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Contents Introduction

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How to make the most of this Programme and our website

Rough Guide

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The lowdown on the festival city from the experts

Booking Tickets

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Where, when and howto buy Fringe tickets

The Shows Listings of all Fringe events, divided into the following categories: ■ Children's Shows

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■ Comedy

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■ Dance & Physical Theatre

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■ Events

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■ Exhibitions

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■ Music

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■ Musicals 8( Opera

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■ Theatre

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The Venues

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Opening times, food and drink facilities and information on accessibility

Index Booking Form Performers’Information

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Essential info for artists and participants at the 2004 Fringe 224

Fringe Staff Director Venue & Performers Development Manager IT and Box Office Manager Publications Manager Office Manager

Charlotte di Corpo: Sponsorship Manager Pamela Jackman: Assistant Administrator Owen O'Leary: Press and Marketing Officer Martin Reynolds: Press and Marketing Manager Lynn Taylor: Accountant

Front Cover Photographer: Euan Myles Animal Agent David Stewart of Creature Feature Model: Buffy. Chinese Crested dogs are loyal, affectionate and, like the Fringe, playful and entertaining companions.

Fringe Society Ltd is a company limited by guarantee and recognised as a Its policy is determined by a Board of Directors elected at the AGM in August re continual infprovemert^ of the world's largest arts festival, where any person ticipate without constrainttby the Fringe Society. The Festival Fringe Society Ltd io responsibility for thetaccuracy of the contents or details in this Programme.

Design: Front Page Ltd. Print Pindar Distribution Scotland: EAE Distribution London: Impact

Contact us: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 180 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 IQS t. 0131 226 0026 f. 0131 226 0016 e. admin@edfringe.com textphone: 0131 220 5594

All entries have been written by the performing companies themselves. The layout of all entries has been standardised as follows:

) Show title | Group name | Venue information More information about all venues can be found in the alphabetical directory of venues on pp193-210 I Dates & times The 24 hour clock is used. Shows starting in the early hours, eg. 1.15am, are listed on the previous day's date.

Shows starting from 7am are shown on the current date. Approximate show duration is given in brackets. ) Date line Dates in bold indicate that the show takes place on that date. The smaller dates are days when Fringe shows may take place (such as previews) but which are not within the core dates of the Fringe (8 - 30 August). The red dates indicate when a show is part of the 2 for 1 ticket offer on 8 and 9 August. ) Price For unreserved seats in nearly all cases.

Concession prices, where available, are given in brackets and are offered to: S D C

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Identification will be requested at the venue. | Premieres Specifies World, European or UK premieres. ) Age suitability In the Children's section of the Programme, a guide to age suitability (recommended by the producing company and not the Fringe Society) is given in brackets.

| 2 for 1 offer Indicates that a two for one discount is available on tickets for this show on 8 and 9 August. For more details see p6.

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Visitors will be able to log onto the website, free of charge, to check out reviews and book tickets at The Morse Fringe Online Ticket Tent. This internet cafe-style facility will be situated on the Mound beside the National Gallery of Scotland. The area will also host a packed programme of street performers throughout the day.

Latest news Be the first to find out about award f winners, which celebs are in town and the latest publicity stunts, edfringe.com is updated daily inhouse by a dedicated team of researchers.

Show details Every single show has its own page on the website, with performance times, -i. availability information, photos, links ; and a roundup of reviews.

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Improved browse facility Use the search engine to find shows by name, keyword, date or category and then sort results into time zones.

Box Office Booking tickets online is simple, speedy t and secure, avoiding all the queues of our phone system and the Royal Mile Box Office. You can arrange for your tickets to be posted to you, or you can collect them when you arrive in Edinburgh.

Reviews Go to www.edfringe.com/reviews and find out which shows are getting the thumbs up from critics and audiences alike, thanks to Fringe Select. You can also rate shows and write your own reviews.

Shop A huge range of Fringe memorabilia is available for purchase at www.edfringe.com/shop including posters, postcards, t-shirts and mugs.

Improved accessibility New features for 2004 - such as a text magnifier on each page - aid accessibility to many disabled users of the web, particularly the visually impaired. www.edfringe.com is generously supported by edNET and Lightershade.

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national papers also print festival news and reviews, with The Guardian, The Times and The Stage leading the way.

Awards If a show gets a five star review or wins an award, tickets are snapped up quickly as the good news spreads though the city.

Announcements of Fringe Firsts, Herald Angels, Perrier Comedy Awards and Stage Awards for Acting Excellence are made on the Fringe website.

Websites On www.edfringe.com you'll find an online digest of critics' star ratings for shows, as well as reviews and ratings from members of the public.

Performers Posters, leaflets and flyers are everywhere.

Flead for the Royal Mile where performers will tell you about their show and hand out leaflets.

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2 for 1 ticket deals On the first two days of the Fringe, Sunday 8 and Monday 9 August, virtually every show on at that time is selling tickets on a 2 for 1 basis. These tickets are snapped up quickly, and are indicated with a special symbol in the Programme and online at www.edfringe.com/2for1 FREE! Royal Bank on the Royal Mile Right through August, the central section of the Royal Mile around the Fringe Office and Parliament Square becomes a huge street theatre, with buskers, acrobats, fire-eaters and other entertainers performing to crowds of passers-by. You'll also see actors from Fringe shows dressed in costume to hand out leaflets or performing short extracts from their plays as 'trailers' to help you decide what to see.

FREE! Royal Bank Fringe Sunday Taking place on the Meadows, 10 minutes' walk from the Fringe Office, Royal Bank Fringe Sunday is a huge garden party for the Fringe, attracting crowds in excess of 150,000 and featuring free performances of Fringe shows, art displays, craft stalls, music and children's activities. The 2004 event is on Sunday 15 August.

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Be adventurous Don't just stick to the familiar names and venues - doing the Fringe means going to see something new, different or downright bizarre. Take a risk - if it's awful you'll have something to tell the grandchildren!

Accommodation Accommodation isn't easy to find in Edinburgh during the festival. Before August the tourist office telephone and online booking service can be helpful (0845/2255121 UK only, +441506/832121 overseas; www.visitscotland.com), but by the time the festival has started these tend to get swamped. The later you leave it, the less chance you have of staying right in the city centre. It is worth remembering, • however, that Edinburgh is a compact city with good public transport, so you can stay ‘ a couple of miles out of the city (in Leith or Corstorphine, for example) and still not miss out on anything. Worth trying are: • The accommodation bulletin board on the Fringe website www.edfringe.com/forums • The well known website www.lastminute.com • The list of accommodation agencies on www.edfringe.com Eating and Drinking This year we have teamed up with The List magazine to bring you their authoritative guide to the best bars and restaurants in the city. Check out the link on www.edfringe.com NEW FOR 2004 The Official Edinburgh Festivals Map A useful guide to help you get around all the summer festivals has been produced this year in association with Beck's. It lists all festival venues, bus routes and tourist attractions and is free of charge. It's available at the Fringe Office, festival venues and other outlets.

Edinburgh International Festival 15 August - 5 September www.eif.co.uk 0131 473 2000 Edinburgh International Film Festival 18-29 August www.edfilmfest.org.uk 0131 229 2550 Edinburgh Mela 4-5 September www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk 0131 557 1400

The name Rough Guides is a registered trademark of the publishers Rough Guides, 80 Strand, London, WC2R ORL, used here with their permission. The pocket-format Rough Guide to Edinburgh (3rd edition, £6.99) has informed accounts of the city's attractions, a detailed chapter on the Festival and insider's tips on the best places to stay, eat and drink, for all budgets. Rough Guide travel guides, music guides, phrasebooks and reference books are available at bookstores or at www.roughguides.com

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Fringe groups are giving away tickets on a 2 for 1 basis for virtually every performance on 8 and 9 August. Participating shows are listed with a 2 for 1 symbol in the Programme, and you can book for the offer from 21 June*.

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Tickets are snapped up quickly, so check out www.edfringe.com/2for1 for the latest on availability. *You must book a minimum of two tickets. The offer only applies to full price seats.

Concession prices are not available on these dates. Participating shows correct at time of going to print.

Qeneral information Free shows There are around 100 free events at Fringe 2004, the biggest of which is Royal Bank Fringe Sunday on 15 August. Most other free shows are unticketed events, so just turn up on the day. However, a few free events are ticketed, with a limited number of seats available.

Instructions on how to get hold of these free tickets appear next to the show's listing.

Disabled customers Each venue will make its best efforts to welcome disabled visitors, but given the temporary nature of some Fringe venues, facilities may vary. For further details on the facilities available at an individual venue, or for contact details for venues so you can speak to them direct, check out the venue guide on p193.

Signed & audio described performances During the Fringe, a number of shows provide these facilities, but information was not available for all these shows at time of going to print. For a full list, contact 0131 226 0026 or go to www.edfringe.com.

Booking tickets The Metro Fringe Box Office sells tickets for every show.

You can book online, on the phone, by post or over the counter.

Booking opens Monday 21 June.

Dally opening times during the Fringe (8 - 30 Aug) 9am - 9pm

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180 High Street, Edinburgh

Advance booking Counter Order tickets over the counter at 180 High Street: 21 June - 24 July: 12pm - 3pm, daily 26 July-1 Aug: 10am - 7pm, daily 2 Aug - 30 Aug: 10am - 9pm, daily

Online Book online at www.edfringe.com from 21 June Telephone Phone the Metro Fringe Box Office 0131 226 0000 £ 21 June - 24 July: 10am - 6pm, Mon - Sat 12pm - 3pm, Sun . 26 July - 30 Aug: 9am - 9pm, daily

Venue Nearer the Fringe, many venues run their own box offices. Check out the Venue Guide on pl93 for more details.

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The Morse Fringe Online Ticket Tent Head for the Mound, check out reviews and book tickets online at The Morse Fringe Online Ticket Tent. This internet cafe style facility will be right beside the National Gallery of Scotland. The Mound will also host a packed programme of street performers throughout the day, Open: 9-30 August, 10am - 9pm.

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* Concession prices apply to students, the unemployed, disabled visitors (and one helper), senior citizens and children under the age of 16.

You will need to be able to present proof of your status at the venue. * For most performances, a 10% discount for groups of 10 or more is available. * Details on accessibility at each venue are available in the venue guide p193.

For all your Frloge tickets call 01312260000 THE ADVENTURES OF PETER RABBIT Ian Turbin's Puppet Theatre The Acorn Centre, I Junction PI, Leith • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: Leith It's time to go with Peter to Mr McGregor's garden in this true tribute to Beatrix Potter and storytelling delight Aug 9-14,16-21: 10.00 (I hr) £5.00 (£3.00) Suitable for ages 3-8 Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31123.

ALBERT AND THE LOST CAST Albert £ Friends Instant Circus Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:A2 Albert has written a mighty epic with a cast of thousands. But, alas, the cast has got lost on the way to the Garden. Come and help Albert stage his play - no experience necessary!

Aug 21 -30: 14.30 (45mins) (Free Non-ticketed) World Premiere • Suitable forages 2+ Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

AN ALTERNATIVE MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Albert £ Friends Instant Circus Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a InveHeith Row • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:A2

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Celebration! An enchanting show in a perfect garden setting to mark the Company's 10th anniversary Fringe festival. Five star family entertainment including circus workshop (10.30-noon) and giant butterflies. Catch them if you can!

Preview Aug 20: 13.15 (45mins) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 21 -30: 13.15 (45mins) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 2+

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ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? Paul Lyalls Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 A brilliantly funny & wickedly sharp thoughtful mix of stand up, comedy storytelling and mind popping poetry with a whacky slide show that explores growing up.' ... playfully comic' Glasgow Herald. Family fun 4 ages 7-777.

Previews Aug 4-7: 13.00 (50mins) £4.50 Aug 8-13,17-19,23-25,30: 13.00 (SOmins) £6.00 (£4.50) Aug 14-15,20-22,26-29: 13.00 (SOmins) £7.00 (£5.50) UK Premiere • Suitable for ages 7+ EE! modifythevan presents

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BACH FOR KIDS Geoffrey Thomas l/4rm @Greenside, lb Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref:C6 Did you know that Bach went to jail? Got into a duel? Tore off the organist's wig?

Hear Bach's best music for kids. Hear the best stories. Get a ticket to the world of Bach, www.geoffreythomas.hu Aug 6-7,9-14: 10.00(45mins) £5.00(£3.50) UK Premiere • Suitable for ages 8+ uni Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234

BOOGIE ON DOWN WITH THE HAPPY GANG The Happy Gang Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The UK's funkiest children's stage and screen stars are back! Join Nicky, Spatz and Mr P on a musical adventure of songs, fun and excitement for children. Find out more at www.happygang.co.uk Aug 6-7,9-16,18,20-22,27-30: 14.25 (SOmins) £6.50 Suitable for ages up to 8 Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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Join Scotland's premier singing clown for fun in his garden. Come and go between 10.30 and 12.30 - join in with circus skills, giant games and Bubbles' music and magic show at 11.00. Adults welcome (free with children), www.bubbles-the-clown.co.uk Aug 6,9,11 -12,14,16,18-21,23,25-28,30: 10.30 (2hrs) £4.00 Suitable for ages 3+ HHH

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Laughter, thrills, grace and skill - a galaxy of international circus stars from six countries in one sensational show! The best in big top entertainment - yet at prices for all the family. You can't afford to miss it!

Aug 7,9-16,21 -22,28-29, Sep 4: 14.30 (I hr 30mins) £ 16.00, £ 1200, £8.00 (£ 12.00, £8.00, £6.00) Aug 7-16,21 -22,28-29, Sep 4: 18.30 (I hr 30mins) Aug 17-20,23-27,30-31,Sep 1-3: 16.45 (Ihr30mins) Aug 17-20,23-27,30-31, Sep 1-3: 19.00 (I hr 30mins) Suitable for ages 3-12 Bg31

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DANCE TO YOUR DADDY The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Rd • 0131 557 2827 • Grid Ref: E6 1

Scottish dance and music for children: a fun and learning experience. Live ceilidh band - see the show, try out the instruments, learn the steps, sing the songs! A great . family outing.

Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 15.00 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) Suitable for ages 3+ Edl

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Asian-Pacific folk tales told through puppetry, storytelling, mask and physical theatre. For the first time in Edinburgh - Singapore's acclaimed theatre company for children. Dragons, heroes, a prawn, tricksters and some buns... A magical world of stories, Aug 4-14: 10.30 (I hr I Omins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) European Premiere • Suitable for ages 4+ HSU

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'H' Friedman performs his delightful 'Silly Song, Sing-Along', except it's even sillier!

4; Hilarious sing-along fun. Kids love it Parents sing praises. 'Pied piper of the Fringe!

I]' This honour should undoubtedly go to Dean Friedman' www.one4review.com [E Aug 8,10-15,17-21: 1225 (SOmins) £7,50 UK Premiere •Suitable for ages up to 10 HSU loatesM

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i DIB AND DOB AND THE JOURNEY HOME r I Roseneoth Theatre . p C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E4 Tj Follow two brothers lost in the woods as they attempt to overcome obstacles and personal differences in order to find home. Winner of Canada's Dora and Chalmers ji Awards for Outstanding Family Theatre! '****' Toronto Star, www.roseneath.ca Aug 5-7,9-14,16-20,22-28,30: 11.05 (IhrSmins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) European Premiere • Suitable for ages 5+ HKII P Dates 41*78 9 10 11 12 13 14

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Where the people meet the Fringe DOCTOR BUNHEAD'S RECIPES FOR DISASTER Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 anarchic, 'brilliant' (Scotsman) TV scientist (from Brainiac, Blue Peter) returns with lab full of 'hilarious experiments' Stage. DIY breakfast bombs, and more, prove is a master' Times. 'Simply fantastic *****' List 10.50 (Ihr) £6.00 7-22,24-30: 10.50 (Ihr) £9.00(£7.00) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 5+ H3H

Enjoy nearly 1600 different shows on the Royal Mile and even more on Fringe Sunday. Backed by us, they’re all totally free.

It’s as much jaw-dropping entertainment as you can handle.

Royal Mile, High Street, 7th-30th August from 11am each day.

Fringe Sunday, The Meadows, 15th August from 11am to 5pm.

Make it happen jns and Double Take Presents Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 meets Scooby Doo in this hilarious tail-thumping story about friendship, and the triumph of nice over nasty. A comedy musical drama for ages 3 with a cast of comedians. Absolutely barking! Grannies free with two children.

-12,16,18-19,23,25-26,30: 14.15 (Ihr) £7.50(£5.50) 13-15,20-21,27-29: 14.15 (Ihr) £8.50(£6.50) Suitable for ages 3 + BE3I

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The cult show for kids that really rocks! BYO teddy. 'The children are bouncing to that lost teddy bear beat' Time Out. 'Revels in its own mad extravaganza' List. Top 5 children's events' Evening Standard. '****' Sunday Herald.

Aug 4-30: 10.00 (45mins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 Q Suitable for ages 2-7 HSU

The acclaimed improvised storytelling show. Tales created daily from your suggestions. Puppetry, poems and performers come together in a kaleidoscope of laughter and mischief. 'One of the most enjoyable shows in Edinburgh' TES. 'Infectious fun' Stage, www.blacksheepcomedy.co.uk Previews Aug 4-6: 11.35 (SSmins) £5.00 Aug 7-13,17-19,23-25,30: 11.35 (SSmins) £6.50 (£5.00) Aug 14-15,20-22,26-29: 11.35 (SSmins) £7.50 (£6.00) Suitable for ages 5+ BEH

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EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM The Puppet Lab Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Adapted from the Alhbergs' best seller. For little ones and their families. In this show, with your little eye have a go and play 'I Spy'. Tom Thumb and Cinderella, let's all play 'I Spy' together.

Aug 6-30: 10.45 (45mins) £6.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 3-6 tCJl Daces 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 2 7 28 2 9 3 0 311234

EMILY AND THE JABBERWOCKY Edinburgh University Theatre Company Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place •0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 The Red Queen has banned all nonsense - and the Jabberwocky's next! Only Emily and the Prince can save Looking Glass Land. Lewis Carroll's poem is adapted into a magical quest with people, prose and puppetry, www.emilyandthejabberwocky.co.uk Previews Aug 5-6: 18.30 (Ihr30mins) £3.00 (£1.00) Aug 9-14,16-21: 11.30 (Ihr30mins) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 4+ BEU Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234

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FLASH MCNASH ANDTHE HAMSTERS FROM MARS Practical Magic Radisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street • 07974 252 307 • Grid Reft E5 An epic tale of the quest for global domination, the conflict between good and evil, love, deceit, sunflower seeds and exercise wheels. Suitable for all discerning children up to the age of 473/4.

Aug 10-14: 10.45 (SOmins) £4.00 World Premiere • Suitable for ages up to 10 Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3n 2 3 4

GEORGE S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE Birmingham Stage Company Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 « Grid Reft F5 One of Roald Dahl's most exciting stories, as featured on BBC's Blue Peter. If you're looking for fizz-tickling fun and wiz-popping magic for all the family, then don't miss George and his 'Marvellous Medicine'! 'Eye-popping production' Aberdeen Post.

Aug 6-30: I0.00(lhr30mins) £10.00 (£7.50) Aug 6-30: 14,30 (Ihr30mins) Suitable for ages 4+ EEM Dates 43678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

THE GINGERBREAD BEAR Imagination Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Reft D5

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Bruno Bear - star of BBCI's Airport programme - returns to Edinburgh in this cracking new show by Morag Thorpe. A musical, magical gingerbread treat with mess and mischief caused by silly Bruno and his Gingerbread Bear. For 2+ years and families, www.imaginationproduaions.co.uk Aug 6-16,18-30: I LOO (SOmins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Suitable for ages 2+HSU Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16

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THE GREAT SMILE ROBBERY Oakham School Smirnoff Underbelly, Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 A highly amusing and energetic piece of children's (and grown-ups') theatre. Adapted from Roger McGough's story. The company assumes a wide range of beautifully conceived characters in some wonderfully surreal situations.

Aug 21-29: 11.30 (SOmins) £7,00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 8+ Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 30 3i 234

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Host Universal Ltd for Cafedirect 5065 Lift at the Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 Grid Ref: E6 Join Alex on an adventure in The Magic Lift. Meet a grouchy tiger, find the badger and discover what a fair trade is! Fun, charming and intelligent By Sarah Adams. Free chocolate! It's Up There!

Aug 4,6-15: 14.20 (30mins) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 5-9 umi Dates: 656 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4

THE GRUFFALO Tall Stories C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 Fresh from European and American tours,The Big Scary Monster of a show returns... Join Mouse's adventures in the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories' acclaimed magical, musical adaptation of the award-winning piaure book. 'An absolute delight' ***** Scotsman, www.tallstories.org.uk Aug 4-14,16-30: 14.00 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 Q Suitable for ages 3+Han Dates 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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For the young and young at heart Stories, songs, jokes, whatever! Be prepared, the kids direct the show. 'Superb!' BBC Online. 'No better way to start your day!' Guardian.

'Absolutely brilliant show' Telegraph, www.thejohnryan.com,www.comicvoice.com Previews Aug 4-7: 1220 (Ihr) £4.50 Aug 8-9,11 -13,16,18-19,23-25,30: 12.20 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.50) Aug 14-15,20-22,26-29: 12.20 (Ihr) £7.00 (£5.50) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 3+ HZ31

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1 North Berwick Youth Music Theatre ~ | Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 ' H This original one-act musical play by Robin Fritz and James Simpson is ideal family U entertainment Its blend of humour, morality, memorable music, puns, pantomime U and youthful energy will put a smile on everyone's face. Be there!

Aug 24-29: 17.45 (I hr) £5.00 (£3.50) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 6+ "I Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3 4 3 4 I ■—11—iiitiiiiMWiTi uiimwiiin iii IHHIHIIHIIHIII'III mwminiM—umniwm <wi i*

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I THE IGNATIUSTRAIL ft en masse theatre 18 Smirnoff Underbelly, Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) H 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 fj A swashbuckling voyage to the dark, sinister depths of the pirate underworld. A . oi roller coaster ride of cut-throat combat, gruesome comedy and original music from r Fringe First winners 2003 for 'The Echo Chamber'.

Previews Aug 5-6: 1215 (IhrlSmins) £4.00 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23,25-26: 12.15 (I hr I Smins) £7.00 (£4.00) ■.! Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 1215 (Ihr I Smins) £8.00 (£5.00) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 8+ QEH 1 Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31234

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KOSMIC KREW Brunton Theatre BruntonTheatre.Ladywell Way, Musselburgh « 0131 665 2240 • Grid Ref:F6 A space age musical adventure for humanoid children. This intergalactic smash show features pop hits plus original songs from Planet Kosmic. Guaranteed to get the whole family laughing, singing and stamping their feet!

Aug 16: I4.00(2hrs) £5.00 (£18.00 family ticket) Aug 16: I9.00(2hrs) Suitable for ages 4-14 Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4

LET'S DO THE SHOW RIGHT HERE BBC Radio Scotland The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens •0131 662 8740 Grid Ref: F5 In this special edition of Radio Scotland's popular variety series, Bryan Burnett teams up with some of Scotland's youngest performers to showcase tomorrow's talent. An hour of music, comedy and drama with festival celebrities.

Aug 30: 15.00 (I hr) (Free Ticketed) Suitable for ages 3-tDates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4

THE MAGIC QUEST THEATRE ALBA mpr Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden, Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village 0131 556 9579* Grid Ref: F6 Another exciting journey through Duddingston Kirk's majestic gardens. Arthur's Seat and the famous loch are the backdrop to this magical encounter with mythical creatures who help or hinder 'the quest'. A promenade play for children, in simple Scots.

Aug 4-7,11 -14: 11.00 (I hr) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 8,15: 14.30 (I hr) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 5-11 Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4

MARTHA Catherine Wheels Theatre Company Scotland's Theatre Gateway, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 Martha lives alone in a strange house on the beach. She doesn't want friends until an unexpected visitor changes her life forever. Martha is a funny and moving story about friendship from award-winning Catherine Wheels. 'Superb' Scotsman.

Previews Aug 7-8: 11.00 (SOmins) £3.00 Aug 9,11 -15,17-22,24-29: 11.00 (SOmins) £6.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 4+ Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 234

U JAMES CAMPBELL S COMEDY 4 KIDS I Fiery Angel, Mark Goucher Ltd and E.V.A. Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 |" Following sell-out shows in London, Malaysia, Adelaide, Montreal & the UK, plus 's Mysti Show, James is back with his stand-up show for children. 'Helpless, II infectious fits of hysterics were resounding around the theatre' Mail on Sunday. i( Aug 6-16,18-30: 12.25 (Ihr) £8.50 (£29.00 Family of 4) Suitable for ages 5-mmi 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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1Aug 6-15,17-22,24-30: 11.30 (SOmins) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 6+ H.TiU

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MILLICENT MUST SHARE Kipper TIE C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Mummy and Daddy want a new baby but Millicent doesn't want to share. From the creators of 'Mole' comes an enchanting new show. Lashings of catchy tunes and a water-skiing seagull! '*****’ Sunday Herald.

Aug 5-30: 13.30 (45mins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Suitable for ages 3+ HSH Dates 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

THE MOLE WHO KNEW IT WAS NONE OF HIS BUSINESS Kipper TIE C too, St Columba's by the Castle,Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105* Grid Ref: E4 Mole is back! Another chance to see the award-winning magical, musical adaptation of the popular children's picture-book. 'Brilliant!' ***** Evening News. '*****' Sunday Herald, www.molesbusiness.com Aug 5-30: 12.30 (45mins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Suitable for ages 4+ HZm Dates 41678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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Aug 4-7: 14.20 (SOmins) £5.00 Aug 8-12,16,18-19,23-25: 14.20 (SOmins) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 13-15,20-22: 14.20 (SOmins) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 26-29: 14.20 (SOmins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) World Premiere»Suitable for ages 5+ USUI

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MR BONKER'S COMEDY MAGIC SHOW FOR KIDS Mr Bonkers Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 ♦ Grid Ref: E5

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A colourful, comedy magic show for the whole family. There's lots of audience participation as Mr Bonkers and his dog Bertie prepare for Mrs Bonker's birthday party. You'll be bonkers to miss it Aug 7-25: 10.45 (SOmins) £5.50 (£3.50) Suitable for ages 3-7 HSU

THE (JINSEFBPEAO BEAR Bruno Bear ■ star of BBC I's 'Airport' programme returns to Edinburgh in this cracking new show

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MR BOOM Spiegeltent International (UK) The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5

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Cool and fab! - teenagers agree cos Mr Boom's songs reach the child alive in you and me. Bring your little brother and your wee sister too and Grannies, Grandads bring your children's young wee Earthlings new.

Aug 9-12,21-22,28-29: 10.30 (I hr) £5.00 Suitable for ages 1+ Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 i23'

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Previews Aug 5-7: 11.50 (I hr lOmins) £3.00 Aug 8-13,16-19: 11.50 (I hr I Omins) £5.50 (£4.00) Aug 14-15,20-22: 11,50 (I hr I Omins) £6.50 (£5.00) Worid Premiere • Suitable for ages 4-12 ggn

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SOFA Productions Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 Grid Ref: E5 Once Upon A Time. 'Aladdin', 'Sleeping Beauty', 'How the Leopard got his Spots', 'The Cat and the Mice'. Following last year's sell-out show, we return with four fairytales full of magic, mischief and delight loved by young and old alike.

Aug 20-29: noon (I hr) £5.50 (£3.50) Suitable for ages 3+ Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 li 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ;

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Tall Stories C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Two young explorers set sail in their pea-green boat - but sometimes adventures get bad before they get good... Following The Gruffalo ('*****' Scotsmon),Tall Stories brings Edward Lear's much-loved poem alive on stage, with magic, songs and silliness. www.tallstories.org.uk Aug 4-14,16-30: 15.00 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£550 C) Worid Premiere • Suitable for ages 3+ B23) Dates: 41678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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Leicestershire Youth Arts St Ann's Community Centre, South Gray's Close, Cowgate *0131 557 0469 Grid Ref: E6 Who wants to grow old? No one, that's who! Growing old makes you miserable and cruel like the wizened Captain Hook! Let Peter and Tinkerbell take you by the hand and fly away with this enlightening children's classic.

Aug 10-21: 10.00 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 5+ Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 123.

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PETER PAN, OR THE BOY WHO WOULD NOT GROW UP Cambridge University ADC C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Centenary performance of J M Barrie's classic. An awesome and turbulent flight into Neverland to enchant imaginations young and old! Laughing, crying and tapping your feet, you'll wish the games could last forever.

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J PRETTY UGLY Ij Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul’s Church Hall, Jeffrey St • For info 07709 424948 :: Grid Ref: D5 -B Children's theatre at its most exciting and vibrant, this will enchant children, adults ni and fairy folk alike. A captivating tale of friendship, which proves that beauty is only >i; skin deep. Catch it on the streets or the park!

Aug 9-14,16-20: 13.00 (30mins) (Free Non-ticketed) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 6+ 5a Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234

"| PRIVATE PEACEFUL I Bristol Old Vic li Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 2262428 • Grid Ref: D4 . . A young First World War soldier awaits the firing squad at dawn. He relives growing -a 01 up in rural Devon and battling with the injustices of the Front Line. A new ;: b adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's heart-wrenching story.

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|RED RIDING HOOD AND THE WOLVES Ic theatre ,' C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 ■ ':Perrault's tale brought vibrantly to life in Karina Wilson's new adaptation. Storytelling : kheatre to enchant and delight children - and grown-ups! - of all ages. 'Thrilling, tautly ^written' TES. 'Go see it en masse' Scottish Daily Express.

■Aug 4-30: 11.00 (SOmins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 Q World Premiere • Suitable for ages 5+ HZH 578 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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John Peel Puppets Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4

There's trouble in Lapland. Santa needs a holiday and the Tooth Fairy, Mr Sandman and Jack Frost apply for his job. Fun for all the family with snowboarding elves! Psst - just don't mention 'the Rudolph incident... 1 For ages 4-104.

Aug 4-14,16-30: 11.15 (SSmins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 4+ HSU

Best on the Fringe for tinies. Returning by popular demand. I week only. Gentle introduction to live theatre for the very young. Enjoy these timeless stories retold by traditional glove puppets.

Aug 9-14: 11.30 (SOmins) £5.00 Suitable for ages 2-6

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SINBAD Total Arts Community Theatre Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place •0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Join us on our death defying adventure across the high seas with maidens, monsters and mayhem. Follow Sinbad and his crew in this fast, funny and frivolous production from a 5 star company. An exhilarating show for all the family.

Aug 23-28: 12.05 (I hr) £5.00 (£3.00) UK Premiere • Suitable for ages 5+ Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4

SPARKIE'S WIZARD SCHOOL -THE NEWTERM Practical Magic Radisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street • 07974 252 307 • Grid Ref: E5

Sylvia Troon's Kenspeckle Puppets The Acom Centre, I Junction PI, Leith •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: Leith Goblin patrol required! The garden gnome and Baby Binkleburp get help from wellknown fairytale characters. An enchanting, colourful show for the little ones. A collaboration with author Joan Lennon.

Aug 9-14,16-21: noon (I hr) £5.00 (£3.00) Suitable for ages 3-7 Dates: 45 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 23.

THE UGLY DUCKLING Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre The Acorn Centre, I Junction PI, Leith •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: Leith

Brand new adventure for 2004! Young wizards everywhere are invited to join Sparkie and friends for another fun-filled term at wizard school. Excitement, music and laughter guaranteed! First story sold out Fringe 2002/3.

Aug 9-14: 13.00 (SOmins) £4.00 Aug 14: 15.00 (SOmins) World Premiere • Suitable for ages up to 10 yrs HKII

Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre present The Ugly Duckling. Follow the grey duckling on his journey to find his family in this famous Hans Chrisdan Andersen tale. For ages 3-7. 'An enchanting show' St Michael's Nursery. 'Brilliantly manipulated' Glasgow Herald.

Aug 9-14,16-21: 14.00 (SOmins) £5.00 (£3.00) Suitable for ages 3-7

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Modify the Van C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5

Ian loves bananas. He's ready to perform his new show 'The 3 Bananas' with Charlie the cat and Penny the penguin. But Penny's gone! Can they get her back? 'Saville's magic really captures the children... wonderful' Scotsman.

Aug 6-15,17-29: 11.45 (SSmins) £5.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 4-10 fTTTTl

From the producers of 'Dude!' comes a brand new show with a message and circus acts. Two young bunnies are tired of waiting to grow up - when Fatso the Cat appears and entices them to join his circus...

Aug 4-30: noon (SOmins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 4+ Em

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“HIS STAND-UP FOR KIDS HAS ACHIEVED ALMOST HOLY STATUS...D0N’T MISS” Sunday Times

WHERE THE HIDDEN PEOPLE PLAY Children of Loki pend fringe @ gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row •0131 317 3939 • Grid Reft B6 The hidden playground is a fantastical place where all the old beings of Nordic legends come out to play. Visit Thor, the mermaids and all the others in a family show fit for children 6 to 96.

Aug 23-28: noon (I hr) £8.00 (£6.00) UK Premiere • Suitable for ages 6+

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THE WHITE CAT Jabberwocky Theatre Company Cowgate Central @ Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street • 0131 225 9744 • Grid Ref: E5

“I WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM SIX STARS... JUST TOO BRILLIANT” Sunday Herald

TOTAL SELLOUT 2003!

An old king; three sons; three tasks; a beautiful cat Must our hero destroy what he treasures most? Funny and moving tale of the transforming power of love, with one actor and six puppets. Story by E Nesbit Preview Aug 7: 14.00(I hr) £4.00 Aug8-14: 14.00(Ihr) £5.00(£4.00) Aug 15-21: noon (I hr) Suitable for ages 7+ Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 *

THE WILLOW PATTERN Nightingale Productions (Westfield School) The Zoo, Kirk O’Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance- 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ret F6 A brilliant zany new play based on the ancient Chinese myth is given a manic and hilarious modern makeover. Non-stop action, video projection and special effects from the company named Best of Fringe 2002, British Theatre Review.

Aug 28-30: noon (45mins) £5.00 (£3.00) Suitable for ages 7+ Dates:45 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 8 2 9 3 0 311734

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ABSOLUTE AND ALMOST BEGINNERS COMEDY COURSES AND SHOWCASES Stand Up and Deliver in association with AmusedMooseComedy Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street • 07970 524 234 • Grid Ref: D6

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Enjoy the ultimate Fringe experience. Develop stand-up skills over just a few days on these acclaimed courses led by comedy lecturer Logan Murray. Showcase appearances on final afternoons. Course details: www.standupanddeliver.com or 07970 524 234.

Aug 7-8,14-15,21 -22: 10.30 (6x5 hrs) Aug 26-30: 10.00 (5x6 hrs) £275.00 (Both courses with showcase are for 30 hours over the five or six days) Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

ADAM BLOOM - ENTERTAINING THE THOUGHT Adam Bloom Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The multi award winning, intensely inventive, uniquely neurotic Bloom is back. 'His mission is to convince you that he is the greatest comic ever, and he makes a surprisingly good case (5 Stars)' Scotsman.

Previews Aug 4-6: 20.20 (I hr) £5.00 Aug7-9,II-12,15-16,18-19,23-25,30: 20.20 (Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 20.20 (I hr) £ 10.50 (£9.00) Worid Premiere • H2U Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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Realising that adult learners don't return, the Centre embarks on a new ploy: adult boarding. Locked in, there is no escape from the 457-step programme. 'Really funny, fast moving comedy - three wonderful actresses - definitely worth seeing' Festival Radio.

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Pleasance Theatre Festival with AmusedMooseComedy | Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square « 0131 556 6550 » Grid Reft F5 [j 'The best late night show on the Fringe - brilliant' Jason Byrne. Last year's top show It is back with the biggest and best names in comedy! Lots more laughing and happy >il hour drinking - all in the legendary Pleasance Dome atmosphere!!

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AISLE OF LIFE/AISLE OF DOGS - DOUBLE BILL One Handed Women Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 » Grid Reft D5 'It's a fact of life that shopping baskets can't keep secrets...' Returning with their revealing take on shopping, Aisle of Life, those barking bitches also bring you the sequel: Aisle of Dogs. 'Perceptive and insightful' Three Weeks.

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H The 2004 International Body Language Seminars. An important but funny series of .i; talks in which award-winning comedian Alex Horne investigates what your bodies ii are saying to him. 'A master of synthesis - hugely impressive' Times.

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ALIVE FOUR SHOW PLUS CELEBRITY GUEST The Glasgow Four Nicol Edwards Experience -The Cinema, 29-35 Niddry Street • 0131 557 4700 • Grid Ref: E5 Four of Scotland's hottest rising stand-up stars present the funniest, fastest tag-team show. Contrasting styles guarantee that you'll p*ss yourself laughing. Bring spare pants. Obie, Austin Low, Andy Vaughan, Peter Aitchison.

Aug 4-30: 23.00 (SOmins) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere‘OSH Dates:456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

ALL CONSUMING Mink C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Ref: E5 Blisteringly funny one-woman show about addiction as seen through the eyes of an alcoholic bulimic. An energetic study of behaviour, truth, denial, extremes, survival and insanity - from someone who's been there, done it, and lived to laugh about it Aug 4-30: 21.00 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere • HSU Dates:456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS AS YOU LIKE IT Theatrical Theatrics Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 This is an appalling play, performed by imbeciles from a company managed by morons; expect a hilarious and thoroughly enjoyable experience. It comes from Michael Green's series 'Four Plays for Coarse Actors'.

Aug 10-15,17-22: 14.30 (40mins) £5.00 (£4.00) Dates:■1 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234

ALL YOU NEED IS GLOVES St George's Medics Revue Radisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 The all new NHS treatment for depression, it'll give you more pep than Prozac with half the side effects. Laughter lines guaranteed, dentist Botox treatment not included.

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ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY Joel Elnaugh Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road •0131556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 There is another form of existence. Joel's unique observations on life are far from normal for 2004. Included are typical elements of his day, a flotilla of props is included. 'Quirky, clever, above all funny' On Stage.

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Goldman King and CKP i Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 1 A sit-down stand-up show full of choice words and funny little stories. 'Just catch |i him - he's going to be big' Evening Standard. 'Young, talented and immensely amiable' la Guardian, www.aluncochrane.com V Previews Aug 6-7: 18.45 (I hr) £4.50 Aug 8-12,16-19,23-26: 18.45 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 13-14,20-22,27-29: 18.45 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) World Premiere • UJ JS

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si Back to the domain of the Goons... rompishly skilful entertainment' Times. An ijiinarchic comedy about a double-act who hate each other. 'The Goon Show, the efMarx Brothers and the Muppet Show all rolled into one' Oxford Times.

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STEPHEN KAMOS Stephen KAmos Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref-FS Hilarious new game show hosted by Time Out Best Stand-up 2004. 'Packed with wellobserved material, performed hilariously. No one could possibly have left this feel good show without a beaming smile on their face. A real stormer' Herald. ***** Scotsman.

Aug6-12,17-19,23-26,30: 21.00(Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 21.00 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere • BZH Dates 4 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

AMUSED MOOSE COMEDY'S HOT STARLETS AmusedMooseComedy Productions Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:F5 Brilliant stars-in-the-making, in exciting breaking talent stand-up showcases. Spot stars of the future now, in revolving line-ups of 20+ entertaining new comedians. Each unique show's compered by Logan Murray. Sellouts in 2002 and 2003. www.amusedmoose.com Previews Aug 4-6: 21.45 (SSmins) £4.50 Aug 7-12,15-19,23-25,30: 21.45 (SSmins) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 21.45 (SSmins) £ 10.50 (£9.00) FT7U1 Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 2223 2425 2627282930

AMUSED MOOSE COMEDY STAR SEARCH 2004' FINAL AmusedMooseComedy Productions Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Award-winning comedy club proudly presents this year's stars-in-the-making, who've won through many qualifying rounds since January. Look no further for top talent.

Great show,award-winning compere - Stephen KAmos - and your vote counts,too! www.amusedmoose.com Aug 17: 2145 (Ihr30mins) £9.50 (£8.00) World Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4

ANCHORS AWAY! Bob Wiltfong Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square » 0131 668 1633 » Grid Ref: F5

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Recently hired correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'. Bob Wiltfong uses video clips and first-hand accounts to recount his career as a real TV anchor. Critics pick for 2 straight months - Time Out NY. www.bobwiltfong.com Aug6-12,16,18-19,23,25-26,30: 17.45 (Ihr) £8.00(£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17.45 (Ihr) £9.00(£8,00) European Premiere•BEaj Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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ANDREW CLOVER S BIRTHDAY PARTY Brown Eyed Boy Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Clover reprises his 2002 smash-hit; this time with big name guests from this year's Fringe competing for birthday presents, in this anarchic, fun-filled show. 'Most fun I've had in Edinburgh. Supremely funny' ***** Scotsman.

Aug 14,20-21,26-29: 23.00(Ihr) £11.00(£9.50) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 234

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Previews Aug 4-7: 18.00(Ihr) £4.50 Aug 8-12,15,17-19,24-25: 18.00 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-14,20-22: 18.00(Ihr) £10.50(£9.00) Aug 26-29: 18.00 (I hr) £ 11,00 (£9,50) World Premiere-Baa Dates:4s678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 5 234

ANDREW MCCLELLAND S SOMEWHAT ACCURATE HISTORY OF PIRATES (1550-2017) Gilded Balloon Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: E5 Sold Out Melbourne Comedy Festival,Adelaide Fringe. With one hand on his book of comedy and the other chopped off and replaced with a hook, Professor Andrew shows that when it comes to pirates truth is funnier than fiction.

Aug 6-8,10-12,17-19,23-26,30: 21.30 (IhrSmins) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 21.30 (I hr Smins) £9.50 (£8.50) European Premiere • BSU Dates:

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24 hour Box Oiiice at: www.edfringe.com ANDREW O'NEILL AND JAMES SHERWOOD, APPARENTLY Sherwood-O'Neill Smirnoff Underbelly, Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 » Grid Ref: E5 Sherwood ('... sharp,precise and ingenious' www.chortle.co.uk) and O'Neill ('... refreshing and inventive' www.manchesteronline.co.uk) present an all-you-caneat buffet of award-winning stand-up, sinister characters, shoddy occultism and maddeningly catchy music. Unique, but not in a rubbish way.

Previews Aug 5-6: 14.15 (55mins) £4.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-30: 14.15 (SSmins) £8.00(£6.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,24-26: 14.15 (55mins) £7,00 (£5.00) tIZU Dates: 4 s o 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

ANDY PARSONS: EAT MY SATIRE! Andy Parsons Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 New Labour, New Comedy, New Improved Andy Parsons Ultra. Political comedy for people who hate political comedy. 'Very funny' Guardian, 'Obscenely gifted - *****' List 'Andy Parsons isn't getting the attention he deserves' Daily Telegraph.

Preview Aug 6: 21.00 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 7-8,10-12,17-19,23-25: 21.00 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 21.00(Ihr) £11.00(£10.00) World Premiere• BEI1 Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 34

ANIMATION MUTATION Guy Capper Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Stand-up comedy mixed with animated characters. Claymation creatures are interviewed live on screen. 'If Salvador Dali was to try his hand at stand up comedy, Guy Capper would definitely be it' Evening Post New Zealand.

Previews Aug 6-7: 23.45 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 8-12,16-19,23-26,30: 23.45 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 23.45 (Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) European Premiere»HSU Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

ANVIL SPRINGSTEIN: BINGO NANNAS AND OTHER CAUSES OF TERRORISM The Pod Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Reft F6 Springstien returns with a fantastic new show that has a much improved and longer title than last year. Brilliant! 'Masterful' **** Fest. like getting a gobful of nitrous oxide' Scotsman, www.thepod.co.uk Previews Aug 4-7: 22.45 (55mins) £5.00 Aug 8-12,16,18-19,23-25: 22.45 (SSmins) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22: 22.45 (SSmins) £ 10.50 (£8.50) Aug 26-29: 22.45 (SSmins) £ 11.50 (£8.50) World Premiere • FTZJ1 Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 2223 2425 26 272829303 23

THE ARISTOCRATS - A FILM BY PAUL PROVENZA WWW.EDCOM4.COM Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref: F5 One very dirty joke, told by Billy Connolly, Robin Williams, Eddie Izzard, Eric Idle, Emo Phillips, Carrie Fisher, Penn and Teller, and even the cast of South Park... to name but a few!

Aug7-12,17-19,23-26: 2115 (Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 2115 (Ihr) £10.00(£9.00) HEUl Dates:4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 234

ARNOLD BROWN - LIFETIPS The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place *0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref:C5 Back with a new show - stand-up comedy's grandmaster continues to delight audiences with dry, surreal observations and pointed one-liners. '... one of the sharpest comedians around' Scotsman. '... still the best laconic comedian in the country' Time Out Preview Aug 5: 19.30 (IhrlSmins) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug6-8,10-15,17-22,24-29: 19.45 (Ihr) £8.00(£7.00) World Premiere Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 222324 25 262728 29303 234

THE ARTS SHOW BBC Radio Scotland The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens •0131 662 8740 » Grid Ref: F5 Can't pick a gig? Then join Janice Forsyth as she hosts Radio Scotland's Arts Show.

See a piece of everything that's good. The best of the fest in 50 minutes.

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ASH DICKINSON - ELECTRIC DANDYLAND Ash Dickinson Canons Gait, 232 Canongate, Royal Mile»0131 556 4481 • Grid Reft D6 Through breakneck poetry and offbeat comedy,Ash swaps lives with the ocean, time travels in a hat and becomes his own stunt double. Adds an extraordinary slant to an ordinary world. 'Brilliantly surreal invention' Evening News.

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AN AUDIENCE WITH DOMINGUEZ Dominguez Popstar Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ret E5 Remember Dominguez? The Latin sensation that burst into the charts in 1989 with the number I hit 'Cheer me up Sunshine'? Entertaining spoof looking back over Dominguez's career. Featuring music/chat 'Fantastic' Steve Penk, Capital Radio. www.dominguezpopstar.com Previews Aug 16-17: 18.50 (SOmins) £5.00 Aug 18-19,23-26: 18.50 (SOmins) £6.50 (£5.50) Aug 20-22,27-29: 18.50 (SOmins) £7.00 (£6.00) Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234

THE AWARD WINNING ROBIN INCE - STAR OF THE OFFICE,SERIES I, EPISODE 5 (FIRST BIT) Robin Ince Smirnoff Underbelly, Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Channel 4's 'The Pilot Show', Radio 2's 'Day the Music Died', Radio 4's 'The In Crowd', 'Spanking New on 7'. What's his Midas touch?

Previews Aug 5-6: 20.45 (55mins) £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 20.45 (SSmins) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26: 20.45 (SSmins) £9.00 (£8.00) World Premiere • QEH Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 2425 262728293031234

AWAY FROM APATHY The George Whitman Players C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E4 Five brash young upstarts from Footlights set their sights on religion, politics and debt management. Unwavering in its honesty and uncompromising in its nature, this is satire at its most abrasive and comedy at its best Bring a dirtionary.

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BAD PLAY 2:WORSER PLAY It's Alright for Some C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 It's back! It's badder. Sequel to massive hit of Edinburgh 2003! 'Extremely funny' Guardian. 'Hugely enjoyable' Evening Standard. 'Fantastic... a glorious cavalcade of wandering accents, missed cues, appalling mime, technical incompetence' www.chortle.co.uk 'Deliciously subversive... sheer genius' Scotsman.

Aug 4-15,17-30: 1240 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) Worid Premiere • FTT71 Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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BEN BAILEY UBC Talent Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Kick off the evening with one of America's best. 'Not seen on British shores all that often - which is our loss, as he's a master of comic timing and a master of the joke-writers craft' www.chortle.co.uk 'Hilarious observations of everyday life' Time Out NY. Aug6-1216-19,23-26,30: 2l.00(lhr) £9.00(£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-2227-29: 2l.00(lhr) £I0.00(£9.00) Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

BARBARA THE VAMPIRE SLAYER The Pod Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6

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The ever-lovable and entirely-practical Barbara returns to the Fringe with her practical guide to slaying the undead, including useful tips for removing those stubborn blood stains and unpleasant garlic odours. 'As hilarious as it gets' Scotsman 2003.

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Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 NY comic Todd Barry, US TVs Letterman and Conan veteran, tackles sex,TV and urban life. 'Hilarious... success lies with the delivery... big on laughs' Melbourne Age. 'Comedy savants revere this hushed, sing-song sarcasm' Entertainment Weekly.

Previews Aug 6-7: 23.50 (I hr) £5.00 Aug8-12,17-19,23-25,30: 23.50 (Ihr) £10.00(£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 23.50 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) »-3l

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BARRY CRYER AND RONNIE GOLDEN - MEN IN BEIGE Men In Beige Metro Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square * 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Against their doctors' orders, the twin gods of rock and droll return to sport their mouth-watering easy-care leisurewear, wipe-clean jokes and drip-dry songs. The only Fringe show sponsored by Stannah Stairlifts!

Aug 16-30: 17.15 (Ihr) £12.00(£10,00) World Premiere Dates:4 5 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 .

BBC RADIO 4 BBC Radio 4 Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 I Hi I! t

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BBC RADIO 4 LIVE BBC Radio 4 Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Hear some of the best names and up and coming stars in comedy, brought together

by Radio 4. Line up to be announced. Tickets not available from the Pleasance Courtyard the day prior to recording.

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BBC STAND UP SHOW LIVE! e BBC TV Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:F5 f The BBC presents a late night cabaret show, with a different line-up every night showcasing the best performers around, including comedy circuit favourites and up and coming talent. The event is supported by BBC Worldwide.

Previews Aug 4-5: 22.50 (Ihr30mins) £5.00 Aug 6-12,15-16,18-19,23,25,30: 22.50 (Ihr30mins) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 22.50 (I hr 30mins) £ 10.50 (£9.00) mi

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-•(I Fresh from their critically acclaimed Radio 4 series this talented foursome present a dizzying collection of sketches. The Beards poke fun at female foibles' Sunday l>1 Telegraph. '... witty and intelligent characters' Sunday Express.'... unmissable -*****' iC Daily Mail, www.beardedladies.co.uk Previews Aug 5-6: 18.15 (SSmins) £5.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21 -22,28-29: 18.15 (SSmins) £8.50 (£7.50) , Aug9-13,16-20,23-27: 18.15 (SSmins) £7.50(£6.50)

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IBEST OF EDINBURGH COMEDY 2004 THE SHOWCASE SHOW -VWVVW. EDCOM4. COM IHPleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 CQuite simply the best value show on the Fringe. Showcasing the best and brightest I of this year's Fringe comics with a different line-up every day plus special guest hosts 'and other daily surprises.

Aug7-12,16-19,23-25,30: 13.35 (Ihr) £6.50(£5.00) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 13.35 (Ihr) £7.50(£6.00) HZ3I ; ),tes:4

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The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place » 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5

Cambridge Footlights Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square ♦ 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5

Great value Celtic showcase featuring three top Irish comics for the price of one.

Different acts nightly with host Martin 'Bigpig' Mor. .. joyously infectious enthusiasm' Metro. Sellout 1999-2003. '... wonderful line-up truly justifies show's title' Evening News.

Aug 6-30: 18.00(Ihr ISmins) £7,00(£6.00)

Across Britain snow fells. In this altered landscape, banal situations escalate to horrific and hilarious extremes. The world-famous Cambridge Footlights return to the Fringe on their 2004 National Tour with this funny and poignant mosaic of sketches.

Previews Aug 4-7: 19.10 (Ihr) £5.00 Aug8-9,l 1-12,15-16,18-19,23-25,30: 19.10 (Ihr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 19,10 (Ihr) £10.50(£9,00) HZ31

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BEST OF SCOTTISH COMEDY The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272 « Grid Ref: C5

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BEYOND ALL REASONABLE GOUT Cambridge Medics Revue C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5

Three top Scots in a quality comedy showcase 'does the business' Stage. 'Great value in a relaxed environment' Scotsman ***. Old favourites and new feces changing nightly with host Susan Morrison 'bolshy and brassy... queen of cool' List.

Aug 6-30: 21.15 (Ihr20mins) £8.00 (£7.00)

All-new non-medical humour hot off the notepads of Cambridge's finest medical and veterinary comic talent This fast paced, sketch-based show will delight your senses with the surreal, satirical and downright silly. Just what the doctor ordered!

Aug4-30: 19.55 (Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) World Premiere•EE31

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Gilded Balloon Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5

Danny Bhoy Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6

Don't miss the pick of the best winners and runners-up from the last 17 years. Shed tears of laughter with some of today's comedy greats who emerged hot from the Gilded Balloon.

Aug 6-7,11-12,19,23-25,30: 2130 (Ihr30mins) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-14,20-22,27-29: 2230 (Ihr30mins) £9,50 (£8.50)

Total sell-out 2001/2002/2003! Scotland's own Danny Bhoy returns to the Fringe with a brand new show. Early booking recommended. 'Wonderfully funny stories.

An engaging and effortlessly funny comic' Age,Australia.

Previews Aug 4-7: 19.30 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 8-9,11 -12,16,18-19,23-25: 19.30 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£8.50) Aug 13-15,20-22: 19.30 (I hr) £ 13.00 Aug 26-29: 19.30 (I hr) £ 14.50 World Premiere • H~3I

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BEST OF THE FEST 2004 Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Dara O Briain hosts the 5th year of Edinburgh's biggest comedy show. Different acts each night, from around the Fringe, will keep you laughing late, long and loud. Come and enjoy the best comics in the world!

Previews Aug 6-7: midnight (I hr 30mins) £5.00 Aug 12,15,19,22,26: midnight (I hr 30mins) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 13-14,20-21,27-29: midnight (I hr 30mins) £13.00 (£12.00) Dates: 456 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4

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BIG VALUE COMEDY SHOW - EARLY Just the Tonic Comedy Club Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 « Grid Ref: D5 'Undoubtedly cabaret comedy at its best' Scotsman. Four top comedians, joke competition and cheap bar. Two hours of quality. Fully air-conditioned. Back for its 10th year as launch pad for future stars. All this for £7.50. www.justthetonic.com Previews Aug 6-7: 19.30 (2hns) £5.00 Aug 8-16,18-23,25-29: 19.30 (2hrs) £7.50 HSU Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31123

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com BIG VALUE COMEDY SHOW - LATE Just the Tonic Comedy Club Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street •0131 556 2549 • Grid Reft D5 Four different comedians to early show with all the added extras. 'Top comedy, top value' List. Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe. A must-see for any comedy fan. High quality bargain excitement!

Previews Aug 6-7: 22.00 (2hrs) £5.00 Aug 8-16,18-23,25-29: 2200 (2hrs) £7.50 BEII 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16

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BLING, BLUSH AND BONK FEATURING KERRY GOLDIMAN.AVA VIDAL AND ROISIN CONATY Gilded Balloon Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid ReftFS Three comedians with attitude, having established themselves on the London circuit and starred at the Hackney Empire, are now ready to let Edinburgh in on their secrets. Full of laughs.

Aug6-12,16-19,23-26,30: 23.30 (Ihr) £8.00(£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 23.30 (Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) wm Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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A BLUNT SKETCH SHOW 'Hilarious hyperactive company... superb, upbeat, remarkable... brilliantly witty talent' List High-energy poetry cabaret featuring Rob Gee, Jenny Lindsay, Mark Gwynne-Jones and Jem Rolls. 'Dynamic, captivating, hilarious... the ultimate cure for the verse-phobic' Scotsman.

Aug 8-30: 16.30 (I hr I Smins) £6.00 (£4.50) HZU Dates:456?89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ; 234

Blunt Productions The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Rd • 0131 557 2827 • Grid Reft E6 Put bluntly, sketches merging with films that include monkey horror, Elvis in space, celebrity robot wars, X-rated Plasticine, a 3D film, drive-by shootings and arse capers.

'The performances are excellent... the comedy has legs' www.iofilm.co.uk Aug 8-22: 21,30 (Ihr IQmins) £6.00(£5.00) Worid Premiere • EE31 Dates; 4 5 b 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4

MATT BLAIZE Mott Bfo/ze Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 You won't be able to resist the charms of this charismatic performer's debut solo show, as he sets out to prove that he is more than just a pretty face. '... smart, confident... so damn funny' www.chortle.co.uk I Previews Aug 4-6: 21.40 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 7-9,11-12,15-16,18-19,23-25,30: 21.40 (Ihr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 21.40 (I hr) £ 10.50 (£9.00) Worid Premiere • OZD 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

BOB DOOLALLY'S EURODRIBBLE The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Reft C5 Soccer legend, star of BBC's 'Floor Show' returns from European tour with an hour of football patter and comic snapshots. 4 nights only. 'Almost better than football' Independent 'All the precision of a Beckham free kick' Stage.

Aug 10,17: 23.00 (I hr I Smins) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 16,23: 19.45 (Ihr lOmins) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12 13 14 15 1 6 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 2 3 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4

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Biker Bob Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft E5 The story of God's second attempt to put an end to humanity. Except He has no more luck with us now than He had with Noah the first time round.

Aug 6-29: 18.25 (45mins) £5.50 (£4.50) Worid Premiere • ECU Dates:j5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234

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Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4

Otis Lee Crenshaw Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550- Grid Ref: E6

Following critical acclaim for their album 'Wot Italian?' and a sell-out performance at last year's festival, Boothby and Antonio join forces for 2 musical specials. 'The loveliest thing I have heard in years' Scotsman.

Aug 27-28: 23.45 (Ihr) £1250

He's back and hornier as the Tower of Power rhythm section. But this time he's on his own. Otis Lee Crenshaw returns to the thirsty confines of the Pleasance with banter, bourbon and ballads, www.offthekerb.co.uk Previews Aug 4-5: 21.30 (I hr) £7.00 Aug 6-9,11 -12,15-19,23-25,30: 21.30 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£9.50) Aug 13-14,20-22: 21.30 (I hr) £ 1200 (£ 10.50) Aug 26-29: 21.30 (I hr) £ 12.50 (£ 11.00)

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BOOTHBY GRAFFOE AND THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE EVA. Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref: E6 The award-winning Radio 4 comedian returns with new stand-up, new songs and a new suit - plus some special musical guests. 'The biggest laugh on the Fringe' Scotsman 2003. 'Truly brilliant' Herald 2003.

Preview Aug 5: 17.45 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 6-16,18-25,30: 17.45 (I hr) £ 1250 (£ 11.00) Aug 26-29: 17.45 (I hr) £ 13.00 (£ 11.50) UK Premiere »EE3 >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Rare Birds Productions Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 'As daft and charming as they are funny' Stage. Music and comedy from Fringe favourites Brian and Krysstal, followed by late-night chaos with a host of comics, cranks, crackpots. 'Brilliant!' Stage.

Previews Aug 6-7: midnight (2hrs) £3.00 Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: midnight (2hrs) £6.00 (£5.00) 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 BI i;

BORGE AGAIN! Rainer Hersch Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft D4

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BRIAN DAMAGE AND KRYSSTAL GO PEAR SHAPED AT MIDNIGHT

Andrew J Lederer C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 He's acted with Michael J Fox, watched Chaplin movies with Bill Hicks, kissed the lips of beautiful women and slept in the NY subway alone, with nowhere to go. Andrew J Lederer is America's foremost destroyer of life's golden opportunities.

Aug 4-30: 18.15 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) European Premiere • BZ21 >678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31

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24 hour Box Oifice at: www.edfringe.com BRITISH TELEVISION EXPLAINED The Stand Comedy Club II The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrews Street •0131 558 7272 • Grid Reft C5 A history of television in our three countries, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Englandandwales. 'Barrel-full of belly laughs' Stage. 'Hilarious'**** Three Weeks. '... gags really hit the mark' **** Daily Record. '... a blast of comic fresh air' ***** Metro.

Preview Aug 2: 2200 (I hr) £5.00 (£4.00) Preview Aug 4: 19.00 (I hr) Preview Aug 6: 18.30 (I hr) Aug 7-15,17-30: 18.30 (I hr) £6.00 World Premiere Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

SPENCER BROWN Spencer Brown Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 5566550* Grid Ref: E6 Spencer Brown (Live Floor Show (BBC2), R4 at the Store) in an hour of fun that'll leave you so happy you'll give up your job. 'Critically acclaimed, cutting edge... could this be the future of comedy?' List Previews Aug 4-5: 20.25 (I hr) £5.00 Aug6-9,11-12,15-16,18-19,23-25,30:20.25 (Ihr) £9.00(£750) Aug 13-14,20-22: 20.25 (Ihr) £10.00(£8.50) Aug 26-29: 20.25 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£9.50) HTTl Dates 4S678 9 !0 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

BRENDON BURNS Brendon Burns Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 'Ok, just how many times do I have to say this? He's original, he's hardcore, he's bloody funny. Just give the man a Perrier Award and be done with it' Sunday Telegraph. Book early to avoid disappointment www.offthekerb.co.uk Previews Aug 4-5: 21.45 (Ihr) £5.00 Aug 6-10,12,15-19,23-25,30: 21.45 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 21.45 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£9.50) HI Dates 41678 9 10

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CABARET DECADANSE Soma Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Hailed as an absolute gem by international critics, Cabaret Decadanse showcases extraordinary puppets in sensual and hilarious short musical numbers. An unpretentious yet astonishing performance that highlights the virtuosity and ingenuity of the two puppeteers. A must-see show.

Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 19.15 (Ihr lOmins) £ 10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16-19,24-26,30: 19.15 (IhrlOmins) £9.50 (£8.50) Daces 4b678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

CABBAGES Eleventhirtyone C cubed, Brodies Close, Lawn market, Royal Mile » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Cabbages are not too popular but we can change this. Join our fast-paced foursome to see an eccentric sketch show that mixes reality with the really weird. You might even win a cabbage* (*Other vegetables may be available on request) Aug 5,7,9,11,13,17,19,21,23,25,27,29: 13.10 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere • HSM Dates: 4 j c 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234

CAL WILSON -JEKYLL AND BRIDE Cal Wilson Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref: F5 One Kiwi Babe as a Cast of Thousands in a Wedding Gone Awry. A show for everyone - even if you'd rather catch a coldsore than the bouquet '... brilliance... a work of art' Age, Melbourne.

Previews Aug 6-8: 14.00 (SOmins) £5.00 Aug 9-12,17-19,24-26,30: 14.00 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14.00 (SOmins) £9,50 (£8.50) European Premiere • H~ZI ' Dates 45678 9 10 M 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

SCOTT CAPURRO Scott Capurro Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Thank God for George Bush - Capurro has a spanking new hour! 'Fringe giant' Independent. 'Comedy's Cruella deVille... breathtaking... incandescently witty ^ Scotsman. 'Enthralling, electric, deliciously catty *****' Guardian. 'Viciously funny *****' List. Book early - four nights only - sell-out guaranteed.

Aug20-21,27-28: 23.40 (Ihr) £I0.50(£9.00) (Dates: 4 5 i '8 9 10 II 12 13

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CARL-EINAR HACKNER - HEART Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance -0131 5S6 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Magical, musical comedy from the man voted Sweden's funniest entertainer (and sexiest man). By turns hilarious and breathtaking: Tommy Cooper meets Alice Cooper. brilliant comedy, wonderful magic' Gothenburg Post. '... the audience shouts for joy' Berliner Zeitung.

Previews Aug 5-7: 18.40 (Ihr) £5.00 Aug 8-9,11 -12,15-16,18-19,23-25,30: 18.40 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 18.40 (Ihr) £10.50 (£9,00) UK Premiere • USD Dates: ,16 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16

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CARLSBERG COMEDY BUS On a Roll Entertainment Ltd Carlsberg Comedy Bus, 139 Cowgate,Three Sisters /Tailors Hall Hotel Courtyard •0131 6226801 • Grid Ref: E5 One of the most unique venues at the festival - this double-decker bus with a bar returns after its first sell-out year. Featuring a revolving line-up of top comics and upand-coming talent from the UK comedy circuit **** Three Weeks.

Aug 5-8,10-15,17-22,24-30: 20.00 (55mins) £6.00 Aug 5-8,10-15,17-22,24-30: 21.30 (55mins) Aug 5-8,10-15,17-22,24-30: 23.00 (55mins) World Premiere • HSU Dates:■:s6789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

CERBERUS:THE ULTIMATE TRIPLE HEADER Walkout Comedy Cowgate Central @ Wilkie House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate •0131 225 9744- Grid Ref: E5 Join three of Scotland's funniest (and most warped!) stand-ups in a late night laugh fest They're going to hell - join them. Bruce Devlin (**** Scotsmon),Teddy ('Hilarious' Evening News), Steven Dick ('Born performer’ Evening News).

Aug 7-30: 21.45 (I hr) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere • H221 Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30

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Aug 19: 19.30 (I hr 30mins) £9.50 (£8.00) Worid Premiere Dates: 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4

CHOICE Alistair Barrie Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6

PERRIER BEST NEWCOMERS 2000

Returning star of 2002's sell-out show 'the uncertainty principle' **** - Metro.

'Barrie's a natural, with an incisive intelligence behind his hilarious punchlines' **** www.chortle.co.uk Choose Alistair. Choose Barrie. Choose'Choice'cha-cha-cha www.offthekerb.co.uk Previews Aug 4-5: 20.25 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 6-9,11-12,15-19,23-25,30: 20.25 (Ihr) £10.00(£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 20.25 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£9.50) FT7TJ1 Dates:456789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30

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‘Sensational...aii original, spellbinding experience Guardian

Chris Addison Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Edinburgh's favourite la-di-da smartypants is back. 'Downright hilarious. Reduced a packed crowd to tears of helpless laughter' Sunday Times. 'Intelligent, sympathetic and very, very funny... his is an elevated brand of comedy' Guardian.

Previews Aug 4-6: 19.15 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 7-12,15-16,18-19,23-25,30: 19.15 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 19.15 (I hr) £ 10.50 (£9.00) Worid Premiere Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 |8 192021 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30

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Not only the seat of power in Cardiff, but also the title of the hilarious new show from Wales's newest comedy star and Fringe newcomer Chris Corcoran. 'A funny funny man' Mirror.

Previews Aug 5-6: 21.30 (Ihr) £5.00 Aug 7-12,15,18-19,23-25,30: 21.30 (Ihr) £8.50(£7.00) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 21.30 (Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) Worid Premiere • EC31 Dates 41678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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CHRIS NEILL -THE BBC,ANDREW GILLIGAN,AND ME Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 5566550* Grid Ref: E6 From Teddington to Broadcasting House: the everyday story of a showbiz tyro, his childhood chum and Auntie. 'This acidic storyteller is the natural successor to Kenneth Williams' Previews Aug 5-7: 8-19, 17.Evening 452(I3-25, hr) £5.Standard.

00 Aug Aug 8-9,14-15,II -13,20-22,16,216-29: 17.45 3(I0:hr)17.£9.45 5(I0hr)(£8.£8.00)50 (£7.00) World Premiere • ETHU Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CITIZEN WALKEN Loboista Organization Cowgate •0131 225Central 9744* @GridWilkie Ref: House, E5 Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate Take a fercical journey through the mind of oddball actor Christopher Walken, as he and some friendly spirit guides navigate the murky depths of his dark, tortured soul.

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21 -22, Aug9-13,16-20, 23-27,28-29:30: 2100 22.00(Ihr) £7.000(£5.00) European Premiere • HSU Dates 5 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DES CLARKE Des Clarke Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 Multi-award winning 23-year-old star of BBC's 'Floor Show', 'SM:TV' and Beat 106 Breakfast Show. 'Blistering cacophony of comic neurosis' List. 'Frighteningly young and frighteningly talented' www.chortle.co.uk 'Comedic Kalashnikov' Stage.

'Previews TouchedAug by genius... astonishing 6-7: 18.2252-26: (I hr) £5.00 and incredibly50)funny' Evening News.

Aug Aug 8-12, 13-14,15-16, 20-21,18-19, 27-29: 18.25 18.(Ihr)25 (I£12.hr)0£0 10.(£8.0500)(£8.BSLsi gn interpreted l9&28Aug World Premiere • 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 1234 COLIN AND FERGUS Colin and Fergus Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref: E6 Fresh from their sell-out London season, Colin and Fergus present an original and fun-packed sketch show with advice on theatre, evangelism and how to survive a nuclear holocaust18.'G30enius' Scotsman, '7-12, Mesmerising... true brilliance' Previews 18.30 Premiere* (ITime hr) £9.Out.50 (£8.

Aug 13-14,Aug20-22,4-6:26-29: 18.(I hr)30 (I£5.hr)00£ 10.Aug50 (£9.

00)15-16,18-19,23-25,30:WoHd EE3J00) J678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 COLIN HAY: MAN @ WORK Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft D4 A one-man musical and theatrical journey. With lacerating wit and coal-dark humour, 1 acclaimed vocalist, songwriter and Men at Work frontman Colin Hay connects his past to the present, from Saltcoats to 0Down Aug6-12, 0(£10.1.00)00)Under to Los Angeles.

Aug 13-15,17-19, 20-22,24-25, 26-29:30:20.20.0505(Ihr)(Ihr)£I2.£11.00(£I 3678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 COLIN MURPHY - MIRACULOUS [Colin Murphy Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 .. the kind of powerfully, genuinely charismatic comic talent for whom the most obvious comparison is a younger Bil y Connolly... Sharp observational routines and an interaction jd« with the audience that comics could only aspire to...' Scotsman.

Previews Aug 4-6: 19.108-19, 5many (I hr)23-25,£5.higher 0300: profile :U Aug Aug 7-9, 1 1-12, 1 5-16, 19.

0 5 (Ihr) 13-14,20-22,26-29: 19,05 (Ihr) £10.50(£9.00)£9.50(£8.00) WoHd Premiere • mi is*Dates:456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ! COMEDY-A-OHOH li Underhand Productions I* C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street * 0870 701 5105* Grid Ref: E5 •It's midnight - only dunderheads are sleeping. Get up-close and personal with the ifinest variety of acts in the land cutting loose in our basement comedarium. Here be Icomedy here. From the producers ofWest End smash 'Comedy-a-JoJo's', mind. tunderhand.net , ,8311 Aug 9-16, 18-27: midnight (55mins) £6.50 (£5.50) WoHd Premiere • EUI 5378 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234

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YOUR CHANCE TO SEE THE BEST NEW ACTS AND THE BIGGEST CURRENT ACTS AT THE MOST INTIMATE OF VENUES

Please ring the box office or check out www.smirnoffunderbelly, co. uk for full programme of acts and gigs.

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 COMEDY GALA 2004 Off the Kerb Productions/V V L Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place • 0870 606 3424 • Grid Ref:C6 Edinburgh festival's biggest event featuring an all star cast in aid ofWaverley care.

Last year's sell-out gala starred Bil Bailey, Jo Brand, Ross Noble, Adam Hills and Jimmy early,ns)www.offthekerb.co.uk Aug 28:Carr. midnigBook ht (2hrs30mi £20.00 (£19.00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 THE COMEDY ZONE The Comedy Zone Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 'Edinburgh's favourite late-night cabaret' Guardian, in its 14th consecutive year and officially 25% funnier than ever before. Starring the 5 (not 4) best stand-ups of 2004: Tom Bell,Aug Andy4-6:Bone, Hall, Marek Steve Williams.

Previews 2245Steve (Ihr40mins) 00 Larwood£9.5and Aug 2245£5.(Ihr40mins) Aug 7-12, 13-14,15-16, 20-22,18-19, 26-29:23-25, 224530:(Ihr40mins) £I0.50(£9.00)0 (£8.00) World Premiere• FISH Dates 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE CONGRESS OF ODDITIES The Congress of Oddities Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) A horrible trip down memory lane. Formerly conjoined Victorian freak-twins Chlamydia and Calamine Lloyd-Haemhorrage reunite with tales of the seedier side of show-business. Features 19th Century topical stand-up, arseless chaps and an ugly child.

Previews1Aug 5-6: 21.228-29: 0 (SSmin2s)0 £4.(SSmi00 ns) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug Aug 7-8, 9-13,4-15, 17-20,21-22, 23-27: 21.2021.(SSmi ns) £7.50 (£6.50) WoHd Premiere • FTmn Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 THE CONSULTANTS The Consultants Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Perrier Best Newcomers 2002 and BBC Radio 4 favourites return with all-new sketches, shouting and songs. Sell-out 2002 and 2003. 'A giddy combination of great delicacy and sharp wit' Guardian. 'Perfect for sending you home chuckling' Times.

Previews1Aug 4-6: 7-19, 20.302(SSmi Aug 3ns)0: £5.20.ns)0300£10,(SSmi00 n(£8,s) £9.50)00 (£7.50) WoHd Premiere •HfTH Aug 7-8, 13-14,0-12, 20-22,15,216-29: 20,3-25,30 (SSmi Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 COWGATE CENTRAL COMEDY CLUB Cowgate Central Cowgate225Central •0131 9744 » @GridWilkie Ref: House, E5 Nasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate Presents a nightly ever-changing line-up of some of the best local and international talent on this year's Fringe. Where better to see top comedy than at Edinburgh's newest and15-19,freshest venue?2Z30Book(Ihr30mins) early to avoid00 disappointment Aug Aug 7-12, 13-14,20-21,22-26, 27-28:29-30: 22.30 (Ihr30mins) £12.0£10.

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CRAIG HILL - ONE MAN & HIS KILT! Craig Hill Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St« 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 Star of BBC's 'Floor Show!', 'Riotously funny' Independent. 'An enormous talent' Times. 'Camper than a big camp of campers pitching up their pink sparkly tents, but funny as hell' on(I hr)Sunday.

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Previews Aug 6-7:Scotland 20.1252-26: £5.1050(I hr)Sellout Aug 8-12, 15-16, 18-19, 20.(Ihr) £ 10.0500)(£8.50) Aug 13-14, 2 0-21, 2 7-29: 20.

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Aug 28: midnight (I hr) £ 10.00 (£8.50) BSL sign interpreted I9& 28 Aug(earlyWorld show onlPremiere y) • H-TIl Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 1234 CRIME COMB: DE-LOUSINGTHE LAW Bite The Egg - Rhul <Metro Grid Gilded Ref: E5 Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate *0131 668 1633 Citizen's arrest! Bite the Egg summons you into the dark recesses of underground Edinburgh for the ultimate sketch show experience. Villains, victims and vigilantes collide inAug this 6-7:pitch-black songs and serial killers.

Previews 16.3,2155-26, (SSmicomedy ns)16.£5.150of0(SSmisketches, Aug 8-12, 1 6, 1 8-19, 2 3 0: n s) £7.

5 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 16.15 (SSmins) £8.50 (£7.50)0 (£6.50) UTII Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CRIME DRAMA FEATURING WOMEN A Dingo's Got My Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Homage to the crime genre and lady detectives with George (The Famous Five')!

Miss Marple! Juliet Bravo! United! Lashings of good sense, old-maid cunning and one who1looks good Women of Mass Deduction.

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0:3016.(SSmi 30 (SSmi Aug 6-12, 13-15,7-19, 20-22,23,27-29: ns) £8.ns)50£7.(£7.5050)(£6.50) Worid Premiere-mi Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 c 17 18 192021 22 23 2425 26 2728 29 30 DAN ANTOPOLSKI - A WHIM AWAY Don Antopolski Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Triple Perrier nominee Dan Antobiscuit returns with a taut new stand-up show.

Please - ram your heads into his private idea-jungle of ideas. 'Ludicrously original.You have to seeAugthis.4-6:*****' List. £5.Total00 sell out 2000-2002.

Previews 21.4203-25, (Ihr) Aug 7-12, 1 5-16, 1 8-19, 0 (Ihr)50(£9.£9.050)0(£8.00) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 21.4030:(Ihr)21.4£10.

WoHd Premiere Datss:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DANCE MONKEY BOY DANCE Monkey Boy Productions •Metro Grid Gilded Ref: E5 Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0131 668 1633 The show that has been rocking Scotland all year makes its Fringe debut A fantastic mix of gags, sketches, and music from four of Scotland's top comedians. Guaranteed toAug6-8, be the hot2ticket of 2004. £9.00(£8.00) Aug 9-12,13-15, 16-19,0-22, 23-26,27-29: 30: 20.20.000(I0(Ihr) hr) £8.00 (£7,00) HEM Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

DANISH -THE BEST IN COMEDY FROM DENMARK WWW.EDCOA14.CO/V1 Metro « Grid Gilded Ref; E5 Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0131 668 1633 Three of Copenhagen's most accomplished and talented comedians make their festival debut Carsten Bang,Thomas Hartmann and Omar Marzouk bring their unique stand-up23-26, to Edinburgh.(Ihr)Tasty,£9.0witty and inspiring.

Aug6-12, Aug 13-15,17-19, 20-22,27-29:30:22.2Z45 45 (I hr) £ 10.000(£8. (£9.000)0) Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 DAVID MCSAVAGE: OH NO! IT'S MCSAVAGE Naoise Nunn Management Edinburgh • Grid Ref:Comedy E5 Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 Controversial street comedian, tabloid headline-maker, regular guest on the world's longest running chat show. McSavage's stand-up is fresh and abrasive featuring i1 thoughtful rants and£8.explicit songs. 'He's fearless... it's incredible'TommyTiernan.

Aug8-26: Aug 27-29:18.18.000(Ihr) 0 (I hr) £9.00(£7.

00 (£8.00)00) UK Premiere • HED T Dates 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311234 DAVID O'DOHERTY - WORLD CHAMPION OF SOME THINGS iWWW.EDCOM4.COM Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Winner, Ch 4 'So You Think You're Funny?' Award; Irish Comedian of the Year 2003.

'Those of us who believe this is the best show on the Fringe are keeping it to ourselves *****'23-26, Sunday Herald,(Ihr)2003.

Aug6-12, Aug 13-15,17-19, 20-22,27-29:30:22.2130 30 (I hr) £9.£8.000(£8.0(£7.00)00) World Premiere • Q2H Dates 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 D-D-D-DON'T MENTION THE DISABILITY... I DID ONCE AND ITTOOK IS MINUTES Jaik Campbell Stuttering Productions C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Jaik Campbell brings you Kevin Knite, the world's only non-observational comedian, and Inkey Jones, Montenegro's official Stephen Hawking Tribute Band. The show that everyone' talking20.0about, Aug 4-16,1s8-30: 5 (SSmiexcept ns) £8.50Jaik.(£7.5www.jaikcampbell.com 0) World Premiere • HEB

NEIL DELAMERE WWW.EDCOM4.COM Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Fresh from festivals around Australia, this young Irish comic presents his debut Edinburgh show talking about some things that will make you go 'hehehe', some that wiAug6-12, l make you go23-26,'hahaha' and one that00(£7.will00)make you go 'aww'.

Aug 13-14,16-19, 20-22,27-29:30:22.2ZI5 15 (Ihr)(Ihr)£9.£8.00(£8.

00) World Premiere • HSB Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 DEMETRI MARTIN: SPIRAL BOUND Comedy Cafe Management Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Last year Demetri came to the Fringe for the first time and went home with a cool trophy. It was called the Perrier Award. Which means his new show should be pretty funny. *****' List.

Preview Aug23-25: 15:'Astounding 20.20.5555(Ihr) £9.£11.0000(£10.

Aug 16-19, (Ihr) Aug 20-22,26-29: 20.55 (Ihr) £IZ00(£l 1.000)0) World Premiere Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 234 THE DEMONS OF ADDYVAN-DER-BORGH Comedy Cafe Management Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft D4 Off the drugs. On the wagon. In the red. Out of love. Watching telly. Doing therapy. One comedian's life...'Brilliant natural clown' DailyTelegraph. '...funny bones... born6-7:to2ZI5 make(Ihr)people News.

Previews11-12, Aug £5.0:02ZI5 0laugh'(Ihr)Evening Aug8-9, 1 6, 1 8-19, 2 3-25, 3 £9.

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Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 22.15 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) 00) World Premiere • QS2I Dates 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE DES BISHOP WORK EXPERIENCE WWW.EDCOM4.COM Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Native New Yorker Des Bishop direct from his hit TV series spent surviving on minimum wage jobs around Ireland. From kebab shops to supermarket trolleys, this is '... stand-up delivered with verve and style' www.chortle.co.uk 'Savagely funny' Sunday PreviewsIndependent.

Aug7-19, 4-7: 221.3-25,30 (Ihr) £5.00 £9.00(£7.50) Aug8-12, Aug 13-14,15,210-22, 26-29: 21.30:3021.(I 3hr)0 (Ihr) £ 10.00 (£8.50) UK Premiere • QEH

:i DEAN FRIEDMAN - SQUIRRELS INTHE ATTIC H Concerts Inc. 'I Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:F5 Friedman performs hilarious comedy songs, including off-the-wall offerings; S&M, Me and My Pillow and his nostalgic ode to everyone's favourite intern, 'I Miss Monica'.

'Preview Jaunty ditties, - the pop troubadour of choice' Scotsman.

Aug 6:1bashful 19.00 (I hr)charm. £5.00Friedman Aug £9.5000)(£8.00) Aug 7-8, 13-14,10-12, 20-21:5,119.7-19:00 (I 19.hr)00£ (I10.hr)50 (£9.

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DINKS II - MOUTHBREATHIN' The Dinks Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 For the love of humanity. The Dinks are back. Phenomenal... news. Great Oh boy, that's the stuff. Here they come. Outstanding. What?... Oh,I'm not1 eating. Can't wait! utterly20.0captivating a very beautiful thing List Previews'Three Aug 4-6: 0 (I hr)30:£5.20.00performers...

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 DIRTY FAN MALE - THE SHOW Leap of Filth Productions •Metro Grid Gilded Ref: ES Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate *0131 668 1633 Original letters sent to porn stars, read and performed exactly as they were written.

Filthy, hilarious, disturbing, tragic and oddly moving, you will never witness anything quite as bizarre23-26, again. 'Pure0genius' Aug 6-12, (40mins)ns)£9.Danny £8.505(£8.0 (£7.Baker.

Aug 13-15,16-19, 20-22,27-29:30:19.19.000(40mi 50)50) World Premiere • EC31 Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 DJ MINICAB AND FRIENDS Disco Cars Outside The Dome, George Street *07961 980 771 • Grid Reft D4 It's mobile... it's happening... and it's here again. A collection of antics that take place in a people carrier. Comedy from the streets for the streets. 'Pure entertainment' www.edinburghguide.com 'London's coolest cab' Evening Standard. www.discocars.com Aug Aug 7,7,99-14, -14,116-21, 6-21,223-28, 3-28,330-31: 0-31: 20.210000 (I(I hr)hr) £8.00 (£7.00 student) World Premiere Dates: 456/8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 DONAL NORTON IS KEYLESS Donal Norton Cowgate Central @ Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street •0131 225 9744 • Grid Ref: E5 Having an MTV video, a record deal and rock 'n' roll notoriety, next thing he knows he's touring with David Hasselhoff and then gets fired! Irish funnyman reveals all live the experience thens) £5.scars, Previews Aug16-19,7-10:23-26,19.without 0350:(SSmi 0n0s) £7.www.donalnorton.com Aug 11-12, 19.

0 5 (SSmi Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 19.05 (SSmins) £8.00 (£5.00 (£5.00)00) World Premiere • ftm Dates 56 7 8 9 1 0 11 12 1 3 1 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 DONIERT MACFARLANE - COLIN MONTGOMERIE STOLE MY LIFE AmusedMooseComedy C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105* Grid Ref: ES Stand up, character comedy and interactive video sketches in this fun-filled fantasmarama. Meet American pro golfer Hugh Jahss, Aussie Rules footballer Dunny Tyler, PC lam Telling and many more! Comics' Choice Time Out. www.doniert.com Aug 4-16,18-30: 18.55 (SSmins) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere • HSU Dates:4sa78 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 DOPPELGANGER The Phoenix Players Sweet • Grid onRef:theE4Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 The hilarious adventures of Mulla Nasrudin 'The Wise Fool' have entertained generations for centuries. This Wonder of Mirth and Delight mirrors the sublime and the ridiculous of today's turbulent times. 'Dauntless Energy, High Voltage Performance' Hindu,ns) £7.www.thephoenixplayers.com Aug 6-15: 21.00 (SSmi 00 (£6.00) World Premiere •FTHU Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 A DRINK WITH THE UNCERTAINTY DIVISION The Uncertainty Division C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105* Grid Ref: D5 Join the Uncertainty Division and friends for a relaxed evening of songs, stand-up, improvisation Aug 6-16,18-30:and19,2anything 5 (SOmins)else£7.5that 0 (£6.i5s0)fun. Bar open. Time-wasters are welcome. stt-ti Dates 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 DUEL RBM Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 2262428 • Grid Ref: D4 'The Laurel and Hardy of music' Le Journal. Duel is a remarkable contest between two virtuosos who confront each other with equal weaponry - the cello versus the piano. arrive and New York.

PreviewsThey 6-7:24-25:16.in10Edinburgh (I1hr)0 (Ihr)£4.50£10.via 0Paris Aug8-13, 1Aug 7-19, 16.(Ihr) 0(£8.

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DUMBING UP Bill Bruce l/4rm @Greenside, lb RoyalTerrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid ReEC6 Scottish stand-up Bil Bruce tackles the tyranny of the stupid by offering clever people 45 minutes of breathing space. Although idiots are welcome. Be warned: this show contains fruit Premiere • EC31 Aug6-14: 11.10 strong (45mins)language £5.00(£3.5and0) the occasional piece of softWorld Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 WILL DURST Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Let's get ready to grumble!!! Returning by popular demand, the heavyweight champion of the American sport of full-contact political humour, Anti-Establishment slugger, sworn enemy to tyrants foreign and domestic, ladies & gentlemen, please welcome, with 2teeth sharpened... Will Durst Aug Aug 6-12, 13-15,16-19, 20-22,3-25: 26-29:18.18.5050(I(Ihr)hr)££10.11.0000(£9.(£ 10.00)00) HSU Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311234 DUTCH ELM CONSERVATOIRE Dutch Elm Conservatoire Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 An irreverent sketch-show from this five-man team, as a steady stream of unhinged characters face incompetence, unemployment and il health. 'Skil ful comedy actors... a touch of class' www.chortle.co.uk 'Sharp, surreal and strikingly quirky' Evening Previews1Standard.

Aug 4-6: 2245 (Ihr) £5.0300: 2245 (Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) Aug7-9, Aug 13-14,1-12,20-22,15-16, 26-29:18-19,224523-25, (Ihr) £10,50(£9.00) World Premiere• mi Dates 45678 9 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 EALING LIVE! Ealing Live Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 The multi award winning cast of Ealing Live! relocate to the Pleasance Dome Mainstage for seven nights of the finest and funniest charatter comedy in the country. Book early to avoid disappointment. 'A cracking night out' www.chortle.co.uk 'A new Aug 22-28: 23.00(Ihr) £10.

50(£9.comedic 00) dynasty' Evening Standard. W Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 ED BYRNE - ME AGAIN Ed Byrne Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Ed Byrne returns. 'His wit won deafening cheers and feet stomping' Guardian, 'Dazzling' Sunday Times, Tickets for his shows are like gold dust... truly a master of the art ofAugcomedy' . £5.00 Previews 6-7: 2220Lis2t(Ihr) Aug 8-9,13-15,11 -12, 16,310:8-19, 3-25: 2220 (I hr) £ 1200 (£ 11.00) Aug 2 0-22, 2220 Aug26-29: 2220 (Ihr) £14.0(Ihr) 0 £13.00(£1200) Worid Premiere• Wffln >78 9 ION 12 13 14 IS 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 EDINBURGH AND BEYOND Paramount Comedy presents the Edinburgh and Beyond Comedy Tour Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 Prior to an autumn tour, Paramount Comedy presents the best stand-up bil on the Fringe. See the four finest comedians at the festival, on the same stage. A once in a lifetime24: opportunity Aug 21,40 (IhrBOmi(apart ns) £9.5from 0 (£8.0the0) tour).

World Premiere 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M THE ELEPHANTWOMAN Population^ Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Loosely based on cult film 'The Elephant Man'. But with a woman. From the creators of sell-out hit 'The Wicker Woman'. 'Utterly hilarious' ***** Herald; 'I laughed my head off Sunday Independent;'... perfect - nothing fails' Spectator. www.population3.co.uk Previews Aug 4-7: 19.00(I hr) £5.0300: 19.00 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug Aug 8-9,13-14,11 -12, 20-22,15-16, 26-29:18-19,19.2003-25, (I hr) £ 10,50 (£9.00) World Premiere • FTTH Dates 41678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30

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C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 The Fringe's most unexpected late night experience. Bands, comedians, poker, trapeze, air guitar, Lindy Hop, tableaux vivants and The Edinburgh Festival of Burlesque. From Shoreditch music halls to the cutting-edge comedy of Edinburgh, it's alAugl here! l listings(2hrs+) and details at www.the-establishmentnet 4-30:Fulmidnight (Free Non-ticketed) Nightly events at C,Co2 and CWorld centralPremiere until late EVERYTH ING YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FRINGE BUT WERE TOO DRUNKTOASK Mitchell and Mounfield with Stuart Croll present...

C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 From the sketch-writers of Radio 4's 'It's That Jo Caulfield Again' comes this scurrilous look at the world's biggest festival. Critics' Choice Sunday Herald. ’*****' Classic Aug 4-30:FM.18.40 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere • HZ3I EXPLODING HEAD COMEDY Carlin, Douglas & Skinner •Smirnoff 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Stephen Carlin, Jamie Douglas and Dave Skinner's heads are bursting with funny ideas. They tell jokes about things you won't hear anywhere else. Laugh your head off before their heads explode. 'Refreshingly inventive stand-up... fall down funny' Heat.

Previews Aug 5-6: 19.0019.(I 0hr)0(Ihr)£5.0£7.0 50(£6.50) Aug Aug 7-12, 13-14,15-19, 20-21,22-26: 27-28: 19.00 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) UK Premiere • HE2] AN EXTREMELY MEMORABLE EMERGENCY The Uncertainty Division C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 It's the end of the world! Trapped in a theatre, unable to continue our play, we improvise stories from your ideas. A unique mix of comedy, music, puppets and actors to die.ns) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 5-30:doomed 16.45 (55mi World Premiere • FTTH FAULTLESS AND TORRANCErTHE SNAG Faultless and Torrance Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) We are like you (normal). You're great We know where you live. We'll find you we're good lookers. SWALK. 'Fine performances, impressive' Scotsman. 'Hilarious' Fest . 'FullAugof the5-6:si17.l y45gaffes epitomise humour' Three Weeks.

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NIGHT COMEDY A brand new show with a different line up every night 1: showcasing the talents of your Festival favourites.

'A GREAT VENUE WITH GREAT ACTS'ihc s^n 11.45PM BAR OPEN UNTIL 3AM 4-29 AUG,No„;, 08707 557 705 7 CLERK STREET, EH8 9TJ • BOOK ONLINE WWW.EDFRINGE.COM www.pod.co.uk 32

FIASCO The Etchy Sketchy Group City Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 0000 » Grid Ref: D5 Perrier Award winner Garth Cruickshank (Best Newcomer 2001) and Tap Water Award winner Tony Carter (2003 Edinburgh Festival) join forces to entertain you in this farcical fiasco of frolics, and festival Aug 9-14: 21.30 fun (Ihr30mins) £4,00mayhem. Not recommended for wallflowers! Final FILTHY SCRUBBERS Horse's Neck C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 « Grid Ref: D5 You're six feet away from a rat It can smell you and it's laughing. Join two bearded hygienasticians as they peer at the dirty truth beneath the carpet of daily life.

Original Aug 6-30:devised 21.50 (Ihr)show£8.5with 0(£7.5songs, 0) prancing and limescale remover.

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FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS: LONELY KNIGHTS 11 Comedy Cafe Management Metro Gilded Balloon @ The Reid Hall, Bristo Sq ♦ 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Perrier couldabeens Flight of the Conchords are back with a new show. 'New j Zealand's best comedy export since that sheep joke that Fitzy made up' New ■' I Zealand Newspaper.

Aug 8-19,222.3-26, Aug 6-9,13-15,11 -12, 20-22,16,217-29: 15 (I30:hr)22.£110.5 0(I0hr)(£9.£9.00)00 (£8.00) World Premiere • WHU -j| Dates:456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FLOPSTAR Peter Creenwall -r Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Pop isn't easy but tap into your musical identity crisis and you too can awaken your creative spirit by inventing new genres of music. A wacky journey through the | creative process of14.3515 no-hit Previews Aug 6-7:23-26, (I14.hr1I5Smi(Iwonders, nhrs)I £5.Smi0n0s) www.flopstar.co.uk Aug 8-12, 1 6-19, 3 0: 0 (£6.00)00) ( Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14.15 (I hr I Smins) £8.£7.000(£7.

World Premiere • QE21 ;< Dates 1 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FOOLS | American High School Theatre Festival |: Sweet Grid onRef:theE5 Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 Because of a curse on one family, an entire village is turned into idiots. The only solution? A schoolmaster must educate the daughter of the cursed family. Will he succeed?

Or(Ihr20mins) will he become an idiot in love? www.nthurston.kl2.wa.us/ths Aug Aug 21:19: 16.14.12151155 (Ihr20mins) (Ihr20mins) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 22: Aug 24: 18.15 (Ihr20mins) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 FORTHE LOVE OF MONEY Milky Coffee Productions pend fringe @ gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 For the Love of Money. Ever thought money wouldn't change you? A cowboy, a Mayfair dweller and two sixteen year olds find that it's not as simple as that... A new comedy19.that Aug 16-21: 30 (IhrdealsIQmiwith ns) £8.money, 00(£6.00)porn and cruises.

Worid Premiere i78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i FOUR QUEENS POKER CLUB AmusedMooseComedy Productions Metro ♦ Grid Gilded Ref: E5 Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0131 668 1633 Feeling lucky? Four stand-up broads: Ruth Bratt deals - 'Impish' | www.fringereport.com,Abigail Burdess stakes 'Funny' Sunday Herald, Issy Brodsky I; raises 'Hilarious' Telegraph, CBBC's Kirsten O'Brien ('Delightful'Tony Hart) loses her shirt actual -nthat' Previews(NoAug 6-7: gambling 2255 (SSmi(SSmi s) £4.s25a sin.) www.amusedmoose.com Aug Aug 8-12, 13-15,17-19, 20-22,23-26: 27-29:2255 22.55 (SSmins)ns)£8.£9,5050(£7.(£8.50)50) World Premiere • ECU Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 1234 __

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PERRIER COMEDY AWARD SHOWS SUN 29 & MON 30 AUG 7.15PM 0131 226 2428 every year A assembly0 SELLOUT! www.assemblyrooms.com PERRIER COMEDY AWARD SHOWS BEST NEWCOMERS SUN 29 AUG 11.15PM SMIRNOFF UNDERBELLY 0870 745 3083 PERRIER COMEDY AWARD SHOWS L0ND0NfS WEST END DURING OCTOBER PHONE 020 7494 5558 OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE: perriercomedyawards.com

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 THE FREE BEER SHOW 4 QUID COMEDY CABARET The Free Beer Show The Lighthouse Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square * 0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref: F5 The Lighthouse, 32-34 The Shore • 0131 554 9465 • Grid Ref: Leith out 02/03. The Fringe's most debaucherous club returns for another year of A chance to see close-up and live the pick of the comedians at this year's Fringe at Sold comedy. Now with bands and DJs at weekends. 'An absolute must see!'

Scotland's Style Bar of the Year 2003. Compered by Fringe veteran Reg Anderson, it drunken Scotsman. free beer or wine5 (4hrs45mi with every ticket. iAug s sure8-28:to 20.be0one of the highlights of the Fringe.

