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INTRODUCTION BOOKING INFORMATION

Booking information

Disabled customers

The Times Fringe Box Office sells tickets for every Fringe show. You can book online/ on the phone, by post or over the counter. Booking opens 12 June.

Reasonable adjustments will be made at venues to give the best possible access for disabled people, but given the temporary nature of some Fringe venues, facilities may vary.

For further details on access at individual venues, or for contact details so that you can get in touch with them directly, check out the venue guide on p216. If you have special access requirements or need to book wheelchair spaces, please call 0131 226 0002.

Daily opening times during the Fringe

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Order tickets over the counter at 180 High Street 12 June-1 o July (Mon-Sat) 12pm-3pm 17 July-30 July (Daily), 10am-6pm 31 July-28 Aug (Daily) 10am-9pm Phone our Box Office on 0131 226 0000 12 June-15 July (Mon-Sat) 10am-6pm 17 July-30 July (Daily) 10am-6pm 31 July-28 Aug (Daily) 9am-9pm

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

Large print extracts from this Programme are available on request.

Please call 0131 226 0026

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• Use the booking form on p253 • Nearer the Fringe, many venues run their own box offices.

Check out the venue guide on p216 for more details.

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No booking fee applies to tickets purchased by post or in person. A booking fee of £1.50 per transaction applies to telephone and web bookings Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded except in the event of a show cancellation Latecomers may not be admitted If you have asked to collect your tickets, you must do so from The Times Fringe Box Office, 1 80 High Street, during the opening hours listed Concession prices are applicable 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 on p216

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Half-Price Hut The Half-Price Hut offers you 50% off a huge selection of tickets for shows on the day. If the show that you wanted to see is not selling discount tickets, you can visit the Fringe e-ticket tent next door and order normal priced tickets online.

Located on the corner of Waverley Bridge and Princes Street by Princes Mall, the Half-Price Hut is open daily from 8 Aug-28 Aug 11 am-9pm.

The Times Fringe massive 2 for 1 ticket offer Fringe shows are giving away tickets on a 2 for 1 basis for virtually every performance on 6 and 7 August. Participating shows are listed with a 2 for 1 symbol in the Programme.

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.

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Fringe e-ticket tent in association with Microsoft Book tickets and check reviews on edfringe.com on one of 40 free-of-charge computers at the Fringe e-ticket tent.

Open daily from 3 Aug-28 Aug lOam^pm, the e-ticket tent is next to the Half-Price Hut on Princes Mall.

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INTRODUCTION FRIENDS OF THE FRINGE

Become a Friend of the Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Friends of the Fringe team would like to thank our Best Friends for ther ongoing support of the world's largest arts festiva Roger Allen, Jane Attias, Graeme Baillie, G. David Baldwin, Marion Barlow, Ralph Bernard, Alan Brodie, Alan Brodie Representation Ltd, Gillian Brown, Ann Caldwell, Chris Carter, Lesley Clemenson, Verena Cornwall, Mark Cuthbert, Elissa J. Da Costa, Jonathan Davies, Gerald Della-Porta, Eller Dickie, Leeona Dorrian, Simon Fanshawe, Amanda Forsyth, Lisa Foster, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, Kenneth F. Gill, Mr & Mrs Raymond Green, Helen Heggie VN, Mrs A. Hinchcliffe, Peter Hinchcliffe, Teruhisa Irie, Barry Jacobs, Barbara & Paul Krieger, Geoffrey Liftman, David Long, Lesley-Anne Lumsden, Angus Maclennan, Heather Marshall, Nion McEvoy Paul Meisak, Pat Morrison, David Morrison, Jan Moyes, Helios Fountain, Mr .Bastiaensen, J. Owen, Georgios Papaquorgiou, Ian Phillipson, Chris Pigott, Carol Ramsay, Elizabeth Richards, Graham M. Riley, Sir Thomas Risk, Geraint Rogers, Joan Ross, Andrew Rowley, Pete Shaw, Bridget M Stevens, Jan Stevenson, Marion Teggin, Samantha Terry, Keith Torrie, Mattt Townsend, T Alison Warden.

Leighton, Euan Myles, Carol i, Simon Fanshawe, Julian Hall, Thom Dibdin, Jenny Colgan, Jane Shilling & Thee Times, Ti London, Kerryn Hurley & SDT, Owen O'Leary, Charlotte di Corpo, Carol Tambor, David Miah, Susanna Gould, Guy Browning, David Jarman, Judith Doherty, Laura Wood, Louisa, Christine & Joyce RBS, The Touch Agency, Amnesty Scotland, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Scottish Ballet, David Lloyd Leisure, The National Galleries of Scotland, Valvona & Crolla, Rainpan 43 (USA), Tim Hawkins, Leonie and Marie, Wales Millennium Centre.

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! The first Edinburgh International Festival, a post-war initiative to re-unite Europe through culture. Well aware that there would be a good crowd and focused press interest, six Scottish and two English companies decided to gatecrash, ,| setting up independently and finding their own venues in which to perform by using buildings unoccupied by the J 'main' Festival. There were three defining features of the I first Fringe - none of the performers were invited to take j; part, they used small and unconventional theatre spaces :j and were obliged to take all of their own financial risks, i flourishing or failing according to public demand.

:! The sixtieth Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Fringe is the ' largest festival on the planet, uniting the arts world and j attracting thousands of international performers, press and visitors. 16,100 performers, 1,800 shows, 1.3 million tickets sold in 2005. There are three defining features of the sixtieth Fringe - none of the performers were invited ; to take part, they use small and unconventional theatre spaces and are obliged to take all of their own financial ! risks, flourishing or failing according to public demand.

Here's to the next 60.

Want to perform at Fringe 2007?

Anyone can perform at the Fringe. If you are interested in bringing a show to the Fringe in 2007, come and see us at the Press and Performers Centre just round the corner 'from the Fringe Shop. We will tell you everything you need to know about bringing a show to the world's largest arts festival, such as finding a venue and getting in to the Fringe Programme. Information can also be found on www.edfringe.com or give us a call on 0131 226 0026 n and we will be happy to help.

The Scotsman newspaper is presenting a special exhibition celebrating 60 years of the Fringe in photos.

From 3-28 August at Princes Mall, you'll have the unique opportunity to explore some of the treasures of the newspaper's amazing photo archive. See Jude Law performing with the National Youth Music Theatre, the wonderful Christine Hamilton and Christian Slater as Randall P. McMurphy in the role made infamous by Jack Nicholson.

The exhibition is free to the public.

Go to www.edfringe.com for more details.

Photography credit: Jude Law, Ian McDonald/TSPL

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Get your questions answered in person at the Fringe i Director's talk called 'So You Want to Do a Show on the ’ Fringe?' on Thursdays 10, 17 and 24 August. They start at 3pm at Dance Base and last 90 minutes. The talks are [free but ticketed, and tickets are available from The Times

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INTRODUCTION SPECIAL EVENTS

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The Edinburgh summer festival calendar

Royal Bank on the Royal Mile Right through August, the central section of the Royal Mile around the Fringe Shop 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.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is part of the wider Edinburgh Festival, which is made up of a number of distinct, independently organised festivals. These festivals together provide you with a spectacular variety of events to choose from. Go to www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk for more information or use the details listed below.

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Bank of Scotland Fringe Sunday Taking place on the Meadows, 10 minutes' walk from the Fringe Shop, Bank of Scotland Fringe Sunday is a huge garden party for the Fringe, attracting crowds in excess of 200,000 and featuring free performances of Fringe shows, art displays, craft stalls, music and children's activities. The 2006 event is on Sunday 13 August from 1 lam-5pm.

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dinburgh international Book Festival 12-28 August 2006 www.edbookfest.co.uk 0845 373 5888 13 August-3 September 2006 www.eif.co.uk 0131 473 2000 Edinburgh International Film Festival

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Want to be one of The Times text critics?

Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival 21-22 August 2006 www.eief.co.uk

Text us in 4 words what you thought of the show and you could win all your Fringe ticket money back and a Blackberry!

Simply sign up when you buy any ticket at www.edfringe.com or by calling The Times Fringe Box Office on 0131 226 0000.

The best reviews will appear daily in The Times.

23-26 August 2006 www.festivalofpolitics.org.uk 0131 473 2000 2-3 September 2006 www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk For information on arts festivals across the UK, go to the British Arts Festivals Association at www.artsfestivals.co.uk

Times Fringe Knowledge will tell you the what, where and when of all Fringe shows throughout August and even let you know if tickets are available! Visit www.rptfk.com on your mobile phone to see listings or text 'TFK1 to 88010 and we'll text you a link (costs 25p).

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INTRODUCTION LISTINGS

Official Daily Guide to the Edinburgh festivals Produced every day during the festival, in association with The Guardian, the Guide contains hour-by-hour listings of every show for the day across all of Edinburgh' festivals, including the Fringe. It's available free from The Times Fringe Box Office, as well as from hundreds of other locations around Edinburgh.

All entries have been written by the performing companies themselves. The layout of all entries has been standardised as foil 1. Show title 2. Performer/performing company name 3. Venue information More information about all venues and the shows running at them can be found in the alphabetical directory of venues on pp216-237.

The 24 hour clock is used. Shows starting in the early hours, e.g. 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.

The Scotsman and Metro print reviews, news, interviews [and more in a daily festival supplement, while you'll also | find daily coverage in The Edinburgh Evening News, The i Herald, The Guardian and The Times. Weekly publications like The List, Scotland on Sunday, Sunday Herald, The Sunday Times Scotland, Three Weeks and The Stage also [provide coverage of the Fringe.

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 (6-28 August).

The red dates indicate when a show is part of The Times Fringe 2 for 1 ticket offer on 6 and 7 August.

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Next to the show listings 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. You can also read reviews and more on www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk and www.edinburghguide.com

For unreserved seats in nearly all cases. Concession prices, where available, are given in brackets and are offered to: S: Students; U: Unemployed; D: Disabled; O: OAPs; C: Children under 16. Identification will be asked for at the venue. A further concession - F: Family Ticket for four tickets purchased at the same time where a minimum of two tickets are for children - is also available.

Great tips abound from critics, performers and the person standing next to you in the queue. Posters, leaflets and flyers are everywhere. Note that the Fringe Office works on behalf of all performers in the Programme, so its staff will not recommend individual shows to you.

Specifies World, European or UK premiere.

In the Children's section of the Programme, a guide to age suitability (recommended by the producing company and not the Fringe Office) is given in brackets.

Indicates that The Times Fringe 2 for 1 discount is available on tickets for this show on 6 and 7 August.

For more details see p3 Listing style. Example only.

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■Made Up Theatre Company Troublesome teenager Trisha pushes her mother and father to the limit A lesson for parents everywhere. Musical comedy written and performed by husband and wife Bobby and BuntyAthey.

■Aug 2-28: 11:00 (45mins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) World Premiere • Suitable for ages 8+ H.Til .y

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Albert <8 Friends Instant Circus Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row •0131 5527171 • Grid Reft A2

Kidz 'R' Us Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Reft D5

Albert and his friends are preparing to perform their spectacular new show.

However, all is not well. Are there goblins in the Garden or is Albert the Idiot?

Music, magic and mayhem by the masters of children's entertainment Aug 13-20: 1300 (45mins) (Free Non-ticketed) European premiere • Suitable for ages 3-15

Family musical fun!! Follow Nellie and friends in pursuit of Mayor, Roger Radish, 'plant-napped' by evil Ivy Vine and The Vine Twins, www.kidzrus.co.uk Aug 21-25: I4:30(lhr ISmins) £5.50 (£4.00) World premiere < Suitable for ages sj 30 31 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 1

ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS THE ACROBAT Concrete Temple Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Our hero, an Italian postal worker lost in his dreams of adventure, struggles to leave home. On his magical journey he encounters an army of record players, a dancing suit a mysterious clown and the orange princess, www.concretetempletheatre.com Preview Aug 2-5: 11:30 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 6-10,15-17,21 -24,28: 11:30 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 11:30(Ihr) £8.50(£7.00) European premiere • Suitable for ages 8+Mm I

Inside Out Theatre Company Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5

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A magical landscape awaits you beyond the looking-glass. Flowers talk, words run backwards and a girl called Alice becomes Queen. With a spectacular background of vibrant graphic images, this is no ordinary children's show.

Preview Aug 2-4: I2:l0(lhr) £5.00 Aug 5-6,8-13,15-20,22-28: 12:10 (I hr) £7.00 World premiere • Suitable for ages 7; 33 3; 23456 78 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

ALL HUMAN ONE MAN MAGIC SHOW Mario Morris Alive on Stage Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Reft F6

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Sideshow, street theatre poured into a family comedy magic show. Outstanding magic, mind reading wooden duck and an escapologist The children will leave : cheering and guardians will leave shocked. A non-patronising family magic show.

Preview Aug 4-5: 1205 (SSmins) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 6-19: 12:05 (SSmins) £6.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 5+HEX 30 3M 23456 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 r

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BE A STAR IN A JUGGLING SHOW! Comedy on the Square The Zoo, 140The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 At the Zoo the star is you! A 30 minute show - then learn juggling with four acclaimed] Fringe veteran comic jugglers. Why just see a show, when you can be the show?

Aug 4-19: 1600 (I hr) £5.00 Suitable for ages 5+BSIIi 30 31 23436 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303111

BILL'S NEW FROCK Carte Blanche Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Bill Simpson wakes up one morning to find he's a girl. Forced off to school in a frilly j pink dress. Bill discovers one of the worst, most baffling days of his life is about to -I begin.

Aug 2-28: 10:15 (45mins) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Suitable for ages 5+HSU ) 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

CATCH ME IFYOU CAN! Gordonstoun Dance Company Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 07816 671 450 • Grid Reft B3 Music, comedy & fun!

"A cut above the usual kiddy fare" **** The List

Pri 4th to Mon 14th Aug 2.45pnn £5.50/£7.50 Family £22

GEORGE SQUARE THEATRE Venue 37, George Square/Buccleuch Place Box Office &? Info: 0131 662 8740 www.uoefo.com

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Come, watch and then join in! An energetic dance performance and creative movement based on children's games created by students. A great hour for children aged 8 to 13 and it's free.

Aug 14-19: I OflO (I hr I Smins) (Free Non-ticketed) Suitable for ages 8+ 30 31 I 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12!

CELTS AND KILTS:THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF SCOTLAND Gordonstoun Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 07816 671 450 • Grid Reft B3 Epic battles, spiders, cannibalism, huge swords and buckets of blood! It’s action packed, it's tragic, it's funny, it's for all the family, it's outdoors, it's only thirty minutes | long and it's free!

Aug 14-19: I2:30(40mins) (Free Non-ticketed) World premiere • Suitable for ages 7+

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Albert & Friends Bonaly Outdoor Centre, 71 Bonaly Road • 07950 701 231 « Grid Ref: FI

Gordonstoun OGs Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 07816 671 450 • Grid Ref B3

Learn fabulous circus skills with London's leading youth circus training team. Static Trapeze, Stilts, Globe, Unicycle and much more. An exciting opportunity to take part in a challenging, achievable and rewarding experience.

Information 020 8237 1170 or 0131 441 1878.

Aug 13-20: Ift00(6hrs) £35.00 Suitable for ages 8+

The award winning Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy are back! Secret passages, missing scientist, the Loch Ness monster, tomato and lettuce sandwiches, lashings of ginger beer and it's all free! Performed in the garden.

Aug 14-18: I l:30(40mins) (Free Non-ticketed) Suitable for ages 5+ 30 31 12 3 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

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FLAMENCO FOR KIDS i CLUMSY FINGERS II PerfAct Youth Theatre I Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 ♦ Grid Reft D5 1 I I

Clumsy Fingers, his wife and a band of robbers make the ingredients for three stories for the price of one. Welcome to the musical mayhem of Clumsy Fingers the Barber (we use the term loosely!).

Aug 21 -26: 12:00 (45mins) £5.00 (£150) World premiere«Suitable for ages 3+

Flamenco Flow The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road >0131557 2827 • Grid Reft E6 Flamenco for all the family - learn the rhythms, stamp your feet, clap along, get up on stage and... dance! Costumes for kids and instruments to try out 'Great fun, uplifting...' **** Three Weeks 2005.

Aug 5-6,12-13,19-20,25-27: 13:30 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) (£5.00 C) Suitable for ages 3+FTH71 30 31 i . 3 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 293031 12

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4 KIDS Fat Cat Productions Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5

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Now in its second year in London. See the best comedians do their stuff without swearing - a different, top quality show every day for children 6+ and anyone who 31, likes stand-up without the rude words.

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Frantic Redhead Productions C at Greyfriars Kirkyard, Greyfriars Place, top of Candlemaker Row *0870701 5105* Grid Ref: E5 We must find Bobby before he's culled by the dog catchers! 'This mobile show works well on two levels: adults are interested in the history and jokes while the kids become absorbed in the hunt..' Critics' Choice Scotsman.

Aug 4,7-11: 11OO (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 5,12: I OflO (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 5,12: 11:30 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Suitable for ages 4+ . 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 2930 3M 2

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GREYFRIARS BOBBY CUTLERY WARS j [ Fat Cat Productions Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • ^ Grid Ref: E5 -

Imagine you can't leave school until you've passed your exams. Not a : normal children's play. There are no songs, joining in or happy ending. :; Experimental satirical black comedy for kids over seven and anyone who 1 went to school.

I Preview Aug 3-4: I4:30(55mins) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 5-6,11 -13,18-20,25-27: 14:30 (55mins) £7.00 (£6.00) - Aug 7-10,15-17,21 -24: 14:30 (SSmins) £6.00 (£5.00) ;

Kenspeckle Puppets Scottish Storytelling Centre,The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street • 0131 556 9579 • Grid Reft D6 The life of everyone's favourite wee dog in a new version of Sylvia Troon's hit family show. Scenes, sounds, music, original songs and a spectacular puppet cast evoke a vivid picture of times past in Edinburgh.

Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19: 11:00 (I hr) £4.00 (£3.00) Suitable for ages 4-9 303 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12

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1 THE DREAM DEALER ' The Dream Dealer Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 Gang rivalry, teen romance, ice-creams or ice'd dreams. What is the Dream Dealer selling? Dynamic, tuneful, with a sting in the tail!

I 'Entertaining... great songs... the perfect production for children in the English speaking world' Barry Humphries, ij www.thedreamdealer.com - Aug 7-13: 16:15 (I hr I Omins) £5.00 (£3.00) Worid premiere • Suitable for ages 8+ EEH 7

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A magical mix of meditative instruments, soft lullabies, sounds of nature. Learn I to make straw dolls, drink milk and feel happy, Welcome to childhood!!!

Aug 21-27: 15:00 (Ihr) £5.00 (£3.50) World premiere • Suitable for ages 5 + ECU

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9 FANTASTIC MR FOX ; Rubber Duck Theatre : C central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Reft D5 ■ Roald Dahl's classic. 'Boggis and Bunce and Bean: one fat, one short, one lean...' Mr .Fox and his family are trapped in their hole by the farmers. Can his cunning plan save them now? www.rubberducktheatre.co.uk Aug 4-19: Iftl5(45mins) £6.50(£5.50) (£4.50C) Suitable for ages 5+HSU 3331,2345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112

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CHILDREN'S SHOWS THE GRUFFALOAND FRIENDS Julia and Malcolm Donaldson Assembly @ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Every child's favourite, the Gruffalo, plus other stories and songs acted and sung by award-winning author Julia, husband Malcolm - and the audience! The Gruffalo is a modern classic1 Observer. Followed by book signing.

Preview Aug 4: 11:00 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 5-10,15-17,22-23,28: 11«)(I hr) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 11 -13,18-20,24-27: 11:00 (I hr) £9,00 (£7,00) Suitable for ages 4+HSU 303123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 »

THE GRUFFALO S CHILD Tall Stories Assembly @ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 One snowy night the Gruffalo's child ignores her dad's warnings about the Big Bad Mouse and tiptoes out into the deep dark wood... A magical, musical sequel - 'fun, daft and a litde scary!' **** TimeOut. www.tallstories.org.uk Aug 4-5,7-10,14,16-17,21-24,28: I4.«0(50mins) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 6,11-13,18-20,25-27: I4:00(50mins) £8.50 (£7.50) Suitable for ages 4+HSH 3031123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

HANSEL AND GRETEL C theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 Abandoned in the deep dark woods, Hansel and Gretel try to escape the bony clutches of a hungry witch and find their way home. 'The way fairytales should be told' Three Weeks. The audience was spellbound'List. www.Ctheatre.com Aug 2-28: I l:20(50mins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) World premiere • Suitable for ages 4+B3ZI 3031 21456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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11.30 am 4-7,9-13 Aug BOX Office: 0131662 8740 George Square Theatre, Buccleuch Place Venue 37

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Join Lil' Ol' Billy Goat Gruff for a vibrant and colourful 'joyous romp' Guardian, featuring a foot-stomping original country music score. From the creators of Mole and Hansel and Gretel. Trippertty trap - who is that? www.molesbusiness.com Aug 3-28: 11.00 (45mins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) World premiere • Suitable for ages 4+HEZ1 30 3 ! 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

JAMES CAMPBELL S COMEDY 4 KIDS James Campbell The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 Warm up your funny bones for the world's only comedian for children. James covers everything from why we have hair to what he had for breakfast 'He has achieved almost holy status - unmissable' Sunday Times.

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JAMES CAMPBELL S ONOMATOPOEIA SOCIETY II (THE ETYMOLOGICAL CONFERENCE) Fat Cat Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref.FS Last year they ooohed, aaarghed and ibegyourpardoned audiences of all ages. This year they are do-this-do-thatting a blahblahsnooze of word-based associations whilst powering kitchens with the highly kaboomable farts of squirrels.

Preview Aug 2-5: 1200 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 6,11 -13,18-20,25-27: 1200 (I hr) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 7-10,15-17,21 -24: 1200 (I hr) £6.00 (£5.00) World premiere • Suitable for ages 6+HSU 3031 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 2

JIM HENSON S PUPPET IMPROV - FOR KIDS! Assembly Theatre,The Jim Henson Company and Marshall Cordell Assembly ©Assembly Hall, Mound Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E4 From the company that celebrates irreverence and inspired silliness comes an improv show for the whole family! All are welcome to enjoy this mix of traditional improvisation, a bunch of puppets and lots of suggestions from the audience.

Aug 4-6,8-10,15-17: 15fl0 (I hr) £ 1250 (£ 10.00) Aug 11-13,18-20: 15:00(Ihr) £I4.50(£I250) European premiere • Suitable for ages 5+tl£aj 30311234 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112

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CHILDREN'S SHOWS JO JINGLES GOESTOTHE JUNGLE Jo Jingles Murrayfield Parish Church Hall, OrmidaleTerrace » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI Can you jump like a monkey, snap like a crocodile and roar like a lion? Jo Jingles can!!

Join Big Jo for a fun music and movement session that will have you singing along.

Aug 7-10: 10:00 (45mins) £5.00 Aug 7-10: I I:l5(45mins) £5,00 Suitable for ages under 5 30 31 12 3 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 31 12

THE KING’S GOT DONKEY S EARS! Theatre of V/iddershinsIEscalator East to Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace » 0131 220 6109 ♦ Grid Ref: E4 Ears! Funny things... but imagine being cursed with great, big, furry ones! That's what happened to King Orik. Highly visual puppetry and energetic storytelling combine to re-tell Greek Myth (it's not Greek Tragedy!), www.widdershins.co.uk Aug 7-12,14-19,21 -26: 1030 (SOmins) £6.00 (£4,00) Suitable for ages 4+BB11 3031 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 272829303112

KNIGHTTIME Scratch Built Productions C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace *0870701 5IQ5«Grid Ref: E4 Ever wondered what it would be like to be a Knight? Join Jack as he enters the Knight Trials and finds that being a Knight is not all it's cracked up to be. We'll even show you how to make your own puppet too!

Aug 3-28: 1200 (40mins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 Q World premiere • Suitable for ages 4+ HEH 34S6789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 192021 2223 242S262728

THE LION.THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Livewire Theatre Company C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Do you dare to open the wardrobe? Do you dare push aside the soft furs? Do you dare to take our hand and enter the unbelievable? 2005 sell-out 'Captivating' **** Three Weeks.

Aug 4-12: 10:00 (45mins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Suitable for ages 6+ HEB . 416 7 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12

THE LITTLE TEMPEST Ripley Theatre Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 • Grid Ref: D6 A fast and furious re-telling of Shakespeare's famous tale, originally commissioned for the National Theatre. Featuring music, song, puppets, audience participation and plenty of the original verse. This is a storytelling must for people of all ages.

Aug 20-27: 11 JO (I hr) £6.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 6-13

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Preview Aug 5: 11.00 (45mins) £3.50 Aug 6-7,12-13,18-20: 1100 (45mins) £6.00 (£5.00) (£ 16.00 F) Aug 8-11,14-17: 11:00 (45mins) £5.50 (£4.50) (£ 16.00 F) Suitable for ages 5+EIE21

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Come and enjoy a fun magic show for all the femily with lots of audience participation (mums and dads included!). All from a friendly 15 year old magician called Jello. Free lollies! Featured on Forth Radio, wvvw.magicaljello.co.uk Aug 6-20: 11:15 (30mins) £5.00 (£3.00) World premiere • Suitable for ages 4+ HSU 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26,27 28 29303112

THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES Puppet State Theatre Company Scottish Storytelling Centre,The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street *0131 556 9579 • Grid Ref: D6 A magical, comical adaptation of Jean Giono's famous story. One man and his dog set out to revive a barren and desolate land. Richard Medrington, Rick Conte plus puppets. Entertaining and profound. For adults too.

Aug 5-6,8-13,15-20,22-27: 13:00 (SOmins) £7.50 (£5.00) Suitable for ages 7+HSO 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 303 2

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Nicole £ Martin The White Tent, George Square Gardens •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5

Sing and dance along with the children's one-man-band from the moon. He's been visiting planet Earth for over 20 years. Come and join in the musical fun and dance like a planet going round the sun.

Aug 7-10,15-20: 11:00 (I hr) £6.00 Suitable for ages 1 +

A riotous adventure. One of three different fairytales from this delightful traditional i 1 travelling theatre. 'A magical experience. Humour, music and eye-popping acrobatics!

Leaves the audience wide-eyed with wonder. Truly enriching and nourishing stuff i Scotsman.

Aug 7,9,12,17,20,22,25: 15:30 (I hr I Omins) £8.00 (£6.00) (£2200 F) Suitable for ages 7+ HS7

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Niki McCretton Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 A stray dog is captured and taken to the Russian Space Centre to become an astronaut and go where 'no dog has gone before!'. An incredible true story. Physical theatre for children and childish adults.

Preview Aug 2-4: 11:25 (SSmins) £5.00 Aug 5-11,14,16-18,21 -24,28: 11:25 (SSmins) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 12-13,19-20,25-27: 11:25 (SSmins) £8,50 (£7,00) Suitable for ages 3-11 HE1I

Tidemark Theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5

Magical journey with Odysseus and chums battling sea-monsters and one-eyed gi in their quest to get home in time for tea. Big swords, crazy puppets and lashings ofJfcjipanto-style mayhem for all the family! www.tidemark.co.uk Aug 2-19: 11:15 (I hr I Omins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 Q Suitable for ages 4+IEg 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2?

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NICOLE & MARTIN -THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE Nicole £ Martin The White Tent, George Square Gardens •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 A masterpiece of old-world theatre, the sort of circus found on 19th century village greens! The magic of true performance and profoundly skilled artistry. Funny, enchanting, imaginative and totally breathtaking.

Preview Aug 5: I5:30(lhr lOmins) £4.00 Aug 10,13,15,18,23,26: 15:30 (I hr I Omins) £8.00 (£6.00) (£22.00 F) Suitable for ages 7+ 30 3i 123456 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

ONCE UPONATIME MATE Drama Workshop C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Storytellers weave their magic in the garden of the Brothers Grimm. Tales of Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel and the Frog Prince. Music, puppets and magic combinej in this stunning family show.

Aug 6-12: 11:15 (I hr) £7,50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) World premiere • Suitable for ages 5+ Ed i 6 7 8 9 I

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Lynn Ruth Miller IL C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105* Grid Ref: E4 ^ j

NICOLE & MARTIN - HANSELAND GRETEL Nicole £ Martin The White Tent, George Square Gardens • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 They're back! 2005's 'word-of-mouth hit with their delightfully old-fashioned children's theatre' Scotsman. Music, song, dance, words, juggling, awe-inspiring acrobatics and wild imagination for the whole family. 'Ingenious' List 'Spellbinding' Fest Pure magic.

Aug 6,11,16,19,24,27-28: 15:30 (I hr I Omins) £8.00 (£6.00) (£2100 F) Suitable for ages 7+ Han

Create brilliant paintings. Professional artist and comedienne Lynn Ruth Miller will guide you through the easy techniques that promise professional results. Discover the artist within you... fun-for-all experience for all ages and stages. (Accompanying adults free.) www.lynnruthmiller.com Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21 -26,28: 11:30 (45mins) £5.00 Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26,28: 12:30 (45mins) £5.00 Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19,21-26,28: 13:30 (45mins) £5.00 Suitable for ages 3+HHaij

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PANDORA'S BOX mac Productions Assembly @ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Children's theatre at its finest Magical myths, Pandora's famous box, high-flying Icarus and heroic Theseus - classic tales told with stunning theatricality. 'From the team with a richly deserved national reputation for the quality of their shows' Birmingham Post.

Preview Aug 4-5: I l:00(50mins) £5.00 Aug 6,11 -13,18-20,24-27: 11:00 (SOmins) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 7-10,15-17,22-23,28: Ilfl0(50mins) £8.00 (£6.00) Suitable for ages 4+Hmi 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

PERSEUS THE GORGON SLAYER Total Arts Community Theatre Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5

CHILDREN'S SHOWS THE RAINBOW FISH UNDERWATER ACTIVITY AFTERNOON Blunderbus Theatre Company Venue 260 @ Jurys Inn, 43 Jeffrey Street • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D6 Whether you've seen the show or not, why not come and join in our underwater activities, with story-telling in the octopus cave, drama fun and puppetmaking. Bring an adult too! www.blunderbus.co.uk Aug7-12,14-19,21-26: 13:00(1 hr) £4.50 Aug 7-12,14-19,21-26: 14:30(I hr) £4.50 Suitable for ^es 3-7 3031 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15 26 272829303112

RANDOM ASPEKTS PRESENT ROCK A BYE B-BOY Dance Base Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • Grid Ref: E4

This exciting 5 star pick of the children's Fringe adventure returns to Edinburgh.

Help out hero Perseus to remember as he battles with monsters, rescues maidens and searches for the mead of the evil Gorgon, Medusa.

Aug 7-12: 10:45 (Ihr) £5.00 (£3.50) Suitable for ages 6+HSU

Rock A Bye B-Boy on a treetop. Enter a sleepy land of footwork, freezes and top rock. Join hip-hop crew Random Aspekts as they dream of bedtime breakdance stories with a twist Preview Aug 10: 10:30 (35mins) £6.00 Aug 11-13,15-20: 10:30 (35mins) £7.00 Suitable for ages 8+

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THE RECORDER UNLEASHED

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

Delicate Balance Holy Cross Church, Davidsons Mains • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: CI

Every kid gives up their left shoe. Those who want to are guided into the limelight to perform a skit and win it back. Be seen in this show of shoe-shows within a show.

Aug 5-13,15-20,25-27: 11OO (45mins) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F) Suitable for ages under 12

The recorder - just a toy? Dispel the myth with an entertaining and enlightening afternoon of musical fun and surprises from around the world. For the whole family.

Angus Skinner (recorder), Mark Owen (harpsichord/piano). Also at Venue 125.

Aug 26: 15:00 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.00) Suitable for ages 7+

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POTTED POTTER - THE UNOFFICIAL HARRY EXPERIENCE Dan and Jeff Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 All six books in sixty minutes? Watch Dan and Jeff, Blue Peter's comic storytelling duo, attempt the ultimate challenge. Hilarious, pacy portrayal of all your favourite characters. Entertainment for the whole family.

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SCOTTISH CEILIDH FOR KIDS Dance tae yer Daddy The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road • 0131 557 2827 • Grid Ref: E6 Dance the jigs, clap to the music, bring the family. All dances called so it's easy! Fun for all in this high energy participation show! Four stars from The List in 2005.

Aug 5-6,12-13,18-20,25-27: 15:00(1 hr) £8.00 (£7.00) (£5.00 C) Suitable for ages 3+ HSU 30 31 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12

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PROFESSOR BUMM'S STORY MACHINE The Black Sheep - Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Professor Bumm and Doctor Whee present a brilliantly bonkers improvised comedy guaranteed to keep the whole family laughing, following 2005's sell-out run. 'Absolute mayhem and anarchic fun' **** List. 'Children snort with delight' **** Scotsman, www.storymachine.biz Preview Aug 2-5: 13:00 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 6-20: 13:00 (I hr) £7.00 Suitable for ages 6+BEH 303112345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12

THE QUEST FOR EXCALIBUR Theatre Alba Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden, Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village • 0131 556 9579 •Grid Ref:F6

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Encounter mythical creatures as you wind your way seeking King Arthur's sword Excalibur. Songs to sing, clues to solve - another exhilarating promenade production through Duddingston's magical gardens. A play for the imagination told in simple Scots.

Jul 30,Aug 6,13: 14:30 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.00) Jul 31 -Aug 5,7-12: 11:30 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.00) World premiere • Suitable for ages 4-10

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THE RAINBOW FISH iBIunderbus Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 The most beautiful fish in the ocean, but will she give away her glittering scales? A tale of true friendship, told with music and puppetry. From the team who brought last year's sell-out success, Elmer! **:i=** ThreeWeeks. www.blunderbus.co.uk Preview Aug 3-4: 10.35 (SOmins) £4.50 Aug 5,7-12,14-19,21-26: 1035 (SOmins) £6.50 (£5.50) Aug 6,13,20: 14:35 (SOmins) £6.50 (£5.50) World premiere • Suitable for ages 3-7 2

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CHILDREN'S SHOWS SERIOUS FUN FOR KIDS

SLEEPING BEAUTY

Johnny Miller Junior ENLCA, 67 Northumberland Street • 07950 333 635 • Grid Ref: C3

Leicestershire Youth Arts Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace *0131 220 6109 • Grid Reft E4

A morning of quirky fairytales with a modern twist, followed by interactive workshops and games. Let the wee ones loose with costumes and make-up while you go off and play. New experiences every day. www.johnnymillerpresents.com Aug 6-26: 10:00 (2hrs) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Suitable for ages 5-10 HtTJl

Zzz... Everyone knows this story... Well, this time why not get an account from someone who was actually there? Who better than the all-seeing, glittering, flittering fairy? After all, Beauty ain't the only one who had things bad!

Aug 21 -25: 12:30 (I hr) £6.00 (£5.00) Suitable for ages 5+

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SPARKIE'S WIZARD SCHOOL -THE MAGIC RING

Long Nose Puppets Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5

Practical Magic Theatre Company Radisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street« 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5

Shoe baby is a magical puppet show! Join us for this fantastical sing-a-long adventure with a baby who takes to the sea, the air, the zoo all in a shoe!

Aug 21 -28: 11 .OO (I hr) £5.00 European premiere • Suitable for ages 3+

Wizards everywhere are invited to join Sparkie and friends for another fun-filled term at Wizard School. Excitement, music and laughter guaranteed! First stories sold out Fringe 2002,2003,2004 and 2005. www.practical-magic.org Aug 7-12: 13:00 (50mins) £4.00 Suitable for ages up to 10

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SILLY BILLY BUM BREATH Black Can Productions Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 ... Is the naughtiest imaginary friend ever... and this festival he's going to cause trouble!

'My daughter laughed more than she had at any other show on the Fringe' Kelly Apter List. Sold out 2005!

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TALK TO THE ANIMALS Wing Production House Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road •0131 314 0350 • Grid Ref: FI Kids can join our professional company and put on a Fringe show - live - at Edinburgh Zoo in just three hours! Everyone gets a part - brilliant fun! £12 per child includes day entry to the Zoo. www.edinburghzoo.org.uk Aug 14-27: IOO)(3hrs) £1200 Aug 14-27: I4:00(3hrs) £1200 UK premiere • Suitable for ages 6-16 only 30 31 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28293031 12

SINGALONGA SHOWTUNE WITH SISTER MARY MCARTHUR Trilby Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square » 0131 668 1633 • Grid ReftFS A fun-filled family singalong with all your favourite Disney and show-tunes. Help Sister Mary, the nun who wants to be a star, get ready for her Sound of Music debut! www.sistermarymcarthur.co.uk Preview Aug 2-5: 10:45 (45mins) £5.00 Aug 6-8,10-15,17-22,24-28: 10:45 (45mins) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F) World premiere • Suitable for ages 4+ HSU 03! 13456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

THEM WITH TAILS Tall Stories in association with Network of Stuff Assembly @ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Three unlikely tales... and one impossible one! Anything can happen in this hilarious story-telling show - it's never the same twice. 'If Them With Tails were any more fun it would probably be outlawed' ***** Three Weeks, www.tallstories.org.uk Aug 4-5,7-10,14,16-17,21 -24,28: 11 OO (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 6,11 -13,18-20,25-27: 11.00 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7,50) Suitable for ages 5+HSU 456789 10 II 12 13 14

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I TREASURE ISLAND 1 Spotlites Theatre Company ' C, Chambers Street >0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: E5 I Join Jim Hawkins as he finds a pirate treasure map! Interactive theatre for kids who don't just want to sit still and watch! 'An outstanding piece of highly original interactive theatre' Stage. Professional Equity approved Fringe producer. www.spotlites.co.uk/edinburgh Aug 2-28: I3:35(lhr20mins) £5.50 (£4.50) (£3.50 C) Suitable for ages 5+ EC31

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I VOLCANO HEAD I Dr Bunhead's Science Education George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5

|i Brainiac's most extreme TV scientist (Dr Bunhead) investigates the most dangerous, V foolish and irresponsible experiments ever. 100% pure, live, high-octane science | guaranteed! Unsuitable for wimps. 'Silly, crazy, dirty, dangerous and magnificent' Daily .' Telegraph. 'Bunhead is a master' Times. ! Aug 4-7,9-13: 11:30 (I hr) £9.00 (£6.00) (£26.00 F) World premiere • Suitable for ages 5+ HH2] 30 3i 334 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 293031 12

I ! THEVOYAGEOFTHEDAWNTREADER I B.G. Touring Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 J Lucy and Edmund voyage through Narnia on a magical quest A vibrant re-telling of | C.S.Lewis' classic tale. 'Great visuals and ensemble... Performers are top notch' **** 1 Three Weeks 2005.

