublewithbassa fullmaestro hisHERBIE mellow vibes and extraordinary line-upHerbie of specialFlowers guests.presents Aug 3-5,10-12 18.

4 0 (20.20) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 6-9 18.17.10(18.40) 40 (20.20) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug Aug 13-16 17 17.10(18.40) £9.00 (£7.50) INDIAN Drawing fromcontinues roots as todiverse and rock, reggae and folk, jazzOCEAN andquitepop,simply theirput,music escapeas allragas classifications.

What they create is ' M usic for the soul.'

Aug 13-26 15.15 (16.45) £7.00 (£5.00) JACKIE LEVENgreat The formerandwildwriter frontman of the rock ensemble, Dolls Bymajestic Doll, is a fineis one guitarist, of beautiful, 'Leven' voice of the mostsinger instruments in populartelling music'songs.

Independent.

Aug 17-18,21,23-26 16.noble 25 (17.55) £8.00 (£6.00) O'CAROLAN' S DREAM Hazel O'O'CConnor anda dispossessed Cormac Dechild, Barra.

The story of Ireland' s became famous Starring bard,Turlough arolan, blind at eighteen he a harper.

Featuring O' C arolan' s best tunes and original songs13.inspired Aug 20-26 10 (14.25)by his£6.00music. (£5.00) SUSPICIOUSLY ELVISsheerIvoressence Potter is The King! A pulsatingly, suspiciously Elvis act and - capturing humour voice(02.25) ofthethe£5.00 legend himself.of Elvis in concert with the spirituality, Aug 5-8 00.15 Aug 22.45 (02.25) (23.55) £10.00 Aug 10-12 13-14 00.15 £7.50 LA REINE ARTISTE 000©0 Venue 131 - Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row Tickets 226 0000 MI2 QUEEN MARIE-ANTOINETTE, BURNS, MOZART Contemporary to Burns and Mozart, Marie-Antoinette loved both popular music and opera, dancing the lockhart,andsinging in Versailles.piano, Dressedbringas her the world Queen,toRhonda Bachmann, life.

Aug 22-24 soprano, 19.30 (21.20)Peter £7.00Gellhorn, (£5.00) DOUGIE MACLEAN 00©00 Venue 72 - The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street Tickets 668 2019 OI4 DOUGIE MACLEAN IN CONCERT Scotland' s finest singer-songwriter, internationally renowned for his song ' C aledonia' , music for ' T he Last of the Mohicans' and BBC'hero...' s 'Mugs Game' and 'Songroads' performs in a favourite venue.

Aug 17'A 19.musical 30 (21.30) £ 11.Wall 50 (£Street 10.00)Journal.

DOUGIE MACLEAN CONCERT Sings solo, then joinedperformance by four of Celtic musicians and thenINbyAmber' the Perthshire Ensemble forofaistunes, rare hisinstrumental composition ' P erthshire . ' I rresistible tapestry rhythms, orchestral Aug 18 19.30and(21.30) £ 11.50harmonies (£ 10.00) and textures' Herald.

MAC TONTOH AND THE KETE WARRIORS ®0@©0 Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) H14 MAC TONTOH AND THE KETE WARRIORS Alegends 13-pieceOsibisa, ensemble from Ghana led by Mac Tontoh, founder of Afro-rock with a compelling presentation GhanaianAfrican musicaljazz.culture: from ancient rhythms and of Ashanti toofriproaring Augdances 3-27 (not 15) midnight (01.15) £8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere THE MCCALMANS 00©00 Venue 72 -The Queen's Hall,Clerk Street Tickets 668 2019 OI4 THE MCCALMANS Scottish folk at its best.

Going from strength to selloutss Hall.Three-part in successive Fringes, trioforcomemusic. tostrength, harmony,Scotland' humours foremost and real folk respect 'Aug A The must16Queen' see' 19.3Evening 0 (21.30)News. £8.00 (£6.00) NAKED VOICES OOO©© Venue 34 - C,Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 NAKED VOICES Extraordinary acappella.

PopMayfield... and passionBulgarian, from thisBach and 30-legged groove machine.

Kate Bush to Curtis 1998 sell-outuplifting returns.'Brilliantly versatile, fabulousVenue. voices' Radio 4 'Blues.

Talent19-26 so rich... '****'BBCScotsman.

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Fest EOOI £ # »\ Sponsored by || intagen intelligent software for technical resourcing RICH HALL HATTIE HAYRIDGE GREG PROOFS BOOTHBY GRAFFOE IAN STONE ADAM BLOOM SIMON BLIGH RUSSELL PETERS ARJ BARKER HITCHCOCK S HALF HOUR DYLAN MORAN JOEL SALOM MELVYN HAYES SIMON EVANS MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE JEFF GREEN JOHN MOLONEY TERRY ALOERTON SEAN LOCK MARK MAIER COOKIN' ANTONIO FORCIONE JOHNNY VEGAS ADAM HILLS IAN MAXWELL ROSS NOBLE PATRICE O'NEAL TONY LAW STEWART LEE JACKIE CLUNE OMIO OJALILI ANOY PARSONS SCOTT CAPURRO SIMON MUNNERY DAN ANTOPOLSKI BRENOON BURNS were the best in ROOD , Of

m '$8 Find nut who will be the best in POOl at Edinburgh's biggest comedy show with a different line-up each night featuring four of the hottest acts on the fringe.

Book Early - Many Shows Sold Out Last Year Midnight on August 3, ID, 11, IP, 14-13, P3-P7.

THE SCOTSMAN rr Assembly Rooms Venue 3 Box Office: 0131 BOB B4BB

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com QBS RADIO

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DANCEBASE Edinburgh's superb new venue on Grassmarket SUN 19 - SAT 25 AUGUST Radio 3 is creating new waves on the fringe, on-air and online with an amazing week of free live shows at Edinburgh's stunning new glassed-roofed venue, Dance Base.

Check out www.bbc.co/radio3.

Tickets from the Fringe or on the door.

SUNDAY 19 9-12pm SUNDAY LIVE WITH STEPHANIE HUGHES Enjoy coffee and Sunday papers with live classical music and lively conversation.

12-1 pm FESTIVAL MUSIC MATTERS - LIVE The hits, misses and controversies of the festival exposed! Graeme Kaye keeps order.

5-6pm THE BRAINS TRUST - LIVE Joan Bakewell chairs a panel of distinguished guests to discuss challenging questions posed by the audience.

IN TUNE, LIVE WITH SEAN RAFFERTY Join Sean and his festival guests for live music, chat and topical arts news and views.

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MONDAY 20 10pm MIXING IT - LIVE Live late night music from the cutting edge.

TUESDAY 21 10pm ANDY KERSHAW - LIVE Andy Kershaw introduces an unexpected music mix. Not to be missed.

WEDNESDAY LATE JUNCTION22- LIVEI OpmAt last... Verity Sharp brings Radio 3's cult music experience to the Fringe. Book early.

THURSDAY 23 10pm JAZZ LINE UP - LIVE Singer Claire Martin turns up the heat with a live version of the hit jazz show.

FRIDAY 24 I Opm HEAR & NOW - LIVE Live music from the top contemporary classical acts in town. With Verity Sharp.

SATURDAY 25 -I pmLIVE Dynamic world WORLD ROUTES music in live sessions with Lucy Duran.

NAPIER UNIVERSITY 00©00 Venue 187 - St Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Royal Mile LI2 EDINBURGH QUARTET Napier University present their quartet in residence and Scotland' s premier chamber ensemble in a series of late-night concerts.

Masterworks Mendelssohn will beNotpaired exciting, recently re-discovered gems(23.30) frombyScottish repertoire. to bewithmissed!

Aug 13-17 22.30 £7.00 (£5.00) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH 00©©0 ORCHESTRAS Venue 100 - Central Hall,WestTollcross Tickets 229 2921 N9 22ND theFESTIVAL OF BRITISH YOUTH ORCHESTRAS This festival within festival celebrates the best of musical youth students/unemployed/ disabled/children free.

Aug I-Sept II (not Aug I13-Sept (not 14,19,26) 16-19,24,26)19.312.0 (21.30) 30 (13.30)£7.50£4.50(£3.50) (£2.00)(Free(FreeSUDC) SUDC) NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF IRELAND (UNDER Britten, 18s) Conductor: Gearoid Grant.Young Person' s Guide to the Orchestra: Symphony Dvorak,£7.50 Mozart, Aug I I 19.No8: 30 (21.30) (£3.50)Chaminade.

(Free SUDC) NORDEN Conductor: Soloist:Symphony Nikolaj Znaider.

Triad Games:ORCHESTRA Miklos Maros,Violin ConcertoOkko No2:Kamu.

Prokofiev, No2: Sibelius.

Aug 12 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) UK Premiere WORLD WIND QUINTET Quintet Op 56 No I: FranzLigeti,Three Danzi, Ancient Hungarian Dances: Ferenc Farkas, Six Bagatelles: Gyorgy Shanties: Malcolm Aug 13 Arnold.

12.30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC) VANCOUVER ORCHESTRA Conductor: ArthurandPoison.

L'YOUTH ltaliana in SYMPHONY Algeri: Rossini, Emperor Waltz: Strauss, Ravel, Davies Aug 13 19.Michael 30 (21.30)Conway £7.50 Baker. (£3.50) (Free SUDC) European Premiere INGOLSTADT YOUTH CHAMBER CHOIR ofAug sacred music across the ages.(GERMANY) An hour 14 12.and30secular (13.30) choral £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC) EAST RENFREWSHIRE SCHOOLS CONCERT BAND Conductor: Kevin andTicheli.

Price. Freedom' s Sword:SENIOR Fraser, Gregson,Vaughan Williams, Gorham, Johnson Aug 15 12.30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC) SCHWYZ YOUTH ORCHESTRA (SWITZERLAND) Schindler's List', 'Forrest15 Gump' plus works Vaughan(FreeWilliams Aug 19.30 (21.30) £7.50by(£3.50) SUDC)and Friedrich Witt.

UNIVERSITY OFOverture LONDON SYMPHONY Conductor: Jonathan Williams.

'Candide' : Bernstein. ORCHESTRA Suite from Star Wars: John Williams.

Symphony No8: Dvorak.

Aug 16 19,30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) LEICESTERSHIRE LEICESTER ARTS EDUCATION SYMPHONIC WINDAND BAND Conductor: AlanINHolford.

Gorb, Hart, Williams,Tchaikovsky, Bourgeois, Aug 17 19.30 (21.30) Arnold, £7.50 (£3.50) (Free Goodwin SUDC) and Hume.

SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY SINFONIETTA Conductor: Paul Ingram.bySymphony No5: Beethoven, Danses Concertantes: Stravinsky plus works Neruda, Bartok and Mozart.

Aug 18 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) CARDIFF COUNTYMatthew AND VALE OF GLAMORGAN BRASS Conductor: Thistlewood.

'Greensleeves', 'BSYMPHONIC eatles Suite', Jive and Joplin.

AugConcerto: 20 12.30 Agrell, (13.30)Warlock £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC) RSAMD JUNIOR ACADEMY ORCHESTRA Conductor: Tam O'Shanter Overture: Arnold, Violin Concerto: Bach, Wand ofJames Youth:Durrant.

Elgar, Somerset Rhapsody: Holst, Jazz Suite: Shostakovich.

Aug 20 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) DURHAM COUNTY EARLY MUSICon replicas CONSORT Director: Philip Watson.

Medieval played Aug 21 and 12.30Renaissance (13.30) £4.50music(£2.00) (Free SUDC) of original instruments.

DURHAM CHAMBER Conductor: Tony Oliver.

AnCOUNTY OutdoorYOUTH Overture: Copland, LittleORCHESTRA Suite:Trevor Duncan, Adagio: Barber, Symphony No88: Haydn.

Aug 21 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) MALDEN YOUNG STRINGSDvorak, Conductor: George Corelli, Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Massenet, Elgar,Steven.

Kreisler,Boyce, Roberton, Csardas: Frost - viola:Virginia Aug 22 Monti/B 12.30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (FreeSlater.SUDC) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH ORCHESTRAS continues over the page 63

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH ORCHESTRAS continued MALDEN YOUNG STRINGS Conductor: George Steven. Pergolesi, Purcell, Handel, Haydn, Puccini, Smetana, Grieg, Nordgren, Keating, Gipsy Airs: Sarasate violin: Aug 22Jessica 19.30Pennington.

(21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) EDINBURGH SCHOOLS WIND ENSEMBLE Conductor: Stephen Callaghan.A Name Perpetual: Eseld Pierce, Shenandoah: FrankTicheli, Dona23Nobis Aug 12.30Pacem: (13.30)Martin £4.50Ellerby. (£2.00) (Free SUDC) SHROPSHIRE YOUTH ORCHESTRA Conductor: Robert Wysome.

Festival Overture: Leighton, Barber of Seville: Rossini, Symphony No8: Beethoven.

Aug 23 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE SECONDARY SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA Conductor: George Kelly. A potpourri of standard symphonic classics including 'Aug Irish'24Symphony: Sullivan.£7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) 19.30 (21.30) STAFFORDSHIRE YOUTH RECORDER AND RENAISSANCE ENSEMBLE Musical DirectonTerence Carter.A programme of Renaissance Dance25and12.Music in Elizabethan-style costumes.

Aug 30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC) WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA Conductor: Ray Hutchinson.

Symphony No3: Schubert, Organ Concerto: Poulenc, Old Wine in New Bottles: Jacob, Symphony No31: Mozart.

Aug 25 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) WEST OF SCOTLAND SCHOOLS CONCERT BAND Conductor: Nigel Boddice. West Side Story: Bernstein, Carnival of the Insects: Fraser, Sirocco: Aug 27 McGuire.

12.30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC) WEST OF SCOTLAND SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA ConductonWilliam Conway.

Carnival Mussorgsky/Ravel.

Overture: Berlioz, Romeo and Juliet:Tchaikovsky, Pictures atRoman an Exhibition: Aug 27 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) PERTH YOUTH ORCHESTRA ENSEMBLES String Quartet in G minor: Bocherini, Percussion Ensemble - Dimensions: E del Borgo plus wind and brass Aug 28ensembles.

12.30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC)

PERTH YOUTH ORCHESTRA Marriage of Figaro: !

Mozart, Symphony No9 'New World'Conductor:Allan : Dvorak, AmericanYoung. in Paris: Gershwin, Inferno: Smith.

I Aug 28 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) FIFE YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA AND FIFE YOUTH Paterson.

PERCUSSION Conductor: Kenneth Including eel'ENSEMBLE Thing:£4.50Hamilton Midnight:Clark/Rebecca Gauger.

Aug 29 The 12.30'R(13.30) (£2.00) and (FreePast SUDC) FIFE YOUTH ORCHESTRA Conductor: Graeme Wilson.

John Wallace.Trumpet Concerto: Bruce Fraser, Soirees Musicales:Soloist: Rossini/Britten, Arnold, Bach/Elgar, and Mendelssohn.

Aug 29 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) FIFE YOUTH band JAZZcelebrates ORCHESTRA Director: Richard Michael.The award-winning its 25th anniversary.

Programme includes Burns30Love12.Songs Suite.£4.50 (£2.00) Aug 30 (13.30) (Free SUDC) BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH SECOND ORCHESTRA AND DANESBOROUGH CHORUS Conductor: Ian Smith.

Messa di Gloria: Puccini,Williamson, Arnold and Borodin.

Aug 30 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) REDBRIDGE MUSICJohnson, SERVICE Conductor: Alan Bell.and Les Miserables, Annie, Holst,WIND Starer, BAND Fraser, Anderson, Grundman Osterling.

Aug 3 I 12.30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC) LOTHIAN SCHOOLS Four DanceNoS: Episodes fromORCHESTRA 'Rodeo': Copland,ConductonWilliam Cello Concerto NoConway.

I: Saint-Saens, Symphony Tchaikovsky.

Aug 3 I 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) EDINBURGHandSCHOOLS ORCHESTRA Director: Dan Hallam.

40s Rock(£2.00) andJAZZ Latin.

SeptSwing/80s I 12.30 (13.30)90s£4.50 (FreeCome SUDC)and enjoy the band!

CHETHAM' S SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor: Threlfall.

High on theNoS: Slopes ofTerrror: Maxwell Davies, Piano ConcertoStephen No3: Prokofiev, Symphony Tchaikovsky.

Sept I 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) World Premiere

Office LOU presents the acclaimed Japanese choreographer KAORUCO SHINLA

- 27th August 3:00 pm {4:00 pm), £10 (£8) Gateway Theatre, Elm Row (Top end of Leith Walk), Venue 7 Box Office: 0131 317 3939 Fringe Box Office: 0131 226 0000

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Venue 187 - St Giles’ Cathedral, High Street, Royal Mile LI2 SCOTTISHKevin BORDERS WINDworks AND byCHAMBER ORCHESTRAS Conductor: Price.

Including Mozart, Bach, Warlock, Konagaya, Binney,Williams and Ben. Sept 2 18.00 (19.00) Free (non-ticketed) OLD ST PAUL'S MUSIC 2001 00©©0 Venue 45 - Old St Paul’s Church & Hall, Jeffrey Street Tickets 556 0476 KI3 FESTIVAL MASSES Experience festival worship amidst musical and liturgical opulence in Old St.Paul' s (Sun 12): the beauty of plainchant.

(Sun 19): Viennese Rococo: Schubert, Mass in C. (Sun 26): Parisian splendour: Langlais, Messe12,19,26 Solennelle.

Aug 10.30 (noon) Free (non-ticketed) HANDEL' S and MESSIAH A festival performance of Handel' loved oratorio byAug the30Choir Orchestra Old StPaul' s, directed

by Leslies much Shankland.

19.30 (22.00) £7.00of(£5.00) ORCHESTRAL CONCERTofViennese Mozart'sClassics Clarinetpresented Concertobyforms the centrepiece of sa conducted programme the Orchestra ofAugOld24St.19.Paul' by Robert Dick.

45 (22.00) £7.00 (£5.00) OXFORD BELLES (ACAPELLA GROUP) 000©0 Venue 112 194 - The David Young Gallery at Marie Curie House, 29 Albany Street Tickets 226 0000 THE OXFORD BELLES Upbeat acapella group with ayou difference! gathering of alloffemale Oxford undergraduates charm theirA lively ownto arrangements popular song through voice andwillharmony alone.withDonation Marie Curie cancer care.

Aug 20-25 15.15 (16.15) £4.00 (£3.00) World Premiere SAMUEL OYEDIJI OO©©© Venue 47 - Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, l7West Register Street Tickets 556 2549 JI2 SAMUEL OYEDIJI An innovative world music artist.

His digitally mixed live-sampling, with special effects and rhythms, form multi-layers of sound.

Evocative songs are deliveredSublime. in English, Latin, Nigerian, as well as more obscure languages.

Aug 5-26African (not 12,19) 19.00 (20.00) £6.00 (£5.00) >■"

Venue -The Bongo Club - out of the blue, 14 New Street Tickets 556 5204 (Pre-Fringe),KI4 558 7604143(Fringe) SAMUEL Aug 13-18 OYEDIJI I 1.00 (noon) £6.00 (£5.00) PHILOMUSICA OF EDINBURGH OQO©0 Venue 91 - St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place Tickets 226 0000 L6 25TH byBIRTHDAY CONCERT Thisinstruments ever-popular orchestra is oncetrumpet, again joined a varied collection of solo including recorder, marimba and two double-basses!

Programme includes works by Vivaldi, Michael Haydn,I I Boyce, and Boccherini, Aug 20.00 Bottesini (21.45) £7.00 (£5.00) www.selville.abel.co.uk/philo VIVALDI' S FOUR Lawrence Dunn - programme violin, performs one of the most popular works inSEASONS the suite Baroque includes Handel' s Watermusic (flute and repertoire.The trumpet suite) and Vivaldi's also concerto 'Aug La Notte' played by Katherine Wake flute.

23 20.00 (21.45) £7.00 (£5.00) PLEASANCE MUSIC ©0©©0 Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 MI2 DARKNESS AND DISGRACE A musical cabaret from the songs ofof David Bowie.

Des de Moor ' o ne of the country' s leading interpreters the cabaret-chanson tradition' 'Go and see him live. Believe me, it's worth Morning(01.15) Star. £7.50Guardian.

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Aug Aug 21-23 24-27 01.15 01.15 (02.15) (02.15) £5.00 £6.00 LATE NIGHTS AT THE DOME Serious late nights out - top DJs, parties, hip karaoke and thejointrest.brochure Licensedandbarour withwebsite food tillfor3am.

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A Boisterous and imaginative Seven young master bring ancientoftraditions of PungMul percussion into rock 'n' roll.

Adrummers barredthe barrage Augno-holds 3-12 20.40 (21.40) £9.00rhythm. (£7.00) Venue 14 - Gilded Balloon atTeviot Row House,5/2 Bristo Square Tickets 650 4403 MI2 TOKEBI Aug 13-15 15.

1 5 (16.15) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 1416,20-22 20.45 (21.45) Aug 00 (15.00) Aug 18-19 14.014.0 (15.00) Aug 24-25 20.45 (21.45) £8.50 (£7.50) European Premiere ^ QUINCY CHORAL SOCIETY 00©00 Venue 131 - Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 1900 M12 AMERICAN SONGBOOK Bringing our favourite music from the USAandto Edinburgh.

From Irving Berlin to Aaron Copland, show tunes, traditional spiritual melodies, pop to classical performed by lively, talented singers from Quincy, Aug 18 Massachusetts.

19.30(21.15) £6.00 (£4.00) RANDOLPH oo©@o THE FRENCHSTUDIO INSTITUTE Venue 55 Randol p h St u di o @The French Institute, Institut Francai s D' E cosse, 13 Randol ph J7 Crescent Tickets 220 7761 SIMON ELBAZ MUSICAL MATROUZ Magical singer/player of oud (Arabic lute),ofback inandEdinburgh withprayer. his musical creation matrouz, supplication love universal 'His embroidered poetry2000. ina Hebrew, Arabic, French, English... captivates the audience' **** Scotsman Aug 6-25 (not Suns) 18.00 (19.00) £6.00 £4.00

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RICARDO & SIROCO: O0©©O LA FAMILIAGARCIA FLAMENCA Venue 203 -The Cameo Bar Hole,23 Commercial Street Tickets 554 9999 BI6 LA FAMILIA FLAMENCA Uniquecreating flamenco from Andalucia mixing salsa, Latin American and Cuban rhythms an astonishing sound of the life and blood5-25 of Spain. wind £7.50 never(£5.50) sleeps it is said of their music.

Aug 20.30The(22.00) >»" ROGLERAND SARAPIK 000©0 Venue 131 - Greyfriars Kirk,Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker RowTickets 225 1900 MI2 LUNCHTIME CONCERT Composer Robert Rogler and Estonian violinist and soprano Katariina Sarapik present a programme of original, classical music.

Acclaimed in America by audiences and and themusicologists alike, this concert will suit young and old, connoisseurs musically curious.

Aug 20,24 12.music 00 (13.00) £5.00 European Premiere ROOM 3 @THE FESTIVAL 2001 00©©0 Venue 157 - St George's West Church, 58 Shandwick Place Tickets 226 0000 K8 THE CHRISTIAN ARTS ALTERNATIVE Graham Kendrick, Bebo Norman, Campolo, Adrian' Larry Norman, Nervous Passenger,Switchfoot, Indigo Echo,Sarah NoelMasen,Tony Richards, Superhero, Sister1235. plus more visit information or call 0131s 620 Aug www.room3.co.uk I 1-24 19.30 22.45 for£6.00latest(£8.00) ROSL ARTS 00©©0 Venue 19 - Royal Overseas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes Street Tickets 226 0000 KIO BREAKFAST WITHandBACH Pianists(clarinet), Martin perform Cousin anda different Alex Taylor, with the Tavec String Quartet StuarteachKing selection of popular Bachincluded and Beethoven morning. Coffee/tea and croissants/pastries afterwards, in the ticket price.

Aug 14-17 09.30 (10.30) £7.50 (£5.00) MOZART AT TEATIME Taveccombination string quartetof the joinsWolf forces with Stuart King The inClarinet a accomplished delightful classical 'afterwards Italianclarinettist Serenade' and Mozart Quintet.Tea and homemade shortbread Aug 14 17.included 00 (18.00)in the £7.50ticket (£5.00)price.

TEA WITH CHOPIN Pianists Martin Cousin anda different Alex Taylor with theof Tavec String Quartet andandStuart Kingeach (clarinet), perform selection popular Chopin Schubert afternoon.

Tea and homemade shortbread afterwards in the £7.50 ticket(£5.00) price.

Aug 14-17 included 14.30 (15.30) MOZART ATTEATIME ROSL prizewinners AlexinTaylor (piano) andinclude the Tavec String Quartet embark musical journey a programme Mozart' s Piano Concerto in Aonanda Schubert' s Impromptu in B flat.Teato and homemade shortbread afterwards.

Aug 15 17.00 (18.00) £7.50 (£5.00) MOZARTin F,ATTEATIME The Tavec String Quartet Mozart Quartet andQuintet are joined by dazzling Scottish pianist,perform Martin the Cousin, for the Brahms Piano in F minor.

Tea and homemade shortbread afterwards included ticket price.

Aug 16 in17.the 00 (18.00) £7.50 (£5.00) BRAHMSwithAND LISZT'Rigoletto-Paraphrase AT MIDNIGHT deAlexConcert' Taylor ,begins thisbyexquisite concert theandLiszt followed the Tavec String Quartet Stuart King with the sumptuous Brahms Clarinet Quintet.

Afterwards, hot chocolate/coffee and Scottish tablet.

Aug 17 22.30 (23.30) £7.50 (£5.00) MOZARTMcNaught ATTEATIME ROSL StuarttheKingSchubert (clarinet), Vanessa andTalented Martin Cousinprizewinners 'shortbread Arpeggione'afterwards Sonata(viola) andincluded Mozart' s 'Kticket egelstatt' T(piano) rio. Tea perform and homemade in price.

Aug 17 17.00 (18.00) £7.50 (£5.00) BREAKFAST WITH BACH A plethora ofBeethoven, ROSL Prizewinners perform some different well-known classics byeachBach,morning.

Schumann and Schubert, including the popular Spring Sonata, Coffee/tea and croissants/ pastries included£7.50in the(£5.00) ticket price.

Aug 20-23afterwards, 09.30 (10.30) MOZART ATTEATIME Award-winning piano Philip Sonata Moore inandC Simon Crawford-Phillips, play inan Fenchanting concert of theduo,Mozart and Schubert Fantasie minor.Tea and shortbread afterwards includedK52I in the ticket price.

Aug 20 17.00 (18.00) £7.50 (£5.00) TEA WITH ROSLa different prizewinners Field (saxophone) andother Simon Lepper CHOPIN (piano) present musicalSarah offering ofafterwards Chopin andincluded romantics afternoon.

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for all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 LUDUS BAROQUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WITH TRINITY BAROQUE Director: Richard Neville-Towle INSPIRED UPLIFTED THERE...

BACH’S Bminormass ...lifting the spirits like a glass of Moet!

Friday 10th and Saturday nth August 2001 at 7.30pm Canongate Kirk, Royal Mile, Edinburgh Tickets: £9 (£6) Box Office: 0131 668 2019

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Aug 21 17.00 (18.00) £7.50 (£5.00) MOZART TEATIME The sparkling Bizet 'JeuxMoore/Crawford-Phillips d'Enfants' and Mozart's Sonata in FasAT K497 are performed by the and captivating piano duo, featured on their CD.Tea homemade shortbread afterwards included ticket price.

Aug 22 in17.the 00 (18.00) £7.50 (£5.00) MOZARTMozart AT TEATIME mystical Sonataby inROSL G minor and the charming Sonata inPhilip BTheflatMoore K454 (piano).Tea areDebussy performed Ben Nabarro (violin) andticket and homemadeprizewinners shortbread afterwards included in price.

Aug 23 17.00 (18.00) £7.50 (£5.00) THE AT MIDNITE SarahbyField conjures a 'saxy' atmosphere beguilingRITE Piazzola Tango, followed Stavinsky' spiano explosive Ritechocolate/coffee of Springwithfor the four hands, played by the Moore/Crawford-Phillips duo.

Hot and Scottish tablet afterwards.

Aug 23 22.30 (23.30) £7.50 (£5.00) ST ANDREW AND ST GEORGE S 00©©0 AT FESTIVAL STIME Venue 111 - St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street Tickets 225 3847 JIT ST ANDREW' Sthe&Fringe' ST GEORGE' S CHURCH Thequality Premierperformances chamber music venue on Herald.

Come and enjoy high of music, both old and new, in one of the New Town's architectural gems.

MIX season AND MATCH inSoloists performing during Philomusica of Edinburgh's 25th Aug 10 12.3combine 0 (13.30) Freea wide-ranging (non-ticketed)programme of chamber music.

THE EDLIAN PIANOandTRIO Returns to delight the ear with Mozart, Beethoven Aug 10 14.(Archduke) 30 (16.30) £6.50Smetana (£5.00) piano trios.

HARVEST BYTHE HarvestasFolk'Haggis Group& Neeps' present. traditional and contemporary acousticFIRESIDE music(£6.00) - as Scottish Aug 10 19.30 (21.30) £8.00 THREE SONG-CYCLES Mahler (Songs of a Wayfarer), Butterworth (A Shropshire and Ravel: Aug I I 12.30Lad)(13.30) £5.50Geoffrey (£4.00) Madell (Baritone) and Alan Graham (Piano).

CITY JennyClaire Blyth Haslin (mezzo-soprano),Jennifer Brown (clarinet), HarrietCLASSICS Davidson (cello), (piano). Scottish international performers provide Aug I I a 14.memorable 30 (16.30) concert. £6.50 (£5.00) BLUE s Moonlight Gershwin' Rhapsody inMIDNIGHT Blue,I I played pianistBeethoven' Stefan(£6.00) Warzycki.

Plus Sonata Mozart,andGinastera ands Liszt.

Aug 19.30 by(21.30) £8.00 LADIES(soprano) WHO LUNCH the tales they tell in song with Frances Cooper ClaireListen Haslinto(piano).

Aug 13 12.30 (13.30)and £5.50 (£4.00) FELSENTRIO Heather andGordon Leon Coates and Lorna Holl (soprano, piano and clarinet).

Aug 13 Schubert, 14.30 (16.30)Kreutzer, £6.50 (£5.00) Jacob, Finzi, Coates' premiere.World Premiere CHOPIN DISTILLED 24 preludes,

by Stefan Warzycki, display every facet of the£5.50 piano.

Also twoplayed polonaises.

Aug 14of this12.3poet 0 (13.30) (£4.00) SPECTACULAR STATESIDE SOPRANO - ELIZABETH KEUSCH sings Schumann, Stravinsky, andpiano. some superbly sonorous, and scintillating surprises with Alan Jacques, Aug 14 14.30 (16.30) £6.50 (£5.00) WHEN SUDDENLY THE DONs quicksilver BANKS TRIO (violin, horn, piano). From Mozart' s happen! classic to- Matheson' contemporary masterpiece anything Aug 15 could 14.30 (16.30) £6.50 (£5.00) UK Premiere ORGAN22:RECITALS August 15: George Wilson s(Edinburgh) - Bach, Sokola; August Leon s & St George' ) - Bach, Bellini.

Aug 15,22 12.30Coates (13.30) (StFreeAndrew' (non-ticketed) THE SHALOMforENSEMBLE Founded by Madeleine Whiteson (Whitelaw) presents Aug 16 music 12.30 (13.30)all tastes £5.50 including (£4.00) classical, palm court and gypsy items.

EDINBURGHLawrence BAROCK musicRobert from the baroque -Vivaldi, etc.

Scarlatti, Dunn,Virtuoso Jane Blackie, Lay, Italian Mandolin, Harpsichord, Aug 17 etc, 12,30 (13.30) £6.00 (£5.00) MELANGERIE Songs byJennifer Ravel, Milhaud, etc. 'Full of unexpected twists and turns' Scotsmon.

Logan andCage,AlanPrevin, Jacques.

Aug Aug 1719 14.19.3300 (16.30) (21.30) £7.00 (£6.00)

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ST S & ST GEORGE S CHOIR Soloists- Leon and Coates. orchestra HaydnANDREW' Requiem.

Conductor Aug 18'Little 12.30Organ (13.30)Mass' FreeFaure (non-ticketed) RACHMANINOV CELLOthisSONATA Oxford and Tim Ribchester, perform explosive Dynamic masterpiece plus duo,Alex Schumann,Mathers MartinQ and AugMacMillan 19 14.30 (16.30) £6.50 (£5.00) 2001 College MIND ODYSSEY (tenor), Leon- Schumann Coates (piano) from Royal of PsychiatristsJohn'ACox rts' celebration (Dichterliebe), Wolf, Gurney.

Aug 20 14.30 (16.30) £6.50 (£5.00) ARBOREA ART OF THE VIRTUOSO Recorder and organ20-21,24 works byMUSICA:THE Handel,Telemann Aug 12.Bach, 30 (13.30) £5.50 (£4.00)and Corelli. 'Excellent' Scotsman.

Aug 25 14.30 (16.30) £6.50 (£5.00) LE PLAISIR DEincluding VERSAILLES Fires of Love perform intimate French baroque - Marais Aug 22 music 14.30 (16.30) £6.50 (£5.00)trio sonata - charming airs de cour.

PIANO RECITAL London and based pianist Geoffrey Dancer returns this year with s Waldscenen Aug Schumann' 23 12.30 (13.30) £5.50 (£4.00)Schubert's Sonata in G Major.

NORTHERN FRISKpercussive Excitingstep NorthWest performance concept - double hornpipes, reels, dance, haunting melodies, harmony singing.

Aug 23 14.fast30 (16.30) £6.50 (£5.00) MERLYN TRIO Daphne Godson (violin), Pat Hair (cello), Leon Coates (piano)24 - Beethoven Major,(£5.00) Coates and Brahms B Major.

Aug 14.30 (16.30)G £6.50 IAN AINSWORTH (bass-baritone),Alan Graham (piano) adding exploreBerlioz pagan Nuits & Christian in Schubert, Schumann, English composers; D'ete.25 themes Aug 12.30 (13.30) £5.50 (£4.00) GUITAR RECITAL Watson plays popular,'Koyunbaba' classics including Bach's 'Latin Chaconne' , Albeniz's 'SMalcolm uite Espafiola' , Domeniconis' and tours America!

Aug 26 14.30 (16.30) £6.50 (£5.00) ENSEMBLE Scenes from varied operas, operettas and musicals by this versatile singing delightfully Aug 26group 19.30in(21.30) £8.00 (£6.00)concert programme - something for everyone!

DIE SCHONEperform MULLERIN Icelandic baritone, Astmar Olafsson, and Alan Jacques, Schubert' Aug 27 piano, 12.30 (13.30) £5.50 (£4.00)s cycle of Heine's poems on unrequited love.

POLLY MAYFolksongs (MEZZO-SOPRANO),ANDREW (PIANIST)

by De Falla, Berio and Britten,MATTHEWS-OWEN French chansons and Aug 27 14.30 (16.30) £6.50 (£5.00) BACH'S 'THEThomas ART OFLaing-Reilly FUGUE' arranged by John Clapperton as an organ duet, Aug 27played19.3by0 (21.30) £8.00 (£6.00) and John Kitchen.

Including the arrival in Edinburgh of the great Joan Rivers the rudest superstar, the doyenne of female comedy.

22-27 August

ST CUTHBERT'S PARISH CHURCH oo©©o Venue 122 - St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road Tickets 229 1142 K9 ORGANFEST FESTIVAL OF ORGAN MUSIC AT ST CUTHBERT' S PARISH CHURCH 10 lunch time recitals on acclaimed walker organ given bystylesorganists from Great Britain and beyond.

Repertoire Retiring includescollection. wide range of from baroque Free admisssion.

Aug 13-17,20-24 12.to45contemporary.

(13.30) Free (non-ticketed) MUSIC FOR FEAST OF ALL SAINTS Choralandandworks organbymusic sequence for AllTHE SaintsBruckner,

by Kenneth Plainchant Palestrina, Bach, Mendelssohn, Faure,Leighton.

Stanford, Dupre.Retiring St Cuthbert’s Festival Choir, Director Thomas Laing-reilly.

Free admission. collection.

Aug 19 20.00 (21.30) Free (non-ticketed) ST GILES' CATHEDRAL OO0OO Venue 187 - St Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Royal Mile LI2 EDINBURGH QUARTET Napier University present their quartet inconcerts. residenceMasterworks and Scotland'bysMendelssohn premiere ensemble in a series of late night will beNotpaired exciting, recently re-discovered gems(23.30) from Scottish repertoire. to bewithmissed!

Aug 13-17 22.30 £7.00 (£5.00)

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 ST MARK’S IN CASTLE TERRACE 00©©0 Venue 125 - St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace Tickets 226 0000 L9 ARCO ENSEMBLE A programme ofsclassical stringSerenade orchestral musicwork. conducted byAugJohn31 Mortimer, featuring Tchaikovsky' wonderful as main 20.00 (21.15) £7.00 (£4.00) BORIS (viola) GUCKELSBERGER: REQUIEM VIOLAby aSOLA Nikolaus Schlierf plays unique epochal New MusicFORwritten young German composer.

Aug 10,13,15 20.00 (21.00) £5.50 (£3.50) World Premiere Amayhem 'CANNY NEET OOT! Aofnight out, with the 'Geordies'. Music, mirth and North England.

Aug 26 from 20.00 the (21.30) £5.00East(£3.00) DUO RECITAL Piano - IsobelandAnderson, Bass -Sonata.

Christopher Gray.

Works Schubert'sDouble 'Arpegione' Aug 18by19.Pergolesi, 30 (21.30)Bottesini £6.00 (£3.00) EDLIAN PIANOTRIO returnsandwith dazzlingShostakovich Russian programme aAug first performance (Rubinstein) the afamous Trio. featuring Aug 914 13.16.0000(14.00) (19.00) Free £6.50(non-ticketed) (£5.00) AN WITH OSCAR WILDEcombining Cameoexcerpts present from an evening OscarEVENING Wilde, a costumed entertainment Wilde'with s writing with period music. ' D elightful' Scotsman.

Aug 27-28 20.00 (21.45) £6.50 (£4.50) LUNCHTIME CONCERTS See venuebass),noticeboard performances byFREE Hardie, Christopher Gray (double Robert Layfor(viols), Squair Mile- Alastair Consort, and others.

Aug 9-10,16-17,22,Sep I 13.00 (14.00) Free (non-ticketed) JOSCELYN STEELE PIANOLiszt,Dedicated inspired artistDebussy, - deep insight soul of works played. Chopin, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, de Falla,into Granados, Aug 18 17.Albeniz.

00 (19.00) £5.00 (£3.00) KANTARO play a fascinating of contemporary rhythms. Mystical pre-Inca Andean... instruments berange incorporated Aug 16-17,24-25 20.00 (21.30)will £7.00 (£5.00) into this years performances.

PIANO AND SONGOp.109,1 RECITALS Aug 29:16: with Michael (piano); Beethoven' s sonatas 10,111.Aug AnneLester-Cribb Lewis (mezzo-soprano); Handel,16,29Berlioz, Weill,£6.00 Lester-Cribb.

Aug 16.3Kurt 0 (18.15) (£4.00) PIANO FAVOURITES William Chopin, Alexander performs music by Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Aug 25 14.Schubert, 00 (16.00)Alkan, £6.00Faure, (£5.00) Liszt, Schulz-Evler.

SCOTTISH Watson GUITAR(premiere) DUO Phillip Thorne, Madeley. performance; Mertz, Mozart,Selina Geddes.

SecondFirstperformance; Stevenson, Rodrigo, Falla, Rossini, Son Aug 20-21 19.30 (21.30) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere SONG RECITAL Mary Young: soprano,Mendelssohn, Eila Coates; Brahms, contrralto,Dvorak.

Hannah Moore: piano, perform songs by Purcell, Aug 19 14.30 (15.45) £5.00 (£4.00) SQUAIR MILEmusicCONSORT VIOLSandWith Rosiesongs.

Sweetnam (soprano) perform17,26early from £6.00 Byrd OF to(£4.00) Purcell consort Aug 17.00 (18.30) ST MARY'S CATHEDRAL O0©©O Venue 91 - St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place Tickets 226 0000 L6 PHOEBE ANNATRAQUAIR SONG SCHOOL MURALS Painted between 1888-1892 Phoebe Traquair' s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998 illustrate the 'Benedicite omniaofopera' .They show influence and canticle are a moving expression faith.Tours meet pre-Raphaelite at West Door ofAugCathedral.

6-27 (not Suns) I 1.00 (I 1.45) 12.00 (12.45) Free (non-ticketed) CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL CHORAL SUNDAY 12th:Service; 10.30 Eucharist -Vierne Messe Solennelle, 15.30 Evensong -SERVICES Gibbons15.30 Second 19th: 10.30 Eucharist Victoria Missa de Beata MariaVirgine, Evensong Howells Gloucester Service; 26th: 10.30 Eucharist Mozart Coronation Mass, 15.30 Evensong Dyson in D. Aug Aug 12,19,26 12,19,26 10.15.3300 (11.45) (16.15) Free (non-ticketed) JtheS BACH MASS IN B MINOR byScottish Chamber Choir with soloists from Bach'Dunedin s12Mass20.00inConsort B Minor.accompanied DirectorSt-Giles' MichaelChamber Harris Ensemble perform Aug (22.15) £Musical 10.00 (£7.00) CATHEDRAL FESTIVALrenowned CHORALCathedral EVENSONG ON WEEKDAYS Sung byPremiere the internationally Choir.liveHighlight the World of a new work by Arvo Part during broadcastwillforbeBBC Radio 3 (August 15th, 16.00 doors close at 15.45).

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LUNCHTIME Two weeksandof lunchtime concertsaddition, with leading performers fromCONCERTS the UK' s top'Chamber universities conservatoires. leadingPartLondon-based group Domaine' will perform asIn part of the Arvo Festival (15th) in the presence of the composer.

Aug 13-25 (not S uns) 13.10(13.50) Free (non-ticketed) LATE-NIGHTcomposers CANDLELIT CONTEMPORARY A mini-fest popularMater contemporary Arvo Part and James15th: MacMillan.

14th:Piano PartofWorks Stabat (Chamber Domaine, with composer present); MacMillan (Simon14-16 Smith);22.3016th:(23.15) Part Choral Aug £5.00 and Organ works (St Mary's Cathedral Choir).

LATE-NIGHT CANDLELIT BAROQUE concerts ofwith masterpieces byperformers Bach, Handel Purcell (soprano), (including Handel' sTwo German leading Susaninandthe Hamilton Kathryn Greeleyof StArias) (violin) and Matthew Owens (organ) splendid candlelit gothic space Mary' s Cathedral.

Aug 21,22 22.30 (23.15) £5.00 CELEBRITY CONCERT 19th: 19.30 16.30 Cathedral FreeORGAN recitalChoir onRECITAL/CATHEDRAL theConcert renowned FatherFaure' WillissCHOIR organ Lindley.

25th: including Requiem- Simon and Dave Heath Requiem (World Premiere) sung by the internationally renowned choir.

Aug 19 16.

3 0 (17.30) Free (non-ticketed) Aug 25 19.30 (21.00) £6.00 World Premiere ST MICHAEL & ALL SAINTS CHURCH OO0©O Venue 95 - St Michael and All Saints' Church, Brougham Street N9 ST. MICHAEL AND ALL SAINTS CHOIR Exciting World Premiere of Mass by Matthew Roddie (19th) performed as part of high mass, and framed by'Missa twodegreat masses(26th).

- the Haydn 'Nelson' (with orchestra 12th) and Victoria Victoria' Aug 12,19,26 11.00 (12.30) Free (non-ticketed) World Premiere SALSA CELTICA 000©0 Venue 72 -The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street Tickets 668 2019 OI4 SALSA CELTICA featuring Conjunto Folklorico Cutumba.An irresistible, original fusion of Scottish music with Cuban dance.

Edinburgh' s home-grown Latin talentspiceteams with Cuba's national dance company. Expect fiddles, pipes, timbales, and upsweat.

Aug 22 20.30 (midnight) £ I 1.00 (£9.00) SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY 00©©0 Venue 102 - Scotch Malt Whisky Society,The Vaults, 87 Giles Street Tickets 554 3451 BI6 CEILIDH EXTRAVAGANZA Toexponents round up ofthetraditional festival Fringe atandThesong Vaults,that we present a selection of the finest music Scotland has to(22.00) offer. A £feast authentica freetraditional Aug 29 20.00 12.50ofincludes dram. culture - not to be missed FOLK SONGS OF ALLAN RAMSAY Ian Brucethein man concert Dr Fred Freeman providing an overview ofIanRamsay, andFredwith song-writer (Edinburgh' s 18th century poet Laureate). features in, and produces 'Aug The Complete Songs of Robert Burns' .

14,21 20.00 (22.00) £12.50 includes a free dram FOLK SONGS BURNS IantheBruce in concert a running commentary DrOFFredROBERT on BurnsSongs song-writer and with the man.

Ian and Fred are heavilyby involved inFreeman 'The£Complete of Robert Aug 8,12,19,28 20.00 (22.00) 12.50 includes a free dram Burns' Linn Records.

GLAMOURIE ANDupGRAVEYARDS Robin Laing Elspeth Cowie singof toScottish keep their spirits as itstheywitches, brave warlocks, the terrors of theand supernatural world folk culture with ghosts, vampires, bogies and other eldritch beings.

Aug 13,15,20,22 20.00 (22.00) £12.50 includes a free dram SOCIETY BLUESnightsA return visit from Aberdeen' s toughest blues band, Big Mama Jay.Two no-nonsense, in youronface, paintstripping blues. Join Janie and the20.00 boys,(22.00) throughof£ their Aug 26-27 12.50 eclectic includes a'take' free dramthe music that started it all.

SCOTLAND IN LOVE / STORY & HARP OOQOO Venue 112 194 - The David Young Gallery at Marie Curie House, 29 Albany Street Tickets 226 0000 SCOTLANDofINScotland' LOVEs past Entertoldthethrough welcoming ansonghour'withs enchantment story,warmth harp andof and acclaimed international artistes, storyteller David Campbell Katie 13-18 Targett-Adams.

Donation Marie Curie cancer care. harpist/singer, Aug 15.15 (16.15) £4.00to(£3.00) World Premiere Over £500,000 to give away!

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com SCOTTISH SINFONIA OOOOO Venue 131 - Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 1900 MI2 MAHLER SYMPHONY NO.6 Underwiththeironeconductor Neilpowerful Mantle, Sinfonia’s highly acclaimed Mahler cycle continues of his most works.

'No players wondertoo'he received ovations not just from the capacity audience but from the Herald.£8.00 Aug 26 17.

0 0 (18.30) Aug 27 20.00 (21.30) (£6.00) SEGOVIA TRIO 000©0 Venue 6 - Nicolson Square Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square Tickets 226 0000 MI3 ABSOLUTE GUITAR MUSIC Music for three guitars from Spain and**** South America.An hour of ' s umptuous... sensuous expression' Scotsman Aug 22-24 13.00 (13.55) £5.00 (£4.00) SHORT AND GIRLIE THEATRE COMPANY 00©00 Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 L12 JAZZ-QUEENS A tantalising fusionChaudhry' of Asian svocals and dancing improvisations on keyboard.

Aneesa ' v oice like silk' smoothly flows across an electric range. With anheroff-the-wall finger-tapping madness, Alex Dalton interprets standards Aug I 1-18the00.50 (01.30)with £5.50 (£4.50) flair, leaving you transfixed.

THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT 0O©©O Venue 87 - The Famous Spiegeltent, Princes Mall Rooftop Plaza, Princes Street Tickets 226 0000 JI2 THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT - SPIEGEL MUJIK Returning with a season of world music concerts - new serious, sensuous and sweet - togigsatiate every taste!

Showcasing the best artists and legends all!

The Fringe, the dream palace, your private club, your festival soundtrack. of the AMOS GARRETT firststyle... solo triptwotospecial the UK Legendary veteran of (AND over 200BAND) albums;This uniqueis hisguitar shows14only!23.00 Aug (midnight) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 16 14.00 (15.00)

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Aussie trio sold out '96, '97, '98. Back with a new show and two albums.(21.00) Aug 13 20.00 £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 21,23-26 18.30 (19.30) COLCANNON Dynamic fine arrangements, irresistible stage presence. Award-winningvocalCelticharmonies, band. Another Australian export reeking of class.7,12 Aug 18.30 (19.30) £8.00 (£6.00) CUTUMBA - CUBAN EXTRAVAGANZA extravaganza!

Vibrant percussion music and Afro-Cuban dance, Aandsensual salsa from top professionals.

Aug 19 14.00Dance (15.30)class£8.00included. (£7.00) DAVID David BRIDIE the songs Chocolate Cake, bringsacclaimed you hisatmospheric own project. and Choice, hisEx My bandFriend perform fromshort critically album Art of Free with accompanying films.

Aug 13 21.3023.00(22.30) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 21-24 (midnight) DEAF SHEPHERD A youngthebandcultural breathing vibrant new life into old musical traditions.

Perfectly embodies Aug 19 23.00 (midnight) £8.00 (£6.00) confidence of contemporary Scotland.

DUKE ELLINGTON’S g BuzzardisBoogie Band and Clifton Choir.£8.00 JazzSACRED and choirsCONCERT don't usuallyBimix.This the exception.

Aug 3-5Cathedral 14.00 (15.00) (£6.00) FLAT RECORDS Stekpanna, Flat Back Luislist,D'AFIVE gostino,JH4.

New JAZZ U.K.Jazz- SHOWCASE label with the tastiest European talentFour,on www.flatfiverecords.co.uk Julit's 27-31,Aug 1,2 14.00 (17.00) GEORGE Emerging from jazz, the Oz a dramatic five-piece combine extraordinary vocals, fused funkGold and Coast, progressive rock operatic-style performance...

Aug £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 68-1020.0023.00(21.00) (midnight) ^ THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT continues over the page the 00[S] presents

Your chance to see the TV recordings of BBC I's The Stand Up Show showcasing a range of the hottest comedy talent around, from comedy circuit favourites to the best performers from around the globe.The series returns to our screens in the Autumn.

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Augdazzle 23,25-26 14.00 (15.00)Innovative Free (non-ticketed) JOHN BUTLERTRIO Oz hottest band, with chart topping 12 string new album - 21.30 Three.(22.30) Driving£8.00 roots(£6.00) music with social, environmental edge.

Aug Aug 67,9-10 23.00 (midnight) ^ LOU BENNETT Former herself memberas ofa consummate acclaimed female group Tiddas, has wasted no time establishing solo artist.

Aug I13I noon Aug 16.00 (13.00) (17.00) £8.00 (£6.00) MANIC OPERA 'Brilliant' Scotsman. gymnastics with sophisticated smut. 'So Comic wickedlyacappella funny I combining literally criedvocalwith laughter, Aug 13-20*****'18.Adelaide 30 (19.30)Advertiser. £8.00 (£6.00) MERRI-MAY GILL IN CONCERT 'Acoustic flare, wicked sense of humour' Time 22Out.18.Guest musicians, Aug 30 (19.30) £8.00satirical (£6.00)songs and unbelievable stories.

MICKWeddings, THOMAS ANDAnything THE SURE songwritertheofpower legendary band - MickTHING and new Singer, band celebrate ofAug song.14,18 14.0Parties, 0 (15.00) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 13,15 23.00 (midnight) OLD BLIND DOGS he band crafted moves effortlessly and exotic(midnight) sets to'Tcarefully ballads' Folkfrom Roots.exciting up-tempo Augfaintly 26 23.00 £8.00 (£6.00) EXPRESS Inebriating ofORIENT Klezmer Jazz. 'YouMOVING really haveSCHNORERS to be there' Herald.

'Helluvacocktail fun out' Liand Julnight29-Aug 5st. 18.30 (19.30) £8.00 (£6.00) ^ PEATBOG FAERIES with their newit across album the Faerieglobe.Totally Stories, andbanging. two new members.The band have been larging Aug 16 23.00 (midnight) £8.00 (£6.00) RORY MCLEOD with his rich, global melodies and intimate, politically powerful lyricism.(21.30) 'MReturns cLeod' Aug 20 20.00 £9.00s originality (£7.00) makes him a national icon' Mojo.

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CELTICA ScottishfromSalsa... it would were Now(01.00) a legend Newthey Yorksaid to Rio. Do notnever miss!work... they Jj Aug 17,18 23.00 £ 10.00 (£8.00) STIFF GINS Liquid vocals willtriostun seduce you simultaneously.This aboriginal, female soul/groove are and fast gaining international recognition.

Aug 30 (19.30) Aug 67-818.00.30 (01.30)£8.00 (£6.00) THE WAIFS Played all majorsfestivals in Canadaact and Edinburgh Australia' finest folk/pop will USA.This bowl you summer, over.

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(01.30) £8.00 (£6.00) STRICTLY SONGTIME ®0©©0 Venue 148 - Stockbridge House, 2 Cheyne Street Tickets 01383 724 487/07773 413 204 H7: AJoinGRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN fivein asingers andevening band onof'amusical n emotional journey through various stages of love' romantic masterpieces, standards and rarities, redefined in innovative new arrangements.The Edinburgh premiere.

Aug 3-11 (not Sun) 20.00 (21.30) £7.50 (£6.50) ^ GERSHWIN & PORTER -andFROM BROADWAY TOreturnBASIN STREET Anne Diack, Greig W W Hill jazz diva Edith Budge after 2000' s sell out run, withblend Andrew Thomson (piano) jazz and interpretations.

Ken Thomson (saxophone) in a contrasting of music theatre Aug 15-25 (not 19,20) 20.00 (21.30)and £7.00 (£6.00) JUST THIS SIDE OF MIDNIGHT Strictly Songtime invite fewA late talented friends to join them and do what they do best -pieces whatever that ais!and night potpourri of favourite songs and obscure party exhumed performed for your delectation.

Aug 10-1 1,17-18,24-25 22.30 (23.40) £5.00 T ON THE FRINGE 00©©0 Venue 77 - The Corn Exchange, 11 Newmarket Road, SlatefordTickets 0141 339 8383 SI Outer NEIL FINN Former front man of Crowded House now with a highly rated album of his own. One of New Zealand's biggest musical exports. www.tonthefringe.com Aug 17 19.30 (23.00) £15.00 SUPERGRASS theirofonlytheirScottish of thisthey yearhave aheadalways of a been new album in 2002.

FromPlaying the days hit www.tonthefringe.com singleshow'Alright' renowned for high energy quality shows, Aug 23 19.30 (22.00) £17.50 Venue 173 - The Liquid Room, 9 Victoria Street Tickets 0141 339 8383 LI I FRANK BLACK AND THE CATHOLICS Pixies front man now with his own band.

Aug 6 19.30 (22.30) £12.00 THE SUPERNATURALS One of Scotland's best loved artists. Great live and onAugrecord, a welcome 10 19.making 30 (22.30) £9.00 return to the live scene, www.tonthefringe.com MCDERMOTT s foremost singer/songwriters anKEVIN international reputation One born ofoutScotland' of ten years of touring with the Kevinwith McDermott Orchestra and five albums. 'Radiohead tension and Dylanesque lyrics' MTV. Aug II 19.30 (22.30) £9.00 BEST OF T BREAK A showcase of some of the best new unsigned Scottish bands.The and Travis' Aug 12 19.Texas' 30 (22.30) £5.00 of the future.

STARSAILOR Easily of thethembestlive.www.tonthefringe.com new bands of the year, according to NME 14and 19.anyone who £10.00 hasoneseen Aug 30 (22.30) POWDERFINGER Huge in Australia and on their way to being in the UK. wvvw.tonthefringe.com Aug 17 19.30 (22.30) £10.00 KATHRYN WILLIAMS Mercury prize nominee. Folk but with a very modern Aug 19 edge.

19.30 (22.30) £8.00 BEN FOLDS Themusic, outstandingly innovative pianist with a totally different approach www.tonthefringe.com Aug 20 19.to3rock 0 (22.30) £12.00 ELBOWandFrom Manchester, history own taking individualinfluences sound. from that city's rich musical Aug 23 19.3adding 0 (22.30)their£8.50 LOWGOLD One offeatures the UK'thes most promising new'Amber' bands. CNew album 'Just backwards ounterfeit' 'Mercury' andof square' 'Beauty Dies Young' .excellent Toured withsingles Granddaddy, 'and Coldplay., www.tonthefringe.com Aug 25 19.30 (22.30) £8.50

ARAB Quirk/£9.00and poetic. A very original and individual Scottish artist.

Aug 26 STRAP 19.30 (22.30) MY VITRIOL Power, energy, attitude beauty all wrapped up in a bandby so | young.

My Vitriol are a modern rock bandandwith a bright future, supported IOOReasons.www.tonthefringe.com Aug 27 19.30 (22.30) £8.50 RICHARD THOMPSON OOOOO Venue 72 - The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street Tickets 668 2019 OI4 RICHARD THOMPSON SOLO IN CONCERT Richard Thompson s concert in the cathedral during last year' s ' E dinburgh' s Hogmanay' celebrations was such a highlight that Fringe we had to have him back.The legendary songwriter and a special Augguitarist 6 20.30 in(22.00) £16.00 performance.

VALVONA & CROLLA 0O©©O Venue 67 -Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row, top of Leith WalkTickets 556 7800 HI4 ANNE EVANS AND DICK LEE ' F lautist and pianist Anne Evans and reeds wizard Dick Lee combined virtuosity with wit, feeling and not a little soul' , Scot Gil Scotsman.

'Both consummate musicians - an unusual, enjoyable concert' Neil Jones, Herald.

Aug 6,7,21 11.00(12.10) Aug 8-9,13,20 13.

00 (14.10)£9.00 (£7.00) Aug 18.00 (19.10) Aug 2522 20.00 (21.10) EDINBURGH Scotland' squartets premierfrom chamber ensemble delectable musicalQUARTET feast,Italy.featuring string Scotland, France,presents a Germany, Austria and A truly continental feast.

Aug 15-16 11.00(12.10) £10.00 (£8.00) MANDOLIN GUITAR VIRTUOSI Stephens and Craig Ogden are delighted toAND return toreturn the Fringe.

FollowingAlison last s success, these two highly respected artists with a fascinating mixedyear'programme of classical music from all over the globe.

Aug 910 20.00 (21.10) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 15.00(16.10) Aug 1,13,16,18 18.00(19.10) Aug I14,17 11.00(12.10) NEAPOLITAN SUPPER SHOW Leave thell cooking us: wefrom l serve you a Neapolitan supper.

LeaveAND themusic pouringto toPhilip us: we' helpandyouhistochoose our wine list.

Leave the mood and Contini band.

Aug 8,13,20 18.30 (21.20) £40.00 ROMANTIC SUPPER AND SULTRYtheSONGS Leave well the cooking us: well serve help youto and choose fromyououra romantic wine list. supper.

Leave theLeave mood andpouring musictotous:Antonia Quincey her band.

Aug 6-7,14-15 18.30 (21.20) £40.00 WINE ANDDonny WOOING Gill BowmanA and poet, journalist, broadcaster O'coast RourketoSongwriter air theircoast,differences. seductive wordsa I! glass and music, from East West through yin and yang,mix theyofraise to life13.00(14.10) and love. £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-7 Aug 8-9,13 18.15.00(16.10) Aug (19.10) Aug 20-21 22-23 11.0000 (12.10) NEAPOLITAN SONGS Philip Continifamily, and histearsbandandtake you to'Passion Napoliflows to hear songs stories ofItlove, laughter. ! from Contini'andScotsman. is his£ 10.sunshine, genius...

Aug 17,21,25 20.00 (21.10) 00 (£8.00)that makes him so special' Scotsman.

Venue 12 - Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street Tickets 248 4848 / 226 0000 L9 NEAPOLITAN toSONGS In aid of Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Sick Children.Thanks our sponsors.

Jul 31 19.00 (20.20) £10.00 (£7.50/£5.00) VERTICAL RECORDS OO0OO Venue 72 - The Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street Tickets 668 2019 OI4 CAPERCAILLIE AND SPECIAL GUESTS Scotland' s Celtic supergroup return for two unmissable nights.

Currently touring the world with their award-winning album 'Nadurra' ... 'Exhilarating Gaelic roots fronted by one ofAugthe8-9most20.00extraordinary (22.30) £ 12.voices 50 (£ 10.to00)be heard anywhere' Mojo. Book early!

MICHAEL WHITE MCGOLDRICK BANDmusicPLUS ALYTHa MCCORMACK AND ANDREW Taking Celtic by storm... showband featuring flute/pipe playersinger extraordinaire, Michael McGoldrick withunique his Andrew all-star plus stunning Gaelic Alyth McCormack and guitar maestro White.

Aug 7 20.00 (22.30) £ 12.50 (£ 10.00)

MYSTERYs masters JUICE ofMad,breakbeat bad, eclectic and electrifying; be 'prepared for Caledonia' blues andscooby showmanship.

Likeofa the Celtic Fun Lovin' ofCriminals who' ve'Sfound theirNME. snacks... one great live bands our day' Mojo. tarbound' Aug 17 23.00 (00.30) £ 10.00 (£8.00) WHISTLEBINKIES 000©0 Venue 111 - St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street Tickets 225 3847 J11 WHISTLEBINKIES One of Scotland' s longest established traditional music groups performs music old and new in a wonderful acoustic setting on lowland bagpipes, small pipes, flute, clarsach, fiddle, viola, concertina, Gaelic song: see www.whistlebinkies.net Aug 25 19.30 (21.30) £8.00 (£6.00) RAY WILSON OO©©© Venue 214 - Madogs Restaurant & Bar, 38A George Street Tickets 225 3408 JI0 RAY WILSON UNPLUGGED/THE STORYTELLER TOUR Ex Genesis and Stiltskin Vocalist/songwriter Ray Wilson Unplugged.

Playing music from hisinfluences. forthcoming solo album as well as Genesis, Stiltskin and World his musical8-9,1 Aug I -12,15-16,18-19,22-23,25-26 20.00 (22.00) £8.00 (£5.00) Premiere DIY Diaries...

Organise your festival at: wwwedfringe.com

VENUE 19-ROYAL OVER-SEAS LEAGUE MUSIC @100 PRINCES ST August 14-17 & 20-23 daily concerts 9.30am, 2.30pm, 5.00pm, 10.30pm (Fri only)

Outstanding young musicians display their prize-winning virtuosity in a series of concerts Hear tomorrows stars today!

V:' ©o©©o Venue 212 - Menzies Belford Hotel, 69 Belford Road K5 20TH CENTURY LEGENDS:THE LIVES, LOVES & MUSIC OF THE BROTHERS GERSHWIN The hitherto unknown seamier life of George Gershwin contrasted withlivebrother Ira'Jaffe s more life-style, with more than 20 songs performed

by Jack and painstaking Cathy McManamon.

Previews Aug 1-3 21.05 (22.20) £5.00 Aug 6,13,20,27 22.40 (23.55) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 9-10,14-17,21-24 21.05 (22.20) £7.50£8.50 (£6.00) Aug (22.20) Double4-5,1bil 1-12,18-19,25-26 price (with Sinatra...21.05 or Rogers...) £ 13.00(£7.00) (£ 10.00) not Sat/Sun 20TH CENTURY LEGENDS:THE LIVES, LOVES &theMUSIC OFthe dirt.

FRANK SINATRA & JUDY GARLAND The heights, depths, Frank and Judy' s intimate and startling details, with more than 20 songs performed

by Jack Cathy£5.00 McManamon.

Previews Aug 1-317.Jaffe 19.25 2(18.40) 5and(20.40) Aug 6,13,20,27 £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 9-10,14-17,21 -24 19.

2 5 (20.40) £7.50£8.50 (£6.00) Aug -12,18-19,25-26 19.25 (20.40) Double4-5,1bil Iprice (with Bros Gershwin... or Rogers...)(£7.00) £13.00 (£10.00) not Sat/Sun 20TH CENTURY LEGENDS:THE LIVES, LOVES & MUSIC OF musical RODGERS & HART The passion and anguish behind partnership thatbydominated Broadway for 18 years, with the morecontrasting than 20 songs performed live Jack Jaffe and Cathy McManamon.

Previews Aug 1-3 16.

4 0 (17.55) £5.00 Aug 6,13,20,27 15.-2455 (17.10) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 9-10,14-17,21 16.40 16.(17.55) £7.50£8.50 (£6.00)(£7.00) Aug -12,18-19,25-26 40 (17.55) Double4-5,1bil Iprice (with Bros Gershwin... or Sinatra...) £13.00 (£10.00) not Sat/Sun AMERICANFESTIVAL HIGH SCHOOL O0©©O THEATRE Venue 137 - Church Hil Theatre, Morningside Road S8 ANNIE ThisGrace, wonderful Americantheiconlittleis brought toAnnie life forandall.all Daddy Warbucks, Miss Hannigan, orphans, her friends take when Annie personified hope and optimism for many.us17Joinback us!to the Depression Aug 10.15(11.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 20 20.15 (21.45) Aug 14.15(16.45) Aug 2122 22.15 (23.45) GODSPELL Version 2000:withAnlove age-old tale told in a 21standcentury voice.

Matthew' s gospel through commentary.

Full ofvibrates innocence and energy thissong, playdance is suitablemodern for all.

Aug 6 10.

1 5 (11.40) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 8 12.15(13.40) Aug Aug 9I I 18.15(19.40) 10.15(11.40) ^ ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Onepower of America' sover premier student theatres presents this beautiful tale of the of love death.

Actors from the school' s grammy-winning musical program bring the popular Broadway show to life. Memorable, magical,£6.00enchanting.

Aug 7 18.15(19.40) (£4.00) Aug 8 14.15(15.40) Aug (23.40) Aug 910 22.15 16.15(17.45) ONCE ON THIS thoughtsurprise.Watch you knew the this storyclassic of 'The Princess andHammerstein the Pea'MATTRESS you are in forandIfayouwalloping Rogers and musical you' l l never look at fairy tales the same.

Aug 67 20.15 14.15(15.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug (21.15) Aug Aug 910 16.15(17.45) 22.15 (23.45) YOU' RE AofGOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Follow the anticsmusical and adventures Charlie Brownbittersweet and his palslook as they a humorous andAmerica. sometimes at theexperience trials andiife.This tribulations of is growing up in Aug (13.40) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 2017 18.10.12.222000 (19.40) Aug (11.40) Aug 2122 20.20 (21.40) Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155oo©©oG9 ANTIGONE' S LASTstunning DANCE Aeffects, MULTI-MEDIA DANCE ROCKwith OPERAoriginal Combines visual- Sophocles' video, physical theatre, dance, twelve songs adaptedintelligence' from classic text.s Fringe 'A triumph, shimmering with inquiring Scotsmon.

Aurora' production of 'Enemy'6-19. Provocative startling.

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David Benson returns!

1 - 27 August (except 7, 14) Box Office: 0131 556 6550 Pleasance Dome, Venue 23, 1 Bristo Square, Edinburgh mm

Tambar Productions presents The maiden flight of Steven Froelich’s

piloted by award-winning director Laurence Boswell PLEASANCfc 01515566550

BIG CHEESE Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 HAMLET! MUSICAL sthedepressed.

His with girlfriend' s obsessed with- THE flowers, and Mum'sHamlet' doing nasty dance herinappropriate brother-in-law.

Sing-along-a-soliloquy in this hilarious and totally savaging of the Great Dane. Puts the comedy back into tragedy. 'Spectacular... hilarious' Aug I-26 Varsity. (not 14) 18.30 (19.35) £7.50 (£5.50) ^ oo©©o Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI 2 THE SCARLET LETTER Hawthorne' s canonical story of hypocrisy, dissent, and sin reconceiving the American allegory of exceptional history and destiny.

From the producers ofof lurid Sondheim's 'Merrily'andlastpower. year, this new musical is a psychological Aug 6-25 (notdrama 13.20) 21.10sophistication (22.55) £7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere ^ ooooo Venue 80 - Stockbridge Parish Church, 7B Saxe-Coburg Street Tickets 226 0000 G9 BLOOD ON THE STONES A musical tale of Scotland' s dark past.

Body-snatchers Burke and Hare stalk Edinburgh' s streets, delivering victims toRobinson.

Dr Knox.'WPowerful new musical Edinburgh-born Peter D onderful highlybytalented performers'composer Scotsman.

Aug 5-8 20.30 (21.30) music £6.00-(£4.00) World Premiere ®o©©o Venue 204 - Ego and Out, 14 Picardy Place Tickets 478 7434 HI 3 ELEGIES FOR ANGELS PUNKS AND RAGING QUEENS Sex, drugs and blood transfusions.

University studentsbypresent a racy,Areoften look atortheraging lives of thoseHullinfected, and affected, HIV/AIDS. you poignant, an angel, punk 4-26 Aug (not queen?

5,14) 18.30 (19.40) £6.00 (£5.00) ^ oo©©o Venue 40 - Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace Tickets 220 6109 LI I THE BEGGAR' S OPERA 'Wittily andGay'sensitively interpreted... an imaginative ensemble piece' Western Morning News. s raunchy satire gives centre stage to highwaymen and Political comments still bite. Enchanting traditional songs jog s folkwhores. memory.

Augeveryone' 13-25 (not Sun) 16.00Lavishly (17.45) costumed £7.00 (5.00)- a ravishing experience!

OOQOO Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 THESEUS ' L ove Story’ meets ' C arry On Up The Labyrinth' in this family musical for the broadminded.