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Yes.'Comic Year genius... jaw-achingly funny' List. 'Inspired Stage.

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Comedian and author of best-selling The A-Z of Living Together' and 'The A-Z of Aug 20: 16.15 (IhrlSmins) £6.00 (£4.00) Being Single' givesy' Times, you hilarious insights on love, life and domestic bliss. 'Cynically Aug22,24: cutely Aug 23: 18.114.5 (I15hr(IhrlSmins) I Smins) European Premiere funny, 16-19,si2l3-25, 30:21.05www.offthekerb.co.uk (Ihr) £I200(£I 1.00) Aug 13-15,20-22^6.29:21.05 (Ihr) £13.00(£1200) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 Aug6-12, Dates 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FREE & EASY GAMARJOBAT A SHUT UP COMEDY FROM JAPAN’ The Stand Comedy Club Gamarjobat The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref:C5 Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E5 As it sounds.. free entertainment every lunchtime. Comedy, sketches and improv.

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Previews 4-7:inventive' £5.00ns) Aug 18.00 (55miPremiere ns) £9.00• (£7.wren50) , Aug 14-15,Aug20-22, 2I8.6-29:00(55mi18.0n0s)(55mi £ 10.08-10, 0 (£8.152-13, 0) 16-19,23-25,30:World | Dates 4S«7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 i GARY LE STRANGE - FACE ACADEMY | Gary Le Strange I Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 •si Perrier Best Newcomer 2003. The Byronic Lord of Pop unleashes Phase 2 of his 1 plan to rid the world of mediocrity. '... a truly remarkable character creation' Evening News. enough(I hr)to£5.make you 8-12, cry with laughter' - 1IIt Aug Previews Aug20-22:4-7:'...2225 2Z25 0500 (£8.Aug 16,18-19, 23-25: Telegraph.

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0 Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 23.30 (Ihr lOmins) £ 10.00 (£9.00(£8.0) 00) World Premiere • EE3I Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE GIANT PINEAPPLE BOYS The Giant Pineapple Boys Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 The boys are back doing what they do best - twisting Tinseltown inside out with more movie mayhem, libellous impressions and corrupt cinematic spoofs! 'It's a riot!'

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50)50) FTSH Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 GLENN WOOL - RELAX Glenn Wool Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 « Grid Ref: F6 The cartoon philosopher returns with some sound advice. 'A silky smooth show packed with superbly paced comedy' Herald. 'Such skil in writing and performing that somehow Times. 'Lethally funny' Metro.

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com^dv CtheFestival where there's always something r THE ESMBUSHMEHT Wild nights at the Festival Bar C with dancing and parties every night sexy new cabaret bar at C central dance till dawn live music dis burlesque comedy mayhem and music at Co2 cocktails Sunday special events for charity parties every night Pokerfest Snogfest Airguitarfest and much much more...

C theatre 4-30 Aug at 10.00 Shakespeare for ivenue34 Breakfast q Comedy, culture, and FREE cotfee and croissants C theatre 4-30 Aug at 11.15 ,. Jama needs a Holiday! Santa’s venue 34 snowboarding elvesP Suitable for ages 4-104 Summer C theatre 4-30 Aug at 11.00 Red Riding Hood venue 34 and the wolves C theatre 6-30 Aug at 13.30 r>, Rewenge of the Festival widows! This is The fully-improvised Fringe “ 1With soan FREE operajunkcontinues food and FREE soap Soap

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For all vour Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 GOBSTOPPERS & ANISEED BALLS Cobstoppers St• Grid John'Ref: s Church, E3 Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road *0131 226 0000 A show that takes a seriously funny look at life. Sketches, Music, Stand up, mild mayhem and the poems of Julien Crispin. An hour that'll leave you smiling. Book now, and find1:more events on the web/phone.

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Aug 7-8,14-15,21 -22,28-29: 16.00 (I hr) World Premiere • ECU Dates: 45578 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 234 GOODBYE DROOPY TUESDAY Crack Horse C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Jump on the Crack Horse for a late-night ride... pornstar puppets at your bidding.

We take your ideas to produce art or filth - you decide! An interactive treat from the AugMoan 6-30: 00.Moan 45 (I hr)Moan£6.5all-stars.

0 (£5.50) (£4.50 Fringe participants) World Premiere • Dates 43678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 GO YOU BIG RED FIRE ENGINE 2: JUDGEMENT DAY Adam Hills Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 ♦ Grid Reft D4 Australia's triple Perrier Award nominee returns with the sequel to G.YB.R.FE. 'One of ( the most 1powerful and affirming acts on the(£ Fringe Scotsman, www.offthekerb.co.uk Aug 11.00)Signed******BSL performances Aug 6-12, 13-15,6-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29:30:19.19.3030(I hr)(I hr)£ 13.£ 1100 00 (£1200) on Suns Dates 43 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12 1 3 1 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 STEPHEN GRANT Stephen Grant Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square « 0131 668 1633 « Grid Ref:F5 Cramming approximately five shows' worth into another friendly yet frenetic hour of original and enlightening comedy. Hack-free festival-strength quality stand-up guaranteed. 'Hilarious... I hardly stopped laughing for an hour, and when it was over, I wanted 1more - *****'30: Li20.st.00 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug Aug 6-12, 13-15,7-19, 20-22,23-26, 27-29: 20.00 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere • ntm Dates 43678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 THE GREAT BIG COMEDY PICNIC The Pod <fi Laugh Inn Comedy Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 The funniest dinner date on the Fringe returns for its second year. Every night a healthy helping of hilarity from some of the circuit's freshest new comedy talent, accompanied by guest headliners, Previews (SSmins)ns)£8.£5.5000www.thepod.co.uk 6,18-19,17.23-25: (£5.50) Aug 13-15,Aug20-22:4-7:17.17.4545(55mi (£6.Aug 50) 8-12, Aug126-29: 45 (55mi17.n4s)5 £9,(SSmi50 n(£6.s) £7.50)50HSU Dates 41678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 | 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 1234 JEREMY HARDY Jeremy Hardy Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Jeremy Hardy's been performing unprofessionally for 20 years. Most recently he was seen playing Fagin in Mel Gibson's accurate documentary about the crucifixion 'Good Friday? My Arse'. He returns to the Assembly Rooms for no particular reason. www.oflthekerb.co.uk Aug Aug 23-25, 26-29:320.0: 520.5 5(I5hr)(Ihr)£ 13.£I200(£I 00 (£ I ZOO)1.00) Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 H-BAM... STOP FISTFIGHTING,YOU'RE PREGNANT H-BAM, Trinity College, Dublin Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Brand-new sketch comedy from Hairline Highlight Award Winners 2003. 'The entire cast dazzles... truly inspired' Metro. This show is what a comedy show should be... A must see' Hairline. 'Energetic and subtle stuff Scotsman. www.howbabiesaremade.com Previews 5-6: 17.28-29: 00 (SSmi17.ns)00 £4.(SSmi00 ns) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 7-8,1Aug Aug 9-13, 14-15, 7-20,221-22, 4-27; 17,00 (SSmi ns) £7.50 (£6.00) World Premiere • EEH Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 234

s 24 hour Box Office I at: www.edfringe.com HELEN LEDERER - IN FINGER FOOD Helen Lederer Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Catriona in 'Absolutely Fabulous' and 'Naked Video', Helen will steer you through the spills and heartbreak of lifestyle TV. Plus special guests. A miracle of comic compression Times.AugBook8-9,early!

Previews 6-7:and26-29: 19.control' 45 (Ihr) 11-12, 00(£I0.00) Aug 13-15,Aug20-22, 19.45£6.(Ihr)00 £I100(£I 1,00) 16,18-19,23-25,30: 19.45 (Ihr) World£11.Premiere I Dates 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 HELMUTS HALF HOUR Helmut Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) One hour of the comedy laughings with Helmut, Germany's finest comedian. Be —i amused please by observations on Europe, the British and tales of Mutti. Complies with European directive 30 771 (amusements). Wonderfully deadpan: perfectly droll' i' www.chortle.co.uk Previews 19.50 19.(I hr)50 (Ihr) £5.00£10.Aug00(£9.7-9,010)1 -12,16,18-19,23-25:World 19.50 (Ihr) £9.00 (£8.

00) Aug 13-15,Aug20-22,5-6:26-29: Premiere • HSU 1 Dates 1678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 1234 HEN MEN Hen Men Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, !7West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 » Grid Ref:D5 t! Ij Four dynamic Canadians incorporate elements of classic sketch comedy, absurdism, a* 1 Bunraku, ritualistic chanting, tragedy, mime and funny papers. A parade of sketches :i that seamlessly morph into one another, creating a dreamscape of hilarity. 'Brilliant lj1, Aug satire'6-14:Daily19.4News.

5 (Ihr) £7.00(£6.00) European Premiere • HSU “I Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 HENRY MCNAB PRESENTS... FEATURING DAVID KAY AND PAUL SNEDDON The Stand Comedy Club II The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrews Street • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Reft C5 Stars of BBC I's 'Floor Show' (aka Fireball and Bob Doolally) return in a hole. New show. Showbusiness's seemier side. Expect the unexpected. 'Brimming with spontaneous wit' Scotland on00 (£5.

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10 (Ihr)It's£5.a03big00: 19.show Aug 0 (I hr)00)£9.50 (£8.00) World Premiere>HSU Aug 7-9,13-14,11 -12, 20-22,15-16, 26-29:18-19,19.2103-25, (Ihr) £10.510(£9. >78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 HOT PINK - PENNY ASHTON Penash Productions •Metro Grid Gilded Ref: E5 Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate *0131 668 1633 Pam Ayres meets Cosmopolitan in a sparkly world of snogging, sex and synonyms. Join the Kiwi whose bra fits her head as she 'pours o her heart in deliciously naughty ]' rhyme' and£5.cabaret PreviewsNzoom.

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HOWTO LOCK UP,TALK DOWN,AND GETTHINGS DONE Loose Elephant Theatre C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 A man who hits on funeral guests, an excitable realtor with cannibalistic tendencies, and a schizophrenic couplens) al£7.l avoid tale unfolds.

Aug5-30: 21.40 (SSmi 50(£6.the 50) peril of an antique trunk as this Worldriotous Premiere*ECU Dates:-45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 IAIN HEGGIE EXPOSES HIMSELF lain Heggie Metro • Grid Gilded Ref: E5 Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate *0131 668 1633 Everything you need to know about spying on your neighbours' sex life, visiting unwelcoming friends and the oldest transexual in Scotland. 'Heggie's unique and hilarious. Don't miss him' Des Dillon. 'Excruciatingly honest monologues... you will wince Previewslaughing' Aug 6-7:2Li3-26,z20.Lochead.

30 (SSmins)(SSmi £4.5n0s) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug Aug 8-12, 13-15,16-19, 20-22,27-29:30:20.20.3030(SSmi ns) £9,50(£8.50) World Premiere •HSU Dates 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BETTER! The Oxford Revue Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) The legendary troupe return with the very best of the year's sketch mayhem! Come see what all the fuss is about 'That should be on TV!' - ecstatic audience member.

'Previews **** - terrifically Aug 25-6:0-22,talented' 17.27-29: 45 (I hr)17.Ox£4.45 0Stu. 0 Aug7-8, 1 3-15, Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23-26: 17,45 (I hr)(Ihr)£7,£8.000(£6.0(£7.00)00) World Premiere •HZgl Dates:4s678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 |8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311234 I DIDN'T VOTE FOR GEORGE W Parker Entertainment C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Absurdly hilarious review of American politics. Stand-up meets cheesy overhead graphics at a lecture gone horribly wrong. Presented by America's premier nonmotivational of 'Successful Aug 6-30: 21.3speaker 0 (SOmins)(and£8.5humourist), 0 (£7.50) Brian Longwell, author World PremiereCynicism' • EIZH .

Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT BEING TOO EARNEST Barry Castagnola Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref: E6 Sell-out success of 2000/01 and BBC3 series with the critically acclaimed Cyderdelic.

Barry returns with his first solo stand-up show. 'Fast-rising talent' Times. 'Bundles of charm' www.offthekerb.co.uk Previews1Metro, Aug 14-5:5-19, 22.55 (I hr) £5.00 (Ihr) £10.00(£8.50) Aug6-9, 1-12, Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29:23-25,22.3550:(I2255 hr) £ 11.00 (£9,50) FTTH Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 IMPROVERTS Edinburgh University Theatre Company Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Edinburgh's most infamous improv troupe ('A comedy institution’ Evening News) invite you to their 17th year of exquisitely formed funnies. Based on audience suggestions, it's a different show every night ' **** First Class Fringe' Three Weeks. www.improverts.com Previews 5-6:00.3300(Ihr) (I hr)£4.£250 Aug 16-21,Aug23-28:00, 50(£4.(£200) 00) Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 JAMES INMAN Velvet Laughter Master Series •Edinburgh Grid Ref:Comedy E5 Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 San Francisco Comedy Competition winner: rural punk comic modern generation-X anti-hero and occasional visitor to Buddhist monasteries: free-associating brainstormstyle wit like a Kansas farm hand on acid. 'A twisted funny mind... Sheer comic inventiveness' Aug 17-24: 2230Manhattan (Ihr) £8.00(£7.Mercury.

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16.30 16.(IScotsman, hr)30 (Ihr) £5.00£8.'...fiendish' (I hr) £7.50•(£6.EE3I00) Aug 14-15,Aug20-22,4-7:26-29: 50Aug (£7.08-13, 0) 16,18-19,23-25,30: 16.UK30 Premiere Dates 4S«78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JACKSON S WAY Chris John Jackson Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Ref: E5Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 Does the equation - Love Money + Property = Gravy Train - light your fuse?

Wanna solve half your and/or your family's problems which aren't necessarily financial? I'm Jackson, life coach, so let's do it! (Developed BAG Time Out Critic's Choice Previews2003).

Aug 5-6: 16.00 (SSmins) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 7-13: 16.00 (SSmins) £6.00 (£5.00) EE31 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JACOB S BLADDER (AND OTHER LIBEL STORIES) Upstart Crows Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 Do babies really bounce? How would a dead man cope with marriage? What if you fell in love with a radiator? Disturbingly hilarious songs and poems from the warped mind Martin,5 (Iwww.davidmartin.info Previewsof David hr)£8.£5.00(£6.

00 00) Aug8-17, 1Aug 9-30:6-7:21.21.353(Ihr) World Premiere • HSU 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JACUZZI BAXTER:THE LEGEND - PART ONE Dinner Table Productions Metro Gilded Bailoon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate •0131 668 1633- Grid Ref. E5 Jacuzzi - awful comedian, inept insurance adviser - has inexplicably been chosen by God to become super detective. Pitched head first into the swamp of suspense, will Jacuzzi balls up2the4-26,high-profile Aug (SSmimurder?

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PreviewsIt'1Aug 0 crossed 25,3£4.0:ns)52245 utJi Aug Aug 8-9, 13-14,1-12, 20-22,15-16, 26-29:18-19,22.4253,(SSmi £9.00(SSmi (£7.5n0)s) £8.00 (£6.50) World Premiere • EEH JfDates 5 6789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 JANEY GODLEY - GOOD GODLEY it janey God/ey i|tKSmirnoff )870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • HiGlasgow's finest 'A superb story teller' Metro. 'Hilarious' List. 'Searing bursts of jjhumour' Stage. 'Sharp and unmissable' Scotsman. 'A true one-off with a ferocious Biinstinct candid' Sun. ‘ '7-9,vs1for1Aug-12,laughs' 5-6: 8-19, 22.Evening 002(I3-25: hr) Standard. £5.00 'O£9.utrageously u,uAug .Aug 0000)(£8.00) 13-15,20-22,16,216-29: 22.00 (I22.hr)00£ (I10.hr)00 (£9.

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With explosions of music, dance and vocal divas. Better than an invigorating massage -Previews prepare to be touched. and 8-9, conquered'***** List. 21.20 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) 21.20 (I21.hr)20'D£5.(Iiva'hr)00d£Aug Aug 13-15,Aug20-22,6-7:26-29: 11.00 (£ 10.110-12,0) 16,18-19,23,25,30:WoHd Premiere • HSU Dates 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JAY SODAGAR & JULIET MEYERS IN 4.2TOLERANCE i Juliet Meyers <£ Jay Sodagar Smirnoff » 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Juliet Meyers - 'Al-quaeda could do adventure holidays'. 'On-stage likeability and I clever puns are a joy' Time Out. Jay Sodagar - 'Iraq war based on one report of WMDs...

Tescos require two work references'. 'Genius' www.chortle.co.uk Previews 23.50 Premiere (I hr) £8.50•(£7.BSH50) Aug 9-13,Aug 16-20,5-6:23-27:23.5023.(I5hr)0 (Ihr)£4.0£7.0 50(£6.Aug50)7-8,14-15,21 -22,28-29:World >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 12 JEREMY LION'S HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jeremy Lion Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 After the extraordinary success of last year's Christmas celebration, Jeremy and his pianist Leslie return with a fun-packed hour of cakes, balloons, puppets, songs, wine and crisps!AugBirthday fun0 (SSmifornals)l £5.the00family. Not suitable for children.

Previews 4-6: 17.253-25, Aug 7-8, 1 0-13, 1 7-19, 17.50ns)(SSmi Aug 14-15,20-22,26-29: 17.3500:(SSmi £9.5n0s)(£8.£8.050)0 (£7.00) WoHd Premiere • HSU Dice'. 4s678 10 11 12 13 14 IS o 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 I JIMEOIN 1I Jimeom Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St» 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 'It gets no better than this. An Irish-Australian legend - bigger than Steve Irwin and twice as funny' Time Out 'A comic masterpiece' Daily Mail. 'Comedy of the highest order... inspired ramblings' Festival Critics Award; sellout 2002!

Previews Aug 6-7:18-19,20.Independent 4252-26: (I hr 20.ISmi45ns)Winner £5.I0Smi0 nEdinburgh ] Aug 8-12, 1 5-16, (I hr s) £ 10.

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21,00(Ihr ISmins) £14.00(£1200) WoHd Premiere 15 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 ^NNA NEARY IS NOT FEELING HERSELF' icdia Entertainment Ltd 0noff745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) la Neary is a woman of many parts and none of them is hers. Hilarious, pie personality,character comedy. 'Highly original monologues and songs... the :imate offspring19.3of0 (IJoyce and Alan Bennett...' Guardian. ews £4.Grenfell 00£7.50(£6.Aug 19.30 Premiere•HZai (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) 10-12,Aug17-19,5-6:23-26: 19.hr)30 (Ihr) 50)7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29:World |ja,e, 3S678 4 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 23 Z\Q CAULFIELD - ROLE MODEL Ifo Caulfield iPleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 * Grid Ref: F5 Sell-out 2001 /2002/2003. Award-winning comedian returns. 'Cut-throat wit and razorarp tongue' Evening Standard. 'One of Britain's best comics' www.chortle.co.uk Caulfield is incapable of doing a bad show' Scotsman. 'Not to be missed' Radio Forth.

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Previews 0: 20.20Premiere»HBH (Ihr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 20.20 (Ihr)00£10.Aug50(£9.7-12,00)15-16,18-19,23-25,3Worid Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JOHN RYAN - STUPID MONKEY! Comic Voice Management Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 The 2003 Edinburgh Highlight Award winner returns. Man faces extinction, it's our own fault men are stupid. Can a lemon and lime save us? 'Tremendous ad-libbing, devastating one-liners' Independent 'Pure Comedy Gold' List. www.thejohnryan.com,www.comicvoice.com Previews11-12, Aug14-7:5-16,20.18-19, 30 (Ihr) £5.0300: 20.30 (Ihr) £8.00(£6.50) Aug8-9, Aug 13-14, 20-22,26-29: 20.233-25, 0 (Ihr) £9,00(£7,50) WoHd Premiere ‘ECU Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JONGLEURS COMEDY SHOW Jongleurs Jongleurs Grid Ref: C5Comedy Club, Omni Leisure Complex, Greenside Place • 0870 787 0707 Four of the biggest funniest freshest comedians from the festival packed into one fabulous night of comedy. Air-conditioning, food, drinks and unbeatable value. Ends with Aug 8,a1disco 9,26,29:till21.the00 early (2hrs) hours. £ 10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-21,27-28: 21.00 (2hrs) £ 1200 (£ 10.00) Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 si i 2 3' THE JOY OF WINE The Black Sheep Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Enhance your drinking pleasure! Become an expert taster in five minutes' flat and meet the world's biggest bunch of grapes. Cal McCrystal (Spymonkey, Boosh) directs. Complimentary wine. 'Great! Astounding! Brilliant!' Guardian Number One Comedy Choice, Previews Aug 4-6: 16.www.blacksheepcomedy.co.uk 00 (SSmin0s)(SSmi £5.0n0s) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug Aug 7-13, 14-15,17-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29:30:16.16.000(SSmi ns) £9.00 (£7.50) HBII Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JULIAN FOX - NEW SPACES FOR ROLE MODELS Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref: E6 'comedy My favourite probablyairport, the North It feels a bit classier. ' A confessional aboutisGatwick withterminal. songs, '...spellbinding' Guardian, '...a near religious experience' Scotsman, '...genius' TimeOut. '... hilarious oddball entertainment' Telegraph.

Previews1Aug 5-7: 8-19, 17.302(SOmi Aug 3ns)0: £5.17.ns)0300£8.(SOmi Aug 8-9, 14-15,1-13, 20-22,16,216-29: 17.3-25,30 (SOmi 50 (£7,ns)0£7.0) 50 (£6.00) WoHd Premiere • HSU Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JUST A MINUTE BBC Radio 4 Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Lively and loquacious panellists try to speak for 60 seconds, without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Tickets not available from the Pleasance Courtyard the day prior14-15: to recording.

Aug 1215 (Ihr) (Free Ticketed) Tickets available in advance from edfringe box office Dates: i 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 JUST PUSH THE BUTTON! Andy Train C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105* Grid Reft E5 This show could save someone's life. Accident & Emergency nurse Andy Train explores the lighter side of life-saving skills. Thousands of NHS staff have loved it!

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JUSTTHETONIC COMEDY CLUB LATE NIGHTS Just the Tonic Comedy Club Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street *0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 ] The pick of the best comedians at the Fringe. Cheap bar. The best comedy club in jr . the country'Johnny Vegas. 'A perfect show' Three Weeks. The kitemark of comedy. >1 l2.30am-3am,Thurs-Sunday.

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THE KARAOKE SHOW Blazing Saddles Entertainment Metro Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 The creators of the hit 'Donkey Show' bring you 'The Karaoke Show'. Come to the 11.'

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0 0) Aug 13-15,20-22,27,29: 2215 (2hrs) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) World Premiere • H.Til Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 Aug 28: 22.30 (2hrs) £ 12.50 World Premiere ' Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 J ,[ KAREN BAYLEY AND SUSAN MURRAY - HAPPY HOUR Comedy Junction Promotions Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Cheap drinks and two headline acts performing half an hour each. Karen's '... comic j . . timing is rarely less than brilliant' www.chortle.co.uk, Susan '... has the mentality of a j , spiteful 14 year old18.boy.

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Previews 30 18.(IFantastic' hr)30 (Ihr) £4.00£7.Arthur Aug £8.00 (£7.•0m] 0) j : Aug 10-12,Aug17-19,5-6:23-26: 00(£6.7-8,00)13-15,20-22,27-29: 18.30UK(I hr)Premiere Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3112341 « KARL SPAIN - SPAIN, IRELAND & BEYOND WWW.EDCOM4.COM Metro Gilded Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0131 668 1633 • Grid RefES I 3, An international comedian from Limerick makes his Edinburgh debut having already performed at the Montreal & Australian Festivals. 32, Libran, and single, Karl would | 31 like to meet a 2nice audience for evenings Aug6-12, 00(£7.00)of00)fun and frolics. World Premiere • H2J] " Aug 13-14,16-19, 20-22,3-26, 27-29:30:21.21.5050(Ihr)(Ihr)£9.£8.00(£8.

Dates 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 KATHERINE JAKEWAYS: LOST IN BANK STATION Katherine Jakeways Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street * 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 New show from last year's critically acclaimed, sell-out success story. Talent in abundance... .1. kil er performer... rising starlet' Guardian. 'Her acutely observed character comedy is the I best on theAugFringe' female Steve17-19, Coogan' Paramount0 (IComedy.

Previews 18.Independent 30 18.(I hr)30 (Ihr) £5.0'A0£10.

Aug00(£9.8-12, hr) Premiere £9.00 (£8.0•0)Em ' I7 Aug 13-15,20-22,6-7:26-29: 00) 23-25,30: 18.3World Dates 567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 KATZENJAMMER ARE BITTER & SWEET! Katzenjammer Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft E5 Hi. With four hands on one piano, the unique talent, comic wit and pianistic skills of | 1; Katzenjammer will ensure a fast-paced evening of madness, music and laughter. You'l | K have neverAugseen like before!

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% 24 hour Box Oifice d at: www.edfringe.com PHIL KAY i Gilded Balloon Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 I Sixteenth festival. Stories surrounded by magical fruitful possibilities, making love r with chance, allowing for the best and going for it in the moment. Tooth Fairy , Upgrade', 'Finally Tattooed in Prison', 'Billionaire Equador New Year Party', 'The ! Darkness, Llamas,2Escorts, Motorbike-wipeout, Aug 4-26,20.30:00(Ihr) 20.00 (I£10.hr)5£9.0(£9.505(£8.0) 50)Lobster Overload'.

Aug 6-12, 13-15,16-17, 20-22,19,27-29: H.TH Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SARAH KENDALL : Sarah Kendall I Pleasance Courtyard,60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 « Grid Ref:E6 j The wry and charming comedienne returns from sell-out runs in New York, Melbourne, Paris and Berlin. This Aussie wizard is pure comedy gold' List 'Her intelligence m separates Kendall from pack' 'Kendall killed' Hollywood Reporter.

Previews Aug 4-6: 21.138-19, 5 the (I hr)23-25, £5.0300:SundayTimes.

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Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 21.35 (Ihr) £10.50(£9,00) 50 (£8.00) World Premiere • HSU Dates 4S678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 KEVIN TOMLINSON: ON THE EDGE! Kepow Theatre Company I Pleasance Courtyard,60The Pleasance •0131 5566550- GridRe«:E6 I Fresh from a sell out world tour. Wonderful comedy from one of Britain's best comic performers, exploring: love, sex, relationships and death. Featuring masks, improvisation and storytelling.

'M23.agical Herald Critics Choice 2003.

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50)(£7.50) World Premiere • BEB 1Dates 4S678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 KIERAN BUTLER IS CHEAPERTHAN CHIPS' Kieran Butler Nicol « GridEdwards Ref: E5 Experience -The Cinema, 29-35 Niddry Street • 0131 557 4700 I Since the 2003 Fringe, his macho, larrikin charm has taken the UK and Europe by ■j| storm. Guy Fawkes, goldfish, pop star orgasms and the most controversial break-up 1]n song ever!Aug'M5: adcap...

News, www.kieranbutler.com Preview 22.207-30: 0 (SOmiImpeccable' ns)00(Free Tincs)ketEvening ed)00 (£5.Previews Aug 6-7: 22.00 (SOmins) £3.00(£2.00) utLi, Aug 8, 1 3-15, 2 0-22, 22.

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Aug9-12,16-19,23-26: 22.00(SOmins) £5.00(£4.00)00) World Premiere»HSU 1678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A LAURIE KILMARTIN ■ Velvet Laughter Master Series :en in forty of the fifty US states, the Montreal Comedy Festival, Iraq and a Big !Laundromat One of comedy's funniest women. Laurie's done a few laps in Saddam Hussein' Aug8-15:s 22.swimming 30 (Ihr) £8.pool, 00(£7.too.00) 'Star Charisma' Denver Post. World Premiere*HEM 3 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I’KIT & THE WIDOWrTWENTY YEARS MAN AND BOY HIKi't <fi The Widow eJ3 Stage * GridbyRef:Stage B3 Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 0131 557 1155 .Celebrate our coming of age anniversary review with a picnic rug, a glass of something k dckly' and best12,of17,old19,2and w Augfree 11:central 18.7-29:00 (Iparking. hr)00£8.(I0hr)0The£Aug 4,26:2new.

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0 0 Aug 13-14, 0-21, (I Aug 16,23,25: 13.00 (I hr) £10.00 (£8.00) World Premiere •HSU 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 i 2 3 DANIEL KITSON |The Stand Comedy Club HThe Stand Comedy Club,5York Place-0131 558 7272 ♦ GridRef:C5 3r foolish man, a broken man and a hero to few. daniel kitson returns to edinburgh v. |cidirogress. eterminedoftosorts, hide let'froms beaudiences, al0l (£6.we00)cancritics be. and any sort of tangible success, work in ’review Aug 4: 21.

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comldv THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE AND LUST Neil Frude The Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance ♦ 0131 662 1222 • Grid Reft F6 Psychologist and Freud anagram presents a hilarious X-rated examination of insane love-talk and cunning linguistics. Includes 'When Bosoms Heave', exposing romantic fiction and 21.'Oi,30Fancy a Quickie?' , a penetrating Aug 15-30: (Ihr ISmi ns) £6.50(£5.

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Premiere 8 9 10 I 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LATE N' LIVE Gilded Balloon Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 It's Late and it's Live. The hottest late night comedy and music in town. Not for the feint-hearted! Laugh and dance all the way into the wee small hours. 'The in-place forAug6-12, the comedy crowd'00(4hrs) Scotsman.

16-19,23-26:0l. £I250(£I0.Q0) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-30: 0l.00(4hrs) £I5.00(£I250) ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE LATE SHOW Underbelly Productions Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) The best names, the best value. The most intimate and atmospheric late night comedy show is back. The finest names in comedy drop in to Underbelly to carve up mayhem. line-ups Aug 7-8,12-15,Ring 19-22,box 26-29:office00.4for5 (2hrs) £11.5or0 (£9.check 50) www.smirnoffunderbelly.co.uk ,78 9 10 !l 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THE LATE SHOW: LIMITED EDITION Underbelly Productions •Smirnoff 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) The best names, the best value. The most intimate and atmospheric late night comedy show is back The finest names in comedy drop into Underbelly to can, mayhem.

Ring 2box Aug 9-11,16-18, 3-25:office 00.45for(2hrs)line-ups £10.50or(£8.check 50) www.smirnoffunderbelly.co.uk 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

For all vour Fringe tickets il call: 0131226 0000! I THE LAUGHING HORSE COMEDY GLADIATORS Laughing Horse Laughing Horse @ the UCW Club, 15 Brunswick Street •0131 556 8974 • Grid Reft B6 Laughing Horse showcase the best up-and-coming stand-up talent from Demitris IS Deech, Nick Coppin, and one other performer picked from a host of top comedians..H 's-fr What start(FreeNon-ticketed) your evening!

Aug 8-30:a way19.3to0 (Ihr) World Premiere »■ 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LAURENCE AND GUS - MEN IN LOVE RBM Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 5566550 • Grid Ref: E6 Heart-splitting sketches about sweet, lewd, bumpy love and the fraught berks it makes of us all. From the writer of Dead Ringers. 'Perfect brew of intelligence, warmth and wit' Metro, ****£4.'S50heer brilliance' Scotsman. Total sell-out 2003.

Previews Aug 4-7:24-25: 16.3016.(Ihr) Aug 8-13, 1 7-19, (Ihr)50(£9. £9.50(£8.00) Aug 14-15,216.0-22:30 (Ihr) 16.30£11,(Ihr)3000(£9, £10.

Aug26-29: 50) 00) World Premiere• HZ >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i LAURENCE CLARK-THE JIM DAVIDSON GUIDETO EQUALITY The Pod in association with Laurence Clark Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St » 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 'One of the country's most forthright... biting... standups' Big Issue. 'Not since Robert Newman have I seen a comic who made me think so much and realise I knew so Aug little'4-7:Scotsman.

Previews 17.252(SSmi 0 ns) £7.00 (£5.50) Aug 8-9, 1 1 -12, 16,117.8-19, 3,25:ns)ns)17.£8.£5.25500(SSmi Aug 13-15, 2 0-22: 2 5 (SSmi Aug 26-29: 17.25 (SSmins) £9,50 (£6.50)(£6.50) >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 News, reviews, pieiures end gossip ...on www.edfringe.com

STEWART LEE I Stewart Lee . .;i Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Fourth best stand-up of his generation returns for 17th Fringe after three years i p*ssing about with singers in 'Jerry Springer The Opera'. 'Perfect for comedy connoisseurs' Evening News. 'Most original stand-up on Fringe' Daily Star, tnii1 'Previews Exhilarating' Guardian.

Aug 25-6: 0 (I hr)20.£5.400(Ihr) 0 Aug7-8, 0-22,220.3-26: 247-29: ij Aug 9-12,13-15, 16,18-19, 20.40 (I hr) £9,£10.50 (£8.50(£9.00)00) World Premiere Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 234 -1 LEITH""LIVE AND LATE The Lighthouse [ The Lighthouse, 32-34 The Shore ♦ 0131 554 9465 • Grid Ref: Leith k Edinburgh's award-winning bar presents to you an unforgettable experience. Step Li into a cauldron of comedy every night, featuring the best comedians of the Fringe.

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HB21 HiDates:456 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 234 LIKE A MAN I Tony £ Gaow > 1 Metro ~1|» Grid Gilded Ref: E5 Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0131 668 1633 if! n Why can't a woman be loyal and uncomplaining - just like our mates?' ask Tony & Gaow. While empires fall, stars collide and their day together becomes increasingly uji Aug bizarre.6-12,Will they2notice as0:their14.00ultimate 18-19, ns) paranoia £7.00)00 (£6.0comes 0) true?World Premiere»EC31 ■1, Aug 13-15,16,20-22, 27-29:3,25-26, 14.030(55mi ns)(SSmi £8.00(£7.

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LITTLE HOWARD AND BIG HOWARD IN: AT HOME WITH THE HOWARDS Howard Read Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Our heroes return to face their greatest challenge yet., the Child Labour Laws.

2003 Perrier Award nominees. 'One of the finest comedy talents in the UK. A genius Previewscreation' Aug14-6:5-16,21.Metro 20 (Ihr)**** £5.00 Aug7-9, 11-12, 18-19, Aug 13-14, 20-22,26-29: 21.23-25, 20 (Ihr)30: 21.£ 10,20570(Ihr)(£9.0£9.0)50(£8.00) World Premiere • ECU Dates 41678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LIVE! ATTHE MAUSOLEUM - IMAGINARY MENAGERIE MANAGERS CKP £ Goldman King Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square >0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 The Managers take you back to a more innocent age, before you stopped eating small plastic objects, and leave you there. 'Funny, funny girls' Sunday Herald. Weird and wonderful!'

Evening News,ns) £4.www.liveatthemausoleum.co.uk Previews Aug 6-7:23-26: 17.3017.(SSmi 50 Aug 8-12, 1 7-19, 3 0 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17,30(SSmi (SSmins)ns)£8.£9.0000(£7.(£8.00)00) World Premiere • HBH Dates 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 A LOAD OF OLD WOMEN AND A BIT OF A SLAPPER Jellyshoe Productions Quaker Meeting House, 7 VictoriaTerrace •0131 220 6109* Grid Reft E4 Winner: Buxton Festival 2003. Radio and TV writer Christine Marshall presents two comedies nightly about funny, mad, old women being just that. You'll recognise your Gran16-21: in every Aug 20.15scene.

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I LOVE AND DESPAIR: A COMEDY Peter Aterman Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 From the winner of the 2004 Hackney Empire New Act of the Year and Fringe favourite Slaves of Starbucks, a mad farce about romance, sex and misery. Feast on i f the Augsuffering 6-15,19-30:of your 15.20 (Ifellow hr 20miman! ns) £8.00 (£7.00) World Premiere • QZE i ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LUCY PORTER - LADY LUCK Lucy Porter Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Lucy's 2003 smash-hit stand-up show won 5 star reviews. The Guardian described scribed i| h as: 'So beautifully written and judged you want it to go on all night'. This year,■ar, sishe's ! even better book early!

Previews11Aug-12,6-7: 22202(I3-25, hr) £5.00 Aug Aug 8-9,13-15, 20-22,16,128-19, 6-29: 22203(I0:hr)2220£ 11.(I0hr)0 (££10.10.000)0 (£9.00) World Premiere • HZ2] i i 578 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LYLICE Jen Nails Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square « 0131 668 1633 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 Laugh and cry through Primary 7 with singing, songwriting Lylice Martin - an 11 ye: old overachiever - and a host of faculty members. This solo comedy is a valentine alAug6-12, l teachers and23-26, students. 'Explosively funny' Time Out NewYork.

Aug 13-15,16-18, 20-22,27-29:30:17.17.1515(I (Ihr) hr) £8.£7.505(£7.0(£6.50)50) European Premiere • WTJi; >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LEE MACK Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Following his recent sell-out successes at the Melbourne,Aspen and Montreal Comedy Festivals,this BAFTA Award winner and Perrier nominated star of ITVI's :|i|i 'The 6-7:Sketch Aug 2235Show' (Ihr) £5.returns 00 to Edinburgh to launch his brand new stand-up UK showtjBj Aug 8-12, 1 6, 1 8-19, 2 3-25, 30: 2235 Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 2235 (Ihr) (Ihr) £11.0£10.

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00) 00) EEffl i3 >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAGIC @ CAFE ROYAL Ian Kendall and Steven Dick Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549* GridRef:D5 j Two of Scotland's best magicians bring new shows to the Fringe. Prepare to be astonished as Steven ('Born entertainer' Evening News) starts the run (6-17 Aug) 4 Ian ('Excellent' Scotsmon) closes (18-29). www.stevendick.co.uk, www.virtualmagicshow.com.

Aug6-29: 17.30 (Ihr) £6.00 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE MAGIC ZONE Mary Tobin Presents Pleasance Courtyard,60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 II Close-up magic, mindreading, comedy, smoke and mirrors, card cheating... Three of {■': the hottest new magicians Luke Jermay,Jon 'jacky' McClements and Mandy Muden...il’' Unlike you'v£5.e 0ever PreviewsanyAugmagic 5-7: show 14.50 (Ihr) 0 seen! 0'M0)y Pick of the Fringe' - Jerry Sadowitz. j Aug8-13, Aug 14-15,17-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29:30:14.14.5050(I (Ihr) hr) £ 10.£9.5500(£8. (£9.00) EE3J £ >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 lb 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAN BITES GOD - BANNED. ON THE RUN. Man Bites Cod Cowgate Central @ Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street *0131 225 9744 • Grid Ref: E5 !■ Australia's only satirical rock band, Man Bites God, blends jet-black comedy lyrics ancri uncompromising rock into an eardrum milkshake, www.manbitesgod.com 'The j pinnacle ofAuga twisted of£5.humour... as hell' Undercover.

Previews 8-10:23-26,21.5sense 50:(Ihr) 00 £7.00(£5.funny Aug 11-12, 1 6-19, 3 21.

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»24 hour Box Office I at: www.edfringe.com MANDY MUDEN - BURN THE WITCH I Mandy Muden Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref: F5 Directed by Amanda Robbins. Mandy's first solo show exorcises her inner witch | with a mixture of stand-up, character comedy, magic. The hilarious Mandy Muden |i Aug produced a highly polished performance' 00 (£7.00)Evening 00) News. 'Superb'UKStandard.

- Aug 6-12, 13-15,17-19, 20-22,23-26, 27-29:30:21.21.1515(Ihr)(I hr)£9.£8.00(£8.

Premiere-0211 , Dates 4 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 MARK MAIER OBJECTS Mark Maier fI •Smirnoff 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) I Cars that won't start, keys that hide from view, hammers that miss nails and hit I thumbs. Everyone talks to inanimate objects. Mark's answer back Come witness si his neurosis first hand. 'A multi-talented, mercurial comedian' Independent. 'Top 1. laughtersmith' Herald.

Previews13-15, Aug 25-6:0-22, 20.206-29: 5 (Ihr)20.£5.05 0(Ihr) 0 50(£7.50) Aug7-8, Aug9-12,16-17,19,23-25: 20.05 (Ihr) £7.£8.50(£6.

50) World Premiere• HE3I Dates 41678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 303 1234 MARKUS BIRDMAN - ONE STEP BEYOND r Markus Birdman Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 » Grid Ref: F6 I Tail-tales, songs and props, about shooting puffins, Korean lullabies, tickling Germans, how to remove a python from your foot and a superb joke about rabbis.

I1 'Previews ... wonderful, Scotsman. 'Great shoes'Jack Dee. Aug 4-7:extremely 00 (I hr)19.versatile' Aug 8-12, 16,20-22: 18-19, 219.3-25: 0£5.0 (I0hr)0 £9.550)0 (£8.50) ' Aug Aug 13-15, 19.

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26-29: 19.00 (I hr) £ 14.00 Worid Premiere • B32] ; Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 MARK WATSON S OVERAMBITIOUS 24-HOUR SHOW 'Mark Watson Cowgate •0131 225Central 9744 * @GridWilkie Ref: House, E5 Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate ’Supreme comic abilities' Telegraph. ’... brilliant' Standard.'... seriously multi; talented' Mail, '. .young polymath' - www.chortle.co.uk But can he perform for 24 'hAug ours?22: An23.5entire suicide.

5 (24hrs)Fringe £3.00 in one show, pay once, unlimited entry. Professional World Premiere . Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 MATT DYKTYNSKI - POLE DANCER 'i AmusedMooseComedy Productions "■ Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Ditching Australian screen fame, Matt believes he's finally escaped his vodka-soaked liberal parents, but unfortunately there's still the telephone! 'Sharply observed, a idelight' www.fringereport.com 'Slick professional and, importantly, gets the laughs' .chortle.co.uk cat' Rolling Stone, www.mattdyktynski.com i Aug 4-6: 20.15,1157-19, (SSmi23-25, ns)'P£4.retty 50 20.cool15 (SSmi nAug 7-12, 3 0: 4 Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 20.15 (SSmins) £10.ns)5£9.0 (£9.500(£8.0) 00) World Premiere • HSJI 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 £IEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN i'Pettter Singer j HillStreetTheatre, 19 Hill Street •0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 A veritable comic feast One actor - seven utterly terrifying personalities - a multitasking masala of brilliant character sketches. Exposes the full horror of the modern ->nale condition.

Lunchtime£7.show ,] Aug 19-30: 12.15 (IhrSmins) 00 (£5.with 50) free Indian food!

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For all your Fringe tickets .) call: 0131226 0000 1 MICHAEL LEGGE AND JOHN VOCE IN THE CONVERSATION WWW.EDCOA14.CO/V1 Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: E6 Fast-paced character-filled, fentastically funny, spontaneous show never to be repeated: ij Individual credits: BAFTA nomination, BIMA award, Jack Dee's Happy Hour, Comedy m: Store players. Very entertaining... Absolutely stunning moments' Adam Bloom. jl www.the-conversation.com Previews1Aug 5-6: 7-19, 17.552(I3-25: hr) £5.00 (Ihr) £8.00(£6.50) Aug Aug 7-8, 13-14,0-12, 20-22,15,216-29: 17.55 (I1755 hr) £9.00 (£7.50) HEn l ' 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 MICHAEL MCINTYRE Paul Duddridge Management Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Perrier Newcomer Nominee 2003. McIntyre returns to weave his magic once again.

'So sharp he is in danger of shredding himself... McIntyre's the most gifted young comic around fusing20.1generic riffing' Bruce Dessau Evening Standard..

Previews Aug-12,4-6: 52(Ihr) £5.gags 020.0 to15 (Iexcellent Aug 7-9, 1 1 1 5, 1 7-19, 3-25, 3 0: hr) £8.

5 0 Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 20.15 (Ihr) £9,50(£8.00) (£7.00) V\ 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 MICKEY D HAS DETENTION DEFICIT DISORDER Michael Dwyer Metro Gilded Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate •0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft E5 'F**king hilarious' ***** Three Weeks. In his fourth run - fresh from the London comedy circuit, ready for action and amped like a gang of misunderstood teenagers chewing Get in - the2230CHi(Ihr)in£10.

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3-15, Aug9-12, 6-19,220-22, 3-26:27-29: 2230 (Ihr) £9.00(£8.000)0(£9.00) World Premiere• ECU 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3 MIDNIGHT VELVET COMEDY CLUB Edinburgh Comedy Room Edinburgh Grid Ref: E5Comedy Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 'The most popular comedy club in town' Herald, 4th fabulous year for the very best jL. of stand-up at the very heart of Edinburgh. A choice selection of magnificent T comedians Aug 8-30: midedicated dnight (2hrs)to£8.your 00 late-night entertainment Yowza!World Premiere • Q2I1 Ij 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MIDORI MAKES IT LIVEATTHE HIVE Steven Davidson, Ewan John, Simon McKinney, Garth Cruickshank, Tony Carter Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket« 0131 467 5422 • Grid Ref: E4 SeeTap Water Award winner Carter, Perrier Best Newcomer Cruickshank, Simon McKinney, Ewan John and Steven Davidson for only a fiver! Just five shows, fifty golden Aug 15-19:tickets21.3available 0 (Ihr ISminightly. ns) £5.00Run to the phone!

World Premiere 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25. 26 27 28 29 30 31 MILES JUPP PRESENTSTHE LOST AND LONELY REBELS i RBM Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 2262428 • Grid Ref: D4 Intriguing new play set in Edwardian England about the relationship between barn owls and occasional furniture. Not really, it's just a sketch show. Perrier Newcomer ; Nominee 2003. **** List. **** Three Weeks. 17-19,24-25: 21.00 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) Previews Aug 13-14,Aug20-22:6-7:21.21.0000(I(Ihr)hr)££4.10.5000 (£9.Aug00) 8-12,Aug15,26-29: 21.00 (I hr) £ World 11.00 (£9.Premiere 00) • USU 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 303 MILLIE ANDTILLIE DO YOU! Razima Productions Pleasance Courtyard,60The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 ♦ Grid Ref: E6 Men-stroke-women everywhere prepare to be changed by this sparky musical makeover show. 'Millie and Tillie are magnificent'www.fringereportcom 'Unusual | and very Aug funny'5-7:BBCi. female comedy team.

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MILTON JONES:A ROUGH GUIDE |/V1i/ton Jones > Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) ■:aijl Star of Radio 4, Time Out Award Winner 2003, Perrier Best Newcomer and :jlNominee Milton Jones with a fat lot1 of jokes. The comic other comics bring their iiiparents to see.5-6:'Sultan il Previews 19.227-29: 0 of(55mithe19.n2s)Surreal 00 ns)Times, Aug 9-12, 7-8,1Aug 3-15, 220-22, 0 £5.(SSmi World Premiere • tIZU Aug 1 6-19, 3-26: 19.

2 0 (SSmi n s) £9.00£10. (£8.000)0 (£9.00) s 578 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i THE MITCHELL MUSES The Alan Mitchell Sketch Team C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 ~ Following his appearance with Julia Roberts selling balloons in 'Closer', Alan (Mitchell, actor, impressionist and Gillingham supporter, offers sketches traditional, iiivant-garde, political, apathetic. Spoofs and characters from Bush to Rigsby. With Greg18-30: HolmesI S.3and Aug 0 (I hr)James £7.50Leggo. (£6.50) World Premiere 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 IORE! MORE! MISS SIMPSON ?ude Simpson “leasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 JK Poetry Slam Champion Jude returns, whimsically wooing you with rhyming remedy secret rapping and sad songs of dating/dieting. Meet Lily Grady Bring placards. '... witty and infectious' Hairline. '... could be another Victoria Wood' Dai?reviewsAug5-7: ly Mail. 15.30 (SOmins) £5.00 i Aug 8-13, 18-19,26-28: 23-25:15.15.3030(SOmi (SOmins)ns)£9.£8.000(£7.0 (£6.50)50) 14-15,16,20-22, Worid Premiere • BEH 16789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 MOURNING!':THE DURHAM REVUE The Durham Revue woman is dead. Some men are sad. More '... uproariously funny' Hairline 2003 ** fast sketch comedy from the creators of 'Chip Monk'. 'Sketch comedy is dead: — Sng live the Durham Review 2003.

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16-17,19-20,23-24,26-27: 15.40 (I hr) £7.00)00 (£6.00) World Premiere • QE21 578 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 234 *10UTH WIDE SHUT phrist/on C. Dunn in Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street • 07713 746 561 > Grid Ref: D6 L physical-character comedy show from the man everyone loves to hate... meet on iublic transport, late at night Featuring surreal sketches, quirky characters, and the JiVugany8-16, Christian 18-28:C.23.Dunn.

15 (Ihr Warning ISmins) £6.may 00(£4.contain 00) traces of nut! World Premiere-0231 t Ls4 4 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 iR NICE LIVE - HOWARD MARKS fligel McIntyre and Gilded Balloon Presents Siihe Queen's Hall, Clerk Street •0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 ifter last year's sell out run Howard returns to the festival for two nights only with is legendary one man cutting edge stand up show. A folk legend' Daily Mail. A 15! ifl-ug irick 19-20;phenomenon' 2230 (Ihr30mins)Sunday £13.0Times.

0 (£1200) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 1RS O.T.T.WITH JO’S HEATWAVE million Elisa jjweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E5 wHIian Elisa is Mrs Olwen Tegwen Thomas - Wales' shameless, glorious attention ifflf-eker, who'll be fighting it out for the limelight with her quieter friend Delyth.

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The musical! Two writers become trapped in their own musical and must write thei way out They're not looking forward to the love scene! Call it a comedy, call it a ; musical, or cal5-6: l it comical(I hr)- you£4.00wouldn' t be14-15, wrong. 28-29: 15.45 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) i Previews Aug 9-10,Aug 12-13,16-17,15.4159-20, 23-27: 15,Aug 45 (I7-8, hr) £7.00 (£6.21 -22, 00) World Premiere • wm >78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MUTTON Mutton Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 Mutton is an original comedy sketch show. 'Edgy female led project' Head of Comedlw BBC. 'Female Fast Show'Living TV. 'Great fun'Lorraine Kelly. Originally a TV pilot jjj Join Blair'Aug s Babes,Thatcher United, ladies who bed Robert Bedford.

Previews 6-7: 15.1515.(45mi ns) £3.ns)0£7.0cleaning Aug 8-12, Aug 13-15,16-19, 20-22,23-26: 27-29: 15.1515(45mi (45mins) £8.5050(£6.(£7.50)50) World Premiere • EE3JiBj>78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i MY LIFE AS A 10 YEAR OLD BOY Nancy Cartwright Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street» 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 She's Bart Simpson. Who the hell are you? Emmy-winning voice-over actress NancytS Cartwright premieres her hilarious one woman show. Behind the scenes look at thefi Simpsons11,with Aug6-9, 16,18,stories, 23-25: music 19.15mi(Ihrnand lOvideos, mi0n0(£14. s) £14.www.nancycartwrightcom 00(£13.00) Aug19.12,15 1(Ihr9: 20.lOmi40ns)(Ihr£16.lO5mi0(£14. ns) 00) [§•!

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Aug29:13-15,222520-22:(Ihr19.lO1mi5 (Ihr ns) lOAug30: 2225 (Ihr00)lOmiAug26-28: ns) £15.00(£14.00) EESD.iy I 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MY PASSION FOR ART Aaron's Royal Command Performances Phoenix Comedy Cellar, 46-48 Broughton St. • 07814 793 140 • Grid Ref: B5 The Windsor gatecrasher's 2003 show was likened to watching orphanages burning down. Since jailed for art, he staged his own Passion on Good Friday in Jerusalem and advertised - butS0)is he funny? No refunds!! World Premiere Aug6-15, 17-30: on20.0Al-Jazeera 0(lhr) £7.50(£6.

8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NATALIE HAYNES - STILL NOT SORRY Festival Highlights Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Perrier Best Newcomer nominee 2002 returns with her perennial fixation on death and fondness for maths. '... star in the making' Telegraph. '... funny and cerebral' Observer. . irredeemably cruel... close to genius' **** Scotsman, '...allround sweetie' Metro.6-7: 19.45 (Ihr) £5.00 Previews1Aug Aug8-12, 8-19,26-29: 23-25,19,30:45 19.(Ihr)45 (Ihr) Aug 13-15,6,210-22, £11.0£10.

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00) 00) World Premiere-Han Dates: 35678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NEUTRINO:THE INSTANT MOVIE Neutrino Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square « 0131 668 1633 » Grid Ref: F5 Direct from sell-out shows at HBO’s US Comedy Arts festival. Neutrino shoots an improvised movie in real time using real locations and objects from the audience.

'Groundbreaking... anything can happen' Time Out 'Awe-inspiring' Chicago Reader. www.neutrinonation.com Aug 18-19,27-29: 23-25,20.30:4520.(Ihr)45 (I£10,hr)5£9.0(£9.505(£8.0) 50) Aug 6-12, 13-15,16,20-22, H~ai Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NEVER MIND THE BOTOX 4 Poofs and a Piano Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The Poofs are on the loose! More hairdresser than barbershop, the house band from Comedy Award-winning Friday Night with Jonathan Ross have minced their I way to Edinburgh Previews Aug17-19, 4-7: 216.to3-25,1present 0 (Ihr) £5.their 00 brand new camp cabaret Book early!

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Official Top Ten Best-Selling Shows. Total sell-out Edinburgh 2003. Savage, satirical, ■ Ij unforgiving and utterly reprehensible. Enjoy the year's highlights plus a retrospective ;j ofAug4-15, all-time favourites21.3since 1979. 50) . I Aug 18: 23.17,3019-30: (I hr) £ 10.050(Ihr) (£9,50)£9.25t50(£8. h Anniversary Performance World Premiere • EIZU Dates 41678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NEW TALENT SHOWCASE , Cowgate Central Cowgate 0131 225Central 9744 • @GridWilkie Ref: House, E5 Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate Showcase of new stand-up comedy talent. Six of the UK's funniest rising stars in i each show (different line up every night). Compered by top Scottish comic,Teddy ■ Aug ('... 8-30: quite 20.brilliantly 30 (I hr) funny' £7.00 (£5.Evening 00) News).

World Premiere • 0231 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 NEW ZEALAND COMEDY SHOWCASE Xprov New Zealand « Metro Gilded Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0131 668 1633- Grid Reft E5 —I A selection of award-winning comedians from the other down under, including 4 T| Bil y-T nominees (NZ's premier comedy award), 8 from TV2's Pulp Comedy, Best ‘ Male Comedian 02, Best Female www.nzcomedy.co.uk Aug6-8,10-12, 13-15, (Ihr)03,£8.£9.line-ups 0(£8.550)change 0) nightly,European i Aug 17-19,20-22, 23-26,27-29: 30: 21.21.4455 (Ihr) 550(£7.

Premiere• ECU NICE MUM J Nice Mum •!i Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • jj Double act You throw coin and they shake their skinny white booty. Figuratively, not i |I literally. 'Brilliantly stupid' **** Evening News, 'Deliciously sil y' **** Paramount I Comedy.

'One5-6:of the Stage, 'Genuinely funny' Scotsman.

Previews 21.30funniest (55min3s)0shows £5.(SSmi00 ns)on£8.the50 (£7.Fringe' >^iJ Aug 7-8,11Aug 4-15, Aug9-13, 6-20,221-22, 3-27:28-29: 21.3021.(SSmi ns) £7.50(£6.50) 50) EE31 :678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311234 I NICHOLAS PARSONS' HAPPY HOUR I Pleasance Theatre i|| Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance «0I3I 5566550- Grid Ref: E6 |i Following his huge success last year, he's back, more engaging, more flamboyant, more | outrageous. A truly interactive comedy show, with high profile guests from all areas |of showAug business. smoothness' Daily Express.

Ij i,I( Aug Preview 7: 217.3-25:30'C(Ihrhoose l0Omi(Ithis ns)I Omi £5.one0n0s)for£9.5sheer 8-13, 1 6-19, 17.

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0 i, Aug 14-15,20-22,26-28: 17,30 (Ihr I Omins) £10.50 (£9.0)00) EEll 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 1234 (NICK REVELL - LIKE IT MATTERS The Stand Comedy Club II 1 The Stand Comedy Club II,l6NorthStAndrewsStreet»OI3l 558 7272 • Grid Ref C5 I i60; minutes of intelligent stand-up about the world we live in. The Million Pound Radio Show, Sunday Format, Just a Minute, Drop the Dead Donkey. 'A mastere craftsman back at work' Preview Aug hr) £6.Time (£5.Out.050)0)'Satirically brilliant' Guardian. World Premiere Aug6-15, 17-29:4: 2100 2115(I(Ihr) £7,0500(£6. j )ates 4 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3 ! 234 H'THE NINE LIVES OF LAURENCE K Laurence Shorter Sweet ' Grid onRef:theE5Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 .:n heaven everyone gets their own talk show, but only one guest - themselves.

IUurence Shorter's comic post-mortem into life, mistakes and bad dancing. How many jobsAugcan6: one lose ’review 19.3-26:25man (SSmi ns)(SSmi £5.in0na0s)(£4.decade?

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OAR COMEDY SPECTACULAR (GUARANTEED PERRIER WINNER 2004! OR DOUBLE OUI YOUR MONEY BACK - FROM THEIR PENSIONS) Doreen's Company Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Doreen' s sketches are' . .. bold,laughter original, fresh... deliciously Scotsman1 Guardian. and '... infect the audience with so25 much someone shouldfunny call atoo'paramedic Previews (SSmi Aug 15.25 (SSmi ns) £7.5•0jJ~Z] (£6.50) (II” Aug 9-10,Aug 12-13,5-6:16,115.8-20, 23-27:ns) £4.15.2050 (SSmi ns)7-8,£7.104-15, 0 (£6.2100)-22,28-29: World Premiere >78 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 DARA O BRIAIN Dara O Briain Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 Every ticket sold 2001/02/03. 'Masterfully funny’ Scotsman. 'Not so much a gig, more (I abetter stand-up Standard. 'O Briain's breathless solo shows just get !1 and master better' class' Observer,Evening www.offthekerb.co.uk Previews 15-16,26-29: 18-19,20.23-25, 45 (I(£hr)11.£00)11.00 (£9.50),) I(lt.

Aug 13-14,Aug20-22:4-5:20.20.4455 (I(Ihr)hr) ££7.12.0000 (£Aug 10.50)6-12,Aug 45 (I3hr)0: 20.£ 1150 Dates 41678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ONE MAN RANT Perhilion Theatre Company C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 - Grid Ref: D5 Scotsman 5-starinsleeper hit ofof2002 returns!

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(NOBLEANDSILVER):A MAN Noble and Silver Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 Perrier Best Newcomers 2000. Stars of (nobleandsilver): Get Off Me (C4).

Nobleandsilver have taken on some part-time work recently. Nevertheless, they return with an innovative, warped, multi-media performance, which is nice.

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(I hr) £ 14.00 World Premiere Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 no NOBODY LIKES ME! Alex Lasarev Phoenix Comedy Cellar, 46-48 Broughton St.« 07814 793 140 • Grid Ref: B5 Alex Lasarev stand-up painful childhood thilthy humping performed in Russia(n) Trust government Ignore poverty greed Corporate corruption Murder Consume Conform Obey Slaves think? More TV beer cigarettes Destroy planet No tomorrow.

Aug 5-18,20-31:Satisfaction 22.00 (I hr)guaranteed! £7,50 (£5.00) As seen on Al-Jazeera. World Premiere • ECU Dates 41678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31: NOTTHE FOOTLIGHTS From Here to Absurdity Meadow Bar, 42-44 Buccleuch Street • 0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref:F6 Satirical sketches and songs, written and performed by a group of dysfunctional graduates. If, like them, you're cynical and disenchanted, you'll find comic relief in this snug,13-15: boozymivenue.

Life. 15.00 (I hr) Aug dnight (I 'hr)Clever, £5.00grown-up Aug 13-15:comedy' 18.30 (I Chester hr) AugCity14-15: Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 NUDGE UnderHand Productions Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 « Grid Ref: F6 Come discover maniacal double-act Matt and Lamont With the deranged old duffer next door; of comedy Guest-starring Charlie Chuck 'Like watching ViPreviews c andtheyBobdeliver stuckainmighty the(55mi Bislab g Brother house'pie.Paramount www.underhand.net 18-19,Comedy, 215.3-25: 15.4n0s)(55mi Aug 13-15,Aug20-22:4-7: 15.15.4400(SSmi nns)s) £8.£5.5000(£6.Aug 50) 8-12,Aug16,26-29: 40 (55mi £9.5n0s)(£6.£7.550)0 (£5.

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PAM FORD MY LIFE IS A CIRCUS i i; Pam Ford Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road » 0131 556 5044 » Grid Ref: E6 i Sexy, six-foot diva with the best legs in stand-up. Not for the faint-hearted, this ring ’i mistress will sort your life out, surviving divorce, evil kids, dating and beauty tips. '... entertainingly i Aug 6-8,10-15,17-22,funny' 24-30:www.pamford.biz 21.00 (I hr) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere-Hail j Date; 4 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 THE PASSION OF THE HODGSON ■i Rare Birds Productions 1 Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road » 0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref:E6 Wil Hodgson takes you to a world of 80s girl toys, bizarre Westcountry rednecks _ j and childhood crushes on puppets, that you won't want to leave. 'Skilful comic ■yi. storyteller' Previews AugBBC 6-7: Radio,' 17.00 (SOmiGenius' ns) £250RussellAugHoward.

8-30: 17.00 (50mins) £5.00 World Premiere • tT-H Dat e s 4 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ., PATRICK MONAHAN S GAME ON Patrick Monahan Metro Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square - 0131 668 1633 - Grid Ref: F5 1 Explore the world and history of children's games through this themed stand-up show.

Taking proper comedy, observational and personal, engaging and genuinely enlightening, — forward' Scotsman' . 'Engaging,21.loveable stuff Independent 'Bright young talent' SundayTimes.

Aug Aug 6-8, 9-12,13-15, 17-19,20-22, 23-26,27-29: 30: 21.303(I0 hr)(I hr)£8.£9.505(£7.0 (£8.50)50) UK Premiere • HEH >78 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 I PAUL FOOT - SIMPLE PLEASURES iFest/vo/ Highlights ijlPleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref: E6 jjComedy's everywhere: in the melancholy face of a jodhpur reveller, slipping down a 1 flight of two steps to his death; in the remaining eye of a failed arboretum manager; n jacketsAugand4-7:ghosts. '... choice silliness'11-12, Time Out. 1 Previews 19.40 (Ihr) 30: 19.4Premiere 0 (Ihr) £950• QEB (£8.00) g 13-14,20-22,26-29: 19.40£5.(I0hr)0 £Aug10.58-9, 0 (£9.00) 15-16,18-19,23-25,World as 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

PAUL MERTON'S IMPRO CHUMS Paul Merton's Impro Chums Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Paul Merton and his highly talented Impro Chums are wonders of nature. Impro Chums take audience suggestions and create cascades of fantastic tumbling laughter.

Most of the16-19,time.24-25,'T3hey0: 20.turned my13.grey00 (£cells psychedelic' Hindu.

Aug Aug 7-12, 13,20-22,26-29: 20.00(Ihr)00 (I£14.hr)5£0(£13.

00)11.50) PAUL SINHA - ASPECTS OF LOVE,ACTUALLY WWW.EDCOyVI4.COA1 Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square « 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 One of the most talented British Asian comics around, international funnyman Paul Sinha performs his first full length show. A fierce and funny look at the most interminably smug, self satisfied movie Aug6-12, 00(£7.0of0)00)modern times. World Premiere • EEI Aug 13-15,17-19, 20-22,23-26, 27-29:30:22452245(Ihr)(Ihr)£9.£8.00(£8.

PAULTONKINSON - WAR STORIES Paul Duddridge Management Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 WasTonkinson airlifted in to Iraq on a mission to hasten the end of the conflict or merely to goof around on stage entertaining the troops? 'Can whip a crowd into a laughing frenzy' Metro.

Previews Aug-12,4-6: 21.40 (Ihr) £5.00 Aug 7-9, 1 1 1 5, 1 Aug 13-14,20-22,27-19, 6-29:221.3-25,403(I0:hr)21.£4010.(I5hr)0 (£9.£9.00)50 (£8.00) World Premiere • Q221 Cje on... be s STAR? Join our friends scheme and get on our mailing list for the next three years for as little as £10. Call 0131 226 0026 for more details

As seen in: "Distraction” "Your Face Or Mine” "Have I Got News For You "The Royal Variety Show” "Parkinson” Edinburgh International Conference Centre 9pm 13, 14, 26-29 Aug 2004 Tickets: 0131 226 0000, 08700 600 100 Watch out for Jimmy's Live Stand Up DVD available to buy from November

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PC COWBOYS - LIVE IN EDINBURGH! WWW.EDCOM4.COM Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Allegedly politically correct country music and comedy, the PC Cowboys are -If anything but Four true Texas semi-legends combine great original music with 11 warped lyrics and Lone Star comedy. Song topics range from butt crack to bull ( testicles, and other pressing issues£9.of0our age.

Aug6-12, Aug 13-15,17-19, 20-22,23-26, 27-29:30:23.23.3030(I (Ihr) hr) £ 10.000(£8. (£9.000)0) European Premiere • EEH I 878 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PEDDLING STORIES John Bishop Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref: E6 Once John Bishop went mad. He got on a bicycle, went to Australia and rode home:j| Now an award-winning comedian, he follows his sell-out Edinburgh debut with stories ofAug what4-5:lif22.e in00the(I hr)saddle to a man. www.offthekerb.co.uk Previews £5.2Z00 00 does Aug 6-9, 1 1 -12, 1 5-19, 2 3-25, 3 0: (I hr) £ 10.500)0 (£8.50) Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 22.00 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£9.

EEH ' IE 878 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE PERRIER COMEDY AWARD SHOWS Perrier Comedy Awards Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 The winner and nominees of Britain's No. I comedy award on one fabulous bil ! This outstanding comedy bil show is guaranteed to make you laugh. Book early. Every year a sell out!

Aug 29-30: 19.15 (Ihr30mins) £14.00 (£13.00) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 THE PERRIER COMEDY AWARD SHOWS - BEST NEWCOMERS Perrier Comedy Awards Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) By public demand: the first Perrier Best Newcomer shortlist show - the nominees and l on one Aug winner 29: 23.15al(Ihr) £10.5bi0(£9.l . 0Be0) the first to see 2004's new comedy stars!

I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 -27 28 29 30 31 PERSONALS Maccabi Players •Sweet Grid onRef:theE5 Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 A musical comedy revue by the writers of 'Friends'. Six New Yorkers search for love: in the lonely hearts column and find more than they bargained for. A witty look at the Augperils 24-27,of29:the14.1dating 0 (Ihr) scene. £6.00(£5.00) 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3: PETER BUCKLEY HILL AND SOME COMEDIANS FREE Laughing Horse Comedy •Laughing Grid Ref:Horse B6 @ the UCW Club, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 It's back. Four different comedians every night for the price of none. Compered an<,cr organised by Peter Buckley Hil , who will strive to get jolly good comedians and may' succeed. year. 21.Fringe legend. Collection.

Aug 8-10,1Eighth 2-17,19-28: 05 (Ihr30mins) (Free Non-ticketed) 8 9 10 M 12 13 14 IS 16 17 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 PETER BUCKLEY HILL’S NOT QUITE LEGENDARY FREE ONE-MAN SHOW Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing • Grid Ref:Horse B6 @ the UCW Club, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 Whether doing 'My Old Man's a Dustman Deconstructed' on even dates or 'Miscellaneous Shite' on odd dates, eccentric and songwriter PBH remains resolutely (L himself.8-10,'1Incomparable' 'ATitan' Aug 2-17,19-28: 17.3Guardian.

5 (SSmins) (Free Non-tiScotsman. cketed) SI 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ..

ft 24 hour Box Office I at: www.edfringe.com THE PHAT CAVE f1 ? Velocity Boy and Gilded Balloon Productions Metro 1 Grid Ref:Gilded E5 Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate *0131 668 1633 ]i Looking for your late night fix? Catch the festival's juiciest stand-ups and the I; chunkiest DJs spinning underground at Cave One. For a funkified fusion of deep-fried I tunes,special Venue midnight-late.

Aug 6-9,11-15,guests,themed 18-22,25-29: midniparties ght (2hrsand30mirandom ns) £ 10.0madness...

0 World88,Premiere • KTTI Dates 4 56 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 » ' PICKOFTHE BEST Pick of the Best Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 i Five top acts for the price of one! Five great comics o i one fabulous bil ! Catch the ; j hottest acts in one hilarious gulp. These gigs sell out fa t so book early to avoid 'i disappointment!

Aug 20-22, 18-19,23-25,30: 321.5 3(Ihr25mins) 5 (Ihr25mins)£13.£I150(£I i, Aug 50 (£1200)1.00) Aug 21,26-27:26-29:23.321.5 (Ihr25mins) c J AL PITCHER jl Al Pitcher i Smirnoff and Victoria Street) 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Reft E5 (entrances New Zealand's answer to boredom, he's '... gifted, upbeat and hilarious' Metro. See his best (first) show ever. Pitcher will engage and invigorate your mind... like a facial, but for your T0he(I hr)new£5.star Previews Augmind.

5-6:0-22,21.2'07-29: 00 is£10.here'50(£9.Time00) Out. Aug7-8, 1 3-15, 2 21.

0 0(Ihr) Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23-26: 21,00 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) World Premiere • ECU 16 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 PLANET CORDUROY Marcus Brigstocke I Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Award winning stand up from star of Radio 4's 'Now Show', 'Museum of Everything', television's We are History', 'The Savages' and cinema's 'Love, Actually'. 'Dazzling' telegraph 'Intelligent' Observer, www.offthekerb.co.uk Aug6-12, £11.0(£0(£10.

Aug 13-15,16-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29:30:221522.15(I (Ihr) hr) £ 1200 11.00)00) EEH PLEASE STOP TRYING TO KILL ME, DAD Nossbox Productions A solo show about a father's attempt to make a man of his son whilst being strangely drawn to acts of violence. A fusion of stand-up and storytelling that blends somedy Aug 8-15,with 17-22,pathos.

24-30: 16.30 (Ihr) £6.50(£5.50) World Premiere • HSU ’ODROPHENIA The Pod in association with Karushi Limited •od Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 A brand new late night comedy show with a different line up every night showcasing the talents of all your festival favourites. Bar open until Bam. 'A great ■enue with great acts' Scotsman (Pod 2003). '... the cream of the comedy crop' kotsman 2004.4-7: 23.45 (Ihr30mins) £5.00 'reviews Aug \ug 16,20-22: 18-19,23.23-25: 23.45 (Ihr30mins) vug 8-12, 13-15, 45 (Ihr30mins) £1250 (£8.£9.550)0 (£8.50) World Premiere»HSU ^8'26-29: 23.45 (Ihr30mins) £14.00 POLITICAL ANIMAL 'he Stand Comedy Club he Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place •0131 558 7272 » Grid Ref: C5 when The System thought it had escaped unscathed, the Fringe's first political itand-up gig storms the barricades. Hosts Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver introduce earing satire with political punchlines. Changing top-class line-up nightly - comedy rithug 15-19, a purpose.

22-26,29: 01.00(Ihr) £7,00(£6.00) World Premiere 2

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KiTnlTFi PORN IDOL Jim Jefferies Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance '0131 556 6550 * Grid Ref: E6 The hysterical, in-your-fece debut show from Australian comic Jim Jefferies. A rare insight into the porn industry from a man who's watched it, owned it and performed iPreviews n it! www.ofithekerb.co.uk Aug 14-5:5-19,22.253-25, 5 (I hr) £5.215500 (Ihr) £10.00(£8.50) Aug6-9, 11-12, Aug 13-14, 20-22,26-29: 22.5350:(Ihr) £11.00(£9.00) H£31 >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 POSTMODERNISM, COMEDY & ME - SABRINA GEORGE Rare Birds Productions Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 'She is one funny broad' Age, Australia. 'Deadpan, surreal, and very funny. See her!'

PBS Radio. An ironic reinvention to amuse the market - hungry for comic icons.

Great female 6-7: stand2100up (Icomic.

Previews hr) £3.(I0hr)0 £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 8,10-15,Aug17-22, 24-29: 2100 European Premiere»EC31 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 PRIORITE A GAUCHE - UNPLUGGED Priorite a Gauche Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 The French pop stars have sensationally given up rap - this is their brand new acoustic show, a change of direction that will surprise and delight both their fens.

'Previews The musicAugis 4-7: fabulous,50 the divine' Independent (I21.hr)5comedy Aug 8-12, 16,20-22: 18-19,21.221.3-25: 0£5.(I0hr)0 £9.550)0 (£8.50) Aug 13-15, 5 0 (Ihr) £1150(£8.

Aug 26-29: 21.50 (I hr) £ 14.00 World Premiere • BE2J Dates 41678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303112

PROJECT ADORNO S A-Z OF THE LONDON UNDERGROUND Project Adorno Cowgate225Central •0131 9744* @GridWilkie Ref: House, E5 Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate Alternative guide to London and beyond via 26 tube stations. Off (Tooting) Broadway show, mixing humourous monologue, quirky verse, surreal song. By Project8-14:Adorno - John£5.0Hegley Aug 17.45 (Ihr) 0(£4,00)vs Pet Shop Boys vs Dave Gorman.UK Premiere 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i -| PSYCHOTHERAPY LIVE! Lisa Levy C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105' Grid Ref: E5 Warning: not for the well-adjusted. Self-proclaimed psychotherapist Lisa Levy from where else? - New York performs psychotherapy on audience volunteers in this 1 funny unique improvisational entertainment1 for the mentally maladjusted everywhere.

Aug 4-16,18-30:'A17.shrink 40 (I hr)with£8.5stage 0 (£7.5presence 0) NewYorkTimes.European Premiere • 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS Puppetry of the Penis Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref: E6 'Sold out to the rafters the audience scream and squeal!' Mail on Sunday. Having toured the globe to over 700,000 fans, the sensationally funny hit is back.

'Previews Astonishing, unbelievable, Telegraph. 'Extraordinary' Guardian.

Aug 5 (I hr)30:go£6.21.see0205 for(I hr)yourselves' Aug 7-8, 10-22, 0-12,24-6: 16-29: 6-19,21.221.24-25, £511.0)00 (£9.50) Aug 13, 2 2 5 (Ihr) £1100(£10.

Aug 14: 23.40 (Ihr) FTTH 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 >5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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' A star-studded value-for-money show featuring comics from the heyday of the 80s —i;» Arthur and early 90s. John See theMaloney, best asDonna they plyMcPhail, their Michael no-nonsense comedy.

4 comics Redmond & many more.nightly, : Aug6-25,Smith, 27-30: 22.00(Ihr ISmins) £I2.50(£I 1.50) Finn I Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 RACHELAND LIZ GET IN TOUCH WITH THEIR FEELINGS ^ Roche/ Pantechnicon and Liz Bentley ,r1 Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 « Grid Reft E5 True life confessions of two peculiar women. Cat-fixated poetry diva Rachel Ji Pantechnicon and worryingly deadpan raconteuse Liz Bentley deliver Alan Bennett's • | ! worst nightmare.

Aug 15-23: 14.35 (SOmiFrenzied ns) £6.0verse, 0 (£5.00)steam-pressed stories and ukulele. UK Premiere L Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 i RADIO FACES 1 Seriously Not Funny U Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid ReE E5 j Radio Faces return with their comedic agility as they furiously whip up two half-hour I slots of mad-cap radio comedy. Don't miss the inter-active audience voting with the oblonique20.advisor ,HIi Aug Aug6-11: 40 (Ihr(IhrandlOIQmi miher ns)ns)£7.barrage 00(£6.0of0) therapy sessions. World Premiere• HSU 12-15: 2240 56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 | READING BETWEEN THE LINES | Double Edge Drama .-i Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) B'Farcical comedy lampooning office politics, menstruating males and yoghurt.

N|| benefactor, Douglas's job/life Harry and Roz must appease Finkley.hangs WillonAlicea tramp, repel 'while slightly-to-the-left-of-centre' Teddy andsenilewill |||1 Aug Hollywood' unleash 23-29: 14.s Diablo 20 (I hr 30mi ns) £7.inevitable 00(£5.50) pandemonium?

World Premiere 15 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234

'Elegant musical stand-up from comedy's only cellist-cum impressionist' Sunday Times.

Spoofs of everything from Madonna to Pavarotti and Jazz to Bollywood. Versatile enough to appear on BBC 2,3 and 4'8-13,Guardian.

Previews (SSminRadio s)5£8.0 (£9.500(£7.0) 00) Aug 14-15,Aug20-22:4-7:15.15.1515(SSmi s)ns)£9.£4.5500(£8.Aug 00) Aug17-19, 26-29:24-25: 15.15 15.(SSmi15 (SSmi ns)UK£ 10.nPremiere • 1122] Dates:4s678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 REGINALD D HUNTER - A MYSTERY WRAPPED IN A NIGGA Reginald D Hunter Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Brand new show from 2003 Perrier nominee. 'The most compelling comedy show I have seen in years... profound and hilarious' Financial Times. 'Masterful and important' Sunday 'Pure20.gold...

Directed by John Gordillo.

PreviewsTimes.

Aug 4-6: 15 (I hr)the£5.03perfect 0 5set'(I hr)Guardian.

Aug Aug 7-9,13-14,11 -12, 20-22,15-16, 26-29:18-19,20,1253-25, (Ihr)0:£10.20.510(£9.

00)£9.50 (£8.00) World Premiere•EEM Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 RHOD GILBERT AND MARK WATSON ARE STEREOCOMICS Gilbert <£ Watson Edinburgh Grid Ref: E5Comedy Room,TheTron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 BBC winner, Rhod Gilbert ('The one everyone's talking about' Metro) and Telegraph open mic champ Mark Watson ('Supreme comic abilities' Telegraph), attempt to do6-7:forI7.Welsh stand-up00)whatAug8-9, the Stereophonies did for music.

Previews Aug 20-21,Aug27-29: 21,0000(lhr) (I hr) £5.£9.000(£3.

0 (£7.00) l 1-16,18-19,22-26,30: 2l.00(lhr) £8.00(£6.mi00) Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Remember... the Metro Fringe Box Office sells tickets for EVERY show

Brand new show from 2003 Perrier nominee EdInternational Smith for Artistes Karushi Ltandd byETCarrangement productionswithpresent REGINALD D HUNTER A MYSTERY WRAPPED INSIDE A NIGGA "The most compelling comedy show have seen in years... profound and hilarious" Financial Times Masterful and important" Sunday Times Pure gold...the perfect set" The Guardian DIRECTED BY JOHN GORDILLO www.reginalddhunter.co.uk

COI urn RHYS DARBY -JEKYLL AND HYDE 2030 Rhys Darby Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Physical comedy horror sci-fi! Dr Jekyll is on board the first manned shutde to Mars. So iPreviews s an evil beast4-5:A I9.barrage of charaaers, sound action 3-0:onlyI9.0Darby does it0al0)l.

1-12,effects 15-16,1and Aug 13-14,Aug20-22: 19.0000(lhr) (I hr) £5.£ 10.0050 Aug6-9, (£9.00) lAug 26-29: 19.8-19,00 2(I3-25, hr) £ 11.World 50 (£0(lhr) 10.Premiere 00)£9.50(£8.• Udl Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 RICHARD HERRING -THE TWELVE TASKS OF HERCULES TERRACE Richard Herring Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St» 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 Battling a mid-life crisis, the short, fat star of Talking Cock' attempts twelve improbable feats, from running the marathon to killing the Loch Ness monster. Who says there are4-6:no 19.more heroes? 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 19.10 (I hr) £ 1200 (£8.50) Previews Aug 9-12,Aug 16,18-19,23-26:10 (I19,hr)10£5.(I0hr)0 £Aug 10.00 (£8.50) World Premiere • HSU Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 2223 2425 2627282930311234 RICHARD PRYOR - LIVE IN CONCERT Revolver Entertainment Cowgate •0131 557Central 3964 ♦ @GridVue/Warner Ref: C5 Cinemas, Omni Centre, Greenside Place 'Greatest comedian of all time' Chris Rock. Find out why people call this legendary film the greatest stand-up comedy performance of all time. The single most astonishing Preview Augdemonstration 7: 18.30 (I hr 20miofns)the£5.art00 ofAugcomedy' 8-30: 18.Mojo.

30 (I hr 20mins) £7.00 13331 Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ROB BRYDON -THE KEITH BARRET SHOW Paul Duddridge Management Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 - Grid Ref: E6 Following the enormous success of 'Marion & GeofF at the 2003 Fringe, Rob brings Keith Barret back in a whole new show. 'One hell of a clever, feelgood, belly laughing show!' ***** 4-6:List19.15 (Ihr) £6.00 Aug 7-9,11-12,15,17-19,23-25,30: 19.15 (Ihr) £11.50 (£10.00) Previews Aug 13-14,Aug20-22: 19.15 (Ihr) £I250(£I 1.00) Aug26-29: 19.15 (Ihr) £I3.

World50(£I200) Premiere • ECU Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ROB DEERINGTHE MOVIE Rob Deering Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) This August,TVs Rob Deering is Rob Deering in 'Rob Deering The Movie'. If you only see one stand-up show that says it's a movie this Fringe, make it this one. Truly wonderful stand-up' Sunday Previews1Aug 5-6: 22100 hr) £5.Times.

00 £9,Aug50(£8.7-8,010)3-15,20-22,27-29: 2200 £ 10.50 (£9.• HSU 00) Aug9-12, 6,18-19, 3-26:(I2200(Ihr) World(I hr)Premiere Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 |8 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 ROGER STROKES: LIVE AND UNGLOVED Garth Cruickshank Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) The Perrier Award winning Garth Cruickshank brings you Roger Strokes, Bedfordshire's premier psychic. Watch Roger fling himself into your future and rummage around in your mystic nether7-8,regions.

Be warned: he will come Previews1Aug £ 10.5inside 0Premiere (£9.00)you!

Aug9-13, 6-20,5-6:23-27:23.1523.(I1hr)5 (Ihr)£5.00£9.5Aug 0(£8.00) 14-15,21 -22,28-29: 23.15 (I hr)World Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311234 ROSIE WILKINSONWHATS WRONG? Rosie Wilkinson Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Bril iant new character comedy. Discover what's wrong with Rosie, with you and with everyone else. 'She's most likely to be somewhere on the autistic spectrum' wvvw. fringereport. c16.om35 '(SSmi Excellent Show' d. 'Funny touching and compelling' Time Out Previews Aug 5-6: n3s)5 £4.(SSmi 00 ns) Heral Aug 7-8, 1 4-15, 2 1-22, 2 8-29: 16. £8.

0 0 Aug 9-13,17-20,23-27: 16.35 (SSmins) £7.00 (£6.00)(£7.00) World Premiere • Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2 4

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I Didn't Vtfe For Absurdly hilarious review of American politics presented by America's premier non-motivational speaker (and humorist) Brian Longwell venue 54

“A TERRIFIC PERFORMER. UNMISSABLE” Kate Copstick The Scotsman 4th-30th August 7.15pm venue 34 Chambers Street 0870 701 5105 6th-30th August 11.45pmi venue 54 K . iCaretonbridg!

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MiHTi ROSS NOBLE - NOODLEMEISTER Real Talent EICC ♦ Grid(Edinburgh Ref: F2 International Conference Centre),The Exchange • 08700 600 100 Ross Noble - Noodlemeister: 1 He's back in Edinburgh as part of a sell-out tour with his new show 'Noodlemeister . Limited season of just 6 performances - early booking essential! Show runs 20:00-22:15 hrs with interval. 'Insane, but utterly brilliant'16-21:Heat Aug 20.00 (2hrs ISmins) £16.00 (£14,00) Dates: 456789 10 I i 1213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 RUSSELL BRAND S BETTER NOW Russell Brand Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref: E6 A hilariously honest chronicle of Russell's odyssey through a twilight world of whores, heroin and hairdos - demonstrating that the road of excess leads to the palace ofAug unemployment Previews 4-6: 19.118-19, 0 (I hr) £5.0300: 19.10 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 7-9, 1 1 Aug 13-14,-12, 20-22,15-16, 26-29: 19.2103-25, (Ihr) £10.50(£9.00) Worid Premiere •HSU Dates 4I«78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SABOTAGE: IN FINE FORM Shenoah Allen/Mark Chavez with Fringe Management Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square * 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Extraordinary characters explode to life in this surreal Canadian comedy about a horse and his man. 'Best Comedy' Montreal Fringe, 'Best Show' Seattle Fringe, 'Critics choice'Vancouver Fringe. '***** Daring, thoroughly impressive triumph' CBC. 'Aug *****'6-30:Vancouver 18.50 (Ihr)Sun.£10.00(£7.50) European Premiere • HB11 Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SADIE NINE - SEX, DRUGS AND SAUSAGE ROLLS Ninth Direction Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Sadie Nine and 'Madam!' unleashed for an Edinburgh premiere. 'Sex, Drugs and Sausage Rolls' charts her rollercoaster ride from No I album in Russia - 'The Russian Madonna!' - to West End 'Lautrec' to top BBC presenter! 'Stunning - must see' Mark Shenton, Sunday23-26: Express. £9.00(£8.00) Aug Aug 6-12, 13-15,16-19, 20-22,27-30:19.19.4545(Ihr) (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) HEB Dates 45*7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SALESBEARS! Alun Maxwell Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street •0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 Large Teddy Bears sell advertising space. Get those bears on the phone! You won't have seen Teddies under this much pressure. 'Highly original spoof www.fringereport.com 'Spot on' Stage. Strong language, weak salesmanship.

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(55mins) £5.0n0s) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 8, 1 3-15, Aug 9-12,16-17,19,23-26: 18.18.4400 (SSmi (SSmins) £8.00 (£6.50) HEH Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SCOTTISH TV LIVE FROM THE FRINGE Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 The best comedy and entertainment of the festival will take part in three special shows to be shown on Scottish TV. Here you can meet the best stand up performers both talk£10.and00 perform.

Aug 9,16,23: as23.they 15 (IhrSmins) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 SEARCHING FOR HARRY Antoinette Bell Cowgate Central• Grid @ Wilkie 0131 225 9744 Ref: E5House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate Imagine finding true love in your local grocery store. Victoria did. Then she lost him.

Posting notices, stalking parking lots... she's not a quitter! 'Intelligent and hilarious.

The 45 minutes Aug best 15-21:17.

45 (45minofs) the £8.00fest'(£5.00)Calgary Herald.

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For all vour Fringe tickets i call: 0131226 0000 : THE 7 RULES OF HAPPINESS Paddy Burns •Edinburgh Grid Ref:Comedy ES Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 So you want to be happy! Then join Paddy Burns for an hour of laughter-filled research 19 where some or all19.of3the rules might just be explained... if the show goes to plan! I Previews Aug 10-28:Aug19.8-9: 30 (Ihr) £7.0 (I0hr)0(£6.£5.00)00 QEU » 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031123 J SHAZIA MIRZA - WISH YOU WERE HERE? Vivienne Smith Management Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Internationally acclaimed comedienne Shazia Mirza departs from straight stand-up tc reveal stories and characters from her physical and emotional travels. 'Rave reviews' ^ Telegraph.

'A proven draw' NewYorkTimes.

Previews Aug'Great 4-7: routines' 2255 (I hr) New £5.00 Statesman.

Aug8-12, 50(£7.00)00) Aug 13-14,15-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29:30:22552255(Ihr)(Ihr)£9,£8.50(£8.

World Premiere• HSU f) Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SHEILA HAMILTON: MY GRANNY WAS A LEPRECHAUN' Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 All rise for the 'New Queen of Irish comedy' Evening Herald. Hilarious observationa comedy from the backside of the Emerald Isle. 'Ireland's answer to French and Saunders...

Aug 6-30: 21.3both 0 (I hrofI Smithem'ns) £7.Iri0s0h(£6.Independent.

00) UK Premiere • HE21 1 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SHELLEY COOPER - IT COULD BEYOU! Shelley Cooper Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Boys will be girls - and girls will be boys. Is it something in the water? Original 'It' girl, Shelley, warns 'it' could happen to you. She should know - she's been both!

Book early!Aug 6-7: 19.00 (I hr) £5.00 Previews Aug 8-9, 8-19,219.3-26:00 (I 19.hr)00£ (I10.hr)00 (£9.£9.0000)(£8.00) Aug 13-15,11 -12, 20-22,16,217-29: World Premiere • 0E2 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SHORTFUSE Shortfuse Sweet • Grid onRef:theE5Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 Mind blowing fusion of performance comedy and stand up poetry. With NYC's spokenword star Cheryl B and Yorkshire humour prophet Paul Lyalls. Welsh Scouse Nathan Penlington throws the host switch. A great show that don't clash with Dan Antopolski.

Aug 16-29: 15.20 (Ihr) £6.00(£4.50) 678 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i SIMON DONALD & ALEX COLLIER - SWEARING IS BIG AND CLEVER Off the Kerb Productions Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Simon speaks of creating the controversial sweary scat-mag Viz 25 years ago.

Cartoonist Alex explains the legal problems encountered ever since. This is a rare one see. £I150(£I www.offthekerb.co.uk Aug off26: must 14.15 (Ihr) 1.00) World Prer 78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SIMON FARNABY - LESSONS LEARNED DRIVING A TRACTOR Simon Farnaby Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref: E6 Serious philosophical questions answered from a tractor cab; can hedges talk? Whs do horses dream of? How do you hide a rainbow if needs be? Where are all the girls? loveably Previews'...11Aug 4-6: 17.ridiculous' 15 (Ihr) £5.Metro.

00 5 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug Aug 7-9, 13-14,-12, 20-22,15-16, 26-29:18-19,17.1253-25, (Ihr)30:£10.17.510(£9.

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t 24 hour Box Office I at: www.edfringe.com SIMON MUNNERY - BUCKETHEAD Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • G Phenomenon anon and on. A play. The near near future; the government has fallen 41 and been replaced by another very similar. A cult of bucket-wearing has spread worldwide, damaging consumer confidence and causing traffic chaos. Who is the leader?6-9,11 -12,16,18-19,23-25,30: 18.30 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 18.30 (Ihr) £11.00(£10.00) Dates 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SIMON MUNNERY SAGM The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272» Grid Ref: C5 Freewheeling banter, served with fresh verse, harmonica dressing. On the agenda: gender, they say money's ruined sport - you should see what it's done to warfare; you tj recognise Preview Aug Augthe6:4:truth: 19.00how (I hr Icome?...

Smins) £6.0Questions 0 (£5.00) welcome, answers questioned. Aim is fun.

•|* Aug Preview I5.30(lhrl5mins) 7-15,17-30: 16.00 (I hr I Smins) £7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere ■J Dates 4 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 O 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE SITCOM TRIALS i Kev F £ The Sitcom Trials K ■ Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 • ji Kev F ('...absolutely pant-wettingly funny' Metro) and team present brand new I sitcoms. Vote for your favourite & only see the ending of the winner. 'Comedy history' Evening17.Standard.

3rd hit year, as seen on ITVI. j j Aug6-7, Aug 8-12,13-14: 15: 17.1S15(I hr)(Ihr)£7.£8.505(£6.0(£7.50)50) UK Premiere • Q21] nm Dates: -678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 jl Nkol Edwards Experience -The Cinema, 29-35 Nkkdry Street • 07909 552 345 • Grid Ref E5 Aug6-7, 3-14,222-23, 0-21,225-26: 7-28: 19.19.3300(Ihr) (Ihr) £5.£6.550(£5.

0(£6.000)0) Aug 16,118-19, .78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31123 SKINNY NO FOAM iWayward Council Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref: F5 : ;Po not let your country be ruined at the hands of mugs. Make your country great li’twith a mug in your hands. Vote Wayward for Free Coffee. More Grind. Less Spin. intelligent, Three Weeks 2003. ti‘’Hilarious, Previews Aug-13, 4-6: 14.1cleverly 52(Ihr) £5.0:written 0014.15 (I*****' AfAugug 7-9, 1 1 1 6, 1 8-19, 3-25, 3 hr) £8.

14-15,20-22,26-29: 14.15 (I hr) £9.00 (£7.50) 00 (£6.50) World Premiere • EEH ,Dates 41678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SLAUGHTERHOUSE LIVE B/aughterhouse Live o Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 le Comedy Store residents are back following their hit BBC show. Blisteringly re, hilarious chararter-cabaret including World's Strongest Vegan, Four Fat tolkers, double-act Knockers and Cocks, Singing Foetus. 'Brilliant!' BBC. 'Excellent!' ). vs'WAugrong6-7:- but18.30so(Ihr)right...

List, www.slaughterhouse-live.com £5.00 ****' jg8, 13-15,12,210-22, Jg 9-10, 6-17,217-29: 9,23-26,18.330:0 (Ihr) 18.30£9.(I hr)00(£8.£8.000)0 (£7,00) HSU 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 2 h jSLAVES OF STARBUCKS f’eterAterman •o Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square» 0131 668 1633 « Grid Ref: F5 1 irtf- * from the winner of the 2004 Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, the hit show i\/j|i GA jbout the rise of the American Empire and the decline of Europe. 'Jet black comedy! i Guardian.

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SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY - SPONSORED BY SML MED LRG Ian Coppinger, Eddie Bannon, Brendan Dempsey CHANNEL 4 Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Gilded Balloon Productions Ian Coppinger, Eddie Bannon and Brendan Dempsey - 3 comedians, I show, in a fast, Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 « Grid Ref: F5 loose, free wheeling hour of fun that leaves the audience wondering where the hour Where comedy legends are born. The ultimate comedy competition. Previous :|3i went sml Med17-19, LRG - because size matters. winners include Peter Kay, Rhona Cameron, Phil Kay and Dylan Moran. New 't Aug heats 1in5-18:the2230 Sportsmans 14th£8.&50(£7.

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Aug 6-9,13-15,11 -12, 20-22,27-29:23-26,21.300:0(Ihr)21.00£10.(I hr)50(£9.£9.5500)(£8.50) UK Premiere• HSU Audience HEATS:Aug8-IO, (Ihr30mins) FINAL Aug 26: 20.45 (2hrs 30mins) £ 1250 (£ 10.00) ; ij: Dates: -156789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 Dates: 45678 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1334® SOL BERNSTEIN - ALMOST ALIVE II WWW.EDCOM4.COM SPANK! Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 ♦ Grid Ref:F5 Spank! Inc Winner of a Spirit of the Fringe Award 2003. The all round entertainer and ex Borsht Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 ♦ GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) i Belt comic is back, and he's hotter than0(£8.ever.00) Go see him while he can still stand.

Aug6-12, 'You love it!' James and Leon present their insanely popular party night, featuring ’|j Aug 13-15,17-19, 20-22,23-26, 27-29:30:20.20.1515(Ihr)(Ihr)£10.£9.000(£9.

00) World Premiere• HSU top-notch comedy, sexy DJs, live music and lots of drinking! ' F antastic!

The hottest •; 3 Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 ticket sell2your if you£9.have Aug 6-8,in1town 1-15,1-8-22, 5-29: granny 23.45 (4hrs) 00 (£8.to!'00) Si Spencer, BBC. igj SON OF BARNUM:A STUNT TOO FAR Dates: 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 4:|;; Mark Borkowski Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 THE SQUARE ROOT OF NOTHING Mark Borkowski, the PR genius who sacked Michael Jackson and once released Butters scorpions in the BBC, exaggerates and embellishes wildly as he recalls the halcyon Hazel Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref:F5 days 10-14: of the 11,Hollywood with her 'O' Levels in Maths and Biology, Hazel Butters analyses love, life and Aug 45 (Ihr) £10.publicity 00(£9.00)machine.