Aug 22-25: I0:45(lhr ISmins) £5.00 (£3.00) Suitable for ages 7+

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WHOOPEE! LAUGH OUT LOUD WITH SCOTTY & LULU Scotty <£ Lulu George Square Theatre, George Square/Buccleuch Place • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 The award-winning duo return with a lot ofWhoopee! Music, comedy and singalong fun for toddlers, tinies and tweenies. Free music downloads at www.scottylulu.com; 'A cut above the usual kiddy fare' **** List.

Aug4-7,9-14: 14:45 (Ihr) £7.50(£5.50)(£2200F) European premiere • Suitable for ages I -101

WHOSE SHOES? Ratatat Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 Have you ever wondered what happened to Cinderella's shoes? How did they end up in a lake? Meet the madcap Imelda Baglady. She tells the story which has puppets, magic and a little baby...

Aug 7-12: 11:10 (45mins) £6.00 (£4.00) (£ 16.00 F) Aug 7-12: 12:15 (45mins) £6.00 (£4.00) (£ 16.00 F) Suitable for ages 2-8 U£U

Brodies LLP helps the Edinburgh Festival Fringe find its audience Sponsors of the 2006 Fringe Poster Competition

,WILD THINGS! (These Colours in association with BYT Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 The tale of a wild little boy with the wildest imagination! Funky music! Crazy ^comedy! Gigantic costumes! The wildest rumpus and maddest-cap adventure ever!

You think the Fringe is wild... You ain't seen nothing yet! www.thesecolours.com Aug 14-28: 12:40 (40mins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) World premiere • Suitable for ages 3+

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Kevin Dewsbury, Christian Reilly, Zoe Lyons Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6

Stand Up and Deliver Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street • 07970 524 234 • Grid Ref: F6

Total sell-out 2005 returns with a brand new line-up. Kevin Dewsbury, 'a class standup' Independent. Christian Reilly Rich Hall, musical collaborator and Radio 2 regular.

Zoe Lyons, confident razor-sharp winner of Funny Women competition. Book early!

Preview Aug 2-4: I9:l0(lhr) £5.00 Aug 5-10,14-17,21 -24,28: 19:10 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 19:10(Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) Worid premiere • ECU

Discover the ultimate Fringe experience. Develop stand-up skills over five days on this acclaimed, respected course led by comedy lecturer Logan Murray. Showcase appearance on 28 August (2.30pm). Details at www.StandUpAndDeliver.com or 07970 524 234.

Aug 24-28: 09:30 (6hrs40mins) £380.00 (Course with showcase 33hrs over 5 days)

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ABOUT AS FUNNY AS IT GETS FREE AT LUNCHTIME Tom Clutterbuck, Karl Edrik and Abi Roberts I PBH's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 What do you get if you put Jesus, an ex-con and a loose woman in one room?

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...ACCORDING TO JESUS Jason Kavan Sweet Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E4 Back as prophesised; as politically incorrect, cutting edge and satirical as He was 2000 i j jyears ago and legally able to say it in His own stand-up show. This year the king of kings becomes king of comedy.

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Laughing Horse Comedy Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street»0131 556 8974 • Grid Reft B6

Unnecessarily Offensive Theatre ClubWEST @ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Gt King Street • 07720 285 550 • Grid Ref: C4

Learn stand-up comedy in two days. Kevin McCarron (comedian, writer, University of Surrey comedy tutor) and Jay Sodagar (comedian, writer, tutor) offer intensive courses with a guaranteed spot in a Fringe show. Further information: wvvw.aboutcomedy.co.uk - 07796 171 190 - info@aboutcomedy.co.uk Aug 5,8,12,15,19,22,25: 10:00 (9hrs) £89.00 (£79.00) (£69.00 S) 2 day course: 4hrs 30mins per day 30 31 123416 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 1 2

A sex in the city brief encounter between Tennessee Williams, Alan Bennett, Chekhov , and an existential vibrator (I vibrate therefore I am) all combine to bring bad taste J comedy to an absolutely fabulous new low. Hilariously offensive.

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Bruce Fummey Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E4

Adam Hills Assembly @ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4

The finest comedian on the Afro Celtic comedy circuit takes a sideways glance at Robert Burns' greatest narrative, topping off this hilarious analysis with the best performance ofTam O'Shanter you're ever likely to see.

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Characterful (adj): I. Markedly expressive of character. 2.A brand new hour of comedy from Australia's triple Perrier Award nominee. 3.'... effortlessly brilliant' Guardian. Sundays with BSL interpreter.

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ADRENALINE Kate Smurthwaite Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace * 0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Adrenaline: Fasten your seatbelt! Award-winning comedienne Kate Smurthwaite introduces her high-voltage stand-up and inspired characters. Expect a breath-taking, action-packed show with the Radio Jackie presenter and regular BBC TV and radio panellist 'Spectacular... brilliant humour' www.edinburghguide.com, 'Excellent' www.one4review.com Preview Aug 4-5: 2l55(lhr) £5.00(£4.00) Aug6-10,14-17,21-24: 2l:SS(lhr) £8.00(£6.50) Aug 11-12,18-20,25-27: 21:55(Ihr) £9,00(£7,50) FT7T1 >56 78 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

ADRIAN POYNTON - THE NEW ROCK N' ROLL Ask Entertainment Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5

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Hilarious tales of trying to be cool but ultimately being human. 'Astounding moments^ p: of genius... stunning' Guardian.

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AENEAS FAVERSHAM Penny Dreadfuls Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 A comedy show of sketches, occurrences and curious happenstance from within the dark and foggy heart ofVictorian London. 'Part Frankie Howerd, part Spike Milligan; utterly brilliant, utterly stupid' **** Evening News, www.pennydreadfuls.co.uk Preview Aug 3-4: 1800 (SSmins) £5.00 Aug 5-6,11 -13,18-20,25-27: 18:00 (SSmins) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 7-10,14-17,21-24: 18:00 (SSmins) £8.00 (£7.00) Worid premiere • HSU see page 31 for show information

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AFTERHOURS I1 Pleasance ' Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square ■ 0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref: F5 'The best late night show on the Fringe - brilliant!' Jason Byrne. The legendary ! Afterhours is back for a fourth fantastic year with the biggest names in comedy. | Previous line-ups include Dara O'Briain, Ross Noble, Nina Conti and more!

Preview Aug 4: 00:45(lhr30mins) £7.50 Aug 5,10,17,24: 00:45 (I hr 30mins) £ 10.50 (£9.00) | Aug 11-12,19-20,26-27: 00:45(lhr30mins) £11.50 (£10.00) I

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See what your mother would be like if she took class A drugs, with guest spots from some of the best looking male acts around. 'Deliciously batty' Time Out www.freefringe.com Aug5-11: 14:25(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed)

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ALEX LASAREV - ILLEGAL IMPORT If Alex Lasarev I Holy rood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 Britain didn't want another Canadian, but Lasarev was determined to stay.

Experience his anarchic deportation from bewildering the police and evading immigration officials, to getting free plane tickets home. 'Outrageously, achingly funny' www.bbc.co.uk Preview Aug 4-5: 21:00 (SOmins) £3.00 Aug 6-13,15-27: 2100 (SOmins) £6.00 (£5.00) World premiere • EE

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, ALFRED WILLIAMS TELLS A JOKE Beggars Experience Productions 'I Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College of Art, enter on Lauriston PI or Lady Lawson St (off West Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: F4

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A.L. KENNEDY: FEEL THE LOVE The Stand Comedy Club I The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 Novelist on the run explains hazards of the writing life. Pot Noodle, sharks, j internal examinations, Blair, semi-colons, back-ache, perversion, Microsoft, paranoia, .decomposition. Like watching a mid-life crisis, but without the carefree sex and red I Preview Aug 3: I6:30(lhr) £6.00(£5.00) ' Preview Aug 4: 15:00 (I hr) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug5-13,15-20,22-27: I5.00(lhr) £7.00(£6.00) 30

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ALLEN AND WRIGGLESWORTH - Tom Allen and Tom Wrigglesworth Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 ■ Grid Reft F5 Two of Britain's most talented young comedians,Tom Allen (2005 Winner: So You Think You're Funny and BBC New Comedy Awards) and Tom Wrigglesworth (2003 Winner SYTYF) deliver an individual, witty and youthful take on their worlds.

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ALLINTHETIMING Ham Yard Tourists ClubWEST @ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Gt King Street • 07720 285 550 » Grid Ref: C4 ; i I 4i n

Razor sharp comedy that cuts right through the funny bone. A double act with an BOs pop obsession search for the ultimate gag. Will this be their greatest triumph or the night of their final punchline?

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AL PITCHER EXPERIENCE Al Pitcher - www.alpitcher.com Edinburgh Comedy Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5

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Sabrina George Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road '0131556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6

A must see, intriguing third successful comedy show from this experienced and engaging comic. Jokes, performed brilliantly. 'Somewhere between Natalie Haynes |1and Jo Brand' Scotsman. 'Impossibly likable, nonchalant and delightful... has lived a ;[ I colourful existence' Metro.

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ALUN COCHRANE - INTRODUCING AN INTRODUCTION TO ALUN COCHRANE'S IMAGINATION Goldman King £ CKP Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 No Veal life' stories this year. Just silliness from his stupid mind. Words you'll hear j j'muttered as people leave (probably at the end): 'Annoying', 'Postmodern', 'Annoyingly 'll postmodern', 'Career suicide', 'Brilliantly funny'.

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ALYSSA KYRIArA SPARK IN THE DARK Moody Productions Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 Lost your spark? Ten characters from one sell-out comedienne show you their sparkplugs! Starring Shanequoi, the chav superstar, and Madame Bonjour, the French singer who can't speak French. 'Fauldess!' London Theatre Review. www.rarebirdsprod.com/holyrood.html Preview Aug 4-5: I6.00(53mins) £3.00 Aug 6-12,14-20,22-27; I600(53mins) £5.00 (£4.00) World 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 S 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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AMAZING ADVENTURES OF HER MAJESTY AT 80 Carole Shaw Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College of Art, enter on Lauriston PI or Lady Lawson St (off West Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 241 0136 » Grid Ref: F4 Satirical, affectionate portrayal of the world's most (in)famous octogenarianess. It's the ride of your life into the private thoughts and passions of a fun-loving filly. Will Crown, country, consort, corgis survive? www.caroleshaw.co.uk Preview Aug 3-5: I500(45mins) £4.00 Aug 6-12,14-20,22-28: I5fl0(45mins) £8.00 (£7.00)

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AMOS PHINEAS KLEIN:THE GROWING PAINS OF AMOS PHINEAS KLEIN AGE 331/3 - FREE Amos Phineas Klein - PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street • 0131 225 2022 • Grid Ref: C4 j I i

The transition between adolescence and adulthood is never easy - particularly when you're in your 30s. I hated my childhood that much I keep on re-living it www.freefringe.com Aug 5-10,12-17,19-24,26: 19:35 (I hr) (Free Non-ticketed) World premiere s6789 10 I! 12 13 14 15 16 I7I8I9 20 2I 22 23 242526272829 30 3 M2

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Your vote counts in the final of this prestigious talent search, presented by awardwinning AmusedMooseComedy. Outstanding stand-ups from across the UK and ||| Ireland fight it out for fame, fortune and a shiny Moose trophy. www.amusedmoose.com - Aug 22: 1700 (2hrs45mins) £9.00 WoHd premiere

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ANDREW J. LEDERER'S ANTHOLOGY' (FREE!) PBH's Free Fringe irjl Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate • 0131 556 4481 •Grid Ref: D6 Thoroughly entertaining comedy' **** Three Weeks (2004/2005), official Fringe Award-Winner (2004). 3rd Year! Stand-up, storytelling & guests! Andrew J. Lederer 'could turn the dullest dinner party into the social event of the decade' Metro.

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ANDREW MAXWELL - ROUND TWILIGHT Andrew Maxwell Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 From appearances at HBO's comedy festival in Vegas, to Montreal's Just For Laughs, mischief begins at dusk. Join C4's King of Comedy in his musk-scented grotto. ***** UsL 'The strongest comedian on the circuit' Daily Telegraph.

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ANDREW STANLEY & DAMIAN CLARK -1 DAREYA www.edcom6.com - Lisa Richards Agency Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 Andrew (Ire) and Damian (Aust) are bored. They need something to do and they need your help. They need your daily dares! ***** www.talkfringe.com; 'Sugar-fuelled energy' **** www.chortle.co.uk Preview Aug 2-5: 22:45 (Ihr) £5.00 Aug 6-10,15-17,21 -24: 22:45 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 2245 (Ihr) £9.50(£8.50) WoHd premiere •HSU S3 23456 78 9 10 1 112 13 !4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829S3 12

ANDY PARSONS: INTERNATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP MOANING Andy Parsons Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 From BBC 2's 'Mock The Week', Radio 2's 'Parsons and Naylor's Pull Out Sertions' and The Comedy Store's 'Cutting Edge'. Reviews Edinburgh 2005:***** Scotsman, ***** Herald,***** Three Weeks.

Preview Aug 2-3: 18:50 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 4-5,7-10,15-17,22-24,28: 18:50 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 18:50 (I hr) £ 1200 (£ 10.00) Worid premiere • WTTJI S3 23456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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A smash-hit at the Melbourne international Comedy Festival. An honest look at parents, dating, fulltime work, gay-conversion schools, and a dad who insists on setting you up with waitresses even though he knows you've an inclination.

Preview Aug 2-5: 2l:30(lhr) £5.00 Aug 6-10: 2l:30(lhr) £8.00(£7.00) Aug 11: 21:30 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 12-13,18-20,25-27: 13:00 (SOmins) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 14-17,21-24,28: I300(50mins) £8.00 (£7.00) European premiere • BBU 3031 2345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

AUTOMATED HOUSEWIVES Automated Housewives Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Forget 'The Perfect Housewife', move over 'Desperate Housewives', come and meet the uniquely funny 'Automated Housewives'. Join them in their hilarious quest for GM husbands, digital enhancement and the perfect star sign for the post millennium woman. Unbelievable.

Preview Aug 2-4: 1300 (SOmins) £5.00 Aug 5-10,15-17,21 -24: 13:00 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 13:00 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.00) World premiere • Et£U 3031 2345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 !4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 2

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Preview Aug 2-4: 22:50(lhr) £5.00 Aug 5-8,10,14-15,17,21 -24,28: 22:50 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 22:50 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) World premiere • BEU 2345678

BACKTOTHE FUTON Paul Kerensa Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Great Scott! 1.21 jigowatts of stand-up as the ginger Cornishman, BBC writer, ITV award-winning comedian and time-traveller revisits Hill Valley. Hoverboards welcome.

Biff not Sell-out 2005. Book early, or are you... chicken? 'Ingenious' Evening Standard.

Preview Aug 3-4: 2000 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 5-6,11-13,18-20,25-27: 2000(Ihr) £9.50(£8.50) Aug 7-10,15-17,21 -24: 2000 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere •HBH 303 2345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13

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BACKTRACKING:THE FREE BACKPACKER S COMEDY SHOW Peter Buckley Hill's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street ♦ 0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref: F6 Does Harold Bishop really screw your mum for cakes? Bring your backpacking tales of debauchery along and hear the myth separated from the madness of backpacking around the globe.

Aug 20-26: 00:00 (SOmins) (Free Non-ticketed) World premiere 30 31 12 3 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 293031 12

BILL BAILEY Gilded Balloon Productions EICC (Edinburgh International Conference Centre),The Exchange, Morrison Street ■0131 668 1688 • Grid Ref: F2 Bill Bailey returns to Ed with a new stand-up show after dabbling in the dark arts of theatre and otter documentaries. His hair has not changed. He knows a few more things. He will not dance, unless provoked.

Aug 12-16: 2l:30(lhr30mins) £16.00 (£15.00) Aug 17-19: I9:30(lhr30mins) £16.00 (£15.00) 30 31 12 3 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

BARRY CRYERAND RONNIE GOLDEN PRESENT A CENTURY OF SONGS Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref: F5 Their 5th festival and their biggest challenge to date: 10 glorious decades in 57 hilarious minutes. Ben E King to Benny Hill. The Old School proving that old is cool.

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COMEDY BASKET - AN ORIGINAL HANDLE ON THE ORDINARY Streets <6 D'Ancona Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace • 0131 220 6109 ’ Grid Ref:E4 First attempts at sudoku; superiority complexes; speed-dating (only fester); why you should discard your supermarket receipts carefully... and more. Sketches, stand up and maybe even a song or two.

Aug 21 -26: 18:30 (I hr) £7.00 (£5.00) (£4.50 U) UK premiere 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2J 24 21 26 27 28 293031 12

BBC RADIO 4 S STARS OF THE FUTURE BBC Radio 4 Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 5566550*Grid Ref: E6 BBC Radio 4 pilots new shows that could follow in the footsteps of 'Dead Ringers', 'The Mighty Boosh' and 'Little Britain’. Don't miss your chance to be there!

Aug 16: 16:45 (Ihr) (FreeTicketed) Aug 17: 12-15(Ihr) (FreeTicketed) 30 31 123456 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

BBC STAND UP SHOW LIVE! BBC Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 BBC Comedy's talent experts present a spectacular month of impeccable line-ups, showcasing the country's finest comedians. Auntie famously guarantees you the best names and biggest laughs. Entire run sold out 2000-2005, book now!

Preview Aug 2-4: 2300 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 5-10,14,16-17,21,23-24,28: 2300 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 23:00 (I hr) £ 10.50 (£9.00) EfCTI

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Beeswax Theatre Company C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref. D5 Can't decide what to watch? Fear not! Alpha and Beta are here... 'Great, surreal, observational comedy that makes you laugh out loud' Three Weeks. 'Absolute mustsee for Fringe virgins and veterans alike' www.edinburghguide.com Aug 4-14,16-28: 19:35 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • EEH 303112345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28

BEN ELTON -THE MUSICAL Dan Thomas Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Assembly Theatre presents

The BIGGEST comedy nights on the Fringe!

This all-singing, part-dancing, one-man spectade-acular is set entirely to parodies of songs from well-known musicals and classic 80s pop hits. (Not endorsed by or featuring Ben Elton.)

Preview Aug 2-5: 18:30 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 6-10,14,16-17,21 -24,28: 18:30 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 18:30(Ihr) £9.50(£8.50) World premiere • HSU ?03i 2345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2303112

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Komedia Entertainment Assembly @ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 An irreverent hour of fun hosted by Zoe Lyons. A following bigger than Imelda Marcos' shoe collection. Komedia Brighton's gay friendly comedy show parades into Edinburgh with the hottest line-ups. 'Fireproof quick-fire gags delivered with unfailing professionalism' www.chorde.co.uk Aug 4-5,11 -12,18-19,25-26: 23:00 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 293031 12

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Martin Cassidy, Roland Gent, Dave Twentyman Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street •0131 667 6907 • Grid Reft F6 Three stand-up comics sit down and chat about idiotic ideas, madcap marketing and dead end jobs including counting streetlights and reading tarot cards. An hour of torrid tales, www.freefringe.com Aug6-13: 22:40(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) ■ 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2930 3ii 2

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Maverick Comedy Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street » 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5

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The date could only have gone worse if I'd hit her'. Unitalent winner. Come laugh yourself silly.

Preview Aug 2-5: 1145 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 6-10,14-17,21,23-24,28: 1145 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 12:45 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • El

'Undoubtedly cabaret comedy at its best' Scotsman. Four top comedians, joke competition and cheap bar. Two hours of quality. In its 12th year as the recognised launchpad for future stars. All this for £7.50.

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BIG VALUE COMEDY SHOW - LATE BEST OF EDINBURGH COMEDY 2006 -THE SHOWCASE SHOW

Maverick Comedy Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street *0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5

www.edcom6.com Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6

Four different comedians to the early show with all the added extras. 'Top comedy, j t top value' List. Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe. Must-see for any J. r comedy fan.

Preview Aug 4-5: 2100 (2hrs) £5.00 Aug 6-14,16-21,23-27: 2100 (2hrs) £7,50 Haa||l|

Quite simply the best value show on the Fringe! Showcasing the best and brightest of this year's Fringe comics - a different line-up every day plus special guest hosts.

Total sell-out 2004 & 2005.

Aug 4-10,15-17,21 -24,28: 13:10 (I hr) £6.50 (£5.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 13:10(Ihr) £7.50(£6.00) >;6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

BEST OF IRISH COMEDY The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 Ireland's finest under one roof. Excellent value Celtic showcase featuring three top comics for the price of one. Sellout 1999-2005. 'Wonderful line-up truly justifies show's title' Evening News. A surefire winner. Different acts nighdy. www.thestand.co.uk Aug 4-28: I8:00(lhr20mins) £8.00 (£7.00) World premiere

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BILL HICKS: SLIGHT RETURN Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Sell-out show returns for just twelve performances in defiance of the smoking ban.

'One-liners to treasure at every turn' Telegraph. 'Absolutely must-see show' **** Independent. 'Unsetdingly good' Guardian. 'Comedy blinder' **** Scotsman. Terrific, rollicking reincarnation' Metro.

Preview Aug 4: I6:30(lhr) £5.00 Aug6,8,l 1,13: I6:30(lhr) £9.50(£8.00) Aug21-22,24-28: 1700(1 hr) £950(£8.00) : 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2»

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THE BIRD FLU DIARIES BEST OF SCOTTISH COMEDY The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272 ♦ Grid Ref: C5 Four top Scots in a quality comedy showcase. 'Does the business' Stage. 'Great value in a relaxed environment' **** Scotsman. All new expanded format with old favourites and new rising stars. Different line-up every night www.thestand.co.uk Aug 4-20,22-27: 2l:30(lhr40mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) World premiere >s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Olivia Poulet and Sarah Solemani Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Hilariously funny bird's eye view of the Great British public's reaction to the approaching pandemic. Written and performed by Olivia Poulet (star of ITVs Whatever Love Means') * and Sarah Solemani, 'Great comic timing... real charisma' Scotsman.

Preview Aug 2-4: 20:l0(55mins) £5.00 Aug 5-10,14-17,21-24,28: 2ftl0(55mins) £8.50(£7.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,27: 20:l0(55mins) £9,50 (£7.00) is6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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Double Edge Drama Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5

Not to be missed! The pick of the best winners and runners up from the most famous comedy competition on the Fringe. Shed tears of laughter with the cream of Fringe comedy.

Preview Aug 4-5: 2130 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 Aug 17-23,25-28: 2130(lhr30mins) £10.00 (£9.00) *6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Fen, Blanche and Alex live together, against their will. Blanche teaches singing to mediocre musical theatricals,Alex lives for the next poetry slam, Fen would like to buy some Conran-shop spoons. They need to expel their flatmate-fury, soon.

Aug 7-10,14-15,17,21 -24: 2105 (45mins) £7.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 2105(45mins) £8.50 (£7,50) Worid premiere 30 3 M234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

BEST OF THE FEST 2006 Assembly Theatre Assembly @ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Baffled by the festival's comedy onslaught? Relax! Best of the Fest does the hard work for you! Edinburgh's biggest comedy show. The perfect way to enjoy the brightest talents at the Fringe.

Preview Aug 4-5: 00:00 (I hr 30mins) £5.00 Aug 10,13,17,20,23-24: 00:00 (I hr 30mins) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-27: 00:00(lhr30mins) £ 13.00 (£ 1100) I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f

BLACK COMEDY &THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND Liverpool University Drama Society Greenside, I b Royal Terrace •0I3I5572I24» Grid Ref: C6 'Black Comedy', a blackout created chaos, will be running 7th-12th (previews 7th-8th).

See 'Inspector Hound', a whodunnit mystery spoof, from 14th-19th (previews 14th15th). Guaranteed hysterics!

Preview Aug 7-8,14-15: 18:30 (I hr) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug9-12: 18:30(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) Aug 16-19: 18:30 (I hr) £8.00 (£6.00) European premiere • tLZU 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2£

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'Comparisons with the great masters of the art such as Jerry Seinfeld or Billy Connolly are inevitable, and certainly not unfavourable' Scotsman. Returning to Edinburgh with a brand new show, this is the hottest ticket in town. Book early.

Preview Aug 4-5: 19:30 (I hr) £ 10.00 Aug 6-10,15-17,21 -23,28: 19:30 (I hr) £ 13.00 (£ 1100) Aug 11-13,18-20,24-27; 19:30(Ihr) £14.00(£13.00) European premiere • HSU «s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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Sketches, songs and silliness from Radio 4 writers and creators of Fringe hits The Joy ofWine and Ubersausage. 'You'll laugh buckets' Daily Mail. 'Brilliantly funny' **** Scotsman. 'Bloody funny’ **** List. 'Great comic writing' Guardian. www.blacksheepcomedy.co.uk Preview Aug 2-5: I7:30(lhr) £4.00 Aug 6-10,14-17: 17:30 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 11-13,18-19: 17:30(Ihr) £8.50(£7.00) Worid premiere •EE 56 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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ARTURO BRACHETTI Arturo Brachetti The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens * 0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 Man of a thousand faces, peerless master of transformation, reinvented the art of j quick-change. In the blink of an eye he becomes James Bond, Charlie Chaplin, Snow |l.

White and Liza Minelli. Leaving audiences mystified, breathless, blown away.

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The girls from 'Abnormally Funny People' return with a little stand-up, a little chat, a ||; lot of taking the piss! They may take our wheels, but they'll never take... our freedom! If 1 'No one's safe' Three Weeks. 'So brave' punters, www.bravetartscomedy.com Aug 6-10: 0000 (SOmins) £5.00 (£4,00) World premiere-Em lj.

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BREAKFAST BEDLAM, LIVE! Attention Please Productions n Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Kids'TV as it should be - tasteless, tacky and totally hilarious. Only this time it's for 1 grown-ups, peeking behind the facade of children's television then ripping it to shreds. I .

'Comedy, absurdity and an impressive theatricality' Three Weeks.

Aug 6,11 -13,18-20,25-27: 15:30 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10, f4-15,17,21 -24: 15:30 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere • EKIf S| 303

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BRENDAN DEMPSEY: ENGLAND EXPECTS The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place •0131 558 7272 » Grid Ref: C5 England expects a lot Sporting victories,good weather, delayed trains... Fresh from I, another hit West End run in Cuckoo's Nest the Irish comic takes an entertaining look at why such a small island expects so much.

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Ok, in under forty words? Bollocks I just wasted five. I'm concluding my trilogy this year. What happened after part two? I went mad. The last two were sold out so you should... shit!

Preview Aug 2-3: 20:30 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 4-10,14-17,21 -24,28: 20:30 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 11-13,19-20,25-27: 20:30(Ihr) £I200(£I 1.00) Aug 11-12,19,25-26: 2240(Ihr) £I100(£I 1.00) World premiere

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Aug 13-27: 1200 (SOmins) £6.00 (£5.00) World premiere

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A raw, powerful, epic journey of two men, Aussie Pete Jonas and American Erich McElroy, who battle to survive everyday life in Britain. Don't miss this epic-drunkenepic-moving-farcical-epic. You'll laugh. A lot You might even wee. A little.

Preview Aug 3-4: 20:20 (55mins) £5.00 Aug 5-6,11-13,18-20,25-27: 20:20 (SSmins) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 7-10,15-17,21 -24: 20:20 (55mins) £8.00 (£7,00) World premiere • ECSD

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Bullett and Gunn Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street • 0131 225 2022 • Grid Ref: Disillusioned with the music industry and pop culture all-round, Bullett and Gunn if I set out to put the world to rights... and get it wrong. 'Original, witty and downright I funny' Leeds Guide, www.bullettandgunn.com Aug 20-26: 16:50(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed)

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CAESAR TWINS Trillion Dollar Company GbR £ MZA i Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Extraordinary stars of 'Royal Variety' and 'La Clique'. 'Dazzling show of physical theatre, acrobatics and variety' Times. 'Astonishing'... 'High-octane gymnastic stunts' Independent. 'Jaw-dislocatingly, mesmerically, super-humanly impressive' Scotsman.

I 'Most visually spectacular show you'll see this year' Observer 2006. Sellout 2005!

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COMEDY CANCER, LETS TALK BOLLOCKS Mac STAR Arcade Bar, 48 Cockburn Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 A tumourous look at the way a comedian has dealt with the effects of testicular cancer with comedy. Laughter is the best medicine after all, so come and laugh at complete bollocks.

Aug 3-13,15-28: 18:00(Ihr) £5.00(£4.00) UK premiere • HSU 30 3 M23 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 11 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

RICK CHESTER PrimeTime International Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate andVictoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Star of such epic motion pictures as 'Bagdad Bandit' & 'Escape from Big Mountain'.

Rick Chester offers his 'Five Steps to Stardom' to all actors wanting to live the lifestyle of the rich & famous in Hollywoodland!

Preview Aug 3-4: 23:50(lhr) £4.00 Aug 5-6,11-13,18-20,25-27: 23:50(lhr) £8.50(£7.50) Aug 7-10,15-17,21 -24: 23:50 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere • WHJ1 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 39303 u

A CAN OF WORMS Matlock £ Badshelter Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Surreal and innovative new sketch show. Two squabbling brothers rummage through their attic and uncover a series of bizarre and hilarious family memories. The funniest show I've seen in years' Chris O'Dowd (IT Crowd, Festival). www.madockandbadshelter.com Preview Aug 4-5: I4:45(lhr) £5.00 Aug6-10,15-17,21-24,28: 14:45(Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:45 (Ihr) £10.00(£9.00) FTH21 303 2345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13

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CAREY MARX - WHITE NIGHT Carey Marx - www.careymarx.com Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5

CHIPPING STORTFORD GOES LARGE:THE BID FOR CITY STATUS University of York Comedy Society Sweet Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft E4 |B Fed up with being 'somewhere near Wales' we yearn to get ourselves on the map. Join our ijl. growing ranks of supporters and you could witness the birth of Britain's next metropolis! !

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Multimedia mind reading, magic, psychology and comedy as heard on BBC Radio 1] I. Chris will read your mind but promises you he can't read minds! 'Utterly unbelievable, best Cox ever' Colin Murray, www.chriscox.info !

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CARRIE QUINLAN: FEAR OF A BEIGE PLANET Carrie Quinlan Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Like a modern day Gandhi, but with more hair and swearing, Late Edition and Now Show writer grapples with saving the world - or at least making telly less rubbish.

'See her now' Sunday Times.

Preview Aug 2-5: 2IOO(lhr) £5.00 Aug6-7,11-13,18-20,25-27: 2l:00(lhr) £I0.00(£9.00) Aug 8-10,14-15,17,21 -24,28: 21:00 (I hr) £8,50 (£7.50) World premiere • H3H

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Chris Durkin Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 Chris Durkin delivers a hilarious show of pure stand-up class. An intelligent and witty look at everyday life, all served with an overwhelming sense of fun. However, Chris cannot guarantee that he'll be wearing underwear!

Preview Aug 4-5: 2140(lhr) £5.00 Aug6-14,16-21,23-27: 2140(Ihr) £7.00(£6.00) World premiere• ECU

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CAUSING A SCENE Fabrication Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street •0131 556 8974 « Grid Ref: B6

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CHARLIE PICKERING - AUTO Ask Entertainment Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Perrier Nominee - Best Newcomer 2005. After a storming UK debut,Australia's most exciting young stand-up comedian delivers his unpublished and as yet unlived autobiography. Part book launch. Part writer's block. All hilarious. Sold out 2005.

'Damn good' **** Scotsman.

Preview Aug 2-5: 21:15 (Ihr) £5.00 Aug 6-10,14,16-17,21 -24,28: 21:15 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 21:15 (Ihr) £ 10,00 (£9.00) European premiere«HB11 30 3i 123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

CHARRED AND DANGEROUS Charred and Dangerous Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate andVictoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 ♦ Grid Ref: E5 Charred (Verb): type of owl; rhymes with lard. Dangerous (Adj.): word that has no business being paired with Charred except in circumstances where three handsome men perform sketches and sing. Charred and Dangerous (Noun): very funny indeed.

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Comedy Bucket Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street» 0131 667 6907 • Grid Reft F6

Three very different flatmates have only one thing in common: divorce! Snappy dialogue provides laugh-out-loud comedy as these opposites make friends and hunt for happiness in the personal ads. Hit comedy that's taken Europe by storm.

Aug 2-28: 21:10 (I hr I Smins) £9.50 (£8.50) UK premiere • HSU

Free! Starring the best new stand-ups on the circuit Alan Stick,Arnab Chanda, Dave Nicholls, Matthew Crosby and Joe Wilkinson. Credits: winners and finalists of Hackney Empire, BBC, Jongleurs, Channel 5's SYTYF and Laughing Horse competitions.

Aug 6-26: 15:25 (Ihr) (FreeTicketed) European premiere

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BERNIE CLIFTON It's Alright For Some E4 UdderBELLY, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 ♦ Grid Ref: F5

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

One of the craziest visual comedians in the business, at the Fringe for a single, brilliant performance. This warm, uncynical lunatic in the funny suit is the spiritual father ofVic Reeves and Harry Hill. Clifton is God' Guardian.

Aug IS: I6:30(lhr20mins) £15.00(£1250)

After an intense night of stand-up comedy competition Pleasance is proud to present the next generation of comedy stars supported by the Charlie Hartill Special Reserve. See them here first!

Preview Aug 2-5: 19.00(1 hr) £5.00 Aug 6-7,9-10,15-17,21 -24,28: 1900 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 19:00(Ihr) £8,50(£7,00) World premiere•HEll

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Komedia Entertainment Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 «Grid Ref: F5

| Just you, me and the mountain goat Clint's suburban dream of becoming a cowboy i has come true. Songs and stories of roundups, rustlers and the 7.36 from Victoria.

A set of songs Dolly Parton would be proud of.

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Dj, Minicab and the Passengers Outside The Dome, George Street ‘07961 980 771 » Grid Ref: D4 The comedy car strikes again. New street antics set against a tour of the city and story to boot In a most unusual car. Nightrider of the comedy world. Watch film trailer at www.discocars.com Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21 -26: 19:30 (I hr) £ 10.00 Aug 4-5,7-12,14-19,21 -26: 21:30 (I hr) £ 10.00 European premiere 45 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 2

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 16th consecutive year, starring the best acts of 2006 - Dan Atkinson, Lloyd Langford, Janice Phayre and Jon Richardson. Imitated by many, still the original and best. Don't accept anything else.

Preview Aug 2-4: 22:45(lhr30mins) £5.00 Aug 5-10,14,16-17,21 -24,28: 22:45 (I hr 30mins) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 22:45 (I hr 30mins) £ 10.50 (£9.00) World premiere • PEU 303 13456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

COMIC ABUSE Comically Abused Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square«0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5

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Stand-up, sketches, gaiety. A three piece comic troupe blends satire, send-up and vulgarity. Each night boasting a shrewdly written, fast paced and unique performance.

'Bowel movingly funny' Harry Enfield.

Preview Aug 2-4: 23:l5(50mins) £5.00 Aug 5-6,8-10,15-17,21 -24,28: 23:15 (SOmins) £7.00 (£5.50) Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 23:15 (SOmins) £8.00 (£6.50) World premiere • FTTH

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Comic Irrigation Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 Full impact, high energy, sexy comics performing stand-up, improvisation or original sketches. Hand plucked talent creating an hour of vibrant, original, upbeat humour.

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Is it fair on them? Or the school? Free stand-up from the UK's only deaf comedian.

'Revelatory and very funny' Guardian.

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God's Pottery Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6

Corinne Grant Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633* Grid Reft F5

Americans Jeremiah Smallchild and Gideon Lamb raise money for LaVert, a sick Harlem youth, using music, people skills, and biblical know-how. 'I laughed and laughed and now I'm going to hell' Ed Byrne, www.godspottery.com Preview Aug 2-4: 16:00 (I hr) £5.00 Aug5-10,15-17,21-24,28: 1600(Ihr) £9.00(£7.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 1600(Ihr) £10.00(£8.50) European premiere • ECT1

In her ladylike Edinburgh debut you'll learn about her sunburned scalp, face first escalator rides and starting cars with crowbars. When not falling over Corinne's one of Australia's biggest TV and comedy stars.