A minotaur-de-force, with 19 original songs, includingbe mad showstopper ow Now Brown Cow?' (sung by Guess Moo?) you' myth it!'H£6.00 Augd6-12 15.30to (17.00) (£4.50 C) World Premiere ^ oo©©o Venue 241 - Rocket @ Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street Tickets 667 1940 LI3 LINES Dan Smith' s new musical deals wih the lives of five strangers whose only connection is a daily train.Their private preoccuptations and public lives are haven't13.15(15.45) you ever wondered?

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7,9,11,14,16,18 £5.00 (£4.00) LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Glenalmond Collegemusical. returnA torockthe'nFringe with a vibrant, dynamic version of this comic,finger-clickin' macabre ' roll tale for vegetarian generation smacking, fun for all the family.

Augthe19-21,24-26 19.30 (21.00)- lip£8.00 (£5.00) oo©oo Venue 140 - The Engine Shed, 19 St Leonard's Lane Tickets 226 0000 NI4 LET'SbyKICK MRSandWORTHINGTON Awith60 choreography minute lunchtime menu of songs Coward Porter is presented and a newly minted,'thoroughly quirky script by Marian Lines (Lunch at the Cooked Goose - Fringe 2000 Herald).

Aug 14-16 noon enjoyable' (13.00) £8.00 (£6.00)Cocktail time!

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lor all your Frim call; 1312260000 DOUBLETAKE PRODUCTIONS Venue 126 - Rocket @ St John's Hall, West End, Princes Street Tickets 228 7555 FRANK AND ROSY Funny, heart-warming, unexpectedly moving;carnage this newof a play withmarriage! music unearths richnew veins of comedy amidobserved the emotional modern ' F antastic songs and acutely dialogue' ; 'A gem, will Augsweep 13-27 the(notboard' Suns)Croydon 19.30 Advertiser.

(21.00) £6.00 (£5.00) oo©oo Venue 80 - Stockbridge Parish Church, 7B Saxe-Coburg Street Tickets 226 0000 G9 GODSPELL Saint Matthew' s Gospel rocks!

Day by day these talented young Dundonians the waystory for this to hit the Edinburghhavestage.prepared TheBegreatest everamazing told. Song,musical dance,production laughter, sadness, energy there!

Aug ISand19.excitement.

30 (21.45) £5.00 (£3.00)

®o©©o Venue 4 - C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace Tickets 225 5105 L11 INSIDE LEG Ralph loves Steve loves Hannah loves Ralph.A love triangle tailored with a twist of haute couture!

Passion, fashion and the etiquette of the building siteneedle-sharp prove a potent and hilarious combination in this new musical comedy Aug 2-26of(not 12) 16.50wit.(17.50) £6.50 (£5.50) ^ ©OOOO Venue 4 - C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace Tickets 225 5105 III CLOSER THAN EVER 'Just when you have thingsA captivatingly set, when yourcandid life is good, when it' s all in place, there' s another door...' snapshot of life, love,andrelationships and fantasies; a refreshing musical revue blending Aug 2-11Broadway 20.50 (21.55) the£7.50Blues.(£5.50)

oo©©o Venue 45 - Old St Paul's Church & Hall,Jeffrey Street Tickets 556 0476 KI3 COMPANY 'You Could Drive a Person Crazy.'cannabis This Sondheim Classic focuses onthetheacclaimed imperfections of relationships, bickering, and karate.

Illustrating writer at his best, the cast and live band promise an hilarious and moving6-25performance.

Aug (not Suns) 16.10(17.50) £7.00 (£5.00) FESTIVAL THEATRE USC - USA ®0©©0 Venue ace Tickets25557- Drummond 9040 (afterCommunity 12 July) Theatre, Drummond Community High School, 41 Bellevue PlGI2 iYou'LOVE YOU, YOU' R E PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (Di Pietro/Roberts) ve seen and musicals about felines, Now cross-dressing nuns, witty old French helicopters, falling chandeliers. seesetthis funny, musicalflags, about dating, mating and romance! ' I t' s Seinfield to music!'

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Aug 4-5,8,11-12,15,18-19,22,25 22.00 (23.45) £5.00 WEIRD ROMANCEfantasy.

ANDPlus LE the BOEUF SUR LETOIT Magical staging of the Milhaud/Cocteau Menken/Spencer/Brennert musical.

'Menkin' sYorkmusic is wonderful, each story is poignant and science-fiction definitely haunting...'

New Times.

Aug 3,7,9-10,14,16-17,21,23-24 21.45 (23.55) £5.00 European Premiere

oo©©o Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 TEACHER! by Kieron Quirke.

A new teacher' s joined the staff at the girls school and will stop at nothing to get his way.

New musical black comedy. 'StTrinian's' meets 'If...' a dirty, English 'Grease'. Rollicking good fun!'

Aug Cherwell.

6-27 (not 13,20) 23.15 (00.45) £6.50 (£5.00) World Premiere oo©©o Venue 65 - St Ann's Community Centre, South Gray's Close, Cowgate Tickets 557 0469 LI 3 SWEET CHARITY The stage show which brought us some of the all timeon greatest songs relationships, - 'Big Spender'herandbrushes 'Rhythmwithof the Life'.upper Followclasses, Charityin Valentine her fast failing her search for Auglove.

14-25 noon (13.00) £6.00 (£4.00) THE Bertoldil Brecht/Kurt Weill'cheating, s musicaleating play.

'WhatTHREEPENNY does abloke.' man live'A man by?OPERA Bycanresolutely treating, beating, some other only live by absolutely forgetting he' s a man like other Aug 14-25folk!'

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DANCE 8ASI presents AD III MANGALDAS classical Indian dance presented with a contemporary style 3rd-13th August • 6.45pm-7.45pm The George Square Theatre 56 George Square £8(£6) Wo r ksh o ps with Ad it i Man g al d as 6th-12th August • 11 am-1 pm Dance Base, Studio no.2 54 George Street

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INDIAN OCEAN soul music drawing on roots as diverse as ragas, rock, regge and Visiting Arts jazz in collabaation with KkMw&K present I3th-I7th August I8th-26th August K0!1EDIA@S0UTH SIDE a celebration of i 117 Nicolson Street IhMah CoMtemporArvj box-office: 0131 6672212 • £7(£5) Performing Arts in Edinburgh Sarthi & The Asian Heritage Foundation present Roysten Abel’s AT THE FRINGE A BEGGAR’S OPERA a contemporary play with Indian traditional street performers 6th-12th August * 2pm-3pm I4th-27th August • 11.55am-1.05pm Augustine’s Sanctuary • Venue no. 152 George IV Bridge box-office: 0131 2256575 • £I0(£6)

aDANCELIKEAMAN powerful human drama, { delightfully stimulating 8th-13th August • I5th-20th August KOHEDIA@ST. STEPHEN'S St. Stephen’s Centre, St. Stephen’s Street box-office: 0131 5583853 • £7(£5) Vi

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\ ©o©©o Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 22S 5105 LI2 AtheLIFE IN THE DAZE OF STANLEY BISHOP It' s the Swinging Sixtiesas Krays, the Profumo Affair, the Beatles and Carnaby Street set the scene an innocent man is drawn into a sinister Soho underworld. New musical featuring cream(01.50) of 60s£6.50 sounds!

Aug 1-26the00.45 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ O0©©O Venue 39 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, 80 High Street,The Royal Mile Tickets 226 0000 K13 A'Brown MAN,is Aa one-man MAGIC,concert.

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He gives us Chubby Checker’s Twistin' , Ray Charles' .The Temptations and more. Performed so that you think that the19.Cryin' Aug 5-19 0original 0 (20.30)artist £9.00stands (£7.00)before you' ***** Scotsman.

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oo©oo Venue 101 - C belle angele, Hastie's Close, off Cowgate Tickets 2255105 LI2 OPPOSITES ATTRACT Last year' s all-singing, all-dancing musical about love, life and coffee inwillthe keep 70s is back!feetAntapping excellentall day piecelong.of fast-moving entertainment Performed by NLPAC'12-18 s stars11.which of30 the future.£5.50your Aug (12.30) (£4.50) oo©©o Venue 49 - BedlamTheatre, I lb Bristo Place Tickets 225 9893 MI2 STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW is a journey through contemporary love relationships and self-discovery.

Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire take us onAugan13-25 evening22.30 of new£7.00love,(£5.00) new lives, and beginnings. ©o©©o ®o©oo NI2 Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 MI2 Venue 37 - George Square Theatre, George Square Tickets 662 8740 RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET Join Captain Tempest ands rock his FALSETTOLAND (William Finn/James Lapine):a must-see Cameron crew in an intergalactic experience that' s out of this world!

Bob Carlton' Mackintosh Award-winning triumph idiosyncratic originating from Paul McCartney' s LIPA. 'n' roll musicalin the promises of Shakespeare and music that'll have It's a quirky,(RSCs moving andGoodbody delightfully piece.writing Outstanding you aisles!an£8.00extravaganza direction Directing Award),chamber wonderful Augdancing 3-13 15.20 (17.50) (£6.00) (2Previews BroadwayAugTony1-3Buzz Awards).

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14.20 (15.35)14.£3.00 Aug 20 (15.35) Aug 4-6,8-10,13,15-17,20-23 I I -12,18-19,24-27 14.20 (15.35) £8.00 £7.00 (£6.00)(£5.00) >»" Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) ®o©©o HI4 GALACTICA Star Wars meets Mozart,Wagner and Puccini oo©oo inOPERA a sensationally sung, hilariously funny multimedia operatic spoof.

Duke Venue 40 - Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace Tickets 220 6109 LI I intergalactic warriorfrom- andthehisevilmentor. are crossing DEARcourage KITTYand Explores thetheissues surrounding the diary oftheAnne Frank.of galaxy toAug saveapprentice Princess Slayer clutchesGuru, of Dark Invader!the The stamina of Jewish attic occupants and bravery Preview 3 19.

0 0 (21.00) £5.00 those who protected them. N.Y.T.'s 5th Fringe year. 'Sincere, moving, tough' Aug 5-27 (not Weds) 19.00 (21.00) £9.00 (£7.00) >r Times13-18 Educational Aug 20.30 Supplement (21.45) £5.002000. (£4.00) World Premiere

“It’s opera Jim, but not as we know it”

Gateway Theatre, venue 7 3-27 August (not 4, 8, 15, 22) 19.00 - 21.00 with interval 77

For all your Fringe call: O0©©O Venue 87 - The Famous Spiegeltent, Princes Mall Rooftop Plaza, Princes Street Tickets 226 0000 J12 LATRAVIATA LaTraviata following the success of The Barber of Seville the Royal Opera Houseproduction and Edinburgh 2000 poular - Operaopera Piccolain themarkatmospheric Verdi's at centenary with their of his most elegance Aug 7-26of16.the00Famous (18.00) Spiegeltent. £ 10.00 (£8.00) ooooo Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 NUMBER' S UP the Barclay' s Award winning musical by Chris Annetts. (>+< =trouble) + (A+1 =mistrust) + (G+l4=love) + (=-==0) = Numbers Up. Strange6-11happenings in Numeralpharia, 3 tell the whole story in 45 minutes?

Aug 50 (12.35) (£3.00) can Double Bill11.Price (with £4.00 Futureghost) £6.00 (£4.00) ^ FUTUREGHOST bybyChris Annetts, withlove.theWhat PalacehasYouth Theatre, Kilmarnock.

Separated time, united in Fate in store for Davie and Cassie?Scotsman.

Multi award winning team, brand new show. 'Epitome of the best of the Fringe' Aug 6-11 12.

50 (13.35) Double Bill Price (with £4.00 Number'(£3.00) s Up) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere ^ OOOOO Venue 122 - St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road 229 1142 K9 I'(best LL SING IT MY WAY Winner of the Millennium Sybil Thorndike Prize one person show). Programme Carmichael, Sondheim, Coward, Elegance,of songs charm,bysungHoagy in Lena' s unique Kurt styleWeill, songs you hear.Gershwin.

Accompanist Augwill10 love 19.30to(21.00) £7.00 (£5.50)Marcus Martin.

OOOOO Venue 142 -The Nomads Tent,21 St Leonard's Lane Info 662 1612 NI4 ROSS MCGILTY' S DREAM A contemporary compelling story combining the realities of the present with a futuristic vision.

A homeless busker stands at the crossroads of hismade. life, recognising his loss and not knowing his future.

Choices Aug 5-11have20.00to be(22.00) £7.50 (£3.00) UK Premiere ^ ©o©©o Venue 34 - C,Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Inspired by Dickens' famous unfinished last novel, the producers of last year s sell-out Kiss of the Spiderwoman a hilarious whodunnit.

Fringe premiere of Broadway smashpresent oozesmusical from (£5.50) every pore' Aug 1-26 (not 12)hit. 14.'Talent 00 (15.50) £7.50 (£4.50Musical C) Stages.

ooeoo Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155 G9 CRAZY FORYOU The New Gershwin Musical Comedy.All Singing!

All Dancing!

AllWatch Gershwin!

Containing such immortal songs as ' I Got Rhythm' , ' S omeone to Me'.'EmbraceableYou’ and 'Slap That Bass'.You'd be crazy to miss it!

Aug 6-17Over13.45(15.15) £7.00 (£5.00) ST GEORGE SACADEMY SCHOOL AND THE oo©©o EDINBURGH Venue 216 - St George's School, Garscube Terrace Tickets 332 4575 THE BEGGAR' S OPERA London, 1728.

Dashing highwayman Captain Macheath conducts his complex love-life whileauthentic attempting to avoid Be entertained and charmed by satire; this vibrant, period stagingtheofgallows.

Gay's classic musical: romance, dance, songs familiar and beguiling.

ROCKET VENUES OOOOO Aug 18,21-25 19.30 (22.00) £6.50 (£4.00) Venue 123 - Rocket @ South Bridge Resource Centre, Infirmary Street Tickets 558 9991 LI 3 ooo©oL9 SIRENS: BEHINDTHE SCREEN Exclusive...

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Sexy...theIn this Venue 125 - St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace Tickets 226 0000 new musical freshsilverfromscreen London, sixAnfemale Central graduates expose double lives of stars. intriguing weave of music and text, AN EVENING OF SONGS Phyllis Shilling Soprano, sings Boatner, Copland, redefining theatre.£5.50 Not(£4.00) to be missed!

Dickinson, Alexander, pianist.

Aug 6-11 musical 16.40 (17.50) ^ Aug 22-23 and20.00Granados.

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Show Biting Satire -Savage Songs mlr Iraq's answer to Morecambe and Wise' 'Slicker than a Directed by Mark Brailsford Kate barrel of oil' (Newsrevue ‘98 & '99) ***** m Van Dike The Scotsman Comedy Heaven' Carol T * 1 The People's t J Kentish " I Mark Brailsford & Mark Katz S^OAAprjIA Komedia Southside • Nicolson St* Box Office 0131 667 2212 Komedia Southside 3rd to 26th August (Not 14th) at 8.50pm 3rd to 26th August (Not 14th) Tickets Weekend £9/£7.50; Mon - Thurs £7.50/£6 3.10pm Tickets £6/£5

oo©@o Venue 49 - Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place Tickets 225 9893 M12 CASTAWAY CAFE For all those who wonder why their life isn't a glossy motion picturedreams with and a great soundtrack, the story of five young would-do-wells gostory forfortheir the 'naughties' . open a web cafe on the beach - rewriting the love Aug 6-25 (not Suns) 16.30 (17.30) £6.00 (£4.50) World Premiere ooooo Venue 131 - Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 1900 MI2 MERLINS MAGICAL MYTHERYTOUR Merlins magical mythery tour will take you on a light-hearted journey through 'one' version of his life.

Incorporating favouriteenjoyable characters intermingled with upbeat musicfamily. and humour.allA your guaranteed evening' s entertainment for all the Aug 6 19.

1 5 (21.30) Free (non-ticketed) Aug 7-11 19.15(21.30) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere oo©@o Venue 240 - The Scotsman Hotel, 20 North Bridge Tickets 226 0000 KI2 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC by Stephen Sondheim.The musical adaptation ofSweden.

IngmarLove, Bergman' s enchanting set inCome turn-of-the-20th-century lust and a little nightfilm,music. and watch the summer night smile.Aug 17 20.00 (22.45) £5.00 (£4.00) Preview Aug 19,21,23,25 20.00 (22.45) £8.00 (£6.00) OOOOO Venue 93 - James Gil espie's High School, Lauderdale Street Tickets 07785 244 984 PI0 OLIVER The award-winning Stage 84 in their I Ith year at the Fringe present one of the best loved musicals of all time, the story of the poor little workhouse orphan thrown into the company of thieves and murderers.

Live orchestra.

Aug 7-11 19.15 (21.45) £8.00 (£5.50) Aug I I 14.15(16.45) Dauntsey's School Production

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STAGE BY STAGE EDINBURGH ACADEMY OOSOO Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155 G9 LITTLE SHOP 1 OF HORRORS ’Shing-a-ling, what a creepy thing to beman-munching happening! Venus On Skidfly Row, strugglesmusical to satisfytribute an ever-hungry, trap!1 tillSeymour Thisyouaffectionate to 1950s sci-fi will you 'bop-she-bop drop...

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Aug 5-8,10,12,14,16,18 17.15(19.00) £7.50 (£5.00) ^ oo©oo Venue 34 - C,Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 WEST SIDE STORY A Romeo and Juliet for our time, performed by a talented young company.andSoaring music .andPassion, showstopping 'and Tonight' to 'America' 'I Feel Pretty' rivalry andnumbers, tragedy from in Bernstein Sondheim' award-winning Aug 13-18 10.s0multi 0 (11.45) £5.50 (£4.50)musical. ©oooo Venue 45 - Old St Paul's Church & Hall,Jeffrey Street Tickets 556 0476 KI3 MATEShappens Judo tohaslove beenwhen Reg'svirility life's obsession; its rules Aandnewrituals his religion.

What turns to disability^ musical play about loss and Aug 4-1 Ibetrayal. (not 5) 20.00 (22.00) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere >r oo©oo Venue 93 - James Gil espie's High School, Lauderdale Street Tickets 07785 244 984 PI0 AOpera CHORUS OFsociety DISAPPROVAL Ayckbourn' s version ofThe Beggar' s mirrors then and now lust and corruption.

Follow the story ofmusic, MacHeath, erotic backstage intrigues of your local drama group. Great painfully19.plus4funny, psychologically Aug 13-18 5 (21.45) £6.00 (£5.00)perceptive. ®o©©o Venue 13 - Venue l3,Lochend Close,CanongateTickets 07050 161320 JI5 DANCE OFTHE DRAGON by Philip Michell.

Five adventurous children meet an array of legendary, folklore and fantasy characters on a magical journey through the new mountains ofmusical.

Snowdonia searching for the Dragon's fire. An outstanding family£1.00 Aug 4 16.

3 0 (17.45) Aug 5-10 16.30 (17.45) £4.00 (£2.00) World Premiere THE JOLLY FOLLY OF POLLY THE SCOTTISH TROLLEY bymusical Lesley Ross.

After sell-out shows around the globe, it' s the fifteen DOLLY minute toestdieEnd for. transfer 'Superb' anyonef' RTHK3 (Hong Kong). 'Unmissable' Guardian.

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3 0 (12.45) £1.00 Aug 15-22 12.30 (12.45) £3.00 (£2.00) WALKIE-TALKIE IN ASSOCIATION LEICESTER UNIVERSITY THEATRE WITH Venue 49 - Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place Tickets 225 9893 MUSICAL An all-singing,theall-dancing meatof odyssey; thecanstorythey ofCOWS group- THE of cows thatThe dareSperm to challenge oppression mankind... ridAugathemselves of Boris Extractor while Duckman is watching?

13-18 15.00 (16.10) £7.00 (£5.00) oo©oo Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South,off CowgateTickets 225 5105 LIB HIGH ON AIR Fast-moving take on the world of media through the eyes of some of America' composers/lyricists. energy, of Stratford-upon-Avon' srelish. livelys best-loved company explore the witExuding and humour this 'young Intelligent, Augcrazy 13-18world 11.00with (11.50) £5.50 (£4.50) focused, unerringly smart' Scotsman. musicals & opera pitched perfectly 79

WEDDERBURN WS ALLEN WRIGHT AWARD ®0©©0 @ Venue 2 - Fringe Green Room,Warriston Close Info 225 3872 KI2 ALLEN WRIGHT AWARD If you are under 30 and spending August reviewing any of the 1,483 shows in the programme for a UK or Irish publication, you could win a free dinner (oh yes, and £1,000). Application forms atClosing www.edfringe.com/awa.html date Aug 20 noon or Fringe Press Office.

ALTARED IMAGES 00©00 Venue 4 - C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace Tickets 225 5105 III THE LABYRINTH Retreat from the festival noise and walk the Labyrinth acentre sacredandpilgrimage pathopportunity of prayer and reflection.

Space to slow down, letonward go, reflect.

An to be renewed and refreshed for the journey.

Church entrance: Aug (21.00)Johnston Free-willTerrace. donation (non-ticketed) Aug 13-15,18 16-17 17.0noon 0 (midnight) ARCHITECTS OF AIR 00©©0 Venue 206 - Festival Square/Conference Square, Lothian Road L8 ARCAZAAR Come andlieenter this incredible world ofsoaring light anddomes colour.and Wander through tunnels, back in pods, marvel at the enjoy the relaxed environment.

A UKaccompany premiere children by an Edinburgh Wheelchair accessible.

Adults must under 16.favourite. www.architects-of-air.com Aug 5-27 noon (19.00) £3.00 UK Premiere ARCHITECTURE ON THE FRINGE 00©©0 Venue 132 - Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland, Bakehouse Close, 146 Canongate K15 MINDS MEETING Open discussions 1 led by some of our best architects on issues inspired by the 'For Scotland exhibition (Aug 4-Sep I). www.RoyfinartcomforSco.gov.uk Aug 14,16,21,23 17.30 (19.00) Free (non-ticketed) THE BONGO CLUB - OUT OF THE BLUE OOOOO Venue - The Bongo Club - out of the blue, 14 New Street Tickets 556 5204 (Pre-Fringe),KI4 558 7604143(Fringe) PUTTINGEDINBURGH THE UNITY out BACK IN COMMUNITY - CELEBRATING SOUTH of the mix supported Bongo Fringe withScottish local talent.

Inclusive activities at Gracemount Highblue School by the Council and the South Edinburgh Partnership.

For details: 0131 557 6448 Arts Aug I I 13.00 (17.00) Free (non-ticketed) CHHI YOGA AND MEDITATION CENTRE 00©00 Venue 40 - Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace Tickets 220 6109 L11 HEALING SOUNDS-MANTRA CHANTING WORKSHOP with Savita.

Awaken yourself with a magical journey through ancient Sounds of Mantra Chanting, Hindu,visualisations, Bhuddist anddetoxifying, Tibetan. Guided breathing and healing,workshop meditative.includes BeginnersPranayamic welcome.

Suitable for children.

Aug 13-18 09.15 (11.00) £5.50 (£4.50) CYGNET THEATRE 00©©0 Venue 40 - Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace Tickets 220 6109 LI I MICHAEL CHECKHOV ACTING WORKSHOP Practical and stimulating exercisesby which developinspiration. a naturalistic and totally approach fuelled imaginative Ancharacter exciting and human demanding in-depthto acting, preparation for performance Aug 16,18,21,23 11.15(13.15)and£6.00 (£4.00)work led by professional actors.

DANCE BASE WITH THE FRINGE ON TOP 0O©©O Venue 22 - Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket Info 226 3864 LIO DANCE new BASE The inNational Centre for Dance in Scotland has opened a spanking Edinburgh' s Grass hosting someweek. fabulousbuilding shows, enticing workshops andMarket.This BBC Radioyear3 willwe bearehere for the final DANCE WORKSHOP - FLAMENCO: CONTEMPORARY Flamenco and contemporary fuseofintoEurope' an incredibly intense and beautiful ComeMan.and try this class with one s finest teachers of both styles,thing.

Michelle www.dancebase.co.uk Aug 23-30 14.30 (16.00) £4.50 (£3.00) DANCE WORKSHOP - PAULE TURNER: CONTEMPORARY The Duchess (Paule) takeswww.dancebase.co.uk no prisoners!

A dynamic and energetic class for general level (over Aug 23-26 one14.0year), 0 (15.30) £4.50 (£3.00) DANCE BASE continues over the page

5-27 Aug 01 Free Workshops at Dance Base Venue 22:14-16 Grassmarket Fringe companies show you how it's done with an imaginative series of workshops CHILDREN and YOUNG PEOPLE • Awakenings - A millennium volunteers workshop designed to increase personal safety awareness in young people Wed 8 Aug, 10am • Kaoruco - Self-expression through music and dance for children with learning difficulties - Thur 16 Aug, 6pm • National Youth Music Theatre - A workshop for school and community groups dealing in music, dance, drama and the visual arts - Fri 17 Aug, 10am DANCE and PHYSICAL THEATRE • Compass Dance Company - Personal and artistic expression through flamenco rhythms and contemporary dance - Mon 13 Aug, 2pm • Theatre de I'Ange Fou - Introduction to corporeal mime based on the Etienne Decroux technique - Tue 14 Aug, 2pm MUSIC • Mac Tontoh and the Keke Warriors - A 3-part workshop exploring the vocal and percussive techniques of Ghana's Ashanti region - Mon 6 Aug, 2pm • Naked Voices - From Funk to Folk and Pop to Gospel, learn four and five part harmonies in minutes - Thur 16 Aug, 2pm THEATRE • Angel-Exit Theatre - based on the principals of the Ecole Jaque Lecoq, this inspirational workshop focuses on corporal and spatial awareness - Wed 15 Aug, 6pm • Broads with swords - learn stage-fighting with RSC/ internationally acclaimed fight director - Thur 9 Aug, 2pm • Claire Downie/Stand Up Theatre - Tell a more effective tale - a must for all writers and performers of character based work Wed 8 Aug, 2pm • Critical Stage Company - Inspired by William Blake's poetry, this workshop helps participants release their full creative potential -Tue 7 Aug, 10am • Laura Hope Steckler/Moving Theatre - Awaken the body's wisdom and activate Ki with this organic and delicious Moving Theatre Workshop - Fri 17 Aug, 2pm • Lit Moon Theatre Company - Introductory workshop focusing on physical theatre and mask. Great for novices and experienced professionals - Thur 9 Aug, 10am • Midland Actors Theatre - A practical introduction to the Stanislavsky method for actors and students - Mon 13 Aug, 10am • Prodigal Theatre Company - Brings the skills and physical integrity present in laboratory theatre work to character and narrative theatre - Tue 7 Aug, 2pm • SOFA Productions - Sam Kogan presents a revolutionary view on the development of an actor's consciousness - Fri 17 Aug, 6pm • Trestle Theatre Company I - A fast and physical introduction to mask performance technique - Wed 15 Aug, 10am • Trestle Theatre Company II - 'Just Pretending' a workshop using truth, lies, puppetry and mask to explore concepts of status both real and pretend - Wed 15 Aug, 2pm FULL DETAILS AND TICKETS FROM THE FRINGE BOX OFFICE: 0131 226 0000 A reservation fee of £3.00 is charged.

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DANCE BASE continued DANCE WORKSHOP: PRATIBHA BHARATHANATYAM Aseeks masterclass forthe people who have somethePRAHLAT experience of Indian which to open mind and introduce style.

Includes short dance, demonstration ofAugthe3 dance by Ms Prahlat. www.dancebase.co.uk I 14.00 (16.30) £4.50 (£3.00) DANCE WORKSHOP: ROTTERDAM SCHOOL IMPROV improvisation a home, sletting Rotterdam.This is the mostUNST exciting classAforlittleIf people whowould feelhasgood aboutit'www.dancebase.co.uk go and extemporising with others. experience be useful, Aug 13-18 14.00 (16.30) £4.50 (£3.00) EARLY pilates, stretch, Egyptiar Aug 6-23BIRD 09.00CLASSES (10.30) £3.00Yoga,(£2.50) INDIAN DANCE WORKSHOP: MAHARASHTRAN FOLK DANCE Collaborating with theSeeEdinburgh workshops in dance and ancient makeup techniques.

Dance BaseMela:webpage for more up-to-date information. www.dancebase.co.uk Aug 23-Sept I 11.00 (14.00) £4.50 (£3.00) WORKSHOP From New Delhi:with amazing percussives experience classical- ADITI Indian MANGALDAS style and contemporary.

For those morefusion than of one Augyear' 10-11 I 1.00 (13.00)in either, £4.50 www.dancebase.co.uk (£3.00) WORKSHOP - LEAHground STEIN: CONTEMPORARY Philadelphia choreographer making breaking site-specific workability. here in our stunning new building...

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General level www.dancebase.co.uk Jul 30-Aug 4 11.00 (13.00) £4.50 (£3.00) WORKSHOP - forMATTHEW HAWKINS: CONTEMPORARY Elegant, dynamic the£4.50 faint (£3.00) hearted.

Intermediate level, www.dancebase.co.uk Aug 6-9 and11.0not 0 (13.00) ^ ®o©©o EDINBURGH FESTIVAL VOLUNTARY GUIDES ASSOCIATION Venue 165 - Cannonball House, Castlehil , Royal Mile FREE DAILY WALKS DOWN THE ROYAL MILErelateCastle House) Holyrood Palace.

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Free (non-ticketed) Tours start atfrom10 min 15.00 (Suns 14.00intervals to 15.00between only). 10.00 and 11.00 and between 14.00 and EDINBURGH GRADUATE THEATRE GROUP 00©00 Venue 6 - Nicolson Square Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square Tickets 226 0000 MI3 BRIGHTLouisIS THE RING- three OF WORDS Robert Burns,writers Robertcelebrating, Fergussoninand Robert Stevenson of Scotland' s greatest words andandmusic, life in theScotland. crowded streets, theatres, coffee houses and taverns of 18th13-18 19th Aug 15.00century (16.30) £7.00 (£5.00) oo©oo EQUITY Venue 2 - Fringe Green Room.Warriston Close Info 226 3864 DON' T BREAK A LEG! HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR PERFORMERS Venues, setsandandvenue locations canhave be hazardous places to work.

Employers, owners a legal dutyEquity to ensure workplaces are safe,producers butandperformers alsosuccessful have responsibilities. hasissues. experience, expertise a history of campaigning on these Aug 16-17 13.00 (15.00) Free (non-ticketed) FRIENDS THE WESTERN BUDDHISTOFORDER Venue 215 - Edinburgh Buddhist Centre, I OViewforth Tickets 228 3333 MEDITATION The Buddhistcentred approach to meditation is basedIn onBUDDHIST thesimple principle of Mindfulness; awareness onsuch immediate experience. the techniques that we teach various qualities as calm, concentration and emotional11.0warmth be developed.

Aug 0 (12.30)19.can Aug 8-25 8,13,15,20,22 00£5.00 (20.30)(£3.00) FRINGE AGM 00©00 Venue 22 - Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket Info 226 3864 LIO FRINGEtheANNUAL GENERAL The hear FringetheSociety' s directors review last ideas 12 months, standperformers. forMEETING re-election and comments and of Fringe Call 0131 226 5257opinions, for Society membership information.

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IIHHI FRINGE GREEN ROOM Venue 2 - Fringe Green Room.Warriston Close Info 226 3864 THE FRINGE ROOMIf youAimsaretoa enhance Fringe participants' experiences whileGREEN performer, you sign upand for general details oninhelpEdinburgh. debates, masterclasses Fringe and workshops asmake well assuretrade shows and advice.

Jul 31 -Aug 27 10.00 (18.00) Free for Fringe Performers Venue 22 - Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket Info 226 3864 LIO SOYOUtoWANTTO DO A SHOW FRINGE?dared Everything ve wanted aboutbares performing theATTHE Fringe to ask. you' Fringe Director, Paulknow Gudgin, allearth. aboutat what bardsbutneednever to do to participate in one of the greatest shows on Aug 18,22 14.00 (16.00) Free (non-ticketed) FRINGE SUNDAY ON THE MEADOWS 00©00 Venue 200 - Fringe Sunday, Melvil e Drive Info 226 5257 N11 FRINGE SUNDAY ON THE MEADOWS Go where the grass is green and get a taste of over 200 Fringe acts for free.

Music, cabaret and comedy... and kids can find treasure before noon, you could win a trip to a secretif12your location.

Aug 11.00 (17.00) Free (non-ticketed)

ROUNDTABLE RUMBLES Come atseethe with end ofguest the reviewers, day, mull over whatnotes, you have you along should compare swopseen ideasandandwhat re-charge the intellectual batteries with some stimulating criticism.

Aug 17-19,24-26 23.15 (00.15) Free (non-ticketed) LUATH PRESS oo©©o Venue 205 - Starbucks, 120b Princes Street LUATH EDINBURGH BOOK FRINGE Start your day with writing, poetry, andPlusgenealogy workshops; and225readings poets andstorytelling historians. special guests.

Phonetalks 0131 4326atorbycallwriters, at any Edinburgh Starbucks for day-by-day programme.

More details wvvw.luath.co.uk Aug 6-10, 13-17, 20-24 08.00 (09.25) £5.00 (£3.50) v MERCAT TOURS ®0©©0 !

Venue 153 - Mercat Tours, Departure from outside Tourist Information Centre, Princes Mall, PrincesJ12 j Street Tickets 226 0000 GHOSTS AND WITCHES Follow our dramatic, traditional story-tellers through the of the OldUnderground Town.Visit sites haunted by thes scariest past andtour! age-old {.

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29-Aug 0 (20.30) £6.00 (£5.00) Venue 22 - Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket Info 226 3864 LIO Jul 29-Aug 31 21.00 (22.30) TEN STEPS TO STARTING A PERFORMING ARTSessential COMPANY Trainers: Charlotte Jones, WilltheForrest, Sarah Barrow.The guide to MIND BODY2001SPIRIT EDINBURGH OOO©© running your own company: secrets of success; navigating the and management FESTIVAL maze.Tips on company policy, legal structures, finance, marketing publicity, Venue 39 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, 80 High Street,The Royal Mile Tickets 226 0000 KI31 employing people, contracts, fundraising and sponsorship.

Aug 16-17 10.

0 0 (noon) Free (non-ticketed) MIND BODY SPIRIT EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2001 something Register at Fringe Green Room.Warriston Close, from end of July. different...

Numerouspresenting exhibitorsproducts from a and varietytasterof disciplines andto enhance holistic the lifestyleofapproaches, treatments quality health and life.

Reiki, reflexology, readings, crystals, books, jewellery.

Tickets available the door.£2.00 (£1.00) Aug 25-27 10.00at(18.00) berkoff’s dahling you were marvellous world premiere xavier durringer’s a desire to kill on the tip of the tongue translated by mark ravenhill british premiere anat gov’s best friends european premiere martin beaumont’s white van man world premiere Jenifer toksvig’s musical for children pandemonium world premiere www.wisepart.com

NEAL'S YARD REMEDIES ©O©©© Venue 176 - Neal’s Yard Remedies,46A George Street Tickets 226 3223 JIO ENERGETICS ON-SITE MASSAGE Relax andEnergetics revitalise! practitioners Following lastonce year' s highly popular event in our herbal courtyard, more offer you seated, clothed acupressure Natural cosmetics, organic herbs,4-27 tinctures books.Treatment room.£ 10.massage.

Free Aug 10.00and(19.00) £ 18.00 (30 mins) 00 (15herbal mins)tea served daily.

ROYAL THEATRE 00©00 Venue 2 - FrinNATIONAL ge Green Room.Warriston Close Info 226STUDIO 3864 KI2 J ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE STUDIO The RNT' s research andand development arm return to the Fringe with a special set of workshops masterclasses for actors andhave directors led Fiona by theShaw, leadingPrunella theatreScales practitioners.

Previous workshop leaders included and Richard Eyre.

Classes are free to Fringe performers and registration onAug12th13-17August10.0in0 (18.00) person. Free for Fringe performers (non-ticketed) takes place = „ - Group ROYAL BANK MILE oo©©o Venue* Scotland 98 - Cockburn Street to GeorgeON IV BriTHE dge, RoyalROYAL Mile Info 226 3864 ROYAL STREET PARTY The Royal Bank of Scotland brings youenjoy the ondining the Royal Mileofinallstyle.

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Aug 11.00 (21.00) Free (non-ticketed) ST GILES' CATHEDRAL Venue 187 - St Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Royal Mile INTERFAITH Taize singingChristian - an opportunity to ofTaize.This take part in simple chants EVENTS from Ecumenical Community music isrepetitive likedeep a doorway for allthepeople of any faith, or none, to a 'source of refreshment from within' .

Aug 20-24 17.30 (18.30) Donation INTERFAITH Edinburgh Association.Time for restwho and silence - youtogether are EVENTS invitedfortosilence. join a Reflection groupInterfaith fromfrom different religioustraditions traditions are meeting the various will be available who wishDonation them.

Aug 13-17for those 17.30 (18.30) ST GILES’ CATHEDRAL continues over the page

ST GILES’ CATHEDRAL continued INTERFAITH oftraditions, Universal Peace - chants, movement and meditation fromandEVENTS thepeace, world'within s Dances spiritual towards multi-cultural understanding andconnection without.Taketodedicated a breaknature from being a sacred. spectator to renew compassionate others, and the Aug 6-10 17.30 (18.30) Donation SHAKESPEARE: ARCHETYPES OFatTHE SOULCathedral.Three A lecture series by Dr J Philip Newell, scholar in spirituality St Giles' consecutive lectures ontheShakespeare' s Archetypes ofgravedigger' the Soul: 'T.he King and Queen' ; ' T he lover and friend' ; ' T he fool and the Aug 21-23 19.00 (19.45) £3.00 ST MARK S IN CASTLE TERRACE OQ©©0 Venue 125 - St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace Tickets 226 0000 L9 FREE LUNCHTIME? See venue noticeboard for free readings, talks and performances by: David Broughton, Hardie Press and Poesia.

Aug 8,15,18,20,21,23-25,27-29 12.30 (13.30) Free (non-ticketed) HARDIE PRESS MUSIC Hugh-'CCheape, - RobertRob Burns’ ‘Scots-‘Scottish Musical- TALKING Museum’; Sheila Douglas ome Gie'Paul s A Jordan Sang'- 'C(vocal); MacKillop Traditional Music for Guitar’; Alastair Hardie aledonian Companion' Mary £5.00 Anne Alburger Aug 20-24 14.(fiddle); 15 (15.45) (£3.50) - 'Scottish Fiddlers and their Music'.

ST PATRICK S COMMUNITY 000©0 Venue 219 - St Patrick's Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High Street Info 556 3030 K13 RESTandFORbeautiful YOURsurroundings; SOUL An hour of peacefulmusic, contemplation andandworship in quiet incorporating chant, silence guided meditation. Come and be refreshed in mind, body and spirit. Open to all. www.hourofcalm.com Aug 20-24 16.00 (17.00) Free-will donation SCOTTISH POETRY LIBRARY 00©©0 Venue 162 - Scottish Poetry Library,Crichton's Close, CanongateTickets 557 2876 KI5 COURTYARD READINGS Hosted by the School of Poets, free, international, open to all, daily: come and read your own or others' poems in the Auglibrary 13-25 courtyard. (not Sun) 14.00 (15.00) Free (non-ticketed)

SOUNDWORKS OOQOO Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155 G9 EXPERIENCE SACRED SOUND All use Fringed out?andEntercrystal an oasis of bowls tranquility.

Sound therapists Lyz and Anne Tibetan singing and creatingaaunique soothingexperience! soundscape to relax, rejuvenate and balance mind, bodymore, and spirit...

Aug 13-18 13.

3 0 (14.00) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 13-18 14.30 (15.00) TRAQUAIR FAIR ©OOOO Venue 118 -Traquair House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire Tickets 01896 830323 SIS Outer TRAQUAIR FAIR Set in the grounds of Scotland' s oldest inhabited house this is a magical fair for all ages.Theatre, music, children' s entertainments, and complementary medicine.This year the fair has an Eastern flavour andcrafts is part of Japan 2001.

Aug 4-5 £11.10.00/£5.00/£30.00) 00 (18.00) £12.00 (£7.00) Family £35.00 Under 5's Free (Advance TRESTLE THEATRE COMPANY OOOOO Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) H14 OUTSIDE EYE: MAKING OF TRESTLE EXPERIENCE Director Toby Wilsher gives a practical workshop insight into the mask-based narrative style thatof made a world-wide phenomenon.

Learnsilence to create powerful stories subtletyTrestle and substance blending visual magic, and sound.

AllAug welcome.

9 10.00 (13.00) £15.00 (£10.00) talks & events get the gossip with us

2PRODUCTIONS WAY MIRflOR FILM AND THEATRE ®0©©0 Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 L11 RESERVOIR DOGSand(AfeelTRIBUTE) The cult movie classic... liveFrom on stage.

You can smell, taste the gunpowder, blood, sweat and fear. the torture of theandcopchilling. to the execution of Mr Orange.Tarantino's script is spellbinding Aug Aug 3-12 13-26 22.30 22.45(midnight) (00.15) £7.00 (£5.00) RUDOLPH HESS SPANDAU A black comedy.The Fuhrer's maniac discipleimpersonates takes PRINCE a phoneMarlene callOFfrom Senator McCarthy asking intellectuals, Dietrich & Hitler, lights his cigaradvice withona burning photograph of a Jew, cries at the departure of his sparrow.

Aug 3-26 11.20 (12.50) £6.00 (£5.00) 12 INCHES OO0OO Venue 84 - Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road Tickets 556 5044 from 17.00 KI4 WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT! Three lads living it up and mucking around.

Come join us for an energetic night out involving clubbing, drinking, women and of the18.consequences... you reckon we've got it whereWorld it counts?

Augall12-18 30 (19.30) £6.00Do(£5.00) Premiere 20TH CENTURY BLUES 0Q©©O Venue 4 - C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace Tickets 225 5105 LI I Ilovers HAVEgetBEEN HERE BEFORE Priestley explores what happens when a second chance and choose the road less travelled.

No inspector calls, but a mysterious doctor plays their tune in a dizzying dance to the music ofAugtime.3,5,7,9,1 1,13,15,17,19,21,23,25 23.45 (01.00) £6.50 (£5.50) >»" THE VORTEX Leave your tennis whites and cucumber sandwiches at the door.Thiscocktail isn't a Song at1920s Twilight s strictlydysfunction, late night. drugs A sparkling, poisonous upper- it'classes, and pure wit.

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AugNoel 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26 23.45 (01.00) £6.50 (£5.50) >»" 100 MONKEYS 00©00 Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I FOUR DOGS AND A BONE The narcissistic starlet, desperate producer, ageing ingenue tortured writer scratch, bite tale and ofplaycelluloid the dogfame. in John'Very,Patrick Shanley'NewYorkTimes. s tightlyandconstructed and sharp-toothed very funny' Aug 6-16 (not 13) 18.30 (19.50) £6.00 (£4.00) ^ AAG OOQOO Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155 G9 EVERYBODY HERE WANTS YOU Hybrid collection of cutting-edge film and theatreFilmfromFestival a new2001 exciting arts group.

'Autobahn" of'Innovative Cambridge writingIncludes 'Dylan Makes Films'winner . and5 unconventional - and mostnewpromising Filmfour. www.aag-arts.com Preview Aug 19.

3 0 (21.00) £3.00 Aug 7-18 19.30 (21.00) £4.50 (£3.50) World Premiere AandBC OOO©© Venue 192 - Old College Quad, South Bridge Tickets 662 8740 (George Square Theatre) LI 3 THE TEMPEST Lit itsby amost glorious you find yourself sitting on fun' Prospero's island.radiates 'Shakespeare directmoon, andpoetry immediate, infectious a kind20.00ofatjoyful exuberant that liftsfulltheofheart' Scotsman.Guardian.

Aug 22-24,26 (22.45) £ 10.

0 0 (£7.00) Aug 25 21.00 (23.45) ACTIVATED Venue 241 - Rocket @ IMAGE Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street Tickets 667 1940OO©©©LI AMY EVANS' STRIKE Amy is 12.knows Midway Maths, and refuses to startspirals again.intoNo-one why.through No-one canFinnemore snapsheherstops outworking of it.

Her simple stand a national scandal.

By John 'Outstanding' Telegraph. 17.40 (19.10) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere Aug 6-11,13-18,20-21,24-27 AIREBORN THEATRE COMPANY ®0©OO IN ASSOCIATION Venue 70 - Stage by Stage EdinburghWITH Academy, 42LUUTG Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155 G9 GEMINI What happens whenlostlove is drowned?innovation In this powerful, poetic drama two sisters dream of love.Theatrical and electrical performance combine in this haunting new work. 'Original and impressive' Stage '..a joy5-18to experience' Aug (not 12) 14.101.30 (15.30) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere >■" AIREBORN THEATRE COMPANY continues over the page 84

A.A.G. Little Shop of Horrors Alice in Wonderland Macbeth Antigone's Last Dance Microcosmos Crazy For You Redwood Curtain Dance Conversations Revolting Young Men The Famous Five Sugar and Spice Gemini Sweeney Todd The Hound of the Baskervilles The Maids Kit & the Widow Tartuffe The Land of No Colour They Smelt Music Let’s Hear It for the Boy Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones’ STAGE BY STAGE: the venue of performance and participation for all Find our full programme of shows, workshops and classes in music, dance and drama for all ages at: www.stagebystage.org 0131 557 1155 42 Henderson Row, Edinburgh

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2000 winner ofFringe Scotsman First and Stage Award Acting Excellence Spellbinding” DAILY TELEGRAPH that effortlessly breathes straight from the heart”

AIREBORN THEATRE COMPANY continued MACBETH Threethefiendish girlsScottish meet toKing. playAmbitious a game withfoolfate...

Their plaything: Macbeth, infamous or astunning puppet of fate?

Thunderous performances and wicked puppetry meet in this adaptation of Shakespeare' s terrifying tragedy.

Aug 40 (18.40) (£4.00)£7.50 (£5.00) Aug 45-1817.(not 9) 17.£5.50 40 (18.40) V"" THE MAIDS Genet' s notorious one act playin revengeful is back withdeath an allin male cast.

Jealousy, love, hatred and betrayal culminate this dark, poeticnevertragedy of Madame and her two scheming maids where ritual and reality are straightforward.

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0 0 (19.00) £5.00 (£3.00)£6.00 (£4.00) Aug 5-18 (not8) 18.00(19.00) ^ AJAR PRODUCTIONS 00©©0 Venue 45 - Old St Paul’s Church & Hall, Jeffrey Street Tickets 556 0476 Kl 3 THE PROPER CHARLIES Three stereotypes (Toff, Wide Boy and Yank) take you onbya journey through sex and politics.The dialogue is highlighted outrageous physicallove,antics.Warning: may becomic offensive to some eyes and Aug 5-26ears.

22.00 (23.00) £5.00 (£3.00) World Premiered ALL ABOARD ®0©©O Venue 47 - Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, !7West Register Street Tickets 556 2549 JI2 Areturn CHIPto the IN THE SUGAR From Alanproduction Bennett's of'Talking Heads' . A fourthtale Fringe for this definitive Bennett' s poignant of Graham, his Mam and the arrival of the yellow-gloved Mr Turnbull. 'Spot on' **** Aug Scotsman.

4-27 (not 15) 13.10 (13.55) £7.00 (£5.00) >■" FALLING OFFThat'How angry canlifeArnie bea now he'ors two fifty?anyway.

He didAnall the right things after all. s his take on after drink astonishing new monologue, performed

by Chris Parker. World Premiere V Aug 4-27 (not 15)written 15.10and(15.50) £6.00 (£4.00) ALTITUDE NORTH 00©©0 Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 SCHIZOPHRENIA -a SENSITIVITY A loneliness dynamic double-bill of physical theatre and live music: gentle piece about and an exploration of theis theatre male psyche that never cease toStagewrite. provoke Contains the unexpected. this as sensual experience' nudity. 'Stunning... www.altitudenorth.co.uk Aug 16-27 20.45 (21.35) £6.00 (£5.00) AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL 00©©0 THEATRE FESTIVAL Venue 137 - Church Hil Theatre, Morningside Road S8 ALICE INvisual WONDERLAND A treasure for audiencesjourney of all ages, thisa intriguing performance takes Alice on a fascinating with sideCarroll' shows classic of familiar characters, join us for a colourful, active retelling ofbizarre Lewis story.(£4.00) Aug 1718,2220.20 (21.40) £6.00 Aug 14.

2 0 (15.40) Aug 20 10.20 (11.40) ANTIGONE Tragedy,andlove, death andstorylaw ofareAntigone, elementsKing of thisCreon.and Greek tragedy told withpresents new vision energy.The ancient Greece questions and situations that apply to today' s world, human existence and(23.30) emotion.£6.00 (£4.00) Aug 6 22.30 Aug 9 12.30 (13.30) Aug Aug 1011 14.18.3300 (15.30) (19.30) BOOKpresent, OF SECRETS a magical, musical, multi-media past, future areEnter... discovered 'treasure' foundworld inthisanwhere old trunk.

Premiering in lives Orlando, Florida, thisthrough originaladrama showcases dynamic young troupe.

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2 0 (13.40) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 8 18.2200 (19.40) Aug (11.40) Aug 9I I 10.20.20 (21.40) European Premiere THE COMEDY OFaERRORS Lehi High School, cowboy-kickin' from the Western state of Utah, USA, bring you rip-roarin' , horse-snortin' , rope-trickin' versionputs of Shakespeare' s classic.

Nationally acclaimed Shakespearean youth group the wild in the wild west.

Aug 1819 16.15(17.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 18.15(19.45) Aug (21.45) Aug 2122 20.15 10.15 (11.45) AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL F.T. continues over the page 85

AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL F.T. continued THE COURSE ACTINGstories SHOW spoofs sparfsActing on three condensed Shakespearean rageThe wildtechnical at the and Course Unconscious overacting and outrageous difficulties are justSchool. some ofAugthe6 offerings at this special drama school.

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1 5 (13.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 7 22.15 (21.45) (23.45) Aug Aug 910 20.15 18.15(19.45) ^ THE CRANE WIFEandTaken fromtheatre Japaneseconventions.The folklore, this haunting tale uses dance, music, masks, Japanese peasant Kokura removes arrow appeal. from a stricken crane, who weaves a magnificent cloth.

AAug story6 18.30(19.10) ofanageless £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 7 14.30(15.10) Aug 10.30(11.10) Aug 10I I 16.30(17.10) ^ FORTRESS Whena world Billy isofnine, he finds out he'hiss adopted.

Feeling betrayed, Billy retreats into his own, modeling life after Superman.

Growing up, his6 only ally(21.45) is Kim.£6.00 A powerful Aug 20.15 (£4.00) tale of friendship and mutual need.

Aug 7 16.15(17.45) Aug 15 (-15.45) Aug 911 14.22.15 (23.45) ^ AthePIECE ABOUT WAR This original ensemble productionto explores topic as depicted by different writers from Shakespeare the present.

Through poems, songs,aspects skits, speeches, will depict the varied of war. letters, and improvisations, the cast Aug 18 22.15 (23.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 14.15(15.45) Aug 222119 12.15(13.45) Aug 18.15 (19.45) European Premiere PLAY ON!toAproduce farcical aandplay.entertaining comedy abouthaughty a smallplaywright theatre group attempting Interference from the escalates the problems, and laughter abounds as everything that can go wrong does!

Aug 17,21 22.15 (23.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug Aug 2219 16.15(17.45) 12.15 (13.45) SHAKESPEARE AND LOVE Thislove'anthology uses Shakespeare' s sonnets atruth unique- evenspringboard for Romance, of family,as ourandlove of 'fexploring alling in love' - sareunique held forms. up to the light inlove comedy, drama, dance song.

Aug 20.15 (21.40) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 192018 12.15(13.40) Aug 22.15 Aug 22 16.15 (23.40) (17.40) SPEAKING FROM THE CLAYisThis is an original adaptation ofmoon traditional Native American Our world winds, andtherivers, - theand elementsguides. of basictales. existence.

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3 0 (11.30) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 8 16.30 (17.30) Aug Aug 10I I 14.12.3300 (13.30) (15.30) European Premiere THREE FORdirects THE ROAD A celebration of the'Three American one-act 'The: Pot Boiler' : writer drama, causing cast chaos, Doors to Death' interactive mystery - hissable even corpse gets involved, 'Showtime on the Showboat' : melodrama with the villain.

Aug 17 14.15(15.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 18 18.15(19.45) Aug (I 1.45) Aug 2019 16.10.1155 (17.45) WHISPERS FROM TREMBLING EARTHOkefenokee Nestled inswamp the mists, you are enchanted

by THE thesong, strange and mysterious inhabitants.

Music, dance, storytelling will captivate all ages. and its Aug 6 16.15(17.15) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 8 10.15(11.45) Aug (21.45) Aug 10II 20.15 12.15 (13.45) European Premiere ^ AMRUMER PRODUCTIONS O0©OO Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I HESS by Michael Burrell.

Acclaimed one man play with award-winning actor, Paul Croft examines the life of Spandau' s infamous prisoner no.7, Rudolf Hess.

It looks6-11,14-18 deep into 11.50(13.10) the black heart£5.00of the Third Reich... and beyond.

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ANGEL-EXIT THEATRE 00©©0 Venue Tickets61620-The6206Underbelly, Edinburgh Central Library, George IV Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) LI I ij IMAGINARY PRISONS Dream, decay, delirium. A haunting exploration ofyearsSleeping Beautyandin private which the spellbound kingdom is confined of passion terror.

Mesmerising physical theatretofroma hundred an II international, Aug 5-26 15.Lecoq-trained 30 (16.30) £6.50ensemble. (£5.50) World Premiere ANJELLYCO PRODUCTIONS 00©00 Venue 11 - Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 LawnmarketTickets 225 8961 LI I 4 EXCESS BAGGAGE Do you hoard things?

Man has shed.Woman has cluttered loft.

Laugh and cry with Eunice sorting through her stored treasures.

New play, written and performed Aby'mAngela Hodgson. Poignant. Humorous.

Heart-warming.

Aug 13-18 17.3Memory-stirring.

0 (18.15) £5.00 (£3.50)ust' in the dust!

ARENA NORTH ®0©@0 Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI7 1 PIPEDREAMS Bored withyou!yourFascism, job? Feel there's and no place for you in today' s j world?

Your Captain needs fanaticism farce.

Jim Fowler' s political satire explores back-to-basics and a return to the far right with unnerving humour.

Aug 19-26wit15.and45 (16.45) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere j REWRITE Love, lust, knickers and evening classes from People' Play himself.

Award 4I winner, Carina Rodney.

Johncomelovestogether Stephaniein this whocomedy loves Rob who sloves Obsession and confusion whirlwind of crossed 4 wires, unrequited ham sandwiches.

Aug 12-18 15.45 love (16.45)and£6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere | Venue 202 - C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 LIS TONIGHT, MATTHEW, I' M ...

What do girls who have everything want?

More. Meet Susie.opens She's independent, and a serial dater.aAward-winning i writer C Byrnes handbagsharp onsolvent singletons lonely hearts.

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ARKLE THEATRE COMPANY OO0OO Venue 114 - Theatre Arkle, St Paul's and St George's Church, York Place Tickets 558 9800 112 BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS by Neil Simon.

Broadway, baseball, babes, breastsClassic and butter. Eugene' s teenage out ofalready. the ball park. comedy£7.50 from(£5.00) thediary kingbats of oneBridget liners.Jones See this Aug 13-18 19.kosher 45 (22.15) ARTISTIC STAGE PRODUCTIONS 000©0 Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 LI I EMBERS CATHERINE CROPPER Share the struggles of artist, indomitable woman; inspired by the late Louise Nevelson, ' w hose conflicted feelings aboutorherlessgrown son, are afterthought' coupled againstJerryhisTallmer, aggrievedVillager. feelings of being20-26 more her neglected Aug 10.45 (12.15) £6.00 (£5.00) European Premiere ARTSPEKE YOUTH THEATRE OOOOO Venue 4 - C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace Tickets 225 5105 L11 THE YARN Comic and fantastical folktales, from ' T he Woman Who Died Five Times' to ' N athaniel' s Corpse Ran Away' .

A moving exploration of life in an II witty increasingly impoverished rural presentation of a tale£6.50 for(£5.50) allcommunity time. in the Nineteenth century.Vivacious, Aug 5-11 18.00 (19.20) THE ASIAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION O0©©O 1 Venue 152 -Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 II AT THE FRINGE A BEGGAR' S OPERA...

A group of Indian street puppeteers, acrobats, jugglers, musicians collaborate with dance an English II magicians, magicianby to1999 create a magical performance magicians with music, and magic Fringe First£10.00 Director Roystenon Abel.

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ASSASSIN THEATRE 00©©0 Venue Tickets61620-The6206Underbelly, Edinburgh Central Library,George IV Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) LI I TARTARUS Rarely attempted.

Rarelya fast-paced seen. A taleandofdarkly a man funny from physical perfection to perversion.

Experience comedy charting the history of the world and how it all went wrong.

'Absolute genius!'

FM. £6.50 (£5.50) Aug 11-24f***ing (not 19) 21.45Fuse(23.15) THE SCOTSMAN ASSEMBLY ®Q©©0 Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 226 2428 JI0 THE SCOTSMAN ASSEMBLY At the heart of the Fringe, Assembly isas fullwe ofcelebrate beans and21 buzzing, right around the clock.

In 2001 it' s party time new talent around. years on the Fringe with old friends and the hottest ANIMAL FARM Guy Masterson presents Orwell's reins. s timeless masterpiece.

Tony Boncza directswith Lizzierare Wort Masterson' betrayed idealism delivered claritytaking and blinding relevance.

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0 0 (12.40) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 11.00 (12.40) £ 10.00 (£9.00) AS IT ofIS angels.The IN HEAVEN Utopia is threatened when a newcomer visions returns with Arlene Hutton'receives s new musical drama ofJourney Shaker Company women in and 1830'thes Kentucky.

Recipient Cameron Mackintosh Foundation grant John Lippmann Award.of a Aug 3-6,8,9,12-13,15-16,20,22-23,27 13.

2 5 (14.50) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-1 1, 17-19,24-26 13.25 (14.50) £ 10.00 (£9.00) ^ BERKOFF' S WOMEN After a hugely successful tour and a West End run, returnsveritable for twotour specialde performances.' ... awe inspiring greatness' LiatLinda stthe . 'It Marlowe was brilliant.A height of(19.00) her powers' Daily Mail. force' Scotsman.'... astonishing... she is Aug 13 17.

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0 0 (£9.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 I 1.55 (13.05) £ I 1.00 (£ 10.00) ^ DOCTOR PROSPERO - GARETH ARMSTRONG Following- anthe international success of Shylock, Armstrong presents Dr. Prospero exploration fascinatingslifemagician of the inastrologer and alchemist John Dee and his influenceofontheShakespeare' his final great play,The Tempest.

Aug 16.05 (17.35) Aug 4-7,9,12-14,16,20-23,27 10-1 1, 17-19,24-26 16.05 (17.35) £ 10.00£9.00 (£9.00)(£8.00) THE GETAWAY BUS A ladto from Leeds, dragged to Australia parents, desperate to escape, resorts public transport, amateur dramaticsbyinsightful, and murder. 'ripping A tale ofyarn... lurking passion and dark crime' Australian.hilarious... all class!' SundayTimes.

Aug 3-9,12-16,20-23,27 16.

1 5 (17.30) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 16.15 (17.30) £ 10.00 (£9.00) FERN brought HILL - GUY performsMilkDylan Shortenchanting, stories, poems tomesmerising. life MASTERSON by the master of Under Wood.Thomas.

Beautiful, passionate, funny, ' I mpeccable timing, dexterity, control, tremendous sensitivity and panache!' Guardian.55'M(17.10) asterson£9.00 makes(£8.00) it sing!' 'Unmissable!' Herald.

Aug Aug 3-9,12,14-16,20-23,27 10-11,17-19,24-26 15.5515.(17.10) £ 10.00 (£9.00) IAN MACPHERSON isIanTheMacPherson' Chair'.Thes death has beenthe predicted forArcane. many years. one funny. manof comedy tragedy process up.

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1 5 (14.15) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 13.15 (14.15) £10.00 (£9.00) HENRY2000 FONDA' S FAULT Guys hysterical, Mastersonill-fated presentsrealisation Owen O'ITNaWAS eill' s brilliant Traverse hit. O'Neill'hilarious ofwith Hollywood dream.tears-rolling-down-the-face 'Incisive candour, self-deprecation relayed genius provoking laughter' ***** Scotsman.

'Aug Absolutely charming' Independent on Sunday.

35 (17.15)£ 10.£9.00 (£8.00) Aug 13-16,20-23,27 17-19,24-26 15.315.5 (17.15) 00 (£9.00) KING OF SCOTLAND GERARD KELLY is theinstead King ofof hisScotland.

He's alive and well,Castle. and living in a high-rise, iFirst n Edinburgh 'Completely filthy Glasgow and utterlyslumhilarious' Scotsman.rightful Fringehome 2000.

Aug 16.00 (17.15) Aug 3-5,7-9,12,14-16 10-1 1,17-19 16.00(17.15) £ 11.0£010.(£010.0 (£9.00) 00) LYREBIRD:TALES OF HELPMANN Fringe winner.Tyler drama Coppin returns with his awesome celebration of the life ofFirsta 'quintessential queen, '...a theatre junkie's any dream' Evening Standard.

SHerald. pellbinding' Time.

'Aug It's a3-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,20,22-23,27 gem... that outshines system of14.star-rating' Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 14.30 (15.55) £ 10.3000(15.55) (£9.00) £9.00 (£8.00) MAN IN THE FLYING LAWNCHAIR Comedy truesurplus story of Larry Walters, anlaunched Americanhimself trucktodriver who,feetwithin anbased thealuminium helponofthefiftylawn weather balloons, 16,000 chair.

'Aug Energetic, funny and moving' Scotland on Sunday. £9.00 (£8.00) 3-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,20,22-23,27 Aug 10-1 1, 17-19,24-26 15.05 (16.20) £15.10.0050(16.20) (£9.00) THE MATCHMAKER Tonys 'wAward Winner Anna Manahan stars with Des Keogh in John B. Keane' ork of comic brilliance' PTE Ireland.

'Hilarious comedy... with a great sense of pain and pathos.

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Aug Aug 3-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,20,22-23,27 10-1 1,17-19,24-26 13.45 (15.30) £13.11.4550(15.30) (£10.00)£ 10.00 (£9.00) ^ OUR BAD MAGNET TheTron' s major Magical hit fromfairy acclaimed new writer Douglas Maxwell (Decky Does A Bronco). stories, fantasy, deception, 80's theatrical indie music,event. a ventriloquist' s dummy and a wordTheatre. called nimton add to13-16,20-23,27 a major In association with Borderline Aug 13.

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4 5 (13.00) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 I 1.45 (13.00) £ 10.00 (£9.00) >r RESOLUTION Guy Masterson directs Pip Utton' s (Adolf) powerful new work. of justicemakechallenged.The guilty on the apathy ofprovocative, theConceptions good. Could a'Sdifference?

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Proud to announce the arrival in Edinburgh of the great Joan Rivers the rudest superstar, the doyenne of female comedy. 22-27 August Programme also includes It’s Me Sylvia - Live & On Film.

Meet Sylvia Miles, Oscar nominee, star of Andy Warhol’s Heat. 13-27 August It Woulda Been Nice A dinner party with Sugar, Tina and Jen. 1-27 August See How Beautiful I am A deathbed encounter with the queen of sixties camp. 1-16 August PLEASANCEj

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THE SCOTSMAN ASSEMBLY continued RISTORANTE poetry, comedy, slapstick, dance, s mime, masks... youIMMORTALE all - AllcomeinAone: and see thedisplay showofbybest oneslapstick. of Europe' best mask theatres atcanitsgetUKitpremiere. firework Aug 4,6-9,12,14-16,20-23,27 17.

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0 0 (£9.00) Aug 10-1 1,17-19,24-26 17.40 (19.10) £1 1.00 (£10.00) >»" RODNEY BEWES - DIARY OF Aattempts NOBODY The harmlessly pompous Mr Rooter is back with his demented at home improvements and hisHit not harmlessFringe snobbery. is a gem of a performance' Sunday Times. of theso Festival 2000.'T3his5 (17.45) Aug (£8.50) Aug 3-9,12,14-16,20-23,27 10-1 1, 17-19,24-26 16.3516.(17.45) £ 10.£9.50 50 (£9.50) ST NICHOLAS by Conor McPherson.

Sex, vampires and actress theatre incritics.

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3 14.20 (15.35) £5.0014.20 (15.35) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug Aug 4-9,12-16,20-23,27 10-11,17-19,24-26 14.20 (15.35) £ 10.50 (£9.50) ^ SAKURA - THE BANDITKatiPRINCESS A modern the tale poetry of Old with Japan performed by the amazing Kuroda ' e mbroidering Kabuki andperformance.'

Noh styles.’ NY Village Star Voice.'Bulletin.

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Aug 12.55 (14.00) Aug 6-9,12-14,16,20,21,23,27 10-1 1, 17-19,24-26 12.55 (14.00) £ 10.00 £9.00 (£9.00)(£8.00) >r THE SECRET LOVE LIFE OF OPHELIA by Steven Berkoff.With a muscularity of language temperedwithwithimages tenderness, startlingly new verse play is shottragedy. through of courtlyBerkoffs love, sexual desireoriginal and intimations of future Aug 21-27 16.00 (17.30) £ 10.00 (£9.00) SHAKESPEARE' S WOMEN - SUSANNAH YORKaspects returns to Edinburgh.

In this personal journey discovers love ininfamous its many ofAug some of Shakespeare' sshemost famous and women. through the eyes 3-9,12-16,20-23,27 I 1.

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5 0 (£9.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 I 1.50 (13.00) £ 11.50 (£ 10.00) SHOW URSULA MARTINEZ Ursula tookstunning the Fringe by storm OFF with '-Anew Family Outgoing' . Now she'Inand s1999 backbrilliant' with her wickedly funny show. ' H ilarious, devilish Independent onandSunday.

'Aug Brave,3-9,12-16,20-23,27 intelligent and delightful theatre' Sun Herald.

(20.55) ££9.00 Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 19.19.4455 (20.55) 10.00 (£8.00) (£9.00) >r THE TALE THAT WAGS THE DOG AANDBC THEATRE What men and womenrude. do toLiveeachmusic, otherepicandjourneys, what theymind-blowing do together.physical Witty, wise and sometimes theatre, storytelling like you' v e never heard.

Aug 20-26 10.00 (11.15) £9.00 (£8.00) THEATRE BABEL - MEDEA BYthisLIZphenomenal LOCHHEAD One Scotland’s most exciting presents ofindescribably a ofwronged woman' s Scotland terriblecompanies revenge.

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Aug 6-9,12-16,20-23 20.00 (21.25) £ 10.

0 0 (£9.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-25 20.00 (21.25) £ 12.00 (£ 10.00) >* WANTED MAN by thewrestle Table Show (TobyandJones).

In a lost corner ofbrave suburbia two neighbours with fate fantasy.Together they murder anddream redemption.

A psychological in a potting shed. 'piece A wonderful hyperbolic of celebrity lifestyle...' thriller Independent.

'A masterful of storytelling' Times.

Aug 23-26 10.00 (11.20) £9.00 (£8.00) THE WHOLE SHEBANG-JACK KLAFF In 1999, award-winning actor and Jack Klaff became Professor the Public of Science at anwriter international s takingOut.oftime off fromUnderstanding the thinkubator to tell you this.

'Unmissablethink-tank. performer'He'Time Aug 3-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,20,22-23,27 14.

5 0 (16.00) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 14.50 (16.00) £ 10.00 (£9.00) YERMA byis Federico Garcia Biyi Bandele' s new adaptation eleven performers relocated to leading ruralLorca.

Northern Nigeria, where aproduction' barren forwoman isManchester isolated andEvening stigmatised, to tragic results. ' S uperb News. 'O£ 10.utstanding' Aug 20-26 10.00 (11.25) 00 (£9,00)Bristol Evening Post.

MOSCOW Guy Masterson presents I998’s brilliant Fringe First winning guysweeping damned into to rehearse Three Sisters forever!

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Aug (17.15) ££9.00 Aug 3-9,12 10-1 I 15.15.3355 (17.15) 10.00 (£8.00) (£9.00) Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 N13 MOSCOW Aug 13-16,19-23,26 19.

1 5 (20.35) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 17-18,24-25 19.15 (20.35) £ 10.00 (£9.00)

ASYLUM THEATRE COMPANY ®O©©0 Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 LI I THE BALD PRIMA DONNA A stripped down, sent up, furiously funny adaptation of Ionesco' s classic comedy.

The highlight of the year... a great, must-see show''ALibsolutely st. 'Wonderfully will have you in stitches' Irish Examiner. superb' £portrayed...

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NATIONAL STUDENT THEATRE 00©00i -BELARUS ON THE BALCONY Venue 81 -The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M91 THE OF BEING EARNEST Mustofsee!Belarusian Wilde'syoung classic comedyIMPORTANCE of loveA unique and manners performed by the cream acting talent. interpretation, performed in Russian.

Aug 12-18 22.00 (23.30) £6.00 (£4.00) BENET PRESENTS ELTON AND ©Q©©0 MAMETCATTY IN HOLLYWOOD Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 POPCORN Tarantinoesque director Bruce Delamitri' s picked up an Oscar and a nude model.