UK Premiere Armed living together in this exponentially amusing comedy. Intelligent humour to split your Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 sides, Logarithms?

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16.55World (40mins)Premiere £6.00 (£4.•0HZ0) THE SOUBRETTES IN CABARETTINGEL -TANGEL Short Attention Span 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 P Metro Gilded Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate«0131 668 1633 » Grid Reft E5 Naughty. Intelligent Very very funny. The sexy Soubrettes return cabaret to its wicked roots with a delicious medley of songs, satire and sass. 'Cheeky, irreverent hilarious. A very slick production' Melbourne Age. 'Piercingly acerbic. Not to be reviews, pictures and gossip...

NJ News, missed' Melbourne HeraldlSun.00 Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 18.45 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.50) ...on www.edfringe.com Previews Aug 9-12,Aug 16-19,6-7:23-26,18.4350:(I18.hr)45£7.(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) European Premiere •HZm Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Avalon0 Promotions Ltd presents ■OLIVER s ANDY ZAL1

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THE STAND The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place ♦ 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 Late night Fringe comedy at its very best Different sizzling selection nightly. Five acts including host Jane MacKay. droll and witty' Scotsman. 'Acid-tongued comedy goddess' LiAug6-7, st '... 1best '... they keep the2l.laughs 3-14,value 20-21,in2town' 7-28: OlEveni .OOftnhgn;News. ) £9.00(£8.

00) Sep2-4; 00(2hrscoming' ISmins)Ti£8.mes.00(£7,00) I Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 11 j 4 THE STAND PLAYERS: COMPLETELY MADE UP The Stand Comedy Club II The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrews Street» 0131 558 7272 • Grid Reft C5 Improvised comedy. 'One of Fringe comedy's best kept secrets... riotous, madcap I anything-may-happen burst of chaos' Scotsman. Slick, quick-witted comedy is the order of the day 1as0-15, Edinburgh' finest23.return.

Aug6-8, 17-22,2s4-29: 30 (Ihr)'.£6... 0hi0ghly entertaining evening' **** Evening News.

I Dates:4s678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31234 STAND UP FOR FREEDOM I Amnesty International ; Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 j Award-winning comedians Boothby Graffoe and Adam Hills join legendary guitarist | Antonio Forcione and other special guests at the annual Amnesty benefit. Come and ■J. Aug laugh18:in mithedniface oppression. ght (Iofhr 30mi ns) £ 13.00And (£ 11.0it'0)s brilliant value, too!

World Premiere 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 DOUG STANHOPE )! Velvet Laughter Master Series iflj •Edinburgh Grid Ref:Comedy E5 Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 all Return of one of the most exciting and controversial comedians performing a'i anywhere in the world today. Five star reviews from Guardian, Scotsman, Evening Srui Aug25-31: News, Hero/d2230ensured (Ihr) £8.sell-out 00 last time round. Be one of the few. Worid Premiere 1: Dates: 45678 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 234 THEATRE CORPORATION PRESEHTS

STEVE HUGHES - AT WAR WITH SATAN WWW.EDCOM4.COM Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance ♦0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 After 10 years touring the world, this top Australian comic makes his Edinburgh debut A personal perspective on a world-centred morality and our quest for global freedom... with some great porn material thrown in. 'Extremely funny gutsy anti-war rhetoric from no-nonsense Australian' Guardian.

Previews 23.1023,(I hr)10 (Ihr) £5.00£10,Aug00(£8.7-12, 50) Aug 13-14,Aug20-22,4-6:26-29: 50)15,17-19,23-25,30: 23.10 (I hr) £9.00 (£7.iTHTi Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 2021 2223 2425 2627282930 STEVEN ALAN GREEN - SERVICE NOT INCLUDED Parker Entertainment C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Cutting-edge comedy exposes the truth behind 'service' in everyday life. From computer voices who remind us that we are 'being recorded for training purposes' toAugsell-by on milk 4-30: dates 19,15 (SOmi ns) £8.and50 (£7,the50)overly used word 'sorry'. Worid Premiere • H3H Dates 41678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 STEVE NALLON'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Steve Nation Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Comic re-invention of Lewis Carroll's classic from top impressionist Steve Nallon and his 'cast' of over forty voices (Beckham, Blair,Widdecombe, Ozzy, Gielgud et al.).

APreviews Wonderland Aug 6-8:2for3-26:18.grown-ups 15 (Ihr) £5.-00with a uniquely contemporary feel, www.nallon.com Aug Aug 9-11, 13-15,16-18, 20-22,27-29:18.18.1515(I(Ihr)hr)£8.£9.5050(£7.(£8.00)00) Worid Premiere • BED Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2 ! 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 i 234 OnSy trust the experts?

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the very best in late night comedy at the very heart of Edinburi 30" AUGUST 12 MIDNIGHT - 2AM ANGEL AWARD WINNER The HERALD edikeukgh c«medy room i the tron i hunter square i royal mile , Tickets from: Fringe Box Office 1180 High Street, Edinburgh | Tel: 0131226 00001 www.edfringe.com For more information visit us at www.edinburghcomedy.com I TICKETS: £8.00

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For all your Fringe tickets i caii: 0131226 0000 t STICKMEN:YEAR ONE UnderHand Productions Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 Gut-busting sketch show with astonishing narrative, rooted in a mind-blowing audience twist Hilarious vignettes ingeniously fragment revealing a genuinely thrillingi hidden agenda (sshh...). This'll seize your ribs and rattle them sil y. From the director ofAugUbersausage (99-01).£5.0www.underhand.net Previews 4-7: 217.3-25: 05 (SSmi Aug 8-12, 16,20-22: 18-19, 17.0n5s)ns)(SSmi n0s) £7.50 (£5.50) Aug 13-15, 17.

0 5 (SSmi Aug 26-29: 17.05 (SSmins) £9.50 (£6.£8.550)0 (£6.50) World Premiere-1 >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i STILL SERIOUSLY FUNNY Diana Sinclair C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Last year, she was 'Seriously Funny'. This year, she's funnier still. Diana Sinclair teaches us how to look at life and all its challenges with laughter and an enormous pinch of salt 'Deliciously racy... Go see her, celebrate with laughter' **** www.edinburghguide.com Aug 6-14,16-30: 1230 (SOmins) £7,50 (£6.50) World Premiere • I 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 STRANGE AND TREACHEROUS COMEDY Strange and Treacherous Comedy Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace • 0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 Attacked by his own clothes, imprisoned by his own luggage and forsaken by reality, [M >:■ this unique blend of illusion, object manipulation and circus arts is a show for any f age, Aug any 6-29:culture.

16.20 (SOmins) £7.50 (£5.00) ON 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 SUKI WEBSTER: BODY - PART DOUBLE Suki Webster Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 6681633 • Grid ReftFS Director: Paul Merton. Following sell out 'Best Man' 2001, Suki returns as glamorous Hollywood body-part double Roxanne. Revelations, improvised wit groovy hair.

Featuring surprise star comedian guests. 'Funny, sexy, dirty all at the same time' Ed Aug6-12, 50(£7.50)50) Aug 13-15,17-19, 20-22,24-26, 27-29:30:18.18.3030(Ihr)(Ihr)£9,£8.50(£8.

World Premiere •EE >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SVEN STACY - SHOWBIZ AGENT Gareth Tunley Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550* Grid Reft E6 Sven Stacy guides you through the perilous waters of the entertainment industry.

'Boasts a breathless performance and sharp throwaway lines... echoes of David Brent andAugshades creation' Evening Standard.

Previews 4-6: 19.of18-19, 0the0(Ihr)Pub£5.Landlord...

00 00 (I hr)a winning Aug 7-9, Aug 13-14,II -12, 20-22,15-16, 26-29: 19.203-25, 0(Ihr)30:£10.19.50(£9.

00)£9.50 (£8.00) World Premiere •HZ3 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 |8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TAKING THE PEACE Hubble Bubble Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid ReftFS Everything you always wanted to know about Arabs but were afraid to ask!

Hilariously unveiled glimpse beneath the robes of the mystery-shrouded Middle Easts aAugchallenge to global perceptions by the Arabian Gulfs most daring duo.

Aug 6-12, 13-15,16-19, 20-22,23-26: 27-28:mimidnidnightght(I(Ihr)hr)£8.£9.0000(£7.(£8.00)00) World Premiere • i 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TALLULAH MAY - HYPERACTIVE Tallulah May Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road •0131 556 5044 • Grid Reft E6 Tallulah proves why mad is the new sane. Unrestrained wit meets naive eccentricity With explosive enthusiasm, everything from politics to pastry explored with hysterical result '... the most mind-blowing thing to emerge from Somerset since | Scrumpy' Weston News.

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00 00) Aug8-12, 4-30:6-7:19.19.00(SOmi World Premiere •ECU E S78 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

* 24 hour Box Office K|[ at: www.edfringe.com TARTAN RIBBON COMEDY BENEFIT 2004 > Pleasance Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref: E6 A top night of comedy, with proceeds going to Waverley Care. Last year's sell-out line up included Reginald D Hunter, Ed Byrne, Natalie Haynes, Phil Nichol, Hal Cruttenden.

Who will it£11.be0this Aug 17: 2l.00(lhr30mins) 0(£9.year?

50) [ Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 M 2 31 ARE NOT OUR VIEWS 4 THESE Russell Brand and Paul Foot Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street *0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 Two publicly discredited jokers, united by violent amibition and narcissism, contrive a hateful23-30:bid 23.for00(Ihr) mainstream Aug £9.50(£8.success, 50) founded on mistrust and unrealistic hopes. | Dates: 15678 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 THIS IS MY HOME'-ANDREW MAXWELL Involved J Get Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 « Grid Ref: F6 Intrepid protagonist Andrew Maxwell is on a mission to liberate minds with the power of comedy. Renowned for his sharp observational retorts, he injects life into any audience, them riotous and inspiring world.

Previews Aug 4-7:luring221.3-25: 35 (I21.hr)into £5.(Ihr) 0his0 £10.

Aug 8-12, 1 6, 1 8-19, 3 5 Aug 13-15,221.0-22:35 (Ihr) 22.55£1250(£8.

(Ihr) £11.550)0(£8.50)00(£8.50) Aug26-29: European Premiere THIS IS SOAP C theatre C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Ref:P5 'Footballers'Wives' or 'Fringe Performers'Widows'? The comedy soap that you control continues... 'Camp as it comes and a great way to start any Fringe day' Scots6-30: gay. 'B13.attily inspired' and soap.• mi Aug 30 (SSmi ns) £7.5Evening 0 (£6.50) Standard. (£5.50 FringeBarpartopen. icipants)Free junk WorldfoodPremiere THIS WAS/WERE YOUR LIFE(S) ,3 iA(n) Ashwell andlor Johnston Production(s) “INi A retrospective of one (or more) of Britain's most celebrated entertainers(es).

(Witness the rise and demise, separation(s) and reparation(s) of these/that burning j.jiAug6-30: but soon to17.3have 0 (Ihr)been(s). £5.00 Co/ame, enjoy/ed. (Delete as/if applicable.)

World Premiere • HBH MARK THOMAS 'Mark Thomas The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Rd ♦ 0131 557 2827 » Grid Ref: E6 'A show with fizz' Evening Standard. 'A superbly funny show... Thomas has a delightfully Tiggerish enthusiasm for his stories... If comedy could ever be described ins necessary, Observer. lAug 8-18: I9.0this 0(2hrs)is it'£1250 (£8.50) World Premiere • QE21 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 : THROUGH IT ALL I’VE ALWAYS LAUGHED Xomedia Entertainment Ltd ,i> od Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 ,:-ount Arthur Strong reads out loud from his newly published diaries of his he's ; r one. 'If you only buy one book, buy my one. For sale, typewriter £6.50 ono' jfW ^revi rrthur.ews'Aug Pure4-7:comic18.55genius' Telegraph. £5.0n0s) £10.00 (£9.00) >ug■ ug 8,9-12, 13-15,18-19, 20-22,24-26: 27-29:18.(55mi 18.55 5(SSmi 5ns)(55mi ns) £9.00 (£8.00) World Premiere • H Festive! fashion: Check out our new clothing range at www.edfringe.com/shop

wTiraTri "Charming, qiiNnav ttmpq witty & above all funny" CEFFER NOTICE PRODUCTIONS & MZR PRESENT EDINBURGH FESTIVAL CRITIC’S AWARD WINNER

"It gets no better than this.

An Irish-Australian legei bigger than Steve Irwin twice as funny" TIME OUT

"Definitely has star quality...

A comic masterpiece" "Comedy of the highest order...

Inspired ramblings" INDEPENDENT * V 'Classic nonsense..

Completely, ridiculously funnylS SCOTSMAN 6-29 nUCUST • 8.45PM

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For all your Fringe ticket! call: 0131226 0001 TONY CARTER S EVIL ARMY TIM FOUNTAIN - SEX ADDICT Assembly Theatre Ltd The Stand Comedy Club II Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 ♦ Grid Reft D4 The • GridStand Ref: Comedy C5 Club II, 16 North St Andrews Street • 0131 558 7272 He has slept with over 5000 men (and one lesbian) and he still hasn' t found anyone henightlikes.in anNow Tim (www.gaydar.co.uk/tim5000) will cruise the internet live every Tap Water Award winner Tony Carter's quest for comedy acceptance continues witlf attempt to3-25,find30:somebody/anybody to00)love. an inappropriate show title - the final phase in his desire to be 'funny'. See this I Aug6-8, 1 0-12, 1 7-19, 2 23.

3 0 (Ihr) £10.

0 0(£9. dizzyingly clumsy genius Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 23.30 (Ihr) £11.00(£10.00) Preview hr)and£5.£6.00coerced 00(£5. (£4.000)0) guests from better shows. World Premiere Aug 7-15,Aug 17-30:6: 17.17,1200 (I(Ihr) Dates 56789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 TIM KEY S LUKE AND STELLA Tim Key TONY LAW - ATONY LAW SHOW Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Tony Law ASherman horrifically funny portrait of down Brit-pubtheculture; Luke, ourto hero, donsbesthismate' Bens little Smirnoff shirt, drives his crew pub and tries pull his • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) sister.

'AAug lovely4-5:comedy creation' Guardian.

Get thee to the Underbelly for Tony Law's original, random, stood-up comedy show Previews 16.

4 0 (I hr) £5.

0 0 Aug 6-9, 1 1-13, 1 6, 1 8-19, 2 3-25, 3 0: 16.

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5 0) will enjoy awesomely. Featuring funny bones. Eshcalant 'To see Tony Law is tol a Aug 14-15,20-22: 16.40 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£8.50) Aug 26-29: 1640 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£9.50) EEll You inhale Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Previewsdeep Augdraughts 5of(Ihr)comedy £5.00 oxygen' Herald.

Aug7-8, 25-6:0-22,222.3-26: 217-29: TINA C'S MANIFESTO SHOW Aug 9-12,13-15, 16,18-19, 22152215(Ihr)(Ihr)£9.£10.50 (£8.50(£9.00)00) World Premiere • BEI Mick Perrin Productions Ltd £ Old Man Management Ltd Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 f Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ret F6 With the presidential elections up and Republican, that lovely Mrhas Bush getting such unfair & BUTCH - PULL OUT NOW! press,Tina C, Nashville' s verysatire'owncoming rhinestone an announcement to TOPPING Topping £ Butch make...

'Aug Gloriously clever SundayTelegraph. www.tinac.net Pleasance Courtyard,60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 ♦ Grid Ref: E6 'i Previews 4-6: 19.

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5 0) Aug 18-19,ns)23-25: outrageous runaway sell-out success of 2003. All-new mix of fast-moving, daily |i Aug 8-9, 26-29:11-12,19.4156,(55mi £ 12.019.0 (£8.45 5(SSmi 0) ns) £10.00 (£8.50) World Premiere • H3H The updated topical staire and hilarious music parodies. ' N o.

I comedy duo on the I Dates 41678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30bi 1234 Fringe' Scotsman. Critic's choice - Evening Standard, Time Out, Independent. j Previews 4-7: 225018-19,(SSmi23-25:ns) £5.225000 (SSmins) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 8-9, 1Aug 1-12, 15-16,2250 TOMORROW S HITS TODAY Aug 13-14, 2 0-22: BBC Radio 4 Aug 26-29: 2250 (SSmin(SSmi s) £ 11.ns)00£10. (£9.550)0 (£9.00) UK Premiere •HEi; Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance ♦0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311X BBC Radio 4 pilots its new shows that could follow i n the footsteps of Little Britain, Dead Ringers and The League of Gentlemen.

Your chance to be there at the start of the Remember... the Metro Fringe Box Office sell Augnext 14-15:big18.hit?00 (I hr) (Free Ticketed) Tickets available in advance from edfnnge box office. tickets for EVERY show Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 Avalon* Promotions Ltd presents

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tsi 24 hour Box Office Iji at: www.edfringe.com ■*> TOPPING & BUTCH'S AFTERNOON TEASE' (WEAPONS OF MASTICATION) Topping <£ Butch Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 » GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Those wicked boys return with a new version of this much-loved hit Catch Granny tinkling on her honky-tonk, surprise(d) celebrities and French maids pouring free sherry14-15, for laughing audience members.

Grab50)your buns! www.toppingandbutch.com Aug 00 (55mi Aug 16-20,223,1-22,25-27:28-29:16.016.0 (SSmi ns) n£8.s) 0£9.0 (£6.00 (£7.

50) UK Premiere • Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 THE TRACEY ERMIN BEDSHOW The Bryan Hands Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A whirlwind slide through Bedsitland starring madcap actress and traveller Carola Stewart her filmstar pooch Binkie Beaumont a bemused new singing teacher - and promising to offer23.3you coffee!Premiere • nm Aug 4-16,18-30: 5 (I hrone15miofns)her£8.5celeb 0 (£7.5mates 0) dropping in forWorld Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TRACY BARTRAM - ILLEGALLY BLONDE Serious Laughter Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Fresh from Melbourne International Comedy Festival success,Tracy returns to Edinburgh with an outrageous show peopled by Russian bikini waxers, waspish school mistresses twins striving to make the world a blonder place.

Aug 16-19,22and 3-26,provocative 320,0: 020.0 (I0hr)0(Ihr)£Texan Aug 20-22, 7-29: 10.£9.000(£9.0(£8.00)00) UK Premiere Lost In the city? Go to the Fringe map at the back of the programme

11^1 TRANSLUCENT FROGS OF QUUUP Cahoots in association with Quuup Productions C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: E4 1922. The Amazon. Two honeymooners canoe upriver in search of adventure and the eponymous frogs. To their horror, they discover they are being narrated. Fast, irreverent comedy You'll Premiere•HE3I leave.

Aug 5-30: 20.dazzling 45 (Ihr IQmi ns) £9,with 50(£8.songs.

50) You'll laugh. You'll cry.World Dates SS78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THETRAP The Trap Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 •Grid Ref: E6 Best Comedy Group: Fringe Report Awards 2004. 'Dazzling displays of invention and wit that put other sketch groups to shame... untouchable' www.chortle.co.uk Very funny' Scotsman. 15.Guaranteed show you'll see or your money Previews 25 (SSmi s) £5.then0s)0funniest 25 (SSmi ns) £8.wasted.

50•ECU (£7.00) Aug 14-15,Aug20-22,4-6:26-29: 15.25 n(SSmi £9,Aug 50(£8.7-13,00)17-19,23-25,30: 15.World Premiere THE TRIVIAL PURSUITS OF MARTIN MOR The Stand Comedy Club II The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North StAndrews Street • 0131 558 7272 • Grid RefiCS Question: which comedian is pictured on the Trivial Pursuit board? Answer: me!

That's who. Martin 'Bigpig' Mor. Come and see the show and I'l tell you all about it.

'Preview Irrepressible exuberance' Scotsman.

'Deadly eejitness' Herald.

Aug 6-15,Aug 17-29:5: 20.21.3000 (I(I hr)hr) £6.£7.0000 (£5. (£6.050)0) World Premiere UNCUT CONFETTI John Hegley Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Dog-star performs tricks old and new, cabaret style. Songs, poems and banter. 'Just because he is one of the funniest men alive, don't underestimate his dedicated gentleness' Adrian19.Mitchell Previews 00 (I19.hr)00(Ihr) £5.New 00£10,Statesman.

Aug50(£9.8-12,00)15,'P1oignancy 7-19,24-25,and30: idiocy' 19.00 (I hr)Galway £9.50Advertiser. (£8.0HEH 0) Aug 13-14,Aug20-22,4-7:26-29: TOTAL SELL OUT 2001 / 2002 / 2003 Ed Smith and Usa Thomas for Ka

'Wonderfully funny stories An engaging and effortlessly funny comic

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“To see Tony Law is to inhale deep draughts of .': .pomedy oxygen” THE HERALD “His timing is astonishing” P THE TIMES “Law is terrific, effortless. Turns in one of the best comedy performances of the year ”

UNITED BISCUITS - HIGH TEA United Biscuits Smirnoff • 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) United Biscuits is the new custard creams of comedy. This highly original new lady double act is premiering themselves and their show at this year's festival.

'Previews ... beautifully constructed very funny' Independent 18.00 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) 18.00 (I18.hr)00 and Aug 13-15,Aug20-22,5-6:26-29: (I£5.hr)00£ 10.Aug00 (£9.7-9,010)1 -12,16,18-19,23-25:World Premiere • fTm 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL: DEAN CAMERON S NIGERIAN SPAM SCAM SCAM WWW.EDCOA14.COA1 Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Tale of the man who tried to scam the scammers: ever wondered what happens if you reply to one of those emails? Dean Cameron did, and is still playing with them! : Includes a guest appearance Perry7-13, Mason.

Previews 15.00 (I15.hr)00(Ihr) £5.from 00£9.Aug Aug 14-15,Aug20-22,4-6:26-29: 50(£8.00) 17-19,23-25,30: 15." 00 (I hr) £8.- 50 (£7.■ 00) — >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THEVIRGIN CLUB Star Scribe Productions Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 A sexy bittersweet one-woman show about love, loss and the search for an attractive vibrator. 'Sassy Monologues' Herald-Sun, Melbourne, 'Smart, hi-tech show' If-.

What' s On In London, ' T he best fake orgasm since Meg Ryan!'

Isl i n gt o n News, London, ji,:; Previews Aug 5-7: 219.4-25,15 (SSmi ns)15£5.(55mi 00 ns) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 8-12, 1 5, 1 7-19, 3 0: 19.

Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 19.15 (SSmins) £9.50 (£8.00) European Premiere • HSU j >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS lb 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 VIRGINS Alott Byrne Media The Garage, Grindlay Street Court • 0131 221 9009 • Grid Ref: E3 Matt Byrne's riotous Aussie comedy - in the Bouncers/Shakers mould - follows the mile- i high mayhem aboard Incontinental Airlines' flight 04169, from Sydney to London, as four actors playAugevery charaaerISmiaboard British billionaire Dickie Laker's cut-price airline.

Preview16-27: Aug 22.15:00 (I22.hr0I0(Ihr Smins) £8.n0s)0 (£7.£6.0000) European Premiere 57 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28-29 30 31 VITAL STATISTICS McCloud & Black Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Yvonne wants to sing. Gloria wants breasts. It's not fly on the wall stuff: they know you're watching. 'Perfectly synchronised' Sunday Herald; 'Comedy trailblazers' Three Weeks;' Inspired' Scotsman;' Stage;***** Sunday Express.0 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) Previews 15.00 (I15.hr)00 (I£6.Ghr)ifted' 00£9.Aug Aug 13-15,Aug20-22,6-7:27-29: 50 (£8.8-12, 50) 16-19,23-26,30: 15.0World Premiere • EED >78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 VOYAGE D AMOUR Tomboys in Fishnets The Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140The Pleasance •01432 344 885 • Grid Reft FfifU In their fourth all original production this sextet of dynamic damsels unleashes an assauN of sketch comedy Delivering at lightning pace, unrelenting, unpredictable comedy that the Los Angel es Weekly calls n'ts)ake-no-prisoners comedy that's so funny it hurts'.

Preview Aug 16-21:Aug23.15:30 23.(SSmi30 n(SSmi s) £8.00 (£7.£5.0000) European Premiere ns ,78 9 10 Ii 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 WE ARE KLANG Goldman King and CKP Present Greg Davies and Marek Larwoot Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Reft E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Award winning comics Marek Larwood (A blast of unadulterated comedy' www.chortle.co.uk) and Greg Davies ('Engagingly manic' Evening Standard) present a enchanted world of sketches, song and stupidity A magical slice of life-giving c magic actual Previews(contains Aug17-19, 6-7:no220.2-26, 10 (I hr)magic). £4.00 £7.00 (£6.00) Aug Aug 8-12, 13-14,15,20-21, 27-28: 20.29:1020.(Ihr)10 (I£8.hr)00(£7.

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s 24 hour Box Office II |j at: www.edfringe.com WE LOVETT! The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 Don't miss Red Dwarfs Norman Lovett with daughters. Kitty, the festival's youngest ever stand-up returns and is joined by big sister Lily as seen in Frank Skinner's sit-com 'Shane'. Wonderful, honest humour from each generation's viewpoint.

Preview Aug 7-15,Aug 17-30:6: 14.14.030(Ihr) 0 (Ihr £6.IQmi00(£5. ns) £7,50)00(£6.50) World Premiere Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 !6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 WENDY SPERO -WHO'SYOUR DADDY? ji Assembly Theatre Ltd 1 Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 — Wendy doesn't have a dad. But she has a sex-therapist mom, a joint shared with i Hugh Grant and video footage of her grandma feinting. 'Smart, touching, laugh-out^ i loud funny.. Absolutely not to30:be17.missed' Time Out NY. Aug 6-9, 8-19,217.3-25, ' Aug 13-15,11-12, 20-22,16,216-29: 15 (Ihr) £11.15 0(Ihr) 0(£10.£10.00)00(£9.00) UK Premiere • HSU 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ^ WE SMELL LIKE AMERICA I Smile <£ Nod 1 l/4rm @Greenside, lb RoyalTerrace • 0131 557 2124 ♦ Grid Ref:C6 - j What smells funny? Is it capitalism? Cheeseburgers? Silicone implants? No! It's Smile : i and Nod, the hilarious group from California Witness our interactive melting pot of t sketch and impnov Aug 15-30: 2100 (I hr)comedy. £5.00 (£3.Who50) knew funny could smell so good? www.smileandnod.org World Premiere 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 -4 WHAT DIDYOU DO LASTTHURSDAY? sJi Big Love Productions

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SHOWBIZ AGENT 'Boasts a breathless performance and sharp throwaway lines...echoes of David Brent and shades of the Pub Landlord... a winning creation'

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You don't happen to remember what Chris and Cathy did last Thursday do you?

Because Chris and Cathy don't, and their lives depend upon it. Come on, think!

Think!

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Excellent' Guardian 'Very Funny' - Time Out. Previews Aug 5-6: 17.238-29: 0 (55mi17.n3s)0 £4.'(SSmi 00 ns) £8.5-0 (£7.

Aug 7-8, 1 4-15, 2 1-22, Aug 9-13,16-20,23-27: 17.30 (SSmins) £7.50 (£6.50) 50) 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30: WHEN ALL YOU SEE IS BOOBS 1MSK Productions Ifurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street •07713 746 561 • Grid Ref: D6 •An all-girl comedy sketch show about what we think men think we think and actually do. Think. i'jinvestigating 15-21: 20.18.if00they iAAugug 22-28: 00(SOmi (SOminns)s) £8.00(£5.50) World Premiere 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i VHEN SHAKESPEARE’S LADIES MEET iAmericon High School Theatre Festival >n the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St»0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E5 A clever piece by Charles George wherein Portia, Katherine, Ophelia, Desdemona f and Cleopatra give advice on romance, though young Juliet seems to be the one ■'Ij igiAugvin9:g the20.30lessons (I hr) £6.in00love. (£4.00) Aug 10: 1230 (I hr) Aug 12: 14,30 (I hr) Aug 13: 16.30 (I hr) 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 THE WHISKY SHOW Robert Burns Theatre Company i jt.dinburgh Grid Ref:Comedy E5 Room,The Tran, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 v fun-filled wander through the world of Scotland's national drink. Learn about j cotland, the origins of whisky, a little bit of Scottish culture and the truth about raxing i^ug8-30:with15.water.

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Bewitching beauties and decadent beasts show off sumptuous tableau vivant, sparkling trapeze, sword-swallowing and tassle-twirling. Surprise international guests. || Dress6-16,to 1beguile, til dawn, Aug 8-21; midance dnight (2hrs) £9.50 (£8.www.thewhoopeeclub.com 50) (£7,50 Fringe participants) World Premiere • EC31 [I , Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 B THE WICKER WOMAN Population^ Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6!

Returning for just ten days after sell-out national tour. 2003 Critics' Choice in Times, , Sunday Times, Sunday Herald, Metro and Spectator. 'A blazing cult in the making1 Evening Standard. 'Sublime' Metro. 'Riotous' Time Out Wicker' List. www.population3.co.uk Aug Aug 20-22, 23-25:26-29: 1120 (I1120 hr) £9.(I hr)50 (£8.£ 10.00)50 (£9.00) ,78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 BENWILLBOND Ben Willbond Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref: E6 Perrier Best Newcomer returns with new characters and sketches. Sell-out 2002 with the hit comedy 'Spooks' featuring Susan Earl ('Hardware' ITV). 'A performance of understated brilliance' Herald. 'An impressively smart writer, a superb comedy performer' Scotsman.

Previews Aug 4-6: 17.4350:(55mi ns)(55mi £5.0n0s) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug Aug 7-13, 14-15,17-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29: 17.17.4545(55mi ns) £9.50 (£8.00) World Premiere • BZ21 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 WILL SMITH - 10 ARGUMENTS I SHOULD HAVE WON i Mick Perrin Productions Ltd <£ Old Man Management Ltd Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 We all carry with us the rage of lost arguments. 'If only I'd said that!' 'If only I'd been |l better acquainted the facts!'

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Aug 26-29: 20.15 (SSmins) £ 12.00 (£8.50) World Premiere • HSU : 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i XPROV: EXTREME IMPROVISED COMEDY Xprov New Zealand Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 You'l laugh til they cry as this award winning record breaking New Zealand improvised comedy show makes its international debut No points.no judges, just comedy10-12, and pain.

'You can die23.3laughing' Aug6-8, 0£9.(Ihr)50(£8.£8.5Package 50)0(£7.50) (NZ). wwwxprov.co.uk Aug 13-15, 20-22,17-19, 27-29:23-26,23.3300:(Ihr) European Premiere • ECU If 4 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A YEAR, A BROAD Devonlnspiration Productions Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street >0131 226 6522* GridRef:D3 Moving from Chicago to London with just four-days' notice, Devon struggles to IV understand dating in London, All Day Breakfast in a Can and how to free the laundry* being19-22, held 2hostage her nwasher/dryer.

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ALMA FLAMENCO I Alma Flamenco Dance Company Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref:F5 'The best flamenco performers I have ever witnessed... ' Birmingham Post. The i] emotional cries of the singers and the raw energy of the dancers will guarantee an !- Aug unforgettable 17-21: 18.0evening 0 (I hr I Smiforns)any£ 12.audience 50 (£ 10.00)looking for the purest 'alma del Flamenco'. _ I Dates: ^ 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 31 ATTENTION PLEASE! FATTY ATTACK!! "(i Trio los Romantico <£ HOCUS FOCUS Theatre Company ! Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref;E5 | No, we are not Sumo wrestlers! We've got the smoothest skin, cutest eyes. And _J our boobs are listed in the Guinness Book of Records! We'll show you everything... f AAugstriptease 16-21: 14,of50our(SOmibodies ns) £6.0and0 (£5.souls!

00) www.geocities.com/tlromantico European Premiere « Dates: -t s 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 f AUDITIONS: PHYSICAL ACTORS AND OTHERS —| Cirque du Soldi 1 f. Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 ’ 1 Grid Ref:E4 Selection workshops for creative, experienced actors, clowns and artists with other skil s or unusual body types, for new creations (2005,2006,2007), new cabaret projects and upcoming Robert Lepage physical theatre show. Submission details: http://casting.cirquedusoleil.com J Aug 29-31 on an invitation-only basisSend your material now!

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I BELLYDANCE BANQUET , ,0 iBellylorna Morocco Walima, 3a I Dundas Street • 0131 652 3764 - Grid Ref:C4 Lunch or show? Tough decision! Why not both! A dazzling display of inspirational (Arabic dance by the highly acclaimed Lorna Gow. Sequins and skil ! Mouth-watering 13-course Moroccan included.

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BELLYDANCING ATTHE UNDERBELLY Tarab Dance Company Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref:E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) 'In a Cairo cafe, a radio is playing an Egyptian refrain. A dancer appears... '.

Shimmying back to Edinburgh,Tarab Dance Company's new show. Radio Tarab, celebrates l shapes, Aug 22,27-29:bellydancing 19.00 (45minfors) £8.women 50 (£7.5of0) alAug 23-26:sizes19.0and 0 (45miages.ns) £7.50 (£6.50) Dates:45 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 CARAVAN Black Hole Theatre Company (Australia) Aurora Nova @ St Stephens, St Stephen Street *0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref:B3 This Adults Only puppet theatre spins a tale of lust, greed, treachery and revenge set in a 1950s carnival. Award-winning and multi-layered, Caravan is magical, comic, savage and erotic. £5.When meets Pulp Fiction all hell breaks loose!

Aug6-7: 00 puppetry Aug 8-9,1116.-16,00(Ihr) 18-23,25-30: 16.00 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£8.00) UK Premiere • Dates: 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CHRONICLES - A LAMENTATION Song OfThe Goat Theatre (Poland) Aurora Nova @ St Stephens, St Stephen Street •0131 558 3853* Grid Ref:B3 With breathtaking singing and unique movement techniques, Poland's most innovative and exciting avant-garde group draws on a rich musical tradition of lamentations in this award-winning exploration of the music that divides life and death. www.piesnkozla.pl Aug (Ihr)25-29: £5.00 15.30 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-7: 8,11 -15,15.3108-22, UK Premiere • EE3H Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 CINDERELLA AND THE FLOWER FAIRIES Burklyn Youth Ballet Metro Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref-FS Back by popular demand. Delightful ballet. Cicely Barker-inspired costumes, Strauss music, perfect for families. Readers Choice '... best dance on the Fringe' Scotsman. '... very talented young company' Evening News. The real Cinderella story... A Fringe13-22: must!10.30 (55mins) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 CIRQUE NOVA Amphitheatre of the Arts/Terence Higgins Trust Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref:F5 Drawn from the four corners of the globe, Cirque Nova, a dynamic team of internationally accomplished artists, showcases an entertaining socially aware contemporary circus performance that will visually amaze the audience as well as providing anoonthought-provoking Aug6-30: (Ihr) £10.00 (£7.50)and educational experience.

Ban Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DAMAGED BY MIRACLES Falsa Imago Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 Explosive, sensual and absurd physical theatre inspired by DP Schreber's influential psychological memoirs. The Pinnokkio Prizewinner at Belgium's International Mime Festival 2003 and the first production byAudeTournay and Igor de Quadra (Government Inspector, Entangled Lives).

Aug 50 (£7.00)00) Aug 8-13, 14-15,17-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29:30:13.13.4040(Ihr)(I hr)£9.£8.50(£8.

UK Premiere •msH Dates 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DANCE BASE - CLASSES,WORKSHOPS, FILMS Dance Base, National Centre for Dance Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 Grid Ref:E4 Tremendous performances, exhilarating classes - from gumboot and jazz to yoga and pilates, and hip-hop and jit for kids - fantastic workshops, masterclasses and dance on film in the dark room. Visit www.dancebase.co.uk for more details.

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TDTiiT DANCES OF INDIA VasantaMala Indian Dance Institute The Garage, Grindlay Street Court » 0131 221 9009 • Grid Ref:E3 Colourful costumes, expressive gestures and rhythmic footwork sweep you away tc India. Delightful mix of temple dances, folk dances and Bollywood dances. A treat for both andnadults.

Aug 15-21:children 1230 (SOmi Aug 22-30: 11,00 (SOmi ns)s) £9.00 (£8.00) (£6.00 C) 578 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DANCES ON THE FLOOR Dynamic Intensive Rehabilitation Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 Grid Ref:E5 DIR (Dynamic Intensive Rehabilitation) is a time-saving technology with total efl over your body and mind. No side effects. 72 exercises in 2-4 minutes with extraordinary effect.£5.5Come Aug 7-14: 10.00(Ihr) 0(£4.50)in sportswear and dance with us. www.itsadir.by.ru 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 DANCING FORTH R.S.C.D.S. Edinburgh BranchRow • 0131 447 1517 • Grid Ref:B3 Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Edinburgh's annual showcase of traditional Scottish country dancing, to the music of James Gray and friends, supported by other talented traditional artistes. Performed in the10-14: round in30 an(2hrs)outstanding Aug £10.00 (£6.0neo-classical 0 Under 16s onlbuilding y) in the city's New Town.

Aug 14: I5.019.0(2hrs) .78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M DEREVO - TANYA KHABAROVA - REFLECTION DerevoNova - Tanya Khabarova Aurora @ St Stephens, St Stephen Street • 0131 558 3853 « Grid Ref:B3 Multi award-winning Derevo present the incomparable Tanya Khabarova. In her powerful solo dance, she plays with the founding rites of humanity like an alchemist 'An amazingly fil ing experience... sensual, ephemeral and indelible' Dance Europe.

'Preview This is why theatre existsn1s) Fest 21452(55mi 02003. (£5.n0s)0)www.derevo.org Aug 7-9,1Aug 1-16,6:22-23, 5-30: 22.4£6.5 0(SSmi £10,00 (£8.00) Firm 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DIAS DE LAS NOCHES Teatr Novogo Fronta (Czech Republic/Russia) Aurora Nova @ St Stephens, St Stephen Street • 0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref:B3 1974. In a music hall in Buenos Aires on a blistering hot night with a coup d'etat looming outside, two Russian immigrant artors are staging the performance of a lifetime when things£5.go00 horribly and mercilessly out of control, www.tnf.cz Aug6-7: Aug 8-9,111.1-16,30 1(Ihr) 8-23,25-30: 11.30 (I hr) £10.00 (£8.00) UK Premiere-Ha 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DIGITIZER EH7KI *Txt 'DIGITIZER't 83248 • Grid Ref:TBC A mysterious, cloaked creature roams the streets of Edinburgh. Under its hood nothing but shifting and changing feces trapped in a video world. 7K return to Edinburgh with ground-breaking street-theatre. For details, text 'DIGITIZER' to 83248.

Aug 6-20:VisitI3.0www.7-k.co.uk 0(9hrs) (Free Non-ticketed) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311; DIRTNAP Fooleryon the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 Sweet Total Theatre Award nominees (Cyrano) present a ghostly romance in a melodramatic downscape. North meets South. Inappropriate passions. Startling situations. Death struggles. Artifects. 'Most innovative theatre on the Fringe’ BBC Radio, Previewwww.foolery.org 6:2215 20.15 (IhrSmins) (IhrSmins) £7.£3.500(£6.

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DODERSKRATT - A DRAMATIC CONCERT Theatre Slava (Sweden) Aurora Nova @ St Stephens, St Stephen Street *0131 5583853* Grid Ref:B3 Blending shimmering folk songs from all over the world with throaty mantras, impetuous drumming, fire and superb physicality, Slava's powerful ensemble presents ; a 'dramatic concert' that is a veritable string of pearls of sound, rhythm and movement Aug 6-7: 17.00www.teaterslava.org (I hr) £5.00 Aug 8-9,11 -16,18-23,25-30: 17.00 (I hr) £ 10.0UK0 (£8.Premiere 00) • FTTT1I 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DRUMS, FACE, RAT RACE Just Add Water pend fringe @ gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref:B6 Edinburgh, London, Penthouse or Big Issue.The Rush affects us all. Imagine slowing ' down, pausing, then rewinding. Now add slices of theatre, a pinch of dance, finely chop some 17,rhythm Aug 16-21: 00(Ihr)and£8.0cook 0(£6.00)until dark and crisp.

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A musical and physical theatre fentasy based loosely on the life of Alexandrian poet Cavafy who, having lost his voice to cancer, learns to sign during one last visit to his fevourite brothel.£8.00 (£7.00) Aug 8-14: male 20.00 (2hrs) 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Qo on... be a STAR? Join our friends scheme and get on our 11 mailing list for the next three years for as little : as £10. Call 0131 226 0026 for more details

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EXQUISITE INDIAN DANCE I Dance Base, National Centre for Dance Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • Grid Ref.E4 Teamwork Productions presents three of the finest Indian classical dancers including ® i Aditi Mangaldas (Kathak), Surupa Sen and Bijoyini Satpathy (Odissi) from Nrityagram Dance Foundation. An enticing glimpse into the beauty, grace and perfect rhythms of 1 these Preview13,traditions.

Aug2:12:20.017.0(lhr30mins) 30 (Ihr30mins) £5.00 Aug Aug 14,15,1219:0:8,2IZ30 (Ihr30mins) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug I5.

0 0(lhr30mins) ■' Aug 17,21: 17.30 (Ihr30mins) European Premiere Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 1 4 1 5 16 1 7 1 8 1 9 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 l! FLAMENCO FIESTA i I Mosaico Flamenco The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Rd • 0131 557 2827 ♦ Grid Ref:E6 . Pure flamenco dance flirts with frenetic guitar, syncopated rhythms and passionate —( vocals to reach a frenzied climax. Hot-blooded, colourful, seductive and intimate ji '.. .the fiery taste of Southern Spain' Scotsman. Weekend matinees: flamenco fun!

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(I hr 15mins) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 14-15, 19-30: 19.00(Ihr -4)1 Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 I FORGIVENESS FOR BLOOD STeatar Dodest, Montenegro Rocket750@ Demarco Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI •0871 0077* GridRoxyRef:E6 Death breathes life into a forgotten memory. Birth, death, revenge a cycle without end. If weAugcannot the future?

16-21,2forgive 3-28: 18.the00 blood (45mins)of£8.our00 past, (£5.00)who can forgive us? Who wil giveUKus Premiere Dates:4s678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3m 234 FRESHNESS -TRIPLE BILL Dance National Dance BaseBase, - National Centre Cente for Dance,for14-16Dance Grassmarket • 0131 225 5525 • Grid Rel-E4 A humorous blend of hip hop moves and sounds, contemporary dance and slick choreography by award-winning crew Freshmess. 'Wicked, Flirty and Funny' Sunday Enjoyable£5.Performance...

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24,26,31, Sepit's2:alive! midnight (30mins) (Free Non-ticketed) HAPPY HITCHCOCK Productions @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref:C6 love of babes and dead bodies is thrown into our digital world of candyrave culture. Suspense meets sensory overload in this explosive exploration of andAug deceit.15: 18.The30 investigation begins16-21:at www.duckless.com (I hr) £200 Aug 18.30 (I hr) £5.00 (£3.00) World Premiere 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 A SPELL ON YOU Buenaventura Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 film and dance, introducing scandalous performers and subversive danceforms. onaventura writes as she dances, gracefully drawing you in, then shooting from the with a devilish13.3twinkle 0 (Ihr) £8.in 0the0(£7.eye'00) Decode Magazine, www.buonaventura.com 13-15: 13.30 (Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) UK Premiere • FTmn

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IT S ONLY A REHEARSAL Zero Visibility Corp. (Norway) Aurora Nova @ St Stephens, St Stephen Street *0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref:B3 Scandinavia’s hottest dance company present their acclaimed adaptation of the story ijl of Artemis and Actaeon. Choreographer Ina Christel Johannessen made her international breakthrough with this sensual,erotic and powerfully moving dance |9 duet www.zerocorps.com Aug 18-19:25-30: 13.30 (Ihr) Aug20-23, 13.30£5.(Ihr)00 £10.00(£8.00) UKPremiere Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JAPAN EXPERIENCE - CRU CRU LABYRINTH Cru Cm Cirque jl The Garage, Grindlay Street Court • 0131 221 9009 • Grid Ref:E3 Three male performers express daily discords with self-hardened bodies and circus j ]l techniques. In the wordless world, body movements and techniques led by discords |j; and various human dramas as love, friendships, hope and anger are born.

Aug 15-21: I l.00(50mins) £9.00(£8.00) European Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234* JAPAN EXPERIENCE - DEATH OF A SAMURAI Auditions in Edinburgh Afro-13 for physical actors and others. The Garage, Grindlay Street Court *0131 221 9009 • Grid Ref:E3 Sci-fi musical. A deadly virus is released into this world. An antidote has been created but only for the selected few. Musashi + Midsummer Night's Dream = Hi AUGUST 29 to 31,2004 violent nightmare. Intro into young Japanese pop culture. Highly entertaining.

15-30: 15.15 (Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) European Premiere s On an invitation-only basis; send your material NOW! Aug Dates:4567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SflwMit details: > lttip://castina.cirqitedBsefmf^^H JAPAN EXPERIENCE -J-BOYS - GAY REVUE J-Boys The Garage, Grindlay Street Court ♦0131 221 9009 » Grid ReEE3 || Gay life of modern day Tokyo revealed to you through song, dance and light-hearted JIL; comedy. Whipping, striptease, a love story to entertain you. Great way to chill out Jl:. at the end of the day.

Aug 8-15,17-23,25-30: 21.30 (Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) European Premiere ■ HSU li Dates 456 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JAPAN EXPERIENCE - LYFLINK THE HOLDING COMPANY The Garage, Grindlay Street Court • 0131 221 9009 ♦ Grid Ref:E3 : The face we present to the world breaks apart. Does it reveal nothing more than a 11 thread of memories? Butoh-inspired dance returning to the Garage with a mesmerising new work. 'Intensely focused... very beautiful' Three Weeks.

Aug 8-21: 18.25 (SOmins) £6.00 (£5.00) Worid Premiere • ECU IE Dates: 4 5 6'8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234#., JAPAN EXPERIENCE - SALOME Company East The Garage, Grindlay Street Court • 0131 221 9009 • Grid Ref:E3 New interpretation with Salome as a man played by Hiroshi Jin. Buddhist expressions jl| and Zen philosophy are the basis of this spiritual trip surpassing love and death. Hiro'sJE Salome is shockingly beautiful and beyond sexuality.

Aug 8-15,17-23,25-30: 14.00(Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) European Premiere • HEH Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LEONARD COHEN AFTERWORLD (A PLAY ABOUT KURT COBAIN) Experience This!

The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Rd • 0131 558 7604 « Grid Ref:E6 Emerging out of Kurt's suicide, LCA envisions his 'afterworld' as a television-infested H wasteland. Dynamic choreography, live-mix video and innovative sound installation iff combine to tell a story of redemption for the post-Nirvana generation.

Aug9-14,17-21,24-29: 17.00(Ihr) £5.00 World Premiere j| Festive! fashion: Check out our new clothing range at www.edfringe.com/shop

[PS04] A PAINT SHOW Experience This!

Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref:F5 A new interactive ritual-adventure from the creators of the Paint Show! Explore the ruins of an alien spaceship and dance your way to salvation. Live music. Live cyborg.

Dead Paint and be painted.

Previewssexy!1Aug Aug9-14, 7-21,5-6:24-28:22.552255(I hr)(Ihr)£3.5£7.0 00 World Premiere Dates: 4 j 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 31234 PUBLIFE Protein Dance Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref-CS Exhilarating physical theatre sees five characters in their nightly quest for fun and selfconfidence. Protein's trademark physicality, high drama and humour makes hit show Publife an unforgettable night out 'A virtual reality Eastenders' London Metro, '...deliriously Aug 17-22,24-29:amusing' 20.00(IhrTimeOut. IQmins) £10.Doors 00(£8.open 00) 7.30.

Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 RAW BEEF Hoax Productionslb Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref:C6 l/4rm @Greenside, Jerwood Award winners... 'Delicious... Anarchic... Scintillating... If you have to walk 5 miles through a blizzard (to see this show) do it Their generosity of performance would defrost icicles in the Ice Queen's vagina' British Theatre Guide. www.hoaxproductions.net Aug Aug 8-13: 15-21:noon 23.0(Ihr) 0(Ihr)£6.00(£5.00) FTflJl Dates:456 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 RIN-NE-TEN-SHO:TAIKO DRUMMING AND DANCE EXPLOSION Company East andStreet Mugenkyo The Garage, Grindlay Court *0131Taiko 221 Drummers 9009 • Grid Ref:E3 Two of the most popular acts in recent years, five-star companies from Japan and Scotland join forces to create a ground-breaking performance of exhilarating rhythms and dance.

Aug vibrant 17-30: 17,contemporary 10 (Ihr) £10.00(£8.

00) Moody, powerful and evocative. Spellbinding.

Worid Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 RIPE Dance National for 14-16 DanceGrassmarket *0131 225 5525 DanceRef:E4 BaseBase, - National CentreCentre for Dance, Grid Ripe brings together a stunning selection of dancers with a wealth of life and dance experience. An unmissable chance to see Stephen Felton, Gary Lambert, Ellen van Schuylenburch and Namron bil .

Aug 12:13,120.8,202:0(lhr30mins) £5.00on£9.one Aug 1230 (Ihr30mins) 00 (£6.00) Aug 14, 1 9: I5.

0 0(lhr30mins) Aug 17,15,220:1: 20.17.3000(lhr30mins) (I hr 30mins) Aug Dates: 4 5 678 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 RISTORANTE IMMORTALE Floez (Germany) | |5 minutes of non-stop rip-roaring hip-hop dance with a kick-ass combo of spanking Aurora Nova @ St Stephens, St Stephen Street *0131 558 3853 * Grid Ref:B3 w tracks and old skool beats. Funky breaks and phonic flicks will dominate the The return of Ristorante Immortale: 'Stunning, perfectly choreographed chaos' lis not to be missed urban spectacular, Switzerland; 'A firework display of best slapstick' Germany; 'Ninety minutes of divine hLug7-8,14-15,21: reviews Aug 5-6: 19.19.0055 (45mi (45minns)s) £8.£4.000(£7.

0 00) physical comedy1 Edinburgh Fringe, 2001; 'A sparkling comedy and melancholic Australia, www.floez.net (fug 9-13,16-20: 19.05 (45mins) £7.00 (£6.00) World Premiere • ECU tragedy' Aug 23, 2 5-30: 18.

3 0 (Ihr20mins) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 Dates: 4 5 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 £16120017 (£1810.1900)20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 >1G IRON IN FLOP RUMBLE Jj 'g Iron Theatre Company Renegade (Germany) l- easance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance ♦ 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 Nova @ St Stephens, St Stephen Street *0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref:B3 ojjS' iLmerica's hottest dance-clown-theatre ensemble returns with a hip, mod, feminist Aurora Mindblowing body control combined with the strength and sensuality of modern bntasy:to three accidentally the 2000.

Universe'Masters and raceof visual against dance theatre:‘Rumble’ is Romeo and Juliet in the world of HipHop with fighting, jq'OfBme put it rough-and-tumble back together. TotalgirlsTheatre Awardbreak Winners dance and passion. An award-winning spectacle in co-production with >2 'gjlieatre' Scotsman.

Flottmannhallen and Theater Kohlenpott www.rumble-online.de asvwL eviews Aug6-7: 16.052(Ihr ISmi n16.s) 0£5.5 (I00hr ISmins) £9.00 (£7.50) Preview 20.3025-30: (Ihr30mins) £5.00 £1200 (£10.00) '. ■ '-V-8; Jg 8-9, 1 1 -13, 1 6, 1 8-19, 3, 2 5, 3 0: 8-9,1Aug 1-16,7:18-23, 20.30 (Ihr30mins) UK Premiere-BEH M ; ig 14-15,20-22,26-29: 16.05 (Ihr ISmins) £I0.00(£8.50) European Premiere• ECU Aug Dates 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

LIGHTS FAR OUT NORTH, QUARTET I three-fortyone dances Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place ♦ 0131 225 9893 - Grid Ref:F5 An exploration of current body issues led by choreographer Kathrina Farrugia - 'An , eclectic movement language1 Dance Gazette 2003. This emerging contemporary : t dance company combines a fusion of collaborations - movement, design, sound, f www.three-fortyonedances.co.uk Aug 23-28: 14.00 (SSmins) £6.50 (£5.00) World Premiere -. I Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 * LIU, DROP AND FALL,THE GIFT i{ Assembly Dance Theatre Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref:E6 m ! Artistic director Yang Kuei-Chuan's choreography is a remarkably cohesive and :.:c : cogent of modern western essenceblend of National Chinese culturaldancing arts. techniques with the transcendent, spiritual mil Aug 10-14: 21,30 (Ihr) £9.00(£7.00) European Premiere I Dates: 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 THE LOVE THAT DARED NOT SPEAK ITS NAME: 'BALLET RIMBAUD' & POSSESSION' I Balletomania I C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E5 if Two contemporary ballets from Rambert/Royal Ballet-trained dancers. The absinthe| fuelled affair between Verlaine and Rimbaud set to the music of The Doors - and a I 1930s Parisian soiree danced to Shostakovich's Jazz Suite.

Aug4-30: 15.55 (Ihr25mins) £8.50(£7.50) World Premiere •HSU S678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1001 NIGHTS (THE ARABIAN NIGHTS) IjiShokti T The Garage, Grindlay Street Court • 0131 221 9009 • Grid Ref:E3 ! : Erotic tales from the Orient of fantasy, illusion and love. Come into the chamber of |! pleasure - a sensual feast - where you are the king and the dance is for you. The story8-30: continues...

-j. Aug 21.00 (SOmins) £IO.OO(£9.QO) UK Premiere ♦ HSU 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 J ONION BAR Para Active Gilded Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate *0131 668 1633 liMetro Grid Ref:E5 elcome to the Onion Bar! A captivating place where the serving of onions to angers provokes the unburdening of tears and tales. A rhythmic and physical rformance where the audience members are our exclusive guests. A provocative, tersweet and powerful experience. > 4I Aug 17-19,27-28: 22,24-26, 9-30:ISmi20.0n0s)(I£9,hr5I 0(£8.

Smins)50)£8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-12, 13-14,15,20-21, 20,020(Ihr EE31 178 9 10 1112 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DPTIPHONIC icoaMotion Productions

RriwWmMi+ifTTiR^ SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE Dance Base, National Centre for Dance DanceRef:E4 Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 Grid Scottish Dance Theatre returns following last year's sell-out run. Winners of Critics' Circle National Dance Award for outstanding company repertoire. SDT performs 'Track' by Didy Veldman and 'Moment' by Sean Feldman. 'A National Treasure' Dai(Ihr30tnins) ly Mail. £5.00 Aug 12:13,11230 Aug 8, 2 2: 00 (I hr 30mins) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 14,19: 17.315.0 (Ihr30mins) Aug Aug 15,17,220:1: 20.123000(Ihr30mins) (I hr 30mins) I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i: THE SHAMAN (THE WINDS OF BON) Shakti The Garage, Grindlay Street Court •0131 221 9009 » Grid Ref:E3 The wind blows bridging the path between the dead and the living. The karmic cycle begins. Dancing to the eternal tune of Pachelbel's Canon and shamanistic zither, the dance Aug 8-30:evokes 19.45the(SOmispirits ns) £10.to0come 0 (£9.00)home...

UK Premiere • HB2I 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SLAMMIN' 2 Faced Youth Dance Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E5 An electric mix of Break, Street and Contemporary Dance from the nation's hottest youth dance company. This appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the culmination of performances around the country from the Urban Games to the Birmingham13.3Hippodrome.

Aug4-14: 0 (Ihr) £7,50(£6.50) (£5.50C) World Premiere • HBH 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3H234 SMASHED XSDance Company The GridZoo, Ref:F6Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 6 pints, 2 kebabs and a night bus. 2 dancers share drunken anecdotes using dance, film, humour and alcohol. After 20 years downing, felling and throwing up, the pair bodyslam waynthrough Aug 8-30: their 15.00 (45mi s) £5.00 (£3.the50)myth that dancers don't drink. UK Premiere •HBH 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 STOLL Theatre de Klunka Cowgate @ Wilkie 0131 225 Central 9744* Grid Ref:E5House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St / Cowgate Theatre de Klunka presents a dark shattering dream-like tale in this mesmerising and highly intense physical performance. Beautifully constructed with a mythic resonance.

Aug 15-21: 13.A3genuine 5 (Ihr) £7.theatrical 00(£5.00) experience. Magical.

World Premiere 78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 STORMFORCE Vianney Productions Purple Venues at L'Attache, 3 Rutland St • 0870 747 9837 • Grid Ref:E2 Thundering Irish steps,African rhythms in military precision, as one. Fast paced, this show has the power, passion and magic to leave you buzzing with energy. It's addiaive...

Aug 8-13: 18.you 40 (Ihr)have£6.been 50(£4.warned!

50) www.storm-force.org World Premiere 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1; SUSTAINABLE BODIES LI.Y.T. I /4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace *0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref:C6 A woman-only future. Mothers clone their daughters. They Comic, Aug 22-30:provocative, mi18.d4ni5g(Ihr) ht (I hr)raw£5.performance.

00 (£4.00) Aug 22-30:

For all your Fringe tickets j call; 0131226 0000

TEATRO DELUSIO Floez (Germany) Aurora Nova @ St Stephens, St Stephen Street *0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref:B3 The company who brought you 'Ristorante Immortale' (***** List) turns the spotlight j backstage where three theatre technicians dream, fight and live in the daunting shadow of the celebrities. 'The audience howls with delight' Berliner Zeitung 2004. j www.floez.net Previews Aug 8-9,11Aug-16,6-7: 18-22:18.318.0 3(Ihr20mins) 0 (I hr 20min£5.s) £001100 (£ 10.00) UK Premiere • HSU I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1) THETHINNEST WOMAN WINS Dixie Fun Dance Theatre Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square » 0131 668 1633 « Grid Ref:F5 Dixie FunLee Shulman's one-woman show is a laugh-out-loud, activist dance performance spectacle including a beauty pageant, baton-twirling and inappropriate body hair. 'By the time the piece ends - silently - Shulman has become a powerful, beautiful ge30 Voi(Ihr)ce, £8.www.dixiefundance.com Aug 18-19,woman' 3-26,30:13.Vi313.l0a(Ihr) Aug 20-22, 227-29: £9.00(£8.00(£7.00)00) European Premiere ; ;78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TIEMPO DE TANGO Arte Latino Cultural Project C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E5 Acclaimed UK-based Latin American performers present a unique experience of traditional and contemporary tango pieces. 'A world and a phenomenon brought to life on stage... an evening of multifeceted and varied passion' Guardian. 'Pick of the night'15-30: Time 14.Out.30 (Ihr IQmins) £8.50(£7,50) (£6.50C) Aug 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TURTLE DREAMS Donee Theatre KHAOS Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref:E4 A light-hearted exploration of the emotional and physical world through this exciting; contemporary dance. Nostalgic images repeat themselves throughout this captivating performance Aug 9-14: 15.solo30 (SOmi ns) £5.00 (£4.by00)Hiromi Ishikawa.

World Premiere THE 26TH INTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS' SHOWCASE Dance-Forms Productions Rocket750@0077* DemarcoGridRoxy 0871 Ref:E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI The choreographers enjoy the difficulty of their brilliant choreography. They dance aJ the very edge of possibility and with a fullness of being that's rare anywhere, any time.

Aug 10-14: 20.00(Ihr ISmins) £9.00(£7.00) UK Premiere .* Ml 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 YERELON Jeli Masa (12-piece band) Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid ReftFS Relentless energy, vibrancy and passion. Music drawn from traditional West African tunes on instruments such as djembe, balafons, flute... This high-energy, colourful show features master drummers, dancers, acrobats and singers who bring the exuberance ife. (£ 10.00) Aug 23-30: 18.of00the(I hrmusic I Smins)to£ l1250 .78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE ZEN CLOWN Lazzi!

Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref:E4 ‘3 Ridiculous. Sublime. Spontaneous. Masterful. Foolhardy. Soulful. Simplicity. LevityJI Joy. 'Johnstone delivers a masterclass in physical comedy' Stage (Mr Pinocchio 200 ISf

24 hour Box Office at; www.edfringe.com ACTING SHAKESPEARE i ] Free Fringe Workshop in association with Knighthorse Theatre Co. Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 W We will show you how to 'communicate' Shakespeare's complex ideas and detailed imagery through an intense investigation of Shakespeare's words, phrasing and • ' structure. on your feet Gett, involved.

Aug 18: 14.3Get 0 (Ihr30mins) (£3 deposi refunded onStart door) speaking Shakespeare today!

J Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bn 2 3 4 ADAPTATION FROM PAGE TO STAGE Free Fringe Workshop in association with Wordshed Productions Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 | Many adaptations fail because they neglect the narration of the original. But how —> does a scriptwriter transform narrative into dialogue? And how might it be directed and performed? Led by professional actors, writers and directors specialising in stage adaptation.

Aug 11:16.30 (2hrs) (£3 deposit, refunded on door) I Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 ADVANCED PHYSICAL THEATRE ' I' Free Fringe Workshop in association with 7K Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket " 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 i A workshop designed to develop the complex techniques involved in the creation of J physical theatre. The workshop will help build the confidence and broaden the skills of all18:workshop 16+t, refunded on door) ij Aug 16.00 (I hrparticipants.

30mins) (£3 deposi 1 Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 1 AFRICA MEETS IRELAND —| Free Fringe Workshop in association with Vianney Productions Ltd j Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 |; Basic movements from both African and Irish dance will be taught to traditional 11 music. The participants will then fuse the dance movements to create a two minute [.performance of amalgamated dance. on door) Aug 10: 14.30 (2hrs) (£3 deposit, refunded I Oates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i I 2 3 4 ALLEN WRIGHT AWARD Award sponsored by Shepherd and Wedderburn -Allen Wright Club, Unit 3, Fishmarket Close • 0131 226 0026 • Grid Ref:E5 Are you spending this Fringe reviewing shows for a UK or Irish publication? If the panel think you are good enough, you could win £ 1,000. Entry forms from Fringe ■Club23:orClatosiwww.edfringe.com lAug ng time for entries: noonEntrants must be aged 30 or younger.

78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 M 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ARGENTINEAN TANGO free Fringe Workshop in association with Arte Latino Cultural Project Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 inated over 100 years ago in Buenos Aires and then spreading around the world, Aut>igirhentiticic tango is danced in couples. This workshop wil focus on introducing basic -.[Aug iango ango17:figures figi18.00 such La base't, refunded and 'ochos' (I hr) (£3as 'deposi on door)with games of leading and following technique.

7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 \RTAND CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND Horry Irwin Foundation pint Hotel & Conference Centre, 34 Bread Street *0131 221 5417 • Grid Ref:F3 PJorthern Ireland's artistic output has been affected by the conflict that raged for inree decades. Prominent academic and artistic speakers examine this legacy and its Northern |j Ug9: I3.in 0modern 0(4hrs30mins) £8.00 Ireland. Details: www.harryirwinfoundation.co.uk HSU 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 ,J\UDIO DESCRIPTION ASSOCIATION TALK AND DEMONSTRATION |l"•ee Fringe Workshop in association with ADA (S) ;e Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 * Grid Ref:E4 ... general introduction to Audio Description - a service for vision impaired people amere a describer transmits a commentary of a play or film to explain visual images Comet, refunded along and find out what it takes to get involved, j7ugplot10: developments.

16.30 (I hr) (£3 deposi on door) 7 8 9 1 0 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i

AUDITIONING TECHNIQUES FOR PLAYS AND MUSICAL THEATRE Free Fringe Workshop in association with JTR Productions Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 Performers (all levels age 16+) will participate in professional director/actor led auditioning workshop encompassing: selecting appropriate material, preparing monologue/song, initial greeting, attire, etiquette, callbacks and casting. Hands on/low risk.

Aug 17:No14.memorised 30 (Ihr30mins)material (£3 deposinecessary. t, refunded on door) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 AULD REEKIE'S HAUNTED UNDERGROUND CITY EXPERIENCE Auld Reekie Tours Outside The Tron Kirk, Hunter Square, 122 Royal Mile-0131 557 4700* Grid Ref:E5 Featured on American television as one of the scariest places in the world. Visit Edinburgh's 1700 underground legendary haunted vault, pagan temples, medieval torture museum ending in Nicol Edwards, Scotland's most haunted pub. Great drink promos!

See 1-4: www.auldreekietours.co.uk Aug 1-31, Sep mi10.d3ni0g(50mins)(onthehalfhouruntil ht (I hr 30mins) £10.00 (£9.00) 17.30)£6.00(£5.00) Aug 1-31,Sep 1-4: Aug I -31, Sep I -4: 18.

0 0 (I until 22.unti0l0)23.£7.30)0£8.0 (£6.000(£7.0) 00) Aug I -31, Sep I -4: 22.30 (Ihrhr30mi 30minns)s)(on(onthethehour half hour U£QJ Dates:4S678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2J4 BREAKDANCE WORKSHOP IFaced Dance Company The Grid Zoo, Ref:F6Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 Ever wanted to spin on your head? Come and experience the latest street, break and hip hop moves in this fantastic workshop led by one of the UK's leading street dance9-14:companies.

Aug 10.00 (I hr)Suitable £5.00 (£3.for00) 7 years and upwards.

Q3D Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 BUDDHIST MEDITATION Friends of the Western Buddhist Order Edinburgh Buddhist Centre, lOViewforth ♦ 0131 228 3333 ♦ Grid Ref:H2 Buddhist meditation is based on the principle of mindfulness; full awareness centred on immediate experience. In the simple techniques that we teach, qualities such as concentration, calm and emotional Aug9-28: 0(£4.n0s)0)warmth can be developed.

Aug 9,11,16,I I.108,0(lhr30mins) 23,25: 19.00 (I£7.hr030mi Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 CAFE.ATETERNITY Community Church Edinburgh Eternity,The Kings Hall, South Clerk Street ‘0131 466 8661 ♦ Grid Ref:G6 Why not spend some time in Eternity? With an art exhibition, live acoustics, video clips, themed talks and a fairtrade cafe. It's a feast for your eyes and ears, and nourishment andNon-t soul.icketSeeed)www.ateternity.co.uk Aug 15: 10.13.300for (2hrsyourISmibody ns) (Free Aug 8,9-14: 0 (4hrs) Dates: 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 CEILIDH IN THE KIRK The City Crofters Greyfriars Grid Ref:E5Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row *0131 226 0000 For centuries the Church of Scotland has been pioneering innovative and exciting programmes of music, art, social and spiritual activism, and occasionally a bit of fun!

Dance17:the19.3night away nands) £4.keep Aug 0 (2hrs30mi 00 this gutsy witness fresh.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 CHARACTER AND THE WORLD OF COMIC Free Fringe Workshop in association with Theatre Run Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 Inspired by the pedagogy of Ecole Jaques Lecoq, this workshop explores the character and the worlds of the comic: the absurd, the grotesque and the burlesque.

Games, physical preparation exercises and improvisations will allow the performer to reach18:the18.state fromt, refunded which aoncharacter Aug 00 (2hrs)of '(£3play'deposi door) can be born.

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ft 4'lH l!^s COURTYARD READINGS Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, Crichton's Close, Canongate *0131 557 2876 • Grid Ref:D6 International, open to all. Come and read your own poems, or your favourites by other writers, in any language. Unsure what to read? Choose something from our shelves. of Poets.

Aug 16-21,Hosted 23-28: 14.by 0the0(Ihr)School (FreeNon-ticketed) Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 [5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 29 30 311234 CREATING CHARACTERS Free FringeFringe Club atWorkshop Dance Base, inM-16association Grassmarketwith • 0131Claire 226 0000Dowie * Grid Ref:E4 For writers who want to perform and performers who want to write and anyone interested in the processes involved. Simple games and exercises which build in complexity will encourage people to tell their own stories in their own way - let your Aug 17:characters 16.00 (2hrs)take(£3thedeposilead.t, refunded on door) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 DANCES FOR SHAKESPEARE Free association with♦ 0131 Edinburgh FringeFringe Club atWorkshop Dance Base,in14-16 Grassmarket 226 0000Renaissance • Grid Ref:E4 Band The workshop is based around authentic dances from Shakespeare's time, or dances his characters would have recognised - accompanied by live music on period instruments.

Aug 11: 14.30 (I hr ISmins) (£3 deposit, refunded on door) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 A DAY ATTHE RACES Musselburgh Racecourse Musselburgh Racecourse, Linkfield Rd, Musselburgh » 0131 665 2859 » Grid ReEF6 Experience the colour, action and excitement of horseracing at Musselburgh's stylish racecourse. Only 6 miles from Edinburgh City Centre, with 7 bars, 4 restaurants, picnic26:areas, entertainers and fun entertainments for all the family.

Aug 14.30Fringe (3hrs) £11.

00 (£6.00 ODSU) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 THEATRE CORPORATION PRESENTS 25™

DRAMA GAMES & SINGING FOR FUN Free Fringe Workshop in association with Rite of Passage Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket • 0131 226 0000 Grid Ref:E4 , All ages from 8-80. Have a go at creating your own scenes... experience the world .||1 of improvisation... this workshop will give you a 'taste' of how drama is devised. We It will be exploring such techniques as mirroring, freeze frame, cross-cutting, three word theatre and other theatrical games. No prior experience required.

Aug 9: 14.00 (I hr 30mins) (£3 deposit, refunded on door) jj Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 » EASTTO EDINBURGH'S THINGS MAKER East to Edinburgh .1 You Choose,Various Locations • 07817 178 334 • Grid Ref:TBC He makes things and gives them. A one-man subversive think-tank, the cumulative . I psychological impact of his work may not be felt for years to come.

Call 07817 178 334 to meet our maker.

Aug 1-29: 01.noon00(ISmins) Aug 1-29: (30minns)s) (FreeNon-ticketed) Aug 1-29: 15.

0 0(ISmi Aug 1-29: 17,00 (I Smins) World Premiere Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311234 j ^ EDINBURGH BOOK FRINGE Edinburgh Book Fringe Society City Art Centre, 2 Market Street ♦ 0131 529 3993 • Grid Ref:P5 Three days of living literature from Scotland, plus opening party. Emergent, eclectic, \ free-form. Rich mix of writer events during the day plus lunchtime specials and half- is day workshops with leading writers. Wonderful Word Power bookstall. Day-by-day <y programme at www.edbookfringe.com Aug 19: 19.310.0 (Ihr30mins) £4.000(£10.

0 (£2.000)0) Aug 20-24: 2350 (SOmi (2hrs)n£15.

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"on his way to self-immolation Stanhope works through an hour of brilliant material that slaughters just about every sacred cow on the farm" ☆☆☆☆☆ The SCOTSMAN "aggressive intelligence that makes for important, exciting comedy" ☆☆☆☆☆ The GUARDIAN 'there’s a kind of Olympic torch of extreme American comedy, which passed from Lenny Bruce, through Richard Pryor and Sam Kinison to the late Bill Hicks.

Doug Stanhope is its latest, and equally brilliant, bearer."

INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY IK ASSoflATlQK WITH TENNENTS itnncnio DRAUGHT imauuni I THE TROK I HUHTER SQUARE I ROYAL MILE Tickets from: Fringe Box Office 1180 High Street, Edinburgh | Tel: 0131228 00001 www.edfringe.com Velvet For more information visit us at www.edinburghcomedy.com | TICKETS: £8.00

s 24 hour Box Office at www.edfringe.com EGYPTIAN BELLY DANCE || Free Fringe Workshop in association with Tarab Dance Company ! Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 ■'i; Introduction to Egyptian bellydance. Be prepared to dance barefoot and bring a scarf i toAugtie24:around fun. Age 14+ 16.30 (Iyour hr) (£3hips.deposiSensuous t, refundedandon door) 1I: Dates: 4 5 b 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 ENERGETICS: RELAXATION AND BODYWORK THERAPIES Energetics Energetics, I4A Broughton St Lane»0131 557 9S67 ♦ Grid Ref:C5 Deep tissue massage, acupuncture, reflexology, drop-in yoga and pilates classes, writing and movement workshops. 110 minutes in their wonderful hands gives you all the you ineed. *****’00pmAssembly ClubTreatments 2002. Participant Augenergy 2-28: Recept on 9.30am-6. (closed Sun); from £ 18.00, Clcardassesdiscount £8.00 Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30311234 EUROPE. THE BAGPIPE PLACES Strepitz Rocket0077@• Demarco 750 Grid Ref:E6Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 A journey around bagpipe places in Europe. From Greece to Scotland... A movie helps the audience to know the places and bond them with the music that three musicians Aug 18-21:pl16.ay,20using (45miFrench, ns) £6.50Spanish (£5.50) and Italian pipes.

World Premiere , 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 EXPOSURE ijellicle Cat Productions jljl l/4rm @Greenside, lb RoyalTerrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid ReEC6 IlShowcasing some of the country's best new poets in spectacular open-air lisurroundings. Oz Hardwick and James Clyne are house poets, leading guest slots and daily open mic sessions. Enjoy a drink, some sunshine and tomorrow's poetry I today! g 15-21:Details: 15.45www.4rmpromotions.co.uk (Ihr30mins) £4.00(£3.00) 37 8 9 l( 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1: FESTIVAL CD & RECORD FAIR {Hander Record Fairs Radisso. SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E5 Huge selection of vinyl/CDs/DVDs/memorabilia presented by Britain's top dealers, 60s, 70s, 80s, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Soul, Classical, Folk etc. A must for all music 11.Forget 00 (8hrs)downioading/burning £200 (£ 1.50) Aug 6:etc., 10.00and(9hrs)checkAugout7: the10,00Real (8hrs)Thing. t 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FESTIVAL EROTIQUE iVhite Label I Newmarket Rd, Slateford • 0871 700 0090 ,n adult lifestyles and entertainment paradise. The exhibition at the Edinburgh Corn e xchange is a visual and entertainment experience as well as a consumer event maturing a wide(9hrs)range " ‘ ' noon £13.0of0 products and services for the open minded adult.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 ESTIVAL YOGA CLASSES ingar Yoga with Alan Could Meeting House, 7VictoriaTerrace« 0131 2206109- Grid Ref:E4 flourish your body and mind with daily morning yoga classes at the heart of the stival, focussing on mindful practice of the yoga postures. Open up, relax and charge, yourself for the day.£6.00(£4.00) ig9-14,1setting 6-21,23-28: 10.30up(Ihr30mins) 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 IIELDTRIP jv-ch/tecture on the Fringe l cFutureScotland, Bakehouse Close, 146 Canongate • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:D6 - four open discussions led by people who have been thinking about a | <nds< weMeetings be designed ; 10,12,and17,1our9: 17.surroundings 00 (I hr 30mins)might (Free Non-t icketed) to fit each other better.

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FIRST STEPS IN IMPROVISATION Free Fringe Workshop in association with The Uncertainty Division Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 A solid grounding in basic improvisation skills that are equally applicable to the rehearsal and performance of scripted or devised works. We will cover awareness, spontaneity, acceptance and status through a combination of group work and paired exercises 'non-performers' Aug 9: noon- will (2hrs)also(£3benefit deposit, refunded on door) .

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 FITNESS FORTHE ARTIST & ART LOVER Free Fringe Workshop in association with Ghostlight Productions Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket • 0131 226 0000 » Grid Ref:E4 This workshop is designed to prepare an individual for optimum performance on stage and/or in everyday life. It provides the tools for physical endurance, strength, flexibility, efficiency gracet, refunded and ease,onending Aug 13: 16.of30movement, (2hrs) (£3 deposi door) with relaxation and meditation.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 FREE DAILY WALKS DOWN THE ROYAL MILE Edinburgh Festival Voluntary Guides Association Cannonball House, Castlehill, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 Castle (Cannonball House) to Holyrood Palace. Expert voluntary guides relate the history and facts about the Royal Mile. Now in 56th year. Suitable for all ages. Tours last approximately Aug9-Sep4: Regular2tourshours. between 10.00 and 11.00,14.00 and 15.00. Sunday between 14.00 and 15.00 Dates 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 234 FREE EVENTS - MUSIC, DANCE AND DRAMA ATTHE ROYAL MUSEUM Royal Museum Royal Museum, Chambers Street • 0131 247 4422 • Grid Ref:E5 Enjoy free lunchtime performances in the stunning setting of the main hall, complete with soaring glass-topped roof, fish ponds and celebrated Millennium Clock. Also, discover Tuscany' - see Exhibitions section.

Aug 13-30:'Treasures 13.00(Ihr)from (FreeNon-ticketed) Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FRINGE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Festival Fringe Society Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 Open to all, the Fringe's Board of Directors review the last 12 months and hear your opinions, comments and suggestions for future Fringes. Call 0131 226 0026 for Society21: membership Aug 11.00 (2hrs) (Freeinformation.

Non-ticketed) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 FRINGE SUNDAY ON THE MEADOWS Royal Bank of Scotland The Meadows, Melville Drive • Grid Ref:G4 An almighty all-day Fringe event for everyone, all for free, which attracted 200,000 visitors in 2003. See the best of the Fringe in a village of tents and stages hosting over IS:10011.acts.

Don'(FreeNon-ticketed) t miss it!

Aug 00(6hrs) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 FUNK FAIR Funk Fair Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0131 226 0000 ♦ Grid Ref:C5 Scotland's only 20th/2lst Century Design Fair. Selling everything funky & retro from the Art Deco period through to modern contemporary including clothing, furniture, lighting,1,15:jewellery, Aug noon (6hrs)technology, £2.00 (ticketarts onlandy avaicollectables. lable on the door) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 Qo on... be a STARf Join our friends scheme and get on our mailing list for the next three years for as little as £10. Call 0131 226 0026 for more details 79

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GOETHE'S ITALIAN JOURNEY AND THE DISCOVERY OF METAMORPHOSIS Demarco European Art Foundation Demarco Grid Ref:B2Rocket ©Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0871 750 0077 Lectures and workshops conducted by Simon Sharp (artist) and David Lowe (writer) relating to an exhibition of Goethe's Italian journeys: I Weimar to Rome, 2 Rome to Naples16-21:andnoon 3 Sic(4hrs) ily. £6.00 (£5.00) Aug HEROES AND VILLAINS: ACTING THE LEGEND Free Fringe Workshop in association with Livewire Theatre Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 A workshop suitable for 16yrs+ involving an examination of the skills needed to produce a perfomance of heroic (or demonic) dimensions using techniques suitable for or alternative Augoutdoor, 13: 14.30expansive (2hrs) (£3 deposi t, refunded onlocations. door) HIDDEN + HAUNTED Mercat Tours Ltd The Mercat Cross, High Street ♦0131557 6464 « Grid Reft E5 Recoil at horrifying tales of Edinburgh's dark, authentic past, brought dramatically to life, before descending into the unique and mysterious underground vaults. 'Probably the most haunted place in Britain' BBC News. Featured in Living TV's 'Most Haunted'.Sep 1-4: midnight (I hr 30mins) £8.50 Aug Aug 1-31, I -31, Sep I -4: 23.00 (I hr 30mins) HOWTO BE SUCCESSFULLY MAD Ariel Books Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street • 0131 346 7595 • Grid Ref:F6 What is sanity? What is madness? How do you encourage the first and avoid the second? A commonsense user's manual for the brain. If you are interested in yourself, like this event Aug 7-31:you16.3will 0 (Ihr30mins) £7.00 (£4.50) HEP HOWTO GET AHEAD AS ATHEATRE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNER Festival in association Fringe ClubFringe at DanceSociety Base, 14-16 Grassmarketwith •0131Equity 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 A chance for aspiring (and expiring) directors and designers to quiz experienced professionals on career opportunities, dealing with management and anything else you' know.refunded Hostedonbydoor)Equity.

Augv26:e ever 14.30needed (2hrs) (£3todeposit HOWTO MAKE A BLOODY MESS - BASIC STAGE MAKE-UP Free FringeFringe Club atWorkshop Dance Base, in14-16association Grassmarketwith *0131Two226Shades 0000 • Gridof Blue Ref:E4 Too much mascara? Too little lipstick? Forget it, sooo last century. Learn how to apply blood, guts, gore and teeth marks. Stage make up for beginners. Try it for yourself, see it(£3in deposi action:t, refunded Dracula,7pm, Aug 25: 14.then30 (2hrs) on door)Bedlam Theatre.

JESUS LAUGHED The Hearty Heretics Greyfriars Grid Ref:E5Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row *0131 226 0000 A series of lectures based around the theme 'Jesus Laughed' will be held in Greyfriars Kirk on subjects as diverse as pre-historic rock art and the relationship between religion, the arts and globalisation. For further details go to www.greyfriarskirk.com Aug 16-20: 13,00(Ihr) £4.00(£200) News, reviews, pictures and gossip ...on www.edfringe.com

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JOYS AND SORROWS - SHAKESPEARE IN LIFE StSt Patrick' Patrick's Church, s Community 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High Street • 0131 556 1973 • Grid Ref:E6 An insightful and entertaining approach to the great works of Shakespeare. Professor Swanston, an internationally renowned lecturer, skilfully explores the wisdom of the Bard9,for11:a10.modern Aug 30 (SOmiaudience. ns) £100 For novice and expert alike. Two shows.

KNOCK 'EM DEAD - STAGE FIGHTING FOR WANNABE HEROES Free FringeFringe Club atWorkshop Dance Base, in14-16association Grassmarketwith • 0131Livewire 226 0000Theatre • Grid Ref:E4 A practical introduction to stage fighting, both with and without a sword. Involves learning how to put together a series of moves to create a safe but stunning performance.

Aug 12: 14.30 (2hrs) (£3 deposit, refunded on door) LEFT FIELD Fair PleyCafe Bar - Dietrich Lounge Upstairs, 12A Broughton St Lane Outhouse 0131 557 6668* Grid Ref:C5 Coming to Scotland for the first time following three stonkin' years at Glastonbury Festival. Mixing comedy, music and politics, Scotland's best and emerging talent offers a unique opportunity to get radical with Carol Laula, Hopper,Vladimir McTavish and guests, Aug 12-15:www.feirpley.co.uk 17.30 (Ihr30mins) £5.00 (£4.00) MIDSUMMER NIGHTS' MAGIC Artistic Alchemy The Georgian House, 7 Charlotte Square *01721 722 502 An intimate experience of mystery and wonder! International master of magic, Jay Scott Berry, presents an amazing journey into the hidden realm of illusions. Guest starring Aug 5-7; Edinburgh 18.00 (I hr) £magician, 10.00 AugMark5-7: Fisken, 20.00 (I plus hr) the colourful antics of Colombine.

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FINALISTS WILL FEATURE SHOWDEVELOPED ON RADIO BY4 AND HAVE THEENTERTAINMENT. CHANCE TO HAVE THEIRIN AWORK THE OVERALL WINNER WILL RECEIVEBBCA RADIO £2000 PRIZE. FOR ENTRY DETAILS ANDBANBC.APPLICATION OUT WWW. CO.UK/TALENT ORFORMCALLCHECK 08700106060

I 24 hour Box Office li at: wiMw.edfringe.com MOVING THE WORLD WITH RHYTHM j TPG j Multinational staff from a global organisation based in Amsterdam is given 8 hours to il rehearse before performing to High Street crowds. Donations made during their | Aug performance will bens) doubled TPG andon door) given to the UN World Food Programme.

18: 19.15 (30mi (£3 deposibyt, refunded 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i MY NEVERLAND - FREE WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN i : AGED BETWEEN 7 AND 10 | Free Fringe Workshop in association with CADC Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket» 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 Neverland isn't just for Peter Pan and the Lost Boys. Neverland is the map of every child' s mind. Through games and imaginative play we explore each individual Hi'Neverland.

We'll watch the fireworks as they combine; creating the ultimate children' Aug 16: s10.Island!

30 (2hrs) (£3 deposit, refunded on door) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 31 - NEALSYARD REMEDIES EDINBURGH Neal's Yard Remedies leaf's Yard Remedies, 102 Hanover Street • 0131 226 3223 • Grid Ref:C4 leal's Yard Remedies Therapy Centre Festival Chillout Zone. Various therapies lilable I0am-8pm Mon-Sun. Seated Accupressure Massage, Indian Head Massage, itherapy,Therapeutic Massage, Osteopathy & Reflexology. Classes in Pilates.Tai !hi free £21. herbal00(£12.tea.00 ISmins) • pAug and 1-31,Yoga.

Sep 1-4:PoplOin.OforO(IOhrs) HSU >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 si 1234 ^NOT ANOTHER FIRKIN FESTIVAL 4 Celebration of Scottish Beer IIThe Blue Blazer, 2 Spittal Street • 0131 229 5030 • Grid Ref:F3 IK rare opportunity to sample fresh cask conditioned ales from around Scotland.

JOoose from 130 beers from 30 Scottish breweries, a selection of which are unique libji \ugour2-7,festival.

Voted3-28,Edinburgh Pub of the Year 2004. jrmg 8,15,92-14,2,219:6-21,12,3204)3.

0300-31, Sep 1-4: 11.00-03.00 (Free Non-ticketed) • 1678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 OUTRAGEOUS il oks Hair and Beauty 3 Ego, 14 Picardy Place • 0131 334 4985 ♦ Grid RefiCS JLet outrageous with Saks! Outrageous hair.. outrageous fashion... outrageous fun 1 afar one night only. The ultimate evening of fashion, hair and aftershow party, raising icney for Macmillan Cancer. If you do nothing else this Fringe - get outrageous, s 10pm. |j ug 8: 21.00 (6hrs) £10.00 (£8.50) B 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 l^LAINCHANT WORKSHOP Ni Riain Patrick's Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High St ♦ 0131 556 1973 • Grid ReflE6 Btediscover the rich, ancient musical tradition of the Western Church in this practical shop. Led by the gifted Irish singer, Noirin Ni Riain, immerse yourself in jiiinchant a day.£ 1100 (£7.00) fjlig 14: 10.for 00 (Shrs) 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 AYBACK IMPRO THEATRE WORKSHOP e Fringe Workshop in association with Random Acts ftige Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 is workshop focuses on the techniques of Playback Theatre which draw on old y telling traditions. Participants will learn skills of creative play through Iprovisational games, movement, communication and listening strategies, allowing ■tfividuals to be both spontaneous and playful.

‘Ij g 12: 16.30 (2hrs) (£3 deposit, refunded on door) ,28 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 234 Remember... the Metro Fringe Box Office sells tickets for EVERY show 4

Where the people meet the Fringe The Fringe on the Royal Mile and Fringe Sunday delivers 24 days packed with the wild, the weird and the wonderful. Backed by us, every second is totally free. So you can have the time of your life.

Royal Mile, High Street, 7th-30th August from 11am each day.

Fringe Sunday, The Meadows, 15th August from 11am to 5pm.

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even s PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS FOR PEACE Edinburgh Interfaith Association St Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Royal Mile • 0131 225 9442« Grid Ref:E5 You are welcome to an interfaith exhibition and meditation space, available all day.

Join hearts for peace! Early evening events; time for rest and silence (Tuesdays).

Taize singing24-26, (Wednesdays). of universal peace (Thursdays).

Aug 17-19, 31,Sep 1-2: 17.Chants/dances 30 (Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 THE PRESENT OF THE PAST - CREATIVE INTERACTION Free Fringe Workshop in association with Luckylady Productions Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 Are you the author of your own life? What roles do you play? Through acting techniques, movement, storytelling and improvisation, be encouraged to explore, express and embrace your many facets as you experiment with rewriting or 'Aug rerighting' of yourt, refunded life. on door) 9: 15.30the(I hr)story (£3 deposi Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 # 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 PSYCHIC EXPLORATIONS OSIRUS City Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:D5 Let your guard down and allow Osirus to reveal the truth about your hopes, dreams and aspirations. Soak up the atmosphere of the floor show then indulge in a private reading12,1to9: find Aug 20.00out (2hrs)what £10.0your 0 future holds.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 REBUS - HYDEAND SEEK The Rebus Tours Company Stockbridge Bookshop, 26 North West Circus Place ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:C2 Explore the hidden Edinburgh of Ian Rankin's Rebus books - up the scenic Water of Leith to Dean Village and exclusive New Town streets. This guided walk combines history6-9,and ending10.at30 the(2hrs)Oxford Aug 13-16,mystery, 20-23,28-30: £10.00 (£9.Bar.00) Dates: 45678 9 10 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 REBUS -THE BODY POLITIC The Rebus Tours Company The Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, South Bridge *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E5 Ian Rankin's bestselling Rebus books brought alive in new tour route. Politics, corruption and murder mystery in the Scottish Parliament's shadows. Guided walk with readings, fascinating and00)stunning Old and New Town views.

Aug 9-28: I7.00(2hrs ISmins)history £10.00 (£9.

Dates 45 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3 234 RELAX REVIVE SURVIVE Tonic Health Tonic Health, 41 Commercial Street • 0131 554 6161 « Grid Ref: Leith Housed in an open-plan warehouse opposite Leith's busy waterfront - the place to get away from festival stresses and strains. Massage, LA stone, osteopathy, chiropody, reflexology, homeopathy, acupuncture, Iyengar yoga, craniosacral therapy and many more...

Aug 2-7,9www.tonichealthscotland.com -12,14,16-21,23-28: Open 9.00-21.00 Treatments from £ 18.00 - book through venue Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3 2 3 4 REST FORYOUR SOUL St Patrick's Community St Patrick's Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High Street« 0131 556 1973 • Grid Ref:E6 An hour of peaceful contemplation and worship in quiet and beautiful surroundings incorporating music, chant, silence and guided meditation. Come and be refreshed in body, mind 16.and00(Ihr) spirit(FreeNon-ticketed) Refreshments served.

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 RICHARD DEMARCO AND FRIENDS Demarco European Art Foundation Demarco Rocket ©Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0871 750 0077 Grid Ref:B2 Invoking memories of all 57 Edinburgh Fringe festivals with breakfast and late-night . jl conversations with entertainments celebrating Scotland's European cultural heritage and relating to exhibitions of Richard Demarco's paintings and archives. Admission 11 includes breakfast or a10.'n0ight Aug9-11, 0(Ihr)cap'£7..50(£5.00) Aug 12-14,16-21, 26-28:23-25: 22.00(Ihr) World Premiere • EEZl L Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234S ROUNDTABLE RUMBLES Institute of Ideas C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref-DS The Rumbles return for reviewing reinvented as spectator sport A panel of writers, . Up directors, performers and critics enjoys a robust exchange of views about shows on j lit; a different theme each night Then the audience joins the intellectual bear pit! Late i jfe; bar. 22-25: www.culturewars.org.uk Aug 22.40 (IhrSOmins) (Free Non-ticketed) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ROYAL BANK ON THE ROYAL MILE Festival Fringe Society High Street, Cockbum Street ti George IV Bridge, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 Grid Ref:E5 Fringe stages, street performances, buskers and entertainers as well as craft stalls and) al fresco dining. Just outside the main Fringe Box Office, this is where the action is. : It is the of theNon-tfestival.

Aug 7-30:very11.0essence 0(1 Ihrs) (Free icketed) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Only trust the experts?

Check out show reviews and star ratings at www.edfringe.com Goldman King in association with CKP presents ALUN COCHRANE fAv \v\ i/vy

‘Wonderful storytelling’ Evening Standard ‘Young, talented and immensely amiable’ The Guardian METRO GILDED BALLOON - 6.45PM BOX OFFICE 0131-668 1633 6TH-29TH AUGUST (not Sun 15th) inf.

t 24 hour Box Office t1! at: www.edfringe.com SAiNTS & SINNERS WALKING TOUR ! ' Saints £ Sinners Tours | The Hub Courtyard, Festival Centre, Casdehill, Royal Mile • 0131 473 2000 ♦ Grid RetE4 J Come and retrace the steps of the Saints and Sinners, the characters and the events ; that shaped old Edinburgh through the ages. Body snatchers, hangings, ancient Bf; I buildings, kingsI -4:and10.queens, graveyard tales, plots andI -31, intrigue. -4: 14.30 (I hr 30mins) Aug I -31,9-13, Sep 30 (I3hr0-31,30mi Aug 2-6, 16-20,23-27, Sepns) I£6.-3:0019.(£5.300(I0)hrAug 30mins) Sep IWorld Premiere • FTnn J; Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1734 SCOTTISHPOWER EDINBURGH FARMERS’ MARKET ^'p Edinburgh City Centre Management Company Ltd I ScottishPower Edinburgh Farmers’Market, Castle Terrace • Grid Ref:E3 : The Scottish Power Edinburgh Farmers’ Market offers the freshest homegrown —I produce from across the country. Operated by the Edinburgh City Centre 1' 4 Management Company on the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, the market is widely7,2acknowledged the ibest l-ie I( Aug 1: 9.00 (5hrs) (FreeasNon-t cketeid)n Scotland, I Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 1 SCRIPT FACTORY'S SHAFT OF LIGHT' i Host Universal Ltd for Cafedirect 5065 Lift at the Pleasance Courtyard,60ThePleasance* 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref:E6 See the best new British screenwriting talent in several short film programmes presented by the country's leading screenwriters' organisation. Look for events and talks It's Up There!

Aug 4,from 6-16,filmmakers 18-23,25-30: -13.www.scriptfactory.co.uk 30 (30mins) £5.00(£4.00) for full programme.

World Premiere •HSU Dates 4 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 i SELECTED WORKS Scottish Poetry Library i Scottish Poetry Library, Crichton's Close, Canongate *0131 557 2876 » Grid Ref:D6 ft Arts journalist, broadcaster and jazz historian Brian Morton (13th) and novelist and Ij mythographer Marina Warner (28th) read and discuss their favourite poems selected Iffrom Aug 13,the28:SPL12.4collection.

5 (Ihr) £3.00(£2,00) ligates: 4 2.3 -89 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 If presents & GAVIN in OUR FUNNY BONES

euen^s SHORT FRINGES Cowgate Central Cinema Cowgate Central @ Vue/Warner Cinemas, Omni Centre, Greenside Place 0131 225 9744 • Grid Ref:C5 Love film? An exciting, eclectic selection of independent work by up-and-coming filmmakers. Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, different styles and genres, a varied lineup every time. Simply unmissable! Detailed programme and age classification guidelines Central's brochure or www.edfringe.com Aug 7-30: 17.on30Cowgate (30mins) £100 FTHH Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DURLABH SINGH Real Art Productions Berlitz Language Centre, 26 Frederick Street *0131 226 7198 • Grid Ref:D3 Poetry is language of the soul and a vital part of human existence. Durlabh wil explore many paths of poetry - as knowledge, as action, as hidden depths. Verses related to love,20:life,20.nature Thomas' members.Premiere Aug 00 (I hrand30miartns) £3.'A 0new 0 (£2.Dylan 00) Aug 21:14.-0American 0 (I hr 30minaudience s) European Datas: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 SO YOU WANT TO DO A SHOW ON THE FRINGE? Festival Fringe Society Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 Anyone can perform at the Fringe, so if you think you've got what it takes, come and hear 14,the27:Director of the Fringe Aug 14.30 (Ihr30mins) (Free Titellcketyoued) all you need to know.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 STAGE RIGHT Free Fringe Workshop in association with Equity Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 A practical session by Equity on agents, your CV, casting calls, legal issues and pitfalls in contracts. All the things you need to know when starting on a career in the entertainment industry.

Taket, refunded advantageon door) of Equity's experience and expertise.