Aug 12-13,18-20,25-27: 21:30(Ihr) £10.00(£9.00) Aug 14-17,21-24,28: 21:30(Ihr) £9.00(£8.00) European premiere 3031 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28

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COS I'M FREE CONFESSIONS OF A LOGICAL MIND Jay SodagarIPBH's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street • 0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 Straight, honest, funny political comment from one of the sharpest political comedians today. Why do logical people feel like freaks in today's society? See social conscience comedy at its very best and for free, www.jaysodagar.com Aug 5-6,8-13,15-20,22-26: 19:45 (Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere 303

Andrew Roper Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, I 12 Hanover Street *0131 225 2022 • Grid Ref: C4 This one looks good... No rules, no themes and no charge! Sample this award winning Aussie comic for free - can't be fairer than that. 'Churns out the laughs...'

Herald-Sun. 'Fantastic performance' Australian Radio Network.

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COUNT ARTHUR STRONG -THE MUSICAL? CONFESSIONS OF A PARALYSED PORN STAR MMP presents Sarah-Louise Young C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge « 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 A contortion of stand-up and song from the star of Taliban Gang Bang, Sarah-Louise Young. Obsessive compulsive viewing - this show will render you helpless. A one off... she effortlessly opened my mind' Scottish Daily Express, www.millionthmuse.com Aug 4-13,15-20,22-28: 20:40 (SSmins) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere •HEU 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 I9 20 2I22 23 24 2S 26 27 28

Komedia Entertainment Assembly @ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Fresh from Radio 4 acclaim, Arthur attempts a musical recalling highlights from his distinguished career. 'The most complete piece of comedy acting you'll see' Times.

'One of the joys of the British comedy circuit' Telegraph.

Preview Aug 4-5: I8:27(lhr) £5.00 Aug 6,11 -13,18-20,25-27: 18:27 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£9.50) Aug 8-10,15-17,22-24,28: 18:27 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£8.50) World premiere 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20

CONFUSIONS Ashcombe Drama Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Do you like being amused by the uncertainties of human relationships? Do you enjoy anticipating the plot before the characters? Revisit that old favourite 'Confusions' by Alan Ayckbourn by a fresh group to the Fringe, Ashcombe Drama.

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COWARDS Cowards Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 Total sell-out 2005. 'Reinventing the art of the sketch show, these four are brilliant on the absurdities of men' Stephanie Merritt, Observer. 'A feel-good, original blend of the naturalistic and the unnervingly odd' Nicholas Barber, Independent on Sunday. www.thecowards.co.uk Preview Aug 2-4: 16:30 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 5-7,9-10,14,16-17,21-24,28: 16:30 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 16:30(Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) World premiere• HEM 30 3M13456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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CRAIG HILL - KILTY PLEASURES CH/LL Productions <£ MZA Assembly @ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: D4 Indulge yourself! A deliciously wicked evening of gloriously camp comedy - pure, unadulterated fun. 'Riotously funny' Independent 'An enormous talent' Times. 'Funny as hell’ Scotland on Sunday. 'Simply a legend waiting to happen. Irresistible' List Sold out 2004/5.

Preview Aug 4-5: 19:20 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 6-10,14-17,20,22-24,28: 19:20 (I hr) £ 11.50 (£ 10.50) Aug 11 -12,18-19,25-27: 19:20 (I hr) £ 1250 (£ 11.50) Worid premiere • ^TTH 303

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DAN CLARK -THE DAY ILOST MY IPOD Dan Clark Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reff E6 New show about a bizarre day in Dan's life, beginning with the loss of his iPod. '60 minutes of uninterrupted comic ecstasy!' **** Metro. As seen in The Mighty Boosh, C4's Estate Agents.

Preview Aug 2-5: 20:15 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 6-10,15-17,21 -24,28: 20:15 (I hr) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 20:15(Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) Worid premiere• BSII 3031113456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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24 hour box office at www. edfri nge.com DARA O BRIAIN ATTHE FRINGE Dara O Briain AtThe Fringe Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Join Dara O Briain and guests for 2 free shows of big, big comedy recorded for Radio 2. Last year guests included Alan Carr, Stewart Lee and Jimeoin. Ticket info: goAugto14:www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/comedy 21:00(Ihr) (FreeTicketed) Aug 14: 23:00(Ihr) (FreeTicketed) 30 3i 123456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 THE DARK SHOW Fi Hunter SweetPort/Grassmarket) EGA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off Throw away the comfort zone! A geniunely warped existential cocoon from which one seemingly benign human being delivers subversive, downright black comedy, tempered with slick-witted, intervention. This is the edge.

Preview 40(50mins)ns)theatrical Aug 6-12,Aug 14-27:3-5:I8:I8:40(50mi £7.£5.5000(£6,50) World premiere • HSU 303 3 4 S6 78 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 DAVID BENSON - WHY PAY MORE? Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 An irresistible blend of characters, sketches and songs from this Fringe star best known for his multi award-winning Kenneth Williams show. 'Dangerously funny' TiPreview mes. 'MAugasterful Independent.10,1'4-15, Cheap at twice the 0price' David 2-5:25-27: 14:comic 00 (I14:hr)insight' 0 (I hr)premiere £7.50 (£6.Benson.

0) Aug 11 -13,18-20, 00£4.(I 0hr)0 £8.Aug50 6-8, (£7.00) 17,21-24,28: 14:World •0HSU 303 2 345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DAVID LETTERMAN'S SHOWCASE Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Don't miss eight of Edinburgh's finest comedians put their case to American talent executive Eddie Bril for a chance to win a trip to New York and appear on the famous Letterman 14-15: 20:00 (IShow. hr) £5.00 23456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112

COMEDY DAVID O'DOHERTY IS MY NAME www.edcom6.com - Lisa Richards Agency Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street * 0131 226 2428 • Multi-award winning Irish comedian & mini-keyboardist is back, blowing minds, smashing corporations and causing a general furore. 'David O'Doherty is one of the genuine champions at this year' www.chortle.co.uk 2005. ***** List.

Preview Aug 4-5:2122:00(lhr) £5.00 0(I0hr)s festival' Aug 6-10, 1 5-17, -23, 2 8: 22: £ 11.

0 0 (£ 10.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,24-27: 22:00(Ihr) £II00(£l LOO) World premiere • HSU 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE DA VINCI BOLLOX Lunchtime Gala Benefit for the Baby Seal Cub Orphanage Edinburgh Grid Ref: E5Comedy Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile •0131 226 0000 • Haggis for the soul as we probe the shocking conpiracy linking Dolly the sheep, Harry Potter, Rosslyn Chapel,Tom Cruise and Scottish so-called food. Is Sean Connery one of the£6.mysterious Aug6-28: 13:30(Ihr) 00 controllers? (Probably not) World premiere •ECU 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DEATHMATCH! FREE! Iheadedpigeon Productions!PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street *0131 225 2022 • Grid Ref: C4 Comedy impro with a deadly twist Audience suggestions combine with the surreal and sometimes the downright macabre. Come and watch the players battle for survival. fun Non-t until isomeone Aug 6-18: It'16:s 5al0l (Igood hr) (Free cketed) loses an eye. www.2headedpigeon.co.uk World premiere _ 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE IS PHONING IT IN Deborah Frances-White Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Why do we panic if we're without our mobile? Lose our mind if we lose our phone?

An exploration into our love of phones: texts, photos, ring-tones and occasionally even 'H3-4:ilarious. . superb' Previewcalls.Aug I9:l5(lhr) £5.00Time Out. Aug Aug 5-6, 7-10,111-13, 4-15,118-20, 7,212-24:5-27:19:19:151(I5 hr)(I hr)£8.£9.505(£7,0 (£8.00)00) World premiere • HSU 3456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 2 THE DECLINE OFTHE SCUNTHORPE TEXTILE INDUSTRY Entertainment But Ltd. Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Funny actors + hilarious script - anything to do with Scunthorpe or textiles = amazing (+ happiness Aug 7-12:shows 20:10 (45mi ns) £6.50 (£4.and50)fulfilment).

World premiere • HSP 30 31 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 !4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 DEIRDRE O'KANE STARTLED' www.edcom6.com - Lisa Richards Agency Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Ireland's top female stand-up comedian, star of hit films (Festival; Intermission) and fresh from her sell-out tour, makes a triumphant return. 'Unique star quality' Guardian.

Dazzles start to finish' **** List.

Preview Aug1'5-17, 4-5:22-23, 20:the 152(I8:audience hr)2ft£5.15 0(I0hr)from Aug 6-10, £ 11.

0 Aug 11-13,18-20,24-27: 20:15 (Ihr) £I2.00(£I0 (£1.10.00)00) European premiere • BZ31 303 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DEMETRI MARTIN - DR. EARNEST PARROT PRESENTS DEMETRI MARTIN Hannah Chambers Management E4 UdderBELLY, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: F5 The Perrier Award winner returns with an all-new show; going beyond the veil of jokes and into the thing behind the veil. ***** List. ***** Scotsman. ***** Metro. **** TiPreview mes. **** AugGuardian.

13-14: 2l:35(lhr) Aug 35 (I hr) ££II50(£I 11.£7.5050(£9.1.50)50) Aug 15-17, 18-20,222-24: 5-28: 21:21:35(Ihr) European premiere 30311234567 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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JOHN OLIVER 8 ANDY ZALTZMAN Detonate 70 Minutes Of Unbridled Afternoon LIVE, AT THE STAND COMEDY CLUB

CREATORS, WRITERS AND STARS OF RADIO 4’S THE DEPARTMENT AND POLITICAL ANIMAL “Two finel“Dagger-sharp” y-tuned satiricalINDEPENDENT minds working“Breathtakingly in perfect harmony" G STANDARD good"EVENI TIMENOUT see page 46 for show information

For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 DEVLIN S DAILY The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref:C5 Free comprehensive weekday guide with the effervescent Bruce Devlin ('razor-sharp' jjf List). Fringe news, celebrity guests, gossip and give-aways. Quickfire potpourri of .|] eclectic excerpts from five or more shows. Decide what's hot, who's not! Great ijj food and 1drink Aug 7-11, 4-18,2too.

1 -25,28: 11O0 (I hr 20mins) (FreeTicketed) World premiere si 67 8 9 10 II 2 3 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 : 'I DID PRIYA PATHAK EVER GET HER WALLET BACK? Richard DedomeniciIEscalator East To Edinburgh Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 One-man-subversive-think-tank explores complex relationships between his artwork j and the police in provocatively topical one-man-show. 'This is the future' Time | Out. 'Dave Gorman meets Mark Thomas' Herald. 'Consistently funny' Guardian. i ll 'Completely Aug 1unfunny' 6-17,25-27: 21 -24,Express, 14:3www.dedomenici.co.uk 0 (I£9,hr)00(£7, £8.0000)(£6.00) Aug 6-10, 11-13,14,18-20, 14:28:30(Ihr) World premiere • HEP h’ 56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3,1 # lI DIE CLATTERSCHENKENFIETERMAUSVS MALCOLM AND MIRRIAM Die Clatterschenkenfietermaus Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street» 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 Europe's worst pop group, Die Clatterschenkenfietermaus, 'the funniest thing involving Germans and music since David HasselhofF **** Scotsmon, together with Malcolm and Mirriam, the world's most in-love couple. Hate vs love, which will Augwin?

4-27; 17:10(1 hr) £5.00 World premiere»H is6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303, DJ DANNY - MUSIC THERAPY DJ Danny Pleasance Courtyard,60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Teacher by day, DJ by night, DJ Danny's back with a brand new show. 'Superb chararter comedy' (Guardian) from Danny Robins - star of Radio I, BBC3, Radio 4.

'Preview He doesAugindeed a superstar' List, www.iusecds.com 2-4: 23:deserve 00 (I hr)to£5.28:be0023:00(Ihr) Aug 14,126-17, Aug 5-7, 11-13,9-10,18-20, 5-27:21-24, 23:00(Ihr) £10,50(£9.£9.00)50(£8.00) World premiere >115 >56 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DOGS IN THE SINK (FREE!) Bates and EmersonIPBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 God, the universe, a talking onion: hot topics tackled by this female duo. Hectic sketches, verbal trickery, downright silliness. But as characters become unexpectedly entangled, the show a lifeNon-t of itsicketown...

Aug 6-11,13-19: 12:15 takes (40mins)on(Free ed) www.batesandemerson.co.uk World premiers I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street • 0131 667 6907 • Grid Reft F( Aug 20-26: 12:15 (40mins) (Free Non-ticketed) 345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2!

DOING NOTHING GREATLY BENEFITS CREATIVITY Paul Lyalls Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Doing too8, v/much/too & stil not Feelmiyouirh should be?I vallStand-up comedy!

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Aug 11-13,18-20,25-28: 15:45 (55mins) £9,00 (£7,50) World premiere ” ,567 8 9 10 II 12 13 - 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DOKTOR COCACOLAMCDONALDS EXPLAINS ALL! ; doktor cocacolamcdonalds Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road “0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 ] Genius or insane? Gene Hackman obsessed protest singer! The end of the world | told in musical form! As seen singing in his underpants on Jimmy Carr's latest DVD!;|| 'Aug Maybe13-17,you20-24; had toOOfbelO (SOmi there!'ns) Jockey £5.00 (£4.Slut 00) World premier:; ,56 7 8 9 10 It 7 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Si

24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com DOMINIC HOLLAND STANDS UP Dominic Holland Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • I An hour in the company of 'Britain's master of observational comedy' Sunday Times.

He's older, still curly, stil short, still funny and remarkably still not angry. Eleven nights onlyAugbecause these days.

Preview 4-5: 20:(I 4hr)he5 (I£gets hr)10.0£5.0so(£9.00tired Aug 6-10, 1 4: 20: 4 5 0 0) Aug 11 -13: 20:45 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) World premiere • WHU s6 7 8 9 I II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23'24 25 26 27 2f DONALD MACK - CYNICAL OPTIMIST - LIVE AND FREE Donald MackIPBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 Solo stand-up touching on the key and not so key social and political issues. From parenting to procreation, Mack Daddy will try (and fail) to keep it real. Ugetme! www.freefringe.com Aug 6-26: 14:30(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303 12 DOOM RIDERS 4 Noels Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Australia's award winning trio return with their 'relentlessly funny' (Sydney Metro) gothic horror spoof. Experience physical comedy delivered at break-neck speed from an 'awe-inspiring.. multi talented' team Scotsman. 'You'l be lucky to stop laughing' Wentworth Courier,lOmiAustralia.

Preview Aug 4-5:8-20,I8:50(lhr ns) £5.00ns) £ 11.50 (£ 10.50) Aug 6, 1 1 -13, 1 2 5-27: Aug 7-10,15-17,22-24,28: 18:18:5500 (I(I hrhr II Omi Omins) £ 10.50 (£9.50) European premiere • HS >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DUDLEY SUTTON: PANDORA S LUNCH BOX Dudley Sutton Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Following on from his 2003 hit show, Killing Kittens, Dudley Sutton (Lovejoy, .Eastenders) opens Pandora's Box to release a swarm of salacious verse and torrid prose.

'SAugutton'2-4:s verse rivals that of Spike Milligan' Evening News.(I hr) £8.00 (£6.50) Preview11-13, Aug 18-20,215:5-27:30 (I15:hr)3£5.0(Ihr)00 £9.Aug00(£7.5-10,50)15-17,21-24,28: 15:30 Worid premiere • HSU 156789 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 KAREN DUNBAR Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Don't miss this chance to see BBC Scotland's star Karen Dunbar. One of Scotland's favourite performers makes a welcome return with a show of mirth, music and madness, combining character-comedy and stand-up with a tune or two.

Aug I8:30(lhr) Aug 7-10, 11-13,14-16, 25-27:21-24: 18:30(Ihr) £13.0£I200(£I 0(£1200) 1.00) EEB 9567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DUSTY LIMITS IS HEARTLESS ^ I Quick-Naughty Productions ' C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Ref: D5 ! Master of comic cabaret, Mr Dusty Limits delivers deliciously wicked satire and i heart-stopping chansons. 'Move over, Graham Norton, there is a new queen of icomedy.. Rude, risque, recommended... in a realm of his own' **** Three Weeks. iwww.dustylimits.com Aug 4-13,15-20,22-28: 2l:50(55mins) £8.50 (£7.50) Worid pi 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 „ DUTCH ELM CONSERVATOIRE IN PRISON i Dutch Elm Conservatoire 'Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 (Last year's Perrier Award nominees return with another inventive sketch show, this set behind bars. Sold out 2005 Edinburgh,West End and UK tour. 'Hilarious' ' Scotsman.2-5: 'F1700(Ihr) aultless' SundayTimes.

(PreviewAug £5.0(I0hr) £9.00 (£7.'A50)cut above' Guardian.

Aug 6-10, 1 5-17, 2 1 -24, 2 8: 1700 ) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 1700(Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) Worid premiere• HSU 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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THE EARLY EDITION Marcus Brigstocke, Andre Vincent and Steve Furst Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 A bit like BBG4's 'The Late Edition', but early. Marcus Brigstocke,Andre Vincent & Steve Furst make the morning papers funny Special festival guests. Free coffee & satirical pastries (pastries subject to00)availability).

Aug Aug 14-17, 18-20,221-24: 5-26: 11:11:550(Ihr) 0(Ihr) £6.£8.550(£5.

0(£7.00) World premiere 3031123456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 293031 12 EASYTARGETS Frantic Redhead Productions £ The Burglars of Hamm C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Solo shows specially designed to annoy and infuriate. Free throwing ammo provided to give these indulgent performers the beating they so richly deserve. This is your chance to fight back! Legendary in Los Angeles. 'Devastatingly funny!' LA Weekly. www.burglarsofhamm.com Aug 4-19: 20:35 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) European premiere • wrm 30 3 ::4i6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22303112 ED BYRNE - STANDING UP AND FALLING DOWN Ed Byrne Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 New stand up show about the adventures of an ordinary man at war with the everyday world. Total sell out 1996-2003! 'Dazzling' Times. 'Tickets for his shows are like gold dust'2l:50(lhr) List. £5.00 Preview Aug 2-4: Aug 2150 (I hr)£14.£ 13.50(£13.

50 (£ 1200) Aug 6-10, 11-13,15-17, 18-20,212-23, 4-27:28:2150(Ihr) 00) World premiere • gSQ /: 2 34 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EDINBURGH AND BEYOND Paramount Comedy Presents the Edinburgh and Beyond Comedy Tour Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Paramount Comedy presents the best stand-up bil on the Fringe, prior to its Autumn tour. See the four finest comedians at the festival on the same stage - a once lifetime opportunity Aug 22:in a2l:45(lhr30mins) £9.50 (£8.(apart 00) from the tour).

World premiere 30 31 12 3 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 THE ED WEEKS VARIETY Ed Weeks Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 If we made you laugh so much that you died of comedy, would your Dad sue us?

Well, our Dad might sue him then, and he's got more money. Just saying, that's all.

'Preview ExcellentAugperformer' Metro.£5.00 2-4:22-24, I4:l0(lhr) Aug5-10, 1 5-17, 2 8: Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:I4:l0(lhr) 10(Ihr) £8.£750(£6.

50(£7.00)00) World premiere •BBH 303 23416 78 9 10 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE EGGMAN Unrestricted View Smirnoff Grid Reft Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Are you bad? Join Preacher Jeremiah Macyntire I I as he saves souls, performs miracles and touches lives. You won't cater for a greater orator. Character comedy ofPreview the highest Comens) £4.and00be touched by him!

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15:4255-27: (55mi Aug 5-6, 1 1-13, 8-20, 5 (SSmins)ns)£7,£8.505(£6.0 (£7.50)50) Aug 7-10,14-15,17,21-24: 15:15:454(55mi QEH ■03 3416789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 THE ELECTRIC CABARET C presents...

C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 The best comedy acts on the Fringe kick back in the most relaxed and intimate of gigs. Wonderfully unique, chilled out alternative to late night bear-pits. 'Perfect comedy, an ideal way to start/end the night' **** Three Weeks, www.electriccabaret Aug 3-28: 23:55(Ihr ISmins) £7.50(£6.50) HH3 3331 23 4 S6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 32

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EMOTIONAL MIDGET The Polar Ducks Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate andVictoria Street) • A sit-com of love, booze, fancy dress and kindred spirits. Smash-hit comedy writer Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (' 13 O'clock', ***** List, 2005) teams up with Dublin's hottest, award-winning comedy In002006, it's time to touch the midget..

Preview Aug 3-4:18-20, 13:4205-27: (SOmitalent. ns)4£4.0 (SOmi Aug 5-6, 1 1-13, 13: Aug 7-9,14-17,21-24: 13:40(SOmins) £7.5ns)0(£6.£8.550)0 (£7.50) UK premiere •Han 3031123456 78 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 2 EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS (NEILL) Chris Neill Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate andVictoria Street) • Chris wants success, success just doesn't want him. In desperation, he's pumped (not literally) top showbiz types Jodie Marsh, Martine McCutcheon and even Bernard Ingham come Previewfor Aug-13,tips: 3-4:18-20, 17:15 (Iseehr) what £5.00 he learnt. 'Split-second comic timing' Independent.

Aug Aug 5-6, 7-10,1115-17, 21 -24:25-27: 17:15 (I17:hr)15 (I£7.hr)50£8.(£6.5000)(£7.00) World premiere •mi 303 23 4 56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 303112 EVERYONE'S A COMEDIAN Rush Bar Rush Bar, 3 Robertsons Close, Cowgate *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E6 Unleash the comedian within you at our amateur comedy nights every Thursday with performances from the world's up and coming comedians. Grab a drink and join the fun.

Aug. 3,or10,come 17,24,to31:practice 20:00 (I hr)your(Freeheckling Non-ticketskield)s!

30 31 12 3 456 7 8 9 10 i 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 A FAILURE ON TWO CONTINENTS - PBH FREE FRINGE Steven Young - PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street ♦ 0131 225 2022»Grid Ref: C4 'A comic genius.. everyone in hysterics' Steve Walker, owner K'Nuts Comedy Club.

Winner (local) 'Should I Stay or Should I Go - Gong Show' at Leicester Funhouse Comedy www.le-pestcom Aug6-II: Club, 1200(30mi ns) (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere 6 7 8 9 10 II 3 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 THE FALLEN ANGELS CABARET The Fallen Angels Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate andVictoria Street) • Winners! Best Show, Dublin Fringe Festival Spiegeltent. Anarchic Irish Troupe sings the rage and glory of the gutters in a night of joyous, riotous entertainment and earthy sensuality. Urban anthems, sketches, gorgeous girls and you! www.fallenangelscabaret.com Aug Aug 13-17, 18-20,221-24: 5-27: 23:23:4455 (Ihr) (Ihr) £8.£9.000(£7.

0(£8.000)0) UK premiere 30 3M23456789 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303M2 FARGO - A MOSTLYTRUE STORY Lone Fargoan ClubWEST Grid Ref:C4@ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Gt King Street • 07720 285 550 • Run over by cars, falsely accused of international terrorism - just two exciting turns life can take in small town USA. A gay man and straight woman's outrageous friendship Aug 6-26: 18:and00(1hilarious hr) £8.00past (£6.0as0) teenaged geeks, www.lonefargoan.com European premiere • BZ31 6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 FAST FOOD FORTHOUGHT 999 Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: E5 Munchies? Scoff as 999 exchange mindless TV for street life and meet hoe-down pensioners, chavs and talking dogs. Inventive comedy incorporating multi-media images, music and dynamic, intelligent performance. Hungry for more? Feed your Aug 2-12: 23:10 (SOmins) £7,50 (£6.50) ECU 30 3: 12 3 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 33

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COMEDY FATTONGUE Fat Tongue Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 An unexpected storm on London's circuit. Fat Tongue's sketch show will have you drooling. Outrageously funny and original, they'll nurture your dark side and leave you begging more. on Sunday. 'F**king funny' Nina Conti.

Preview Aug for2-4:18-20, 18:15 (Ihr)Wow' £5.1050Independent Aug (I hr)£7.£8.50(£6.

50 (£7.00)00) Aug 5-6, 7-10,11-13, 14-17,21-24,25-27: 28: 18:18:15(Ihr) World premiere • Han 30 3 13456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FEAR OF IRONING - FREE Marc LuceroIPBH's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street *0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref: F6 Fears and phobias stalk the mind of this 21st century new man. Watch as he flings his dirty laundry at the unsuspecting audience, his non-stop litany of the house husband' for more.

Aug5, 7-12,s world 14-19,2will1-26:have19:0you0(Ihr)begging (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere 303112345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 FINNISHED BUSINESS:TOMI WALAMIES - FREE PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 * Grid Ref: B6 After two fabulous years, this popular Finnish comic is debuting his first show.

Laconic and warm, plays expertly with the English language, www.freefringe.com 'Lines5-26:of pure . hilarious' Aug 19:00brilliance.

(30mins) (Free Non-ticketwww.chortle.co.uk ed) World premiere 303 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829 303112 FOOL FOOL Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • With a cast of fifty, Fool is a sketch show full of music, characters, drama and sketches. Performed by four men disguised as twelve thousand props. 'Universally hilarious and3-4:talented cast' *****£5.00Three Weeks. Fringe First Winners 2004.

Preview Aug I7:l0(55mins) Aug 5-6, 0 (55mins)ns)£8.£9.000(£7,0 (£8.00)00) Aug 7-10,111-13, 4-15,118-20, 7,212-24:5-27:17:17:101(SSmi World premiere • HSU 303 23 456 78 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 FOOTLIGHTS - NICETIES Cambridge Footlights Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square » 0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref: F5 The world-famous Cambridge Footlights present their nice new sketch show, before embarking on a punishing UK tour. Compliments received in 2005: 'Critic's Choice' Times, 'genuinely original' www.chortle.co.uk, 'the future of British comedy' Scotland onPreview Sunday.Aug 3-6: 2000 (I hr) £5.00 Aug7-10, 21-24,20:00(Ihr) 28: 20:00(Ihr) £8.500(£7.

Aug 11-13,14-15, 18-20,17,25-27: £9.50(£8, 0) 00) FTHH 303 23 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FOR RYAN OUT LOUD.WHA'CHOOTALKIN BOUT WILLIS? Marcus Ryan <£ Dan WillisIPBH's Free Fringe Laughing F6 Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Buccleuch Street •0131 667 6907 • Grid Reft Australia's Marcus Ryan and England's Dan Willis team up to deliver an hour of no-nonsense crowd-pleasing comedy. Top level entertainment for free. Wonderful performers'21:30(Ihr) Time Out.(FreeTi 'Effortlessly Aug5-26: cketed) funny' Three Weeks.

World premiere 303 345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 FOUR ON THE FLOOR Goldman King £ CKP Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 Featuring winners and finalists from the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2006.

The competition has an unrivalled ability to spot future stars; previous finalists include Ardal O'Hanlon, 23:30(lhr30mins) Omid Djalili, Daniel and Simon Pegg.

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4 POOFS AND A PIANO - STRICTLY NEUROTIC 4 Poofs and a Piano Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Storming back with their well-known brand of high energy camp comedy, this brand new show captures the best of the poofs' musical diversity, offering a unique insight into theirAugsequin studded Preview 2-4:218:5-27; 00 (I1800(Ihr) hr)world! £6.00 £I2.Aug50(£I 5-7,91.-10, (I hr) premiere £11.50(£l0.•Hail 00) Aug 11-13,18-20, 00) 14,16-17,21-24: 1800World 30311234*6 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272839303112 FOUR WORLD CUPS AND ONE WORLD POPE! Henning WehnIOtto Kuhnle (Germany) Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 Award-winning German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn is joined by German television entertainer Otto Kuhnle for an evening full ofTeutonic jolliness. 'Gloriously unreconstructed comedy' Guardian. 'Stand-up glory lies ahead' Time Out. www.henningwehn.de,www.ottokuhnle.de Preview Aug 6-27:Aug19:4-5: 00 (SOmiIV£)0(S0mi ns) £6.0n0s)(£5.£3.00)00 World premiere • USB 4*6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 393 3 2 FRANCIS & POWER - DEEP DARK CUTS Alan Francis and Barnaby Power Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 « Grid Ref: F5 Comic vignettes from two of the country's finest comic actors. Alan Francis and Barnaby Power rip open the dark underbelly and release the bile. With Anthony Neilson directing this15 (Iishr)sure£5.0to0 have edge.

Preview11 -13,Aug 2-4:217:5-27: £8.00 (£7.premiere 00) • OSH Aug 18-20, 17:15 (I hr) £9.Aug00 (£8.5-10,00)15-17,21-24: 17:15 (I hr)Worid 334*6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303 2 FRANKIE BOYLE & ANDY PARSONS The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place •0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 A Scotsman and an Englishman walk into a pub and talk about absolutely everything.

Including what has happened to the Irishman. It could be brilliant If not it's for one night only. Take a risk.

Preview 2: 22:45(lhr30mins) Aug 21: Aug 2l:30(lhr30mins) £10.00 £6.00 Worid premiere 30 3M 13 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 31 1 2 FRANKIE BOYLE -THEVOICE OF BLACK AMERICA Hannah Chambers Management Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The star of BBC2's Mock The Week returns with his acclaimed brand of sharptongued humour and cynical insight Brutal, fast-paced and not for the faint-hearted!

'Preview Pure stand-up, brilliant' Sunday Mail. ***** List Aug 2-4:2pure 2l:00(55mins) Aug (SSmi£5.ns)n0s)0££11.

10.5050(£10. (£9.00)00) Aug 5-10, 11-13,15-17, 18-20,2-24: 25-27:2121:.OO00(55mi Worid premiere •HSU 03 334*6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 THE FREAKS IN THE BOX VARIETY CABARET SPECTACULAR Freaks in the Box C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge«0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Reft D5 Featuring: Mimes! Clowns! Daredevils! Vampires! Dummies! Comics! Starring: only two performers portraying a multitude of Bizarre Characters Testing the Limits ofwww.freaksinthebox.com Culture! Redrawing the Lines of Comedy! Avoiding Class Action Lawsuits!

Aug 4-28: 18:00 (I hr) £8.50 (£7,50) European premiere • HSP 303 1234*6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE FRED MACAULAY SHOW Fred MacAulay Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Do you know who I am? Do you know who you are? BBC radio's star gives genealogy and genetics his stand-up twist (without actually understanding them).

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COMEDY FREE & EASY The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place ♦ 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 As it sounds.. free improvised comedy every Saturday and Sunday lunchtime. 'One of Fringe comedy's best kept secrets...' Scotsman. Laughter and legendary lunches at the comedians' and premiere tasty' List.

Aug 5-6,12-13,favourite 19-20,2hangout 6-27: 12:00'C(Iheap hr I Smibar,ns)great (FreeTifood.cket. ecooking d) wholesomeWorld s 6 / 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 THE FREE BEER SHOW The Late Night Comedy Club Underbelly's Cow Bam, Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ret F5 Fringe institution returns to celebrate its 5th birthday with even more top comedy and free booze. An absolute must-see' Scotsman. Sold out 2002/2003/2004/2005. A free beer/wine/Smirnoff with Preview Aug 3:18-19, 0020 (2hrs IceISmi00:20(2hrs ns) £6.every 00 ticket! 00(£9.00) Aug4-5, Aug 6,10,11-12, 13,17,20,24,225-26: 7: 00:20 (2hrs I SmiISmins)ns)£8.£10.

00 (£7.00) Q2H 30 31 12 3 «s6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 293031 12 THE FREE COMIC INTERNMENT INTRODUCE - LOVE IS RICHARD CURTIS ACTUALLY Laughing Horse Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, IS Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref:B6 The ultimate12:upper Aug 20-26: 00 (SSmimiddle, ns) (FreeTifrothy cketemocha d) cultural train crash of modern celebrities.

UK premiere 30 31 12 3-1 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 »3031 12 FREE ENTRY INTO RICHARD COUGHLAN - HE WON'T MIND PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 High energy, loud, opinionated and never scared to speak his mind.. this is Richard Coughlan.

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For all your Fringe tickets )| call 0131 226 0000 || FREE - LUNCHTIME LIFE LESSONS PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street • 0131 225 2022 « Grid Ref: C4 I Spend your lunchbreak getting life lessons from the expert A practicing life coach and comedian performs a show that pokes fun at life and life coaching. Proving that laughter best lesson of all. www.lunchtimelifelessons.com World premiere Aug 6-26:is13:the10(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 2728x3031 J THE FRIENDS OF JACK KAIRO Flipside and Spacecraft in association with the Focus Theatre Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Simon 'Toal is a comic gem' Irish Times. 'Think Casablanca meets Police Squad via Monty Python, if you don't go see this show you'll regret it' Irish Theatre. Nominated Best Male Performer Preview 16:35 (I(Dublin hr Smins)Fringe £5.00 2005).

Aug 5-6,1Aug 114-17, -13,3-4:128-20, Aug 7-10, 1 -24:25-27: 16:35 (I16:hr35Smi(I hrns)Smi£8.ns)50£9.(£7.5500)(£8.50) European premiere • ItZS. ts6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FUNNY MONEY - FREE Jojo SutherlandIPBH's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 Starting life at the top and steadily working her way down, Jojo Sutherland, Comedy Mother, gives a hilarious and fascinating insight into her eccentric, debt ridden and chaotic5-13,upbringing.

'Sutherland Aug 15,17-20,22-26: 18:45 (SOmihasns)immense (Free Non-tcomic icketed)talent' www.edinburghguide.com World premiere. s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 !6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28x FUNNY WOMEN ATTHE FRINGE Funny Women Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • The best female stand-up at the Fringe. Ayesha Hazarika, Mrs Barbara Nice, Miranda Hart plus the hottest talent from the Funny Women Awards. 'That's what they are.

That' they'r18:e doing' Preview11s what 15 (I18:hr)15Time £5.(I hr)00Out. Augwww.funnywomen.com Aug -13,Aug18-20,4-5:24-27: £ 1200 (£6-10,10.010)5-17,22-23: 18:15 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£9.00) 456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 . 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE FUTURE Jonny Sweet and Joe Thomas Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) • New double act squeezes hilarity from a mundane tomorrow. 'Has a puppyish charm' Evening Standard. 'Genuinely original.. Would happily sit alongside the best contemporary examples www.thefutureisfunny.ee Preview1Aug 3-4:18-20, 14:2105-27: (I hr)ofI4:l0(lhr) £4.the00genre'£8.(www.chorde.co.uk).

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5 0) Aug 7-10,14-15,17,21 -24: 14:10 (I hr) £7,50 (£6.50) European premiere • I 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 GAMARJOBAT (GA-MA-JO-BAT) Komedia Entertainment Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Hilarious award winning Japanese duo back with a brand new show. A moving story of cops and robbers, love and loss. Without a word Gamarjobat leave their audiences speechless with2: 17:laughter masterclass' Guardian, www.gamarjobatco.uk 11 Preview Aug 020(11,2hr)3-24,A£5.2physi 00 17:cal00comedy Aug 4-10, ' 1 4, 1 6-17, 8: (I hr) £ 10.

Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 17:00(Ihr) £11.00(£9.50)00 (£8.50) European premiere • I 3031 13456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 GARY LE STRANGE: BEEF SCARECROW Underbelly Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Perrier best newcomer 2003. The eccentric cult-rock legend returns, with mindblowing songs from his soul-shattering new album. 'Hilarious' Evening Standard.

'Consistently thrilling' Metro. 'Fabulously funny' Scotsman. A rare triumph' Stage.

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THE GAYDAR DIARIES City Lights Theatre Company Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref: E6 In a world where nothing is what it seems, anything can happen when men put their love and lust on (the) line.. A fast-paced sketch show about the online phenomenon that is gaydar. k 00 (I hr) £5.00 Preview Aug 2-4:c2o.1u23:-24, Aug 23:00 (I hr)£10,£9.550(£9, 0 (£8.000)0) Aug 5-10, 11-13,15-17, 18-20,25-27:28:23:00(Ihr) European premiere S3 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 GB MIDNIGHT FILM CLUB Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square « 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Funny films & classics you've missed! Introduced by comics and Fringe personalities every night who will share with you what makes these films great See daily listings atAugthe2-4,Gilded 9-27: 00:Balloon 00 (4hrs)or£6.contact 00 (£5.00)the Box Office.

303 2 3 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 272829303n2 GEOFF NORCOTT - PROFESSIONAL TEENAGER Geoff Norcott Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 « Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Fresh from BBC2's My Appalling School Report Geoff continues to unravel the murky teenage psyche. What lies beneath the hoodie? What is 'grime' music anyway?

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PreviewAug ns) £5.00whons) survived Aug Aug 5-6, 7-10,111-13, 5-17,128-20, 1 -24:25-27: 19:45 19:(SOmi45 (SOmi ns) £8.00£9.(£7.0000)(£8.00) World premiere • 30 31 23456789 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 2 GERALDINE QUINN - BAD AMBASSADOR Geraldine Quinn/The Naked Tyrant Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Melbourne's hottest discovery Geraldine Quinn is queen of hardcore cabaret Astonishing voice and wicked humour, she's the ambassador you need. Badly. 'Quinn is aPreview rare bird,Auga 2-5: gifted22:singer-songwriter. strange to endure' Age, Melbourne.

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5 0) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 22:45 (Ihr) £9,50(£8.50) European premiere • EE3I 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 GET UP - STAND UP! Mirth Control/WMD Awareness Programme The Three Tuns,7 Hanover SfOI3l 225 8998 • Grid Ref:D4 Laugh, cry, get angry, get involved! Brilliant wit combined with murky politics.