Now twoPremiere serial killers areElton' waiting in his home. thriller.

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ATOMIC THEATRE 0O©©O Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 2 UP N' UNDER by John Godber.

Unfit, unhealthy and... underdogs.

Five lads are crowbarred their armchairs to seek in a pub-rugby match against theirwinner. localoffchampions.

Hilarious, grittysporting Yorkshireglorycomedy, and a former Fringe1-26First Aug 21.00 (22.20) £8.00 (£6.00) ^ AWAKENING OOOOO Venue 84 - Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road Tickets 556 5044 from 17.00 KI4 DANGEROUS SITUATION Astoryline project tois about bring awareness tofriends youngwho, people about personal safety.The a group of after a night of mayhem get separated.Their naive attributes lead them to consequences the domino effect, www.rarebirdsprod.com DAVID BENSON ®0@©0 Aug 8-9 17.30of(18.30) £5.00 (£4.00) UK Premiere Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 MI2 j DAVID BENSON -TO BE FRANK From the man who brought BARE AND RAGGED THEATRE 00©00 Kenneth Williams and Diana's funeral to Edinburgh.These triumphs led Venue 123 - Rocket @ South Bridge Resource Centre, Infirmary Street Tickets 558 9991 LI 3 Benson to an office job in London. What went wrong? And what's it to do \ STONED a nostalgic time whenblack Aidscomedy, was in the headlines Rick Astleyshoulder was in the with Frankie Howerd? charts.

Stoned,At aand depicts an eraandof paranoia, Previews Aug 1-3 16.00 (17.30)16.£3.00 pads, 13-18 revulsion excess £4.00 as a dysfunctional 00 (17.30) Aug 16.00 (16.35) (£3.00) family face their hidden Worldsecrets.

Premiere Aug Aug 4-6,8-10,13,15-17,20-23 I I -12,18-19,24-27 16.00 (17.30) £9.50 £8.50 (£8.50)(£7.50) ^ MARISOL God is senile, the universe is dying and you are the key to humanity' is the pre-millennial situation in Jose Rivera's play - a surreal look at faith13-18 ands salvation.This love a dystopian Aug 16.45in(17.50) £5.00 (£4.00) London.

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Aug 13-18 18.00 (19.45) £6.00 (£5.00) WATCHING you went sleepWhat andwould woke happen? up in another world where dreams andImagine realityif merge intooftoone. would Fresh Blood Theatre it be like? devised theatre provides anWhat insight.

Aug 13-18This20.00extraordinary (21.00) £5.00piece(£4.00) World Premiere ‘The talent of Fresh Blood are well up to the job’ LOVE STORY THEwith CENTURY In Marta Tikkanen' s playto fight, wadethedeeply ★ ★★★ LIST through mindOFracked fears and noand longer thehis energy will orAugwish13-18tothebelieve.

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Oscar Wilde' s tragedy the corruption of youth has always proved14.15(16.00) popular with£6.00 Fringe(£5.00) audiences. Book early - don’t miss out!

Doing Something Aug 13-18 THE ROOM Harold Pinter' s first play explores the dramatic poetry of the (or Educating Linda) banalitiesupoflives.We everydayarespeech, theatusesomething of characters inthem...? our veryorcrude but glossed laughing is it us (pause)?

Ivl O M ^ m 1 T from the writer of last year’s Aug 13-18 16.15 (17.15) £5.00 (£4.00) ivlCl llllCMUXll***** Everything After *‘Stunning, beautifully crafted, BARKING MAD ®0©©O Venue 202 - C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 3 impossible to fault’ Scotsman SHAKESPEARE THE GOOD BEER GUIDE Hamlet and others made simple in every sense! ' E xplained' by Cumbrian poet and drinker Tim Barker You've (Coronation Street,'OhEmmerdale Farm).William 'RollingShakespeare. rhythms and ruthless rhymes' Keswick Reminder. what ass...'

Aug 3-12,15-19,22-26 18.5an5 (19.45) £6.50 (£5.50) ^ seen wonderful ‘The laughs accelerate until you don’t know ifyou BEG, BORROW AND STEAL OOOOO Venue are on the ceiling or the floor’ ★★★★ Scotsman Tickets61620- The6206Underbelly, Edinburgh Central Library, George IV Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) LI I DISAPPEARED Sarah Casey leaves a seedy Hell' s Kitchen Bar with Elston venueioi ‘Genuinely new, vibrant and Rupp and is never seenandagain.darkPhyllis crazy urbanNagy' realitys award-winning of downtownthriller ninetiesexplores New York.the>*" iStUL HASTIE's close fresh... what every Fringe Aug 5-1drunken I 17.0dreams 0 (18.45) £6.50 (£5.50) Runter’ ★★★★★ hopes for,three but weeks rarely 225 5105 finds 90

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THE BERTS & STANS THEATRE COMPANY 00©00 Venue Rocket @ Kirk O' Field, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance Tickets124530- 4543 MI4 GLENGARRY GLENYouROSS The. Mamet' Berts spresent the offer obscene of a life-time... 'outrageous You can't close sh*t? are sh*t!' award-winning, and drama. 'dyingFirstbreed' salesmen, introducing Ms Williamson the manager with no14.The4balls. nightoffree...

Preview 0 (15.50) Aug 14-18Aug14.1340 (15.50) £5.00 Free (ticketed) BESET THEATRE COMPANY 00©©0 Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I JEROME K JEROME' Smeets NOVEL NOTES (The author ofdeath ThreeandMenturnips. in a Boat' ) Geoffrey Archer Bridget Jones in a tale of sex, As Beset Theatre Company battle it£6.00 out to(£5.00) create the greatest story told. , Aug 14-18,21-25,27 12.35 (13.35) WorldeverPremiere BILL'S THEATRE COMPANY 000©0 KI3 Venue 45 - Old St Paul's Church & Hall, Jeffrey Street Tickets 556 0476 MARRIAGE BYaGOGOL 'A quite incredible incident in and twofruity acts.' tale Fiveof suitors battle for bride in a new musical twist to this fast traditional pen of the mad master of Russian comedy.

Aug 20-25 matchmaking 18.15 (19.45)from £6.50the(£5.00) BIRTHWRITE THEATRE ©0©©0 Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 2 STORYTIME Highin intheir an attic, Sam once toldfairytales Molly stories to comfort and protect.

Now, back childhood haunt, have become horror stories.

And Molly's telling them to rip2001.her brother apart. Chilling new drama, commended - NSDF Aug 1-26 (notfor14)excellence 18.00 (19.15) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere ^

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BLACK HART STORYTELLERS OQ©©0 Venue 213 - Royal Mile, next to Police Information Centre (Departure point), KI2 CITY OF THE DEAD The Mackenzie Poltergeist has become a world-famous paranormal case.

Dare you enter its graveyard lair?

History.

Humour.

Horror.

'Makes5-31Blair20.30 Witch(22.00) look tame' Fox Family£5.00 Channel.

Aug 22.00 (23.30) (£4.00)'Great entertainers' Scotsman.

BLINDING IMAGE OOO©© Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI 2 UP ' N ' UNDER Gasp, as you watch our heroes from the lovely Wheatsheaf Arms pub rugby team strive against the mighty ' C obblers Arms' unbeaten gods of amateur league.' .. stunning...' Scotsman.'... theatre at its best...'

Jenny Murray,rugby 4. .£5.00 Aug 21-26 18.Radio 25 (19.35) (£4.00) THE BONGO CLUB - OUT OF THE BLUE 0Q©©O Venue -The Bongo Club - out of the blue, 14 New Street Tickets 556 5204 (Pre-Fringe),KI4 558 7604143(Fringe) LIFE IN THEyears BIGon,SHOES Theoutback scientistwith whoAboriginal gave it allAustralians, up to become a clown.Thirty living Anthoney performs hisyourafter poignant autobiographical tragi-comedy about Wayne losing your way but finding life.

Aug 8-11,14-18 20.15 (21.15) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere STEVEN GARLING SILENT FILMS rare, Nosferatu Laurelgems. and Hardy' s laughing parade,PLAYS Berlinorchestral artist accompanies classicantomovie Live Asian and Afro-American soundscapes create atmospheric, dramatic experience. Bunuel, Dali, Chaplin, Keaton, Man Ray... phone for programme.

Aug 20-27 (not 26) 11.00 (noon) £7.00 (£5.00) UK Premiere IVANTTO BE ALONE - AILIE COHEN ANDatTHEY ATE HER Three time Fringe award winner and Bongo player alone last!

Content or discontent?

Recorded scores of sound, set to the beat of one character' s radio fantasies.

Featuring Aug 2-3 puppets.

18.320.15 0 (19.30) Aug (21.15)£6.50£6.50(£4.50) Aug 6-7,13 20-25 14.30 (15.30) World Premiere BOULDER PLAYERS 0O©OO Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) HI4 PINSTRIPE SUITE Constance Alexander' s play, already widely inacclaimed in the USA is made very topical by the recent recession.

It explores a wry and compassionate way the feelings of a loyal employee brutally discarded by a modern3-14corporation.

Aug 18.00 (19.30) £7.00 (£5.00) European Premiere BETTE BOURNE ®0©©0 Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 226 2428 J10 QUENTIN CRISP/RESIDENT ALIEN by Tim Fountain.

Bette Bourne is'OQuentin Crisp. ' D roll, tart and dryly eccentric...

Bourne is superb' Times. ne ofof the mostStandard. compelling figures I’ve seen on stage' FT in 'a remarkable piece theatre' Aug 3-9,12,14-16,27 Aug 10,11,17-19,24-2611.11.50 5(13.00) 0 (13.00)£ 10.£ 11.00 0(£9.00) 0 (£ 10.00) ^ BRIGHT CHOICE PRODUCTIONS 00©©0 Venue - Randol220ph St7761 udio @The French Institute, Institut Francais D'Ecosse, 13 Randolph P Crescent55Tickets AandTALE OFenergetically TWO CITIES Dickens' novel set intouring revolutionary Paris London, adapted by thisclassic internationally company based atabout Cambridge University.Visually compelling, emotionally charged tragi-comedy losing 15.your30 head around are keeping theirs.

Aug 13-18 (17.00)when £6.00all (£5.00) Venue 49 - Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place Tickets 225 9893 MI2 AAugTALE TWO(16.20) CITIES 20-25OF14.50 £6.00 (£5.00) BRIGHTON THEATRE EVENTS ©0©©0 Venue 14 - Gilded Balloon at Teviot Row House, 5/2 Bristo Square Tickets 650 4403 M12 NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND Bi l Bryson' s best seller on stage!

Around the country in 80 minutes!

Starring Steve Steen (Whose Line Is ItLostAnyway?) 'is everything on the Fringe this good? - if only' Observer (The Continent).

Aug 3, 6-10, 14-17,21-24 15.00 (16.15) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 4-5, 11 -12, 18-19, 25-27 15.00 (16.15) £9.00 (£7.00) >r' 91

c ©o©©o Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 *-12 1 The most thrilling theatre and exhilarating performances you' l l find on the Fringe.

C + C tooand+ Cdiverse 02 + C belle from angele + C underground house over one 1 hundred the venuesdazzling section. Make sureshows you see it all.around the world. Check out C in SHAKESPEARE FOR BREAKFAST Edinburgh'Bardfoolery s most effective wake-up Uproarious caffeine-charged of early-morning free coffeecall! ; and croissants.

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'Delicious' Stage. 'Fun,'Sfastizzling!' andwithentertaining' Scotsman. ' W ell worth out of bed for!'

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Daily Express,>r ;i Aug 1-26 10.00 (11.00) £5.50 (£4.50) With free breakfast THE CAMBRIDGE MUMMERS OO©©© 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 1 BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL O0©OO Venue TAMING OF THE SHREW 10 Things I Hate About Women.

A new Venue 124 Rocket @ Ki r k O' Fi e l d , Ki r k O' Fi e l d Pari s h Church, 140 The Pl e asance of Shakespeare' s self-help musings on how to control your woman.

Tickets 530 4543 MI4 adaptation The Cambridge and Mummers present anmorals. absurd cabaret production that touches 1I GRIMM TALES Carol Ann Duffy and Tim Supple' s brilliant treatment of these up Shakespeare messes with his dark, pre-Disney Fairy TalesVicis brought vividly to life with music and humour by Aug 6-12,14-19,21-27 17.10 (18.00) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere ^ | students the Bristol Aug 6-18of(not 12) 19.Old 40 (20.50)Theatre £5.00School. (£2.50) ^ CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ADC ©0©©O 34 - C,Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 1 BRITISH RUSSIAN THEATRE PROJECT 00©00 Venue ROADofMUSIC As the Summer of Love fades, an American superstar goesThisin Venue 241 - Rocket @ Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street Tickets 667 1940 LI 3 search his brilliant, reclusive predecessor.

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Hellodesires and compelling, new 12)play 13.tells40 the story£6.50 of when welcome to theADULTO Adult Orgasm, play aboutandwill women their sexual Aug 1-26 (not (14.35) (£5.50)Allen Ginsberg met Ezra Pound. ^ and situation.We hope today that someone go home with their head ROUGH CROSSING

by Tomcreates Stoppard.a dazzling Britain'stwist funniest, cleverest and . nailed down.23.30 (00.15) most legendary playwright on 'rclassic omanticfeatures comedy' Aug This stylish new living production ofanda little-known contemporary Aug 6-11 12-18 noon (12.45) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere live jazz, razor-sharp dialogue a shipful of French tarts...

VARIOUS VOICES OFstrange PINTER World world premiere. this showplaywright. you have Aug 1-26 (not 12) 14.50 (15.45) £6.50 (£5.50) >»" aEnjoy chancethetosurreal exploreandthestingy and poetic of thisInFrom famous Venue 49 - Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place Tickets 225 9893 MI2 atmosphere of his poems. political farce to romantic love.

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE SECRET ADVERSARY Christie' s classic 1| Aug 6-11 noon (13.00) £8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere ^ thriller, staged for the first time.

Who says Agatha Christie is all bodies in the library and elderly spinsters?

Join us and our 20s jazz band on a tale of glamour | conspiracy.

BROADS WITH SWORDS ®Q©©0 and ^’ Venue 4 - C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace Tickets 225 5105 L11 Aug 6-25 (not Suns) 18.00 (19.30) £6.50 (£5.50) LADYLoftMACBETH REWRITES THE power-crazed RULEBOOKLadySuper-heroine Tara andJewelsix oftooled-up babes battle Macbeth. rescue the Life and stop Lady M swiping allFT.Shakespeare' s bestCanlines?Tara | "The craft of octing corrietj to ^pinnacle of virtuosity" Scotland on Sunday | The Complete Works as never before! ' R apier wit' Aug 2-26 22.15 (23.25) £7.50 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ Cpeorcpe * Winner: The Herald'Angel' Edinburgh 2000 Aboutcom 'Bert Actor' • Stage 'Bert Actor' i BROWNE BARNES PRODUCTIONS 0O©©O Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) HI4 REWORKINGCASSANDRA Aimagery, revelatory retelling of thea haunting Cassandra Graft myth incorporating startling visual love stylised gesture, tales of an Actor soundscape and country-western song.This extraordinary two-character

by Steven play about the psychic aftermath of war is brutal, joyful and memorably comic. www.brownebarnes.com Aug 3-27 (not Weds) 14.30 (15.30) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere ^ "ABERKOFF performance that Berboff himselfto top" wouldMETRO be hard pressed BRUNTON THEATRE COMPANY 00©©0 $-11, It, 14,' Venue 191 - Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh Tickets 665 2240 H18 Outer 4,4, 20,22,24,25 Aug MOVING OBJECTS byisDavid MarkWull' Thomson.

A darktoo, comedy.Therese, young but getting old fast, desperate. s desperate but likes singing.

Joseph' s old fashioned pawn shop might offer hope.Then again... 'Best play on the Fringe...'

M9odmon.

Preview Aug(not 19.30 (22.00) £ 1.00 £8.50 (£4.50) Aug 10-25 Suns) 19.30(£4.50) (22.00) "Disturbing, Aug 25 14.30 (17.00) £6.00 theatre” THEdangerous GUARDIAN BRUTE CULTURE 0O©©O DOSTOEVSKV's Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 Dream of a TRAVIS' PROPHECY An exhilarating mix of spine-chilling psychodrama, love, obsession and the paranormal.

Brute Culture' s stunning new production is Ridiculous of a brilliant psychic called Travis who stops at nothing toaAugmesmeric get3-27 what(notexploration he wants.

15) 19.55 (21.30) £7.50 (£6.00) World Premiere ^ "A compelling piece ofhaste theatre... to catchmabe it!"

BY ROYAL DISAPPOINTMENT OQ©©0 THE TIMES Venue 101 - C belle angele, Hastie's Close, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5105 L12 SHAKESPEARE' Banquotheatricals refuses todescend lie down andfarcedieinlikethisa man, Hamlet t SshutSHORTS up, and court veritable feastwon' of Bardic travesty.

Shakespeare tragedies haveintonever been funnier.

5.55 pm @ Hill Street Theatre - 0131 226 6522 Also features men in tights!

'A standard for the rest of the Fringe to Hue up to" About.com Aug 6-26 (not 12) 13.45 (14.35) £6.50 (£5.50) ^ BRISTOL EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE 000©0 Venue 81 - The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 NAKED LIES & VIOLENT MESSAGES Sexual and social relationships explored.

Four womenstruggle determine theirdominance status in aand worldsubmission having rejected men. Capturing form meaningfultheir relationships through and identities compatible with their toneeds. www.shackerley-bennet.co.uk Aug 20-27 23.50 (00.30) £5.00 World Premiere TOMonBOYS ANDfueled SEX OBJECTS Sex, violencein a&world humiliation.

Women turn each other by bittterness.Trapped where society fails them & the middle classes patronise and despise them.

A thought provoking play, an unforgettable climax, www.shackerley-bennet.co.uk Aug 20-27 23.00 (23.40) £5.00

24 hour Box Office at; www.edfringe.com THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 00©©0 THEATRE COMPANY Venue 152 -Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 UI2 LEAR The American Presidential elections.

Warning incompetence can easily behavemanipulated corruption murder. as you never seenSepinto it before.

'I am aandperson whoShakespeare' recognises sthemasterpiece fallacy of humans' George W Bush 2000. £6.50 Aug 14-19 13.30 (14.40) (£5.50) CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND 00©©0 QUEEN MARGARET Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) H14 THE COLLECTED WORKS OF BILLYTHE KIDof hisMichael Ondaatje’s (author of ' T he English Patient' ) theatrical adaptation own novel is a poetic collage about outlaw the violence, romance, legendary of the(£4.00) Old West.humour and gentleness of the Aug 16-24American 12.40 (13.55) £6.00 CASTAWAY PLAYERS 000©0 Venue 40 - Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace Tickets 220 6 i 09 L11 I aDANCING ON TABLES A successful actress, a down-trodden PA. and bottleatofthevodka invite the A'highs' and 'lows'newofplay. stardom.

Doom An egoyou£4.50 tripto toexplore nowhere! compelling Aug 20-25 12.top!40 (13.30) (£4.00) World Premiere THE CHANGELING ®0©©0 Venue 4 - C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace Tickets 225 5105 III CHANGELING ROOMS II Last year' s hit show is back!

Same kilts, different I1 cast.

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2-26 **** (notList.14) 19.40 (20.40) £6.50 (£5.50) ^ THE WORLD IS Cult JUSTnewABOUT ENUFF!girlsAll-singing all-dancing hilariousand J|■ James Bond spoof! show featuring in leathers, men in frocks baddiesof with dubious accents. Can our heroes stop the evil Dr B L Z'bub’s |j Aug army 12-26the undead?

18.00 (19.20) £6.50 (£5.50)

CHARTERHOUSE OO©©© Venue 241 - Rocket @ Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street Tickets 667 1940 LI 3 BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS by Dennis Potter.

A group of seven year olds onof childhood. a summer Charterhouse' afternoon during Second World War. A captivating examination s debut at Edinburgh confirms Potter as one of the finest writers of the last century.

Aug 12-13,15-21,24-27 17.05 (18.25) £7.00 (£5.00) CHILDRENS THEATRE OF MAINE 000©0 Venue 79 -The Subway, 69 CowgateTickets 225 6766 LI2 ENTRIES FROM CTM' S ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE FEST High Schoolsthisfrom across CTM's Shakespeare Festival. from will Maine presentdescend rivetingonprofessional performances thatEntries would make21-22 the festival Bard17.3proud.

Aug 0 (19.00) £5.00 (£3.00) CITY OF LONDON FREEMEN S SCHOOL 00©00 Venue 40 - Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace Tickets 220 6109 L11 MAKING ECHOES Adapted bycharged, Philip Tong fromproduction the award-winning short stories of Janet Frame, this highly visual mixes childhood, friendship, family andthethe1950s. joys and pains of becoming adult in the rapidly changing Aug 13-18worldnoonof(13.45) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere COLLEGE OF VEGAS FINE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF OQ©©0 NEVADA, LAS Venue 81 - The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 CLOSER MusicalEver'theatre of thebyhighest level reprises Maltby andTHAN Shire'bys Chrissy 'CEVER loserWright.

Than . Directed Robert Brewer.

Choreography Musical Supervision by Jack Gaughan.

Aug 5-27 (not 13,20) 14.15 (15.30) £7.00 (£5.00) ^ COMPANY GAVIN ROBERTSON OQ©©0 Venue 38 - Gilded Balloon Theatre, 233 Cowgate Tickets 226 2151 LI2 SPITTOON Allcartoony the WestSpaghetti in one!Western Lampooning Hollywood' s saddle-sore hero culture!

Crazy, starring two actors and ' L addie' , the dog. From the 'Fantastical Voyage' Moveinvisible over, Clint!

'Wonderful ingenious comedy'and('F'V'Thunderbirds ) NOTW. F.A.B.' team!

Aug £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 10-16,20-23 17-19,24-26 19.19.0000 (20.25) (20.25) £9.00 (£7.00) World Premiere COMPANY OFTEN 0Q©00 Venue 152 -Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 THE VOW Fifty three years of thing marriage and severalcome strokes later,Vithem. and Arthur aren' t going to let a little like mortality between Powerful, award-winning love story about two people, his nurse and a budgerigar 'Bobby'.£6.00 Aug 6-12 called 14.00 (15.00) (£5.00) World Premiere ^ CONTEXT OO©©© Venue 39 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, 80 High Street,The Royal Mile Tickets 226 0000 K13 THE PHILANTHROPIST by Christopher Hampton (translator of 'areArt'constantly , screenplaymisunderstood?

'Dangerous Liaisons' ) .

Ever feel like your good intentions Ever falleniniquitous? in love with a terriblegloriously person? funny' Ever thought the tax system absolutely 'Gloriously, Sunday Times.

Aug 12-26 15.30 (17.00) £6.00 (£5.00) COVERLY SET OO©©© Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I MIDDLE FLIGHT John Milton was England' s greatest poet... but someone else wrote his words.

A haunting play about remembered love and elusive inspiration, the making of Paradise Lost and Milton's own lost paradise. Written and Thorvald Augperformed 6-27 (not byMons) 13.55Aagaard.

(15.25) £5.50 (£4.50) World Premiere ^ CRAVEN IMAGE THEATRE OOO©© Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5105 LI 3 SHARDS OFandGLASS A crosses contemporary takedivide. on theA play star about crossedreallovers theme.

Tony Jules' love the social people, atSohotimes very funny,at times deeply moving. A delight... pitched just right' Aug Theatre.

19-26 16.00 (17.40) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere CRAVEN IMAGE THEATRE continues over the page

CRAVEN IMAGE THEATRE continued Venue 202 - C Oj, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 U3 THE CASEabout'I canhim.seeCan'he'ts quite trouble.putFrom the moment he gets onitthecomes train.to Something my finger on it at first.Then me.' Danny' never£5.50 be the(£4.50) same again.

Aug 19-26 s I life1.15will(12.05) World Premiere SCHOOLGIRL DREAMS To Malcolm, she'another s just another whore to dress upafternoon.Then in a schoolgirlthey uniform.To Ruth, he' s just £40 trick on a long hot meet...

A disturbing new short from Fringe First winner Richard Bickley.

Aug 19-26 12.15 (12.50) £5.50 (£4.50) World Premiere CRITICAL STAGE COMPANY 00©00 Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I EXPERIENCE THE INNOCENCE Oppressed by Experience, Lyca haswith fallen into an abyss of time and space.

CSC entwines William Blake' s vision images journeying and music towards to unlockInnocence the 'mind-forg' d manacles' of our own material world, and Imagination.

Aug Aug 6-12 14-18 16.I 1.4525(17.35) (12.15) £5.00 (£3.50) World Premiere >r CROSSFIRE THEATRE COMPANY 00©©0 Venue 223 - Middle Queen Street Gardens, Heriot Row 110 HYDE AND SEEK!LouisNight falls. Lamps are lit.of Jekyll Catchandthe Hyde. restlessIn spirit of Edinburgh' s Robert Stevenson, creator the magical setting of theNightmares!

Gardens where he played and first conjured up Treasure Island.

Daydreams.

Preview Aug (21.45) (£3.00) Aug 16-26 (not15 17)20.1520.15 (21.45)£4.00£8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere CRUMPET THEATRE COMPANY 000©0 Venue 126 - Rocket @ St John's Hall, West End, Princes Street Tickets 228 7555 K9 THE VIRTUOUS BURGLAR Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo' s farcical exploration shows the hilarious consequences of being exposed in a web of deceit where the only honest man is the burglar. Think twice before having anAugaffair!

20-25 16.25 (17.35) £6.00 (£5.00)

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absolutely superb -RTE will have you in stitches - Irish Examiner the highlight of the year ... a great, must-see show - thelisUe Venue 21

DAFFODIL-TWIST 000©0 f Venue 79 - The Subway, 69 Cowgate Tickets 225 6766 L12 !I ARMADILLO SUNSET 15 Santiago Lane: adulterous cowboys, inverted hippychicks.

Hallucinogenic contraceptives, pregnant decorating.

Four decades, J four couples... oneroothouse (and adjacent cafe-bar).Want effervescent lurrve action?

Poisoned beer, broadswords and buffalo?

Complimentary lollipops 3 for Brecht.

Augeveryone!

20-24 14.Definitely 45 (16.00)no£5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere 4 DANCING EGGS PRODUCTIONS OOO©© Venue 4543 124 - Rocket @ Kirk O' Field, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance Tickets 530MI4 EVE'U.S STAIL It's back!

'Gem of a10show... scenesmusic, and dialogue to match- I the best . .sitcoms!' ****funny Scotsman. characters, dancing sperm woman.' .. very, very show!'

Reader.' . .. long-legged Ally McBeal' Stage.

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Augaudience 620.0020.00(20.45) (20.45)£6.00£4.00 Aug 9-11,23 (£4.00) > Venue 241 - Rocket @ Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street Tickets 667 1940 EVE'S19-21 TAIL21.00 (21.45) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug Aug 24-26 21.00 (21.45) £6.00 (£4.00)

DEADPAN PIZZA Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 UGLY BABY:THE THIRD PRAMplasticSeeoftheLego! waterWelcome break! Hear snapfirst of the 3j umbilical cord!

Taste the reassuring back totheyour two years of life.

Dark physical comedy set to a racing contemporary soundtrack.

Aug 6-11 12.30 (13.30) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere ^ 1 DEBACLE THEATRE COMPANY oo©©o Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 BITTER THORNS Exploring the legacy of war, ' B itter Thorns' depicts the of 1| aftermath ofsurvival.The the Fall of Troy.

Aunites moving,pastcompelling storywithofpresent war's destruction: death and piece mythologies day reality.

Aug 14-19 17.55 (18.45) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere 1|

j DEMARCO ROCKET PRODUCTIONS 00©©0 Venue 123 - Rocket @ South Bridge Resource Centre, Infirmary Street Tickets 228 7555 LI3 i CHAGAL, CHAGALL Fringe First 2000 - Professional Slavonic Theatre.

Actor-director: Belarus Man of the soul Year expressed 1988. Enthralling, emotional, expressive, classic.

BelarusTheatre nation' sChagal' cultural through theatre, images and music.

Explores dying s memory.

Parents, love, revolution, 1917, 13-18 Paris, emigrant, visionary,£6.00 non-artist?

Aug 22.30 (midnight) (£5.00) FAIRIES DANCE Balkan' s NewWave witchbody. comeHisintobridethe night dreams ofreturn. a young shepherd - fighting- Aforfairywondrous hisandsoula and strives for his Miracles of supernatural, fairy dancing, erotic I, Aug passions 20-26of witches.

21.30 (22.30) £5.00 (£4.00) UK Premiere LADY LUCKportray VitebskSoutine' Belarusian Dramatic Theatre.

Fringe First 2000 winners I|I abreathtakingly s tempestuous friendship with Modigliani.

Set in bawdy Paris artistic community 1914-1920.

Italian intellectual impoverished II Belarusian Jew, explores traditions, emotions, sexuality, creativity, depravity and unattained I Aug 13-18 recognition.

20.30 (22.10) £6.00 (£5.00) European Premiere ![ STAR-CROSSED LOVERS I.T.I. international international directors explore Shakespeare' s textinperformers innew a series ofunder moments,ways. [\ Aug flashes and sparks that light up Romeo and Juliet and challenging 20-25 21.10 (22.45) £5.00 (£4.00) || Venue Rocket @ Kirk O' Field, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance Tickets124530- 4543 MI4 (j ANACHRONISMS Academics in the field of anachronism meet to thrash out their rivalries, nurse their embittered grudges and perhaps rekindle old passions.a During the conference, each presents various papers, moving a twisting I plot baffling amusing Aug to13-18 16.00and(17.30) £5.00conclusion. (£4.00) World Premiere j celebrity I, COMPERE AEntirely satiricalin look atHilarious. a strugglingSurreal. compere' s obsessive pursuit of status. verse. ' I want to be a household name,13-18 have myI 1.cheeky on every ' Aug 00 (noon)face£4.00 (£3.00)page.' A Fringe Premier.

Venue 126 - Rocket @ St John's Hall, West End, Princes Street Tickets 530 4543 K9 THE CIRCLE' SdayCORNERS byteacher Nicki Duguay andwhich Davisbegins Jackson.Trident Theatre follow a in the life of and pupil badly, becomes increasingly stressful, ending tragically! It plays with the parallels with both amusing uneasy(13.00) effects.

Aug 13-18and noon £7.00 (£4.00) ONLY AS MULTIPLE Trident Theatre' s newandplay.dreams.Trident' Fernando Pessoa' s Lisbon, 1920s.

Personality unravelled through poetry productions: Macbethof a'extraordinary' BBC; Black Battles with Dogss previous brutal and intense' Li s t ; Death Salesman ' . . a show with bite' Scotsman.

Aug 13-18 16.30 (17.30) £5.00 (£3.00) World Premiere Venue 241 - Rocket @ Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street Tickets 667 1940 LI 3 DYBUK-IMENT 20 INTERNATIONAL THEATRE Arial Theatre return with a Jewish legendary tale, directed by Sofia Kalinska.

A Polish, German and Israeli collaboration dealing with the modern version of the violation of a Jewish wedding by21.00 Cossacks.

Aug 6-11 (22.00) Aug 13-18 22.00 (23.00) £6.00 (£5.00) THE EXORCISM Dark, intense and claustrophobic, Donthe Taylor' s has psychological delves into a typical Christmas past returned tofears anthriller isolated cottage.Trapped, two coupleswhere are forced to confront their own in this chilling paranormal tale.

Aug 6,8,10,13,15,17 13.15(15.15) £5.00 (£4.00) FOUR LITTLE PLAYSnasty,CALLED RAPElookRank return after sell out run with mind, their funny, original at theTaxi'principles behindlasttheyear's violation of soul, sex and race. ' A ssured, powerful, utterly absorbing... magnificent' **** Scotsman.15.30 (16.45) £5.00 (£4.50) Aug 12,15,17,19,21,26 GRACE Anthony Hampton fogand- Rotozaza visual, sonic or16.psychological reactions create to life'saccidental, wonders, magical livingWorld in theatre the Premiere present.

Aug 13-18 30 (18.00) £5.00 (£4.00) RICHARD DEMARCO ANDCricot FRIENDS and celebrating Macbeth on Inchcolm, Kantors Theatre,inremembering Sarajevo'Court, s Tattoo Theatre,Yvette Bozsikdance, Joseph Beuys,Traverse Theatre James Belarus Theatre, Oskaras Kosonovus in Dundee Rep. An hour of conversation, music and poetry.

Aug 6-11 22.15 (23.15) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 13-18 20.45 (21.45) DEMARCO ROCKET PRODUCTIONS continues over the page Augustine's

41 George IV Bridge See page *** offorAugustine' a completeS shows listing Theatre at the Heart of the Fringe^ See page *** for a complete listing of Greyfriars shows 86 Candlemaker Row

DEMARCO ROCKET PRODUCTIONS continued JOE STALIN' S EMPIRE Unique exploration the arts underbutmalign rule of Joseph Stalin.The Russian divided Communist whoofrecovered died in 1953, lives in an increasingly Russia,leader still not from thewhose ravagesspirit ofAugtheon19-21,24-27 system.

19.30 (20.15) £5.00 (£4.50) UK Premiere LAUGHTER WITH A CAPITAL S Based on real experiences ranging from anof Marrakech, encounter with peoples highly who cut up deadvisual bodiespieceto the ancientourstorytellers RankTaxi' theatrical, explores absurd relationship with life and 15.death.

Aug 13,16,18,20,25,27 30 (16.45) £5.00 (£4.50) World Premiere PERPETUUM MOBILE J.L.SAvant Garde Theatre.Theatre experiment exploring perpetual motion idea.

Every performance differs.

Drama will begin and end without preconception, script, mise-en-scene, ready built characters, costumes, lights, props and other things that create theatre.

Aug 13-18 20.00 (21.00) £7.00 (£3.50) UK Premiere THE TAMING OFhasTHE SHREW Tamed heartsto and broken spirits Shakespeare' s tale always proved problematic liberal thinkers.This production a cease-fire in the war of the sexes. Shakespeare as it should be - attempts relevant, biting achingly Aug 7,9,11,14,16,18 13.20and(15.10) £5.00funny. (£4.00) TWO-TIMES MANN - SATANA Band genius of Rogues award meeting winning production.Tale of life andwith death of musical and -hisPoland, mysterious with the devil diptych Enthralled.

Aug 13-18 19.00 (20.00) £5.00 (£4.00) UK Premiere TWO TIMES MANN - ENTHRALLED Band of rogues - tragi-comic, Poland - variation ontale Thomas Mann.

Emotional, philosophical tour-de-force!

The ironic Goethe17.3and0 (18.30) his Lotte£5.00- as(£4.00) told by herself. Diptych with Satana.UK Premiere Augof13-18 DIDO PRODUCTIONS 0O©©O Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6S22 - Fringe only J9 SHAKESPEARE' S DOG Sex, death and a dog who does Shakespeare.

The Bard in Jazz time.

With a dancing Irishman who can' t keep his clothes on.

Awww.shakespeares-dog.com new one-man play from an international company. It's the dog's b****cks!

Previews Aug 5-27 Aug (not 3-4IS) 14.14.3300 (15.30) (15.30) Free £6.00(ticketed) (£4.00) World Premiere DISTILLED SPIRITSTHEATRE O0©©O Venue 152 -Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 TEMPORARILY YOURS, ' E ngaging, emotionally charged drama' Show Business.

Destinies collide as Tom, a young, gay provocateur, befriends straight-laced Pasha. 'dazzles A breathtaking beat-poetic riffandabout sex and the city... Temporarily Yours Aug 6-19with(notits theatricality 13) 22.20 (23.20)insight' £7.00 NYTheatre.com. (£5.00) European Premiere ^ DIVERSE ATTRACTIONS 00©©0 Venue 11 - Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket Tickets 225 8961 L11 1966 ANDmentioned ALL THATonceA too spiky,often! sparkyGreat comedy for everyone who's heard 'Aug that game' fun.

13-18 19.30 (20.30) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere BE MY BABYby- BABA THEATRE COMPANY FamilyLauramatters.

Written and performed father and daughter Ronnie Smith and Deacon.

Aug 6-18 (not 12) 21.30 (22.30) £5.00 World Premiere BLACK ARMBANDS A dark exploring the world of Anthony, aAug young6-18father of a monologue breakdown. (noton12)the11.verge 45 (12.35) £5.00 (£4.50) World Premiere BURNS CHAMELEON THEATRE COMPANY Robert Burns celebration prose, songs: sad, humourous, romantic,- Apatriotic.

Aug 13-18 of19.his30writing: (20.45) poetry, £6.00 (£5.00) COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWNlinguistics.Warped - HAMPDEN SYDNEY THEATRE comedy.Twisted minds. Five hilarious plays 6-11

by David13.American to thrill.

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0 (14.30)sure£5.00 (£3.00) DETOX SIMPLERmodern LIFE IN tips/techniques I EASY LESSON Two controversial life gurus reveal- A17.essential for survival.

Aug 6-11 30 (18.45) £6.50 day (£5.50) World Premiere DIAMONDS ANDLatrochemical PRICE PRESENT UNDERandLABORATORY CONDITIONS fun as Diamonds Price fashion humour from base metals Aug 20-25 18.00 (with (18.45)magician). £4.00 (£2.00) World Premiere GOES AROUNDentertaining COMES AROUND

by Richard Page. Local company Homerun Aug 20-25present 21.30 (22.30) £4.00drama. (£3.00)Genuine Fringe. Sell out 1999 and 2000.

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Sartre's brilliant revelation of hell.

Take a coward, lesbian and murderess Aug 6-1 I 15.30a (16.40) £5.00a (£4.00) JACKTHE RIPPER PATRICKthePRIOR facts, the terror, witnesses, the No BY daft - The at last!!

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6-25 (not Suns) 13.30theories, (14.45) £7.00truth(£5.00) Aloner' LIFEs pastIN THE - ROW ST THEATRE returns19)DAY with17.OF Come meetPsychological Boris. drama, Aug 13-25 (not 1terrifying 5 (18.45) results. £6.50 (£4.50) THE OVERCOAT tale.

MovingDirected Parts present Scottish adaptation humourous, HongaC)Kong' s Theatre Du Pif.of Gogol's Aug 6-11 19.touching 30 (20.30) £6.00 (£4.00)by(£2.00 PEACE AT LAST...

Raja Yoga. positive thinking, talks.

Spiritual living.Meditation Insights andandinspirations.

Brahmaworkshops/ Kumaris.

Aug 6-18 (notskills 12) for15.3daily 0 (16.45) Free (ticketed) POSTSCRIPT Showcases new writing poetry, prose, short plays.

'Welcome opportunity for Edinburgh writers who prove entertainingly worth a listen' Aug 20-25 19.Scotsman.

15 (20.45) £4.00 (£3.00) World Premiere A POT OFcomedy GOLDwriter - DESPERADO StorytaleMoliere stolemarriage from Rome's foremost Plautus' rollicking of misers, and Augtreasure!

20-25 21.15 (22.45) £6.00 (£4.00) SONG OF THEFantasy SUITCASE MAN - perfect FIRSTingredients AMONG for SEQUELS Flood.

Hitman. babe. Suitcase... an intriguingHarry psycho-drama.

Toronto?

Aug 20-25 13.30 (14.30) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere THEATRE REP - THE MERCATORS Different plays during the week (two per performance).

Aug 7-1 I 17.30 (18.45) £6.00 (£5.00) UK Premiere THETRENCHES SecondWorld Splinter Theatre Company. An exploration of the reality of trench life during War I. Aug 8-11 19.30 (20.30) £3.50 (£2.50) World Premiere TWO -TREADWATER Cartwright' s innovative pub life comedy where two performers play a multitude of characters. Funny! Dramatic!

AAugbit 13-18 different...

13.15(14.35) £5.00 (£4.00) DODO MODERN POETS 00©©0 Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House,86 Candlemaker RowTickets 225 6575 LI I ONE NIGHT IN LAUGHARNE Aeron Thomas, daughter of Dylan Thomas, performs his and hers.

Patric Cunnane and Sue Johns the withground' brazenly original(Irish) performance poetry.(Cornish) No holdscomplete bard.

'Dylan'Celtic s girlcocktail on15.5home Aug 14-19 0 (17.05) £5.00Carmarthen (£4.00) Journal.

DOLPHIN THEATRE OO©©© Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 2 FIRST IMPRESSIONS PridesaltsandorPrejudice without men?andWhat, no Jane Darcy?

No broken hearts or smelling bonnet frills?

Witty acerbic, Austen performs Mike and discusses Jane beautifully BushAusten.

Theatre.'Ingenious, entertaining and Aug 5-26 acted' 11.45 (13.20)Bradwell £6.50 (£5.50) Venue 202 - C Oj, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 LIB Adetroy PEASANT OF EL SALVADOR Starvation and USA-backed death squads theRoyalfamilyNational of a Salvadorean farmer, forcing him to discover revolutionary fervour.

Theatre,'PInternational 'Compelling olitical theatreConnections at its best' LiFestival st. 2001. >r Aug 5-26 16.viewing' 15 (17.05)Scotsman. £6.50 (£5.50) DOUBLE EDGE DRAMA OO©©© Venue Tickets61620-The6206Underbelly, Edinburgh Central Library,George IV Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) Ul CABARET What good is sittingcomealoneto intheyour room?1 Angus Come hear the music play! is a Cabaret old chum, Cabaret! (*****LifeScotsman) presents this musical extravaganza of sleaze andGraham-Campbell decadence in 30's Berlin.

Aug 5-26 (not Weds) 20.15 (21.45) £8.00 (£7,00) CAMINO In a Mexican border to purgatory, Casanova, Byron aREAL boxer Kilroy,at itsplot theirtown escapeakin a bad Marguerita.

DoubleandEdgeWilliams' (’Fringecalled theatre enthusiastic best'overScotsman) present Tennessee eclectic classic.

Aug 5-26 (not Tues) 15.00 (16.30) £6.50 (£5.50) DOUBLE EDGE DRAMA continues over the page

DOUBLE EDGE DRAMA continued GROSS INDECENCY In 1895, Oscar Wildeyearswasafterimprisoned forDouble committing acts of the grossest indecency.

OneScotsman) hundred his death,masterpiece Edge follows the success of Bent (***** with this Brechtian about the downfall of decadence.

Aug 5-26 (not Mons) noon (13.40) £6.50 (£5.50) ^ MARGARITA In I930'sPeter Moscow, Satan comesList),toadaptation town with aofMASTER fewBulgakov' of hisAND friends.

Double Edge presents Morris' , (***** s classic novel, which Stalin censored for its moving story of love transcending obstacles.

Aug 5-26 (notall Mons) 19.45 (21.15) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ CLAIRE DOWIE ®0©©O Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 LI I THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY Virtuoso performance by Claire Dowie ofdifference her own- funny play. 'Stoo, uperb,butspiky performance' a farEvening deeper thanwww.geocities.com/clairedowie_2000 anyGuardian. comedian'Storytelling would dare.withDefinitely worth catching' Manchester News, Aug 3-4 19.

0 5 (20.25) £5.00 Aug 5-26 19.05 (20.25) £7.50 (£5.50) ^ DRUMMOND STREET COMPANY 00©00 Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 BEAUTIFULTHING remains Jonathan Harvey' s best loved play (also Channel 4 film).

Jamie and Ste are two lads on aThameside Housing Estate, both lonely and alienated those around them.Then, slowly at first, something happens.from Aug 14-18 magical 15.15(16.45) £8.00 (£6.00) EASTLEIGH BOROUGH YOUTH THEATRE OOOOO Venue 40 - Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace Tickets 220 6109 LI I GRAHAM! THE WORLD’S FASTEST BLINDMAN Award-winning EBYT present amazingsporting life storygreatness ofWorldinChampion blindandathlete Salmon whotheachieved athletics, golf cricket,Graham sadly losing hisMBElifelong against £5.00 cancer.(£4.00) Guaranteed to inspire!

Aug 6-11 battle 12.20 (13.35) World Premiere ^ EDINBURGH PEOPLE S THEATRE ®0©©0 Venue 17 - St Peter's Church Hall, Lutton Place Tickets 226 0000 OI4 THE DE'Add IL'Sstar-crossed AWA A rip-roaring talea jealous of smugglers, excisemen andPittenweem, mistaken identities. lovers and wife in 18th century Fife, re guaranteed excitement and laughter. Set to play to packed housesand soyou'(not book early. 19.45fun,(22.00) Aug 3-18 Suns) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 18 14.30 (16.45) WOMAN IN MIND An ideal family.

Imaginesadit! gaps Susanin does andAyckbourn' meets thems in her fantasy garden does to fil ensure some desperately classic black comedy laughs, however, as realityherandlife.imagination are intertwined.

Aug 45 (22.00) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 21-25 25 14.319.0 (16.45) EDINBURGH THEATRE ARTS 00@©0 Venue 71 - St Ninian's Episcopal Church, 39 Comely Bank Road Tickets 07974 972963 G5 THE RIDE DOWN MOUNT MORGAN Miller' s play explores the life ofa Lyman ofFeltflashbacks who for interspersed nine years haswithjuggled two livesLyman and twostruggles wives.with Through series the present, both guilt and desire.

Aug Aug 13-25 18,25 (not 14.4019)(17.10)19.40 (22.10) £8.00 (£6.00) EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY THEATRE COMPANY Venue 49 - Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place Tickets 225 9893 OF THE FAT CATFatCome into thisandplace, yourmore, hat andbutlisten toTALES the were words of the Bedlam Cat. Stories mythsremove toid once never told these tales of yore.

Aug 13-25 (not 19) 12.45 (13.45) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere EDWARD S THEATRE COMPANY OOOOO Venue 40 - Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace Tickets 220 6109 L11 ABDUCTING DIANA ' M illionaire Media Magnate Snatched' ran the headline... or was itrights? just aThepublicity stunt? abducted whom? And who own the television can Who possibly Company' production Darioanswer Fo's riotous comedy.be found in Edward Theatre Aug 6-11 s 20.15 (22.15)of£5.00 (£4.00)

SIMON ELBAZ-MATROUZ 00©©0 Venue 81 -The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 S MCHOUGA-MABOUL ATALE OF EXTRAORDINARY MADNESS I 'The audience incomedian... a circle, 'Halqa' , surrounding amadcharacter half-mad, teller jester, musician, Simon Elbaz, the story teller takes up this maghrebian tradition and gives a very personal one-man 1 show'pretheatrical Liberation.

Aug 12-26 20.30 (21.30) £6.00 (£5.00) UK Premiere 1 ENDURANCETHEATRE ©0©©0 Venue 4 - C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace Tickets 225 5105 LI I JOAN dynamic new and production exhilarating from Joan ofNewArcYork' for sthefast,twenty-first century.

Anmesmerising awardA winning funny and physically ensemble. 'Raw and bursting with energy... Joan will make you sweat'2-26Electric Aug (notCity.12) 15.00 (16.35) £6.50 (£5.50) European Premiere

EX AN I MAE ®0©00 Venue 202 - C Oj, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 LI3 | THE TROJAN WAR WILL NOT TAKE PLACE by J Giraudoux.Troy is in 4| upheaval over a matter of war.

Her prince champions peace.

A moment in time that alter the course of history. It's a matter of choice. Or is it a matter ] ofAugfate?could 3-18 (not 12) 10.20 (11.50) £5.50 (£4.50) ^| EXIT THEATRE O0©OO Venue 45 - Old St Paul's Church & Hall,Jeffrey Street Tickets 556 0476 KI3 | THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST I suppose a man with may acidic eat his I| own muffins in his own garden' .

Stand up for your rights.

Go Wilde wit, bunburying, cucumber sandwiches and of course, a handbag! , Augdual 6-11identities, 12.15(13.45) £6.00 (£5.00) ROPE Two friends.

One murder. dinner party.Their theory in practice... by theOne murderthecrime? ofdialogue the Nietzschean 1920s, and 'j madesnacks famous byserved...

AlfredInspired Hitchcock, theLeopold-loeb humour is black, is cutting and are Aug 7,9,11,13,15,17 00.15 (01.30) £5.00 (£4.00) THE TWO SIDES OF A STAR HollywoodHill'1940s. and with hit the 1< right people.

Inspired by film noir, Alexander s tenseLearn dramafastdeals manipulation and the balance of power in the corrupt, cut-throat world of the system. 00.15 (01.30) £5.00 (£4.00) Augstudio 6,8,10,12,14,16,18 ^ EYE OF THE STORM 00©©0 Venue 6 - Nicolson Square Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square Tickets 226 0000 M13 LOVE:Over UNREQUITED 'All you arereal-life is justvictims a specktransformed of dust thatinto mayanbe cast aside.' fifty hours of tape from engaging portrait ofReview. unrequited love by this stunning ensemble. 'Poetic, intense, perfection' Aug 13-25 Dublin (not 19) 20.00 (21.30) £5.00 (£3.00) World Premiere

FESTIVAL PLAYERS COMPANY 00©00114 (|j Venue 231 - Greenside Church, I RoyalTHEATRE Terrace HENRY V A play for Euro-sceptics?

A seductive reminder of hero past glory?

Set in World War I this explodesandtheenjoy myth and explores leadership.

'Packproduction up your troubles' thisof thememorable evening of Shakespeare.

Aug I 1-15 19.45 (22.15) £9.00 (£7.00) FESTIVAL THEATRE USC - USA ®0©©0 Venue ace J, Tickets25557- Drummond 9040 (afterCommunity 12 July) Theatre, Drummond Community High School, 41 Bellevue PlGI2 FESTIVAL THEATRE USC USA The University of Southern California School of Theatre its award-winning company in their || 21 st Fringe seasonpresents of musicals, premieres and international American Classics.

ARTHUR KOPIT'S BECAUSEHECAN Part internet thriller, part psychological mystery, New York City couple discover their privateNewsday. lives are 'noAa high longerpowered private.

'A technological thriller,awake like toPinter in |J cyberspace' horrifying cautionary Aug 4,8,1 1,15,18,22,25 16.00 (17.45) £5.00 tale' New York Times.

European Premiere HENRYpremiere.

JAMES'Jeffrey THE Aspern' ASPERN PAPERS adapted Josephson.

World s papers: do they exist? byInandSteve pursuit oflives unpublished i writings by a master poet, this one question is answered three destroyed. Set to Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Aug 5,9,12,16,19,23 16.00 (18.00) £5.00 World Premiere FESTIVAL THEATRE USC - USA continues over the page j

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com FESTIVAL THEATRE USC - USA continued OLEANNA Pulitzer than Prize-winner Mamet.

Oleanna is 'Olikely 1 provoke more byarguments anyto cheer play David thisforyear New'York Times. ne oftoTime. the ten best plays... reason enough the future of the theatre' Aug 3,7,10,14,17,21,24 16.00 (17.45) £5.00 SAM SHEPARD'S BURIED CHILD Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. European premiere of histheextensively revised version.' a bonatiesfideevenclassic: that conveys mystical, cannibalistic pull of...family as theya work unravel' New York Times.

Aug 3,7,10,14,17,21,24 19.00 (21.30) £5.00 European Premiere TENNESSEE WILLIAMS' THEGull,NOTEBOOK A free adaptation of Chekhov' sChekhov The Sea the realisationOFof TRIGORIN Williams' life-long dream to interpret this masterpiece.

Aug 8,11,15,18,22,25 19.00 (21.45) £5.00 European Premiere UNCLAIMED ASSETS World premiere

by JennieWilliams Webb,classics a new and heralded voice in the American theatre.

With the Tennessee 7 Wagons FullCondemned' of Cotton' .(the black comedy precursor to Baby Doll) and 'This'2Property isAug 5,11 -12,18-19,25 13.30 (15.45) £5.00 World Premiere FETTES AT THE FRINGE OOO&O Venue 233 - Fettes College, East Fettes Avenue Tickets 332 2281 E5 Arestricted MIDSUMMER NIGHT' S DREAM So why should Shakespeare be to only one Scottish play?

Set in ' T he Athens of the North' with kilted nobles, string-vested mechanicals and sporraned lovers.The seventh Fringe20-25 show 20.00 from Fettes' award-winning Aug (21.30) £5.00 (£3.00) company.

FIREFLY PRODUCTIONS ©0©©0 Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 LI I DOGS OF WAR A posttrioapocalyptic Adamcomical and Evemilitary and a narcoleptic Colonel make an unlikely in this darkly experiment gone awry.

'Outstanding performances all around' **** List. 'Genuinely thought provoking' Aug 3-25 Scotsman.

22.10 (23.25) £7.00 (£5.00) European Premiere FLAT-FOOTED THEATRE 00©00 Venue 11 - Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 LawnmarketTickets 225 8961 LI I DAWN CHORUS ' H e said an angel visited him at his bedside... her name was Dawn.'

A romantic link toWWI leaves Miranda ' b ewitched' by the mysterious Dawn Chorus. Psychological new drama founded upon the universal need 13-18 to be enchanted.

Aug 21.15 (22.55) £7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere

FORBIDDEN THEATRE COMPANY 00©©0 Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 ALICE IN WONDERLAND A high-energy adaptation of LewisWonderland Carroll's on classic.

Follow 18-year-old Alice on a fantastical journey through the nightandbefore heralike. wedding.

A magical, musical, movement-filled delight for adults children 'G£7.50 loriously Aug 12-26 16.00 (17.10) (£5.50)inventive' (£4.50 C)Time Out. FORTH CHILDREN'STHEATRE OOQOO Venue 120 - Inverleith Church Hall, Ferry Road (opposite Granton Road) Tickets 538 6077 C8 ANIMAL FARM Music and masks bring Orwell' s classic to life.Told the eyesshowing of a boy,that,this'allhighly tale hasarea more distinctequal FIOTHEATRE COMPANY 00©00 through humanothers' quality, animalsvisual, are animalistic equal, but some Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I than .

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Holmes along theteaWater of Leithat award& through Dean Village as they solve a Includes & dessert winning Odile' s restaurant.

A perennial sellout.

Aug 6-27 (not Suns) 15.30(17.15) £9.00 >•" Venue Tickets99557- Greyfri 1000 ars Kirk Yard - Main Gates, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row LI2 MACBETH Through the wynds and closes of Edinburgh' s old town the audience literally follows Macbeth, the Witches, Banquo, et al asoffers.

Shakespeare' story unfolds against the most breathtaking scenery Edinburgh 'A musts see... richly(notimaginative' Scotsman.

Aug 5-27 Sats) 18.***** 30 (20.30) £8.00 (£7.00) ^ FREE WORKSHOPS AT DANCE BASE 00©00 Venue 22 - Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket Info 226 3864 LI0 FREE WORKSHOPS ATFringe DANCE BASEIncludes Fabulous- SOFA seriesProductions, of free workshops presented byStage, companies.

Trestle Theatre, Critical Angel Exit,details Claireavailable Downie,fromMidland ActorsBox Theatre, Broads with Swords.

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Booking advisable.

Aug 6-17 Times vary Free (ticketed) FRESH BLOOD THEATRE OO©©© Venue 101 - C belle angele, Hastie's Close, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5105 L12 ALEX THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS You can always tell the broken ones: they' re the onesthethatpoignant don't mind talkingofabout it.' Framed by Lewis Carroll' true story one woman' s acceptance ofAug anorexia assafamous way of tale, life.

6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26 18.30 (19.30) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ DOINGnight.

SOMETHING (ORmust EDUCATING LINDA) Saturday night.minute Sunday Sofa.Telly.There be something more to life than two passions.

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6,8,10,14,16,18,20,22,24,26 45 (15.45) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere MANNEQUIN a funeral. and s afraid to.Two Onstrangers nights likemeet theseat things can Mills getFrom acan' littletthesleep unnerving.

AnSeymour' intimate tale of absent friends, heroes and murder. creators of 2000' s Everything After. **** Scotsman.

Aug 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25 18.30 (19.30) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere YOU' VE FatBEEN WONDERFUL of Charlie.

May HeintoRest In Peace.' chance.

When hats start'Intoloving hovermemory and comic burst life, the surviving members of a barbershop chorus grapple withstrips destiny, wig-stands, ambition and harmony.

Aug 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25 14.45 (15.45) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere FROGMOUTH PRODUCTIONS AUSTRALIA OO©©© Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 LI I WRECKED From Australia.

A double billshoestring of black atcomedy featuring 'Knock, Knock' and ' R ay' s Funeral' . ' T heatre on a its best' Adelaide Advertiser, 'Hsoighlyscrewed Entertaining' lifePreview can getAug up. Rip£3.00it Up Magazine. Love, crime, sex and death 13 21.05 Aug 14-26 21.05 (22.25)(22.25) £6.00 (£4.50) European Premiere RICH FULCHER ©0©©O Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 2262428 JI0 MOM, I'Mturned NOTcomedian...

A LAWYERbut Ahisconfessional... a gigantic tale of deceit.

Law graduate parents still think he' s a lawyer.

His true story will appal and delight you! '4V5ery(19.45) funny...£9.00a superb excellent' Age. Aug (£8.00)actor...European Aug 3-5,7-9,12-16,20-23,27 10-1 1, 17-19,24-26 18.4518.(19.45) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Premiere 100

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‘always inventive1 Time Out ‘a sharp, snappy, confident ^comedian' ^Scotsman

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FUNNY FISH PRODUCTIONS 00©©0 Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 VOICES Celebrated Americanplaywriter and poet Susan Griffin has produced aof breathtaking female-orientated blending poetry and prose upon a canvas 'the woman'.point This provocative piece of drama will entice and entertain you to the imaginable.

Augfurthest 14-19 20.20 (21.50) £6.00 (£5.00) GADABOUT THEATRE 00©00 Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I DREDGING THE FISH POND Memory is a fish pond.

Crystal dredges hers revealing child pregnancy, domestic violence, miscarriage and a very persistentand blanket. Gordon s new play climaxes with woman, baby and fish would£6.00 youHunt'convict Augpond 6-1217.55asks,(19.00) (£3.00) her?

World Premiere GARRY PRODUCTIONS ®0©©0 Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 MEET THE AUTHORS An encounter with two nineteenth century American writers Louisa May Alcott, author of ' L ittle Women' and poet, Emily Dickinson. It's a historical exploration into how the creative process affected Aug 3-27both(notofIS)their12.lives.

20 (13.50) £8.00 (£5.50) ^ GEORGE DILLON S VITAL THEATRE 0O©©O Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 BERKOFF' S HELL & DOSTOEVSKY’S DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MAN Beautiful, haunting visions.

A living hell, a fragile paradise. ' D isturbing, dangerous Guardian (Hell, 1992). (Dream, 'The craft1990). of acting carried to a pinnacle of17.theatre' virtuosity' Scotland on Sunday www.georgedillon.com Aug 3,5 5 5 (19.25) £4.00 (£2.00) Aug 7-8,12,16-19,21,23,26-27 17.55 (19.25) £8.00 (£5.00) GRAFT - funny' TALESRichard OF ANE Grant.

ACTOR Steven Berkoff.

Acutely painful, appallingly howbyallworld' Edinburgh hopefuls see' Guardian.

'Blow-torches facade- 2000 off'Sacting ListWinner. . The most should compelling storytelling you' l l see' Herald ' A ngel' Award Previews 4,6 17.55(19.15) £4.00 Aug 9-11,13-14,20,22,24-25 17.55(£2.00) (19.15) £8.00 (£5.00) GILDED BALLOON ®0©©0 Venue 38 - Gilded Balloon Theatre, 233 CowgateTickets 226 2151 LI 2 A&R BY PETER MORRIS Winner of the 2001 Sunday Times Playwrighting Award, A&R is Fringe favourite Peter Morris' s new hit.

A jet black comedy about art and Spears exploitation in contemporary America, it fuses Doctor Faustus and Britney in a brilliant, dark 18.satire.

Aug 00 (19.15) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 18.00 (19.15) £8.50 (£7.50) ADULT CHILD, DEAD CHILD BY CLAIRE DOWIEbyVividly brought toBristol life Evening

by Lara Post.

Marland' Stage. 'Compelling directed Chrisof Garner' A shockingly humorous£7.50theatre insight into the power the mind.

Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 13.

0 0 (14.00) (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 13.00 (14.00) £8.50 (£7.50) ^ THE CLEARING STATION WrittenbyandTheatre directedof Joy,

by JoeDublin, O'Byrne.

Performed by Roisin Kearney.

Presented and City Arts Centre, history of a Dublin family as seen through the eyes aDublin. wild andA hundred troubledyear teenage Aug of3-9,13-16,20-23,27 (17.00)girl.£8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 15.15.3300 (17.00) THE DEAD MOVE FAST BY PAUL SELLAR Ealingarrive comedy mysterytothriller starringtheSylvester McCoy.Two policemen atexhilarating, ameets remote asylum investigate escape of a patient.

What follows is an gripping, comic yarn set£8.00 in the(£7.00) twilight world of I950's England.

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0 0 (20.15) Aug Aug 13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-2617.117.5 (18.30) 15 (18.30)£8.00£9.00(£7.00) (£8.00) >r THE GASMAN COMETH A celebration of the timelessly satirical, wonderfully absurd songs2000. of Flanders andglorious Swann fun... from one of the bestshow... selling companies oftalented the Fringe 'Fun,fun, an enchanting abundantly performers...' **** Scotsman 2000.

Aug (15.15) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 14.14.1155 (15.15) KAFKA' S DICK Alan Bennett' s hysterical play delvesupinto mind and underpants of Czechoslovakia' s favourite son; coming withtheone tortoise, three dead Czechs and two large breasts, on a tour that takes in Prague, suburbia and Heaven. Not 14.suitable for children.

Aug (15.30) £8.00 (£8.00) (£7.00) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 14.0000 (15.30) £9.00 GILDED BALLOON continues over the page 101

GILDED BALLOON continued LILIA BY LIBBY SKALA 'Absolutely dazzling, brilliant play' C8C Radio. An auto-biographical aboutthrough the lifetheofeyes actressof her Liliagranddaughter.

Skala, Oscarnominee forWinnipeg 'Liliesone-woman ofFreethe Press.

Field'show , as seen 'Aug A winner' (15.15) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) European Premiere ^ Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 14.14.0000 (15.15) MACBETH Set in London’s violent underworld, MacbethKrayis predicted toFaithful become the greatest gangland leadermoving since action the notorious Brothers. towhich Shakespeare' s text, this is a fast packed thriller. ' A production takes real risks without once standards' Stage.

Aug (13.30)dropping £7.00 (£6.00) (£6.00) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 12.12.0000 (13.30) £8.00 ^ MADatDOGS AND ENGLISHMEN A fascinating and sometimes critical look the controversial lyricist and composer Noel Coward.

An exploration into thecompany personawasof theoneMaster through satiricalFringe. songs.This exciting, young of15.the30 himself best-sellers at(£6.50) lasthisyear’s Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 (16.30) £7.50 Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 15.30 (16.30) £8.50 (£7.50) RATHER MEhappens THANwhen YOUyouBYremove BRANDON REED dazzling new play about whatcrossed someonelaughs fromandtheAgasps. food-chain.Think Hitchcock with Wilde, wit and thrills, Features an incredible cast - this is the18.play00 to(19.00) see this£7.50Fringe.

Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 18.00 (19.00) £8.50 (£7.50) SHAGNASTY DUCKFollowDavidtwoThrelfall directs award-winning writer Rigel Edwards' newAND comedy. 'down-and-outs' seedy ascent to theand sordid heights of a bedsit-brothel. ' F ine writing' Time Out. Contains scenes language some miserable c**ts may find offensive.

Aug (18.30) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-18,24-26 17.17.1155 (18.30) ^ Venue 139 - Gilded Balloon at Peppermint Lounge, 36 Blair Street Tickets 226 2151 LI 3 CHECK YOUR COUPON Fringe First Winners (Glasgow Hardcomedy Tickets & Sex, Chips & Ouzo) brings you ' C heck Your Coupon!' by Scottish writer KathleenpriestRuddy.Two pensioners embark on a pools ofAugthe3-9,13-16,20-23,27 village and hooker.

'Superb £7.50 comic(£6.50) timing!'

Herald.scam with the help (14.30) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 13.13.0000 (14.30) £8.50 (£7.50) ^ GILDED BALLOON II -TEVIOT ®0©©O Venue 14 - Gilded Balloon atTeviot Row House, 5/2 Bristo Square Tickets 650 4403 MI2 CLUB

by David Williamson.Ted Parker ownssex'TheandClub' . He'ands paid aTHE fortune for Geoff Hayward, but Geoff discovered drugs isn' t playing ballfor anymore. coach has had enough, and old Jock Riley is spoiling a fight. Laurie18.the00 (19.15) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) European Premiere ^ Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 18.00 (19.15) £8.50 THE CONDITION OF THE VIRGIN BY BOOTHBY Thehis gravedigger is beingis nine cantankerous and the statue of theBrendan VirginGRAFFOE Mary outside littlebeIrish church months pregnant.

For Father Demps, it's going toAug one of those days.

(14.40) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 13.13.3300 (14.40) ^ DARK IS THE NIGHT BY PAUL SELLAR A'Adouble bill of new late night ghost stories adapted for the stage by Paul Sellar. n innovative playwright with a brilliantandgift'H.FPlays and Players.

Includes A.M.Fog' Burrage' Waxworks' . Arnolds mystery 'The£7.50Night . s shivery tale 'The Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 23.30 (00.30) (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 23.30 (00.30) £8.50 (£7.50) THE BYher,TOM LISTER To prove toinhisa box. long Black distancecomedy girlfriend how much heGIFT John posts himself basedimpeccable on loves the Velvet Underground song.toAherstream of sparkling dialogueloosely delivered with comic timing.

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4 5 (16.45) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19 15.45 (16.45) £8.50 (£7.50) ^ GREATSarah BOOBOO A secret,Revenge) a deadline, a sada crazy little bar, a quirky band ofTHE dreamers.

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Physical, funny,aged short8. and sweet. 'Best thing I've ever seen, except Carmen' Hasten3-9,13-16,20-23,27 Poad, Aug (15.45) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 14.14.4455 (15.45) ^ HIPSTERS, FLIPSTERS AND FINGER POPPIN' DADDIES Thecomedian, Roots ofLordRap:Buckley.

WestonClassic Gavin speeches performsandthe stories hilariousaremonologues of the great in jazz vernacular.

Nazareth becomes 'The Zaz'; Mahatma Gandhi re-told is transformed into 'The Jesus Hip of Gan' .

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Aug (18.30)there £8.50is (£8.50) (£7.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 16.16.4455 (18.30) £9.50 >r || JUSTIFIED SINNERS Halyon returns after last years sellout success with abydouble bill of sexy(Observer), and poignantdirected tales, featuring Sarah (Real McGuinness: 'Secrets' J| Tony Thompson by Alan Miller Beach, C4), and 'Angels' by Mark Kelly (writer 'H(18.15) ead On£7.50 Comedy' Aug (£6.50), BBCI).

Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 17.17.0000 (18.15) £8.50 (£7.50) ^| THE KING ISshort DEADplays.AND OTHER TALES Alex McSherry performs a |1 series of three Bringing together birth, flowering and death of the old , then comedy in 'A Flight of Fancy' with the final 1 ofAugtheScotland. trilogy,'A'TTanners he King Tale' is 14.Dead!'

3-9,13-16,20-23,27 (15.30) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 14.3300 (15.30) >^ | LIKE- THUNDER BYfamily NIELS FREDRIK DAHLand Like Thunderandis thea powerful | play a psychological drama, about seeing not seeing fatal consequences of imagery, not looking thdsubtle truthandstraight in the eyes. 'The texts have a fJ capturing poetic both original' Nationen.

Aug (17.45) £8.50 £7.50(£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 16.16.0000 (17.45) UK Premiere ^ J STUFFING THE TURKEY A ' t ypical' family lunch explodes into a melange | ofrevelations black humour, witbigandturkey! home-grown Britishcomic comedy, with confessions, and one Tickle your tastebuds and join us for lunch,3-9,13-16,20-23,27 laughs and a healthy serving(14.15) of fresh£7.00talent.

Aug (£6.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 13.13.1155 (14.15) £8.00 (£7.00) ^ GOOD MORNING? ©0©00 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 GOOD MORNING? by the extraordinarily talented Eddie Rosen, J just before his suddensticksandWritten Directed

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com | GORDONSTOUN SCHOOL 00©00 Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155 G9 LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY! A theatrical tribute to the classic 1984 film 'from Footloose' starring Kevin Bacon and written by Dean Pitchford.AII proceeds towards£7.00 offsetting , Aug this 13-18show19.0go0 (20.15) (£5.00)production costs.

World Premiere SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGO by David Mamet.

Gordonstoun I[ students ofsexyesteryear in flares'Is and this Atfast,thiswittypoint, analysis and the return dating game. this platforms show any ingood? we don'13-18 tofknow!' ! Aug 21.00 (22.15) £5.00 (£4.00) GRANARY PRODUCTIONS 0O©©O Venue 202 - C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 L13 INNOCENT (WHENYOU DREAM) One night. A street corner. Something | huge happened. Eight people stumble through fragments of that explosive event, I1 theatre trying tofrom tell a story that doesn' t want to be told. Big-hearted, high energy Aug 3-26 15.award-winning 00 (16.00) £6.50young (£5.50)Irish company.

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GRENDEL PRODUCTIONS ®0©©0 Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) H14 BEOWULF Monsters, battles, serpents, swords. Seamus Heaney called this production ' e nthralling to a contemporary audience' . ' A beautiful piece of storytelling'andSunday Times. 'Abyn Felix old classic infused with new life' Irish Times.