Aug 24: 14.30 (2hrs) (£3 deposi Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 SWEET HD FESTIVAL Sweet Entertainments Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St» 0870 241 0136 • Grid Rel-E5 First dedicated High Definition Festival in the UK comes to Edinburgh, featuring screenings of HD features, documentaries and shorts as well as seminars and workshops led by industry experts. Experience the future of cinema. For information, Aug 26-30: 9.0www.sweet-hd.net 0 (Events staged all day, tickets available from venue) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 SWEET TV: AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNET TV Free Fringe Workshop in association with Sweet TV Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 » Grid Ref:E4 The Internet is a cheap and effective method of delivering multi-media to a global audience. Come and learn just how easy and exciting it is to produce your own Streaming Aug 20: I6.content 00(lhr30mins) (£3 deposit refunded on door) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 THE TAP WATER AWARDS TheBongo Tap Water The Club, 37Awards Holyrood Rd ♦ 0131 558 7604 * Grid Ref.E6 Recognising outstanding skil , artistry and originality in all genres, this much-celebrated cabaret showcases the 2004 winners. No standardised 'made for TV shows here! All performances embrace Aug 29: 22.00 (7hrs) £8.00 the true spirit of the Fringe. Followed by live music/club.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 THE TEA DANCE AND THE COCKTAIL Pleasance Theatre Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:F5 Dance with tea and crumpets or sip a Manhattan or a Singapore Sling and learn the best of ballroom dancing.

Aug8-30: (Ihr) £5.00 Aug 8-30: 18.15.3000(Ihr) gEM is: 4 5 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

TEN STEPSTO STARTING A PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY Free Fringe Workshop in association with the Independent Theatre Council Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 Join ITC for an intensive session covering: company vision, finance, registering your name, marketing, contracts, fundraising and sponsorship. Trainers: Charlotte Jones and legal advice Aug Kevin 25: 16.Dunn, 30 (2hrs)with(£3 deposi t, refundedavailable on door)from Jackie Elliman. www.itc-arts.org Dates: t s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED WORKSHOP Free Fringe Workshop in association with Art Immediate Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket» 0131 226 0000 • Grid ReEE4 An introductory workshop about selected techniques of the Theatre of the Oppressed in devising Forum Theatre shows and other performances. It will consist ofAuga 9:practical working session openontodoor) all - no previous experience is required.

I0.00(2hrs) (£3 deposi t, refunded Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 THIRSTY LUNCH Thirsty Books Live!

Meadow Bar, 42-44 Buccleuch Street • 0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref:F6 Free lunchtime readings, music, performance, poetry, book launches: Owen O'Neill, Eddie Gibbons,Alison Flett, Peter Burnett,Todd McEwen,Angus Calder, Olivia MacMahon, Irene Peake, John Aberdein and many others. Daily programme (and guest spots)1230from(SOmivenue www.deliberatelythirsty.com Aug 4-31: ns) (Freeor Non-t icketed) Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 7 TOTAL BODY APPROACH: COMBINED THERAPIES Total Body Approach Total Body Approach, 5 Alva Street •0131 220 3838 • Grid Ref:D2 New body and mind centre, 5 mins from George Street De-stress or pain relief.

Pilates, osteopathy, physiotherapy, remedial massage, hypnotherapy, aromatherapy, podiatry/chiropody. Acupuncture, personal fitness, seated acupressure massage, reflexology...

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Aug 2-28: Open i07.n association 30-21.00 Bookwith treatments at venue Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 TRAQUAIR FAIR Traquair Fair Traquair House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire • 01896 830323 • Grid Ref:H6 A magical fair set in the grounds of Scotland's oldest inhabited house. Theatre, world and traditional music, dance, children's entertainments, story telling, complementary medicine and crafts. This year, hidden world cultures theme, including Hohodza BandI:from Zimbabwe.

Fair0opens Aug 11,00(7hrs) £15.00(£10.

0) July 31 st World Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 ATWIST INTHETALE St Mark's in Castle Terrace St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace •0131 226 0000 » Grid Ref:E3 David Broughton reads his wryly amusing stories. Aug 16th and 24th The Laird of All He Surveys' and 'For Elise - A Ghost Story'; lunch times 18th 'A Proper Lady' and 23rd 'Uncommon Assault'. £5.00(0.00) Aug Aug 16,18,224:3: 20.13.0000(lhr45mins) (40mins) (Free Ticketed) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 VAMPIRE SLAYING FOR BEGINNERS Free Fringe Workshop in association with Two Shades of Blue Fringe Club at Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket» 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E4 Learn to fight with style. We will teach you the basics of stage fighting; punching, kicking, stakes through the heart etc. Give it a go yourself, then see it in action in Dracula, at the(£3Bedlam Aug 21: 14.7pm30 (2hrs) deposit,Theatre. refunded on door) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 Lost in the city? Go to the Fringe map at the back of the programme

THE VAULTS TOUR Mercat Tours Ltd The Mercat Cross, High Street • 0131 557 6464 » Grid Ref-ES A great bridge is built to the south of the Royal Mile. In a secret catacomb of underground chambers a community thrives. Journey back in time and learn of the life in1-31, theseSeprecently uncovered 18th£6.5century vaults.

Aug 1-4: noon(lhr30mins) 00) Sep (£3.

0I0Children8-15years clusive) Aug -31, Sep (I hr 30mins) Aug0(£6.I -31, -4: 15.00 (I hr 30minis)nWorld Aug I1-31, Sep IM:-4: 14.16.0000(Ihr30mins) Premiere Dates456789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 VOICE AND BODY WORKOUT FOR PERFORMERS Theatre Slava (Sweden) Aurora Nova @ St Stephens, St Stephen Street *0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref:B3 Jl This workshop is a high energy introduction to the Slava method - a unique technique for singing and movement Apart from the introduction to rare folksongs ] II from and1the Aug 8-9,Asia11 -16, 8-23,Balkans, 25-29: 10.it0i0s (Iahrtremendous 30mins) £6.00workout (£4.00) for body and voice. il Dates 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 7 J| WHY STUDYTHEATRE IN EDINBURGH?TOUR &TALK II Queen Margaret University College Scotland's Theatre Gateway, Elm Row • 0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref:B6 Interested in acting? Designing? Producing? Theatre in general? From fun classes tc degree level, it's all possible at the Gateway Theatre, QMUC's international venue.

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Aug us10:for11.0a0 drink, (2hrs) (Free ed) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 AWORLD OF DIFFERENCE St John's at the Festival StGridJohn'Ref:E3 s Church, Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road *0131 229 7565 Explore human diversity, creativity and faith. Discover Sacred Space for music and contemplation. Experience Michael Jessing's 'visual prayers', follow artist Sushil Mangaonkar's Spiritual Journey. Engage in conversation with challenging authors Richard16-21:Holloway,Jim Cotter, Newell.

Aug 1130 (I hr) (Free TicketPhilip ed) Aug 16-21: 21.30 (I hr) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 THE WORLD VIEW WITH CLARE ENGLISH BBC Radio Scotland The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref:F5 Clare and her distinguished guests from the Book Festival debate current issues, Scottish, UK and global. Join the audience, put your questions and be part of the debate.16-20,23-27: 13.10 (SOmins) (Free Ticketed) Aug Dates: 45 478 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3m 2 '*7.'

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24 hour Box Office I] at: www.edfringe.com The Age of Titian ^National Galleries of Scotland Royal Scottish Academy Building ‘The Mound .1 0131 226 0000-Grid Ref: D4 !The National majorof theexhibition 2004 is devoted to theGalleries’ splendours Venetianfordrawings, Renaissance with a collection of outstanding paintings, prints, sculptures and decorative art pieces.

Aug 5-8 £7.00 (£5.00) (£18 Family) Aug 9-Sep10.00-16.00 (Children 124and10.00-18.00 under free)(Thui^Sun 10.00-20.00) B2H m < Alison Watt: Still I. jngleby Gallery Old St Paul's Church • Jeffrey Street • 0131 556 4441 - Grid Ref: D5 i Aproviding site-specific installation of a major new painting, a quiet and thoughtful intervention in this mostCo serene ofDunard public spaces.

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I-Sep 25 10.00-17.00 Free World Premiere i And My World Became Clear...

1 Pesignshap j DesignShop *116 Causewayside * 0131 667 7078 i: Grid Ref: H6 |-p! crystal What iclearness' s elusive and(Mahatma deceptiveGandhi). resolves itself into Aug I-Sep 4 10.00-19.00 Free jjlAnnual Exhibition ■Bidfothion Community Artists 1 Dalkeith Arts Centre • White Hart Street, Dalkeith 0131 663 6986 • Grid Ref:G6 year aMidlothian Artistswork, go global, 4:jjllThis depicting wide varietyCommunity ofCouncil, inspirational Sponsored by10.00-16.00 Midlothian u Aug 10-26 (Sats 10.00-13.00, >t Suns, Aug 27 10.00-noon) Free

Beauty of the Beast Edinburgh Zoo Edinburgh Zoo,The Gallery • Murrayfield 0131 314 0311 • Grid Ref: FI Joel JamestheHall,theme the Zoo' s artist-in-residence 2004, explores of animals in celebrates a zoo environment Innatural wonderfully precise detail, he their beauty with a sense of reverence and wonder.

Aug 6-Sep 19 9.00-18.00 Free John Bellany Open Eye Gallery Open Eye Gallery • 34 Abercromby Place 0131 557 1020 • Grid Ref: C4 Oneoriginally of Scotland'froms best known painters, John Bellany was attended Edinburgh College ofPortArtSeton andinternationally theandRoyal College London.

He has exhibited with in works held i n many public and private collections.

Aug Free 7-Sep I 10.00-18.00 (Sats 10.00-16.00, not Suns) The Carpet People Persian Rug Village Persian Rug Village • 34 Morningside Road 0131 466 7071 • Grid Ref: H2 Afromselling exhibition nomadictrappings, to villagefromcarpets, finestKilim silkstools rugsfrom toto Eastern unusual handpeople! made artefacts.

The best place to meet the rug Aug 3-Sep 4 10.00-17.00 Free

|\sante 'The African Experience' African Art Gallery \sante 'The African Experience' • 18 Deanhaugh St 131 343 1498'Grid Ref: B2 felling exhibitiontheofartists originalbringpaintings.

Expressive hnd energetic, heart |Ceramics, if Edinburgh.

Alsoandonother display:handicrafts. aAfrica rangetoofAthecarvings, drums truly hfrican experience! iAug 2-Sep 4 10.00-20.00 Free World Premiere

Cecil Beaton: Portraits City Art Centre City Art Centre • 2 Market Street • 0131 529 3993 Grid Ref: D5 Celebrating the of one ofphotographers the most of outstanding and centenary inventive the 20th century.

Beaton' sportrait images ofinclude elegance, and glamour span five decades and Garbo,style Brando, Monroe, Warhol and Twiggy.

Jul£5.0010-Sep (£3.50)26 10.00-17.00 (Suns noon-17.00) Clay 2004 The Adam Pottery The Adam Pottery • 76 Henderson Row 0131 557 3978 • Grid Ref:B3 Selling exhibitionandof traditional ceramics bywheelthrown, resident makers.

Contemporary handbuilt and sculptural work i n stoneware,of the porcelain and the earthenware.

The diversity show reflects uniquely versatile qualities of clay.

Visitors welcome to look around workshops.

Aug 9-Sep 4 (not Suns) 10.00-17.30 Free Collaboration Unit 23 The Village • 16 South Fort Street *0131 478 7810 Grid Ref: Leith Ancontemporary exhibition showcasing a dynamicandfusion of photography, Byjaneanne Reubendesign Paris &Willillustration.

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Aug I-Sep 4Gilchrist noon-midnight FreeWorld Premiere

mearscarers itj/edomon Hall < oyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh • 20a Inverleith Row 1131 552 7171 •Grid Ref:A2 rn installationandof new paintings featuring lihnographic organic material

by Paultheassemblages Hodges.

Theof itiarscarers stand sentinel to protect miraculous jklustry of the hive, whilebeauty celebrating natural the complexity, rversity world, ftiug 8-13andIIstaggering .00-18.00 Free of theWorld Premiere

Colours of Life Samarkand Galleries Samarkand Galleries • 16 Howe Street 0131 225 2010'Grid Ref:C3 AnIran.exhibition of contemporary andtheflatweaves These vibrant weavingsdyesglowrugs withare rich butoffrom subtle colours of vegetable and evocative the colours8-29and 11.00-16.00 forms of landscape sky, fire and water.

Aug (Sunsand11.00-16.00) Free World Premiere

fVrt of Paper: Leading Printmakers J|Souths:de Gallery le Southside Gallery • 58 Ratcliffe Terrace, iCausewayside • 0131 667 1966 • Grid Ref: H6 llfree exhibitionThese featuring manyBellany, of Britain' s finest [printmakers. include: Paolozzi, Bpavie,Terry Frost and Heidi Konig.

Great artAlan at Riffordable tiAug 2-Sepprices!

4 (not Suns) 10.00-18.00 Free

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 Concrete Butterfly/Concrete Wardrobe Concrete Butterfly/Concrete Wardrobe CONCRETE Concrete Butterfly • 317-319 Cowgate 0131 558 7130 • Grid Ref: E6 BUTTERFLY Concrete Butterfly/Concrete Wardrobe present their festival collection of contemporary interior products, CONCRETE fashion and accessories.

Sourced frombased innovative independent designers, many of them in and WARDROBE Scotland, this exclusivetextiles, collection offersand beautiful furniture, glassware, jewellery more...

Aug I-Sep 4 noon-18.00 (Sats,Suns noon-17.00) Free ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Cydorama Talbot Rice Gallery Talbot Rice Gallery • University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge • 0131 650 2210 • Grid Ref: E5 A vast panorama tenabstract metres colour in diameter thatviewers will feature an all round field that are surrounded by, created by Sandy Wurmfeld.

Also showing a historicalwww.trg.ed.ac.uk exhibition exploring the origins ofJulythe31-Sep panorama, 25 10.00-17.00 (Suns 14.00-17.00) Free — ■■■■■■■■■■■■■I Dazzle - 50 Contemporary Jewellers Dazzle Exhibitions Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd 0131 200 4858 • Grid Ref: E3 3,000theexhibits. exhibitionsuccess - designers fromsall over world.Selling Follows at London' RNT. In spectacular Atriumhugespace by leading restaurant, www.zone-d.com Aug 5-30 10.00-midnight Free ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Desideratum - New Work Nicholas Charles Williams St Mary's Cathedral • Palmerston Place 01872 277 733 • Grid Ref: El presentation of arealist monumental triptych byFirstonepublic ofof Britain' s foremost and the winner the 2001 Hunting artastounding' prize.painters 'The- Brian quality ofSewell, the painting seemed to me art critic.

July 17-SepFree 4 10.00-17.00 (ClosedWorld 12.30-14.00 and Suns) Premiere The Digital Design Showcase Digital Design • 61 Bread Street* 0131 477 4524 Grid Ref: F3 Digital Design Showcase anproduced innovative, contemporary collectioncanpresents ofbedigitally artwork.

The imagery printed onto various artcoordinated media. Theto artwork can be resized andcoverings. colour fine match furnishings or wall Aug 2-Sep 4 10.00-17.00 (Sats noon-16.00) Free

Earth From the Air Photographic Portrait of the Planet by Yann Arthus-Bertrand Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh • 20a Inverleith Row *0131 552 7171 ‘Grid Ref:A2 Anpictures. outdoor exhibitionamazing of overpictures 150 giant you aerial willlooked everso see' DailyThe Mail.most 'Times/tour Aerial photography never beautiful' Times. dates see www.earthfromtheair.com Jul-Sep 10.00-19.00 Free The Edinburgh Reminiscence Centre The Living Memory Association Living Memory Association Reminiscence Centre • 101 St Leonards Street •0131 6670761 "Grid Reft G6 View our 1850 photographic archive of Edinburghandand Scotland, to present day. Memorabilia artefacts on display and continuous slide presentation.

Publications andforcards forfestival sale. feet!

Comfy sofa and armchairs provided tired Aug 2-Sep 3 (not Sats, Suns) 10.00-16.00 Free Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments EUCHMI StTheCecilia' • Niddry Reid sHallHall• Reid Quad,Street, BristoCowgate Square •• Grid Grid Ref: ReftE5F5 This festival period see and hear a great variety of rare and discover exotic instruments inandtheelegance Reid Concert Hall and the history of early keyboard instruments at St Cecilia' s Hall.

StReidCecilia' AugI6-Sep3 I6-Sep4 (not (not Suns) 10.30-12.14.3000-17.Free00 Hall sAug Sats, Suns) Enriched Spaces Howies Restaurant • 29 Waterloo PI 0131 556 5766 • Grid Ref: D6 Popular photographer Simon Morison explores the dramaScottish ofof light and contrast which his landscapes Scotland.

Thelivesartist also permeates assembles group of provocative st i l creating aexhibition. fusion ofa timeless space and energy i n this selling June 23-Aug 30 10.00-22.30 Free Fieldtrip Architecture on the Fringe rfacFutureScotland • Bakehouse Close, 146 Canongate • 0131 556 6699 • Grid Ref: D6 Highland, Islandplaces and -Central sfrom landscapes, buildings and seethrough themScotland' afresh new architectural perspective the eyes ofa five groups each led on a different route.

An exhibition from Aug The 2-SepLighthouse.

3 11.00-16.00 Free

Discover Islam Edinburgh Central Mosque Edinburgh Central Mosque • 50 Potterrow 0131 667 1777 * Grid Ref: F5 Cinematic presentations, guidedtalks... tours, refreshments, free literature enlightening All intriguing this and and more in thejourney 'Dandiscover Islam' exhibition, informative through Isl a m.

Join anusevery and have all your questions answered.

Special events Aug I -31 (not Fri) noon-18.00 Free Saturday.

Folio Exhibition (in Conjunction with Paul Stolper Gallery, London) Edinburgh Printmakers Edinburgh Printmakers • 23 Union Street 0131 557 2479 • Grid Ref: C5 Featuring works bySimon PeterPenton, Blake, Peter Linder,Saville and Peter Liversidge, Gavin Turk.

JulPreview 25-SepJul1724(not14.00-18.00 Suns, Mons)Free10.00-18.00

Dragons, Animals and Mythical Beasts & Charmed - World Jewellery Galerie Mirages 46a Raeburn Place *0131315 2603 • Grid Reft B2 Acarvings collection bronzeEastandAsia.woodJewellery: sculptures and fromofSouth talismen, charms, charm bracelets and necklaces in addition tointernational our own unique in-house designs and British and Aug 5-Sep 11designers.

10.00-18.00 Free

Fringe Poster Exhibition Ocean Terminal • Ocean Drive, Leith 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: Leith Fringe posterandexhibition of 160 oftaken the from most imaginative excitingfrom designs thousands of entrants schools al l Scotland.

Pride of(13)placefromgoesLochgilphead to this year's winnerover Victoria Baikie8-30 Aup 10.00-18.00 Free High School, Argyll.

I From Castle to Palace: II Artists and the Royal Mile I I City Art Centre « City Art Centre • 2 Market Street • 0131 529 3993 •* Grid Ref: D5 11 jI| and Everybreathes inch of history.

Scotland'The s most famoustells streetthelives exhibition story iI ,; ofartists the Royal Mileyears. and the Old Town, a magnet for over the ' jul£5.0010-Sep 26 10.00-17.00 (Suns noon-17.00) (£3.50) I A Glimpse In a Ij Bcrkbous Creative Solutions ' The Red Door Gallery • 42 Victoria Street i 0131 477 3255 * Grid Ref: E4 i3 p Atree.confession waits unfolds. in the carcass of abydeteriorating A dark story Inspired stunning new Laratheir Armitage, artists Arnoldthe Bark and {£)tkSm ii Complemented RichardnovelBollbyoffer unique interpretation. by an original music score. >.J Aug 8-18 11.00-18.00 (Suns noon-17.00) Free World Premiere Igm+ad: Big Ideas in a Small Place e Royal Incorporation ofArchitects in Scotland I; RIAS Gallery • 15 Rutland Square • 0131 229 7545 i Grid Ref: E2 ||1 some Gordon the Murray andcontroversial Alan Dunlopbuildings have produced in have 1I strong Scotlandofopinions sincemost1996.

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Sats, Suns) 9.00-17.00 Free | Hillary Rohde Designer Cashmere V iry Rohde Cashmere Workshop and Studio y Rohde Cashmere Workshop and Design Studio S 22 Moray Place • 0131 225 3948 • Grid Ref: C2 IJjLuxury women'and s collection of 100% B|Infraction Scottishhand-knitted sweaters accessories at a ofcashmere the costs ofexhibition internationally exclusive : liboutiques.

This selling celebrates our Jjll world wide 4reputation uniqueFreedesign, Aug 3-Sep (not Suns)for beautiful 10.00-18.00 llmages for Contemplation Upkabetf? McLaughlin liiirhe Elephant House • 21 George IV Bridge i 3131 220 5355 • Grid Ref: E5 .-fcounty Down artist Elizabeth McLaughlin, a practising ^sculptor, hasherproduced of paintings which investigate interest aincollection natural forms and their 'SH;5nvirons.

Also celebrated are flowing water, delicate and patterns and robust stone formations.

"Vug 8-Sep 4 8.00-22.00 Free World Premiere Blnhouse Design Exhibition: Making It... sax ihouse • 28 Howe Street • 0131 225 2888 • Grid Ref: C3 I reading the world for fiveproduction' decades,.Italy60 exhibits remains at ie forefront 'design speriod,Alessi harting Italy'softooutstanding contribution over this Zanotta radio, - tableware, kitchen utensils, : ersonal accessories.TV, furniture, lighting.

Ig-Supug 2-30 9.30-18.00 (Suns noon-17.00) Free International Photography pRnburgh Photographic Society i he Edinburgh Photographic Exhibition Centre 1 3 Great King Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft C3 |inotographers !42nd annual exhibition thanpatronage 200 prints by worldwide.of more Under of FIAR ug 8-Sep 5 10.00-20.00 (Suns 13.00-17.00) 12.50 (£2.00)

Japan Experience Goddesses and Dolls Mieko Nishimura <& Mamiko Maeda The Garage @ Novotel • 80 Lauriston Place 0131 221 9009 • Grid Ref: F4 Colourful paintings of goddesses byby Mieko Nishimura contrast with metallic sculptures Mamiko Maeda.

From traditional to themany modern, colour to monotone -Aug an insight into the faces of Japanese art today.

8-30 10.00-0.00 Free ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Jerwood Photography Awards 2003 In Association with Portfolio Magazine Stills Gallery 23 Cockburn Street • 0131 622 6200 • Grid Ref: D5 Presenting theAwards winners- Veronica of the firstBailey, annualPollyJerwood Photography Braden, Edgar Martins, Danny Treacy and Naglaa Walker -a unique opportunity to view photography which demonstrates excellence and originality.

Aug 7-Sep 17 11.00-18.00 Free Jytte Rex - The River Danish Cultural Institute Danish Cultural Institute • 3 Doune Terrace 0131 225 7189* Grid Ref: C2 Jytte RexHeris multi-media an imaginativeworks and experiment exploratory with Danish artist. new textures, reflecting on myth and science, dream and reality, throughboundless a symbolicnarrative. universe that engages with Aug an4-27open(notandweekends) 9.00-17.00UKFree Premiere Kasbahs, Souks and Medinas: Treasures of Morocco The Nomads Tent 21 St Leonard's Lane • 0131 662 1612 • Grid Ref: F6 Baskets, pottery, rugs, piercedthatlamps, pouffes and largebridges pots arethetiles,allMediterranean reminders thisSubvibrant culture with Saharan Africa.

Speciallyexhibition. collected for our 22nd consecutive Fringe selling Aug 5-Sep 5 10.00-17.00 (Suns noon-16.00) Free World Premiere Laughing Jesus Exhibition The Hearty Heretics Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row 0131 225 1900 • Grid Ref: E5 50explore artiststhefromnotion around worldhappy were Jesus. asked Asto of athecheerful, many of the artists work i n the style of indigenous cultures, the exhibition couldtheir raise some interesting Aug 16-20 questions.

10.30 -16.30 FreeEuropean Premiere Leith Rules Golf Georgian Antiques Georgian Antiques • 10 Pattison Street, Leith 0131 553 7283 * Grid Reft Leith Leith the Rulesoriginal Golf exhibition than 50collection yards from Leith from Links,isaround alessfantastic over 300 golfing items 1800golfto 1930,of which was the most exciting period for development.

Many items (Sats are for10.00-14.00, sale.

Aug 2-Sep Free 4 8.30-17.30 not Suns) Lime Blue Diamond Jewellery Collection Grant MacIntyre Lime 220 Blue Diamond 0131 2164' GridStore Ref: D3• 107 George Street Ajewellery selling exhibition of contemporary diamond bydiamonds Grant Macintyre.

Macintyre combines the finest with pink, yellow & blue sapphires crafted i n 18ct yellow & white gold to produce dazzling collection.

Aug I-Sepa truly 4 10.00-18.00 (Suns noon-17.00) Free

Made in Scotland Georgian Antiques Georgian Antiques • 10 Pattison Street, Leith 0131 553 7283* Grid Ref: Leith Aantiques fantasticwhich opportunity view and purchaseThefine haveantiques beento made exhibitionthe covers from asin Scotland. early as 1790, through Regency and Victorian periods, right up toAugScottish furniture of the early 20th Century.

2-Sep 4 (Sats 10.00-14.00, not Suns) 8.30-17.30 Free Mansfield Traquair Centre Friends of Mansfield Traquair Centre Mansfield Traquair Centre • 15 Mansfield Place 0131 556 3882 • Grid Ref: B5 Brilliantlypainted colouredin theand 1890s gildedbymurals themes, artsawaited andon biblical crafts artist Phoebe has Annabegun.

Traquair.ComeLong mural conservation and see newly restored sections, revealed in scintillating splendour, www.mansfieldtraquair.org.uk Aug 9-28 (not Suns) 10.00-1 1.45 Free New Scottish Furniture Scottish Furniture Makers Association St John's Church Hall • Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road ‘01750 722 243 • Grid Ref: E3 Abestprestigious exhibition of furniture bytoday. some The of the designers and makers in Scotland makers themselves are on hand to discuss their work. innovation and talent in a wide range6-28 ofOutstanding styles.

Unmissable!

Aug (not Suns) 11.00-18.00 £2.00

For all vow Fringe tickets call: 01312260000 )I Past Things and Present: Jasper Johns Since 1983 National Galleries of Scotland Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 75 Belford Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D i Jasper is famous forhover his 1950s paintings of flags andJohns targets, Expressionism andwhich Pop Art. Thisbetween is the Abstract artist's first major exhibition in Scotland.

Aug 10.00-17.00under (Thurs 10.00-19.00) £4.00I-Sep (£3.00)19 (Children 12 Free) EE31 Phoebe Anna Traquair Song School Murals St Mary's Cathedral Palmerston Place • 0131 225 6293 • Grid Ref: El Painted between Traquair'the s acclaimed murals, 1888-1892 restored inPhoebe 1998,. Showing illustrate canticle 'Benedicite omnia opera' preRaphaelite influence, they are a moving expression of faith.Tours meet at West 11.00-11.45 Door of Cathedral.

Aug Free Aug 2-7,9-14,16-21,23-28 2-7,9-14,16-21,23-28 noon-12.45 Portrait Miniatures National Galleries of Scotland Scottish National Portrait Gallery • I Queen Street 0131 624 6200‘Grid Ref: C4 This excitingfromexhibition bringsGalleries togetherofa Scotland stunning collection theworksNational and new unique by Moyna Flannigan, Scotland' s leading figurative painters. one of Aug Free I-Sep 4 10.00-18.00 (Thurs 10.00-19.00)

Official Fringe Merchandise Edinburgh Festival Fringe Fringe Shop and Box Office • 180 High Street 0131 226 0026 • Grid Ref: E5 The onlyfrom stockist of all officialT-shirts, Fringe stylish merchandise.

Choose souvenirs and decades ofurban-inspired Fringe postersintoandthepostcards.

Every penny of profit i s reinvested Festival Fringe Society.

Ful l range also available on www.edfringe.com Aug 1-31 (open 7 days) 10.00-21.00 Year round (not Sats, Suns) 10.00-17.00 Oriental Rugs as Art + Fine Art Photography David J. Beliak Oriental Rugs 297 Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 556 6952 Grid Ref: D6 Antextiles, exoticwithfusion ofsublime Easternphotographs rugs and Nomadic the of American David Beliak, longtime Edinburgh resident, Oriental carpet specialist and master photographer.

A 'mustsee' selling exhibition.

Aug 2-Sep 4 11.00-18.00 Free Out of Japan The David Young Gallery at Marie Curie House The David Young Gallery at Marie Curie House 29 Albany Street -0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: C5 Out ofbringing Japan, Roy Wood.theAninfluences exhibitionofoftwonewvisits work toScotland the East1 (Music) andtogether Japan.

Plusrejo'two(Theatre). shows - 'Spirit of and ' O Jul3l-Sep4 (not Suns) 10.00-17.00 Free

Read All About It! National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland • George IV Bridge 0131 622 4807 • Grid Ref: E5 Readsingle all about the storysheetsof theof thenews17thin Scodand - from the page the explosion of thenews tabloid press and and other 24-hourcentury news.toWith themed events, street-theatre activities.

Aug 8-30 10.00-20.00 (Sats 10.00-17.00, Suns 14.00-17.00) Free

Paolozzi at 80 National Galleries of Scotland Dean Gallery • 73 Belford Road *0131 624 6200 Grid Ref: DI Eduardo Paolozzi is onefigures of the imost prolific,British inventive and influential n culture postwar art.

His fascination with popular the centralThefigure in the retrospective. emergence of Popmade Art him in Britain. first major Aug Free I-Oct 31 10.00-17.00 (Thurs 10.00-19.00)

South Queensferry Arts Festival Common Ground Arts ikon gallery • 8 East Terrace, South Queensferry 0131 331 5447 • Grid RefcCI SeveralQueensferry venues in thewilldelightful riverside townof of South be hosting a range exhibitions and events, including work from community arts projects.

Drop into the Ikonlocal Gallery20-29 for more information.

Aug 10.00-17.00 Free

The Scottish Sale BonhamsAuctioneers Bonhams • 65 George Street •0131 225 2266 Grid Ref: D4 The Scottish Sale is craftsmen a celebrationto modern of Scottishdayart and culture from Celtic contemporary artists.

Aug Free 10-17 10.00-16.00 (Sat, Sun noon-16.00) Silver at Home Susan Chaplin Designs Susan Chaplin Studio • 13 Lansdowne Crescent 07767 767 931 - Grid Ref: El Once again Susan Chaplin invitestoyouviewintoa selling her elegant Edinburgh diningsilverroom exhibition of herdesigns sexy tableware, enhanced this year with i n Harris Tweed and other colourful sensuous textiles.

Aug 20-30and11.00-18.00 Free

s 24 hour Box Office I at: www.edfringe.com Stenton Gallery's 'Scottish Art Today' jStenton Gallery Lloyds TSB Scotland • 120 George Street 07740 588 168 • Grid Ref: D3 Stenton Gallery showcases contemporary Scottish artists, established namesForrubbing shoulders with emerging newcomers. serious collectors well as interested onlookers, we aim to provideas a highlight of this year' s visual arts programme. www.stentongallery.com Aug 8-28 10.00-18.00 Free ^Surprise Yourself! ,Girlguiding Scotland Girlguiding Scotland Headquarters 16 Coates Crescent • 0131 226 4511 • Grid Ref: E2 exhibition that showsduring the the changing ■s$i Afacefascinating and activities ofover Girlguiding century.

Reminisce photos, badgesYourself andlastabout uniforms of your youth and ' S urprise S; Guiding in the 21 st century.

Aug 9-21 (not Sun) 10.00-16.00 Free

A Viswam: Colours of India Lucie Fenton Gallery Lucie Fenton Gallery • 20a Raeburn PI 0131 332 3999 • Grid Ref:B2 Small of exciting abstracts by one winning of India'sexhibition leading contemporary artists.

Award painter,Viswam, i s inspired by his native south Indian landscape.

Don't miss it!

Aug Free 2-Sep 4 10.00-17.30 (Suns 12.00-17.30)

Robert Therrien Inverlcith House Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh • 20a Inverleith Row 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: A2 IjjThe first UK Los museum exhibition by thispresented to illiJ| mark phenomenal Angeles based artist the re-opening of Inverleith *1 garden refurbishment, set in 73 acres of theHouse finestfollowing botanic in the31world.

Aug 7-Oct 10.00-17.30 Free

West End Craft and Design Fair St John's Church Gardens • Comer of Princes Street & Lothian Road • 0131 661 6600 • Grid Ref: E3 80 exhibitorsAn absolute every daymust with ichangeovers each weekend. f you like artists buying contemporary work from the makers, designers.www.3d2d.co.uk One of the festival's liveliest daytimeand venues, Aug 6-28 (not Suns) 11.00-18.00 Free

ITitanic:The World Class Collection iyArt Centre % City Art Centre • 2 Market Street • 0131 529 3993 * ' Grid Ref: D5 The itsabsorbing and fascinating storyThe of theexhibition great liner JJ and sinking 1912. thetragic history of ithenandApril Titanic, displaying a vast w 1 graces range of moving, rare original artefacts. : Jul£5.0010-Sep (£3.50)26 10.00-17.00 (Suns noon-17.00) Treasures from Tuscany pi' The Etruscan Legacy Chambers Street • 0131 247 4422 • Grid Ref: E5 festival highlight! the world of the jjjj Etruscans - Discover a highly Uncover sophisticated pre-Roman civilisation.bronze overspectacular 400 objects, including tieautiful statues, gold work, awellery and31 magnificent tomb finds. > < \ug I -Oct 10.00-17.00 (Tues 10.00-20.00, Suns 17.00) £4.00 (£3.00) (Age 12 and under free) 11 st Century Dream ipusins' Collective Creations dinburgh Ski Club Rooms • 2 Howe Street I 220 3121 • Grid Ref: C3 imporary European painting, jn and drawing aphotography, collaboration d 2004. makers linkedBonny byfrombirth: a room of one'ofSusie sartists ownRea, >rl atharine With Squair plus guests Raggett and Vanessa Franklin (right), tug 8-30 11.00-19.00 Free |j*isge Beatha (Water of Life) Medical Association li ritish Medical Association • 14 Queen Street Hi- 31 247 3000 -Grid Ref: C4 I collection of Incontemporary and thefineAberfeldy art on a jHiaelic theme. association with Biallery (01887 829 129) www.aberfeldygallery.co.uk g ug 7-21 II .30 -16.30 (not Suns) Free

Alison Watt Ingleby Gallery Ingleby Gallery • 6 Carlton Terrace *0131 556 4441 Grid Ref: C6 Anleading exhibition one ofgallery Scotland'in s artists, ofhernewfirstpaintings ever in abyprivate Scotland.

Aug 4-Sep 11 (not Suns) 10.00-17.00 World Free Premiere

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Where Seeing is Not Believing!

Camera Obscura and World of Illusions Camera Obscura and World of Illusions Castlehill, Royal Mile • 0131 226 3709 • Grid Ref: E4 Five attractions: visit. on passers-by in thegreat street andillusions, pick one themendless up onSpyhands-on your hand.fun.

Amazing optical Stunning holograms, rooftop views, live city viewcams.

Edinburgh' s original visitor attraction!18.30) Jun -19.30 £5.9512-Sep (£4.75)4 9.30(£3.40 C) (Last (10% presentation family discount) wmmmm wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Where There Was Nothing Mark Lambert View South • 127 Warrender Park Road 0131 228 1594 • Grid Ref:H3 Anartistexhibition of landscape by northern Mark Lambert.

Set inpainting a spacious Marchmont apartment.

Energetic work in mixed based onSouthwords and images of theandempty andmedia, windswept Pennine hills, valleys reservoirs.

Aug 21,28 12.30 -16.00 Aug 22,29 12.30 -15.30 Free Zimbabwe Sculpture Assembly @ St George’s West Assembly @ St George's West • 58 Shandwick Place 0131 226 2428 * Grid Ref: E2 Abestnewsculptor-carvers. selling exhibitionIncredibly, from somein aofcountry the country's fraught with economic and political disaster, artists continue to produce magnificent imagestheof sheer originality and great beauty.

Aug 6-8,10-15,17-22,24-30 10.00-20.00 Free Zip - The Art of Joey D Men Gallery Merz Gallery • 87 Broughton St • 0131 558 8778 Grid Ref: C5 The Merz Gallery presentsdesigner Neighbourhood International cult clothes D. An- a must exhibition of archive, classic and newJoeywork for collectors.

Aug (not Weds, Suns) (closed2-2114.15-16.15) Free 10.15-18.30

For all voor Fringe tickets call 01312260000 ABERDEEN CITYYOUTH BRASS BAND 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref-F3 The first of two brass bands playing at the 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras, Aberdeen City Youth Brass Band's programme will include Curnow's 'Fanfares and Flourishes'1230and(Ihr)music

by Richards, Graham and Mason.

Aug25: £5.00(£150) (FreeticketedSUDQ Oates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 IS 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 ABRAHAM AND ISAAC Binder Productions St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Benjamin Britten's Canticle I is a disturbing, dramatic work illustrating the biblical tale of Abraham and Isaac. It is performed here as the composer intended with a boy singing Aug 9-11: 20.Isaac' 00 (I hr)s part, £6.00staged (£4.00) alongside other Britten works.

HZai Dates: 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 4 ABRAHAM LABORIEL AND FRIENDS American Gospel Music Festival St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 World-renowned bassist Abe Laboriel presents his unique blend of Latin Jazz and spontaneous improvisation. Joined by Jazz & Funk legend Paul Jackson Jr on guitar, Tom Brook on keyboards, Sheila E on percussion and special guests... expect the unexpeaed.

Aug 13-16: 22.00(Ihr) £11.00(£I0.00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ! 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 ABSOLUTELY FREE Whistlebinkies Live Music Bar Whistle Binkies, 4-6 South Bridge •0131 557 5114 • Grid Reft E5 Edinburgh's largest free entry live music venue, open seven days, midday to Sam. Just off the Royal Mile. Music includes rock and roll, blues, folk, funk and soul. Huge selection of maltI -4: whiskies, worldwide Aug 1-31, Sep noon (17hrs)real(Freeales,Non-t icketed) wines and spirits.

Dates 41*78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 234 ABSOLUTELYTHE FAMOUS TASTE OF SCOTLAND Prestonfield The Stables at Pnestonfield, Prestonfiekls, Prestonfield Rd • 0131 225 7800 • Grid Ret G6 An unrivalled spectacle of traditional Scottish entertainment within the magnificent setting of Prestonfield's historic stables, featuring emotive song, spirited dance, fiddles, bagpipes... galore!!Sep Including Aug I -6,8-12,and15-17,kilted 19-20,dancers 22-27,30-31, 1: 19.00 (3hrs)a four£40.course 00 meal with wine, too!

Dates 416 8 9 10 1112 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i A CAPPELLA ALLSORTS midge Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D6 Following last year's successful Fringe debut, this a cappella group of six returns with a varied programme including the Victoria Requiem and a selection of European folk songs Aug 28:andI7.madrigals 00(lhr30mins)enhanced £8.00 (£6.by00)this wonderful setting and acoustic.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 AC-CENT-TCHU-ATETHE POSITIVE - THE SONGS OF JOHNNY MERCER Andrea Turner - Singjazz Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Moon River, Skylark, Midnight Sun: 'A Johnny Mercer lyric is all the wit you wish you had and all the love you13.30ever lost' Sinatra. Fresh, vibrant interpretations; a deep, rich voice.

Aug9-14, Aug 23-28:16-21: 21.30 (I hr) (Ihr) £5.00(£4.00) World Premiere • QSU Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 ACOUSTIC MAYHEM Acoustic Mayhem I /4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 5572124* Grid Reft C6 Three of Scotland's finest One sweaty stage. New category acoustic music - mutant bog, swamp and concrete. Midgeland to Gatorsville. Foot to the floor acoustic speed, pails of full-on guitar00) testosterone, www.acousticmayhem.co.uk Aug6-14:fueled2210by(Ihr45mins) £7.50(£6.

World Premiere • Dates: 4 5 * 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4

ADAM MCNAUGHTAN AND FINLAY ALLISON - HOMEf AND AWAY Roots @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Songwriter Adam McNaughtan (jeelie Piece Song,Oor HamletYellow On The Broom) accompanied by Finlay Allison on guitar, fiddle or mandolin, alternates songs from Glasgow)!, with locations: Aug songs 19: 20.4from 5 (IhrlessISmiillustrious ns) £10.00(£8.

00) Ireland,America, Boyndie,Verona and Denmark, a7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AIR AND GUESTS CPL Entertainment Group Limited Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd, Slateford • 0870 220 1116* Grid Ref: F11 These sophisticated Parisians have not only crafted motion picture soundtracks like f 'Virgin Suicides' but racked up impressive critical and commercial successes with albums like Moon Safari and 10000HZ Legend along with singles Sexy Boy, Cherry Blossom and Kelly Aug 10: I9.Girl00(2hrs) £20.00Watch The Stars.

8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i ALASDAIR FRASER AND NATALIE HASS Roots @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 » Grid Ref: F5 Fraser, enormously talented Scots fiddler, and cellist Hass (Julliard School) breathe more new life into the music. '... most respected of exponents of traditional fiddling, and00(£10. hard to00)find a more appropriate cellist' Scotsman.

Aug 18: would 20.45 (IhrlookISmilong ns) £12.

7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i ALKAN PIANO MUSIC Music at St Mark's St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 John Longley performs a varied selection of the composer's astonishing piano musicJ including the titanic 'Concerto for Solo Piano'. An ideal introduction to the manysided Aug 23:genius 19,30 of(2hrs)this£6.fascinating 00 (£4.00) nineteenth century musical figure.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ALY BAIN AND PHIL CUNNINGHAM The Queen's Hall The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street» 0131 668 2019 » Grid Ref: G6 More musical interludes with the finest two traditional musicians Scotland has tc offer. The best fiddle and accordian duo in the land always bring buckets of cheer -1 and full house - so book Aug a27-28: 19.30 (2hrs) £14.00early! (£12.00) 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i zi AMATI PIANO TRIO St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street« 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D Three of the greatest works in the classical and romantic piano trio repertoire: Mozart's glorious E Major Trio K 542, Beethoven's Ghost Trio with its extraordinary st chilling slow£9,movement, Aug 24:central 19.30 (2hrs) 00 (£7.00) and Brahms' wonderful C Major Trio op. 87.

8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i AMOROUS DUEL St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 » Grid Ref: Tom Latham (Countertenor) and Marcia McDougall (Mezzo Soprano) with string ensemble perform dramatic works by Handel including the cantanta I Duello Amoroso Aug 13: 1230and(Ihr)the £7.'M0ad0(£5.Scene' 00) from the opera Orlando. ?8 9 10 I 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 ANNETTE HANLEY & CALVIN Caledonian Folk <£ Blues at the Guildford - 10th Anniversai Guildford Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 4312 • Grid Ref: B Annette Hanley vocals & rhythm 12-string guitar, lead guitar by Calvin Laidlaw. Gref song-bag from Bob Dylan to Crowded House. On the bil with Yard of Ale. Sponsor: Aug 25: 20.Caledonian 00 (4hrs) (FreeBrewery.

Ticketed) 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 29 30 31

www.edfringe.com IANTONIO FORCfONE QUARTET it St George's West | Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 ‘ Grid Reft E2 || Antonio Forcione,. truly virtuoso' with . superlative technique' Evening I Standard, brings his quartet to stretch the limits of acoustic guitar. In 2000/3 The 1 Scotsman awarded him ***** saying 'World Class is no exaggeration'. The Jimi Ii Aug Hendrix1of0-12,the17-19, acoustic guitar returns! i Aug 6-8, 13-15,20-22,26-29:24-25,21.0300:(I21.hr)00£ (I13.hr)00 (££ 12.1200)00 (£ 11.00) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 iAQUILO ENSEMBLE St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 667 4360 • Grid Ref: E3 iCome relax and unwind after work to the sublime sounds of the Aquilo Ensemble.

■ Presented over three evenings, the ensemble will perform a selection of wind (chamber IAug 15-17:music 17.30 including (45mins) £7.al5l 0of(£5.Mozart' 00) s major works for wind ensemble.

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 RTS FOR LIFE FESTIVAL >ss Theatre, Princes Street Gardens (West) • 0131 228 1155 * Grid Ref: D3 ;t music show in the Fringe. World class acts from all over the world - Fusion, Blues, Classical,Traditional, Pop & World Music. Full programme at w.artsforlife.co.uk 18-29: noon (9hrs 30miRelaxing ns) Mainlyfestival free and atmosphere non-ticketed. all day. Food and drink. BEJI 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 1234 1 it Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 rare opportunity to see one ofAmerica's top Christian music groups. With two RIAAtified gold records, two Grammy Award nominations, the American Music Award |jjkug lt002,15-16: Favorite20.Artist of the Year, 00(lhr30mins) £11.Contemporary 00 (£10.00 OS) Christian Music and 17 No. I radio hits.

3 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 |8ACH AND SCHUTZ MOTETS *gh Symphony Baroque it Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 , idinburgh's most exciting young ensemble perform choral motets by two of ^roque's great masters. Including settings of 'Singet Dem Herrn' by both Excerpts Itug>mposers.

7: 13.".00(Ihr) 00 (40mi ns)(FreeNon-ticketed) (FreeonTi7thcketAug, ed) choral Aug 10:pieces 17.30 (Iathrchurch I Smins)service £6.00 (£4.on00)29th.

I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ' ianongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 festival first Ludus Baroque Chamber Orchestra and Dunedin Consort join forces sjugthis14: 'E19,ve30of(2hrsFestival' I Smins)celebration £1100 (£9.0of0) Bach's stunning masterpiece. Not to be missed.

7 8 9 10 I I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 fACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS jrgh Symphony Baroque nnongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 » Grid Ref: D6 Brandenburg Concertos performed over two evenings, with two of Bach's st choral works. Saturday: Numbers Four, Five, Six and the Actus Tragicus; :nday: Cantatabothl47,'concerts: Jesu,Joy£ 18 of(£9)Man's Desiring'.

Hg 21 -22:Numbers 20,00 (I hrOne,Two,Three, 30mins) £ 10,00 (£5.with 00) Bookfor 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1ACH CELLO SUITES Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 accomplished cellist Anne-lsabel Meyer returns this year with Bach's great ssterworks for solo violincello. Take this rare opportunity to hear the whole cycle !3 concerts in the beautiful setting of this New Town Church. jig 17: 1230 (Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) Aug 18-19: I5.00(lhr) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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Over a quarter of a million people will come nose to nose with all kinds of acts at Fringe Sunday and the Fringe on the Royal Mile.

Backed by us, both are free. Now that’s music to the ears.

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mITO BACH FOR BREAKFAST:WEEK ONE ROSLArts •Royal GridOverseas Ref: D3 League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 Award-winning musicians including Helena and Katharine Wood (violin/cello) and pianist Viv McClean present different programmes each morning of music by Bach and Aug other 16-19: composers; 9.30 (Ihr) £8.coffee/tea 00(£6.00) and pastries afterwards included in ticket price.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 BACH FOR BREAKFAST:WEEK TWO •Royal GridOver-Seas Ref: D3 League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 Award-winning musicians Tom Poster (piano),The Bronte Quartet and the Linos Wind Quintet present different programmes each morning of music by Bach and other classical Aug23-26: 9.30 composers; (Ihr) £8.00(£6.coffee/tea 00) and pastries afterwards included in ticket price.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 BACH ST JOHN PASSION Scottish Chamber Choir St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI Bach St John Passion performed by the Scottish Chamber Choir and accompanied by StAugGiles' Ensemble.

IS: 20.Chamber 00(2hrs) £10.

00(£7.00)Musical director is Michael Harris.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 BACH,WALTHERANDTHE ITALIAN CONCERTO: JOHN KITCHEN - ORGAN AND HARPSICHORD Classics @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square » 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 John Kitchen presents exciting Italian concertos by Vivaldi,Torelli, Marcello and others in arrangements Aug9: 1230 (Ihr) for£5.0organ 0(£4.00)and harpsichord by Bach and his cousin Walther.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 PAUL SNEDDON & DAVID KAY HENRY

JM-I iJ IW i"£ ■~ www.pluck.me.uk 5pm (extra shows 2.30pm) 6-30 August (no show 18th) Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot Box Office 0131 668 1633 Special show: 25 Aug 8pm The Famous Spiegeltent ‘Totally engaging’ the Scotsman ‘Indecently gifted *****’

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BACK OF THE MOON Roots @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 A multi award winning Scottish traditional band delivering both songs and sets of tunes in a strong acoustic style with full throated harmonies, thrilling musicianship and Aug superb 13: 19.0arrangements.

0(Ihr ISmins) £10.Fiddle, 00(£8.0bagpipes, 0) whistle, guitar, piano. Wow!' Celtic Airs.

8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i BAGHDAD BLUES Ehsan Alemam Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square-0131 662 8740 « Grid Ref: F5 With the deeply evocative resonance of the oud (middle eastern lute) and soulful singinj Ehsan Alemam, who studied with masters at the Iraqi Institute of Music in Baghdad, brinj beautiful and1130poignant music00(£7.from50)that ancient and troubled city to Edinburgh.

Aug25-27: (Ihr) £10.

9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 3i i BAND ON THE BREAK The Magnets Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 Direct from performing with Tom Jones,The Magnets' dazzling all-vocal party rocks: Edinburgh. Exhilarating music and hair-raising stories from the band that has redefined a cappella Previews Aug 4-7:21.21.050for5(Ihr) (Ithehr)£10.£5.21st0000(£8.century.

Aug 8-12,'S1tunning' 6,18-19,2Times, 3-25: 21.www.themagnets.com 05 (I hr) £9.00 (£7.00) |: Aug 13-15, 2 0-22: 0 0) Aug 26-29: 21.05 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£9.00) World Premiere • BZ2 >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 BAROQUE & BEYOND Delicate Balance St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 A varied and lively evening with recorder, oboe, harpsichord, cello and some surprises. A long established baroque group who enjoyed enthusiastic Fringe audiences Aug 14,21: for20.0015(I years hr 40miduring ns) £5.0the 0 80s and 90s. Proceeds to Sick Children's Hospic ; ■.

I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i BEAUTY AND THE BEAT Christina Bjordal with the Tom Finlay Sextet Club Ego, 14 Picardy Place » 0131 478 7434 ♦ Grid Ref: C5 Christina and merryShearing men recreate the classic 1959 album.Bjordal Theprovide silkilyhervoiced jazz sound of vibes,Peggy guitar,Lee/George piano, bass,Shear drum and Aug percussion 16-22: 2200(Ihr) £10.the00(£8.lush00)setting. ,78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i BEETHOVEN AFTER LUNCH ROSLArts Royal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E Changing programmes daily performed by award-winning musicians including Katharine and Helena Wood (violin and cello), Mark Braithwaite (viola), Nicholas Cartledge shortbread Aug 16-19: (flute); 14.30 (Ihr)tea £8.and00(£6.

00) afterwards included in ticket price. ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 BEN OKAFORAND BAND Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 African reggae mingles with classic folk protest songs. '... heartfelt lyrics with a unique blend of folk-tinged reggae' Pride.'... a mellow reggae feel with an understated warmth and quiet contemplation' BBC Nottingham. 'Rootsy reggae aAugworthy tE 7-15: cause' 18.00 (I hrBlues I Smiand ns) £Soul 10.00. (£7.50) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i PIERRE BENSUSAN The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Described astuning, an orchestra of one,guitarist Pierre,andknown one of thecomposer. pioneers One of of th DADGAD is a stunning highlyasindividual true greats i n the world of guitar.

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ft L 4 hour Box Offioe 11 www.edfringe.com I^ERT JANSCH IN CONCERT s Queen’s Hall (i Fhe Queen's Hall, Clerk Street •0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 'With ground breaking guitar playing, deeply affecting songwriting and a dark ssionate voice, he has held audiences spellbound since the mid-sixties. A rare (ortunity of the1.00)British music scene's true legends live. |Aug26: 19,30to(2hrs)see£I3.one00(£I ? 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 M 27 28 29 30 31 EST OFT BREAK e Fringe Ifhe Liquid Room, 9 Victoria Street -0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 It showcase of some of the best new bands in Scotland. Chosen from thousands of entries Lug 15: and19.00selected (3hrs 30mifrom ns) £5.the00 twenty bands that played atT in the Park.

7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 < JlJETA BAND n the Fringe dinburgh's own leftfield dance collective, obscure beats and even more obscure innovating | oig 17: 19.;. 3Always 0 (3hrs 30mi ns) £13.5with 0 an infectious vibe.

7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 in 2 VITCHED! & Crolla, 19 Elm Row, top of Leith Walk •0131556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 :hed! Antonia Quincey's sassy and seductive vocals weave their way through of the greatest songs of all time. Cool Gershwin ballads, Jobim Bossa Nova Id Sinatra's jazz swing. Accompanied by John Moore (keyboards). 'The perfect |i jundtrack' jg 17,21,25,2Scotsman.

8: 18.00 (I hr I Omins) £10.00 (£8.00) IG BUZZARD BOOGIE BAND "jegeftent International (UK) : Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 the beginning was the Honkin' Hep cats, who thrilled this town for many a year, ley begat the 12-piece Buzzards who'll be beating out that funk, blues, boogie, soul sd, of course, mellow 21.320.0some (I0hr(I hrI Omi ns)n£s)10.jive.00 (£8.'***** 00) mischievous musicianship' Scotsman.

•egMjigg 21-23: 24,28:26-27: 0 I Omi 14,00 (3hrs) IG CHOPIN, LITTLE JEPCHOTT :s@TheReid e Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 « Grid Ref: F5 Wowing his 5-star debut recital last year, award-winning pianist Robin Hutt returns I the 2004 festival with a stunning recital of major works by Chopin and new ^positions te8: 1130 (Ihr)by £5.David 00(£4.Jepchott.

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7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 in 2 3 LAZIN' FIDDLES Fiddles Jl, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 1 1 Fiddles. A band that epitomises all that's good in today's Scottish music (sion, flair, inventiveness and humour. 'A level of musical performance that starts (magnificent and £1200 ascends(£9.inexorably 19: 19.30 (2hrs) 00) towards mind blowing' Sunday Herald.

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jam BONGO FURY Cameo Bar Hole, 23 Commercial Street •0131 554 9999 • Grid Ref: Leith Back by popular demand. Oily Cox and Owen Gunnell present a diverse and enthralling percussive extravaganza. Pick of the Fringe 2002,2003. 'Startling cheeky but Augenchanting' 8-30: 18.00 (I hrScotsman.

30mins) £8.'B00rilliant (£6.00)- one of the Fringe's musical gems' Herald.

Dates 45t 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 BRAHMS AFTER LUNCH ROSLArts Royal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St« 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D3 Changing programmes daily ofmusicians music bytheBrahms, works Linos by other performed award-winning BronteplusQuartet, Windcomposers, Quintet, and pianist23-26: Tom 14,byPaster; Aug 30 (Ihr)tea£8.and00(£6.shortbread 00) afterwards included in ticket price.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3t 12 3 4 ADRIAN BYRON BURNS Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street "0131 556 2549 ■ Grid Ref: D5 for. Ahisbrilliant third vocalist season atandtheguitarist...

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BY GEORGE! - IT'S CALDWELL Shaggy Dogs of South A St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace *0131 226 0000* Grid Ref: E3 Handel, Gershwin and Dubya bowl to Cole, Noel and Joel. Robert-lan Caldwell: c stage, song and sedation. JeffJudge: piano, saxophone, voice. Stalwarts of South Africa' and Hilton festivals.

Aug 19:s Grahamstown 13.203-24: 0 (40mi17.ns)30(Free Aug 20-21, (Ihr)Ticketed) Aug 19,22: 2130 (I hr I Omins) £7.00 (£5.00) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i CADENZA AT THE FRINGE Cadenza Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row • 0131 664 3798 • Grid Ref: E5 Bach: Magnificat; Haydn: Harmoniemesse; Johnston: O Columba. One of Edinburgh's most exciting and acclaimed choirs, conducted by Jenny Sumerling, with Philomusica.

Organist Stephen Doughty. Natasha Marsh Soprano, Leigh Woolf Mezzo, Robert Murray21: Tenor, Jonathan Aug 20.00 (2hrs) £1100Gunthorpe (£9,00) (£100Baritone.

Q ?8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i CALLUNA St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time StAndrew's&St George's Church, 13 George Street •0131 225 3847* Grid Reft D4 Calluna combine flute, fiddle and clarsach to perform a wide selection of Celtic music as well as their own compositions. 'Spirited and immensely talented' Scotsman.

They Aug 18:are19.joined 30 (2hrs)tonight £9.00 (£7.by 0one 0) of Scotland's most respected singers, Christine Kydd.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH YOUTH ORCHESTRA 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NATO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Youth Orchestra returns to the 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras to play Britten's 'Sinfonia da Requiem', John Adams' piano concerto 'Sleeping Beauty' suite.

Aug 16: 19,'C30entury (2hrs) £8.Rolls' 00 (£4.and00)Tchaikovsky' (Free ticketed sSUDC) 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH YOUTH ORCHESTRA ENSEMBLES 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 In their first concert at the 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Youth Orchestra perform a lunchtime concert of music Aug 16:for1130small(I hr)ensembles. £5.00 (£2.50) (Free ticketed SUDC) 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 CAMILLE SINGS BREUTHE DARK ANGEL Camille O' Sullivan Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 A sell-out success at the Dublin Fringe 2003, Camille celebrates French troubadour Jacques Brel and Kabarett songs from the Weimar on alternative nights. 'Sensational, sexy and provocative...

Aug 13-30: 21.15 (Ihr30mins)an exceptional £1150 (£10,00)voice' Irish Times, www.camilleosullivan.com HH21 8 9 10 II 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 GAMUT BAND - LIFE IS RHYTHM Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 A dazzling display of dexterity and verve - three tap dancers on huge drums, African percussion, hypnotic sand-dance and hilarious vocal banter, '. .has to be seen to be believed' Evening News.25 'F(IhrSmins) ight for that£I200(£I ticket *****' Independent.

Aug6-8, Aug 13-15,10-12, 20-22:17-19:22.222.5 (IhrSmins) £ 13.00 (£ 1100)1.00) ) 11 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1;

CANTRIP Roots @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 An exciting all-instrumental line-up of pipes, whisties, twin fiddles, guitar and bouzoukie featuring Scottish traditional music laced with tunes from the Celtic fringes and rhythmic nuances borrowed from funk, jazz and blues. 'Brilliantly effervescent ensemble Aug 16: 19.00(Ihr ISmins)playing' £10.00(£8.Herald.

00) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THE CAT EMPIRE Spiegeltent International (UK) The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 This band has created a whirlwind back home in Australia with their funky blend of j jazz, hip-hop, Cuban, reggae gypsy music. Their debut album has been 20 weeks top Aug2026:charts.

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20.00 (I hr I Omins) ,78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3' CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL CHOIR CONCERT St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft EI To launch their latest CD, the internationally renowned choir sings works by Walton, Finzi, Gabriel Jackson and Leonard Bernstein's popular Chichester Psalms, f conducted by Matthew Owens, with Simon Nieminski (organ) and Catriona McKS (harp). 19.30 (Ihr ISmins) £8.00 Aug28: I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL CELEBRITY ORGAN RECITAL* .

St Mory's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI Free hour-long recitals on the magnificent 1879 Father Willis Organ: Sunday 8th Mark Williams (St Paul's Cathedral, London); Sunday 15th David Halls (Organist, Salisbury 22nd Stephen Farr (Organist, Guildford Cathedral).

Aug8,15,2Cathedral); 2: 16.30 (Ihr)Sunday (FreeNon-ticketed) 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL LATE-NIGHT CANDLELIT BAG St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI 23rd: Susan Hamilton (soprano), Philip Higham (cello) & Matthew Owens (chamber organ/harpsichord). 24th: Susan Hamilton (soprano), Philip Higham (cello) & Matthew Owens. 25th: St Mary's Cathedral Choir. 26th: Matthew Owens (organ).

27th: Philip 22.Higham Aug 23-27: 30 (SOmi(cello). ns) £5.00 .78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL LATE-NIGHT CANDLELIT CONCERTS St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI 16th: Pachelbel Organ Works (Matthew Owens). 17th: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Organ Works (Kevin Bowyer). 18th: Rachmaninov Piano Works (Simon Smith).

19th: Rachmaninov Vespers (Edinburgh Camerata/Will Dawes). 20th: Victoria Vt (The 16-20: Exon 22.Singers/Matthew Aug 30 (SOmins) £5.00Owens).

8 9 10 II 12 13 14 !5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25726 27 28 29 30 31 CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL LUNCHTIME CONCERTS St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref. EI Critics choice in The Times for festival 2003: four weeks of lunchtime concerts w leading performers from Edinburgh and from the UK's top universities and conservatoires.

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i '24 hour Box Office i iit: www.edfringe.com j CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL ORGANICS I St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place •0131 226 0000 ’ Grid Ref: El 1 Three concerts on the mighty Father Willis organ, by Simon Nieminski. 10th: Organic Harps with harpist Catriona McKay; 11 th: Organic Elgar - the Enigma Variations brilliantly organ;£5.12th; i itranscribed Aug 10-12: 20.for00(Ihr) 00 Organic Shakespeare: organ music inspired by the Bard, H ;□««: 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 1 CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL SUNDAY SERVICES |st Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place ♦ 0131 226 0000« Grid Reft EI -J! 15th 10.30 EucharisC Kodaly - Missa Brevis, 15.30 Evensong: Howells in G. 22nd 10.30 I Eucharisc David Briggs - Mass and World Premiere, 15.30 Buxtehude - Magnificat l'. ,29th Coronation Mass, Aug 15.3015,Evensong: Aug 15,10.232,029:Eucharist 10.30 (IhrMozart ISmins)- (FreeNon-ticketed) 22,29: 15.3Dyson 0 (45minins) D. .tes: 4 3 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 IJ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 :athedral festival weekday services jiSt Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI Jung by the internationally renowned Cathedral Choir, Mondays-Fridays. Wednesday || 18th is live on BBC Radio 3 (16:00-17:00), including the broadcast premiere of a new orkg 16-17,

by Sir19-20, Peter23-27: Maxwell 17,30 Davies (40mins)(doors (Free Non-tcloseicket15:45). ed) Aug 18: 16.00 (I hr) 37 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 fltATRIONA MCKAY (SCOTTISH HARP), CHRIS STOUT •SHETLAND FIDDLE,VIOLA) !i ;St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 jjlbp young Scottish musicians combine individual virtuosic and creative styles to perform ic alive' Herald.

IjmAugevening music.00) 'Not so much live mus 16: 19.3of0 traditional (2hrs) £9.00(£7.

7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 rltELEBRITY ORGAN RECITALS 2004 Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Royal Mile • 0131 226 2998 • Grid Ref: E5 o recitals on the magnificent Rieger organ in St Giles'. Aug 4: Michael Harris plays ic by Muffat, Bach, Saint-Saens and Reger. Aug 11: Peter Backhouse plays music by iJgch,4,Guilmant 11: 20.00 (Iand hr I SmiLeighton. ns) £7.00 (£5.00) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 TIC ROOTS FESTIVAL burgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd, Slateford *0131 443 0404 •Grid Reft FI I: Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson and his rubbing elbows band, Celtic Feet Day 2: IJhane McGowan and The Popes, Black Rock, Mike Whelan and Graham Scott, ;e Skiffle Group,Tipperhill. Day 3: Donnie Munro.WolfestoneJuan Martin, iigd 20:Clements, 18.30 (4hrsDiwan.

30mins) £ 19.50 Aug 21 -22: 17.00 (6hrs) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 CEOL IS GRAIN' (MUSIC AND SONG) H Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Maturing the award-winning Lothian Gaelic Choir and guests presenting an evening Hi choral and solo singing with harp accompaniment. Listen to the Choir develop Jlfs unique frig 17: 19.30blend (2hrs)of£9.Gaelic 00 (£7,0choral 0) singing and harp music. ?89 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 ^Jih!IE CHARLATANS jjjWnburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd, Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Reft FI it of the Manchester indie groove scene, they have grown into internationally artists. Back£20.with .£§^23: ed19.3live0 (3hrs30mins) 00 their new single and album.

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CHARMS & TCHAIKOVSKY St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 « Grid Ref: D4 Ian Ainsworth (bass-baritone) and Alan Graham (piano) explore the theme of success and disappointment in love in the melodies of the nineteenth-century Russian and, for contrast, perform substantial songs by twentieth-century British composers.

Aug28: 1230 (Ihr) £7,00(£5.00) Dates: 4 5 6 / 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4 CHOPIN CORNUCOPIA St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street •0131 22S 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Stefan Warzycki's programme of preludes, waltzes, mazurkas, a scherzo and a polonaise reveals the many facets of the most poetic and unprogrammatic of all the romantic1130piano(Ihr)masters.

Aug27: £7.00(£5.00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 A CLASSIC WHINE (DUETS, REGRETS AND MINUETS) Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Sadly, the great Musical Masters died before adding words to some of their most famous pieces. Beth McLean and Lesley Worrall satirically remedy this historic faux pas with Aug 23-28:contemporary 19.30 (Ihr) £5.0and 0(£4.topical 00) themes.

Worid Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 / 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 COLCANNON Spiegeltent International (UK) The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 5-piece Australian musical power-house led by John Munro, Eric Bogle band; thrice winners of the S.A. music industry folk award. 'Weave powerful harmonies... ' Rip It Up.15:'T18.he3jewel n Australia' acoustic Aug 0 (Ihr iIQmi ns) £10.0s0(£8.

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Ticketed SUDC) jT / 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i COMIC STRIP SONGS Aqute Couch Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 It's off its head! Totally original! Bjork and Marilyn Monroe through a blender servedf on double-bass and geetar noodles. Superb harmonies, enigmatic lyrics full of ; humour and pathos.16.45Is(Iithr)music, or performance poetry?

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0 (£6.•ECU 00) Aug 14-15,Aug20-22,4-7:26-29: 16.45 (Ihr) £8.Aug 50(£7.8-13, 00) 16,18-19,23-25,30 'World Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE CONTEMPORARY CLARINET Classics @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Kate McDermott looks back over a century of major change and development in darin writing. From minimalist to electronic, experimental to light-hearted, this programme includes18: such Aug 1130 20th (Ihr) century £5.00(£4.works 00) as Berio's Sequenza IXa. With Claire Haslin, piano.

8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i CONTINI SINGS TOSTI Valvona £ Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row, top of Leith Walk • 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 Contini sings Tosti. Francesco Paolo Tosti's popular and enchanting Italian and Neapolitan songs and his exciting lifestory, told by Philip Contini and his five piece j| band.12,'C1ontini' consummate' Aug9, 5,18,23,s27:rapport I3.00(lhwith r5minhiss) £laudience 0.00(£a00)is Aug 16,21,25,28:Scotsman.

20.00(lhr5mins) £l200(£IO.QCtt Dates: 4 5 6/ 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 1 CUTTING THE FRINGE Fitz Barbershop J Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136- Grid Reft It) Camp Cambridge students in sil y waistcoats, bowties and boaters: what more coul you ask for? Oh, and they can sing. Traditional to modern, sublime to ridiculous, in beautiful Aug 22-27: 15.close 45 (Ihr)harmony... £6.00(£5.0did0) we mention the waistcoats?

78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 il The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Astonishing musicians from Cape Breton, Ireland, the Scottish West Highlands and | the Irish/American scene effortlessly blend music and craic from their native traditions. Pipes, fiddle, banjo, guitar, bodhran and mandola fuse together creating a compelling whichns) £10. has0been Aug 28: 20.4sound 5 (Ihr ISmi 0(£8.0setting 0) audiences alight worldwide. , 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i DANA GILLESPIE'S BLUES HEAVEN Clubwest Productions j| ClubWEST @ Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place • 07720 285 sjc Britain's multi award-winning Queen of the Risque Blues is back with another hitit } show. She's toured the world, supported Bob Dylan, made over 30 albums and she's15-21: hotter19,than Aug 30 (Ihr)ever£10.- catch 00(£8.0her0) while you can!

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( >4 hour Box Office www.edfringe.com I IJpANIEL BURDICK,TUBA ltdinboro University of Pennsylvania (USA) St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road *0131 229 1142* Grid Ref: E3 jFrom Edinboro, Pennsylvania (USA). Dr Burdick presents an evening tuba recital of American music, including the Ewazen Sonata and a group of Negro spirituals. He las performed with the Canadian Brass and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Lvww.edinboro.edu/~dburdick Hug 4: 19.30 (Ihr ISmins) £4.00(£3.00) Ls: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 Idashboard confessional I r on the Fringe rhe Liquid Room, 9 Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 punksters from USA. The single 'Rapid Hope Loss' was albp 10 hit and they the entire£14.REM00 album 'Automatic For the People'. All guitars and energy, it ;j)ecently Xug 27: covered I9.00(3hrs30mins) , j,Ls: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 *PAYBRAKE i:iub Ego, 14 Picardy Place « 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:C5 Creating a massive buzz on the London live scene, these Indie rockers combine the tensity of Muse with the melodic subtleties of Radiohead. Sure to be one of the of 2004. £4.00 (£3.00) ,ug 10-14:w19.acts30 (Ihr30mins) ,7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 234 IEAN FRIEDMAN IN CONCERT ~|pinton Theatre . runton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh *0131 665 2240 • Grid Ref: F6 t. nostalgic night with the pop culture icon of the 70s renowned for hits Rocking 7 hair, Lucky Stars,Ariel and Woman of Mine. He plays and sings old songs and new.

Inrug23: eclectic19.30mix(2hrsofISmi folk,ns)country, pop,00)jazz and rock, £1250(£10.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 pEUS Ton the Fringe id Room, 9 Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 welcome return after a long absence of the Belgian leftfield indie genius that is Deus. irky and chance to see this elusive band, jug 28: 19.00unusual, (3hrs 30mia nrare s) £1250 L 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 IbHNNY DICKINSON jjppts @The Reid ae Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 ■i cently emerged into the public eye through his acclaimed debut album, Castle and d Kings. Championed by Radio 2's Mike Harding; Johnny has been described as pgthe17:most 20,45 potent (Ihr ISmislide ns) £10.player 00(£8.in0the 0) UK'. An amazing voice too!

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 |lCK LEE AND DAVID VERNON no £ Crolla ia & Crolla, 19 Elm Row, top of Leith Walk • 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 |j’:k Lee and David Vernon. Music for clarinet and accordion from around the world lr om Argentine Tango to Jewish Hora, Highland pipe lament to Parisian waltz, jpstakovich and rouse I ;g 10,220.2: 013.0(Ihr 0to0 (IAcker hr I Omins)Bins)lk.£ 10.Music 00 (£8.to00)touchAugthe13-14,soul23-24: 18.00 (Ithe hr I Omispirits. ns) Ijjjg26: IQmi i 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 -JjpUGIE MACLEAN IN CONCERT tgie Maclean 4 Queen's Hall, Clerk Street-0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 iHatland's finest singer-songwriter internationally renowned for his song 'Caledonia', Liic for 'Last of the Mohicans' and BBC's 'Mug's Game' and 'Songroads' performs ijo (Friday 20th) and with strings (Saturday 21st). 'A musical hero' Wall Street |j^20-2l: 19.30 (2hrs ISmins) £12,50(£10.00) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 -

nm DUNCAN CHISHOLM AND IVAN DREVER Roots @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square ■ 0131 662 8740 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 Chisholm and Drever combine beautiful melodies with powerful songs. Their fiddle and guitar virtuosity is renowned worldwide and, together with their wit and charm, anAugevening 20: 19.0in0 (Itheir hr I Smicompany ns) £ 10.00is(£8.just00)magical. This one-off show is a must!

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 DURUFLE REQUIEM: IN MEMORIAM PIERRE COCHEREAU St Cuthbert's Festival Choir St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Durufle's choral masterpiece with organ transcriptions, a tribute to the great master of organ improvisation Pierre Cochereau (Organist Notre Dame, Paris, 1955-1984).

St Cuthbert' s Festival ChoirThomas Aug22: 20.00(Ihr30mins) (FreeTicketed) Laing-Reilly and Simon Nieminski.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 MIA DYSON Spiegeltent International (UK) The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens -0131 662 8740 » Grid Ref: F5 A hot new talent - firmly established as a unique, versatile musician and singer exceptional songwriter and rising star. Voted best new talent at East Coast Blues Festival,11,2Mia Aug 3: 20.is00another (I hr I OmiSpiegeltent ns) £8.00 (£6.debutante 00) destined for greatness!

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 EAST RENFREWSHIRE SCHOOLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross •0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 East Renfrewshire Schools Symphony Orchestra presents a lunchtime concert full of variety, with contributions from brass, percussion and string ensembles and with the Orchestra a whole playing50) Smetana' s Vltava' and music by Malcolm Arnold.

Aug 17: 12.3as0 (Ihr) £5.00(£2.

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For all your Fringe ticket; call 01312260001 ECLECTIC Nobles Bar Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith • Grid Ref: Leith One of Edinburgh's oldest and most popular free music venues offering local bands playing every weekend. Every Sunday a pub quiz starting at 8pm followed by a live acoustic local27-29, bandSepNorth Aug 6-8,1set3-15,by20-22, 3-4; Star.

21.30 (2hrs) (Free Non-ticketed) 78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 THE EDINBURGH QUARTET St Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Royal Mile • 0131 226 2998 • Grid Ret E5 Napier University presents the Edinburgh Quartec three late-night programmes of inspiring romantic music from Scodand's premier chamber ensemble. Aug 24: Dvorak. Aug 25: Bruch/Tchaikovsky.

Aug 24-26: 2230 ( I hr)Aug£5.26:00 Debussy/Ravel. 'Gloriously liberated' Scotsman 13/01/04.

7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i THE EDINBURGH QUARTET PLAYS HAYDN Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row, top of Leith Walk < 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: 86 The Edinburgh Quartet plays Haydn. A rare opportunity to hear Haydn's six quartets Opus 50, played over three afternoons by the EQ (wvvw.edinburghquartet.com), Scotland' Aug 24-26:s premier 15.00 (55michamber ns) £10.0group.

0 (£8.00)'Strongly rooted yet gloriously liberated' Scotsman. ?8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i EDINBURGH RENAISSANCE BAND S EUROPEAN ADVENTURE St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Castanets in Cadiz - Bells in Bucharest Join ERB's players and singers in a magical musical journey across Europe. Enjoy the huge variety of medieval and renaissance instruments colourful costumed00) dancers - the relaxed informative presentation.

Aug 14: 019.0-(I3the0hr(Ihr30mins) Aug 12,13:16.

30mins) Aug£7.513:0 (£5.2100 (I hr 30mins) 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 EDINBURGH SCHOOLS JAZZ ORCHESTRA NAYO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 We can't even- you'bribell justESJO'haves exuberant Hallam, us histhis year! programme towww.edinburghguide.com turn upDirector, to find outDanwhat they'toretellplaying 'Sep4: The whole orchestra shone' 2003.

12.30 (Ihr) £5.00(£250) (FreeticketedSUDQ 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i EDINBURGH SCHOOLS WIND ENSEMBLE AND CONCERT BAND NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross •0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref:F3 A concert of two halves! The Concert Band's programme includes Bruce Fraser's 'The King Across the Water', while the Wind Ensemble play Holst's Suite in F and music25:by19.Ticheli Aug 30 (2hrs)and£8.Hardiman.

00 (£4.00) (Free ticketed SUDC) 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 EDINBURGH SECONDARY SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 Now in its 40th year of music-making, ESSO perform the Closing Concert of the 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras. They play local composer Stephen Maniam's 'Fanfare',Tchaikovsky's 'Romeo and Juliet' Overture and Mahler's First Symphony.

Sep 4: 19,30 (2hrs) £8.00 (£4.00) (Free ticketed SUDC) I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 EDINBURGH SYMPHONY BAROQUE The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Two miniature masterpieces by a brace of Baroque masters. Bach's cantata for solo bass 6:and12,orchestra juxtaposed Aug 30 (Ihr) £5.i0s0(£4.

00) with Vivaldi's best-known recorder concerto.

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EDLIAN PIANO TRIO St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref:6DDJ ; 'Kil for a ticket' - last year's verdict for the Edlian Piano trio Three Weeks Aug 2003;03; f 'The playing is certainly most accomplished... Lovely, sensitive...' Gramophone Feb 2004.17:Don' Aug 14.30t miss (2his)them £8.00 (£6.performing 00) Sibelius, Rubinstein and Brahms this year.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ELGAR - STIRRING THE SPIRIT BY JUSTIN PEARSON The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Highly acclaimed and moving music drama. David Graham and the Locrian ensembi tell the tale of a melancholic soul whose music captured the essence of the j I; Edwardian 'A splendid, Aug 9-21: 14.era.15 (2hrs) £9.00 (£7.enthralling 00) theatrical experience'.

Ud gj ) II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ELIANATOMKINS QUARTET - SALTY BLUES l] Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: 1$ Ideal evening show. Blues gems from Fats Waller to Monk,'... truly magnificent... 1 lovely night out... voice technically brilliant' **** Three Weeks. '... one of the sweeteW. voices Jack Massarik, Evening Standard.7-24, Cabaret venue, www.jazz7.co.uk II[R .

Previewe biaround' Doubl lAug offer6:for21.Sal25ty (SOmi Blues andns) £425 Sweet(£3.Jazz75)£ 14,Aug 00 (£ 1100).26-29: Not Fri21./S2at5 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50)EEajW>78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 " ELIANATOMKINS QUARTET - SWEET JAZZ Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 81 ;h St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: I: Relax at the perfect post-supper show. Eliana Tomkins, of London's sell-out club JAZZ7, sings Gershwin to Brubeck. '... tells the stories with gentle intimacy' Campbell BurnapJazzFM. Luxurious cabaret 7-24, bar. Table seating, www.jazz7.co.uk Previewe bilAug 20 (SOmi Doubl offer6:for20.Sweet Jazz andns) Sal£4.t2y5Bl(£3.ues:75)£ 14.Aug 00 (£ 12.00).26-29: Not Fri20./S2at0 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50)BE! 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 EL SABOR DEL BARRIO LATINO El Barrio Latin Bar, 104 West Port • 0131 229 8805 • Grid Ref: F3 The Latin Flava! Music, song and dance with Afro-Latin percussion, Salsa and Merengue from Venezuela. Every day is a fiesta in El Barrio, the rum-soaked nights(m ofPreviews Latin rhythm.1-2: 16.00, 18.00, 2l.00(40mins) £3.00 Aug 3-31,Aug Sep 1-4: 16.00, 18.00, 21.00(40mins) £5.00 UK Premier Dates456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THE ELVIS COLLECTION Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh •0131 665 2240 • Grid Ref: F6 An unforgettable celebration paying tribute to the greatest entertainer that ev( lived, the king of rock 'n' roll. A party that plays over 20 Elvis hits including: Jailho Rock,17-18: Hound19,3Dog Suspicious Aug 0 (2hrs)and£1150 (£10.00)Minds.

8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -29 30 31 EMILY SMITH BAND IN CONCERT The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Smith is a singer with style and grace, with power and passion, compelling the listener and performing with a maturity that belies her young age. BBC Radio Scotland Aug 24: 20.Young 45 (IhrTraditional ISmins) £10.Musician 00(£8.00)of the Year 2002.

7 8 9 10 i I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ENSEMBLE St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street ‘ 0131 225 3847 • Grid Refr;>8 This wonderfully versatilewhoanddunnit entertaining singingMedley group returns a 15th success! year with an) - intriguing - 'The Deadly (or YourforandHundred Murdered' the centrepiece of a programme of opera, operetta musicalBestTiilJ: highlit^ Aug 29: 19,30 (2hrs) £9.00 (£7.00) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

i 4 hour Box Office V H: www.edfringe.com ENTENTE CORDIALE ft Andrew's and St George's at FestivalTime <s!| St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street •0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 ^iiiLawrence Dunn (Violin) and Alan Jacques (Piano) perform masterpieces of French = ( music, including Sonatas by Debussy and Ravel, and pieces by Michel Corrette and Lili Boulanger.

Aug 26: 14.3From 0 (2hrs)Dreams £8.00 (£6.to00)the Blues to the Olympic Games!

7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 tERIK CHISHOLM CENTENARY ilSt Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street ♦ 0131 225 3847 » Grid Ref: D4 i Avs one of many activities marking the centenary of the birth of the Glasgow-born I.composer, Erik Chisholm, Katharine Laurie-Jones and Alastair Chisholm present a 4'A-ecital ug 13:of19.songs 30 (2hrs)by Chisholm £9.00 (£7.00)and his contemporaries Ian Whyte and F.G. Scott pates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 Evenings.at.eternity „ Eternity,The Kings Hall, South Clerk Street • 0131 466 8661 • Grid Ref: G6 Stop for a moment listen to the beat of eternity. Discover a range of events from gospel and club nights to dancing a traditional Scottish ceilidh or experiencing eventsNon-tschedule 1,spirituality.

15: 18.30 (2hrs)Full(Free icketed) andAugperforming 9-14: 19.30 artists (3hrs) £4.at00www.ateternity.co.uk (£2.00) H2H 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 EVENING WITH GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN itarian Church, Castle Terrace *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 popular Edinburgh-based group Cameo's sixteenth Fringe show is a fizzing cocktail jiombining the genius of the great American songwriting team with readings from (Dorothy Parker, Scott Fitzgerald and their contemporaries. 'Delightful' Scotsman. jvww.cameo.edinburgh.btinternet.co.uk 3ug 19-20: 20.00(lhr45mins) £7.00(£5.00) 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 rHE FAIR CITY SINGERS (KAYO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross » 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 (his award-winning youth choir from Perthshire wins the hearts of audiences berever it goes. With 15 successful years of recitals, competitions and touring their£8.joy00 (£4,in singing napehind3: 19.them, 30 (2hrs) 00) (FreeisTiancketexperience ed SUDC) not to be missed!

7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 iAURE ON THE FRINGE ■ayfield Salisbury Church, la Mayfield Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: H6 r chance to be a Fringe performer or sit back and enjoy the concert! Come and ;:ig Faure's much-loved Requiem. Sold out last year - will again! Rehearse at 14.00. ? pncertat |ag 28: 14.0018.(3hrs)00. £Proceeds 11.00 (£8.00)to Waverley Aug 28: 18.Care.

00 (2hrs) £9,00 (£7.00) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 3 feSTIVAL CEILIDH - NA CLARSAIREAN' rAndrew's and St George's at Festival Time . Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street •0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 || back, relax and enjoy the Clarsach Society Edinburgh Branch orchestra on their :o the Fringe with a creative blend of Scottish traditional and original music, storytelling of Heather Yule. .tignplemented 20; 19.30 (2hrs)by the £9.00darsach-accompanied (£7.00) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 jESTIVAL EVENSONG 1*M St Paul's Church, Jeffrey Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D5 <e Choir of Old St Paul's sings choral Evensong, featuring Herbert Howell's iOucester' service and music by Johannes Brahms and Bernard Rose. The service :ggi be22:followed

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Itie l ni iersitij of Edinburgh Festiuals Office The Reid Hall Venue 201, Reid Quad, Bristo Square, EH 8 Box Office Ft Info: 0131 662 8740, WWW.UOefo.com Root 5 Scotland’s Voice Wednesday nth at 7pm Thursday 12th at 7pm Saturday 21st at 7pm Sunday 22nd at 7pm Back of the Moon Friday 13th at 7pm The Tannahill Weavers Saturday 14th at 7pm Simon Thoumire, David Milligan & Corinna Hewat Sunday 15th at 7|>m Cantrip Monday 16th at 7pm Margaret Bennett & Sandy Stanage Ye Hielands an’ ye Lowlands' Tuesday 17th at 7pm Johnny Dickinson Tuesday 17th at 8.45pm Alisdair Fraser & Natalie Hass Wednesday 18th at 8.45pm Filska Thursday 19th at 7pm Adam McNaughtan & Finlay Allison Home & Away’ Thursday 19th at 8.45pm Duncan Chisolm & Ivan Drever Friday 20th at 7pm Liz Lochhead & Michael Marra ‘In Flagrant Delicht’ Friday 20th at 8.45pm

AO Reid Rab Noakes Saturday 21st at 8.45pm Fine Friday Sunday 22nd at 8.45pm Pierre Bensusan Monday 23rd at 7pm From Celtic Roots to Oceanic Soul Monday 23rd at 8.45pm Sunhoney Lite Tuesday 24th at 7pm Emily Smith Band in Concert Tuesday 24th at 8.45pm Karine Polwart Wednesday 25th at 7pm Harem Scarem Wednesday 25th at 8.45pm Jim Malcolm Thursday 26th at 7pm Kieran Haipin & Chris Jones Thursday 26th at 8.45pm Scottish Guitar Quartet Friday 27th at 7pm Jock Tamson’s Bairns Friday 27th at 8.45pm Oaimh Saturday 28th at 8.45pm Michael Marra Sunday 29th at 8.45pm

fcs ^ Trie P.eicf A series of lunchtime andhftemoon classical concerts performed by virtuoso musicians from home and abroad.

TR Daily between 12pm and 4pm - please see www.uoefo.dom for full listings. Includes an extended run by the Locrian Ensemble from Monday 9th to Saturday 21st.

Comedy @ Tf!| ‘Flight of the Conchords’ Twenty four nights from New Zealand's bad boys of folk - 'folking hilarious'. Chortle. 6th - 29th August 10.15pm Call (0131) 662 8740 for full details or log-on to www.uoefo.ci in association with Comedy Cafe Management 99

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FESTIVAL MASSES Old St Paul’s Music 2004 Old St Paul's Church, Jeffrey Street ♦ 0131 226 0000 » Grid Ref: D5 Festival worship with the congregation of Old St Paul's. 15th August Messe Solennelle.Vierne; 22nd August Maria Theresa Mass, Haydn; 29th August Messe Widor.

Featuring Paul's Choir, Aug 15,22,the29: Old 10.30St(Ihr30mins) (Freedirected Non-ticketbyed)Les Shankland, with John Kitchen, organ.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 FESTIVAL OF BRITISH YOUTH ORCHESTRAS - 25TH ANNIVERSARY 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross ■ 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 25 years young! The Festival of British Youth Orchestras again fil s Central Hall with the wonderful sounds of the best youth orchestras and ensembles from the UK and guests from abroad.

Aug 16-17,25-26, 19-20,30-31, 23,2S5-26, 1-2,4:£5.19.030(£250) 0 (2hrs) (FreeticketedSUDC) £8.00 (£4.00) (Free ticketed SUDQ Aug 14,16-17, ep 1-2,28,43:0,12.Sep30 (Ihr) Dates:45 678 9 10 1 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 4 FESTIVAL OF YOUTH CHOIRS NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 NAYO launches the Festival ofYouth Choirs in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the annual Festival of British Youth Orchestras with performances by choirs from Scotland, England and19.3Spain.

Scottish Council Aug Sep 3:2-3:IZ30 00 (£4.Arts 0(Free 0) (Free eNational d SUDC) Lottery funded.

Aug 21,19,228,4, Sep (I0 hr)(2hrs)£5.£8.00 (£150) ticketticketed SUDC) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 234 FIDDLE, HARP &VOICE St Andrew's and St George’s at Festival Time St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Isobel Mieras and Jim Ferguson, two of Scotland's finest musicians, present a popular programme traditional Aug 19: 19.3of0 (2hrs) £9,00songs, (£7.00)haunting laments, slow airs, Strathspeys and toe-tapping reels.

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For all your Fringe ticket call: 0131226 0001 FIDDLE AND SQUEEZE 1 lain Fraser and Ian Lowthian j Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket« 0131 225 8961 ■ Grid Ref: E4 » A magical rollercoaster of new and traditional Scottish sounds. Let music masters !i lain Fraser and Ian Lowthian play with your emotions for an hour of fast, furious, l| happy,9-14:sad,15.mad30 (Iandhr) £5.driving Aug 00 (£4.passionate, 00) sensitive, soulful tunes, www.iainfraser.comHSU ItJj Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 nX FIDDLERS' BID AND SHOORMAL The Queen's Hall | The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street •0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 Two classic Shetland groups on one bil - the Bid have been wooing audiences work bitwide with their four fronted fiddle maelstrom. Shoormal feature three fantastic jjll female Aug 29:harmony 20.00 (3hrs)singers £ 14.00backed (£ 12.00) by a five piece stellar band.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 M 2 M: FIDDLINGWITH A PIANO Perdy and Joan St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 The true music of Scotland in the traditional style. Sparkling reels and jigs, glorious |L slow airs. Enjoy champion fiddler Perdy Syers-Gibson and pianist Joan Blue - a duo imperfect Preview harmony.

Aug 9: 13.0Free 0 (30mipreview ns) (FreeAugust Ticketed)9 13.Aug00.11 -13: 17.30 (I hr 20mins) £6.50 (£5.00) .

Dates: 4 5 67 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2M' FIFE YOUTH CONCERT BAND AND THE KINGDOM I FIDDLERS 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras I NAYO @ Central Hall, West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 Fife Youth Concert Band performs Robert Smith's The Great Locomotive Chase', lithe 'Mission Impossible' theme and music by Malcolm Arnold and Claude Smith. || They The tKingdom Aug 26:are12.joined 30 (I hr)in£5.concert 00 (£2.50)by(Free icketed SUDC)Fiddlers. |r Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12* FIFE YOUTH ORCHESTRA 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 The Festival of British Youth Orchestras is always delighted to welcome Fife Youth Orchestra who perform Brahms' Second Symphony, a Beatles medley, music byWagner Coates Sep 2: 19.and30 The (2hrs)Orchestra £8.00 (£4.0Si0)ngs'(Free! 'Aticnketexcellent ed SUDC)concert' www.edinburghguide.com FIFEYOUTH STRING ORCHESTRAAND PERCUSSIOli ENSEMBLE NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref:F3 Fife's young string and percussion players always give a fantastic concert The st perform music by Hamilton, Cavalli and Genzmer while the percussionists ente with amma Mia'(Freeticketed and 'Under Sep 2:Bizet, 1130Fraser, (I hr) £5.'M00(£250) SUDC)the Sea'.

FILSKA - SHETLAND FIDDLE SENSATION The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 ... four brilliant musicians... fiddle, accordian, piano, guitar, vocals... fine representatH of vibrant music from a thriving culture. Their third album, 'A Thousand Miles Awt was Aug released 19: 19,00 (Itohrquite I Sminecstatic s) £10.00 acclaim (£8.00) from critics and public alike.

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t 24 hour Box Office i it: www.edfringe.com FINE FRIDAY Roots @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square » 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 i,i Anna-Wendy Stevenson, Nuala Kennedy and Kris Drever's stunning live Jt performances take Scottish and Irish music to a new and exciting level. Exquisitely Jiarticulated fiddle, percussively accented flute, guitar wizardry and choice vocal jfiharmonies. .. startlingly j Aug22: 20.45 (Ihr ISmins) £10.varied 00(£8.and 00) imaginative' Scotland on Sunday.

7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 FIRES OF LOVE t Andrew's and St George’s at Festival Time tiSt Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street ♦ 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 i lDowland and the Scots'. Languishing airs, jumpes, puffes and galliards from the 16th I :entury's greatest English composer and Scots contemporaries. A beguiling Jiorogramme for voice, lute, recorders and percussion, '...excellent group... watch out ' r them'12.Hera/d.

1 \ug23: 30 (Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 flSCHY MUSIC WITH STEWART HENDERSON if Andrew's and St George’s at Festival Time I it Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 lome and join in an interactive and thoughtful show for all ages! Fischy Music and llcclaimed writer Stewart Henderson perform songs and poetry in their unique Tjurand of playful humour, imagination )Uug 11-12: 15.00(Ihr) £7,00(£5.

00) and moving insight 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 -t AMENCO FLOW...

Hcardo Garda y La Familia Flamenco ~~m4rm ©Greenside, I b Royal Terrace ♦ 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 . . a he fiery spirit of Southern Spain minutes from the Playhouse Theatre! owerful, authentic, astonishing new show. Fourth sell-out year - four stars last Buy tickets early! Special matinee family rate. Tapas/BBQ in the venue cafe *ig6-9, 11-16, 25-30: 20.15 (I(Ihrhr IlOOtmininns)s) £10.00(£8.00) .•ugug 6-7, 2-14,21118-23, 9-21, 6-28: 2Z15 7-8,114-15, -22,228-29: 16.00 (I hr) Special family discount 2 adults & 2 children £30 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ity Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D5 7 ug I -5, Sep 2-4: 20.00 (I hr I Omins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Sep 2-4: 22.30 (I hr I Omins) 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 1 3 4 [LUTE AND PIANO RECITAL m Mark's (Unitarian Church) ‘ Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 :r very successful performances in previous years, Lucy Cartledge and Ij chael Lester-Cribb return again to present an exciting programme spanning e centuries. Widor's Suite and a Universe Premiere by Lester-Cribb will be Ifeluded. [fig25: 17.15 (Ihr30mins) £7.00(£5.00) World Premiere 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 OUR HAND MASTERWORKS I Andrew's and St George’s at Festival Time |]i Andrew’s & St George's Church, 13 George Street ♦ 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 widon based pianists Geoffrey Dancer and Stefan Warzycki, long associated with St i-drew's and St George's, perform works by Beethoven, Mozart and the stupendous jiI ;gand19:Duo 1130of(Ihr)Schubert £7.00(£5.- 0a0)colossal four movement work in his mature style. ' 7 8 9-10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 I 19 z 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 DUR MEN AND A DOG + MARTIN SIMPSON & TIN CARTHY Bts For Life Festival Ti ~,sTheatre, Princes Street Gardens (West) *0131 228 1155 • Grid Ref: D3 4j Tiissable chance to hear Ireland's greatest folk band (including the two Martins Ij zing together & solo). Folk event of the Fringe, with Anna Neale support Five World Premiere 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 31

iM! FOUR SEASONS Philomusica of Edinburgh St Mary’s Cathedral, Palmerston Place » 0131 226 0000 ’ Grid Reft EI An all-Vivaldi programme including the ever-popular 'Four Seasons' (soloist Lawrence Dunn), the recorder concerto 'La Notte' (soloist - Justin Wilman), the motet27:'N20.ulla00(lhr45mins) In Mundo' £9,(soprano Aug 00 (£6.00)- Alison Beck) and a concerto for 2 cellos.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 FROM CELTIC ROOTS TO OCEANIC SOUL Roots @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 An exciting musical collaboration of musicians from both sides of the globe.

Performing a fusion of original contemporary and traditional Pacific and Celtic music, their rich voices blend in breathtaking harmonies, creating a soul folk sensation that has captivated throughout Aug23: 20.45 (Ihraudiences ISmins) £10.

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Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 GARY ANGLIN AND JHE VOICES OF CCC American Gospel Music Festival St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 A wonderful evening of great gospel sounds from the musical ministry arm of the renowned Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York. A thriving ministry and not-for-profit organisation of 18,000.