Different comedians daily, including Mark Thomas and Lucy Porter, bands, debut stunning short film and lively discussion on nukes. See www.comeclean.org.uk for Aug 6-28: 17:00 (2hrs) £3.00 (£200) European premiere • U£ai 6789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 GINGE ON THE FRINGE - FREE! Steve Parry/PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Buccleuch Street *0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref: F6 A humorous history of ginger hair. Drop in on TV comedy writer Steve Parry's one man titian Time Team. Come jeer the bouffant freak. See his white eyebrows.

Wonder ivoryns)face,(Freewww.steve-parry.co.uk Aug 6-12:at14:his35 (40mi Non-ticketed) World premiere 234 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 GLENN WOOL - YOU DON'T GOTO HELL FOR EATING ELEPHANTS Glenn Wool - www.glennwool.com Edinburgh Comedy Room,TheTron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Star of Channel 4's 'What's the Story'. 'Effortlessly funny, with an affability other comics can only dream of Guardian. 'Lethally funny' Metro. 'Well worth an hour of your Independent.

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GODLIMAN & LANE Godliman £ Lane Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Need a show to enrich, improve and entertain you? A show to distract you from i ll life's despair? This sketchy show will do all, some, or none of the above. Starring , |i David Lane Kerry Channel 4's ’Spoons').

Preview Aug14,1and2-5: 16:214-24, 5 (IGodliman hr)28: £5.16:0405 (I(from Aug 6-10, 6-17, hr) £8.

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THE GOOD DOCTOR American High School Theatre Festival Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 5 Neil Simon honours the dramatic genius of Anton Chekhov in this series of comical ! i yet poignant scenes. Based on Chekhov's short stories, Simon's play reminds us thatil truth is18:funny, nots)to£6.be00 (£4.sneezed at Aug 1516:(I hr1but5 30mi Aug 7:10-11: (I hr n30mi ns) £6.0000)(£4.0Aug 0) 8: 14:15 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.00) HSajLi THE GOODIES STILL RULE OK! TIM BROOKETAYLOR & GRAEME GARDEN LIVE ON STAGE Big Laugh Comedy Attractions £ HVK Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Celebrates The Goodies and their part in the remarkable explosion of British comedy in the 1970s.Aug'A4-6:ge hasI7:30(lhr30mins) not wearied their genius for the ridiculous' Sydney Morning Herald.

Preview Aug 7-20,22-27: 17:30 (I hr 30mins) £16.£14.0000(£15.00) European premiere I THE GOOD,THE BAD AND THE CUDDLY - FREE! Laughing Horse ComedyIPBH Free Fringe Laughing H | Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate -0131 556 4481 • Grid Ref: D6 Three fantastic rising stars of the comedy circuit - Sion James, Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin - bring you an hour of gags and storytelling. (Warning: includes silliness,, £; cuddling www.freefringe.com Aug 12-26:and14:rude 25 (Ihr)bits!)(FreeNon-ticketed) World premierei GORDON SOUTHERN -THE SOLUTIONS Goldman King £ CKP by arrangement with Lisa White Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square » 0131 668 1633 » Grid ReftFS Direct from the Dubai, Adelaide and Melbourne comedy festivals. Southern - 'r sharp wit and imagination' Evening Standard - brings some answers in a dazzling, intelligent, funny new show.£5.'T00op class all round' SundayTimes. 'Very funny' Time Out Preview11Aug Aug -13,14,113-5: 8-20,20:l5(lhr) (£8.000)0) Aug 6,7-10, 6-17, 2215-27: -24: 20:20:1155 (I(I hr)hr) £8.£9.0000 (£7.

World premiere* I GRANDMOTHERF***ER Pat Candaras A New York cult. She's like Marge Simpson - then she opens her mouth. Pat's a very busy woman but wants to tell you about sex, religion and homeland security. 'Smart and sassy'AugScotland Sunday,ns) £5.****00 List.

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THE GREAT BIG COMEDY PICNIC (FREE) I Ian Fox and PBH's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate *0131 556 4481 "Grid Ref: D6 ’ For the fourth year the picnic returns for the funniest dinner party date on the ,■ Fringe. They'll be serving up everything from your ever-reliable sausage roll (in the I* aisles) more(FreeNon-ticketed) sophisticated comedy quiche.

Aug 5-26:to your 15:40(Ihr) s6789 10 II 15 16 17tith18 , 19i 2021 22 23 24 25 26272829303M2 " M imin mi i i 12i mi 13- ..■14■i.tM-mn n —nmmmr.m ■ r ■ 3 , ■mrn j GREEDY Unrestricted View Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 » Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • J An antidote to seriousness. Slick'n'sexy sketch comedy. 'I laughed so much, I forgot ' to kil myself Si Spencer (BBC). Those watching were in danger of falling out of T their chairs Three Weeks.

Preview Augas3-4:1they I7:3rolled 0(55miabout ns) £5.0 (SSmi 0i0n delight' Aug 5-6, i. Aug 7-10,111-13, 4,16-17,8-20,212-24:5-27:17:17:303(SSmi ns)ns)£8.£9.505(£7.0 (£8.50)50) UZU 30 3 3 3 416 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 03 2 THE GROTESQUE WORLD OF ST URSULA'S SCHOOL FOR THE UNWANTED Little Lesley SweetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston j I West ♦ 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off >» l Welcome to Little Lesley's unexpected new life. Watch as his lonely imagination : spawns a peculiar world of time lords and an important mission. A dark, harrowing, *I gut-wrenching Preview Aug14-17,3: 2character I9:l0(lhr) £5.comedy, 00(10 hr) £7.www.little-lesley.co.uk Aug 4-10, 0-24, 2 7: 19: 1 50 (£6.00)50) yi Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: I9:l0(lhr) £8.00(£7.

World premiere • BEB 303 23 456 78 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303 12 GROW UP The Big Bad Friendly Wolf Explosion Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 jColourful, imaginative comedy and kitsch-cool creativity. Crayons quarrel and birds ibattle balloons to offbeat music and fast, funky visuals. Four from Foodights have escaped Footlights and adapted their sell-out preview 'Circus' for the Fringe. Watch r.Preview the trailer:Augwww.pleasegrowup.com 2-5: I4:00(lhr) £5.00 Aug IAug 6-10, 11 -13,114-17, 8-20,221-24, 5-27:28:14:1400(Ihr) 00 (I hr) £9.£8.005(£8.0(£7.00)50) World premiere • HSU R3 23456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE GUN SHOW 1C presents...

C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 ;Late night live chat show. Play Russian roulette with special guests, comedy, magic and live music. Thursdays get set for the weekend, Sundays celebrate 7 days of Fringe Aug 6,1hedonism.

0,13,17,20,2For 4,27:updates 01:00 (I hrtext30miGUN ns) £5.to50 (£4.07887 50) 926101. www.thegunshow.co.ul World premiere-HJ 156 789 10 I 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » 30 3i GUY CUBED ' |Guy Cubed Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Help wanted: Manhatten - are you driven to unprecedented levels of procrastination and sloth? Do you feel inconsequential, trivial, or simply irrelevant? Do you like •ainbow colored slinkies? Then we want you! Guy Cubed: a hilariously absurd new :omedy.

Aug 21-26: 2l:30(45mins) £7,00 (£5.00) European premiere is 6 7_8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2S HAEMORRHAGE Brainstopping Smirnoff 7870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • inter the dark and sil y world of Matt Bowder and Ben Manning. Brand new sketch low from the co-writers of ITVI's 'The Sitcom Trials'. 'Nostalgically evoke double to45(Ihr) The Young Ones' Scotsman, www.brainstopping.com .AAugug from 13,14-17,18-20,Blackadder 21-24:25-27:16:416:5 (Ihr) £7,5£8.0(£6.50(£7.50)50) World premiere 3456789 10 I 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2E

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For all your Fringe tickets ti call 0131 226 0000 « HA HA YUM. MAEVETELLS JOKES WHILE LILLY MAKES CAKES Maeve & Lilly Higgins - www.edcom6.com Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Maeve Higgins likes comedy. Lil y Higgins likes cooking. In their Edinburgh debut, they'll do both. Amazing! (unless you're lactose intolerant). Maeve stars in RTE's Naked Camera. rocks).

Preview11-13, Aug18-20, 2-5:2(Li16:5-27;0l 0y(Ialso 0(£7.50) • EE Aug 16:hr)0£6.0(Ihr)00 £9.Aug50(£8.6-10,50)15-17,21-24,28: I6.00(lhr) World£8.5premiere is6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RICH HALL Rich Hall Assembly @ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Following the success of his BBC4 series Rich Hall's Fishing Show/Catde Drive, the ; I. Perrier winner and Fringe favourite returns with an all-new show. 'A craftsman : I completely at ease... 2one8: 22:of30the(I hr)UK'£ 13.s favourite US comedians' Scotsman.

Aug 00 (£ 1200) Aug 4-10, 11-13,15-17, 18-20,22-24, 25-27: 22:30(lhr) £14.00(£13.

00) World premiere if 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HAPPY HOUR IN ITTAKES 3 - DIRECTED BYVIRGINIAii SCOTT Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 An inventive, fast-paced, physical comedy about 3 misfit buddies on the road trip of i their Think Blue Man Group Previewlives.Aug14-15, 2-5: 1800 ns) £5.meets 00 The Monkees. 'Hilarious' NewYorkTimes.

Aug 21 -24,(I18.hr28:0ISmi Aug 6-10, 11 -13,18-20,17,25-27: 0 18:(I hr00I(ISmihrnIs)Smi£ n10.s)0£9.0 (£9.000(£8.0) 00) Worid premiere • HEI is6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HEARING VOICES - FREE SHOW Mike Manera and Michael Fabbri Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street • 0131 556 8974 • Grid Reft B6 Michael Fabbri ('stunning' www.chortle.co.uk) and Mike Manera ('A comedy force' Time Out) perform their first Edinburgh show, featuring stand-up and other stuff.

Expect5-13,fun,15-20, and22-26: it's free!21:00 (I hr) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug Worid premieren, 56 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 22 23 24 25 26 27282930: HELLO DALAI Piggy Nero Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Award-winning comedy trio Piggy Nero return to make you kak your kimono on their voyage to Shangri-La. Catch the East Infection. Directed by Cal McCrystal.

'Preview Hilarious'AugList.3-4:'S18:heer45 (ITalent' Fest. 'Die5-6,Laughing' Sundoy Mo//. 'Riotous' (I hr) £9.piS5cotsmen.

0 (£8.50) Aug 7-10,15-17,22-24: 18:hr)45 (I£5.hr)00£8.Aug 50 (£7,50)11 -13,18-20,25-27: 18:45World 56 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HERESY Laughing Horse Comedy PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street • 0131 225 2022 • Grid Reft C4 Three dark comedians provide the antidote to mainstream comedy. Stand-up sets that will shock, delight and re-align your view on a world built from lies. James Cann (Melancholy Surrealism),Wendy Reed (ExorcisingTrauma) and Rick Molland (Unsettllhgly Aug 5-10,12-17,Perceptive), 19-24,26: 22:www.freefringe.com 30 (I hr) (Free Non-ticketed) European premierei.

56 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 THE HERETIC (Revolution theatre in association with Fringe Management Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Nothing's sacred as Jesus Murphy - evangelical atheist - takes on God, the Four Horsemen and Mother Teresa. 'One of the best Fringe offerings of all time' Georgia Straight (VancouverWeekly),***** Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,'Stupefyingly irreverent' Winnipeg Sun. £5.00 Preview Aug 2-5: 2l:45(lhr) Aug 6-10, 1 4, 1 6-17, 2 1 -24, 28: 21:45 (I£10,hr)0£9.0(£8.005(£7.0) 50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 21:45(Ihr) European premiere • HEU >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com MILS BARKER: IN THE WRONG PLACE I Mils Barker , Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 i| Join Mils and some fictional accomplices on a voyage of inquiry and confusion. Why . are we here, and where are our drinks? 'Hilarious and quite brilliant' Time Out, 'One »> toPreview watch, definitely' 2-4:219:5-27:0www.chortle.co.uk 0 (I19:hr)00(1£5.0hr)0 £9.Aug50 (£8.5-8,010)0,14-15,17,21 -24,28: World 19:00 (I hr)premiere £8.50 (£7.• QEH 00) Aug 11 -13,Aug18-20, ! 303 2 3 4 S6 789 10 I M2 13 14 15 t> 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 < THE HIVE The Four Horsemen Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E4 " The Hive:- Dedicated to providing a refuge for comics and audiences alike. Our i mission:To deliver an alternative experience to that of overrated, over priced Late i Aug Night3-26:showcases.

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23:00 (I hrThe 30minonly s) £5.guaranteed 00 Worldll findpremiere • QSH 303 23 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 : THE HOLLOW MEN (> BBC Radio 4 . Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 i Eavesdrop on a world of bizarre goings-on in this hysterical sketch show. Fresh from a Comedy Central television series, winners of the 2003 Aspen Comedy Festival ofVariety' .i Jury Aug Award 16: 19:45and(Ihr)one(FreeTi cketed)s 'Ten comics to watch'. bp 31 I 239 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 THE HONOURABLE MEN OPART The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 1 Daniel Kitson hosts any number drawn each night from a select group of John ^ Oliver,Andy Zaltzman, David O'Doherty, Russell Howard, Alun Cochrane and Demetri It starts at midnight and£9.goes Aug 6-10,1Martin.

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World premiere 6 7 8 910 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303! 12 HOWARD MARKS - AN AUDIENCE WITH SENOR NICE 1 Howard Marks Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • I Brand new show based on Howard's long awaited follow up to his 800,000 selling , autobiography, 'Mr. Nice', titled 'Senor Nice - Straight Life', an exclusive preview to Howard' UK stand-up tour. .Aug 14: 19:s forthcoming 30(Ihr) £13.00(£1200) World premiere ' &1123456 7 8 9 JO II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 HOW MUCH LONGER CAN HE GET AWAY WITH THIS? ; 1 Peter Buckley Hill's Free Fringe : Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate •0131 556 4481 • Grid Ref: D6 f 1 Peter Buckley Hill's one man show. What can 40 words do among so many others?

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■ IjAug6-8, 7-22,24-26: I I3031 6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 HURREN & RICE'S FREE LUNCHBOX PBH Free Fringe iLaughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street *0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref: F6 . Laugh yourself stupid with stand-up comedy, sketches and entertainment from that : 'hilarious duo Ben Hurren and Aaron Rice - or your money back! With special guest I (Aug6-19: Dave Penguin, 12:10(1www.hurrenandrice.co.uk hr) (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere =B3I 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 I HYPNOTIC HILARITY \ 'Stuart Knox & Tricia Lichfield 1 IHenry's Cellar, 8 Morrison Street • 0131 228 9393 • Grid Ref: F3 |Oin us on an enchanting & hilarious journey as we travel the globe seeking the >key of life. Mind magic, comedy & audience participation. Be inspired, mystified, „- (electrified!

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For all your Fringe tickets ■ call 0131 226 0000 ‘ IAN FOX - THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT (FREE) Ian Fox and PBH's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street • 0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref: F< ■ 1 'If a butterfly flaps its wings in the Amazon can it cause a tornado in Texas?' Debut | ] solo show from the comedian's comedian. '. . several divisions higher in the comedy ] league.6-14,. ' 1www.chortle.co.uk Aug 6-26: 13:25 (SSmins) (Free Non-ticketed) 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728; IAN STONE: EMBRACE THE CHAOS Ian Stone Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) * Control is an illusion. Why not Embrace the Chaos. 'Seriously funny' Guardian.

'Ultimately, it is the sheer quality of the material that impresses' List. 'A masterful exponent of3-4: self-mocking Preview Aug 21:2205-27: (SSmi21:humour' ns)20£5.(SSmi 00 Times.

Aug 5-6, 1 1 -13, 1 8-20, Aug 7-10,15-17,21 -24: 21:20 (SSmins) £9.ns)00£(£8.10.000)0 (£9.00) UK premiere 56 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IDA BARR - GET OLD OR DIE TRYING Ida Barr The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 Olivier award winner Christopher Green returns as pensioner rapper and purveyor of artificial hiphop.The Notorious I.DA. The show's intent is comic, but doesn't shy away from pathos Aug 22-28: 17:00 (I hrandI Omiemotion, ns) £ 10.00wvvw.idabarr.net (£8.00) 15 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUNDAY Sherwood Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 Award-winning stand-up James Sherwood takes a break from his topical writing (Private Eye, Mock the Week,The Now Show) to consider life's bigger questions. 'Fantastic' Time Out. 'Piercing' Evening Standard. 'Savage satire' Sunday Times. www.sherwoodcomedy.com PreviewAug I500(50mins) Aug6-14, 16-21,4-5:23-27: 15:00(SOmi£3.ns)00£5.00 World premiere-1 >56789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 2° 30 3i I'M A CELEBRITY - PLEASE LEAVE ME HERE! Grisha from Siberia Arcade Bar, 48 Cockburn Street •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Grisha, a top Russian celebrity, is trying to make it in Britain. From shopping in Argo: toAugflying eating grub£5.0in0 the pub.. will he make it? Find out forWorld yourselves!

I-27,easyjet, 29-Sep 2:to21:00(Ihr) premier >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728i9303i i: Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B Aug6-12: 15:40(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29.30 31 i.

THE IMPROVABILITY DRIVE Mayday Players Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Improvised comedy show full of dark and surreal scenes based on your suggestions, Ijj Turn on the Improvability Drive for a sensational montage of games, reincorporation M and hilarity.

A sortI3:l0(55mins) of domesticated Pulp Fiction set in rural Britain.

Preview Aug 7-27:Aug13:4-6: 10 (SSmins) £5.00 (£4,£3.00)50 W" >56 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IMPROVERTS EUTC Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Edinburgh's resident improvised comedy institution are back for their 17th Fringe run. Spontaneous scenes and sketches based entirely on audience suggestions - never the same show twice! 'Breathtakingly good' Scotsman. 'Get your tickets double-quick' List, 2www.improverts.com Aug 3-5,7-12,14-19, 1 -26: 00:30 (I hr) £5.00 (£4.00) EE >567 8 9 10 II 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 272839

[24 hour box office at jwww.edfringe.com INDER MANOCHA - UNPRONOUNCEABLE ! Inder Manocha I Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 if This EMMA Award winner epitomises 21st century Britain: an Indian who's more || English than Kenneth Williams - but whose name no one can pronounce. This debut ': li solo showAugtakes an19:1intelligent, bite out of the myth of multiculturalism.

Preview 2-4: 52(I1-24, hr) £5.28:00caustic Aug 5-7, 9-10,18-20, 14,126-17, 19:£9.155(Ihr) £8.00)50(£7.00) Aug 11 -13, 5-27: 19: 1 5 (I hr) 0 (£8.

World premiere • H2H 1 30 3 M234:6 789 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IN STITCHES St George's Medics Revue 4i West SweetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston » 0870 of241Art,0136enter♦ Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off We’ve got to have a sense of humour to spend our days with a bunch of fat, Ji alcoholic, lazy spongers. And that's just the consultants. Irreverent comedy sketch show14-20: from 21:the10future ri Aug (40mins)of£7.the00 (£6.NHS.00) Be afraid.

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COMEDY JANE BUSSMANN - BUSSMANN'S HOLIDAY Jane Bussmann - Filthy Picture and Richard Jordan Productions Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place •0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 'Funniest show at Edinburgh' Matt Stone, South Park. Direct from her hit sell-out LA season, South Park, Brass Eye and Fast Show writer performs her true and hilarious tale: celebrities, and the world's sexiest15-17,peacemaker.

Preview 4-5:guerillas (55mins)premiere £9.50 (£8.5•0)ECU Aug 11-13,Aug18-20, 220:4-27:00 (SSmi 20,00ns)(SSmi£5.0n0s) £10.Aug506-10, (£9,50) 22-23: 2000European

[VISIBLE INK Shortfuse ijlWest SweetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston • 0870 of241Art,0136enter»Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off (Three of the UK's most innovative spokenword artists, Suzanne Andrade, Rhian Edwards and Nathan Penlington, tear-up the boundaries of page and stage with a slickly staged scrapbook cabaret of darkly humoured writing, wry literate comedy Aug3-15,17-28: I6:00(lhr) £7.50(£5.50) European premiere • I 1.3031 34:6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ITS NEWS 2 ME ySmugly Beige fc too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref:E4 ■When circumstances put a halt to the live news broadcast, the News 2 team iStruggle to keep themselves together. What with tantrums, tea towels, coffee, iconfrontation, Aug 3-5,7-12: I0:scuba 00(50migearns) and £6.50seagulls, (£5.50) the headlines just get hilarious!

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JAMES SMILEY: PUBLIC SCHOOLTWAT Evil Twin Productions in association with Intrepid Entertainment |C central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge»0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 I One young man. One Bil Hicks-ish black jacket Hopefully more than one joke.

- join James and his twisted observations on drugs, sex, the universe and matron in rclAug20-28: some very posh stand-up!£6.5www.intrepidentertainmentcom I I:l5(45mins) 0(£5.50) ts6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . - - ■ JAMIE DOUGLAS HISTORIQUE -\Hustle Smirnoff (10870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • i*!'Terrible things happened in history. Jamie Douglas has some funny sketches about jithem. Don't miss the successor to 'Most original show at the Fringe' **** Three Weeks. i Smart goofiness best'n**** fest Guardian. Total sell-out 2005.

3-4:18-20,at15:its0205-27: (SSmi s)0£5.0 (SSmi 00 ns)'So£9.exciting' - ■ PreviewAug Aug 5-6, 1 1-13, 15: 0 0 (£8.

0 0) Aug 7-10,14-15,17,21 -24: 15:00 (SSmins) £8.00 (£7.00) Worid premiere • HSU 5 34:6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 ? IAMIE DOUGLAS VANITY FILM RETROSPECTIVE HjHust/e JJlVue Cinemas, Omni Centre, Greenside Place • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: C5 Il'One week in June 2006 Jamie Douglas executive produced and starred in 5 short j'fiims. Over his long career he explored major themes, most of which involved Jamie [(Douglas.

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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 000C JANEY GODLEY & ASHLEY STORRIE'S SQUARE STREET I: Janey Godley & Ashley Storrie Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • A uniquely outrageous mother-and-daughter sketch show. At 13 the Fringe's youngest comic,Ashley ('Barbed with cynicism beyond her years' Sunday Telegraph), returns aged 20 with acclaimed mum Janey ('Compelling.. ballsy.. brilliantly funny' Guardian), www.janeygodley.co.uk 5-6,11 -13,18-20,25-27: 18:30 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) Preview Aug 7-10,Aug14-19,3-4:21 18:-26:30 (I18:hr)30 (I£5.hr)00£8.Aug 00 (£7,00) World premier a i >s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2F JANEY GODLEY S BLOG - LIVE! Janey Godley Smirnoff Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 •Grid 56Ref:E5 Two years blogging. Mad marriage revelations. Kazakhstan stalkers. George Clooney in . n a toilet 'Outrageously candid' Sun. 'Some of the sharpest-elbowed comedy in the world'| New YorkAug Times. 'Broadeningnthes) £5.comic genre.. exhilarating'fest www.janeygodley.co.uk ‘ _,. .

Preview Aug 7-10,14-17,3-4:2120:-24:102ft(SSmi10 (SSmi ns)00£9.Aug50 (£8.5-6,010)1-13,18-20,25-27: 20.10 (SSmins) £ 10.50 (£9.0<f >s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2F JARRED CHRISTMAS - THE GEEK SHOW Goldman King £ CKP Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Jarred Christmas is a bit-of-a Geek. This is a comedy journey through teenage pain, unhealthy obsessions with movies and a bizarre interest in Einstein. There is a geek iPreview n all of Aug us. 3-5: 21:40 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 6-10,15-17,21 -24: 21:40 (I hr) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 11 -13,18-20, 25-27: 21:40 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.00) Worid | >56 789 10 II 12 13 - 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JASON BYRNE - SHEEP FOR FEET AND RAMS FOR HANDS Jason Byrne Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft E4 This is Jason's 10th anniversary in Edinburgh. This year promises to be a tornado of I madness and laughter, with million mile an hour delivery! Prepare to be stunned in the mouth!

Preview 4-5:222:l5(lhr) Aug 11 -13,Aug18-20, 4-27: 22:15£5.(I 0hr)0 £Aug 14.506-10, (£ 1250)15-17,22-23,28: 22:l5(lhr) World£I250(£I premiere1.50)• HE >567 89 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JASON WOOD - MY ANUS HORRIBILIS Hannah Chambers Management Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The all-singing,all-sparkling Jason Wood takes you from speed-dial Samaritans to happiness in five easy steps! Voyage into Jason's anus horribilis and you'll leave screaming for2-4:more. ysterically ***** List.

PreviewAug 19:25'2H(SSmi ns)8:£5.19:020funny' Aug 14,126-17, Aug 5-7, 11-13,9-10,18-20, 5-27: 2-24, 19:252(SSmi ns)5 £9,(SSmi50n(£8.s) £8.00)50 (£7.00) World premiere-t >56 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JEFF GREEN: PERSONAL Jeff Green Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • Radio 2'broadcaster, best selling author and Perrier nominee returns with an hour crammed with his brilliantly astute and hilarious observations. 'Uniquely honest and very, very funny'21Herald. the£ 11.best' Aug -24,28:19:19:'O40(Ihr) 4ne0 (Iofhr)£13.

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Aug 4-10, 11-13,15-17, 18-20,25-27: 00(£1200) >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JEFF INNOCENT: ECO WORRIER The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref-CS Jeff Innocent worries about the world in the 21 st century and wants to make a difference. So from January 2006 he has attempted to live an ethical lifestyle. Find out whatAughappened show.

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JEN BRISTER - ME, MY MUM & I |/en Blister Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 i An exploration of the mother/daughter bond. Forget unconditional love, conditions :! really do apply. Brister examines her relationship with her Spanish mother and the ijfimportance of2-4:food, dressing plastic bags.21-24,28: 20:30(lhr) £8.50(£7.00) Preview11-13,Aug18-20, hr) £5.0elegantly 0 £9.Aug50(£8.5-7,and090)-10, 14,16-17, Aug 220:5-27;30 (I20:30(Ihr) Worid premiere • HSU , X3 2 3456 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 JENNY LION: AS SEEN ON TV * The Jenny Lion Edinburgh Project SweetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston >IWest • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off {^Welcome to Jenny's world: from contestant on Mastermind,Weakest Link, University - Challenge, etc., join her journey from gameshowland, via Bolton, to a surreal new reality. Part ofThe Jenny£5.Lion00 Edinburgh Project documentary, www.jennylion.co.uk : irPreview Aug 14-27:Aug22:3:302l:l0(lhr) (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50)Aug 4-12: 21:10(1 hr) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere • EE3J m 3 456 78 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829133 ri JERRY SADOWITZ - EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 'OFFENDER ferry Sadowitz - The Most Offensive Comedian on the Planet! sembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell :mbly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place » 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E4 liScotland's maverick comedy guru with his most high-profile show to date.

[Undoubtedly the world's most splenetic, exciting, vituperative stand-up. '. . comedy's jipnly genius.. compelling, hilarious, unpredictable and unmissable... the funniest country' _ 1 Aug(median 21-23:in20.the40(lhr) £13.50Guardian. (£12.00) Aug 24-26: 20:40 (I hr) £ 15.00 (£ 13.00) iff3H 2 3 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 JESS AND KATE - LIVE, UNCUT AND FREE! 1 (ess and Kate/PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street *0131 225 2022 • Grid Reft C4 From LA to London, two girls, four wigs and a suitcase. Hilarious sketch comedy from America, with two talented tarts. Don't miss it! 'I laughed, I cried, and then I saw the show'15:35Kenneth, www.freefringe.com Aug20-26: (Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere ESUSrTHE GUANTANAMO YEARS ibie Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Christ (Son of God and father of modern stand-up) returns to earth for his ong-awaited comeback tour. He doesn't get past US immigration: he's a bearded, Middle-Eastern guy13:0prepared as a5-6,religious martyr. “reviewAug 0 (SOmi ns) to£4.ns)0die0£7.Aug Aug 8-10,15-17,3-4:22-24: 13:00 (SOmi 50 (£6.510)1 -13,18-20,25-27: 13.VS00 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) IM BOWES: QUIZ SHOWS, RAP OFFS AND BLIND CONFIDENCE Kevin Harrington Productions Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road •0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 Ibiza DJ,TV presenter, tea shop owner, retro clothing business, marriage, divorce, house, £27,000 won on TV gameshows and nothing to show for it., except this ftory.

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00) Worid premiere*Ha IMEOIN ’jeffer Notice Productions <£ MZA Seorge Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place • 0131 662 8740 -Grid Ref: F5 r 5 minutes of sublime comedystand-up from Fringe's Irish/Australian favourite.Standard.

'Sharp'Iast gets ihey come... so appealing' sb better thanlaser-accurate... this' Time Out. 'Inspired'is rarely Independent.

'ComedyEvening at its best' Scotsman.

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Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E4 | The Jim Henson Company's renowned puppeteers demonstrate what happens wher traditional comedic improvisation is mixed with the uninhibited anarchy of live puppt performance.

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Aug 15-17: 5night 0 (£515.0)of00)improv and definitelyEuropean Aug 4-6, 11-13,8-10,18-20: 20:40(Ihr)hr)£20.£ 017.0(£17, premiere s6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2J =t JIM JEFFRIES -THE SECOND COMING Jim Jeffries - www.jim-jeffries.com Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Triumphantly returning after 2004's total sell-out 'Porn-Idol'. The internationally acclaimed storyteller presents his most morally bankrupt show to date. 'Like all the w greats, heAugis able art form' Montreal Gazette.

Preview 3-4:18-20,22:to32turn 55-27: (I hr)filth22:35(Ihr) £5.0into 0 an£I200(£I Aug 5-6, 1 1-13, Aug 7-10,14-15,17,21 -24: 22:35 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00)1.00) World premiere • tE31| JIMMY CARR - GAG REFLEX Hannah Chambers Management International •EICC 0870(Edinburgh 4000 886 • Grid Ref: F2 Conference Centre),The Exchange, Morrison Streetit One of comedy's biggest faces (in every sense) and star of 8/10 Cats returns to Edinburgh to do what he does best live onstage. No under-16s unless they have an ASAugBO,17-19, in which f*k itIQmins) £14.00(£1100) 24-26: case 21:30(Ihr World premi JIMTAVARE - A HISTORY OF VIOLINS Jim Tavare Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Bafta-winning Godfather of musicology Professor Jim Tavare and his big wooden w 'Bassie' in a one-man musical massacre. No double basses harmed during the cou ofPreview the show.

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Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 18:45 (Ihr) £10.50(£9.00) 00) Worid premiere-B JOCK SCOT AND GARETH SAGER, RETURN OF THE PRODIGALS Soho Theatre in association with Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Masters of blues-backed verse, they supplied vibes to The Clash, Nick Cave and The Libertines. 'You'l cry with laughter.. alchohol-inspired madness providing the missingj link between Burns£10.and00(£9.

Charles Aug 10-14,26-28:Robbie 2300(Ihr) 00) Bukowski' Independent. World premier*} JOHN HEGLEY ELEVENSES John Hegley Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 A biscuit-barrel of laughs. But not just laughs. Biscuits too. For some. New poems and songs from new book, Uncut Confetti. Mid-morning mirth and misery - no filth.

'Aug Scandalously talented'28:Sunday Times. 'Awesomely mundane' Independent.

Aug 8-10, 11 -12,15-17, 18-20,22-24, 25-27: 11:113)5 0S (I hr(I hrSmiSmins)ns)£ 11.£ 10.000(£8.0 (£7.00)00) JOHN OLIVER & ANDY ZALTZMAN DETONATE 70 MINUTES OF UNBRIDLED AFTERNOON The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place ♦ 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref C5 The creators of Radio 4 megabits The Department and Political Animal pitch camp at; The Stand and unleash their sporadically acclaimed brand of satirical comedy on an if unsuspecting post-lunchlOtimeslot Preview ns) £7.premier 00 (£6.00l:| Aug 5-13,Aug15-28:3: I7:30(lhr 14:50 (I hr I Omiminns)s)£7.£8.000(£6.

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p4 hour box office at www.edfringe.com JON LEVENE IS JON LEVENE IN THE JON LEVENE SHOW JH/nt of Lime Productions ( C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: D5 fHalf Australian, half English - twice as funny. 'Smooth, intelligent and very funny' Beat.

I'Rotty mouthed brat' Age. There can be only one. See Jon - or die sad and lonely.

Jwww.hint-of-lime.com Aug 5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27: 20:45 (I hr) £8.50 (£7,50) World premiere • EE3J JU 12341 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303m 2 |OSIE LONG: KINDNESS AND EXUBERANCE 'Vlovenck Comedy 1 Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Reft D5 ; The title is aspirational and descriptive. An imaginative and original new comedian ,):! arings her first hour show to Edinburgh. 'Off the wall, scattershot and inspired' It.■ jPreviewAug4-5: Even/ng News. Chortle Best£4.Newcomer. winner.

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World premiere-EEB iS03M 234 j6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 2223 24 25 26 272829303 2 JULIET MEYERSrA LIFE:A FANTASY p/es Meyers - PBH Free Fringe jghing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 •Grid Reft B6 iuliet has a perfect life, dependable partner, 'modern' parents, even an unshakeable iligious conviction... or has she? Life's so much easier when you make it up!

Scotsman. (FreeNon-ticketed) 'Had me in stitches' BBC. jjAugrellent' 5-25: 22:10(Ihr) 56789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29303 n |UMP - MARTIAL ARTS COMEDY I" * YEG’.GAM Inc. Korea [Assembly ©Assembly Hall, Mound Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E4 2005's sell-out extravaganza of feet, fists and fun that entertains all ages with hilarious spectacular acrobatics. 'One of the best shows you'll ever see' Scotsman.

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Aug 6, 1 1 -13, 1 8-20, 0 (I Aug 7-10,14-17,21 -23: n17:s) 0£013.(I 0hr0 (£I Emi12.n0s)0) £ 12.00 (£0011.(£01100) 0) Aug Aug 28:27: 16:16:3300 (I(I hrhr II Smi Smins) £ 1200 (£ 11.00) HE3 [56 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 iUST A MINUTE 3BC Radio 4 Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pieasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 ,-ively and loquacious panellists, chaired by Nicholas Parsons, try to speak for 60 » seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Attracting the best comedians 'er 35 years. (FreeTi Isn't it time you learned what the fuss is about?

Aug Aug 16:16: 1215(Ihr) 13:45(Ihr) (FreeTiccketketeed)d) 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » !UST ANOTHER SUNDAY licy Slot Productions lolyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 Chicken Flu! Vegetarians Out! Join Barbara's 'live' Sunday Roast With irfect diction and imperfect smile hear why circumcision, short forearms, placentas >nd butter make for a very happy family. . Sundays will never taste the same! (vww.rarebirdsprod.com ^reviewAug iwAugS: Aug 6-13, 15-26:5: I13:13:1155(30mi (30minns)s)£2.£4.0000 (£3.00) European premiere * MflJI s67 89 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272839 l.'USTIN EDWARDS - UNACCOMPANIED AS I AM UiMst/n Edwards j^leasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 terrier Best Newcomer 2002, and Perrier nominee will sing you some songs.

Gloriously excruciatingly funny' Daily Telegmph. 'Accomplished writing and flawless terformance' 'I can't see1what all the fuss is about'£9.Scotsman. '’reviewAug 2-5:SundayTelegraph.

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Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street >0131 556 2549 • Grid Reft D5 The best of the comedy circuit all clamour to play this notorious club. We personally select the finest and funniest there i s .

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Aug 10-14,16-21,23-27: 00:30(2hrs30mins) £6.00(£4.00) 303123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29303112 KARL SPAIN - LOVE... WHATEVER THAT MEANS www.edcom6.com Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 'Brilliant!'

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Wants a Woman. ' S ee him now before he gets too bi g ' Three Weeks.

2-5:222:l5(lhr) £8.50(£7.premiere 50) • ECU List Aug 11-13,Aug18-20, 5-27: 22:15£6.(Ihr)00 £9,Aug50(£8.6-10,50)15-17,21-24: 22:l5(lhr)World 'Very funny,' 303 13416789 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 Scotsman 'Incredibly funny PHIL KAY ★★★★ Gilded Balloon Productions Metro Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 » Grid Reft F5 Ebullient, fascinated, climactic, satisfying, resplendent, pompous, truth babbling, dopey yet zooming, frisky. You simply must come and see what seventeen years of praise and recognition done for Phil who6-10,has15-17, spent the last year on£I0.the00(£9.beach.

Preview 2-5:2have 22:IS(lhr) 00) • HZ31 Aug 11 -13,Aug18-20, 5-28: 22:15£6.(I 0hr)0 £Aug 11.00 (£ 10.00) 22-24: 22:l5(lhr)World premiere 303 13416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 KEITH CARTER'S THE FALL OFTHE HOUSE OF FRAZER PLEASANGE 0131556 Maverick Comedy www.pleasance.6550 co.uli, Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street •0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 www.edfringe.com Award winning comedian Keith Carter presents a tale of revenge, retribution 10.45pm crazy double act and retail therapy. Liverpool Comedian of the Year 2004 and 2005. Northwest 2-28 Aug (not2,3,4) 16)f Comedian of the Year 2005.