Translated performed Aug 3-27 (not Weds) 16.15 (17.20)Nobis. £6.00 (£4.00) >r' GRESHAM'S YOUTH THEATRE OOOOO Venue 81 -The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 THE END OF INNOCENCE Returns after last year' s 4-star sell 'comprehensively ... one of the mostbreaks powerful anti-waritpieces you will see...gun,quietly andout. your heart... takes a dramatic loads it with emotion you away' Aug 5-11and10.blows 45 (11.45) £6.00 Scotsman. (£3.00) V""

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GRID IRON 00©©0 Venue 172 - Scotland Yard Playground, George V Park, Canonmil s Tickets 226 0000 G10 DOESfollowing A BRONCO Fringe1 tour First,with StageAlmeida Award Theatre, winning production ofDECKY 2000 returns major British London. Outdoor, seated show. 'Superb Guardian. 'An event that haunts the Augmemory' 16-27 (notScotsman.

19) 16.00 (17.15) £10.00 (£8.00) (£4.00 under 21s) HAIR-RAZING THEATRE COMPANY 00©©0 Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 LI I SHAVING AND PLUCKING by Gisela Reynolds.A woman faces arrest for waxing her husband... why did she do it?

Did it hurt?

A disturbing ' f urry-tale' for a hair-obsessed world. 'SGuardian. ophisticated, unflinching, breathtakingly honest and often very funny' Aug 13-26 12.40 Lancaster (13.40) £7.00 (£5.00) HALFWAY~NOWHERE 00©©0 Venue Tickets61620- The6206Underbelly, Edinburgh Central Library, George IV Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) LI I PLUMletMOUTH Youbearearoused! invitedFour to dinner.Taking seat tasteful with us hosts. at the table, yourfil senses young ladies your are your Laugh your & eat if you dare.

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Aug 5-26 22.15 (23.00) £7.00 (£6.00) UK Premiere >r WITNESS ME Return to the heart of trauma through a silent world; winning the operating theatre,theatre. the morgue, the 'memory.

NSDF& award for best physical Heralded bright newSunday talent'Times Guardian 'emotionally charged' Sunday Times.

Aug 5-26 (not 12,19) 23.30 (00.30) £6.50 (£5.50) ^ HAMFISTED! OO©©© Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I BOUND TOveFLY 'Itseen can'thim be that hardA tosubtly buildrancid, a hangcomedy glider, canroulade it?' Icarus as you' never before. stupid, beautiful, bizarre. Aerodynamics? - it's all Greek to us! Bullocks.

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Aug 6-27Bullocks. (not Mons) 21.50 (22.50) £5.00 World Premiere HARLAND HAMSTRINGS THEATRE 00©©0 COMPANY Venue 79 -The Subway,69 Cowgate Tickets 225 6766 LI2 EDUCATING RITA Rita is 26,-loud, Liverpudlian and wants totutorlearn.he Frank ishas 50,tofatigued and wants to leave but as her Open University teach her. Don't miss this wonderful comedy duologue - watch them both 5-19 learn.

Aug (not Weds) 16.30 (17.45) £5.00 (£4.00) ^ LITTLE VOICE JimVoiceCartwright ismagical one ofandtheterrifying' mavericksTimes. of British Theatre' Telegraph and ' L ittle is playful, LV is in her own world,cast.she sings to remember her Dad - superb performance from talented Aug 5-19 (not Weds) 18.00 (19.45) £5.00 (£4.00) ^ MRS.heroine KLEINof Nicholas 'Melanie Wright' Klein - sredoubtable analyst and distressing mother is the play.

It is an engrossing work, strong, intelligent and structured ingeniously to leave us properly ambivalent about this appalling woman' Aug 6-19Times. (not Weds) 14.30(16.15) £5.00 (£4.00) TEECHERS bring Godbers' classicMoxon classroom comedy to the Fringe. leave?

Will Hamstrings' Gail Nixon? 'do' MrPrepare Nixon?toback Will Mrgut!Nixon What'puli'willMr.happen toWill Salty,Oggy Gail and Hobby? bust aAug Hilarious.

6-19 13.00(14.15) £5.00 (£4.00) ^ THICK ASRoadA BRICK Brilliant Godber comedy musical.

Edinburgh Premiere.

Common High School is failing high truancy, low self esteem.

Enter the teacher and the trip to a Robbie Williams concert. Godber at his bestdrama -5-19 unmissable.

Aug (not Weds) 20.00 (21.45) £5.00 (£4.00) ^ HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL / O0©OO REMBIKO PROJECT Venue 126 - Rocket @ St John’s Hall,West End, Princes Street Tickets 228 7555 K9 DANTON'drenched S DEATHplayers Virtualin thisreality becomesteenthenightmare only realitystaging for theof sex and adrenaline American Buchner' s accountby aofknife.

The French Revolution. Ideals fight instinct, and a young man is8-9,13-14,17-18 silenced Aug 13.45 (16.00) £6.00 (£4.00) HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL continues over the page 103

HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL continued EURIPIDES'TROJAN WOMEN: A SECULAR ORATORIO After ten blood-soaked its men fallen... world but its premiere heroic women survive, waiting,years,Troy amidst theandkilling fields.haveA haunting - primitive opera and spoken word with live musicians and choir.

Aug 6-7,10-11,15-16 14.00 (15.30) £6.00 (£4.00) HEATHAM YOUTH THEATRE OQ©©0 Venue 250 - HH50,6 Salisbury Road Tickets 07949 001 147 Q16 BECAUSE WE CAN! Heatham Youth Theatre.Taking over a venue.Taking over the Fringe.Theatre, music, workshops or just chill.

Check flyers for details onBecause events and shows. Loads of youth companies doing things differently. Why? Aug 6-26We(notCan!Mons) noon (23.00) Various prices ^ WHAT COMES UP, MUST COME DOWN Life seems rosy at nineteen, until a night out with mates turns your whole world upside down.

Accompanied by the latest dance tracks, HamptonandYouth Projectculture. presents a vibrant cast exploring relationships drug/dance Aug 21-25friendship, 14.00 (15.00) £5.00 (£3.00) World Premiere HEDWiG AND THE ANGRY INCH 0O©©O Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 HEDWIG AND THEHedwig ANGRY INCHher From East Berlin dishing girly boythetodirtsexon change trailershe trash, recounts storyOff-Broadway of escape, the people cameMitchell across... and vice Trask. versa. cult rock musical byPreviews John Cameron and Stephen Aug 1-3 21.30 (23.00) £5.00 Aug 4-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-20,22-23 Aug 10-11,17-18 21.30 (23.00) 10.00 21.30 (£9.00)(23.00) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 24-27 21.30 (23.00) £12.00 £(£10.00) ^ HELL S TEETH! OOO©© Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off Cowgate Tickets 2255105 LI3 THE MYSTERY OF IRMAVEP You'Dead ll howl!bringYou'youll scream!

You' ll die! Andtwoso will we!

The living dead and The Living twelve characters, actorsever! and one five-star company to perform the greatest gothic melodramatic farce Aug 19-26 22.45 (midnight) £6.50 (£5.50) HERBIE COD PRODUCTIONS OQ©©0 Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I DOVER SOUL Longing for belonging, Daniel wants his last birthday tojollybelook remembered.

But he needs a helping hand...

A surreal and deceptively atAugfish,6-19chips(notand13)checking out of life'£6.00 s Holiday 22.10 (22.50) (£5.00)Inn. World Premiere ^ THE HOLE IN THE GROUND THEATRE COMPANY Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 THE FATAL ENGLISHMAN by Sebastian Faulks, adapted by James Hammond.Three generations scarred by the fall of an empire.These men are no longer necessary, A painter, a soldier and spy.born into a void they struggle to fulfil their potential.

Aug 6-19 (not 13) 15.20 (16.50) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere >»" HUNGARIAN BIRD FESTIVAL ®0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 HUNGARIAN BIRD FESTIVAL BY NIALL ASHDOWN Time choice.

Withaccompanied Niall Ashdown.by Ahisholiday tale withtheafunniest twist: a one-man-shows bird watching Out tourI'vcritics Hungary... dad. ' O ne of ein seen... flock to see it' Daily Telegraph.

Previews Aug 1-3 15.05(16.15) £3.00 Aug 15.05£8.50 (16.15)(£7.50) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17,20-23 I I -12,18-19 15.05 (16.15) Aug 24-27 15.05 (16.15) £9.50 (£8.50) HURRAH PRODUCTIONS OOOOO Venue 39 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, 80 High Street,The Royal Mile Tickets 226 0000 K13 TWENTY PERFORMER LIGHT:THE LITTLE PEOPLE We willnodshow how the universal social issues transcends to the Hoi Polloi giving the to various acclaimedthrough writerscabaret, of the 20th weavingtheatre. together the story of the dancecentury, and physical Auglittle 6-11people 22.00 (24.00) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere

Last Years 5 Star Sell Out Show Returns FRI 3rd£8> >SUN£6 26th AUGUST 6pm> 2Komedi Johnsona Roman TerraceEagle Lodge "Like cokewhat head on aclass biga Vodka-swigging hit!A comedy Which isdeserves exactly this Diane Scotsman to be" CRITICSDubois CHOICE- The***★★

3rd >£7>£5 SON 26th AUGUST 8.FRI45pm> a Roman Eagle Lodge 2Komedi Johnson Edinburgh Terrace Box Office: 0131 226 7207 "Bril iant Dialogue* Fringe Premiere of Broadway Smash Hit A Musical By Rupert Holmes 1 - 26 August 2pm

venue34 2255105 Sussex Musical Theatre Society (SMuTS) By kind arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd Presents The No-Frills Revue P Monday 20 August Saturday 25 August 7.30pm The Subway, Venue 79, 69 Cowgate £7.50, £5.50 [Cone] Box Office 0131 225 6766

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com Venue 37 George Square, Edinburgh www.festivals.estates.ed.ac.uk Box Office ft Info: 0131 662 8740 From 16 July: Office Hours Only From 3 August: 10am to 10pm

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Cinderella and The flower fairies’ 10th - 17th August, 11.15am

A spectacularly silly science shov 18th - 26th August, 11am

HUSH PRODUCTIONS 00©©0 Venue 4 - C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace Tickets 225 5105 L11 LUCID DREAMING A mesmerising journey through one man' s dreams as hestartled struggles to understand his reality.

Adrift in images, memories, fantasies then awake intoin unforgettable consciousness. meets cognitive of thePhysical mind. theatre Aug 2-25science (not Suns)this10.stunning 00 (10.50)explosion £5.50 (£4.50) World Premiere ^ Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 U2 THE HUSH A delicious explosion of trenchcoat detectives, sinister mobsters and in ofan last exhilarating extravaganza. silentseductive comedy femmes-fatales from makersChoice years' hitvisual The Office.

'Farcical,Sublime fun andnew very ****the17.Critics' Scotsman.

Aug well I -26 done' (not 12) 10 (18.10) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) World Premiere ILLYRIA 00©©0 Venue 49 - Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place Tickets 225 9893 M12 THE IMPORTANCE OFgreed, BEING EARNEST Illyria bendandtheshocking genders in Oscar Wilde' s comedy of deceit, impeccable manners innuendo.

Arranged marriage versus love. Cucumbers up. Handbags out.

It's war.6-25Critics' Choice Herald,(21.50) *****true Scotsman (visit www.illyria.uk.com) Aug (not Suns) 20.00 £10.00

IN HUMAN FORM OO©©© Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 2 LUCKY by Eddie de Oliveira.The football team is in crisis.

A sexuality crisis.

Leading scorer Sam, 19, is confused: when does friendship become relationship... and what'watch' s a multisexual?

Fourth successive Fringe for 'a talented company... one Scotsman. rhe Russian cossack Augto12-26 13.20 (14.25) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere state nance ensemble ISOSCELES OO©©© 18th - 26th August, 1.10pm Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I * .v P\otULf P'U^u^u THE HUSBAND' S TALE by Kevin Laffan.A new play.

What really controls us the media?

Sex? Politics?

Sexual politics?

Sell-by dates?

Two very contrasting Return To The Forbidden Planet strangers meet and disagree - however they have something vital in common the in their Augwomen 17-27 (not 20)lives.

17.20 (18.05) £7.00 (£5.00) ODD BALL OUT byyouKevindidn'Laffan.What ifhappens you werewhennamed and shamed for something do? their Whatfriendship encourages 17-26 August 3:15pr wrongly presumption?

Twopowerful... friends meet -tperformed' will surviveprejudice the bigotry?

'Aug Convincing and ably Times.

6-16 (not 13) 17.20 (18.05) £7.00 (£5.00) ^

3rd - 13th August, 1.30pm

rilliantly choreographed kathak" 3rd - 13th August, 6.45pm ('lia|Kvrt()iM?|

Aditi Mangaldas

16th - 26th August, 6.30pm i.tokebistorm.i 3rd - 12th August, 8.40pm

16th - 26th August, 8.40pm 3rd - 26th August, 10.45pm

JAPAN EXPERIENCE O0©©O Venue 81 - The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 ANNIVERSARY (ATELIER A coupletelephone is happilycallcelebrating their wedding Suddenly anQUI) unexpected stranger drags herisanniversary. into alldespair.

Anto?unknown tragedy awaits.

Happinessfrom and ahatred.

Where this leading Aug 5-11 16.30 (17.15) £6.00 (£5.00) UK Premiere NEIL FARRELLY A show for the audience about Japan using lots oflanguage, different mediums;littleshodo painting, papershapes, stories,chanting, Q&A, nonsense haiku poems, singing, Zen games, kanji masks, everyday objects, music, doing audience.

Aug 21Ma...

-26 with 16.30the(17.15) Pay what you can afford Bloodywhere zonewomen betweenarelife/death, tales ofSCARLETZONE wartime andsanity/insanity. sold- polyphonic as sexualFromweapons.

Mixed upplayin manipulation, media misrepresentations comesofabused the political physical by ' l a langue vivante' theatre living tongues and languages.

Aug 5-27 17.00 (18.00) £6.00 (£5.00) ^ KAOS TH E ATRE 00©©0 Venue 20 - Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place Tickets 226 5425 H8 THE KAOS VOLPONE Brutal satire, shameless slapstick, razor-sharp harmonies; award-winning KAOS Theatre return to Theatre Workshop with Johnson' s timelessly classic comedy of sickness, lust and pure animal greed!

'Aug Subversive, magicalSun)theatre a comedy 13-25 (not 18.30- (20.00) £8.00of treasures!' (£5.00) London Evening Standard.

KCS THEATRE COMPANY OO©©© Venue Tickets61620- The6206Underbelly, Edinburgh Central Library, George IV Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) LM BLOODimagination.Two KNOT Athol'CFugard' s first masterpiece identity human ape coloured' brothers playexplores with a racial white ideaof andand confront ' t he sins of their birth' in a terrifying game of dreams.

A play astonishing hurt and£8.00 despair.

Aug 12-26 beauty, 14.10 (16.20) (£5.00)

their re EXPERIENCE THE ULTIMATE PUB TOUR! The McEwan's 80/- /^0T\ Edinburgh Literary ff OjKj 1 Pub Tour is an J award winning tour ^ (winner of The Scottish Thistle Award for Arts & Tourism 1998) for a very simple reason...

— it sticks to tried and ^^yested lines...

Join us for a brilliant and hilarious night out to remember S SHOWS DAILY THROUGHOUT AUGUST !!

VENUE NO. 178, OUTSIDE THE BEEHIVE INN 6PM, 7.30PM AND 8.30PM PLEASE CALL+44 (131) 226 6665/7 FOR DETAILS [: Private tours and literary lunch and supper packages also available

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000

KEN CAMPBELL PRESENTS ©0©©0 Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 N13 S LET ME OUT! An byX-rated ventriloquial farceyoung by 'eccentric genius' Kenactress | Campbell performed outrageously talented RSC and Warp Co. Conti,on'scene-stealing' Evening Standard,s College with fullofVentriloquism. company of ventriloquial 1 'Nina knee-pals' holiday from Ken Campbell' Previews Aug 3-4 19.

4 5 (20.45) £5.00 Aug 5-26 19.45 (20.45) £7.50 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ J

KOMEDIA PRODUCTIONS ©0©©0 Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 l Ireturns KNOWto WHAT YOU WANT Jim Madden' s hysterical black comedy | Edinburgh after its sell-out success last year. ' R eminiscent ofThe Caretaker, but with bags of laughs, like a vodka-swigging coke-head on a big hit' ***** Scotsman.

Aug 3-26 (not Mons) 17.55 (19.20) £8.00 (£6.00) J NASTY BOYMartin Jim watches Madden'stoolatestmuchcomedy.

Quantum physics, psoriasis and |1 serial killers. telly, he treats his mum something rotten.

Dennishostage Tuck, a door-to-door salesman reaching the end of his tether, j holds3-26 them a potato Aug (not Mons)with20.40 (21.55)masher. £7.00 (£5.00) ^ Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 N13' THE LIFE AND byDEATH ORCHESTRA This wayLikeforathedeathgas,camp ladies and ] gentlemen.Words Holocaust survivors and poets. orchestra fronted

by NickOCave, Leonard unforgettable' Cohen and EdithBBCPiaf. moving'4-12Jewish Chronic/e.' verwhelming...

TV. 'Astonishingly Aug 16.30(18.15) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 13-17 13.00 (14.30) ^|

KOMEDIA ST STEPHENS 0O©©O Venue 8 - Komedia St Stephens, St Stephen's Centre, St Stephen Street Tickets 558 3853 H9 1 AURORA-NOVA WORLD THEATRE FESTIVAL Stunning visual theatre . and dance programme from allEcosmos over the(Edinburgh) world - produced

by Komedia (Brighton), Fabrik (Potsdam), withperformances Visiting Arts support.

Fourteen innovative companies fourteen challenging - in a | brilliant new Fringe venue!

CATASTROPHE (England):...

Rockaby, OhiofromImpromptu.A Piece J ofcentury Monologue, Catastrophe four with poignant dramas a great twentieth theatre innovator - -Samuel Beckett.

Komedia production starring J George Dillon, Denise Evans and Mark Hewitt. ' I mages that haunt you to the grave' Guardian.

Aug 2-7 14.15(15.30) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug Aug 8-13 21-27 12.15(13.30) I 1.45 (13.00) UK Premiere I CELLOPHANE SINGULAR (Japan): 'Mizuto Abura' is acomes uniquetocompany inthrough the world of mime.

A man who supposes he has freewill realise || aunmissable. hilarious sequence of events that he is being manipulated. Absurd, brilliant, Aug 8-13 2-7 17.16.4500(18.45) Aug (17.00) £9.00 (£6.00) UK Premiere DANCE LIKE A MANinto(India):

By Mahesh Dattani.

Prime time theatre. j| Powerful human drama the contemporary Indian social scene... 'dacting elightfully stimulating...

A production to rave about' Herald Tribune. ' E xperiencing of | this is transforming' York Times.

Augquality 8-13 21.00 (23.00) £9.00New(£6.00) Aug 15-20 11.00 (13.00) UK Premiere FERDYDURKE (Poland):social'Teatrconflict Provisorium-Kompania' . Crazy classroomThis J clowning betrays deeper as writer reverts to adolescence. fast-paced, intensely physical, anarchicwriter stageGombrowicz' romp reflectss banned the sublime (and homo-eroticism) of acclaimed satire.mockery Boys | behaving madly.

Aug Aug 2-7 8-13 20.40 14.00(22.00) (15.20) £9.00 (£6.00) UK Premiere JOURNEYS AND MEMORIES (Scotland):Theatre Cryptic and'Doom Kuotet will ravish your senses!

Steve Reich' s ' D ifferent Trains' , Istun Marta' s and Alleym's choral Miserere.Visually stunning movements, video, lighting.- A'ASigh' n achievement worth(19.00) seeing, hearing and feeling' Guardian.

Aug 15-20 13.18.00 Aug 21-27 30 (14.30) £9.00 (£6.00) KASSANDRA NOW!strength, (Sweden): A dramatic montages ofchildren. the remnants war, a songepicofwhere feminine a prayer for tomorrow' Slava' s 'oftotal J theatre' body, voice, dance, drama become one, upholds human dignity defends freedom' s eternal fragility.

Aug 2-7and22.30 Aug 8-13 17.30(23.40) (18.40) £9.00 (£6.00) UK Premiere KOMEDIA ST STEPHENS continues over the page 1

KOMEDIA ST STEPHENS continues over the page LETS theatre SLEEPbyONdynamic IT (Germany/US/lsrael):Witty, unconventional contemporary ’! consciousness' dance acrobatic trio. Wee Dance' s original 'stream of a series piece combining choreography, movement, imagery, enacts i ofAugthematic variations on ' r ight means wrong objectives = vicious circle.'

15-20 13.

3 0 (14.30) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 21-27 19.30 (20.30) UK Premiere NAPTHALENE (Russia): Madcap,Comic eccentric clownery!

Cabaret-style lunacy from award-winning, globetrotting Trust, featuring absurdity with quackery,, 'Spantomine with'Cocacolenka' puppetry - slapstick, scandal,farcical skullduggery!

'Gagwoman' mall-bug' and deliver idiotic fun to your decadent, impoverished UK! Aug 2-7 spiritually 19.15(20.10) Aug 8-13 23.30 (00.30) £9.00 (£6.00) UK Premiere ^ PETRIFIED SKINfrom(Germany):A cryFabrik for human tolerance, mutual respect II world citizenship award-winning (Hopeless Games).This stark, and powerful, physical performance symbolically portrays two formerbarriers antagonists, [| dissolving fear, suspicion, mistrust, and the material-psychological dividing15-20 them.15.00 (16.00) £9.00 (£6.00) I Aug Aug 21-27 21.00 (22.00) UK Premiere POOH AND PRAH (Russia): Legendary St Petersburg avant-garde |! ofconceptual artists AKHE, construct nonchalant spatial-optical theatre aesthetics plot-less creative absurdism.

Subtle, anarchic, decontextualised hilarity fromto Dostoyevski, Kharms, Kantor and beyond, blends poignant, poetic ambience ji Aug unremitting structured chaos, I 5-20 23.00 (00.05) £9.00 (£6.00) i Aug 21-27 16.30 (17.35) UK Premiere PRIMARY SYMPTOMS OF NAME LOSS (Russia/Czech): Dark, surreal metaphysical 'documentary' adapts found man' Soviets escapist diary. Absurd satirical clowning opens deep archetypal myths confronts dreams.

Novogo Fronta' s dance, imagery, mysticism, abstractions, offers potent apocalyptic vision ofAug suffering human condition.

2-7 16.19.0010(17.20) Aug 8-13 (20.30) £9.00 (£6.00) UK Premiere ^ SCHOOL FOR FOOLS (Russia): From Sokolov' s novel, a boy' s fleeting, s formative, childhood impressions attending 1950s Sovietpathos, school.slapstick-humour, Formalny-Baltic' powerful post-glasnost ' l iving theatre' , blends warmth, pre-recorded dialogue, kinematics with moody atmospherics and compelling I poetic tenderness.

Aug 15-20 19.

(21.00) £9.00 (£6.00) (Aug 21-27 22.3030 (midnight) UK Premiere I Globetrotting SHY SHINING WALLS s(Costa Rica): A stylish, tender,mini-symphony romantic duet.on DiquisTiquis' delicate psycho-emotional themes of sexual partnership.

Five precise, poetic body-dance characterize male-female relationship, consciousness and identitymovements within love and enmity.

Aug 15-20 16.

3 0 (17.30) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 21-27 18.00 (19.00) UK Premiere UPSIDEneo-Frankensteinian DOWN (Russia): 'Fringe First winning Doparodying Theatre'sSoviet (Hopeless Games) t errible mixed dance' insane asylums.

Weird, farcical experimentsdivisions and grotesque, macabrein ghosts cause creator-created, executioner-victim to evaporate mad, medical, role-reversing revelry. £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 15-20 21.30 Aug 21-27 15.00 (22.30) (16.00) UK Premiere VELCRO SYNC I/Ostimulate PROJECT (Germany): Fabrik-Potsdam andshape gueststhe multi-media show to all the senses.

Pictures, film, sounds, space aromas, melodies, movements meaningfully oppose or compliment each other.17-19,24-27 Can we see smells, smell music, Aug 00.30 (01.20) £9.00 recognise (£6.00) without remembering... !

EDDIE LADD OOO©© Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5105 L13 i[from SCARFACE Re-make of a re-make, a tribute to Brian de Palma' s trash classic 1983 andas aitsstand-in lead, Al Pacino. Fast'Post-modern action playedoragainst screen, [West Wales what' blue Western Mail.with ! Aug 19-26 10.30 (11.15) for£6.50Miami. (£5.50) .LANTERNE THEATRE COMPANY 00©00 Venue 126 - Rocket @ St John's Hall, West End, Princes Street Tickets 228 7555 K9 IIfullPARTY TO THE DIVORCE A new comedy of bad manners and dirty tricks, of wicked and sexual Shadesmanipulated of Ayckbourne Albee I3| wrestle as partyliesturns guests becomemanoeuvres. pawnsbedtime. in games by theandunscrupulous host. 6-1Laughter to tears before ^'/Aug Aug I 19.

3 0 (21.00) £6.00 (£4.00) 13-18 21.30 (23.00) £6.00 (£4.00) ^

The Machine / MCD in association with The Scotsman Assembly present The Matchmaker

by John B. Keane

3-27 August at 1.45pm not 19,16,23 THE SCOTSMAN Assembly Rooms Venue 3 Box Office: 0131 226 2428 "A work of hilarious comedy. Unmissable."

Waterford News and Star "Comic brilliance...flawless acting."

RTE-ACE on line "The Matchmaker is quite simply a great time. Keane's humour is witty mischievous and on the mark" Sunday Business Post "A great sense of pain and pathos...Manahan and Keogh are a perfect match" Evening Herald 107

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 LAURIELORRY ©Q©©0 Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 LI I GUSSET the PaulawayPotter' smoves Gussetandis feels. her guiding light, her epicentre that from determines she She is multi-skilled and moves one With £6.00 her 'g(£4.00) usset path to light' anything is possible. ^ Augjob3-26to another.

14.35 (15.55) LAZZI ©Q©©0 Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 MR PINOCCHIO Forget Disney.Why become ' r eal' ?

And at what cost!

Apsychological middle-agedcartwheels, Mr Pinocchio confronts his carefree puppet-self with An intriguing twist on Collodi's classic. crackling Serious fun.wordplay, 'Exquisiteslapstick comedy'foolery.

Scotsman. www.lazzi.co.uk Aug 3-27 (not 15) 17.30 (18.30) £7.50 (£5.00) World Premiere ^ LEICESTERSHIRE YOUTH ARTS 00©©0 Venue 65 - StAnn's Community Centre,South Gray's Close, CowgateTickets 557 0469 LI3 ANIMAL FARManimals The masterpiece byonGeorge Orwell, uses the relationships among farmyard tothat comment society and 'astate .The stageOrwell' version is everything the book is and gives visualcommunism' representation ofAug s thoughts and concerns.

14-25 18.00 (19.00) £6.00 (£4.00) 3 THEown SECRET DIARYsOFbrilliantly ADRIAN MOLE AGEDlife!3recorded /4 Leicestershire' very Sue Townsend' funny novel about ina anote s teenage boy' s diary...

The stage show is not one to be missed, make in your14-25 diary.16.00 (17.00) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug LEITH EATRE ©0©00 Venue 83 - St Serfs Church Hall, Clark Road, Goldenacre Tickets 226 0000 B9 THE LASS Wl'THE MUCKLE MOU’ Laugh or be hanged at this stirring Scots comedy by Alexander Reid capturing family feuds in 15th century Scotland.

No supernatural! everyday story of Border Reivers but boisterous humour - with a touch of the Aug 4-18 (not Suns) 19.30 (22.00) £6.50 (£5.50) LIP THEATRE COMPANY OOOOO Venue 127 - St John's Church, West End, Princes Street Tickets 668 2019 K8 LIP THEATRE CO. PRESENTS THE CURSE OF THE SINISTER TREE AND THE Two and contrasting comedies: thefollowed first a bysurreal parody of 'ThePARTY Hound of theoriginal Baskervilles' by the Drummond; Mikail6-1Chowdhury' s down-to-earth Aug I 11.45(13.15) £3.50 (£3.00)'The Party'!

World Premiere LOBSTER PRODUCTIONS ®0©00 Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 LI I DANGLE IN THE DUST Faust set in professional sport.

Physical thought provoking show.Young professional cast sell their souls! Wouldandyou? 'superbly ... hysterically funny... gripping plot, packed with action and suspense...

Aug 3-12acted, 21.15directed (22.15) and £7.00choreographed' (£5.00) Shields Gazette. ^ LONE STAR THEATRE COMPANY ®0©©0 Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 SHOLOM ALEICHEM NOW YOU' R E TALKING! Saul Reichlin' s totally beguiling' What' s Onhumour, dramatisation of stories on the wisdom, tears, ofwhich life ininspired RussiaCritic' ofFiddler thes Choice.

Czars.

'Roof.The Astonishing... hilarious... ahappiness, towering performance' Metro www.saulreichlin.com Aug 3-27 (not Weds) 16.00 (17.00) £6.00 (£4.00) LOST THEATRE COMPANY ®0©00 Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5105 LI 3 BLACK COMEDY Struggling artist hoping to impress girlfriend' s father, 'theborrows' antique furniture from the flat next door.

A blown fuse plunges into total darkness.And then theunmissable neighbourcomic comesmasterpiece. home early...

Peterhouse Shaffer' Aug 4-18 (nots brilliantly 12) noonoriginal (13.15) play. £6.50An(£5.50) ^ EAST Steven Berkoffs romp through End that life.

Uncompromising and sexysemi-autobiographical with full-on f**k-off factor from theEastdecade gave usfunnyPunkandRock.

One of Berkoffs most resonant works, now a classic.

Very Aug 4-18 (not very 12) foul.

13.30 (14.45) £6.50 (£5.50) ^

E0 SMITH FOR KARUSHI LTD PRESENTS Ben Moor and Janice Phayreii Three Wishes

by Ben Moor “Wistful, intelligent, fantastical, charming.

A magic realist’s delight in the bizarre entices and enthralls the audience."

“Lyrical storytelling as funny as it is beautiful.” The rimes

PLEASANCE 0131 556 6550 1.15PM 1-27 AUGUST No 6 2o

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LUM IN ARIA/JENNIFER 8 NYC 00©©0 Venue Tickets61620-The6206Underbelly, Edinburgh Central Library George IV Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) LI I FUR European premiere FUR byandonedarkly of America' s most provocative playwrights, Migdalia Cruz.

Aofa caged cruel comic love triangle amongst shop owner, a trapper, and beast.

A New York company stages this a pet magical-surrealistic fable.

Aug 12-26 17.00 (18.30) £6.50 (£5.50) European Premiere LYNN FERGUSON & STEPHEN POWELL 0O©©O Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 226 2428 J10 MENTAL Lynn Ferguson and Stephen Powell are two psychiatric nurses who share a flat. They deal with people who are sociopathic, unpredictable and unstable... patients.

Funny and tragic - like life really.

Only shorter.and then there are the21.05 Aug 3-5,7-9,12,14-16,20-23,27 (22.20) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 10-11,17-19,24-26 21.05 (22.20) £ 10.50 (£9.50) World Premiere THE MAKARS AND D.M.D.C. 00©©0 Venue 104 - Murrayfield Parish Church Hall, Ormidale Terrace Tickets 226 0000 LI Outer BLITHEArcati, SPIRITa local To collect material for hisa new Madame medium,the todead conduct seancebook, in hisCharles home.Condomine Unfortunatelyinvites his first and causes Augwife, 15-25Elvira, (notreturns Sun) from 19.30 (21.45) £7.00 (£6.00)havoc in the household.

MASTERPIECE ENTERTAINMENT OQ©©0 Venue 202 - C oj, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 3 HAPPY HOUR Outrageous American comedy.Three siblings make dramatic changes when Poppa dies suddenly, leaving the family bar in limbo.

Split personalities, a real Asian Elvis, and a saxophone with a mind of its own. Sexy, hysterical, Aug 5-26 unmissable!

17.30 (18.35) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere NICHOLA MCAULIFFE IN GOLIATH’ 00©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 GOLIATH Annie Castledine directs Bryony Lavery' s explosive adaptation of Beatrix gender, Campbell’s ’dazzlingly clearbreathtaking vision of 1a country divided - McAuliffe swaps accent, race and class with aplomb, portraying the full, flawed of people the edge Guardian.

Aug 6 humanity 13.25 (14.35) £6.00 living on(14.35) Aug £8.50(£8.50) (£7.50) Aug 8-10,13,15-17,20-23 11 -12,18-19,24-27 13.13.2525(14.35) £9.50 MIDAS PRODUCTIONS 00©©0 Venue 49 - Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place Tickets 225 9893 MI2 THE WORLD' S WIFE 'Just Ruletwo No. ofI - the A boyfriend' s forceful for Christmas notfeaturing just forin life. ' Meet the Kray sisters. witty and women this adaptation Ann Duffy' acclaimed book of poems.

Augvibrant 13-25 (not Sun) of11.Carol 30 (12.20) £6.50 s(£5.00) World Premiere MIDDLESBROUGH LITTLE THEATRE OOO©© JUNIOR COMPANY Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI 2 TWO DAFT LASSES IN A BOAT/A CAT INBoat:THEbestROAD Comedy double bill by Jan McBride.Two Daft Lasses in a friends lost at sea. 'bySharp sassy dialogue' Shieldsa Gazette. in the Road: black comedy.Trapped phobias selfA Cat destructs.

Aug 21-27 and15.2obsessions, 5 (16.40) £5.00family (£3.50) MIDLAND ACTORS THEATRE ®0©©0 Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 2 LADY CHATTERLEY' S LOVER D.H. Lawrence' s sizzling and controversial classic tale of one woman' s sexual awakening.

An intense and powerful new adaptation from leadingonlyMidlands David Calcutt. Sensual, lyrical, moving,1 -26erotic. (containsplaywright Birmingham Aug (notAdults 14) 21.00 (22.50) £7.50nudity). (£5.50)'Very impressive'World PremierePost.

MIKE MARAN PRODUCTIONS ©OOOO Venue 12 - Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street Tickets 248 4848 / 226 0000 L9 CAPTAIN CORELLI' S MANDOLIN Adapted by Mike Maran and Philip Contini with kind permission from author, Louis de Bernieres. ' I loved it' Mariella Frostrup.communication 'Engrossing, touching and beautifully played' Sunday Times.

An 3oasis Jul'Aug I,1-2Augof19.2-3real 21.30 (22.50) £ 10.in 0a0 desert' (£7.50) Scotsman, (£5.00 C) www.mikemaran.com 1 5 (20.35) Aug 4 14.30 (15.50) 109

MKAY PRODUCTIONS OO0OO LI2 Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 AGNES OF GOD A dark insight into three women's minds: one motivated by logic and psychiatry; another by blind faith and acceptance; the youngest by mysterious voices and visions. Which one is right and who should we believe?

Aug 6-12 20.20 (21.35) £6.50 (£5.00) ^ MODERN SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES OOOOO CENTRE OF ARMENIA - YEREVAN THEATRE Venue 124 - Rocket @ Kirk O’ Field, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance Tickets 530 4543 MI4 OUTSILENCE-2 It's a ritual theatre of the masks where the only difference is that we wouldn't put on the masks... we would take them off. Project design

by Hamlet Hovhannisyan. Space organisation byAra Hovsepyan. Project narrator Jon AugMakaryan.

6-11 21.15 (22.20) £7.00 (£5.00) MOLANATHEATRE GROUP OOO©© Venue 81 -The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 THE DAY THE DAGGERS BROKE LOOSE Molana theatre group presents a play based on the spiritual teachings of God's prophets employing projection, music and mime. Its principle message is love and friendship amongst mankind.

Aug 20-26 11.00 (11.45) £6.00 (£5.00) MONASH POSTGRAD/ZENITH ®0©00 THEATRE COMPANY Venue 47 - Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, l7West Register Street Tickets 556 2549 JI2 PANDORA'S BOX MeetAphra Behn and her depraved friends in an old/new Restoration comedy with a surreal edge.

Sex, intrigue, more sex, music and Royalty! The battle of the sexes fought with the sharpest of witty weaponry.

Look inside...

Aug 3-18 (not Tues) 15.00 (17.00) £5.00 (£3.00) UK Premiere ^

Bette Bourne as Quentin Crisp RESIDENT ALIEN

by Tim Fountain SUBVERSIVE GLORY' The Sunday Telegraph 'IMMACULATE' 'CHARMING' The Observer The Daily Mail ‘COMPELLING' SUPERB' The Financial Times The Times ‘A MASTERCLASS 'LIFE IN MIRTH’ HANGING’ Variety The Financial Times ‘REMARKABLE’ tJOUR-DE-FORCE’ The Evening Time Out

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BEN MOOR ®Q©©0 i Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 4 BEN MOOR AND JANICE PHAYRE:THREE WISHES When you know It| l you' llromantic get whatcomedy. you wishGranada for, are Award you sureNominee about what you really want?

A brand new ' 9 8, ' 9 9. ' A truly gifted storyteller' Independent.

Previews Aug 1-3 19.15(20.15)19.1£3.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12-16,19,21-23 5 (20.15) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 19.15 (20.15) Aug 24-27 19.15 (20.15) £ 10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere ^ 1 BEN MOOR: A SUPERCOLLIDER FORTHE FAMILY A welcome re-run for the sleeper hitBenof Moor' 1997. Particle Physics, tightrope walking andcomedy. the • nature of love collide in s ' e xtraordinary' Scotsman romantic Twice Granada Award Nominee.' izarre, elegant, Aug 2-5,9-12,16-19,23-27 11.00B(11.50) £5.00 beautiful, funny' Times.

MORE HOUSE SCHOOL ©OOOO Venue 34 - C,Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 | LINGO What would you do if you woke up and found you couldn' t speak or write or communicate at all? A talented company of teenagers grapple with this || problem in their action-packed search for... the Lingo.

Aug I-1 I 11.00 (noon) £5.50 (£4.50) World Premiere ^ | MYWOOORD! PRODUCTIONS 00©©0 Venue 167 - George Square Gardens, George Square NI2 || MARIVAUX’S THE DISPUTE Newemotional version byjourney Neill Bartlett.

An energetic exploration of the physical, mental and of adolescents locked up all theirprovoking. lives, released before your very eyes into the outside world. Fun and |!|! thought Aug 10-23 18.30 (19.45) £6.00 (£5.00)

NATIONAL (NSTC) STUDENT THEATRE OQ©©0 COMPANY Venue 101 - C belle angele, Hastie's Close, off Cowgate Tickets 2255105 LI2 PULL MY STRINGS Spirit of Chaplin in the air, as dynamic dramatherapists invade theNSDFhomeaward-winner. of Edmund, Inspiring a hermit new puppeteer.

Delightful, surprise-packed double theatre. '[Gives] hope for the future ofAug the6-26 theatre...

Sunday Times. (not 12)out-Pirandellos 16.00 (17.00) Pirandello' £6.50 (£5.50) V'' NATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE 00©00 Venue 91 - St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place Tickets 226 0000 L6 CREATION Inspired by world creation myths, explodes in a riot of music, dance and theatre.

Fringe First winners NYMT mark their 25th Anniversary, returning topiece St Mary' s Cathedral whereprojected' they beganTimes. in 1976. 'A superbly disciplined of(21.15) work, immaculately Aug 14-18 20.00 £ 11.00/£9.00/£7.00/£5.00 (£9.00/£7.00/£5.00) Aug 15.00(16.15) Aug 1816 16.00(17.15) NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE OO©©© Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 |i THE HOLYLAND World premiere by Daragh Carville.An explosive and J funny account offromlife movies in the streets surrounding Queens University in Belfast, taking its cues such as ' S hort Cuts' and ' M agnolia' .

Performed

by I the world renowned NYT. Aug 7-10,14-17,20-23 12.50 (14.00) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug I 1-12,18-19,24-27 12.50 (14.00) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere | NATURAL THEATRE COMPANY OOO©® Venue 138 - Various places, call 07974 750 549 or 01225 469 131, On the city streets STREET THEATRE The hilariouscorner characters the Natural Theatre willandbePERFORMANCES popping up Coneheads, in every conceivable of theandofFringe entertain, surprise delight.The the Kissing Coppers Nudeto |1 Tourists on a street near you!

Aug 20-26 Time and location variable, please call for details. Free (non-ticketed) 4

NEGATIVEQUITY ®0©©0 Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 | BROKEN BLOSSOMS Caught between her abusive father and would be T saviour, Lucy longs for escape.

A profoundly moving drama of love and honour inFursthe'Eface of brutalHauntingly intolerance.

Fromtheatre... the creatorsInspired' of 2000'Scotsman. s 5-star Venus in xquisite... beautiful Aug 3-26 (not 12,21) 17.30 (18.45) £7.50 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ I1

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com THE NETHERBOWTHEATRE 00©©0 Venue 30 - Netherbow Theatre, 43 High Street Tickets S56 9S79 KI3 SALTIRE SEASON Enjoy the Saltire Society Season of Solo Theatre, a George Mackay Brown premiere, Dance India Scotland (see Dance), Supper with Robert Burns,Treasure Island by Wee Stories and a full programme under 'childrens shows'.

AN ENGLISH EDUCATION The making of a Scottish monarch - in England.

James I -inRenaissance king, poet,production prisoner ofandJohnpolitician is in audience.

Robin Thomson thesolo.award-winning Cargill -Thompson' s classic play.

A Saltire Aug 20-Sept I 13.00 (14.00) £6.00 (£4.50) CHILDSPLAY Adult life seen through the eyes of a growing boy - sex, death, religion. poetic and dramatic by contemporary RaymondA Cousse brought to lifemasterwork

by Allan Sharpe in Bil Findlay'French s Scottishplaywright translation.

Enfantillages: a Saltire solo.

Aug 27-Sept I 17.30 (18.40) £6.00 (£4.50) JESSIE KESSON Unforgettable of a 1920s the backstreets.

An adolescent' s joy, pain and love oftaleslanguage.

Jennychildhood Lee of Atticin Theatre Acaptures Saltire the solo.raw energy and rich humour of one of Scotland's foremost voices.

Aug 20-Sept I 20.15 (21.25) £6.00 (£4.50) World Premiere OLAF ISBISTER - A SEAMAN'S TALE George Mackay Brown's worldpremiere play presented by Tweed Theatre. Olaf, the lazy charming ne'er-do-well Orcadian, wanders globethefinding wealth and disaster. A recently discovered work (21.10) thatthetakes worldromance, for its oyster.

Aug 6-11 20.15 £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere PORT AND LEMON:THE MYSTERY BEHIND SHERLOCK HOLMES Mrs Hudson, landlady extraordinaire, sips her tipple, slipping secrets to ProfessorinMoriarty.The truthThompson' about Holmes and Watson revealed! John Shedden the John Cargill s devilishly clever award-winning treat.

AAugSaltire solo. I 15.00 (16.10) £6.00 (£4.50) 20-Sept SUPPER WITH ROBERT BURNS A feast from Scotland's storytellers, singers and queen of the kitchen. relax and tasty and stylepoetry. of Scotia's international bard. Traditional fare Eat, seasoned withenjoy song,thepassion 'Aug Don't15-Sept delay' Scotsman.

Combined dinner show.

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NINETY DEGREES FLAT O THEATRE COMPANY Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155 SUGAR SPICE Three friends thought their unbreakable.

Yet, after AND university their lives are developed in newcomes places.friendship A defences reunionwasbrings back memories but not all of them good.Truth out, are broken, accusations fl y .

Aug 5-11 21.30 (22.20) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere ^ NORTHERN THEATRE Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil StreetCOMPANY Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only 0O©OOJ9 HERO The story of Hull' s Dan Billany, writer of international renown, humourist, working-class hero,missing who was imprisoned in David an ItalianDowie.A POW story camp.

Inof November 1943 he went with fellow POW courage and love.

Aug 3-14 20.35 (21.50) £8.00 (£6.00) ^ NOT QUITE REALITY THEATRE CO. OOOOO Venue 49 - Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place Tickets 225 9893 M12 TOUCHING SOFTTHINGS Ana better adaptation of John Steinbeck' s is 'touching Of Mice soft and things.

Men' .TomDream dreams of life.

Pete' s main concern and reality soon blur as the rabbits eventually r take Aug over.

6-11 13.30 (15.00) £5.50 (£4.50) World Premiere > NOTTINGHAM NEW THEATRE ®0©©0 Venue 4 - C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace Tickets 225 5105 LI I IN BED WITH SUE LAWLEY Ronan wanted fame and glory.

But abovean allunforgettable he wanted Chorus to be onofDesert Island Discs.

Features a host of celebs and all-singing all-dancing Sue Lawleys. Hilarious Greek tragedy the Suns) Noughties.

Aug 2-25for(not 11.00 (11.50) £5.50 (£4.50) World Premiere NOTTINGHAM NEW THEATRE continues over the page

THE NEVER MIND THEATRE COMPANY 0O©©O Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 NI3 IGNORANCE Laugh!

As a thief steals a family; Cry! As men are assaulted by patisserie; andmodern Gasp! fairytales As things happen on park benches shouldn' nightmarish s headwhich - proving thatt.These 'Ignorance' is bliss... mess with14.everyone' Aug 3,5,7,9,1really1,13,15,17,19,21,23,25 45 (15.45) £6.00 (£4.00) ^ SMILE FOR ME Heard the one about the girl whose face gets stolen?

No? Then seesothis!far Dare at thisandpitch comedy-thriller which pushes the that ittogetslaughangry starts14.black Augjoke 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26 4attacking 5 (15.45) the£6.00audience... (£4.00) NEW PHOENIXTHEATRE Venue 234 - Old Assembly Close, 172 High Street KI2 OTHELLO Using eight-foot puppets ands Othello percussion, four actorsofexplore the theme of manipulation in Shakepeare' the Tragedy the Moor ofVenice. .ugS-10 19.00 (21.00) Free (non-ticketed) European Premiere THE NEW ROUTE THEATRE COMPANY ®0©©O e 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 LEAR Anstructure. adaptationChairman of Shakespeare' s KingtheLearcompany set in leipHEbetween OrbEXECUTIVE Theatre' s management Lear divides three devoted managers.

Life becomesBlackturbulent take-over France£6.00 consortium. comedy.as an aggressive Aug 3-27 is(notlaunched 15) 16.by05the(17.25) (£4.50) NEW VOICE COMPANY OOOOO Venue <543 124 - Rocket @ Kirk O' Field, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance Tickets 530MI4 CLASSICAL MONIQUE one woman musical and dramatic collage conceptualised, devised andandacted

by Philippine actress Evening oflovepoetry, songs dramatic excerpts about a Monique woman'sWilson. journeyAn through as she embraces life and celebrates her womanhood. iAug 6-11 21.00 (22.15) £7.00 (£6.00) European Premiere 111

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 NOTTINGHAM NEW THEATRE continued Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 22S 51 OS LI2 BREAKFAST NOT INCLUDED 'Halitosis-suffering male seeks dreary female for night of Monopoly and Charades.'

Alison Carr' s fast-paced new comedyalldrama explores the special loves, losses, trials and tribulations of five hotel r guests, something.

Aug 1-26 searching (not 12) for16.1that 0 (17.00) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere > EQUUS A stunning fusiondriven of mime, movement and intense dialogue explores aShaffer' youngs man disturbingly to the horrific blinding of six horses.

Peter acclaimed psychological drama of passion and pain.

A captivating urban nightmare flying(01.20) manes.£7.50 (£5.50) Aug 1-26 of23.20 ^ NUTS 00©©0 Venue 101 - C belle angele, Hastie's Close, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5105 L12 WHISPERS IN THE WOOD A young man is murdered.

A girl is accused.

A witness the key.The ensuing investigation by an inexperienced journalist draws6-26 himholdstowards a darker it appears to be.^ Aug 17.15 (18.15) £6.50truth. (£5.50)Noir thriller that is not allWorld Premiere NXT ©0©©0 Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) HI4 Adamage LIGHTinflicted GATHERING OFa state DUSTwhichErotic, darkly humorous study of the on lovers by successfully institutionalised personal betrayal. treat to find an author alert to a world widerWorld than a London4,6,8,10,12,14,17,19,21,23,25,27 drug alley''ATimes.

Aug 20.15 (21.15) £7.00 (£5.00) Premiere ^ LOADED by David Bown, previous winner of Sunday Times Playwriting Award.

Centred a failingTarantino. relationship, heist. 'Laurel and around Hardy meets Newthree playsmechanics don't comeplanmorea jewelry promising than Guardian Aug this.Volcanic!'

3,5,7,9,11,13,16,18,20,22,24,26 20.15 (21.15) £7.00 (£5.00) ^ ON A ROLE PRODUCTIONS 0Q©00 Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI 2 THE LITTLE MERMAID A charming and darkly, comic fairy tale.

A story about stories, this new piece by Joanna Mary Pinto, weaves together Hans Christian s classic,of childhood with new stories funny, an adult' s lookAndersen' at theI world magic. and tales. Charming, Aug 6-11,14-18 1.05 (11.55) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere ^ ON CUE PRODUCTIONS 00©©0 Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 TESTING 1,2,4...

Thousands of guests, hundreds of bagpipe stopping numbers, two sound technicians, left, they' no performers... explosive hour of thethey' songsd confess. they one onlyhour thought d amplify and yet. the Anlyrics they neverAug dreamed Previews 3 23.40 (00.50) Free (ticketed) Aug 4-27 (not 15) 23.40 (00.50) £7.50 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ ONLY CONNECT OOO©© Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I BE MY BABY ... when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin' .

Setplayin a home for unmarried mothers in 1964, Amanda Whittington' s poignant follows the fortunes of Mary Adams, aged 19 and seven months pregnant.

Featuring Aug 21-27live18.girl-group 30 (19.45)music. £5.50 (£4.50) ONLY YOUNG ONCE! PRODUCTIONS 0O©©O Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 DINNER IN SUBURBIA A new play about life in Essex, the home of tennis clubs and personalised number plates.

An entertaining look at four couples in pursuit3-27of (not cheap15)wine,11.M30&(12.15) S food £5.00 and more money...

Aug (£4.00)of that lovely newWorld Premiere ^ OnO THEATRE COMPANY WITH WEST SUSSEX COUNTY YOUTH THEATRE Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 BROKENVILLE Oneaofgroup a trilogyindividuals

by Philip Ridley. the ruins of a citychild destroyed by adifficult disaster, gathertheirInround sleeping and begin the process ofofpiecing together livesathrough stories.

New play.

Aug 3,8,1 1, 13-14,17-18,21 -22,26 14.15 (15.30) £6.00 (£4.00) UK Premiere OnO THEATRE COMPANY continues over the page

24 hour Box Office at www.edfringe.com

by Liz Lochhead Herald Angel winner 2000 “Almost undescribably brilliant...”

Scotland on Sunday “Breathtaking adaption..incandescent and unmissable.”

The Independent “theatre babel’s superb production...”

The Observer “Passionately human and disturbing...”

London Evening Standard “Some of the most exciting recent work on Greek drama...”

The Sunday Times

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OnO THEATRE COMPANY continued FAIRYTALEHEART One ofthea trilogy Ridley. play about the storytelling weby Philip have toperfection' seekAoutmagical the positive in our lives.'power ... thisofsixty minute and gem 14.of 1aability Aug 4,12,15-16,19-20,23-25 5 play...

(15.30)poetic £6.00 (£4.00) Daily Mail.

SPARKLESHARK of a trilogy of kidscombines on the a roof ofstreet a towervocabulary block,One co-operate to oftellbytransformative aPhilip fairy Ridley. story. A'Timagery. hebunch dialogue tough with flashes Amazing' Times.

Aug 5-10 (notWed) I4.I5 (I5.30) £6.00 (£4.00) OPENHEART 00©00 Venue 34 - C,Chambers Street Tickets 225 SI05 LI2 DISTANT SUN Alan deserted his sister to escape his mother' s suicide and hisHeartbeat' bullyingsfather.

Now a crisis can it redeem past?

Derekwitty Fowlds, Davidreunites Lonsdaletheandfamily, TriciabutPenrose feature the in David Farn's12-18 dark and play. £8.00 Aug 19.30 (20.50) (£6.00) World Premiere OUTLOOK PRODUCTIONS 00©©0 Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I MEDEA A mothers love... that kills her children.A devised production from an award-winning cast, representing Medea through three actresses.

All but the play's emotional heart is torn away in a radical new translation. www.outlook-productions.com Aug 6-27 (not 13,20) 20.45 (21.45) £5.00 (£4.00) ^ OVERTHEEDGE OQ©©0 Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 BORNof AFRICAN A white accountant, a coloured youth,Zimbabwe' a black sservant: faces modern Africa, a place as human as it is magical. acclaimed company paint three brutal portraits that question the true meaning of being Born 6,8,10,12,15,17,19,22,24,26 African.

Aug 19.15 (20.45) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere ^ TWELFTH NIGHT Five ' e xceedingly inventive performers' TNT in an African fantasy Illyria. 'SBest tanding Scotsman; 'a joy to behold' List; 'SNot piritof Shakespeare' Fringe's award; Actorovation' nomination; 'an ornithologists dream'7,9,1Stage. toof the be missed.

Aug 1, 14,16,18,21,23,25,27 19.15 (20.45) £7.00 (£5.00) PALIMPSEST PRODUCTIONS OO©©© Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I ALPHA BETA last to go nuts goes free'.We cannot escape the way we make our lives and those in them, any more than time can free us from the results of our mistakes. Identity, insecurity, infidelity, cigarettes, coffee. www.palimpsestproductions.co.uk Aug 14-27 (not 20) 19.05 (20.25) £5.00 (£4.00) PARK PLAYERS A.D.S 000©0 Venue 126 - Rocket @ St John's Hall,West End, Princes Street Tickets 228 7555 K9 ALBERT, US they LAUGH Jimmieis Chinn.

'I'm notinnocent, backward,captivating, I understandMAKE everything say!' Albert I I; deprived, no-one escapes primitive existence; happiness, sadness,himjoyunchanged. and despair.LookAn beyond evocative,hisengrossing play. It's experience beautifulness!

Aug 20-25 14.00 (15.50) £7.50 (£6.00) PARLAPATOES. PATIFES & PASPALHOES/ 00©©0 CULTURA INGLESA Venue 62 - Continental Shifts at St Bride's Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace Tickets 346 1405 N6 SARDANAPALO This comedy is a fictional story about Alexander the Great, standing withinhiscontraposition troop in fronttoofByron' the statue of Sardanapalo to rethink his life. It was Augwritten 13-25 (not Sun) 14.00 (15.35) £6.00s tragedy. (£4.00) UK Premiere PEEPOLYKUS ®0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 GOOSE NIGHTS ' F ollowing previous masterpieces of idiocy' Times, 'Standard.

Greek tragedy is the latest targetofforthePeepolykus' s side-splitting absurdity' 'and Freewheeling daffiness highest'Justorder' Independent, 'the most inventive joyful act around' Sunday Times. go!'

Guardian. www.peepolykus.com Previews Aug 1-2 17.30 (18.45) £3.00 Aug 17.30 (18.45) Aug 3-6,8-10,13-17,20,22-23 I I -12,18-19,24-27 17.30 (18.45) £9.50 £8.50 (£8.50)(£7.50)

PENDLE BORDERLINE THEATRE COMPANY 00©00 Venue Rocket @ Kirk O’ Field, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance Tickets124530- 4543 MI4 INVENTING Max SilvermanThose has he'disappeared.Why? Where' s heMax-shaped gone? Andhole. whoMAX was he anyway? s left behind try to fi l the 'Pendle Borderline are an innovative company' Leader/Times. www.pendle.net/borderline Aug 6,8,10,14,16,18 13.10(14.20) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere LIE DOWN JACK COYNE Mary sells books.

Not a bad life.

John introduces her tolifetechnology and difficult things change.

A warm, comic look1 atLeader how Times. controlling your can be more than you think! ' F ine drama www.pendle.net/borderline Aug 7,9,11,13,15,17 13.10 (14.20) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere PENN THEATRE ENSEMBLE OOO0O Venue 11 - Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 LawnmarketTickets 225 8961 LI I THE ELEKTRA CABARET Singing!

Dancing!

Revenge!

Classical Greece meets Freud' s Vienna via Weimar Germany in this production.

Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Elektra a landmark work ofcabaret. fin-de-siecle psychology - takes on vibrant life through the -prism Berlin-style Aug 20-25 11.30 (12.40) £3.00of(£2.50) World Premiere PERFORMANCE EXCHANGE 000©0 Venue 40 - Quaker Meeting House,7Victoria Terrace Tickets 220 6109 LI I HAMLET BY FREUD Revenge!

The analyst as actor.The doctor as dane.An imaginative, intriguing and funny look at Shakespeare' s most famous play.

Cast includes: Ego, Id, Illusion, Melancholia, theatre!

Neuroses, Sex, Gertrude, Ghost and Oedipus.

Aug 20-25Dreams 21.00 interpreted.

(22.00) £5.50Great (£4.00) World Premiere PERIPLUM TREE ®0©©O Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 LI I ARTAUD IN WONDERLAND 'Ytoou'Lewis ve plagiarised my vwork,' cries Antonin Artaud (Theatre of Cruelty creator) Carroll.You' e even stolen my opium addiction.'Extraordinarily How curious! hallucinatory' It must be timeGuardian. to die! 'Devastatingly electric' *****Scotsman.

Aug 3-5,10-12,17-19,23-26 15.40 (16.40) £8.00 (£5.50) ^ RASPUTIN Insatiablelovefairground mystic, mesmerist, infidel, antichrist, blackruler angel, Russia' s greatest machine, would like to meet masochist female oftheiran style empire,of theatre to shareis'state secrets and revolution. 'How original and fantastic Aug 6-9,14-16,20-22 15.Edinburgh 40 (16.40)Guide. £8.00 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ PLEASANCE FESTIVAL OF THEATRE 2001 ®Q©©0 Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 MI2 ALL CLONED UPShow!

London' s comedy musical cultTimehit!Out.More'Biginnovative than The Rocky Horror ' A devilish joyous affair' Brother is cloningit!'you!'Evening Wax Standard.

Magazine. 'Lip-pursingly camp... the dancing sheep alone are worth Previews Aug 1-3 23.30 (00.45) £3.00£8.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-6,10,13,15-17 (00.45)£9.50 Aug 11-12,18-19 23.3023.30 (00.45) (£8.50) Aug 20-23 23.30 (00.45) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 24-27 23.30 (00.45) £9.50 (£8.50) yr CRIMES OF PASSION JEROME PRADON Here am I so lost, so alone...

A condemned and killer summoned the damned...

Pradon (Whistle Downlover the Wind and Jesus Christ toSuperstar) thrills Jerome and disturbs inAug this 1-3 extraordinary musical.

Previews 15.

4 0 (16.40) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-10,13-17,21-23 15.40 (16.40) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug I I -12,18-19,24 (16.40) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 24-27 15.40 (16.40)15.40£9.50 (£8.50) SILVER LINING - PLAYER ONEnewHamlet meetscharacters Big Brother University play. and meets only one canandbeChallenge the winnerin -thiswhooriginal will prevail and Four how will the others react?

Come see.

Aug 0 (13.00)£7.50 £7.00(£5.50) (£5.00) Aug 7-10,13-17 I I -12,18 11.11.303(13.00) THEATRE DE L ANGE FOU ENTANGLED LIVEScompany.

Edinburgh of thisbodyinternationally A mastery ofpremiere the human like toyouwatch' haveacclaimed never seenphysical before.theatre Intense, instinctive, dramatic. ' M esmerising Total Theatre.

Previews Aug 1-3 12.50 (14.00)12.£3.00 Aug 50 (14.00) Aug 4-6,8-10,13,15-17,20-23 I I -12,18-19,24-27 12.50 (14.00) £8.50 £7.50 (£6.50)(£5.50) ^ PLEASANCE FESTIVAL OF THEATRE continues over the page

A Musical Explosion of Everything Hip, Cool and Groovy

Think Cocktails, Think V Think Bunny Girls ...

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PLEASANCE ItuU'i ‘The best of all possible worlds’ The Observer Over 160 shows and events from around the world, including productions from the British Council Theatre showcase.

New writing International music and cabaret The best of Off-Broadway Children s theatre Award-winning comedy and the talent of the future.

Comedy cinema classics Radio 4 and Radio 2 Chatshows Competitions Food and drink available all day long All this and more also available at Pleasance Dome!

More details under P for Pleasance Festival of Theatre 2001 P for Pleasance Comedy P for Pleasance Music PLEASANCE 101315566550 Book On-Line at www.pleasance.co.uk Stage PLAY1*

PLEASANCE FESTIVAL OF THEATRE continued TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS - METROENTERTAINMENT story ofandlove, and reconciliation.

All human life is here, the ups, theA downs all thedeceit, bits hope in-between.

I've ever heard' Tim Rice. Features 'Don’t Surrender' - 'The best musical ballad Previews Aug 1-3 13.20 (14.20) £3.00 Aug 13.20£8.50 (14.20)(£7.50) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 4-5,7-10,13-16,21-22 I 1-12,18-19 13.20 (14.20) ^ UNLIMITED THEATRE NEUTRINO Last year'chaos s FringeandFirst winners return with more brilliance.

Flagrant beauty, ineffable reckless optimism from one of the work UK's shiniest up-and-coming producing taut,4 thoughtful that lingers in the mind'theatre Times. companies.'...

Preview Aug 14.

2 5 (15.35) £3.00 Aug 25 (15.35)£8.00£7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere ^ Aug 5,8-10,13,15-17,22-23 11-12,18-19,24-26 14.2514.(15.35) (£6.00) Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road,60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 THE AGEloves OF Raquel CONSENT FewPeterkidsMorris’ have a darkly secret gleaming as chillingmonologues as Timmy’s.

Stephanie to death. explore the brutal shattering of childhood innocence.

T wish all Fringe shows were this good’ Scotsman.

Previews Aug I-2*****17.30 (18.40) £3.00 Aug 3-5,7-10,13-17 17.

3 0 (18.40) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 11-12,18-19 17.30 (18.40) £8.50 (£7.50) ^ AM I LOSING MY MIND ORand...

JUSTat times MY FIGURE? PREGNANT PAUSE A passionate, comical painful, yet intimate journey through pregnancy as seen through the eyes of a 30-something woman. www.pregnantpause-tc.co.uk Previews Aug 1-3 11.45 (12.45) £2.50 Aug 4-6,8-10,14-17,21-23 (12.45)£8.50£7.50(£7.50) (£6.50) World Premiere Aug I I -12,18-19,24-27 I 1.II45.45(12.45) APOLOGY FORTHE LIFE OF AN ACTOR - PAULstage.

PFEIFFER Extraordinary byrepresentation of comedian life on theand18thPoetcentury performances Colley Cibber, Laureate.

'GFarewell lorious and magical theatre at its12.finest' Birmingham Post.

Previews Aug 1-3 1 0 (13.25) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-10,13-17,21 -23 12.

1 0 (13.25) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug I I -12,18-19,24-27 12.10 (13.25) £8.50 (£7.50) ARTTS PRESENTS: NOT GUILTY? up in prisonINTERNATIONAL for GBH. Is he a thug?

Or isandit something else? NewJamie drama- banged about Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder society's ignorance/reluctance to address something it doesn' t understand.

Aug 6-13 11.30 (12.30) £6.00 (£5.00) ^ ARTTS TOURING COMPANY PRESENTS: NOWHERE FAST Internet, shopping television... ofwehismight neverandhaveof society, to leave oure-mail, homes again. Rich'through s Are ecstasyyour feelings have become self-destructive. his habit, friendsdistrust and his happiness mutually exclusive?

Aug (13.45) £6.50 £6.00 (£5.50) (£5.00) Aug 20-23 24-27 12.12.4455 (13.45) BILL pass ANDtheir TED'history S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE Bil andstupid; Ted must thereMUSICAL areof mankind. two problems: two, they justin time. happen toexam, be thebutsaviours Assistedone,bythey' Rufus,re they travel back Previews Aug 1-3 16.16.0505(17.05) £5.00 Aug £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17 11-12,18 16.05 (17.05)(17.05) £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere BLOOD by Tom WalmsIey.The brother/sister reunion of Noelle, unrepentant junkie and sometime whore, with Chris, ex-drug addict and recovering alcoholic.

Fierce,Simon. harsh,Sexually funny, loving, this Canadian play makes Sam Shephard look like Neil explicit.

Previews Aug 1-3 13.13.0000(14.30) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-10,13-17 (14.30)£8.50 £7.50 (£8.50) Aug I I -12,18-19 13.

0 0 (14.30) Aug 24-27 21-23 12.30 12.30 (14.00) (14.00) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50)(£7.50) Aug UK Premiere ^ BUY ANOTHER EVENING STANDARD Offbeat, satirical, fast, manic and moist!

When Ricki C returns for his underwear only to find has stolen his pad, and had a nasty golfing accident, all hell breaksMickey lose in D East Putney!

Preview Aug 5 12.12.4455(13.45) £2.00 (£6.00) Aug Aug 7-10,14-17 11-12,18-19 12.45(13.45) (13.45) £7.00 £8.00 (£7.00) CRASH A striking new play by Levine.

An outrageous radio hisDJ regularly humiliates hishim.callers.

ButJoshua when one caller huntsofhimnewdown, past catches up with ' A brilliant and diverting piece drama' Victoria Coren.

Previews Aug 1-3 13.25 (14.45)13.£3.00 Aug 4-6,8-10,13,15-17,20-23 2 5 (14.45) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug I 1-12,18-19,24-27 13.25 (14.45) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere ^ PLEASANCE FESTIVAL OF THEATRE continues over the page

FILTHa nagging - TAM cocaine DEAN habit, BURNa nasty Welsh'rashs tale Bruce ofRobertson, the affairs... policeman with and ofa string extramarital not to mention the tapeworm with a conscience... ' A stonishing' Li s t .

Aug 20-23 Aug 24-27 16.16.5500 (18.35) (18.35) £8.50 £9.50 (£7.50) (£8.50) FRANTIC ASSEMBLY UNDERWORLD Adrenalin 21 st century Hard, dark, fast and frightening physical pumpghost of 'BIndependent. lairstory.

Witch' and the psychosis of century' 'Misery' Time Out. 'theatre.

Thrilling''ATimes.

'Spellbinding' 'Aug Theatre of the 21 st Guardian.

21 18.00 (19.25) 21.00 (22.25) £8.50 (£7.50) GEEZA...MEMOIRS OF AN EX FOOTBALL HOOLIGAN join'Geeza' 'live!

Dangerous' Watson promoting his best-selling 'Reliveterror' theDennis brawls, the banter and spell in jail criminal...' whatautobiography transformed me from 'Previews terrace into Britain' s best loved celebrity Aug 1-4 16.15(17.15)16.£3.00 Aug 5-6,8-10,13,15-17,20-23 1 5 (17.15) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug I I -12,18-19,24-27 16.15 (17.15) £8.00 (£7.00) World Premiere GREEN GINGER -from BAMBI 'Wonderfully dark, strange andseedisturbing' Terry Gilliam. ' S o different anything else you' r e ever likely to in thein atheatre' Guardian.The Bambi Story comes of age in a comic book nightmare beastly urban jungle.

Aug 20,22-2311.211.0 (12.30) 20 (12.30)£8.50£7.50(£6.00) (£5.00) Aug 24-26 KNEEHIGHTHEATRE THE RED SHOES LondonEvening by storm...

'Standard, their magic'giddy, makesgrisly,thegorgeous' theatre crackle... thrilling andItistook unnerving' Observer, ' i ts vision gigantic' Independent on Sunday.13-17,20,22-23 Resist if you can...0 (17.00) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug Aug 18-19, 24-27 15.315.0 3(17.30) £9.50 (£8.50) LOVE AND FAIRYTALES - SCARLET THEATRE Based Chaucer' s 'TheOTHER Wife oftwist Bath' s Tale'. Comedy writer Nick Revell andsurreal.

Scarlet'on'Tshe unique theatrical style Chaucer into the realm of the comic ingenious Scarlet'3-4Observer.

Previews Aug 17.30 (18.45)(18.45) £3.00 £8.50 (£7.50) Aug Aug 5,7-10,14-17,20-23 11 -12,18-19,24-27 17.17.3300 (18.45) £9.50 (£8.50) World Premiere ^

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MUNCHAUSEN - BOOTWORKS BaronorHieronymous Friedrick von an if Munchausen of Bodenwereder.

Liar, braggart 18th century superhero... enigma of homunculus proportions.

Fringe First winner Joff Chafer - Fool inH House) presents his 15.new40 company, Bootworks, for your edification (Trestle and delight, Previews Aug 1-2 (17.00) £3.00 Aug 0 (17.00)£8.50£7.50(£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-6,8-10 I I -12 15.415.0 4(17.00) World Premiere ^ P PRINCESS PLIMSOLE INCARNATE Nexta butler spare lunchtime, wake up Jj toandmarvel at a tale of brass giraffes and big nuns, called Breakfast al cry! princess who wanted to see the real world. Bring the kids.They' ll laugh! j] You' l Previews Aug 1-3 noon (13.00) £2.00 Aug (13.00)£6.00£5.00(£4.00) (£3.00) World Premiere V .

Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17,20-23 11-12,18-19,24-27 noonnoon(13.00) RAW THEATRE ABSOLUTE A brutal and poeticthat storybrought

by Chrisyou O''Car'Connell.The new from&Time the company and winner writer s . Edinburgh FringeplayFirst Out Award 1999.***** Scotsman, 'Previews hardcore entertainment' Independent.