Aug hr 30mins) ns)Augwith £ 11.16:00a(£membership Aug 13,14:120.5: 018.0 (I00hr(I30mi 17.10.0000(IOS) hr 30mins) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 DICK GAUGHAN Spiegeltent International (UK) The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens •0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Arguably Scotland's greatest 'traditional' singer (and guitarist), Gaughan delivers a powerful yet charming performance, which will bring a tear to your eye and smile of hope20:to 18.your30 (Imouth.

Aug hr I Omins)Passion £10.00 and (£8.00)compassion, power and empower. Unmissable!

I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 unedin Consort WITH Ludus Baroque director Richard Neville-Towle MUSIC FOR THE PRINCES OF ESTERHAZY Mozart Harpsichord Concertos K39 and KAO (Miriam Gomez-Moran, Harpsichord), Hummel Mass in D, Haydn Symphony No 60

Canongate Kirk, Royal Mile Box Office: 0131 668 2019 (Queen’s Hall)

For all your Fringe ticket* i call: 0131226 000( GOLDIELOOKINCHAIN The Liquid Room, 9 Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 « Grid Ref: E4 Welsh hip-hop at its finest A totally unique experience. Music with its tongue firmly in its29:cheek.

Cheeky, Aug 19,00 (3hrs 30mirude ns) £9.and 00 very entertaining.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 GRAFFITI CLASSICS Festival Highlights Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:F5 Sixteen strings, eight dancing feet four voices: not gypsy, not jazz, not folk, not classical, but an eclectic range of music and slapstick from this international quartet '... best ve had00) in years' Irish Times.

Aug 15-18:music, 15.10best (Ihr)fun£8.5I'0(£7, Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 11 16 1 7 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 M 2 3 4 GUITAR AND PIANO DUO Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 A varied programme of I8th-20th Century music for classical guitar and piano. This rare combination promises exciting performances. The programme includes works

by Straube.Turull, -Tedesco and Rodrigo.

Aug9,14: 0 (IhrnCastelnuovo Aug 12: 13.17.003(40mi s)ISmi(Freens)Ti£8.cket00(£5. ed) 00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 GUITARAPTURE Valvona £ Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row, top of Leith Walk • 0131 556 7800 • Grid Reft B6 Guitarapture. Delicate renaissance lute dances, magnificent Bach Chaconne, charming Sor Souvenir de Berlin, nostalgic Dyens Brasil Saudades, exciting Walton Bagatelles are the main courses of this ultimate LucaVillani menu with his classical guitar.

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Aug Aug 9,7,111,2,114,6,210:8: 20.18.0000 (I(I hrhr II Omi ns)s) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 ELIANA TOMKINS JAZZ QUARTET SWEETJAZZ technically brilliant..." brilliant...

‘•"Three Weeks SALTYBLUES , oneofthe ^' •25 sweetest voices around..."

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HANDEL AT ST MARK S WITH DOLCE ARMONIA St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 The ensemble, Dolce Armenia, invites you to explore how Handel treats the emotion of love in its various forms in a selection of his operas, cantatas and ar sopranos Aug22: 17,and00(Ihr)countertenor. £6.00(£4,00) 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i HAREM SCAREM Roots @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 'The sweetest, grooviest and most vivacious folk-based sounds to be found the 1 Fringe... strikingly original songs in a stripped-down, vividly emotive acoustic pop vein... a combination of outstanding individual musicianship and finely attuned mu familiarity...'

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ISmins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 29 30 31 HARMONIE DU SOIR St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time St Andrew's & St George’s Church, 13 George Street ‘0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D 1 Popular Edinburgh soprano Elizabeth McKeon and Alan Jacques, piano, present Debussy' Aug 15: 19,s sensuous 30 (2hrs) £9,Baudelaire 00 (£7,00) songs and glittering French opera favourites.

8 9 10 1 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 NICK HARPER Coda Agency Ltd Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 Nick Harper is a highly accomplished guitarist to whom the term virtuoso truly | belongs. Yet his guitar playing is only part of it While his songs can be intense and I emotionally charged, spontaneous Aug 20-22,26-28: 23.10in(I hr)concert £9.00 (£7,Nick00) is Aug 23,25: 23.1and0 (I hr)enthralling. £8.00 (£6.00) Daces: 45678 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i A HARPER S PLEASURE Oarsach (Scottish Harp) Society The Magdalen Chapel, 41 Cowgate •0131 220 1450- Grid Reft E5 Isobel Mieras presents an entertaining evening of Scottish harp music, songs, st and poetry featuring ancient ballads, Scottish Court music, Gaelic airs, stirring Jacobite and the works£8.0of0 (£6.Burns Aug 10,13:songs 20.00(lhr45mins) 00) as published in Johnson's Musical Museum.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 : 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 HARP EXTRAVAGANZA Clarsach (Scottish Harp) Society The Magdalen Chapel, 41 Cowgate » 0131 220 1450 • Grid Ref: E5 International harpist Alina Bzhezhinska wil take you on a musical roller coaster of classical, traditional Scottish and sizzling jazz. She performs solo, with her ensemble Harp18-20: Angels20.and00(lhr45mins) with EU trio£8.0featuring Aug 0 (£6.00) Margaret Preston (flute) and Julian Marx (vk 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 HARPSICHORDS AT ST CECILIA S HALL St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Enjoy superb music-making in the elegant surroundings of Scotland's oldest purpo: built concert hall. Talented players, young and not so young, perform on historic harpsichords and clavichords from the world-famous Russell Collection. www.friends@russellcolleaionfriends.org Aug 14,17,19,21,24,26-28: 15.00 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 28-29: 19,00 (I hr 30mins) 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 b 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 C o2. Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 An evening of edeaic music, including a mellow acoustic set, ambient rock, down-beat jazz and an experimental flavour of live analogue samples and live visuals.

Musical influences include Nick Drake, Low.Yo La Tengo,Tom Waits and Vincent Gallo.4-30: 01,00 (I hr 30mins) £5.50 (£4,50) (£3.50 Fringe participants) World Premiere • E Aug Dates: 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

i 24 hour Box Office 11 it: www.edfringe.com HISTOIRE DU TANGO I Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 F Trace the tango from the bordellos of Buenos Aires to the heart of Europe. unting rhythms and outrageous Piazzola (plus some great jazz and baroque from I[|iclassical Aug23-28:guitar11.45and(Ihr)violin). £6.00(£4,00) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 THE HIVES ::Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd, Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: FI rom Scandinavia,The Hives are renowned for their guitar driven energetic indie [ock.

Pele ensures )Xug 29:Frontman 19,30 (3hrs30mins) £16.00a memorable and sometimes hysterical live show.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i HOMAGE TO RODRIGO it Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Scotland's premier guitar duo, Phillip Thorne and Setina Madeley, present a recital 2 hat includes music by Rodrigo Domeniconi (Homage a Rodrigo) Turina,Tedesco, fandel & Geddes. 'Audience hears perfect music of virtuosic skill' Courier and \dvertiser. tug22,28: 19.30 (Ihr45mins) £7,50 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i \\OPE OF THE STATES e Liquid Room, 9 Victoria Street < 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 bllowing on from their excellent single 'The Red,The White,The Black and The iue', probably the last chance to see the indie rock rising stars in a venue as small ug23: 19.00 (3hrs30mins) £9.00 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 lilOTEL CALIFORNIA - A SALUTE TO THE EAGLES ie Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens ‘0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 irming a one-off show following their sell-out tour of the critically acclaimed j'gles story. Timeless songs with soaring vocal harmonies and stunning guitars created ve! 14) ig 29: 17.with 00 (I hrincredible 30mins) £ 12.authenticity 00 (£ 10.00) (£6.- totally 00 Kidsliunder 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ULL UNIVERSITY BIG BAND 107 Leith Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D5 lis thriving, up-and-coming young jazz ensemble will take you on a foot-tapping jr through the vast era of swing. Come and join us for an afternoon of great usi; 9-12: c! Bar16.available at venue.

15 (Ihr30mins) £5.00 (£3.00) HSJ II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 HUME SAXOPHONE QUARTET Irew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street ♦ 0131 225 3847 « Grid Ref: D4 dynamic ensemble justifiably prides itself on its diverse repertoire: Schubert, ilonious Monk, even 'The Pink Panther'. The Hume's exciting blend of musical jg25:confirms 15.00(Ihr)the£7.0incredible 0(£5.00) versatility of the saxophone. Don't miss it!

78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 HE HURRICANE PARTY Zoo @Three Sisters,The Three Sisters Pub, Cowgate *0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref E5 tyv Orleans legend Corliss Randall sings the jazz, blues, soul and revival music of city. Come participate in a celebration of life with original costumes and singements from the home of jazz. Featuring the Voodoo Brothers and Bayou ^ers.8-14: (IhrSmins) £9.00 (£7.00) 15-21:15.I7.2500(lhr5mins) World Premiere I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i

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IAN RANKIN AND JACKIE LEVEN PRESENT JACKIE LEVEN SAID' The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 Two remarkable Scotsmen, widly successful writer Ian Rankin and acclaimed singer Jackie Leven, collaborate in a show that examines the spirit at bay and forensics of the Augsoul.

14: 19.Jokes 30 (2hrs)too!£I2.50(£I 1,50) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 IAN SIEGAL BAND/KELLY JOE PHELPS RossTheatre, Princes Street Gardens (West) » 0131 228 I 155 • Grid Ref: D3 Blues extravaganza with the return of the amazing Ian Siegal. (Unofficially the blues act of last year's Fringe). Unmissable. Hear the new Howling Wolf/Paul Butterfield.

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Aug 00 (£7.00) Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 ( 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 I DIDN'T MEAN TO, I JUST DID BY BA ROBERTSON Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 » Grid Ref: F5 'I Didn't Mean To, I Just Did', a one man performance by BA Robertson. Why did he become a songwriter? He didn't mean to, he just did. Stories and songs from the man 5-12: who 20.wrote Aug 00 (I hr)'The£9,Living 00 (£8.0Years' 0) Aug. 13-15: 20.00 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4 IN FOLK TONE St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Alison Cole (soprano) and John Longley (piano) return to St Andrew's and St George's with a programme of music inspired by folk themes and allusions, including works Dvorak Aug 16:byIZ30Canteloube, (Ihr) £7.00(£5.

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INTERNATIONAL MEN OF MYSTERY Out of the Blue C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 Oxford's internationally acclaimed a cappella sensation has dazzled seven countries and 30 cities in the last two years. From barbershop to rock/pop hits - no instruments, Aug 4-14: I4.0just 0(50mivoices! ns) £8.5Packed 0 (£7.50)with (£6.5energy, 0 C) dance and great comedy. HSU Dates: 4 j « 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 i 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 ITALIAN PIANO DUET St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street •01312253847* Grid Ref: D4 Nevenka Damiani di Vergada and SonjaToja will guide you into a journey through Romanticism: from Brahms' sophisticated and intimate variations on a Schumann Theme to Faure's Cafe Chantant atmospheres passing through Moskowsky's passionate Aug 15: 15.0Polish 0(Ihr) Dances. £7.00(£5.00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 IT HURTS Marika Klambatsea C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Marika Klambatsea, winner of the Greek National Award for her 'Calamity Jane', expresses the sounds and wounds of the street In passionate, gasping voice - fromYma Soumac to Maria6-14: Callas20.-3with passion'• HZ3H Metro.

Aug 0 (I hrsongs Smins)by£8.Presley, 50 (£7.5J0)oplin,Weill and originals. 'Unmediated WoHd Premiere Dates: 4 3 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 JANE BOM-BANE BACK-TO-BACK WITH NICK PYNN Nick Pynn and Jane Bom-Bane Berlitz Language Centre, 26 Frederick Street *0131 226 7198* Grid Reft D3 Harmonium, bombanic automata and pynnical stringed-things in a musical, lyrical and visual jigsaw. 'Vibrant inventive' Radio 3; 'Utterly refreshing' Dave Gorman; 'Dazzling' Three Weeks; 'Enchanting' Stage, www.janebombane.co.uk/www.nickpynn.co.uk Double14-22,bil24-29: with 21.interval.

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JAZZ @ HENRY'S: BRIAN KELLOCK: BRAZIL I930S Henry's Jazz Cellar Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street •0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 Nostalgic, evocative lyrical chorinho tunes - up tempo to ballads. With Brazilian percussion maestro Aug29-30,Sep I: 20.3Edmundo 0 (2hrs) £7.0Camiero.

0 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 : i JAZZ @ HENRY'S: FUNKAFIZE Henry's Jazz Cellar Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street > 0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 Classic big funk and soul comes to the dancefloor powered by NY drummer Paul Mil s.27, Sep 3: midnight (2hrs) £6.00 Aug j . 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i JAZZ @ HENRY'S: GROOVEDIGGAZ Henry's Jazz Cellar t's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street • 0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 Soul and funk classics from this huge sounding collective including soul-boy Tony Kinttl and Martin Aug 14,21: miKershaw dnight (2hrs)(sax).£7.00 ».7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i JAZZ @ HENRY'S: JOHN RAE NEW JAZZ Henry's Jazz Cellar Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street •0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 A stellar line-up - John plays Art Blakey with the pick of the best young Scottish players.

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30 (2hrs) £8.00 Aug 22-24: 20.30 (2hrs) £7.00 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i: JAZZ @ HENRY'S: KONRAD WISZNIEWSKI QUARTE Henry's Jazz Cellar Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street *0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 Articulate, fiery and eloquent - tenor saxophonist Konrad plays hot or soulful modern a la Miles Sep 2: 20.jazz 30 (2hrs) £6.00 orSepCannonball.

3-4: 20.30 (2hrs) £7,00 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i JAZZ @ HENRY'S: MEDBOE/MCKENZIE Henry's Jazz Cellar Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street • 0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 European jazz flavours meet contemporary improvised music. From blissful contemplative Aug 13-14,16-17:tranquility 20.30 (2hrs)to£7.rhythmical 00 Aug 15:excitement 20.30 (2hrs)Plus£6.00special guests.

78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 JAZZ @ HENRY'S: NOAH HOWARD Henry's Jazz Cellar Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street *0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 New Orleans alto saxophonist'... gorgeously lyrical' NewYorkTimes. From dixieland, and free Aug 27-28:gospel 20.30 (2hrs) £10.0jazz0 to funk explosions.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JAZZ @ HENRY'S: ROB HALL INTERNATIONAL BAN Henry's Jazz Cellar Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street • 0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 Specially assembled US/European band fronted by leading saxophonist Hall. 'Vibra evocative, attractive' Aug 18-19:bright 20.30 (2hn>) £7.00 Scotsman.

7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i JAZZ @ HENRY'S: RODADESAMBA Henry's Jazz Cellar Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street •0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 The samba collective play their unique blend of swinging Brazilian grooves: samba 1 bossanova.

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1124 hour Box Office »; i: www.edfringe.com , t JAZZ @ HENRY'S: RUMBA CALIENTE llpenry's Jazz Cellar , Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street • 0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 i Funky latin, Cuban NY dancefloor rhythms from this popular all-star big-band, ik Aug Quality13,2brass, and £6.percussion, 0; midnivocal ght (2hrs) 00 j Dates: 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JJAZZ @ HENRY'S: SOPHIE BANCROFT Henry's Jazz Cellar Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street >0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 ~ Wayward, arresting, creamy voice. Echoes from Peggy Lee to Joan Armatrading, |l|Alison lAug9-l2:Krauss 20.30to(2hrs)Bjork'£6.00Sunday Herald.

78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 : 5 H EN RY'S:TANGALGO ^Henry's Jazz Cellar, 8 Morrison Street • 0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: F3 Spirit and passion, as the romance of tango meets the improvisation of jazz. Tango ir die spirit of Piazzola,and JAug 20,25-26, 31: 20.30 (2hrs)more. £7.00 ' 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ji 12 ■ ![ ATTHE JEKYLL & HYDE r and Dominic Spencer ekyll & Hyde, I 12 Hanover Street • 0131 225 2022 • Grid Ref: C4 T^fter last year's sell-out success, the contemporary saxophone and piano duo return, flaying standards and originals in an intimate jazz club setting. Good food, good jazz, atmosphere. lunch00) or just listen! , .v<ood Aug 8-30: noon (2hrs)Have £5.00 (£4.

BE31 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 ifiVith traditional and contemporary gospel, swingin’ jazz and pop classics, feel the t enthusiasm of JazzManix from Southampton University that has seen them ork with jazz giant Dave Brubeck and reach the final of the Gospel Entertainment jdusicig24;Awards.

17.15 (Ihr30mins) £4.00 (£2.00) |Ls: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29, 30 31 I 2 3 4 tt Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 « Grid Ref: E3 | iug26-27: 17.15 (Ihr30mins) £4.00(£2.00) ' 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SHOWCASE "I Queen Street Queen Street, 80 Queen Street *0131 226 5097 « Grid Reft D3 ikcellent, high quality jazz series! Including, direct from NewYork, ex-Art Blakey trumpet •Valery Ponomarev and his quintet (17-21 Aug), plus a full range of top jazz groups in ! iJgs cl1,assy, bar/restaurant l listin(Free gs: www.eighty-queen-streetcom 7-8,9,11atmospheric 4-15, 2116,-22,23,226-28, 8-29, Sep 4: 3-4: 13.30Ful21.(3hrs) Non-ticketed) •Mg 2-7, 2-14, 3 0, Sep 0 0 (3hrs) jjug 17-21: 21.00 (3hrs) £5.00 (£4.50) World Premiere >78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 34 £:THE SOUTHERN COMFORT JAZZ CABARET zated Ladies with the Hemba All-Stars :x International Hotel, 31 -35 Grassmarket • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E4 ic - Cole Porter to Kurt Weill - in stylish lounge venue. Featuring national performers and musicians who've appeared in New York's Algonquin, : ndon's West End, Scottish Opera and Broadway. Hosted by Todd Gordon.

7W.toddgordon.com/fringe2004 8-13,15-20,22-27: 22.30 (Ihr30mins) £8.00 (£6.00) 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31234 Renraesnbe?... the Metro Fringe Box Office sells tickets for EVERY show

limPii JAZZ UMBRELLA:WEST END Garciagunn Purple Venues at L'Attache, 3 Rutland St • 0870 747 9837 • Grid Ref: E2 Late night jazz fusion. From Flamenco jazz, through Eastern European,African and Asian sounds, back home to our Celtic roots! All under the Jazz Umbrella at L'Attache the 2centre Be 0there!

Aug 6,8-13,i1n5-20, 2-27: miofdnitheght (Icihr)ty. £10.

0 (£8.00) Dates:4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 : 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 JENNIFER LOGAN - ALAN JACQUES St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Itchy Feet! In their globetrotting song recital they ask why the wrong people travel, and demonstrate some useful, useless phrases. Nearer home, they bag several Munros, Aug 22: 19.and30 reveal (2hrs) £9.why00 (£7.the00)London Aug 24:Underground 14.30 (2hrs) is overrun by Norwegians.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 JIM! MCRAE BAND IN CONCERT Spiegekent International (UK) The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 An original and dazzlingly brilliant bagpipe-led fusion of rock, world and folk from this rapidly rising Scottish band. Tartan stereotypes tossed aside as McRae's skil proves the Augpipes 11: 21.as30powerful (Ihr lOminand s) £10.moving 00(£8.0as0) any instrument' List Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 JIM'S BACK IN TOWN Elder York, 38 Elder Street • 0131 556 1926 • Grid Ref: C5 He's back after last year's successful Fringe appearance. Experience his entertaining one-man show. Enjoy timeless songs from the Rat Pack era. Expect humorous banter12-15, about19-21:his 20.upbringing Aug 00 (I hr 30miinns)Scotland. £8.00 (£6.Always 00) a full house - book early.

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For all your Fringe tickets i call: 01312260006 JOCKTAMSON’S BAIRNS The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square « 0131 662 8740 « Grid Ref: F5 arrangements,always breathtaking,sometimes as complex as a classical piece; sometimes starkly simple' Tapias. 'Genius ratings all categories' Shetland Times. '... again setting standards' LivingTradition. '... music reeks of Scottish traditional sounds27: but Aug 20.45is (Ihrexciting, ISmins)new,£10.inventive' 00(£8.00) www.amazon.com Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 JOE FINCH TRIO: PICTURES Sweet Grid Ref:on E5the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 Remarkable young trio returns with unique combination of improvisation and melodic composition. Frequently joined by guest artists; last year saw performances from Chris Garrick.45 (ISelhr)l out£6.5shows efinitely Aug 6-21:15.

0 (£5.00)2003.Aug'D13-14: 23.00better (I hr) £7.than50 (£6.sliced 50) bread' Paul Daniels. wnn Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 JONATHAN PRAG: CLASSICAL GUITAR Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 Playing Jazz, Brazilian dances and Lorca's Spanish folk arrangements, Bach, barrios and Albeniz. Playing tangos, a Japanese work and Maxwell Davies' haunting 'Farewell to Stromness'. 'Prag is a must-see. '**** ... a gem... absolutely recommended' Herald Aug 6-18,(2003) 20-30: 13.00 (55mins) £6.00 (£4.50) 0321 Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 2425 26 2728 29 30 V

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JjUBILO CHAMBER CHOIR Mayfield Salisbury Church, I a Mayfield Road • 0131 662 0405 » Grid Ref: H6 The Chamber Group of the highly regarded Edinburgh Choir, Jubilo, sing a cappella music by Palestrina, Michael Haydn, Bruckner, Elgar and others. Conductor Walter j Thomson.

Aug 22; 20.00(Ihr) £5.00(£3.50) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i PAUL KELLY The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Australian singer/songwriter returns to Edinburgh after sell-out shows in 2003. ' [I Regarded by many as the poet of their generation, Kelly is a living legend who has j ll been18-20: making20.music past00(£8, two0decades.

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0) Totally special concerts. jfl 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ISHBEL KENNEDY MALTMAN Kennedy Maltman's 'Celtic Carillion' - a classic charismatic maestro. Hear her own | scintillating harp/piano/compositions in a re-mix of Ceol 'bels CD - visit www.estudiosound.com Moreover, Ishbel is a Mezzo-Soprano with a rich, powerful! voice, Aug 21,accompanied 27: 14.30 (2hrs)by£8.Stuart 00 (£6.0Hope 0) (piano).

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 KEN RAMAGE DIXIE 6 The Trio becomes a six piece; add trumpet, trombone and clarinet and you have a Dixieland Band. Featuring some of the best local experts: Gus Ferguson, Jim Petrie and Allan Quinn 'Condon-Style'. Sponsor: Orkney Brewery.

Aug8-12: 2l.00(3hrs)playing (FreeNon-ticketed) 3 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 KEN RAMAGE TRIO & FIONNA DUNCAN Trio 'Guildford Regulars' 1988-1993: Ken Ramage (drums), Dave Patrick (keyboards), Kenny McDonald (bass). Fionna Duncan: Scottish vocalist, toured world's top festivals, five years hosting Glasgow's IJF Late Night Club.

Sponsor: Aug 13-14:Orkney 2l.00(3hrs)Brewery.

(FreeNon-ticketed) ?8 9 10 I 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i KEN RAMAGE TRIO & ROY WILLIAMS (LONDON) Roy Williams is one of the world's truly great Jazz trombonists, Ex Alex Welsh/Humphrey Lyttleton. Carnegie Hall, Newport Jazz Festival, major record labels, has graced them all. Sponsor: Orkney Brewery.

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00(3hrs)he(FreeNon-ticketed) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i KIERAN HALPIN AND CHRIS JONES IN CONCERT The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square < 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Halpin, Irish singer/songwriter and Jones,American virtuoso guitarist 'Rock music j two acoustic guitars' Irish Times. Great songs, great guitar playing, great singing, gref atmosphere. is one concert Aug26:i: 20.45 This (Ihr ISmi Ibmms) ns) £10.

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www.edfringe.com KISMET:A REALITY MUSICAL Guitar-driven, original songs interwoven with humorous tales from the road of life.

Destiny brought Kieran (songwriter) and Michelle (violinist) together at the 2003 Fringe, beginning an odyssey that inspired their CD 'Kismet'. 'Impeccable' Evening (News, Previewwww.kieranbutler.com Aug ns) n(Free Previews Aug25:0-22, 6-7:20.2320.07-30: 3(SOmi 0 (SOmi s)(SOmi £3.Ti0n0cs)ket(£2.£6.ed)000)0 (£5.00) Aug 8, 1 3-15, 20.

3 0 Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26: 20.30 (SOmins) £5.00 (£4.00) 2 for I by presenting aWorld signed copy of'Kismet• ECU '!

Premiere 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LABOUM The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 \\ big big sound... all of their own from the welter of musical styles around! African influences with rich urban & folk traditions of cosmopolitan Scotland. A line-up of scene.00) Aug 15:from21.3the0 (IhrScottish IQmins)music £10.00(£8.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 V BOUM! AND FRIENDS | |rhe Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Rd • 0131 558 7604 • Grid Ref: E6 ^Edinburgh's own masters of global village dance-hall celebrate having survived [inother Fringe with their dancefloor-filling mix of African, Latin, funic, jazz, reggae and a,ig30: with2200 superstar (7hrs) £7.guests 00 (£5.and 00) DJs to keep you dancing until dawn.

7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 ^ CLIQUE - A SIDESHOW BURLESQUE |{'he Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens ‘0131 662 8740 » Grid Ref: F5 Ijfhe infamous ’dub of clubs' returns - our circus, sideshow, bizarrest acts, rapturous ic,cunning stunts,gob-smacking sights and sounds... world famous artistes wil take |«jjbur breath23.away aig9-30: 00 (2hrsand30mimake ns) £your 10.00 (£8.festival 00) blush. Sex on a stick - do not miss this show!

89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ATE NIGHT MUSIC i selection of musical entertainment varying widely from local/international acts such > carnival groups, Spanish samba and other live performances. Followed by DJs to 3ke you00.dance all night.ns) £10.00 , Jg8-30: 15 (2hrs45mi 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AURA CANTRELL WITH PAUL BURCH |e Queen's Hall e Queen's Hall, Clerk Street < 0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 o of the brightest stars in the current regeneration of old country music values kntrell creates songs of superb subtlety and incredible guts. Burch is singles' kidedly g25: 20.re-inventing 00 (3hrs) £14.honky-tonk 00 (£12.00) for the 21 st century. s: 4; 6 7 8 9 ! 0 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 ! 22 23 2^ 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 : 3 < rEVE LAWSON * igwam theatre.com, Bristo Square « 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 • king his first appearance at the Fringe, solo bassist Steve Lawson's mesmerising !od of chilled ambient soundscapes with jazz, world and electronica provide the ‘■•feet late-night Edinburgh soundtrack. 'One of the most influential bassists in the irld' Boss23.Guitar |g 18-22: 45 (I hr)Magazine. £ 10.00 (£7,50) Ls 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 r 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 News, reviews, pictures and gossip... ...on www.edfringe.com

LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA NATO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross « 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref:F3 After a successful visit by their Wind Orchestra last year, it's the turn of Leicestershire's Schools Symphony Orchestra to appear at the FBYO, performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, and music by Hindemith.

Aug 17: 19,Dvorak' 30 (2hrs) s£8.'N0ew0 (£4.World' 00) (FreeSymphony ticketed SUDC) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 LINO ROCHAY LOSTRES GUAPOS Cameo Bar Hole, 23 Commercial Street * 0131 554 9999 • Grid Ref: Leith Salsa Celtica's Venezualan lead singer Lino Rocha gets together with three amigos to sing classic and original Latino song, from smouldering boleros and sensuous Cuban song22-30: to earthy Aug 20.00guajiras (I hr 30miwith ns) £8.a0touch 0 (£6.00)of salsa.

Dates: 45678 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LIVE MUSIC NOW! Ross Theatre, Princes Street Gardens (West)»0131 228 1155 • Grid Reft D3 New showcase of classical and traditional music stars of the future from Yehudi Menuhin's unique scheme. Melissa Forshaw (25th/violin), Susan McKenzie (24th/saxophone), James Ross (24th/accordion/piano), Robert Melling (accompanist), Fine 17-19, Friday24-26: (17th),14.Bones Aug 30 (Ihr)Apart (FreeTi(18th), cketed)Angus Lyon/Ruaridh Campbell (19th).

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 LIZ LOCHHEAD AND MICHAEL MARRA - IN FLAGRANT DELIGHT The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square ♦ 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Michael Marra and Liz Lochhead with songs and poems together. Races, people, paint, painters, love, language... and football. Marra, great gravelly singer-songwriter at the peak ofAug20: his game. character 20.45Lochhead, (Ihr ISmins)hilarious £12.00(£10.

00) monologues, poems of poignancy and simplicity.

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1UISC LUNASA LIVE The Queen's Hall The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street •0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 Ireland's all star quintet is one of the most sought after bands on the international circuit, as their inventive arrangements and bass driven grooves steer Irish traditional acoustic Aug 23: 20.music 00 (2hrs)into£14.surprising 00 (£1200)new territory. Exclusive Queen's Hall performance.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 THE MADRIGIRLS The MadrigiHs Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy Ref:Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI Three beautiful women with angelic voices sing spine tingling a capella. The Madrigirls delight and seduce with the beauty and passion of their singing. Come and experience before.

Aug 23-29: 18.the35 power (I hr) £7.of00the(£6.0Madrigirls 0) as they have never been heardWorld Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 MAELASTA Classics @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Maelasta, consisting of Feargus Hetherington (violin) and Matthew McAllister (guitar), wil perform Astor Piazolla's epic 'Histoire du Tango' and other works by Gismonti, Mompou Da Fal£5.l0a0(£4. , as well Aug 16: 1230and(Ihr) 00) as music from ancient Ireland.

Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 MAITAI City City Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D5 City comes over all oriental and takes you on a spirit-ual journey every Sunday night at MaiTai. Sample the finest in cocktails, the latest music to lion dance to plus free fortune Aug 1,8,1cookies!

5,22,29: 23.00 (4hrs) £3.00 (Before midnight - £4 after) FTTTn Dates: 4 5 fa 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4

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JIM MALCOLM Roots @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Outstanding Scots singer and front man with Old Blind Dogs plays traditional, original and Burns songs with guitar, harmonicas and engaging wit. 'One of the finest singing Aug 26:voices 19.00 (Iihrn Scotland I Smins) £ 10,in 0any0 (£8.style' 00) Living Tradition. 'Undeniably stunning' Mojo. .

8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i A MAN,A MAGIC,A MUSIC Movin' Melvin Brown Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 Black Music history (50s-90s) in Song, Dance,Tap & Clogging, Comedy. Ray Charles,; Sam Cooke, Chubby Checker, Otis Redding, Platters etc... Characters: the 'Black .

Preacher', James Brown... Sold out performances in Adelaide, Edmonton... *****Scotsman.

Previews Aug 4-7:www.movinmelvin.com (Ihr30mins) £5.0n0s) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 8-12, 1 6, 1 8-19, 22150 3-25:(Ihr30mins) 2150 (I hr £10.

30mi Aug 13-15,22150 0-22: (Ihr30mins) 2150 Aug 26-29: £11.00 (£9.000)0 (£8.50) I Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MARGARET BENNETT AND SANDY STANAGE: YE HIELANDS AN'YE LOWLANDS Roots @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square « 0131 662 8740 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 A tapestry of Gaelic and Scots songs from Scotland's foremost folklorist-singer with* . formidable virtuoso guitarist Celtic Connections Showcase Scotland 2004: 'Unforgettable!

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7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i MICHAEL MARRA Roots @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 After sell-out shows at the last two Roots @ The Reid, songwriter, singer, pianist Marra returns with his wonderfully eclectic and wryly humorous take on the world) Scots themes Aug 29:he20.may45 (Ihrbe, but I Sminuniversal s) £1100(£10.

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8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 GATO MARTIN Act Provocateur International C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 This enchanting Mallorcan songwriter, based in London, offers a vibrant and capth acoustic set of powerful music. Latin influence is combined with pop, rock and funk.

AAug6-21, fervent26-30: and soulful performance Sounds of“I 22.40 (55mi ns) £7,50(£6.with50) a pinch of salsa. 'Outstanding' Worid Premiere 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MASSIVE ATTACK T on the Fringe Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd, Slateford * 0870 169 0100 • Grid Reft The mainstay of the Bristol music scene, their innovative electronic based music hai : been at the cutting edge of dance since the seminal single 'Unfinished Sympathy'.

Always alwaysns)challenging, Aug 19: different 19,30 (3hrs30mi £25.00 their live shows are something special.

8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MAZAIKA DUO St Mark's (Unitarian Church) St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Virtuoso violin, dazzling accordian and glorious Russian tenor. Passionate and highly) :. entertaining mix of classical and gypsy show pieces, Russian folksongs, opera, tango and jazz. end £7,of0the0(£5.evening Aug 23-27:'B15.y the00(Ihr) 00) the Purcell Room had become a tavern' , 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OnSy trust the experts?

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i! 24 hour Box Office H i it: www.edfringe.com | THE MCCALMANS I The McCalmans i The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 667 7776 ♦ Grid Ref: G6 | Scottish 'must see' folk entertainment with The Macs' customary surreal humour. i) 'Simply the best! Robust yet sensitive renditions of ballads and chorus-songs traditional •/ Aug and modern, embellished 18: 19.30 richly (Ihr45mins) £8.00 (£6.with00) three part harmony' Scotland on Sunday.

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 THE MEDICINE SHOW [The Medicine Show at the Guildford -.; Guildford Aims, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 43I2» Grid RefiDS ; I Exciting new band returns to its home town. Three nights only. All original material.

Style rooted in late 60s London blues scene. |^Electric Aug IS-17:& acoustic 20.30 (2hrs)sets.(FreeNon-ticketed) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MELODIE, LIED AND SONG pass/cs @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 * Grid Reft F5 Enigmatic duo Emma Norwood (soprano) and Vicky Savage (piano) perform an enthralling programme of French Melodie, German Lied and American song. Highly 1 icdaimed Aug 7: 14.3musicianship 0 (Ihr) £5.00(£4.with00) blonde locks and party frocks!

- P 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 Hercedes peon in concert rThe Queen's Hall he Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Reft G6 The sensational voice of Galicia debuts in Edinburgh. Peon is Celtic Spain's premier (performer and her fantastic live shows are legendary throughout Europe, as she itatically 22: 20.0combines 0 (2hrs) £ 15.tradition 00 (£ 13.00)and the modern age. Absolutely cannot be missed.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 MIDLOTHIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND CLASSICAL 5UITARS $th Festival of British Youth Orchestras iAYO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross ♦ 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref:F3 Ifter their debut last year, Midlothian Youth Orchestra return with a programme that .eludes Horner's 'Titanic Suite' and Maxwell-Davies' 'Farewell to Stromness'. The Mid31:lothi12.an 3Classical also perform in this concert 0 (Ihr) £5.Guitars 00(£150)will(FreeticketedSUDC) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 IORAY CONCERT BRASS Sth Festival of British Youth Orchestras @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • he second of two brass bands playing at the 25th FBYO, award-winning Moray oncert Brass's programme will include Curnow's Rhapsody for Euphonium, Farr’s adventures Brass'£8.0and0 (£4.music <g 28: 19,30in(2hrs) 00) (Freeby tJohn icketeWilliams d SUDC) and James Horner among others.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 IOZART ATTEATIME:WEEK ONE jDSLArts Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St» 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D3 ■t sonatas, trios and quartets, plus works by other composers performed by d-winning musicians including Helena and Katharine Wood (violin/cello), tolas Cartledge (flute),Viv McClean (piano); tea and shortbread afterwards •faded jg 16-19:in 17.ticket 00(Ihr)price.£8.00(£6.00) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 34 OZART ATTEATIMErWEEKTWO iUDSLArts li /al Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D3 rt quartets, quintets and sonatas, plus works by other composers performed by ig musicians Bronte String Quartet, Linos Wind Quintet and pianist Tom r. Programmes |g23-26: 17.00(Ihr) change £8.00(£6.dai00)ly, tea and shortbread afterwards included in ticket price.

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4

MUGENTAIKO DOJO - THE WAY OF THE DRUM' Mugen Taiko Dojo The Garage, Grindlay Street Court« 0131 221 9009 » Grid Reft E3 Experience thundering, exhilarating rhythms and gain a unique insight into the enthralling world ofTaiko drumming. 'Not just incredibly skilled musicians, they are also theatrical, Aug excellent 16-30: 18.3performers: 0 (Ihr) £10.00(£8.

00) (£6.humorous, 00C) energising' Evening News.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MUSIC AFTERTIME Random Access St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Random Access perform new works by Alan Williams and Gavin Wayte for violin, clarinet, cello and piano alongside Messiaen's chamber masterpiece 'Quartet for the end rhythms, harmonies.

Aug of19:time' 15.0.0(IhrExpect 30mindriving s) £5.00(£3.

00) timeless meditations and celestialWorld Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 MUSICALS ON A SUMMER S EVE STARRING MICHAEL BALL Arts For Life Festival Ross Theatre, Princes Street Gardens (West) • 0131 228 1155 • Grid Reft D3 The British Philharmonic Orchestra and guests from current West End shows.

Reprising sell-out Royal Opera House concert in a spectacular concert setting.

Songs15:from Aug 20.15Les(2hrs)Miserables, £34.00 TierPhantom, Seating Evita,West Side Story.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 MUSIC AND THE NATURAL LAWS Jonathan Ofir and Merlijn Suiter The Garage, Grindlay Street Court • 0131 221 9009 • Grid Reft E3 A unique combination of music and science. Violinist Jonathan Ofir and scientist Merlijn Buiter present classic and new music alongside simple scientific experiments, examining Aug 8-14: 15.the15 workings (I hr) £7.50of(£6.the00) natural laws through sound and sight FTCTl Dates: 4 5 6 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4

All That! Productions Jazzmata

The swingin’ new jazz musical

4-30 August 3pm ADAM USE CHAMBERSHOSTREET 0870 701 5105 www.CtheFestival. com c— See page 123 103

ir Fringe tickets 01312260000 MUSIC AT ST MICHAEL & ALL SAINTS CHURCH St Michael £ All Saints Church Choir St Michael and All Saints' Church, Brougham Street ♦0131 226 0000 « Grid Reft F3 Experience sacred music in the high mass settings for which it was composed: Palestrina 'Missa Assumpta' plus Tavener (15th); Haydn 'Heiligmesse' with orchestra (22nd);15,2Dvorak ass in D' (29th).

Aug 2,29: I I.'M00(lhr30mins) (FreeNon-ticketed) MUSIC FORTHE PRINCES OF ESTERHAZY Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 Mozart harpsichord concertos K39 and 40 (Miriam Gomez-Moran), Hummel Mass n D and Haydn Symphony No 60 - Regal (Susan Hamilton) - Regal music for Princes and Aug Princesses.

12; 19,30 (2hrs ISmins) £ 12.00 (£9.00)

MY MORNING JACKET The Liquid Room, 9 Victoria Street» 0870 169 0100 ■ Grid Ref: E4 With more than a nod to the 60s and 70s sound of the likes of Neil Young and Crosbie and 30mi Nash,ns)this£9.0highly Aug 26: 19.Sti0l 0s (3hrs 0 talented American band make a very different sound.. |j NADYA AND HER 101 CANDELS ORKESTRAR !

The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 An alchemy of spicy melodies and hypnotic Turkish rhythms, Slavic melancholia, jazz il and gospel infusions combining into an eclectic diasporic sound! Explosive and , I exhilarating!21.30Delivered warmth!

Aug9-10: (Ihr lOminwith s) £I0.welcoming 00(£8.0Q) good humour, spontaneity andWorld Premiere l|

MUSIC OF THE FRENCH COURT

NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR OF SCOTLAND TRAINING CHOIR

Baroque specialists 'Symphonie des Plaisirs', directed by Gordon Ferries, present a programme of 17th and 18th century French music. Period instruments, suites for viol

by Marais, Bass, violins, recorder, viols, archlute and guitar.

Aug 7: I7.0vocal 0(2hrs)cantata £8.00 (£6.by0Clerambault 0)

Fresh from their summer residential course the NYCoS Training Choir, which comprises 80 enthusiastic singers aged 15 to 19, will perform a wide ranging programme music (FreeTicketedSUDC) alongside some jazzy and lighter numbers.

Aug28: 1230of(Ihr)classical £5.00(£250)

MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens " 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 A triumphant return. Renowned for their lyrical and musical mastery - taking their audience on a magical journey - defying categorisation, performing emotive pieces that move from subtle chamber instrumentals to frayed acoustic pop. Unmissable!

Life changing! 30: 18.30 (I hr lOmins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Aug Aug 14,16-17:18-19,21.236-28, 0 (IhrlOmins)

NATIONAL YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA OF SCOTLAND NATO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 In the opening concert of the 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras, NYSOS and 11 conductor James Durrant perform music by Handel, Panufnik,Vivaldi, Fletcher and jl Maguire, t Paul'ticsketSuite for Strings'.

Aug 14: 19.closing 30 (2hrs)with£8.0Holst' 0 (£4.0s0)'S(Free ed SUDC) NEIL WILSON - THE GUITARIST Royal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D 1: Dynamic, passionate, sensitive guitar wizardry from Scotland's emerging young classic® guitarist Recently performed Concerto de Aranguez with the Royal Scottish Natiorl Orchestra. plays Rodrigo,Tarrega,Alberiz, Assad, Piazzola and more.UK Premier*Aug 11: 19.30Neil(Ihr30mins) £7.00(£5.00) St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace ♦ 0131 226 0000 ■ Grid Reft E3 Aug 17,25: 19.30 (Ihr30mins) £7.00 (£5.00)

MAGNETS SAND ON THE BREAK AN EVENING OF VOCAL GENIUS AND HAIR-RAISING STORIES ‘SLICK, ENTERTAINING WITH ‘STUNNING" INFECTIOUS GROOVE’ time Out The Times 4-29 AUGUST, 9.05PM POD DECO 3 7 Clerk St (formerly The Odeon) venue no. 75 08707 557705 www.thepod.co.uk www.themagnets.com no

NICK KEIR: FIRES OF EDINBURGH Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: ESongwriter from the McCalmans in a rare solo appearance, singing the Edinburgh songs. An alternative city tour interlaced with poems, stories and pithy southside humour. '21.Amazing gTiv0di0)tion.

Aug9-14: 25 (Ihr lyrics' lOmins) Li£6.v0in0(£4.

1933 AND ALL THAT: BRECHT,WEILL & FRIENDS Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 'One of the most arresting performances I've witnessed in 15 years of Fringe reviewing... a must-see' Rob Adams, Herald. **** Critics' Choice Scotsman.

'Aug6-17: Top-notch' Time Out,' .. .terrific songs', a dazzling jazz band. An Edinburgh classic.4 Aug 19-22:20.mi3d0ni(Ihr ght (IlOhrmilnOs)mi£8.ns) 00(£6.00) News, reviews, pictures cind gossip ...on www.edfringe.com

24 hour Box Office ai www.edfringe.com | RAB NOAKES I The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 ! Called Scotland's musical royalty, described as a Roots Festival all on his own and he's | back for one night only at the Reid Hall. Come and experience the skil and intimacy If Aug of a class 21: 20.songwriter 45 (I hr I Sminands) £consummate 10.00 (£8.00) performer.

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 NOISE ENSEMBLE i Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: FS IA dynamic fusion of music, dance and visual effects, Ethan Lewis Maltby's Noise Ensemble is a unique beat circus. This dazzling new entertainment spectacular will - I take you on a rollercoaster with pulsating percussion and blazing beats.

Previews 18.00 (I18.hr)00 (I£ride 10.hr)00£packed 00) Aug 13-15,Aug20-22,6-7:27-29: 12.Aug 00 (£8-12, 11.00)16-19,23-26,30: 18.00 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10.ECU JD.te, 4 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ENORTH ayrshire/rsamd string orchestra 1 NATO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 I! The FBYO is pleased to present the North Ayrshire/RSAMD String Orchestra, part of | RSAMD's ReachOut project They wil perform Mozart's Toy' Symphony, excerpts from __lr4ussorgsky' 'Pictures£8.0at0 (£4.an 0Exhibition' music by Saint-Saens, Sibelius and Elgar. jjAug 20: 19.30s (2hrs) 0) (Free ticketanded SUDC) s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 u 2 3 4 SPRING CHICKENS - FOREVERYOUNG Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 journey from infancy to old age. Feel relaxed and rejuvenated as two sisters and amuse with a programme of poetry, music and highland harping drawn their11.Scots 45 (Ihr)heritage. £5.00(£4,A00)pre-lunch treat.

8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 40 STRINGS ATTACHED Magdalen Chapel,41 Cowgate«OI3l 220 1450- Grid Ref: E5 group of young Clarsach (Scottish harp) players with a selection of music from to the not-so-traditional. Set in the beautiful surroundings of the this is a £8.concert 9,12: 20.Chapel, 00(lhr45mins) 00 (£6.00)not to be missed!

8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 ROCK FEST Cowgate • 0131 225 8382 • Grid Ref: E5 ium Rock Fest will showcase Edinburgh's finest rock, metal & punk bands in aver 3 weeks. Tattoo art shows will also be held on Sat/Sun. Check out >iumrocks.

9-11,16-18: c20.om00for(I hr)more 0.00info.Aug 5-7,12-14,19-21: 20.00 (2hrs) £4.00World Premiere 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 dC5Young Gallery at Marie Curie House, 29 Albany Street *0131 456 3700 • md immerse yourself in some wonderful musical nostalgia from Eastern Europe, id wil touch your soul with their diverse repertoire of traditional folk music from Southern Curie.)

16.3of0 (Ihr) £8.00(£4.Poland 00) and Western Ukraine. (SupportingUKMarie Premiere 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 FESTIVAL OF ORGAN MUSIC recitals on the acclaimed Walker organ. Repertoire includes wide of musical styles.(45miFreens) admission.

Retiring collection.

16-20, 23-27: IZ45 1L (Free Ticketed) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4

ORGAN RECITAL Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Internationally renowned organist and composer Dr Naji Hakim will give a recital of works by Olivier Messiaen as part of the 'Jesus Laughed’ festival. Dr Hakim will also give talk at£8.7.30pm Aug a19:pre-concert 19.30 (Ihr45mins) 00 (£5.00)illustrating the recital.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 ORGAN RECITALS St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 In three recitals, Philip Sawyer traces a line of musical influence by playing songvariations by Sweelinck, ostinato works by Buxtehude, extended chorale-preludes and JS Bach and sonatas by Mendelssohn.

Augtrio-sonatas 11,18,25: 1230by(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 ORGAN RECITALS @ LUNCHTIME Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Come and hear the recently restored Peter Collins organ on August 10th - Michael Harris (St Giles' Cathedral); 12th - Henry Wallace (Greyfriars Kirk); 24th - John Butt (University Aug 10,12,24,of26:Glasgow); 13.10 (SOmi26thns) £5.- Tim00 Byram-Wigfield (St George's Chapel,Windsor).

JOHN OTWAY His 2002 hit 'Bunsen Burner' gave Otway two-hit wonder status with a career spanning 25 years! This new show celebrates his 20th Fringe appearance. Otway took the cult out of culture becoming King of his own Domain. www.johnotway.com Aug 15-21: 20.45 (Ihr) £10.00(£8.00) World Premiere

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For all your Fringe tickets call 01312260000 PALMERSTON PLACE MUSIC Palmerston Place Church Palmerston Place Church, Palmerston Place ‘0131 220 1690 • Grid Ref: EI Free lunchtime recitals of popular classical music, in impressive West End church. On Tuesdays and Thursdays: 12th (Jeremy Cull - Organ), 17th (Rachel Hair - Clarsach), 19th (John12,Kitchen Strachan Aug 17,19,24,- Organ), 26: 13.0024th (SOmi(Martyn ns) (Free Non-t ickete-d)Piano) & 26th (John Longley - Piano).

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 4 PAN AFRICAN ARTS MINI FEST Pan African Arts Scotland Cowgate • Grid Ref:Central D4 @ St Andrew's & St George's, 13 George Street *0131 225 9744 A musical celebratory presentation featuring a range of Scottish and international African talent The events promise to be rhythmic, melodious, upbeat lively and participatory. us on22.Friday, festival.

Aug 13-15,19-22,Join27-29: 30 (Ihr)Saturday £8.00(£6.and 00) Sunday evenings throughoutUKthePremiere Dates:45 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 PATRICK - UNWIRED Patrick Holley Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row « 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 In the swirl of the chaos known as the Fringe, gather yourself at its heart and find your soul again in the acoustic rock ballads of 'Patrick'. Start at the Greyfriars on Candlemakers Row and £5.take00 (£3.back00)your world.

Aug 10: I9.00(lhr45mins) World Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 PERTH YOUTH ORCHESTRA 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NATO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 25 out of 25! Perth Youth Orchestra have performed at every Festival of British Youth Orchestras. Their programme this year includes concerto items for flute and bassoon, and music by Rossini, Mozart and Weber.

Sep I: 19.3Borodin' 0 (2hrs) £8.s Second 00(£4.00)Symphony (FreeticketedSUDC) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 PERTH YOUTH ORCHESTRA ENSEMBLES 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross •0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 Perth Youth Orchestra's lunchtime concert puts the spotlight on the various sections of this talented and enthusiastic orchestra - strings, wind and brass - with a programme including a jazz band.

Sep I: 1230 (Iofhr)music £5.00 for(£2.5small 0) (Freeensembles, ticketed SUDC) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3! i 2 3 4 PHILOMUSICA OF EDINBURGH St Andrew's and St George’s at Festival Time St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street ♦ 0131 225 3847 » Grid Ref: D4 Programme includes Mozart's other 'Nightmusic' - Serenata Notturna for 2 orchestras, a symphony by Scotland's greatest 18th century composer - The Earl of ly; a delightful Concertino by Leon Coates and Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 flutes and 2Kelclarinets.

Aug 14: 19,30 (2hrs) £9.00 (£6.00) Dates: 4 5 e 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 PHILOS - FUSIONS II St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street ♦ 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Lawrence Dunn (director) presents another eclectic programme featuring strings, mandoline, piano, marimba, flute, bass clarinets and African drums. Gabrieli, Dowland, Bach, Bizet, Ravel, Glass, Maxwell Davies and an instrumental suite from 'Sunset Song'

by Wendy Aug 13: 15.Weatherby.

00(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 PIANO FAVOURITES William Alexander St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 William Alexander (piano) plays music by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Aug 28: 14.3Debussy, 0 (2hrs) £7,Liszt 00 (£5.and00) Chopin.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I i 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4

THE PIPING SCENE Royal Scottish Pipers Society St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E3 This is a society for amateur pipers based in Edinburgh with traditions going back 150 ] years.

Aug 30,They Sep will 2: 20.perform 00 (I hr 45miScottish ns) £6.0airs0 (£4.and00) a wide variety of music on the Scottish pipesJ 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PLUCK Pluck Metro Gilded Balloon @The Reid Hall.Bristo Sq • 0131 668 1633 » Grid Ref: F5 Sold-out Edinburgh 2003 and Adelaide Fringe 2004. 'Indecently gifted' ***** Adelaide ij Advertiser. Witty, inventive string trio Pluck entertain with their infectious antics and ,1;: superb musicianship. Join them for totally unpredictable musical arson! 'Totally 'jj| engaging' 17.Scotsman.

Three Weeks.

Aug6-7: 0(Ihr)27-29: £4.'5M0 agnificent' £10.

Aug8, 13-15,16-17, 200-22, Aug 9-12, 19,23-26,30:17.017.0(Ihr) 00 (I hr) £9.00(£9.

00 (£8.00)00) WHai Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square •0131 662 8740 » Grid Ref: F5 J Aug 22,28-29: 14.30 (Ihr) £10.00(£9.00) 17 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 ; j Aug 25: 20.00 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 KARINE POLWART Roots @ The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 '... Songwriter of rare power... her penetrating, understated brilliance with words and melody can give a single line of velvet-voiced metaphor the ability to raise neck hairs'25:Mojo.I9.0Wistful, wise.00) One of Scotland's finest acoustic roots artists.

Aug 0(lhr I Smiwitty ns) £10.and00 (£8.

7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i THE POOZIES Spiegeltent International (UK) The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens« 0131 662 8740 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 Since the early 1990s they've remained impressively at the forefront of the folk/ro music scene. 'No other UK band... can match their combination of diverse, challenging repertoire; beautiful, layered vocal harmonies; intricate, virtuosic instrumentals' Aug 21 -22: 20.00Iri(Ishrh Echo, I Omins)New £ 10.York.

00 (£8.00) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 PRIMADIVA - THE ONLY SOUND St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 » Grid Reft The sensational singing and exquisite blend of voices in this female trio - from c musicals and Celtic folk-songs - is unsurpassed. PrimaDiva continue their sell-out tour, Aug 24,featuring 26: 1130songs (Ihr) from £7.00(£5.recent 00) CD with Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 PTARMIGAN PLAY CELTIC Ptarmigan Thistle Edinburgh, 107 Leith Street« 0870 333 9153 • Grid Ref. D5 An evening of songs, foot-tapping jigs and lively reels as folk band Ptarmigan explor their Scottish and Irish roots. Enjoy this local band performing some fine live traditional Aug 26-27: music.

20.00 (2hns) £7.00 (£5.00) , 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i PUNCS (POONCH) Puncs(Poonch) Studio 24,24-26 Calton Road • 0131 558 3758 • Grid Reft D6 Fruitpunch from Hungary, Balkan ice cream. Mixed world in a powerful rock fomi from a solid background of jazz as projected through an impressive young violinist : and energetic Aug 14-26,28-30;vocals.

2230 (I hr I Omins) £7.50 (£5.00) UKPren '8 9 10 iI 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

www.ediringe.com , QUIETLY FANTASTIC Kim Edgar St Mark's Unitarian Church. Castle Terrace •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Inspiring originals and delicate arrangements of contemporary pop, including Norah j Jones and Coldplay, from award-winning songwriter Kim Edgar. 'An oasis of I/ tranquility... wistful,delicate voice... delighted appreciative audiences' NEN. 'One I< Aug show20:not22.to30 be(I hrmissed' I Smins) £7.Journal 00 (£5.&00)Gazette.

Sep 3: 19.30 (I hr 30mins) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 RACHAEL PENNELL SINGS COLE PORTER Rachael Pennell Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 A de-lovely review of timeless Cole Porter classics. Performed by a delicious, expressive vocalist. Rachael Pennell and her band provide a delectable, aural treat.

'Aug One9-15: of the2250UK'(Ihr20mins) s finest jazz£7.singers' 50 (£5.50)LA Times, www.rachaelpennell.com FTCH Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i THE RAGE Dave Heath With The Paragon Ensemble Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Bad-boy virtuoso musician Dave Heath makes his point in unforgettable style, the salute...'

Augmusical 6-12: 20.equivalent 55 (I hr) £ 10.of00a(£9.two00)fingered Aug 13-14: 20,55 (I***** hr) £ 11.Scotsman 00 (£ 10.00)2003.

8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 RHYTHM SHARKS ^Caledonian Folk <£ Blues at the Guildford - 10th Anniversary Guildford Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St)«0131 556 4312 • Grid Reft PS Sandy Tweedale on vocals & guitar with Gary Martin on vocals & harmonica. Major idriving force of the Scottish Blues scene. On the bil with Yard of Ale. Sponsor: Caledonian Aug 19,21: 20.Brewery.

00 (4hrs) (Free Non-ticketed) JjlDates: 4 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 RICK MUCHOW AND SADDLEBACK GOSPEL CHOIR in Gospel Music Festival it Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 n Rick and Saddleback Choir for music to lift your spirit and bring your heart icloserto God. From Los Angeles, Saddleback Church is pastored by Rick Warren, author13:of20.The Purpose Driven Life. nAug 0(lhr30mins) iigg 16:14-15:I7.00I8.0(lhr30mins) 00(lhr30mins)£11.00(£10.00OS) 8 9 IQ I 12 13 14 13 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii Romantic Spanish, french and Italian song rew's and St George's at Festival Time iw's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Marcia McDougall (mezzo-soprano) and Alan Graham (piano) present a programme •>f songs by Granados, Obradors, Faure, Bizet, Scarlatti and Gluck. Piano works by jLhopin' t: will also form part00)of the recital.

15.00(Ihr) £7.00(£5. ; 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 IMANTIC VIRTUOSO lyn Steele : Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 i dedicated, inspired artist who gives deep insight into the soul of works by Haydn, Mtlendlessohn, Chopin, Liszt, Bartok, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Ravel and Debussy. Free HreviewAug 17. ns) (Free Ticketed) Aug 18: 19,30 (2hrs) £6.00 (£4.00) |. ug 17: 13.00 (40mi 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1 2 3 4 OYAL HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR ■estival ofYouth Choirs AYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 » Grid Ref:F3 ' AYO is delighted that Edinburgh's own Royal High School Choir will feature in the Festival ofYouth Choirs. Andrew Morley directs the 30-voice ensemble in a iogramme to include extracts(FreeTicketedSUDQ from Haydn's 'St Nicholas Mass'. ft>3: 1X30 (Ihr) £5.00(aSO) 7 8 9 10 II 12.13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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RSAMD JUNIOR ACADEMY ORCHESTRA NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 Young musicians travel from all over Scotland to study each weekend at the Junior Academy of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Come along and hear the Scotland' musical Augcream 23: 19.3of0 (2hrs) £8.0s0 (£4,young 00) (Free tickettalent! ed SUDC) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 RUTHIE AND THE JAZZBERRIES Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Retro lounge jazz and bossa nova from a honeyed voice admired by Wynton Marsalis. Performing with some of London's top jazz musicians. '... an oasis of class, style and sheer '... 5sultry-voiced... standing room only' Los Angeles Times.

Aug23-26: 23.45 fun' (Ihr)BBC. £10.00(£7.

0) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 SACRED AND SENTIMENTAL - AN IRISH MUSICAL EXPERIENCE St» Grid Patrick' Ref:s E6Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High Street * 0131 556 1973 Meloris are a gifted group of musicians playing Irish music, both sacred and sentimental the land £5.of0spirits Aug 19-20: 19,- from 30 (Ihr30mins) 0 (£3.50)and scholars.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 SALSA CELTICA The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens >0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Scotland's salsa sensations return... and we are delighted to welcome them back for three mind-blowing nights! 'A stunning marriage of musical styles... ' Scotsman.

Drag28-30: out your shoes£10.and00 (£8.get00)on down.

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 SANCTUARY 1 Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 A haunting soundscape of saxophone, church organ and singers combining to create j a world of extraordinary purity and emotional intensity. 'Spellbindingly sophisticated' JH Scottish15: Herald, '...a rare£8.treat' Aug 19,30 (Ihr45mins) 00(£6.Times.

00) WoHd Premiere Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4i SCENES OF CHILDHOOD St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 » Grid Ref: D4 A recital of works on the theme of childhood by Schumann (Scenes of Childhood and Album for the Young), Kenneth Leighton (Pieces for Angela), Bartok (For Children) (Children's Corner Suite) by Leon Coates - piano.

Aug 14: 12.and 30 (Ihr)Debussy (FreeNon-ticketed) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 i SCHUBERT IN B FLAT § St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time t St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 -< As part of his 10th year recital association with St Andrew's and St George's, London.ljJ based pianist Geoffrey Dancer presents Schubert's last piano sonata - written as the Hil composer12.3was Aug20: 0 (Ihr)coming £7.00(£5.to 0terms 0) with his final illness.

J|: Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 SCHUBERT'S SCHWANENGESANG Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000» Grid Reft D6 |j| International bass Brian Bannatyne-Scott returns for a third consecutive Canongate Is recital, accompanied by popular Edinburgh pianistAlan Jacques, with Ibert's song cycler^ 'Chansons de Don Quichotte' and Schubert's final song settings 'Schwanengesang'. jjf Unmissable!

Aug 21: 17.00 (I hr I Smins) £8.00 (£6.00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 123:!;, SCHUMANN, FINZI AND COPLAND St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D* Geoffrey Madell (baritone) and Alan Graham (piano) return to perform Schumann's Eichendorff 'Liederkreis', op.39, together with songs from Finzi's Hardy settings, Eartl' Air and Rain, concluding Aug21: 1230 (Ihr) £7.00(£5.with 00) the first set of Copland's 'Old American Songs'. ■ 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SCOTLAND'S VOICE The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square ■ 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Presenting a treasury of Scots traditional ballad and song featuring Maggie Maclnnes, darsach and Gaelic song, Cy Laurie accompanied by 'Scotia' singing the big ballads, ancL aAugcappella 11 -12,group 21 -22: 'P19.alaver' 00 (I hr, Chris I Smins)Miles, £ 10.0Maureen 0 (£8.00) Jelks, Barbara Dymock and Aileen Cani (jT 17 8 9 -10 -11 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 A SCOTS MEASURE The Magdalen Chapel, 41 Cowgate « 0131 220 1450 « Grid Ref: E5 Enjoy an evening of traditional Scottish music with Rosemary McKerchar and Ian Inglis. The evocative sound of the darsach is combined with voice and recorders ini z lively11,musical from £8.Shetland Aug 14: 20.journey 00(lhr45mins) 00(£6.00)to the Borders.

7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 1 4 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CHORUS Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Reft E5l The acclaimed SCO Chorus performs music from Scotland and America, featuriiji spirituals by Tippett, Burns settings by Rory Boyle and songs by Copeland. Perfajl entertainment for a summer evening in the atmospheric surroundings of Greyfriars19.3Kirk.

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24 hour Box Office a www.edfringe.com SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA IN THE PARK Ross Theatre, Princes Street Gardens (West) • 0131 228 I 155 * Grid Ref: D3 Edinburgh's great orchestra launches the Arts for Life Festival with a major concert; performing Maxwell Davies'An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto (soloist Nicola Benedetti), Beethoven's 7th Symphony. Conductor Christopher Austin.£12.00 (£10.00) Aug 6: 19,30 (2hrs) Dates: 4 5« 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 I, SCOTTISH CLARINET QUARTET St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street -0131 225 3847 - Grid Ref: D4 Scotland's foremost quartet returns to the Fringe with an exhilarating programme featuring music from Byrd to Benny Goodman. 'Brilliant entertainment of serious quality' Senay Boztas, SundayTimes. 'This youthful quartet completely captivated the audience' Aug 22: 15.Courier 00(Ihr) £7.& Advertiser.

00(£5.00) ! 1 Dates: 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 4 SCOTTISH GUITAR QUARTET The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 I This is one of the finest guitar ensembles in the world with each being an t accomplished composer. They create unique soundscapes, weaving an eclectic j| tapestry of expressive and elegant serenity with Celtic, Classical, Jazz and WorldII! Aug music27:strands.

19.00 (I hr I Smins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) I Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 ISERENATA - A GUITAR SERENADE Megovia Guitar Trio I; They would travel the world and gain admiring audiences anywhere... exceptional' Times.19-21: 'Sumptuous J: Aug 13.00 (SSmientertainment ns) £7.00 (£6.00)****' Scotsman.

•pa. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 ■ jsHOOGLENIFTY .}':The Famous Spiegeltent,George Square Gardens • 0131 662 8740 * Grid Ref: F5 [Beneath the folky-looking exterior of 'acid croft' ambassadors, Shooglenifty, lurk [electric guitar, samples and programming alongside 'real' percussion and the finest .traditional tunes. Dazzling, multi-layered intricacy and intoxicating grooves deliver a (pure musical19-20,experience jAug 12-13, 24-25: 21.3which 0 (Ihr isIQmi'stillns) the£10.original 00(£8.00)and the best' Scotsman. [pates: 4 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i MBHOSTAKOVICH AND TIPPETT Socket 0871 750@ Demarco 0077» GridRoxyReftArtE6House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI opportunrty to hear Shostakovich's Double Quartet alongside his eight quartet [de[dedicated to the memory of victims of fascism and war) and Tippett's second [juartet, duringns) £7,WWII, Vug9-11:written 16.20 (SSmi 00(£5.to50)which he was a conscientious objector.

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i JIMONTHOUMIRE, DAVID MILLIGAN, CORINNA H HEWAT 1 he Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square ♦ 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Taditional and original music from Scotland featuring three tri' (musi cians acknowledged as amongst the finestandofbeyond, the contemporary Celticwonderful music icene.

Concertina, piano, harp and vocals. ' D azzling music making' Scotsman.

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THE SINATRA YEARS The Queen s Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 Acclaimed singer Todd Gordon and top musicians perform an inspired selection of classic songs from the era when Sinatra was king. 'Masterful Sinatra tribute' Independent; 'Spine-tingling' Sinatra Music Society; 'Great performance!' Dionne Warwick.

Further details: www.toddgordon.com Aug 00 (£ 12.(ta5bl0)e(tseatablse)seat£ 12.s)0£0 12.(£ 10.00 0(£0)10.(st0a0)l s)(stal s) Aug 21:15: 22,19.3300 (I(I hrhr SSmi 30minnss -- inoncliunditenrvalg in)te£rval14.)0£0 14.(£ 12S0) Dares: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 THE SOFT SHOE SKIFFLE BAND Brodies Coffee House, Ottakars Bookshop, 57-59 George St • 0131 220 2943 » Grid Ref: D4 Skiffle was fun! Come and hear again 'Putting on the Style', 'Tom Dooley', 'My Old Man's a Dustman' and many more by Lonnie Donegan and others. We might even have 16-21: a washboard Aug 19.30 (2hrs)and£7.tea-chest 00 (£6.00)bass!

Dares: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 bi 12 3 4 SOLAS IN CONCERT The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 The classic Irish-American supergroup make their Edinburgh debut at the Queen's Hall. Seamus Egan leads this quintet of stellar traditional musicians who have redefined boundaries of Celtic Aug 24: 20.the30 (2hrs) £14.00 (£12.

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SONGS OF JACQUES BREL Micheline Van Hautem Assembly @ St George’s West, 58 Shandwick Place *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 Micheline Van Hautem gives Brel's songbook the mother and father of all blood tranfusions. 'It's an astonishing interpretive tour de force' Herald. 'Tremendously powerful. s a gorgeous Aug 12-19,It'226-29: 3-25, 322.0: 322.0 3(Ihr0 show' (I IQmi hr lOnmis)Scotsman, n£11. s) £010.0 (£10.

00www.michenscene.com (£9.00)00) Aug 20-22, Dates: ■45678 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SOPHISTIFUNK City Nightclub (DJ John Hutchison) City Edinburgh, I a Market Street » 0131 226 0000 « Grid Ref: D5 DJ John Hutchison plays funked up R 'n' B, bootlegs and uplifting house remixes to a beautiful s busiest Aug 7,14,2crowd.

1,28, SepEdinburgh' 4: 2Z30 (4hrs 30mins)Saturday £8.00 night UK Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 THE SOUND OF GOD St• Grid Patrick' Ref:s E6Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High Street • 0131 556 1973 Sacred music through the ages, sung in the unique and haunting style of Noirin Ni Riann and A.AugM.E12-14: .N. From Hildegard 19,00(Ihr lOmintos) £8.Sean-Nos. 00(£4.00)Come and be enchanted by the sound of God. Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR Assembly @ St George's West Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 Soweto Gospel Choir returns with a brand new show of tribal, traditional and popular African gospel. Experience the rich harmonies, earthy rhythms, a capella and charismatic performances of this internationally renowned sellout sensation. ***** Sunday Herald.

Aug (I hr) noon £ 10.0(I0 hr)(£9.00)AugAug Aug 6-12: 14,20-21,19.3207-28: 20-22,13-19, 26-30:23-25:19.3019.(I3hr)0 (I£hr)12.£0011.(£011,0 (£00)10.00) Dates 56 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

SPEM IN ALIUM AND OTHER CHORAL MASTERPIECES Ex Collegia Cantabrigiensi Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Forty former choral scholars of Cambridge University unite to give a rare performance ofTallis' 40-part Spem in Alium. More sublime music follows, including the Augbeautiful 13-14: 20.Requiem 00 (2hrs) £6.by00French (£3.00) Impressionist composer Durufle.

7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SPIRITUAL SOUNDS OF THE ACADEMY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Classics @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 With strong, dynamic, spiritual and a variety of dramatic sounds from Asia. Blow away your routine life with these authentic sounds by 8 Korean percussionists and have an experience of magic sounds.

Aug24: 14.30 (Ihr30mins) £5.00(£4.

00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 STAFFORDSHIRE YOUTH RENAISSANCE AND RECORDER ENSEMBLE 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross •0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 Playing a wide variety of Renaissance instruments and performing mostly in costume, I the young musicians from Staffordshire present an evening of Renaissance music, dance Aug 26:and19.3song 0 (2hrs)- with £8.00a(£4.few00)surprises!

(Free ticketed SUDC) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I : STIMMUNG BY STOCKHAUSEN The Royal Scottish Academy of Music <2 Drama Smirnoff » 0870 745Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Written in the 1960s by avant-garde cult modernist composer Karlheinz Stockhausen (the godfather of electronic music), this piece for 6 voices is mesmeric, ^ spiritual, very cool. A great00)way to spend an afternoon, www.rsamd.ac.uk Aug 16-19:funny14.14,2200&(IhrSmins) Aug 20-21: (IhrSmins) £7.£7.0500 (£5. (£5.50) THE STREETS Ton the Fringe Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: F I Now on his second album, Mike Skinner aka The Streets is still unique in pushing London-based hip-hop vocals. Live, it is uncompromising and incendiary. With a ful live band is a trulyns)one-off Aug 28: 19.this30 (3hrs30mi £16.00experience.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SUNHONEY LITE Roots @The Reid The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Tonight - unplugged! This talented Scottish band has been dazzling audiences and critics with daringly experimental and brilliantly realised music. '... heavyweight collision between folk, rock, roots and dance floor influences' Scotsman. Features Aidan Aug 24:O'19.Rourke 00 (I hr I(Blazing Smins) £ Fiddles), 10.00 (£8.0A0)lyth McCormack (vocals).

Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 TAM WHITE... BLUES SURVIVOR Tam White Why Not Nightclub, 14 George Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D4 Something old, something new but, once again, always blue. Tam White and the Original Shoestring Band perform classics from Willie Dixson, Ray Charles, Big Joe j Turner Dylan.19,3Be0 (Ihr45mins) there - This£9.Is00(£7.

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Aug 11-14,and18-21: 0) 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311; Festival fashion: Check out our new clothing range at www.edfringe.com/shop

24 hour Box Office a www.edfringe.com TANDEM U; Caledonian Folk & Blues at the Guildford - 10th Anniversary Guildford Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 4312 • Grid Reft D5 Perthshire based duo with a refreshing approach to traditional & contemporary music.23-24:On 20.the00bi(4hrs) l with(FreeYardNon-tofiAle. Aug cketed)Sponsor: Caledonian Brewery.

Dates: 4 5 6 / 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 ■ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 j TANGALDO 1: Cameo Bar Hole | Cameo Bar Hole, 23 Commercial Street •0131554 9999 • Grid Ref: Leith I Tango meets jazz. An international band of musicians merges the passion romance of | j Tango with the excitement and unpredictability of jazz from Astor Piazzolla to Jf Aug innovative 8-21: 20.originals.

00 (I hr 30mi'Punchy, ns) £8.0entertaining 0 (£6.00) and full of light and shade' Guardian.

THETANNAHILL WEAVERS JiRoots @The Reid h The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square * 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 I] Traditional Scottish music at its best. As tight and versatile as any band in the Celtic H; music scene, the Tannahills can summon rock 'n' roll intensity or haunting J introspection. 'An especially eloquent mixture of the old and the new' New York Times.

Aug 14: 19.00(Ihr ISmins) £I0.00(£8.Q0) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TAO- BEAT OF THE GLOBE j Too \ssembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place •0131 226 2428 ♦ Grid Ref: E2 More than I million people have seen Tao in Japan. Sensational, sublimely beautiful, this enthralling musical without words will resonate into your soul. An unrivalled Hdrumming spectacular18.- 0don' ‘ jg 6-12, hr)t miss ££II50(£I 11.5this 0 (£10.exhilarating 01.0)00) world premiere. uAug 13-15,16-19, 20-22,23-25: 26-30: I8.00(I0(lhr) WoHd Premiere • EE31 178 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE TAYLOR WILSON - ROBERT MELLING DUO pt Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time 5t Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 iternationally acclaimed artists Taylor Wilson (mezzo-soprano) & Robert Melling ano) return with a fascinating mix of songs - Sibelius and Debussy, John Rose's is from the Chinese' (I st performance) - and piano music by Rose and g 16: 14,30 (2hrs) £8.00 (£6.00) WoHd Premiere 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 FERRAFOLK ,J Ipiegeltent International (UK) 1'he Famous Spiegeltent,1 George Square Gardens •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 irab the image of 'folk and make the musical equivalent of animal-shaped balloons torn it A repertoire of Balkan, Russian, gypsy, Irish, Jewish, jazz and classical tunes, <ed with gg 14,15-17: 18: 21.20.mad3000 (I(Ihrimpromptu lOmi Ominns)s) £l0.comedy.

00(£8.00)These boys from Slovenia - totally brilliant! hr I g 16-17: 18.30 (Ihr lOmins) HE THREE GEORGIANS e Three Georgians [|'7jgwam theatre.com, Bristo Square •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 derful combination of popular arias, jazz classics and Georgian folk songs from ' (e big voices and larger than life personalities of tenor Romeo Levani and bass :j. 'ivid Jokaeze, with Irma Shapbearshvele on piano - all from the deeply musical jHintry ig 19-22:of Georgia.

12.30 (Ihr35mins) £ 10.00 (£7,50) " L45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 < Lost In the city?

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OUR RENOWNED ANNUAL COMEDY EVENT featuring Bootliby Grraffoe as compere ‘One of the funniest comics in the land' (The Guardian) Adam Hills ‘A\n hell, just go see him alright’ (The Metro) Antonio Forcione ‘A one-off musical sensation. Unmissable’(the Scotsman) plus very special guests The Assembly Rooms Wednesday 18 August 2004 Midnight Tickets £13 (£11 concessions) For tickets call 0131 226 2428 For information call 0131 466 6200 U Win Tin, 74, is a talented journalist and writer from Myanmar (Burma). He was jailed for 20 years simply for standing up for human rights.

Free U Win Tin now www.uwintin.org | Your support for this event wil help Amnesty I international campaign for the release of human ■* rights defenders worldwide. www.amnesty.org.uk/join BSL interpreters at this show All profits go to Amnesty International

fU TRACHTENBURG FAMILY SLIDESHOW PLAYERS Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St» 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 TheTrachtenburg Family Slideshow players are an indie-vaudeville conceptual pop band. They find vintage slide collections at thriftstores then turn these slides into pop-musical exposes. Jason plays piano/guitar/vocals,Tina Pina: slideshow, Rachel Pina (aged drums/vocals.

Previews10)1Aug 4-7: IS.15.3355 (I(Ihr) hr) £5.000(£7.50) Aug8-12, 6, 18-19: Aug 13-15,20-22: 15.35 (Ihr) £10.£9.000(£8.

50) FTHH Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 2728 29 30 31123-1 TRANSLUCENCE The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 10 years after his death, the hard-hitting poetry of iconic film-maker Derek Jarman's (Carravaggio, Jubilee etc.) final months is presented in a stunning and controversial new 9:musical Aug 19.00 (Isetting hr I Sminbys) £Donna 10.00 (£8.McKevitt 00) (ex Miranda Sex Garden) and Ensemble.EL~H Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 TRIPLICITY St Andrew's & St George’s Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Enjoy a seductive blend of duets, songs and arias woven together with poetry and prose from Frances Cooper, Anne Lewis and Colin Dundas (piano). Let music from Handel20: to14.3Hoagy Aug 0 (2hrs)Carmichael £8.00 (£6.00) envelop you in the 'Language of the Night.'

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 20TH CENTURY MASTERPIECES: CONFLICT, HOPE AND JOY The Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Explore Barber's famous 'Adagio' and Shostakovich's music in this soulful, thoughtprovoking recital, with award-winning violinist Simon Hewitt Jones and his ensemble.

'A born performer - a name to watch' Croydon Advertiser. Programmes/discounted tickets Aug 10:at19,www.violinmp3.com 00 (I hr 20mins) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 11 -13: 12.15 (I hr 20mins) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3. i 2 3 4 St Mark's Unitarian Church,CastleTerrace»0131 226 0000» Grid ReftE3 Aug 14-15: 15.15 (Ihr20mins) £7,00 (£6.00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 2 MANY DJS FEATURING SOULWAX, LCD SOUNDSYSTEMANDTHEVON BONDIES •Edinburgh Grid Ref:FICom Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd.Slateford • 0870 169 0100 2 Many DJs are at the forefront of cut-and-paste Djing. Backed up by an eclectic mix ofAugbands this nas)truly 25: 19,to30make (5hrs30mi £15.0one-off 0 night.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 UNDERBELLY LIVE Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Live music at the heart of the Fringe. Big bands, new names, the most intimate of venues. It's not all about stand up and Shakespeare! Ring box office or check www.smirnoffunderbelly.co.uk Aug 7-29: 22.30 (3hrs) £10.00 for full list of acts.

Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 3 234 THE UNFORGETTABLE RTO Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 The Really Terrible Orchestra once heard is rarely forgotten. But once does not seem enough for the many fans of this cult orchestra. Don't miss the best (unintentional) Sep 4: 17.00(Ihr)musical £3.00(£2.joke 00) in town.

World Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CHAPEL CHOIR, DURHAM NAYO Festival ofYouth Choirs NATO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 NAYO proudly welcomes the University College Chapel Choir, Durham, who will 11 perform George Shearing's 'Shakespeare Songs',Tippett's 'Five Negro Spirituals' and fl Parry's 'S12.ongs30 (Ihr) of Farewell'

by David Jackson.

Aug21: £5.00(£2.5conducted 0) (FreeTicketedSUDC) H8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 : VARDOS Spiegeltent International (UK) The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens * 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Wild gypsy trio,Vardos, have travelled across the seas via Hungary to bring you s show of passion, vibrant music like you've never seen before - driven by violin chased by accordion Aug 9-12: 18.30and(I hrdouble I Omins)bass! £8.00 (£6.200300) sell-outs - don't miss!

8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 VASCO DA GAMBA Vasco da Gamba Purple Venues at L'Attache, 3 Rutland St • 0870 747 9837 • Grid Ref: E2 Something different. Four-piece from Perthshire play acoustic folk-funk. Song-based material Aug9-13:with 22.30Celtic/Latin/Arabic (Ihr) £6.00(£4.00) flavours. Come on in!!

FIHH 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 VINTAGE CONCERT St Clements' Wind Ensemble Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 Vintage concert - discover the finest in wind ensemble music across the centuries.

Thirteen musicians will treat you to the beautiful Serenade and Suite by Richard Strauss other favourites Aug 17: alongside I7.00(lhr40mins) £4.00 (£2.00)by Carl Nielsen and Gordon Jacob.

8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 VOICE! St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street •0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4| One of the UK's most exciting duos perform a stimulating programme of works by Saariaho, Prokofiev, Bartok, Debussy and a world premiere of a work by Oliver Searle.25: A19.concert Aug 30 (2hrs) exploring £9.00 (£7,00)the 'voice' of the flute, past and present World Premiere 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 VOICES OF JOY A rare opportunity to enjoy a wider selection of music from this widely acclaimed and successful Edinburgh choir. Come and hear a sparkling variety of music from their CD. £8.Conducted Aug 14:newest 13.00(Ihr) 00(£6.00) by Jenny Sumerling.

8 9 10 II 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 WALKABOUT BAR Party at the Walkabout every night with live music including soloists, bands and DJs. Awesome up to the minute tracks as well as your old faves. Dance the night away into the Aug 1,6,8early ,11-13,hours.

15,18-20,22,25-27,29,Sep3: 20.00(5hrs) (FreeNon-ticketed) Dates: 456 8 Q 10 11 12 13 K II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 3 EDDIE WALKER Caledonian Folk <£ Blues at the Guildford - 10th Anniversary J Guildford • Grid Ref:Arms, D5 I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 4312 | Astonishingly versatile English guitarist/vocalist Great interpreter of Ragtime & j Blues, Hillbilly & original material. Has toured world's top venues in Europe, New Zealand Aug 26-27:& the 20.00Far(4hrs)East(FreeOnNon-ttheicketbil ed)with Yard of Ale. Sponsor: Caledonian Brewery^ Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3- 12

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i THE WARSAW VILLAGE BAND The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 I Fabulous world music hybrid band from the stable of Spiegeltent discoveries, t Winners of BBC Radio 3 World Music awards, this is another special outfit that will make your hair stand on end and goose your goose bumps!

1 Aug 9: 20.00 (I hr I Omins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 I WARZYCKI PIANO RECITAL St Andrew's & St George’s Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Stefan returns with a programme of major piano works, which includes Mozart's Variations on a Theme of Gluck, Beethoven's Sonata in E minor, Op. 90, Chopin's 4th I Scherzo, Aug 21: 19.Schumann' 30 (2hrs) £9.s Kreisleriana 00 (£7.00) and Liszt's Mephisto Waltz.

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 I WEST OF SCOTLAND SCHOOLS CONCERT BAND 1 NATO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 f The incomparable West of Scotland Schools Concert Band return under their « founder conductor, Nigel Boddice. 'This was an excellent concert and the players seemed much as(FreeticketedSUDC) the audience' www.edinburghguide.com 2003.

Aug30: to1230enjoy (Ihr)it£5.as00(£250) 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 [WEST OF SCOTLAND SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA ^ NATO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 The talented West of Scotland Schools Orchestra returns to Edinburgh for the 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras with a programme that includes Rachmaninov's beautiful Symphony. concert' www.edinburghguide.com 2003.

Aug 30:Second 19.30 (2hrs) £8,00 (£4,'A00)most(Freeenjoyable ticketed SUDC) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 IlMIKE WHELANS

THE WRIGLEY SISTERS The Famous Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 With only guitar and fiddle, '...put their own spin on traditional jigs and reels' Denver Post. 'Bending traditional tunes to jazzy,tonal surprises,they keep crowds guessing... double23: the18.3pleasure...

Aug 0 (I hr I Omins)two£10.for00 (£8.the00)price of one' Santa Cruz Metro.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 YARD OF ALE

Probably Scotland's best acoustic pub band, music spans 30 years incl. Folk, Skiffle & Country. Anchoring event for 10th year. The band: Peter Gillan, Colin Mackenzie & Alistair Aug 19-28:McDougald.

20.00 (4hrs) Guests (Free Non-tfeatured icketed)nightly. Sponsor: Caledonian Brewery.

Dates:45678 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF ANDALUCIA NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 Joining us from sunnier climes at the 25th Festival of British Youth Orchestras is the Youth Orchestra of Andalucia, who will perform 'The Planets' by Holst, Haydn's Trumpet

by Spanish Aug 19: 19.Concerto 30 (2hrs) £8.and00 (£4.music00) (Free ticketedcomposer SUDC) Jose Zarate.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 ZERO? Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd, Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: FI Having created a name for themselves with some stunning remixes, they formed a full live band and came up with two stunning albums. Mixing electronica with jazz and for a nunique Aug world 13: 19.3beats 0 (3hrs30mi s) £16.5dancey 0 chilled out sound.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 THE ZUTONS The Liquid Room, 9 Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 references from sources as widespread as Frank Zappa and The Strokes, their lx Boys of the Lough/Vindscreen Vipers Skiffle Group. Incredible 'One Man Blues Taking album 'Who Killed The Zutons' is rapidly becoming one of the albums of the year.

Band' - not to be missed; guaranteed to bring the house down! On the bil with Yard Along with19,0The of" Ale. Sponsor: Caledonian Brewery.

Aug 24: 0 (3hrsCoral, 30mins)redefining £ 10.00 the merseybeat. ig 20,28: 20.00 (4hrs) (Free Non-ticketed) Dat e s : 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 «: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 VHISTLEBINKIES WITH CARLOS ARREDONDO Only trust the experts? >t Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Check out show reviews and star :ottish traditional music old and new - beautifully blending pipes, harp, fiddle, viola, s, concertina and voice - is joined this year by the Chilean songs of special guest ratings at www.edfringe.com irking a 30 year association, www.whistlebinkies.net 28: 19.30 (2hrs) £8.00 (£6.00) M0 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i *AY WILSON Gillian Elisa i he Lighthouse,32-34The Shore • 0131 554 9465 • GridRef-Leith rfter selling out 13 nights in 2001, Genesis and Stiltskin frontman Ray Wilson is back the Fringe. Performing songs from the world of Genesis and his own unique Mrs OWI^ive/jT^ ureer including and friend jug 10-12, 14,17-19,the21,number 24-26,28:one20.0single 0 (2hrs)Inside. £ 10.00 (£7.50) "A Handbag of Hwyl jtes:45678 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 Featuring Jo's Heatwave OMWORRALL 6.45pm £6.50(£5.50.)1 14/15 ihe Zoo ©Three Sisters,The Three Sisters Pub, Cowgate • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ret E5 VENUE 39Aug 04 ' : tung, talented jazz pianist and singer makes his Fringe debut Tom plays great blues limbers and jazz standards with an emphasis on improvisation. Enjoy great music at on the Royal Mile ., nchtime Three£5.Sisters.

Ig23-28: at13.the30 (Ihr) 00(£3.00) 3 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 A... MY NAME IS ALICE Arts Educational School Tring Park Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476- Grid Ref:D5 American review musical portraying women as friends and foes, parents and children, lovers and losers. Songs and sketches, poignant and comedic, performed by five incredibly talented graduating students of acclaimed drama school Arts Educational Tring Park. 1215 (Ihr30mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Aug 23-28: ,78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ANNIE Tempo Musical Productions St Oswald's Hall, Montpelier Park • 0131 220 3234 • Grid Ref:H2 Following 2003's sell-out 'Cabaret' and January's 'storming success' with 'Annie', Tempo returns by popular demand, with their sparkling presentation of this favourite of musicals. 'A real treat all round... easily surpasses the professional touring production. '*2***' Eveningns)News.

Aug 5 (2hrs30mi Aug 21:17-21:14.219.5 (2hrs30mi ns) £10.00 (£7.50) ?8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i ANTHEMS FROM THE WEST END Kurt Stevens Outhouse Cafe Bar - Dietrich Lounge Upstairs, 12A Broughton St Lane 0131 478 7435 / 0131 557 6668 • Grid Ref:C5 With his emotive and powerful voice, Kurt Stevens performs unique and exciting interpretations of a diverse range of musical theatre classics in this intimate show.

Internationally renowned Aug 18-22: 20.00(Ihr) £9.50(£8.pianist 50) Tom Finlay provides the backdrop. World Premiere 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i BABES INARMS American High School Theatre Festival Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 Grid ReftES From Georgia, Harlem High School brings you this Rodgers and Hart 1930s musical which revolves around a group of teenagers who are overworked and underpaid in a summer Songs£6.include Aug 9:10:18.16.theatre.

1515(Ihr30mins) 00 (£4.0'0)My Funny Valentine' and more!

Aug (Ihr30mins) Aug Aug 14:12: 10.121515 (Ihr30mins) (I hr 30mins) I 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 BACH FOR BREAKFAST Early Music Maui Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 Grid Ref:E5 J.S. Bach's 'Coffee Cantata' is musical comedy at its best Meet Bach in person as h narrates his famous satire about a most naughty and scandalous addiction: coffee.

Served Aug7-15:up10.with00(Ihr)period£6.0instruments, 0(£5.00) free Hawaiian Kona Coffee and pastries. EES 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 BEAUTYTheatre AND THE BITCH Einekleine Company C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E5 Dirtier than Playschool! Funnier than Newsnight! The bastard children of cabaret and character comedy bring audio-fellatio to the discerning cynic. Saucy, sassy, satirical original songs. 'Hilarious... magnificently filthy' www.fringereport.com Wellaimed Eveningns) Standard, Aug 4-30:parody' 23.00 (SOmi £8.50 (£7.50)www.theatre.einekleine.com World Premiere • H2H :678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 BEST OF THE FESTIVAL MUSICALS Liquid Productions Sweet the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid onRef:E5 Can't decide what to see? Catch highlights from the best of this year's Fringe musicals, with selected songs from various shows. A different line-up each day, with luxurious surroundings Aug 6-14: ns) £6.and00 facilities! (£5.00) Aug 15-23:14.13.12.252550(55mi (SSmi Aug 24-29: (55minns)s) >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

BETTERTHAN LIFE Very Important Theatre Company The Lords of the Seven Fields Country Club are up in arms following the death of Lord LionfieldsV. 'Better Than Life' is a raucous new musical comedy written, composed Aug 16-21: and 17.00performed (I hr 30mins) by£5.0young 0 (£4.00)people from Wiltshire.

World Premiere 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1: i BURKE AND HARE American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref;H2 Edinburgh's early nineteenth century grave robbers turned murderers come to life ir this delightful musical romp through the seedy side of the city's past Murder, mayhem and memorable 'characters', mostly dead ones, guarantee a ghoulishly good time!

Aug9: 2525(Ihr20mins) £6.00(£4.00) Aug 10:12:10.20.2225 (Ihr20mins) Aug (Ihr20mins) Aug 13: 1225 (Ihr20mins) 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CABARET Deep Blue Theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E5 New Year 1937. Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub. For Sally Bowles and all Berlin, tomorrow can no longer be ignored and decisions must be made. The old celebrations Aug 4,6,8,10,1are2,14,over 16,18,- 2a0,new 22,24,party 26,28,is30:beginning.

18.00 (I hrA40mitrulyns) £9.unforgettable 50 (£8.50) evening. □ 8 ^ 10 12 3 14 15 16 7 18 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A CHORUS LINE American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road « 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref:H2 To celebrate its 10th Anniversary, AHSTF brings back its very first participant presenting this musical theatre classic. Energetic choreography and unforgettable songs, including students and Alumni from this critically acclaimed, four time Fringe participant Book early!£6.00 (£4.00) Aug 8:11:2215 (Ihr30inins) Aug 16.

1 5 (Ihr30mins) Aug (Ihr30mins) Aug 12:14: 20.18.1155 (Ihr30mins) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2! 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THE CITY CLUB Roll Your Own Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6!

Blues and boogie-woogie classics set against a film-noir tale of booze, junk, murder and corruption. Take a table, get a drink and watch the show unfold around you.

From Jack and the Space Vixens.

Previewsthe11Augdirector 4-7: 20.of138-19, 0Saucy (Ihr30mins) Aug 25,30: 20.£5.3000£(I10.hr530mi Aug 8-9, 13-14,-12, 20-22,15-16, 26-29: 20.3203,(Ihr30mins) 0 (£9.n0s)0)£9.50 (£8.00) Worid Premiere • I >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 |8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CLUEDO MURDER:ATTUDOR HALL Foot Productions Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref:E5 Colonel Mustard. Study, candlestick? You all know the game. Now see the show. || This musical is returning to the festival after last year's sell out-performance, but w aAugnew24-28: twist!I5.00(lhr20mins) £6.00 (£4.50) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3( COMPANY Leicestershire Youth Arts StGridAnn'Ref:E6 s Community Centre, South Gray's Close, Cowgate • 0131 557 0469 • A landmark in modern American musical theatre. Company is an unsentimental jiy exploration of marriage, friendship and loneliness. Boasting an unforgettable score jtttigi! including 'Marry Me a Little' and 'Being Alive', Sondheim's sophisticated musical |M . . remains ■■ Aug 10-21:as 20.bittersweet 00 (I hr 20miand ns) £6.original 00 (£4.0as0) ever.

CRAZY FOR American High YOU School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road ♦ 0131 447 01 11 |! The story of a 1930s playboy who only wants to dance. This 1991 Tony AwardjI winning comedyToisWatch based onOverGeorge Rhythm'24:musical and20.'ISSomeone Me'. and Ira Gershwin songs including 'I Got Aug20, (Ihr30mins) £6.

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0 0) Aug21: 14,15 (Ihr30mins) Aug23: 16.15 (Ihr30mins) ' Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4 .I About DARKTurn ANGELS 1 Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High Sf 0870 241 0136 ♦ Grid Ref-ES | When does attraction end and obsession begin? A heady concoction of betrayal, desire, i deceit, love and murder in this modem pop musical by the writer of critically acclaimed Dangerous 20.Games' Superbns) £8.script, Richmond Times.

1\i' 'Aug (I hr. '30mi 50 (£6.beautiful 00) songs... amazing production'World Aug 13-17: 18-25: 22.1155 (Ihr30mins) Premiere 378 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 | AN EVENING WITH BEATRICE LILLE Henley-off-Thames Productions l| ‘C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge ♦ 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Ref:D5 The hilarious Beatrice Lil e returns to earth on roller skates to delight audiences i with songs and stories of her remarkable career. Layne Littlepage stars in the iropean new5musical 15-30:premiere 20.30 (Ihr ofIQmia nbrand s) £8.50(£7.

0) from New York. European Premiere !THE FEAST OF LIFE: STORIES FROMTHE GOSPEL OF liLUKE High School Theatre Festival SAmericcm Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road ♦ 0131 447 0111 ♦ Grid Ref:H2 1 musical interpretation of the familiar and well-loved stories and parables from the iospel of Luke toldOmibyns)an£6.ensemble in an engaging and inspiring way.

Aug 00 (£4.24:00)18.3cast Aug Aug 20:23: 22.113030 (I(I hrhr II Omi ns) Aug 0 (I hr22:I Omi16.n3s)0 (I hr I Omins)

FIFE OPERA - SUOR ANGELICA BY PUCCINI St Andrew's and St George's at Festival Time StGridAndrew' Ref:D4s & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 After their success last year Fife Opera return to St Andrew's and St George's to perform, in English, Sister Angelica's tragic story of love and repentance set to Puccini's beautiful music.

Aug 26-27; 19.30 (2hrs) £9,00 (£7,00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 THE FIRST LADY Harlekyijn Holland <£ Queen OfThe Circus Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 Grid Ref:F5 It is a story sung and told, inspired by the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. It is a tale of loyalty, betrayal, covenants and survival. It is a tale of illusions.

Aug 6-12: 19.15 (Ihr I Omins) £10.00 (£9.00) UK Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2t 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 3 4 FOOD 4THOUGHT NPLS Spectrum Youth Theatre Company Augustine’s, 41 George IV Bridge » 08452 26 27 21 » Grid ReflES A delicious banquet of food-related sketches - some serious, most funny, but all containing a message. Accompanied by generous helpings of original live music and an incredibly talented young cast, F4T will leave you hungry for more!

Aug 25-28: 13.30 (Ihr) £7.50(£5.00) World Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 FOUR SETS OF LI PS: A TWO-WO MAN SHOW Luckylady Productions C central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:P5 Lust, Chocolate, Mating Calls and Mystique. Join Naava Piatka and Lucy Holstedt for a wild, witty romp through passions, placentas, politics and plastic surgery - with seriously funny songs, skits, dance and more.

Aug 6-30: 20,30 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere • H~Z1 Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Rose Tinted Productions presents in association ibsef Weinberger

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UTERATEtY.* Pod Deco, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) 4-29 Aug @ 5pm (not 17. previews 4-7) Tickets: 08707 557 705

f Venue 231 11/4rm @Greenside Starring 1 Royal Terrace, EH7 SAB Matt Tapscott as Hedwig Mel Farmery 0131 557 2124 Featuring LickasasYitzhak the Angry tn< I www.4rmpromotions.co.uk Directed by John Lynch Text - John Cameron Mitchell Music - Stephen Trask From Friday'6th - Saturday 14th August parental Ticket prices £8-10 www.hedwigandtheangryinch.co.uk for show infi

For all your Fringe tickets Call: 0131226 0000 GLORY OF GOTHENBURG -THE MUSICAL GRW Enterprises Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI 0871 750 0077 « Grid Ref:E6 Re-live the Glory of Gothenburg as three brothers follow Aberdeen FC on their way to winning the 1983 European Cup Winner's Cup. Replay the highlights to music of the day. Comedy musical and£I0.unashamed Aug28-30: 15.15 (Ihr45mins) 00(£6.0Q) nostalgia!