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6-10,510)5-17,22-24,28: 20:00 (IWorld hr) £9.premiere 00(£7.50) • EEHl Aug UMV tlKtrOH 303 1345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Vinnely lamented KEVIN MCALEER: CHALK AND CHEESE The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 Enter a private world of paranoid delusions, hallucinations and broken down language. From the man who put the pan in deadpan and the nse in nonsense. 'He's soPreview funny it hurts' Sunday £6.Tim0es.0(£5.00) PreviewAug4: I7:40(lhr) £6.00(£5.00) Aug 5-13,Aug15-27:3: I9:30(lhr) 17:40(Ihr) £7.00(£6.00) European premiere 3031123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 KEVIN SHEPHERD: COMICS DIE IN HOT CARS - FREE! PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street • 0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref: F6 A free, live, comedy documentary shot in Kevin's car. Join Kevin and friends as they live the dream. Each show will include a different comedian from the many road trips performing Aug5-26: 17:50(Ihr)live.(FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere i 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 282930312 "Fantastic show!"

The Scotsman KEVIN TOMLINSON: SEVEN AGES Kepow Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Sold out 2003-2005. 'Seven Ages' has toured to Asia, Canada, New Zealand and America and received 5 star reviews whilst at the Fringe 2005. A comedy about the 2-28 Aug seven ages1of8-20,life.25-27: 'Magical Aug 11-13, 23:00comedy (I hr) £8.5theatre' 0 (£7.00) Herald.

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KIERAN BUTLER IN CHE GUEVARA ON THE FRINGE 2 Kieran Butler with Austin Low The Three Tuns, 7 Hanover St • 0131 225 8998 • Grid Reft D4 Venues: the bourgeoisie. Artists: the proletariat Join the revolution. A new tour from Kieran (BBC Scotland) and Ausdn. 'Damn good fun.. the best free show you wiAugl see' 3-6,9**** -13,1Evening 6-20,23-28:News.14:30 (I hr I Smins) (FreeTicketed) 303 3 4 16 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 KILL THE MONSTER! Laughing Horse Comedy/PBH's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street • 0131 556 8974 • Grid Reft B6 Light the torches! Shake your pitchforks aggressively! Round up the rest of your fellow villagers! Then come along and witness a fiendishly funny, unholy alliance of ripsnortingly Aug 13-14,16-21,funny23-26:stand-up 15:40(Ihr)comedians (Free Non-tandicketriveting ed) variety acts. W '' 30 31 12 3 956 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 3112 KIM HOPE - ROLLERCOASTER Mick Perrin Productions and Gilded Balloon Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 ■ Grid Reft F5 Strap yourselves in. One of Australia's finest comic talents in her solo Fringe debut. 'Laughs flow more freely than a greased-up snake on a waterslide' www.paramountcomedy.co.uk; 'Very funny, immensely likeable.. brought the house down' InPress, Preview Aug 2-5: 19:214-24, 5Melbourne, (I hr)28: £6.19:0405 (I hr)www.kimhope.com Aug 6-10, 1 4, 1 6-17, Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 19:45 (I hr) £ 10.0£9.0 (£9.000(£8.0) 00) World premiere • FTTH 303 13 416 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29303 2 THE KING AND I - FREE Griff Griffiths and Nigel Taylor Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref. B6 Stand up comedians Nigel Taylor and Griff Griffiths argue their obvious differences in weight, height, intelligence and knowledge ofWest End musicals. Note - this is not a musical.12-26:Early17:4evening laughs for free!!

Aug 5(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) 3031 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28» 30 3ii2 KIRSTEN O'BRIEN & RUTH BRATT - LESLEY S LUNCH HOUR O'Brien & Bratt Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Not lunch. Not quite an hour. But at least one Lesley. Kirsten (Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, Smile) and Ruth (Annually Retentive, FAQU) in sketches from their brians. it i4n5 (Iyour dairy.

Preview11-13, Aug18-20, 1-4:Put212:5-27: 12:45 (I hr)premiere• £7.50 (£6.00)EESQ Aug 12:hr)4£5.5(Ihr)00 £8.Aug50(£7,5-7,090)-10,15-17,21 -24,28:European 303 13456 789 10 II 12 13 > 13 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 KIT &THE WIDOW:A BARELY CIVIL PARTNERSHIP Kit £ The Widow Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 07816 671 450 • Grid Ref B3 These Fringe veterans can still hold a tune, if not their water. Laugh with/at them as they attempt to remember their new material. 'The best act in their price range' Joan Preview17,Rivers.

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0 0) Aug 22-24: 19:00(Ihr) £1200(£10.00) World premiere 30 31 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 KNOW IT ALL? Punk Science Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref F5 Do you want answers? Do you want them now? Or is three fifteen ok? Two idiots from the Science Museum answer the big questions asked by you the public, through comedy, music2-5:and15:1live5 (I hr)experiments.

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For all your Fringe ticket; 4 call 0131 226 000C * KOCKOV'S FREE MIND SHOW Left of Centre Illusion Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street • 0131 225 2022 ♦ Grid Ref: di Mullet-haired Monrokvian magician, 'Kockov', is 'a deranged Derren brown-style' ; mentalist His comical show displays amazing mental powers. Real magic, real . j powers, funny.hr)Unmissable Aug 12-18:realIZ-OO(l (Free Non-tic-ketfreeed) entry. Adult only.

A THE KRANKIES & STU FRANCIS It’s Alright For Some George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F :> Ooh, I could crush a grape! What the world's been waiting for. The Krankies & ' ll Stu Francis finally hit the Fringe. For one spectacular night Get tickets now before ; •i t they' Aug 28:re only 19:30available (2hrs 30mionns) Ebay. £ 17.50Fan-dabi-dozi! (£ 15.00) i| KRYPTON 2 CLAPHAM - FREE Robin DebIPBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street • 0131 225 2022 • Grid Reft C4W An hour of thrill-powered stand-up for geeks, freaks and fen-boys. Irish/Indian ||| comedian Rob Deb shows you how to stop worrying and wear a cape. Comedy jl comes to comic19-24, books for2105real(I hr)heroes everywhere!

Aug 5-10, (Free Non-t icketed) Free entry, www.freefringe.coril Aug 12,19,122-17, 6: I430(lhr)26: (FreeNon4id«eted) . WoHd pretrJWN LA CLIQUE La Clique The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 667 8940 • Grid Reft F5 Celebrating the danger, sensuality and pure unadulterated pleasure that a night theatre should be! 'An intoxicating fusion of music, comedy, acrobatics and erotica... anPreview unforgettable night., an awe-inspiring of x-rated action' Evening Ne Aug 5: 223:30(lhr30mins) £15.00 kaleidoscope Aug 23:30(lhr30mins) Aug 6-10, 11-12,13-17, 18-19,0-24, 25-26:27-28: 23:30(lhr30mins) £18.0£15.

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THE LADYBOYS OF BANKNOCK Carnival Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Reft E4 || Take The Full Monty', add 'Much Ado About Nothing' and throw in a couple of musical numbers. Faced with closure the boys of the Banknock Bowling Club take I desperate Aug 14-19,2measures 1 -26: 19:30and(SSmibecome ns) £9.00the(£6.0'L0)adyboys of Banknock'.

I LATE N' LIVE Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 | The original, and the best late-night show on the Fringe. Laugh and dance all the wa4|^ til dawn with your favourite comics and fabulous bands. Not for the faint hearted! If 'Preview The in-place the comedy£10.crowd' Scotsman.

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THE LATE SHOW Underbelly Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • ‘II The biggest names in the smallest of spaces. The most intimate late night gig retumslt- .

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LAUGHAPOOLOOZA Assembly Theatre Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Reft E4 For six massive shows only, Laughapoolooza brings you a late night musical comedy frenzy i |l'r with international comic musicians£13.joki0n0g,(£1200) jamming and creating an all-round hoop-la!||ft Aug UK 11-12,and18-19, 25-26: 00P0(lhr20mins)

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LAUGHING HORSE FREE COMEDY SELECTION laughing Horse ComedyIPBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street •0131 556 8974 » Grid Ref: B6 |A fantastic selection of stand-up comedy talent from across the Fringe, Scodand and jiaround the world. Different line-ups every night All for free! Cheap drink. Friendly iliatmosphere.

Aug 5-26: 21:55Bar(2hrsto30mi3am.ns) Sel(Freel outNon-tFringe icketed)2005. www.laughinghorsefringe.co.uk World premiere i 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 272829303112 LAUGHING HORSE FREE LATE NIGHT COMEDY 1 Laughing Horse ComedyIPBH Free Fringe I|F6 s Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Buccleuch Street *0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref: Jit's late.. it's live.. and it's free! Matt Price presents the best in late night comedy, | with an ever changing line-up of comedians from across the Fringe.. in Edinburgh's intimate late show, www.laughinghorsefringe.co.uk ~/most Aug 5-26: 0l:05(lhr55mins) (Free Non-ticketed) W' 56789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 LAUC LAUGHING HORSE FREE PICK OF THE FRINGE yi Lough/ wghing Horse ComedyIPBH Free Fringe 1Laughing ling Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate ‘0131 556 4481 • Grid Ref: D6 : Top com comedians from across the Fringe.. competition winners... the best new talent JDifferent line-ups every night Absolutely the best way to see great Fringe comedy.

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Non-tiwww.laughinghorsefringe.co.uk cketed) World premiere Ins 3 56 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27282930312 LAURENCE AND GUS - NEXT IN LINE j Lourence and Gus 4°leasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 i-The Radio 4 stars return with a complete mesh of sketches about ambition, L|ifrustration and dread. Writer of Rigor Mortis,That Mitchell and Webb Look. «>Beautifully written... funniest double-act you'15-18, ll see' Scotsman. Total£9.sell00(£8.out00)2004/5. ’’reviewAug2-5: Aug 12-13,19-20,217:5-27:00(Ihr)1700£5.(I hr)00 £Aug6-11, 10.00 (£9.00) 21-24: 1700(Ihr)World premiere • EC3I 0 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 2829303112 AURENCE CLARK: JIM FIXED IT FOR ME mused Moose Comedy <£ Tongue in Cheek Comedy :e Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550- Grid Ref: F5 xibed as a 'sit-down comedian' by Cherie Blair, Laurence was on 'Jim'l Fix It' |h 1990.. he's still getting over it! Viciously funny'Scotsmon. 'Damn funny comedy Perfect' -'Aug •’revi11-12, ethew Augheart..

2-5:219:5-27: 30 (I19:hr)3(www.chortie.co.uk). £5.0(Ihr)00 £9,Aug50(£8.6-10,00)14-17,www.laurenceclark.co.uk 21 -24: 19:30 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) 18-20, 3 23456 789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 2829303 2 LEEDS TEALIGHTS p/reborne Theatre m Cowgate and Victoria Street) • lireborne returns to the Fringe (***** Three Weeks, 2005) with a fast paced sketch how, providing belly laughs through wit song and absurdity in a show of unrivalled warmt and 3:nonsense.

The freshest review9h,1Aug 00 Augthing5,11,on13,the19,2Fringe, 5,27: I4£)0(55mins) £8.W50(£7.' 50) )Aug7, 7,21,23:I400(55mins) I400(55mins)£4.£7i0(£650) 1 03! 123 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 282931 LETS TALK TO BARRY ilex Lowe -'feasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 tarry from Watford was a star on lain Lee's radio show before a brutal axing, fiow he's back, with a right 'cob' on. Reviews for Alex Lowe's The Wrestling: Tremendous!'

'Very funny' Guardian. ',A10,ug15-17, 2-4:****17:1 -24,Scotsman, 40(Ihr) 217:8: 417:£5.0(Ihr) 4000(I £9.hr)5£8.0(£8.500(£7.0) 00) 13,18-20,225-27: World premiere• I 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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COMEDY LIANE ROSS PRESENTS SOMETHING VAGUE - FREE FRINGE PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street ♦ 0131 225 2022 • Grid Ref: C4 A straight, stand-up comedy show. Raw, cheeky, sexy, abstract, topical, crazy, shocking, surreal, energetic, filthy and honest all rolled into one. Liane Ross and Liam Spiers are Augsure 5-26:to18:bring 05 (Ihr)the(FreehouseNon-tdown. icketed) UK premiere 30 3 1 23 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 LICK AND CHEW -THE WORLD IS JUST ENOUGH Lick and Chew Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 'Fitchew and Pikington - a double act to watch... rousing singing, sharp acting, very funny sketches' Stage. 'Best sketch comedy on offer this year' Independent. 'Fresh and instinctively hilarious' on Sunday.5-7,9-10,14,16-17,21-24,28: 18:00 (I hr) £9.00 (£7.50) Preview11 -13,Aug18-20, 2-4:218.5-27:00 (IScotland Aug 18:hr)00£5.(I 0hr)0 £Aug 10.00 (£8.50) Worid premiere • EE3U 303 23456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LIKE,TOTALLY... DYLAN MORAN Mick Perrin Productions In Association With Gilded Balloon The Usher Hall, Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1155 • Grid Ref: E3 Retouched and airbrushed, the vineyard vampire with the loose cough and mini-cab odour returns to demand gratuities from the minimum waged. Book now or you'll never t miss50)something.

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30 3112 3 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 LINSAYWEBB - FOOLOSOPHY Comedy Webb Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street •0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 Multi award-winning Australian comic hilariously explores fools, fooling and being fooled. An energetic riotous performer. Catch this rising Aussie star and his 'electric jaw' in hisAugEdinburgh must6,see' Jimeoin. www.comedywebb.com Preview 0debut (I hr)21:£5.20'A0(I0hr)Aug (I hr) £9.00premiere (£8.00) •EEafl Aug 7-10,14-15,4-5:17,21:212-23: £8.0011-13, (£7.00)18-20,24-27: 2120European 3031123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829S3I 2

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A LITTLE LADY PRESENTS JEST Palaver Productions Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref:P5 c 1 After her sell-out show at the Glasgow Comedy Festival, miniature mistress of mirtHljif Susan Caiman introduces some of the best late night comedy on the Fringe. 'A weesttfc lassie big future...'

PreviewwithAuga 4-5: 00:00 (2hrs)List£5.00 Aug 6-26: 00:00 (2hrs) £7.00 (£6.00) BEH i 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829 3031 Ml LIZZIE ROPER IN PECCADILLO CIRCUS Lizzie Roper - Festival Highlights Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Revealing real people's fetishes and dirtiest secrets in their own words, Lizzie Roper »a (Cuckoo's Nest Odd Couple) delves into the nation's views on sex. 'Like Creature jlli: Comforts sex and less plasticine' Alan Davies. 0 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) II Preview11-13,Augwith 2-5:more Aug 18-20, 218:5-27:30 (I18:hr)30£5.(I hr)00 £Aug 10.006-10, (£9,010)4-15,17,21-24,28: 18:3World premiere •EC3 3 303 23456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE LONDON UNDERGROUND SONG (AND OTHER i BALLADS) Amateur Transplants W Medina & Negociants, 45 - 47 Lothian Street • 0131 225 6313 • Grid Ref: F5 jji Physician, musician and internet comedy phenomenon Dr Adam Kay singing some HI very undoctorly stuff. 'Extremely funny' Telegraph, 'A cult hit' Sunday Times. (Not suitable for your I900(55mins) elderly maiden aunt) Aug (£5.000)0) Aug 12-14, 12-14,116-19: 6-19: 21:00 (SSmins) £7.£7.0000 (£5.

UK premier if. x 31 12 3 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 so 31 (B LOOSE ENDS BBC Radio 4 HI Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 JL Ned Sherrin will be helping to double the population of Auld Reekie when he flies ini|K to tie-up and unravel a few Loose Ends. He'll be joined by guests for conversation, f i music19:andIIOO(45mi lots of ncomedy.

Aug s) (FreeTicketed) X3I 12 3 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 x 31 r! : brett Vincent tor underbelly promotions proudly presents; the early edition 11.50am pleasance i godliman & lane 4.45pm pleasance steve williams 7.30pm the tron rob heeney 8.50pm underbelly nick doody 8.45pm pleasance dome | carrie quinlan 9.00pm gilded balloon glenn wool 9.00pm the tron matt kirshen 9.30pm pleasance topping & butch 9.55pm underbelly al pitcher 10.30pm the tron jim jeffries 10.35pm underbelly carey marx 10.50pm pleasance dome] fullmooners 11.55pm baby belly 1 12 hours of the funniest comedy in edinburgh rl (and the best late night show in the uk) www.underbelly.co.uk see page 32,38,72,66,58,26,37,55,76,18,46,26,55 for information

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LOVE... ITS NOT A BIG ENOUGH WORD www.garethberliner.com Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 Following his 4 star 2005 Edinburgh show, Gutless ('More soul than a hundred other comedians' Metro), Gareth Berliner presents a funny show about love and life.

'Preview Cheaper than4-5:Prozac' The Age, Melbourne.

I80)(55mins) Aug 6,8-13,Aug15-27; 18:00 (SSmins) £3.£5.000(£100) 0(£4.00) World premiere •HSU 303 23416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 272829 303112 LUCY PORTER - THE GOOD LIFE Lucy Porter Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Total sell-out 2003,2004 and 2005! 'The cheeriest show in town... a laugh-a-minute session' Telegraph. 'Charmingly twisted, articulate and witty' Sunday Times. Best ever show award-winning Book early!

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Aug 14,126-17, 30 (I hr) £1.11.00)50 (£ 10.00) Aug 5-7, 11-13,9-10,18-20, 5-27: 21:30(Ihr) £I250(£I World premiere• HSU 3031121416 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LUKE WRIGHT, POET LAUREATE Aisle 16IEscalator East to Edinburgh Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Aisle 16's Luke Wright seeks top poetry job. Rate negotiable. Has own quill. 'Hot young talent'Sunday T/mes. 'Pure genius'Metro. 'Very funny'Evening Standard. 'Beats most *****£5.TimeOut Previewstand-up' Aug 2-4:2Guardian.

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Aug Aug 5-11, 12-13,15-18, 19-20,12-24: 5-28:16:16:1010(SOt(SOminins)ns)£8.£9.0000(£6.(£7.00)00) World premiere • HSU 23456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LUNCH BOX LIVE Underbelly Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • The best bites of stand-up comedy, theatre and sketch from across the Fringe.

Lunchtime smorgasbord of Fringe delights served up by hosts that included Boothby Graffoe.jo Aug 6-27: 12:Caulfield 35(Ihr) £6.and00 Topping and Butch in 2005. The menu changes daily. HSH 6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 39303112 LUNCH WITH THE HAMILTONS Hamiltons Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 They've survived the jungle, the House of Commons and Louis Theroux! Now Neil & Christine Hamilton face their biggest challenge yet., three weeks at the Fringe hosting aAugdaily5-7:chatshow special guests and surprises.

Preview 130028:(I hr)13:filled £5.0(Ihr) 00with£9.gossip, Aug 8-9, 1 4-17, 2 2-24, 0 5 0(£8.

0 0) Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 13:00 (I hr) £10.50 (£9.00) World premiere • HZH 3031 23456 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 303112 MACAULAY AND CO. BBC Radio Scotland and BBC 7 The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens ‘0131 667 8940 » Grid Ref: F5 Broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC 7, one of the top ten ticketed events at the 2005 Fringe. Fred MacAulay and co-host Sue Perkins bring you the pick of comedy music09:30(lhr30mins) at the festival. (FreeTicketed) Aug 14-18,and21-25: 30 31 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 MAGIC@CAFE ROYAL Ian Kendall and Friends Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street *0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 It's a magic show. Three magicians over three weeks. Scott Sullivan from America, Fringe veteran Ian Kendall's new show in week 2 and FISM champion Paul Nardini in week 3. www.virtualmagicshow.com/fringe for dates and more info. Superb. HSU Aug 4-27: 17:20 (SOmins) £7,00 456789 10 M 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303 12

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COMEDY MAGIC STEVE'S DISAPPEARING ACT Isabel Fay Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road •0131 556 5044 • Grid Reft E6 'I'm Annette Cadabra - Magic Steve's lovely assistant! He let me write this cos I'm like the new Debbie McGee, only better coz I'm allowed to talk.' A warped magic circle13-27: surrounds this nblissfully Aug 23:00 (SSmi s) £6.00 (£5.unaware 00) comic chararter.

World premiere 30 31 123 456789 10 I 2 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 271 MALCOLM MARVELLE - MASTER OF MYSTERY AND THE LOVELY RITA False Impressions £ Tranquility Base Presents Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 Poached from the 20 seater Twilight Ballrooms in Scratby, this notorious couple present their magic show. But not just any magic show. Miss this and you'll eventually regret it Scissors!

Aug 15-20: 22-00 (45mins) £8.00 (£6.00) 3456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 MARIA BAMFORD - PLAN B Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly Grid Reft D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Melbourne Comedy Festival's Best Show 2004, star of Comedy Central's Comedians of Comedy, Maria Bamford 'is a comic gem' (Guardian) and 'is a bravura display of comic acting and writing, an emphatic success' (Age, Melbourne).

PreviewAug 4-5: 19:30 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 6-10,15-17,22-23,28: 19:30 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,24-27: 19:30 (I hr) £ 11.50 (£ 10.50) European premiere • ECU 3031 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MARKALLEN'S QUITE GOOD BRITAIN - FREE PBH's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street •0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 Great Britain was formed 299 years ago. 12 monarchs, 120 colonies and 49 Eurovision entries later, maybe it's time for a review. Is Britain still 'Great' or is 'Quite Good' more appropriate? www.commitnonuisance.com Aug 5-14,16-22,24-26: 15:15 (Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere 30 3! >2345 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29303112

MARK OLVER - HAPPY ACCIDENTALLY Mark Olver Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 5S6 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 A few years ago Mark Olver broke his leg on stage in front of three hundred people i and performed stand-up while waiting for the ambulance. This is his story. Abridgecfl 'Preview A king ofAugcomedy' 2-4:220:5-27:2BBC 5 (I20:25(Ihr) hr)Radio. £5.00 £9,Aug50(£8.5-10,00)14,16-17,21 -24,28: 20:2World 5 (I hr) £8.premiere-F 50 (£7.00) | Aug 11-13,18-20, >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2!

MARK WATSON AND HIS AUDIENCE WRITE A NOVEL: Goldman King £ CKP by arrangement with Karushi management .ip Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref. E6 j| Celebrated Perrier-nominated published novelist Mark Watsonliterature attemptsand .1II.. o write a novel in just a month,comic fromandaudience' s suggestions.

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I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 M 25 26 27 28 2? 30 3i MARK WATSON: I'M WORRIED THAT I'M STARTING TC| HATE ALMOST EVERYONE IN THE WORLD Goldman King £ CKP by arrangement with Karushi management 'I Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref. E6 j Barry Awardtonominee Last year: Newcomer totalTelegraph. sell-out, transferred Melbourne2006.Festival.

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124 hour box office at ,www.edfringe.com MARTEC ENGINEERING PRESENTS PATRICK ROINK fPBH Free Fringe |Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street»0131 556 8974 »Grid Reft B6 ■ A great fun filled show with in your face comedy that's up front, honest and, more Ifimportantly, and ihave Hug 5-12,14-19,it's2very 1 -26: very 2100funny.

(40mins)Come (Free Non-t cketed)a laugh!!!! European premiere 3, s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303m 2 tMATT KIRSHEN - HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BOY? ''Matt Kirshen - www.mattkirshen.com ^ Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 « Grid Ref: E6 ijThe award winning 'pocket-sized dynamo' (Evening Standard) makes his hugely ■i|iinticipated Fringe debut From Kirshen's easily distracted brain comes a joyous : nour of precision comedy. Unmissable. 'A rollercoaster of comedy genius' Scotsman. ’reviewAug2-5: hr) £5.00 £9.Aug6-10, 30(1 hr)premiere £8.00(£6.5•0)HSU Aug 11-13,18-20,221:5-27:30(121:30(Ihr) 00(£7,50)14,16-17,21-24,28: 21:World 234s6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Jmaxwells fullmooners lAndrew Maxwell's Fullmooners - www.maxwellsfullmooners.com i Smirnoff SridReftESBaby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • - Ve you a fullmooner? Clap your hands, stamp your feet put the howl on top UK's talked about late show transfers from The Comedy Store for 13 nights only! ton'jg 3-5,t hate10-12,us,1join 7-19,us.24-27:Book23:5now!

5 (ShrsSmins) £10.00 j 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 I MAY CONTAIN NUTS Jlambalaya tketch show from this popular comedy team. A host of absurd characters in lizarre situations illustrate the lunacy of modern life. With inventive yet warm and snjoyable humour, Jambalaya on London' s comedy/sketch circuit ’reviewAug ns) have £5.00excelled Aug£8.5-6, £9.00 (£8.00) Vug7-10,14,13-4:6-17,1805 21-24:(SSmiI805(55mins) 00(£7.11-13, 00) 18-20,25-27: I805(55mins) World premiere-ECU :s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ME DAD'S DEAD Smug Roberts jimirnoff 1870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Me Dad died Monday. I was back gigging on Thursday.' A broken hearted clown ells the story of his loss and how he coped. He gigged, they laughed, he cried.

Expert teller'£9.Manchester tug 15: story 20:30(Ihr) 50(£&50) Evening News.

Worid premiere 1,12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 iEN WITH BANANAS BIGGERTHAN JESUS - FREE UdeShowSociety/PBH Free Fringe aughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street» 0131 225 2022 » Grid Reft C4 wo men present loads of hilarious stuff.. like sketches and that With bananas! ounds vague, and it is. But by August it should be dead funny. 'Firm comedy festival ifvourite' «ug 13-18,Evening 20: 14:2Mail.

0(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere >3112 34 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 jiERVYN STUTTER S PICK OF THE FRINGE Ylervyn Stutter tilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 5 years! The longest running show on the Fringe! 'A vibrant and stimulating powcase of Fringe talent' Scotsman. Comedy, theatre, music, dance - the lot! Every ky.'.Jgsee10,1highlights from 8 different shows£8.5in0 (£7.90 0minutes.

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COMEDY MICHAEL MCINTYRE: AN EVENING WITH Michael McIntyre Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref: F5 The Perrier Best Newcomer nominee returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with more 'pure classy stand-up' (Evening Standard) in an all-new show. The most gifted young comedian around' Metro.

Preview Aug 2-3:212ft20(lhr) Aug 4-10, 1 5-17, 20:£5.20 0(I0hr)£11,£ 10.00(£10, 00 (£9.000)0) Aug 11-13,18-20,2-24, 5-27:28:2020(Ihr) Worid premiere • ECU 30312 3 456 789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28293031 2 MIKE BELGRAVE - OUTTO LUNCH - FREE PBH's Free Fringe Laughing F6 Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street *0131 667 6907 • Grid Reft Introducing the world of Belgrave, with tales of women, drinking, shmokin' and many more unrelated subjects. A one hour debut of high-energy cheeky fun.

'Aug7-15, Crazywackyzany' TimeicketOut.ed) 17-22,24: BBC. 16:40(Ihr)'Excellent' (FreeNon-t World premiere 30 3 12 3 9567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 MIKE WILMOT: COMEDY BLUE Mike Wilmot Assembly Grid Reft D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • The Time Out Comedy Award winner hosts Comedy Blue with 2 special guests.

Material guaranteed to be untransmittable. So leave the kids at home, morals at the door and8-10,brace the festival's 0nastiest Aug4-6, 15-17,2yourself 21-24,OOfl2for8:O00:00(Ihr) 0(£10.00)show.

Aug 11-13,18-20, 5-27: (lhr) £13.00£11.(£1100) Worid premiere 3031123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 MIXT NUTZ Mixt Nutz Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 * Grid Reft F5 London's most diverse comedy troop brings you a mix of improv, live sketch, magic and short films. Award-winning and fresh daily material including Token Girlfriend', 'Preview Street Magic2-5:MCs'1600and(I hr)'Paranoid Muslim' guarantees a different hr)show£8.0every 0 (£7.00)time!»HSU Aug 11-13,Aug18-20, 25-27: 16:0£5.0(Ihr)00 £9.Aug00(£8.6-10,00)14-17,21-24,28: 1600 (IWorid premiere 30 3 13456 789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 2728 MOOVERS & SHAKERS AT UDDERBELLY AmusedMooseComedy in association with Underbelly Productions E4 UdderBELLY, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft F5 Fast-moving, star-studded new show inside the fantastic upturned purple cow, featuring the finest highlights across the festivals, showcasing sketches, humorous songs and monologues, dance, theatre pieces, music and stand-up comedy. Too hot toAugmiss, 5-6,11www.amusedmoose.com 1-13, 23:l5(lhr £11.550)0 (£10.50) Aug9-10, 6-17:18-20: 23:l5(lhr ISminISmi s) £9.ns)50(£8.

Worid premiere• HSU 30 3112 345 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 MOTHS ATE MY DOCTOR WHO SCARF Toby Hadoke Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Don't know the difference between cybermen and cystitis? Fear not - this bittersweet, satirical, obsessive, incisive comic odyssey is just what The Doctor ordered.

'A star I9:45(lhr) with brains£5.-00wellAuginformed, very funny' Guardian. £9.00(£8.00) Preview Aug Aug7-10, 14-17,3-4:21-24: 19:45 (Ihr) £8.00(£7.5-6,00)11-12,18-20,25-27: I9:45(lhr) World premiere • HSU 3031123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 MOUNT RUSHMORE'S BABES 'Loughies' The Jazz Bar, IA Chambers Street •0131 220 4298 • Grid Reft E5 What do you get when you blend two London Toffs, oneTaff and a Geordie lass?

'Mount Rushmore's Babes' - a modern satirical cabaret/sketch show dealing with contemporary Livnels)y and but may offend!

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!24 hour box office at jwww.edfringe.com MOZART S BACK! Rainer Hersch Assembly Grid Reft D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • I'Rainer Hersch (Borge Again!) brings a hilarious Wolfgang Amadeus back from the i grave. Austria's wunderkind returns with the truth about his life and death and to ask what 1happened to al4l 0the(I hrroyalties? funny' Scotsman.

Aug Smins) ££1100 I ZOO'H(£ersch 10.00)is tear-streamingly Aug 4-11, 12-13,5-18, 19-20,22-24: 25-28:15:I5:40(lhr5mins) World premiere-ECU 456 789 10 II 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE MURDER SHOW - 24 WAYS TO DIE Radish Productions Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • i24 nights, 24 comics, 24 deaths! Club Sandwich where anything can happen.

Witness dirty deeds and the funniest fatalities. '. . a different kind of show' Bruce IDessau, comedy critic and £5.previous victim, wwww.murdermysteries.org.uk Preview 3-4: 23:40(lhr) Aug 5-6,Aug 111-13, 23:4000(I£9,hr)00(£8. £ 10.000)0 (£9.00) lAug7-10, 5-17,128-20, 1-24:25-27: 23:40(Ihr) Worid premiere • UEH S3 23456 78 9 10 1 112 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28293031 2 MY BROTHER AND I ARE PORN STARS Van Brugh Family Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 A side-splitting, edgy love story that confronts issues of incest and pornography in A hilarious, fantasy-stricken manner. Contains nudity, mania, violence... and Christian porn. Material offend.£5.'S0ick,0 twisted and funny' NZ Herald.

I Preview Aug15-17,2-4:2may 2l:00(lhr) Aug 5-10, 2-24, 21«)(I hr)£9.£8.50(£8.

50 (£7.50)50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27:28:2100(Ihr) European premiere• ECU !03 123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MY FAMILY AND OTHER ALCOHOLICS ■ FREE Lewis Bryan Comedy/PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate • 0131 556 4481 • Grid Ref: D6 Lewis Bryan hosts a post-lunch happy hour covering highs and lows of growing up in aAug5-13: family of16:people loved to drink and laugh, until they all died. OfWorld alcoholism.

55 (Ihr)who(FreeNon-ticketed) 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 »30 31 12 NATALIE HAYNES - WATCHING THE DETECTIVES 'Natalie Haynes Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Ever wished you had the brains of Columbo, the tenacity of Jessica Fletcher and the tustomised van of Ironside? They could solve all our problems... 'An electrifying, taustic and brutally2l:00(lhr) funny hour' Herald. “reviewAug2-4: £5.2100 00 Sunday Aug 5-8, 1 0, 1 4-15, 1 7, 2 1 -24, 2 8: (I hr) £9. iAug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 2100(1 hr) £10.50(£9,5000)(£8.00) World premiere •ECU 3 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS !6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NEIGHBOURS FROM HULL Dave Tordoff Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 rom creator of John Shuttleworth. Goole-based concreter Dave Tordoffs ambition s to become a successful after dinner speaker. Join Dave as he prepares his patter, includingAugtips2-4:on tax is comical bliss' Evening Standard. preview 18:15avoidance.

(SSmi ns) £5..ns)00'H£9.is0ignorance \ug 5-10, 1 5-17, 2 2-24: 18: 1 5 (SSmi 0 (£8.

0 0) lAug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 18:15 (SSmins) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World premiere • ECU 3 123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 2 NEIL EDMOND: KNOCKER Neil Edmond Loo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 56% of people say that market research is evil and stupid. Neil will prove it in a 'how based on actual daily door-knocking! Perrier Best Newcomer 2002, BBC R4's Tie Consultants.

'Madly 'reviewAug 5(Ihr)ingenious' £4.00£8.00(£6.FT.50)'Bizarre brilliance' Observer. [faig6-8, 10-15,4-5:17-28:19:1I9:l5(lhr) World premiere• HSU 31 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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COMEDY NEIL MCFARLANE:A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY Fat Cat Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref: F5 Unspeakably middle-class and impeccably grammatical. He knows what you're thinking. Do such people exist? What do they eat? Meet this arousingly symmetrical gentleman and2-5:find2l:30(55mins) out He has£5.0had0 all his jabs. Reclaim the avenues!

PreviewAug Aug Aug 6-10, 11-13,15-17, 18-20,212-24: 5-27:21:21:3030(SSmi (SStnnis)ns)£8.£9.0000(£7.(£8.00)00) World premiere »HZ31 303 2 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303 i NELLY THOMAS - FAMILY TIES Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 What would you have been like if you'd grown up in another family? Nelly fears she might've become a Christian telemarketer, a competitive eater or worse - a hippie.

Deadpan stand-up and beautiful characters... 'irresistible' Beat, Melbourne.

Preview Aug 2-5: I7:45(lhr) Aug -24,28:17:17:45£5.4(I5 0(Ihr)0hr)£9.£8.505(£8.0 (£7.50)50) Aug 6-10, 11 -13,15-17, 18-20,2125-27: European premiere • QHH 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 NEWSREVUE 2006 Canal Cafe Theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Guiness World Record Holder for Longest Running Live Comedy. Fringe First Winner. Perrier Finalist Total sell-out every year. 'A whirligig of blissfully caustic satire. An intoxicating cocktail of sketches and bladder-threatening songs' Metro.

Book2-15, in advance, Aug 17-28: 21:4www.newsrevue.com 5 (I hr) £9.50 (£8,50) World premiere • HSM 303123456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NICHOLAS PARSON S HAPPY HOUR Pleasance Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 ♦ Grid Ref: E6 'Choose this one for sheer smoothness' Daily Express. Following his sell-out success last year, he's back. More engaging, more flamboyant more outrageous. A truly interactive15-17, comedy show guests from the showbiz world.

Aug 20with (I hr Ihigh OmiIQmins)nprofile Aug 9-10, 11-13,18-20,22-24: 25-26:17:17:20(Ihr s)£9.£10.505(£8.0(£9,00)00) 30 31123 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728293031 12 NICK DOODY - BEFORE HE KILLS AGAIN Nick Doody Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square » 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Quiet neighbour Nick Doody never meant to do it Take that political establishment and all major religions! You drove him to this.. 'Superb... you found yourself laughing whilst consciously lip' wvvw.bbc.co.uk Preview Aug 2-5:17,20:21trying 4-24, 5 (I hr)28:to£5.20:bite0405 (Iyour Aug 6-10, 1 4-15, hr) £8.

Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 20:45(lhr) £9.50(£8.5000)(£7.00) World premiere• HEM 3031 23456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NICK MOHAMMED - THE FORER FACTOR Goldman King t& CKP by arrangement with PFD Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance « 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Building upon the success of his award-winning 2005 debut Nick brings an all-new set of characters together in this mind-bending, breath-taking comedy. 'Sublime' vwvw.fringereportcom - Winner Best Comedy. 'Genuinely funny' Metro. 'Awesome' Three Weeks, www.theforerfactor.com Preview Aug 3-5: 1800 hr)28: £5.180000 (I hr) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 6-10, 1 4, 1 6-17, 21 -24,(I1800(Ihr) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27; £9.50(£8.00) World premiere• »-3l 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE NIMBLE MAMMOTH Matt Price Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, IS Brunswick Street •0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 Matt Price takes his audience on many different journeys. Often you won't see the end until the very last minute. Poignant brutally funny and sometimes heartbreaking stories are turnedicketintoed) well-crafted comedy fables. World premiere Aug5-26:from16:2real5(Ihr)life(FreeNon-t 30 31 2 s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 58

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NIP-ON/NIP-OFF Tom Sharpe SweetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West • 0870 of241Art,0136enter« Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off The weird, quick-witted President of Cambridge Foodights is a half-Nip youth in middleclass England. Follow his warped, virtuosic mind on a madcap philosophical journey through humour Aug 22: Japan, 18:45 (45mi ns) £7.and00 (£6.the00)beauty/problem of words. See www.pleasegrowup.com.

World premiere 30 31 12 3 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 NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE Denis Vrang Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road *0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 Join New York based comic in his unbearable heaviness of being. From Hollywood Hil s to Caucasus, from portable mind readers to jellybeans, Moses to Zaphod Beeblebrox, e canns)be£3.difficult if you only try hard enough.