Aug 1-3 14.

2 0 (15.40) £3.00 Aug 7,20-2314.214.0 2(15.40) 0 (15.40)£9.50£8.50(£8.50) (£7.50) World Premiere || Aug 4-5,7-10,14-1 11-12,18-19,24-27 READER I MURDERED HIM SK PRODUCTIONS inspector calls j|’1, onBlack,Charlotte Bronte, whonaked boastson ofthekilling Mr Romantic Rochesterfarce andAnmeets dreams of Cilia while Emily walks moors. gothic 1 fantasy in Aug a corpse-strewn comedy.£3.00 Previews 1-3 14.00(15.15) Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17,20-23 14.00 (15.15) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug I I -12,18-19,24-27 14.00 (15.15) £8.50 (£6.50) World Premiere V"' SEX, DRUGS, ROCK AND ROLL

by EricwithBogosian.

'Witty,'Ientertaining disturbing' Time Out. ' I mpressive, performed vigour' Metro. mpressive andand •. funny' Times. ' I ncredible...

I was bowled over' Daily Mail. ' D isturbing but hilarious' Previews Evening Aug 1-3Standard.

23.15 (00.30) £3.00 Aug Aug 4-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 10-1 1,17-18,24-27 23.1523.15 (00.30)(00.30) £8.50£7.50 (£7.50)(£6.50) ^ SEX I: DEATH 2 NON-FICTION THEATRE GROUP Three young ladies channel the voices of sex workers, funeral directors and tanning girls using digital helongmost exciting, and imaginative approach to ij theatre thatAugtechnology.

I've1-3seen14.in00'aT(15.00) time'£3.00 JonathanwittyPryce.

Previews Aug 0 (15.00)£9.00£8.50(£8.00) (£7.50) World Premiere V Aug 4-6,8-10,13-17,21 I I -12,18-19,24-27-2314.014.0 0(15.00) SEXING ALAN TITCHMARSH - DORAN possessed AND BRAINE Has Alanof Titchmarsh, gardening by the the forces Satan? Oron isthelegendary someone pulling yourcelebrity, digitalis?been 'Braine and Doran... funniest ^ writers Fringe' Scotsman.

Previews Aug 1-3 13.4-235 (14.45) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-10,13-17,21 13.

4 5 (14.45) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug I 1-12,18-19,24-27 13.45 (14.45) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere ^ THE - HOUSE OFmemory.

DEERInternational In the violentaward-winners looking-glassfrom world ofBudapest exile,SHAMANS ambition slowly kills off move to an eclectic soundtrack of ambience and East European folk.

'Something from, £3.00 to get wrecked by...'

Aug 8-9 15.to00die(16.00) Aug 10,13,15-17,20-23 15.

0 0 (16.00) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug I I -12,18-19,24-27 15.00 (16.00) £9.50 (£8.50) SILVER LINING -THEInsectINSECT BROTHERS CAPEK Have youand heardpoignant of the butPLAY never -THE Now youthecanbehaviour see thisand <1 amusing play whichPlaycomments onseenlifeit?through attitudes of insects.

Aug 11.00(12.10)£8.50 £7.50(£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 7-10,13-17 I 1-12,18 11.00(12.10) , TROUBLE Helen Goodway is not an actress.

Sheis her is notstorya writer, director or t aafraid trainedof anything theatre professional in any way.

But this because she isn' All profits to charity.

Previews Aug 1-3anymore.

13.00 (13.45) £2.00 Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17,21-23 13.00£6.00 (13.45) £5.00 Aug I 1-12,18-19 13.

0 0 (13.45) Aug 24-27 13.00 (13.45) £8.00 World Premiere UNLIMITED THEATRE - STATIC 'Goal'Softatic'thereturns Month'toGuord/on.

Awarded prestigious Fringe First at last year' s festival, Pleasance for onea ; week only.

Book early for this ' i ntelligent and powerful production, terrifying, tender and compelling' .

Aug (13.10)List£7.50 Aug 20-23 24-26 12.12.3300 (13.10) £8.50 (£5.00) (£6.00) j THE VERYseven NEARLY LOVEfiancees LIFE OF MYadolescence FRIEND toPAUL Paul'hes been engaged... times.With from manhood just won' t commit.byLeaving best man Matt in the... Hit comedy from London New Play Festival, Previews Aug 1-3Adam14.14.Smehurst.

5050(15.50) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-10,13-17 (15.50)£9.50 £8.50(£8.50) (£7.50) Aug I I -12,18-19 14.

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VIVA LA DIVA TheFunny.

Margarhita PracatanSheofmade Opera - Florence Foster Jenkins.

Inimitable.Touching.

Camp New comedy by1-2Fringe First winneras£3.00tits.

Chris Ballance.self-deception an art form!

Previews Aug 13.

3 0 (14.40) Aug 4-10,14-17,21 30 (14.40) Aug I I -12,18-19 13.-2330 13.(14.40) £8.50£8.00 (£7.50)(£7.00) Aug 24-27 13.30 (14.40) £9.00 (£8.00) UK Premiere THE WAKE - theIMPROMPTU PRODUCTIONS The tocrumbling soul of s family values is price paid by his family' s Faustian pact succeed in today' world.

Hidden truths,racypornography and garden gnomes all have to be faced up toAugin this scorching, comedy.

14-17,20-23 11.

2 0 (12.30) £6.50 (£5.50) ■ Aug 18-19,24-27 11.20 (12.30) £7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere PLESTED AND BROWN 00©00 Venue 126 - Rocket @ St John's Hall, West End, Princes Street Tickets 228 7555 K9 THE SURRENDERED WIFE SHOW Following their sell-out success || with ' C arol SmillieTrashed My Room' , Fringe 2000, Plested and Brown return...

It's time to save your marriage and discover who's wearing the trousers. More I1 Aug importantly, s ironed the trousers?

5-18 18.who' 55 (19.55) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere POCKET MERCURY PRODUCTIONS OQ©©0 Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 LI I GAS AND AIR byTwoRoyal women, same blood.

SpiltLouise blood.Ramsden Intertwined'manytalesflashes of loss and laughter, Court Young Writer ofnominee brilliance' Scotsman.

Performed by 1999 Stage Acting Excellence Awards Aug 8-26Amy (notPhillips.

12) 13.15 (14.15) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere PRACTICAL MAGIC THEATRE 00©00 Venue 39 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, 80 High Street,The Royal Mile Tickets 226 0000 K13 THE EX-FILES Director of last another year's sellraucous out TakeScottish A Chance, 'A great fun I evening' Scot FM, brings the Fringe comedy.Three men, three women(21.45) and an alien called Gavin.The truth is out there... honest!

Aug Aug 1813-1814.020.00 0 (15.45) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere THE PRODIGAL THEATRE COMPANY OOQOO Venue Tickets61620- The6206Underbelly, Edinburgh Central Library, George IV Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) LI I THE TRAGEDIAN Drunk.

Actor.hellraiser.

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PYROMANIA ©0©©0 Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 U4 EMBRYONIC DREAMS Blends breathtaking theatre, dance and mime with the latestspectacularly in lighting, filmbeautiful, and pyrotechnic Pyromania createand a totally dream worldtechnology. that we almost recognise set it tooriginal, a pulsating original soundtrack.

Previews Aug 1-2 23.45 (01.05) £5.00 Aug 3-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-20,22-23 23.45 (01.05) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 10-1 1,17-18 23.45 (01.05) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 24-27 23.45 (01.05) £9.00 (£8.00) World Premiere ^ QM THEATRE COMPANY 00©00 Venue 45 - Old St Paul's Church & Hall, Jeffrey Street Tickets 556 0476 KI3 'DENITYwhoCRISIS Bananas,Tinkerbell, cross-dressing therapists, and the woman invented cheese are only the beginning of Jane' s troubles in ' d enity crisis, award winningandplaywright Christopher modern13-18 psychology of sanity. Durang's hysterical exploration of Aug 18.30 (19.15)the£5.50nature (£3.50) DIRGEorAsung new forms. comedy(b)Any

by Philmourning Gilbert, 'song dirge'orn. (a)The funeral service in its solemn melody.

Squirrel-warriors, letterbox-fruit-abuse, cancer-sex, jam-tarts.

Come watch the contradiction.

Aug 6-11 18.30 (19.30) £5.50 (£3.50) STILL LIVES Fouroriginal, stories.fresh, And awitty bench.newHaveplay,youfourever wondered what'sFour in a people. person'sFour head?lives. pasts 6-18 and four Funny andIn this moving, Aug (notfutures Sun) unfold.

11.00 (11.50) £5.50 (£3.50)yet strangely going nowhere. oo@©o RANDOLPH THE FRENCHSTUDIO INSTITU(£ Venue 55 - Randol220ph St7761 udio @The French Institute, Institut Francais D’Ecosse, 13 Randolph J7 CrescentTickets ADDRESS UNKNOWN moving and tragicin story love, friendship andcompany betrayal'LsetaKressmannTaylor' during thesaison' rise sofmixes anti-Semitism 1930' sof Germany.

French cinquieme theatricality with beautiful dance and19.poignant music(£4.00) - unmissable.

Aug 30 (20.45)live£6.00 Aug 6-11,20-25 13-18 21.15 (22.30) UK Premiere ^ RANDOLPH STUDIO continues over the page

THE PRODUCTION LINE ®0©©0 : Venue 14 - Gilded Balloon atTeviot Row House,5/2 Bristo Square Tickets 650 4403 MI2 IJ ARUNT Michael Phillip Edwards' unique and moving tribute to Jamaican spirit. brutally honest andfather hilarious autobiographical of formative yearstrue, IA with ansimply overbearing moving from Jamaica account to the USA. 'Emotionally riveting' LA Times.

L subtle, Aug 3-9,12-13,15-16,19-23 19.00 (20.00) £8.00 (£7.00) European Premiere ^ H Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60 The Pleasance Tickets 556 6550 LI4 GHOST A LATE NIGHT FRIGHT Dare come out after fI>l guarantee dark? This STORIES... is notwon' a Pleasance experience.The cold chillis nothing of thisyoucontrived performance you t be walking home alone.There aboutwill |5 these stories... they happened.

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Previews Aug 1-2 23.30 (00.30)23.30£5.00 L Aug (00.30) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 3-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 10-11,17-18 23.30 (00.30) V\ Aug 24-27 23.30 (00.30) £10.00 £9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere ^ THE PROJECT 00©00 7 Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155 G9 CURTAIN Lanfordpiano Wilson' s storycancels of obsession andto discovery, wj|f aunt' AnREDWOOD adopted Vietnamese-American prodigy her tour stay on her redwood renewing her quest to find her father - aVietnam 4\ Aug veterans6-18 who15.has30 plantation, retreated£7.00 to the(£5.00) forests.

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 RANDOLPH STUDIO continued AN AUDIENCE WITH WILLIAM SAROYAN Todds Wronski (Another Antigone '94, Oleanna returns to portrayFringe one veteran of America' most colourful literary personalities in'0this0) stirring World soliloquies' Premiere montage of'9Saroyan' s life and writing. ' W ronski delivers some Scotsman 4.

Aug 13-18 13.30 (14.40) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere LOVEquirky AMONG THEoneTULIPS Boswell love... aofduelpolished of words betweenwith one Scot andand wittyunder Dutch lady.

Ain fusillade witticisms genuine emotion insight the elegant surface.

First prize, ' P lay on Words 2000'19.. 30 (20.30) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 13-18 ADVENTURES Join Ka and on her30 journey through the company absurdity ofMRSlife KA’S -present performed in English bywith twoaMrs actors puppets, the French A.M.K a puppet show difference.

Suitable for age 12+.

Aug 20-25 13.30 (14.35) £6.00 (£4.00) UK Premiere RANTIN' ROVIN'Bums.

ROBIN Baudrans Productions' hilariousDialogue romp through the life of Robert From birth to death in 70 minutes. in rhyming Scots - two actorssinging, play allriotous 20 characters. tragedy, pace. Hilarious comedy, heart-breaking ^ Aug 6-11beautiful 13.30 (14.40) £5.00 (£4.00) WAITING FOR GODOT Theclassic Dirty with Dishesmusic Theatre Company presentDoesa wicked newWillversion of aever timeless byginger Dafydd Thomas.

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20-25 15.30 (17.00) £5.00 (£4.00) RATIONAL MADNESS 0O©©O Venue 82 - Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street Tickets 667 2212 N13 WIN, WIN, WIN! Mind-blowing techniques for triumphing over your fellow man.

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(17.15) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere ^ THE RED BULL PLAYERS OQ©©0 Venue 81 - The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 EDWARDday?'II Performing 'What are kings whenroles, regiment is gone/But perfect sshadows sunshine nineteen six actors drive Marlowe' tragedy in a relentlessly toward the most£6.00 shocking Aug 5-19 (not 13) one 21.30of(23.00) (£5.00)death scenes ever staged. ^ LOOKABOUTYOU Fast-paced comedy centred around thedoubling schemingtakein-fighting of KingElizabethan Henry Ifsdisguise sons.

Mistaken surprising centre stage as six actors perform fifteenidentity roles inandthis colourful political farce.

Aug 5-19 (not 13) 13.15(14.45) £6.00 (£5.00) THE REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY ®Q©©0 Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 226 2428 JI0 THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) A minutes! high-speedNotrollercoaster of theforcomplete of ailments, Shakespeare -back all 37problems, plays in 97English recommended people withworksheart degrees and/or people inclined to motion sickness.

Aug 4-10,13-17,20-24 I 1.

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0 0 (£8.00) Aug I I -12,18-19,25-26 I 1.45 (13.22) £ I 1.00 (£9.00) THE4 -REP Venue C too,THEATRE St Columba's by theCOMPANY Castle, Johnston Terrace Tickets 225 5105 OO©©© L11 BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS It's tragic, really.

Dennis Potter' s disturbing and deceptively simple tale of a summer' s day for a group of seven-year olds.

Superbly***** performed by an all-adult cast. 'A treat to remind us why we go to the theatre' Three Weeks.

Aug 13,15,17,19,21,23,25 20.50 (21.55) £7.50 (£5.50) TEECHERS It' s comic, really.Youthful developsproduction into teenageof despair jns classic this fast-moving, inventive and irreverence highly entertaining Godber' classroom comedy.

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From the director sell out Equus. 'Sharp direction and polished acting' Three Weeks. of last year's Aug 12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26 20.50 (21.55) £7.50 (£5.50) ROCKET VENUES Venue 123 - Rocket @ South Bridge Resource Centre, Infirmary Street Tickets 228 ©Q©©0 7555 LI 3 8 8 friends gather for an evening of reminiscence and reconciliation with unexpected results.The directors of ' H irta' (**** Scotsman 1999) bring you this dry, fruity full bodied And a coconut Aug 20-25and20.00 (21.00) comedy. £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere ROCKET VENUES continues over the page

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Aug 6-11 18.45 (19.50) £5.00 (£4.00) ^ BABY THE 1 BATHWATER by Christopher Durang.TheatreFusion ('nanny BeyondandWITH Therapy hit in 2000), return!

Helen and John have a new baby, an old how to bring up a child. Expect serious issues and serious belly 20-25 laughs!no19.idea Aug 30 (21.10) £7.00 (£4.00) BIRDY ofNaomi Wallace'shomo-eroticism adaptation of William s novelritetakesof passage the themes maletobonding, and produces theWharton' dehumanising from boyhood manhood through war and a thrilling piece of theatre full of metaphor and imagery.

Aug 16-18,23-25 14.15 (16.15) £6.50 (£4.50) THE BIRTHDAY PARTY s comedy of menace is givenboarding an exciting treatment, the 'InYer Space' s' Pinter' innovative style. asSet in a seaside house, Stanley' s birthday party becomes a nightmare guests, Goldberg and McCann, prove13-15,20-22 to be there for14.1a5 reason...

Aug (16.30) £6.50 (£4.50) THE BOY-GIRL x4ofSHOW Twelveandyoung teens wickedly funny look into theofworld youth culture reveal whatpresent today' sa boys andandgirls really think parents, siblings, school and each other.

For teenagers exteenagers Aug 20-25everywhere!

16.15 (17.15) £5.00 (£3.00) World Premiere THE GOOD FAITHFULworkSERVANT Joeimprisons Orton's people humorous absurd attackAonAND the protestant ethic which fromandbirthhe tostilltheentertains grave. master of the grotesque and a pillar of the anti-establishment, educates.

Aug 6-1 I 16.3and 0 (17.45) £5.00 (£3.00) >r GRANNY MUST DIE Pacts with the devil tricky things.

Especially when you' re 81 and youra family is trying to kill you. Northern Elasticfarce.

Theatre Company point£6.50 with this Aug 6-11 stretch 15.00 (16.20) (£4.50)frantic, rude and hilarious World Premiere ^ PASSENGERS Youwhy!wereSparkling warnednewnotcomedy to speakdrama to strangers on public transport... this is from a talented professionalwriting company.- hilarious A grippingandemotional rollercoaster Wonderful gloriously entertaining. with a clever twist.

Previews Aug 3-4 20.00 (21.30) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 5-11 20.00 (21.30) £8.00 (£5.00) World Premiere PIECES OF LIFErolesExtraordinary incarnations in from the world of Shakespeare.

One man many in Life' s Mystery, extracted the subconscious. goes 'eyesandclosed' through'Mlove, power, murderFoundation. and repentance, to reach He freedom illumination. ichael Chekhov' Aug 6-11 16.30 (18.30) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere ^ THE card.

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AugTarot 6-1 I says 21.30this(22.25) ^ STITCHED UP turns Two deadly. bite-sizedA see-sawing black comedies.

A about wickedthesatire about a wellheeled party that thriller brutal dealer, the milk-addicted brother and the vanishing girlfriend. Australia's Crescent Company is 'smart, Adelaide Aug 3-1 I funny, 20.00simmering' (22.00) £6.00 (£4.00)Advertiser.

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BY JIM pathos CARTWRIGHT Is a seall5riesfourteen of shortcharacters pieces, setplayed in a northern pub, combining and humour with two actors.

But thanks to the savagely bickering landlord and landlady theby just evening reveals its own dark tragedy...

Aug 20-25 18.15 (19.45) £6.50 (£4.50) Venue Rocket @ Kirk O' Field, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance Tickets124530- 4543 MI4 ACCIDENT OF CIRCUMSTANCE A couple'ofstheir attempt to cope and withthe schizophrenia cannot prevent the disintegration relationship breakdown of their marriage. A powerful and thought-provoking drama based on actual events.

Aug 13,16-18 19.30 (20.20) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere MINA An oldSharp friendwriting, unexpectedly arrivesfameat aandpartyfascination for Derek'in sa Oscar Nomination. strong acting, ofandhumour and drama.

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Aug 3-28 17.30 (19.00) £6.00 (£4.00) >' SHAKESPEARE' Sclamouring LONGEST NIGHT Will Shakespeare is having a bad day.

His actors are for the ending of his 39th play.

He' s not sleeping well because his characters are keeping him awake. (That's just Act I!) 7 actors, 21Augroles.

13-18 20.40 (22.30) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere

THE VISIONARY The copeslove withstory her pain sharing with daughter a man onlyof ashefamily can insee.turmoil An unusual that by leaves15-19 noheronethoughts Aug 18.untouched.

00 (19.00) £6.00 (£5.00) UK Premiere Venue 126 - Rocket @ St John's Hall, West End, Princes Street Tickets 530 4543 K9 THE ANARCHIST PLAYS Farce, slapstickFo'sandAccidental satire combine in Dublin University Players' new adaptation of Dario Death and an original sequel,andContinuing Struggle, based on the true story of the real Anarchist. 'Clever, witty satirical' Scotsman.

Aug 6-11 16.23.30 30 (17.30) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 13-18 (00.30) Aug 20-25 18.00 (19.00) UK Premiere ^ Venue 241 - Rocket @ Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street Tickets 667 1940 LI 3 PASSIONIntense, PLAYdarkly

by Peter Nichols.

Adultery blastsbareaparttheaemotional long, idylliccost of marriage. comical, ' P assion Play' lays eroticism betrayal.

Husband andpassions wife maintain alter egos and expose the true beneath.exterior self-control; their^ Aug 3-18 15.40 (17.25) £6.50raging(£4.50) THE ROSE THEATRE COMPANY 000©0 Venue 141 -The Columcil e Centre, 2 Newbattle Terrace Tickets 226 0000 U8 FAUSTUSLITE A performance piece from an internationally renowned company, combining videovirtual projection, and Marlowe' s text. Aoriginal digital- soundtrack, Mephistopheles, angelsliveandtheatre, a living puppets actor: 'Aug Inspirational performances a matchless 19-25 20.30 (22.00) £8.00 (£5.00) experience' -'13 Mirrors' Scotsman 1999.

THE ROYALAND SCOTTISH 00©©0 OF MUSIC DRAMAACADEMY Venue 13 -Venue l3,Lochend Close, CanongateTickets 07050 161320 JI5 CRACKED Hope hasis alone lost her father.Trouble is, he's stillvisitor alive...takesandherthinks he wrote the Bible.

She with him until an uninvited somewhere t0expect.

By£3.00 Skye(£1.00) Loneragan. Directed by Zinnie Harris.

Preview Augshe1613.didn' 18.0 0(14.30) (19.00)£5.00 Aug 19,22,25 3 (£3.00) Aug 19.00 (21.30) (20.00) Aug 20,23 21,24 20.30 World Premiere FINNISH by Martin Heckmanns.World premiere of thea English bybeautiful Ella Wildridge.A young man impulsively sends himself parcel totranslation meetin the postwoman. Waiting for her, he plays out his erotic-shy-fiction allPreview its facets.

16 (21.30) 19.45 (20.45) £3.00 (£1.00) Aug 20,23 19,22Aug20.30 £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 13.30 (14.30) Aug 21,24 19.

0 0 (20.00) Aug 25 20.30 (21.30) World Premiere SPOONFACE STEINBERG

by Lee Hall.

From the writeranofautistic BAFTAgirl' award winning ' B illy Elliot' comes the acclaimed story of Spoonface, s brave fight against cancer. ' F unny, Intense, Poetic!'

Daily Telegraph. ' H ard, sad, beautiful play' Sunday Times.

Preview Aug 1619.21.15 (22.15)£5.00£3.00(£3.00) (£1.00) Aug 19,22,25 00 (20.00) Aug (21.30) Aug 20,23 21,24 20.30 13.30 (14.30) THE THREE LIVES OF LUCIE CABROL based on story

by JohnLenton.

Berger, adapted

by Simon McBurney and tale Mark Wheatley, directed byofMatthew The haunting, physical and comic of the life and afterlife Lucie, outcast and smuggler.

Preview £3.00£5.00 (£1.50)(£3.00) Aug 12-18Aug(not8-9Thu)14.0019.(15.30) 00 (20.30) RUDS OO©©© Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 NARCISSI Can you have a love affair with a man who cannot love?

This on contemporary retelling of the myth of Narcissus presents a modern slant the tradition. Darkly13.5funny, deeply£5.00dark.(£3.50) Even self love can World be unrequited.

AugGreek 14,16,18,22,24,26 5 (14.55) Premiere REHEARSING ' R EVERSING' You want battenburg?

Keep getting fairy cakes?

This playandis definitely marzipan coated! 2 men, 2 women, 12 leave parts,oneI stage!

Twisty, satirical occasionally metaphorical.The finale might just stuttering 'how?'15,17,19,21,23,25,27 ,'why?', and 'what the...13.?'55 (14.55) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug World Premiere

RUGGED EDGE PRODUCTIONS OOO©© Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House,86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I FUNNY BEHAVIOUR Must see new dark comedy by Chris Orton.Jill is obsessed with work, Monica with baking and James well, everything really! in the closet is a psychological nightmare. Savour this delicious cocktail ofLiving madness.

Aug 21-27 15.55 (16.45) £5.00 (£4.00) NADIM SAFDAR ©OOOO Venue 202 - C 02,Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 LI3 ANGER AND AFTER Performance poetry and monologue.

Love, loss, memoryvoiceandtodesire.

A raw physical performance of searing, verse.

Gives the carnage that follows an impossible fall, butmoving, offers lyrical an ultimate message and hope.

Aug 3-1 Iof 19.survival 50 (20.50) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere V*'

SHIFTING TIDES THEATRE PROJECT 00©©CM Venue 45 - Old St Paul's Church & Hall,Jeffrey Street Tickets 556 0476 KI3 f PARADISE LOST A visually provocative staging of Milton' s epic poem.This unique production combines the original text with music and movement, turning lI,JJ the stunning poetry into a work of total theatre.

In repertory with Twelfth Night.

Aug 14,16,18,20,22,24 20.15 14.15 (21.45) (15.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 13,15,17,21,23,25 World Premiere | TWELFTH NIGHT Shakespeare' s greatest comedy arrives atUnmissable. the Fringe Inin inI arepertory beautiful with new Paradise interpretation by Shifting Tides.

Funny.

Poignant.

Lost.

Aug 13,15,17,21,23,25 14.

1 5 (15.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 14,16,18,20,22,24 20.15 (21.45) SHOKO ITO 0O©©O Venue 47 - Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, l7West Register Street Tickets 556 2549 JI2 I THE FEMALE SAMURAI The Samurai was transported by Demi-god 400 || into the future to Tokyo 1999.The Samurai wants to conquer the world ST MARK'S IN CASTLE TERRACE OOO©© years by economical means. Computer games is the new battlefield. But how can you 1 Venue 125 - St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace Tickets 226 0000 L9 find love and(notsatisfaction?

POESIA ' A LCINA' S ARTS' Backstage at a baroque opera four frayed Aug 2-26 Mens) 17.40 (18.40) £7.00 (£5.00) >^ | charactersfor quote lines, sing snatches and chatter on abouttheirsex,fears gin and pox waiting Handel' transform intothefantasy.

Aug 20-28 (not 26)s enchantress 17.00 (18.15)to £magically 10.00 (£5.00) World Premiere SHORT AND GIRLIE THEATRE COMPANY 0O©©O LI2 1 POESIATHIS IS LONDON! Eighteenth donation Venue 34 - C,Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 toAug the20-27 National parent familiescentury and Stpoetry.

Marks.Optional Semi-staged.

PLAY Seven thesbians, one bowl of whipped cream.

Premiere gay-girl theatre (notCouncil 22,26) for12.3one 0 (13.15) Free company presents a campPinksatirical comedy thata 'superbly pokes a fistkitsch at theorgasmic lascivious I| life of London thespian' Paper. ' B uilds into crescendo' Stage.(00.30) £7.50 (£5.50) ST MARY'S SCHOOL, CALNE OOO©© Aug 4-26 23.30 ^| Venue 101 - C belle angele, Hastie’s Close, off CowgateTickets 225 5105 LI2 SCARLET SNOW Sparks fly when Hillary Clinton, the latest arrival in SHORT BACK & SIDES 00©©0 Purgatory, meetsWebster' old inmates - 60s oficonMalfiMarilyn Monroe,heroine feminist Mary A Venue 123 - Rocket @ South Bridge Resource Centre, Infirmary Street Tickets 558 9991 LI 3 Wollstonecraft, s Duchess and tragic Antigone! historic Big Brother show with Dante, feminism and fun!

GAMEAOFwittyLOVE AND CHANCE

by Pierre Marivaux translated Aug 19-26 11.30 (12.20) £5.50 (£4.50) UK Premiere THE Neil Bartlett. and hilarious comedy about the pursuit of love, and theby ideal husband.

SB&S11.Sixth Fringe£3.00 Production.

Preview Aug 13 3 5 (13.20) SCARBOROUGH 0O0OO Aug 14-25 (not Sun) 11.35 (13.20) £4.50 (£3.00) THE UNIVERSITYPROJECT: OF HULL Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) HI4 SILVE R ARROW OOO©© A FEW MORE LESSONS IN LOVE Lost in the language of love/art of Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5105 L13 flirting/algebra ofstuck lovegames?

Anroadessential, well thumbed, enchanting phrasebook toAugguide anyone on the of language and meaning in the 21st century.

THE TRIAL OF PETER GRIMES On the beach broken characters hide.s 3-14 (not Wed) 13.00 (13.50) £6.00 (£4.00) The sea' s too close.

Dad killed the spirit of one boy already.The other boy' waiting. Dad's been dead for a long time now, but he's coming back.World Premiere SCOTTISH LITERARY TOUR COMPANY LTD.0O©©© Aug 19-26 14.30 (15.45) £6.50 (£5.50) Venue 178 -The Beehive Inn,GrassmarketTickets 226 6665/226 6667 LI0 SINEAD RUSHE AND JENNY BOOT ©O©©© MCEWAN' 80/-andEDINBURGH PUB TOUR Join our and Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 | intrepid duooldSClart McBrain forhilarious aLITERARY rompduel through theacross wynds,300courtyards pubs of the and new town.

A of wits years of great LIFE IN THE FOLDS Based on the poems of Henri Michaux.

Combining the j Scottish writing. most eerily inventive of contemporary prose poetry with cutting-edge Irish Aug 1-31 (20.00) £7.00 (£5.00) dance and Jazz rhythm, this is a comic, choreographed exploration of what our J Aug 1-31 20.30 19.18.3000 (22.30) (21.30) bodies3-27 can(not do. Weds) Aug 1-31 Aug 14.25 (15.35) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere Venue 222 - The Writer's Museum, Ladystairs Close Tickets 226 6665 Kl I SINGAPORE REPERTORY THEATRE OOOOO THE MAKARS LITERARY TOUR A brilliant, witty and dramatised journey COMPANY through Scotland'Lawnmarket s Literary and centuries versewhere inscribed in paving stone - YOUNG Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 to the ancient Writer'- sacross Museum, this family entertainment ends,(£4.00) medieval Makar's via Burns to Trainspotting* THE WHITE ROAD Fairytales aren' t just for children... not?

Piles of guts, Aug 1-31 15.0begins 0 (16.00)and£5.00 heaps of breasts anddown the heads of young litterthethedarkness bloody chamber Mr Fox.Take a walk the White Roadwomen and taste found onlyof in nightmares.

SHAMS CLOWN THEATRE ©O©©© Aug 5-10 00.50 (01.50) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 2255105 LI2 SLEEPING BEAUTIES 1845.A heroic explorer is hopelessly lost in the SITCOMiSOUTH ISLAND Arctic. he has iswrong. frostbite, and histea.memoirs Something THEATRE COMPANY) has goneAllhorribly No starvation more hauntingly afternoon Endlesstoice.write.

Ground-breaking Venue 40 - Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace Tickets 220 6109 clowning, Aug I -26 inexplicably (not 12) 13.hilarious 00 (14.10)and£6.50 (£5.50)beautiful. (£4.50 C) World Premiere DIGNITY dynamic pieceAgain of physical theatre, Dignity examines abuse, torture andlastAdiscrimination.

SITCOM year' s success.

Dedicated to thedelivers workaofpowerful Amnestyperformance, International SHEEHAN PRODUCTIONS ©Q©©0 following and those who work for human rights.

Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) H14 Aug 6-25 (not Suns) 14.30 (15.45) £6.00 (£4.50) UK Premiere ^ CASTING AND RIPPLESof Aconfrontation new comedyandaboutbullying Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I disability theSTONES, theatre,andWAVES portrayed in the during the-inbut rehearsals previewing of 'Mcontext acbeth'. Ten years later, roles have NAMELESS Four women trapped inside two prisons, firstly the prison for changed, what of the context? offenders, secondly their own backgrounds.of Previews Acriminal powerful and physical piecetheofprison theatreofbased on thedesperate real life experience Aug 5-27 Aug (not 3-415) 10.10.1155 (11.50) (I 1.50) £3.50 £5.00 (£3.50) World Premiere many women.(not Aug 14-25 Mon) 15.55 (16.55) £5.00 (£3.50) World Premiere I 120

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SKULLDUGGERY THEATRE COMPANY ©0©©0 Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 L12 'producer I AM STAR TREK' Hollywood.The final frontier.These are the voyages of Gene Roddenberry.

His continuing mission: to seduce every woman, tobefore... manipulate every NY friend, and to boldly go where no television show has gone Theatre.

Aug 1-26'H18.ilarious' 40 (20.10) £8.00 (£6.00) UK Premiere >*" SMITHSENSE ©OOOO Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 TWO MEN ARE WAITING It' s another miserable Monday.

Dave andaSteve are searching for life and love at the bottom of their cappuccinos.

Could roadsweep an incompetent assassin be their salvation. Black comedy from the world of15.andwork.

Augl-ll 45 (16.45) £5.50 (£4.50)

"Amidst rash sand wild physicality.

Capacitor' breathtaking feats, unconventional props,over-the-top and visual insights, erformance" San bring Francisco Station

SMURF PRODUCTIONS OOO©© Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I VERBATIM by William Brandt and Miranda Harcourt in accordance with Playmarket.

Rawinto newhomicide perspective on violent Six people plunged Everycrime. wordOne fromwoman over 30show. interviews with theiraftermath. families and victims families.

Aug convicted 21-27 22.05murderers, (22.55) £6.50 (£4.50) S OF A PRODUCTIONS ®Q©©0 Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off CowgateTickets 225 5105 LI3 DRACULA Experience Bram Stoker's vampire classicinventive in Edinburgh' s haunted vaults.

Bloody!

Sexy!

Scary! ' A n excellent Dracula.An and unique production' West London Gazette.

'Excitement,at suspense and a good measure ofAug blood its best!' Stage.

4-26and(notguts.14)Definitely midnight Fringe (02.15)theatre £8.00 (£6.00) ^ Venue 213 - Royal Mile, next to Police Information Centre (Departure point), K12 FRIGHT NIGHTS:THETOUR OF TERROR Descend into the shadowy || stories depths ofandEdinburgh' s haunted vaults andunique witness terrifying horror come totheatre lifeunderground before your eyes.A 1 experience inscenes promenade (in association with Mercatspine-chilling Tours).

Preview Aug 17 23.45 (01.15) £4.00 (£3.00) | Aug 18-26 23.45 (01.15) £6.50 (£5.00) World Premiere KI2 Venue 240 - The Scotsman Hotel, 20 North Bridge Tickets 226 0000 DIRECTING SHOWCASE 2001directors, A new featuring selection comedy, of theatrical excerpts from the new generation of young drama, musicals and even opera. arvellous use of theatrical imagination' List. Money back if your leaveAug within'Mthe13.45(15.15) first 5 pieces.

Preview Aug 18-26 13.1745 (15.15) £5.00 £3.00 (£4.00)(£2.00) World Premiere EUGENE O' N EILL TRIPLE BILL The Web, the20th-century Movie Man, and I| Long Voyage Home: three gritty portrayals of early life inthe New York tenement block, a Mexican cantina, and a London dive bar.

'Raaw I1 energy' Independent.

Preview 16.30 (18.00) i Aug 18-26Aug16.1730 (18.00) £6.00 £3.00 (£4.00)(£2.00) World Premiere IB onUNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov.

Oneturmoil of Chekhov' s best oflovedan elderly plays. Life a Russian family estate is thrown into by the arrival Ij professor and 18his young and beautiful wife, Preview Aug 20.00 (22.45) £3.00 (£2.00) k Aug 20,22,24,26 20.00 (22.45) £6.50 (£5.00) SOUTHERN LIGHT DRAMA OOQOO Venue Blackbal(answerphone) l St Columba's Parish Church Hall, Muirdale Terrace, Blackball Tickets117449- 4856 1 Outer SAILOR BEWARE! In this everwhen popular comedy it'deal s farwith fromtheplainmother-insailing for the wedding of Albert and Shirley they have to law from who prefers Aug 13-18hell,19.father 30 (22.00) £6.50 ferrets and a 'canny' Scot for best man!

SPINDLE THEATRE ©OOOO Venue 45 - Old St Paul's Church & Hall,Jeffrey Street Tickets 556 0476 KI3 PERFECT U A fairy tale of the grotesque.

A fable of sacrement and filth.

Athework of physical dynamism, and violent poetry.

Is there any beauty under want £6.00 to see(£4.00) perfection deflowered? World Premiere Augmasks?

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BROADS SWORDS Lady Macbeth rewrites the Rulebook UNIQUE & UNMISSABLE iO“e"u«“* 10.15pm US 225 5105 2-26 August J

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For all your Frinoe tickets call: 0131226 0000 STAGE BY STAGE EDINBURGH ACADEMY 00©00 Venue 70 - Sage by Sage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155 G9 Anby masterclasses, exciting, international programme ofworkshops, music, danceranging and drama is complemented summer schools and from tap dance to Tibetan soundus!baths! Here is the venue of performance and participation for all.

Share it with THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES EviEnd l prowls Dartmoor, but on of four legs or two?youth StageTHE

by Stage follows its West production of Children Eden ' f lagship theatre' West Morning News with this gripping, gothic Sherlock chiller. £5.00 (£4.50) Aug 5-11 Holmes 19.15 (20.45) World Premiere ^ MEMORIES OF THEwithSEAmulti-media Microcosmos Ensemble' s creating live voices, instruments and movement blend video montages, a unique, atmospheric work,of inspired

by Mediterranean myths. 'great It counterpoints symbolic images... senses contemporaneity and antiquity... professionalism... excellent performances' La Provincia.

Aug 5,7,9,11 13.45 (15.00) £6.00 (£4.00) UK Premiere ^ MUSICAL FAIRYTALES Microcosmos Ensemble' sChristine Italian composers anexquisite enchanted world of fairytales from Southern Italy.

Lundquist' screate English singing tocombines withthebright, colourful story-tellers' slide projections and sixForlivechildren instrumentalists, re-invent Mediterranean tradition. and adults!

Aug 6,8,10 13.45 (15.00) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere ^ REVOLTING YOUNG MENplotLondon' s mad forofsatire!

In a cramped Soho office, four graduates casually the overthrow the Macmillan Their pens arefriends? swords of truth! But when everyone is a target for government. ridicule can they remain Aug 5-18 15.45 (17.15) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere TARTUFFE Withnewbreakneck pace ands classic a rich gallery of characters, the Theatre Factory breathes life into Moliere' text,iartuffe.

Combining Commedia-style acting and stunning contemporary costumes, this new adaptation sharp with injection of satire!

Aug 13-18 is 12.clear, 30 (13.30) £5.00an(£4.00) THEY SMELT MUSIC...

Reflecting the company' of theandvibrant spectacular, this adaptation of 'Tofheevocative Tempest' exploressthelove colour musicandofs Shakespeare' smagic. language.

Aadults host techniques celebrate the original' comedy and For and children.

Aug 6-11 12.30 (13.30) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere ^ STAND-BY PRODUCTIONS OO0©O Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) H14 HAPPY DAYS Beckett' s comment on the human condition is savage:Winnie, half buried in an ant-riddled mound under a searing sun, ever dependent on her beloved Willie concludesand'another happy day'. A masterpiece crimped with humour; thought provoking.

Aug 16-27rich,18.complex 05 (19.35) £7.00 (£6.00) STANFORD OF DRAMA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT ®0©@0 Venue 7 - Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Tickets 317 3939 (during Fringe only) HI4 THE FIRST CHAPTER OFanyway.

PETERBlame Someit onthings areBlame betteritlefton unsaid.

Peter had to go and say them family. the Zeitgeist.

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Preview Aug (22.55)up boy. £3.00He needs Aug 6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26 21.40 (22.55) £7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere PHILOCTETES stinkyofwound.

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Only her beloved bownewcanadaptation easePoorthePhiloctetes. pain.Sophocles’ ClassicA tale deceit, abuse sailors.

Wonders abound.

A of play.

A kick in the groin for feminism.

Preview Aug 3 21.40 (22.55) £3.00 World Premiere Aug 5,7,9,11,13,17,19,21,23,25,27 21.40 (22.55) £7.50 (£6.50) STANFORD UNIVERSITY MADTH8R OOO©© Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 2 DEATH AND THE MAIDEN A dark night.

A lonely room.

A desperate woman.

Someone' s about to find out that when you' v e messed with the wrong woman, there'll be psychosexual hell to pay. A slick, Dorfman' revengeprovocative thriller. new production of Ariel Aug 19-26s chilling 00.50 (02.20) £6.50 (£5.50) NO EXIT beautiful bachelorette.

Aerotic sultrycocktail vamp. Aofspoilt ingenue.Three garish sofas. AMix parts for antake sin and provocative, sensualin equal gender-bending on Sartre's classic taledesire. of hell...A and other people.

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27 Wagons Full of Cotton ★ DENOTES PREMIERE RESERVATIONS 0131.557.9040 Drummond Community Theatre 41 Bellevue Place School of Theatre UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

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'Devastatingly electric performance... FIVE STARS' The Scotsman Extraordinarily hallucinatory... Electrijyingly Theatrical.!

The Guardian (Critics' Choice) 'Hou> original andfantastic... a magical hour. FIVE STARS' Edinburgh Guide

STANFORD UNIVERSITY MADTH8R continud Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off Cowgate Tickets 225SI05 LI3 THE DUMBWAITER A boldly experimental and unbearably eroticGender new production of Pinter' s classic brew of betrayal, assassins and scampi. boundaries disappeartelling. when actor and actress reverse their roles for a provocative Aug 19-26 second 13.15(14.15) £6.50 (£5.50) THE STATEMENT DRAMA COMPANY ®0©©0 Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 LI I ADULT CHILD/DEAD CHILD Awarded ' B est Play’ by Sir Alan Ayckbourn. 'interpretation' Greatly impressed' by Alexandra Bliss' s ' i ntelligent, witty and extremely moving . Aa friend. dynamic,Written physicalbyjourney from childhood to adulthood; with a little 3-4 help from Claire Dowie.

Aug 16.15(17.30) £4.00 Aug 5-26 16.15 (17.30) £6.00 (£5.00) STRODE'S THEATRE COMPANY ©OOOO Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 WOYZECK This challenging no-holds-barred multi-media interpretation of Georg Buchner'rides classic hauntdescent and disturb. An emotional pop-art rollercoaster chartingwillonecaptivate, man's eerie murder Young Vic/RNT company.

'Impressive'into Financial Times.and madness.

Aug 4-11 19.30Award (20.50)winning £6.50 (£5.50) Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5105 LI 3 SKIN DEEP Extravagant physical theatrethrough from overt womenphysical who know about women.

Greek myths explored chorally representations ofdominant women today. Be empowered and intriguedHaunting, by outrageous subversion of of sex(£4.50) and gender. beautifulWorld andPremiere shocking.

Aug 4-1 I representations 11.00 (11.50) £5.50 ^ SUE LEE AND KOSTA ANDREA ®0©00 THEATRE COMPANY Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5105 LI 3 CARNEcowbells, VALE trees In thethat heatpullof faces, the ritualistic carnival a medievalwithtalepeople of masked figures, and endless encounters who seem to know you... This international company create an earthy 'BBC knock-thewinter-out' Radio.>»" Aug 4-18 16.happening.

15 (17.45)'Darkly £6.50 humorous. (£5.50) Surreal, poetic, haunting' World Premiere SUSPECT CULTURE 00©©0 Venue 37 - George Square Theatre, George Square Tickets 662 8740 N12 CASANOVA An artist curates his final exhibition: an account of hispleasure life as the world' s most famous lover.

An uncompromising examination of sex, and morality17-26from(not'theMon) most in-tune-with-the-times theatre company in Britain' Times.

Aug 15.15 (17.30) £9.00 (£6.00) TEATR MODJESKA 00©©0 Venue 192 - Old College Quad, South Bridge Tickets 662 8740 (George Square Theatre) LI 3 CORIOLANUS Underground music, screaming mobs, swordfights iRSC n Shakespeare' s toughest takeinonthiswaraward and vengeance - withpromenade a twist inandtheflames tale. meets Laperformed Fura delspartly Baus winning Polish production, in English.

Aug 11-21 (not Wed) 21.30 (22.45) £ 10.00 (£7.00) THE ATRE COMPANY ®0©©0 Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 L12 GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Mamet' s classic comedy of fierce ambition inWinan American real estate office.

Make first place in the office sales competition? aAugCadillac. place?Take£7.50 home(£5.50) some steak knives.And lose?You're fired!^ 1-26 Second 22.40 (midnight) THEATRE ALBA MPR 00©©0 Venue - Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden, Old Church Lane, Duddingston Vil age Tickets 9579/2261210000 QI8 556 Outer THE WALLACE Sydney Goodsir Smith’s classic, set in ' t he most beautiful venue in Edinburgh' transports usthistopassionate depths 'Braveheart' dared not go!

Enhanced by live, original music Alba' s9 unique contribution to Scottish theatre. and poetic drama again displays Aug 20.00 (22.30) £5.00 Aug 10-12,16-19,23-26 20.00 (22.30) £7.50 (£5.00)

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THEATRE BY DESIGN 00©©0 Venue Tickets61620- The6206Underbelly, Edinburgh Central Library George IV Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) LI I SHIRT Aisnative American crosses the Atlantic ofGHOST a tribalcompany shirtThisthat the story of its elder arrival and return.

From'Brilliant, thein search award winning created Hunting of the Snark (1999).

Brilliant, Brilliant' Scotsman.

Aug 5-26 (not Mons) 18.30(19.45) £7.00 (£5.00) ^ THEATRE O OO0©O Venue 3 - Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Tickets 226 2428 J10 3Theatre DARKwinner TALESof A2000tragi-comedy in three movements.

The festival hit and Total returns. brilliance and ingenuity it quitethan simply humanly outstanding' Scotsman.

'MOut.ore'Thevisual inventiveness, hilaritymakes and energy seems possible' Time Aug 7-9,12,14-16,21 -23 18.

0 0 (19.30) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 10-1 1, 17-19,24-27 18.00 (19.30) £ 10.00 (£9.00) THEATRE OF TRAVESTI ®0©©0 Venue 47 - Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, l7West Register Street Tickets 556 2549 JI2 NOT SOthat’s LADYLIKE One wasmaymasculine and onebutwasthisfeminine, and theysetfellin inthe love... not unique.That not be unique, music-drama decadent Berlin cabaret scene is certainly out of the ordinary.

Augoutrageously 5-25 23.00 (midnight) £8.00 (£6.00) THEATRE WORKS ®0©©0 Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only J9 SKI SLUTS FROM GLENSHEE Log fires, fondue, shagpile and tongues with an Italian instructor are what these girls want.

Can they avoid the avalanche, the salopette psycho andsongs! the poisoned ski stick? Argyle jumpers, cocktails Aug 3-27and(notloose 15,20)women 13.00- with (14.00) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere ^

Richard Jordan in association with Scotsman Assembly presents Sex, Vampires and Theatre Critics...

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THEATRE WORKSHOP 00©©0 Venue 20 - Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place Tickets 226 5425 H8 THEATRE WORKSHOP presents top British Council Showcase Companies . (including Kaos) and ' D egenerate' , a festival of taboo-busting performance work from a richunexpected' crop of in yerScotsman. face disability artists. 'Theatre Workshop... always do |I something AGNES OFvery GODdifferent Intricate, spell-binding tale toof tell love,andmystery, obsession abuse.Three women with a story a journey to take.onand I Survival or sacrifice?

Miracles or mayhem?

What really happened to Agnes that Aug fateful 20-25 night?

13.00 (15.20) £7.00 (£4.00) i THE BOGUS WOMANOnebyasylum Kay Adshead.The award-winningstory.Red'PRoom and !

Mama Quillo production. seeker' s gut-wrenching owerful, passionate, tocommitted.

If I were Billington.

Greg Dyke I'd put it straight on TV and invite Jack Aug Straw 20-25 14.respond' 30 (16.10)Michael £7.50 (£4.00) CALIBAN ANDofMIRANDA Common Groundpresents Sign Danceprovocative Theatre, awardwinning company deafTempest and hearing performers, sensual prequel to theplay throughnearly a heady mix of the aBard, puppets,andfilm I and sign dance.The Shakespeare wrote.

Aug Aug 9-113-18I 16.30 12.00(17.25) (12.55) £7.50 (£4.00) Agreatest FUMBLE IN THE DARKperformer In an attempt to makeup accessible of our ' institutions, writer, and ex-stand comic Jim one McSharry explores you are pub. Premiere Aug 9-18what (nothappens 12) 16.0when 0 (17.00) £7.50denied (£4.00)a big night out at theWorld I AM DANDY Mixing withhilarious extremejourney physicalthrough behaviour, the David Gale Company a wild,textdark, contemporary panic. 'crying One ofwith thepresents finest displays of ensemble acting I have seen...

It has audiences laughter' Total Theatre.

Aug 20-25 16.45 (18.05) £8.00 (£5.00) I AM toTHEdie WALRUS 'Mark,and whyJFK?' did you shootwhyJohndidLennon?' 'your John, mother?' did you want like Jesus, Gandhi 'Charlie, you bykill Nabil An original play about schizophrenia.Written and performed Shaban.

Aug Aug 9-18 20-25(not16.0Sun) 0 (17.00)18.00 (19.00) £7.50 (£4.00) THE LEAR LESSON Shakespeare A the newonly comedytheatre from New York' Modern Times Theater. dismalmeets futureIonesco. is , privates9-18 acting lessons, a14.30(15.15) young Ingirla puts herself inwhere the hands of a live homicidal tutor.

Aug (not Sun) £6.00 (£3.50) Aug 20-25 19.00 (19.45) European Premiere OUO - MAAN After a trip with friends, Jackie returns home and rejected.

Whatabroad went wrong?

How will sheother cope?people' Follow Jackie ondisillusioned a brutally honest and painfully witty journey through s labels.

Presented

by Reality Aug 9-18 (not Sun) Productions.

21.30 (22.35) £7.50 (£5.50) FREAK Fraser asksTo- Sealo can a the disabled performer ever be seen asSEALBOY: anything other than aMatfreak?

Thrill!

Sealboy' s skilled flippers.

Laugh at Tam' s aspirations... in a show containing tears, drugs, drum ' n ' bass, sex... and (not shaving.

Aug 9-18 Sun) 20.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£4.00) Aug 20-25 22.00 (23.00) THIRD ANGEL: WHEREcan'FROM Two people, a pureprovoking, white set, a crumbling t help HERE butbytake sides.

A sthought moving,thoroughly wittyrelationship.You performance punctuated Third Angel'Scotsman. trademark dark humour, '...a entertaining and absorbing drama' Aug 20-25 21.15 (22.45) £8.00 (£5.00) THEATRE SANS LESTROIS MOUSQUETAIRES En garde!adventure Virtue and FRONTIERES villiany collide in by-Dumas' swashbuckling epic. An cast all in action an outstanding French, English andcomedy, Spanish.performed 'Sheer brilliance' Scotsman. 'Sinternational ee This!' Guardian www.theatresansfrontieres.co.uk Aug 9-113-18I 18.16.30 30 (19.50) Aug (17.50) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 20-22 noon (13.20) AVOLCANO Theandinternationally acclaimed Theatre Company bringsandCLASSIC youverya unique exciting version ofVolcano a classic comedy.

Fresh, furious funny. 'Gand lorious proofnewthatWestern thoughtful, provocative theatre can also be accessible entertaining' Mail.

Aug 23-25 11.15 (12.45) £7.50 (£4.00) WALKING The UK's one-woman premier deafshow. actressA biCaroline ParkerAMONGST presentswithherSLEEPERS moving andsong hilarious lingual mystery thriller gags, signed and an ironing board.

Aug 20.00 (20.50) £7.50 (£4.00) Aug 9-18 20-25(not20.30Sun)(21.20) European Premiere THEATRE WORKSHOP continues over the page

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com THEATRE WORKSHOP continued Aproduction DARK RIVER Inspired Lorca’s Blood Wedding, highly acclaimed combines kathak,byflamenco, original music,Picture cinema and explosive writing.

Modern yet timeless, presented bystylish the Big Company, Britain'snew leading young Asian ensemble. ' I nspired, and captivating' Independent.

Aug 9-11 14.

0 0 (15.15) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 13-18 14.00(15.15) £8.00 (£6.00) Venue 33 - Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The PleasanceTickets 556 6550 LI4 A DARK , Aug 20-27RIVER 11.00 (12.10) £8.50 (£7.50) THEATRUM BOTANICUM ®0©©0 Venue 193 - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh,West Gate,Arboretum Place E8 THE SPICE TRAIL WithGough last year' s Lady SalsaCatch playingthistonew packed housesshow, in an London' s West End,Toby is unstoppable. outdoor intoxicating feast of spices, adventure and enchantment from the heart of India.

Preview Aug 5-25Aug20.004 20.00 (22.00)(22.00) £10.00£5.00 (£8.00) World Premiere >*"

WIPING MY MOTHER' S ARSE:TRAVERSE THEATRE (SCOTLAND) Jet-black comedy by leading Scottish playwrightCOMPANY lain Heggie.

Edith Macarthur as Andrene.

Previews Jul 28-29,31 19.

0 0 (21.30) £7.50 (£4.50) Preview Aug 14.16.0300 (19.00) (16.30) Preview Aug19.14I5 (21.45) Aug 5,10 £ 12.00 (£7.50) Aug 7,11 11.

0 0 (13.30) Aug 8,12 13.45(16.15) Aug 914 16.30 (19.00) Aug 16.45(19.15) Aug 16,21,25 15,19,24 (13.00) Aug 13.10.(18.30) 1350 (15.45) Aug Aug 17,22 18,23 19.16.3000 (22.00) World Premiere AY, CARMELA!: OUT OF THE BOX/TRON THEATRE (UK) Mulgrew.

Spanish classic.

Cabaret artists caught in£6.00 civil (£4.00) war nightmare. Director: Gerry Preview Aug 2 14.30(16.15) Aug 3,8,12 00 (18.45) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 4,9 19.noon 417.5 (21.30) Aug 5,10 (13.45) Aug 7, 1 I 14.

3 0 (16.15) World Premiere ^ THREE FAT LADIES: A MURDER MYSTERY ®0©©0 BEDBOUND: DUBLIN THEATRE hitFESTIVAL (IRELAND)

by Disco Venue 5 - The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place Tickets 558 7272 112 Pigs writer Enda Walsh. Award-winning at last year's Dublin Festival.

THREE FAT LADIES: A MURDER MYSTERY Help a Dundee Diva, dour Preview Aug 2 22.30 (23.20) £6.00 (£4.00) lesbian, dolly domestic andromp. randy'Carry vicarOn, solveplustheexpletives' case of theEvening pulpedNews. primadonna.

Aug 3-12 (not Mons) 22.30 (23.20) £9.00 (£6.00) UK Premiered Acake, rip-roaring Free FOLEY:of CORN EXCHANGE (IRELAND) '... bestIrishandTheatre most Magazine. original cackleJulyandinteractive cock.

Preview 29 18.

0 0 (19.15) £5.00 (£4.00) pieces new Irish writing to emerge in several years' Preview (21.15) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 14,18,23 14.17.4155 (16.15) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 4-26Aug (notI 13)20.0016.00(17.15) World Premiere Aug 15,19,24 (18.45) Aug 16,21,2512.120.00 (21.30) Aug 17,22 5 (13.45) UK Premiere TIGHTFISTED OQQOO Venue 152-Augustine's, 41 PRODUCTIONS George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI 2 TRAVERSE THEATRE continues over the page LITTLE SPILL ll I reallygirlwant deliverance; a wayintohergetstomach) my jI JAGGED hands for untied...'

A small South'AAfrican withisProzac (swimming heads An off-beat Aug 6-12America.

17.30 (18.50) £7.00 original (£5.50) with music by Alanis Morrissette.

UK Premiere >r' ®0©©0 r TINY DYNAMITE &THE BULL THEATRE | Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 m FROM IBIZAfamily, TO THE NORFOLK BROADS Escape Martin ishasa fantasy problems:world a X| where dysfunctional an illness nobody understands.

BowieCritics' is God.Choice Featuring theOut.voice of Rob BBC Newman IU Aug soundtrack.

'Incredible' LondonandLivae.blistering ^ 1-26 23.00 (00.35) £7.50Time(£5.50) J sexvana saa" ulie Biurchin TLD OOQOO n Venue 70 - Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row Tickets 557 1155 G9 TOM JONES A comical adapted from Country the tales and of Mran Henry Fielding II Unaccompanied esq, served up with all may the feast sauce ofunderwear. the West after eight mint. ladies throw ij Aug 5-18 9.00 (10.45) £8.50 (£7.00) World Premiere ’ TOMFOOLERY PRODUCTIONS 00@©0 | Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 225 6575 LI2 WORKHORSE ['| toTOM THUMB Henry Fielding' s eighteenth century pantomime hit transposed pCociuctionj a modern-day home.

Experience the eccentric characters and their farcical 1H generation. behaviour inEssential this off-the-wall re-staging of the fairytale for our tweeny viewing for all ages.

3i\ Aug Aug 15-18,21-25,27 14 12.25 (13.20) 12.£3.00 25 (13.20) £6.00 (£4.50) TRAVERSE THEATRE 0O©©O V Venue 15 - Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road Tickets 228 1404 L9 TRAVERSE THEATRE Scotland' s world famous new writing theatre with I'B 'Daily top international shows and the latest work of our brightest young dramatists' Mail.allLegendary Traverse Cafe - food, drink and guaranteed celebritym spotting day (and most of theBarnight)!

GAGARIN WAY:TRAVERSE THEATRE COMPANY Human heist turns to chaos in hard-edged comic play by new(SCOTLAND) playwright KiS Gregory Burke.

Previews Jul3 12-14 20.00 (21.30) £7.50 (£4.50) 1 Aug Preview Jul I 14.

0 0 (15.30) I 19.00 13.45(15.15) (20.30) £12.00 (£7.50) Y4 Aug 4,5,10 7,11 17.30 (19.00) 4^ Aug Aug 8,12 20.15 (21.45) Aug 11.00 (12.30) 4^ Aug Aug 916,21,25 15,19,24 17.

20.3045 (19.15) (22.00) fftt Aug Aug 17,22 18,23 10.14.3000 (noon) (15.30) World Premiere ^

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 TRAVERSE THEATRE continued FAREWELL: PRAIRIE EXCHANGE

by Iant Ross. OnAnda First Nation'sinTHEATRE reserve, the welfare ('fareWel'(CANADA) ) cheques haven' arrived. the Chiefs Vegas!

Preview 2 19.(13.45) 45 (21.30)£9.00£6.00 Aug 3,8,12Aug noon (£6.00)(£4.00) Aug 4,9 14.30(16.15) Aug 5,10 17.

0 0 (18.45) Aug 7,11 19.4520.00 (21.30)(21.45) Aug 14,18,23 Aug 15,19,24 12.

(14.00) Aug 4155 (16.30) Aug 16,21,25 17,22 17.114.5 (19.00) European Premiere JOHN HEGLEY:HEGLEY' S JOURNALS AND PLAYLET WITH SIMON MUNNERY Poet travels to Nice, Colombia and Stenhousemuir.

Choreography, pain,19.0treachery, bamboo.(£4.50) Preview Aug 2 0 (21.30) £7.50 Aug 20.1500(21.45) Aug 4,9 5,10 (12.30) £ 12.00 (£7.50) Aug 7,11 11.17.14.45(16.15) Aug 8,12 30 (19.00) World Premiere ^ LAMBTON KENT:VOLCANO (CANADA) An'TheAfrican anthropologist lectures on the Scottish Presbyterians of Ontario Feral White'.

Preview Aug 1414.412.5 1(15.40) 5 (13.10)£9.00£6.00(£6.00) (£4.00) Aug 15,19,24 Aug 16,21,25 17.15(18.10) Aug 17,22 20.00 (20.55) Aug 18,23 12.15(13.10) European Premiere MIDDEN: ROUGH MAGIC (IRELAND) byhomecoming.

Morna Regan. Secrets, lies and family chaos greet a young woman' s longed for Preview Aug 1414.110.5 3(16.30) 0 (12.45)£ 12.£7.50 (£4.50) Aug 15,19,24 00 (£7.50) Aug 16,21,25 17.

0 0 (19.15) Aug Aug 17,22 18,23 19.10.4350 (22.00) (12.45) World Premiere MISSING TABLE SHOW (ENGLAND) Toby Jones dissolves iPreview n NettingAugHillREEUTHE and reappears trapped in Julia Roberts' eyeball.

00 (18.20)£9.00£6.00 Aug 3,8,12 19.2(13.20) 4517.(20.05) (£6.00)(£4.00) Aug 4,9 noon Aug 5,10 14.30 (15.50) Aug 7,11 Aug 14,18,2317.0020.00 17.(18.20) 15 (18.35) Aug 15,19,24 (21.20) Aug 16,21,25 Aug 17,22 14.412.5 116.5 0(13.35) 5) World Premiere V" TERRY NEASON: SLAPS N' T ICKLES (SCOTLAND) Delicious cornucopia, classiccabaret cuts, diva. sassy, sublime. Scotland's outstanding ***** Angel Award-winning Aug 14-25 (not Mon) 23.00 (midnight) £ 10.00 (£7.50) TINY DYNAMITE: PAINESbyPLOUGH/FRANTIC ASSEMBLY CONTACT (ENGLAND) writer Abi Morgan.

MiraclesWITH can happen.

Come and19.see how. £7.50Splendour Preview Aug 3 0 0 (20.30) (£4.50) Aug 4 11.

0 0 (12.30) Aug 57,1116.320.15 0 (18.00) Aug (21.45)£ 12.00 (£7.50) Aug 8,12 11.00 (12.30) Aug 9 13.45(15.15) Aug 1014 16.14.3000 (18.00) Aug (15.30) Aug I16,21,25 5 20.30 (22.00) Aug 30 (12.00) Aug 17,22 13.16.1410.55 (14.45) Aug 18,23 20.30 (18.15) Aug 19,24 (22.00) World Premiere ^ THE WELL BEING: MOUTHPEACE (SOUTHandAFRICA) Andrew Buckland' s story of love, a porpoise, a watermelon two frogs.

Preview Aug14.2 30noon (13.10)£9.00£6.00 (£4.00) Aug 3,8,12 (15.40) (£6.00) Aug 4,9 17.00(18.10) Aug 19.45 (13.10) (20.55) Aug 5,10 7,1 I noon European Premiere ENCOUNTERS:TRAVERSETHEATRE COMPANY British International playwrights and practitioners discuss new-writing in theandFestival and today. £2.00 (£1.00) Augfor6,20the 14.stage 00 (16.00) ^

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SEVEN SHOWS ONLY! PLEASANCE113-19 August 7.15pm VICIOUSLY FUNNY AND INVENTIVE, FRISBY IS A COMIC CATCH7 THE GUARDIAN ED SMITH FOR KARUSHI LTD PRESENTS

TREMOR CORDIS ®0©©O Venue 4 - C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace Tickets 225 5105 L11 RICHARD Ml A haunting and highly physical telling of Shakespeare' s tale of bitching courts, bloody battles and one man' s killing charm.

Murder, intrigue, betrayals curses incompany. this feast of deaths and drumming.Vital, powerful theatre from this and exhilarating Aug 3,5,7,9,1 1, 13,15,17,19,21,23,25 noon (13.45) £6.50 (£5.50) ^ TWELFTH NIGHT Suspendeds vibrant betweencomedy fantasyswings and reality onjazztheandsilver screen of the 1930s, Shakespeare' to a blues soundtrack in thisandbrilliantly vivid andas love inventive production. Insanely funny, intensely moving, bitter-sweet Aug 2,4,6,8,10,14,16,18,20,22,24,26 noonitself.

(13.45) £6.50 (£5.50) ^ TRESTLE THEATRE COMPANY ©0©©0 Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off Cowgate Tickets 2255105 LI3 BLOOD & ROSES A saga of bloodshed and battle in a medieval kitchen.

The story of a boy who was almost king and the man he became.

Staged in an atmospheric underground vault, text. award-winning Edinburgh favourites mix theatrical with masks Aug 4-26 styles (not Tues) 19.15 and (21.05) £8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere ^ TRIPOD THEATRE COMPANY 00©©0 Venue 202 - C 02, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 3 THE ZOO STORY Never talk to strangers...

Edward Albee' s intense drama ofJerry,theone plaininnocent and simple Peter, whose life is violently disrupted by the sinister afternoon in Central Park. Shocking, draining, enthralling ofSunday the absurd.

Aug 12-26 theatre 13.00 (13.50) £5.50 (£4.50) TRISTRAM SHANDY ®0©©0 Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 L11 THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY Fringe favourite Stephen Oxley returns in Laurence Sterne' s 18th century comic masterpiece.

'English A virtuoso performance' HilariousExpress.

- the first stand-up comictoldin Literature... fizzesScotsman. with wit' 'Sunday 'Wittily, elegantly delightful' Times.

Aug 3-26 19.35 (20.50) £7.50 (£5.50) TWILIGHT THEATRE COMPANY OOOOO Venue 40 - Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace Tickets 220 6109 LI I CUTTIN' A RUG Twilight Theatre Company transport you back to the era rock'n'roll whenI950'Elvis was Kingat and puff-ballStobo skirtsandwereCo.instaff fashion.

John Byrne of encapsulates s Glasgow the annual dance.

Aug 6-11 16.15 (17.45) £5.00 (£3.00) TWO FRIENDS PRODUCTIONS ©0©©0 Venue 21 - Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace Tickets 226 7207 LI I POSTCARDS FROM MAUPASSANT The wet nurse, the bricklayer, the dying man, the prostitute, thepathos, count...desire, and revenge, his wife.The world one of nineteenth century Wit, coupleheady of laughs, surprise ofFrance. bodice£6.00 ripping!

Aug 3-25and17.a5bit0 (18.50) (£5.00) World Premiere ^ TWO TONNE BUDGIE PRODUCTIONS INC. OO©©© Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I WELCOME TO PARADISE Armed with ainPhDBakiyini, in pureremote Maths,outback English traveller Nick battles extremity and absurdity station,Australia.

It'll make you laugh... It'll make you think... It'll give you a new outlook on putting Aug 14-27 (not 20) 17.up35 fences...

(18.40) £5.00 (£4.00) European Premiere URBANWAY PRODUCTIONS ©OOOO Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI2 TELL ME YOU need LOVEforME LeeWhen Weston'Matts bittersweet tragi-comedy of a bygay man' s desperate a child. and his partner are rejected the he turns the women in his life... Powerful drama.^ Augadoption I -1 I 16.board, 00 (17.10) £6.50to(£5.50) WorldnewPremiere

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®oooo VALVONA & CROLLA HI4 Venue 67 -Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row, top of Leith WalkTickets 556 7800 DID YOU USED TO BE R.D. LAING? Mike Maran Productions presents the story of the radical Scottish psychiatrist with music from Chick Corea, Jarrett, Bil Evans and'SChopin performed 'Keith Another triumph' Herald. pellbinding' Scotsman.live on stage by Dave Milligan.

Aug 7-9,14-15,17 18.00(19.15) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 10,21-24 13.

0 0 (14.15) Aug 20.00 (21.15) Aug 25I 1,16,18 15.00 (16.15) PRIVATE ANGELO Linklater.

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by Mike MaranbyandEricdemonstrates Philip Contini byis Dick Leepresents about Italian soldier who hilariously that honour not solely the preserve of the 18.brave.

Aug 10,22-24 (19.15) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Aug 10,23-24 20.00013.0 (21.15) Aug I 1,14-18,25 00 (14.15) Aug 11,18 15.00 (16.15) Venue 12 - Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street Tickets 248 4848 / 226 0000 L9 DID YOU BE R.D.LAING? Aug I 21.30USED (22.50)TO£10.00 (£7.50/£5.00) World Premiere PRIVATE Aug 3-4 19.ANGELO 15 (20.35) £ 10.00 (£7.50/£5.00) World Premiere VENUE 13 00©©0 Venue 13 - Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate Tickets 070S0 161320 J15 CUPBOARD MAN by Craig Rogan.A dysfunctional family treats their son aMcEwan two yearshort old story for theis first eighteenbrought years ofto hislife life.This gripping, horrific Ian as graphically by Rogan' s performance.

Aug 19 17.017.0 (18.00) Aug 20-25 00 (18.00)£1.00£6.00 (£4.00) AThomas HANDFUL OF RAIN

by PhilDylan.This Bowen. Chelsea Hotel, Newcaptures York. Dylanthe sits drinking.

Entercentury Bob imaginary exchange unique spirit of two 20th icons.

Bowen' s elastic dialogue is a daring leap ofAugthe12imagination.

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1 5 (14.25) £1.00 Aug 13-18 13.15(14.25) £6.00 (£4.00) HANG 'UP

by Anthony Minghella.A perfectly contained (twenty minute) intense brilliantly realised drama studycomplete ofperformed a loveandaffair' Telegraph. possessive, poignant and reflective

by Alex ParryAandsexy,Laura Penneycard.

Aug 14-15 16.16.2200 (16.40) (16.40) £1.00 Aug 16-25 £3.00 (£2.00) MUD by Maria Irene Fornes.Three characters a triangular relationship.

Mae wants to improve Lloydlocked has often nointomotivation. the answer?Susan 'FornesSontag. work has alwaysherbeenlife.intelligent, funny, neverIs Henry vulgar orAugcynical' 14-15 15.

0 0 (16.00) £1.00 Aug 16-25 15.00 (16.00) £6.00 (£4.00) WAKKAWAKKA O0©©O Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off CowgateTickets 225 5105 LI3 B9 CLINCH MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT The ideal love.The ideal life.The ideal family.

An international ensemble from three continents presents a grotesque cabaret of family life: the couple'(£5.50) s tragic search for happiness.