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 GREASE American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road-0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref:H2 Birmingham High, LA, California brings to Edinburgh those famous and lovable high schoolers in this classic American hit musical! Slick back your hair, grab your chick poodle skirt and all. Come£6.0sing along with the Graduating Class of 1959.

Aug Aug 20:21: 20.12.1155 (I(Ihr30mins) hr 30mins) Aug0 (£4.23:00)22.15 (I hr 30mins) Aug 25: 16.15 (I hr 30mins) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 2$ 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 THE GREENWORLD MUSICAL Greenworld Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0131 668 1633 Grid Ref:E5 Or 'Dizzy O'Storm and the Starbinger of Doom'. Epic fusion of live music, dance, drumming, rhyme, acrobatics and pageantry. Stomp meets Dr. Seuss for lentils and acid n fairytale00(Ihr) triumph£8.50(£7. of love over gluttony. Also suitable for children.

Aug i12-13: Aug 14: 15.015.0(Ihr) £7.50(£6.50) 50) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Aug 16-19,227-29: 3-26,316.0: 016.0(Ihr) 00(Ihr)£8.5£7.0(£7.50(£6.50)50) Aug 20-22, Dates: 45678 9 011 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 29 30

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GUYS AND DOLLS Blue Street Theatre C,Deep Chambers • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E5 Hit 1950s Broadway musical swings in characters in musical theatre. Here a high 5,- 7how n love?

Aug ,9,11,much 13,15,you 17,19,gonna 21,23,2bet5,27,against 29: 18.falling 00 (I hri40mi ns) £9,50 (£8.50) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 IS 26 27 28 29 30 3 HAIR Exadus Theatre Augustine’s, 41 GeorgeCompany IV Bridge ♦ 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Ref-ES The tribal rock experience. The age where it's more fun than ever to be stoned, j Trip with Exadus as they create a visual hallucination of war and destruction, which .j this weary17-22: whirling Aug9-15, 13.30square (Ihr) £8.globe 00(£6.keeps 00) seeing generation after generation. HSU1i; 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Rose Productions l/4rm Tinted @Greenside, lb Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 ♦ Grid Ref:C6 More roller coaster than Rocky Horror, more pertinent than Priscilla, better dressecja than Divine. Take a walk on the extreme wild side as Ms Hedwig spins your mind ||h and tears 00.your05 (Ihr45mins) heart apart£I0.Get00(£8.Hed00)now!

Aug6-14: QEUll z 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3: HONK! Leicestershire Arts Gray's Close,Cowgate *0131 557 0469 • Grid RefiEeJr'i StAnn's CommunityYouth Centre,South True beauty only lies plume deep, isn't that what they all say? But that's hard to remember when you're the ugly duckling tottering at the back of the troupe! Why H not waddle on down Aug 10-21: noon (Ihr) £6.to00this(£4.0humble 0) femily musical?

I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 HOWTO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY || TRYING Bablake at Diverse Attractions Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref:E4 A very funny script and some attraaive numbers by Frank Loesser (Guys and Dolla ensure that this sixties comedy remains satiric and entertaining, as romantic and career16-21: interests comically and£4.0colourfully collide.

Aug 15.15 (Ihr35mins) 0 .78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28.29 30 31 I LOVE YOU,YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE Hot Productions C too,Box St Columba' s by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E4 Missing 'Friends'? After the sell-out performances of 'Honk!', Hot Box Productions U returns with a hilarious joyride through the dizzying spectrum of modern male- |j female Featuring razor-sharp Aug 5-14:relationships.

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7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 INTO THE WOODS Shrewsbury School Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI 0871 750 0077 * Grid Ref:E6 Fringe First winners ('Sets new standards for any other musical' Scotsman) return with Sondheim's classic. Romance, fairytale, broken hopes and dreams. 'Though it's fearful,though though it'£10. s dark lose00)the path...'

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8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 IT COULD'VE HAPPENED ONCE UPON ATIME American High School Theatre Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road Festival * 0131 447 011 I • Grid Ref:H2 A hilarious adaptation of two of your favourite fairy tales with a funky new tvs Come join the chauvinist pigs, little red riding crop, golden locks and others. www.geocities.com/oakgrovedrama Aug hr I SmiISmins)ns)£6.0Aug 0 (£4.014:0) 16.Aug Aug 9:13:12.10.1515(I(Ihr 15 (I 11:hr I Smi14.1n5s)(I hr I Smins) 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

| JAZZMATAZZ I AH That1 Productions ; C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E5 A 1960s American cabaret bar. Four young hopefuls are on the brink of fame and il fortune. The liquor's flowin' and the tension's risin'. World premiere of this original I jazz musical - where dreams unfold and stories are told.

Aug4-30: 15.00(Ihr IQmins) £8.50(£7.50) (£6.50C) World Premiere •HSU 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JOBTHE HIP-HOP MUSICAL rFDLT Productions in association with Fringe Management Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref:F5 ,’j MCs Cain and Abel retell the Book of Job in this smash hit rocking Canada and the US. 'Believe the hype! *****' CBC. 'A hip-hop hit! *****' Toronto Star. 'Simply nil brilliant' NewYork Resident.

Aug 6-30: 14.45 (Ihr) £10.00 (£7.50) European Premiere * QSH H Dates 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE KING AND I I'Stoge 84 James Gillespie's High School, Lauderdale Street • 07785 244984 Grid Ref:H4 jAward winning company Stage 84, their 14th year at the Fringe, by popular demand, ■Mwil delight audiences with the spectacular hit musical The King and I. King of Siam ^appoints an English Governess to teach his children. Unmissable. Live orchestra, ui Aug 15 (2hrs30mins) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 10-14: 14: I4.019.0(2hrs30mins) Watas: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 34 Ikorean traditional performance s.'lkR/COREA |/4rm @Greenside, lb RoyalTerrace >0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref:C6 —tjExciting new work from Korea! Colourful, dynamic, arts based performance ofYeon 4|-lee using traditional Korean culture and fables. Exotic sound and motion will fil -Hiour senses and make you shudder in anticipation. Every scene will bring you to life! itWi (jiivww.

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0 0(lhr30mins) ; '.ug8-12: 14.00(Ihr30mins) £7.00(£6.00) . - jjfcug 8-12: 16.00 (I hr 30mins) World Premiere • EEHl 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 |j-ET IT BE DAWN IN THY HEART jj/oria Chamber Choir ie Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 id Ref:F6 [Orthodox early music hymns created by enigmatic monks are to awake dawn isciousness and remind a man of the sky up above. Wash, comb and make-up ir soul before the day starts. |frug 16-21: 9.30 (Ihr) £5.00(£3.50) UK Premiere 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 |MFE 101: SPRING IN LONDON ITR Productions

MARIO LANZA - HOLLYWOOD'S CARUSO Strictly Songtime l/4rm @Greenside, lb RoyalTerrace • 0131 557 2124 ‘ Grid Ref:C6 Greig WW. Hil and Anne Diack salute the Lanza phenomenon in songs on which he set his expansive mark. Celebrating the turbulent career of the original 'cross-over' singer16,-1enthralling, inspiring, publicly Aug 8,20: 20.15 (Ihr30mins) £8.00 (£6.acclaimed, 50) yet derided by the musical Worldfraternity.

Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I i 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 A NIGHT AT THE OPERETTA Strictly Songtime I /4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref:C6 Join Strictly Songtime's quintet of singers who revisit the enchanting, romantic melodies from a world full of lovers, heroes, heroines, ludicrous plots and sparkling gaeity Sunrises', 'G£8.olden . Premiere Aug 15,- 1'S7,oft19,2Morning 1: 20.15 (Ihr30mins) 00 (£6.Days' 50) and 'Glamorous Nights'World Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 5 16 1 7 18 1 9 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4 NUNSENSE The Little Sisters ofAngus I /4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace •0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref:C6 The hilarious cult musical comedy hits Edinburgh following a successful sell-out tour of the North East of Scotland. Disaster strikes the convent of Mount St Helens - five mad 7-10: fundraising Aug 18.10 (I'hrnuns'40mitons)the£6.0rescue!

0 (£5.00) It's A Riot! www.4rmpromotions.co.uk 0221 Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 OFSTED! THE MUSICAL Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 07792 119 086 • Grid ReftDS The cabaret of schools! The Les Mis of education! This new musical comedy follows the frantic attempts of a traditional headmistress trying to hide the horrifying truth about school19.from Aug 9-14,her16-20: 00(45miprying ns) £5.inspectors 00(£3.50) and a vicious politician.World Premiere •ECU Dates:4 5 6 ?8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 ONCE WERE FREE Demarco European Art Foundation with Neo Productions Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy Ref:E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI A story of the struggle between Colonial Britain and the mighty Zulu nation, from an author born and raised in Soweto. Created to celebrate 10 years of South African independence with music, Aug 14.20 (Isong, hr 30micostumes, ns) £ 10.00drama (£8.50)and dance. Worid Premiere Aug 9-14, 27-30:16-21, 12.4523-26: (Ihr30mins) Dates 454 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 I OR 2THINGS ABOUT US MFA St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E3 This world famous inclusive theatre company presents a piece that shows the different sides of its nature. Challenging and fun, it will leave you questioning what you thought you knew about(Free disability and inclusion.

Preview Aug 12-13:Aug19.11:30 noon(30mins) (Ihr30mins) £7.00 (£5.Tic0ket0) ed) World Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 PERSONALS srican Pie meets Friends... Anything could happen, and will, when a professor i th a hidden agenda and seven American university students discover neither life, Royal Holloway Music Theatre | or a study-abroad course, are as simple as they seem, C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 - Grid Ref:E4 w.jtrproduction.com metropolitan musical seeks fun-loving theatregoer for two hours of sassy and | Jg 9-14,16-21: 18.50 (Ihr45mins) £9,00 (£7,00) European Premiere •HSU Sexy melodic entertainment You'll be dying to get your hands on my second GSOH - I promise to make you smile! A rollercoaster through modern love experiences from 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 the riends'. £9.50 (£8.50) Augwriters 15-30: 18.of45'F(Ihr40mins) llTTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 nfor/ond Hamstrings Theatre Group ie Subway, 69 Cowgate (Under George IV Bridge) *0131 225 6766 |Hd Ref-ES I, * show that satirises science fiction, B movies, musical comedy and even Faust! At Festivei fashion: st that's what Howard Ashman, the author, says. All this and a man-eating plant Jjew you never see that in 'Groundforce'!

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 PIPPEN American High School Theatre Festival Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 Grid Ref:E5 'Once upon a time, the young Prince Pippen longed to discover the secret of true happiness and fulfillment'. 'Pippen', a hip, tongue-in-cheek fairy tale captivates audiences appeals to£6.the00 (£4. young Aug 20:24:14.and 116.5 (Ihr30mins) 00) at heart.

Aug 22, 1 5 (Ihr30mins) Aug 25: 12.15 (Ihr30mins) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 PUTTING ITTOGETHER Cambridge University Broadway Savoyards C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Ref:E4 At last, a revue that tells a story! Stephen Sondheim's unique and inventive musical includes a number from every score he has ever written. The Fringe premiere of this witty, yet ultimately moving Aug 5-30: 21.50 (I hr 20mi ns) £9.portrayal 50 (£8.50) of contemporary society.

OSP Dates 41678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET The University of Gloucestershire C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref:E5 The outstanding cult rock musical returns. A mad scientist, scary monsters, a spaceship marooned on a hostile planet and a galaxy of golden hits including 'Great Balls 15-21: of Fire'noonand(I'hrGood Aug ISminVibrations' s) £9.50 (£8.. 50)Early(£7.booking 50C) recommended.

Dates: 4 5 6 / 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM American High School Theatre Festival Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 Grid Ref:E5 Debonair bandit Disembodied head. Diabolical stepmother. Dimwitted henchman.

Determined-to-be-deflowered damsel. Lust, larceny and laughs abound in Pulitzer Prize winner Alfred Uhry's rousing, bawdy Tony Award winning feiry tale set in 18th century to genuine Aug 8: 20.Mississippi 15 (Ihr30mins) £6.00 (£4.bluegrass 00) music.

Aug 15 (Ihr30mins) Aug 10,14;116.2: 118.5 (Ihr30mins) Dates: 4 s 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Frankenstein Pub Company The World Famous Frankenstein Pub, 26 George IV Bridge *0131 622 1818* Grid RefiES Let the friends of Frankenstein entertain you in true Rocky Horror style. With live performances from Dr Frank 'n' Furter and guests, make sure you are part of this horror9,11,spectacular! and nprepare to beicketscared!

Aug 16,18,23,25,3Dress 0, Sep toI: 23.impress 00 (I hr 30mi s) (Free Non-t ed) Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK, LIVE! American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road • 0131 447 0111 ♦ Grid Ref:H2 A 1970s Pop Culture Phenomenon at the Fringe! The Emmy award winning Saturday morning cartoon series that taught the basics through clever pop tunes is sure to have you singing along and even enjoying your multiplication table. www.kiltedtrojan.com Aug (IhrlOmins) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug22:20: 10.14.1155 (IhrlOmins) Aug23: 20.

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THE SECRET GARDEN American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road« 0131 447 0111 ♦ This Tony Award-winning musical tells the story of Mary Lenox, an orphan who is sent to live with her grieving uncle. When Mary discovers Lily's secret garden, she restores life to(Ihr25mins) the garden£6.and Aug 00 (£4.the00)family.

Aug 22:21: 20.14.10.111555 (Ihr25mins) Aug23: (Ihr25mins) Aug 25: 1215 (Ihr25mins) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i SHOWTIME 2004 - MUSICAL REVUE Norfolk State University Players C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E4 A soulfully energetic tour of rhythmic African-American beats - exciting songs ranging from Bil ie Holiday to Beyonce. This fast-paced, foot-stomping, finger-popping jt revue will have the audience rocking in the aisles. Delivered with power by acclaimed Aug 5-14: 23.African-American 45 (Ihr ISmins) £8.Theatre 50(£7,50)Company from Virginia.European Premiere »H3H i il 78 9 I II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM Back To Bade Dundee Schools Music Theatre Stockbridge Parish Church, 7B Saxe-Coburg Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:B3 'Something for Everyone - A Comedy Tonight' (Sondheim). A contemporary version )#1 of this musical by a vibrant cast Six young people's take on 'Perfect Relationships' ir ' New York. and0the Aug9: 19.30The (2hrsoriginal ISmins) '£8.Sex00(£6.

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Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i THE SOUNDS OF PLAID The Buckley School Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy Ref:E6Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI After wandering the cosmos, a high school choir is given the chance to perform in 'Death' a knock-out show for the living. See Stuart Ross's student version of his hilarious 'Forever£6.0Plaid' Aug 9-14:hit17,musical, 50 (Ihr30mins) 0 (£4.0. 0) European Premiere • HE21; i; 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SPIKE:AN OPERA The Co-operative Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref:E4 |j Angie lives with Graham and their baby Caitlin. Isabel is a social worker. Brandon, | Pete and Phil are trouble. Drink, drugs and bad behaviour complete the show. That* is,until the17.council Aug9-14: 30 (Ihr)decide £8.00(£6,enough 00) is enough...

World Premiere»I Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i STREET OF SORROWS Carpe Diem Productions Stockbridge Parish Church, 7B Saxe-Coburg Street ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:B3 ; Based on events in plague-ridden Edinburgh, 1645, quarantined residents of Mary King's Close are left to perish in another powerful Peter D Robinson composition: love, 10-14: despair,20.passion, heart £7.rending (2002 Aug 00(lhr45mins) 00 (£5.melodies.

00) 'Carpe Diem ****' Evening WorldNewsPremier Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3u : TERRY PRATCHETTS ONLYYOU CAN SAVE MANKINIi* Broadhouse Productions Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 Is it aliens or mankind Johnny Maxwell is trying to save? Is it a dream, or is it real? :[ Whichever, it's exciting, in this topical, fast-paced and humorous new musical. Pre- | West PreviewsEnd.Aug 4-7: 215.3-25,45 (Ihr30mins) £5.00 £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 18-19, (Ihr30mins) Aug 8-13, 14-15,16,20-22, 26-29: 15.30:45 15.(I hr45 30mi ns) £ 10.50 (£9.00) Wot Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Remember... the Metro Fringe Box Office sells tickets for EVERY show

3HREE The Royal Scottish Academy <£ Drama Cowgate Central @ Cabaret Voltaire,of36Music Blair Street *0131 225 9744 i Grid RefiES Off-Broadway smash. New dark but funny musical conceived by Broadway legend l-Hal Prince (director:West Side Story, Phantom, Company), featuring music from irenowned new composers including Lawrence O'Keefe (Batboy). Theatrical (explosionAugof8:style17.3&0 (Ihr20mins) wit - with wings! £5.0000)(£4.www.rsamd.ac.uk 00) |Preview Aug 9-30: 17.30 (I hr 20mins) £7.00 (£5.

European Premiere • EEHI 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 BAR SOLO I, 1HREETheatre Envision Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Ref-ES Ifhe seductive world of modern city jazz: a session singer's life is shattered by the dark realities of blues by night Manchester-based international touring company Perform band.ns) This Aug 9-15:with 19.30a(Ilivehr 20mi £6.00is(£5.jazz00) today, www.envisiontheatre.co.uk World Premiere • BEI ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 w THE THREEPENNY OPERA VIATE Drama Workshop !t on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 Ref:E5 :, thieves and whores unite in seedy Soho to bring down the deliciously langerous 'Mac the Knife'! Corruption, comedy and chaos as physical theatre blends vith 15-17: dirty jazz-cabaret re-telling of a classic legend. hr 30mins)inn£6.s)this5£7.0 (£4.radical 50 (£5.

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TREADGOLD STREET I'he Latymer Company edlamTheatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref:F5 bllow Henry through the streets ofWest London one fateful evening. This Xtersweet new musical, by a highly acclaimed young company, combines lush Jelodies, stunning visuals, puppetry and poetic movement 'Treadgold Street' is total for everyone.

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World Premiere • EU] 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 RIAL BY JURY University Savoy Opera Group ^ diiInburgh Theatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref:F5 Gilbert & Sullivan masterpiece. Simply the best short musical show ever written. i>king fun at the legal system and resplendent with comedy, satire and great music, youthful, igperformed 9-14,23-28: by22.the 00 (35mi ns) £7.0talented 0 (£5.00) and critically-acclaimed EUSOG. HEH 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 384 kko M central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref-DS : s new multimedia musical staging of George Orwell's ' 1984', with an all-singing, allncing chorus of Proles as the mocking, anarchic underclass. In this optimistic sion, still futuristic as Orwell intended,Winston and Julia seem destroyed but blesj22-30: unknowingly show the way.50) 13.10 (IhrSmins) £7.50(£6.

World Premiere ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ENUS, MARS AND CHOCOLATE CAKE ibaract Productions entral, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:D5 jtbeat, witty, sassy. Two gorgeous women indulge in men, self-help and chocolate From Sondheim to Kander & Ebb, a rich slice of comedy and a fat dollop of saret Exceedingly g6-30:And15.30free(Ihr)cake! £7.50(£6.

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AVILLAGE FABLE American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road ♦ 0131 447 0111 • Grid RefiH2 Award-winning musical fable from Gardener's ’In The Suicide Mountains'. James Stil , music Michael Keck. Heroes, humour, heart! Thought provoking! Bonfires, armour, dance, superstition, quest, three lives intertwine 'in a village in the valley where the river runs16.dry' . lOmins) £6.00(£4.00) Aug20: 3300 (Ihr Aug 22: 18.

(I hr I Ominns)s) Aug Aug 25:23: 10.14.3300 (Ihr (Ihr II Omi Omins) Dates: i56?89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 THE WILD PARTY (ANDREW LIPPA) National Student Theatre Company (NSTC) supported by The Really Useful Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref:E5 Witty, dazzling, passionate musical with jealousy, mayhem and talent. A thrilling, steamy night of 1920s sex, drugs and excesses. Continuing our run of fine offBroadway triumphs Aug 9-15,17-22, 24-30:rarely 21.30 (Istaged hr 45miinns)Britain, £8.50 (£6.www.studentdrama.org.uk/nstc 50) HEB Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE WORLD GOES ROUND American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road ♦ 0131 447 0111 « Grid RefiH2 Featuring songs from their best works, including 'Chicago', 'Cabaret' and 'Kiss of the Spider Woman', this Kander and Ebb hit won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding and is an exhilarating celebration of life.

Aug 9:11:16.18.1515(IMusical hrhr30mi30mins)Revue Aug (I(Ihr30mins) ns)£6.00 (£4.00) Aug 12: 12.

1 5 Aug 14; 10,15 (I hr 30mins) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 3 4 THE WORLD GOES ROUND Uquid Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E5 Round off your day's Fringing with Kander & Ebb's best gems. An exhilarating mixture of laughter and tears, featuring songs from shows including Cabaret, Chicago, New4-16, York,18-30: New2145 York,(Ihr30mins) Funny Lady£9.and50 (£8.The50)Rink. Outstanding feel-good factor. HSU Aug Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 YOUNG KOSSACKS OF UKRAINE Barvinok C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref:E5 The critically acclaimed and internationally renowned children's folk dancing ensemble from the Ukraine make their Edinburgh debut Vibrant distinctive and highly professional - a dazzling show that's suitable for the whole family. For one week only -13.don' t miss!ns) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 15-21: 30 (SOmi UK Premiere Dates: 4 5 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234

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ABOUT FACE Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street *0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 i Angus takes his current love, Daniel, to his best friend's dinner party... Sexuality, j| fears and human frailties become unravelled in a modern-day 'Sartresque' productior»|| 'Hell...6-30:is noon other(I hr)people.'

Aug £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere • QHH !t: 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ABSOLUTE SACRIFICE The Blue Nightflies I /4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 Trapped. Confused. Terrified. What would you do? This dark tragicomedy provide^, a vivid portrayal of the subtle complexities of the human mind, exploring themes ol betrayal, solitude, trauma and ultimately escape. Hauntingly powerful... www.thebluenightflies.co.uk Aug23: 50) 00) Aug 24-30:20.120.0 (Ihr40mins) 10 (I hr 40min£4.s) 5£5.0(£3.00 (£4.

World Premiere :*=• , ? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ACTRESS, BACHELOR, CLERGYMAN, CHEAT Vanessa Stevenson Productions Sweet Ref: E5on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid The hottest sex you'll have, not between the sheets. Whip-cracking comedy; polished and sleek. 'Fatal Attraction'meets'91/2 Weeks'. Sacrilegious temptation, .if— revenge plotting, lies. She needs him; he wants her. Love's thin disguise. Believe 1 nothing... come.(I hr) £5.50 (£4.50) Preview AugJust6: 2220 Aqg7-29:2220 (Ur) £650(£5ii0) i,; ... WbridPiwtere»g^|^, 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE ADVENTURES OF DICK WOLFrTIMECOP Up Theatre Company Sweet Grid Ref:on E5the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Moustachioed time-travelling villains plan to take over History. One man is stupid enough to stand in their way - Dick Wolf:Timecop! Featuring talking bears, Helen d Troy' s plainer andns)a sugared Aug 7-15: 15.30sister (I hr I Smi £5.50 (£4.5pear.

0) World Premiere • FT.TJ I 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AFTER ANDERSEN Holy Show Theatre Company The Garage, Grindlay Street Court *0131 221 9009 • Grid Ref: E3 Energetic new Irish company presents a vibrant re-working of Hans Christian n 1 Andersen's fairytales brought vividly to life in a contemporary manner. This cast arail. averse14.to15 (Ihr30mins) making a holy£6.0show Aug:r22-30: 0 of themselves. w 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AFTER CHEKHOV Angela Barlow C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Lively one-woman play about Chekhov's actress wife. As Olga Knipper-Chekova i ll , prepares for a performance, the secrets of her unusual marriage to the far from ■l;i gloomy playwright are revealed. Wonderfully entertaining tour-de-force' Bath ft Theatre Aug 6,8,1Royal.

0,12,14,16,18,20: 13.10 (I hr Smins) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere • EESpi 8 ^ 10 12 13 14 ? 16 18 20 3 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30,31.

AISLE 16: POWERPOINT Aisle 16 Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:F5 Acerbic post-mortems on cultural road kil . Presents poetry as PowerPoint presentation to motivate fallen pop-idols. Wordsworth meets Enron with punchlirjl 'Young blades in open revolt against consumerism and celebrity... I loved it' K7 Scotsman.

'Poetry has00(Icome Guardian.

Previews Aug 4-7: 218.3-25, hr) 18.£4.of0500age' Aug 8-12, 1 5, 1 7-19, 3 0: (I hr) £7.

Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 18.00(Ihr) £8.00(£6.0500)(£5.50) World Premiere• HSjiEI»: Dates:4s678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS o 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

t 24 hour Box Office I at: www.edfringe.com ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS |ARGan4rts i Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace *0131 220 6109* Grid Ref: E4 lAdapted from Carroll's classic story, actors and puppets bring this enchanting world :i: to life. Come through the looking-glass into a giant chess game. See if Alice can [transform herself23-28:from14.pawn Aug 9-14,16-21, 20 (I hrto20miQueen... ns) £7.00 (£5.00) (£4.00 C) QEU <,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 ALIEN NATION 1<Meid for Theatre |l/4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace ♦ 0131 557 2124 • Grid Reft C6 . A brilliant, witty play that takes an offbeat glimpse at what lies hidden behind the < dosed curtain in any city. Written by Roderick Stewart. 'And they are all just loinpricks dark.' £6.00 (£4.00) jiftug 6-14: i20.n the 15 (Ihr30mins) L,es:45«78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 ALIENS ARE SCARY Host Universal Ltd for Cafedirect 5065 Lift at the Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Reft E6 | \merican efforts to drill for oil on a distant planet disturb the local residents, leaving he crew fighting for their lives. Funny scary sci-fi horror romp from award winning 1 \ug ramedy 4-16,writer 18-23,2Stephen 5-30: 20.3Keyworth.

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0) Worid Premiere • HSU .78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ALL SWELLTHAT ENDS WELL « i4| [riel Productions 1 ast-paced Shakespearean comedy from Cambridge University's 'inspired' Ariel : deductions (Varsity). Small-town girl pursues runaway hubby. It Must Be Love! But the Leader ofThe Pack ever Be Her Baby? 'Rattling good fun' (2003).£7.50 (£6.50) j liww.edinburghguide.com >ug 9-14,16-21: 13.25 (Ihr30mins) HZ3I ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 LTHE KING'S MEN: DUET |f/ The King's Men 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 fnsuite Lies' - Mandy's fragile open marriage arrangements are threatened by a pnquest's corpse in the bathroom. 'Eden's Itch' - Eve battles a single woman's most Lustrating affliction...Two wonderfully macabre black comedies about two ppressed 16-21:2women, }tfijgg 23-27, 9:15.0mi0 d(45mi nightn(Is)hr£3.45mi00 (£200) ns) £5.00(£3.50) World Premiere 37 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3, 1234 kLLTHE KING'S MEN: HAMLET/TWELFTH NIGHT M The King's Men ie 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref:P5 mlet is the most famous tragedy ever written;Twelfth Night is Shakespeare's most farklingly witty comedy. The same versatile cast perform both plays on different in anmiaccessible and nhighly theatrical experience!

16-21: dni18.g1ht5 (I(2hrsl5mins) hr 45mi s) £4.£5.0enjoyable 0(£250) J| jjuguigg 23-26, 00 (£3.50) 27: 18.219:5 (2hrs) 37 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 234 LPHAZETA (ubwest Productions IlkibWEST jjSrid Ref: B5@ Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place • 07720 285 550 in award winning writer Kevin Williams comes a battle of the sexes epic. Take a jl tal symphony with a cast of 50. This must surely be one of the most ambitious jjrjws of 2004 ig 22-28: 18.30and(2hrs)what£9.0the 0 (£7.Fringe 00) is all about World Premiere ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 Remember the Metro Fringe Box Office sells tickets for EVERY show

liRiTu? “A Great Venue with Great Acts" (Scotsman) 11.30am 2.20pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 3pm 3.30pm 3.40pm 3.45pm 3.45pm 4.30pm 5pm 5.05pm 5.20pm 5.25pm 5.45pm 6.25pm 6.55pm 7pm 7.10pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 8.15pm 8.15pm 8.30pm 8.45pm 9.05pm 9.30pm 9.35pm 9.50pm 10.25pm 10.45pm 10.45pm 10.55pm 11.10pm 11.45pm

Herbie Treehead’s Circus Workshop Movin’ Melvin Brown - Just Singing, Dancing and ., Herbie Treehead’s Dinosaur Circus The Dumb Waiter starring Andy Smart and Steve Steen Barbara the Vampire Slayer People Show 115 S, Nudge (with Special Guest Charlie Chuck) Noble and Silver - A Man Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players Sandals in the Bin - Adult Boarding Centre Mimirichi - Paperwork Stickmen - Year One .1 Trestle Theatre Company - The Smallest Person Laurence Clark - Jim Davidson’s Guide to Equality The Great Big Comedy Picnic Des Clarke Count Arthur Strong - Through It All I’ve Always Laughed Markus Birdman - One Step Beyond The Andy Warhol Syndrome starring Jenny Eclair Danny Bhoy Tina C - There Is No Alternative Craig Hill - One Man and His Kilt Will Smith -10 Arguments I Should Have Won Richard Herring- The Twelve Tasks of Hercules Terrace Jimeoin The Magnets - Band on the Break Glenn Wool - Relax Andrew Maxwell - This Is My Hour Priorite A Gauche Unplugged Gary le Strange - Face Academy Anvil Springstien - Bingo Nannas and Other Causes of Terrorism The Tiger Lillies - Punch and Judy Movin’ Melvin Brown - A Man, A Magic, A Music Nick Harper Pod’rophenia

O cyclops a Pod Deco, 7 Clerk Street HHH (formerly the Odeon) immthepod.co.uk Tickets and Info: 08707 557 755

Ill^rUr AMAJUBA - LIKE DOVES WE RISE The Oxford Playhouse in association with the Farber Foundry Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 ♦ Grid Reft F5 Intimate portrayal of childhood in apartheid South Africa by Yael Farber in collaboration with the cast Powerful, truthful and moving, with stunning dance and a capella singing.

'So convincing you really£1150 felt transported Aug 6-15,17-22,was 24-30:the16.acting 30 (Ihr20mins) (£10.00) to another place' BBC. Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AND INTHEEND The Walrus Group C, Chambers Street» 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 Moments after John Lennon is shot, he reflects on his life - confronting anger, denial, bargaining and depression in a touching, uplifting, often funny conversation with Death.

Written Broadway-bound 2005.

Aug4-30:by20.multiple 00(Ihr ISmiEmmy ns) £9,Award-winner 50(£8.50) Alexander Marshall. World Premiere • HSn Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 & SOME OTHERS Rubbish(d) pend fringe @ gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row •0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 Who's been looking in your bin? Rubbish(d) combines physical theatre, puppetry and animation in two short pieces, transforming everyday objects to take you in and out the world that£8.you00(£6.thought Augof23-28: 02.30 (Ihr) 00) you knew.

UK Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 THE ANDY WARHOL SYNDROME Jenny Eclair Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 Jenny Eclair's brand-new one-woman show, co-written with Julie Balloo and directed

by Tom Hunsinger. Remember Carol Fletcher, dinner lady and reality TV star?

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5 0) Aug8-12,16,18-19,23-25: 19.10 (Ihr) £10.00(£8.50) World Premiere• HEU Dates:4s678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 234

For all your Fringe tickets i call: 0131226 000Q ANGER BOX TheatreZone Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Santa, Satan, Pizza, The Pope, Foreigners, God,Cheerios... What's not to get I angry about!?! Nine of Boston's best perform Jeff Goode's hilarious, daring, offensive j f: twisted, fresh and surprisingly poignant, angry monologues. Is God watching?

'Aug Absolutely 7-15: 17.dazzles' 50 (Ihr ISmiBoston ns) £6.Globe.

50(£5.50) European Premiere • QSH KL 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ANIMAL FARM First In Last Out Theatre Company The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Rd • 0131 558 8844 ♦ Grid Ref: E6 A fast and exhilarating interpretation of George Orwell's classic tale. Witness the epic struggle between Napoleon and Snowball. Told in a highly visual and physical style.

Chart15.Napoleon' struggle Aug 16-20: 00(Ihr) £4.s00(£3.

50) to win and maintain power. .78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ANORAK OF FIRErTHE LIFE ANDTIMES OF GUS GASCOIGNE -TRAINSPOTTER James Holmes Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 The great Edinburgh hit returns for its 10th anniversary. 'Unmitigated triumph' / 'Hilariously and harrowingly funny' SundoyTiimes.'Delightful'Time Out. 'A gem' Observer.

'The4-6:runaway hit of£5.the00 Fringe' Independent Previews1Aug noon2(Ihr) Aug 8-19, 4-25,(Ihr) 30: noon hr) £9.50)00 (£7.50) Aug 7-9, 14-15,1-13, 20-22,16,216-29: noon £10.0(I0(£8.

78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW American High School Theatre Festival Sweet Grid Ref:on E5the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Written through a residency with Imagination Makers Theatre Co, students' real lifeJjf~! experiences are woven together to make one girl's story. It's designed around ' gaining Aug 9:10:16.perspective, hr I SmiISmidealing ns)ns)£6.00with (£4.0change 0) and having hope.

Aug 14.1515(I(Ihr (Ihr Aug 11: 2215 ISmi n s) Aug 14: 1215 (I hr I Smins) European Premiers si Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ANTHOLOGY Parker Entertainment C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 The chance to catch the best theatre and comedy from across the Fringe. Including Ahmed-Ahmed,Tony Torn, Words In Progress', Steven Alan Green's 'I Eat People Liltt You For Breakfast' and much, much more. A truly unique experience, different everf night6-30:www.parkerentertainmentcom Aug 23.45 (55mins) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere • I >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE APPRENTICE Nonsense Room Productions Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian • 0131 440 2159 ♦ Grid Ref: H6 Sold out 2003. A dream instructed him to build a pillar, his master ordered him noJ to. The powerful and moving story of choices a young man makes to fulfil his di performed Aug5-6, 9: 20.i1n6-20, 0its0(Ihroriginal lOmin20.s)setting, £5.00 www.nonsenseroom.co.uk Aug 23-27: Aug 7,28:10-14, 19.30 (2hrs30mi ns) £15.00 0(I0hr I Omins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii II THE AQUATIC APE Host Universal Ltd for Cafedirect 5065 Lift at the Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: 13 Climb inside a shark cage carrying a couple more cold-blooded than the sharks.

Prize winning playwright Joy Wilkinson dives deep into the mysteries of love, fish asl ri human4-16,evolution Aug 18-23,25-30:in her19.4Great 0 (30miWhite ns) £5.0Black 0 (£4.0Comedy.

0) It’s Up There!

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t 24 hour Box Office t at: www.edfringe.com ARABIAN NIGHT Sf Queen Mary Theatre Company i Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476- Grid Reft D5 -jErotic, exotic fantasies spread like a virus through an urban tower block in a dazzling |t experimental play from Germany's leading new theatre writer. New European drama ^played by anns)East£5.0End IAug 17,fast, 19,2sharp 1,24,26,and28: cool I4.00(50mi 0 (£3.group.

50) Y Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 18 1 9 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 ARBUZOV S THE PROMISE' Tin Warehouse I /4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 I is love a lost cause? Can friendship, forged in a war-torn city, survive the challenges — of peace? This tender, moving play, newly translated by Nick Dear, affirms that some oromises important£6.to00(£3. break,00) www.4rmpromotions.co.uk a i11Aug 15-21:are16.1too5 (Ihr40mins) : }.tes: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12: ARCHER’S GOON -TiPun Bus Productions The Zoo, Kirk O’ Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Reft F6 ijHoward comes home from school to find The Goon sitting in his kitchen refusing to leave until he has collected Archer's 'TwoThousand'. A play about families, magic and jkeven16-21: megalomaniac ^SAug 19.30 (I hr I wizards Smins) £5.with 00 (£3.aspirations 50) towards world domination.

World Premiere Les: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 ARTHUR,THE KING: A SHARP BLADE FROM THE -SHADOWS Tl-fve Wire Theatre Company ^Salisbury ijueens DrCrags, • 07801Holyrood 232134Park, • GridOpposite Ref: E6 roundabout connecting Holyrood Pk Dr & 3Tie King is back - Arthur on Arthur's Seat A hero to die for. Blood spills. Hearts : reak. Kingdoms of lyrical beauty.

0(2hrs)fall£5.. A00summer (£4.50) evening; a Scottish hillside; a legend World ll Mj4Ugg 8-15: 14: 13.I9.300(2hrs) Premiere

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TITtfrif ASHESTO ASHES ON Productions Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • The experiences of three inmates in Auschwitz remind us with excruciating poignancy of the courageous struggle of the soul to survive under the physical and psychological Aug 16-22,24-29:tortures 19.45 (Ihrendured ISmins)in£6.the50(£5.Nazi50)concentration camps' Beaver.

Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 29 30 si 1:34 ASHES TO ASHES Splinter Croup Metro Grid Ref:Gilded E5 Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0131 668 1633 • A man and woman in conflict but the conflict is international not domestic. An award-winning cast interprets Pinter's searingly dark and witty prose in a fascinating insight8-28:intoI4.the00(40mi mindsns) of£7.the Aug 50 (£6.oppressor 50) 3 for 2 and the oppressed.

HSU Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 234 ASH WEDNESDAY: STOP DRINKING producktions Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 When Russell invites girlfriend Rebecca to meet best friend Miles at their annual drinking binge, he discovers that they already know each other. In the Biblical sense.

'Previews BeautifullyAugwritten... rich andns) innovative' BBC. 'Guaranteed entertainment' Metro.

Aug 9-16,18-23,7-8:25-28:19.1019.(40mi 10 (40mi£3.ns)0£5.0 00 World Premiere • EXES Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31234 AUDIENCE WITH MURDER Theatre Maketa Theatre Truck, Charlesfield - off Bristo Sq ♦ 07981 707 479 • Grid Ref: F5 An intriguing and highly new thriller. Savagely witty, violent and urbane, this disturbing psychodrama is at the cutting edge - literally - of new writing. We dare you...

'Aug Welcome to Theatre What's On. 9-15,117-22, 7-22, 4-29: 17.I4.Maketa' 0000(2hrs Aug 9-15, 224-29: (2hrs IlOOmiminns)s) £7.00 (£6.00) World Premiere • Em Dates 4 5 678 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 BAGLADY Joy McBrinn Sweet Grid ReftonE4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Set near a river in rural Ireland, Frank McGuinness' critically acclaimed one-act play tells a poignant story of twisted love, violence and loss. Now the river can perhaps help 6-15: wash 18.away sins.ns)Sponsored Aug 30 (45mi £8.00 (£6.00)by www.discountcoffee.co.uk HHa Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4 Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Reft E4 Aug 16-21: I8.19.0300(45mi (45minns)s) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 23-28: Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY 5 STAR Secret Life Theater Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street ‘0131 226 6522- Grid Reft D3 From Chicago. Fringe First winning author. Offbeat thriller. Obsessed limo driver hires detective to expose illicit liaison between his wife and teen idol wannabe Johnny aw-boned Tribune.

Aug 6-17,5 1Star.

9-29:'R2210 (I hr 30miacting ns) £8.-5no0 (£7.prisoners 50) Free shottaken' oftequiChicago la wiEuropean th every ticketPremiere bought • H.TTJ Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 311234 BANG BANG YOU'RE DEAD The Red Chair Players C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 1999. Sixteen students gunned down in Columbine High School, Colorado. Their killers? Two fellow classmates - 'TheTrenchcoat Mafia'. What makes this a uniquely American tale of woe? Scotsman Fringe First winners for 'The Laramie Project' in 2002.4-14: 14.50 (55mins) £7,50 (£6.50) Aug European Premiere • UEH Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234

For all your Fringe tickets! call: 0131226 000C BANGERS AND SLASH Pin the Whale on the Donkey Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy Ref:Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI Hellish day at the Fringe? Relax with some cross-dressing, sexual infidelity and possibly a brutal murder or three. This devilishly dark comedy is written and performed Aug 9-14: 20.by10exciting (SOmins) new £5.00talent (£3.50) and promises to be a scorcher.

World Premiere • HEB Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 BARD INN Close-Up Theatre l/4rm @Greenside, lb Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref:C6 Inspired by Shakespeare's mechanicals, written and directed by feisty, sexy drama students - this is a fast-moving comedy set in seedy New York bar-life. Three losers need23-28: money23.fast Aug 10 (40miHow? ns) £4.Put00 (£3.on 0a0)play! Tacky! Shocking! Raunchy! Worid Premiere Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 THE BARGAIN Desperado Theatre Purple Venues at L'Attache, 3 Rutland St • 0870 747 9837 ’ Grid Reft E2 Stylish professional with traditional values - enjoys job, seeks challenging target to fulfil quota. Likes history, gameshows and Janis Joplin's voice. WLTM someone with open mind 20.and40 no(Ihrimmediate Aug22-27: IQmins) £6.0plans.

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World Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 BASH Kitschen Sync Productions Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Neil Labute's psychological exploration of the ordinary mind suffering the torments of a sinister past An intense and chilling piece that shatters all expectations and leaves a tingle6-8:down21.4your spine. It will haunt you long after its conclusion.

Previews Aug 9-16,Aug 18-23,25-29: 521.(Ihr45 (IlOhrmiInOmis) £5.ns)0£7.0(£4.000(£6.0) 00) HE2J Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 234 BECOMING GIANTS Peter Quince Theatre Company C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 From Carlisle to Cambridge, from Scunthorpe to Swansea, experience the highs and lows of life following your team. Down your pint abuse the ref, sing yourself hoarse.

AnAugextraordinary pies,ns)passion 6-14,16-30: 13.tale 30 (Ihrof ISmi £7.50(£6.and50)third division football.World Premiere •11221 Dates 5678 9 10 I M2 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 BEDROOM FARCE Harland Hamstrings Theatre Group The Subway, 69 Cowgate (Under George IV Bridge) • 0131 225 6766 • Grid Ref: E5 Everything that can happen in three bedrooms except sex! Alan Ayckbourn's beautifully observed verbal farce vividly portrayed by talented young ensemble. Wry comedy of misunderstanding. Do we see a youngish Victor Meldrew and an even younger Aug9-10,1Frank 2-17,1Spencer?

9-22: I4.00(lhr45mins) £5.00(£4.00) HEgl Dates:45578 9 10 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26272829 30 3112 3 4 BEDTIME STORIES Les Enfants Terribles Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Sex, lies and Kitkat Chunkys. 'Bedtime Stories' explores our pre-conceptions and expectations of bedroom politics. Sometimes puerile, sometimes poignant, always honest Funny and at times shocking, 'Bedtime Stories' is a play that starts when the lights go out 23-26,30: 1130 (Ihr) £8.00(£7.00) Aug6-12, Aug 13-15,16-19, 20-22,27-29: 1130 (Ihr) £9,00(£8.00) Worid Premiere • HSU Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JHPp 130

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A serious pleasure... tremendous... Julie Burchill is high fun.

Evening Standard A cracker of a play.. Jackie Clune captures Julie to a T.. ..excellent.. .brilliant... hilarious. The Spectator 6-30 August (not9,i6) 16.05-17.15 Ballroom *or s^

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theatre BEOWULF American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road •0131 447 0111 « Grid Ref:H2 An energetic and youthful cast performs its own adaptation of the epic poem about good versus evil and monsters versus man by using storytelling, stage combat and puppetry original production.

Aug 20:21: 18.1115in15this(Ihr) Aug (Ihr) £6.00(£4.00) Aug22: 2115 (Ihr) Aug24: 16.15 (Ihr) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 THE BEST MAN BY GLYN MAXWELL MuseMachine Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ret E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) You're cordially invited to Bailey's Best Man speech. Watch faces from the past emerge - some funny, some ruined. It's time for revelation and revenge. A darkly comic monologue. 'Gripping Aug 7-8,verse 114-15, 00 (£7.00)0stuff 0) BBC Radio Three. World Premiere• HSO Aug9-13, 6-20:21:16.16.0505(Ihr)(I hr)£7.£8.00(£6.

Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 2425 2627 28 29 3031 1234 THE BEST MINDS OF MY GENERATION About Turn Rocket750@0077 Demarco Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI 0871 • GridRoxy Ref:E6 Binge drinking, clubbing, sex,football mad,telly addicts... the younger generation according to Alex, using Allen Ginsberg's revolutionary poem to educate the 'lost' generation. people.• HSU Aug 5-7,9-14,An16-21;energetic, 13.45 (Ihr)irreverant £7.00(£5.look 00) at the misconception ofUKyoung Premiere Dates:4s 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 34 BETWEEN THE QUIET POLES Firefly Productions Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 A modern day 'Faustian' tale of a troubled musical prodigy turned superstar. A visual feast travelling through desire, love, lust, brutality and redemption. From the creators of 2002 'Fish21.Dancing' Aug 6-16,hit18-28: 10 (I hr I.Smi****ns)Scotsmon £7.00 (£6.0,0)**** Three Weeks.European Premiere • HE21 Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 THE BIG COMEBACK Rebbeck Penny Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5

By Sege Kribus. 'A virtuoso pere-et-fils double act' Time Out 'Bil Wallis and Nigel Cooke are excellent, convincingly making the revelation of separation, unemployment and angst over Jewish heritage - farcical, tearful and sombre... a glinting diamond' Telegraph.

Aug 16-30: I9.00(lhr30mins) £1150 (£10.00) Dates 45 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 BILL HICKS: SLIGHT RETURN Bill Hicks: Slight Return Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref: E6 He's back. Impressive, considering his untimely death ten years ago. The greatest stand-up comedian ever, resurrected in an all-new play. We need Bil ; but does he need may contain£5.0explicit opinions. And dick jokes.

Previewsus?1Warning: Aug Aug7-10, 2-13,5-6:16-17,14.1459,2(Ihr) 3-25,30:0 14.45 (Ihr) £8.50(£7.00) Aug 14-15,20-22,26-29: 14.45 (Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) UK Premiere*HSU Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 BILL SHAKESPEARE'S ITALIAN JOB Cooperesque Productions Limited Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square * 0131 668 1633 • Grid ReftFS The smash-hit comedy returns. A hilarious combination of the Michael Caine film and Shakespeare's best-loved scenes starring 3 full-size mini coopers! 'One hour of on-stage traffic you'll be happy to be stuck in' Metro. '***** 'Brilliant' Three PreviewsWeeks Aug*****.

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tneare BIMAAND BRAMATI DetApneTeater Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 Two accidental ward mates embark on an existential expedition. Their goal - the end of the corridor. Their means - stolen sugarlumps and twisted imagination. They may bePreview ageingAugamputees theirns)future lies beyond the threshold.

5: 19.019.0 (Ibut Aug 3hr0 (I(IIhrSmi hrI ISmiSmin£8.ns)s)00 (£4.50) Aug 6,7,111,2,115,7,220,1,225:6: noon World Premiere»HSU Dates: 4s 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 311234 BIOGRAPHIES IN A BAG Leslie Ash, Lynn Ferguson and Rachel Ogilvy Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 » Grid Ref. D4 Three darkly comic solo pieces (two per show) mixing a real biography with the performer's autobiography. Written by Fringe First winner Lynn Ferguson. 'Delicious satire a joy to watch' Scotsman (2003).

Preview- beautifully Aug 6-7:23-25, I3.written 5S30:(I hr)13.and £5.5 (Ihr) 00acted£11.and00(£10.

Aug8-12, 1 6-19, 5 Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 13.55 (Ihr) £I100(£I 1.00)00) World Premiere • USB Dates:45678 9 10 11 1213 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 BIRD INTHE BUSH Excalibur Productions Ltd Metro Gilded Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate-0131 668 1633- Grid Ref: E5 A unique drama unravels as two wisecracking Australian mates trek across Tasmania.

Through dark caves we enter a hidden oasis of perfection and madness. Courage and mateship tested15.0by0(Ihr)uncertainty the desperate question... 'Where's Brady?'

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For all your Fringe tickei i call: 01312260001 f BITE OF THE APPLE Lady Margaret Players The Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ret F si: Two new plays from Cambridge. Adam and Eve in a suburban kitchen; despair and E apple trees (Manfred). And an attempt to escape pain is hampered by a cry for help: (Stale8-14:Flat).21.Thought-provoking Aug 30 (Ihr I Smins) £7,00 (£6.and00)atmospheric.

World Premiere »I ? 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 BLACKBIRD/THETHREE GOLDEN HAIRS OFTHE DEVIkfi Paraphernalia C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge ♦ 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Ret D5 Two devised pieces in which tragedy leads to enlightenment, inspired by the Beatler i. i White Album and the Brothers Grimm. Innovative tales of redemption, using puppetry, Aug 22-30:music 11.10 and (I hr Smidance. ns) £7.Fairytales 50 (£6.50) are not just for children... World Premier >iI ;78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 BLACK COCKTAIL Ben Moor Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 ♦ Grid Ret E6 A lonely man is drawn into a world of magic and terror and learns his awful destimUj— Chilling adaptation of Jonathan Carroll's acclaimed novella by perennial Fringe 111 favourite. ***** Evening News. ***** Guardian, j Previews AugPrevious 4-7: 15.shows: 15 (Ihr)***** £4.50 Scotsman.

Aug8-13, Aug 14-15,16-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29:30:15.15.1515(I (Ihr) hr) £9.£8.505(£8.0(£7.00)00) World Premiere • I >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3( THE BLIND FIDDLER Lane Productions Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 « Grid Ret D4

By Marie Jones, author of 'Stones in his Pockets'. In her quest to come tc her father's death, Kathleen discovers more than she bargained for. '. and dark 1while giving30:us 16.serious Daily Mail.

Aug (2hrs)pleasure' Aug 6-12, 13-15,6-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29: 16.4040(2hrs) £ 14.£I3.000(£0(£I1100)1.00) UK Premie I >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 BLOOD BROTHERS Trent College Rocket DemarcoGridRoxy 0871 750@0077* Ref:Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • How and why does any mother give her baby away? The studio version of Russ< well-known story is as gritty and unsentimental as the issues that inspired its wr AAugfast-paced 16-21: 18.explosive 35 (Ihr I Smiproduction ns) £7.00 (£4.that 00) will not disappoint ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30.3 BLOOD RELATIONS Braindead Theatre Company Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row » 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 In 1892, Miss Borden was accused of murdering both her stepmother and father i an excessively gruesome way and gave life to the haunting rhyme: 'Lizzie Borden t< an axe/Gave her mother forty whacks/When the job was nicely done/She gave father .

Aug 9-14:forty-one' 11.30 (Ihr30mins) £5.00 (£4,00) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 BLOOD WEDDING BY FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA Moving Parts And Whale Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: Edinburgh's award-winning five-star company presents one of the 20th Century's; * powerful and innovative plays. This visual and physical interpretation capture the fierce energy and dramatic tension of Lorca's famous tragedy. Directed by Hi Kong' s Theatre Aug 10-14: 19.30 Du(Ihr)Pif£8.. 00(£5.00) (£150Kids) ?8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 Remember... the Metro Fringe Box Office sel tickets for EVERY show

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I THE BLUE ROOM Wrk/e Theatre Company ^ Edinburgh Sheraton Hotel, Lothian Road *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E2 iffibavid Hare's 'Sex and the City' take on the sexual daisy chain. By turns funny, sad, re, wistful and sleazy. In a dramatic tour de force two artors play ten e characters. are you?

IfUtg 16-21: 18.Which 30 (IhrBOmi ns) £8.00 (£6.00) , 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 ESflBLUE VELVET hoodlum Massacre letro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 I )avid Lynch's 'Blue Velvet'. Jeffrey finds a bloody human ear in a field. This potent | abaret of sex, sadism, drugs and violence lying just beneath the surface of a perfect " 1n6-19, reaches the30: stage for the very first0 (£8.time. f; Vug Vug 6-12, 13-15,20-22,23-26, 27-29: 15.15.3030(Ihr(IhrISmiISmins)ns)£10.£9.000(£9, 000)0) World Premiere‘HSU >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | iOB KINGDOM'S TRUMAN CAPOTE sembly Theatre Ltd sembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 » Grid Ref: D4 (fringe First' gem on the brilliant and tortured, adorable and wicked writer of 'In |kold Blood' & 'Breakfast At Tiffany's'. 'One of the crowning achievements of the profession' Observer, www.theculture.net/bobkingdom j,35ieting jug,ug6-7: 16.00(Ihr)23-25,Rex £5.00Reed,00 NewYork 8-12, (I hr)£10.£9.000(£9, 0 (£8.000)0) |.ug 13-15,16-19, 20-22,26-29:30:16.16.00(Ihr) RHII ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bombshells x>line O'Connor mbly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 » Grid Ref: D4 1/ Joanna Murray-Smith. Intense, clever monologues starring awe-inspiring Caroline i 'Connor (Mini Legs-in-the-Air, Baz Luhrmann's 'Moulin Rouge'). She ranges easily pm manic to tragic, comic to poignant. 'A remarkable tour de force!'Age. 'You st see this' Sunday Herald Sun. £10.00(£9.00) ;; jg6-12, jg 13-15,17-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29:30:13.13.1010(I hr(Ihr20mins) 20mins) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) European Premiere • fcIZU >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 HE BOSS table Edge Drama Demarco jjl71 7505)0077 » GridRoxy ReftArt E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • ip ties and staplers are the new cloak and dagger, bludgeoned into inertia by Jfes, faxes and memos. Mick and Danny share their time plotting to kil their boss l|d ing themselves. jfrggradually 9-14,16-21,ki2l3-28: 17.00 (I hr I Smins) £6.50 (£5.50) World Premiere •BEH 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 mv OUNCERS irland Hamstrings Theatre Group <e Subway, 69 Cowgate (Under George IV Bridge) • 0131 225 6766 • Grid Ref: E5 ie Subway sees the return of their 'Favourite Sons', lucky Eric, Judd, Les and Ralph.

Ifen the critics liked us! You too will believe white men can dance. 'Excellent yet 1]'41,rigf8-IO, ying'12-17, Three19-22: Weeks.2l.00(lhr GodberIQmiclassic ns) £5.back 00(£4.by00)popular demand.

LL~U 8 9 10 M 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 OUNCERS - BY JOHN GODBER tch-lt Productions ■ Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 ie back next year for more sell-out shows!' Three Weeks asked us last year. So h, have! Same daft blokes, tasteless girls, cheesy DJs, scary doormen - played by r 22-30: mature,18.hunky actors. £8.Stunning 15 (Ihr20tnins) 50 (£7.50)visuals. 80s music. Very funny. Enjoy!

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THE BRIDGE Boilerhouse Old College Quad, South Bridge « 0131 662 8740 » Grid Ref: E5 Breathtaking large-scale outdoor production from leading Scottish performance IL company. A dynamic mix of aerial choreography, music and film - a darkly moving |1 tale unfolds1 on and above towering structures in front of a giant film screen. Truly |L spectacular Preview18-22,Aug24-29: 17:Scotsman.

22.22.0000(SOmi 00 (£9.00) Aug (SOminns)s) £8.£1200 World Pi 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 BUILDING BABBLE Attic People Theatre Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref:F5 'Think work, live safely... ' A funny, disturbing tale of survival set on the building site of the tallest tower in the world where pneumatic drills sound like distant music...

Acclaimed director award-winning ensemble.

Previews Aug 6-7:16-17,14.John 4109,(I23-25, hrWright ISmi30:ns)collaborates £5.4000(I hr 15miwith Aug 8-10, 1 2-13, 14. n s) £9.

Aug 14-15,20-22,26-29: 14.40 (I hr I Smins) £ 10.00 (£8.50) 00 (£7.50) EEB 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CALIFORNIA STORIES Bishop's Theatre Knights JL Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • || Mostly comic, sometimes twisted... occasionally tragic. A Hollywood tour fromn Hef a dog mistaken for a felon, a Hispanic feeing deportation. 'Stories’ is a kaleidoscope :ope | of Southern California life, created and performed by students from the Bishop's School.

Aug 14-17: 18.20 (SOmins) £6.50 (£5.00) World Premierslf ,7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i THE CANTERBURYTALES Zero.6 Theatre Company Cowgate225Central •0131 9744 • @GridWilkie Ref: House, E5 Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate Remember Chaucer at A-Level? Wish he'd written in plain English? Zero.6 produt2 a fresh, fiesty and physical adaptation of several of his Canterbury Tales. Forget the pilgrimage spend(Ihr)a night Aug 15-22: -1110 £5.00(£4.at your 00) local. Modern, innovative physical theatre. ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 37 CAN T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN Pebble-Dash Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 Richard Cameron's shrewd chronicle, written as interweaving monologues, is contemporary coming-of-age play set in rural Yorkshire and centres around a that quitens)as£5.accidental Aug may 17-22:not16.be10 (SOmi 00 (£3.50) as it seems. ;78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26-27 28 29 30 31 CAPITAL CAMEOS Citadel Arts Group Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E || Citadel Theatre presents a group of new sketches and monologues with a distinctively Edinburgh flavour in which we share some comic reflections on life, lo literary aspirations Aug9-14: 17.30 (Ihr)and£5.00liquorice allsorts.

Worid Premier ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CARABOO! Hens Theatre Company C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Contemporary morality tale from award-winning young company. A cobbler's | daughter pretends to be a princess from a fer-off land and is taken in by a rich couple.9-21:But11.1her5 (SOmi plansns) are£6.5thwarted Aug 0 (£5.50) by the arrival of a Portuguese Worldprince.

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( 24 hour Box Office I at: www.edfringe.com iCARTWRIGHT & BECKETT:TWO AND ACT WITHOUT WORDS Students from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate ♦ 07074 201313 ♦ Grid Ref: D6 Zero Six and USA/Glasgow Productions perform two classics. Cartwright's funny & poignant night in the pub performed by 9 actors & Beckett's classic mime recently seen on 4's13.Beckett on Film, www.rsamd.ac.uk Aug (IhrlOmins) iAug 22-28: 22-28: I9.4050(lhr IQmins) £6.00 (£4.00) .78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3i CATALPA The James Gang Rocket DemarcoGridRoxy J87I 750@0077Ref:Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • iEpic blockbuster 'Catalpa' depicts the death-defying rescue of six Irish Fenian prisoners on the high seas. In his own bedroom, Catalpa's screenwriter plays all the characters, living16-17, out1his9-21,script Hug 9-10,12-14, 23-24,shot-by-shot 26-28: 21.00 (I hrFringe I Smins)First£5.0award-winning 0 (£3.50) script H2H 8 9 10 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i; - Catastrophe at culloden Telling Tales cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105- Grid Ref: E4 original Scottish road movie! This black comedy charts the journey from to Britannia. This is history as Scots saw it So throw out your history |iiooks5-14:- it's1115time(45mito nlearn s) £7.the 50 (£6.truth.

50) World Premiere • FTCH 78 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 bm 2 31 ATCHINGDUST Bfong/ed Feet jvweetd Ref:on E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136Kward winners at the Lost Festival (London 2004) for '... a complete theatrical ierformance'. Catching Dust untangles the turbulent consequences of chance —r meetings. 'Ferocious physicality1 and an emotionally bruising script fuse to make not play18-22: but an14.experience . l,iusgt a6-16, 55 (55mins) £6.www.indielondon.co.uk 50 (£5.50) QE23 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 PHARLATAN * rfost Universal Ltd for Cafedirect i )65 Lift at the Pleasance Courtyard,60The Pleasance - 0131 556 6550- GridRef:E6 contestant loses his mind on the most outrageous reality show ever. His ilacement is TV dynamite but the producers don't know which way he's going tc ugiw...4,6-16,Funny 18-23,biting 25-30:satire 15.10 from (30minaward s) £5.00winning (£4.00) Darren Murphy.WoridIt'sPiUp There!“ 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 HARLES MANSON, WHERE ARE YOU? lex Kitay l •720 ubWEST @ Edinburgh Society, 28 Great King Street • 285 550Grid Ref:Theosophical C4 ■5 jitrepreneur. Eyesore. Admired. Abused. Incest Sexuality. Gender identity. Come surprised... seduced... satisfied' as perception and reality are manipulated in performance' LA Weekly.

■ ig 8-14:. shrewdly 15.00 (SOmiwritten... ns) £8.00 (£6.highly 00) polished... mesmerizingEuropean Premiere - EEM .7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 234 4 a HAUCER S COCK TALE' ither Midas Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 vomen, both wanting the same cock? It must be Chaucer's Canterbury Tale of ip chaos with silver-screen style. Acting, music and physical theatre are in and stirred into this cock tale. 'Visually spectacular' Sunday Times. 'Genreig' )Scotsman. : 14,00(Ihr) £7.50(£6.50) Worid Premiere• H221

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imzxTr CIGARETTES AND CHOCOLATE The Convent Productions Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey Sf 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 'Saying so much to say nothing.'Anthony Minghella's darkly comic and 'profoundly original' play (Financial Times) charts Gemma's retreat into silence. Words are our sins.

Don't speak looking; it'l change your world.

Preview 6: 11.23-28: 1for0 (I ahr)11.day,£4.10 then 0(I0hr) start Aug 7,9-14,Aug16-21, £7.00 (£5.00) HSU Date, 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 234 THE CIRCULAR RUINS lanua, Italy St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace « 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Come and merge into the dreamy world of Burges' genius. 'He wanted to dream a man and impose him on reality'. Based on a magic, 'subtle' story of parallel levels, a play of evocation and Aug ns) n£5.s)archetypes, 0£6.0 (£3.00 (£4.

50) 0(It0)awww.ianua.it lian speakers free: tickets atthe door only) UK Premiere Aug 25:26-27;23.023.0 (45mi 00 (45mi Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 CITY OF THE DEAD HAUNTED GRAVEYARD TOUR City of the Dead Outside St Giles' Cathedral, Royal Mile • 0131 225 9044 - Grid Ref: E5 Wicked humour, wild history and the world famous Mackenzie Poltergeist - history's best documented supernatural case. Terrifying'World's Scariest Places, Fox Channel.

'Fascinating' Beyond Chance, Discovery Channel. 'Brilliant' About Edinburgh.

Wonderful' Scotland.

Aug SepRadio 1-4: Aug II-31, -31, Sep I -4: 20.21.mid13ni50g(Ihr (Ihthr(I hrI SmiISminns)s)ns)£7.£7.000(£5.0 00) Aug 1-31, Sep 1-4: Aug I -31, Sep I -4: 2100 (I hr IISmi Smins) Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311134 CLAY Ghosts and Gods Productions Cowgate Central @ CabaretVoltaire, 36 Blair Street ♦0131 225 9744 • Grid Reft E5 This original one-man hip-hop musical stars Matt Sax, whom Tony Award-winning director Frank Galati calls 'a fine actor with a joy in life and joy in performance'. An explosively of hip-hop hysteria.

Preview13-15, Aug2verbal, 7: 20.23tragically 0 (Ihr)20.£5.300funny 0(Ihr) night Aug8, 0-22, 7-29: £8.

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Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26,30: 20.30 (Ihr) £7.00 (£5.000)0) World Premiere •ECU Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE CLINK Edwards Theatre Company Quaker Meeting House, 7 VictoriaTerrace *0131 220 6109* Grid Ref: E4 Seventeenth century London. Elizabeth I is dying: conspiracy and treachery abound.

Into this stew falls Lucius Bodkin, alternative comedian on the way up - he hopes.

With anachronistic humour, Stephen Jeffreys charts his fate in this dark political satire.

Aug9-14; 20,IS (Ihr45mins) £6.00(£4.00) HEn CLONING ADAM ACS Random Productions C cubed, Brodie's Close, Uwnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 They asked him to clone a human. They said it would all be under control. They lied.

New thriller about creating the world's first human clone. From the writer of Fringe hit 'M5-17: essenger' - 'Strongly **** Scotsman. World Premiere • ECU Aug 15.30 (Ihr) £7.50(£6.recommended' 50) CLOSE QUARTERS Exit Theatre Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street *07713 746 561 • Grid Ref:D6 Three girls stuck on a ski lift. The mood changes to an awkward mix of comedy and darkness. From those who brought you 'Marriage, Sex and Second Thoughts', **** Scotsman, Fringe Premiere First • HEU Aug 8-14: 18.40 Quarters (Ihr30mins)is£7.another 00 (£5.00)homegrown play up for a World

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by Sally Woodcock "Master otthe comic monologue" (Scotsman) "Woodcock's attention to detail is subtle and delicious" (stage)

August 6lh - 30lli ffi 4.15pm Metro Gilded Balloon Tevir Venue 14 13 Brisfo Square Box office: 0131 668163: Ticket online at: www.gildedballoon.co.ul GILDED BALLOOM

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Morag Thorpe’s new historical drama about an innocent young bride reflects Edwardian Society's changing attitude towards women, |'0 i sex and suffrage A study of romanticism r>t venue 54 I 4 6-30 August 8.15pm

Iastoffs youth Theatre Group [Rotherham young People s ServicesJ ^ presents Froy Prince A comic-tragedy

by Claire Haddon ?4,h ■ 28th August UOpm Augustine’s Studio { George IV Bridge 10 n iox Office: 08452 262 721

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CLOSE THE DOOR OPEN form-a-cue Cowgate Central @ Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street ♦ 0131 22S 9744 » Grid Reft E5 What a calamity, three ladies in a lavatory In an attempt to find privacy this space becomes an anywhere, revealing adopted identity, natural maternity, who they are, were or might be. Does Aug 8-30: 16.15 (Ihr) £5.00(£4.our00)past create us?

Worid Premiere-ECU Dates 456 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CLOSE TO THE KNUCKLE Strawberryfields Productions Sweet Grid Ref:on E5the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Trilogy of monologues taking the audience on a roller coaster ride through hatred, laughter and compassion as the charaaers struggle to find solace in the hand that life has dealt Love 'em, £6.hate00 (£3.'em,50)it's real life.

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18.35 (IhrlOmins) Worid Premiere • 0221 B 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 123COCK O'THE NORTH Saughtonhall Drama Group Saughtonhall Grid Ref:FI United Reformed Church, 87 Saughtonhali Drive *0131 539 0491 • Hogmanay celebrations in Kirkiebrae where old pals meet together. Falling in love is not just for the young, rivalry ensues and the contest begins. Who will emerge victorious? comedy its best Aug 9-14: 19.Scottish 30 (2hrs 45mi ns) £7.at00 (£6.

00) Don't miss it! wan Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 COCKROACH INFESTATION Play Cafe C central, Cariton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Five urbanites collide over sex, insects and a wild idea to get rich from online funerals. 'Explores the dot-com days, venture capitalists and all. Good timing, quirky humour... engaging Son Francisco Chronicle.

Aug 6-14,16-30: 16.00 (Icomedy hr I Sminthat' s) £7.s5sure 0 (£6.5to0) make you laugh'European Premiere • HSU Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 COLD LIGHT SINGING Function Factory Theatre Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Lancashire, 1612. A dark cloud descends on the county. Fear and suspicion infect the population. Three women await trial for witchcraft An atmospheric new play inspired Aug 21-29:by 17.the15true (SOmistory ns) £6.of50 the (£5.0Pendle 0) witches.

Worid Premiere Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 A COMEDY OF ARIAS Opera On The Run Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 « Grid Ref: F5 An irresistible rollercoaster ride of love and betrayal entwined in opera's greatest hits. A madcap mixture of riotous comedy and heart wrenching music. Includes Nessun Pearlfishers duetns) La£5.donna Previews1dorma, Aug 4-6: 17.25 (I hr I Smi 00 e mobile and many more.

Aug Aug 7-9, 14-15,1-13, 20-22,17-19, 26-29:24-25:172517.(I25hr(IhrlSmins) I Smins) £11.£0010.(£9.005(£8.0) 50) Baa Dates 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311234 THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Buckleswash Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 Glamorous 1950s Hollywood meets Shakespeare's best loved comedy in a reprise of this highly successful 2003 production. 'A celebration of the Golden Age of screen comedy' inspired Chronicle.

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00(lhr30mins) £7.50and (£6.0unmissable' 0) BBa Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 Qo on... be q STAR® Join our friends scheme and get on our mailing list for the next three years for as little as £10. Call 0131 226 0026 for more details 137

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theatre COMMEDIA TONIGHT! American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road *0131 447 0111 • Grid Reft H2 Hilarious, madcap adventure with mistaken identities, disguises and people escaping and pursuing each other, ensuring a commedia tonight! Presented in traditional commedia dell'arte style, this comedy will have you laughing until it hurts! Beverly Hills,10:Michigan, Aug 16.1155 (Ihr30mins) (I USA. hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 11: 22.

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1 5 (Ihr30mins) Aug 14: 1215 (Ihr30mins) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 !5 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 CONFETTI & CONFUSION Triplash Theatre Co Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street •07713 746 561 ♦ Grid Reft D6 Ophelia & Katherine. Shakespeare's Women. Both wanting to be loved.. .to belong.

Love, lust, loss, rejection1 and power are explored through passion, pathos and humour. 'Captivating , 'Superb performance', 'Brilliant.. .absorbing' UCN, Northampton Aug 23-27: 18.152003.

(Ihr40mins) £5.00 (£3.50)

by Alex Baker Three men Three outlooks Three temperaments One Living Space!

COOKING WITH ELVIS Royal Welsh College of Music £ Drama Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate » 07074 201 313 • Grid Reft D6 From the writer of Bil y Elliot comes this tasteless comedy about sex, gateaux, the King and tortoise abuse that will leave you 'al shook up'. 'It would be quite disgraceful t so funny' ISmi Express.

Aug6-8, 1-14,if it210.2,wasn' 205-28: Aug 15,118-21: 0(1 hr 2200(Ihr I5mins) ns) £6.00(£5.00) H^H COWBOY SHAKESPEARE Best of West C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 East meets West, classic meets cornball - Hamlet visits Boot Hil , some fashion models show up, someone scares the piano player... musical Mormons mob Macbeth! Family variety show from producers of US Fringe hit 'Sixth Wife' 'Aug4-30: Inspiring' 17.Three Weeks.£8.50(£7.50) 30 (Ihr) I

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CRAVE Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Reft E4 EGTG present their award-winning production of Sarah Kane's play, exploring the disintegration of a human mind coping with love, desire and loss. 'A hugely unnerving theatrical Aug 16-21:experience, 21.30 (Ihr) £5.shot00(£4.through 00) with a... genuinely poetic richness' Time Out. CREATING CHAOS Claire Dowie Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 A riveting live remix of cult performer Claire Dowie's extraordinary novel.'... the excellent Creating Chaos - a phenomenal achievement' www.rainbownetwork.com with music specially recorded by the legendary Frog: sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, anarchists, communards, alternative lifestyles and self-sufficiency. www.clairedowie.co.uk Aug 23: 16.45 (IhrSmins) £5.0£6.0 50(£5.00) Aug24-26: Aug27-29: 16.16.4455 (IhrSmins) (IhrSmins) £7.50(£5.00) THE CRIMSON CORSET Scarlet Angel Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 'Half the charm in a small waist comes on account of its being tight-laced' La Gene, 1868. Morag Thorpe's new historical drama about an innocent bride reflects Edwardian society's changing attitude towards women, sex and suffrage. A study of Romanticism repression.

Aug 6-16,18-30:versus 20.15 (Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) World Premiere *003 Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 2223 2425 262728 29 30

By Henry’ Naylor Finding Bin Laden Writer Scotsman: * * * * The List: * * * * Three Weeks: ***** 4pm Aug. 6th-30th' Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square. Box Office: 0131668 1633.

Venue 14. Online tickets: www.gildedbailoon.co.uk

24 hour Box Office III at: www.edfringe.com II CROOKED ■ Johnny EBe//e Productions ■ Francie Waters, 14, is plagued with a hunched back, a fragile mother, a Pentacostal * best friend and a burning desire to be a writer. This three-woman play, set in ^■ Mississippi, the cruelty£5.and00 grace of adolescence, y#5,u Aug Preview Augexplores 7: I4.00(lhr30mins) 00(lhr30mins) 8,13-14: iAug9-12: 14.0I4.0(Ihr30mins) £7.0£8.0(£5.00 (£5.

00)00) World Premiere• HSU I 9 10 Ii 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 123^ THE CROSSING lj| Chomefeon Theatre Diverse Attractions, RiddlesCompany Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 g| Mfred steps aboard one of the most femous liners of the era, little realising the [tragedy soon to become part of history. A compelling and compassionate 'EHugxploration 16-21:19.of30a (Imaritime hr I Smins)legend. £5.00 (£3.50) UK Premiere ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 ITHE CRUCIBLE [American High School Theatre Festival gthureh Hill Theatre, Momingside Road • 0131 447 01 11 • Grid Ref:H2 n the city that brought you Senator Joe McCarthy and the country that brought u the Patriot Act, this heart-pounding production of the Salem witchcraft trials is Ujj\ug20: eset during the(I hr 1950s ofAug the McCarthy 25mins)at£6.theAug24: 00 (£4.peak00)1215 21: 2215 (I hrhearings.

25mins) gAug23: 18.10.1155 (Ihr25mins) (Ihr25mins) 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 HE CURIOUS SAVAGE icrican High School Theatre Festival ij weet on the RoyaJ Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E5 here is the money? Mother hid it The judge, the senator and the socialite will Hitop at nothing to get it - including institutionalising mother. But mother and her lifew are full of surprises! mayhem! !j;.ug9:friends 15 (Ihr30mins) 0(£4.13:00)Dysfunctional 10: 20.1family 5 (Ihr30mins) jjaig II:14.1215 (Ihr30mins)£6.0Aug 10.Aug 15 (Ihr30mins) S 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 J'URRY TALES Kola Productions It -averse 4:The Raj, 87 Henderson Street • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: Leith fed comedy and spicy stories. Bubbling pots hold surprising secrets and Jnexpected dreams. Korma or Vindaloo? Choose and you reveal more than you ,| iiow. Linda Marlowe directs Rani Moorthy in a world of peeling, pounding, stirring I id tasting. w Aug 6:17-22, 19.00 (I hr I Smi19.n0s)0 (I£8.hr00I Smi(£4.n5s)0)£ 11.00 (£8.00) (£4.50 U) ;; Jgig 7-8, 13,115,0-15, 20,22,27: 214.4-28: 30 (I hr I Smins) World Premiere • I 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3i 123 YCLO-ANALYSIS [iheatre of the Banal 11 id Ref:m E4the Grassmarket.Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • p absurd collection of fast-paced 'therapy sessions'. A revolving cast of doctors [pluding a half-naked psychiatrist and an introspective disco king - address life, love li d livers. (May include slapstick.) Fresh from the London Fringe. ilfji-g-“w.banaltheatre.com vi17-29: ew Aug16.16:10 (40mi 16.10 n(40mi £3.5500) s) £5.n5s)0 (£4.

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IfRANO DE BERGERAC Id Dominion University gustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Sie original defiant hero. No cast of thousands, no overpowering settings, just the rence. The language, the antics, the swordplay and, of course, the humorous rdplay. A mysteriously rare chance to see this classic today. jg 10-15,17-21: 17,30 (Ihr30mins) £6.00 (£5.00) 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i;

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By Glyn Maxwell Directed by Guy Retallack 6 - 30 August 2004.17.00 -18.30 Metro Gilded Balloon Caves 1 Niddry Street South Box Office: 0131 668 1633 www.gildedballoon.co.uk www.lifebloodtheatre.co.uk

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DAMIEN Oh Boy Productions Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ret ESfl; Father Damien,The Leper Priest of Molokai, awakened from deathly slumber, takes a journey through his turbulent and compelling life while answering his detractors and J critics, that eventually Aug 6-15:a journey 17.05 (IhrSmins) £6.50 takes him home again.

O Dates: 4 5*78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i DANCING WITH AUNTIE Bill Cronshaw Partnership C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref-DS Christmas 1967. The Metcalfes are having their family do. For one young couple, this wil be memorable for all the wrong reasons. The relatives drink, inhibitions weaken j and Aug dark 15-21:secrets 16.45 (Ihremerge. lOmins)A£7.hilarious 50(£6.50)slice of Northern life.

World Premiere DAVID BENSON S HAUNTED STAGE Festival Highlights Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street« 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Ever seen a ghost? Fringe First winner Benson hears of true encounters and brings*: classical tales to spine-chilling life. Not for the faint-hearted! '... weaves bitter-swee tales thatAug explore the comic potential Previews 6-7: 21245 £5.00of the darkest places' Independent.

Aug 18-19, 3-25,12.(IhrlOmins) 30:45 1245 Aug 8-12, 13-15,16,20-22, 26-29: (I hr I(IOmihrnIs)Omi£ n11.s) 0£010.(£ 10.00 0(£9.0) 00) Worid Premiere • EEM THE DAYTHEY SHOT JOHN LENNON American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road • 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref:H2 With a cross-section of New Yorkers of varying ages, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, their interactions - sometimes humorous, moving, menacing demonstrate the significance of the tragedy and the shock wave caused by this unexpected violence. £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 9:10:22.1215 15 (Ihr30mins) Aug (Ihr30mins)ns) Aug 11: 20.

1 5 Aug 14: 14.15 (IhrSOmi (Ihr30mins) DAZED & ABUSED Switchtrack Sweet on the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 !■ A beautiful but vulnerable writer, a troubled psychiatrist, a neglected wife, a sexaddicted Elvis impersonator and an aspiring actor who can't resist making millions other means. meetings on one imperfect night.

Preview17-29: Aug18.16:3Fateful 18.30 n(SOmi Aug 0 (SOmi s) £6.n5s)0 (£5.£5.5500)(£4.50) Worid Pr DEAD MAN'S SPERM Mestizo Productions Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street * 0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref: F6 Cyborgs and Madwomen. Prostitutes and Cannibals. An experimental production exploring the (un)limited options we have for expressing fragmented female in the 2123.st30century.

Aug7: (Ihr) £6.0A0(£4.voyage 00) through modern insanity. Are there any taboos left?

Aug9: 2230 (Ihr) Aug 23,27: 23.00(Ihr) UK Premiere DEATH AND THE MAIDEN Sweet Productions Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 8 l High St • 0870 241 0136* A painful psychological thriller, the play tackles some of the most important politic questions of our time in a chamber setting, deftly grafting the personal onto the political.

Preview13-21:Aug20.12:45 20.(I hr4520mi(Ihr20mins) Aug ns) £7,00 (£6.£6.0000)(£5.00) Dates:45678 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.coin DEATH OF A SALESMAN | Close-Up Theatre I /4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace •0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 j:1 Arthur Miller's masterpiece chronicles the agonising disintegration of a man who ; realises his whole life is a failure. 'A man's death is an essentially terrifying thing and to make happy.£5.' 00(£4.00) aa|i Aought ug25-26: 10.ISnobody (2hrs30mins) 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 IS 26 27 28 29 30 3i ; DELICATES AND SMOKE |(iTidefnark Theatre Pleasance Courtyard,60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 3 Moira loves her kids. Greg saves lives for a living. Tragic mother or Munchausen's ,11 >kil er? Fire-fighting hero or serial arsonist? People aren't always what they seem.

Two harrowing monologues writer and production team.

Previews Aug 5-7:13.new13.35 3(Ihr20mins) 5 (Ihr20mins)£7.by£3.00(£5.

5award-winning 0 50) • Aug 8-13, 1 6-19: Aug 14-15,20-22: 13.35 (Ihr20mins) £8.00 (£6.50) HSU 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 DELIRIUM GhostLight Productions ' C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile * 0870 701 5105* Grid Ref: E4 1 At age 18 the revolutionary French poet Arthur Rimbaud deserts writing forever. fe/Vhy? Author/actor Tony Speciale undergoes a derangement of the senses, delving i) nto the whirlpool of Rimbaud's letters, poetry and chaotic boyhood in search of ,il Illumination.

50) Premiere • EIZ21 n- 412Aug 6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30: 14.25 (SSmins) £7.50 (£6.European r 8 9 10 il 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ^ DESIRE TO KILL ON THE TIP OF THE TONGUE BY AYIER DURRINGER jRoyo/ Holloway Theatre ie's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 ■ Grid Ref: E5 s real, this is hate. In Mark Ravenhill's gripping translation, a group of frustrated iuths find it hard20.to40 (Ihr30mins) hold their tongues. mug 17-22,24-30: £7.00 (£5.0There' 0) s gonna be trouble... ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 )ESTEEMED ticket Void vgate Central @ Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street ♦ 0131 225 9744 ♦ Grid Ref: E5 behind our emotions? Do we know? Do we want to know? Storytelling, ledy and therapy. A bare boned one-man performance, not for the faint hearted, person to come with homemade Bucket Void flyer gets in free. .bucketvoid.com joig7:8-14:13.213.5 (Ihr) 25 (Ihr)19,£4.00£5.50 (Ihr) 00(£4.00) ig 15-17,19-30: World Premiere*BSP ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DEVOID OF EARS "TMuseAlachine »your own blurb - maximum forty words. Be jokey, a bit pretentious and - jiote a non-existent newspaper review. Preferably something that will make you iint to see16-21:the23.show. j;ig 9-14, 20 (45miThenns) £5.come 00 (£4.and00) see it Late-night comedy.

World Premiere • HSU 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 MARY OF A MADMAN lljct Provocateur International I: Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 jj‘cical and hilarious one-man show. Nikolai Gogol's charaaer is so immersed in his 'n psychosis that he fails to realise that the entire world does not share his illusions.

Through t g 4-14,16-30: 17,15his(SOmidiary, ns) £8.he5shows 0 (£7.50)us visions of his world. 'Unmissable' Stage.HZ3I $78 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Remember... the Metro Fringe Box Office sells tickets for EVERY show

A preposterous knee slapping show of efficient German comedy, very funny'

'Hilarious character comedy'

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 000Q DICKENS' CHILDREN BAWDS C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Reft D5 Who for them? stories?

Warburton' dramatic, touchingwillandcarefunny look atWho somewilloftellthetheir children from Nick Charles Dickens'sgreat novels.

Memorable characters brought to l i f e by the celebrated BAWDS of Cambridge.

Aug 15-21: 12.15 (Ihr) £7,50(£6.50) World Premiere Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IJ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 DISCO KING Lost Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Poetry mixedhedonistic with profanity.

Royal Court writerhip-hop/garage Adrian Page'srideplaywith explores Britain'of s drug-fuelled, club culture.

Explosive awannabe. myriad strange and surreal characters from Jim Beam, the drinker, to DKNY, the Aug4-21: 18.30 (Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) World Premiere■EEH Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 2425 262728 29 30 311234 DISCONNECTED he Public Face in association with241actors Sweetwaters on the ants Royal and Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 0136 ♦ inc Grid Reft E5 This i s cutting edge Australian theatre two writers on the same wavelength, writing about our fractured lives and inability to relate. ' T akes the ordinary and makes something strange and disturbing from it' Age, Melbourne. You have been disconnected! www.hewatersants.com Previews 0(50mins) Aug 8-17,Aug 19-29:6-7:21.2l.000(SOmi ns) £7.65.500(£6.0 50) European Premiere • HEH Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 234 THE DISPUTE Nisaea The Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140The Pleasance»0131 662 1222« Grid Reft F6 Cheating.

Deceit. Encountering Who's worse:themselves, women? Men!?!

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Dispute' . Playful pedagogicss classic. and picture-perfect moments abound i n Wertenbaker' s translation of Marivaux' Aug 22-29: 19.15 (IhrSmins) £5.00 (£4.00)

I LICKED A SLAG’S DEODORANT 6th-28th August (not Mon & Tues) A twisted comedy about sex from the writer of Road and Little Voice.

COOKING WITH ELVIS 6th-28th August (not Mon & Tues) Gateaux and the King! It would be indecent if it wasn’t so funny.

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DISTORTIONS Spirit of Etruria Players St Mark's Unitarian Church, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Can the mirror lie? 'Distortions' reflects on the mystery of ancient Etruscan culture; and its impact on its stone age neighbour, Rome. Two and half millennia later see how KingTarquin' s struggle£6.0against Aug29: (Ihr45mins) 0(£4.500)0)supernatural odds is echoed today.

Aug30: 19.14.4350 (Ihr45mins) £5.00(£3. j Dates: 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE DOUBLE BASS Harry Napier Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square * 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Patrick Sueskind's social comedy examines life's essential unfairness viewed by a frustrated double bass player. Spleen-venting for all elephants who long to fly like a swan6-30: or sing17,3like Aug 0 (Ihra lark.

IQmins)Performed £10.00(£7,5by0) '...the powerful Harry Napier' Stage. FTTH Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DOUBLE BILL OF NEW CONTRASTING PLAYS auditioncall.com Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 'What Will Mother Say?' - thought provoking, reflective play about memories and nostalgia. 'At Death's Door' - find God without looking for Him... all hell breaks loose,'23-28: ... well-conceived, Aug 13.30 (SSmins) £5.original, 00 (£4.00)peppered with funny quips' Cambridge Student.

Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112^ DOWNLOAD WITH DANTE Discover Press Cowgate Central« Grid @ Wilkie 0131 225 9744 Ref:E5House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate • 'poet/artist/film-maker Hypnotic and Beautiful'David ThreeHughes Weeks.explores In a secular Dante's Divinepurgatory threeresponse states oftomind-inferno, and paradise i n four digital movies with l i v i n g paintings and multimedia Aug 7-21: 20.40 (I hr) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 22-30: 17,50 (I hr) £7,00 (£5.00) poetry.

FOOTBALL 6th-28th August A Comedy about who owns Beckham’s Shirt.

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LILLIPUT 6th-28th August Three One Act Plays; The Manhattan Breast Co. Mad Margaret’s Revenge Madam Butterfly’s Child

THE RIVER 15th-28th August One girl’s struggle to grow while her father’s appetite for young girls eats her alive.

DYLAN THOMAS IN AMERICA 6th-14th August Adapted from letters written home, this play tells the story of the creation of Under Milk Wood.

1 24 hour Box Office ( at: www.eilfringe.com j DQ BLUES I Theatre Maketa I Theatre Truck, Charlesfield - off Bristo Sq • 07981 707 479 • Grid Reft F5 i' Navy chef Harris has got detention quarters for decking his CPO with a frozen l sheep. But why is he really there? And what has this got to do with the Sheffield? ’Welcome17-22, to Theatre Maketa' What'£7.0s0(£6.

On. 00) II Aug9-15, 24-29: noon(45mins) EEH j Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 2 34 DRACULA Splat Theatre Group Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row 0131 225 6575 • Grid Ref: E4 Splat Theatre in association with Reid Kerr College presents 'Dracula'. A new adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic tale. In a dark brooding world your nightmares become fresh approach, Aug 9-15,reality!

17-19: 23.A2bitingly 5 (Ihr30mins) £5.00 (£3.00)stylish and sensual portrayal of gothic fantasy.

Final 15678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 DRACULA S Two Shades of Blue p Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place ♦ 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 tl The undead have risen.. the world is in grave danger. Will these British buffoons, Harmed only with bad puns, be any match? Something even the nippers can get their 1 teeth into. In association with Oxford/Cambridge University Light Entertainment ^Societies, ijAug 23-28:www.twoshadesofblue.org.uk 19.00 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.00) V |Les: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4 (DRAG KING RICHARD III Khake-scene Players Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street • 0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref: F6 -rTVarning: contains nudity, homo-eroticism, masochism, transgender politics, drag 4jiierformance and explicit Shakespearean language. Half autobiography, half classical Ji ext, this seductive performance titillates audiences in a cabaret, grab a drink, Tlgroundlings' Get00)'DRAGged' in! [ Aug 10-28: 21,style 00(Ihratmosphere.

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World Premiere j iates:4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 i 234 Lane Productions present The Blind Fiddler Written hy Marie Jones Directed by Ian McElhinney ill Music by Cathal Hayden, Mairtin O’Connor & Cathal Synnott From the author of 'Stones in His Pockets' "Marie Jones...digs deep and dark while giving us serious pleasure" The Daily Mail

DREAM ANDTheatre NIGHTMARE Campsmount Company Cowgate Central @ Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street ♦ 0131 225 9744 » Grid Reft E5 ADream' contemporary abridged performance of Shakespeare's.ACampsmount Midsummer Night's of Anthony s 'A Clockwork Companyand combine energyBurgess' and magic, discord andOrange' harmony, the dark andTheatre the light in startling amounts.

Aug 23-28: 12.30 (2hrs) £7.00 (£5.00) Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 DRINKING&WRITING The Neo-Futurists Waterloo Buffet, 3-7 WateHoo Place • 0131 556 7597 ♦ Grid Reft D5 Fringe First winners 2000their(TooshowMuchin aLight thepoignant, Baby Gointellectually Blind). Chicago's Neo-Futurists perform bar. Makes 'A funny, stimulating look at the irrefutable link between drinkers and writers' Chicago Tribune. www.drinkingandwriting.com Aug 6-10, 1 2-14, 1 6-17, 1 9-21, 2 4, 2 6-28, 3 0: 19.

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0 0) Aug 21: 20.30 (Ihr) European Premiere • HBa Dates 45678 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 2 THE DUCHESS Apricot Theatre OF MALFI C, Chambers Street« 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Jacobean horror fusedmonstrous with the puppets sinister comedy ofVictorian Music bring Hall. Webster' In this s macabreverse nightmare, andtour.sumptuous costumes twisting to l i f e.

Fresh from national ' * ***' (Trojan Women' , Fringe 2003) Financial Aug 10-30:Times, noonwww.apricottheatre.com (I hr ISmins) £7.50(£6.50) Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DUDE, WHEREFORE ART Festival MY SHOW? American High School Theatre Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft E5 Using jaw-dropping, daring, pop inventive humour and physicalShakespearean and visual ingenuity, company of clowns blends culture withandtraditional sensibilitya in this gonzo-style deconstruction of ' R omeo Juliet' .

Aug Aug 13:11: 20.18.3300 (I(I hr)hr) Aug 10:12: 10.16.3300 (I(lhhr)r) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug European Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4

www.WIGWAMtheatre.com Bristo Square, Box Office 0131 662 8740 THE DUBYA TRILOGY: The Madness of George Dubya, A Weapons Inspector Calls, Guantanamo Baywatch “Fantasticwit-hcomedy with smart gags thatMihicthaelthe target" OutGuardian ‘mani“livcelcomedy passionate ngtoTin,mTheeStandard y, sexy production has apolgloerimiouslc” y**** distinctive bark”Bil iEvening FromldhoodSouth Africa (oiL “chi in South Afric■a.Amajuba . powerful,-trLike uthful Doves and moviWeng..Rise stunning dancePlayhouse) and singing..

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THE DUMBWAITER Cyclops Events Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 Pinter's comically dark tale of 2 anxious assassins awaiting the arrival of their next victim. Starring Steve Steen (Notes from a Small Island)'... a classy performance' Daily5-7: Telegraph and Andy Men)'... excellent' Times.

Aug 14.2158-19, (45mi ns) £5.14.0Smart 0 (45mi(12ns)Angry Aug 23-25: £10.0(£8.

0 (£8.50)50) Aug 8-12, 13-15,16,20-22, 26-29: 14.2525(45mi ns) £1200 FTTTJ1 Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 12: DUMBWAITER Harland Hamstrings Theatre Group The Subway, 69 Cowgate (Under George IV Bridge) ♦ 0131 225 6766 • Grid Reft E5 , Harold Pinter's classic comedy of menace revived at the Subway. Ben and Gus are waiting to be told who to kil next - served only by a dumb waiter. There's only Oi question - when19-22:doesI8.a00(45mi pausens)become Aug 8-9,12-17, £5.00 (£4.a 0silence?

0) EE Dates:45678 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 DUMPING Greg Harris C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 'It's over. I want you to be happy. I never loved you. I don't need anyone in my life I right now. Basically, you're dumped.' Witness the world's first attempt to scientifically Aug 22-30: 12.gauge 30 (SOmithens)most £7.50stylish (£6.50) and humane methods of dumping.World Premiere ft Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DURANG DURANG Skullduggery Theatre Company Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Enter the absurd world of American playwright Christopher Durang. 5 short plays j take a comic swipe at Ageing, God, Happy Families and 'Normality'. Original, odd, | insanely funny with a dark dysfunctional edge - these are Durang's greatest hits. I www.skullduggery.co.uk Previews 5-6: 18.28-29: 50 (SOmin5s)0 £5.(SOmi00 ns) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-8,1Aug Aug 9-13, 14-15, 6-20,221-22, 3-27: 18.50 18.(SOmi ns) £7.50 (£6.50) THE DWELLING Alaskette Studios Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • What happens when a man falls farther than anyone thought possible and is confronted by an unseen voice? Take a journey through the volcanic tributaries of the Flashlights Augmind.

9-15: 2100 (I hr 30miarens) provided. £5.00 (£3.50) European Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DYLAN THOMAS IN AMERICA Dylan Thomas Centre Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201 313 • Grid Ref: D6 Thomas died in New York in 1953, aged 39, il , drinking, exhausted. Through Dylan's letters and poems (adapted by Gwynne Edwards), this hilarious and tragic monologue20.portrays accompany Aug6-14: 15 (Ihr) £6.the00(£4.poet00)struggling with the demons thatWorld Premieregenius.

•H~ Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i EACH... AND EVERY INCH Theatre Cryptic Scotland'sTheatre Gateway, Elm Row ♦0131 317 3939- GridRef:B6 An intimate multi-media journey revealing the life of Elizabeth Smart (author, By Grand Central Station... ) through visual and sound installations,3D video and a live: cello duetAug'Touching, entrancing startlingly original' Scodand on Sunday.

Previews 7-8: 2I4.5-29: 00(4hrs) £5.(4hrs) 00 and£ 1200 Aug 9, 1 1 -16, 1 8-23, 14.

0 0 00) every 10 mins Continuous performance, runs approx I hr; admissi(£on10.granted Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 News, reviews, pictures and gossip... ...on www.edfringe.com

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i EARNEST BY VIVIENNE MCKEE (BASED ON WILDE) 1 London Toast Theatre MetroRef:Gilded .1' Grid E5 Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate *0131 668 1633 t ! Shaken by the news of Oscar Wilde's imprisonment, his servants celebrate their I I master with an impromptu and hilarious version of his work. 'The servants play their r masters - a classic in an irreverent new version' Metro Denmark. 'Touching... funny.. highly original' International Tribune.

■4II Aug 15.00 (I hr 30miHerald Aug 20-22, 23-26:27-29: I5.00(lhr30mins) £8.n0s)0 (£7.£9.000)0 (£8.00) UK Premiere Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 EAST Kii! UCLU Encore . .' Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) I Blending cockney slang and Shakespearean parody, Steven Berkoffs play is an often 0 ti shocking, and yetweretouching portrayal London's East End. Lastwell year UCLUpoetically Encore violent productions described as '...ofwonderfully atmospheric, 1 directed, ebulliently acted' www.edinburghguide.com Previews Aug 25-6:1 -22:16.116.0 1(Ihr20mins) £4.00 Aug 7-8, (I hrn20mi i Aug 9-13,14-15, 16-20: 16.10 (I hr020mi s) £7.ns)00£8.(£6.0000)(£7.00) EEH IEDGAR ALLAN POE:THE POET S JOURNEY Ocean Falling Productions Demarco Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI 0871:ket750@0077 « GridRoxy Ref:E6 Iv)<1 The year is 1849. Mr Poe remains unrecognised for his innovative literary genius He's touring in an impassioned effort to gain subscribers for his new magazine, 1 Stylus.9-14:Within 15.15months, (Ihr) £6.0he0(£4.will00)be dead.