Aug 4-5: 23:23:000li0f(SOmi Aug 6-12: (SOmins) £6.0000 (£5.00) World premiere • HSU 30 3 . 2 3 416 7 8 9 10 II 12 ! 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 NO ONE HAS EVER COMPLAINED BEFORE Teresa Jennings Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ■ 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 'A fine comic performer' www.edinburghguide.com (2005). Very, very funny'Amused Moose (2006). Teresa Jenning transports us to an Ireland free from contra-rebels, contra-payments snakes hissed themselves' St Patrick.

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00ns) £8.00 (£7.0The Aug 8:15:15:15n1s)(55mi 5 (55mi Aug 6-10, 11-13,14-17, 18-20,2125-27: ns) £9,00 (£8.00)0) World premiere • BE3I 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE NOW SHOW BBC Radio 4 Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The team combat the sil y season's traditional lack of news with two shows recorded at the Fringe. Your chance to see Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis' inexplicably never broadcast, warmcketup.ed) May include special guests.

Aug 10,17: mime 14:45 (Ihr)based(FreeTi 30 31 12 3 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 NUCLEAR WAR! FOLLOWED BYTHE TOTAL EXTERMINATION OF EVERY LIVING ORGANISM ON THE PLANET Laughing Horse ComedyIPBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate •0131 556 4481 » Grid Ref: D6 Kiwi comedian Kevin McCarron's hilarious post-apocalyptic show. Unscripted, the experienced stand-up invites audiences to suggest subjects which form the show. Sell out Aug Fringe 14-26: 2005.

16:55 (Ihr)www.kevinmccarron.co.uk (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere 3031 12345 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 OH CUTTHROAT COMEDY - CLAIRE HOOPER Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref: F5 Claire Hooper's captivating tale of impending throat surgery and her attempts to master all forms of communication! Poignant and piss-funny, featuring video, mime, sign language,T-shirt slogans dancing. But no live voice..

Preview Aug12-5: hr)28: £5.00:and 0000 (IMChr) £8.Hammer Aug 6-17,20000(1 21 -24,00:00(Ihr) Aug 6-10, 11-13,14,18-20, 5-27: £9.00(£8.0000)(£7.00) European premiere • HSU 03 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 OLD HABITS DIE HARD The Durham Revue Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • A traditional sketch comedy lights up lights down format The Durham Revue could never function in perpetual light Accessible, well conceived.. undoubtedly funny' (www.hairline.org.uk). 'Fevered imaginations' Scotsman. 'The show fizzes with relentless energy' - Pick of the16:15Fringe 2005£5.0(www.edinburghguide.com). www.durhamrevue.com Preview 0ns)Aug 15 (SSmipremiere ns) £9.00•(£8.HSU00) Aug 7-10,Aug14,13-4: 6-17,21 -24:(SSmi16:n1s)5 (55mi £8.005-6,(£7.101-13, 0) 18-20,25-27: 16:World 30 3 23456 789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 3! 2

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OTHER PEOPLE Guy Incognito C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 One sofa. Two friends. One girlfriend and only two tickets to the gig of the century.'

Hilarious exploration of male friendship in the vein of Seinfeld. 'A great show terrifically funny(SOmi dialogue' Aug 4-28: 1105 ns) £6.5David 0 (£5.50)Mitchell, Peep Show.

W >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 OTWAY John OtwayON OTWAY Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 » Grid Ref:F5 Making the most of failure and coping with success - John Otway's hilarious yet moving5-8:account Aug 00:00(Ihr)of£10.his 0insane 0(£9.00)assault on the music industry. s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 ■ i OVERTHE Matt Byrne HILL Sweet EGA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off- It Over The Hil is a hilarious, touching, one-man tribute to legendary British TV comic'jj Benny Hil . It explores the rise and fall of an enigmatic genius who made millions I laugh worldhr)but£7.sadly died13-20: alone.163)5(1 hr) £8.00 (£7.00) Y Previewaround Aug 12:the1605(1 00 Aug t56 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2!

OWEN O'NEILL IS A ***T AND SO IS SEAMUS HEANEY OMAR MARZOUK & METTE LISBY - CARTOON Owen O'Neill HEROES, DRAWING A LINE Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square»0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 www.edcom6.com - Paramount International An evening of raucous humour, readings, writings and stories. Some truth, lots of lies Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square » 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 and a short film out £5.without aid of6,8a-10,screen or cameras.

Danish/EgyptianMetteOmarLisbyMarzouk Preview11-13,Aug18-20, 2-5:2acted I9:45(lhr) 00 £l0.the00(£9.Aug 28: I9:45(lhr) £9.00 (£8.00 comedienne (host ofreturns, Danish joined Have I byGotaward Newswinning For You).DanishStand-up on Aug 5-27: I9:45(lhr) 00) 14-17,22-24,European premiere*!— themes of religion, porn & cartoons. >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Preview11,1Aug 2-4:222:5-27:00 (I22:00(Ihr) hr) £5.00 £10,50(£9.Aug 21-00 premiere (I hr) £9.50♦HSU (£8.00) Aug 3,18-20, 00) 5-10,15-17,21 -24,28:World THE OXFORD IMPS 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Oxford Imps Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge « 0870 701 5105 « Grid Ref: D5 Oxford's improv comedy troupe hits Edinburgh again for a third sell-out year!

Armed only with audience suggestions, the Imps create a high-paced Whose Line Is Anyway?

Aug 4-28: style 15:35 show (SOmins)on£8.the50 (£7.spot50) (£6.Fit 5for0 C)teens and adults, www.oxfordimps.com World premiere «!IS >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE OXFORD REVUE Oxford Revue Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Fresh from four sell-out productions,The Oxford Revue returns with new sketches, monologues and musical revue. Described last year as 'some of the funniest sketchefj you will Aug see at the Fringe' the longstanding groupns) £9.awaits yo> Preview 5(55mi17:n(www.fringereportcom), £5.00ns)Aug 55 (55mi Aug 7-10,14-15,3-4:17,I7:215-24: 5s)5 (SSmi £8.505-6,(£7.151-13, 0) 18-20,25-27: 17:World premiere50 (f" ' >56 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PAM AYRES - IN HER OWN WORDS Pam Ayres Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • The People's Poet plays the Fringe for the first til le with a selection of favourite poems and monologues. 'Her humour, verging o the black at times, is contagious and Aug so21:original' 19:20(Ihr)Telegraph. £15.00(£14.00) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 PANDEMONIUM The Play Pigeons Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House « 0871 750 0077 * Grid Reft A comedy by Jack Cullen. This riotous expose of all that's funny (and sad) in moder student life poses the big questions: sex, friends, money, parents... why are they all s<n problematic?

Aug 21 -26: 16:4'A0 (Icaptivating hr) £7.00 (£5.first 00) play' Oakhamian Magazine 2005. European premiemjms 2345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2!

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OLE! Paul Morocco £ Ole! George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place • 0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 The Latin music comedy make theirmusical longawaited return to the UKexplosion! with a brandInternational new show,award-winning taking you on aOleformidable journey climaxing i n a grande fiesta. ' F unny, unpredictable and spectacular' Dai t y Tel e graph.

Preview 30 (I hr)19:3£6.0 (I0hr)0 £ 12.00 (£9.00) Aug 9-13,Aug15-20,8: 219:2-27: UK premiere 23 567 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 3 OLIVER MALTMAN S LITTLE BLACK BOOK Ask Entertainment Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Critically man show.acclaimed Inspiredcharacter characterscomedian from oneOliver ofTVsMaltman hottestbrings rising you talents.his debut 'One toonewatch' Time Out. 21:'B45(1reakthrough performer' Times.

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0 0 Aug 5, 1 1 -13, 1 8-20, 2 5-27: 21: 4 5(1 hr) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 6-7,9-10,14,16-17,21 -24,28: 21:45 (I hr) £8.50 (£6.50) World premiere‘HZa 3c 3i i23<st6789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FIONA O'LOUGHLIN Fiona O'@Loughlin Assembly St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place»0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 This ve from Springss leading returns lady with ofhercomedy. hilarious'Astories uniqueremarkable perspectivemother on lifofe. fiDon' t missAliceAustralia' bsolutelyand brilliant!'

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PAPPY'S FUN CLUB - FREE! Pappy’s Fun ClubIPBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate *0131 S56 4481 • Grid Ref: D6 Where can you go to loosen your tie & relax for a while? Where can you go when you're depressed & low? An hour of comedy in a pub; we welcome you to Pappy's Fun Club, www.pappysfunclub.co.uk Aug 6-14,16-26: 12-00(1 hr) (Free Non-ticketed) World premiere 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 272829303112 PARADOX: SET PHASERSTO PUN! Two Shades of Blue Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 » Grid Ref: F5 Space! Big, isn't it? These are the journeys of the spaceship, Nebula. Its mission: to explore new possibilities for parody, to seek out bad puns, to use appropriate grammar Aug 21 -26:in15:original 45 (I hr)ways. £7.50 (£5.Achingly 50) funny, www.twoshadesofblue.org.ukWorld premiere 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29x31 12 PATRICK MONAHAN - DO THE RIGHT THING Vivienne Smith Management Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • New stand up show from top circuit comedian,TV warm up regular (Jonathan Ross, Davina, IT Crowd) and rising TV star. 'High energy, great material' Times. 'Hearts will bePreview broken,Augsocks 21:laughed 15 (I hr)off£5.0Herald.

0 Aug -13,3-4:118-20, Aug 5-6, 7-10,1114-15, 7,212-24:5-27:21:21:151(I5 hr)(I hr)£8.£9.505(£7,0 (£8.50)50) 0131 303 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29X3 2 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 fentastic tumbling laughter.

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'T(Iheyhr) turned Aug 7: 1700 £ £14.

13.0050(£13. (£my11.5grey 0)00) cells psychedelic' Hindu.

Aug 8-10, 11-13,18-20: l7P0(lhr) X3I 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29x31 12 PAUL MERTON'S SILENT CLOWNS Paul Merton, Neil Brand and Bristol Silents Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Paul introduces the 1920s funniest silent comedians Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and others on the big screen. Live accompaniment from Neil Brand.

Complete showing of Laurel and Hardy's masterpiece 'Big Business'. Suitable 7+ www.slapstick.org.uk Aug8-10, Aug 11-13,14-17: 18-20:I l:00(lhr) 1100(1 hr)£I2.£ 14.50(£I 00 (£12.l.000)(£8.

0) (£8.000C)0 C) »3I 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 PAUL SINHA - SAINT OR SINHA? Goldman King <£ CKP Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Paul Sinha's second full-length Edinburgh show is a hilariously frank tale of one gay, Asian, sport-obsessed doctor's fight against society's il s and his own vices, cowardice and inadequacies.

'A comedic de force' BBC. www.paulsinha.com Preview Aug 3-5: I9:l5(lhr) £5.19:010tour Aug 6-10, 1 4, 1 6-17, 2 1 -24, 2 8: 5 (I hr) Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 19:15 (I hr) £9.50£8.(£8.0000)(£6.50) World premiere • HSU X3 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PEAR SHAPED AT MIDNIGHT Brian Damage and Krysstal Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road *0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 Brian and Krysstal, the 'daft and charming' duo (Stage) are Fringe favourites, presenting comedy, music and loads of guests. 'A unique comic experience you really have to sample at least once' www.chortle.co.uk; 'Madly wonderful' Stage. www.pearshapedcomedy.com Preview11-12,Aug18-19, 4-5:200fl0(2hrs) £3.00 £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 5-26: 00<)0(2hrs) X3I 12 3 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 x 31 12 61

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COMEDY C presents... everything for everybody every night Th£ Midnight Carousel Bewiteftiny beattties and decadent beastssumptuous night-time circus ot cabaret, burlesque, and other dark doings C central cabaret bar Like having the best comedians on the fringe kickback in your front room...

1.55pm C cubed Jazz, bands, cocktails, live events, 1 late, late bar‘rats** WftCQMETO THE OTHER 9 TO b... drink and. dance till dawn nightly at C C venues vibrant vivacious variety box office hotline 0870 701 5105 online programme www.CtheFestival.com see page 187,32, 90 for show information

‘Charminglyandtwisted, articulate Sunday TimesWitty*

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‘The cheeriest in minute town... a laughsh. session' Daily TelcgrapkJ

PEGABOVINErTHE SLUSH PILE Pegabovine Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Michael works on a never-diminishing heap of unsolicited manuscripts, tormented by jc his supervisor Kenneth, and haunted by Josie, a persistent but talentless novelist Hisj||only comes from hr)the£5.enigmatic Very1700 funny'(I hr)Stage.

Previewrelief 2-4: 1700(1 Aug0Isabel 5-6, 8-10,Upstairs.

15-17,22-24: £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 21,Aug 28:18-20, 1700(Ihr) 50(£6.0000)(£5.

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50) UK premiere •EE3 >s6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PENNY SPUBB'S - PRAWN FREE Anna and Katy PleasanceCrilly Courtyard, 60TheWixPleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 ■ Anna Crilly and Katy Wix done another sketch show. Last year they got nominated l b: for some stuff like Writers' Guild and Dubble Act award 'n' that.. **** Metro,**** ]j[ Guardian, *****2-4:Herald, ***** List, ***** Fest.

Preview11-13,Aug Aug 18-20,2I7:l0(lhr) 5-27: 17:1£5.0(Ihr)00 £9,50(£8.Aug00)5-10,14,16-17,21-24,28: I7:l0(lhr) £8.50(£7.00 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28: SUE PERKINS Sue Perkins Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The usual; fireworks, lasers, a brass band, some pomp, a little circumstance and a j motorcycle stunt team. Oh, and a speccy woman telling jokes. Wry, witty, inventive lvi and entertaining' Out. Total sell00)out 2005.

Aug highly 7-8, 5-17,225-27: 2-24:I: 19:I19:Time S 4400(Ihr) Aug 11-13,10,118-20, (I hr) ££9.10.000(£8.

0 (£9,00) World premiere • tU' 456 7 8 9 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2£ PERRIER SCHMERRIER David McSavage Edinburgh Grid Ref: E5Comedy Room,TheTron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 • 'Copstick, The best Scotsman. show I've seen on the Fringe.. and that includes dance, and theatre' Kate laJ. Aug 6-28: 1800 (I hr) £ 10,00 (£8.50) European premiere • HSalr 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PETE CAIN -THE IDEA HUNTER Pete CainCourtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Pleasance The star of AAA Stand-up 2005 returns with more twisted ideas and unpalatable truths that will reveal & appeal to the dark side of your laughter. An outstanding comic, sharp Book early.

Preview11-13, Aug18-20, 2-4:& inspired' hr)Independent. £5.00 £9.Aug Aug 220:5-27:30 (I20:30(Ihr) 50(£8.5-7,00)9-10,14,16-17,21 -24,28:W20:30 (I hr) £8.50 (£7J~ 156 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PETER BUCKLEY HILL AND SOME COMEDIANS - FREI Peter s Free LaughingBuckley Horse @Hill' Canon' s Gait,Fringe 232 Canongate *0131 556 4481 ‘Grid Ref: D6 Back for tenth year. Like previous nine years, contains Peter Buckley Hil and Some I) Comedians. As you might have guessed. Actually, we expect some jolly good comedians in 2006. PBH comperes; guest Wednesdays.

Aug 5-26: 2l:35(lhr50mins) (FreeNon-ticketed) | 56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 PHAT CAVE VelocityBalloonTeviot, Boy and Gilded Productions Gilded 13 BristoBalloon Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 The comedian's playground, kick-ass stand-up and fresh party-beats til the wee-hours, t j Host Mickey-D carves an environment where your festival favourites run wild. A corned:; r batde royal meets stand-up confession - what happens in the cave, stays in the cave. b\* Preview 4-5: 200:3-27: 45 (3hrs00:45ISmi £6.0n0box Aug 6,9-13,Aug16-20, (3hrsns) ISmi s) £ 10.00 (£8.00) HSl8| 56 789 10 II 12 13 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f PHIL NICHOL:THE NAKED RACIST TheStand StandComedy Comedy The Club II,Club 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 7272 ♦ Grid Reft CM) 3 Another high energy hour of stand-up from the award winning nutcase. Not suitabljsJ for children. 'A Canadian Demetri Martin only with dirtier jokes and better guitar l|r' playing' Scotsman.

'Infectious joy' 0Scotland on Sunday.

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THE PLANS SHOW ||j CSilent central,FoxCaHton Hotel, North Bridge ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 fl Blistering new sketch show - spiky, smart, absurd and always funny. A huge array of ! fantastic characters and situations will thrill in this furious-paced show. | www.theplanbshow.com Aug4-12,14-28: 15:05(Ihr) £7.50(£6.50) World premiere • H3D 333 23416 7 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » PLASTIC COWBOYS - MUM S GONE AWAY ■ Plastic Cowboys Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 S56 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 j Plastic Cowboys return to the Fringe with a brand new show, guaranteed to r1 delight and disturb. 'Oddly angled snapshots of life and the pictures they take are impressive' Guardian. e00gonna be huge' Scotsman.

PreviewAug15-17, 2-5: 16:402(I8:They' hr)16:£5.4r0(Ihr) Aug 00(£7.00)50) Aug 6-10, 11-13,18-20,21-24, 25-27: I6:40(lhr) £9.£9.50(£8.

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PLUCK - THE SPECIALISTS !{ P/uck Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 1 The world's most stupid musicians are back! Pluck's international hit show returns, . • revamped, for five days only. Mozart meets Marx Brothers! 'Gloriously funny' I Aug23-24: Scotsman. 'I14:laughed so hard 0it0)really hurt' Three Weeks. Directed by Cal McCrystal.

I Aug 25-27; 14:3300(Ihr) (I hr) £9.£10.550(£8.

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1 POLICE EMERGENCY | Vic McEwan and Penny Mcbride rJWest SweetPort/Grassmarket)»0870 ECA, Edinburgh College of241Art,0136enter• Grid on Lauriston Reft F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off ■ i Real life stories from the underbelly of Downunder. Direct from Sydney Australia, / an absurdly funny yet deadly serious look through the eyes of an emergency 999 3 worker. A gripping journey incorporating true story narrative, comedy, video live nmusic.

A^projections Aug 3-27: 22:and 15 (SOmi s) £7.C00 (£6.00) European premiere • f i»3M2J -POLITICAL ANIMAL f Political Animal IlSmirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • (*Fr«sh from a series on Radio 4,Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver host top-class bil s "at the Fringe's only late-night political stand-up show. Last year's acts included ^IStewart Aug 3-6,1Lee, 0-13,Daniel 17-20,2Kitson, 4-27: 2205Robert (I hr 30tNewman, nins) £ 10.5Natalie 0 (£9,00)Haynes and Andrew WorldMaxwell. premiere 'mi i,34j6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 THE POOL GUY liSteve Daking jg, Chambers Street ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 J: ?ast Eddie once said 'The balls roll funny for everyone'. Find out what he meant as vou descend into the murky world of the Pool Hustler. Live trickshots and laughter rrtt Aug rom2-28: professional 18:00(SOmi8-Ball ns) £8,Trickshot 50(£7,50) Champion, www.stevedaking.com/thepoolguy World premiere-Em 3 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PUPPETRY OFTHE PENIS ^Puppetry of the Penis V LSilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 ’it Sold out to the rafters - the audience scream and squeal!' Mail on Sunday. " iMaving toured the globe to over 700,000 fans, the sensationally funny hit is back. ^Astonishing, go see£6.for00 yourselves' 'Extraordinary' . Aug "review Aug 2,1unbelievable, 4: 200522-23:(IhrSmins) Preview AugTelegraph, 3:0) 2305 (IhrSmins) £6.00 Guardian.

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For all your Fringe tickets : call 0131 226 0000 t RACHEL LETS HER EMOTIONS RUN AWAY WITH HER!: Pantechnicon Sweet Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Grid Reft E‘ Cat-fixated poet Rachel Pantechnicon presents a plethora of verses and stories. ' Some with drawings. Includes the Bayeux Tapestry's missing end and some mice made14-28: out ofI4:teasels.

Aug 30(50min's)Disturbing' £6.00 (£5.00)***** Three Weeks.

World premiere is RADIO PEAR WITH MADGE AND MONTY - FREE Brian Damage and KrysstalIPBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 • Grid Reft B6 A top class and tickety-boo, modern-day, old-fashioned British radio show. Hoorah! .! j|r_ Handy hot hints, songs, characters, interviews, news, weather and so much more. 'I I laughed5-6,8like-12,a15-20, drain!'22-26: ****2000 www.chortle.co.uk;www.freefringe.com Aug (SOmins) (Free Non-ticketed) World premier* jji^ RAY PEACOCK - OUT OF CHARACTER Ray Peacock Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid ReftE6 No costume, no props, less shouting. 'Immaculately funny.. curiously endearing' Time Out, 'Clearly immensely talented, demands to be seen' Sunday Times, 'Infectious and endearing, sharply observed and exuberandy delivered, meandering and genial mayhem' Preview Aug1Stage. hr)28: £5.23:0000 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 12-4: 6-17,22300 21 -24,(I2300(Ihr) Aug 5-10, 11-13,4,18-20, 5-27: £9,50(£8.00) World premiere •EE3iU' REBUS MCTAGGART Richard Thomson - Festival Highlights Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Award-winning Richard Thomson brings you Ecclefechan's top policeman, just M promoted to Joint Deputy Temporary Head Community Support Liaison Officer. ] It's an important job. 'Fantastic! Definitely a star of tomorrow' www.hairline.org.uk II 'Preview BrilliantAug comedian a cue' Scotsman.

3-4:18-20,15:who 0255-27: (I hr)doesn' £4.00t miss Aug 5-6, 1 1 -13, 1505(1 hr) £8.

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World premiere-I THE RECEPTIONISTS Trippplicate Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid ReftE6 From the company that brought you 13 O'clock (Dubble Act Award nominees 200 Critics' Choice, List) comes this brand new bizarre and fast-paced comedy! 2 actors, loads characters and0 (I hr)I hilarious to kick start your night!

PreviewofAug £5.17:0200 (I hr)hour Aug 12-4: 6-17,217:5-27: 212-24, £8.5000)(£7.00) Aug 5-10, 11-13,14,18-20, 17:28:20(Ihr) £9.50(£8.

World premi THE REDUCED EDINBURGH FRINGE IMPRO SHOW Scratch Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 2005 Smash Hit Returns: hilarious impro based on every show in the Fringe Programme. Gareth Kane (Graham Norton), Ruth Bratt (C4), Steve Keyworth (Radio 4), Pippa Evans (Improvedy). 'H6,ilarious' Herald. 'Excellent' ***** Three Weeks.

Preview 2l:40(lhr) Aug 7-10,Aug15-17,2-5:21-24, 28: 21:£5.40 0(I0hr)Aug £8.50 (£7.11-13, 00) 18-20,25-27: 2l:40(lhr) £9.50(£8.00) EEB REGGIE WATTS: SUPERCOMEDIAN Reggie Watts Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 'Reggie Watts' show is a trip, and we suggest you hop on board' **** List. Reggie mixes live looped beat-box vocals with his unique brand of comedy. 'Original and very funny'Aug**** www.reggiewatts.com Preview11-13, 2-5:2Metro, 23:l5(lhr) £5.00 £10.Aug50(£9, 6-10,510)5-17,21-24,28: 23:l5(lhr) 0 (£8.50) Aug 18-20, 5-27; 23:15(Ihr) European£9.5premiere«HI

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24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com REGINALD D HUNTER - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND NIGGAS I Mick Perrin Productions By Arrangement With International Artistes I E4 UdderBELLY, Bristo Square»0870 745 3083 • Grid Ret F5 i 'His presence and intelligence make him one of the most brilliantly unpredictable I comics in the country' Sunday Times. 'Excitingly intelligent comedy from the head j! and the Aug heart'3-4:Times.

'Truly powerful performer... utterly riveting' Evening£11.Standard.

Preview 00(£l0.• WWH 00) j Aug 11 -13,18-20, 220:l5(lhr) 4-28: 20:15£6.(I 0hr)0 £ 13.00 (£Aug 1200)5-10,15-17,22-23: 20:l5(lhr) World premiere 30 3 3456 78 9 10 1112 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 ? 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RETURN TO SENDER - FREE Chris Elliott/PBH's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate *0131 556 4481 • Grid Ref: D6 Ij A young man's comedic, yet painfully honest, journey through the trials of youth | are found to mould, but not define. Chris Elliott must learn from his unique and ^ Aug compelling becomecketemuch 16: 18:1past 0(1 hr)to(FreeTi d) more, www.freefringe.com World premiere s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE IlhWHAT WOULD CHARLIE SHEEN DO? The Stand Comedy Club ‘The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North StAndrew Street» 0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref-CS Telex - missionary work stop niger delta stop be back for festival stop send condoms stop the reverend. 'I liked the vicar. That was proper stuff Robert Plant 'Preview Unforgettable comedy' Standard.

31: 2l:45(lhr) Preview Aug 2: 2230(lhr) 00(£5.00) ■j, Aug 5-13,Jul15-27: 22:45 (I hr)£6.£7.000(£5.

0 (£6.00)00) Worid£6.premiere 333i i s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303m2 IRHOD GILBERT - KNOCKING ON HEAVEN S DOOR iGo/dman King <£ CKP by arrangement with Comedy Store ^Management I Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 i Getting into heaven can be funny as hell! The Welsh Wonder and 2005 Perrier Newcomer Nominee returns following last year's 100% sell-out hit 'Gilbert makes laugh like3-5:a pitiless idiot' iimePreview hr) £6.Scotsman.

00 £I0.

Aug50(£9.

6-10,010)5-17,21-24: 19:30 (I hr)World £9.50 (£8.pi 00) Aug 11-13,Aug18-20, 219:5-27;30 (II9:30(lhr) >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 303 2 3 RHYS DARBY - BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS Rhys Darby ■Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Mew Zealand's master of physical stand-up comedy reveals his often disastrous but - (always hilarious true life accounts through a series of re-enactments. 'Nobody does better' **** Scotsman.

'A£5.stounding humour' Time Out. •“reviewAug2-4: 2l:55(lhr) 0021:55 (I hr)physical jAug 5-7, 9 -10, 1 4, 1 6-17, 2 1 -24, 2 8: £9.

0 0 (£7.

Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 21:55 (Ihr) £10.00(£8.50) 50) World premiere • HSU >56789 li II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RICHARD HERRING - MENAGE A UN , Richard Herring limirnoff ."870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • ^tlst Edinburgh show. Just two people short of a threesome, Herring (TMWRNJ/ Talking Cock) considers solitude, Onanism and whether fantasies are best left unfulfil ed. 'Endlessly funny' Sunday Times, 'Hilarious' www.chortle.co.uk. Worst Tomedy Experience 2005'£5.Telegraph. freviewAug3-4: ■uig 7-10,14,16-17,20:30(lhr) 21 -24: 20:30 0(I0hr)Aug5-6, £9.50 (£8.11-13, 00) 18-20,25-27: 20:30(lhr) World £1050(£9. pi 00) >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 !5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 rHE RISE AND FALL OF DEONVONNIGET o Theatre Company tPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Reft F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off ihe madness, glory and ultimate demise in a singer's desperate search for stardom, rnies Lark combines music and comedy in this hilarious yet tragic story. 'Engaging beginning end' www.roguesandvagabonds.co.uk tug 3-13, 15-27: toI7:40(lhr5mins) £7.50 (£650) H.771 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 303> 2

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Smirnoff Underbelly presents

“Janey Godley is broadening the comic genre and it’s exhilarating to watch” (Fest) ‘Some of the sharpest-elbowed comedy in the world” (New York Times) ‘Real cutting edge comedy” (Glasgow Evening Times) ‘Outrageously candid” (Sun)

8.10pm • 3rd-27th August £9.50 (£8) • £10.50 (£9) Weekends www.janeygodley.co. uk see page 44 for show information 65

COMEDY A new play about Keith Moon from the creators of j Bill Hicks: Slight Return \ Pleasance Courtyard 14.30

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A new hour of comedy from the multi-award winning "golden boy of the fringe" The Scotsman DAUID BENSON WHS PAS MORE? "Extremely funny, truly irresistible" Evening News pi fasantf nrujRTHftRn 14 fir page 189,22,208,29 for show information

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For all your Fringe tickets 1 call 0131 226 0000 ’< ROB HEENEY - I'M BETTERTHAN MY DAD Rob Heeney - www.robheeney.com Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Long awaited debut show from the Isle of Man's premier (possibly only!) comedian.

Join Rob's attempt to prove (despite the evidence) he's not wasting his life. Book early!

PreviewAug 3-5:18-20,20:2504-27: (I hr) £5.00 £10.00(£9.00) Aug6-7, Aug 8-10,11-13, 14-15,17,21 -23,28:20:50(Ihr) 20:50 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) World premiere • W7H 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 ROBIN INCE ISN'TWAVING Robin Ince Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Time Out Award winner 2006. A show about loving music, cluttered minds and modern malaise. 'One of the great underrated stand-ups... a real comic's comic' Telegraph.

'Makes beefburgers of some6,1of1-13, today's most sacred cows'£I200(£I Independent.

Preview Aug 7-10,Aug 15-17,4-5:212l:30(lhr) -23,28: 21:£5.30 0(I0hr)Aug £ 11.00 (£ 10.010)8-20,24-27: 2l:30(lhr) World premiere1.00)• 0221 i I „ >56 789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 ROB SPENCE - BODY LANGUAGE Rob Spence Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 International star of Montreal, Sydney and Barcelona Comedy Festivals makes his UKj L debut Australia's masterful physical comedian observes the crazy gestures, postures S L and fecialAugexpressions thatnwes) £5.wish00 we didn't do! 'Mime genius' Sydney Herald.

Preview 2-4: I9:30(55mi Aug 14,126-17, 8: I9:n3s)0(55mi Aug 5-7, 11-13,9-10,18-20, 5-27:21-24, 19:302(55mi £11.0n0s)(£9,£10.50)00 (£8.50) European premiere • t 56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 ROSIEWILBY: OLYMPIC SWINGBALL CHAMPION 2012 Rosie Wilby Productions C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 A charming mix of 80s nostalgia and anecdotes about being a single, gay, nearlyfamous singer in her 30s. Semi-finalist in So You Think You're Funny 2004. Well worth Aug3-12,seeing' 14-28:Scotsgay.

16:35(SOmi'Rnip-roaring s) £8.50(£7.stuff 50) G3. www.rosiewilby.com World premiere-1 >56 78 9 10 II 12 5 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RUDE GIRLS Funny Women Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) • From the award-winning producers of Funny Women, a no holes barred night out o late, loud and uncensored stand-up. Featuring the best female comics at the Fringe and newest Aug the5,10-12, 17-19,talent 24-26:from 23:50the(I hr)Funny £ 10.0Women 0 (£8.00) Awards, www.funnywomen.com 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2E THE RUNAWAY LOVERS The Runaway Lovers Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 Like an idiot spoiling his ballot paper,The Runaway Lovers tick all the comedy boxes in a skil fully crafted sketch show with one simple message - 'funny is funny'.

'Preview Mesmerising.2-4:. flashes brilliance' Time Out. 16:45 (Iof16:hr)true Aug 11 -13,Aug18-20, 25-27: 45£5.(I 0hr)0 £9.Aug50 (£8.5-10,00)14-17,21-24,28: 16:45 (IWhr) £8.50 (£7.00) — >56 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RUSSELL BRAND - SHAME Russell Brand Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • It was Morrissey who said, When will you accept yourself?'. Never. Ain't life embarrassing?! I wish I'd just waited in the car. Time Out's 'Comedian of the Year' examines Aug 19-24:his20:2045own 45 (Ihr) (Ihr)shame, £125050squatting over a mirror...

Aug 25-26: £13.

Worid premia (56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2?

24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com RUSSELL HOWARD - WANDERING | Russell Howard Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 * Grid Ref: E6 I The star of Radio 4's 'Banter' is back with a new show. 'Very, very, very, very funny.. if yes all of those verys!' Time Out. ***** www.edinburghguide.com, **** Independent, ' **<* Metro, **** st3. 52004/2005 sell-out Preview 2-4:2Li20:5-27: (I20:hr)35£5.(I 0hr)0 £9.100%50 Aug 20:35 premiere (I hr) £8.50•(£7.HEU00) Aug 11 -13,Aug18-20, (£8.00)5-10,14,16-17,21 -24,28:World i 303 13456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RUSSELL KANE S THEORY OF PRETENSION Russell Kane ■ Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance»0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 Just what is pretension? Using a simple algebraic equation, observational humour I and a bendy torso, Kane will measure the pretentiousness of everything from i balsamic vinegar poo.5-10, 'Amazing' Time Out. 21:40 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Preview11-13,Aug 2-4:221:to5-27:4not 0 (I21:40(Ihr) hr)talking £5.00about Aug Aug 18-20, £9,50(£8.

00) 14,16-17,21 -24,28:Worid premiere • HSU : 303 13456 789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29X3 2 RUTH PICKETT:AN ENDLESS SERIES OF DISTRACTIONS 'I1 Ruth Pickett Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 (Jennifer lives alone, with her possibly imaginary film-obsessed cat Ruth Pickett's ('Brilliantly sil y' Metro) debut solo show is a hilarious trip inside the mind of an unusual and extremely Preview Aug 2-4: 15:211-24, 5 (I funny hr)28: £5.15:0girl.

0 £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 5-10, 1 4, 1 6-17, Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: I5:l5(lhr)15 (I£9.hr)50(£8.

00) Worid premiere •HSU ^ 303 13456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RYAN PAULSON IN PENTECOSTAL WISCONSIN ^ Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 ilPentecostalism - the religion where people speak in tongues. Wisconsin, the state 4where they really like cheese. Hilarity ensues as the American religious right is revealed in 't2-5: he ideal one-man Pioneer Press.

Aug I6:30(lhr) £5.I6:30(lhr) 00show' £8.St 5Paul ,Aug APreview ug6-10, 1 4-15, 1 7, 2 1-24, 2 8: 0(£7.

11-13,18-20,25-27: I6:30(lhr) £9.50(£8.50) 50) European premiere• QEI1 03 13456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4 SAM SIMMONS'TALES FROM THE EROTIC CAT Wanilla Productions in association with Gilded Balloon Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 WVinner Best Comedy - Adelaide Fringe 2006 Emerging Artists Award. 'The demerging king of absurdist comedy... extremely strange and funny, it should be a : :^reviewAug disaster but it2-5:hangs together£5.00magically' Age. 22:30(Ihr) tAug6-10, 22:30(lhr)£9.£8.50(£8.

50(£7.50)50) iAug 11-13,15-17, 18-20,21-24, 25-27:28:22:30(Ihr) European premiere • HEM >56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 I SARAH COOMES: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK Sarah Coomes [pSilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 A large national park in Texas. A small problem in France. A hose-pipe ban and 1 baguette shortage is causing havoc, and somebody's still waiting for her supper.

PTruly original andI6:30(lhr) delightful£5.comedy' i ■■tug ’reviewAug2-4: 00 30 (I hr)www.fringereport.com 5-8, 1 0, 1 4-15, 1 7, 2 1 -24, 2 8: 16: ‘ 11-13,18-20,25-27: 16:30 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.£8.050)0 (£7.00) Worid premiere •HZ >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ISCOTT CAPURRO:YANKEE DOG-PIG The Stand Comedy Club Ifhe Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North StAndrew Street •0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref:C5

COMEDY

DM CLARK Altogether Now ‘An unsung hero of stand-up comedy... The current master of this underrated art THE GUARDIAN 7.10PM 2 -28 AUGUST PLEASANCE BABY GRAND 0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk ‘ONE TO WATCHTHEINSUNDAY2006’ TIMES ‘The most gifted young comedian around’ METRO PERRIER BEST NEWCOMER NOMINEE An Evening ah evening With witn MCINTYRE m 8.20PM2 -28 AUGUST Miia0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk

COMEDY SEAN COLLINS- &Paramount FRIENDSInternational -VENT www.edcom6.com Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Topical late nightventing comedyandchat showfunwithof theSeanday'Collins comicsandfrom the Fringe. Talking, making s news,andthetopfestival whatever you, the audience, want to discuss.

Preview11-13,Aug18-20, 2-5: 22300 hr) £5.00 £7.50(£6.0Aug 2300premiere (I hr) £6.50»BEJ] (£5.00) Aug 5-27:(I2300(Ihr) 0) 6-10,15-17,21-24,28:World 303113416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SEAN COLLINS ■ MIDLIFE CRISIS www.edcom6.com - Paramount International Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance ‘0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Time toto the growcarefree up. Justlaid-back married,party houseanimal, buyingandandhello fatherhood on2006.the. Sean agenda,turnsit's 40.goodbye to a more responsible Sean.

That' s the plan anyway.

Preview Aug 2-5: 20: 3 0 (I hr) £5.

0 0 Aug 6-10, 1 5-17, 2 1-24, 2 8: 20:30(lhr) £9.

Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 20:30(Ihr) £10.50(£9,00) World premiere50(£8.

• ECU00) 303 13456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 SETYOUR COMEDY FREE £4 and Underbelly Productions E4 UdderBELLY, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 » Grid Reft F5 4 Laughs presents a night of stand-up comedy from the UK's funniest new talent channel4.com/4laughs Aug 22-28: 23:15 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 30 31 12 3 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 293031 2 SEX KITTEN/CORPSE Martha McBrier - PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street *0131 556 8974 » Grid Ref: B6 If fifty'formaldehyde. s the new thirty, watchdon' thist twenty-something thin lineCatch between foxy and Women age - their lighting widen needs the changing. this chick litAugSee5-6,amino peptides kick i n l i v e.