Aug 15.0story 0 (16.00)of a £6.50 Aug 5-18 19-26(not12.012)0 (13.00) UK Premiere ^ WARHORSE PRODUCTIONS Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only ©0©©0J9 LOCKING HORNS Two menhappens at war with meet andandbattle.drama Where are theyin from, and what afterthetheworld fight?

Comedy are combined this physical play about aggression and friendship, and the consequences Aug 3-27 (notofIS)both.19.00 (20.10) £6.00 UK Premiere ^ WATCH-IT 000©0 Venue 34 - C, ChambersPRODUCTIONS Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 2 SOMEONE WHO' L L WATCH OVER ME Englishman, Irishman, American.

Chained in a cell.playForabout four years andterror, no reason.TheandBeirut hostages.

Stunning, award-winning despair.Keenan.

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by Richard Herring AUGUST 1ST - 27TH at 9.10PM (EXCEPT 5TH & 13TH) PLEASANCE: 0131 556 6550 WEEKEND IN RIO ©0©©0 Venue 23 - Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square Tickets 556 6550 MI2 WEEKEND INboard RIOtheStraight from Chicago' s Steppenwolf rehearsal studio.

You will be on maiden flight of Steven Froelich' s new comedy, piloted bybe award director Laurence Boswell. 'Fasten your seat belts, it's going to a bumpywinning night!'

Previews Aug 1-4 16.3016.(17.50) £4.00£8.50 (£7.50) Aug 5,10,14-17,20-23 30 (17.50) Aug 11-12,18-19 16.

3 0 (17.50) £9.50 Aug 24-27 16.30 (17.50) £10.00 (£9.00)(£8.50) World Premiere ^ WERE NOT NAMED YET! OO©©© Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I SPIRITUAL NUGGETS It is protect about a true couplelove,of about summerfinding days magic in the inlivesthe ofwind,young friends.The spirits that chicken nuggets, luxury macaroni and cheese, watching grass grow and Spanish Aug 6-27cigarettes. (not 13,20) 20.15 (21.25) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere WEST 10 PRODUCTIONS OO©©© Venue 28 - Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row Tickets 225 6575 LI I TS ELIOT' S THE COCKTAIL PARTY A timely and imaginative revival of Eliot' s surreal poetic drama of love, sex and redemption.

Challenging, quirky, always engaging, Eliot moves from wasteland to drawing-room, reminding us how fine and funny was. (£4.50) Aug 6-27- (not 13,20)- a13.dramatist 35 (15.05)he £6.00 WHITE RABBIT COWBOYS 00©©0 Venue Tickets211220- White 0900 Rabbit Cowboys,The Honeycomb, Niddry Street (off the Royal MiKI3le) WHITE RABBIT COWBOYS takehumour, over Edinburgh' s stylish and newest club for aandfestival of subversive drinking and late-night clubbing.

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Hip, venue happening decidedly funky' Independent. ' S harp and crackling with wit' 'Hilarious and cruel' Evening News, www.whiterabbitcowboys.co.uk WHITE RABBIT COWBOYS continues over the page

24 hour Box Office at www.edfringe.com WHITE RABBIT COWBOYS continued TLK 2 THE ANIMLSpanther Jugglingstranded deadlinesin aandhotelscheduling meetings, Wiggins is a Palmpilot prowling roomWRC' armed only Darren withblurs a WAPphone, and PowerBook.

Can he escape? s new play the boundaries between theatre, comedy and television.

Aug 7-26 (not Mons) 19.00 (20.00) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere WICKED THEATRE 0Q©©O Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 2 SWALLOW Love isn' t the only four-letter word when things get messy between friends.

Sex, death and triple sec form a heady cocktail in this new black 1-26 comedy. merry,£5.50 for tomorrow...

Aug (notEat,12)drink, 12.00be(12.50) (£4.50) World Premiere >r' WILLDOO THEATRE ©0©©0 Venue 202 - C oj, Oxygen, Infirmary Street Tickets 225 5105 U3 SEMBLANCE OF MADNESS! One schizophrenic, one neurotic and one ’normal’ woman compromise a drama therapy group in a psychiatric hospital.

Manipulation and accusations aboundmurder. in this fast and furious dark comedy, as they unsolved Aug attempt 3-26 (notto 12)unravel 14.0an0 (14.50) £5.50 (£4.50) ^ WISEPART PRODUCTIONS ®0©©0 Venue 88 - C underground, Niddry Street South, off Cowgate Tickets 2255105 LIB Asnapshot DESIREof TO KILL ON THE TIP OF THE TONGUE A revealing the dark, brutal world of a group of six misfits driven by lust, desire and their searchmasterpiece. for gratification. Explosive Mark Ravenhill translation of Xavier Aug 4-26 Durringer’s 21.30 (22.30) £7.50 (£5.50) World Premiere WHITE VAN MAN finally makes it toKingtheofstage!

MeetStrap Dave,yourself Sun-reading urban philosopher and self-proclaimed the Road. for the the ridelastof your life!hit Martin Beaumont's cult new play. From the teamdown behind year' s Bouncers.

Aug 4-26 18.00 (18.50) £7.50 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ Venue 101 - C belle angele, Hastie's Close, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5105 LI2 BEST FRIENDS ' W omen are always friends in threes.That way everyone can aboutwinners everyone behind backsIsraeliandsmash-hit. still remain'Dgood FringetalkFirst present Anattheir oes forfriends, femaleright?' friendship male' Te/Gov' -Av/sv(£5.50) News.

Aug 6-26 what (not Art 14) did19.4for5 (20.45) £7.50 European Premiere ^ DAHLINGcomedy YOU WERE MARVELLOUS Steven Berkoffsandnever-before performed about Luwies andDirectors, Darlings,Wanna-Be’s with a full supporting cast of Fat-Cat Sycophants andit. Never-Were’s, Left-Wing Fringe Elitists.

Sweetheart, it was wonderful.

No, really, I loved Fabulous, darling, fabulous!

Aug 6-26 (not 14) 21.00 (22.00) £7.50 (£5.50) World Premiere ^ WONDERLAND PRODUCTIONS 0O©©O Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 2 TERRY PRATCHETT' S WYRD SISTERS There' s unease in the land.

Granny canDiscworld' sense it, sNanny' s cat'ares gone Magrat' feeling someone.

Witches on a missing, mission...andonce they's vcertainly e jump-started their broomsticks! funny,£7.50 ridiculously Aug 1-26 (not 12)Wickedly 14.40 (16.10) (£5.50) absurd. Prepare to be bewitched.

WORKHORSE PRODUCTIONS ©QQOO Venue 81 -The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 GOING ADOWN INnewHISTORY 'Very good, Burchill,forget.

Guardian. stunningscenes play: sex, politics and asexy love and storysad'you'Juliell never Warning: contains not suitable for under-16s.

Preview Aug 5 17.10(18.20) £5.00 Aug 6-18 17.10 (18.20) £8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere ^ ZTHEATRE COMPANY 00©00 Venue 81 - The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 THE PASSERS-BY PROJECT DevisedExplorers; theatre. About everyone, A-Z. Artists; Buskers;Interviewers; Celebrities; Dogwalkers; Golfers;fromOfficers; Hairdressers; Joggers; Kite fliers;Undertakers;VendorsjWriters; Loners;Fraudsters; Mothers; Nurses; Pimps; Quakers; Royalty; Students;Tourists; Xenophobics;Yuppies; keepers...

Aug 6-18 (not 12) 13.Zoo 45 (15.15) £5.00 (£4.00) ^ Venue 152 - Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge Tickets 2256575 LI2 HIAWATHA A fast paced ensemble piece based on Longfellow’s epic poem.

Story andcharting physicalthefeatsmostaccompany mythicalinfigure Hiawatha from birth totelling significantthemoments nativeofNorth American life. A6-18 lookdeath, at another Aug (not 12,13) culture.

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AS220 00©00 ARCHITECTURE ON THE FRINGE Venue 204 - Ego and Out, 14 Picardy Place Tickets 478 7434 HI3 Venue 132 - Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland, Bakehouse Close, 146 Canongate K15| AS220 GALLERY EXCHANGE An eclectic mix of work representing AS220, an alternative space in Providence, Rl, USA. Content ranges from the Art Commission humorous andscratchboard childlike to the and macabre, in painting, silk-screening, for Scotland . 5 Royal Fine for Scotland photography, and hysterical collage. i - Bakehouse Close, 146 Canongatc Preview Aug 7 19.00 (midnight) Free Aug 8-18 12.00 (23.00) Free c ®o©©o Venue 34 - C, Chambers Street Tickets 225 5105 LI 2 FUBAR (FOUND UNDER BRIDGES AND RAILWAYS) An exhibition ofgenerations contemporary art exploring fantasy and disillusionment, spanning two Exhibition works displayinstallations. the wide range of media used today, of Architecture from toof artists.The photography and video Aug Iprints -26 09.00 (late) Free (non-ticketed) World Premiere r' 4Every Aug -day, I Sept,including 11am - Sundays 4pm COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. LAS VEGAS O0©©d Venue 81 - The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 M9 UNLV'S FILMMAKER' SHOWCASE A collection ofUNLV award-winning THE BELLEVUE GALLERY cutting-edge digitalTeimpo' shorts,Sacreated the the students Department Film. Also 'Mtoedio film living thatbytells storyofoftheSalvadorian immigrant of Venue 224 - Bellevue Gallery, 4 Bellevue Crescent determined make an honest in Las Vegas.

Aug 5-27 (not 13,20) 10.00 (noon) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY 00©©0 Venue 102 - Scotch Malt Whisky Society.The Vaults, 87 Giles Street Tickets 554 3451 BI6 DEAD AND ALIVE ART EXHIBITION A striking portrait exhibition ofby comedians and celebrities, active or deceased, famous for their wit, painted Ron Chedwick Smith. And howwelcome. better to appreciate their work than with a dramandin Stewart hand. Non-members Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22,27-29 10.

0 0 (17.00) Free Aug 9-1 1,16-18,23-25,30-31 10.00 (23.00) Free IL'ii visual art SkGtCh Out yOUf fGStival THE ADAM POTTERY Venue 135 -The Adam Pottery, 76 Henderson Row

CANDLISH HALL, ST GEORGE’S WEST CHURCH G9 Venue 157 - St George's West Church, 58 Shandwick Place K8

CLAY 2001 A SELLING EXHIBITION OF NEW WORK

BY RESIDENT MAKERS JANET ADAM MICHELE BILLS FRANCES PRIEST EMMA GROVE CRAIG MITCHELL HARRIET ROWAN TONIS KRIISA GAVIN BURNETT FUNCTIONAL, SCULPTURAL, FIGURATIVE CERAMICS th 6 - 31th AUGUST, 10am - 6pm MON - SAT AMSTERDAM Venue 207 - Amsterdam ArtART House,HOUSE 19 Brandon Terrace AMSTERDAM ARCHITECTS AS ARTISTS FUNCTIONAL ART OPEN ALL WEEK 12-6pm Admission free 130

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CITY ART CENTRE Venue 229 - City Art Centre, 2 Market Street Art and the City 30 June - 6 October Drawn from the City's collection of Scottish art, examining the relationship between artists and Edinburgh, including views of the city, portraits, and works by resident artists.

Admission: adults £4, concessions £2.50, for all exhibitions Monday - Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-5 Tel: 0131 529 3993 www.cac.org.uk 'e~“'

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CONCRETE BUTTERFLY LI3 K12 Venue 150 - Concrete Butterfly, 317-319 Cowgate CONCRETE BUTTERFLY PRESENTS AN EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED INTERIOR PRODUCTS INCLUDING; Nf a SCREEN PRINTEr FLUH^fc^HlSDAlR GALL ICONCRETE 30 June - 6 October BUTTERFLY) AND FIONA McMTOSH (TESSUTII. TABLES, CHAIRS, SOFAS CUSHIONS, RECLINERS, TABLEWARE, CONCRETE BOWLS, BOOKCASES This Earth for Use celebrates the life and art of Australian CHOPPING BOARDS, GLASSWARE, STORAGE, THROWS, TASK-LIGHTING Aboriginal communities in remote areas, accompanied by SIDEBOARDS, KITCHEN TOOLS, SCARVES, MOOD-LIGHTING, COOKWARE Penny Tweedie's photographs of Arnhem Land.

PRINTED AND WOVEN TEXTILES, CUTLERY, CUBES, RUGS, VASES, LOW TABLES, BOOKS, JEWELLERY, HANDBAGS, WATCHES AND OTHER Admission: adults £4, concessions £2.50, for all exhibitions ACCESSORIES. FESTIVAL COLLECTION. FROM FRIDAY 3rd AUGUST 2001 Monday - Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-5 CONCRETE BUTTERFLY. 317-319 COWGATE, OLD TOWN, EDINBURGH, EH1 1NA. OPENING HOURS: MONOAY-SATURDAY 10.00AM-6.00PM, SUNDAY 12.00PM-5.00PM, OR BY APPOINTMENT. TEL AND FACS 0131 558 7130 Tel: 0131 529 3993 www.cac.org.uk ’

CITY ART CENTRE Venue 229 - City Art Centre, 2 Market Street Australia Dreaming

DALKEITH ARTS CENTRE CITY ART CENTRE Venue 229 - City Art Centre, 2 Market Street K12 Venue 161 - Dalkeith Arts Centre,White Hart Street, Dalkeith Sebastiao Salgado: Migrations 30 June - 2 September Taken over seven years, photographs that document the worldwide phenomenon of migration, profoundly challenging concepts of nation, culture and community.

Admission: adults £4, concessions £2.50, for all exhibitions Monday - Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-5 1 Tel: 0131 529 3993 www.cac.org.uk

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DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE CITY ART CENTRE Venue 229 - City Art Centre, 2 Market Street K12 Venue 163 - Danish Cultural Institute, 3 Doune Terrace 13 August - 21 September Sir William Allan, Artist Adventurer 30 June - 6 October Reappraisal of major 19th century Scottish artist, who travelled in Russia and Eastern Europe, returning to produce paintings that helped shape national identity.

Admission: adults £4, concessions £2.50, for all exhibitions Monday - Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-5 Tel: 0131 529 3993 www.cac.org.uk

Eva Nerz: Greenlanders Large-scale photographs of anonymous Greenlanders by one of Denmark’s prominent contemporary photographers.

A gentle yet poignant celebration of the Inuit people.

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EDITH SIMON GALLERY THE DAVIDYOUNG GALLERY AT MARIE CURIE HOUSE Venue 103 - Edith Simon Gallery, 67 Northumberland Street Venue 194 - The David Young Gallery at Marie Curie House, 29 Albany Street 112 LEWIS GRASSIC GIBBON Edith Simon-Come Again 1901-1935 CENTENARY EXHIBITION No Fringe without her 28 July -1 September THE DAVID YOUNG GALLERY and always different at MARIE CURIE HOUSE 0131 456 3700 pictures 29 Albany Edinburgh, EH1 3QN, DailySt,10.00am - 5.00pm (exceptTel:Sundays) graphics AnScotland’s exhibitiongreatest of paintings by Scottish artists based on the work of one of sculpture 20th century writers with afternoon recitalsAugust daily by: videos SCOTLAND with Harp & Voice group 13-18 THE OXFORD BELLESIN-LOVE stunning- stories multi-talented acapeila 20-25 August 6-25 August Mon-Sat 10.30-6.00 Admission Free web site: edith-simon.com

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DAZZLE CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY EXHIBITION FRINGE POSTER COMPETITION Venue 15 - Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road L9 Venue 86 - Fountainpark Leisure Complex, Dundee Street N6 i definiteattracts must for jewellery fans POSTER COMPETITION -“A Dazzle clients from all over the globe” SUNDAY TIMES EXHIBITION 150 of the most colourful, inventive, and exciting posters designed by children for the 2001 Fringe Poster Competition.

TRAVERSE THEATRE d aZZ I e EXHIBITION AlADMI l 2,000SSIexhiONbiFREE ts are forOpen sale 73-27 August i n cl u si v e 10am mi d ni g ht days a week In the spectacular ATRIUM by Aug GALERIE MIRAGES Venue 149 - Galerie Mirages, 46a Raeburn Place

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HEAVY METAL JEWELLERY & SCULPTURE The very best of Designer and Unique Jewellery From Around the World Metal Sculpture from Thailand, India and Zimbabwe th a”" August-15 September Mon-Sat 10-5:30 AdmissionSunFree12:30-4:30 INGLEBY GALLERY Venue 225 - Ingleby Gallery, 6 Carlton Terrace Sean Scully 1 August - 15 September \ng\eby gallery 6 carlton terrace, edinburgh eh7 5dd, telephone 0131 556 4441 www.inglebygallery.com

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INHOUSE Venue 174 - Inhouse, 28 Howe Street DESIGN MASTERS CROP OF TV’S SOAPS - FEW HIGHLIGHT TH. IFFERENCE BETWEEN - BETTER OVER A CAREER SPANNING MORE THAN 60 YEARS HIS PRODIGIOUS WORKS CANONLOOK AS1.

TODAY AS DAY ■B INHOUSE’S 20th FESTIVAL DESIGN EXHIBITION REVISITS HIS WORK FOLLOWING THEIR 1986 CASTIGLIONI EXHIBITS\r\c\.Furniture, lighting, table - kitchenware,EXHIBITION a radio & a loo.

Admission Free Aug tfh- Sept 1st h Mon-Sat 9.30 - 6.00 pm Sundays 1& & 26"’ 12.00 - 5.00 pm JAPAN EXPERIENCE Venue 209 - Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22 - 26 George Street NlSHIMURA (exhibition ) ■l, fMpYAL Society of Edinburgh ADMISSION FREt t/tny'i /MYny.A, ve body painting performance during Shalcti's show, "The Pil ow Book") JAPAN EXPERIENCE Venue 209 - Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22 - 26 George Street Keisuke Watanabe (exhibition ) Royal Society of Edinburgh Aug. 14-24 (mon-fri) 9:00-17:00 http://hb2.seikyou.ne.jp/home/knabe/ EXPERIENCE 0131 221 9009 JAPAN EXPERIENCE Venue 209 - Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22 - 26 George Street THE MIND & FORM OF KANAZAWA, ISHIKAWA, JAPAN GRAPHIC POSTER ARTS EXHIBITION ^ 4 Roya| society of Edinburgh Aug.9 24 (mondays-fridays) Ishikawa is a harmonious 1 ; 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. blend of rich tradition, modern industry, and Admission free technology all working I together in a home Japan Experience town atmosphere. ‘ 0131-221-9009

THE LEITH GALLERY Venue 236 - Leith Gallery, 65 The Shore, Info 553 5255 The Leith Gallery presents 2001, A Spatial Odyssey Paintings.

Ceramics, Sculpture i us Jewellery7thinspired by- 1sttheSeptember space around August Loch Lomond by Peter Goodfellow Tues-Fri 1 lam-5pm. Saturday 1 l-4pm 65 The Edinburgh EH6info@the-leith-gallery 6RA. Tel: 0131-553 5255.

Fax:Shore, 0131-553 5655. email: Also at English Speaking Union, 23 Atholl Crescent and Drumsheugh Baths Club, Belford Road, Check Website for details, www.the-leith-gallery.co.uk NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND Venue 63 - National Gallery of Scotland,The Mound Rembrandt’s women Mothers, daughters, mistresses, maids, models and goddesses. Rembrandt van Rijn painted and drew women throughout his life, from grand commissioned portraits to informal sketches ofdaily life, from erotic prints to Biblical heroines. Key masterpieces from over forty collections around the world exhibited together for the first time.

Sponsored bp Lloyds TSB Scotland /NATIONAL Admission £6 (£3.50) ( GALLERIES O Monday to Saturday ioam-6pm, Sunday iiam-6pm V SCOTLAND Ticket Hotline 0131 473 2000, uiunu.rembrandtstuomen.com ^ — NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND Venue 147 - National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge WRITE STUFF Scottish writers through the lens of Gordon Wright 1 JUNE - 31 OCTOBER 2001 National Library of Scotland George IV Bridge Edinburgh Tel: 0131-226 4531 www.nls.uk THE NEW STREET EXHIBITION SPACE Venue 143 -The Bongo Club - out of the blue, 14 New Street

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OUTRAGEOUSART 09 ] M9 Venue 226 - Outrageous Art, 17-19 Barclay Place, Info 477 2933 OYA-KO a master-student exhibition of Japanese calligraphy by Shingai Tanaka Scotland's Only Gallery of Copy Art and painting, woodblock printing and with select hand-painted oil on canvas ceramics by Campbell Sandilands works after Scottish & European Masters presented by yjiw' at Also original works & commissions NEXUS GALLERIES Tue-Sat: 10:30-1900 Sun -17:00 Bread Street, Edinburgh (closed14:00Mondays) 5 Aug -1 Sept, 11 am - 9 pm daily • 17-19 Barclay Place, Bruntsfield, Edinburgh t./f. 0131 477 2933 tel 07740 588 168 1 www.outrageous-art.com www.stentongallery.com

NEXUS GALLERIES (GALLERY I) Venue 228 - Nexus Gallery 1,61 Bread Street

NEXUS GALLERIES (GALLERY 2) Venue 237 - Nexus Gallery 2, S5 Bread Street ART FROM BELARUS CONTEMPORARY VITEBSK ARTISTS An exhibition by contemporary artists from Vitebsk in Belarus, one-time centre of Soviet avant garde art and where Chagal and Malevich founded the “Vitebsk School" NEXUS GALLERY 2 55 Bread Street, EH3 9AH, Tel: 477 4522 Aug 4m - Sep 2nd 10:00 am - 6:00 pm THE NOMADS TENT Venue 142-The Nomads Tent, 21 St Leonard's Lane

PATRIOTHALL GALLERY (AT W.A.S.RS. STUDIOS) Venue 235 - Patriothall Gallery,WASP Studios, ID Patriothall, off 48 Hamilton Place, Info 225 1289 M8 1 EXHIBITION OF LOCAL CONTEMPORARY ] ART & DESIGN THIS YEAR’S AT PATRIOTHALL 1 GALLERY (W. PSHOW .S. STUDIOS) PROMISES BETHANSTILLPREVIOUS MOREA.S.INTERESTING AND DIVERSETO j EXHIBITIONS: FEATURING PRINT-MAKING, CERAMICS, PAINING GLASS AND JEWELLERY

BY THE RESIDENT APPUED ARTISTS AND MAKERS. 12 - 6pm DAILYGALLERY, (11 Aug-1 Sept) PATRIOTHALL (OFFAT PATRIOTHALL HAMILTONTel:PLACE), STOCKBRIDGE EH3 SAY 0131 225 1289 ADMISSION FREE / DISABLED ACCESS PHILLIPS AUCTIONEERS NI4 Venue 96 - Phil ips Auctioneers, 65 George Street

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The Old Town Bookshop EXHIBITION 10th - 26th August 2001 Paintings & Drawings of Edinburgh's Old Town John Kay Portraits Rare Books & Prints 8 Victoria Street Edinburgh Tel 0131 225 9237 Open Daily 10-30am to 5-30pm

EDINBURGH PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION CENTRE L11 Venue 130 - The Edinburgh Photographic Exhibition Centre, 68 Great King Street H10 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY 139th annual exhibition of more than 200 prints created by photographers worldwide 5th August to 2nd September Open Mon - Sat 10am - 8pm, Sun 1 pm - 5pm Admission (including catalogue) £2.00 Concessions £1.50 under 12yrs free Federation Internationale de I'Art Photographique

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EXHIBITION HALL, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN HIO Venue 193 - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh,20A Inverleith Row

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH LI2 Venue 146 - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 9 Hil Square LI3 SIR JULES THORN EXHIBITION AND MENZIES CAMPBELL DENTAL MUSEUM An exhibition of the history of surgery from 1505 to the present day 6th August - 1st September 2001 Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 1pm

An Exhibition of Digital Photography 31 July -1 Sept Mon - Sat 11.00 - 5.30 R.I.A.S. GALLERY Venue 155 - RIAS Gallery, 15 Rutland Square WHAT DIDN’T THEY BUILD 100 years of the Peddie & McKay Drawings Collection - an insight into one of the greatest Scottish architectural practices of the last 150 years RIAS Gallery 30 July - 31 August 15 Rutland Square Edinburgh EH1 2BE T: 0131 229 7545 Curated by: Mon - Fri: 9-5 The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland Sat: 10-4

ADMISSION FREE ROYAL MUSEUM L8 Venue 43 - Royal Museum and Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street Museum Mon to Sat -10am - 5pm TelRoyal 0131247 4219 I Tues I wwwinms.ac.uk Sun 1210am noon8pm - 5pm (> Serizawa Master of Japanese textile design 11 August - 4 November 2001 Admission £3/£1.50 Children 12 and under free

SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART M12 Venue 66 - Scottish National Gallery of Modem Art, 75 Belford Road J4 I love landscape, the sea, The surrealist and the the human form, r, black & white Photographer | LeeMHIer images Enjoy these exhibitions at the two National Galleries set in glorious parkland. and my dog.

Penrose the Surrealist artist, exhibition organiser, collector, writer and catalyst ofthe art world; and his wife, legendary beauty Miller, who was an outstanding K1 These snaps photographer of people, places, fashion and war. Works also on show by Dali, are a joyful Ernst, Magritte, Man Ray, Picasso and many other Surrealists. indulgence Sponsored by the Drue Heinz Trust /NATIONAL' / of them all.'

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WEST END CRAFT AND DESIGN FAIR Venue 127 - St John's Church,West End, Princes Street FREF ADIWISSION FRI 3 to SAT 25 „ AUGUST Open 11am-6pm (closed Sundays) West End Craft and Design Fair Ancontemporary absolute mustwork if youdirect like from buying makers, and designers.

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The Heritage Foundation page 87 Aug 6-12 14.00 (15.00)11.55£ 10.(12.55) 00 (£6.00) Aug 14-18,21-25,27 • Aug Beautiful Thing Drummond Street Company page 98 14-18 £8.00 Company (£6.00) • Aug Bitter14-19 Thorns17.15.15(16.45) Debacle Theatre page 94 5 5 (18.45) £6.00 (£5.00) • Aug Born6,8,10,12,15,17,19,22,24,26 African Over the Edge page19.I1135 (20.45) £7.00 •(£5.00) The FatalnEnglishman The Hole the 13)Ground15.2Theatre page 104 6-19 i(not 0 (16.50)Company (£5.00) • Aug Hiawatha Z Theatre page£6.00129(£4.00) Aug 6-1 1,14-18 18.25Company (19.55) £5.00 • Jagged Little17.3Spill Tightfisted Productions 6-12 0 (18.50) £7.00Theatre (£5.50)Companypagepage12593 • Aug Lear The Cambridge University 14-19 Mermaid 13.30 (14.40) (£5.50) • Aug The 6-1Little A £6.50 Role Productions 1, 14-18 11.05On(11.55) £5.00 (£4.00)page 112 • Aug Narcissi RUDSpagell9 14,16,18,22,24,26 55 (14.55) • Aug Rehearsing 'Reversing'13.RUDS page £5.00 I 19£5.00(£3.50) Aug 15,17,19,21,23,25,27 13.

5 5 (14.55) (£3.50) • Taming of the Shrew The17.Cambridge Mummers page 92 Aug 6-12,14-19,21-27 10 (18.00) £5.00 (£4.00) • Temporarily Yours, Distilled Spirits Theatre page 96 Aug 6-19 (not 13) 22.20 (23.20) £7.00 (£5.00) • Tom Thumb Tomfoolery Productions page 125 Aug 14 12.

2 5 (13.20) £3.00 15-18,21-25,27 (13.20)page£6.00 (£4.50) • Aug Twelfth Night Over12.the25Edge Aug 7,9,11,14,16,18,21,23,25,27 19.1I513(20.45) £7.00 (£5.00) • Two Daft LassesLittleinTheatre a Boat/AJuniorCatCompany in the Road Middlesbrough page 109 Aug 21-27 15.

2 5 (16.40) £5.00 (£3.50) • Aug Up'n21-26 'Under18.25Blinding Image page 91 (19.35) £5.00page (£4.00)101 • Voices Productions Aug Vow 14-19Funny 20.20Fish(21.50) £6.00 (£5.00) • The Company of Ten page 93 Aug 6-12 14.00 (15.00) £6.00 (£5.00) Hot and cold drinks and snacks available alFood l day. and drink: Disabled: Entrance ramp. Sanctuary: 10 yd Flat. Studio: 30 str HR. Bedlam Theatre Venue 49 I 09.30-00.30 lb Bristo Place Tickets 225 9893 mi2 Box Office: (Info 225 9873) Visible from cafe, the Royal le, Bedlam Theatre offers a bright and cheerful open alMil day duringranging the Fringe.

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• Cows-The MusicalTheatre Walkie-Talkie In Association with J Leicester University page 81(£5.00) Aug 13-18 15.00(16.10) £7.00 • The Starting Starting Nowpage 79 O.THere, . Theatre Aug O.13-25 22.30 Company £7.00 (£5.00) Theatre • Agatha Christie' s The Secret Adversary Cambridge University 92 £6.50 (£5.50) 1] 6-25ofTwo (not Suns) ADC 18.00page (19.30) • AAug Tale Cities Bright Choice Productions page 91 Aug 20-25 14.

5 0 (16.20) £6.00 (£5.00) • The Importance of Being Earnest Illyria page 105 * 6-25 20.00 (21.50) £10.00 • Aug Tales of the(not FatSuns)CatTheatre Edinburgh University Company page (£4.00)* 98 13-25s(not Sun)Midas12.Productions 45 (13.45) £5.00 TheAug World' Wife page 109 Aug 13-25 Soft (notThings Sun) 11.30 (12.20) £6.50 (£5.00) I • Touching Not Quite Theatre Co. 111 Aug 6-11 Reality 13.30 (15.00) £5.50page(£4.50) Food and drink: Cafe, licensed bar al l Disabled: Ent: 2+3 Forrest Str WCRoad(+2).andday Aud:adapted 30yd WCs. 2+5 Str. Ja Wheelchair access3ydfrom

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0 0 (20.00) £7.00 Aug 19.30 (21.30) Aug 1-31 1-31 20.30 (22.30) Food and drink: Available.

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Light Drama page 121 Aug 13-18 19.30 Southern (22.00) £6.50 Food and Access drink: Available.

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The Bongo Club out 143of 14the blue Venue New(Fringe) Street Tickets 556 5204 km (PreFringe), 558 7604 Box Office: I 1.00-19.00 daily (Info 556 5204) A home from homeofwiththeatre, a unique laid-back charm,visual offering gourmet selections live music, art, clubbing and greatlikecoffee.

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Children' s Shows Productions page 13 •Aug Pandemonium 6-26 (not 12) Wisepart 10.30 (11.20) £5.50 (£4.50) (£3.50C) Dance £ Physical Theatre • Aug Pigs 6-26 - Hull(notTruck12)Theatre Company page 49 12.45 (13.35) £6.50C(£5.50) Music • Jakata C page 23.00 56 (05.00) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 5,12,19,26 Musicals £ Opera • Opposites North12-18 LondonAttract Aug 11.Performing 30 (12.30)Arts£5.50Centre (£4.50)page 79 Theatre • Alex Through the Looking Fresh6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26 Blood Theatre page 100Glass Aug 18.30 Friends (19.30) £6.50 (£5.50) • Aug Best Wisepart 129 6-26You(notWere 14) Marvellous 19.45Productions (20.45) £7.50page(£5.50) • Wisepart Dahling Productions page 129 6-26Something (not 14) 21.00 (22.00) £7.50 (£5.50) • Aug Doing Fresh6,8,10,14,16,18,20,22,24,26 Blood Theatre (orpageEducating 100 Linda) Aug 14.45 (15.45) Fresh £6.50Blood (£5.50)Theatre page 100 • Mannequin Aug 7, 9 , 1 1, 1 3, 1 5, 1 7, 1 9, 2 18.30My(19.Strings 30) £6.50 (£5.51,0)23,25 • Pull National Student (NSTC) page I 10 Aug 6-26Snow (not 12)Theatre 16.0s0Company (17.00)Caine £6.50page (£5.50) • Scarlet St Mary' School, 19-26 11.s3Shorts 0 (12.20) £5.50 (£4.50) 120 • Aug Shakespeare' ByAugRoyal Disappointment 92 £6.50 (£5.50) 6-26 (not 12)Wood 13.45page (14.35) • Whispers in the NUTS page I 12 Aug v6-26 15 (18.15) £6.50 (£5.50) • You' e Been17.Wonderful Fresh Blood Theatre page 100 Aug 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25 14.45 (15.45) £6.50 (£5.50)

C underground Li3 i Venue 88 www.cthefestival.com Niddry Street South, off Cowgate Tickets 225 5105, Box Office: 09.00-late (Stage Door 624 1505) Deepstuff in a vault Southare Bridge isof.thePowerful place to feast on the thatfromunder dreams made physical performances cutting-edge companies from Britain and around venues. the Makeworld. sure This you seeis theit alvibrant l. vivacious variety of C • Music • Jordan Errollyn£8.00 Wallen(£6.00) Company page 58 Aug 4-18Town22.45The(23.50) Musicals £ Opera • Aug High13-18 On Air Out Drama 11.Year 00 (11.50) £5.50Company (£4.50) page 81 j Theatre • Aug b9 - Clinch 5-18 (notMountain 15.Lookout 00 (16.00)WakkaWakka £6.50 (£5.50)page 128 19-26 12.012)0 Lost (13.00) • Aug Black Comedy Theatre Company page 108 (not 12)Trestle noonTheatre (13.15)Company £6.50 (£5.50) • Aug Blood4-18 & Roses page Aug 4-26 (not Tues) 19.

1 5 (21.05) £8.00 (£6.00)127 4 • CarneVale Sue Lee4-18and16.15(17.45) Kosta Andrea Theatre Company page 123 1 £6.50 • Aug A Desire To Kill On The Tip129Of(£5.50) The Tongue Wisepart Productions page 4-26 S21.30 (22.30) £7.50page(£5.50) • Aug Dracula of A Productions Aug 4-26 (not 14) midnight (02.15)121 £8.00 (£6.00) • The DumbWaiter Stanford19-26University Mad Th8r£6.50 page(£5.50) 123 13.15(14.15) • Aug East4-18Lost(not Theatre Company page £6.50 108 (£5.50) , Aug 12) 13.

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Aug 19-26 Eddie 22.45Ladd(midnight) £6.50 (£5.50)page 104 • Scarface page 107 10.30 (11.15) £6.50Theatre (£5.50) page 93 • Aug Shards19-26 of Glass Craven Image 19-26 16.00 (17.40) £6.50 (£5.50)page • Aug Skin Deep Strode' s Theatre Company 123 4-11 I 1.Peter 00 (11.50) £5.50Silver(£4.50) • Aug The Trial of Grimes Arrow page Aug 19-26 14.30 (15.45) £6.50 (£5.50) 120 • White Wisepart£7.50 Productions Aug 4-26Van18.Man00 (18.50) (£5.50) page 129 j Food and drink: Licensedfrombar.Niddry Street South (sloping 'I Disabled: Level WC access cobbled street). adapted.

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Cafe47 Royal Fringe Theatre ji2 i Venue West Register Street Tickets 556 2549 Boxconditioned Office:17I 1.00-23.30 (Infolocated, 557 4792) Air and centrally the Cafe Royal offers theatre, stand-up comedy and music.There is a bar and food j; at lunchtimes.

RevueShow...Early •Comedy BigValue£Blue Comedy Screaming ComedyFree page(non-ticketed 42 Preview Aug 2 Murder (21.30) 3-26 (not 14,19.231)0Show...Late 19.30 (21.30)Screaming £6.50 Blue • Aug BigValue Comedy Murder Comedy page 42(midnight) Free (non-ticketed) Preview Aug 2 22.00 3-26 (not 14,Rubbernecker 21) 22.00 (midnight) • Aug Rubbernecker page 42 £6.50 18-25Relations 17.45 (19.00) £9.50 (£7.50) • Aug Sexual with the Kinfkin Travis T. Merle21.40page(22.40) 36 £6.00 (£5.00)Hillbillies Aug 2-26 £ Physical Theatre 51 •Dance Lost20-26 Property Aug 12.05Monkeyshine (12.35) £5.00page(£3.50) Music • Aug Classical Guitar15)Jonathan Prag page£6.0066 (£4.50) 3-27 (not 05 (14.55) • Jazz & Jokes Jazz 16.&14.Jokes page 61 (ticketed) Food and drink: Licensed bar.

Previews Aug 2-3 2 0 (17.20) Disabled: Entrance to venueunadapted, up 5 downand3 upsteps3 steps. via Hastie' s Aug 4-26 (not 14,21) 16.20 (17.20)Free£5.00 (£4.00) Close from Cowgate.WCs Guide Samuel 65 (£5.00) dogs welcome. Help available (advance warning appreciated). • Aug 5-26Oyediji (not 12,Samuel 19) 19.Oyediji 00 (20.00)page £6.00

Theatre • AAugChip in(not the Sugar All Aboard £7.00 page 85(£5.00) 15)Aboard 13.10(13.55) • Aug Falling4-27 Off Al l page 85 (notSamurai 15) 15.10Shoko (15.50)Ito £6.00 • Aug The 4-27 Female page£7.00120(£4.00) 2-26 (not Mons) 17.40 (18.40) • Aug Not 5-25 So Ladylike Theatre ofTravesti page 124(£5.00) 23.00 (midnight) £8.00 (£6.00) Pandora's Box Theatre Company page 110 | • Monash Aug 3-18Postgrad/Zenith (not Tues) 15.00 (17.00) £5.00 (£3.00) Food and drink: bistro Wbar.C (W+M) same level.

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Disabled: Steps only to lower level. Disabled The203Cameo Bar Venue 2310.00-19.00 Commercial StreetHole Tickets 554 b/6 9999 Box Office: Situated on Commercial Street i n the heart of Leith. routes 22, 35, 16. Warm friendly welcome, incredible food.Bus A/• 1Laus/cFamilia Flamenca Ricardo5-25Garcia Siroco: Famili(£5.50) a Flamenca page 67 Aug 20.30& page (22.00)56 La£7.50 • Jim Ji m Byrnes Aug 6-18 23.00 (00.30) £7.50 (£5.00) Food and drink: Noon-01.00 Cannonball House lii Venue 165 Castlehill, Mile Box 10.00-1 1.00Royal 14.00-15.00 (Suns 14.0015.00Office: only) (Messages 556and8854) •Talks Free <&DailyEvents WalksVoluntary Down TheGuides RoyalAssociation Mile page 81 Edinburgh Festival Aug Duration6-Sept approxI 2hrs. Free (non-ticketed) Disabled: Limited.

Canongate KirkMile Tickets 226 0000 km Venue 60 Canongate, Royal Box Office: 30 minutes before show. ! Built in 1688, thisCastle. beautiful Kirk serves both Holyrood Palace and It is Edinburgh a great place to visit, bathed in sunlight, either for concerts to experience worship on Sundays at I itsI. I fabulous Sam. acoustics, or join us for A/lus/c • Aug Los Angeles s Chorus(£2.00) Canongate Kirk page 56 18.00Children' (19.00) • Aug Ludus610-11 Baroque: B (21.30) Minor£4.50Mass Canongate page 56 19.

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• Aug Staffordshire and (Free SUDC) Renaissance Ensemble Comedy <& Revue National Association ofYouth Orchestras 64 • Aug Sassy5-18Stryker Sassy Stryker page 45 Aug 25 12.30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (FreepageSUDC) 22.00 (22.40) £5.00 (3.50) • Warwickshire County YouthOrchestras Orchestra National Association ofYouth page 64 Food and Access drink: toBar.top bar only.

Aug 25of 19.Scotland 30 (21.30)Schools £7.50Concert (£3.50) (Free SUDC) Disabled: • West Band National Association ofYouth Orchestras pageSUDC) 64 Aug 27 12.

3 0 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free Cellar Bar No. I Tickets 220 4298lis • West ofAssociation Scotland Schools Orchestra page 64 Venue 54 I Chambers Street National ofYouth Orchestras Box Office: (Info 220 4298) 27Youth 19.30Orchestra (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) • Aug Perth Ensembles Music National Association ofYouth Orchestras 64 • July Latenight Jazz Jazz(01.00) Cellar No.FreeI page 61 28Youth 12.30Orchestra (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (FreepageSUDC) • Aug Perth 29-Aug 4 22.30 (ticketed) National ofYouth page 64 Aug 5-25 23.30 (03.00) Free (ticketed) 28 Association 19.String 30 (21.30) £7.50Orchestras (£3.50) • Aug Fife Youth Orchestra and (Free SUDC) Food and Unsuitable drink: Bar foruntilwheelchair 03.00. access.

Fife Youth Percussion Ensemble Disabled: National 64 29 Association 12.Orchestra 30 (13.30)ofYouth £4.50Orchestras (£2.00) (FreepageSUDC) • Aug Fife Youth Central Hall N9 National Association ofYouth Orchestras page 64 Venue 100 WestTollcross 229 2921 29 19.Jazz 30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) Box Office: 09.30-21.30 (InfoTickets 229and2921) • Aug Fife Youth Orchestra Central Hal l an oasis of refreshing relaxing orchestral National Association ofYouth Orchestras page 64 and chamber by youths financial orchestrasdistrict. and ensembles in Aug 30 12.30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC) the heart ofmusic Edinburgh' Wonderful • Bedfordshire County Youth Second Orchestra and hundred-year-old stained glass i n art nouveau style.

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National Association ofYouth Orchestras page 64 30 19.Music 30 (21.30) £7.50Wind (£3.50) Music • Aug Redbridge Service Band(FreepageSUDC) • 22nd Festival of British Youth Orchestras National Association ofYouth Orchestras 64 National Association of Youth Orchestras page 63 Aug 31 12.

3 0 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC) Aug 11-Sept I £7.50 (not 14,19,26) • National Lothian Association Schools Orchestra 19.

3 0 (21.30) (£3.50) (Free SUDC) ofYouth Orchestras page 64 Aug I £4.50 (not 16-19,24,26) 31 19.Schools 30 (21.30)Jazz£7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) Edinburgh Orchestra 12.National 3013-Sept (13.30)Youth (£2.00) (Free SUDC)(under 18s) • Aug National Association ofYouth Orchestras page 64 • National Orchestra of Ireland 63 I 12.s30Symphony (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC) • Sept Chetham' Orchestra I I Association 19.30 (21.30)of Youth £7.50Orchestras (£3.50) (FreepageSUDC) National Association ofYouth Orchestras 64 • Aug Norden Orchestra National12 Association of Youth Orchestras pageSUDC) 63 Sept I 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (FreepageSUDC) Aug 19.

3 0 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free • World QuintetofYouth Orchestras page 63 Food and drink: Tea and coffee at evening performances only.

National13 Wind Association Disabled: Aug 12.Youth 30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC) WC (+5 25").EntL:ift2ydon2+7+6 site. Str HR. Aud: 100yd 8+8 Str HR • Vancouver Symphony Orchestra National13 Association ofYouth 63 19.Youth 30 (21.30) £7.50Orchestras (£3.50)(Germany) (FreepageSUDC) Christie's lio • Aug IngolstadtAssociation Chamber Choir Venue 106221 27-31 West Port, Grassmarket National ofYouth Orchestras page 63 Tickets 1099 Aug 14 12.30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free SUDC) Box Office: Noon-01.00 (Info 221 1099) • National East Renfrewshire SchoolsOrchestras Senior Concert Association ofYouth pageSUDC) 63Band Comedy <£ Revue Aug 15 12.30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free • Big WordPerformance Performance Poetry 19 • Schwyz Youth Orchestra (Switzerland) Big Word NationalIS Association ofYouth Orchestras pageSUDC) 63 Aug 3-27 18.15 (19.40)Poetry£5.00page(£3.50) Aug 19.

3 0 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free • National UniversityAssociation of LondonofYouth Symphony Orchestra Food and drink: Snack baskets available - bar open from pageSUDC) 63 noon-late.

Aug 16 19.30 (21.30) £7.50Orchestras (£3.50) (Free Disabled:pleaseGuidephonedogsaheadadmitted.

•Symphonic Leicestershire and Leicester Arts in Education available; to arrange.Wheel chair access Wind BandofYouth Orchestras page 63 National17 Association Aug 19.

3 0 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free SUDC) Church Hill Theatre ss • Southampton University Sinfonietta Venue 137 09.30-17.30 Morningside Road noon-17.00 Sun (Info National18 Association ofYouth Orchestras pageSUDC) 63 Box 7597) Office: Mon-Sat, Aug 19.

3 0 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free 447 • Cardiff County &ValeofYouth of Glamorgan Symphonic63 Brass Seats 360. Cafe, bar open for performances.

National Orchestras 20 Association 12.Junior 30 (13.30) £4.50Orchestra (£2.00) (Freepage SUDC) Dance <& Physical Theatre • Aug RSAMD Academy • American 2001 A Dance Odyssey Association ofYouth Orchestras page 63(FreeNational High School Theatre Festival page 48 Aug 20 19.

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2 0 (17.40) 21 12.County 30 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00)Orchestra (Free SUDC) • Parabox American High School Theatre Festival page 48 • Aug Durham Youth Chamber Aug 17 16.20 (17.40) £6.00 (£4.00) National Association ofYouth Orchestras pageSUDC) 63 Aug Aug 21 19.30 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free Aug 2018 14.10.20(11.40) 20 (15.40) • Malden Young Strings Aug 21 18.20(19.40) National Association ofYouth Orchestras pageSUDC) 63 Aug 22 12.

3 0 (13.30) £4.50 (£2.00) (Free Musicals <fi Opera • Malden Young Strings • Annie High School Theatre Festival page 76 National Association ofYouth Orchestras pageSUDC) 64 Aug 17 American 10.15(11.45) Aug 22 19.

3 0 (21.30) £7.50 (£3.50) (Free Aug 20 20.15 (21.45) £6.00 (£4.00) • National EdinburghAssociation SchoolsofYouth Wind Ensemble Aug 21 14.15(16.45) 64 Aug 22 22.15 (23.45) Aug 23 12.30 (13.30) £4.50Orchestras (£2.00) (FreepageSUDC) Church Hill Theatre continues over the page

• Aug Godspell American High School 6,1112.15(13.40) 10.15 (11.40) £6.00Theatre (£4.00)Festival page 76 Aug 8 Aug • American Once9 On18.15(19.40) ThisSchool islandTheatre Festival page 76 High Aug 7 14.15(15.40) 18.15(19.40) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 8 Aug 910 22.15 (23.40) Aug 16.15(17.45) • American Once on High this mattress School Theatre Festival page 76 Aug 6 14.15(15.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 7 20.15 (21.15) Aug 910 16.15(17.45) (23.45) • Aug You' re a22.15 Good Man, CharlieFestival Brown American High20 School Aug 17 12.

(13.40)Theatre £6.00 (£4.00) page 76 Aug 20 18.

2 0 (19.40) Aug 10.20 (21.40) (11.40) Aug 2221 20.20 Theatre • Alice in Wonderland American High School Theatre Aug 17 20.20 (21.40) £6.00 Festival (£4.00) page 85 Aug 18, 2 2 14.

2 0 (15.40) Aug 20 10.20 (11.40) • American Antigone High(23.30) School Theatre Festival page 85 Aug £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 9610 22.30 12.14.3030(13.30) Aug (15.30) 30 (19.30) • Aug Book11of 18.Secrets American High School Theatre Festival page 85 Aug 7 12.

2 0 Aug 89 18.10.2200 (13.40) (19.40) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug (11.40) 11 20.20 of(21.40) • Aug The Comedy Errors American High15 School Theatre Aug 18 16.

(17.45) £6.00 Festival (£4.00) page 85 Aug 19 20.15 18.15(19.45) Aug 21 (21.45) 10.15Acting (11.45)Show • Aug The 22Course American High School Theatre Festival page 86 Aug 67 22.15 12.15(13.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug (23.45) Aug 910 20.15 (21.45) • Aug The Crane18.15(19.45) WifeSchool Theatre Festival page 86 American High Aug £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 6710 18.30(19.10) 14.30(15.10) Aug 10.30(11.10) Aug 11 16.30(17.10) • Aug Fortress American h School(£4.00) Theatre Festival page 86 6 20.15 (21.45)Hig£6.00 Aug 7 16.15(17.45) Aug 9 14.15(15.45) I I 22.15 (23.45) • Aug A Piece About War Theatre Festival page 86 American High School Aug 18 22.15 (23.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug Aug 212219 14.15(15.45) 12.15(13.45) Aug 18.

1 5 (19.45) • Aug Play On! American High School 17,19 2116.15(17.45) 22.15 (23.45) £6.00Theatre (£4.00)Festival page 86 Aug 22 12.15 and (13.45) • Aug Shakespeare Love Festival page 86 American High School Aug 18 20.15 (21.40)Theatre £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 19 12.15(13.40) Aug 2022 22.15 (23.40) Aug 16.

1 5 (17.40) • American SpeakingHigh fromSchool the Clay Theatre Festival page 86 Aug 7 10.

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Disabled: adapted WC.Wheelchair access to all galleries. Lift and Collective Gallery Venue 208 22-28 Cockburn Street 13.00-17.00 K12 Box Office: 10.30-18.00 Tue-Sat, Sun (Info 220 1260) VA Display • Aug Kate4-Sept Gray 9Collective GalleryFreepage(non-ticketed) 131 10.30 (18.00) Disabled: Full disabled access.

The141Columcille Venue 2()Newbattle TerraceCentre Tickets 226 0000us BoxfineOffice: Afound hal l with comfortable seating for 150 people. Road.

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Disabled: l disabled Concrete Butterfly us Venue 150 317-319 Box Office: (Info 558Cowgate 7130) - Display •VAAug Concrete Concrete Butterfly page 13 I 3 10.0Butterfly 0 (18.00) Free (non-ticketed) Continental Shifts at St Bride's Centre ns Venue 62 1010.00-22.00 Orwell Terrace Tickets 346346 1405 Box Office: Mon-Sat (InfoSupportive 1405)Fringe Winner of I999' s Total Theatre' s Most Venue award. theatre.

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2 5 (20.25) £7.00 • Festival Festival,CDCD& and Record Fair 58(£6.00) Record Fair page Aug 17 11.0000 (19.00) Aug 19.00) £2.00 (£1.30) Aug 1819 Up10.10.and 00 (17.00) • Jazzed Winding Frantic4-5,10-12,17-19,24-26 Redhead ProductionsDown 21.page 25band (22.59 45) £8.00 (£7.00) • JDAug Hinton and Productions His American Frantic Redhead page 59 (£7.00) • Aug Magic5-26 in the21.15 Mist10(22.45) Frantic£8.00 Redhead Productions page 59 Aug 20-26 19.

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3 0 (17.00) £6.00 Twenty Performer page Light:The Little People I • Aug Hurrah6-11Productions 22.00 (24.00) 104 £6.00 (£4.00) Food and Access drink: Available.

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Dalkeith Arts Centre RI7 Outer (6m) Venue 161 White Hart (not Street,Sun).Dalkeith Box Office: 11.00-16.00 Closes 13.00 on 24 Aug. - DisplayCommunity Artists Midlothian •VACommunity Midlothian page 133 Aug 7-24 11.Artists 00 (16.00) Danish Cultural Institute is Venue 163 3(Info Doune Box Office: 225Terrace 7189) Info 225 7189 VAEva- Display Greenlanders [ • Aug DanishMerz: Cultural page 131 13-Sept 9 Institute 10.00 (17.00) Disabled: Three steps from pavement to front door. Lift I inside building.

Diverse Attractions Venue I 225 I Riddles 322 Lawnmarket lii Tickets 8961 Court,Mon-Sat Box Office: 10.30-21.00 (Weeks I -3) (Info 225 s8961) Edinburgh' unique award-winning community Between the sponsored polish of the Assembly and thevenue. dire L risks of the commercialised Fringe , there i s a venue where reason prevails.

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Revue poet, fun guy Bob Jones page 34 •Comedy Bob 20-25 Jones:£Humorist, 15.Sheep 15 (16.15) £6.50 (£5.00) • Aug Nimrod' s Fish, and Hippos Nimrod's Fish page 37 20-25 15.30Babl(16.30) £4.50 (£3.50) • Aug Once A Catholic a ke At Diverse Aug 13-18 15.15 (16.45) £3.50 Attractions page 17 Music • The Pictures ofRoad Uncle Donnie' page £5.00 58s Wake(£3.00) Aug Crow 13-18 11.3Band 0 (12.45) I •Theatre 1966 13-18 and All19.That Diverse£6.00 Attractions Aug 30 (20.30) (£4.00) page 96 BeDiverse My Baby - Baba Theatre Company ! • Aug Attractions page 96 6-18Armbands (not 12) 21.30 (22.30) £5.00 96 Black6-18 Attractions I •• Aug (not 12) Diverse 11.Theatre 45 (12.35) £5.00page(£4.50) Burns Chameleon Company Diverse13-18Attractions page 96£6.00 (£5.00) jI • Aug 19.30 (20.45) Communication Breakdown Hampden Sydney Theatre Diverse6-11Attractions page 96£5.00 (£3.00) II • Aug 13.

3 0 (14.30) Dawn13-18 Chorus21.15Flat-Footed Theatre(£6.50) page 99 i • Aug (22.55) £7.50 Detox A Simpler Life in I Easy Lesson ] Aug Diverse6-11Attractions page 96£6.50 (£5.50) 17.30 (18.45)

V> Diamonds andDiverse PriceAttractions Present Under Conditions page 96Laboratory Aug 20-25 18.Cabaret 00 (18.45) £4.00 (£2.00) The Elektra Penn Theatre Ensemble page 114 Aug 20-25Baggage 11.30 (12.40) £3.00 (£2.50) Excess Anjellyco Productions Aug 13-18 17.30(18.15) £5.00 (£3.50) page 86 Goes Around Comes Around Diverse20-25Attractions page 96£4.00 (£3.00) Aug 21.30 (22.30) InDiverse Camera - Exposure Attractions page Theatre 97£5.00 (£4.00) Aug 6-11 15.30 (16.40) Jack the Ripper by Patrick Prior Diverse Attractions page 9730 (14.45) Aug (notDay Suns)of -13.Row £7.00 (£5.00) ADiverse Life6-25inAttractions the St Theatre page 97 Aug 13-25 (not Suns) £6.5097 (£4.50) The 6-11 Overcoat Diverse17.15(18.45) Attractions Aug 19.30 (20.30) £6.00 (£4.00)pagepage(£2.00 Peace at Last...

Diverse Attractions 97 C) Aug 6-18 (notDiverse 12) 15.Attractions 30 (16.45)pageFree97 (ticketed) Postscript Aug (20.45) £4.00 (£3.00) ADiverse Pot20-25 ofAttractions Gold19.1-5Desperado page 97£6.00 (£4.00) Aug 20-25 21.15 (22.45) Song ofAttractions the Suitcase - First Among Sequels Diverse pageMan97£5.00 Aug 20-25 13.

3 0 (14.30) (£4.00) Theatre Rep - Thepage Mercators Diverse7-11Attractions 97£6.00 (£5.00) Aug 17.30 (18.45) The Trenches Attractions(£2.50)page 97 Aug 19.30 Diverse (20.30) Two 8-11 -13-18 Treadwater Diverse£3.50 Attractions Aug 13.15(14.35) £5.00 (£4.00) page 97 Food and drink: Cafe al l day.

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Drummond Community Theatre G1241 Venue 25Place Drummond Community High12 School, Bellevue Tickets 557 9040 (after July) Box 9040) Office: 30 mins before first show-midnight (Info A557 new, modern marquee/theatre in thebusheart of(ample the Broughton district, easilyHome accessed by foot, or car free parking on site). of Festival Theatre USC-USA, first Americans on the Fringe in 1966.

Comedy £ Revue • Nicky Silver' in Captivity Festival5,9,12,16,19,23 Theatres Raised USC - 19.USA Aug 0minutes 0 page (21.30)27 £5.00 • Star Wars Trilogy in 30 Festival4-25Theatre USC - USA page (00.35) 27 £5.00 Aug (not Mons) midnight Aug Aug 4,11,18,25 18,25 11.00noon (11.35)(12.35) Musicals £ Opera • IFestival Love You, You'USC re Perfect, Now78Change Theatre - USA page Aug 4-5,8,11 -12,15,18-19,22,25 22.00 (23.45) £5.00 • Weird RomanceUSCand- USA Le Boeuf sur leToit Festival Theatre page 78 Aug 3,7,9-10,14,16-17,21,23-24 21.45 (23.55) £5.00 Theatre • Arthur Kopit'sUSC BecauseHeCan Festival4,8,11,15,18,22,25 Theatre - USA16.page 98 £5.00 Aug 0Papers 0 (17.45) • Henry James'TUSC he Aspern Festival Theatre USA page 98 5,9,12,16,19,23 16.00USC (18.00) • Aug Oleanna Festival Theatre - USA£5.00 page Aug 3,7,10,14,17,21,24 16.

0 0 (17.45) £5.0099 • Sam Shepard' s Buried Child Festival3,7,10,14,17,21,24 Theatre USC - USA19.0page 99 £5.00 Aug 0 (21.30) • Tennessee Williams' T he Notebook ofTrigorin Festival8,11,15,18,22,25 Theatre USC - USA page(21.45) 99 £5.00 Aug 19.

0 0 • Unclaimed Assets Fest13.i3v0al Theatre Aug 5,11-12,18-19,25 (15.45) USC £5.00- USA page 99 Disabled: Access for wheelchair users.

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Theatre •Aug The Wallace Theatre£5.00Alba mpr page 123 20.00 (22.30) Aug 910-12,16-19,23-26 20.00 (22.30) £7.50 (£5.00) Food and Fuldrink: Coffee, tea,adapted biscuits,toiletetc.on site.

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0 0 (12.30) £5.00 Aug 8,13,15,20,22 19.00 (20.30)(£3.00) Food and Good drink:disabled Tea and access. biscuits provided.

Disabled: Edinburgh College ofArt mio Venue 73 Launston BoxvisualOffice: (Info with 221Place 6000) programme of artists Afrom arts venue all over Europe andantheexhibition UK. Comedy £ Revue • Radio Waves of Art Wee Red Review page 26 Edinburgh Aug 12-18College 20.00 (21.15) £6.00 (£4.00) Disabled: Fully accessible. Lifts.WC adapted.

Edinburgh Playhouse 113 Venue 59 18-22 Greenside PlaceonTickets 0870 606days) 3424 Box Office: 10.00-18.00 (20.00 performance (Info 557 2692) £ Revue High on Laughter page 33 •Comedy High21on 20.00 Laughter (23.30) St• aAug lStonewall s £19.50 Circle £19.50 (£17.50) Benefit Balcony £12.50 (£7.50) Aug 22 20.00Benefit (22.00)Stonewall £16.00 (£15.00)page 45 Food and drink:3ydLicensed bar at time of performance.

Disabled: stalls down Ent: 3 flights. 3 Str. Main Aud: Circle at street level, Edinburgh his Venue 144 2310.00-18.00 Onion Printmakers Street Box Office: (Info 557 2479) - Display Edinburgh Printmakers page 132 •VAJosef Aug 11Albers - Sept 21 (not Suns, Mons) 10.00 (18.00) Free Disabled: Ramp available.Advance notice appreciated.

Edinburgh LI 031Outer Venue 199 09.00-17.00 MurrayfieldZoo Tickets314314 I (3m) Box Office: (Info 031theI) wildest One of Europe' s leading zoos, and visitorof attractionareinendangered Scotland. Home to over many which in theresearch wild. 1000 We' reanimals, commited conservation, education and but also having fun!to Open every day 9.00-18.00.

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Edith Gallery Venue 103 67Simon Northumberland Street Admission no free Box Office: 6-15 Augastonishing, (Info 556 5873) Always new, always always mouth-watering picture maker, sculptor, stimulator.

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Comedy £ Revue • The Chop Lounge Variety £5.00 Show AS220 page 14 Aug 8-1Pork1,15-18 21.00 (23.00) Music • Aug Ego 2-4,6-27 & Out EgoContact & Outboxpageoffice 58 for details Musicals £ Opera • COMINGsoon Elegies for Angels Raging Queens page Punks 7718.30and Aug 4-26 (not 5,14) (19.40) £6.00 (£5.00) - Listings •VAAS220 Gallery Exchange AS220 page 130 Preview 00 (midnight) Aug 8-18Aug12.70019.(23.00) Free Free Food ly licensed until 3.00. Food served 10.00-22.and00,Egodrink: snacks alFull night.

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- Display •VAFringe PosterCompetition Competion 132 Fringe5-27Poster Aug 10.00 (22.00) Freepage(non-ticketed) Food and Access drink: Available.

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Fringe Green Room K12 Venue 2 Warriston CloseoffersInfosupport 226 5257and advice for The Fringe Green Room Fringe participants and performers throughout August.internet From workshops, masterclasses and trade access services, we shows aim to toenhance or smoothandyouradministrative Festival experience.

Talks £ Events • Allen Wright Award Allen Wright Award page 80 date Aug • Closing Don' t Break a Leg!20for-noon Health and Safety Performers Equity page 81 16-17 Green 13.00 (15.00) Free (non-ticketed) • JulAug The31-Aug Fringe Room Fringe Green Room page 82 27 10.Performers 00 (18.00) Free forNational Fringe • Royal Theatre Studio Royal13-17 National Theatre Studio page 82 Aug 0 (18.00) Free for Fringe10.0performers (non-ticketed) Disabled: Help always available, please call in advance on 226 3863

Fringe Shop and Box Office Ki2 Venue I 180TelHigh09.00-21.00, Street Tickets 226 000010.00-19.00 Box Office: in person (Info 5257) Get aland l226yourBox Fringe andseven memorabilia from during the Fringe Shop Office.tickets days a week the Festival, it i sSmith a hive ofOpen information and magnets inspiration.

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Venue 19 St Leonard' s Lane Tickets 226 0000 Musicals £ Opera Fringe Sunday Nil • Aug Let's14-16 Kick Mrs Venue 200 Melville Drive noonWorthington (13.00) £8.00Divas (£6.00)2 page 77 BoxnewOffice: (Info 226Sunday.

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Venue 149 46aisRaeburn Placegallery Info 315 2603in a 19th parking nearby.

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•Theatre AFettes Midsummer The Garage /v\9 at the 20.00 FringeNight' pages 99Dream Aug 20-25 (21.30) £5.00 (£3.00) Venue 81 Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court Tickets 221 9009 Office: 10.00-22.00 (Infoan international 221 9009) artist catering Disabled: Ten steps.

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0 0 (15.45) (£5.00) i • The Woman who Fellpagefrom51 the Sky£6.00 Medicine Wheel Dance Project Aug 12-27Izuta16.in15 Relief (17.30) £7.00Experience (£6.00) 51 | • Yumiko Aug 5-27 (not 13,20) 12.Japan 15 (13.00) £5.00 page (£4.00) Music • Aug MugenkyoTaiko Drummers Experience 8-27 19.00 (20.00) £9.00Japan (£7.00) (£5.00 C)page 60 | • College Nextet of Fi n e Arts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas page 57 t Aug 15-27 20.00in Tantra (21.30)Vision £7.00Japan(£5.00) • Tokyo Triangle Experience page 61 Aug 5-18 (not 19-27 (not13)21) 18.14.3000(19.00) (15.00) £4.00 (£3.00) • Aug UNLV Jazz College5-13of Fi20.00 ne Arts,(21.30) University£7.00 of Nevada, Aug (£5.00)Las Vegas page 57 ^ Theatre • Aug Anniversary Experience page 105 5-11Than16.(Atelier 30 (17.15)Qui)£6.00Japan(£5.00) • Closer Ever College of page Fine Arts, of Nevada, Las Vegas 9313,20)University 5-27 (notDaggers 14.Broke 15 (15.30) • Aug The Day the Loose £7.00 (£5.00) Molana Theatre Group page 110 20-26II The 11.00Red(11.45) £6.00 (£5.00) • Aug Edward Bull Players Aug 5-19 (notInnocence 13) 21.30 (23.00)page£6.00I 18(£5.00) • The End of Gresham' s Youth Theatre page 5-11 10.45Japan (11.45)Experience £6.00103(£3.00) • Aug Neil Farrelly 16.in30History (17.15) Pay whatpageyou105can afford • Aug Going21-26 DownProductions Workhorse page 129£5.00 Preview Aug17.10(18.20) 5 17.10(18.20) Aug 6-18 £8.00 (£6.00) • The of Being Earnest BelarusImportance National22.00Student Theatre - On(£4.00) the Balcony page 90 Aug 12-18 (23.30) £6.00 • Aug Look5-19 About(notYou13) The13.15(14.45) Red Bull Players page(£5.00) I 18 £6.00 • Simon Mchouga-Maboul ATale of Extraordinary Madness Elbaz-Matrouz(21.30) page 98£6.00 (£5.00) • Aug Naked12-26Lies20.30 & ViolentpageMessages Experimental Theatre 92£5.00 Bristol Aug 20-27 23.50 (00.30) • The Passers-By Project Z Theatre Aug 6-18 Company (not Japan 12) 13.page 45 129(15.15)page£5.00105(£4.00) • Aug ScarletZone Experience 5-27 17.

0 0 (18.00) £6.00 (£5.00) • Tom Boys and SexTheatre Objects Bristol Experimental page 92 Aug 20-27 23.00 (23.40) £5.00

- Listings •VAUNLV' s Filmmaker' s Showcase College of Fine Arts, University Vegas page£6.00 130(£5.00) Aug 5-27 (not of13,Nevada, 20) 10.Las 00 (noon) Food and Good drink:disabled Sushi Baraccess. and Ndebele Cafe.

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4 0 (13.55) • ATheFewUniversity More Lessons in Love Scarborough Project: ofWed) Hull 13.page 3-14 (not 00 120(13.50) £6.00 (£4.00) • Aug The First chapter of Peter Stanford University of Drama page 122 Preview Aug 4 21.40Department (22.55) £3.00 Aug 6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26 21.40 (22.55) £7.50 (£6.50) • Aug Happy16-27Days18.Stand-by Productions page 122 05 (19.35) £7.00NXT(£6.00) • Aug A Light Gathering of Dust page 112 4,6,8,10,12,14,17,19,21,23,25,27 20.15(21.15) £7.00 (£5.00) • Aug Loaded page 112 3,5,7,9NXT ,1 1, £7.00 13,16,18,20,22,24,26 (£5.00) • 20.15(21.15) Philoctetes Stanford University Department of Drama page 122 Preview Aug 3 21.40 (22.55) £3.00 Aug 5,7,9,11,13,17,19,21,23,25,27 21.40 (22.55) £7.50 (£6.50) • Boulder PinstripePlayers Suitepage 91 Aug 3-14 18.00 (19.30) £7.00Bames(£5.00) • ReworkingCassandra page 92 Aug 3-27 (not Weds) 14.Browne 30 (15.30) Productions £6.00 (£5.00) Foodevening. and drink: Indoor and outdoor licensed cafes day and Disabled: Full disabled access. Ramps/level access, toilets.

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4 5 (19.45) • Gamut Band -Theatre Life is Rhythm George Square page£ 5010.00 (£8.00) 16-26 and 20.40the(21.40) • Aug Cinderella Flower Fairies Burklyn Youth Ballet page 48£6.50 Aug 10-17 11.15(12.15) (£4.00)Ensemble The • The Cossack StateEnsemble Dance RussianRussian State Dance Aug 18-26Cossack 13.10(14.10) £8.00 (£6.00)page 52 Music 0 Tokebi page £9.00 66 (£7.00) Aug 3-12PungMuAk 20.40 (21.40) Musicals <6theOpera 0 OnReturn Forbidden Planet Roleto Productions AugA3-13 15.20 (17.50)page£8.0079 (£6.00) 0Theatre Casanova Suspect page 123 £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 17-26 (not Mon)Culture 15.15(17.30) Food and drink: Cafe every day.access via George Disabled: spacesbarFacilities andopenramped Square, lift toParking auditorium. available on ground floor.

Gilded Balloon at Peppermint Lounge Li3 Venue 139 3610.00-01.00 Blair Street 226 2151 Box Office: (InfoandTickets 226dusty,6550) Some Fringe venues are old some are hot and smelly. Not the Peppermint Lounge; it's and 0Comedy Deirdre O'&KRevue aneGilded &TaraBalloon Flynn -Tis30Pity She's Anonymous Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 20.30page (21.30) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 20.30 (21.30) • Gilded DeirdreBalloon O'Kanepageis Crystalized 30 Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 22.00 (23.00) (23.00) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.00 • Aug Driscoll and Message Gilded Balloon page 30 Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 (19.00) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) 18.18.0000 (19.00) • Aug Infinite10-12,17-19,24-26 Numberpageof30Monkeys Gilded Balloon 11-17 16.Is 3Glamourous...

0 (17.30) £7.00 (£6.00) • JillAug GildedPeacock Balloon page 30 19.15 (20.15) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 19.1Balloon 5 (20.15)page£8.50 • Aug The 3-9,20-23,27 Sitcom Trials 16.Gilded 30 (£7.50) Aug 30 3(17.30) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 10,18-19,24-26 16.

0 (17.30) £8.00 (£7.00)40 • The Stand In 3-4Puerile Comedy Company page Previews Aug 5-27Aug (not 14,21)14.3014.(15.30) 30 (15.30)£4.00£7.50 (£6.50) •Theatre Check Your Coupon Gilded Balloon Aug (14.30) page £7.50102(£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 13.13.0000 (14.30) £8.50 Food and drink: Licensed bar.