European Premiere• H 15 b 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 i 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 EDINBURGH LITERARY PUB TOUR the Scottish Literary Tour Trust Ltd ehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket • 0131 226 6665 • Grid Ref: E4 % cultural gem of an introduaion to Edinburgh! A hilarious dual of wits by , professional actors through the atmospheric pubs and wynds of Auld Reekie. 300 of great Scottish writing from Stevenson to Welsh, www.scot-lit-tour.co.uk I,Sep 1-4: 19.30 (2hrs) £8.00(£6.00) bookings £7.00 (£5.00) from www.scot-lit-tour.cauk EX321 -TEA LADY OBE/THE GIG Takers Productions Central @ Wilkie 225 9744 • Grid Ref: E5House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate • these people what they seem? Or are they really something else? If not - who they? Drama/comedy/laughter combined with songs. Two for the price of one. anyone over 16£6.who' 15-21:fornoon(lhr30mins) 50(£6.s 0had0) grandparents.

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Underbelly, 745 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Tjly exciting theatre' Plymouth Evening Herald. What did you believe in? Two days, children, no memories. An innocent adventure, an act of pure evil or a mistake? decide...

'Smart15.1and0 (Ihr)funny'£4.0('0Happiness' 2003) Guardian, www.littled-fects.com Aug 5-7: 10 (Ihr)£7.0£8.0(£6.00(£7.00)00) 15.115.0 (Ihr) World Premiere • ECJI 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 EGG CaHton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 i life and love as an egg that he has to crack open to enjoy fully. Find ou nToby Mitchell's new translation of Felicien Marceau's 1950s philosophical 'Fresh,16.45intriguing (I hr I Sminands) £7.funny' 50 (£6.Bi50)g Issue, www.tallstories.org.uk EE 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1

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theatre EGG AND CHIPS FOR WINSTON OSCARS The Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance "0131 662 1222 • Grid Reft F6 Naked marines, Lancaster bombers, canteen girls,Winston Churchill - all seen through the eyes of a retired Salvation Army officer. A true story, this hilarious, poignant, view ofWWII Aug 23-30:hard-hitting 21.30 (I hr45mins) £6.00 (£4.50)is a must-see.

World Premiere Dates: 45678 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15 26 27 28 29 30 EMMA'S MYSTERY Saltmine Theatre Company ChaHotte Chapel, 204 Rose Street •0131 225 5560 • Grid Reft D3 As Emma revises for her RE exam, something rather odd happens: the characters from her studies come to life and speak to her. This new production by Richard Hasnip25-27:is a 13.blend music,ns) humour Aug 15 (I ofhr 30mi £5.50 (£4.0and 0) physical theatre.

UK Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 ENCOUNTERS Traverse Theatre Company Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 Key playwrights discuss their new work in the festival and new writing for the stage today.

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Aug 16: by14.0Joyce 0 (2hrs)McMi £4.0l0a(£200) Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 ENDANGERED SPECIES:WAKING UP American High School Theatre Festival Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft E5 When a friend is diagnosed with AIDS, it's a day that changes the lives of seven high school students - a day they'll never forget, and we can't forget them. Performed by Thespian 4089. £6.www.edta.org Aug 9:11:10.16.Troupe 1515(Ihr20mins) 00 (£4.00) Aug (Ihr20mins) Aug 12: 20.

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EPITAPH Ethan Sandler <£ Adrian Wenner Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square»0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 Awoman. relentlessly funnyandexploration of love post-vaudevillian and loss triggeredsearch by thefordeath of theWinner perfect fte A frenetic darkly comedic closure.

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Dai l y Vari ety. fj 18-19,27-29: 23-26,17.30:30 17.(I hr)30 (I£9.hr)50£8.(£8.5050)(£7.50) Aug 13-15,16,20-22, European Premiere • EE22I fr 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 EQUUS Demarco European Art Foundation Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy Ref:Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Trident Theatre and Moment this thought provokingboy.classic.

A psychiatrist investigatesbehind the savage blindingpresent of six horses by a teenage The doctor exposes the Augtruths 16-21: 13.00 (2hrs)the £6.boy'00s(£4.demons, 00) but comes face to face with his own. ,78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ESCAPE IN CHIC Escape Productions ClubWEST Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720 285 550@ •Edinburgh Grid ReftTheosophical C4 We asked people questions about l i f e, questions aboutescape death, questions Four experimental performers invite you intouncontrollable their about chic world. | Aescaping. world where you choose, create and control the tosometimes destinies.

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Aug 8-28: 13.45 (SOmins) £8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 THE EXAM Behind The Scenes Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 Last performed by ussixteen at the National 'Thesurviving Exam' is aa powerful side-splitting comedy about three year oldsTheatre sitting anLondon, examadultand and |I absurd barrage of self-doubt, parental pressure and incompetence.

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Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 FALESA I Theatre du Maquis (France) Aurora Nova @ St Stephens, St Stephen Street *0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 Seen as scandalous and immoral back in 1893, Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of a ~ Scots trader's adventures and loves on a Pacific island is transformed into a magical . i and delightful theatrical gem! www.theatredumaquis.com Previews Aug 6-7: 13.(Ihr20mins) 30 (Iexperience. hr 20mi£10. ns) £5.00A0(£8.0 pure Aug 8-9, 1 1-16: 13.

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FATBOY Assembly by arrangement with John Clancy Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street« 0131 226 2428 » Grid Reft D4 Written and directed by John Clancy, starring Mike McShane, David Calvitto, Nancy Walsh. A brutal new comedy from the award-winning team behind 'Americana Absurdum', 'Horse Country' and 'Cincinnati'. A fast-moving, shocking, profane, hilarious mirror reflection today.

Aug 6-7: funhouse 17.4158-19, (IhrlSmins) 0045 (I hr IofSmithens) world Aug 23-25,17.30:4£5.5 17.(Ihr 1200 (£ 11.00) World Premiere • HSU Aug 8-12, 13-15,16,20-22, 26-29: ISmins) £13.0£0(£1200) Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FAT MEN IN SKIRTS New Theatre Nottingham The Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance -0131 622 1222- Grid Ref F6 MonstroussonandBishop hilariousare black comedy.

Phyllis Hogan Hepburnobsessed stranded on a desert island. and 'Fat her MenKatherine in Skirts' draws a thin line between normality Aug 8-9: 14.00 (2hrs 30mins)and£4.freakishness.

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(2hrs 30mins) £6.00 (£5.00) HZgl Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FANNY AND FAGGOT f FAT YELLOW-BELLIES | Host Universal Ltd for Cafedirect : 5065 Lift at the Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 ♦ Grid Ref: E6 Apocalipstick pend fringe @ gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row » 0131 317 3939 » Grid Reft B6 Once upon a time two small girls killed two smaller boys. Jack Thorne's surges, inaction suffocates. A women's militia camp waits. The prophecy says [extraordinary dark/funny drama plays games with the audience and pulls them inti aPassion boy will cause a revolution. A story of motherhood and war told through ithe dark fantasies of two dangerously bored pre-teens.

It' s Up There! movement, Aug 4-16,18-23,25-30: 16.00 (30mins) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere • HZ Aug 16-21: 22.music, 00(Ihrpoetry ISmins)and£8.0passion.

0(£6.00) 'Close your eyes... you breatheWorldme.'Premiere Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 2425 262728 29 30 Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 FAUSTUS Queen Mary Theatre Company Qo on... be a STARS Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Join our friends scheme and get on our This innovative production of Faustus is not simply a new interpretation of a famous \ mailing list for the next three years for as story, but a sexy cinematic idea involving high energy, music, video and movement Faustus16,1must little as £10. Call 0131 226 0026 for more Aug 8,20,2be3,25,damned...The 27: I4.00(45miquestion ns) £5.00 (£3.is. 5. 0)How safe is your soul... ? details Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 A Varad^eyltSeem^ Adapted from short stories by John Cheever O! Youth & Beauty! ♦ The Wrysons ♦ The clever, poignant' - Raleigh N&O g- ofIndependent laughter'!

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HITLER SELLS TICKETS A new play about Mussolini by Booth by Graff ione Starring ‘Stage Award’ winner BETH FITZGERALD and ROSS GURNEY RANDALL Directed by Ezra Hjalmarsson 0131 226 2428 6th to 30th August at 4pm 04 assembly (no show nth) www.assemblyrooms.com 148

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FIERCE:AN URBAN MYTH Grid Iron Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 With breakdancing, hip hop and a live soundtrack of brand new rap and urban beats, multi award-winning Grid Iron brings you a tale of housing scheme heroes, pure mental6-7:chavs graffitti dreams.

Aug 14.05 and (Ihr30mins) Aug 8-19,214.3,20£5.55,3(I00:0hr 14.30mi05n(Ihr30mins) Aug 8-9, 13-15,11-12, 20-22,16,216-29: s) £ 11.00 (£ 10.£10.00)00 (£9.00) BZU FINDING MICK JAGGER Owen O'Neill Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 !■ 4 • Grid Ref: E3 Owen O'Neill's 38-year relationship with Mickjagger has got to stop. Owen is 50, | Jagger is 62, they know it's wrong. Owen's wife has threatened to leave him. Owen must findAugJagger and persuadens)him£9.to00 (£4.retire.

Preview18-22, Aug 24-28:17: 21.21.4455 (I(Ihrhr ISmi I Smins) £ 15.00 (£9.50)00) (£4.50 U) World Premiere : Dates: 45678 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I; FINDING MY MOTHER'S VOICE Luckylady Productions C central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Naava Piatka's unforgettable journey of humour, haunting song and stirring narrative ; brings her remarkable Yiddish actress mother Chayela Rosenthal to life. A celebration of theatre, laughter and music - a triumph over tragedy that breaks the silence6-30:of the Aug 17.45past (Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) World Premiere •H2Il J| Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FIVE VISIONS OFTHE FAITHFUL Cambridge University ADC C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Heavenly characters provoke unsparing visions of everyday hell. Cambridge's finest perform five very different tragicomic playlets from acclaimed and controversial playwright Torben Betts - hailed as the next Howard Barker. Brave new cartoon comedy.

Aug 4-30: 2220 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) HHJ Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FOOTBALL Made in Wales Stage Company Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201 313 • Grid Ref: D6 England won the World Cup (thank f^k, otherwise we'd have to invade Iraq).

Beckham's shirt is sold for £87,000. Three friends meet for dinner. Two w and the other Aug 6-14: 19.0405bought (45mins)ns)the£6.0shirt 0 (£5.00)It's almost Art Aug 15-21:11.

Aug 22-28: 15.30 (45mi (45mins) World Premiere • El Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FORBIDDEN New Arts Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A compelling story of two women in love in Nazi Germany, one of them a hiding, the other a soldier's wife. Fringe First winner Jacqui Somerville directs a second Aug 4-14,play16-30:by award-winning 16.45 (I hr I Smins)writer £8.50 (£7,Pat50)Rowe.

World Premiere-Eg Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FORBIDDEN Theatre of the Insane Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 0131 556 5044 from 17.00 • Grid Ref: E6 No show hits harder than the socially blasphemous Forbidden. Raw, thoughtprovoking situations involving race, religion, sex and politics. American theatres wouldn't dare. Audience members said 'The strongest thing I've seen on stage' ai 'Previews ... brilliantly insane,we talked for days'.

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com 4PLAY ■ Whight Whine Productions f l/4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace«0131 557 2124 » Grid Reft C6 The perfectispost lunch Roulette aphrodisiac.of surprises.

This sexy 'cocktail of James and Fatalof Attraction a Russian ... captures the realBondwonder 1 theatre Stage. ' . .. witty and well observed script' What' s On. For more information see www.4rmpromotions.co.uk Aug 15-21: 14,10 (Ihr30mins) £8.00(£6.00) ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31123< 4.48 PSYCHOSIS The Chicken's Still Dancing | Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row » 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Ref: E4 Controversial and explosive theatre!to Arewrite provocative buttheatre. beautifulPresenting piece journeying !1:; through Sarahmost Kane'eloquent s final attempt British the mind'theatre. s deepest and state.

An exciting mix of poetry, sound and physical | Aug 24-30: 21.40 (SOmins) £6.00 (£3.00) ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 <4.48 PSYCHOSIS Manic Expressive Productions enside, I b Royal Terrace»0131 557 2124 ■ Grid Reft C6 Atpression Total Theatre interpretation Kane's surreal vocal are fused.

Streams ofofSarah consciousness conflictscript in thisin which journeyvisual of a and psychotic Illness. ig 23-27:For 18.more 00 (SOmiinformation ns) £5.00 (£3.see00)www.lawnmarketfreeserve.co.uk 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (<14 ACTORS IN SEARCH OF A CLUE! lAmericon High School Theatre Festival n the Royal Mile,Radisson SAS Hotel,80 High St♦ 0870 241 0136- Grid Ref:E5 hrilling.

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Intrigued? iaeriences n join Emotionally 14ashighstudents schoolcharged. actors in thisschools original from their i n single-sex and their quirky imaginations, igig 9:12:12.22.1515(Ihr20mins) 0 (£4.014:0) 18.Aug (I hr 20mins)£6.0Aug 15 (I 11:hr 20mi10.1n5s)(I hr 20mins) European Premiere ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 Frankenstein ftitruvius Productions ie Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 « Grid Ref. E5 jr fathers were our models for God. And, if our fathers bailed, what does that tell Bsually aboutprovocative God?' 'Fightadaptation Club' - Palahniuk.

An authentic, charged and and of Mary Shelley' s classicemotionally tale of scientific ambition leJg6-I9: absence23.4of5 (Ihr40mins) love. £7.00(£6.

00) OSH 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 Rright nights OFA Productions .n the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136- Grid Ref: E5 Nights.

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23.45 (Ihr ISmins) £6.50(£5.50) ,7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311: , : ROG PRINCE ast Offs Youth Theatre Group jgustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref:E5 sderick Frognall, fourteen, of becoming a prince mother show drinkshimtoo iitchlifand he doesn' t havewire,thedreams contacts - tillwaiting... a motley troupebutofhistravellers e' s always on the the rest' s just 24-28: 13.10 (IhrlOmins) £5.00 (£4.00) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JSE outhpeace (South Africa) '■.verse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 I ‘ ■joqner three performance Fringe Firsts, Mouthpeace Africa) presents a new playexperience, using a uely ofphysical style to create(South an explosively comic theatrical lab-rats unearth a life force£8.hell-bent on a suicide mission of global detonation, few Aug 5: noon(lhr30mins) 0 0 (£4.

5 0) *3:8,7,6,1112,1,3,1117,5,8,2220,1,2,2225:7:6: 19.17.14.303000 (I(I(Ihr30mins) hrhr30mi nns)s) £11.00 (£8.00) (£4.50 U) 30mi vt.MMh 10,14,19,24,28: noon(lhr30mins) World Premiere • HSU >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3

theatre www.WIGWAMtheatre.com Bristo Square, Box Office 0131 662 8740 From Poland - the multi-award winning Teatr Biuro Podrozy with THE PIGS (UK premiere) “The finest street theatre I have ever seen" The Scotsman From the Arches Theatre, Glasgow KRAPP’S LAST TAPE & THE LAST “Compelling production” TheYANKEE Times ***** Daily Mail Ed.Fringe 2003 smash TRICKBOXING "Spine-tinglingly captivating piece ofhitstorytelling" ***** The Scotsman Hot from the U.S. -(European JOB - THE HIP HOP MUSICAL premiere) “A Hip Hop hit!” ***** Toronto Star

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GAELIC DRAMA ATTHE CELTIC FRINGES Cluicheadairean Dhun-Eideann St Serfs Church Hall, Clark Road, Goldenacre *0131 226 0000 •Grid Ref: A3 Smashing,galore, slogan... all familiar words derived from Scottish Gaelic. Come along and listen to more as Cluicheadairean Dhun-Eideann deliver powerful and innovative Gaelic26-27: Drama.19.30English Aug (2hrs) £6.synopsis 00 (£4.00)supplied, www.cluich.org or info@cluich.org Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 31 GALILEO Collapsible Theatre Co C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 World premiere stage adaptation ofTom Stoppard's never-filmed 1970 screenplay. One man's revolutionary findings threaten to undermine the stability of the mighty Catholic church.4-16,How heretic Galileo friendsPremiere desert him?

Aug 18-30:will20.the 45 (Ihr40mins) £9.50 survive (£8.50) when his powerfulWorld • HSU Data; 45*78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 GARDEN OF FOOLS Gomito Productions Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Where umbrellas tell tales and leaves have a mind of their own. A dynamic physical ensemble tells the darkly comic story of a girl afraid of water and the extraordinary garden finds23-28: herself15.2i5n.(ISublime Aug 9-14,she16-21, hr I Omins)- www.gardenoffools.co.uk £7.00 (£5.00) Worid Premiere • HSU Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 GENERAL DESDEMONA Hooverville Productions Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy Ref:Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • New play from American company. 1846,Texas. The brink of Civil War. A preemptive strike on Mexico. A production of Othello. Ulysses Grant is wearing a dress. the bloody,£9.lonesome, America.

Aug9-10,Inside 12-14,a1decaying 6-17,19-21,friendship 23-27: I5.lies00(lhr40mins) 00(£7.00) savage heart WorldofPremiere Dates: 45678 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 234

GENTLEMEN OF THE SHADE Shakespeare At Traquair The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Rd • 0131 557 2827 • Grid Ref: E6 Falstaff, master of wit, lechery and excess, and Henry IV, guilt-ridden King and overbearing father, contest Prince Hal's comic rite of passage from decadent Prince « toAugwarrior King.(IAhr)funny, poignant 26-28: noon £7.00 (£5.

00) ensemble piece adapted from Shakespeare. II J| Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 31| GETTING ON Spy in the Blue Dress Productions Sweet on the Royal Mile, RadissonSAS Hotel, 80 High St •0870 241 0I36» GridRef-E^jj Bennett's ability to merge honest humour with authentic poignancy is brilliantly j displayed in this beautiful consideration of family life and personal strength. Ageing *i i MP George struggles as his wife's eye wanders and a life-long friend's career is ! shattered. 13.30 (Ihr30mins) £6.00(£4.00) Aug7-29: HZai-kl Dates 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 2ff THE GHOSTS MAY LAUGH Collapsible Theatre Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Christmas Eve, 1917. A dugout on the western front Four British officers tell g stories to pass the time but soon realise the ghosts may be more real than they thought Aug 9-15,1Powerful 7-22: 14.30newWWI (Ihr35mins)drama. £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere • H3H Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2425 2627 2829 30 3112: .

GIELGUD - A KNIGHT IN THE THEATRE Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549* Grid Ref: D5 ".

George Telfor performed 'Playing Burton' in 2002 (Scotsman and Herald 4-stars). ] Now he's back as Sir John Gielgud. With pathos and humour and appearances frorr q Coward, Guinness, the£8.0play Aug 6-10,1Burton 2-30: 15.and30 (Ihr20mins) 0 is an endearing story of a legendary actor.H22] Dates: 45*789 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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i j 24 hour Box Office ( at: www.edfringe.com GLIMPSES I American High School Theatre Festival Sweet Grid Ref:on ESthe Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136* if A look at the world through the eyes of young playwrights. Be prepared to share |j laughter, love, confusion and angst with this gifted cast of young actors from El I Aug Dorado, 9: 22.Arkansas, 15 (I hr I SmiUSA. ns) £6.00 (£4.00) t Aug II: 18.15 (IhrlSmins) Aug 12: 10.

1 5 (IhrlSmins) Aug 13: 14.15 (IhrlSmins) ,1' Dates: 4 5 s 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 1 THE GLUE FACTORY ———i ji Collisions Theatre Company Sweet Grid Ref:on E5the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • 'The Glue Factory' follows the lives of 5 different apartments and their experiences during August 2003 when the blackout struck America. This play shows the overwhelming feeling of many Americans who found each other, and themselves, during theAugpower failure.

Previews Jl| Aug 9-15: noon7-8:(I hrnoon(lhr30mins) 30mins) £6.00 (£4.£5.00)00 (£3.50) European Premiere • EIZU : . 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 1 GOBLIN MARKET Painted Tyrant Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 A new one-woman play adapted from Rossetti's much loved poem - a macabre fairy tale of women warned against forbidden fruit and what happens when they dare to sensual desires Jj disobey.

Aug 9-15,A17-22, 24-30:story 15.45of(30mi ns) £5.and00 (£3.dangers.

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GOING POTTY Sanity Productions Unlimited Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Inside the wardrobe - wife. Outside - screaming children and pleading husband.

Emma's enjoying a day off. Robert's having a slightly unpleasant breakdown. The dirt is on the table and so is the chainsaw. A cathartic and hysterical insight into relationships.

Previews 6-7: 217.7-29:45 (I17.hr)45£5.(Ihr) 00 Aug8, 13-15,Aug 20-22, Aug 9-12, 16-19, 23-26: 17.45 (Ihr) £6.5£7.0(£5.50(£6.50)50) World Premiere•HCH Dates 56 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311234 GONE BY GLYN CANNON Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The Antigone story enters the TV age of spin, shock and awe. A grieving sister battles a security-obsessed society to bury her terrorist brother - but where does a political s loyalty is involved?

Previewsleader' Aug 5-7: 15.002(I3,liehr)25,when £5.30:0015.femily Aug 8-19, (I hr)0£8.0) 50 (£7.00) Aug 8-9,14-15,11 -13, 20-22,16,216-29: 15.00(Ihr) £9,0050(£8.

World Premiere• ECU Dates:4 j678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE GOOD,THE BAD AND THE LONELY Living Stone Media Cowgate Central• Grid @ Wilkie 0131 225 9744 Ref: E5House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate • Five backpackers, five destinations, five outrageous journeys. Discover what the guide books haven't in this snappy theatrical performance that bursts at the seams with dirty underwear, bottled water.

Preview16-22, Aug24-30: 15: 19.19.sweaty 1155 (I(Ihrhrarmpits lIOOmiminns)s) £4.and Aug £8.0000 (£6.00) World Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 Lost in the city? G° to 'the Fringe map at the back of the programme

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 Sole Purpose Productions presents Waiting.... a drama of an ex political prisoner and a victim

by Oscar nominated writer Dave Duggan ^ 11am 16-21 August 2004 *'» Quaker Meeting House, * 1 Victoria B0X Terrace (Venue 40) % OFFICE 0131 220£76109 M (£5) ,or show

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THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN Derby University Theatre Arts pend fringe @ gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row ♦0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 This production of Bertolt Brecht's The Good Person of Szechwan' utilises masks, songs and live music to create a visual and aural treat while remaining faithful to Brecht'9-14:s keyI4.0themes and theatrical Aug 0(lhr30mins) £8.00 (£6.00)concerns. ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW George Dillon's Vital Theatre Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place ♦0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft E2 Award-winning returns with highly acclaimed and challenging portrayal of Jesus., It Three Weeks. 'Sheer brilliance!' Argus. 'Simply shattering!' Baptist Times. Seen ,jit on TV: 'Songs of Praise' & Grampian's 'Sunday Service' (11 th & 18th July). www.georgedillon.com Aug 18-19,26-29: 23-25,16,30:00 16.(I hr0030mi (I hrn30mi Aug 6-12, 13-15,16,20-22, s) £11.ns)0£010.(£10.000(£9.0) 00) >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 THE GOSPEL TRUTH FOR CATS AND DOGS Puppet State Theatre Company Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace » 0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 Your dog would love you to come. Your cat couldn't care less. Creative Scotland Awards shortlisted Richard Medrington plus guests. 'Enthralling, skilful, spellbinding' Stage.9-14,A loveable-mongrel of aIQmi show.ns) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 16-21,23-28: 18.30 (Ihr World Premiere • EEffl j I 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 THE GRAHAM CONNECTION HC Productions Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 H hSf0870 241 0136* Grid Ref: ESI Heads or Tails; Left or Right The lives of five people are inexorably altered by these 1 decisions. You choose which timelines to follow in a new comedy about life, love, | death,16,fate18,2and Aug 0,22,fish.

24,26,It'2s8:your 17.50destiny.

(I hr I Smins) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere ; ■ ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30-31 i: GRAND GUIGNOL:THEATRE OF HORROR Suspectpacket Productions/University of Glamorgan ClubWEST • Grid Ref: B5@ Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place • 07720 28S 55C 19th century horror theatre dragged screaming into the present poking bloody || fingers at your deepest desires and fears. Laugh and scream through a show that wilvj haunt8-14:your18.dreams!

Aug 30 (I hr Smi'Tnwisted s) £8.00and (£7.0sick...

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UK Premiere re ,78 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i THE GRAPES OF WRATH Pepperdine University C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the grea winepress of God's wrath.' Steinbeck's literary masterpiece rises from the dustbowl.

Common triumphs Aug 4-14: 11,man00 (2hrs 30mins)over £7.50death (£6.50)and deprivation in depression-era Oklahoma.HES I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20'21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 GUANTANAMO BAYWATCH PW Productions, McLaren Burnell and Passion Pit Theatre Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: FS The Great Escape1 meets 'Alice' down a rabbit hole in the world premiere musical fir-1 satire, part 3 of Justin Butcher's 'Dubya Trilogy' (see 'The Madness of George DubyaUr and A Weapons Inspector£1150 Calls'(£10. ). 'B0utcher Aug '6-30: 23.00(lhr30mins) 0) lands blow after blow' WorldGuardian.

Premiere»BSli’3 367 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 HABEAS CORPUS The Blue Door Theatre Company C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 « Grid Ref: E4 Brighton in the 1970s - an unrecognisable place, boys and girls. The self-righteous meiMv permissive society. Alan Bennett's famous farce contains plenty of double entendres, |* slapstick Aug 6,8,1comedy 0,12,14,16,and18,dropped 20,22,24,2trousers.

6,28,30: 17,A5saucy 0 (I hr)seaside £7.50 (£6.postcard 50) of a play! BESIH >78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com HALF IN LOVE UCLU Encore

m Cowgate and Victoria Street) • i Disillusioned with a world where Y ri sit and watch each other groan', Ash is I seduced by a sound that lifts him ir a rhythm of fear and desire. 'An original v< I SirPreviews PeterAug Hall.5-6: 13.55 (I hr) £4.00 Aug £8.000(£7.

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0) 00) World Premiere • t 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 HALF MARATHON , The Ej Theatre Company Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Life divided by 2. 'I've never found anything or anyone that was good if you had it all k or saw it all or knew everything there was to know.' How far would you go to 1' make perfection reality? hr) £3.50 Previews tr Aug 9-15:Aug17,456-8:(Ihr)17.£5.45 0(I0(£4.

00) World Premiere«EE31 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3H234 I HAMLET H Top Edge Productions {(Venue 45, Old St Paul’s Church Hall, Jeffrey St»0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 JlHamlet is the ultimate one-man show: Everything that happens is seen through his s, he is everyone, and he is the whole world. From the award-winning Top Edge m.with David Keller. 21.'Scary but moving'£7,0Independent |jAug5-7,9-14,16-21,23-28: 15 (Ihr30mins) 0(£5.00) World Premiere•BEO 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 HILET - A STAND UP Westberg Theatre Company ■ o ■rid Ref:Gilded E5 Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate *0131 668 1633 • ,n - 20 charaaers. Westberg mimes, talks and sings his way through this ILomical tragedy. Awarded 'Best Actor' - Cairo Theatre Festival and Entertainment te (Sweden). '... brilliant Hamlet interpretation' Svenska Dagbladet. 'A little Ijinasterpiece' 6-7:Dagens 13.4-26:00Nyheter.

(I hr13.0I Smi ns) £5.00 0 (£7.50) Jgg '8,13-15, 1vs0-12,Aug20-22, 17-19, 227-29: 13.00 (I0 (IhrhrI SmiI Smins)ns)£9,£8.505(£8.

50) UK Premiere»HEH 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 HAMLET - THE PANTOMIME Gresham's 'he Garage, Grindlay Street Court» 0131 221 9009 • Grid Ref: E3 celebrate 10 years at the Fringe, Gresham's gives Hamlet the make-over -eatment, with all the murderous moments regurgitated into a rowdy riot From Ophelia's eath by shark attack, to theTarantino-esque death scene. 'Tis unmissable madness.

Ug8-I3: 1235 (Ihr) £7.50(£4.00) World Premiere • HEM 8 9 1 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 HANDBAG ittal Stop amedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 y Her nannies, gay parents, Lady Bracknell and 'that' handbag clash in Mark Ravenhill's e follow-up to 'Shopping & F***ing'. 'Enters your mind as a trashy comedy fore exiting to leave an ugly vision of modern adult delinquency' Evening Standard.

5j ig 6-9,11-16,18-23,25-29: 22.45 (Ihr20mins) £6.00 (£5.00) HH21 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 !7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 2 4 Hardcore 24/7 - Productions j hours to create: 24 people involved. See the culmination of a 24 hour marathon, {jjary performance is written and rehearsed in the preceding 24 hours. Witness the j ■gque17,new 19,21,scripted 23,25,27,show 29: 18.that 00(Ihr)didn'£6.t0exist 0(£5.0this 0) time yesterday. Worid Premiere

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 in (00K FOX MAYOR SMITH DAVIES MUSTARD BETREY (OOPER MARQUES GEKT i HARD RAIN A i*OD AKD LAUGH INN fOMCdY PROdUfTlOK PZUS SPCCIAI GUESTS American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road ♦ 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref:H2 THE GREAT BIG COMEDY PICMIC Like the angel rising out of the sea, Sasha refuses to join the ranks of destruction, surviving one act of kindness at a time. European premiere of award-winning script follows Sasha through the time of hard rain, www.sfhstheatre.com Aug 0 (£4.013:0) 2215Aug(45mi 10: n14.s) 15 (45mins) Aug 9:12:20.10.1515(45mi (45mins)ns)£6.0Aug European Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 ? 8 9 1 0 1 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 3 4 17 s IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE AJfd Storytellers Theatre Company f/:£V£R! Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 The story of an unravelling undercover agent in Northern Ireland. Staged with intense theatrical power and humour by its writer and director Conall Morrison, this 08707 17.45 TO 18.TICKCT 45,4TH 70 29THLlUt AUGUST (ROT 177H) P«D 557 DI(o 5, 7 705 f££RK 5TR££T. ' eighty-minute features a tour£5.de00force performance by Sean Kearns.

Previews Aug17-19, 6-7:gem215.4-25, 15 (Ihr20mins) Aug 8, 1 0-12, 3 0: 15.

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0 0) Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 15.15 (I hr 20mins) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) UK Premiere • EXHH Dates:456789 10 11 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 HARRY AND ME Robin Deacon Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Satirical, humorous story of political correctness gone wrong. Robin Deacon searches for footage of his school choir on Harry Secombe's Highway TV show. Were black children planted in the7-19, choir23-26, for diversity's sake?£8.Can he even sing? www.robindeacon.com Aug6-10, Aug 13-15,12,210-22, 27-29: 14.30:45 14.(I hr)45 (Ihr) £9.50 (£8.50(£7.

50) 50) World Premiere • 0K321 Dates:4s678 9 10 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 THE HAT HatGang Productions Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place » 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref:F5 The mind is an erogenous zone. Hannah Arendt, the Jew; Martin Heidegger, the Nazi.

Two powerful minds meet Collide. Ignite. What spark lights a flame burning - two lifetimes? 'Subtle, sharp, witty.' Barka Theatre Budapest Laszlo Berczes, Director. www.thehatplay.org Previews 0 (20mins)ns)£3.£2.505(£3.0 (£200) Aug 9-14,Aug 16-21:5-7:18.18.00 0(20mi 00) European Premiere Dates:4ia78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 311234 A HATFUL OF RAIN Exit Theatre Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street • 07713 746 561 • Grid Ref: D6 Korean War veteran Johnny can't keep jobs, can't face his pregnant wife and can't admit his morphine addiaion. Developed at the Actors Studio, New York in the 1950s,16-21: 'Hatful'19,15is (Ihr30mins) a hard smack£7.0of0 (£5.tension Aug 00) and realism.

Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE Total Fear Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 ♦ GridCowgate Reft E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • What haunts this house? The dead? The living? Control the disturbed Hil House.

Save or sacrifice those trapped within. Interactive psychological horror that will play with yourAugmind.5-6: Shatter - come home, www.totalfear.org Previews 2145 (I hr)your £4.terror 0(Ihr) 0 £8.threshold Aug7-8, 1 4-15, 2 1-22, 2 8-29: 2145 0 0(£7.

0 0) Aug9-13,16-20,23-27: 2145 (Ihr) £7.50(£6.50) World Premiere • Han Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 31123 HEAD BY ZOE SIMON Fail Better Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083- GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Sometimes ferocious, sometimes delicate, this is a tale of destructive love between two young delinquents. Set on a South London estate, this stunning new play is premiered by5-6:a '...18.young,unhyped,first-rate Previews 15 (I hr)18.£4.15 0(Ihr) 0 £8.50(£7.50)company' List, www.failbetter.co.uk Aug 7-8,11Aug 4-15, Aug9-13, 7-20,221-22, 3-27:28-29: 18.15 (Ihr) £7.50(£6.

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When the stakes are this high, how do you know who to trust? A tense original drama inspired a true story.

Aug 16-21: 14.30by(IhrSmins) £8.00 (£6.00) World Premiere Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 34 HEALING IN TIME Lollipop Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row » 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 AAugcandid forward.• HSU 9-15: portrayal 17.55 (55miofns)overcoming £5.00 (£3.50) grief, embracing closure and moving UK Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 HEDDA GABLER Exit Theatre Jurys Inn Edinburgh, 43 Jeffrey Street • 07713 746 561 ♦ Grid Ref: D6 After the 2003 success of A Doll's House' (**** www.threeweeks.co.uk), Exit Theatre present Ibsen's deeply psychological character tragedy. The impact has not lessened Aug 8-28:since 21.15 its(I hr1890 30minpremiere. s) £7.00 (£5.0'D0)o it beautifully.. ' B211 Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 1234 HELLO DALI Clubwest Productions ClubWEST @ Edinburgh Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720 285 550Grid Ref:Theosophical C4 Triumphant return of this Fringe First play direct from the Dali Universe, London.

Originally produced for the National Theatre, this is a little gem of surrealism depicting Aug8-28: the16.30world (Ihr) £8.of 5the0(£6.great 50) Salvador Dali - madman or genius? You decide.E1Z3J Dates 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 234 HIGHWAY DINER *WORKS OF TEMPORARY SOLACE Highway Diner Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street -0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Let Highway Diner take you journeying through Edinburgh's dreaming streets to secret locations, discovering mini performances and temporary monuments. Sexy, beautiful and '****.. explorations Herald.

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16-28: 2200(lhr45mins) £9.00 (£7.of0intimacy 0) in a touch and go environment' World Premiere Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 HITLER SELLS TICKETS EV.A. Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street ♦ 0131 226 2428 - Grid Reft D4 Starring Mussolini, Hitler and the ghost ofViolet Gibson. A new play by Boothby Graffione with 'Stage Award' winner Beth Fitzgerald (Bye Bye Blackbird, Oleanna) and Ross Gurney-Randall s Defence).

Aug 0 (I hr)26-29: £5.0(Goering' 016.0Aug 16,18-19,1.020)Directed 3-25,30: 16.by00Ezra (I hr)Hjalmarsson. £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Baa Aug 6-7: 13-15,16.200-22, 0(Ihr)8-12,£I200(£I Dates 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 HONOLULU Host Universal Ltd for Cafedirect 5065 Lift at the Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance -0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 A soldier makes friends with an enemy shepherd; his sister risks her life for a birthday drink. Vibrant, funny, tender - two plays from a divided land, running on alternate winning s Up There!• EE31 Aug 4-16,1days, 8-23,2from 5-30:award 16.50 (30mi ns) £5.playwright 00 (£4.00) Stephen Keyworth.

WorldIt'Premiere Dates 4J678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 HORROR VACUhATWISTED TALE Theatre Run Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance -0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Three eccentric sisters run an empty hotel. An unexpected guest brings excitement, then mayhem. International Lecoq ensemble spins darkly comic tale mixing clown/burlesque humour. ’Charms with blithe, cartoonish freneticism1 NYSun. ’Fabulous theatrical www.nytheater.com Previews Aug 5-7: 14.effects, 40 (I hr) magical £4.00 moments' Aug8-13, 50(£7.00)00) Aug 14-15,16-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29:30:14.14.4040(Ihr)(Ihr)£9.£8.50(£8.

European Premiere • HS31 Dates 4S678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

theatre THE HOTHOUSE Theatre for the Love of Mike C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street ♦ 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Reft E5 Harold Pinter'scary, s hospital/prison is a place where can happen does...

Sometimes sometimes side-splitting insightanything into systematic abuse- andtheitworld over. ' O riginal, daring, wickedly thrilling... beautifully entertained the idea that it might just 14.happen Aug4-14: 00(Ihr)to£7.us'50(£6.Leeds 50) Student.

HSU Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 AN HOUR IN MY MOCCASINS Out of Places Theatre Company I /4rm ©Greenside, I b Royal Terrace •0131 557 2124 » Grid Ref: C6 Check your cultural baggage at the door and watch as an American, a Palestinian and two Brits explore,anddeconstruct and laugh at the world in which we live. In English with multimedia subtitles,00)www.4rmpromotions.co.uk Aug 15-21: Aug 16-21: 00.10.1350 (Ihr) (I hr) £5.Free00(£4. pre-show coffee at venue cafe on submission ofticket from 10am Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA Aireborn Theatre Company Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 » GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Angustias is engaged to he is secretly meetingstimulating her sister.reworking Sexual andofsocial repression in 1930s SpainPepe, are but explored in this visually Lorca' s classic.

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Aug 7,15,21,2£7.9:0013.(£6.05 0(I0)hr Smins) £8.00 (£7.00) HSU Aug 9,5:113.1,103,5 1(I7,hr19,Smi23,n2s)5,£4.27:0013.0Aug 5 (IhrSmins) Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 HOW DID I GET HERE? The Storyteller Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Boo Productions presentsjourneys an exhilarating rollercoaster true life stories, exploring the adventures, and choices we make.of Apassionate rare opportunity to see the in storytelling Augfreshest 16-21: 15.young 30 (I hr)talent £4,00(£3.

00) - unmissable.

World Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4

For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 HOWTO ACT AROUND COPS SingularitylCAT Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Winner Best Play and Best Director Awards New York Fringe 2003, Logan Brown's '... dazzlingly enigmatic, cool and entirely original play' (www.nytheatre.com) questions the diabolical lurking in us£5.al00l. 'Hilarious' NYT/mes.'Ingenious' Vil age Voice.

Previews Aug tendencies 4-6: 125023,2(Ihr30mins) Aug 5,30:(I1250 £9.0500)(£7.50) European Premiere • HSU Aug 7-9, 14-15,11-13, 20-22,16-19, 26-29: 1250 hr 30mi(I hrns)30mi£ 10.n0s)0 (£8.

Dates 4S678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 HOWTO PHILOSOPHISEWITH A HAMMER Meltdown Productions Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 ♦ Grid Ret E5 I Nietzsche takes us on a surreal journey into our future, where the Death of God has i ti disastrous consequences at the 2036 Iraqi Olympics. Modern Man torn apart (with , I delicate Aug23-29:precision).

16.45 (Ihr)Philosophy, £6.50(£5.50)mime, magical realism.

Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 234 HUNTING DIANA BY HENRY NAYLOR Gilded Balloon Productions with Henry Naylor Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Princess Diana's dead, and Darby Burton heads MI6's investigation to find out whodunit Alarmingly, he suspects his colleagues... Henry's last play 'Finding Bin Laden' regularly23-26, sold out and00(Ihr) got nine four-00)and five-star reviews.

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In a society obsessed with blame, who is the biggest sinner? An active racist or his j| deceitful fether? Heart-wrenching relationships are explored in this timely and I thought-provoking Aug 22-29: 20.40 (40minewns) play £5.50by(£4.Fergus 50) Ford. Not one for the kids. World Premiere II; Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 i 2 3 {I

24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com i CAN CRY Act Provocateur International C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 A powerful memory piece - the true story of Ester Herschberg, a victim of the holocaust Follow her life from girlhood in Poland, through Nazi labour, concentration camps death17.marches Fringe 2002.Premiere • trm Aug 5-14,and16-30: 15 (I hr I Smito nher s) £8.liberation.

50 (£7.50) Hit of the NY European Dates: -5 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 , I CAN ONLYTHINK OF ONE NIGHT WHEN I SLEPT WELL blame the space as >i Cowgate Central @ Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street • 0131 225 9744 • Grid Ref: E5 j, I Jessica is lost in memory, she struggles with past, present and future. Her unswerving , 1 honesty about motherhood, rape, neglect and recovery forces personal revelations, j 'Aug ... extraordinary... powerful...'

8,13-14: 16.20 (I hr)astonishingly £8.0 Aug 9-13: 16.20 (I hr) Stratford £7.00 (£5.Herald.

00) World Premiere | Dates: 4 5 ( 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 JI — ■HI. ICANTSEETHERESADOVEACROSSMYFACE Polibel ClubWEST @ Edinburgh Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720 285 550* Grid Ref:Theosophical C4 A fresh and sharp, absurdist piece of theatre created by three young and aspiring 'A level students. Although in the style of a much established theatre genre, it graphically portrays s audience.

Aug 16-28:21stnooncentury (ISmins)issues, £3.00 making (£200) it exciting and stimulating for today'World Premiere 45 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 DREAM OF MEDEA David Morgan Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 and Medea, Joseph Stalin and the Dalai Lama. When the second tower we couldn't believe our luck.' A short verse drama followed by an open 23-28:free15.discussion.

30 (40mins) £3.00 (£200) World Premiere 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4

Jheafte I HAVE BEFORE ME A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT WRITTEN BY A YOUNG LADY FROM RWANDA lce£Fire Theatre Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 « Grid Ref: F5 'A Young Lady From Rwanda' meets a male British writer and both their lives change.

'Superb' Times. 'Outstanding. A beautiful piece of theatre' Stage. '... heartfelt and touching' 'A remarkable Time Out Critics Choice.

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14.30 (Ihr25mins) £12.50 (£10.achievement' 00) Dates: 45 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 : I LICKED A SLAG'S DEODORANT Royal Welsh College of Music £ Drama Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201 313 » Grid Ref: D6

By Jim Cartwright, writer of 'Road' and 'Little Voice'. The carpet was damp, I was cold in my vest, I licked a slag's deodorant. Geeks and slags, blood and sex, forget Disney,6-8,live dream.16.15 (45mins) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 22,25-28: 11.00 (45mins) ECU Aug 11 -15,the18-21: Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 232425 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Wilde Productions Fettes College, East Fettes Avenue *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:AI A romantic comedy set in 1900 about love, friendship and handbags, with characters full of sharp wit yet endearing charms. Their future happiness relies precariously on exchanged Aug 8-14; 19.identities 00 (I hr I Smiandns) their £5.00 confused (£4.00) notions of suitable love.

Dates: 456 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 IN A MONTH OF FALLEN SUNDAYS The Paper Birds Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 » Grid Ref-FS Six women. One locked room. If walls could talk, these walls would whisper.

Breathtaking new work based on the Magdalen Asylums, told through movement, text, imagery,8-19, live 2music. ophisticated, zany' Stage.

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 INCIDENT ATVICHY KCS Theatre Company Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 ■ GridCowgate Reft E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 'Arthur Miller returns theatre to greatness' NewYorkTimes. Jews and Gypsies detained for deportation in Vichy, France 1942. Racial profiling and our fears of 'the other'22-29: are probed in this devastating Aug 15.55 (IhrlSmins) £7.50 (£5.50)masterpiece, performed by a five-star company.

Dates: 4 5 6 ?8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 3i 234 INSIGNIFICANCE Arkle Theatre Company Edinburgh Sheraton Hotel, Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E2 Like a fantasy dinner party,Terry bringswisdom, four 1950s together in a Manhattan hotel forJohnson' a quirkys landmark discussionplayon fame, SpecialiconsRelativity, American and existential Aug 16-21:nationalism 20.30 (Ihr30mins) £8.00 (£6.0thought 0) Intellect emotion and wit it's all there.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 INSTANT KARMA Leaves on the Tracks Metro Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Richard and Mac are best friends. Victoria, a sexy, sensuous girlfriend. When secrets are kept arejawaroused, revenge looks set A tale of love, latex and lies. The twist will8,10,suspicions leave your on13.3the0 (I floor.

Aug 6, 1 2, 1 6, 1 8, 2 3, 2 5: hr) Aug 14,20,27,29: 13.30 (Ihr) £8.50(£7.5£7.0) 50 (£6.50) World Premiere • EEH Dates:45678 9 10 li 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 ; 234 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LILLIPUT Ripley Theatre Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201 313 • Grid Reft D6 (BlNewissfulYorkly short) mini masterpieces in repertoire.

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INTO THE NEW @THE FRINGE The Royal Scottish Academy of Music £ Drama Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Aemerging platformtalent of original performance work. An opportunity to seecourse, the besthighlighting young the ; [I from the unique contemporary theatre practice versatility, talent5-6:and14.experimental spirit00)of young theatre-makers, www.rsamd.co.uk I Previews Aug 2 0 (I hr) £5.

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Aug7,13-14,27-29: 14.20 (Ihr) £7.S0(£5.00) Aug8-12,23-26: 14.20 (Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) EEB JDates:4J678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 :2 3 4 ;| AN INVITATION TO A WHITECHAPEL SEANCE Theatre ofTravesti Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row ♦ 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ret E4 I Step back intosongstheandworldlistenofagog the Victorian musicmedium hall. Succumb the sounds scintillating as our mystic Madameto Hebe regalesofyouthese;)I with her1ghastly ghost19.story.

Aug9-15, 7-22,24-30: 10 (Ihr) £6.00(£5.00) World Premiere • ECU Dates 45678 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 IN WONDERLAND? If Ironklad Productions Cowgate Central• Grid @ Wilkie 0131 225 9744 Ref: E5House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate • Join us on a work fresh new journey through Withyethilarious this devised will smother you in itsWonderland. wackyhome. exterior, leave theconsequences, curioser with I aAug7, disturbing parallel from 9-14,16-21, 23-28,to3a0:land16.20not(Ihr)so£7.far00(£5.

00) World Premiere | Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St ♦ 07792 119 086 • Grid Ref. D5 Hey Jude, wanna rock your body? Come together and dance in the moonlight, because all you need is love. Friendship and fun at a music festival, but for some it' not all about Aug9-14, 16-20:theI8.music.

00(45mins) £5.00(£3.50) World Premiere [| 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 LuneNoireProductions.com presents. from a not so unbelievable life

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com ITS NOT ME AND IT IS YOU I Chez Tumnus ‘ Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 | They gather for a little game. Their seven little minds take on seven little crimes. But n where the game instructs deception, the game instructs betrayal, perhaps the little j game isn't so little anymore. : Aug 24-30: 15.25 (SOmins) £7.00 (£5.00) World Premiere

JEFFREY ARCHER'S PRISON DIARY - HELL Pea Wet Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Reft E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • World premiere of Jeffrey Archer's spectacular fell from grace, adapted for the stage.

'Banged up' in his cell,Archer feces the grim realities of Belmarsh Prison and develops aPreviews habit - Aug Highland 5-6: 17.Spring 30 (Ihr)and17.£5.30lollipops!

00 £8.50(£7.50) Aug7-8, Aug 9-12,13-15, 16-19,20-22, 23-26:27-29: 17,30 (I hr) (Ihr) £7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere • EESO Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 2223 2425 2627282930311234 THE JAMMER Spankin' Yanks JOEY'S LAST FEED Smirnoff Underbelly, Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Capital Theatre Company 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Brooklyn, 1958. Roller Derby mania sweeps America. Jack's naive. Jack's Catholic. Diverse Pensioner Kate McCarthy reflects on her life, the local community and her only Jack's a skating genius. Strap on your pads and hurtle into more senseless violence, friend...

Joey, when she is confronted by a burning issue... in the person of her gratuitous swearing and venereal disease than any self-respecting Catholic should. young I Don't miss!

Aug 9-14:temporary 19.30 (I hr)home-help. £5.00 (£3.00) World Premiere |lPreviews Aug 5-6: 11.30 (Ihr25mins) £4.00 Dat e s : 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 11.30 (Ihr25mins) £8.00 (£7.00) , Aug 9-13,16-17,19-20,23-27: 11.30 (I hr 25mins) £7.00 (£6.00) European Premiere • QEH JOHNOTHAN'S CASSETTESSAC >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311234 Johnathan Pram Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance "0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 ARRETT & RAJA Johnothan Pram has a tape player attached to his chest. It gives instructions, he |C/assica/ Magic Prod, Inc. follows, life is precise, don't ask questions. A humorously dark tale of selfmbly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 624 2442 • Grid Reft D4 preservation and warped manipulation. Expect strong physicality, angular acoustics crooked vocabulary.

Classical pianist and Vegas magician clash for an evening that celebrates great music and Previews Aug 5,7: 14.15 (40mins) £3.0n0s) £5.50 (£4.00) nd grand illusion. Can they escape the heat from the Martha Stewart Kitchen of Aug 9, 1 1, 1 3, 1 7, ath? Comical. Harmonious. Discord. 'This is real magic!' NewYorkTimes.

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JOHNOTHAN S LIVING ROOM Johnothan Pram Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Johnothan Pram paces inside a box. 6 suitcases contain belongings, 4 walls keep the 21st Century at bay. A pressure cooker of irreversible events. Strong physicality, angular crooked deliver a highly visual solo performance.

Preview acoustics Aug 6: 14.and 15 (40mi ns)15 £3.(40mi0vocabulary 0 Aug Aug 8,14,10,20,12,22,16,26,18,28:24,14.30:15 14.(40mi ns) £6.ns)50£5.(£5.5000)(£4.00) nrm i/8 9 10 12 3 14 16 7 18 20 3 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE JOKER On the Rocks Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Reft E4 A dead mother. Three sons. The will is ready but the solicitor has gone AWOL. Who loved her the most? Who gets her estate? She is dead but her sense of . jlhumour Thens)Joker Aug 24-30:lives16.on.

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50) World Premiere L 78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JOURNEY S END Sundown Theatre Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place " 0131 226 2' RC SherrifFs splendidly crafted play, set in the trenches of WWI, is a poignant If testimony to the triumph of human spirit under unimaginable adversity The stoicismJ) . . heroism and engaging humour(2hrs) underscores pity of war. Directed by John Haigh. 1L. Aug 0 (£9.00the Aug 8-12, 13-15,17-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29:30:13.13.3030(2hrs) £11.£ 10.000(£10.

0)0) HEM If 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JULIE BURCHILL IS AWAY Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street " 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Jackie Clune stars in Tim Fountain's sell-out London hit 'A cracker of a play' Spectator. 'High fun.. Clune is tremendous' Standard. 'Even Tony Parsons would probably10-12, accept she'2s3-25, an absolute5 (Iculthr I after seeing this' Time Out. Aug Aug 6-8, 13-15,20-22,17-19, 26-29: 16.3050:(Ihr16.0IQmi ns) Omi £I2.n0s)0(£I£ 11.1.0000)(£ 10.00) >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 b 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 KAFKA'S THE METAMORPHOSIS’ Black Moon Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Highly stylised physical theatre adaptation brings Kafka's masterpiece to life through If '... an ingenious fusion of film and stage' Philadelphia Enquirer. Adapted and directed i|

by Drama-Logue Award-winning New York director Rene Migliaccio,'... genius of rff modernist Aug 4-30: 21.self-containment' 10 (1 hr) £8.50 (£7.5NY0) Arts.

UK Premiere • I >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 KATHMANDU City Stages Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 A profoundly disturbing tale of obsessive love, abandonment and... dog-napping. Th darkly funny and provocative play travels into the forbidden world of the mindstalke where the tormented becomes the tormentor. '... powerful words... images of J extravagance and 16.beauty... mesmerizing' Previews Aug 5-7: 15 (IhrlSmins) £5.0n0s) £9.Pl0a0ys(£7.International.

Aug 8-13, (I hr I Smi Aug 14-15,16-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29:30:16.16.1515(IhrlSmins) £10.00(£8.550)0) >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 KENNETH -WHAT ISTHE FREQUENCY? 78th Street Theatre Lab ly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 » Grid Ref: D4 New York City: America's top newsman becomes victim of bizarre attack. Double jpic Fringe First/Stage Award winners 78th Street Theatre Lab investigate a fantastical Jit: absurdist mystery rife with conspiracy theories, talking hurricanes and Kentucky || burgoo.

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com THE KEY ( La Campania The Garage, Grindlay Street Court • 0131 221 9009 • Grid Ref: E3 I This is a vibrant, interactive production. It's an imaginary journey that will give you | the flavour, rhythm and passion of what is Latin America. It will unlock your 1 emotions leave24-30: your20.senses Aug 8,10-15,and17-22, 00 (I hr)exploding £6.00 (£5.00)with dance, music and drama.

I Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 2324 2S 26 27 28 29 30 KILLING PAUL MCCARTNEY Nick Grosso/Jake Wood Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Royal Court writer Nick Grosso's demented new creation Tommy Kay - the diamondest geezer of all - drives himself through a nerve-shredding and adrenalinefuelled PreviewsfirstAugnight 6-7: of17.stand-up.

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1 5 Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 17.15 (I hr) £ 11.0(I0hr)(£ 10.£ 010.0)00 (£9.00) World Premiere • HEH 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 KINDRED American High School Theatre Festival ^Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref:H2 supernatural coming of age thriller! Sharing needles, tasting blood, playing Russian ilette, stealing body parts: Frankie's friends are becoming adults, while Frankie is :oming something else. And you thought puberty was bad for you. i Aug 9:r.condictorg/fringe 14.30 (40mins) £6.00 (£4.00) 10:11: 2230 (40minns)s) 10.30 (40mi 13: 16.30 (40mins) European Premiere 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 31 |<ISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN jr) Yer Space DemarcoGridRoxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • j 871ocket750@0077* Ref:E6 h intricate story of enforced friendship and developing love, set against the ckdrop of a cinematic culture and the brutality of 1970s Latin America, between a Jgmosexual 9-11,19-21,window-dresser 23-25: 15.00 (I hrand 30minas)Marxist £8.00 (£6.journalist 00) and political prisoner. UZU 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 jlOKOBATOWN aya Arts CentralGrid @ Wilkie 131owgate 225 9744* Ref: E5House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate • .i< pkobatown takes you on a journey of township life, telling people's stories, dreams & Poverty is rife,AIDS is kil ing the young but there is still music in the air and iople13-27: 19.0their cle.

5 (I hr)troubles £ 10.00 (£8.away.00) 'Siyaya releases a masterpiece' Bulawayo EuropeanChroni Premiere 4 5 6789 10 I M2 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 34 HE KOSH ilded Balloon Productions 0 Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 ; Kosh are back, tumbling and sliding through the decades with their passionate iaret - Twentieth Century Girls. 'A shimmering, sensational show' Stage.

M 4 pnsummate performances' Scotsman. 'Dizzyingly vast' Guardian. ig6-8, ; 13-15,10-12, 20-22,17-19, 27-29:24-26,14.3450:(Ihr)14.45£9.(Ihr)50(£8.£8.550)0(£7.50) 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 HE KOSOWARS ternative Theatre Kosova igustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 two volunteers of two rival armies. Two wounded soldiers left after one tie. Two foes forced together when they head to the same location for help. (red mostly English with Albanian and Serbian (English subtitles).

'■kjg24-30: 18.1i5n (Ihr lOminbuts) £100 World Premiere Hi 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 161

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Tiwrir K-PAX Act Provocateur International C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 New adaptation of Gene Brewer's best-selling novel and Hollywood blockbuster. An enigmatic a mental hospital,K-Pax with- profound on the'prof inhabitants.newHepatient claims appears to comeinfrom the planet but is the effects mysterious really a saviour?

Aug5-14,16-30: 14.30 (Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) HEI1 Dates 5 6/8 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26272829 30 KRAPP'S LAST TAPE The Arches Theatre, Glasgow Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Renowned Beckett actor and 3-time Fringe First winner Andrew Dallmeyer performs this modern classic in an extraordinary atmospheric underground space. 'Dallmeyer is superb’ Scotland Sunday,20.1'0Brilliant Aug 6-8,10-15, 17-22,on24-29: (45mins)comic £10.00actor' (£7,50)Times (Waiting for Godot').

Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3! 234 LADYBOYS OF BANGKOK Urban Circus Ltd Meadows Theatre Big Tops,The Meadows, Melville Drive •0131 667 0202 • Grid Reft G5 Thai Spice Tour 2004. New songs, new costumes, new five star cabaret! Funny, sexy, flamboyant - Edinburgh's favourite show is back. 'Flamboyant and truly magical show... sweet6-21,and23-Sep sexy, oozing with attitude£15.and50,assurance' Aug 4:19.

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0 (I hr1540mi s) Nons)concession price on Fris & Sats H2U Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 234 LAIUS 3BUGS Theatre Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 'Flee for life, wait for hope, dream of love, die for nothing.' This classical tragedy, written in verse, explores the struggle of one man to defend love and romanticism against Aug 23-28:the 16,unstoppable 15 (Ihr30mins)church £5.00of(£3.pleasure 50) that rules our lives. World Premiere Dates: 45678 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4

THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS American High School Theatre Festival Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft E5 3 A modern day Romeo and Juliet takes place in east LA on the American holiday Halloween and the Mexican Day of the Dead. The title comes from the marigold .1 flower teach.

Aug 20:and121516.the(I15hrlessons 30mins)flowers Aug21,25: (IhrBOmi n£6.s) 00 (£4.00) Aug 23: 14.15 (Ihr30mins) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234, THE LARAMIE PROJECT Playground Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid ReftFS Wyoming student Matt Shepard was crucified for being gay, his family tormented in the name of God. His sexuality inflamed small-town prejudice, his murder still scars aPreviews nation. Aug A hard-hitting true story£6.that00(£5.no0community can ignore.

6-7: 14.3300:(IhrlSmins) Aug 8-12, 00)0 (£7.00)00) Aug 13-15,17-19, 20-22,24-26, 27-29: 14.14.3030(Ihr(I hrISmiI Smins)ns)£9.£8.00(£8.

H.T2I 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE LARAMIE PROJECT Syracuse University Drama Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 Twenty-two actors portray 50+ characters to explore the brutal 1998 murder of a gay college student in Laramie,Wyoming. A candid look at the American psyche, the 1 attitudes of16.hate and the hope that00)is compassion.

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THE LAST BALLADE 1 Michael Lunts I Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 I' A unique fusion of drama and music. Actor and pianist Michael Lunts portrays H Frederick Chopin. The dramatic break-up of the composer's extraordinary relationship thij Aug with 6-7:novelist George sparks one final burst of musical inspiration, 17.19-30: 00and (I hr17.muse 20mi £5.0n0s)(£4.Sand I Aug 8-17, 00 (Inhrs) 20mi £8.00)00 (£7.00) fTtm I Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 2425 26 272829 30 LAST IN LINE | Imprint Theatre Company | The Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 f How did we get here? In a skewed attempt to tell our personal histories, we reill imagine our ancestors as famous scientists, axe-murderers and explorers. CuttingLL Aug edge8-21: theatricality, 19.00 (I hrinI Smiwhich ns) £5.genealogy 00 (£4.00) will never be the same again!

World Premiere • QEU 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 234 Ulast night a dj saved my life B Leaves on the Tracks Theatre Company ,> Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 « individuals linked together by a chance encounter with a cult radio DJ. Their o speak leads them onto a path of self-evaluation. But what are the costs?

11,17,19,24,26,30: 13.30 (Ihr) £7.50(£6.50) ig 13,15,21,28: 13.30 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere • FTH71 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 vv

THE LASTYANKEE The Arches Theatre, Glasgow Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Two husbands visit their wives in a US state mental hospital. Revival of celebrated production - Selina Boyack leads excellent cast. 'An extraordinary play brought so wonderfully life' 2Dai4-29:ly Mail 'Compelling Aug6-8,10-15,to17-22, 20.45***** (Ihr) £10.

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Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 1234 LATE SHIFT - SUSAN UTTING AND ROB EVANS Valvona & Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row, top of Leith Walk • 0131 556 7800 • Grid Reft B6 Late Shift - Susan Utting and Rob Evans. Two poets with their own approach to the show business arts: music, dirty dancing and old movies. Thrill to their performing andbad dancing Aug 16-20: 15.zeal00(Ihr IQmi ns) £10.bear.00(£8.This00) is original poetry, centre stage.

Dates: -t 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2! 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 THE LATEST THING Pink Parrot Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Ref: D5 Being different in an estranged society,in minor. living together, laundryfromandthedepressed Buddhists in the singing songs A curiousdoingsubtlety brand new Pink 6-14, Parrot16-30: Line15.pipes Knutzon' Aug 30 (Ihr) £7.s 5outstanding 0(£6.50) play is Danish at its bestUK Premiere • ECTI Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LA TRATTORIA Dl SEGRETTI Young Pleasance Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 An illusory world where the Pleasance's own '... very remarkable company' (BBC Scotland) skilfulrevenge young actors' a seductive, musical ofof... passionate set in Scotsman 1930s Italyconjure . 'Outstanding quality:murderous a must-see' News, reviews, pictures and gossip...

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 01312260000 LAUNDRY AT 4AM Oubykh Theatre Sundial Launderette, 7-9 East London Street * 0131 221 0122* Grid Ref: B5 Harry is doing his laundry at a local laundromat, a strange shabby man appears; he is Harry's left sock. Harry is confused, the sock is confused. Can your left sock be a person Aug 8-30:too?22.00 (30mins) £5.00 European Premiere • HSU Dates 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 THE LAW OF TANGO Fly'n'Oberon featuring Theatre On Pechersk Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 » Grid Ref: D3 Criminal intrigue, moved by aggressive and erotic tango. Texts - Nobel Prize winners.

Theatre system - Stanislavsky mixed in bloody cocktail. Tangodrama performed by the post-Soviet£9.0theatre, Augyoung 19-30: stars 20.30 of(Ihr20mins) 0 (£7.00) offspring of the Theatre On Podol.UK Premiere Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 LA ZAPATERA PRODIGIOSA The Fletcher Players Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place •0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Garcia Lorca's 'La Zapatera Prodigiosa' is a flamboyant farce, a sentimental love story and a searing social commentary. This all-female production, with live guitar, comes toPreview the Fringe7:after a record-breaking run on the Cambridge stage. 'Magical' Varsity.

Aug 9-14,Aug 16-21: 23.10.0000(I(Ihr)hr) £3.£7.5000(£2.(£5.500)0) Aug 23-28: 17.00 (I hr) Q2H Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 i 234 LIBERACE S HANDBAG Written by <£ starring Julie Coombe £ John Maclsaac Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 Be a 'celeb' for a night! Join fictitious Sixties superstar and legend Diva Dee for her 'celebrity audience' comeback special. What's her secret? Talent? Luck? A spangly bag?

With19-30: 'sublimely hits. • HHH Aug 6-17, 13.00 (Ifunny' hr I Smicomedy ns) £7.50 (£5.characters 50) and all Diva's greatest World Premiere Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LIES TOLD TO CHILDREN Eleventhirtyone C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 'Cheats never prosper.' Yeah, right a neat parental lie. We're older now, and wise, but what's left? New drama about growing up and out-growing each other past twenty-one.

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0) World Premiere • BSH Dates: 45678 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3- 12 3 4 LIFE Beat Theatre Company Cowgate Central• Grid @ Wilkie 0131 225 9744 Ref: E5House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate • Life. It's a funny thing. But then, so is Death. In this hysterical new play, ex-wives, dysfunctional children and an estranged sister descend on the hospital room of Douglas, a man7: I9.coping Preview Aug 0(lhrwith lOminconstipation s) £5.00 ns) £8.and50 (£6.the50)end.

Aug 8,9-12, 13-15, 20-22,23-26, 207-29: Aug 16-19, 30: 19.19.0000 (I(I hrhr II Omi Omins) £7.50 (£5.50) World Premiere • BEU Dates 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE LIFEBLOOD Lifeblood Theatre Company Metro Gilded Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ret E5 By the grace of God, Queen. By the conspiracy of man, traitor. Guy Retallack directs Glyn Maxwell's beautifully sharp and beguiling spin on the final days of Mary Queen of16-19, Scots. '...3language to make other dramatists weep' Time Out. Aug Aug 6-12, 13-14,20-22,23-26, 27-29:0:17.I7.000(I0(lhr30mins) hr 30mins) £10,£9.0000(£9,(£8.000)0) FTHU Dates: 45678 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Qo on... be a STAR! Join our friends scheme and get on our mailing list for the next three years for as little as £10. Call 0131 226 0026 for more details 164

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Aug 16-29: 13.30 (45mins) £5.00 (£4,00) World Premiere Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30:1 234 LITTLE BOXES Human Zoo Rocket Demarco 0871 750@0077 • GridRoxy Ref:Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Acacia Avenue, home of David bachelor. the day abattoir ever pungent brothel atPike,46.42,Come as weThecutprison througheverthepresent skin of every lives 9-14: and watch a dayns)fal£5.l from Aug 1125 (SOmi 00 (£3.their 50) calendars.

World Premiere • EE31 Dates: 45 67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 LITTLE LUCY AND FRIENDS Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 07792 119 086 ■ Grid Ref. D5 Lucy is the kind of girl who smiles lovingly while pushing your dog into the oven, and sings happily when serving it to you with gravy. A malicious comic strip character not for9-14,the16-19: faint17.hearted.

Aug 00 (45mins) £5.00 (£3.50) World Premiere • HSU Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 A LITTLE TOUCH OF HARRY IN THE NIGHT: A ONEMAN ADAPTATION OF SHAKESPEARE'S HENRYV Knighthorse Theatre Company Cowgate @ Wilkie 0131 225 Central 9744 • Grid Ref: E5House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate • One man's honour, sacrifice, courage and faith - one nation's glory! Powerful values that defined a7: King' destiny, changed and turned ordinary men into heroes.

Preview Aug20-22, 17.237-29: 5s(IhrSmins) £5.00 history Aug8, 13-15, (IhrSmins) 00(£8.00)00) Aug 9-12, 16-19,23-26, 30: 17.17,3355 (IhrSmins) £7.£10.00(£5.

UK Premiere • BED Dates 43678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE LITTLE WORLD OF DON CAMILLO Valvona <£ Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row, top of Leith Walk ♦ 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref. B6 The Litde World of Don Camillo by Giovanni Guareschi. Retold by Mike Maran and Philip Contini. Emilia-Romagna 1945-55. The battle continues - priest v. mayor, church v.Augstate,6,12,Italy18,2endures, thenmighty 7: 20.204-26, 0 (Iandhr 30mi s) £ 10.030mi 0river (£8.ns)0Po0) overflows with tears and laughter.

Aug 3,17,129-21, Aug 8,7,114-15, 2: 15.00 (I hr28:30mi13.ns)00 (I hrAug 10,26: 18.00 (I hr 30mins) Dates 4 5 678 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 A LIVING BEREAVEMENT Fear and Loathing Theatre Company Purple Venues at L’Attache, 3 Rutland St • 0870 747 9837 ♦ Grid Ref: E2 'A Living Bereavement' is an examination of what happens when it is the husband who is the victim of domestic abuse. It looks at and exposes a number of the legal loopholes Aug 14-21: keeping 14.45 (Ihr)good£5.0fathers 0(£3.00)from their children.

Dates: 4 5 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 LOADED BY SCOTT CAPURRO Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Why do we fall for the wrong people? A good question to ask when you're the love-struck penpal of parent murderer Eric Menendez. This new comedy stars its Perrier-winning author andhr lJames of Fire).

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5 0 Aug 14-15,20-22,26-29: 16.30 (I hr I Omins) £9.50 (£8.00) (£7.00) European Premiere • EEH Dates^serS 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Only trust the experts?

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rn+rruH LOOT The Red Team Theatre Group Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Orton' s grotesque outrageous black comedy, holding a distortedto hide mirrorstolen up to the concepts oflatelaw,and marriage and society inaway general.

Ititis possible money i n your mother' s coffin and get with Aug 7,9-14: 00.30 (Ihr45mins) £5.00 (£3.50)

LOST PIRATES The Greg Mclaren Performance Organ Live music. Real pirates searching for the world, booty and rum. Beautiful and dirty. J Physical and incredibly funny. Piratical satire from the greatest theatre company ever I toAugset4-30:sail.19.Free rum.ns) Who 45 (SSmi £8.50 (£7.does50) he think he is?' Time Out World Premiere •*!

LOSING VENICE Art Immediate Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 'If youofdon' t seektaketheyouunexpected you'journey ll neverinfindthistruth' four far ends Europe on war, a magic unique. Performers internationalfromproduction ofPreviews John Clifford' s play about conquest and love.

Aug9-22:Aug16.407-8:(Ihr16.IQmi40 (Ins)hr lOmins) £7.00 (£5.00) UK Premiere »HSU

LOVE AND OTHER HUMAN TRAGEDY UNITE! Theatre Cowgate Central• Grid @ Wilkie 0131 225 9744 Ref: E5House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate * This show rockets along like the Brothers Grimm on speed! A riotous retelling of ancient folk-tales. Wild, arousing, humorous and chilling. A fast paced fusion of live || music, puppetry movement Total 0theatre Aug -22,and238-29: 0 (£5.00)00)at its best! World Premiere• i[ Aug 7-8, 9-13,14-15, 16-20,2123-27, 0: 14.14.505(I0 hr)(I hr)£7.£8.00(£5.

LOST Remplissez Qa Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Ref: E5Cowgate (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 Lost false teeth.tedium Controlled explosions. office.

LosingAsomething is just the startf you' for vtwoe clowns battling in a umbrella lost-property raucous never misplaced your best you should loosen yourjaunt? grip onListen, your ibag.

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0 0 Aug 7-8,113-15, 27-29:26:13.13.1515(45mi Aug 9-12, 6-17,210-22, 9,23-24, (45mins)ns)£8.£7.0000(£7.(£6.00)00) World Premiere « HSU THE LOST CHILD Marylebone Theatre Company The Salvation Army Hall, I East Adam Street • 0131 667 4313 • Grid Ref:E6 Through medium TheofLostgreed, Child'betrayal, is a contemporary story whichthedeals withofthemask. themes forgiveness andretelling parents'of an old unconditional love for their child.

Aug 24-28: 19,30 (SOmins) £5.00 (£3.00) World Premiere “The radical message has never sounded so revolutionary and utterly sensible.”

THE SCOTSMAN The Gospel of Matthew

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THE LOVE-HUNGRY FARMER Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Des Keogh returns to Assembly following his much-lauded appearance in 'The If Matchmaker' (Stage Award, 2001). A hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking tale of .11. bachelor and virgin John Bosco McLane,adapted from John B Keane. '... fiercely 11 serious andAugbruisingly Previews 6-7: 213.3-25,00hilarious' (I3hr)0: 13.£5.0000(I NYTimes.

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24 hour Box Office a<: www.edfringe.com LOVE-LIFE | Bad Ash Productions C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 | Turn that frown upside down! What happens when all your friends grow up and I leave you? A tragically happy celebration of what makes life worth living. Nick fj Aug Helm'4-16, s new18-30:play22.will00 (SOmi makens)you£8.5laugh!

0 (£7.50)Or cry. But probably notWorldboth,Premiere • H5H .78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LOVE, MARILYN I Taste Productions * l/4rm @Greenside, lb RoyalTerrace • 0131 557 2124 » Grid Ref:C6 jjlMarilyn: in a bath of ice cubes. Marilyn: legs astride, skirt blowing over her head. | Orphan', starlet, wife, mistress. Marilyn: found in the nude. She died alone, but all 1|Asheugever 22-30:wanted 13.30 (Iwas hr SOmiforns)them £5.00to...(£4,0'L0)ove, Marilyn', www.tasteproductions.co.uk UK Premiere i7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 jlTHE LUNATIC,THE SECRET SPORTSMAN, AND THE PWOMEN NEXT DOOR' BY STANLEY EVELING Hue Hug I Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 » Grid Ref: D3 Come to Elsie's, where Teddy's ready for 'Secret Sports'! Doris awaits (dressed as Biicclaimed l y'). WithEdinburgh amoral commentary by the Lunatic. Absurdist comedy by playwright £8.provided \ug 6-17,19-30: 15.25 (IhrlSmins) 00 (£6.00) EIZU >78 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MACBETH t/ose-Up Theatre n @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace » 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 e of the greatest of all tragedies from a young, vibrant cast An extraordinary tudy of the nature of evil, violence, greed, ambition. Don't miss the chance to be in Icotland j\ug 23-24,and27-28:see10.Macbeth.

15 (2hrs30mins) £5.00 (£4.00) 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 A I

Steve Gallon’s ADVENTURES IN Wonderland

n#ruh MACBETH Sandbach School Theatre The Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street • 07740 406 775 ♦ Grid Reft C4 An incisively psychological, atmospheric 'matrix' produaion of Shakespeare's analysis of descent into madness and megalomania. This nationally acclaimed youth theatre revisits the Fringe with an outstanding new generation of talent 'Let us hope this group will return' Scotsman.£7.00 (£5.00) Aug 16-21: 17,30 (IhrSSmins) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 MACBETH Theatre Babel Scotland's Theatre Gateway, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 Shakespeare's dark and powerful tale of murder, witchcraft and madness; from the company whose previous sell out successes - Medea and Thebans - won them huge critical acclaim, '...an impressive, thrilling achievement..' Scotsman (Thebans 2003).

'Previews ... breathtaking... incandescent... unmissable...'

2001).

(I hr 30mi 00 ns) £ 12.00 (£/ndependent(Medea Aug 9-10,Aug 12-17,7-8:19-24,20.0206-29: 20,00ns)(I hr£5.30mi 10.00) Dates:4s678 9 10 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 THE MACBETH CONSPIRACY The Challoner Theatre Company Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row » 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Ref: E4 The tale of two journalists who risk their integrity in pursuit of a story that will shake the foundations of...society.

In a new interpretation of Shakespeare's Macbeth inspired Aug 9-15:by18.Watergate,' 20 (Ihr30mins) £7.nothing 00 (£5.0i0)s but what is not'.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 MACHINE GUNNERS Leicestershire Youth Arts St Ann's Community Centre, South Gray's Close, Cowgate *0131 557 0469 • Grid Ref: E6 Everyone is told to do their bit in war - except kids. Kids are told to keep out of the way. Well, we want a say, too! And now maybe we can. Now we've found something Aug 10-21; important, 14.00(Ihr) £6.something 00(£4.00) secret Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 THE MADNESS OF GEORGE DUBYA PW Productions, McLaren Burnell, Passion Pit Theatre Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Award-winning West End musical hit satire written and directed by Justin Butcher, the first in his 'Dubya Trilogy' (see 'A Weapons Inspector Calls' and 'Guantanamo Baywatch' - comedy Aug 6-30: )19.. '3F0antastic (Ihr30mins) £1150 with (£10.00)smart gags that hit the target' Time Out Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III Sandbach School Theatre The Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street • 07740 406775 • Grid Ref: C4 Be enthralled by Alan Bennett's incisive and witty historical drama amidst the Georgian splendour of the Royal College of Physicians... past and present actors of this theatre Aug nationally-acclaimed 18-21: 14.30 (IhrSSmins)youth £7.00(£5.

00) recreate their stunning 2001 production.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 writ en and performed by y ADRIAN POYNTON (fringe first award winner 2003) TOMARTHUR-HAY "Impressive”**** Times “sharp, Scotsmanintel igently crafted" **** “Excellent”**** Metro COUlifYMO PLEASANCE 4.35pm 0131pl556 www. easance.6550 co.til( 4th-30th August for show information 167

For all your Fringe tickets I call: 0131226 000G l MAGNIFICENCE Ten in a Bed Sweet Grid Ref:on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 The only solution is revolution but when it is based on baked beans, things can go wrong! Howard Brenton's 'bitter high comedy' deals with leftist terrorism, social injustice peculiarly Aug 6-15:and14.4'5a (2hrs) £7.50English (£6.50) type of fescist'.

OH A MAN AND HIS BOX BPAG I /4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace •0131 557 2124 « Grid Ref: C6 Television: the drug of the nation, breeding ignorance and feeding radiation. One man in his time watches much TV, most of it unadulterated crap. BPAG (Brentwood Performing Group) offers Aug 8-14: 16.Arts 30 (IhrlOmins) £6.50 an(£5.antidote.

00) World Premiere MANCHESTER GIRL Why not eh Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Escaping via Tokyo's 1980s modelling world, small town Sara takes a wild, dangerous ride. Hilarious culture clash, discos, drugs, dieting and heartbreak. 'A journey deep into one's soul.., ' Los Angeles Times. 'Infectious comic timing' Daily Variety.

Recommended for19.I4yrs Previews Aug 5-6: 27-29: 5 (I hr+19.ISmi2www.whynoteh.com ns) £5.ISmi00 ns) £8.50(£7.50) Aug 7-8, 1 3-15, 2 0-22, 2 Aug 9-12,17-19,24-26: 19.25 (I hr5 I(Ihr Smins) £7,50 (£6.50) European Premiere • H331 THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES The Exhibition Project Chouchou Venue to be confirmed • 07817 178 334 » Grid Ref:TBC Fusion of music and reading drama, after Jean Giono. Hero never appears in this drama. 'Seasons' ofTchaikovsky succeed in expressing sentiments, passage of time and Aug seasons.

3-7: 20.00(lhr20mins) £8.00 (£5.50) UK Premiere ENNIO MARCHETTO Pleasance Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550* Grid Ref: E6 'The living cartoon' is back with a brand new line up of celebrity impersonations and hilarious paper costumes. 'The flat out funniest show to hit town in years' Son Francisco Chronicle. 'Dazzling, ingenious and hilarious' Scotsman. www.enniomarchetto.com Aug 20.00£13.(I hr)50(£12. £ 14.5000)(£ 13.00) Aug 20-22, 24-25:220.6-29:00(Ihr) THE MEDAL Mad Dogs £ Englishmen Theatre Company Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref:D3 A makeshift picnic in the middle of no man's land triggers a bizarre battle of wills over the possession of a medal. Take a comedy trip to the dark side of the moon with this award winning company.

Aug6-7: Aug 8-17:17.17.000(IhrlOmins) 0 (I hr I Omins)£5.£8.0000 (£6,00) World Premiere»Hail THE MEMORY OF WATER @ Theatre Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft E5 Three sisters reunite for their mother's funeral to discover their childhood stories do not make one narrative. Memories run through us like water, but are they truly ours or those on from£7.0parents Aug 22-29: 21.45passed (Ihr30mins) 0 (£6.00) and siblings?

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AA DARK BREATHTAKING MIX OF AERIAL PERFORMANCE, DRAMA UNFOLDS HIGH ABOVE YOU.. MUSIC AND FILM. 17-29 AUGUST AT 10PM

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By NZ/Niue Writer Dianna Fuemana Staring 'Neighbours' Spunk Jay Bunyan Mile High Comedy "an absolute knock out...Sharp frenetic and jaw achingly funny, a tightly concieved coming of age comedy" The Melbourne Times Aug. 8-30 (not 16, 23) 16:00 £9 (£8) Direct from Australia August 15-27 22:00 £8 (£7) Company East

Aug. 8-30 (not i#,' Gay Revue 0 . .straight from Tokyo. ■ camp and funny ^0 Aug. 8-30 *' (not 16, 24) 21:30 £9(£8) .TheGaragelnternational.com Tel 0131 221 9009

theasre MEN mindrocket projects ltd Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 « Grid Ref: F5 Men is an exciting, hilarious and often disturbing play by multi-award winning Australian playwrightandBrendan sexyin thisbuttopical dysfunctional men demonstrate ecstasy pitfalls ofCowell. a5 (Ilifhr)e ofThree excess anatomyyoung of youthful hang-ups. the Previews Aug 4-7: 16.

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0 0 Aug 8-9,14-15,11 -13, 8-19,216.3-25:05 (Ihr)16.05£10,(I hr)00(£8.£9.0500)(£7.50) Aug 20-22,16,216-29: European Premiere • HSU Dates:45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 31 234 THE MERRY MONKS OF CAMBUSDONALD Edinburgh People's Theatre (EPT) St Peter's, Lutton Place ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: G6 Magic & mayhem - we're back in the habit! The fourth of James Scotland's outrageous Scots comedies is set to play to packed houses in EPT's 46th year at the Fringe. Book17-21, early to avoid Aug7, 19.4n5s)disappointment (2hrs ISmins) £7.00(£6.00) Aug 14,10-14, 21,28: 15.0024-28: (2hrs I Smi Dates 45 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 34 METAMORPHOSIS 3BUCS Theatre I /4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 Eight grotesque performers and a vertigo inducedofaudience prison, 3BUGS presents an inspired construction Berkoffsengulfed renownedwithinwork,a scaffold attacking and arousing with sensory overload. 'A company that refuses to be sentenced to the sidelines' www.4rmpromotions.co.uk Aug 22-30: 16.00 (I hr I Omins) £5.00 (£3.50) Dates: 45678 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ME,WILL ANDTHE FAIRER SEX Shakespeare PerTutti Berlitz Language Centre, 26 Frederick Street • 0131 226 7198 ♦ Grid Ref: D3 a.k.a. 'Me, Shakespeare E I Gentil Sesso' mixes English and Italian, Shakespeare and modern stories to playfully bring some of Shakespeare's women to life. Accessible and Augfun, 8-21:this18.3is0 truly (4SminShakespeare s) £8.00 (£5.00)for all!

ECU Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 OSCAR MICHEAUX Parker Entertainment C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105* Grid Reft D5 The story of how a black man became a successful playwright, novelist and director ofDirected over 40byfilms in the first half of 20thWynter Century

by Cheryl L Davis. stars.America. Written Aug 6-30: 16.4Robert 5 (SOminO's) H£8.ara.50 (£7,Calvin 50) Worid Premiere«Han Dates 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MICKEY SPATZ Tradesecrets-UK Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 ♦ Grid Reft F5 Stop press...

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Aug 6-30: I9.00(2hrs) £1250 (£10.00) EISU Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Whizz Kids Theatre Company C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105* Grid Reft D5 Shakespeare’s unforgettable fantasy re-staged in a 21st Century urban cityscape. A cast of young and adult blend magically together to deliver a dynamic, sometimes movingactors Aug 6-14: 11.savage, 30 (Ihr30mins) £7,and50 hilarious (£6.50) (£5.production.

50 C) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 3 4 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM THEATRE ALBA mpr Duddingston ManseReftGarden, 0131 556 9579Kirk■ Grid F6 Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village • This outdoor production of Shakespeare's magical play is staged against the backdrop ofactors unsurpassed beautyis atdirected Duddingston Loch. A large professional cast of Scottish Aug 5-8,and12-15,musicians 19-22: 20.00 (2hrs I Omiinns)the£8.inimitable 00 (£5.00) and unique ALBA style.

Dates:4 5 6/8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 234

theatre MILO S WAKE The Chelsea Players Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road ♦ 0131 556 5044 • Grid Reft E6 Brimming with the irrepressible spirit of the Australian and Irish and driven by the traditional music of the Wren Band, this black comedy promises a riotous night of emotion, and laughter.£6.'O0utstanding Aug 14-21:songI5.00(lhr45mins) 0 (£4.00) knockabout humour!' Stage.

Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 3 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 MILTON S PARADISE LOST Guthrie Productions St Vincent's Chapel, St Stephen Street • 0131 226 0000 - Grid Ref: C3 Acted by David Guthrie Burns.'A divine miracle...' www.edinburghguide.com August Book 1:9,12,16,19,23,26. Book 2:10,13,17,20,24,27.

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Aug 16-21,23-28,30: 14.30 (Iwww.guthrieproductions.com hr 30mins) £7.00 (£5.00) OSH Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 214 MIMIRICHI - PAPER WORLD Cyclops Events Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 ♦ Grid Ref: F6 Ukrainian, unique and utterly bonkers! Come and experience the pure joy that is Mimirichi - fast paced physical comedy, hilarious slapstick and the biggest paper fight onAugthe4-6:Fringe. down - literally.

(IThey' hr 30mi17.r0en0s)gonna 00 tearns) £9.the00house Aug 7,13-15,17.16,02100-22: (II7.£5.hr030mi (£7.£8.000)0 (£6.Fami00)ly tFami icket (4 tickets, minimum I adult) £28.00 Aug 8-12, 8-19, 2 3-25: 0(lhr30mins) Aug 26-29: 17,00 (I hr 30mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Family ticket £3200ly ticket £24.UK00 Premiere • HSU Dates 4167 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 234 MISERY Milestone Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Based on Stephen King's own terrifying experience with a crazed fan. A famous writer is dragged from the wreckage of his car by Annie - a nurse. He thinks he's lucky5-6:to 22.be1alive...

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00 (Ihr ISmins) £8.00(£7.00) Aug7-8, 1 4-15, 1-22, Aug9-13,16-20,23-27: 22152215 (Ihr ISmi ns) £7,00(£6.00) Dates 41678 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30311234 MISS JULIE Bubbly Youth Theatre The Garage, Grindlay Street Court *0131 221 9009 • Grid Reft E3 This psycho-sexual affair between the unstable daughter of a Count and the affianced but virile footman makes Miss Julie the perfect candidate for tragedy, especially when indulging her11.0taste Aug9-14: 0(Ihr)for£7.0below 0(£4,00)stairs life... ttm Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 MISTERO BUFFO New Matrix Productions Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid ReftES A fresh adaptation of Dario Fo's hilariously funny and deeply moving theatre treat... passion and antics in the holy land in 33AD. This ingeniously linked collection of stories makes the perfect to a night on the Fringe.

Aug 17-18: £5.00(£3.appetiser Aug 19-22,220.4-30:00(Ihr) 20.00(Ihr) £6.500)0(£4.50) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 THE MOANING SILENCE OF FISH Strings Attached The Garage, Grindlay Street Court« 0131 221 9009 • Grid Reft E3 Strings from Switzerland, with its unusual blend of- like text,Lenin' physical theatreAttached, and live, original music, this istimebackexamining the old voices s and the Dadaists' - that16.bounce around Zurich's old city.

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For all your Fringe tickets call: 0131226 0000 MOAN MOAN MOAN Crack Horse C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft PS Multi-award-winning band of angry lovers ask what we're doing right here right now.

Propaganda from pornstar puppets.showPhysical comedy and sadness. fat birds, OxfordIgnore Times.the •HS2] Aug6-16,come18-30:see 18.the20 best-looking (Ihr) £7,50(£6.50) in town. 'Cool as f**k'World Premiere >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A MOBILE THRILLER Hush Productions Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd » 0131 228 1404 ♦ Grid Reft E3 , Avisceral chillingandthriller playwright Renatothrough Gabrielli.theFantastical, darklyfromcomic.extraordinary PerformedItalian in a sports car driving city at dusk, with an 1audience of2three.

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Preview Aug 22: 118.5 1(Ihr) 5 (Ihr) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug23-27, Aug28-29:30:18.118.5 (Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) World Premiere fr 378 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 MORE LIGHT Room 37 Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Reft E4 Twelve Chinese concubines, one dead emperor and a flock of origami birds trapped# : in a remote tomb - this highly visual and sensual play explores how extreme p circumstances13.35force Aug24-30: (Ihr) us£6.to50(£4.confront 50) our biggest fears and taboos.

2 ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 MORE TO LIFE THAN SEX MuseMachine Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 Funny,willpoignant very disturbing, controversial Peter pI Yates frightenandandultimately alarm parents, highlightingthistheir helplessnessnewas play theybyattempt toAugcombat the Internet' s merciless erosion of privacy and decency.

9-15,17-21; 21,40 (Ihr20mins) £5.00 (£4.00) World Premiere • I 378 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MORPHEUS DESCENDING Host Universal Ltd for Cafedirect 5065 Lift at the Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance« 0131 556 6550* Grid Reft Issued with blankets, eyemasks and cocoa, we are tucked in for the night - and shakenEclair' with a series of Rapid Exciting Memorable stories dreamed up by Julie Jenny Aug 4-16,18-23,s long-term 25-30: 21.2collaborator.

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com I MRS WILLIAM MORRIS IfNew Theatre Company l/4rm @Greenside, lb Royal Terrace •0131 557 2124- Grid Ref: C6 I She was William Morris' wife, tom between her husband and tortured painter and poet WDante Gabriel Rossetti. Both men loved her, but who would she choose? Janey Howarth Ireturns to13.the10 (SFringe www.newtheatrecompany.co.uk ! Aug 7-14: Omiinnsequence. s) £6.with00 (£5.thisSeeallthreefor£l4(£l2), 00)extraordinary tale,twofor£9(£6) HThnee plays performed World Premiere • HSU 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 IMY LONG JOURNEY HOME 7 N/E la (New International Encounter) leasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref:E6 [inspired by the life of Hungarian Andras Tomas, press ganged into theWehrmacht and i nound 53 years later in a Russian asylum. This acclaimed, vivid physical show tells a itory of love, loss,16.laughter ’reviews Aug 4-7: 002(I3-25, hr) and £5.30:0016.lunacy. . Aug \ug 8-9, 1 1-13, 1 6, 1 8-19, 14-15,20-22,26-29: 16.00(Ihr) £9.000(Ihr) 0(£7.5£8.0) 00(£6.50) UK Premiere •HSU S78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 *IY 5 MOTHER HAD A BROTHER ab Productions Ireyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row» 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 ;e, engaging new play inspired by the music of George Michael. Poignantly - ecounts Matthew's lonely childhood. The truth about the enigmatic Frank - the he never tugncle24-30: 14.35knew (40minexisted. s) £4,50 (£3.If 5only 0) mum was frank with him! Worid Premiere 578 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD '.lose-Up Theatre Mrm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace « 0131 557 2124 » Grid Ref: C6 women, four generations, four stories, four lives. A ground-breaking, funny, oignant and disturbing look at the emotional inheritance passed from mother to aughter a century Mg 23-28:during 16.15 (2hrs) £5.00 of(£4.enormous 00) social change. .78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 123‘ IY MS AND ME Sweeney Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 loke cannabis because I have Multiple Sclerosis. Actually, that's not true. It's just a lippy coincidence. 'His writing is laconic, witty and touching' Scotsman. Aug 23rd, scial anniversary show. More information on www.jimsweeney.co.uk jg6-12, ig 13-15,16-19, 20-22,23-26, 27-29:30:18.18.1515(Ihr)(Ihr)£9.£10.00(£8.00(£9.00)00) World Premiere • HSU >78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 YRA HINDLEY AND ME iieatre ofAddiction n theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 enteen, already abused and beaten from pillar to post; Marie Antoinette tells her n 'Diana-my-true-story' of the acid trip to beat all acid trips, destination Durham piig6-30: and meeting 2l.00(lhr)with£I0.Myra.

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THE NEW WORLD ORDER AND OTHER PLAYS BY HAROLD PINTER ovo The Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 » Grid Ref: F6 GulfWar 2, Guantanamo Bay, Hutton furore, Bush re-election? Human rights/human wrongs. Fusing film and live action, this is a timely revival of these funny, powerful, moving15-21:plays,21.3www.ovo.org.uk Aug 0 (Ihr40mins) £7.00(£5.00) Dates:4 5 6 ?89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 234 THE NIGHTTRAINTO MADURAI Tiffin Players Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Ref: E4 Betrayal, revenge and tragedy. Four young men set out on a journey of self-discovery after the excesses of university life, but in the depths of Southern India they find more than16.they Aug 9-15: 40 (Ibargained hr 30mins) £5.for.00 (£4.00) Worid Premiere«ECU Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 NIKOLINA Nabokov Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Nikolina has fled the guns of war, but she can't escape their echoes. As old wounds heal, new wounds are inflicted. Love and revenge in Van Badham's electrifying new plPreviews ay, fromAug the4-7:company hit 'Camarilla' ('Dazzling' Independent).

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Aug 14-15,20-22,26-29: 13.40 (Ihr) £10.00(£8.550)0) Worid Premiere • ECU Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NINE DAYS CRAZY BY CHRIS GOODE Festival Highlights Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Can a morris dancing escapade restore Chris' faith in humanity? New solo show from double Fringe First winner. Uproariously funny and bitingly sad: it's a romantic comedy with bellsI9.on.00(lhr30mins) 'The real thing' Previews Aug-12,4-7: £5.00 0(I0hrGuardian.

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Aug 13-14,20-22,26-29: 19,00 (I hr 30mins) £9,30mi 50 (£8.ns)00)£8.50 (£7.00) Worid Premiere • ECU Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 234 NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR Debut Theatre Company C, Chambers Street» 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Ref: E5 George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian superstate. Haunted by snippets of the past,Winston Smith begins a diary with the words 'Down with Big Brother!' He soon learns22.thatThoughtcrime Scotsman (2002)• HZHJ ; Aug 4-30: 30 (Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) is the only crime there is. '****'Worid Premiere Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 99 QUESTIONS YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO ASK AN AFRICAN AMERICAN Act Three Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 • Grid Ref: D6 This one person multi-media play is powerful, funny and thought provoking.

America's playwright/actor Mark Cryer answers questions from citizens worldwide in this22-27: must20.see30 (IhrSmins) theatre event!

Aug £5.00 (£3.50) European Premiere Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 34 NO EXIT Act Provocateur International C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105* Grid Ref: E4 Jean-Paul Sartre's dark vision of human nature readapted for stage by award-winning directorViCTor Sobchak. Three people condemned to an eternity of Hell reveal their dreadful secrets to unearth the real meaning of Hell... 'Brilliant' Time Out Warning: sexually Aug5-16,explicit 18-30: 20.20 (Ihr IQmins) £8.50(£7.50) Ban Dates 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Lost in the city? Go to the Fringe map at the back of the programme 171

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NO MAN S LAND Just In Time Productions Sweet Grid Ref:onE4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Two to discover whetherleaves theythem are oldstranded friendsinora complete strangers. absurdpoets and tryamusing investigation no-man's-land betweenTheir reality and imagination.

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Aug 6-29: 19.10 (IhrBOmins) £7.50 (£6.00) HSD Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 NORMAL NESBITT BAWDS C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge » 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: D5 Gordon Nesbitt is uniquely average. Rose is here to tell you why he must be found.

BAWDS of Cambridge presents SuziTurton in a brand new exploration of the popular15-21:novel11.1by0 (SOmi NickWarburton.