8-13,15-20,22-25: 23:20 (I hr) (Free Non-ticketed) UK premiere 303 345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 2 SHAMWAGON Penny Dreadfuls Pieasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref: E6 Anaudience improvised comedyandshow.

Differentintoeveryquickfire night scenes The ShamWagoneers take suggestions followed by a longer story. 'Super-slick. . Like amould gagglethem of particularly quick-witted mind readers' **** Scotsman, www.shamwagon.com Preview Aug 2-4: 2300 (SSmi n s) £5.

0 0 Aug 5-10, 1 4-17, 2 1 -24, 2 8: 2300 (55mi n s) £7.

00 (£5.Hf5~ll0) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 23:00 (SSmins) £8.00 (£6.50) 333 13456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SHAPPI KHORSANDI - ASYLUM SPEAKER Goldman King £ CKP Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550 « Grid Ref: E6 Terrorism, hasn'stand-ups t always been for this sassybulimia, Iranian.Enid'OBlyton ne of the- it best on theglamour, circuit'glamour, Guardian.glamour 'Packs a deceptively powerful punch' Evening Standard. ' S tar of the show' Preview11-13,Aug18-20, 3-5: 2I900(55mins) 0www.chortle.co.uk 0 (SSmipremiere ns) £8.00(£6.

50) Aug 5-27: 19:00(SSmi£5.0n0s) £9.Aug 50(£8.6-10, 00) 15-17,21-24,28: 19:World •HSU 3456 789 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SHAZIA MIRZA - FUN! Vivienne Smith Management Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Renowned for her hilarious, material.it andShazia' is about all the fun she' s had original, this yeargroundbreaking - expecting it having gettings newit 'show Clever, groundbreaking, very funny' Evening Standard. ' R ave reviews' Tel e graph.

Preview Aug 2-4: 21: 3 0 (I hr) £5.

0 0 Aug 5-10, 1 4-17, 2 1 -24, 2 8: 21: 3 0 (I hr) £8.

50 (£7.FTHT100) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 21:30(Ihr) £9,50(£8.00) 3031113456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

For all your Fringe tickets ‘ call 0131 226 0000 »'

‘Seriously funny* Guardian ‘A masterful exponent of self-mocking humoui 9.20pm 3-27 August (noth) Smirnoff Underbelly, Cowgate 0870 745 3083 www. smirnoffunderbelly.co.uk www.embracethechaos.co.uk HBb . the sponsor of Underbelly and not of any shows p< see page 42 for show information

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SHELLEY COOPER REWRITES HISTORY Shelley Cooper Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • She wanted to, she really did, but Shelley Cooper hasn't changed a thing about the world around her. Politicians, bigots and businessmen got away with it Why? She wouldn' t get her hands hr)dirty£5.0-0until now.Aug 5-6,11 -13,18-20,25-27: 2IO0(lhr) £9.00 (£8.00) Preview Aug 7-10,Aug14,13-4:6-17,21:21,00(123-24: 21QO (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) World premiere •ECU 3031 23 4S6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728293031 2 SIMON BRODKIN: EVERYONE BUT HIMSELF Simon Brodkin Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 'The funniest new act I've seen in years' Harry Hil . Outstanding character comedy.

One of Britian's rising stars serves up wickedly funny slices of life. Yum yum. 'Funny and fresh...Augmasterful' Preview 5 Scotsman.

(I hr)28: £5.17:0505 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 12-4: 6-17,217:5-27; 215-24, Aug 5-10, 11-13,14,18-20, 17:55 (Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) World premiere • HSU 303 23416 78 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29303112 SIMON NUNNERY'S AGM The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place •0131 558 7272 • Grid Ref: C5 New! Untried! Untested! Come ye guinea pigs! Featuring: It's a Matriarchy and Other Revelations.. God's a DJ: He don't do no requests... It's the economy that's stupid. . Mac drums... Mumsns)free£7.0on0 (£6.Tuesdays...' one of the comedians...'ns)Times.

Preview £7.premiere 00 (£6.00) Aug 5-13,Aug15-28:3: 19:16:3200(I(IhrhrI Smi I Smins) £8.00 (£7.000)0) Preview Aug 4: 16:15 (I hr I SmiWorld 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 13 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 SIN! The Horny Devils Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 0131556 5044 • Grid Reft E6 Explore the secret, exciting world of the dark side! A delightfully devilish cocktail of original sketches, songs and power poems from Edinburgh's notorious 'Horny Devils'.

Beware! They're conspiring to make you laugh your heads off (baskets provided).

Adults only.17:00 (SOmins) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 20-27: World premiere 30 3112 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 3112 SISTER MARY MCARTHUR: CELEBRITY NUN Trilby Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 This starstruck nun is on her way to celebrity status! Enjoy her quirky and personal interpretations of everything from West End hits to the Beatles. 'Relentlessly funny' London Evening Performed www.sistermarymcarthur.co.uk Preview Aug 2-5:Standard.

I4:30(lhr) £5.14:00 30(Ihr)by£9.Tim00(£8.McArthur, Aug 6-8, 1 0, 1 4-15, 1 7, 2 1-24, 2 8: 0 0) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:30(Ihr) £10.00(£9.00) World premiere • Hgn 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 SKINNER & BELL:THE MEN WHO KILLED DEATH Dave Skinner <£ Dave Bell Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 » Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Two Daves, a voodoo beard, one girl whisperer, an icy dream, nine angry pygmies and movie starlet Audrey Tautou. It's a recipe for magical comedy adventure. 'Imaginative, inventive, funny and0clever' Preview 5(55miI605(55mins) nwww.comedylounge.co.uk s) £5.00 Aug£8.05-6,0 (£7.110-13, ns) £9.00•(£8.tm 00) Aug 7-10,Aug14,13-4:6-17,I6:21-24: 0) 18-20,25-27: 1605 World(55mipremiere 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 3! 2 SKIN OF THE MOON Voodoo Vaudeville Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Forbidden love through the mists of time. This sensational, sexy blend of dance, comedy, film and comic characters is a B-movie come to life before your eyes. An outrageous of£5.luscious Preview Aug15-17,kaleidoscope 4-5:22-23: 23:l5(lhr) 00£ 10.00visuals and burlesque theatricals!

Aug 6-10, 23: 1 5 (I hr) Aug 11-13,18-20,24-27: 23:15 (I hr) £ 11.00 European premiere • HES 30311 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 272829303112 69

COMEDY DWIGHT SLADE MZA in association with Pleasance Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square » 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Dwight's quest for truth-n-justice continues with his loyal companion: a mischievous, irrational Dark Monkey (that some say is the soul of his comedy-partner Bil Hicks.. ) 'A masterclass' Times. 'Comedy tour-de-force... unmissable' Scotsman. 'Astonishing' Herald.

'Bitter,4-5:unhinged brilliant' Preview Aug 20:402(I0-21, hr)and2£5.3-24: 00 20:40Li(Ishr)t. £ 10.00 (£8.50) Aug 6-10, 1 3-14, 1 6-17, Aug 8-19,25-27:£10.20:40(Ihr) Aug 11-12, 15,22: 121-00(Ihr) 00(£8.50)£11.00(£9.50) World premiere • ECU 3031 23416 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 303 2 SLAUGHTERHOUSE LIVE Slaughterhouse Live Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance «0I3I 5566550«Grid Ref: E6 Winner of Brighton Festival's Best Comedy Show 2005, the Comedy Store's unmissable character-cabaret returns! Featuring Pop-Idol winners (Uruguay) Hot Beef and Salad, Brides of Kilbairn, double-act Knockers and Cocks, Four Fat Folkers and more!Aug'I2-4:ncredibly funny' Preview hr)28: £5.22450BBC. 0 (I hr)www.slaughterhouse-live.com Aug 5-10, 14-15, 17,22245 21 -24,(I23:45(lhr) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 11-13, 1 8-20, 5-27: Aug 15: 18:20(Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) £I0.50(£9.00) World premiere•BE31 333 21416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE SLIPPERY SOAPBOX Shut Vb Face Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street • 0131 662 6892 » Grid Ref: F6 This bittersweet comedy, intelligent in its immaturity, makes you laugh until you cry until you laugh at how much you are crying until you wee a little and nervously titter inwardly whilst stil laughing£3.outwardly.

Fun times.

Preview Aug 6-16,Aug18-28:4-5:19:I9:l5(lhr) 15 (I hr) £6.0000(£5.00) World premiere • HSU 303 123416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SONGS MY GRANNY FROWNED AT Chris Larner <6 Mark Stevens C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 Their 'Translucent Frogs Of Quuup' won Best Original Music at Edinburgh 2004.

Writers Larner and Stevens - songsters for The Right Size, amongst others - return with mad, polished songs and dazzling, intense foolishness. 'Brilliant' Scotsman. www.quuup.com Aug 20-28: 22:45 (SOmins) £9.50 (£8.50) UK premiere 30 31 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29, SONGS OFTHE UNHINGED Paddy Lannigan The Jazz Bar, IA Chambers Street » 0131 220 4298 « Grid Reft E5 D'flowered in Scotland. A musical comedy guaranteed to offend. Good songs!

Really bad lyrics! www.paddylannigan.com Aug 7-11,14-18,21 -25: 17:30 (I hr) £5.00 (£3.00) World premiere • nmjl 30 31! 2 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 SOUP Soup Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street ♦ 0131 556 2549 • Grid Reft D5 The minds behind Die Clatterschenkenfietermaus, **** Scotsmon, and Nige **** Guardian, soon to be filmed for the BBC, bring you an afternoon of character comedy like13:no20(Ihr)other.£5.0Award-winning comedians, air conditionedWorld venuepremiere and fun.• HSU Aug4-27: 0 4i6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 303 2 SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? SPONSORED BY FIVE, PARAMOUNT COMEDY & 4DVD Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Don't miss the legends of the future. The ultimate comedy compedtion on the Fringe. Previous winners include Rhona Cameron, Peter Kay, Dylan Moran, Lee Mack and PhiAug l Kay.6-8,13-16: 22:30 (I hr 30mins) £9.50 (£8.50) Heats Final Aug 24: 20:00 (3hrs) £ 13.00 (£ 1200) 30 31 123456 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 I 2 70

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3-28 AUGUST UTm) 9:45pm 2(entertain PLEASANCE COURTYARD 0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.ukwww.karushi.comwww.2entertain.co.uk k®'*1*1 see page 54 for show information Dr Bunhead - Volcano Head 11.30am, 4th to 7th, 9th to 13th Scotty & Lulu - l/Wjoogee^ Laugh Out Loud with S

The Krankies and Stu Francis 7.30pm, 28th only The Cat Empire & 7th only Martha Wainwright 11.15pm, 8th & 9th only e page 15,15,195,190,60,45,71,79,50,107,135 for show info li

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COMEDY ‘IF EVER A SHOW DESERVED MORE THAN ★★★★★ IT’S THIS ONE ...IT’S THE FUNNIEST SHOW I’VE EVER SEEN’ 100% SELL OUT

‘AWESOME, AMAZING, 10.15 4-28 AUGUST (noth. 21) BRILLIANT, HILARIOUS ASSEMBLY@ASSEMBLY HALL AND THE OUTRIGHT 0131 226 2428 www.assemblyrooms.com KING OF LIVE COMEDY’ www.edfringe.com see page 44 for show information

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SPANK! Spank! and Underbelly Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 ♦ Grid 56RefCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Featuring awesome comedians, Perrier Winners, sexy DJs and a bar with tons of booze. Anything can happen! What all comedy nights should be' Stewart Lee. 'Preview Critics' Aug Choice' Times.

3:18-20, OOtSunday fO2(3hrs) £5.00tf)(3hrs) 00 £1150 (£10.00) Aug 5-6, 1 1-13, 5-27: Aug 7-10,14-17,21 -24: 0QQ0(3hrs) £9.50 (£8.00) HOI 30 31123416789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 THE SPECIAL RESERVE Pleasance Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square ♦ 0131 556 6550 ♦ Grid Ref. F5 Now in its third year - a case of vintage comedy. You'd be mad not to buy tickets!

All proceeds go to the Charlie Hartill Special Reserve, a fund towards the production costs projects.

Aug 24:of 15.selected 00 (I hr 30mi ns) £9.50 30 31 12 3 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 SPIDERS, MAN - FREE Nik Coppin - PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street • 0131 667 6907 • Grid Ref F6 Following a hugely successful debut run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Nik Coppin comes to Edinburgh with his unique style of energetic banter and ot toNon-t be missed' Aug improvisational 5-15,17-22,24-26:comedy.

20:15 (I hr)'N(Free icketed) Pun, Melbourne, www.nikcoppin.com European premiere 16 789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29303112 SQUARED Just So Ever Slightly Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 The brainchild of local youths blends traditional and surreal sketch comedy. They performed to critical acclaim in last year's festival. 'Funny guys, funny times' Branded Magazine.

Aug 7-12: 15:Supported 30 (45mins) by£4.Scottish 00 (£3.00)Arts Council Young Scot Action Fund.World premiere 30 31 123456 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 THE STAND LATE SHOW The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place • 0131 558 7272 ♦ Grid Ref: C5 Late night Fringe comedy at its best Eight superb showcases from Scodand's favourite club. Five comics - two hours - late bar. Different sizzling selection nighdy.

'Aug Best4-5,value11-12,in 1town' hey0keep 8-19,£8.2Evening 5-26: 23:News.

45 (2hrs)'T£10.

0 the laughs coming' Times.

Aug 31: 2l 3 X)(2hrs) 0 0 Sep 1-2: 21OO (2hrs) £10,00 World premiere 30 3i . 4i 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28293031 1 1 STAND UP FOR FREEDOM Amnesty International and the Amnesty Credit Card Assembly ©Assembly Hall, Mound Place»0131 226 2428 • Grid RehE4 Legendary Amnesty comedy benefit featuring Ed Byrne, Lucy Porter, Boothby Graffoe and Frankie Boyle plus other special guests. Come and laugh in the face of oppression.

And it's brilliant Aug 16: 00fl0(lhr30mins) £14.0value 0 (£1200)too!

30 31 123456 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 DOUG STANHOPE Doug Stanhope Edinburgh Grid Ref E5Comedy Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 • Long-awaited return of one of the most exciting comedians performing anywhere.

The must see comic of the Fringe' Herald, 'Comedy with brains and guts and a heart' Guardian, 'Slaughters Scotsman.premiere • HSU Aug 6-10:23:55 (Ihr) £11.just00about every sacred cow on the farm' World 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 George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref F5 Aug 5-26:22240(lhr) Aug i13,1-12, 15-17,18-19,20,222-24, 7: 2240(Ihr)£1200 £1050 3031 12 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 71

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COMEDY MANAGEMENT PROUDLY PRESENT Time Out Comedian of the Year 2006 'You probably have no idea what a brilliant standTHEupGUARDI he is"AN WUIAM COOK, "Poised to become a hold name" 1 house GORDON, THE DAIBRYONY LY TELEGRAPH "The most exciting comedian of his

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“Delightful...inspired silliness” Time Out “There’s so much spunk” Chortle

STAR TRIP Yllana Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref; E6 Remember 666? Yllana is back with a highly awaited new show. A hilarious galactic j| journey into a sci-fi terror. Special effects and high class slapstick with four ruthless J 'Preview astronuts'Augen2-4:route2030to(I anhr) alien encounter. Not to be missed!

Aug 15-17,25-27: 22-24,20:30(Ihr) 28:£5.20:0030£11.

(I hr)50(£10. £ 10.5000)(£9.00) Aug 5-7, 11-13,9-10,18-20, European premiere ii STEPHEN CARLIN: FANTASTIC VOYAGE Maverick Comedy Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 Join this new Scottish comic in his battle against the humdrum and mundane. With 111 razor sharp routines and a fancy suit, he has only 60 minutes to save the world... or ,1 give it a Aug temporary reprieve.£4.00(£3.00) Preview 20fl0(lhr) Aug6-14, 16-27:4-5:20:00(Ihr) £7.00(£5.00) World premiere • HSU f STEPHEN KAMOS - ALL OF ME Stephen KAmos Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Brand new hilarious show. Total sell-out 2003,2004,2005. 'No-one could possibly leave this feel-good show without a beaming smile on their face. A real stormer' www.chortle.co.uk; We gut£6.ourselves laughing' **** Scotsman.

Preview Aug 2-4: 2l:20(lhr) Aug 14,126-17, -24,28:0021:£1100(£10.

20 (I hr) £ 11.50)00 (£9.50) Aug 5-7, 11-13,9-10,18-20, 5-27:2121:20(Ihr) World premiere 4 STEPHEN KAMOS & GUESTS: IT JUST MIGHT HAPPEN Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 A chat show that creates weird and wonderful connections with his audience and guests. 'Stephen KAmos is the embodiment of charisma. Amos's show is packed with well-observed material, performed hilariously' www.chorde.co.uk Aug 15-17: 2300 Aug 25-27: 1200 (I(I hr)hr) £10. £ 11.0000 (£9. (£ 10.00)00) Aug 22-24: 1200 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World premiere i STEVE HUGHES - STORM Goldman King <& CKP by arrangement with Comedy Store Management Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Bush and Blair say God will judge them. Why wait? Aussie Steve returns to Edinburgh with another hour of satirical comedy. 'His insights are spot-on, opinions are intelligent his jokes£5.are00 topAugclass' Guardian. Book early. £8.00(£5.00) Preview 3-5:and22300(lhr) Aug 11-13,Aug18-20, 5-27; 23:00(Ihr) £9.50(£8.6-10,00)15-17,21-24: 23.00 (I hr)World premiere •EU STEVEN DAVIDSON -THE WORLD IS MINE Boss Design Presents...

Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket • 0131 467 7369 • Grid Ref: E4 Local superstar fixes world through comedy-tinted sunglasses. Travelling and performing through America,Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Scotland, Space - he a hePreview saw, heAugspoke, laughed. You willickettoo.ed) 'Excellent' Evening News.

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COMM PLEASANCE Joyful songs 8.40pm Stupid sketches 2nd-27th August (not 16th) Gigantic spit roast see page 77 for show information

STEVE WILLIAMS - EXCITABLE Steve Williams - www.stevewilliamscomedy.com Edinburgh Grid Ref: E5Comedy Room,TheTron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 • Effervescent, enjoyable, lilting Welshman premieres his solo show crammed with deliriously enchanting tales. He has an innate sense of fun you'd struggle to find hyperactive child at a fairground.

Independent. Book early!

Preview Aug 3:18-20, I9:30(lhr) £5.19:0030 (I hr)The£ 10.prodigy' Aug 4-7, 1 1-13, 2 4-27: 0 0 (£9.

0 0) Aug 8-10,14-15,17,21 -23,28: 19:30 (I hr) £9,00 (£8.00) Worid premiere •

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STONEAND STONE Todd and Adam Stone Sweet Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Grid Ref: E4 j Stone and Stone is Todd and Adam Stone, a pair of New York twins whose college j: comedy show at Wesleyan University became legendary. Always in blazers, they perform 1■ Aug 21-27:regularly 22:30 (40miin nNew s) £7.York.

00 (£5.5For 0) one week, they're here. European premiere 2345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 STRAITJACKET UNLIVE t Straitjacket/PBH's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street •0131 556 8974 • Grid Ref: B6 !' Returning for a second year, popular comedy trio Straitjacket bring an all new collection i of their original, surreal and dark comedy sketches to the screen. 'An intelligent, genuinely cast of characters' Aug 5-11: witty I800(30mins) (Free Non-tiDegrees cketed) North Magazine. Contains strong Worldlanguage. pi j 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f 1

Henrik Elmer 1 Grid Edinburgh Ref: E5Comedy Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Henrik Elmer has a great idea for a TV show. He'd like to share it with you and see what you think. Comedy from Sweden's best export since IKEA. 'Fantastic timing? [ masterful control' Three Weeks.

Preview Aug 3-5:8-20,I6:30(lhr) £4.00 (£7.00) Aug 6, 1 1 -13, 1 2 Aug 7-10,15-17,21 -24,5-27:28: 16:16:3300 (I(I hr)hr) £6.£8.0000 (£5.

00) World premiere •HBH f30 31123416 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 iSYNPHONIA Erbamii & Ambaradan A visual comedy that tries hard to be a serious concert, but fails. A hilarious story that proves, no matter what happens, the show must go on. 'Prix de la Presse' inner11at-13,2003 Festival Belgium.

25-27:12:du112:5 (I1Rire 5hr)(I hr)£7.- Rochefort, ■ Aug Aug 6,7-10, 15-17,18-20, 21 -24: 5£8.0 (£6.50 (£7.50) 50) UK premiere •HZ3J 56 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303 2 TAKE-A-BREAK TALES Weasel £ Sons - Festival Highlights feasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6!

Deliciously warped stories torn from the pages of the nation's favourite magazines.

A cult hit at The Book Club, this hilarious journey through the world of the neartbroken and amoral comes from Time Out New Comedy award-winner Danielle Ward.3-5: I3:l5(lhr) £5.00 Preview Aug Aug6-8, 4-15,215-27: 7,21-24,I3:l5(lhr) 28: I3:l5(lhr) Aug 11-13,10,118-20, £9.50(£8.£8.050)0(£7.00) W 116 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (IFALK r OF THE FEST - HOSTED BY PAUL PROVENZA ker Entertainment - The Ark Productions mirnoff i|»870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Inmissable: comedy history made nighdy. On this stage, comedians do the set up 've always wanted to do and chat with The Aristocrats director Paul Provenza bout why. Up close and personal with comedians at their edgiest, funniest best took early! 23:15(Ihr) £5.00 Ui‘reviewAug3-4: vugg 5-6, 7-10,111-13, 5-17,128-20, 1 -24:25-27: 23:1523:15(Ihr) (I hr) £9.00£10. (£8.000)0(£9.00) World premiere •ECU I 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 THE TALK SHOW TRIAL I kssembly Theatre -* assembly <rid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • he comedy stars of the festival try their hands at the talk show game. A fantastic of chat and live performance, this show will take you behind the scenes to meet r festival16-20,favourites!

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COMEDY TARTAN RIBBON COMEDY BENEFIT Pleasance Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 A top night of comedy with proceeds going to Waverley Care - supporting people living in Scodand with HIV. Recent sell-out line ups have included Phil Nicol, Ed Byrne,14:Reginald D Hunter.£11.Check Aug I9:30(lhr30mins) 00 (£9.50)out www.pleasance.co.uk 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 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 12 TARTS AND KNICKERS Hint of Lime Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge ’ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 From the Virgin Mary to Chav breakfast shows. Innovative and satirical sketch comedy with a warped view of modern culture. 'Punters will come if you offer 'em sex Augor4,6food' ,8,10,1says 2,14,Aristotle.

16,18,20,22,Find24,2out 6,28:which 20:45 (Iwe'hr)re£8.offering!

50 (£7.50) www.hint-of-lime.com Worid premiere ♦ HSU 30 31 12345 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . 30 TERRY ALDERTON - DIVINELY DISCONTENTED Terry Alderton Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after a five year absence. Nominated for the Perrier in 2000,Terry returns to the playground, but this time he's not alone...

Preview Aug 2-4: 22:20(lhr) £6.00 Aug 5-7,9-10,14,16-17,21 -24,28: 2220 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£9.50) Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 2220 (I hr) £ 1200 (£ 10.50) Worid premiere • ECB 303 23 416 7 89 10 I M2 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 TERRY SAUNDERS - PULP BOY Terry Saunders Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Bruised heart honest comedy. Stand-up tales of foolish adolescence, Britpop puberty and the boy whose stubborn need for revenge makes him speak only in Pulp lyrics.

'Wonderfully written,£4.poignant and quirky' www.chortie.co.uk£8.00(£7.00) Preview Aug 7-10,Aug15-17,3-4:21 I6:55(lhr) -24: 16:55 (I hr)00£7,Aug 00 (£6.5-6,00)11-13,18-20,25-27: I6:55(lhr) Worid premiere • gga 3031 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 2

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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 w THAT CANADIAN GUY Glen Foster Sweet Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E4 A headliner for over twenty years, frequently on national television (six 'Just for Laughs') ' |Ci and radio. Unashamedly opinionated, intelligent and topical, with flawless delivery. 'Catch fc: Foster'3-27:s act20:1The Aug 5 (SOmilaughter ns) £8.5will 0 (£7.do50) you good' Toronto Sun. www.thatcanadianguy.com European premiere • nmI ; 1 303 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27282930 11 THETHIRDWING Alana Jelinek Sweet Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft E4 B:r The House of Corporations is coming! Experience a disturbingly realistic proposal i for a new chamber for Parliament at Westminster. Your chance to group-think the '[ r ludicrous logic as big business is finally brought into the democratic fold. www.ti3.org.uk/thirdwing.htm Aug 14-28: 12-00(1 hr) £6.00(£5.00) '\ 30312345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THIS IS SO NOT ABOUTTHE SIMPSONS (AMERICAN VOYEURS) Harry Shearer £ Judith Owen in Association with Fringe A/lonogemen<Ji3 Assembly Grid Reft D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street * 0131 226 2428 • Welshwoman Judith Owen ('Keenly observational chanteuse' NewYorkTimes) and I] Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, This is Spinal Tap) dissect American democracy and j cosmetic surgery with50 (Imusic, incisive and derisive Preview 4-5:219:5-27: Aug humour 6-10,1.104,0)16-17, 21-24,28:video.

19:5Worid 0 (I hr) premiere• £ 11.00 (£10.0jEMBi 0) j ( Aug 11-13,Aug18-20, 19:hr)5£5.0(Ihr)00 £I200(£I 303 2345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MARKTHOMAS Mark Thomas The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road •0131 557 2827 • Grid Reft E6 !

One show only. Limited availability. Can't get in? Buy the brand new book, on sale sk from Jul y .

Aug 19: 19:30 (I hr) £8.00 Worid premier ■ r 30 31 12 3 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

24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com THREEAM DELUSIONS Frank Roberts I Arcade Bar, 48 Cockbum Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref. E5 Funny.. Edgy.. Scary.. take a journey through the cracks of half open doors of Australia' district all thepremiere way.

Aug 2-28:sOfbiggest tOO (I hrredI Omilight ns) (Free Non-tYour icketed)soul will burn and you'll laugh European 1 3031 2 3 4S6789 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TIM CLARK:ALTOGETHER NOW Tim Clark |l Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance «0I3I 5566550* Grid Ref: E6 Altogether s a follow-up to thisforComedy Store fevourite' To Ted (RadioNow4). iJoin him this time an experienced and funnys 2003 lookshow at life,Talking love i and fami l y .

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Preview Aug 2-3: I9:l0(lhr) £5.

0 0 Aug 4-10, 1 4-17, 2 1-24, 2 8: 19: 1 0 (I hr) £10.

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0 0) Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 19:10 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) World premiere • wnn 303 23416 789 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 i TIM FITZHIGHAM: UNTITLED ‘ Tim FitzHigham Pleasance Courtyard,60The Pleasance«0I3I 556 6550»Grid ReftE6 Perriernew Best Newcomer nominee, world record FitzHigham in brand of triumph, failuretriple and jousting: 'a mustholder see' Tim Independent, lunacy' List, 'show delightfully daft' Evening Standard, 'beguiling' Telegraph, 'epic' Metro,'inspired 'Preview essentialAugcomedy' Three 2-4: 218:5-27: 00 (I1800(Ihr) hr)Weeks. £5.00 £8.Aug50(£7.5-7,010)4-17,21-24,28: 18:00 (IWorld hr) £7.5premiere-HSU 0(£6.00) i Aug 11-13,18-20, 303, 2345678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TIM MINCHIN - SO ROCK Gilded Balloon Productions , Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 .! 2005 Best Newcomer Award.performer' 2005 Festival Directors' A'Tward, ComedyPerrier Festival. n extraordinary Scotsman. he bestMelbourne musical n: comedian since Bil'ABailey' Times. 'Impeccable stuff********* www.chorde.co.uk; The , next big thing' Time Out. Preview 2,4: 221:5-28:30(121:hr)30£8.(I0hr)0 £Aug 30 (I hr) £ 11.premiere 50 (£ 10.50)• FTTH Aug 11 -13,Aug18-20, 11505-10, (£ 11.154,0)16-17,21 -23: 21:European 3031 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 irrier Best Newcomer Winner 2004

COMEDY TINA C - SOMETIMES I FRIGHTEN MYSELF Tina C The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 667 8940 • Grid Reft F5 When you're a peace-lovin', Grammy award-winning American icon life can be scary so much fame, talent and love to give. Politics, stunning music and lots of laughs from Christopher legend, Aug 25-26,28;Green' 204X) (Ishrcountry I Omins) £11.

00 (£9.www.dnac.net 00) 30 31 12 31 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 3t ! 2 TOM STADE:AND RELAX...

The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 7272 ♦ Grid Reft C5 With a cool, laid-back style.Tom delivers exquisitely crafted, often dark material with an uncanny ability to misdirect and surprise. 'Effortlessly funny performer' Evening Standard.

'Enough confidence and charm to fil an aircraft hanger' BBC. Preview Aug 4-13,Aug15-27;2: 2l:00(lhr) 23:55 (I hr)£7.£8.000(£6.

0 (£7.000)0) World premiere 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 2 TONY LAW -THE DOG OFTIME Ask Entertainment Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 God damned original comedy mix of stand-up, characters and letters from time travelling man and dog. Help them taunt the future and learn from the past Features lies and truth. Join our movement!

Preview Aug 2-5: I9:30(lhr) £5.00 Aug 6-7,9-10,14,16-17,21 -24,28: 19:30 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 19:30(Ihr) £10.00(£9.00) World premiere •HSU 3031 23456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TONY LITTLER - STUBBLE TROUBLE Tony Littler/PHB Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Buccleuch Street "0131 667 6907 • Grid Reft F6 Following his successful 2005 show, Laughing Horse new act finalist Tony Litder returns for a second year with his unique mix of politically incorrect humour and hilarious songs. 'Not to be missed' About Aberdeen, 2005. www.tony-littler.co.uk Aug 19-26: 2140(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere 30 3112 3 456 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 “A***** characterThe comedian Guardian of rare skil " KEITH CARTER

The CafeRegister Royal, Studio 17 West St Box Office: 556 2549 Times: 20:000131- 21:00 Previews: 4th27th - 5th£7£4.00 /(not£3.0015th or 22nd) Shows: / £5ckcomedy. www.edfri6thnge.c-omwww. maueri co.uk see page 79, 72 for show information

VENUE 47 Cafe Royal, Studio, 17 West Register St Box Offici 0131 556 2549 Show Tim 14.40-15.40 6th - 27th August - £7 / £5 (not 15th / 22nd) 4th / 5th August - £5 / £3.50 www.edfringe.comwww.maverickcomedy.co.uk see page 48 for show information

COMEDY TONY ROBINSON S CUNNING NIGHT OUT Mick Perrin Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ♦ 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 Having spent years of his working life uttering the phrase 'I have a cunning plan!'Tony Robinson started to believe it His one-man show will make you laugh, cry, sing along and Aug retch.

17-20: 18:30(Ihr) £13.00(£12.00) 30 3 H 2 3-1 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 30 311 2 THE TOOTHPASTE EXPEDITION PRESENTS...

PANORAMA! (FREE) Toothpaste Expedition - PBH's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Bucdeuch Street • 0131 667 6907»Grid Ref: F6 Come visit your favourite cult characters as they regale you with skewed tales of what it's like to be a bit-part actor in a forgotten sci-fi show, and more! Only UK appearance!!! www.thetoothpasteexpedition.co.uk Aug 14-18: 22:40(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere 30 31 12 3 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 293031 12 T002MUCH CABARET SPECTACULAR Lick <S Chew,Tamsin Stewart £ London West End Stars Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 The Dynamic Duo, Lick and Chew, host the show that is the talk of London's West End! 'The best of the West End, cabaret and comedy' Stage. Critics Choice -Preview Guardian,Time4-5:Out, Evening hr) £5.Standard.

00 £10.00 Aug 11-12,Aug18-19, 200:5-26:30 (I00:30(Ihr) World premiere 30 31 4 J 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 TOPPING & BUTCH Topping £ Butch - www.toppingandbutch.com Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • After last year's shock sell-out,Topping & Butch return with a fuller spread of utter muck and spontaneity. Also, a song about lesbians. Not suitable for children or critics.

'Aug Outrageously Preview 3-4: 21:5255-27: (Ifunny. hr) £5.. 0made 0 me spil my00)beer' ***** Scotsman.

Aug5-6, Aug 7-10,111-13, 5-17,128-20, 2-24: 21:55 (I2l55(lhr) hr) £ 10.00£l200(£l0. (£8.00) Worid premiere • HSU 3031 23416 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 TOPPING & BUTCH AND FRIENDS Underbelly E4 UdderBELLY, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft F5 Outrageous sexy satirists return with special guests and the latest news headlines for two nights only. 'Masters of innuendo' ***** Scotsman. 'Clever, sharp, extremely funny' Check £11. out0www.underbelly.co.uk for more information on guests.

Aug 14,Times.

21: 2ai5(lhr) 0(£9.00) »31 12 3 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 TOULSON & HARVEY Toulson £ Harvey Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance » 0131 556 6550 ♦ Grid Reft E6 2005 Perrier Best Newcomer/DubbleActAward nominees return to unite the American empire with an Islamic nativity play performed onboard an international space station.

'Preview Like TheAugDay2-4:Today'17:45with guest-starring' Independent On Sunday.

(I hr)-24,Alistair £5.28:0017:McGowan Aug 14,126-17, hr) £8.00)50 (£7.00) Aug 5-7, 11-13,9-10,18-20, 5-27;21I7:45(lhr) £9.455(I0(£8.

Worid premiere■ HSU 303 2 3 456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TRAINSPOTTING, FEMINISM & RELIGION Matthew Ferret Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 * Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Easy targets for comedy? Wrong! Poetry and song defending the three subjects guaranteed to make everyone's eyes glaze over. Gorgeous songstress Annalie Wilson, Elvis 7-8,Presley Aug 14-15,and21 -22:others 16:25help (I hr)Perret £7.50 (£6.fight00) a losing battle against easy laughter.

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For all your Fringe tickets ! call 0131 226 0000 < TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY Bute Kingswood Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row ♦ 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Ref: E4 Come with me as I re-live the events as I hitch-hiked the world's longest highway. The road )|t ahead is ic1y,5-20: the weather Aug 7-13, 2000 (40miunforgi ns) £5.vi0n0g,(£4,the50)driver a stranger and the passengerWpetrified. " . is67 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f THETRAP'S BAD PLAY: SECOND COMING The Trap Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid ReftE6 2006. In Bethnal Green a child is born. He's got long hair and a beard. Yup, he's back, bcc And this time he's not on a cross, he is cross. 'Deliciously subversive... sheer comedidffi genius' Scotsman.

Preview Aug 2-4:22-24, 15:25 (Ihr) £5.25(Ihr) 00 £8.50(£7.00) Aug 5-10, Aug 11-13,15-17, 18-20,25-27:28:15:15:25(Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) Worid premiere • EE3I IB >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TRAVELS WITH MY HIP-FLASK Keara Murphy Arcade Bar, 48 Cockburn Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Following a two year odyssey, involving dodging mine-fields in Bosnia and enjoying cocktails with Judith Chalmers, Keara is back, with stories. 'She's Eddie Izzard with less make-up and more Aug3-6, 9-13,16-20, 23-26:Glasgow' 2000(Ihr)Li£6.st.00 Worid premiere-1 56 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 TRICKS I HAVE LEARNED SINCE BEING ON TELLY Kevin McMahon Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Reft E6 i3 Refined by Penn and Teller as he excelled in Channel 4's Faking It, Kevin now present hisPreview unique style3-5:of20:l0(45mins) comedy-magic. 'Kevin's such a sweetie, you'll be swept along' heat. U Aug 6-12,Aug 14-19: 2ft 10 (45mins) £7.£5.0000(£6.00) Worid premiere • I 567891 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUI THETRUTH Del Strain Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar, 42-44 Buccleuch Street *0131 667 6907 • Grid Reft Del Strain, Hackney Empire finalist and sketch writer for BBC I's Karen Dunbar show, in hisI4:first40(30mi Edinburgh Aug 13-26: ns) (Freeshow.

Non-ti'cAketyoung ed) Bil y Connelly' www.comedycv.co.uk W ■ 3031123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 EDINBURGH ACTS IN 28 MINUTES BBC Radio 4 Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Born from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and exactly what it says on the tin. Packed with guaranteed Aug 16:incredible 2300(Ihr)stars,(FreeTi cketed) to blow away anyone fast enough to grab tickets.

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 20 YEARS - AND STILL IN THE PINK Mervyn Stutter Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 1987-2006 and stil standing. 'Celebrating the trivial and attacking the absurd Merv gives us a serious funny show' Scotsman. 'Hilarious songs' Observer. 'This is the c< voice the 4-5: Baby18:Boom PreviewofAug 45 (I hr)generation' £6.00 Telegraph.

Aug6-10: Aug 11-13:18:18:45(Ihr) 45(Ihr)£10.£11,00(£8.

00(£9.00)00) 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 TWO BLOKES IN SEARCH OF A PUB The Canterbury Pilgrims C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Two blokes need to find a new pub but they're being haunted by their murderous producer and show budget problems. Bizzare and eccentric as they are, will they ever make23:it1before orders?

Aug4-28: 0(1 hr) £7,last50(£6.