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Gilded Balloon II-Teviot page 30 Aug 3-6,8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23 22.15 (23.15) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug Balloon 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.15Balloon (23.15)I - Teviot £8.50 (£7.50) • The Debate 17.Gilded page 30 Aug 13-16,20-23,27 0(18.15) 0 (18.15)£8.50£7.50 (£6.50) Aug 17-19,24-26 17.

0 0 (£7.50) • The Big and Daft Christmas Show Big and3-27Daft(notpage6,13)19 21.00 (22.00) £9.00 (£8.00) • Aug The Dance GildedCelebrity Balloon(notI Barn -13)Teviot01.00 page(04.00) 30 £10.00 10-27 • Aug Charles Fleischer Gilded Balloon - Teviot page 30 Aug 3-9,13-16 19.

1 5 (20.15) £8.00I (£7.00) Aug 13-16,20-23 23.30 (00.30) Aug 12,17-19 10 19.15(20.15) £9.00 (£8.00) 23.30 (00.30) • Aug Dead3-9,13-16,20-23,27 People Laughing Gilded Teviot (£6.50) page 30 Aug 21.00Balloon (22.00)I -£8.50 £7.50 10-12,17-19,24-26 21.00 (22.00) (£7.50) • Aug Dom Irrera Gilded Balloon I Teviot page 31 Aug 14-16,20-23,27 22.30 (23.30)£9.00£8.00(£8.00) (£7.00) 22.30 • Aug Fiona17-19,24-26 Knowles in- Teviot Sex &(23.30) Chocolate Gilded Balloon I page 31 Aug 19.303-6,8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27 (20.45) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 19.Just30 Married (20.45) £8.50 (£7.50) • Gilded Freaky10-12,17-19,24-26 PigeonI presents Balloon Teviot page 3 I(17.30) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 16.16.33OfTheYear 00 (17.30) £8.50 (£7.50) • Aug Hackney Empire New Act Gilded3-9,13-16,20-23,27 Balloon I -Teviot page 31(23.15) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 22.15 Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.15 (23.15) £8.50 (£7.50) • Jongleurs OpenI - Spot Competition Gilded20-23,27 Balloon Teviot page 31£7.50 (£6.50) Aug 18.

3 0 (19.45) 24-26 18.30 Balloon (19.45) I £8.50 (£7.50) • Aug Phil Kay Gilded - Teviot page 31 Aug 6-13 22.30 (midnight) £10.00 (£9.00) • The Kevin Gildea' s Stand-up Set to Music Gilded3-9,14-16,21 Balloon I --23,27 Teviot page Aug 22.0031(23.10) (23.10) £9.50 £8.50 (£7.50) 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.00 • Aug Life is Sweat Gilded Balloon I(£6.50) - Teviot page 31(£8.50) Aug 3-9 17.00(18.15) £7.50 10-12 £8.50Bal(£7.50) • Aug New3-9,13-16,20-23,27 Zealand'17.00(18.15) s Brat Pack23.30 Gilded loon I £7.50 -Teviot(£6.50) page 31 Aug (00.30) 10-12,17-19,24-26 23.30 It'(00.30) £8.50 (£7.50) • Aug Oooer Surgery...

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• Aug Puppetry of the Penis Puppetry of the Penis page 41 22.003-6,8-9,13,15-16,20,22-23,27 (23.00) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.00 (23.

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4 5 (18.45) £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) 10-12,17-19,24-26 17.45Balloon (18.45)I - £8.50 • Aug Umbilical Brothers Gilded Teviot page 33 Aug 13-16,20-23,27 19.119.5 (20.15) (£7.50) I I -12,17-19,24-26 15 (20.15)£8.50£9.50 (£8.50) • Aug The Whore Whisperer Confessions of a Madam Gilded Balloon I - Teviot page Aug 20.1533(21.45) (21.45) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 20.15 <&: InPhysical Theatre •Dance Court' sBalloon theI Mud, Michelle s:Y Gilded16,20-23 - Teviot page £7.50 50Man'(£6.50) Aug 15.

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Aug 1 3, 1 5-16, 2 2-23, 2 7 13. £7.50(£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 13.30 (14.30)30)£8.50 Music • The Bhundu Aug 3-9 23.30Boys (02.00)Gilded £9.00Balloon (£8.00)II-Teviot page 59 Aug 13 01.00 (03.00) £9.00 (£8.00) • Tokebi PungMuAk page 66 Aug 13-15 15 (16.15) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 14 20.4515.(21.45) Aug 16,20-22 0 (15.00)£8.50 (£7.50) Aug 18-19 20.45 14.014.0 0(21.45) (15.00) Aug 24-25 • Japanese Beatles with Eric Clapton Gilded18,20-23 Balloon I20.45 - Teviot(21.45) page £9.00 59 (£8.00) Aug • They Call Her Natasha Gilded Balloon I Teviot page 59 Aug 30 (19.45)£8.50£7.50 (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16 10-12 18.318.0 (19.45) (£7.50) Theatre • The Club Gilded Balloon18.I 0-Teviot 102 (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 (19.15)page£8.50 £7.50 10-12,17-19,24-26 18.000by(19.15) (£7.50) • Aug The Condition of the Virgin Boothby Graffoe Gilded Balloon I Teviot page 102 Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 (14.40) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) 13.13.33Sellar 00 (14.40) • Aug Dark10-12,17-19,24-26 IsBalloon The Night

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4 5 (15.45) £7.50page (£6.50) 10-12,17-19,24-26 14.45 (15.45) £8.50 (£7.50) • Aug Hipsters, Flipsters and Finger Poppin' Daddies Gilded3-9,13-16,20-23,27 Balloon I - Teviot page Aug 14.0000102(15.30) (15.30) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 14.

• Jesus Hopped The A Train Gilded Balloon I - Teviot page 102(18.30) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 16.16.Balloon 4455 (18.30) £9.50page (£8.50)102 • Justified Sinners Gilded I - Teviot Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 17.0000 (18.15) (18.15) £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 17. £8.50 • The King is Dead and Other Tales Gilded Balloon I Teviot page 102 Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 (15.30) £8.50 £7.50 (£6.50) 10-12,17-19,24-26 14.14.3300 (15.30) • Aug Like Thunder by- Teviot Niels Fredrik Dahl (£7.50) Gilded Balloon I page 102 Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 (17.45) £8.50 £7.50(£7.50) (£6.50) 16.16.0000 (17.45) • Aug Notes10-12,17-19,24-26 from a Small Island Brighton Theatre Events page 91 Aug 4-5,11 3,6-10,-12,18-19,25-27 14-17,21 -24 15.015.0 0(16.0 (16.15)15)£8.00£9.00(£7.00) (£7.00) • Aug Runt The Production Line page Aug 3-9,12-13,15-16,19-23 19.Balloon 00 I(20.17I 0- 0)Teviot£8.00page(£7.00) • Aug Stuffing the Turkey Gilded 102 (14.15) £8.00 £7.00(£7.00) (£6.00) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 13.13.1155 (14.15) Food and No drink:wheelchair Available.access or disabled rest facilities.

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4 5 (16.45) £7.00 (£6.00) • Aug Dublin3-9,13-16,20-23,27 Improv Gilded Balloon page 28£8.00 (£7.00) 22.30 (23.30) (23.30) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.30 £9.00 (£8.00) • Gilded DurhamBalloon Revue:Virgin Incapable page 28 27 16.45 (17.45) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 3-9, 1 3, 1 5-16, 2 0, 2 2-23, 10-12,17-19,24-26 16.45 (17.45) j • Aug Edinburgh Unfringed Gilded Balloon £8.50 page 28(£7.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 15.3300 (16.30) (16.30) £7.00 (£6.00) ■;' Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 15. £8.00 (£7.00) • Gilded Fiona &Balloon Her Sister Some Guy) page 29(and21.00 Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 (22.00) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) 1 Aug Giant 10-12,17-19,24-26 21.00present (22.00) • The Pineapple Boys Hollywoodn' t Gilded Balloon page 29 Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 23.45 (23.30) (00.45) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) I Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.30 • Aug Goodbye Mister Bitch 19.Gilded Balloon £8.00 page 29(£7.00) i 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 300 (20.45) (20.45) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 19.

3 £9.00 • Gilded HowToBalloon Lose Friends People (8.00) j page 29 and19.Irritate Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 1 5 (20.15) £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) '; 10-12,17-19,24-26 19.15Gilded (20.15)Balloon £8.50 • Aug InAugBed3-9,13-16 With Robin Hood page 29 • 15.15.45 4(17.00) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-18 5 (17.00) £8.50 (£7.50) • Aug Late3-9,13-16,20-23,27 'n' Live Gilded Balloon 01.00page (04.00)29 £9.00 £8.00 (£8.00) (£7.00) f\] 10-12,17-19,24-26 01.00 (04.00) • Aug Lip Service Gilded Balloon page 29 Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 21.45 (22.45) (22.45) £7.50 (£6.50) 10-12,17-19,24-26 • Aug Lucinda Cowden' s 29Bland21.45 Ambition £8.50 (£7.50) i Gilded Balloon page Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 20.30 (21.30) (21.30) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) : 10-12,17-19,24-26 20.30 • Aug Raymond Mearns Gilded Balloon page 29 Aug 13-16,20-23 23.0023.00(00.30) £7.50£8.50(£6.50) 11-12,17-19,25 (00.30)are (£7.50) • Aug Mickey D and Justin Hamilton The Indescribables Gilded Balloon page 29£7.50 (£6.50) : Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 23.00 (00.15) 10-12,17-19,24-26 23.00 (£7.50) ' • Aug Midnight Show Gildedmidnight Balloon(00.15) page30)29£8.50 Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 (01. £8.00 (£7.00) 10-12,17-19,24-26 (01.Balloon 30) £9.00 (£8.

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24 heur Box Office ai www.edfringe.com • Tally Ho!and Creepy Latrine Choirs Ottley3-9,13-16,20-23,27 Perry Productions 39 £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 16.445page 5 (17.45) (17.45) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 16. £8.50 (£7.50) • Aug Tom3-9,13-16,20-23,27 Gleeson's Pirate Copy Gilded Balloon page 30 22.15 (23.15) (23.15) £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 22.15 £8.50 • Wild on TV! Wood & Hides page 47 Aug 3-26 (not Mons) 18.45 (19.45) £8.50 (£7.50) Theatre • A&R by13,Peter page£7.51010 (£6.50) Aug 15-16,Morris 20,22-23,2Gilded 0Balloon 0 (19.15)£8.50 Aug 3-9,10-12,17-19,24-26 18.7by018.0Claire (19.15) (£7.50) • Adult Child, Dead Child Dowie Gilded3-9,13-16,20-23,27 Balloon page 101 13.00 (14.00) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug Aug Clearing 10-12,17-19,24-26 13.00 (14.00) • Aug The Station Gilded Balloon £8.50 page 101(£7.50) 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 15.

3 0 (17.00) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26 30 (17.00) • The Dead MovepageFast101by15.Paul Sellar £8.50 (£7.50) Gilded Balloon Aug 3-913-16,20-23,27 19.00 (20.15)17.£8.00 (£7.00)£8.00 (£7.00) Aug 117.5 (18.30) Aug Gasman 10-12,17-19,24-26 15 (18.30) • The Cometh Gilded Balloon£9.00 page (£8.00) 101(£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 14.

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0 0 (15.15) (£6.50) 10-12,17-19,24-26 14.page 00 (15.15) £8.50 (£7.50) • Aug Macbeth Gilded Balloon 102 Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 (13.30) £8.00 £7.00 (£6.00) (£6.00) 12.12.0000 (13.30) • Aug Mad 10-12,17-19,24-26 Dogs andpage Englishmen Gilded Balloon 102 Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 15.3300 (16.30) (16.30) £8.50 £7.50 (£6.50) • Aug Rather10-12,17-19,24-26 Me ThanpageYou102by 15.Brandon Reed (£7.50) Gilded Balloon Aug (19.00) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-19,24-26 18.18.0000 (19.00) • Shagnasty and Duck Gilded Balloon page 102 Aug (18.30) £8.50 £7.50 (£7.50) (£6.50) Aug 3-9,13-16,20-23,27 10-12,17-18,24-26 17.17.Robertson 1155 (18.30) • Spittoon Company19.Gavin page 93 Aug 10-16,20-23 0 0 (20.25) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 17-19,24-26 19.00 (20.25) £9.00 (£7.00) Food and drink: Licensedoffice: bar, 6yd snacksflat.andMairefreshments all day.

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Theatre •Aug Henry Players £9.00 Theatre(£7.00) Company page 98 11-15V 19.Festival 45 (22.15) Grey131friars Kirk Venue Greyfriars Place, CandlemakermiRow2 Tickets 225 1/21900 Box Office: hour before performance Over the city pastcentre few years, Kirk atmosphere has (225 become1900) acclaimed venueKirkGreyfriars withis open a relaxed andan magnificent acoustics.The every day theBobbyfestival. Come and hear the true story ofthroughout Greyfriars Music • American Songbook £6.00 Quincy(£4.00) Choral Society page 66 18 19.30(21.15) • Aug Lunchtime Concert Rogler and Sarapik page 67 Aug 20,24 12.

0 0 (13.00) £5.00 • Aug Mahler26 Symphony No.6£8.00Scottish Sinfonia page 71 17.00 (18.30) (£6.00) Aug 27 20.00 (21.30) £8.00 (£6.00) • Aug Organ21,23,28,30 Recitals 13.Greyfriars Kirk Promotions 10 (14.00) (£4.00)page 60 • Queen Marie-Antoinette, Burns,£5.00Mozart LaAugReine Artiste page 62 22-24 19.30 (21.20) £7.00 (£5.00)

Princes Street) Tickets 4312 Box Office: (Infoblues 01324at the556 876Guildford 767) Arms - Edinburgh's Free l i v e folk and classic Victorian free-house.

Sponsor Brewery, real ale taps.

BestYard City- Caledonian by12 popular local Evening acousticNews folk band ofBarAle,1999.Anchored guests nightly Music • Adrian Byron Burnsat the Guildford page 56 Caledonian Folk 16-17 20.00Blues(midnight) Free (non-ticketed) • Aug Eddie Walker Caledonian Folk Blues(midnight) at the Guildford page 56 Aug 22,24 20.00 Free • Rhythm Sharks Caledonian Folk at the Guildford page 56 20.00Blues(midnight) Free (non-ticketed) • Aug Roger23,25 Sutcliffe Caledonian Folk Blues at the Guildford page 56 18-19Caledonian 20.00 (midnight) Free • Aug Tandem Fol k Bl u es at the Guildford page 56 Aug 20-21 (midnight) (non-ticketed) • Yard ofAle 20.00 Caledonian Folk BluesFree Guildford page 56 Aug 16-25 20.00 (midnight) Freeat the(non-ticketed) Food and drink: Licensed bar, food.

Henry's JazzStreet Cellar 467 5200 ms Venue 218 09.00-18.00 8 Morrison Box Office: (On doorTickets from 20.00) (Info 467 5200) Imagine the archetypical jazz club: subterranean, atmospheric, candlelit.greatFullsessions. of character ands is imbued with a 'history The liviofng countless room of swing' Hera/d. TheHenry' festival'just s jazzthatjoint.place.

Music • Aug Henry'6-31s Jazz20.30Cellar Henry's Jazz Cellar page 60 Aug 9-11, 16-18,23-25,From30-31£5.00midnight (03.00) From £5.00 Food and Unfortunatley drink: Top quality Chinese food/bar.

Disabled: no wheelchair access.

HH 0 s Venue 250 6Noon-23.00 Salisbury Road Tickets00107949 001QI6 147 Box Office: (Info 07949 147) ATwickenham, new venue celebrates for 2001. Heatham House, a youth centre 50th anniversary venuein and cafeto offering space toits-young people.

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•Theatre Because We Can! Heatham Youth Theatre page 104 Aug 6-26 Comes (not Mons) noonCome (23.00)Down VariousHeatham prices • What Up,104Must Youth Theatre14.page Aug 21-25 00 (15.00) £5.00 (£3.00) Food and Call drink:in advance.

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Disabled: Hill41Street Theatre J9 Venue 19 Hill Street Tickets 226 6522 - Fringe only Box Office: 10.30-00.15 (Info 225 7294 Fringe only) Awarding-winning theatre inRooms. the heartGrabof town - a 'Bstone' throw fromthe the Assembly a 5-star loodys Mary' i n friendliest bar i n Edinburgh, run by a genuine Greyfriars Kirk Yard Polish Tatar. All day, all night, all fun.

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AmetzaTheatre page 48 Aug 5-27 (not Sats) 18.30 (20.30) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 3-6 22.20 (23.10) £5.00 (£3.50) Macbeth at Greyfriars Kirk Yard is a Aug 7-27 (not 15) 22.20 (23.10) £7.00 (£5.50) 'Disabled: walking' playThisandyear'so scould be difficult for disabled.

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Musicals & Opera • Aug Merlins Magical MytheryTour S.N.U.G. page 81 6 19. (ticketed) Aug 7-11 119.5 (21.30) 15 (21.30)Free£6.00 (£5.00) Disabled: Flat access to church and toilets.

Greyfriars KirkRowHouse Venue 28 8610.00-midnight Candlemaker Tickets 225 6575lii Box Office: (Info another 225 6576)programme Paradise Green Promotions presents innovative andFringe exciting theatre from Britain andivaround theof world at ' T he Venue at the Heart of the Fest al ' .

V i s i t our cafe for delicious vegetarian food prepared on the premises. s Shows •Children' AVery Bonkers(£3.00) page 9 Aug 21-27Hairy(notBusSun)Ride!11.0Downe 0 (11.45)Right£5.00 Theatre • Alpha Beta(notPalimpsest page (£4.00) 113 14-27 20) Connect 19.0Productions 5 (20.25) £5.00 • Aug BeAugMy21-27 Baby18.Only page I 12 3HamFisted!

0 (19.45) £5.50 (£4.50) • Aug Bound6-27To(not Fly Mons) page 21.50Productions (22.50)103 £5.00 • Aug Dover6-19Soul(notHerbie Cod 104 13) Pond 22.10 Gadabout (22.50) Theatre £6.00page(£5.00) • Aug Dredging the17.5Fish page 101 6-12 5 (19.00) £6.00 (£3.00) • Experience Innocence Critical6-12Stage16.the Company Aug 45 (17.35)page£5.0094 (£3.50) Aug 14-18 11.25(12.15) • Aug Four6-16 Dogs(notand13)a Bone 100 Monkeys 84 18.Rugged 30 (19.50) £6.00page (£4.00) • Aug Funny21-27 Behaviour Edge Productions page 120 15.

5 5 (16.45) £5.00 (£4.00) • Aug Hess6-1Amrumer Productions page 86 1,14-18s Tale 11.50(13.10) £5.00 • The page£7.00 105(£4.00) Aug Husband' 17-27K Jerome' (not 20)s Novel 17.Isosceles 20 (18.05) (£5.00) • Jerome Notes Beset14-18,21-25,27 Theatre Company12.page 91 £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 3 5 (13.35) • Aug Little6-12Hero19.2FIO0 (20.20) Theatre £5.00 Company page 99 (£4.00) • Aug Medea6-27Outlook Productions page 113£5.00 (£4.00) (not 13, 2 0) 20.45 (21.45) • Aug Middle6-27Flight Coverly13.Set55 page (notSITCOM Mons) (15.25)93 £5.50 (£4.50) • Nameless (South Island Theatre Company) page 120£5.00 (£3.50) 14-25 (not Mon) 15.5page 5 (16.55) • Aug Odd Ball Out Isosceles 105 13) 17.20 (18.05) £7.00 (£5.00)page 97 • Aug One 6-16 Night(notIn15.Laugharne Dodo Modern 14-19 50 (17.05) £5.00 (£4.00)YetPoets • Aug Spiritual Nuggets We' r e Not Named 6-27s(not 20) 20.15Party(21.25) £7.00! page (£5.00)128 • Aug TS Eliot' The 13,Cocktail West 10 Productions page 128 (not Mons) 13.35 (15.05) £6.00 (£4.50) • Aug Ugly6-27 Pram Deadpan Aug 6-1Baby:The I 12.Smurf 30 Third (13.30) £5.00page (£4.00)121 Pizza page 94 • Verbatim Productions Aug 21-27 to22.05 (22.55)Two£6.50 • Welcome Paradise Tonne(£4.50) Budgie Productions Inc. page Aug 14-27127(not 20) 17.35 (18.40) £5.00 (£4.00) Food and drink: Unlicensed vegetarian cafe.

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IrK M Hill Street Theatre continued Music • Aug Kitsch!3-27 Kitsch! (not IS)page00.0561 (01.15) £8.50 (£7.00) Theatre • Berkoffs Hell & Dostoevsky' of a page 101 Ridiculous George£4.00 Dillon's (£2.00) sDream Vital Theatre Aug 3,5 12,17.1Man 55 (19.25) Aug 7-8, 6-19, 2 1, 2 3, 2 6-27 17.

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Productions page 112 Aug 3-27 (not IS)Lear11.30(12.15) £5.00 (£4.00) • The Executive The New Route I Aug 3-27 (not 15)Theatre 16.0Company 5 (17.25) page £6.0011(£4.50) • Graft Tales of an Actor George Dillon' Vital Theatre page Previews 4,6 s17.55(19.15) £4.00101(£2.00) Aug 9-11,13-14,20,22,24-25 17.55(19.15) £8.00 (£5.00) • Aug Hero3-14Northern Theatre Company page 111 20.35 (21.50) £8.00and(£6.00) • Aug Life in3-27the(not FoldsWeds) Sinead14.Rushe Jenny Boot (£5.00) page 120 25Productions (15.35) £7.00 • Aug Locking Horns Warhorse page 128 3-27 (not 15) 19.

0 0 (20.10) £6.00 • Aug Meet3-27 The(not Authors Productions page 15)Lazzi12.Garry 20 (13.50) (£5.50)101 • Aug Mr Pinocchio page 108 £8.00 3-27 (not 15) 17.

3 0 (18.30) £7.50 • Aug Schizophrenia - Sensitivity Altitude North(£5.00)page 85 16-27 20.45 (21.35) £6.00 (£5.00) • Shakespeare' s Dog 3DiDo Productions page 96 Previews Aug Free 5-27Aleichem (not3-415) 14.-14.Now 300(15.30) (15.30) £6.00(ticketed) (£4.00) • Aug Sholom You' r e Talking!

Lone Star Theatre Company page 16.10800 (17.00) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 3-27 (not Weds) • Aug Ski Sluts from Theatre page 124 3-271,2,4... (not 15,Glenshee 2On0) Cue 13.00Productions (14.00)Works £7.00 • Testing page(£5.00) 112 Previews Aug 3 23.40 (00.50) Free (ticketed) Aug 4-27 (not 15) 23.40 (00.50) £7.50 (£5.50) • Travis' Aug 3-27Prophecy (not 15) Brute 19.55 Culture (21.30) page £7.5092(£6.00) Food and drink: Licensed bar.

Snacks and refreshments by day, 'BloodyTheMarys'Hil byStreet night.Theatre management Disabled: apologises for thethelackbuilding. of disabled accessthe andstaffequipment available within However, wi l be more than happy to assist clients up stairs if desired.

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For all your Fringe tickets call 01312250000 Theatre • Aug Dangerous Situation Awakening page 90 8-9the17.Hell 30 (18.30) £5.0012(£4.00) • What Was That!

Inches Aug 12-18 18.30 (19.30) £6.00 (£5.00)page 84 Food noon-20.00. and drink: Licensed bar all day and night.

Food Disabled: No steps.

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Music • Aug Live 1-31 DJ's and Iguana(non-ticketed) Cafe Bar page 60 21.00Comedy (03.00) Free Food and drink: 09.00-15.00 Disabled: Access possible. Unadapted WC. Ingleby Gallery Venue 225 610.00-17.00 Carlton Terrace Tickets 556 4441) 4441 ii6 Box Office: Mon-Sat (Info 556 Contemporary British art.

•VASean- Display Scully: Recent Work Ingleby Gallery page 132 Disabled: Yes. Inhouse 19 Venue 174Europe'28 sHowe Street Tickets 226has 0000 One of leading design stores presented design exhibition during the Fringe for the last 20 years. a - Display •VADesign Masters Castiglioni b.1918 Inhouse6-Sept pageI 13309.30- Achille Aug (18.00) Free Inverleith Church cs Venue 120 Ferry Road (oppositeHall Granton Road) Tickets 538 6077 Box Office:Church 60 minutes Inverleith Hall haspriorbeenforto performance. thethe past settingsixteen for Forth Children' s TheatremanyProductions years and has hosted colourful productions from thenow young, talented cast of the multi award-winning company, in their twenty-first year!

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3 0 (21.40) Aug 11-18 (not 12) 19.30 (21.40) £5.50 (£4.50) Food and drink: Disabled: Ent: dogs 70ydRefreshments 2 Str. Aud:Helpat6ydtime level.of performance.

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James Gillespie's High School pio Venue 93 Lauderdale Tickets Box Office: 09.00-20.00Street (Info 447 1900)07785 244 984 Musicals & Opera Union Theatre page 81 • A Chorus 13-18Stageof19.Disapproval (21.45)81 £6.00 (£5.00) • Aug Oliver 8445 page Aug 19.15(21.45) £8.00(£5.50) (£5.50) Aug 7-1I I I 14.15(16.45) £8.00 Food and drink: Tea and coffee at time4yd,of performance.

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1 5 (17.30) £4.00 £6.00 (£5.00) • Artaud in Wonderland PeriplumTree Aug 3-5,10-12,17-19,23-26 15.40 (16.40)page I 14 < £8.00 (£5.50) • Asylum The BaldTheatre Prima Donna page 90 Previews Aug16.53-55Company 16.55 (17.40) £1.00 Aug 6-26 (17.40) (£4.00) • Sussex Brokenville OnO Theatre£6.00Company with West County Youth Theatre page Aug 3,8,11,13-14,£6.0017-18,(£4.201-22, 26 112 14.15(15.30) 0) • Aug Dangle3-12in 21.15 the Dust Lobster page 108 -I (22.15)Productions £7.00Productions (£5.00) • Aug Dogs3-25 ofWar22.10Firefly page 99 (23.25) £7.00 (£5.00) • Artistic EmbersStage Catherine Cropper page 20-26 10.Productions 45 OnO (12.15)Theatre £6.0087Company (£5.00) with West • Aug Fairytaleheart Sussex County Youth Theatre page 4,and12,1Air5-16,1Pocket 9-20,23-25 14.1Productions 5 (15.11330) £6.00 • Aug Gas Mercury page(£4.11700) : 8-26 Laurielorry (not 12) 13.page15 (14.15) £5.00 (£4.00) • Aug Gusset 108 14.35 (15.55) £6.00 (£4.00) • Aug I Know3-26 What Want17.Komedia page 106 Aug 3-26 (notYou Mons) 55 (19.20)Produaions £8.00 (£6.00) • The Life and Opinions ofTristram Shandy Tristram Shandy page 127 19.Komedia 35 (20.50)Productions £7.50 (£5.50) 106 • Aug Nasty3-26 3-26Boy(not Mons) 20.40 (21.55)page£7.00 (£5.00) :.

• Aug Postcards from Maupassant Two Friends Productions page 127 3-25 17.PeriplumTree 50 (18.50) £6.00 • Aug Rasputin 114(£5.00)£8.00 (£5.50) 6-9,14-16,20-22 15.4page 0 (16.40) • Aug Reservoir Dogs (A Tribute) 2 Way3-12Mirror22.30Film(midnight) and Theatre£7.00 Productions Aug (£5.00) page 84 13-26Hess22.45Prince (00.15)Of Spandau £7.00 (£5.00) • Aug Rudolph 2 Way3-26Mirror11.Fi20lm(12.50) and Theatre £6.00Productions (£5.00) page 84 • Aug Shaving andTheatre Plucking Hair-Razing Company page 103 13-26 12.4OnO 0 (13.40) £7.00Company (£5.00) • Aug Sparkleshark Theatre with West !

Sussex County Youth Theatre page 113 Aug 5-10 (notFrogmouth Wed) 14.Productions 15 (15.30)Australia £6.00 (£4.00) • Wrecked page 100 Preview14-26Aug21.05 13 21.05 (22.25) £3.00 Aug (22.25) £6.00 (£4.50) • Aug The Year of the Monkey Claire Dowie page 98 3-4 19.19.0505(20.25) Aug 5-26 (20.25) £5.00 £7.50 (£5.50) Disabled: Entfor: wheelchairs. level. Aud: +20 Str HR. WC non-adapted.

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2 5 (17.55) £8.00 • Aug O'Carolan' Komedia Music page 62 20-26 s13.Dream 10 (14.25) £6.00Music (£5.00) • Aug Suspiciously Elvis Komedia page 61 5-810-1200.15 (02.25) £5.00 Aug 22.45 (23.55) £10.00 13-14 00.15 Music (02.25) £7.50 • Aug This sky Susan Productions page 59 Aug Aint 5-12 Lounge 21.15 (22.05) Fri£7.00 (£5.00) Theatre • Aug Ignorance The Never Mind Theatre Company page I 11 3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25 45 Me (15.45) £6.00 (£4.00) •14.Let Out! Presents Previews Aug19.43-45Ken(20.45) 19.Campbell 45 (20.45) £5.00page 106 Aug 5-26 £7.50 (£5.50) • The Life and Death Orchestra Komedia Productions page£7.00 106 (£5.00) Aug 4-12 16.30(18.15) Aug 13-17 13.00 (14.30) • Aug Smile4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26 for Me The Never Mind Theatre Company page 11 I 14.45Win,Win! (15.45) £6.00Rational (£4.00)Madness page I 18 • Win, Aug 3-26 The16.1Scotsman 5 (17.15)Assembly £6.00 (£5.00) • Aug Moscow page£9.0089 (£8.00) 13-16,19-23,26 19.

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0 0 (13.00) • Aug Ferdydurke Komedia St£9.00 Stephens page 106 2-7 20.40 Aug 8-13 14.Memories 00(22.00) (15.20) Komedia(£6.00) • Journeys and St Stephens page 106 Aug 15-20 13.18.3000 (14.30) (19.00) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 21-27 • Aug Kassandra Now!(23.40) Komedia Stephens page 106 2-7 22.30 £9.00St (£6.00) 8-13 17.30 (18.40) • Aug Lets Sleep On It Komedia St Aug 15-20 13.19.3300 (14.30) £9.00Stephens (£6.00) page 107 Aug 21-27 (20.30) • Aug Napthalene St Stephens 2-7 19.23.30 15Komedia (20.10) (£6.00)page 107 8-13 (00.30) £9.00 • Aug Petrified Skin Komedia St Stephens Aug 15-20 21.00 15.00 (22.00) (16.00) £9.00 (£6.00)page 107 Aug 21-27 • Aug Pooh15-20 and Prah Komedia Stephens 23.00 (00.05) St£9.00 (£6.00)page 107 Aug 21-27 16.30 (17.35) • Primary Symptoms of Name Loss Komedia Stephens page 107 (£6.00) Aug 2-7 St16.19.10 00 (17.20) £9.00 Aug 8-13 (20.30) • School Komedia£9.00 St Stephens Aug 21-27 15-20For 22.30 19.Fools 30 (21.00) (£6.00) page 107 Aug (midnight) • Shy Komedia St Stephens Aug Shining 15-20 16.18.Walls 3000 (17.30) (£6.00) page 107 21-27 (19.00) St£9.00 • Aug Upside Down Komedia Stephens Aug 15-20 21.30 (22.30) £9.00 (£6.00)page 107 Aug 21-27 15.

0 0 (16.00) • Velcro Sync I/O Project Komedia£9.00 St Stephens Aug 17-19,24-27 00.30 (01.20) (£6.00)page 107 Disabled: 40 steps to theatre.

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The Magdalen Chapel lii Venue 185 09.00-17.00 41 Cowgate(Info Info 01875 01875 852 852 996) 996 Box Office: Music • Clarsach No Strings(Scottish Attached Harp) 57 Aug 16, 1 8 20.00 (21.45)Society £6.00page (£5.00) • AClarsach Scots (Scottish MeasureHarp) 57 Aug 15,17 20.00 (21.45)Society £6.00page (£5.00) Food and Ent: drink:4yds Flat 2 Str but ramp available. Aud: 6yds Disabled: y adapted. Guide dogsforwelcome, help available onFlat.WC: premises,Fullcompletely accessible wheelchairs.

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40 (17.55)£7.50 £8.50 (£7.00) Double Sinatra...) £13.00 (£10.00) not Sat/Sun Food and drink: All day.

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Mercat Tours ji2 Venue 153 Centre, Departure fromMall,outside Tourist Information Princes Princes Street Tickets 226 0000 Box Office: (Info 557 9933) The Old of Edinburgh and thestory-telling Hidden Underground Vaults areTown the setting for traditional and chilling legends.

Quiet, cobbled closes and wynds mysterious and tomb-like vaults. lead the way to the Talks <£ Events • July Ghosts and 31Witches Mercat Tours page 82 29-Aug 19.00(22.30) (20.30) £6.00 (£5.00) Jul 29-Aug 31 21.00 Middle Queen Street Gardens no Venue 223 Heriot Row558 1316) Box Office: (Info 0131 thethehaunting, secret ofgardens in the heart of the ciExperience ty, opposite family home Robert Stevenson. open-air setting - sheltering trees,Louis a pond, anpicisland -Beautiful Treasure Isl a nd?

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Theatre • Preview Hyde and Seek! CrossFire Theatre Company page 94 (21.45) (£3.00) Aug 16-26Aug(notIS 17)20.1520.15 (21.45)£4.00£8.00 (£6.00) Disabled: Easy access.

Murrayfield Parish Church Hall104 OrmidaleTerrace Tickets LI Outer (2m) Venue 226 0000 Box Office: Aug 16-26 (not 20), 19.00-19.30 () Easilyafter reached by anygarage. bus going from city centre to Zoo. First stop Kwik-Fit Theatre • Aug Blithe15-25 Spirit(notTheSun)Makars D.M.D.C£7.00 . page(£6.00) 109 19.3and 0 (21.45) Food and drink: Tea and coffee at time of performance only.

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With fourand studios, wil performances offer a year-in round programme of residencies, classes and of all levels. s Showsat Dance Base •Children' Free Workshops Free Workshops atvaryDanceFreeBase(ticketed) page 9 Aug 6-17 times • Kids Dance Classes - African Dance Base with the Fringe on Top 9-12 14.Classes 00 (16.00)- Funky £2.50 page 9 • Aug Kids Dance Dance Base with the11.Fringe on Top £2.50 page 9 00 and (13.00) • Aug Older14-18,20-21 Kids - Dance Capoeira Hip Hop Dance Workshop Base with the Fringe on Top page 9 Aug 6-8 14.00 (16.00) £2.50 <£ Physicalat Dance Theatre •Dance Free Workshops Basepage 50 Free Workshops atvary DanceFreeBase(ticketed) Aug 6-17 Times • Aug In Situ14-19Leah16.00 Stein (17.00) page 53 £4.00 (£3.00) Music • Free Workshopsat atDance DanceBaseBasepage 59 Free Workshops Aug 6-17 times vary (ticketed) • Sunday with3 - Radio 3 Free BBC Radio Li v e Line Up page 54 Aug 1919 09.00 Free (ticketed) Aug 12.17.0000 (11.50) (13.00) Aug 19 (18.00) • Aug In Tune-Live Radio 3Free - Liv(ticketed) e Line Up page 55 17.0BBC 0BBC(19.30) • Aug Mixing20-24 it-Live Radio 3 Li ve Line Up page 55 20Kershaw 22.00 (23.30) Free (ticketed) • Andy Show-Live BBC Radio 3 Li v e Line Up page 55 21Junction-Live 22.00 (23.30) Free (ticketed) • Aug Late BBC Radio 3 - Li(23.30) ve Line UpFreepage 55 Aug 22Line22.00 (ticketed) • Jazz Up-Live BBC Radio 3 Li v e Line Up page 55 23and22.00 (23.00) Free (ticketed) • Aug Hear Now-Live BBC Radio 3 Li ve LineFreeUp (ticketed) page 55 Aug 24 22.00 (23.30) • World Routes-Live BBC 25Radio12.35-5 Li(14.00) ve Line UpFreepage 55 Aug (ticketed) <&Workshop Events - Flamenco: Contemporary •Talks Dance Dance Base with Fringe on£4.50 Top (£3.00) page 80 14.30the(16.00) • Aug Dance23-30 Workshop - Fringe PauleonTurner: Contemporary Dance Base with the Top page 80 Aug 23-26 14.

0 0 (15.30) £4.50 (£3.00) • Dance workshop: Pratibha Prahlat Bharathanatyam Dance31Base14.with the Fringe£4.50 on Top(£3.00) page 81 00 (16.30) • Aug DanceBase Workshop: Rotterdam School Dance with the Fringe on Top page 81Unst Improv 13-18 14.00 (16.30) £4.50 (£3.00) • Aug Early Bird Classes Dance Base with page 6-23 81 09.00 (10.30) £3.00 (£2.50)the Fringe on Top Aug • Aug Fringe18Annual General Meeting Fringe AGM page 81 11.00Workshop: (14.00) Free (non-ticketed) • Indian Dance Maharashtran Dance Base with the Fringe on Top page(£3.00) 81Folk Dance Aug 23-Sept I 11.

0 0 (14.00) £4.50 • SoFringeYouGreen Want to Dopage a Show at the Fringe?

18,22 to14.Room 00 (16.00)a 82Performing Free (non-ticketed) • Aug Ten Steps Starting Company Independent Theatre CouncilArtspage 82 Aug 16-17 10.

0 0 (noon) Free (non-ticketed) • Workshop -Aditi Mangaldas Dance10-11 Base with Fringe on£4.50 Top (£3.00) page 81 Aug 11.00the(13.00)

• Workshop - LeahtheStein: Dance30-Aug Base4with Fringe Contemporary on£4.50 Top page 11.00 (13.00) (£3.00)81 • JulWorkshop Matthew Hawkins: Contemporary Dance Base with the Fringe on Top page Aug 6-9 11.00 (13.00) £4.50 (£3.00) 81 •Theatre Free Workshops at Dance Basepage 100 Free Workshops Aug 6-17 timesatvaryDanceFreeBase(ticketed) National Gallery of Scotland ki i Venue 63 The10.00-18.00 Mound Tickets 473 2000 Box Office: Mon-Sat, 11.00-18.00 Sun (Fringe only) (Info 624 6200) Among the finest small ofgalleries in thedrawings world andcontaining anby outstanding paintings, the greatestcollection artists from the Renaissance toprintsPostImpressionism, including Velazquez, Rembrandt, Turner and Monet; shown alongside the national collection of Scottish VA - Display • National Rembrandt' s Women Gallery page 133 Aug 5-Sept 2 10.of0Scotland 0 £6.00 (18.00)(£3.50) Suns I 1.00 (18.00) Food and drink: Summer cafe toandalshop.

Disabled: l parts toilets. of the gallery (except roomWheelchair Al) Lifts andaccessspecially adapted National Library of Scotland Li2 Venue 147 George Bridge Box Office: (Info 622IV4810) Treasure-house of books and manuscripts on Scotland and the Scots. Summer exhibitions on a variety of Scottish VA - Display • Aug The Write NationalFreeLibrary of Scotland page 133 5-27 10.Stuff00 (20.00) Food and drink: Refreshment room.

Disabled: adapted WC.Wheelchair access to Exhibition Hall, lift and Neal's Yard Venue 176 46A GeorgeRemedies Street226Tickets 226 3223jio Box Office: 10.00-19.00 (Info 3223) Neal' s Yard Remedies, situated close to the Assembly ias aseated calm oasis in the frenetic festandival enjoy worldawhere youherbal canRooms, have acupressure massage cup of tea i n our courtyard.A healthy restoration experience.

Talks & Events • Energetics Yard Remedies Aug 4-27 10.0on-site 0 (19.00)Massage £ 18.00Neal (30’smins) £ 10.00 (15pagemins)82 Food and No drink:access.

Free herbal teas served daily.

Disabled: Netherbow Venue 30 4310.00-21.00 High StreetTheatre Tickets 556 9579 kis Box Office: (Info 556 2647) The programme has something forofeveryone.

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0 0 (noon) (£3.50)II • Tom Thumb Aug 4-18 (not The 5) 12.Netherbow 30 (13.20)Theatre £4.00 page (£3.00) Children’s Shows • Treasure Island Wee 4-26 Stories(not Theatre 13 (£3.50) Aug 5,19) for17.Children 30 (18.45)page£5.00

24 hour Box Office ai www.edfringe.com s Shows •Children' The Netherbow Wonderful Wizardpage Of Oz The Aug 4-18 (not 5)Theatre 15.30 (16.30)I I £5.00 (£3.50) tIndia & Physical Theatre •Dance Dance Scotlandpage Dance India Scotland Aug 13-18 20.15 (21.30) 50£6.00 (£4.00) •Theatre An English The Netherbow Theatre page 111 20-SeptEducation I 13.Netherbow 00 (14.00) £6.00 page (£4.50) • Aug Childsplay The Theatre III Aug 27-Sept I The 17.3Netherbow 0 (18.40) £6.00 (£4.50) • Jessie Kesson Theatre page 20-Sept 20.15 (21.25)s Tale£6.00 (£4.50) III • Aug OlafNetherbow Isbister I- ATheatre Seaman' The page I 6-11 20.15 (21.10)Mystery £6.00I I (£4.00) • Aug Port And LemomThe Behind Sherlock Holmes The Netherbow Theatre Aug 20-Sept I 15.

0 0 (16.10) £6.00 (£4.50) page I I I • The Supper With Robert Burns Netherbow Theatre page I 11 Aug 15-Sept I (not 19) 18.30 (20.15) £12.50 Food and 10.00 to 18.00 for coffee, snacks, mealsEntdrink: etc.: 10ydCafe8+1 open Disabled: Str HR. 5yd I Straccess WC (+3to 25"). Enclosed lift and stair lift forAud:wheelchair Nexus Gallery I M9 Venue 228477 614524/07740 Bread Street Tickets 588 168 Box Office: I 1.00-21.00588 168) (Info 4524/07740 Nexus477 Gallery I, a Gallery, bright modern space, plays host to Stenton one ofiexhibition s leading contemporary art galleries.

'Oya-ko' s anScotland' official part of the Japan 2001 Festival.

VA - Display • Aug Oya-Ko 5-SeptNexus I 11.Galleries 00 (21.00)(Gallery I) page 134 Disabled: Some stairs.

Nexus Gallery 2 M9 Venue 237 55(Info Bread Street Box Office: 477 4522)Scottish and international Nexus Gallery 2 presents contemporary artists, cultural dialogue between andetc.)therepresenting restpresented of the aworld.

A programme ofexhibitions. events Edinburgh (music, talks are i n association with Contact 477 4522 or info@ng2.co.uk for details.

VA - Display • Art Belarus - Contemporary Nexusfrom Gallery 134 Free Vitebsk Artists Aug 4-Sept 2 210.page 00 (18.00) Nicolson Square Methodist Church Venue 6 25 (Info: Nicolson Square Tickets 226 0000mis Box Office: 662 0417) Nicolson Square i s a busy active Methodist Church.

Our Georgian We building has a light,to tranquil interior and excellent acoustics. are delighted be part of the 2001 Fringe and look forward to welcoming visitors and locals.

Dance <& Physical Theatre • Aug Mum Set Apart (International) page 52 Aug 6-124-25I 19.16.0000(20.30) (17.30) £7.50 £7.50(£5.00) (£5.00) Music • Absolute Music Segovia Trio page 71 Aug 22-24Guitar 13.00 (13.55) £5.00 (£4.00) Talks £ Events • Bright is the Ring Theatre ofWordsGroup page 81 Edinburgh Aug 13-18Graduate 15.00 (16.30) £7.00 (£5.00) •Theatre Love: Unrequited Eye of the Storm page 98(£3.00) Aug 13-25 (not Sun) 20.00 (21.30) £5.00

Food and Accessible drink: Cafevenue. open 08.30-15.30 (Mon-Fri).

Disabled: The142Nomads Tent Venue 2110.00-17.00 St Leonard'Mon-Sat, s Lane noon-16.00 Ni4 Box Office: Sun. (Info 662 1612) Originalperformance rugs and carpets provide a sumptuous backdrop tp the area.

Furniture, artefacts and textiles interact with theaudience surroundings toPerfect generate an exoticin ambience for the to enjoy. environment which to linger and relish the exhibition.

Musicals £ Opera • Ross Ross McGilty McGilty' s Dream Ltd page 80 Productions Aug 5-11 20.00 (22.00) £7.50 (£3.00) - Display •VASummer Pastures: Exhibition BagsNomads from theTentNomadic Life of Rugs,Trappings, The page 134 Aug 2-Sept 2 10.00 (17.00) Free Disabled: Ground floor wheelchair access.

Old234Assembly K12 Venue 172 High StreetClose Box Office: Area of slabs at higher l e vel app.

30 metres wide which could form a stage with a cobbled area at a lower level for audiences.

•Theatre Othello page I I I Aug 5-10 New 19.00Phoenix (21.00)Theatre Free (non-ticketed) Old192College Venue SouthTheatre) BridgeQuad Tickets 662 8740 LIS (George Square Box Office: 10.00-22.00 (Info 662 8740 - George Square Theatre) Setthein themost historic heart of venues Edinburghat the University, is one ofshows atmospheric Fringe.thisOutdoor in thistheenthralling, space.

Tickets flourish available from venue half anheart-stopping hour before show.

•Theatre Coriolanus Modjeska page 123 £ 10.00 (£7.00) 11-21 (notTeatrWed) 21.30 (22.45) • Aug The Tempest AandBC page 84 Aug Aug 2522-24,26 21.00 20.00 (23.45)(22.45) £ 10.00 (£7.00) Disabled: Ent: 20yd on access road.

• The Importance of Being£6.00 Earnest(£5.00) Exit Theatre page 98 Aug 6-11 12.15(13.45) • Aug Marriage by Gogol Bi l ' s Theatre Company page 91 20-25Lost18.15ShiftingTides (19.45) £6.50 (£5.00) • Aug Paradise Theatre page 120 14,16,18,20,22,24 14.15 (21.45) (15.45) Project £6.00 (£4.00) 13,15,17,21,23,25 20.15 • Aug Perfect U Spindle Theatre page 121 Aug 2-11 14.Charlies 30 (15.30)Ajar£6.00Productions (£4.00) • The Proper22.00 5-26 (23.00) £5.00 (£3.00) page 85 • Aug Rope Exit Theatre page 98 Aug 7,9,11,13,15,17 (01.30) page £5.00117(£4.00) • Still Lives(notQMSun)Theatre11.00.150Company Aug 6-18 0 (11.50) £5.50 (£3.50) • Aug Twelfth13,15,17,21,23,25 Night Shifting Tides Project page 120 14.15 Theatre (15.45) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 14,16,18,20,22,24 20.15 (21.45) • Aug The Two Sides of a Star Exit Theatre page 98 6,8,10,12,14,16,18 00.15 (01.30) £5.00 (£4.00) Food and drink: Club PolskiupCafe.from9.0street 0-late. Church: Hall: A50yd few 7+7+19 steps EntDisabled: : 3yd FlatAud: Str HRWC (+level.

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Old St Paul's Church £ Hall45 Jeffrey Street Tickets 556 0476 kis Venue Box Office: 09.30-midnight Jul 28-Aug 25 () presents One of theestablished Festival' stalent mostfrom talked aboutthetheatres new and across globe.

A full daily programme central venue theatre goers.makes All showthis information fromathemustBox forOffice.keen £ Revue Purple Productions page 41 •Comedy Reorganised Aug 13-25 (notCrime Sun) 12.30 (13.30) £4.00 (£3.50) Music • Aug Festival Masses St Paul'Free s Music(non-ticketed) 2001 page 65 12,19,26 10.3Old 0 Old (noon) • Aug Handel' s Messiah St Paul' s Music 2001 page 65 30 19.Concert 30 (22.00) Old£7.00St Paul(£5.00) •AugOrchestral ' s Musi c 24 19.45 (22.00) £7.00 (£5.00) 2001 page 65 Musicals £ Eyebrow OperaProductions page 78 • Aug Company 6-25 (not Suns)page16.10(17.50) (£5.00) • Aug Mates4-11Theatrelab 81(22.00) £6.00£7.00(£5.00) (not 5) 20.00 •Theatre Denity13-18Crisis18.3QM Theatre£5.50 Company page I 17 0 (19.15) (£3.50) • Aug Dirge QM Theatre Company page 117 Aug 6-1 I 18.30 (19.30) £5.50 (£3.50)

Outrageous Art Venue 226s onlyT7-19 Place 477 hand-painted 2933 09 Scotland' galleryBarclay of copy art withandInfoselect oiAlsol onoriginal canvas works after Scottish European masters. works.

VA Display • Aug Outrageous Outrageous 1-31 10.Art 30 (19.00) Free Art page 134

The239Old Town Bookshop lii Venue 8 Victoria Street The Old Town Bookshop is exhibiting Etchingsin byEdinburgh' John Kay,s anHigh18th century caricaturist who worked Street.s Also paintings and sketches

by RonandWilson Edinburgh' majestic and mediaeval streets buildingsof around the High Street and the Castle.

- DisplayOld Town & John Kay Portraits •VAThe Edinburgh Aug Old10-26Town10.Bookshop 30 (17.45)pageFree134 Orcadia Creative Learning Centre I20 Outer (lm) Venue 221 310.00-18.00 Windsor Place Tickets Box Office: (Info 669 1075)669of its1075 Orcadia i s the only creative learning centre kind inArts the UK and Europe. wide torangechildren, of Communication programmes are Aoffered youngneeds.people and adults with learning disabilities and special Visit our Celtic sensory garden! £ Physical •Dance The DrumLearningTheatre OrcadiaCeltic Creative 52 Aug 13-18 30 (21.30)Centre £7.00page(£4.50) Aug 18 14.319.0 (16.30) Food and Excellent drink: Snacks Disabled: access.available.

Patriothall Gallery Venue WASPInfo Studios, Patriothall, offhs48 Hamilton235s Place 225 gallery 1289IDspace.

Edinburgh' unique artist-led - Displayof Local Contemporary Art and Design •VAPatriothall Exhibition (at W.(18.00) A.S.P.S. Studios) page 134 Aug I I-SeptGallery I noon Free (non-ticketed) Disabled: Disabled access.

Phillips Auctioneers jio Venue 96 65 Mon-Fri George Street Ticketsweekends 225 2266 noonBox Office: 10.00-17.00, 17.00 i(Info 225 2266) Made Scotland, Scottishfurniture, Sale, 24/25 August. sale wiln include finePhillips paintings, clocks,ephemera. silver The and jewellery, books, ceramics, whisky and sporting wiculture l be from accompanied by an exhibition of Jacobite art andIt the Drambuie Collection.

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Philips Auctioneers continued - Display •VAThe Scottish10.0Sale Aug 6-23 0 (17.00)PhillipsFreeAuctioneers page 134 Disabled: Access for wheelchairs.

The Edinburgh Photographic Exhibition Centre hio Venue 130home68ofGreat King Street Tickets Society, 226 0000 Visit the the Edinburgh Photographic onein of1861,thetheworld' photographic clubs. Established EPS shadandoldest theexhibited Hon. Henry early members work byFoxD.Talbot O. Hil amongst in 1890. its - Display Photography •VAThe International Edinburgh2Photographic Exhibition Centre page 134 Aug 0 (20.00)(£1.50) Suns 513.- Sept 00 (17.00)10.0£2.00 Disabled: No wheelchair access, 5 steps up from street.

Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Pleasance RoadTickets S56 6S50 lm Venue 33 60The Box Office: I 1.00-midnight (Info 556 6550) Twelve kind entertainment under theandsun.it Foodexactly andvenues, drinkhowevery allI dayimagined long.of'I itwent intobe.theIt Pleasance was would was like a Wild West War' Lee Hurst, Scotsman.

Shows Bear, Come to Tea! •Children’s Teddy Bear,Teddy Imagination Productions page 11 £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 1-3,6,8-10 I 11.1.4455 (12.30) (12.30) Aug 4-5,11-12 £5.50 (£4.50) <& Revue •Comedy Adam Bloom...

And God Created Adam Bloom page 1919.05 (20.00) £3.00Adam Previews Aug 1-3 Aug 19.054-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 (20.00) £9.0019.(£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 05 (20.00) (£8.50) Aug 24-27 19.05 (20.00) £ 10.Fire 00£9.50 (£9.00) • Adam AdamHiHills-GoYou Big Red Engine l Aug s page1-23321.25 (22.25) £4.00 Previews Aug 10-11,17-18,24-27 21.25 (22.25) 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 3-6,8-9,12-16,19-23 21.25 (22.25)page£ £9.00 • Stephen K Amos Stephen K. Amos 14 (£8.00) Previews Aug 1-3 19.

3 0 (20.30) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12-16,19-23 (20.30) £9.50 £8.50(£8.50) (£7.50) 10-11,17-18,24-27 19.19.3030(20.30) • Aug Andy Parsons...LocalLocalBorough Borough Pest Exterminator Andy Parsons...

Pest Exterminator page 14 Preview Aug 3 19.00 (19.55) £3.00 Aug 4-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-20,22-23 19.0010-11,17-18,24-27 (19.55) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 19.00Dog(19.55) £9.50 (£8.50) • Andy Zaltzmanversus Versusthe the of Doom Andy Zaltzman Dog of Doom Previews Aug 1-4 20.00 (21.00) £5.00 page 14 Aug 5-6,8-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 20.0010-11,17-18 (21.00) £9.0020.00(£8.00) Aug (21.00) (£8.50) Aug 24-27 20.00 (21.00) £Pleasance 10.00£9.50 (£9.00) • Angels with Dirty Habits Comedy 39 Previews Aug 1-3 15.55 (16.45) £3.00 £7.00page£6.00 Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17,20-23 15.

5 5 (16.45) Aug 11 -12,18-19,24-27 55 (16.45) £8.00 £7.00 • Antopolski 2000- Antopolski15.2000 Dan Antopolski page Previews Aug 1-4 20.35 (21.35) £5.0025 Aug 5-6,8-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 20.35 (21.35) £9.0020.35(£8.00) Aug 24-27 10-11,17-18 (21.35) £9.50 (£8.50) • Aug Archers Stars20.35 (21.35) £ 10.00 (£9.00) They Shoot Arrows...

Don’t They? £5.00 page 46 Previews Aug 3-9,12,Aug15-16,1-219,15.21 3-235 (16.35) 15.35 (16.35) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-11,17-18 15.35 (16.35) Aug 24-27 15.35 (16.35) £10.00£9.50 (£9.00)(£8.50) m

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4 5 £6.00 24-27 12.4Janice 5 (13.45)Phayre:Three £6.50 (£5.50)Wishes • Aug Ben Moor and Ben MoorAugpage1-3I 1019.15(20.15) £3.00 Previews Aug 4-5,7-9,12-16,19,21-23 19.15(20.15) £9.0019.(£8.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 15 (20.15) £9.50 (£8.50) 24-27 19.Supercollider 15 (20.15) £ 10.for00the (£9.00) • Aug Ben Moor: A Family Ben Moor page I 10 2-5,9-12,16-19,23-27 11.00 (11.50) £5.00 • Aug Bill and Ted' s Excellent Musical Adventure Pleasance Festival of16.Theatre 2001 page I 15 Previews Aug 1-3 0 5 (17.05) £5.00 Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17 05 (17.05) (£7.50) 11 -12,18 16.Festival 05 16.(17.05) £9.50 £8.50 (£8.50)page • Aug Blood Pleasance of Theatre 2001 I 15 Previews Aug 1-3 13.13.000(14.30) £3.00 Aug 0 (14.30)£8.50 £7.50(£7.50) (£8.50) Aug 4-5,7-10,13-17 11 -12,18-19 13.00 (14.30)

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2 5 (14.45) Aug 4-6,8-10,13,15-17,20-23 13.25I (14.45) £7.50 (£6.50) 1-12,18-19,24-27 13.25 (14.45)page£8.50 • AAug Dark RiverI 1.0Theatre Workshop 125 (£7.50) Aug 20-27 0 (12.10)Pyromania £8.50 (£7.50) • Embryonic Dreams page I Previews Aug 1-2 23.45 (01.05) £5.00 17 Aug 3-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-20,22-23 23.45 (01.05) £8.0023.45(£7.00) Aug 10-11,17-18 (01.05) Aug 24-27 23.45 £9.00 £8.50 (£8.00)(£7.50) • Filth - TamFestival Deanof(01.05) Burn Pleasance Theatre 2001 page I 16 Aug 24-27 20-23 16.16.5500 (18.35) (18.35) £9.50 £8.50 (£8.50) (£7.50) • Aug Frantic Assembly Underworld Pleasance of Theatre 2001(22.25) page £8.50 I 16 (£7.50) 21 18.Festival 00 (19.25) • Aug Geeza...Memoirs of an21.00 Ex2001Football Hooligan Pleasance Festival of Theatre page Previews Aug 1-4 16.15(17.15) £3.00116 Aug 5-6,8-10,13,15-17,20-23 16.15(17.15) £7.00 (£6.00) 11 -12,18-19,24-27 16.Night 15 (17.15) £8.00 (£7.00) • Aug GhostProduction Stories...LineA Late The page (00.30) I 17 Fright Previews Aug 1-2 23.30 £5.00 Aug 3-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 23.30 (00.30) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 24-27 10-11,17-18 23.30 (00.30) £9.50 (£8.50) 23.30McAul (00.30) • Aug Goliath Nichola iffe £10.00 in'Goliath'(£9.00) page 109 Aug 6 13.

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Good Morning? page 102 Previews Aug 1-2 noonnoon (13.10)(13.10) £3.00£6.00 (£5.00) Aug 3-6,8-10,13,15-17 11-12,18 noon (13.10) page £7.00113(£6.00) • Aug Goose Nights Peepolykus Previews Aug 1-2 17.30 (18.45) £3.00 Aug 3-6,8-10,13-17,20,22-23 17.

3 0 (18.45) £8.50 (£7.50) 11 -12,18-19,24-27 17.30 (18.45) £9.50 (£8.50) • Aug Green Ginger Pleasance Festival11.- ofBambi Theatre 2001£7.50page(£5.00) I 16 Aug 20,22-23 2 0 (12.30) 24-26and11.the20Angry (12.30)Inch£8.50 (£6.00) • Aug Hedwig Hedwig andAugthe1-3Angry21.30Inch(23.00) page 104£5.00 Previews Aug 4-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-20,22-23 21.3010-11,17-18 (23.00) £9.0021.30(£8.00) Aug (£9.00) 24-27 21.30National (23.00)(23.00) £ 12.Theatre 00£(£10.10.000page 0) I 10 • Aug The Holyland Youth Aug 7-10,14-17,20-23 12.

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5 0 (14.00) £8.50 • Hungarian HungarianBirdBirdFestival Festivalpageby104Niall Ashdown (£7.50) Previews Aug 1-3 15.05(16.15) £3.00 Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17,20-23 15.05 (16.£8.50 15) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 11 -12,18-19 15.

0 5 (16.15) 24-27Theatre-The 15.05 (16.15) Red£9.50Shoes (£8.50)(£7.50) • Aug Kneehigh Pleasance Festival of Theatre Aug 13-17,20,22-23 0 2001 (17.00)page £8.50116(£8.50) (£7.50) 18-19,24-27 15.15.30 3(17.30) £9.50 • Aug Love and Other Fairytales Scarlet Theatre Pleasance Festival of Theatre 2001 page I 16 Previews Aug 3-4 17.30 (18.45) £3.00 £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 5,7-10,14-17,20-23 17.3300 (18.45) (18.45) Aug 11 -12,18-19,24-27 17. £9.50 (£8.50) • Pleasance Munchausen Festival-1-2Bootworks of15.Theatre 2001 page 116 Previews Aug 4 0 (17.00) £3.00 Aug 3-6,8-10 0 (17.00)£8.50 £7.50(£7.50) (£6.50) 11-12Plimsole 15.15.40 4(17.00) • Aug Princess - Incarnate Pleasance Festival of Theatre 2001 page Previews Aug 1-3 noon (13.00) £2.00I 16 Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17,20-23 noon11-12,18-19,24-27 (13.00) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug noon (13.00) £6.00 (£4.00) Pleasance continues over the page

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Richard Herring a Bike! £5.00 page 42 • Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll Previews Aug 1-4 21.10on(22.10) Pleasance Festival1-3of23.15 Theatre(00.30) 2001 page 116 Aug 6-9,12,14-16,19-20,22-23 Previews Aug £3.00 21.10(22.10) £9.0021.10(£8.00) Aug Aug 10-11,17-18 (22.10) £9.50 (£8.50) 23.154-5,7-9,12,14-16,19-23 (00.30) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 24-27 21.10 (22.10) £10.00 (£9.00)page Aug 10-11,17-18,24-27 23.15 (00.30) £8.50 (£7.50) • Gordon Southern Gordon(23.05) Southern 43 • Sex I: Death 2 Non-Fiction Theatre Group Previews Aug 1-3 22.05 £3.00 Pleasance Festival1-3of14.Theatre 2001 page 116 Aug 4-5,7-9,12-16,19-23 22.05 (23.05) £8.50 (£7.50) Previews Aug 0 0 (15.00) £3.00 22.05 (23.05) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 4-6, 8-10,13-17,21 -23 14.14.0000(15.00) (15.00) £9.00 £8.50 (£8.00) (£7.50) • Aug InBarrythe10-11,17-18,24-27 Psychiatrist' s Wheelchair Aug 11 -12,18-19,24-27 Hall. .

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0 0 (13.45) £2.00 • Kiki and Herb ki 22.35 and Herb 34 (£7.50) Aug 4-5,7-10,14-17,21-23 13.

0 0 (13.45) £5.00 Aug 12,14-16,19-23 (23.35) £8.50 Aug 24-27 11 -12,18-19 13.00 (13.45) Aug 10-1 1,17-18 22.35 (23.35) £9.50 13.00 (13.45) £8.00 £6.00 Aug 24-27 22.35 (23.35) £10.00Comedy (£9.00)(£8.50) • Aug Unlimited Theatre Static • The London Revue Pleasance page 39 Pleasance Festival of(13.10) Theatre£7.50 2001 (£5.00) page I 16 Preview Aug 5 17.50-23(18.45) £2.00 Aug 20-23 12.

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5 0 (18.45) £7.50 £6.50 24-26Nearly 12.30 (13.10) 10-11,17-18,24-27 50 (18.45) £8.50 £7.50 • Aug Mervyn Stutter's Pick s Pickof theof17.the Fringe • Aug The Very Love Life£8.50 Of My(£6.00) Friend Paul Mervyn Stutter' Fringe page 36 Pleasance Festival of Theatre 2001 page I 16 Aug 10-12,17-19,24-27 13.00 (14.30) £8.00 (£7.00) Previews Aug 1-3 14.14.5050(15.50) £3.00 Aug (14.30) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 4-5,7-10,13-17 (15.50)£9.50 £8.50(£8.50) (£7.50) • Jenny Middle14-16,20-23 Aged- Middle Bimbo13.00 Aug 11 -12,18-19 14.

5 0 (15.50) Eclair Aged Bimbo page 34 Aug 14.14.2200 (15.20) Previews Aug 1-4 20.40 (21.40) £5.00 Aug 21-23 24-27 (15.20) £8.50 £9.50 (£7.50) (£8.50) Aug • Viva La Diva 20.405-6,8-9,12-16,19-20,22-23 £9.0020.40(£8.00) Pleasance Festival of Theatre 2001 page 117 Aug 10-1(21.40) 1,17-18 (21.40) Previews Aug 1-2 -2313.3013.(14.40) £3.00£8.00 (£7.00) Aug 24-27 20.40 (21.40) £ 10.Me...

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5 5 (19.00) 'converted Studio 54-style venue'bar,Herald withuntilfour3am.newLatespacesbrunch and Aug 10-11,17-18£8.5017.(£7.50) 55 (19.00) £9.00 (£8.00) courtyard with jazz, waitress service andlicensed top shows morning 'til night. Aug 24-27 17.55 (19.00) £9.50 (£8.50) Music <& RevueFrisby Dominic Frisby page 28 • Aug Darkness and00.15Disgrace Pleasance(£6.50) Music page 65 •Comedy Aaaaah Dominic (01.15) £7.50 • Previews Dillie13-27 Keane Dillie Keane page 61 Previews Aug 1-3 21.55 (22.55) £3.00 Aug I -2 22.00 (23.00) £4.00 Aug 4-5,7-9,12-16,19,21-23 Aug 21.55 (22.55) £9.0021.55(£8.00) 22.003-6,8-9,12-13,15-16,19-23 (23.00) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 10-11,17-18 (22.55) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 10-11,17-18,24-27 22.00 (23.00) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 21.55 (22.55) £ 10.

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2 0 (15.35) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 11-12,18-19,24-27 14.20 (15.35) £8.00 (£6.00) •Theatre AllPleasance ClonedFestival Up Theatre 2001 page I 14 Previews Aug 1-3of23.30 (00.45) £3.00£8.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-6,10,13,15-17 23.30(00.45) (00.45)£9.50 Aug 11-12,18-19 23.30 (£8.50) Aug 24-27 20-23 23.30 £8.50 (£7.50) 23.30 (00.45) (00.45) £9.50Pradon (£8.50) • Aug Crimes of Passion Jerome Pleasance Festival1-3of15.Theatre 2001 page Previews Aug 40 (16.40) £3.00114 Aug 4-5,7-10,13-17,21-23 15.4011(16.40) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug -12,18-19,24 15.40 £9.50 (16.40)(£8.50) £8.50 (£7.50) 24-27 15.4-0To(16.40) • Aug David Benson Be Frank David Benson page 90 Previews Aug 1-3 16.00 (17.30) £3.00 Aug 4-6,8-10,13,15-17,20-23 16.

0 0 (17.30) £8.50 (£7.50) 11 Lining -12,18-19,24-27 00 (17.30) £9.50 (£8.50) • Aug Silver One16.2001 Pleasance FestivalPlayer of11.Theatre page (£5.00) I 14 Aug 7-10,13-17 3 0 (13.00) £7.00 11 -12,18 I 1.nge30 Fou (13.00)- Entangled £7.50 (£5.50) • Aug Theatre de L' A Lives Pleasance Festival1-3of12.Theatre 2001 page Previews Aug 50 (14.00) £3.00I 14 Aug 4-6,8-10,13,15-17,20-23 12.5011(14.00) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug -12,18-19,24-27 12.-5Metroentertainment 0 (14.00) £8.50 (£6.50) • Tomorrow Neverof Knows Pleasance Festival Theatre 2001 page I 15 Previews Aug 1-3 13.

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Come along for a vibrant experience, even a snack at our cafe before or after the show. and Children’s Shows • Aug The 13-18 Little Prince Bare and£5.00Ragged Theatre page 8 13.00 (14.00) (£3.00) Comedy £ Revue • British HarmfulRussian EffectsTheatre ofTobacco Project page 20 Aug 45 (17.30) Aug 6-11 12-18 16.21.00 (21.45) £6.00 (£5.00) •Theatre Accident of Circumstance Rocket(£4.00) Venues page 119 Aug 13,16-18 19.Demarco 30 (20.20)Rocket £6.00 • Anachronisms Productions page 95 Aug 13-18 16.

0 0 (17.30) £5.00 (£4.00) • Aug Classical New£7.00 Voice (£6.00) Company page I I I 6-1TailI Monique 21.00 (22.15) • Eve' s Dancing Eggs Productions page 94 Preview Aug 620.00 20.00(20.45) (20.45)£6.00 £4.00(£4.00) Aug 9-1 1, 2 3 • The Glengarry Ross Company page 91 BertsAug&Glen Stans Preview 1340Theatre 14.(15.50) 40 (15.50) Free Ticketed Aug 14-18 14. £5.00 • Aug Grimm Tales Bristol Old Vi c Theatre page 92 6-18 (notDemarco 12) 19.4Rocket 0 (20.50)Productions £5.00School (£2.50) • Aug I, Compere page 95 13-18 11.00 (noon) £4.00 (£3.00) Rocket continues over the page

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Venue 126 West End, Princes Street Tickets 228 10.00-midnight 7555 Box Office: (Infochurch 228 7555) This architecturally host tobara mini-festival of its own.breath-taking The church halcontributes l, withplaysa terrace overlooking Princes Street Gardens, invigorating mix of contemporary dance and drama.with an <& Physical Theatre •Dance BloodBertsWedding The & Stans page 48 Aug 13-18 10.20Theatre (11.30) Company £6.00 (£4.00) • Demarco Moby's Dick Rocket Productions page 50 Aug 6-11 21.45 (22.35) £8.00 (£5.00) Musicals Opera • Frank and&Rosy DoubleTake Productions 78 £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 13-27 (not Suns) 19.page30 (21.00) Theatre • Albert, Laugh £7.50 Park Players A.D.S page I 13 20-25Make14.Us0Plays 0 (15.50) (£6.00)page • Aug The Anarchist Rocket Venues Aug 6-11 30 (17.30) £6.00 (£5.00) 119 Aug 13-18 16.23.30 (00.30) Aug 20-25 18.