Aug ns) £7,50 (£6.50) 'Hilarious' Daily Telegraph. Worid Premiere Dates: 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3IU34 NOT ABOUT HEROES Vitruvius Productions Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E5 August 2004 marks the 90th anniversary of the start of the First World War. This engrossing drama follows the poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon from their meeting Aug 6-15:at14.Craiglockhart 15 (I hr 30mins) Hospital. £6.50 (£5.50) £ I from every ticket wil go to the British Legion HKil Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 NOTESTOTHE MOTHERLAND Paul Rajeckas Movement Theatre Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street - 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 'Altogether extraordinary' raves Backstage of 'Notes To The Motherland'. 'A near acrobatic performance... ' This black comedy ofWorld War I is a dreamlike, often hilarious psychological journey to unlock a closet of family skeletons. A one-man tour de force.6-7: 13.40 (Ihr20mins) £5.00 Previews Aug 8-17,Aug 19-30: 13.40 (I hr 20mins) £7.50 (£6.00) European Premiere • HSU Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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178 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE ODD SOCK ROCK 'Insight Theatre' and 'In The Wings Productions' Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace *0131 220 6109* Grid Ref: E4 A launderette, a ten year old girl, an array of dynamic characters and some missing # socks. Emma embarks on an adventure that will change their lives forever. )I Combining music, fantasy Aug 23-28: 16.humour, 25 (IhrlSmins) £5.50 (£4.and00) mystery. Suitable for everyone.World Premiere n 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i OFFENSIVE SHADOWS A+E Theatre Six card players. Are they people, actors, characters or simply a gathering of theatricaijt . phantoms? That's what they'd like to know! Join them as they ponder everything!! | , Stanislavski Aug 16-29: 21.to2Stoppard,Sartre 0 (I hr I Omins) £6.5to0 (£5.chicken 50) soup... they'll need you there.

Worid Premiereft : 578 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OF FOOLS AND LOVERS Belleherst Productions II Quaker Meeting House, 7VictoriaTerrace» 0131 2206I09» Grid Ref: E4 1 A magical pagoda-mystical storytelling-drama, dance and music, and the question: Love k is... ? Pundits of love, Sophocles to Michelangelo, test your capacity for insanity, passialj! and sacrifice the answer.

Aug 23-28: 20,to30 find (Ihr30mins) £6.50 What' (£5.50) s your limit? www.stueck-werk-theater.de Worid Premiere** Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 § ONCE A CATHOLIC Dead Rabbit Productions The Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F A heady mix of incense and rock 'n' roll. Nuns & teenagers in head-on collision. A i comedy about three convent school girls and their forays into the forbidden world of boys9-14:and16.sex in fifties Aug 45 (2hrs) £6.00London. (£4.00) I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ONCE A CATHOLIC Harland Hamstrings Theatre Croup The Subway, 69 Cowgate (Under George IV Bridge) • 0131 225 6766 ’ Grid Ref: E5 After enormous success two years ago, Hamstrings return with Mary O'Malley's hilarious portrayal of life inside a Roman Catholic girls' school. Sex education is ver necessary for these - but surely not Aug 8-10,12-17, 19-22:girlsI6.00(lhr45mins) £5.00taught (£4,00) like this! See it Dates:4s6 ‘8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ONCE A CATHOLIC Leicestershire Youth Arts St Ann's Community Centre, South Gray's Close, Cowgate *0131 557 0469 • Grid Reft 18 Isn't the Bible confusing? If only it had sections on talking to boys, holding your cid" and getting your homework done on time in three easy steps. And surely once a Catholic t mean£6.always Aug 10-21:doesn' 16.00(Ihr) 00(£4,00)a Catholic?

9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 ONE FLEW OVERTHE CUCKOO S NEST Guy Masterson & Nica Burns forTheatreshare Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft D4 Guy Masterson's all-star follow-up to last year's sensational 12 Angry Men. Wildmi McMurphy upsets the asylum status quo with hilarious, disastrous and poignant consequences. Perhaps the most liberating theatrical experience you will have.

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t 24 hour Box Office f| at: www.edfringe.Gom ONE FORTHE ROAD |Sp//nter Croup f Metro Gilded Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate » 0131 668 1633 » Grid Ref: E5 ilf Man, woman, child - each has to learn how to comform under the new regime, and r' ^Nicholas is their tutor.

Godthehelpnature them.ofAobsession. highly acclaimed production by an awardcompany examines mji-winning Aug 8-15: HZ31 1 13.00 (40mins) £7,50 (£6.50) 3 for 2 i Dates: 4 ■ 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3-t ONE MAN BAND |0LT Productions ilKomedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 « Grid Ref:E4 s office.or innocence?

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Interesting relationships result! ig 16-21: 19,30 (2hrs30mins) £8.00 (£7,00) 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 ON LOVE AND LIES Minus One p, Chambers Street» 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 low easy it is to slip. To let everyone down. To lose everything you've got You hear as ie•ectrifying ticking, but is it loud enough to make you stop? A thrilling new play, an [4-30: 21.physical 20 (SOmiperformance. ns) £8.50 (£7.50) World Premiere • HEM 45078 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 •N OURWAYTO LISBON runton Theatre runton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh • 0131 665 2240 « Grid Ref: F6 i 1967 Glasgow Celtic became the first British team to win the European cup. Two is look back and fondly recreate how the boys in green and white beat the hardest n the19.world. tg 26-28: 30 (IhrSmins) £9.50 (£6.00) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 IpPEN HOUSE P/D Theatre Company , Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 ^centric Charlie is so open-minded, he lets his daughter's skint friends move in. But leir favourite's death throws his home into jeopardy. A bedtime tale about how to oveon. 'Helena Thompson's new play is perfectly crafted'**** Evening News ,7 Bluebeard' ag 4-30: 2245s Wives’).

(Ihr30mins) £8.50 (£7,50) World Premiere ♦HE31 1678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 IHE ORANGE ROOM lew Theatre Company n @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace ♦ 0131 557 2124 • Grid Reft C6 a country cottage, three generations, and many memories. A mother and ghter have some home truths to tell before Gran ends up in hospital. A play the 14.60s,05 the(SOmi80sns)and£6.02004 collide, www.newtheatrecompany.co.uk '[<gsere5e7-14: plays performed in sequence.0 (£5.See00)all three for £ 14 (£ 12), two for £9 (£6) World Premiere • fclZH 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4 lUR FATHER Blue Door Theatre Company I, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 aty ruled by an oppressive dictator, an aristocratic family unravels. Human hips are regulated to an unworkable degree. From Dune to Brideshead, it's a terary new•theatre.

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THE PACKER booBALAR Productions The Garage, Grindlay Street Court ♦0131 221 9009 ♦ Grid Reft E3 The Packer by New Zealand/Niue writer Dianna Fuemana starring 'Neighbours' spunk Jay Bunyan. This one-man show is '... an absolute knock out... Sharp, frenetic, jaw achingly funny, tightly conceived coming of age comedy' Melbourne Times. Not toAugbe8-15, missed.

17-22,24-30: 16.00 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) European Premiere • B231 Dat« 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PAGANINI American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road •0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref:H2 This wildly funny, demonic epic farce traces the bizarre career of virtuoso violinist Nicolo Paganini, a man so possessed during his performances that it was rumoured he had sold his soul£6.to00(£4.the00)devil,Augwww.leandertheatre.org Aug Aug 10:13: 18.14.3300 (Ihr) (I hr) Aug 14: 2130 (I hr)12: 20.30 (Ihr) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 PALESTINE,A CELEBRATION ElFunoun Polwarth Parish Church, 36-38 Polwarth Terrace • 07740 866 938 • Grid Reft HI Celebrate the Dabke with El Funoun, 22 member Palestinian National Dance Group, Gaza. Also enjoy the rich Palestinian heritage through music, comedy, poetry and all day cafe Aug 18-20:and19.exhibitions.

00 (2hrs) £6.00Suitable (£4.50) for all ages.

World Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 PAPERBACK Squawk Productions Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy ReftArt E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Ever considered Accountancy? You might, after Colin and his pals have enscribed the horror of graduate life0onto wall. A satirical play about debt, a novel and a pouf.

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For all your Fringe tickets; call: 0131226 000G PAPERTIGERS DU Players <& SpoonMe Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 Winner 'Best Production' ISDA 2004. 3 siblings play, fantasy their only escape from a world that threatens to suffocate them. But when something is found in their garden, but1255 surely(55mitheirns) fantasies to become unstitched...

Previewsslowly Aug 5-7: 00 arens)about Aug 8-19,21255 3-25,(SSmi 30: £4.1255 UK Premiere • OSH Aug 8-9, 14-15,11-13, 20-22,16,216-29: ns) £8.(SSmi 50 (£7,0£7.0) 50 (£6.00) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A PARADISE IT SEEMS - JOHN CHEEVER Wordshed Productions Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref:F5 Twilight Zone hits the suburbs in this dark comedy set among swimming pools, sex, martinis, murder, nuclear apocalypse and hurdle-racing. An award-winning adaptation.

'Lively, clever, Independent.

Aug9-14: 20.30poignant' (Ihr) £6.0Raleigh 0(£5.00)N&O. 'An evening of laughter'European Premiere • HSU 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i PARTYTIME Splinter Group Metro Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 We eavesdrop as the champagne flows and a hidden agenda is slowly revealed. What is happening outside on the streets? A multi award-winning production of Pinter's screenplay Aug 8-15: 16.leaves 00 (40miusns)to£7.ponder 50 (£6.5and 0) 3 fordraw2 our own conclusions.

EEH 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i PATRICIA QUINN SAVED MY LIFE Host Universal Ltd for Cafedirect 5065 Lift at the Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Two women locked in a cupboard at a Rocky Horror convention. Help! Their fates lie with a chorus of lip-licking, pelvic-thrusting Patricia Quinns in Alison Carr's glorious, comedy.

Aug 4-16,1unashamedly 8-23,25-30: 18.sil00y(30mi ns) £5.It'00s(£4,Up0There!

0) World Premiere • HSU >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PEACEFIRE Peacefire Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate -0131 668 1633- Grid Ref: E5 A teenager comes of age in working-class Northern Ireland: drinking with his mates: stealing the odd motor; arranging a wee appointment with the IRA to have his kneecaps blown off.13-15, A one-man27-29:show19.with a hip-hop soundtrack Tour-de-force'WBAI-FM. Aug Aug 6-8, 9-12,16-19,20-22, 23-26,30: 19.000(I0 hr(I hrI OmiI Omins)ns)£7.£8.505(£6.0 (£7.50)50) HSU >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PEACHES EN REGALIA Play Cafe C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge » 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: D5 Doug's Diner. Four strangers. A small side dish and a big plot twist Winner, Best Play - Fritz Blitz Festival. 'Cleverly constructed, this hip little tale is great fun' Son Diego Union.16-30:'Cute17.3and Aug 6-14, 0 (40miquirky' ns) £6.KPBS 50 (£5.Radio.

50) European Premiere • HSU >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PERFECT DAYS Fawan Theatre Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Liz Lochhead's sharp and poignant comedy about a celebrity hairdresser with a ticking biological clock She also has a nagging mother, an old friend with a secret a gay ex-husband Augbest 9-14:friend, 21.30 (Ihr ISmins) £5.and00(£4.a young 00) attractive stranger!

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 A PERFECT MATCH Playaway Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Reft E4 Brand new comedy. It's May, 1980: a mixed marriage, Glasgow style. You are invited to a wedding between the two sides of a city's split personality. Meanwhile, a real-life drama is taking place.£6.0Hilarious.

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A PERMANENT SIGNAL Attica Theatre Company C cubed, Brodies Close,Lawnmarket,Royal Mile * 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 The famous Siren sisters descend from the heavens to an earthly bathroom to harvest the sweetness they planted eons before - but the crop proves not what they-B expected.

Aug 15-29: Bewitching, 1215 (SOmins)inventive £7.50 (£6.satire 50) on the search for life's meaning. >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 i PETE'S VIEW Threadbare Theatre Company Sweet Grid Refton E5the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • An amusing one-man show looking at childhood and a father's right tc children. Pete relives and reflects on amusing, recognisable moments of his child! asAughe22-29: tries to14.5deal 0 (I hr)with£6.0being 0 (£5.0denied 0) access to his son.

World ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 RG.WODEHOUSES S THE LUCK OF THE BODKINS' , Theatre Vivant Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 « Grid Reft E6 I What ho! All aboard for a classic Wodehouse farce: aristocratic bungling, sparkling |L. . wit, lively dancing, adapted by award-winning David Wood and John Gould. Theatre n Vivant a dashed fine show for all, what!

Aug22,2return 6-28:11,1with 11.5 (Ihr 15 (Ihr Aug23-25: ISmiISmins) n£6.s) 5£7.0(£5.50(£6.00)00) IM; >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 PHAEDRA'S LOVE BY SARAH KANE Fail Better Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 * GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Fail Better return following their success with 'Crave' 2002 ('...a diamond of a show' fist). This powerful retelling of the Phaedra myth mixes brutality and beauty, 1 revealing a royal5-6:family love, www.failbetter.co.uk Previews Aug 21.208-29: 0 (Iripped hr)21.£4.000apart 0 hr) £8.by50obsessive Aug 7-8, 1 4-15, 2 1 -22, (I (£7.

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Aug 9-13,17-20,23-27: 21.00 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) HSIlfT >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 PHOTO STORY Frankie Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 In this inventive multimedia show, word and image illuminate each other to tell a darkly intriguing story of vulnerability and voyeurism. 'Excitement, innovation and a gripping story beautifully told. It's what the Fringe is for' Dave Gorman. www.meet-frankie.com Aug6-7: 15.15 (Ihr)15.1£5.5 (Ihr) 00(£4.00) 50) Aug8-12, Aug 13-15,17-19: 20-22: 15.15 (I hr)£8.£9.00(£6.

00 (£7.50) World Premiere • H 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Ironduke Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Reft E4 Is it better to be beautiful than to be good? After their sell-out success of last year U: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ('... an impressively physical piece of theatre' www.scotsman.com), Ironduke Aug 9-15,17-22: 13.20 (SSmi ns) £6.5dance 0 (£4.50)with the devil with Wilde's classic story.

8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 su 2 A PIECE OF MY HEART American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road *0131 447 0111* Grid Ref:H2 This true drama follows six American women whose young lives forever changed ihjlfc Vietnam, ending as each visits the memorial wall in Washington. They represent th many9:women Aug hrwhoI SmiISmiserved, ns)ns)£6.00struggled (£4.00) and survived.

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24 hour BoxOiiice a www.edfringe.com IECES OF EIGHT lossy Mechanics in association with Fringe Management (Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 the creators of 2003's 5-star smash hit 'Trick Boxing', the unlikely story of a 1940s screenwriter forced to art out his dancing pirate-queen-screenplay for studio bosses help £I0. of a00(£7. surprisingly ‘ 10-21:with16.the15 (Ihr) 50) talented secretary.

European Premiere 578 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 PIERCED! GhostLight Productions C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 bne girl. One guy. One race. He wins? He gets her hand in marriage. She wins Her arrow through his heart In a flight to the finish, one actress brings Ancient . } Greece \ug 5,7,9to,11,2004.

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The finest2200 street(Ihr)theatre I have00)ever seen' Scotsman. UK Premiere tug 6-30; £1250(£10.

5 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 1»LAYBACKTHEATRE indom Acts iprovised theatre at its very best where you, the audience, provide the stories for e actors. Come and enjoy an hour of interactive fun, laughter and magical noments instantly£6.i0n0front 16-22:recreated 16.45 (IhrlOmins) (£5.00)of your very eyes!

78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ;laydead —I! feople Show Deco, 7 Clerk St» 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 __ award-winning People Show returns with show no. 115. Featuring music, action (id a cast of thousands 'Play Dead' is a whip-crackin' tale about livin' hard, dyin' long 1'messy.

'15.M3adly experimental, visually stunning theatre' Sunday Times. reviews 4-6: 02(Ihr lO15.min3s)0 (I£5.hr00I Omi jgjg 7-9,13-15,11Aug-12, 1 6, 1 8-19, 3-25: 20-22,26-29: 15.30 (Ihr lOmins) £11.n0s)0(£8.£ 10.500)0 (£8.50) HSU 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 234 LAYGROUNDS wkward Predicament International Productions swgate Central• Grid @ Wilkie 31 225 9744 Ref:E5House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate • ght unheard voices from the world's three noisiest countries. Crossing borders id collapsing conventions, emerging playwrights from around the globe come gether to create the most challenging theatre this summer. A Frayed Knot is sure H iig8, leave its mark.

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0(£4.000)0) World Premiere•HSll 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 im lYING ft Kick Productions >WEST RefiBS@ Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place • 07720 285 550 • t do you do when your relationship becomes stale? Playing juxtaposes _jf..dane middle class suburbia with dark, graphic and hilarious sexual fantasies. It •''■Hiverts our assumptions about love and relationships, playing with our expectations 1}’41 >(g8-28: questioning what is acceptable.

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PLAYING IT COOL Double Plus Good Productions pend fringe @ gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row •0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 Best friends are supposed to talk about everything - but can Sam bring himself to tell Beth that he loves her? This is a funny, tragic tale about the inability to express honest Aug 9-14:emotion 17.00 (I hr)in America £8.00 (£6.0today.

0) World Premiere • BSH Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 A PLAY OF NOTHING Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 07792 119 086 • Grid Ref: D5 Time... where does it go? It flies when you're having fun... so what about when you don't have fun... will you live forever? How long have you been reading this... a couple of16-20: seconds?

Aug9-14, 16,00(45mins) £5.00(£3.50) World Premiere-HSU Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 PLAYTHIS Pleasance Theatre Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 David and Daisy go through the final rehearsal of Greg's play. It's the story of a couple and their subsequent break-up. When Greg's ex-girlfriend Samantha arrives with boyfriend it seems the play is more fact than fiction.

Previews Aug 4-7:1Dale, Aug 217.3-25,50 17.(I30:hr)50 17.(I£5.hr)5000(I£9.hr)00£8.(£7.0050)(£6.50) Aug 8-13, 14-15,16-17, 20-22,9,26-29: ECU Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 2425 262728 29 30 PLOT-HOLES AND ADVERT BREAKS WeaselFood Productions The Grid Zoo Ref: @E5Three Sisters,The Three Sisters Pub, Cowgate *0131 662 1222 • Imagine three episodes of surreal sitcom-shaped humour spread across three Edinburgh venues with live musical accompaniment! Now imagine paying to watch it Shame on you... you can't put a price on imagination. We can,though. www.weaselfood.co.uk Aug 8-14:7 20,30 (45mins) £4.00 (£3.00) World Premiere • HEH Dates: 4 s 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 City Edinburgh, I a Market Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D5 Aug 16-21: I8.00(45mins) £4.00 (£3.00) Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 Elephant and Bagel, 37 Marshall Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F5 Aug 23-28: 19.30 (45mins) £4.00 (£3.00) Dates: 4 5 6 ?8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 POE IN PIECES Highwire Sweet Grid Ref:on E5the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Fast, imaginative and physical, this adaptation of three of Edgar Allan Poe's finest short stories exhibits the anarchic and shadowy underworld of bygone London. Its inhabitants are grotesque, curious characters who arrive deformed, deranged and occasionally16.2dismembered.

Aug6-29: 0 (Ihr) £6.00(£5.00) World Premiere• HEM Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 POOCHWATER Wise Donkey Productions Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 You return a wallet, you usually get rewarded. Or thanked. Not in 'Poochwater'. Set in an optimistic yet paranoid 1950s America, this award-winning comedy takes a surreal Aug 6-30:look16.0at0 (Ilihrfe Smiafterns)WW2 £ 10.00 (£7.through 50) the eyes of an amnesiac.

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POOR MALICE KUDOS Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Driven by stagnating intelligence & sensuality. Lady Macbeth reveals the creative, 11 destructive force of obsession. This original multimedia adaptation of Shakespeare's M-s drama carries us inside her wild imagination, asking 'are we ever fully in control of l| our fantasies?'

Aug Aug 8-13, 14-15,16-19, 20-22,23-25: 26-29:11.11.3030(I(IhrhrI SmiI Smins)ns)£6.£7.5050(£5.(£6.00)00) World Premiere • rm JL Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112|P: POPCORN Rattlesnake! jfc Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 g Rattlesnake! Theatre company presents Ben Elton's Olivier Award winning comedy jr based on his number one best seller. Fast... Funny... Stylish... Brilliantly scripted :lr and Ben Elton s£6.finest Aug downright 17,19,21,24,sexy, 26,28,3...0: this16.30is(Ihr30mins) 00 (£4.hour 50) Evening Standard. ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i POPCORN BY BEN ELTON Bristol Spotlights The Zoo, Kirk O’ Field Parish Church, 140The Pleasance -0131 662 1222- Grid Ref F I: Bruce shoots movies. Wayne and Scout shoot people. But who inspires who? ThisiU award-winning black comedy is hilarious, brutal and invites us to witness, live on air, U Holywood' Would you£6.turn Aug 21-28: s19.trial.

15 (Ihr30mins) 00 (£4.off00)your TV? II POP POP I KILLTHEM Theatre ofAddiction Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 True story of an alcoholic freedom fighter tortured in Turkish prison for his controversial belief that bullets set you free. But how can you love your neighbour |>- , when Aug 6-30:you22.are10trapped (I hr) £ 10.in00a(£7.bottle 50) of misery? Last order please...

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24 hour Box Office at: www.edfringe.com A PORTRAIT OF GUS Gihar Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row « 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Ref: E4 fromhim.a promontory into the gdivebefore Is this the (in)famous true self... or11.5an5 (SSmi artist'ns)s impression? £4.50(0.00) Work) Premiere • H3H 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3 3 t platform for writers to showcase new work, poetry, prose and short plays. Read an atmospheric 16th century panelled room in the heart of Old Edinburgh. opportunity for Edinburgh writers who prove entertainingly worth a ■Scotsman.

28: 19.15 (I hr 30mins) £4,00 (£3.00) Worid Premiere 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 si 12 3 4 SCRIPTS (FROM A NOT SO UNBELIEVABLE Productions Ref:on E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* -media adventure that mixes live action with digital video to unveil a world and romance meet their biggest challenge - Government Caution! words16.2can0 (SOmi andnwill used50)against you. s) £6.be50 (£5.

European Premiere ♦ ECU 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 4 POWDER JARS Universal Ltd for Cafedirect ft at the Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 Beth and Sally have been awake for two weeks since they had the same dream. Their world is changing: can they find their way back to sleep?

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PRELAST OF THE MONIKINS Nicos Kalamo's Theatrico Phytorio Aeginae Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Ref: E5 Monikin - a 'madochistic' antihero from Joycean, postmodern, Greek writer Paris Tacopoulos, turning upside-down both Greek and Euro-christian civilisation in this humorous, tragicomic play of words, where no-one knows whether life is death or death life. 18.35 (Ihr) £7,00 (£5.50) Aug 17-22: UK Premiere • HHH Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 s 4 PREMIERE! Sprout Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Every night it's a new show! Watch a hilarious original play develop in front of your eyes. Your suggestions help create a story and your votes decide its outcome! 'Give them their own23-26, TV show!' Metro. £8.00(£7.00) Aug 6-12, Aug 13-15,16-19, 20-22,27-29:30:19.19.4545(I (Ihr) hr) £9.00 (£8.00) wmi Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PRESENTING ELOISE FLEIGEL Rite of Passage Theatre Company ClubWEST Society, 28 Great King Street 07720 285 550@ •Edinburgh Grid Ref:Theosophical C4 Stop in the name of love! Experience this extraordinary rite of passage story about a New York Jewish girl's obsession with Diana Ross. A tapestry of American and Motown Aug 8-14: history 18.00 (I hr)that'£8.ll00have (£6.0you 0) dancing in the streets. Worid Premiere • BZZl Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 PRIMARY SCREAM Slimmed-Down Drama Prod Co Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket * 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Take a chalk on the wild side! Insanity prevails in this farcical musical romp of sex, greed, conspiracy and mortal danger. What shocking things will the inspectors find when Aug 9-14:they13.visit30 (ILongfleet hr) £6.00 (£5.Primary?

00) Worid Premiere • HSU Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE Practical Magic Radisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street • 07974 252 307 ♦ Grid Ref: E5 The dangerous Miss Brodie is Muriel Spark's most celebrated creation. This ruthlessly and destructively romantic school ma'am is one of the giants of post-war fiction. entertainment Aug9-14:Dazzling 20.00(lhrSSmins) £8.00 from 2003 **** producers of 'Perfect Days'. HSU Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 THE PRISONER S FRIEND Runningwater Theatre Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street» 0131 226 6522 ♦ Grid Ref: D3 'Casting away arms in the presence of the enemy'. Will Stones, coal miner and Kitchener's volunteer, was executed in 1917. Sixty years on, the officer detailed to defend the accused man unburdens his conscience. 'Tense and evocative' Newcastle Journal.

Aug 19-30: 17.05 (I hr) £8.00 (£6.00) FreewithpnoofofBritish Legion membership Dates:45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PRIVATE ANGELO Valvona & Crolla Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row, top of Leith Walk - 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 Private Angelo by Eric Linklater. Tuscany 1943-45. An innocent tale of vice, lechery and skulduggery. Amidst German artillery,American bombers, and the crash of felling masonry, Aug 11,13,114:7,black-marketeers 13.4: 020.0 (I00hr(IIhrSmiI Smins)prosper, £s)10.00 (£8.Ita0ly0)stumbles towards peace, and Angelo fells in love.

Aug 2 n Aug Aug 21,19-20, 28: 215.7: 018.0 (I00hr(IIhrSmiI Smi ns) ns) Dates: 45 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 34 Remember... the Metro Fringe Box Office sells X tickets for EVERY show

For all your Fringe tickets I call: 0131226 OOOt i THE PROBLEM WITH BEING THE ELEPHANT GOD WatchThis Theatre Company Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Reft F5 Amidst a magical, colourful, Indian setting, this humorous tale of love collides with music, dance and ideals. Fulfil ing your duty is everything - even when your pesky sister is stirring7: 18.up40trouble.

Preview Aug 9-14,Aug 16-21: 18.40 (Ihr20mins) (I hr 20mins) £3.£6.2550(£2.(£5.500)0) World Pi 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii; PROPAGANDA Carved Caffeine Theatre Cowgate CentralGrid @ Wilkie 0131 225 9744Ref: E5House, Hasties Close off Guthrie St/Cowgate • What if you had the power to make people believe? Could you lead a nation to war? Through a challenging insight into the Nazi machine, explore the timeless issues of the frailty power of£7.faith.

Aug8-10, 12-17,of1truth 9-21: and 13.15the(IhrlSmins) 00(£5.00) HEM ;8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THE PULL OF NEGATIVE GRAVITY Mercury Theatre Company Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 A soldier returns wounded from the current war in Iraq, with extraordinary consequences for his fiancee, his family and himself. The Mercury Theatre Company presents a contemporary tragedy£8.0of0 (£4.how50 U)the wider world affects home.

Preview Aug 5:0,219.5: 3noon(lhr30mins) 0 (Ihr30mins) Aug 6, 1 1, 1 5, 2 Aug 7,113,2,118,7,222,1,227:6: 14.I7.3000(lhr30mins) (I hr 30mins) £11.00 (£8.00) (£4.50 U) Aug 8, Aug 10,14,19,24,28: 19.30 (Ihr30mins) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3!

PUNK SNOT DEAD Rebecca Simpson Purple Venues at L'Attache, 3 Rutland St ♦ 0870 747 9837 • Grid Ref: E2 One-woman show? Raizer, unpredictable 70s punk, engages the audience while awaiting elusive musicians. But she's not alone; Daffy, neurotic New Age divorcee, also has something to 'share'. Between the two - fierce emotions and a damaged dog. www.rebeccasimpson.com Previews (IhrSmins)£6.£4.000(£4.

0 (£3.00)00) Aug 10-13,Aug15-20:8-9:20.20.3300(IhrSmins) ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i: THE QUEEN IS DEAD Common Room C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge - 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 The Queen is dead! How did she die? And what does it have to do with her exbutler? He's schizophrenic and he's out in the community. What was he doing in Buck6-30: Palace15.0in0 (SOmi the dead Aug ns) £7.of50night? (£6.50) World Pi S78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 QUEEN MARY AT THE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW! Moated Grange Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Fifty years dead! The Queen's grandmother is back!! Bil Glen-Doepel (acclaimed as 'Proust') plus Lady-in-Waiting perform British Ambassador Richard Parsons' Royal burlesque.

Directed by00award-winning Richard Franklin (Captain Yates - Dr Who).

Previews (SOmi Aug 19-22,Aug24-30:17-18:18.018.0 (SOmi ns) £7,ns)0£5.0 (£5.00 0(£3.0) 50) UK Premiere 578 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3 THE QUEEN MUST DIE Mazdram A fercical comedy starring two teenage groups: three girls, four boys, for different reasons out to destroy a giant papier-mache statue of Queen Elizabeth I , who ultimately Aug 8-14: 17,remains 30 (Ihr)unharmed £5.00(£3.50)and serene, surrounded by the carnage and chaos.rrm 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 178

4 A QUIET AFTERNOON Stamping Ground Theatre Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace -0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 From his barstool of a throne, MrYupa dispenses football wisdom... and clings to hisjL pint for dear life. A comic and poignant story by acclaimed Czech author Bohumil i Hrabal inspires6-7:theatre Previews (Iofnoon hr absurdity, I Omins) £4.0poetry 0 and penalty shoot-outs.

Aug 8,13-15,Aug 20-22,23-26: 2noon 7-29:noon Aug 9-12, 16-19, (I hr(IIhrOmiI Omins) n£7.s) 5£8.0 (£5.50 (£6.50)50) World Premiere • W7H 5S78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 3 A QUIET EVENING IN BELLE AIRE New Theatre Company I /4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 The revolution is over. Colonel Torres returns home expecting a hero's welcome, be confronted by his family and a very dangerous newspaper article. Powerful drama winning Aug 7-14:by award 15.05 (SOmi ns) £6.playwright 00 (£5.00) Dave Hollis, www.newtheatrecompany.co.i Three plays performed in sequence. See all three for £ 14 (£ 12), two for £9 (£6) World 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 RABBIE WHERE'S YOURTROOSERS Robert Burns Theatre Company Edinburgh Grid Ref: E5Comedy Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • A colourful romp through the life of Rabbie Burns, as recounted by his one love «| Agnes McElhose and her two servants. Every year Agnes makes them recite her I] favourite poems.

But0this Aug 8-30: Burns 13.30 (Ihr) £7,00(£6.

0) year is different!

Worid Premiere-HElIjj 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 RAINBOW S ENDING Newbury Youth Theatre Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace -0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref:E4 Two insatiable giants rest after devouring the world's resources. Over centuries fea turns into faith for the surviving humans but now the giants are stirring... a dark, timely fable16.by30N.(IYhr.T.I Omi - 'Ynouth Aug 16-21: s) £6.theatre 00 (£5.00)at its best' www.edinburghguide.com !

7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THE RAP CANTERBURYTALES Babasword Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Chaucer's six-hundred-year old stories resurrected in today's most animated rl style. In this hilarious retelling, the Mil er, Pardoner,Wife of Bath and Chaucer find I themselves tourns)bus.£7.50Let(£6.the begin!Premiere • I Aug 6-30: 14.on30 a(SOmi 50) battle for lyrical supremacy European 17 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 READER, I MARRIED HIM Angela Barlow C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge - 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Reft D5 Humorous and touching solo piece depicting Charlotte Bronte on her wedding e Charaaers from Charlotte's life and from 'Jane Eyre' are brought vividly tc and Augtheatre 7,9,11,13,actress 17,19,2Angela 1: 13,10 Barlow.

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8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30 31 THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND SOFA Productions 'D. Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St ♦ 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ret i ' Tom Stoppard's brilliant take on the West End Who-dun-it' where two theatre || critics become unexpectedly embroiled in a plot of sexual intrigue and envy with jjjl disastrous Aug 18-25: but 20.30hilarious (I hr I Smiconsequences: ns) £7,50 (£6.50) A rattling good night out! ,78 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 46’ 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 R©?n©Fnbe? . the Metro Fringe Box Office self tickets for EVERY show

1 24 hour Box Office t at: www.edfringe.com 1THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND/AUDIENCE Centre Stage Theatre Company

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THE RIVER Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate » 07074 201 313 » Grid Reft D6 A play about one girl's struggle to grow up while her father's sexual appetite for klActors or audience? Breaking theatrical conventions, Centre Stage presents tv young girls eats her alive. The river was her sanctuary, but now even that has s to amuse and confuse. Who is Inspertor Hound? Who are the people ni become Aug 15-21:polluted.

14.17.3000(Ihr) (Ihr)No£7.wonder 00(£6.00)the swans left.

And why Aug 22-28: World Premiere tug?24-28: 18.00is(I there hr) £7.0a0man (£5.00)under a sofa?!?

Dates:4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 2 29 30 3i FTHE REALTHING ROMEO AND JULIET l Exeter University Theatre Company Fonh Childrens Theatre Gardens, Ferry Rd • 0131 538 6077 • Grid Ref:A3 j :>weetd Ref:on E4the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Celebrating 25 years, Forth Children's Theatre presents a fresh and exciting |; :xeter University presents a touching, witty production. Tom Stoppard's play about adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with a musical score from the |j!ictors, writers and their lives and loves won Tony Awards during its latest run in seventies. The company promises to provide an entertaining and poignant version of vYork and features some of£6.his50(£5. funniest, Shakespeare' s classic. ’reviewAug7: 1215 (Ihr45mins) 50) fastest-paced dialogue.

30 (2hrs) £7.50 (£5.50) fe!Aug8-2l: 1215 (Ihr45mins) EEHJ Aug Aug 6-7, 7,14:9-14:14.3019.(2hrs) 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 U 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M2 34 Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 RICHARD CORY ROMEO & JULIET FOR ALLTIME lerican High School Theatre Festival Heart Productions [Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 ONI* Grid Ref:H2 The Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222* Grid Ref: F6 The story of Richard Cory is of a wellborn man who seems to have everything. He For those who love enthralling theatre, and the glorious words of Shakespeare. handsome and successful, yet dissatisfied. As the play's climax develops, the town's Enjoy as Romeo and Juliet, doomed for all time, desperately seek eternal love and ipinion19: 2215 of Cory changes£6.drastically envy to grief, redemption.

Productions' itug 00(£4.24:00)14,from Aug 9-14: 19.15Heart (Ihr30mins) £6.00 (£5.latest, 00) refreshing new play. tE31 i tug 22; 1215 (Ihr20mins) (I hr 20mins) Aug 1Aug2l: 5 (I hr 20mi18.n1s)5 (Ihr20mins) Dat e s : 45678 9 10 II 12 1 3 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4 :: .tes: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 ROMEO AND JULIET IN PIECES UCHARD III Active Shakespeare p/shop's Stanford College C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 ie 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St» 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 It's irreverent It's bawdy. It's Shakespeare in a pint pot 75 minutes of romance, frisson j-inge 2003's nationally acclaimed school group returns with Shakespeare's great and It'l endPremiere in tears.• HEM Dlitical drama. The contemporary staging illuminates Richard's satanic, comic Augfun5-30:that'15.s45faithful (Ihr ISmitonthes) £7.original 50(£6.5yet 0) (£5.original 50C) in the extreme.World :ery of intrigue and spin. Sound familiar? 'Radical production' Times. 'Confident 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 id precise' TES. vAug 11: noon(lhr30mins) (Free Ticketed) HighwireTheatre iig 12-14,16-21: noon (I hr 30mins) £5.00 (£4.00) [78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ICHARD III tlesnake! jreyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 can smile... and murder while I smile.' Shakespeare's classic story of murder, nipulation and power is set in a modern underworld of organised crime and g . . arfare. hourISmiperformance tig 18,20,A2compelling 225,27,29: 16.one30 (Ihr ns) £6.00(£4.0of0)the original text .78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 !ICHARD III: EPISODE I lod Quano Productions Garage, Grindlay Street Court» 0131 221 9009 • Grid Ref: E3 e checkered prehistory of Shakespeare's most infamous villain. Thomas tywood's 'Edward IV' tells the tale of lecherous King Edward, his mistress Shore, rise9-21:of15.Richard Gloucester, 25 (Ihr ISmi ns) £5,00 and the two dead princes in the tower. HSU 1*45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 t: : f 1PPED jack Umbrella Theater Company tket DemarcoGridRoxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • ■I 750@0077* Ref:E6 VENUE 39 lwile a bonfire rages outside, a man fights to keep his household from igniting DOOOQ 1. Coming off its New York City premiere, an intensely original one-act, both 80 High Street, Edinburgh ;5-7:sningI l .and 00(45miilluminating. ns) £4.00 (£3.00) 6-29 Aug @ 16.20 .fc^8-12, 1 6-19, 2 3-26: 11.

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ROSEBUD -THE LIVES OF ORSON WELLES Rosebud Productions Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 New play by Mark Jenkins (acclaimed author of ***** Playing Burton'). Directed by Josh Richards (of Burton fame, and First of Firsts winner 'Jump to Cow Heaven') with Christian McKay23-25, as Orson. (I hr I Omins) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug Aug 6-12, 13-15,16-19, 20-22,26-29:30:12.1130 30 (I hr IQmins) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World Premiere • HSU Dates: 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ROZZNJOGD (ENG. RATHUNT) Spielhalde Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Enjoy a masterpiece of art in original Viennese dialect The protagonists expose themselves more and more to take their leave from commercial society. Shifting, deeply affecting Aug23-28: 15.30and, (Ihr)because £5.00(£4,of00)English and Scottish subtitles, perfealy comprehensible.

Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 4 RULES OF THE GAME Napier Drama Society Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 One game, two boys, one twist and losing control. It's a twist on a Scrabble game but with different rules - just a bit of harmless fun, they thought, til control is lost and Aug chaos 24-30: gained.

20.35 (30mins) £5.00 (£3.50) UK Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SAY SORRY Slice of Life Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Same sex domestic violence. The unseen, unspoken horror of our society explored in this shocking new play. Step into Christian's world and watch helplessly as his agony would£8.you the Premiere hardest word?

Aug 4-30:unfolds.

15.15 What (IhrlSmins) 50 (£7.do50)in his shoes? Is sorry reallyWorld • USB Dates 41678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS Saltmine Theatre Company Charlotte Chapel, 204 Rose Street • 0131 225 5560 • Grid Ref: D3 Bringing to life CS Lewis’s vivid insight into the spiritual battles faced by every person. The play, adapted by Nigel Forde, delicately balances satirical humour with | the darker and attacks people face day to day.

Aug 15sinister (2hrsI OmiI Omi Aug 23-28: 28: 13.119.5 (2hrs ns) ns) £7.50 (£5.50) ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i SEA PEACH Down Dog Productions Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Creature like a heart, living at the ocean floor. Award-winning Sea Peach speaks of j, buffalo men, 3-legged hamsters, blue translucent orbs. Cat Kidd performs stories, Jaclc pi Beets6-8:spins20.1records. newest superstar... Kidd is pure gold' Montreal Gazett Aug (Ihr)18-19, £4.'O00ur city'2s5-26, Aug 1 M 2,20-21, 155-16, Aug 9,13-14, 27-28: 20.22-23, 15 (Ihr) £8.209:0(£6.20.010)5 (I hr) £7.00 (£5.00)European Premiere-t 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 SEARCHING FOR SPALDING GRAY Penn Theatre Ensemble Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4:l A theatrical odyssey inspired by the life, work and suicide of the beloved American ■ performance artist Created by the ensemble, the piece is a collage of documentarilystorytelling and £5.a homage Aug 16-21: I and US scenes (Ihr40mins) 00 to Gray's spirit J, ?8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THE SECRET ART OF AUDITIONS MuseAloch/ne Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid RefiES A new comedy by Peter Yates. Every artor's recurring nightmare: from box office superstar to humble extra - they've all been there. 'Excruciatingly accurate and ve funny' Aug 9-14,Mike17-21:Newell, 13.10Director,' (I hr 20mins)Four£5.0Weddings 0 (£4.00) and a Funeral'. W ~ 578 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEDUCTIONS Black Orchid Productions Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 » Grid Ref: E4 A sister and two brothers. A family in suburbia. Desires darker than can be admitted. A pitch-black comedy-drama from innovative, '4-star writer Pip Nixon’ (Scotsman) Black Orchid.

Proviews11-16,Aug1'G8-29: 6,od8: i19.n19.a4455Suitcase' (I(Ihr) hr) £5.£8.0and (£4.innovative 000)0) new theatre company Aug9, 000(£5.

World Premiere ■ s 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SHAKESPEARE ASLEEP Article 19 Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref:E5 Yet we sleep, we dream... Revolving around a melee of clubbing and politics, two or Shakespeare's greatest plays synthesise to deliver a stinging indictment of 'mortal grossness'. Directing their fate through dreams, fairies and witches will 'discourse I wonders' Aug 9-15:. 17.05 (2hrs) £6.00 (£4.00) ) II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i SHAKESPEARE FOR BREAKFAST C theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 A young director has discovered the Lost Musicals ofWilliam Shakespeare. It's tf dress rehearsal of Will - The Musical!' - but things ain't going to plan... Raucous caffeine-charged Bardfoolery with free coffee and croissants. 'Exceptional!'

Independent.10.0'S0(Ihr) izzling!'£6.5Scottish Aug4-30: 0(£5.50)Daily (£4.5Express.

0C) inc.breakfast World Premiere • I >789 l< II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 iryst ihe experts? r| OnSy Check out show reviews and star ratings a www.edfringe.com I

SHAKESPEARE LOST AND FOUND Crossfire Theatre Company DiverseAttractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 » Grid Ref: E4 Rough magic! Will Shakespeare conjures up a secret love, a child lost in the struggle to complete The Tempest An intriguing insight into the shadowy figure behind the plays16-21, as he23-28: confronts Aug 21.15 his(Ihrpast ISmiand ns) £7.future.

00(£5.00) World Pi

SHIMMER Traverse Theatre Company Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd ♦ 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 Major new work by leading Scottish playwright Linda McLean, Fringe First winner for 'Riddance'. Three generations of women journey to Iona in search of a cure for the youngest.

A comedy of salvation, Aug £9.000(£4.

0)00) (£4.5fish0 U)and water.

Aug 3:7,I:119.19.1,1004,00(2hrs) (2hrs) £15.

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Aug SHAKESPEARE MADE EASY Aug 8,10,12,13,15,17,19,20,22,24,26:27:12.15.1515(2hrs) (2hrs) World Premiere • HSU f American High School Theatre Festival Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311234 Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road » 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref:H2 ^j Kings, queens, twins, lovers and dukes! A breathtaking romp through many of yl Shakespeare's plays. Fast-paced and fascinating to young and old alike. Appropriate SHOSTAKOVICH Debut Theatre Company vj forAug8:children, Shakespeare£6.0virgins and veterans!

C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: E5 i Aug 12:20.16.2525(IhrSmins) (I hr Smins) 0(£4.

Aug014:0) 18.Aug 25 (I II:hr SmiIZ25ns) (IhrSmins) Moscow, 1969. As illness takes hold, the iconic Soviet composer reflects on a lifetime of oppression, fear and passion. What has his life amounted to? And how will the 13 1 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 world ultimately remember him? The first British play about Shostakovich.

'Aug ****'4-30: Scotsman (2002).

REVUE noon (SOmi ns) £7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere-ECU Cabbages <£ Things 3 the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 » Grid Reft E5 Dates 45 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 id by Shakespeare, this sparkling, witty and reflective show brings its plays and SILLER AND DIRT life in a profusion of songs and sketches. Cabbages & Things is Sheila's 15-21:to1105celebrate (SSmins)its£5.7th50 (£4.Fringe 50) visit with this popular revue.

Sweet on the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4 Grid Ref: E4 Two women at the pit head in 1914 Prestonpans philosophise about life and the effects of the Great War: When it comes to the meaning of life it just comes down •SHAKING CECELIA toAugSiller in the Bag Theatre Company 6-15:and19.4Dirt' 0 (45mi. ns) £6.50 (£5.50) UK Premiere • EEB Underbelly, Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 Times playwriting award winner. A neurotic depressive and a manic extrovert nini on the roadtrip from hell. The funniest play about depression I've seen'Aug6-7: Noises 16.O/fi'30 H(Ihrilarious Sunday Times. l0Omi(Ihrns)comedy, £4.mi0n0s) £8.with50(£7.an5edge' ■ 1 5, 2 0-22, 2 7-29: 16.

3 l O 0) ; 9-12,16,18-19,23,25-26: 16.30 (I hr I Omins) £7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere • HSU 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 234 gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 is proud to present a show chosen from one of four excellent projects presented as part of QMUC's Director's Showcase 2004. Dynamic innovative, represents 19.30this(Ihr)work £8.00(£6.

00) the best in new directors' work in Scotland. BZ31 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234 HOLMES: MURDER IN EDINBURGH Redhead Productions Cultural Institute, 3 DouneTerrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:C2 with Holmes,Watson and Arthur Conan Doyle through enchanting Dean searching for clues to solve their first murder case. 'Captivating, off-beat show highest £8.level'50 (£7.Evening 1,street 18-22,2theatre 5-28: 14.of30 the(Ihr40mins) 00) News.

HSU HERLOCK HOLMESrTHE DELICATE ART OF MURDER rantic Redhead Productions Gallery, 73 Belford Road • 0131 226 0000 ♦ Grid Ref: DI strenuous outdoor walk with master sleuth Holmes and his faithful Watson racing time to find a missing heiress. Incredible locations along the wooded Water Good fun. £8.50 (£7,00) noon(lhr40mins) HSU

Starring Norman, Kitty and Lily "Nothing flash, just pure deadpan genius' .

-Evening Standard "A natural" times THE STAND COMEDY CLUB 5 York Place 0131 558 727Z

7-30 Aug r (net 16) 2.30pm

IERLOCK HOLMES:THE LAST ACT Theatre runton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh • 0131 665 2240 • Grid Ref: F6 to London for Dr Watson's funeral, Holmes is inevitably drawn back to Thishigh entertaining and moving solo play evokes many familiar tales with vj 19-21; witStreet humour, drama 19.30 (IhrSOmi ns) £9,and 50 (£6.pathos.

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For all your Fringe tickets I call: 01312260000 SIMON WOODROFFE - HOW I GOT MYYO! Simon Woodroffe Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance ‘0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Irrepressible raconteur 'Yo! Sushi' Simon says 'Yo! can do it!' incredibly inspiring' Metro;'... not the usual business guru' Stagecraft,.. anyone prepared to make a complete idiot4-6:of 14.himself Impact Previews hr)gets3£5.0:0my014.5vote!'

Aug 7-9, 1Aug 1-13, 16,114.8-19,5050(Ihr) 2(I3-25, 00(I0)hr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 14-15, 2 0-22: £10.

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Aug 26-29: 14.50 (Ihr) £11.50(£10.00) World Premiere • HSU DatK 4J«78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 SISTERS, SUCH DEVOTED SISTERS Russell Barr in association with Out ofJoint. UK Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Reft E3 Drag Queen Bernice Hindley - 'Myra's niece' - pulls you into secret Glasgow. Meet her fcked-up family and friends. 'Lifts the lid on a harsh world... sometimes shocking, sometimes funny... performance' Time Out. Preview 22002(I4-28: hr I Smi2200(Ihr ns)an£8.astonishingly 00ISmi(£4.n5s)0)£11.0well-judged Aug 6-8,1Aug 0-15,5:17-22, 0(£8.00) (£4.50U) Dates:4 16 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 234 THE SITUATION COMEDY Lily Gringras Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 A man arrives late for a job interview. Very late. 35 days late. Why? Well, it all began with this suicide bomber. A controversial, comic, compassionate and deeply moving solo show untouched.

Previews Aug 6-7:23-25,16.from 2300:(Ihr16.Israel l0Omi(Ithat ns) I Omi £5.leaves 0n0s) £8.no00one Aug 8-13, 1 7-19, 2 hr (£6.

5 0) Aug 14-15,20-22,26-29: 16.20 (Ihr lOmins) £9.00(£7.50) EEH Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SIXTH WIFE Best of West C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Destitute, abandoned, unloved - Emmeline Wells went on to become the most influential woman in the American West Back to Edinburgh by popular demand.

'Highly Recommended'***** Festival Radio. 'Inspiring' **** Three Weeks. 'Interesting insight6-30:into19.a30rarely Aug (SOmirepresented ns) £8.50 (£7.50)culture' Scotsman.

HSU Dates 5678 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SKETCHING LUCIEN -THE LIFE AND WORK OF LUCIEN FREUD Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street •0131 556 2549 • Grid ReftDS Enigmatic artist Freud reaches deep into the humanity of life, challenging what bonds, levels and isolates us all. His 'subjects' painted under fluorescent tube lighting, leave no shadows. 'Sketching Lucien' exposes the paradox behind the artist and his paintings.

Aug6-30: 17.30 (Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) World Premiere • HBH Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SKOOL RULZ Natalie Hedges C central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 One woman plays a classroom of characters - teachers and pupils, female and male!

Cross-dressing, dodgy hairstyles and a dance sequence David Brent would be proud of.AugAre6-30:younoonsure(I hr)you£7,want 50 (£6.to50)see your classmates again? World Premiere •HSU Dates 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE SMALLEST PERSON Trestle Theatre Company Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Reft F6 The Smallest Person. Freak Shows, Fairies and Medical Science! The story of a 19I/2 inch tall 'It' girl in Georgian England and a modern day medical dilemma. Awardwinning Edinburgh favourites combine masks, puppets and text in this original new play, 4-6:www.trestle.org.uk Aug 17.20 (Ihr20mins) Aug 26-29:23,17.2£5.5:200017.(Ihr20mins) Aug 7,3-9,13-15, 11 -12,20-22, 16,18-19, 20 (I hr lOmi£11.ns)0£0 10.(£8.0050)(£8.50) World Premiere • HSU Dates:4s 678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3! 1234 182

SMOKE! 150 C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid ReftE4 The dynamic story of 150 years of dirt, sweat and toil by the banks of the Tees. A fast-moving musical epic celebrating Middlesbrough's wild west, gold-rush history.

The ensemble Aug 5-7, 9-14: 10.shows 00 (SOmithatns) £6.when 50 (£5.poetry 50) (£4.meets 50 C) steel - there's Smoke!

World Premiere • 0231 E I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i; SMUGGLING PEANUTS 121b Actor C central,Carlton Hotel,North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid ReftDS St Valentine's Eve. Poppy is still single. Penny is single again - but not on the rebound) Paul Magson's new play is a fun-filled frolic into fate,fidelity and friendship. 'The !i acting accomplished' (2003).

Aug 6-16,is first 18-30:class0.10and(I hrtheI Smiwriting ns) £7.5accomplished 0 (£6.50) Culture Wars (2UU3).

World Premiere»0231II Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 192021 22 23 2425 262728 29 30 SNAPSHOT ■i The Cygnet Theatre Company in association with Fringe Management Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 Sex, Booze and Bad Catholics. A Canadian writer remembers her working-class I Scots family and the defiant, free-spirited aunt who inspired her to escape. 'As fine s| anything Off Broadway Aug 6-30:you'17.1d5 see (Ihr30mins) £10.00 (£7,or50)London's West End' Hamilton EuropeanSpectator.

Premiere • H232 i 17 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE SOLDIER FMC Productions Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 This captivating new play unravels the truth behind the intriguing life of poet Rupertli.

Brooke. Set during World War One, it explores war, love and heroism. Their lastst r :omU.... show -'... compelling' Scotsman,'... an absolute triumph'www.edinburghguide.com| Performed

by RADA Aug 9-15,17-30: 13.35 (Igraduates. hr 20mins) £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere • I 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME Peachy Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 ’ GridCowgate Reft E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Frank McGuinness's critically acclaimed play tells of 3 Westerners taken hostage in the Middle East Their humour, imagination and friendship serve to transcend but : ultimately underline the5 (Ihr20mins) true terror£4.of00 their situation.

Previews Aug 5-6: 14.218-29: Aug 7-8, 1 4-15, 2 1-22, (Ihr20mins)£7.£8.000(£6.0 (£7.00)00) Aug 9-13,17-20,23,25-27: 14.14.1515(Ihr20mins) 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 SON OF THE FATHER Pip Utton @The Merlin Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Joseph and Mary's son, Jesus, is crucified, dead, buried. Joseph's son? Bereft, angry, confused, Joseph confronts Mary on the morning of the resurrection. New drama from Utton,6-7:writer/performer , and 'Only the Lonely'.

PreviewsPip Aug 13.30 (Ihr lOmins) £4.of5'A0(£4.dolf,00)'R0esolution' Aug8-13, Aug 14-15,16-19, 20-22,23-25: 26-29:13.13.3030(Ihr(IhrlOlOmimins)ns)£8.£9,50(£7.

50(£8.0)00) Worid Premiere • 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i SOPHOCLES' ANTIGONE American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road •0131 447 0111 • Set in ancient Greece, this triumphant new adaptation masterfully crafts a delicate balance between the traditional presentation of Greek tragedy and a fresh take onj the classic of 'individual Aug 19: 20.16.11struggle 55 (Ihr30mins) £6.00 (£4.vs00)state'; the fight for justice in politics.

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SOUL'D Ruff Fluffers Theatre Company The Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 1222 • Grid Ref: F6 i' Where there's competition there also lies temptation. Amid the excitement of the i forthcoming summer carnival the unsuspecting inhabitants of Little Animus face the Aug 16-25: 11.45 (Ihr30mins) £5.00(£3.50) J d 57 8 9 I0 II I2 I3 I4 I5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 ■'iM !■ SPILLING THE BEANS - LETTERS FROM EAST HAM VICARAGE 1953-56 _j Margot, Rupert and Lisa Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 ' It's not just the Bendix washing machine that makes the drab fifties come up Daz-ling i bright It's Lisa Wright's one-woman show, based on her mother's marvellously a indiscreet letters.24-28,30: 10.40 (SOmins) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 9-14,17-21, World Premiere • ECU Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SPINDLESONG ileidoscope Theatre tins Church, 232 Dairy Road • 0775 110 3085 ' Grid Ref: FI lie enchanted realms of'Once Upon A Time'. Through perilous forest, trapped around by dance, drama, mime, music and voice, journey to find the irgotten faerietale.'... best thing seen at RCS's Swan Theatre since Henry VI' IStratford Aug 19-21,Herald.

23-27: 19.00 (I hr 30mins) £7.00 (£6.00) World Premiere ■ Pates: (SPIRIT OF SCOTLAND •HiStorytc/fer Scotland i the 3rid DavidYoung Ref: C5 Gallery at Marie Curie House, 29 Albany Street • 0131 456 3700 • »journey of flavours and fun into the idiosyncratic character of a nation presented n stories, songs and music featuring well-known broadcasters and regular Fringe lerformers16.David | Aug9-14: 30 (IhrCampbell, ISmins) £7.5Frieda 0(£5.00)Morrison and Ann Ward.

UK Premiere 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 ISPOONFACE STEINBERG marts Art ■lireyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 life's hard. But Spoonface sees beyond that, 'finding the sparks inside you and setting n free'. Lee Hall's award-winning play about extraordinary people, from Mrs Life-affirming, funny, sad and real. EC31 y>ug 9-15,o Maria 17-22:Cal16.4las.0 (45mi ns) £6.00 (£5.thought-provoking, 00) 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 5 tSpROUT T Productions Garage, Grindlay Street Court ♦ 0131 221 9009 » Grid Ref: E3 vasn't like the other duvets. After we'd slept together for the first time, there w going back. I didn't mind, but what was I gonna do about all those feathers? I ouldn' a secret forever... aig8-14:t keep 22.15it(Ihr) £7.50(£5.

00) World Premiere• US SQUARE ONE central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 by meets girl. Boy marries girl. Paranoia and terror ensue. A comedic, insightful 1 personal and communal sacrifices made for illusions of freedom, all on a giig6-30: tal y projected An achingly 19.00(Ihr)set£7.5'0(£6.

50) sad, brutal, futuristic comedy' EuropeanNewsday.

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‘this acidic storyteller is the natural successor to Kenneth Williams’ Evening Standard, Chris Neill The BBC, Andrew Gilligan, and Me IcoyiH 17-45 Courtyard IpieasahceI Pleasance ‘brilliant comedy, wonderful magic’ Gothenburg Post

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STACKING Katy Slater Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref: FS Written and performed by Katy Slater, Best Actress nominee 2003, Stage. A supermarket love story. About two people not really made for each other. Who both like13-15, beer. And2tea.

Aug 5 (25mins)ns)£4,£5.50(£3.

50 (£4.50)50) Aug 6-8, 9-12,16-19,20-22, 23-26,7-29: 30: 13.13.151(25mi Worid Premiere-Em Dates 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 STAGS AND HENS Leicestershire Youth Arts St Ann's Community Centre, South Gray's Close, Cowgate *0131 557 0469 • Grid Reft E6 Don't worry if you ain't got Linda and Dave a weddin' pressie - you're still invited to their last night of freedom! After a few bevvies, it'l all go well - be a right laf - won't it? Won' Aug 10-21:t it18.? 00(Ihr) £6.00(£4.00) Dates:45b78 9 10 M 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 STORIES BYTHE LOCHSIDE THEATRE ALBA mpr Duddingston ManseRef:Garden, 0131 556 9579Kirk• Grid F6 Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village • Beside the lapping Duddingston Loch in the shadow of the historic kirk, THEATRE ALBA invites you to spend peaceful time hearing tales of mysticism, folklore and saintliness told 12.by15some Aug 4-7,11 -14: (45minofs) Scotland' £3.00 s leading story-tellers... truly unique.

World Premiere Dates: 4 i 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 STORY SHAKESPEARErTHE WINTER S TALE Year Out Drama Company C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace *0870 701 5105* Grid Ref: E4 Using live music, movement and inventive narration, this acclaimed young company presents a magical tale of jealous rage and momentous prophecy. A tyrant king and anAugabandoned 16-21: 10.00baby (SOmiarens) £6.restored 50 (£5.50)by(£4.the50powers C) of love.

World Premiere Dates: 456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 3 4 THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE Velocet C, Chambers Street > 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Robert Louis Stevenson's classic retold in a brutal, yet playful, style. Live music accompanies this physically-driven exploration of murder, sexuality and the fragmentary self.ns)From acclaimed '****' Scotsman Aug 4-16,18-30:nature 20.15of(SSmi £8.50 (£7.

50) company VeloceC World Premiere •(2003).

EE3I Dates 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SUB Fat Cat Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 The problem with 'safety words' is that it's difficult to scream when you've got a c*** shoved down your throat. Fetish or free-will? Sexy or sick? Sado-masochism always causes6-30:controversy.

Aug 2230 (Ihr) £8.The50(£7.most50)erotic play you'll see this year. World Premiere-mi Dates: 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SUCCESS Adrian Poynton Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref. E6 There's a thin line between frustration and insanity, especially if you're a performer waiting for the phone to ring. Written by 2003 Scotsman Fringe First winner, Adrian Poynton.

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by Toni16,Arthur Hay. 3'I0:mpressive' 'Sharp. Intelligently crafted' Scotsman 2003.

Aug4-9, 8-19,216.3-25, (Ihr)Times.

Aug 14-15, 20-22,216-29: 35 (Ihr)16.£9.3550(£8.

0£8.0) 50(£7.00) H.T7I Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE SUICIDE DIARIES Deadwood Productions Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Clive's suicide note: I've killed myself (sorry about the mess). I couldn't take any more reality17.TV.30 (45mi Farewell Aug 16-21; ns) £5.dear 00 (£4,viewers.

00) PS: the gnome needs a home.Worid Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 184

A SUICIDE-SITE GUIDETOTHE CITY Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Jetting back and forth through time, visionary monologist Darren O'Donnell contemplates jj" crushing George W Bush's testicles,fingeringa teenager and putting his tongue in your . jj mouth.

Ideal7:entertainment world. 'Sheer genius' Vancouver Sun. Preview. Aug 23.35 3(I0:hr23.lOmi35forn(Ihr s) the£5.0end 0 of the0(£8.

Aug8-12, Aug 13-15,17-19, 20-22,24-25, 26-29: 23.35 (Ihr lOlmiOmins)ns)£10.£9.000(£9.

000)0) European Premiere ir Dates 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SUPERMARKET Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 07792 119 086 • Grid Ref: D5 Where two worlds collide: whilst those in the warehouse are treated like animals, | those in the shop live a normal life. Dark comedy, where people get splurged in the 1 bailer9-14, to feed Aug 16-20:the20.0hungry 0 (45minmouths s) £5.00 (£3.of 5the0) unsuspecting customers.

Worid Premiere-Emi [ ,7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311: SWANSONG Andy Jordan Productions £ Benrae Productions Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Written/performed by Conor McDermottroe. Occi is different from other boys. He'rlj sure it's from a childhood accident, but maybe it's for another reason... A sinister yet H humorous story5-6:about a boy£5.who grows into a warrior in order to survive.

Previews Aug Aug 18-19,26-29: 212.3-25,20 12.(I30:hr)20 12.(Ihr) 2000(I£9.hr)50(£8. £8.5000)(£7.00) Aug 7-13, 14-15,16,20-22, UK Premiere • ECU If e 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SWEETNESS FOLLOWS Castle Theatre Company Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • A tense black comedy which follows a cast of six characters whose lives have been j interwoven, asking whether it's better to stay together or leave those to whom v> are bound,Augor5-6:if we11.even the choice...

Previews 00(Ihr)have Aug 7-8,114-15, -22,28-29: 11.£4.000(I0£7.hr)00(£6. £8.0000)(£7.00) Aug9-13, 6-20,2123-27: 11.00(Ihr) Worid Premier >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 TAKE ME AWAY Rough Magic Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd ♦ 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 f Eddie and his sons are creatures of the night shift, it's the days that give them trouble. Gerald Murphy's unsettling comedy charts the meltdown of a family caug iPreview n the clawAugof6:tiger Ireland. £9.00 (£4.50) Preview Aug19,7:22,I9.1215206:0(lhr35mins) (Ihr35mins) Aug 8, 1 215, 15.45 (Ihr35mins) Aug (Ihr35mins)£15.00 (£9.00) (£4.50 U) Worid Premiere •HS Aug 10,11,113,4,117,8,220,1,224,5,227:8: 18.121545 (Ihr35mins) ON 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TAKING CHARLIE SCAMP Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 2262428 • Grid Ref: D4

By Jonathan Harvey (Beautiful Thing, Gimme Gimme Gimme). This is my drama!

Excess, ecstasy, existential angst and T'Pau. With Abi Roberts. A hilarious, intimate, new play with songs. 'The new theatrical voice of his generation' Evening Standard. www.scamptheatre.com Preview Aug 0 (I hr)30:£5.17.0030 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 16:8-19,17.26-29: 233-25, Aug 7-12, 13-15,16,20-22, 17.30 (Ihr) £11.00(£10.00) Worid Premiere-B S78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TAKING ON THE SYSTEM Clubwest Productions ClubWEST Theosophical Society, 28 Great King Street 07720 285 550@ •Edinburgh Grid Ref:C4 World Premiere by three-time Fringe First winner Andrew Dallmeyer. The true story of James Simpson, town clerk of Pittin Weem, Fife in 1821, and how he took | aAugsystem 15-28:rife15.with 00 (SOmicorruption ns) £8.50 (£6.and50)cronyism and won - or did he? Worid Premier in

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For all your Fringe ticket! call: 0131226 0001 THIRD FINGER, LEFT HAND Assembly Theatre Ltd Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 IfTop of the Pops part of your growing up then you will love this funny, sad, savagely honest nt play by acclaimed writer, Adam Canavan; directed by three time.tf Fringe Fraser.£5.00 PreviewFirst Augwinner 6: 14.15 Sonia (Ihr30mins) Aug (Ihr30mins)£10.£9.0000(£9.(£8.000)0) Aug 7-12, 13-15,16-19, 20-22,23-25, 26-29:30:14.14.1515(Ihr30mins) World Premiere » >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING) Soho Theatre Company Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pieasance -0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Soho Theatre Company presents James Urbaniak (American Splendour) in Will Eno's | shaggy human story. 'One of the finest playwrights I have come across in years... wild and Aug evocative' Edward theatrical voice' Guardian..

Previews 5-7: 15.203-25, 0 (I hr I SmiAlbee.' ns)0 (I£5.hr.0..0I Smia startling Aug £9.0500)(£7.50) Worid Premiere • EE Aug 8-9,14-15,11 -13, 20-22,17-19, 26-29: 15.3000:(I 15.hr 0I Smi ns) £ 10.n0s)0 (£8. >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THREE MEN IN A BOAT Rodney Bewes Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 2262428 • Grid Ref: D4 Of The Likely Lads, in his solo adaptation Bewes recalls the japes, scrapes & narrow ; escapes with his dog on wheels & Edwardian skiff. He's all three characters in this i music hallAugversion femous Previews 6-7: 216.of3-25,5the 0 (Ihr lOmi50ns)(Ibook. £5.00 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 8-12, 1 6, 1 8-19, 3 0: 16.

Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 16.50 (Ihr lOmihrnIs)Omi£11.ns) 0£0(£I0.

00) EEBIir >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Four friends reunite after seven years apart... unfortunately at a funeral as one of THREE WOMEN, BY SYLVIA PLATH them is dead. Identities are challenged and secrets revealed as past, present and future are brought together for just one unexpected moment By a major young University College Winchester Drama Students talent www.bessproductions.com pend fringe @ gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row *0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 Previews Aug 5-6: 14.

5 0 (45mi n s) £4.

0 0 Syl via Plath's graceful and intense poem for three voices. This dramatic and physical J] Aug 7-8, of her most underrated and beautiful work offers a powerful and moving || Aug 9-13,114-15, 6-20,221-22, 3-27:28-29: 14.50 14.(45mi50 (45mi ns) £7.ns)00£8.(£6.0000)(£7.00) World Premiere •0231 staging portrait ON 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 Aug 23-28:of pregnancy, 17.00 (SOmins)childbirth £8.00 (£6.0and0) motherhood. fl ?8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 n THEN LET THEM EAT CAKE Tomorrow Mourning LILLIES - PUNCH AND JUDY The Zoo @ Three Sisters,The Three Sisters Pub,Cowgate • 0131 662 1222* Grid Ref: E5 THETIGER The Pod in association with The Tiger Lillies Two vibrant stunning women conduct experiments in their NYC apartment on Pod Deco, 7 Clerk St • 08707 557 705 • Grid Ref: F6 performance art A contemporary 'Godot', this 'HowTo' comedy takes you from From the creators of 'Shockheaded Peter'. A lurid operetta, with supporting cast of stage8-14, direction to17.0finished product before your eyes.

Aug shadows, glove puppets and rubber blow up dolls. Step into the dirty, chaotic and | Aug 15-21:22-30: 20.30 (SOmi0 (SOmi ns) ns) £6.00 (£4.00) World Premiere •EE11 violent world of Punch.

'Brilliantly twisted'£10.0Guardian.

Aug 9-12, 16,20-22: 18-19, 23-25:(Ihr30mins) 2245 (Ihr30mins) 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Aug 13-15, 2245 £1250 (£8.50) 0 (£8.50) Aug 26-29: 2245 (I hr 30mi n s) £ 13.

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5 0) World Premiere • I THESE FOUR WALLS 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Debut Theatre Company C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A SOLITUDE In Auschwitz a young woman hides in a room where she keeps her few remaining TOO LOUD Observed Productions possessions. Here she caresses her memories, indulges her dreams and talks to the Closely Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • 087 M f children she will never have. ' C ompelling theatrical magic' Iri s h Post .

Aug 4-30: 16.20 (SOmins) £7.50(£6.50) European Premiere •HSU 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 35 years crushing wastepaper in his personal hydraulic press, Hanta's only >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 companions are old books and drunken memories of gypsy girls. Then he visits thell ' new press at Bubny and his l i f e THINKABOUT FREEDOM Aug 16-21,23-28: 17.25 (I hr) £6.50 changes (£5.00) forever.

World Premier The_Atre 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3> Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy' s Church, Roxburgh PI • 0871 750 0077- Grid Reft E6 Students of the environmental university in Minsk present emotional appeal to your PHINEAS feelings and ideas about freedom of Art, opinions and human attitudes to each other TRACING Theatre of a Thousand Juliets and Nature.

The Garage, Grindlay Court • 0131 221 9009 • Grid Ref: E3 Aug 8-14: 2235 (Ihr) £5.00 (£3.00) UK Premiere • Suitable for ages 18+ tale of strange friendsStreet and twisted lives. Phineas Barnum, infamous American ?8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i : Ashowman, collides with Phineas Gage, death-defying miracle of science. A highly i physical, kinetic fusion transforms 3 actors into 25 characters. Masks, movement, i mayhem, News, reviews, pictures end gossip.

Aug 23-30:www.l000juliets.org 19.45 (Ihr) £7.00(£6.00) World Premia in an ...on www.edfringe.com >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THAT OLD RED MAGIC Ian Saville Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 ‘Grid Reft E4 The one and only socialist magician presents a new show. After which audiences leave the theatre and change the world. Or at least leave the theatre. 'Astoundingly funny' Time15Out(SOmi'Ideologically magnificently bonkers' Independent.

Aug £6.00ns)(£4.£7.0sound 0)00 (£5.0and Aug 6-7: 8-15,13.17-29: 13.1n5s)(SOmi 0) World Premiere • QE2J 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD ALL BE MOURNING a moments peace Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Why does violence perpetuate violence? This thoughtful and honest multi-media performance explores the personal and political confusion in our post-September I Ith6-21:15. world. 0New chaotic •times.

Aug 0 (SOmiGlasgow ns) £6.00 (£5.company 00) presents invaluable watching EuropeanforPremiere HSU 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THEBES The Milk Bottle Repertory Company Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Written by Robert Crighton. Thebes is destined to fell. An army surrounds the city and the King is dead. If the prophetTeiresias remains silent the people will perish.

His words every li£5.fe but Aug 23-28: can 17,15save (Ihr30mins) 00 (£3.his00)own.

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TRICKBOXING | Sossy Mechanics in association with Fringe Management I' Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 * Scotsman, Three Weeks, Metro, Hairline. 'A uniquely lovely blending of genres ; and dramatic tones that make a wonderful, touching, spine-tinglingly captivating piece : of storytelling' Scotsman, 'Fred and Ginger' Guardian. See www.trickboxing.com for 1 the l scoop.13.30 (Ihr) £10.00(£7.50) Augful10-21: 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 I TRISTAN AND MR POPPINS f DR 2 I pend fringe @ gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row •0131 317 3939 • Grid Reft B6 l 'What was your name, do you think?' A new play influenced both by Beckett and i Japanese culture. Two lonely guys, one beckoning box and an impossible 1 conversation.

Aug 16-21: noonExperience (40mins) £8.0the0 (£6.truth 00) in absurdity!

Dat e s : 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 1 B— i' THE TROJAN WOMEN American High School Theatre Festival l Sweet on the Royal Mile, Radisson SAS Hotel, 80 High St • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft E5 j Moving and visually powerful, this production proves frighteningly pertinent, exploring j the atrocities women suffer during war. As the Trojan women grieve, we assess the liprice paid by survivors. Bosnia, Rwanda, Iraq: have we progressed since 41 SBC? Wwww.kinkaid.org/arts :MAug 1 Aug 8:11:18.14.1515(I(Ihr30mins) hr 30mins) £6.00Aug (£4.013:0) 1115Aug(Ihr30mins) 10: 2115 (I hr 30mins) 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 4 Phoenix Players on E4the Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* l-embracing genius of The Greatest Mystic Poet of any Age'. Jalaluddin Rumi solace to every human heart Celebrate the extraordinary journey of Love Life's many hues - Joy, Sorrow, Caprice, Irony, Death, Freedom and Laughter. £6.00 (£5.00) World Premiere •Hail 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 TILTHE ROBINS COME and Otter Productions at L'Attache, 3 Rutland St • 0870 747 9837 • Grid Ref: E2 one woman... they have great plans for this night They plan to change orld for the better. God bless them... they think they're doing quite well. .rsamd.ac.uk 16.15 (45mins) £6.00 (£4.00) DEPARTMENT Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 ♦ Grid Ref:F5 satire set in a marriage guidance centre - with a twist.. For men hung ;. And women who don't believe them. By 'Comic Master' Sally Scotsman.30: 'W16.oodcock' s attention to detail is subtle and delicious' Stage.

2,15,16-19, 20-22,23-26, 27-29: 16.1515(Ihr)(Ihr)£9.£8.000(£8.0(£7.00)00) World Premiere-HSU 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 TRUE STORY OF AH Q Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts fringe @ gateway. Gateway Theatre, Elm Row •0131 317 3939 • Grid Ref: B6 from the novel by Lu Xun, a renowned writer in modern China. with the colourful Chinese Opera Movement, 17 artors produce a dramatisation Chinese liPremiere fe. noon (I hr I ofSmithens) £8.book' 00 (£6.s various 00) characters as a satire of European Remember, the Metro Fringe Box Office sells tickets for EVERY show

TRUST BYRON mindrocket projects ltd Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 5566550* Grid Reft E6 Trust ByronB. draws Byron'show s letters, journals and poetry, new life into the Bad Lord Thispreconceptions oneon man written byfurther George Costiganbreathing is hard hitting, challenging to and compels acquaintance with this extraordinary man.13.40 (Ihr30mins) £4.00 Previews Aug 4-7: Aug 8-19,213.3-25,40 3(Ihr30mins) 0: 13.40 (I hr£9.30mi Aug 8-9,14-15,11 -13, 20-22,16,216-29: 00 (£7.ns)5£8.0) 00 (£6.50) ren Dates 41678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 THETUNNEL Contemporary Stage Company Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 InKafkaesque Peron's Argentina, artist passions confessesamid to murder.

From hiscattle-ranchers mind emergesanda world of anwarped tango-dancers, prostitutes,in Graham-Young' s ' . ..cunningly crafted adaptation Sabato' s classic6-7:novel. '(IEnormously Time Out. ****' What's On of Previews hr I18.Smi45ns)(I hr£5.impressive' Aug 8-10,Aug 12-17,19-24,18.4256-30: I0Smi0 ns) £8.50 (£6.50) HE Dates 456 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 1 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE TURN OF THE SCREW The OCs C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 One of literature' s most gripping stories.her Inowna house is convinced haunted, a young has toghost confront demons.she Henry James'iss compelling tale 23.ofgoverness Aug 6-16,18-30: 0terror 0 (SSminiss)an£8.exquisite 50 (£7.50) work of sexual and psychological ambiguity.

EE31 Dates 45 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12 1 3 1 4 IS 16 !7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 TWELFTH NIGHT Aces Wild Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 After 500 years and around the world, still all you need to know about love in 70 minutes.

Aug 9-14,16-21: 1125 (I hr I Omins) £6.00 (£4.00) Baa Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 1234

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22 STORIES HIGH Dallas Ink Venture into our world of storytelling. Be prepared for tears, smiles and cries of laughter. There is never a dull moment with so many stories to be told. Dallas Ink ready15,for21:Edinburgh...Is Aug I S.00 (SOmins) £5.Edinburgh 00 (£3.50) ready for Dallas Ink? UK Premiers 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TWO BY JIM CARTWRIGHT Moonface Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Don't miss this 'sharp, salty, and quick fire evocation of English pub life' Guardian, i '... brilliantly,surrealistically and comically poetic' SundayTimes. 'Brilliantly performei Daily Mirror. 'This textured piece is an assured and highly entertaining show' Independent.

Previews Aug 6-7: 13.0300:(I hr)13.0£5.0 (I0hr)0 £7.00 (£6.00) Aug Aug 8-12, 13-14,17-19, 20-22,23-26, 27-29: 13.00 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) H32j '. >78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TWO MAN RUMBLE Perhilion Theatre Company ' C o2, Oxygen, Infirmary Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 New show from Alasdair Satchel, writer of Fringe hit 'One Man Rant' | Scotsman. A physically comic exploration of the male phenomenon featuring a ! : bestiary of bizarre characters, with music by Glasgow electro band The Marcia Blair| School Aug 4-30:for13.Girls.

00 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere • EE3 Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TWO WOMEN AND A CHAIR Not Now! Theatre Company C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 European premiere of award-winning black comedy from acclaimed Australian writ* Two women arrive at an audition - but where is the director? An unseen judge; more6-14,unexpected Aug 16-30: 14.3plot 0 (45mitwists. ns) £7.Contains 50 (£6.50) some nudity. European Premiere • IE3 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 UBU DISCO ADAPTED FROM JARRY'S ABSURDIST CLASSIC Skullduggery Theatre Company in association with Brute Farce Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Reft E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • World domination - disco-style. DJ Ubu is the new fetboy behind the decks available for weddings, birthdays. Bar Mitzvahs! Great tunes, dodgy dancing, gruesome beheadings n a Polish warfare commence.

Previews1Aug 5-6: 5 i(SOmi ns) £5.(SOmiremix.

00 ns) £8.Let50 (£7.karaoke Aug 21-22,223.3-27: 258-29: Aug 7-8, 9-13,4-15, 16,18-20, 23.23.5555(SOmi ns) £7.50 (£6.50)50) >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i UNACCUSTOMED TO MY NAME A4arto Rainer The Garage, Grindlay Street Court« 0131 221 9009 • Grid Reft E3 Life crisis - at 21! Bookish Sofie fights the misfit blues by torturing numbskulls in cowtown bars with her saucy, Slavic alter ego. NY's Marta Rainer returns: ’****' Scotsman. 'Unmissable' Guardian. 'Hilarious'Boston Hera/d. 'Gifted'Wendy Wasserstein.

Aug 15-21: 19.40 (Ihr lOmins) £8.00(£6.00) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i; UNDER MILK WOOD A.C.T. Productions Purple Venues at L'Attache, 3 Rutland St • 0870 747 9837 • Grid Reft E2 Sparkling interpretation of Dylan Thomas' masterpiece. Played to sell-out houses in te the Midlands. Eleven actors from an award-winning company bring to life the drean E9 and Augwaking 23-28: 13.hours 30 (2hrs)of aWelsh £8.00 (£6.seaside 00) village in a humorous, dynamic production. j ,78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i

i 24 hour Box Office i at: www.edfringe.com UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED - A PORTRAIT OF | JANE AUSTEN | The Mercators Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 l| The life and times of the author of Pride and Prejudice and Emma. A dramatised reading presented in period costume, featuring some of her popular novels... and some16-21: surprises.

Aug 17.30 (Ihr ISmins) £5.00(£4,00) World Premiere Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 UN PROBLEME AROUND SHAKESPEARE'S TWELFTH NIGHT J Somatic Tintamarre ~ C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 id Chaplin,Tati and Shakespeare are the inspirations for this physical comedy. Six redI nosed eccentrics, one theatrical ambition. Romance, identity crises and absurd flights | ofAugfancy for all ages.• nmai 4-30:in16.this30 (Idelightful hr I Smins)'c£8.lown-edy' 50 (£7.50)in the Lecoq tradition. Suitable UK Premiere >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 UNTILYOU LOVE ME NUTS (Newcastle University Theatre Society) Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083- GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Watch the demise of three rock band members and the people around them as they 1 crack under pressure... sometimes coarse, always engaging, Until You Love Me is uncouth, meaningful, bad£4.0mannered provoking theatre.

Aug 5-6:113.4-15, 15 2(45mi n2s)8-29: 013.15 (45minands) £8.thought Aug 7-8, 1-22, 0 0 (£7.

0 0) Aug 9-13,16-20,23-27: 13.15 (45mins) £7.00 (£6.00) World Premiere • «Z2] >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THE USHERS People Can Run Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance -0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 For two ushers, the boredom of foyer life is getting chronic. So they begin to scratch away at the surface of each other's lives and poke around inside... '... delightfully iPreviews sil y' TimeAug Out.4-7: 1215 bold,(Ihr)fresh£4.and funny' www.indielondon.com 00 £7.hilariously A Aug 8-13, 1 7-19, 2 3-25, 3 0: 12.

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0 0) . .TAug 14-15,20-2226-29: 1215 (Ihr) £850(£7.00) iJIbltes:' >78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 |A\VERY SCOTTISH AUTOPSY »on Watt & Crosswords Productions •The Zoo @ Three Sisters,The Three Sisters Pub, Cowgate -0131 662 122 • Grid Reft E5 jDrJekyll dissects the nation's heart, mind... and stomach to discover what makes a . |true Scot Light-hearted search for the maverick Scottish gene responsible for 'William Wallace, Jim Baxter and McGonagall! Guaranteed side-splitter!!! ((vww.ianblairwattco.uk Aug 8-15,17-30: 19.00 (SOmins) £7,00 (£5.00) World Premiere • HSn 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 d/IDEO NASTY ,j«*Wosty Productions b cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile - 0870 701 5105 - Grid Reft E4 (park, provocative new play with hard-hitting multimedia effects, exploring the most irbing aspects of underground film culture. An ordinary man must face his demons as the truth surrounding a sadistic murder comes to light Based on rue events. j ug5-30: 2245 (45mins) £7.50 (£6.50) World Premiere • i >78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 J)X LUMIERE - METROPOLIS 8th Street Theatre Lab in association with James B Freydberg and 'TI-TA1 Productions Si ssembly Rooms, 54 George Street -0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 s 1927intoground-breaking, sci-fi combination silent film 'Metropolis' explodes >.L') itzreenLang'straight 2004 in this unique of classic silent film offandtheoriginal e theatrical rock concert!

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theatre IN ASSOCIATION WITH WL PRESENTS BEST SELLING COMEDY SUNDAY TIMES 2002 - 2003WRITER iO from Zj K ‘Cynically funny, cutely silly THE TIMES Wh ‘Uniquely honest and very, very funny’ THE HERALD 30 G ASS E MBLY ROOMS, EDINBURGH SUITE 0131 226 242{ FIRE EM6IME 2 , junCEMEHTPS ‘So effortlessly brilliant you wonder kF why some comics get outTHEofGUARDIbed’AN f ‘One of the most most powerful and affirming acts on the Fringe

‘Hilarious, a stand up comic in complete control’ ‘One minute lewd, the next ‘Blimpish’, the next acerbic, he is always one step wide of insult and one ahead of expectation'

BRIGSTOCKE ‘Daring, inspired, perfectly observed’daily telegraph ‘Irresistible stuff! Sharp, silly, hugely uplifting’ J THEandSCOTSMAN

For all your Fringe ticket r call: 0131226 000(1 WAITING Locomental Productions Rocket556@3102 Demarco 0131 • GridRoxy Ref:Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • In life we all wait, whether it be... Waiting for a lover. Ice cubes to freeze,Telephone call, Inspiration, No-one, Grandma!? A comical yet physical performance in which reality16-21, and2fantasy Aug 3-28: 15.collide 15 (SOmiintons) £5.your00(0.everyday 50) life.

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Sole Purpose Productions Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 Awriter dramaDaveof anDuggan. ex-political prisonerandandedgya victim of from a car Northern bombing byIreland, Oscaraddressing nominated Innovative theatre the post-conflict situation and the challenge of ' m oving on' .

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Aug 16-21: 11.00 (45mins) £7.00 (£5.00) Dates: 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 WAITING FOR GOOD BLOW Aireborn Theatre Company Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 » GridCowgate Reft E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 'comedy It's lam.about The hooker arrives at 3. Cometh man... ?' A in modern masculinity, which soldtheouthour,cometh its premieretheperformances Leeds this year.

Aug £4.00 £8.00(£7.00) Aug8,6:10,14,13.122,02,156,2(IhrSmins) 8:18,13.20,0254,(IhrSmins) Aug 26: 13.05 (IhrSmins) £7.00(£6.00) HSU Dates: 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 3 4 WAKING Rare Breed Company Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Andiscover unlikelythefeel-good redemption.as Atheytimeless storyThis of a quirky brave couple that to truth is nottaleandasofunbearable perceived. play is sure be insightful, Aug23-28: 10.humorous 30 (Ihr) £7.50(£5.popular.

50) World Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 3 4 Pod Deco, Clerk Street (formerly the Odeon) 5-29 Aug @ 2.30pm dumb (not 17. previews 5-7) waiter Tickets:

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WALK INTO MY PARLOUR StLeitheatre Serfs Church Hall, Clark Road, Goldenacre » 0131 467 7185 » Grid Ref:A3 Hilarious 1780ssituations Edinburgh.guarantee Wily merchant tries toa company' marry off.his. .whose three Scots daughters, jI; 3 Two hoursromp. of comic laughter from language Fraser Neal Trophy.

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00 (£5.02004Winners 0) BgB : 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 : 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE ClubwesX ProductionsTheosophical Society, 28 Great King Street* ClubWEST 07720 285 550@ •Edinburgh Grid Ref:C4 Back for amallthirdandyear!slowlyFather handsOsama out presents to children a Florida ,. tj, shopping comesChristmas to resemble Bin Laden.

Forget inimitations, this the real18.00thing Aug is15-28: (SSmi-ns)five£8.star 50 (£6.political 50) dynamite!

•[ 578 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 WARRIOR City ofMeeting LondonHouse, Freemen' Quaker 7 Victorias School Terrace » 0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref:E4 Indisguised 1754 Hannah Snell was committed to Bedlam King. 7 years earlie:|c jrhic~ri as a boy she joined the marines to fightforthedefying French.theA theatrical triumph lunacy,23-28: desire,12.1deception, Aug 5 (Ihr30mins)visions, £7.00 war, (£4.00)honour and heroism.

W 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 29 30 31 WATER COLOURS Golden Bucket ClubWEST @ Society, 28 Great King Street • 07720 285 550 •Edinburgh Grid Ref:Theosophical C4 One prison icell, a prisoner and a tovisitor.

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Aug 15-21: noon (45mins) £8.00 (£6.00) Worid Premiere:, 57 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 29 30 31 THENova WAU WAU SISTERS Ars Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 In the alternative Hedwig Wau and theSisters' Angry Inch'acrobatics, and 'De burlesque, La Guarda', the lascivious siblingsandtradition known asof'T'costuming heWau comedy, music audacious in a modernfusevaudeville style.

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European Premiere' 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE WAYFARER Take Your Seat The Zoo, Kirk O' Field Parish Church, 140The Pleasance ■ 0131 662 1222 • Grid Reft I Julia is alone at home on a cold, stormy night Suddenly there is a knock on her do - will she let the stranger in? In this one-act play, Julia has to handle a very unusual visit as well as the exhilarating effects of vodka... Find out what's real and what isnife in 'The22-29: Wayfarer' . ns) £5.00 (£3.50) Aug 23.15 (30mi | 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AWEAPONS INSPECTOR CALLS PW Productions, A4cLoren Burnell and Passion Pit Theatre Wigwam theatre.com, Bristo Square *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Award-winning musical GulfWar post-mortem satire written and directed by Justinfc Butcher, part 2 of his 'Dubya Trilogy' (see 'The Madness of George Dubya' and 'Guantanamo Baywatch'). 'Confirms Butcher's rare talent for blending moral angerj with brute21.farce' Guardian.£12.50 (£10.00) Aug 6-30: 15 (Ihr30mins) 178 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY Killer Kat Productions Sweet on the Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 The Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136it To Lee 3 bed lakefront cottage. Two reception rooms. Bright Sunny. Dead body bo included. An original Canadian dark comedy with a young international cast Fane; pr weekend in the country?

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WE FOUND LOVE AND AN EXQUISITE SET OF PORCELAIN FIGURINES ABOARD THE S.S. FARNDALE AVENUE The Edinburgh Makars Murrayfield Parish Church Hall,OrmidaleTerrace *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: El This is a thirties romantic comedy aboard a luxury liner presented, despite problems, by the ladies of the Farndale Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society with hilarious results.18-21,23-28: 19,30 (2hrs ISmins) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug Dates: 45678 9 10'l I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 WHAT’S EATING ME | Estuary Productions Berlitz Language Centre, 26 Frederick Street •0131 226 7198* Grid Ref: D3 Tiny venue - giant of a play! Eileen thinks all her problems are over; she's the star of TVs Barbara's Beautiful Bodies! But will her life change for better and forever? Is it what she's eating that' s causing the problems?

Aug (Ihr30mins) Aug 20:9-19,17.21:30 18.(I hr3030mi ns) £8.00 (£7.00) World Premiere • HE3I I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1: - rx WHEN 1 IT’S AJAR iTrouserpress , C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Ref: E5 A theatrical groundhog day to satisfy the voyeur in us all. When is the real really hreal? When is a door not a door? Stylishly devised show with choreography and direction t Aug 4-30: by13.0Luke 0 (SOmiBurrough ns) £7.50 (£6.from50) Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company, World Premiere-m L 'ates: 456789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 jiWHEN THE BULBUL STOPPED SINGING jfroverse Theatre Company "raverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 |\diary of Ramallah under Israeli occupation by Palestinian lawyer & activist Raja .i hehadeh, adapted by playwright David Grieg. Will the invaders stop at his door? home3: isI4.it00(lhr30mins) anyway? £9.00(£4.50) 1jri Vhose review Aug mug 4: 15.

0 0 (I hr 30mi ns) £15.15.1050 (Ihr30mins) (£9.00) (£4.50 U) ;Aug7, ■ji^ug .ug 8,10,112,1,13,115,4,17,119,8,20,222,1,24,226:5,27:28:18.1215 45 (Ihr30mins) (Ihr30mins) World Premiere •HSI |Ls 4 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 312 VHYTHEY MADE ME KING KttmGMO Theatre 1|jiBmimoff 70 745 Underbelly, 3083 • GridCowgate Ref: E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • D!'awl:; is a caretaker. D is a medical student. One of these men will be king. A story of . lappiness and madness, death and talking paintings. Short-listed for Royal Court Itpung Festival£4.2004. ug 5-6:Writers I7.00(45mi 00 21-22,2n3,s)228-29: World Premiere • □ ■ ugug 7-8, 9-13,14-15, 16,18-20, 5-27:I7.17.00(45mi 00 (45mins)ns)£8.£7.0000(£6.(£5.000)0) 578 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 242S 26 27 28 29 303112 VILD AS THE WHITE WAVES [jkfe McCormick friars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Ijiddiction, bisexual love affairs, political activism, a remarkable marriage and verses I Hat sting the page! Sue McCormick portrays Edna St Vincent Mil ay - wayward, Ibssionate, witty and irreverent Her life was notorious, her poems lastingly tg 17-22,24-30: 18.30 (Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) 578 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 J||It/VILLOWSONG Dominion University Iffeyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 « Grid Ref: E4 pll 'ellow actress's violent death, the tragic result of relationship violence, was the . djpesis of this powerful and unforgettable theatrical experience which weaves •i|->erviews with counsellors, crime scene technicians, viaims and abusers with »jterpts ffijlg 10-15,from 17-21:Shakespeare' 20.35 (Ihr) £5.s Othello.

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WILLTHE REAL SUM LADY PLEASE STAND UP Thrown Together C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Can you buy and construct an identity? What happens when the lines between fake and authentic are so blurred we no longer know what is real? A dynamic provocative Aug 5-30: 19.fusion 05 (I hr)of£7.music 50 (£6.and 50) physical language.

World Premiere • 0231 Dates 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 WITHOUT PITY Total Arts Community Theatre Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place » 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref:F5 This stunning visual production from a 5 star company will leave you breathless.

Inspired by Fritz Lang's film M, it takes you on a journey through a town filled with fear.

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UK Premiere Dates: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 AWOLFATTHE DOOR 2headedpigeon Productions I /4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 Atmospheric multimedia theatre. Journey into the mind of a young woman on the verge of breakdown. Sometimes shocking, sometimes blackly comic, share her innermost thoughts and darkest secrets. Meet the wolf. Do you dare? www.2headedpigeon.com Aug 16-21: 12.30 (Ihr ISmins) £5.00(£4.00) World Premiere Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 3 4 THE WOMAN WHO COOKED HER HUSBAND In Yer Space Rocket750@0077 Demarco 0871 • GridRoxy Ref:Art E6 House, Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh PI • Kenneth wants to have his cake and eat it Divorcing Hilary and marrying Laura seems the ideal solution. Hilary disagrees. A culinary and cautionary tale. Men beware. a dangerous£8.0place!

Aug 12-14,The16-18,kitchen 26-28:canI5.0be0(lhr30mins) 0 (£6.00) Dates: 45678 9 10 I 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1234 WOMEN OF TROY, WOMEN OF WAR Western Michigan University Venue 45,Old St Paul's Church Hall,Jeffrey St»0131 556 0476’ GridRef:D5 5chance. minutesWomen to evacuate...

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5 0 Aug9-14: I4.00(lhr45mins) £5.00(£3.50) EUl Dates: 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i 12 3 4 WOMEN ON TRIAL The Dynamite Girls The Zoo @Three Sisters,TheThree Sisters Pub, Cowgate *0131 662 122« Grid Reft E5 'Man. It's hard being a woman!' No, not another feminist rant against defenceless modern man but an innovative cabaret-style satire exploring the role of women today.

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World Premiere Dates: 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 i 23^ THE WORLD Geoffrey ThomasACCORDING TO BACH I /4rm @Greenside, I b Royal Terrace » 0131 557 2124 « Grid Reft C6 You're a genius. Your father's a genius. Alas, your father's greater. CPE Bach plays JS Bach's music, confronts his father's ghost and takes you into the world of Bach.

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This award winning group of learning disabled actors return to the Fringe with a delightful, morality dance.

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TRAQUAIR HOUSE Venue: Grid0Ref:www.traquair.co.uk H6 • Innerleithen, Peeblesshire 0 01896MB'830323 Traquair i s Scotland' s oldest, inuallydaiinhabited back century.Faicont y to thehouse publof August icdatandin.g plays tohostthetotwelfth the Traquair rItonis open the first lweekend O Restaurant and cafe. Q) Partial access.

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UBU DISCO adapted from Jarry's absurdist classic page 189 188 Until You LoveGoodMe Blow page Waiting page Why TheyforMade Me King page 190 191 VALVONA & CROLLA Venue: 67 • Grid Ref: B6 • 19 Elm Row, top of Leith Walk 060660131• www.valvonacrolla.com 556 7800 • 9am - 6pm Mon-SatA 0131 556 Festival Frihouse nge productions in a smalball theatre treasure of salamis, cheeses, samic vi'bneyond egars andtheolive oils' Sunday jealous of theTimScotes. s',Ifitanytis Valhinvgonamakes & Crola London-based la' Financial Timgourmet es.

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Fringe Club If you are performing at Fringe 2004, your participation entitles you to much more than just a listing in this Programme. Remember to take advantage of: The Fringe Club, Old Fishmarket Close Open 10am - 9pm throughout the festival Based a few steps away from the Fringe Shop and Box Office at 180 High Street. The Club is your resource, with a team of staff ready to help out with anything from information on free debates, networking events, masterclasses and workshops to solving any problems with your venue. The Club also provides cheap internet access, fax, photocopying, massage and a chill-out room!

The Fringe Press Office Also based at the Fringe Club, the Press Office helps you promote your show, monitors coverage, offers advice, and helps you hook up with scouts and promoters. It is also the main point of contact for the 1500 media who attend the Fringe, offering help and accreditation.

Participants' Card Fringe participants (eg actors, directors, venue staff, tech staff...) get exclusive access to Fringe and other festival ticket deals discounts in shops, pubs and clubs. To get a card, pick one up from the Fringe Club or order one on www.edfringegroups.com/ - the website also lists all current offers.

Participants Card is brought to you in association with Silvercard. lo perform Fringe 2005? can perform at the Fringe. If you are interested in bringing a to Fringe 2005, feel free to pop into the Fringe Club and speak our staff. They will be happy to tell you all about what you need to to bring a show to the world's largest arts festival, such as finding a and getting into the Official Programme. Information about can also be found on www.edfringe.com.

Aug 14 and 27, at Dance Base, the Director of the Fringe will be a presentation on 'How to do a Show at the Fringe'. It's free but starts at 2.30pm and lasts one and a half hours. Tickets are from the Metro Fringe Box Office.

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