0 0 (19.00) • The Circle'Rocket s Corners Demarco 95 13-18s Death noonProductions (13.00) £7.00page(£4.00) • Aug Danton' Harvard-Westlake School / Rembiko Project page 8-9,13-14,17-18 13.45 A(16.00) £6.00 (£4.00)103 • Aug Euripides' T rojan Women: Secular Oratorio Harvard-Westlake School14./0Rembiko Aug 6-7,10-11,15-16 0 (15.30)Project £6.00 page (£4.00)104 • Only As Multiple Demarco Rocket Productions page 95 30 (17.30) £5.00 (£3.00) • Aug Party13-18 toTheatre the16.Divorce Lanterne Company£6.00 page 107 Aug 6-11 19.

3 0 13-18 21.30(21.00) (23.00) £6.00(£4.00) (£4.00) • Aug The Surrendered Wife Show Plested6-18and(notBrown13) page I 17 £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 1815(19.00) • The Virtuous Burglar page 94 Crumpet Aug 20-25Theatre 16.25Company (17.35) £6.00 (£5.00) drink: cafe-bar serving food and drink alFood lDisabled: day and until Enter late. byLicensed path from (access Princes Street: Ent:Guide 20yd Flat.

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This central comfortable cafe-bar for those between show rests! s Prince Shows •Children' The LittleTravel California San Francisco page 8(£3.50) Aug 7,9, 11, 14,Troupe 16, 18 of10.00 (10.50) £4.00 Shows •Children’s Our Little Little Theatre Shop of Horrors'page 8 Bilton20-24 Youth 'Action Aug 16.30 (18.00) Group £3.00 (£2.00) • California Robin Hood Travel Troupe of10.San00Francisco page 8(£3.50) Aug 6,8, 10, 13, 15, 17 (10.50) £4.00 • The SaveGordon Our Theatre Craig Youth Theatre page 10 Aug 13-17 10.00 (10.45) £4.50 (£3.00) &at Revue •Comedy Meet meTravel theTroupe bijouof- wild west review California San£4.50Francisco page 21 Aug 6-18 13.Baby 00 (13.50) (£4.00) • Only Child Wants Candy page 17 Aug 19-26 14.

0 0 (15.00) £6.00 (£4.00) • Sex, DeathTravelandTroupe Aerobics California Aug 6-18 12.

0 0 (12.50)of San£4.00Francisco page 21 • Twisted Tales Alternate Shadows page 14 £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 20-25 Baby 18.15 (19.15) • Weirdass 17 Aug 10-18 14.00Wants (15.00)Candy£6.00page(£4.00) Dance £ Physical Theatre • Aug Ergot13-18Bare15.10(15.50) and Ragged Theatre £4.00 page (£3.00)48page 52 • Aug From13-18 the Ashes Mum Puppettheatre 18.

3 0 (19.45) £6.00 • Aug Malicious Intent Bare and£4.00 Ragged(£2.00) Theatre page 48 13-18 22.30 • The Hunting ofTroupe the(23.00) Snark California Travel of San Francisco 49 Aug 6-18 (not 12) 11.00 (11.50) £4.50page(£4.00) Musicals £ Opera • Aug Sirens:6-11Behind Screen£5.50Rocket 16.40 the (17.50) (£4.00)Venues page 80 Theatre • Aug 8 Rocket page 118 £5.00 (£4.00) 20-25Venues 20.00 (21.00) • Autodestruct:The Ultimate Cure for Cancer Rocket6-11Venues18.4page 119 5Bathwater (19.50) £5.00Rocket (£4.00)Venues page I 19 • Aug Baby with the 20-25RocketVenues 19.30 (21.10)page£7.00 (£4.00) • Aug Birdy I 19 Aug 16-18,23-25 14.15RocketVenues (16.15) £6.50page(£4.50) • The Birthday Party 119 13-15,20-22 14.15 (16.30) £6.50 (£4.50) • Aug The Boy-Girl x4 Show RocketVenues page Aug 20-25Chagall 16.15 (17.15) £5.00 (£3.00) I 19 • Chagal, Demarco Productions 13-18theRocket 22.30 (midnight) page £6.0095(£5.00) • Aug Edward Second Bare and Ragged Theatre page 90 13-18Dance18.00 (19.45) £6.00 (£5.00) • Aug Fairies Demarco Rocket Productions£5.00 page 95 Aug 20-26 21.30 • The Game ofSidesLove(22.30) and120Chance(£4.00) Short Back & page Preview14-25Aug(Sun)13 11.11.3355 (13.20) £3.00 Aug (13.20) £4.50 (£3.00) • The Good and Faithful Servant RocketVenues page 119 £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 6-11 16.

3 0 (17.45) • Aug Granny Must0Die RocketVenues page I 19 0 (16.20) £6.50Productions (£4.50) • Aug Lady6-11 Luck15.20.30 Demarco Rocket page 95 13-18 (22.10) £6.00 (£5.00) • Love StoryRagged of theTheatre Century Bare and page 90 (22.15) £5.00 (£4.00) • Aug Marisol13-18 Bare21.15 and Ragged Theatre page 90 Aug 13-18 16.

4 5 (17.50) £5.00 (£4.00) • Previews PassengersAug RocketVenues page 119 20.00 (21.30) £5.00 (£3.00) 5-11of Life 20.003-4Fiocket (21.30) £8.00 (£5.00) • Aug Pieces6-11 Aug 16.30 (18.30)Venues £6.00 page (£4.00)119

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• The Song 21.30 of the(22.25) Fool RocketVenues 6-11 £11.00 page I 19 • Aug Star-Crossed Lovers Demarco Rocket Productions page(£4.00) 95 20-25Up21.10RocketVenues (22.45) £5.00 • Aug Stitched page(£4.00) 119 Aug 3-11 20.00 (22.00) £6.00 • Aug Stoned13-18Bare16.and00 (16.35) Ragged Theatre page 90 £4.00 (£3.00) • Two

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3 0 (20.30) £8.00page(£6.00) • F**king A... Seekers British Russian Theatre Project page 48 Aug 6-11 22.15 (23.25) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 12-18 23.30 (00.45) • First Love BeckettProject page 48 British6-11 Russian14.by3Theatre Aug 0 (15.20) Aug 12-18 23.30 (00.20) £8.00 (£6.00) • Little Tragedies British Russian Theatre 48 6-1 IBritish noonRussian (13.10)Project £8.00page (£6.00) • Aug Lolita Theatre Project page 48 Aug 15.22.00 30 (16.40) Aug 6-11 12-18 (23.10) £8.00 (£6.00) • Spirit of Freedom Demarco page(£4.00) 50 Aug 13-18Rocket 19.00Productions (20.00) £6.00 Music • Demarco 1933 And All ThatProductions - Brecht, Weill58and friends Aug 3-18 Rocket 20.40 (21.50) £8.00page(£6.00) Musicals £ Opera • Aug Lines7,9,11,14,16,18 Demarco Rocket13.15(15.45) Productions £5.00 page 77(£4.00) • Little ShopRocket of Horrors Demarco Productions page 77 Aug 19-21,24-26 19.30 (21.00) £8.00 (£5.00) Theatre • Aug Amy6-11,13-18,20-21,24-27 Evans' Strike Activated17.Image page 84£6.00 40 (19.10) •(£5.00) Blue Remembered Hills Charterhouse 93 .

12-13,15-21,24-27 17.05 (18.25) £7.00page(£5.00) • Aug Dybuk-iment 20Productions International Theatre Demarco Rocket page 95 Aug 6-113-18I 21.00 £6.00 (£5.00) 22.00(22.00) (23.00) • Aug Eve's19-21 Tail Dancing Eggs Productions page 94 Aug 21.00 (21.45) £4.00 Aug 24-26 21.00Demarco (21.45) Rocket £6.00 (£3.00) (£4.00) • The Exorcism Productions page 95 6,8,10,13,15,17 13.15Rape (15.15) £5.00 (£4.00) • Aug Four Little Plays Called Demarco Rocket Productions Aug 12,15,17,19,21,26 15.Productions 30 page (16.45)95 page £5.00 (£4.50) • Grace Demarco Rocket Aug 13-18 16.

3 0 (18.00) £5.00 (£4.00) 95 • Joe Stalin' s Empire Demarco Rocket Productions page£5.00 96 (£4.50) 19-21,24-27 19.30 (20.15) • Aug Laughter with a Capital S Demarco Rocket Productions Aug 13,16,18,20,25,27 15.30 page (16.45)96 £5.00 (£4.50) • Orgasmo Adulto British Russian Theatre Project 92 Aug 6-11 23.30 (00.15) £6.00page(£5.00)

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Performances shown on sqm screens, seen from transmission Internet,Princes cable TVStreet. and toWorld-wide screens in London and NewonYork.the Music • Festival Revue(21.00) FestivalFreeRevue(non-ticketed) page 58 Aug 4-25 noon Food and drink: Available.

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Venue 193 30West Gate, Arboretum Place es Box Office: mins before(Info each552evening performance, in person 7171) 70 acres exoticof tranquility in theAdmission heart of the one mile ofnorth Princes Street. free.capital, only Children' s Shows • Albert My Umbrella is a Balloon Too 8 & Friends Aug 19-24 14.00Instant (14.45)Circus Free page (non-ticketed) Children’s Shows • Albert The Pied Piper Instant Circus page 8 & Friends 18-27 12.45 (1.30) Free • Aug Why the Ostrich Long(non-ticketed) Neck Hadithi5-27page15.0100 (16.has00) a£2.50 Aug (£2.00) Family (4) £7.50 •Theatre The Spice Trail4 20.00 Theatrum Botanicum page 125 Preview Aug 5-25Aug20.00 (22.00)(22.00) £ 10.00£5.00 (£8.00) - DisplayExhibition Hall, •VAOne Royal11tree Botanic page(non-ticketed) 135 Aug -Sept 9Garden 10.00Edinburgh (17.00) Free Food and Disabled drink: Terrace 10.00-18.00 daily.

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Royal British Hotel ji2 Venue 217 20(Info Princes Street Box Office: 556 4901) Situated at the east end of Princes Street, the Royal British Hotelexciting offers the ideal place to relax and rest before taking in this performance.

Music • Jock MusicTamson' fromstheBairnsHeartpageof61Scotland Aug 9-10,16-17,23-24 22.00 (midnight) £9.00 (£7.50) Food and Not drink:suitable Full range of food and drink available.

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Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh li3 Venue 146 9Thorn Hill Square The Sir Museum Jules Exhibition and theofMenzies Campbell Dental describe the history surgery over the past 500 years,(JY with emphasis on major discoveries like anaesthesia Simpson) and antisepsis (Lister).

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Royal Museum and Museum ofStreet Scotland L12 Venue 43 Chambers 4219 noonBox Office: 10.00-17.00 (20.00Tickets Tues) 247 Mon-Sat, 17.00 Sun (Info 247 4219) The Royal art,Museum housesworld,international collections decorative the natural andpresents sciencethe andhistory industry.ofof The adjacent Museum of Scotland Scotlandthefromrichitsnational geologicalcollections. formationAdmission to the 20thfree.century through VA Display • Serizawa - Master of135Japanese Textile Design Royal11Museum Aug -Nov 4 page £3.00 (£ 1.50) 12 and under Free Food and30,drink: MaiRestaurant n hall cafe22510.03003.

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• Clarsach Festival (Scottish Ceilidh Harp) Society page 57 24 19.30 (22.00) £8.00 (£6.00) • Aug Ian Ainsworth StAugAndrew' s and St George'£5.50 s At (£4.00) Festival Time page 69 25 12.

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3 0 (21.30) £8.00 (£6.00) • StGuitar Recital Andrew' s and St George' s At Festival 26 14.30 (16.30) £6.50 (£5.00) Time page 69 • Aug Ensemble St Andrew' St George'£8.00 s At (£6.00) Festival Time page 69 26 19.s and 30Mullerin (21.30) • Aug DieAndrew' Schone StAug s and St George' s At Festival Time page 69 12.(mezzo-soprano), 30 (13.30) £5.50 (£4.00) • Owen Polly27May Andrew Matthews(pianist) St Andrew' St George'£6.50 s At Festival Time page 69 27s 'T14.hes and 3Art 0 (16.30) • Aug Bach' ofGeorge' Fugue's At (£5.00) StAug Andrew' s and St Festival Time page 69 27 19.30 (21.30) £8.00 (£6.00) Food and drink:15 TeaMon-Fri. and coffee at time of performance.

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Str. Aud: 5yd Flat or side entrance at street level Ent: by prior St Ann's Community Centre Venue 65557South Close, Cowgate lis Tickets 0469 Gray's (Info Box Office: 09.00-20.00 557 from 0469)the Royal Mile With via Southof Childhood Gray's Close under22access theyearsMuseum -forthe'theLeicestershire venues forambassadors' provides a showcase fineststudio of England' i n a professionally equipped theatre with excellent sight lines. s Shows Youth Arts page II •Children' TheBFG Aug 14-25 Leicestershire 14.00 (15.00) £6.00 (£4.00) Children’s Shows • Aug Water14-25Babies10.00Leicestershire Arts page II (11.00) £6.00Youth(£4.00) Musicals <£ Opera • Aug Sweet14-25 Charity Arts page 78 noon Leicestershire (13.00) £6.00Youth (£4.00) • The Threepenny Opera Leicestershire Youth Arts Aug 14-25 20.00 (21.15) £6.00 (£4.00) page 78 •Theatre Animal Arts page 108 Aug Secret 14-25Farm18.Diary 00Leicestershire (19.00) £6.00Youth (£4.00) • The of Adrian Mole Aged 133/4 Leicestershire Youth Arts page 108 Aug 14-25 16.00 (17.00) £6.00 (£4.00) Food and Ent: drink:30ydCafeFlat09.. Aud:00-20.4yd00.Flat.WC. Disabled: St Cecilia's lis Venue 31 corner NiddryHall Street & Cowgate Box 2805/229 Office: 10.30-12.30, 14.00-16.00 weekdays (Info 650 8018) St Cecilia' s Hall, ones oldest of theconcert hidden haltreasures of thetheOld Town, isCollection Scotland' l and houses Russell of Keyboard Instruments.A venue concerts of Early Music, stylishly playedsuperb in elegantforsurroundings.

Music • Arborea MusicaSt Plays J.S.s HallBachpage 60 Harpsichords Cecilia'£6.00 23s Goldberg 19.30at(21.00) (£5.00) • Aug Bach' Variations: lain 1763/84 Simcock Harpsichord Goermans/Taskin Harpsichords at St Cecilia' s Hal l page 60 Aug 18 15.

0 0 (16.30) £6.00 (£5.00) • Bach, Scarlatti, Harpsichords at(21.00) StPachelbel, Cecilia'£6.00 s HalCouperin l(£5.00) page 60and Muffat Aug 21 19.

3 0 • The BanquetatofSt Musick: Biber,60 Buxtehude Harpsichords Cecilia'£6.00 s Bach, Hall(£5.00) page 25 15.0Courtesans 0 (16.30) • Aug Crusaders, and Capers Edinburgh Renaissance19.3Band page 58£7.00 (£5.00) Aug 11 -12,17-18 0 (21.00)

• From Bach To StHaydn Harpsichords Cecilia'£6.00 s Hall(£5.00) page 60 14 19.30atAt(21.00) • Aug Harpsichords St. Cecilia' s Hall Harpsichords at St Cecilia' s Hal l page£3.0060 (£2.00) 13-17,20-25 10.30 (12.30)Music • Aug Some Courtly Gentlemen: From The English Courts Harpsichords St Cecilia'£6.00 s Hall(£5.00) page 60 Aug 16 19.30at(21.00) Food and drink: Refreshments at time of certain art performances Disabled: Ent:only.

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St Cuthbert's Parish Church K9 Venue 122 5(Info Lothian Box Office: 229 Road 1142) Tickets 229 1142 Music • Organfest FestivalChurch of Organ Music at St Cuthbert' s-sParish StAugCuthbert' Parish Church page 69Free (non-ticketed) 1 13-17,20-24 4of5 All(13.30) • StMusic for thes Parish Feast12.Church Saints Cuthbert' 69 19Sing,20.00Sing(21.30) Freepage (non-ticketed) • Aug Sing, Classical Teen Scene & the Southern Aug 14 14.30 (16.30) £6.00 (£5.00)Area Choir page 57 T Musicals • Aug I'll Sing10 it19.<&My30Opera Way Phillips(£5.50) page 80 (21.00)Lena£7.00 Disabled: Disabled can be brought to there is no parking in Church grounds. the door although q St George's School Venue 216 09.00-17.00, Garscube Terrace Ticketson332performance 4575 K3 Box Office: 09.00-19.30 nights (Info 332 4575) Ideal venue for a summer evening, situated awithleafythesiteWater just j theWalkway National GalleryAmple of Modern Art andon Approach ofbeyond Lei t h nearby. free parking. from .

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Musicals & Opera • The Beggar' s OperapageSt80George's School and The Edinburgh Academy Aug 18,21-25 19.30 (22.00) £6.50 (£4.00) Food andat interval. drink: Tea, coffee, cold drinks and snacks l available Disabled: in cafeteria. drive to door.Wheelchair Phone to access, reserveWC disabled parking. Cars may St George's West Church ks Venue 157 SSShandwick Place Tickets 226 0000Good Open cafe, Church withend recently redesigned sanctuary. value west venue for concerts and exhibitions throughout August.

Music • The Alternative 67 RoomChristian 3 @ The19.3Arts Festival Aug 11-24 0 22.452001£6.00page(£8.00) - Display •VACandlish Holyrood Art Club West Church page 130 Aug 4-24Hal10.l, St00George’s (18.30) Free (non-ticketed) Food and drink: Food and drink Disabled: Access to ground floor. available.

St Giles' Cathedral lii Venue 187Cathedral, High Street, RoyalKnoxMilepreached as minister, Stis .theGiles'historic John high kirkwhereof Scotland.

Music • Aug Edinburgh Quartet 63 13-17 Quartet 22.30 (23.30)Napier£7.00University (£5.00) page • Aug Edinburgh 13-17 22.30 (23.30)St Giles' £7.00Cathedral (£5.00) page 69

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St John's Church ks Venue 127668West End, Princes Street Tickets 2019 Box Office: 10.00-22.00 () Music • Aug Choral25 Classics Cadenza page 56 20.00 (22.00) £ 10.Choir 00 (£6.00) Theatre Lip Theatre Co.Party Presents the Curse of thepageSinister I • Tree Lip £3.50 Theatre Company 108 Aug 6-1andI the11.45(13.15) (£3.00) VA Display I* WestEndEndCraft Craft andDesign DesignFair Fair ! West Aug 3-25 11.00and(18.00) Free page 136 Disabled: Ent: 20yd Fl a t .

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St Mark's Unitarian Church j Venue 125 Castle Terrace Tickets 226 0000 L9 Box Office: 1/ 2 hour before performance (Info 332 3043) Unitarians welcome people ofourallProgramme faiths and none,musicat and ourindrama.

I Edinburgh lam Sunday Services andintoearly ofchurch Excellent acoustics 19th century David Bryce, & Lyceumby Theatres and Scottish Usher HalArchitect. l. Close to Traverse Children’s Shows Cinderella I • Aug 6-18 (notJohn12) Peel10.3Puppets 0 (11.30)page£5.00I I (under 2s Free) Dance & Physical Himalayan Cultural Theatre Eve page 53 I • Tribeni Aug 1-7Cultural 17.30 Centre (18.45)- Nepal £8.00 (£6.00) Music • Arco Ensemble St Mark'£7.00s in (£4.00) Castle Terrace page 70 Aug 20.00 (21.15) Boris31s Guckelsberger: Requiem Viola Sola St | • Aug Mark' i10,13,15 n Castle20.00 Terrace(21.00) page 70£5.50for(£3.50) Oot! I; • AStAugCanny Mark's20.00 inNeet Castle(21.30) Terrace£5.00page(£3.00) 70 • Aug Duo 2618Recital St Mark's £6.00 in Castle(£3.00) Terrace page 70 19.

3 0 (21.30) • Edlian Piano Trio St Mark' s i n Castle Terrace page 70 I| Aug Aug 914 13.00 Free (non-ticketed) 16.0with 0(14.00) (19.00) £6.50 (£5.00) • An Evening Oscar Wilde St Mark' s in Castle J • Aug 27-28 20.00 Terrace (21.45) page £6.5070(£4.50) Free Lunchtime Concerts I StAugMark' s in Castle Terrace Sept page 13.0070(14.00) Free 9-10,16-17,22,1 (non-ticketed) • Joscelyn Steele Piano f Aug St Mark'18 s 17.in Castle Terrace£5.00page(£3.00) 70 00Mark' (19.00) • Aug Kantaro St s i n Castle Terrace 70 16-17,24-25 Recitals 20.00 (21.30) £7.00page(£5.00) Piano I • StAug Mark'16,ands29in Song Castle Terrace page 70 16.30 (18.15) £6.00 (£4.00)

• StPiano Favourites n Castle Terrace£6.00page(£5.00) 70 AugMark' 25 s 14.iGuitar 00 (16.00) • Scottish Duo St Mark' s in Castle 70(£4.00) Aug 20-21 19.3St0 Terrace (21.30)s inpage £6.00 • Song Recital Mark' Castle Terrace page 70 Aug 19 14.

3 0 (15.45) £5.00 (£4.00) • Squair Consort ofViols StAugMark'17,sMile i26n Castle Terrace page 70 17.00 (18.30) £6.00 (£4.00) Musicals <& • An Evening ofOpera Songs page 80 StAugMark' s i n Castle 22-23 20.00 Terrace (21.30) £5.00 (£4.00) <&Lunchtime?

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3 0 (13.30) (non-ticketed) • StHardie Press -Free Talking Music 83 AugMark' 20-24s in Castle 14.15 Terrace (15.45) page £5.00 (£3.50) •Theatre Poesia ' A lcina' s Arts' St Mark' s in (not Castle26)Terrace 20-28 17.00page (18.15)120 £ 10.00 (£5.00) • Aug Poesia This is London!

StAug Mark' s i n Castle Terrace page 20-21,23-25,27 12.30 (13.15)120 Free Disabled: only.

Ent: 3yd 2. Aud: 5yd Flat. Ramp access with supervision St Alary's Cathedral Venue 91 Palmerston Place Tickets 226 0000 L6 Box Office: (Info 225Gilbert 6293) Designed by Sir George with itss three spiresIts ivenues s five minutes walkScott,westthebuilding ofCathedral, Princes Street' West End. are the Cathedral itself, and the Song School - home of the outstanding Phoebe Traquair Music • 25th Birthday Concert page 65 Philomusica of Edinburgh Aug II 20.00 (21.45) £7.00 (£5.00) • JStSMary' Bachs Cathedral Mass in B page Minor Aug 12 20.00 (22.15) £7010.0Evensong 0 (£7.00) On Weekdays • Cathedral Festival page Choral StAugMary'13,14,16,17 s Cathedral 70 Free (non-ticketed) 17.30 (18.15) Aug 15 16.017.0 (17.00) Aug 20-24 30 (18.15) • Cathedral Festival Choral70FreeSunday Services StAugMary'12,19,26 s Cathedral page 00 (11.45) Free (non-ticketed) 12,19,26Organ10.15.33Recital/Cathedral (16.15) Free (non-ticketed) • Aug Celebrity Choir Concert StAugMary'19 s 16.Cathedral page 70 3 0 (17.30) Free (non-ticketed) Aug 25 19.30 (21.00) £6.00 • Lunchtime Concertspage 70 St Mary'13-25s Cathedral Aug (notFree Suns)(non-ticketed) 13.10(13.50) • Cathedral Late-NightpageCandlelit Contemporary St Mary's 70 14-16 22.30 (23.15)Baroque £5.00 • Aug Late-Night Candlelit StAugMary' s Cathedral page 70 21,22Anna22.30Traquair (23.15)Song £5.00 • StPhoebe Mary' s Cathedral page 70(11.45)School Murals Aug 6-27 (not 19) 11.

0 0 00 (12.45) (non-ticketed) •12.Vivaldi' s FourFreeSeasons Philomusica page 65(£5.00) Aug 23 20.00of Edinburgh (21.45) £7.00 •Theatre Creation Youth Music Theatre page I 10 Aug 14-18 National 20.00 (21.15) £11.00/£9.00/£7.00/£5.00 (£9.00/£7.00/£5.00) Aug 16 15.00(16.15) Aug 18 16.00(17.15) Disabled:WC.Help available (advance warning appreciated).

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St Michael and All Saints' Church N9 Venue Brougham Street StEpiscopal Michael95 Church and AllandSaints'part is ofa the member of the Anglican Scottish world-wide Communion. all to enjoy its services and music which are in theIt welcomes Anglo-Catholic tradition.

Music •SaintsSt. Church Michael and 70All Saints Choir St Michael & All Aug 12,19,26 page 11.00 (12.30) Free (non-ticketed) Food and drink: Coffee and tea available after service.

Disabled: Level wheelchairs. access throughout - suitable for St Ninian's Episcopal Church as Venue 71 39 Comely Bank Road Tickets 07974 972963 Box Office: Noon-19.00 (Info 07974972963) AIdealdelightful venue which is on the LRT No. 28 bus route. servedforona thesummer' lawn.s performance with refreshments being Theatre • The RideTheatre Down Mount Morgan Edinburgh Arts19.page 98 £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 13-25 40 £8.00 (22.10) Aug 18,25 (not 14.4019)(17.10) (£6.00) Disabled: Wheelchair access.

St Patrick's Church Venue 219 5(Info South556Gray' s Close, 40 High Streetkis Box Office: 3030) St Patrick’s fine 18th century just 20Gray'yardss Close, from the Royal MiisleaMuseum . Pedestrian access church is via South alongside of Childhood Street.bustle!

Vehicle access fromtheCowgate.An ideal escapeonfromHighFringe Talks <fi Events • Aug Rest20-24 For Your16.0Soul St Patrick' s Community 0 (17.00) Free-will donation page 83 Disabled: Wheelchair access, except forWC. St Peter's Church Venue 17 Lutton Place Tickets 226Hall 0000 014 Box Office: (Info 558 9800) Attractively situated off South Clerk Street and near to Queen's Hall. On main bus routes.

Theatre • The De'il'(not s AwaSuns)Edinburgh People's £7.00 Theatre(£6.00) page 98 Aug 3-18 19.45 (22.00) Aug 18 14.

3 0 (16.45) • Woman in Mind45 (22.00) Edinburgh£7.00People' s Theatre page 98 Aug 21-25 (£6.00) Aug 25 14.319.0 (16.45) Food and drink: Tea, coffee and biscuits at time of performance.

Disabled: Ent: 40yd +1. Aud: WC (W + M 22"). Disabled access up stairs).to auditorium, coffee bar and ladies WC. (Gent's WC St Serfs Church Hall B9 Venue 83 Clark Road, Goldenacre Tickets 226 0000 Box Office: 19.00-19.30 () Theatre • The Lass Wi' he108Muckle Mou' Leitheatre pageTSuns) Aug 4-18 (not 19.30 (22.00) £6.50 (£5.50) Food and drink: Unlicensed, light refreshments at time of performance.

Disabled: Ent: 60yd I. Aud: 4yd FlattoWC (W from 24").

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For all your Fringe tickets call 01312250000 Scotch Malt Whisky Society b/6 Venue 102554The Vaults, 87 Giles Street Tickets 3451 Box Scotch Office:Malt 09.00-17.30Society (Info 554 3451) to have as its The is fortunate premises one of theWhisky oldeststrives commercial buildings in Scotland.

This impressive building to ful international band of whisky lovers. fil the needs of its Music • Scotch CeilidhMaltExtravaganza 70 a free dram 20.00Whisky (22.00)Society £ 12.page 50 includes • Aug Folk29Songs of Allan Ramsay Scotch Malt Whisky Society page 70 21 20.00 (22.00)Burns £12.50 includes a free dram • Aug Folk 14,Songs of Robert Scotch Malt Whisky Society page 70 Aug 8,12,19,28 20.00 (22.00) 50 includesanda free dram •£ 12.Scotch Glamourie Graveyards Malt Whisky20.00 Society(22.00) page 70 Aug 13,15,20,22 £12.50 includes a free dram • Aug Society Societya freepagedram 70 26-27Blues 20.00Scotch (22.00)Malt£ 12.Whisky 50 includes VA Listings • Scotch Dead and Exhibition MaltAlive WhiskyArtSociety page 130 Free Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22,27-29 Aug 9-11,16-18,23-25,30-31 10.10.0000(17.00) (23.00) Free Food and drink: Licensed bar Mon-Sat. Lunch noon-14.30 Disabled: Ent:8yd HR (external).Aud: 14yd Flat.WC (28").

Guide dogs 22Str admitted, phone, help available.

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Scotland Yard cio Venue 172226 George V Park,Playground Canonmills Tickets 0000 Office Box Office: Fringe hours and on-site prior toGridshow Iron20return this beautiful grassyStreet, playground which is aatgentle minutetoofwalk from Princes withEyreentrances the bottom Scotland Street and off Performances are outdoors (please dress accordingly)Place. and seating is provided.

Theatre • Aug Decky16-27 Does A Bronco Gridiron page 103 16.00 (17.15)(not£ 10.19)00 (£8.00) (£4.00 under 21 s) Food and drink: Bring your own food and drink, as we're outdoors.

Disabled: Level, accessible site. Seating in place and unfixed.

The240Scotsman Venue North Bridge Hotel Tickets 226 0000 Ki2 Box Office:on 2010.00-23.30 Located Edinburgh' s historical North Bridge, the Scotsman been offices converted Newspaper' shasbaronial into stroll onefromoffromthetheboth mostScotsman stylish hotels i n the ci t y .

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170011.(12.30) 00 (12.30) Aug £5.00£3.00 (£3.50)(£2.00) Musicals <& Opera • APreview LittleAug Night17 Music S of A Productions page 81 20.00 Aug 19,21,23,25 20.00 (22.45) (22.45) £5.00 £8.00 (£4.00) (£6.00) •Theatre Directing 2001 S of A£3.00 Produaions Preview18-26AugShowcase (£2.00) page 121 13.174Triple 5 13.45(15.15) (15.15)Bill £5.00 (£4.00) • Aug Eugene O' N eill S of A Productions Preview18-26Aug16.173016.(18.00) 30 (18.00) (£2.00) page 121 £6.00£3.00 (£4.00) • Aug Uncle Vanya S of A Productions page 121 Preview Aug 18 20.00 Aug 20,22,24,26 20.00 (22.45) (22.45) £3.00 £6.50 (£2.00) (£5.00) Food and Yes. drink: Yes. Disabled: m

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art J4 Venue 66 75 10.00-18.00 Belford Road Box Office: Mon-Sat, 11.00-18.00 Sun (Fringe only) (Info 624 6200) This impressive neo-classical buildingfinestis setcollection in beautifulof 20th leafy grounds and houses Scotland' century painting, sculpture and sgraphic art. Moore, IncludesPeploe, works byPicasso Bacon,andDamien Hirst, Hockney, Matisse, Warhol.

- Display •VAThe Surrealist and theofPhotographer: Scottish5-Sept National Gallery Modern Art pageLee135Miller Aug 9 10.

0 0 (18.00) Suns 11.00 (18.00) £4.00 (£2.50) Food and drink: Licensedaccesscafetowithall parts outdoorof the tablesgallery. and shop.

Disabled: Lifts and speciallyWheelchair adapted toilets.

Scottish National Portrait Gallery Venue 44 I Queen StreetMon-Sat, 11.00-18.00 in Box Office: 10.00-18.00 Sun (Fringe only) (Info 624 6200) told through the portraits visual history ofitScotland, ofUnique those who shaped , from Mary, Queen of Scots and Robert throughandtochanging Sean Connery Welsh.

RegulartheBurns exhibitions displaysandof Irvine photography from national collection.

- Display •VAThe KingNational Over the Water Scottish Gallery page 136 Aug 30 10.Portrait 00£3.00 (18.00) Suns 5-Sept 11.00 (18.00) (£2.00) Food and drink: A good licensed cafe serving excellent home-cooked food.

Disabled: access to all parts of the gallery. Lifts and speciallyWheelchair adapted toilets.

Scottish Poetry Library kis Venue 162557 Crichton' s Close, Canongate Tickets 2876 Box Office: (Info 557 2876) Award-winning newpoetry. buildiOpen ng, housing collectionfree ofofScottish and11.00-18. international thea public, charge, 00 weekdays, 0-16.0to0 Saturdays. to participate in courtyard11.0readings during theAnyone Festivalwelcome . <£ Events •Talks Courtyard Readings Scottish(15.00) Poetry Library page 83 Aug 13-25 (not Sun) 14.00 Free (non-ticketed) Disabled: Wheelchair access.

The87Famous Spiegeltent ji2 Venue Mall Rooftop ffaza, Princes Street Tickets 226Princes 0000 Box Office: From midday every day (mid July onwards) (Info 555 6966) The Famous Spiegeltent returns to begin its longest, coolest summer starting in Edinburgha boiling and climaxing Melbourneever,nextcabaret, April. Presenting cauldron ofin concerts, hair. Join usclubs, for the ride parties of yourandlife!concoctions to curl your •Children' Mr Boom...s Shows Children'spage One12Man Band The Spiegeltent Aug Famous 7,9,14,16,18-19,21,23,25 11.00 (11.45) £4.00 Comedy & Revue • Bruiser Lano&Mons) Woodley page(21.15) 35 £9.00 (£7.00) 1-26Scotland (not 20.00Cabaret • Aug RadioRadio Festival BBC Scotland page 18 Aug Free (ticketed) Aug 6,8,10 13,15,1713.15(14.30) 20,22,24 13.13.15(14.30) 15 (14.30) • Aug Scared Weird Little Guys The Scared WeirdMons) Little 21.30 Guys (22.30) page 42 £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 1-26 (not Music • The AmosFamous Garrett (and band) Spiegeltent page 71 Aug 14 23.00 (midnight) Aug 16 14.00 (15.00) £8.00 (£6.00)

• The Big Buzzard Boogie Band Famous21.30 Spiegeltent page£8.0071 (£6.00) JulAug28-31 (23.30) 1, 2 , 4 , 6 23.00 (01.00) Aug 3,4,5,12 14.

0 0 (15.00) 9,10,House 1 I 18.3The 0 (19.30) • Aug The 8,Blue Famous Spiegeltent page 71 | Aug 13 20.00 (21.00) £8.00 £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 21,23-26 18.

3 0 (19.30) (£6.00) • Colcannon The Famous Spiegeltent page 71 Aug 7,12 18.

3 0 (19.30) £8.00 (£6.00) • Cutumba Cuban Extravaganza The Famous page 71(£7.00) 14.0Spiegeltent 0 The (15.30)Famous£8.00 • Aug David1913Bridie Spiegeltent Aug 21.30 (22.30) £9.00 (£7.00) page 71 Aug 21-24 23.00 (midnight) • Aug Deaf19Shepherd The Famous£8.00Spiegeltent 23.00 (midnight) (£6.00) page 71 • The DukeFamous Ellington' s SacredpageConcert Spiegeltent 71 Aug 3-5 00 (15.00) £8.00 (£6.00) • The Flat Famous Five 14.Records Jazz page - Showcase Spiegeltent 71 27-31,Aug 1,2 14.Spiegeltent 00 (17.00) page 71 • JulAug George The (21.00) Famous 68-1020.00 £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 23.00 (midnight) • Aug Henwen The Famous Spiegeltent page 72 23,25-26 14.0The0 (15.00) Free (non-ticketed) • John Butler Trio Famous(£6.00) Spiegeltent page 72 Aug 6 21.30 (22.30) £8.00 7,9-10 23.00 (midnight) • Aug Lou Bennett The Famous Spiegeltent page Aug I13I noon (13.00) £8.00 (£6.00) 72 Aug 16.

0 0 (17.00) • Aug Manic13-20 Opera18.3The0 (19.30) Famous£8.00 Spiegeltent (£6.00)page 72 • The Merri-May Gill in Concert Famous page 72(£6.00) 22Thomas 18.3Spiegeltent 0 and (19.30)the £8.00 • Aug MickFamous Sure The Spiegeltent 72Thing(£6.00) Aug 14,13,1158 23.00 14.00 (midnight) (15.00)page£8.00 Aug • Old Dogs(midnight) The Famous£8.00Spiegeltent 26BlindExpress 23.00 (£6.00) page 72 , • Aug OrientFamous MovingpageSchnorers The Spiegeltent 72 29-AugFaeries 5 18.30 (19.30) £8.00 (£6.00) • JulThe Peatbog Famous page£8.00 72 (£6.00) 23.00Spiegeltent (midnight) • Aug Rory2016McLeod The Famous Spiegeltent page 72 Aug 20.00 (21.30) £9.00 (£7.00) page • Aug Salsa17,Celtica The Famous Spiegeltent 72 23.00Famous (01.00)Spiegeltent £ 10.00 (£8.00) • Aug Stiff 6Gins18.18 3The page 72 0 (19.30) £8.00 Aug Waifs 7-8 00.30 £8.00(£6.00) (£6.00)page 72 • The The(01.30) Famous Aug 20-23 00.30 (01.30)Spiegeltent £8.00 (£6.00) Musicals <& Opera • Aug La Traviata Piccola£ 10.page00 (£8.00) 80 7-26 16.Opera 00 (18.00) Food and drink: Bar and cafe from midday.

Disabled: adapted toilet.Completely accessible - ramped throughout, < Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy G9 Venue 70 4210.00-21.45 Hendersonfrom Row2 Tickets 557 I 155 Boxexciting, Office: Augof()music, Andrama international programme dance and ; is complimented by workshops, summer schools new and masterclasses for al l ages, i n our centrally-located, spacious complex.The the venue and participation for alAcademy l. Share it- with us! of performance Children's Shows • Alice Stage6-19 Byin Wonderland Stage12.3Edinburgh page 13 0 (13.30)Academy £5.50 (£4.50) • Aug Five Go To Edinburgh!

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Ij •Children’s The 13-18 Land ofShows Oscars(£4.00) page 11 I Aug 13.No45 Colour (15.15) £5.00 Comedy & Revue • The 5-19 Fat Lady30Sings Kit£and10.00the(£5.00) Widow page 35 (20.40) ![ • Aug Reflections19.From My Toilet by the Bishop of Gallstonebury Church of Julius Caesar I Aug 5-18 21.15 (22.30) £6.00 (£3.00) page 22 Dance <&Conversations Physical Theatre Dance13-18 I • Aug 13.00 (14.00)Gordonstoun £3.00 (£2.00)School page 51 ; Musicals <6 Opera • Antigone' Dance - A Multi-Media Rock6-19 Operas15.Last3Aurora/WCSU the USADance page 76 Aug 0 (16.45) £8.50from (£6.50) • Aug Crazy6-17For You Ryedale Youth Theatre page 80 13.45(15.15) £7.00 (£5.00) LittleByShop HorrorsAcademy page 81 I • Stage StageofEdinburgh 9,11,13,15,17 17.15(18.45) £7.50 (£5.00) • Aug Sweeney Todd Stage

By Stage Edinburgh Academy page 81£7.50 (£5.00) Aug 5-8,10,12,14,16,18 17.15 (19.00) <& Events Sound Soundworks page 83 •Talks Experience Aug 13-18 14.13.Sacred 3300 (14.00) Aug 13-18 (15.00) £5.00 (£4.00) •Theatre Everybody Here Wants You £3.00 AAG page 84 Preview 30 (21.00) Aug 7-18AugAireborn 19.53019.(21.00) £4.50 (£3.50)page 84 j • Gemini Theatre Company 5-18 (notof12)the 14.Baskervilles 30 (15.30) £6.00 • Aug The Hound Stage By(£4.00) Stage Edinburgh Academy page 122£5.00 (£4.50) Aug 5-1 I 19.

1 5 (20.45) • Gordonstoun Let's Hear itSchool for thepageBoy!103 13-18 Aireborn 19.00 (20.15) £7.00 (£5.00) 85 • Aug Macbeth Theatre Company Aug 45-1817.(not 40 (18.40) £5.50 (£4.00)£7.50page Aug 9) 17.

4 0 (18.40) • Stage Memories of Edinburgh the Sea Academy page 122(£5.00) By7,9Stage Aug 5, , 1 1 13.45 (15.00) £6.00 (£4.00) MusicalBy Stage Fairytales I • Stage Edinburgh Academy page 122 Aug 6,8,10 13.

45 (15.00) £6.00 page (£4.00) • Aug Redwood Curtain The Project 6-18 Young 15.30 (17.00) £7.00 (£5.00)117 • Revolting Men Stage By Stage15.4Edinburgh Academy page 122 Jf • Aug 5 (17.15) £6.00 (£4.00) Sexual5-18Perversity inpage Chicago | Aug Gordonstoun School 103 21.00 (22.15) £5.00 (£4.00) Sugar13-18 and Spice | • Aug Ninety Degrees Flat(22.20) Theatre£6.00 Company 5-1 I 21.30 (£5.00)page 111 • Tartuffe Stage By Stage Edinburgh Academy page 122 Aug 13-18 12.Aireborn 30 (13.30) £5.00Company (£4.00) • The Maids Theatre page 85 Aug 45-1818.(not 00 (19.00) (£3.00)£6.00 (£4.00) Aug 8) 18.0£5.00 0 (19.00) • They Smelt Music... ; Aug Stage6-11

By Stage12.3Edinburgh Academy page 122 (13.30) £5.00 (£4.00) Tom5-18 Jones9.00 TLD0(10.45) page 125£8.50 J • Aug (£7.00) Food and Indrink: Disabled: studioYes.and arena. ! Venue The5 Stand 5 York Place Comedy Tickets S58 7772Clubm Box Office: Noon-20.00 jI forScotland' s original purpose-built comedy club 'fItlies’s fun, the flit'ags standwithup throughout theseating, year' Guardian. iI friendly, cabaret style candle-lit tables andin ' r easonable bar prices, decent hot food and that rarity I Edinburgh, drinkable wine' Telegraph.

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Revue •Comedy Free4-26 and <£Easy The StandFree Comedy Club I page 44 Aug 13.00 (non-ticketed) • The RoadComedy from (14.30) Dundee topageTennessee The Stand Club I 44 Preview Aug(not3 13)16.0013.(17.00) £4.00£5.00 (£3.00) Aug 4-26Morrison: 20 (14.20) (£4.00) • Susan My Life with the Titanic The Stand Comedy Club I page 44 Previews Aug 2-316.00 (17.00) £4.00 (£3.00) 14.004-26(15.00) Aug (notI Prefer 13) 14.Dogs 55 (15.55) £6.00 (£4.00) • Jack Russell: The StandAugComedy Club I page£5.00 44 (£4.00) Preview 2 17.

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2 0 (17.20) • The StandStandup Comedy ScotlandClub I page 44 £6.00 (£4.00) Preview July £5.00 (£4.00) Preview July(not293013)21.00 20.0017.5(22.20) (21.20) 4-26 0 (18.50)£4.00£5.00(£3.00) (£4.00) • Aug Best of Irish Comedy The Stand Comedy Club I £6.00 page 44(£5.00) Aug 3-26 18.

0 0 (19.15) • The KevinStandHayes:The Devil'Is Drop Comedy 45 (£4.00) Preview Aug(not 2 13)19.30Club (20.30)page£5.00 Aug 6-26 19.15(20.15) £6.00 (£5.00) • The BobStand Doolally' s Balls Comedy Club(23.30) I page £5.00 44 Preview Aug I 22.00 3-26 19.45 (20.55) £6.00 (£5.00) • Aug Fish Supper Stand(21.20) Comedy Club (£4.00) I page 45 Preview July 30I The22.00 20.00 £5.00 Preview Aug (23.10) Preview Aug 2 21.30 (22.40) Aug 3-26 (not 13) 20.35 (21.40) £6.00 (£5.00) • Aug The 3-26 Stand23.30 The (01.45) Stand Comedy Club I page 44 £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 30-31 21.00 (23.15) £7.00 (£6.00) Sept (23.15) £7.00 • The BestStand ofI 21.00 Scottish Comedy Comedy Club I £6.00 page 44(£5.00) Aug 3-26 21.30 (22.50) • The DarkStand SideComedy o' the Toon Club I page£4.00 45 (£3.00) Preview Aug(notI 13)20.0022.00 (21.15) Aug 3-26 (23.00) £6.00 (£5.00) • The FruitComedy and VegClub Roadshow The Stand I page 45£4.00 (£3.00) Preview July 30 22.00 (23.15) Aug 3-26 (not 13) 23.20 (00.20) £6.00 (£5.00) Theatre • Three Ladies:A Murder A Murder Mystery Three FatFatJulyLadies: Mystery 125 Preview 29I 20.00 18.00(21.15) (19.15) £5.00page(£4.00) Preview Aug Aug 4-26 (not 13) 16.00 (17.15) £6.00 (£5.00) Foodf service and drink: -17.30.

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Stockbridge House Venue 1484132 204 Cheyne Street Tickets 01383 m 724 487/07773 Box Office: From 18.30 on performance days, 01383 724 487 all other times (Info 01383 724 487) Situated just Street, off Raeburn at the corner intimate of Dean Street and Cheyne thisdistance isPlace, a long-established Fringe venue within walking of the city centre.

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Music • AHammerstein Grand Night For Singing - Rodgers Songtime page£7.5072&(£6.50) Aug 3-11 (not Sun)Strictly20.00 (21.30) • Gershwin & Porter From Broadway To Basin Street15-25Strictly page(21.30) 72 £7.00 Aug (notofSongtime 19,Midnight 20) 20.00 (£6.00) • Just This Side Strictly Songtime Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25 22.30 (23.40) £5.00 page 72 Food and drink: Cafe/licensed bar serving light snacks and access, venue and facilities alDisabled: l on groundComplete floor level,wheelchair adapted WC. Stockbridge Parish G9 Venue 80 7B(Info Saxe-Coburg StreetChurch Tickets 226 0000 Box Office: 332 0122) Superb concert venue with excellent acoustics, well established on thenearEdinburgh circuit. Finecapacity Georgian building located the citytoilet.Concert centre.Audience 250.

Ramp access and disabled Musicals Opera • Carpe Blood Diem On<£TheProductions Stones page 77 Aug 5-8 20.30 (21.30) £6.00Music(£4.00) • Aug Godspell Dundee Theatre page 78 15 19.30 (21.45)Schools £5.00 (£3.00) Disabled: Ramp access and adapted toilet.

The79Subway Venue Cowgate 6766 Li2 Box minutes Office:69from 09:00 - 21:00Tickets (Info1/4225225 6766) Two Grassmarket, mile from FringeforOffice.

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3 0 (19.00) £5.00 (£3.00) • Little Voice Harland5-19 Hamstrings (not Weds)Theatre 18.00Company (19.45) page £5.00103(£4.00) • Aug Mrs. Klein Harland Hamstrings Theatre Company page 6-19 (not Weds)Hamstrings 14.30(16.15) £5.00103(£4.00) • Aug Teechers Harland Theatre Company Aug 6-19as a 13.00(14.15) £5.00 (£4.00) page 103 • Thick Brick Harland Hamstrings Theatre Company page 103 Aug 5-19 (not Weds) 20.00 (21.45) £5.00 (£4.00) Food and drink: Light snacks available.

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Theatre Arkle 112 Venue 114 St558Paul'9800 s and St George's Church, York Place Tickets Box Office: 09.00-17.00 Aatmospheric marvellous central venue, this fineof building provides an setting forwalkboth this year' s Arkle Productions.

Fi v e minutes from Waverley Station and adjacent to cafes, restaurants and bars in Broughton Street. <& Revue •Comedy Anorak Arkle Theatre Aug 13-18of Fire 18.15(19.15) £5.00Company page 14 Theatre • Arkle Brighton Memoirs 87 TheatreBeach Aug 13-18 19.Company 45 (22.15)page£7.50 (£5.00) Disabled: Accessible venue.

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for all your Fringe tickets call: 0131225 0000 Theatre Workshop hs Venue 20 3410.00-22.00 Hamilton Place226Tickets 226 5425 Box Office: (Info 4366/225 7942)- Real Award-winning Fringe venue.

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•Theatre Agnes of God13.00Theatre Workshop page 124 Aug 20-25 (15.20)Theatre £7.00Workshop (£4.00) • The Bogus Woman 20-25and14.Miranda 30 (16.10)Theatre £7.50Workshop (£4.00) pagepage124124 • Aug Caliban Aug 9-11 16.

3 0 (17.25) £7.50 (£4.00) 13-18River12.0Theatre 0 (12.55)Workshop page 125 • AAug Dark Aug 9-11 14.00(15.15) £7.00 Aug 13-18 14.00(15.15) £8.00(£5.00) (£6.00) page 124 • Aug A Fumble in theSun)Dark16.00Theatre 9-18 (not (17.00)Workshop • Aug I am20-25 Dandy16.Theatre Workshop page£7.50124 (£4.00) 45 (18.05) £8.00 (£5.00) • Aug I am9-18 the Walrus Theatre Workshop page(£4.00) 124 (not16.Sun) 18.00 (19.00) £7.50 Aug 20-25 00 (17.00) • The Kaos Volpone Kaos Theatre page 105 Aug 13-25 (not Sun)Theatre 18.30Workshop (20.00) £8.00 (£5.00) • The Lear(not Lesson page(£3.50) 124 Aug 9-18 Sun) 14.30(15.15) £6.00 20-25 19.Theatre 00 (19.45) • Aug oUo Maan Workshop page 124 9-18 Freak (not Sun)Theatre 21.30Workshop (22.35) £7.50 (£5.50) • Aug Sealboy: page 124(£4.00) Aug 9-18 (not22.00Sun)(23.00) 20.30 (21.30) £7.50 Aug 20-25 • Theatre Third Angel: WherepageFrom Here Aug 20-25Workshop 21.15Frontieres (22.45)124£8.00 (£5.00)Mousquetaires • Theatre Sans Theatre Workshop page 124£7.00LesTrois Aug 9-1 I 18.

3 0 (19.50) (£5.00) Aug 20-22 13-18 noon 16.30 (13.20) (17.50) • Aug AAugVolcano Classic Theatre£7.50 Workshop 23-25 11.

1 5 (12.45) (£4.00)page 124 • Walking Amongst Sleepers Theatre Workshop page20.00124(20.50) £7.50 (£4.00) Aug Aug 9-18 20-25(not20.30Sun)(21.20) Food and drink: licensed bar 'Fltilat.late.

Disabled: Ent: 3ydCafeFlvoice at.andMaisynthesiser, n Aud: 25yd Adapted WC. Studio: LiftGuide available, Braille Cafe accessible. dogs admitted, induction loopbuttons. and infra-red systems, signed and audio-described performances on selected dates. Minicom 226 5425.

Three-Quarters lio Venue 190 4()Grassmarket Box Office: The of Sportandin interesting Edinburgh offers food andof drink day inhouse the exciting surroundings sportingall memorabilia. & RevueFrog, Free •Comedy One Man Peter8-24,13-17,20-24 BuckleyandHiHis l page 2017.35 (18.25) Aug Free (non-ticketed) • Peter Buckley Comedians Free Peter5-27 Buckley21.25HilHill(23.00) pageand20Some Aug Free (non-ticketed) Food and No drink:accessCafeforanddisabled. bar untilChildren late. friendly.

Disabled: Traquair House sis Outer (2Sm) Venue *1801896Innerleithen, Tickets 830323 Peeblesshire Box Office: 09.00-18.00 Traquair is toScotland' s oldestcentury. continually inhabited dating back thehosttwelfth It is open dailythetohouse the public and pl a ys to the Traquair Fair on first weekend of August. <£ Events •Talks Traquair Fair Traquair £Fair12.0page 83 Family £35.00 Aug 1.00 (Advance (18.00) 0 (£7.00) Under4-55s IFree £ 10.00/£5.00/£30.00) Food and Partial drink: access.

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Venue IS228 1404 Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road Tickets Box Office: 10.00-22.30 (10.00-19.00 Mon) () Scotland' s world newlatestwriting theatre 'top international showsDaifamous and of ourBarwith brightest young dramatists' ly Maithel. celebrity-spotting LegendaryworkTraverse Cafe(andfood, drink and guaranteed al l day most of the night).

•Theatre Gagarin Way:Traverse TheatrepageCompany (Scotland) Theatre 125 (£4.50) Previews Jul31Traverse 12-1414.0020.00 (21.30) £7.50 Preview Jul (15.30) Aug I 19.

0 0 (20.30) £12.00 (£7.50) Aug 4,5,10 13.45(15.15) Aug 7,11 20.15 17.30 (19.00) Aug 8,12 (21.45) Aug 9 11.

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45 (19.45) Aug 16,21,25 20.30 (22.00) Aug 17,22 10.14.3000 (noon) Aug 18, 3 4 (15.30) • Wiping My(Scotland) Mother's Arse:TraverseTheatre Company Theatre£7.50page(£4.50) 125 Previews Jul 28-29,31 19.Traverse 00 (21.30) Preview Aug I 14.00 (16.30) Preview Aug 4 16.30 (19.00) Aug 19.15(21.45) Aug 7,5,1011 13.45(16.15) 11.00 (13.30) £ 12.00 (£7.50) Aug 8,12 Aug 9 16.

3 Aug 1415,19,24 16.045(19.00) (19.45) Aug 10.13.1350 (13.00) Aug 16,21,25 (15.45) Aug 17, 2 2 16.00 (18.30) Aug 18, 2 3 19.

3 0 (22.00) • Traverse Ay, Carmelal: Out of 125the Box/Tron Theatre (UK) Theatre Preview Aug 17.2 014.0page(18.45) 30 (16.15)£9.00£6.00(£6.00) (£4.00) Aug 3,8,12 Aug 4,9 19.noon 45 (21.30) Aug 5,10 (13.45) 7,11 14.30(16.15) • Aug Bedbound: DublinpageTheatre (Ireland) Traverse Theatre 125 Festival Preview Aug(not2 Mons) 22.30 (23.20) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 3-12 22.30 (23.20) £9.00 (£6.00) • Traverse Foley: Corn Exchange (Ireland) Theatre page 125 Aug 14,18,23 14.17.4155 (16.15) Aug 15,19,24 (18.45) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 16,21,25 20.00 (21.30) Aug 17, 2 2 12.

1 5 (13.45) • Traverse Farewel:Theatre Prairie page Theatre (Canada) 126 Exchange Preview Augnoon 2 19.(13.45) 45 (21.30) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 3,8,12 £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 4,9 14.30(16.15) Aug 5,10 (18.45) Aug 7,14,18,23 11 17.19.405020.00 (21.30) Aug Aug 15,19,24 12.

55 (21.45) (14.00) Aug 16,21,25 14.5 14(19.00) (16.30) Aug 17, 2 2 17.

1 • John Hegley: Hegley' s Journals andpagePlaylet with Simon Munnery Theatre Preview Aug 2 (21.45) 19.0Traverse 0 (21.30) £7.50 (£4.50)126 Aug 4,9 20.15 £ 12.

0 0 (£7.50) Aug 5,10 11.00 (12.30) Aug 8,12 7,1 I 17.14.45(16.15) 30 (19.00) (Canada) • Aug Lambton Kent:Volcano Traverse Theatre page 126 £6.00 (£4.00) Preview Aug 14 Aug 15,19,24 14.12.15(13.10) 45 (15.40) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 16,21,25 17.15(18.10) Aug 17,18,2232 20.00 (20.55) Aug 12.15(13.10) • Traverse Midden:Theatre Rough Magic (Ireland) Preview15,19,24 Aug 1414.page 10.15 3(16.30) 0126(12.45)£ 12.£7.50 (£4.50) Aug Aug 16,21,25 17.5 0(22.00) 0 (19.15) 00 (£7.50) Aug 17, 2 2 19.

4 3 10.30 (12.45) Show (England) • Aug Missing18,2Theatre ReekTheTable Traverse page00 (18.20) 126 £6.00 (£4.00) Preview Aug Aug 3,8,12noon19.2 (13.20) 417.5 (20.05) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 4,9 Aug 5,10 14.0300 (18.20) (15.50) Aug 7, 1 1 17.

Aug 14,18,23 17.15 (18.35) Aug 15,19,24 20.00 (21.20) Aug 16,21,25 5 (13.35) Aug 17,22 14.412.5 1(16.05)

• Terry Neason: Slaps N'126Tickles (Scotland) Traverse Theatre page 23.00 Aug 14-25 (not Mon) (midnight) £10.00 (£7.50) • Tiny Dynamite: Paines Plough/Frantic Assembly with Contact (England) Traverse Theatre page 126 Preview Aug 3 19.

0 0 (20.30) £7.50 (£4.50) Aug 45 11.00 (12.30) £ 12.00 (£7.50) Aug 16.20.15 30 (18.00) Aug 7, 1 1 11.00 (21.45) (12.30) • Aug The 8,12 WellTheatre Being: Mouthpeace (South Africa) Traverse page 126 £6.00 Preview Aug 2 noon (13.10) (£4.00) Aug 3,8,12 14.

3 0 (15.40) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 4,9 17.00(18.10) Aug 5,10 19.

4 5 (20.55) 7,11 noon (13.10)Theatre Company • Aug Encounters:Traverse Traverse page 126£2.00 (£1.00) Aug 6,20Theatre 14.00 (16.00) VA Display • Dazzle ContemporaryJewellery Jewellery Exhibition Dazzle3-27Contemporary Aug 10.00 (midnight) FreeExhibition page 132 Food Traverse Bar Cafe serving food and drinkl alDisabled: l day and until drink: very,16yd very Ent: flat.late.

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0 0 (19.00) £7.00 • Useless Guide Scotland 2001Tron-(£6.00) A Pie-based Odyssey Boom Boom at The page 19 Aug 5-27 21.00 (22.00) £7.00 (£6.50) • Velvet Laughter Master Series Boom5-27Boom22.30 at The(23.30) Tron page Aug £7.0020(£6.50) Food and drink: Available noon-19.00 and Sat, ■ 12.30-19.00Limited Sun. mobility access.Toiletsweekdays Disabled: in top bar.

The61Underbelly lii Venue Edinburgh Central Tickets Library,620George Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) 6206 IV Box Office: 10.30-late (Info 620 6206) The most Festival venuea cinema returns.Three ; floors, three'sexciting theatres,andvaults. twounique' bars and deep Edinburgh' Abuzzing n '(New engrossing experience' - plaiy,n watch, partyfamous and drink 'til late. entrance on Cowgate). & Revue •Comedy The Goddess Perlman22.30Goddess Perlman Aug (23.30) £7.00 page (£6.00)3323 • Aug Love9-12,16-19,23-26 and Happiness Columbia University page 5-18 16.

1 5 (18.15) £6.50 (£5.50) • Very,Very Small Things Double5-26Edge(not Drama Aug 16,23)page20.1526 (21.45) £6.50 (£5.50) <fi Physical TheatreDrama Society page S3 •Dance Dystopia Warwick University Aug 5-26 (not 12) 14.10(15.00) • Aug The Spurt of Blood Mate£6.50Ken(£5.50) page 48 5-26 18.00 (18.45)7 and£7.00My (£6.00) Music • The JeromeExperience ExperienceDrum- Drum The Jerome Show Show ExhibitionExhibition page 61 Aug (not Mons) 22.155-12,14-19,21 (23.30) £7.00-26(£6.00) •Theatre Blood12-26 Knot14.KCS Theatre £8.00 Company page 105 Aug 10 (16.20) (£5.00) • Aug Cabaret Double Edge Drama page 97 5-26 (not Weds) 20.15 (21.45) £8.00 (£7.00)

24 hour Box Office at www.edfringe.com • Aug Camino Double15.Edge Drama £6.50 page 97(£5.50) 5-26 Real (not Tues) 00 (16.30) • Aug Disappeared Beg, Borrow and Steal page 90 17.00 (18.45) 8£6.50 (£5.50) • Aug FUR5-11 Luminaria/Jennifer NYC page 12-26 00 (18.30)by Design £6.50 page (£5.50)109124 • Aug Ghost5-26 Shirt(not17.Theatre Mons) 18.

3 0 (19.45) £7.00page(£5.00) • Aug Gross5-26Indecency Drama£6.50 98 (notPrisons Mons)Double noonEdge (13.40) • Aug Imaginary Angel-Exit Theatre page(£5.50) 86 5-26 15.

3 0 (16.30) £6.50 (£5.50) • Aug Master5-26and(notMargarita Double Edge£6.50 Drama(£5.50) page 98 19.45(21.15) • Aug Plum5-26Mouth22.15Mons) halfway~nowhere page 103 (23.00) £7.00 • Aug Tartarus page(£6.00) 87 £6.50 (£5.50) I 1-24 Assassin (not 19)Theatre 21.45 (23.15) • The The Prodigal Tragedian Theatre Company page I 17 Aug 5-18 Menoonhalfway-nowhere (13.20) £6.50 (£5.50) • Witness page £6.50 103 (£5.50) Aug 5-26 (not 12,19) 23.30 (00.30) Food and drink: 'tilstairs. late. Food available.

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The Adam Pottery, 76 Henderson Row 135 G9GI0 Amsterdam Art House, 19 Brandon Terrace 207 Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street 3 JI0 Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge 152 LI2 Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place 49 MI2 The Beehive Inn, Grassmarket 178 LI0 Bellevue Gallery, 4 Bellevue Crescent 224 H12 Blackball St Columba's Parish Church Hall, Muirdale Terrace, Blackball, Outer (2.5m) 117 The Bongo Club - out of the blue, 14 New St 143 KI4 Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, Outer (5m) 191 HIS C, Chambers Street 34 LI2 C belle angele, Hastie's Close, off Cowgate 101 LI2 C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street 202 LI 3 C too, St Columba's by the Casde, Johnston Terr 4 LI I C underground, Niddry St, South, off Cowgate 88 LI3 Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register St 47 The Caledonian Brewery, 42 Slateford Road 183 JI2P3 Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street 188 GI6 The Cameo Bar Hole, 23 Commercial Street 203 BI6 Cannonball House, Castlehill, Royal Mile 165 LI I Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile 60 KI4 C.C. Blooms, 23/24 Greenside Place 186 113 Cellar Bar No. I, I Chambers Street 54 LI3 Central Hall,West Tollcross 100 N9 Christie's, 27-31 West Port, Grassmarket 106 LI0 Church Hil Theatre, Morningside Road 137 S8 City Art Centre, 2 Market Street 229 KI2 Cockburn St to George IV Bridge, Royal Mile 98 KI2 Collective Gallery, 22-28 Cockburn Street 208 KI2 The Columcille Centre, 2 Newbattle Terrace 141 U8 Concrete Butterfly, 317-319 Cowgate 150 LI3 Continental Shifts at St Bride's Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace 62 N6 The Corn Exchange, I I Newmarket Rd, Slateford, Outer (1.2m) 77 Crowne Plaza Hotel, 80 High St,The Royal Mile 39 KI3 Dalkeith Arts Centre, White Hart St, Dalkeith, Outer (6m) 161 RI7 Danish Cultural Institute, 3 Doune Terrace 163 18 The David Young Gallery at Marie Curie House, 29 Albany Street 194 112 Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmrkt 11 LI I Drummond Community Theatre, Drummond Community High School, 41 Bellevue Place 25 GI2 Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden, Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village, Outer (2.5m) 121 Edinburgh Buddhist Centre, 10 Viewforth 215 QI8 Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place 73 P8MI0 Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place 59 113 Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street 144 HI3 Edinburgh Zoo, Murrayfield, Outer (3m) 199 LI Edith Simon Gallery, 67 Northumberland St 103 110 Ego and Out, 14 Picardy Place 204 HI3 The Engine Shed, 19 St Leonard's Lane 140 Festival Square/Conference Square, Lothian Rd 206 NI4 Fettes College, East Fettes Avenue 233 L8E5 Fountainpark Leisure Complex, Dundee Street 86 N6 Fringe Green Room.Warriston Close 2 Fringe Shop and Box Office, 180 High Street I KI2 Fringe Sunday, Melville Drive 200 KI2 Galerie Mirages, 46a Raeburn Place 149 Nil H7 The Garage, Grindlay Court Centre, Grindlay Street Court 81 M9 Garage Chapiteau (Theatre du Risorius), Princes Street Gardens West 85 Gateway Theatre, Elm Row 7 K9 George Square Gardens, George Square 167 H14 George Square Theatre, George Square 37 NI2 NI2 Gilded Balloon at Peppermint Lounge, 36 Blair Street 139 LI3 Gilded Balloon atTeviot Row House, 5/2 Bristo Square 14 MI2 176

Gilded Balloon Theatre, 233 Cowgate 38 Greenside Church, I Royal Terrace 231 Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row 131 Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row 28 Greyfriars Kirk Yard - Main Gates, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row 99 Guildford Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes Street) 107 Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street 218 HH50,6 Salisbury Road 250 Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street 41 Holland House, Pollock Halls of Residence, 18 Holyrood Park Road 210 Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road 84 Iguana, 41 Lothian Street 230 Ingleby Gallery, 6 Carlton Terrace 225 Inhouse, 28 Howe Street 174 Inverleith Church Hall, Ferry Road (opposite Granton Road) 120 James Gillespie's High School, Lauderdale St 93 Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terr 21 Komedia Southside, 117 Nicolson Street 82 Komedia St Stephens, St Stephen Street 8 Leith Gallery, 65 The Shore 236 The Liquid Room, 9Victoria Street 173 Madogs Restaurant & Bar, 38A George Street 214 The Magdalen Chapel,41 Cowgate 185 The Meadows Theatre Big Top,The Meadows, Melvil e Drive 189 Menzies Belford Hotel, 69 Belford Road 212 Mercat Tours, Departure from outside Tourist Information Centre, Princes Mall, Princes Street 153 Middle Queen Street Gardens, Heriot Row 223 Murrayfield Parish Church Hall, OrmidaleTerrace,Outer (2m) 104 National Centre for Dance - Dance Base , 14-16 Grassmarket 22 National Gallery of Scotland,The Mound 63 National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge 147 Neal's Yard Remedies, 46A George Street 176 NetherbowTheatre,43 High Street 30 Nexus Gallery 1,61 Bread Street 228 Nexus Gallery 2,55 Bread Street 237 Nicolson Square Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square 6 The Nomads Tent, 21 St Leonard's Lane 142 Old Assembly Close, 172 High Street 234 Old College Quad, South Bridge 192 Old St Paul's Church & Hall,Jeffrey Street 45 The Old Town Bookshop, 8 Victoria Street 239 Orcadia Creative Learning Centre, 3 Windsor Place, Outer (I m) 221 Outrageous Art, 17-19 Barclay Place 226 Patriothall Gallery, WASP Studios, ID Patriothall, off 48 Hamilton Place 235 Phil ips Auctioneers, 65 George Street 96 The Edinburgh Photographic Exhibition Centre, 68 Great King Street 130 Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road, 60The Pleasance 33 Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square 23 Point Hotel and Conference Centre, 34 Bread Street 68 Portfolio Gallery,43 Candlemaker Row 42 Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace 40 The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street 72 Randolph Studio @The French Institute, Institut Francais D'Ecosse, 13 Randolph Cres 55 Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square 201 RIAS Gallery, 15 Rutland Square 155 Rocket @ Kirk O’ Field, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140The Pleasance 124 Rocket @ St John's Hall, West End, Princes Street 126 Rocket @ South Bridge Resource Centre, Infirmary Street 123 Rocket @ Royal College of Surgeons, Nicolson Street 241

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Ross Theatre and Princes Street Gardens, Princes Street Gardens 52 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, West Gate, Arboretum Place 193 Royal British Hotel, 20 Princes Street 217 Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 9 Hil Square 146 Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland, Bakehouse Close, 146 Canongate 132 Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street 12 Royal Mile, next to Police Information Centre, 213 Royal Museum and Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street 43 Royal Overseas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes Street 19 Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22 - 26 George St 209 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street III St Ann's Community Centre, South Gray's Close, Cowgate 65 St Cecilia's Hall, corner Niddry St & Cowgate 31 St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road 122 St George's School, Garscube Terrace 216 St George's West Church, 58 Shandwick Place 157 St Giles'Cathedral, High Street, Royal Mile 187 St John's Church, West End, Princes Street 127 St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace 125 St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place 91 St Michael and All Saints' Church, Brougham St 95 St Ninian's Episcopal Church, 39 Comely Bank Road 71 St Patrick's Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High Street 219 St Peter's Church Hall, Lutton Place 17 St Serfs Church Hall, Clark Road, Goldenacre 83 Scotch Malt Whisky Society,The Vaults, 87 Giles Street 102 Scotland Yard Playground, GeorgeV Park,Canonmills 172 The Scotsman Hotel, 20 North Bridge 240 Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 75 Belford Road 66 Scottish National Portrait Gallery, I Queen Street 44 Scottish Poetry Library, Crichton's Close, Canongate 162 The Famous Spiegeltent, Princes Mall Rooftop Plaza, Princes Street 87 Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row 70 The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place 5 Starbucks, 120b Princes Street 205 Stockbridge House, 2 Cheyne Street 148 Stockbridge Parish Church, 7B Saxe-Coburg Street 80 The Subway, 69 Cowgate 79 Theatre Arkle, St Paul's and St George's Church,York Place 114 Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place 20 Three-Quarters,4 Grassmarket 190 Traquair House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire,Outer (25m) 118 Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road 15 TheTron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street 9 The Underbelly, Edinburgh Central Library, George IV Bridge (Entrance on Cowgate) 61 Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row, top of Leith Walk 67 Various places, call 07974 750 549 or 01225 469 131, on the city streets 138 Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate 13 The Village, 16 South Fort Street 227 The Waverley Bar, St Mary's Street 133 White Rabbit Cowboys,The Honeycomb, Niddry Street (off the Royal Mile) 211 Why Not Nightclub, 14 George Street 220 The Writer's Museum, Ladystairs Close 222 Y Gallery, 73 East Claremont Street 238

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