50) www.pilgrimstheatre.co.uk Worid prem >56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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COMEDY

Sell-out for the last 11 years!

Four top comedians! Joke competiton prizes!

Two different shows - Early show and late show!

Two intervals! Air-conditioned venue!

'Undoubtedly cabaret comedy a' entertainment The Scotsman at its very best' Vtfi 'Top comedy, top value' The List

Lil^ U Vf 1 The Cafe Royal 17SunWest Register Street 6thTue-15th Sun 27th August (Not or 22nd) Previews Fri 4th, Sat 5th - £5 Early Show10pm-12pm 7.30pm - 9.30pm Late Show Box Office: 0131 556 2549 www.edfnnge.com

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THE UNBOOKABLES The Unbookabies Edinburgh Grid Reft E5Comedy Room,The Tron, Hunter Square, Royal Mile •0131 226 0000 • Cruel & unusualglimpse comedyof what from thecomedians recklessusually disregard careers.

An unwashed Fringe'swith best acomics reservefor fortheirbackstage and Due £10. to nature Augafter-hours.

11-27: 23:55 (2hrs) 00 of show no minors, recording equipment, Worldlawyers. premiere 30 31 23 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 2 VAUDEVILLE CABARET CLUB Vaudeville Presents The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road • 0131 557 2827 • Grid Ref: E6 Get swept away into aa chaotic cabaretofofunusual circusentertainment music, theatre,atcomedy, burlesqueevening and sideshows.

Discover secret world this infamous extravaganza.

A showcase of festival delights.

Dance ' t i l dawn!

Dress fabulous!

Preview10,1Aug Aug 3-17,6-9:20-24,230028:(4hrs 23:0030mi (4hrsns)BOmi£5.0n0s) £10.00 (£5.00) PTm 30 3 M 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 VHS: DEATH TO DVD Richard Sandling Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 Richard videot understand shop but refuses He believes that videovideois the new vinylrunsandacan' why notoonerentvisitsDVDs. his shop.

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Aug 4-27: l6KX)(50mins) £5.00 World premiere • EC3D 303 456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22303 2 VLADIMIR MCTAVISHrA BRIEF HISTORY OF SCOTLAND The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club II, 16 North St Andrew Street • 0131 558 7272 • Grid Reft C5 Sell-out into the nation' from 'Scotland' sadrical stand-up'2005.

MorningAnother Star. 'look An unflinching portrait,s psyche stark honesty dresseds top as scathing comedy.

An31:important show for0the Fringe' **** Scotsman.

Preview Jul 2000 (I hr) £6.

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0 0) Aug 4-13,15-20,22-27: 19:00(1 hr) £7.00 (£6.00) World premiere 3031 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 303 2 WATSON AND OLIVER Watson and Oliver Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Brand show Sharp from Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver, offer directedan hour

by Perrier nomineenewJimcomedy Field Smith. and original,Watson and Oliver of shamelessly entertaining characters and sketches.

These ladies mean business.

Preview11-13,Aug18-20, 2-5:216:5-27:45 (I16:hr)45£5.(Ihr)00 £9.Aug50(£8.

6-10,00)15-17,21-24,28: 16:45 (IWorld hr) £9.0premiere 0 (£7.50) • HSU Aug 303 23456789 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WE ARE KLANG IN KLANGBANG' We Are Klang Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 We' losers.troupe' Don'tStage. bring your parents. isThey hey might well be there back, perfectyousketch The material smart,stink.the 'Tsongs are brilliant Sketch comedy near its best' Times.

Preview11-13,Aug18-20, 2-4:220:40(lhr) £5.00 £9.Aug50(£8.5-10,00)14-15,17,21-24: 20:40(lhr) 50(£7.00) • HE21 Aug 5-27: 20:40(Ihr) World£8.premiere 303 123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303 12 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! - FREE SHOW M £J McGrath - PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street • 0131 225 2022 • Grid Reft C4 A great philosopher once wrote, 'Go and see this show of interesting chararters, 'cos I will'. (Free14:entry) Aug6-ll: 20(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere 30 31 1234 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 Book tickets for any Fringe show and get all the latest news, gossip and reviews

COMEDY WE DON'T HAVE HUSBANDS The Kransky Sisters, Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly Grid Ref. D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • These multi award-winning spinsters from rural Australia bring us their strange behaviour, darkly funny stories and peculiar renditions of popular songs, with music-saw, tuba, guitar, reed-keyboard, utensils and haunting harmonies.

Bizarre30and Preview11 -13,Aug18-20, 4-5:kitchen (I hr)precious' £ 11.premiere 50 (£Age. 10.50)• HZ31 Aug 218:4-27:30 (I18:hr)30£5.(I 0hr)0 £Aug 12506-10, (£ 11.155-17, 0) 21 -23,28: 18:European 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WENDY IVERS PRESENTS THE LAUGHTER FACTOR Wendy Ivers £ Co. Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref E6 Unique and enthralling. Featuring five fantastic Fringe comedians competing for The Coveted Laughter Factor Crown. Hosted and headlined by effervescent cult comedian Wendy Ivers (www.wendyivers.co.uk) whose raw spontaneity and comic genius alone a great £5.evening.

Preview Aug 6:guarantee 22:35(lhr20mins) Aug 7-9, 1 4-16, 2 1 -23: 2235 (I hr 20min0s)0 (£4.£9.£10.

0000)(£7.00 0(£8.0) 00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 2235(lhr20mins) World premiere • HSU 303 46 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 WE SMELL LIKE AMERICA Smile and Nod C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref D5 You smell that? Is it huge, petrol guzzling cars? Illiterate presidents who prefer a lollipop to admirable leadership? An inability to understand irony? It's Smile and Nod! The hilarious23:45Long Aug 8-28: (SOmiForm ns) £7,Improvisation 50 (£6.50) Group from California, www.smileandnod.org 335 54 678 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEELER S LUCK Nigel Collins and Toby Leach Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Two tall-to-middling white actors from the antipodes play a small kiwi beach town's entire population under threat from big city developers in a dynamic explosion of dazzling physicality and vocal dexterity. entertaining.. deliciously sil y' Listener, NZ Preview Aug 4-5:21-23, !3K)0(l hr30mi ns)hr£5.30mi00ns)'Hugely Aug 6-10, 1 5-17, 2 8: 13: 0 0 (I £ 10.

5 0 Aug 11-13,18-20,24-27; I3:00(lhr30mins) £11.50 (£10.(£9.550)0) European premiere • HSU 303 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHO U CALLIN A PIG? Fatima Bajwa SweetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off Introducing an institution you love to hate. Tonight, PC Faghag will tell you it hates you too. This Pig's been through race awareness courses, working with the community and3-5: still20:20(lhr) managed£5.0to0 cause a riot.

Preview10-13:Aug20:20(Ihr) Aug £8.50(£7.50) Aug6-9: 2ft20(lhr) £8.00(£7.00) World premiere • H5D 30 31 153456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 39 30 31 12 WHYTHE LONG FACES? Why The Long Faces?

Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 0131 556 5044 » Grid Ref: E6 Sketches from award-winning comedians Sally-Anne Hayward and Vicky Frango.

Already made into a pilot for television, they include 'Compassionate Murderer', 'Preview Temp Dentist' rannyns)Typist' . 'Fabulous' BBC. 'A refreshing change' Guardian.

Aug1200(SOmi 4-5:and12-00n'Gs)(SOmi Aug6-12: £5.00(£4.£3.00)00 World premiere•HBH 3 -3456 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 WIL ANDERSON -1AMTHE WILRUS Wil Anderson Underbelly' RefFS s Cow Barn, Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • Grid On his last visit in 1999,Wil was nominated for the Perrier Newcomer. Don't miss the chance to see one of Australia's biggest comedy stars. '. . go and see Wil, he is very funny' Scotsman. £5.00 Aug 5-6,11-13,18-20,25-28: 2l:30(lhr) £I050(£8.50) Preview Aug 7-10,Aug15-17,3-4:212l:30(lhr) -24: 21:30 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.50) European premiere-BSP 303 33 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com THE WIL HODGSON HOLIDAY SPECIAL l/Wover/ck Comedy |Holyrood Tavern, 9a Holyrood Road • 0131 556 5044 • Grid Reft E6 IS Chippenham's girltoy collecting, chubby chasing, punk feminist ex-wrestler with more rants and stories. 'Christ like figure' ***** Guardian. 'An undeniable talent' Telegraph. [ 'Preview Cult hero' www.chorde.co.uk; ofPreview the mostAugfescinating acts onns)the£4.0circuit' £4.'One006-27: 0 Scotsman.

Aug 6-27:Aug14:4-S: 00 (SOmiI4fln0s)(50mi £6.0n0s) Aug 20:00 (SOmi4-5: ns) £6.200)00 (SOmiWorld premiere • WHTI 30 3 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2839303 2 WILL RICHARDS IS JOLLY FUNKY i Will Richards : Andersons Bar, 161 Lothian Road *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F3 1 Stroll with Will through his hood and hear about his frightfully fly life. Bring a j1 -thermos of Earl Grey and a scone. A hard hitting, jive talking experience you can §j:bring Aug 3-6,your8-13,Granny 15-20,2to.3-27: 21 JO (I hr) £5.00 (£3.50) EE S3 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 39 303 WILL SMITH - HOWTO BE COOL |fVI/ck Perrin Productions By Arrangement With Old Man ^Management !1 Grid Assembly Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • {Cool = wearing low quality jewellery and drinking til you puke. Uncool = irioonwalking down the street in a Corrs T-shirt Why the difference? 'One of the |h•“reviewAug nost reliably4-5:excellent Independent on Sunday.

5 (Ihr)comedians £6.00(£5.£0in11.0)Edinburgh' *ug 6-10, 16-17,220:4-27: 215-23: 5(£0 (£11.10.50)50) ||Aug 11-13,14,18-20, 20:20:555(I5 (Ihr)hr)£ 1250 World premiere • EE31 >56 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE WILSON DIXON HOUR esse Griffin iSmirnoff grid Reft Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • country 'n' western legend arrives. Insightful laconic original songs; ingeniously funny' (Mail, NZ) character comedy. The absolute genius alter-ego of ssse Griffin' DB Magazine. 'Brilliandy oddball.. countless quotable gags.. a cult is www.chorde.co.uk •reviewAug3-4: 2l:30(lhr) jlug7-10, 15-17,22-24: 21:30(1£5.hr)00£8.Aug5-6, 50(£7.50)11-13,18-20,25-27: 2l:30(lhr) " £9.50(£8.' 50) ~ 23 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 3 WINSTON CHURCHILL WAS JACKTHE RIPPER Andrew O'Neill n Cowgate and Victoria Street) • There no evidence to suggest that Winston Churchill was Jack The Ripper' - Phil feed, Director, Churchill Museum. Andrew O'Neill disagrees. And he's bought a 'One of the23:IO(lhr) emerging£4.0barometers of hilarity' Time Out. E';ook. reviewAug3-4: 0 ■ ugug 5-6, 7-10,111-13, 5-17,128-20, 1 -24:25-27: 23:1023:(I hr)10(1£7.hr)50£8.(£6.5500)(£7.50) VV >56 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 303 2 HE WITCHING HOUR ll:THE HARUM SCARUM anda nirnoff li rid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • scariest show in town is back! Join your favourite comedians as Ewen 'adntosh (Keith,The Office) invites Edinburgh's top names to entertain you with of terror. Different show every night!11-13,18-20,25-27: 22:20(lhr) £I0.50(£9.00) ifNeseviewAug3-4: 7-10,14-17,2122:20(lhr) -24: 22:20 (I£5.hr)00£9.Aug5-6, 50 (£8.00) HIS 156 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9303 2 YITTANK: POP GOES THE ICULTURE r itTank icket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 |)e guys, one girl and enough hair to costume King Kong present an hour of sketch i>medy. Come in and make yourself comfortable in the company of the next big ■eviewAugS: mes in comedy.16:50(Ihr) Probably, www.wittank.co.uk ig 6-12,14-19,21 -28: 16:5£5.0 (I0hr)0 £7.00 (£6.00) VV 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 II 1021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

COMEDY THE WORLD STANDS UP Paramount Comedy <S Loaded Magazine in association with IMWP <£ MZA George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place *0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 90-minute live version of the hit TV comedy show, featuring the only festival appearances of the legendary Steve McGrew (USA), Kitty Flanagan (Australia), Mitch Benn25-27: (UK).OOfSpecial Aug lO (I hr guests 30mins) include £ 12.00 (£Fred 10.50)MacAulay, Craig Hil and Frankie Boyle.

30 3M 2 3 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 12 WRECKAGE-O-RAMA Patrick Ferri SweetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West ♦ 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off High-powered overhaul of classic vaudevillian slapstick. With animated acrobatics and neat visual gags, witness a series of outrageous characters recklessly flirting with disaster.

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0 C) European premiere 30 31 12 3 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 YIANNI'S HEAD YianniIPBH's Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate *0131 556 4481 "Grid Ref: D6 Yianni's head is a batdeground. His libido, logic, fear and love all have agendas, they don't agree and they're all yelling. It's probably why he's so confused! Fresh from a sell-out8-12,run15-19,at the Aug 22-26:Melbourne 00:00 (I hr)Comedy Festival, www.freefringe.com UK premiere 3031 12 34 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 3031 12 YOUNG, GIFTED AND GREEN Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square•0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref-FS Carol Tobin and John Lynn share a bed but don't share opinions. Bored with each other's jokes they are hoping to save their relationship by introducing the very best ofPreview new Irish comedy to the audience.

Aug12-5: Aug 6-17,223:30(lhr) 21 -24,23:28:30£5.23:(I hr)0300 (I£9.hr)50£8.(£8.5050)(£7.50) Aug 6-10, 11 -13,14,18-20, 5-27: European premiere • EEHl 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 YOUR LINE OR MINE?' Abandon Theatre Limited PoNaNa, 43b Frederick Street • 0131 226 2224 • Grid Ref: D3 Outrageous, irreverent and rip-roaringly funny. An improvisational tour de force.

Slick, accomplished and utterly hilarious. A show of undeniable hilarity. You would be hard pushed to find a funnier and more satisfying improv show. www.abandontheatre.co.uk Aug 19-28: 20:30(Ihr) £5.00 European premiere 3031 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ■

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DANCE & PHYSICAL THEATRE ALADDIN Burklyn Youth Ballet Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 This 'professional ballet company in microcosm' (Scotsman) tells the story of a boy encountering a genie, jewels and snakes while seeking the love and approval of the princess and king. Fringe 2005 show: 'Family show not to be missed' www.edinburghguide.com Aug 11-20: I0:30(55mins) £8.00 (£6.00) World premiere 30 31 12 3 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 ALBA FLAMENCA Mosaico Flamenco The Lot, 4 Grassmarket • 0131 225 9922 • Grid Ref: E4 Experience the true soul of flamenco dance. The acclaimed singer David Palomar, fresh from performing with Paco Pena, leads flamboyant dancers and frenetic musicians in an explosive mix of emotion, sensuality and drama that bursts with rhythmic Aug 18-19,energy.

21 -26: 16:15 (I hr) £9.00 (£7.00) (£5.00 C) European premiere 30 31 12 3 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 29303112 Henry's Cellar, 8 Morrison Street ♦ 0131 228 9393 • Grid Reft F3 Aug 18-26: 21:30(Ihr) £9.00(£7.00) 30 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 3112 AMERICAN REPERTORY COMPANY PRESENTS DIALOGUES American Repertory Ensemble Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Austin,Texas premier chamber ensemble in an innovative performance presents music and dance as equals. The extraordinary production features 15 outstanding artists performing classics and new works by choreographer David Justin and composer Aug 8-12: 19:Rob15 (IDeemer. hr I Omins) £9.00 (£7.00) European premiere 30 31 123456 ” 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 ANTIPIGMALION AND OTHERS Gennady Gutgarts (Ukraine) C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Watch the relation of the artist, model and canvas. Gutgarts uses bodies of reallife models as tools for transferring paint Decorations of dramatic plots in style of works by live music. World premiere • BE21 Aug 4-28:of Pollock 11:00 (45miandns)Kline. £7.50 (£6.Accompanied 50) 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE ART OF DISAPPEARANCE Arty Physical Intelligence LLP Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace ♦0131 226 7207 » Grid Reft E4 Tall stories and a tangle of tales. This dynamic duo wil weave you an enchanting web of dance, theatre and storytelling. Winners of the Deutsch Bank Pyramid Award 2005.

Not to4-6:beI2:missed, Preview l0(30minwww.artyphysicalintelligence.co.uk s) £5.£8.0000 (£5.00) Aug 7,9-14,Aug16-20: I2:l0(30mins) World premiere • BEH 30 3112:456 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 ASCENT OF WOMAN Dang Nabbit Theatre Collective Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace « 0131 220 6109 « Grid Ref: E4 A quartet of explosive pieces about significant women in history. Contemporary dance that is innovative, fresh and evocative performed by a young student company whose performance vocabulary represents the very highest standard. Catch the future Aug 7-12:here.13:50(Ihr) £5.00(£3.50) HEn 30 31 12 3 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 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Switch Theatre Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge « 08452 26 27 21 « Grid Ref: E5 Take a look Behind Closed Doors to determine Eloise's fete. Will she repeat the abuses of the past or break the cycle? You decide. Powerful new drama with a physical edge, fresh18:0from Camden s Theatre. www.SwitchTheatre.com Preview 5 (40mi s) £3.ns)50£6.People' Aug 9-13,Aug15-20,7-8:22-28: 18:05 n(40mi 00 (£5.00) World premiere • Ftm 30311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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THE BELLYDANCE DIARIES Daphne Pena Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 Peek behind the seven veils via the true stories of bellydancers in Cairo. Celebrate the dance's undulating origins, sultry tribal rhythms and shimmying improvisation of body and beat4-5:with1800live(I hr)music by the UK's top Arabic musicians.

Preview Aug 6-28:Aug1800(Ihr) £6.00(£5.£4.00)00 HS >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BHARTHAM Pranitya Sweet Edinburgh College♦ 0870 of Art,241enter Lauriston (offWestEGA,Port/Grassmarket) 0136*onGrid Ref: F4PI or Lady Lawson St Bhartham is a dramatic art of ancient Indian dance known as Bharathanatyam. It is rehearsing the epics/legends of Indian mythology. The theme is communicated by ar amalgamation of rhythmic movements and expression taking dancer and audience into the realm (Iofhrdeep mysticism. 00 UQ Aug 3-11: Aug 14-27:1600 19:40 (I hr15miI Smins)ns)£8.£ 010.0 0(£6.0 (£9.50)0(£5.

0) European premiere • HE 56 7 89 10 II 2 5 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2£ CHINESE TRADITIONAL ARTS PERFORMANCE DANCING, MUSIC AND CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS Red Fan Dance Society - Oxford Taiji Gongfu Institute Sweet Edinburgh College• 0870 of Art,241enter Lauriston (offWestECA,Port/Grassmarket) 0136on• Grid Ref: F4PI or Lady Lawson St This show presents the versatile cultures of China including dance arts spanning frorr the ancient Tang Dynasty until today. Authentic traditional Chinese instrument playing and amazing14:1Chinese Kung Fu. (£6.Absolutely appealing!

Aug Aug 7-11: 12-13: 14:515(I(IhrhrI SmiI Smins)ns)£750 £8.50 (£7.50)00)(£450Q (£5.00 C) >56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i THE CONVENT Jo Stromgren Kompani Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street *0131 558 3853 • Grid Reft B3 In a remote Alpine valley three nuns enjoy the peace and quiet but the harmony is fragile. Keeping track of the truth is a hard assignment - even harder when you an hungry.

'Brutal,4-5:brilliant., surprisingly Herald.

Preview Aug 1300 (I hr1300 I Omi(Ins)hr£7.I Omi50hilarious' Aug 6, 1 1 -13, 1 8-20, 2 5-28: n s) £ 1100 Aug 7,9-10,14,16-17,21,23-24: 1300 (I hr I Omins) £ 10.00 UK premiere • H >56 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 CORPUS VARIORUM - ORTHE EMENDER OF STORIES KUDOS C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 A Glass Palace. A book full of what's yet to be written. Explosively physical dark tali traversing the blurred edges of urban myth and real life. Fringe 2005 show: 'Refresh your imagination' Aug 3-15: 2005 (Ihr)- www.edinburghguide.com £8.50(£750) World premiere 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 39 30 3 THE CRIME OF MISS DEBUKO OHYAMA Ningyo Circus!

Sweet Edinburgh College• 0870 of Art,241enter Lauriston (offWestECA,Port/Grassmarket) 0136on» Grid Reft F4PI or Lady Lawson St European premiere of this unique performance from Japan. Ningyo Circus! presen a 'Circus Nightmare': a fet woman's revenge tragedy with elaborate kimono and heavy21make-up.

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Aug -28: 16:10 (SOmi ns) £7.50perform (£6.50) using comical movement danceEuropean premii 2 3 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 ;; DANCE BASE PRESENTS... FRESHNESS, X FACTOR & SAMUDRA Dance Base Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket •0131 225 5525 • Grid Reft I A funky and powerful triple bil featuring contemporary/hip-hop combo Freshmess, a European premiere by Samudra's astonishing martial arts duo, fresh from India, anc the always great and quirkylOmiXns)Factor.

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DANCE & PHYSICAL THEATRE DANCE BASE PRESENTS... ISKANDAR, CURVE FOUNDATION, KARL JAY-LEWIN & MICHAEL POPPER Dance Base Dance Grid ReftBaseE4 - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • Soul enriching dance, live music, guaranteed tingle factor with rhythmic Egyptian Sha'abi, world-class contemporary dance artists and choreography, sensory phenomena and some extraordinary bodies. Features 2 world premieres, www. dancebase.co.uk Preview11,1Aug l(hI2:30(lhr25mins) 12:30 (I hr 25min£11. s) £6.0000(£7.00) Aug 6,20:IS:00(lhr25mins) Aug 12, 1 7: £11.

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World premiere 30 31 12 3 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 »so 3ii 2 DANCE BASE PRESENTS... NORMAN DOUGLAS, JEM TREATS & JANIS CLAXTON Dance Base DanceRef:BaseE4 - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • Grid An intelligent triple bil that lights up and questions preconceptions about contemporary dance, sexuality, Ken dolls and country and western music. Irreverent, brilliant and compelling performers, Preview11,1Aug 10:17:I7:30(lhr30mins) £6.0000(£7.www.dancebase.co.uk Aug 6, 2 0: 3 0 (I hr 30mi n s) £ 11.

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Aug 15,19: I500(lhr30mins) £11.00 (£7.00) 303112 345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 DANCE BASE PRESENTS... ROSIE KAY DANCE COMPANY Dance Base Dance Grid Ref:BaseE4 - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket •0131 225 5525 • The Wild Party is a dance theatre extravaganza inspired by the dangerous jazz age poem by Joseph Mancure March. A sexy fast-paced work featuring four fabulous dancers and three musicians.

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0l0ive0jazz Aug 6, 2 0: 0) Aug 12,17: 12:30 (I hhr)r) £11. £ 11.00 (£7.000)0) Aug Aug 13,15,118:9: ISOO(l 17:30 (I hr) £ 11,0000(£7. (£7.00) 3031 12 345 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 DANCEFORMS PRESENTS THE 33RD INTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS' SHOWCASE Dance-Forms Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref:E6 Outstanding! The dancers enjoy the difficulty of their brilliant choreography. They dance atAugthe6-11:very11:edge rare anywhere, 00 (I ofhr possibility 15mins) £9.0and0 (£7.with 00) a fullness of being that'sEuropean premiereanytime.

• H1TJII »31 12 3 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 DANCING FORTH Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Edinburgh Branch Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: B3 An annual spectacular of Scottish country dancing, in the elegant surroundings of Edinburgh Academy. The dancers from the Edinburgh branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society supported by traditional music and songs from Mo Rutherford friends.£IZ00 Aug 9-12; I9:and30(2hrs) 30 3M 23456 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 DEEPLY ROOTED American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref: H2 As African American people, this speaks to our diverse ancestry - Native American, European and, of course,African. Through dance, song and spoken word, experience the roots that Aug 10:12-15(Ihr) 15 (Ihr)have£6.£6.extended 000(£4.

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ELEVENTH RIB Wong Bik Wan £ Co C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 ‘Grid Ref: E4 'One step steeper than the other. One wound closer to the rib. The missing rib of the eleventh. Who knows what it is...' Hong Kong writer performs poetry-fiction t the of Flamenco, Augrhythm 3-12: 1300(Ihr) £8.50(£7,with50)dance (£6.50C)and live music.

World premiere • HSU 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 so 31 1: EN FORME Cie DidierTheron Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street •0131 5583853» Grid Ref: B3 Acclaimed French dance company's absurd, funny show inspired by Kafka's writings and lesser known drawings. Theron's unique body language is based on instinctive but controlled movements, refined strokes and sophisticated features. 'Big, poetic, technically choreography' Herald.

Aug 6,7,19-10, M 3,1impressive 14:15 14:(40mi15 (40mi ns) £9.Sunday Aug 4,18-20, 16-17,25-28: 21,23-24: ns)00£7.00 UK premiere • 031 30 3 2 456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 THE FACTORY Arches Theatre CompanylAI Seed Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Fringe First winner Al Seed (Hoax Productions) uses clown, dance, stand-up and an explosive electro soundtrack in a brutal, hilarious tale about war, greed, torture and you.

'Beckett Irish Times on Raw Beef.

Preview Aug 3-4:1for8-20,16:the3255-27: (Iravehr) 16:generation' £5.3050(I hr) £9.***** Aug 5-6, 1 1 -13, 0 0 (£8.

0 Aug 7,9-10,14,16-17,21,23-24: 16:35 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.0)00) {6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FLAME AND FURY Flame and Fury The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens * 0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref:F5 UniqueMcIntosh mixture and of Celtic music (Shooglenifty) and flamenco dance.

(Mouthmusic), James Luke and Tote'RMartin ConteSwan (Flamenco present their original workPlum in this unmissable show. efreshing risk-takingPuro) and experimental... an electrifying night' Scotsman.

Aug 13,17: 20:00(Ihr IQmins) £10.00(£7.00) 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 FLAMENCO CON FUSION 2006 Ricardo Garcia y La Familia Flamenco C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 High energy,up authentic, Flamenco meets theRicardo twenty-first Following on last year'contemporary: s highly successful collaboration, Garciacentury. and his Familia Flamenca demonstrate an astounding melange of the developments of the genre.

Mesmerising, masterful... a Fringe treasure, www.flamencoflow.com Aug 2-14,16-21,23-28: 20fl0 (I hr) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) World premiere • B {6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3^ FLAMENCO PURO Henrys Venue Henry's Cellar, 8 Morrison Street • 0131 228 9393 • Grid Reft F3 Arouses the senses, creating an intimate and passionate show. Electrifying guitar mixed with seductive and vibrant dance. A totally unique experience. A delight tc watch this duo action. ISmins) £6.00(£5.00) Aug 4-15:in19:00(Ihr Aug 10-11, 16-17:121:15(Ihr ISmins) £6.00(£5.00) 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 THE FULL MOON SHOW Frankenstein Pub Co Frankenstein Pub, 26 George IV Bridge • 0131 622 1818 • Grid Reft E5 Come and meet the friends of Frankenstein in this light and sound extravaganza ■ as they set out to thrill you! Enjoy a late night platter whilst boogying to the DJ. !|| ' Beware1,3,8of,1the Aug 0,15,monster...

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THE GIRL OF 10,000 SMILES Texas Christian University (TCU) Sweet Edinburgh College• 0870 of Art,241enter Lauriston (offWestECA,Port/Grassmarket) 0136on• Grid Ref: F4PI or Lady Lawson St Enter a dream, a whimsical world above the clouds. With a child-like eye, experience [ obsession, lust and passion through a pageant of music, dance and mystical narration, | ancient theatre/modern Aug 7-12:Greek 15:55 (SOmi ns) £5.00 twist World premiere • HSU 303112 3 45 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 HIMALAYAN CULTURAL EVE I Sadhana Kala Kendra St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 |'Himalayan Cultural Eve' features exotic dance performances from different ethnic ^communities of Nepal, representing the untouched culture and lifestyle of this | beautiful Himalayan country. The vibrant and elegant movements and costumes represent I: Aug 27-28,the 31-Sepdiversity 2: 17:3of0 (Ithehr) £9.Nepalese 00 (£7.00)people. (£5.00C) 31 12 3 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 31 1 1 AN HOUR ABOUT AN HOUR Bodyart Acoustic Grid Ref: Music FI Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace •0131 346 1405 • j From America comes a new multi-media dance work. Set within the lavish landscape of the narrator's mind, Bodyart sews together a fantastical vision through new soundI7:45(lhr) score,£8.blunt00(£6.text,00) diverse movement and breathtaking photographs.

1 aAug9-19: Il»3i 123456 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 HYSTERIA inspector Sands and Stamping Ground Theatre Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street •0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 The world is ending. And it's happening at table 9. 'Absolutely magical. Hilariously Sunny' ***** Sunday Independent. 'Leaves a depth far beyond what we see and hear' ***** Irish Times A(I Quiet -•reviewAug 4-5: (on1200 hr)1200(1 £5.0Afternoon' 0hr) £9.00 ). tug 6,7,191-13, -10,114,8-20, 16-17,25-28: 21,23-24: 1200(Ihr) £7.00 European premiere• HBI1 16 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 MMORTAL iiofit state circus thei 870space ship @• Grid the out 126 1771 Ref:B6of the blue tramworks, Shrub Place, Leith Walk • Returning after last year's award-winning sell-out success. A groundbreaking, multi;ensory feast of circus, drama, text, dance and music. Mixed media circus for the I st century. ImMortal is a promenade performance where the audience gets upfront and personal2with the1950action, tug (2hrs) 00 (£ 1200) tug 9,6-7,12,91-14,6,119,6-21, 23,26:3-27:I4:50(2hrs) £15.0£015.(£1200) FTEH 4 6 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 INNER LANDSCAPES : iJeel de Jong locket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • ■rid Ref. E6 -eel, dancer/performer, works with transformation, silence and feelings. Her work based upon the European expressionistic dance style and she is also trained as an :tor.iewAug Avant-garde. Authenticity£3.0of0 (£200) movement makes every performance different Ug6-I2 21:03-5:0(SOmi2IO0(30mins) ns) £5.00(£3.00) European premiere• Hmi s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f 1ATAKLO iihletic Dance Theatre - The Patron Company presents Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street *0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 om the company that created the opening ceremony of the Turin Winter ipics last year comes another worldly dance spectacle of mind boggling obatics and gravity defying£7.5stunts. ' p1 JgeviewAug4-5: 17:25-28: 20(Ihr) 0hr) £ 1200Let the show begin!!

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DANCE & PHYSICAL THEATRE KETZAL Derevo Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street • 0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 Dazzling new theatre event from multi-award winning St Petersburg troupe. We enter the world naked and we leave it naked. In between is Life, the body's beautiful, poisoned song. 'An epic journey made blisteringly human' Herald. 'Breathtakingunforgettable imagery' Scotsman. £7.50 Preview Aug14-5:8-20, I5:00(lhr20mins) Aug 6, 1 1-13, 2 5-28: I5:00(lhr20mins) Aug 7,9-10,14,16-17,21,23-24: 15KX) (I hr 20mi£1200 ns) £ 10.00 H31I is6789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 2021 2223 24 25 262728: KNOTS Coisceim Dance Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street • 0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 Directed by LiamwithSteel (DV8)writings this daring, show mixes brutal,Fringe high-octane choreography insightful fromdynamic psychoanalyst R.D. Lang.

First Winners 2004. ' E xhilarating. . astounding performances' Guardian 2004.

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5 0 Aug 2l:40(lhr20mins) Aug 6,7,191-13, -10,114,8-20, 16-17,25-28: 21,23-24: 21:40 (I hr 20mi£1200 ns) £ 10.00 UK premiere • HSU 56 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 KPALOGO AND BOBOBO Volta Arts Display Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street« 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 With dancingtoandGhana. acrobatics story isoftoldmusicaboutandthedance Guansthewho migrateddrumming, from Nigeria Using this the power Guans successfully invaded the Eweland, the indigenous Ghana people, over 200 years ago.

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0 0 Aug 6-15: 11:45 (I hr 25mins) £8.00 (£6.00) World premiere 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i KU Art-Dance Theater Function (Japan) C, Chambers Street» 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Livintransmigration g soul. The birthofofsouls. a life,Heaven intertwined with redboundthreads, dustlike The and Earth, man tothenman.returned Rollingtosouls aAugdream. hanging 2-15: Human I8:50(50misculpture ns) £8.50 (£7.

50) (£6.in50theQ air. Unforgettable. UK premiere-Em s6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » KYOGEN - RAW AND UNCOOKED Tanroh Ishida (Japan) C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 « Grid Ref: D5 The are revealed! quirkyfouroneman mysteries performanceof traditional tells all. GetJapanese into a Kyogen fan-fightTheatre with a mountain monk!ThisLearn ways to laugh and cry unless you are a mushroom.

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Aug 4-28: 11:05 (SOmins) £7,50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) World pt >56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LIFE. IN DETAILS Kazus Student Theatre St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace » 0131 226 0000 ♦ Grid Ref: E3 There is something and sad, and Apleasant aboutshow life; about sometimes it is hardfunny to define whatscary is what fabulousgooddanceandandevilmime us,Augabout our l i f e, i n details.

15-18: 22:30(Ihr30mins) Aug 21-24: I4:30(lhr30mins) £8.£8.0000(£6. (£6.000)0) UK premiere is 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i LISS FAIN DANCE, SAN FRANCISCO Liss Fain Dance Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street •0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 Visceral.

Emotional. Compelling. 'A choreographer who takesforchances that matter' www.voiceofdance.org, blending paced modern dance withSantheFrancisco' verticals lLiss ift ofFainballetis renowned Music by Ligeti, Hamzafastel-Din, Monteverdi, www.lissfaindance.org Preview Aug 4-5: I8: 0 5(55mi n s) £5.

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LOST PROPERTY fromthegreyhousexompany Zoo Southside, I 17 Nicolson Street • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 All-out and ballsy! This all-male company unites dance with sporting athleticism.

Compelled to cohabit the same turf they dodge, collide and grapple. Inevitably a confrontation with emotion arises. Choreographed by Sunday Times NSDF award winner.

Preview Aug 6-12:Aug11:4-5: 45 (45miI l:4n5(45mi s) £8,5n0s)(£7.£6.00)50 (£5.00) EE 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1 LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS COCOONDANCE Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street •0131 558 3853 • Grid Reft B3 A man and a woman. The struggle between two strong wills on the verge of destruction. Mind games and close body contact combine, making vivid choreographic sexy and scarily unnerving show.

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0 0 Aug 9-10,16-17,21,23-24: 16:20 (I hr Smins) £7,00 UK premiere • EE^ 56789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MAS AYA DEL FLAMENCO Ballet Flamenco Antonio Perujo Sweet Edinburgh College• 0870 of Art,241enter Lauriston (offWestECA,Port/Grassmarket) 0136on• Grid Ref: F4PI or Lady Lawson St A voyage through all aspects of flamenco - past, present & future. Within keeping respert for this ancestral art - traditional & contemporary styles are blended with the new. Don't miss this fantastic new show dirert from Geneva, Switzerland! www regartch/flamenco Preview15-20:Aug16:14:30 (SOmi 16:30 n(SOmi £5.0000) Aug s) £9.n0s)0 (£8.

European premien (5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 MYOSUNG: STREETDANCE MyoSung in association with Soulgang Co. (Korea) Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • A visually stunning spectacle. Surreal, exotic, physically extraordinary. An ingenious mix of explosive hip-hop, street acrobatics and classical Korean dance - all to a killer soundtrack.

Put it16:on00 (Iyour must-see list PreviewAug 4-5: Aug -23,28:16:hr)16:00£5.0(I0 0(Ihr)0hr)£ 13.£ 12.000(£0 (£11.10.00)00) Aug 6-10, 11 -13,14-17, 18-20,2124-27: Worid 34 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NOVA REFLECTIONS On The Runn Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 On The Runn have created a new choreographic programme merging together elements of lyrical jazz and contemporary dance, combining emotive physical theatr with aspects Aug 7-13, 15-20:of pure 19:45 (Idance. hr) £7.0New, 0 (£5.0young, 0) Scottish talent World premiere • 3567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2£ ONKE - OSE Siyaya Arts Underbelly' Grid Reft F5s Cow Barn, Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • The spectacular new show from Siyaya. Many musics, many dances, one people.

History meets today, social meets spiritual and political meets the not so political ti tellPreview the story infectious new production. Don't n Aug14-17,3-4:of21,Zimbabwe I8:35(lhr lOimin(Inthiss)hr£5.I Omi 00ns) £8.50and(£7.uplifting Aug 7-10, 2 3-24: I &35 5 0) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-28: 18:35 (I hr I Omins) £9.50 (£8.50) >567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 OPENYET SPECIFIC Random Tangents Sweet Edinburgh College• 0870 of Art,241enter Lauriston (offWestECA,Port/Grassmarket) 0136on• Grid Ref: F4PI or Lady Lawson St Start, stop, jump, start again. This dance theatre piece explores how a conversation a grow beyond13:the20 (45mi table.ns)Join£6.5these than justpremie wordsj • Aug 14-20: 0 (£5.5two 0) (£4.women 50 S) for an afternoon of moreEuropean 15 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2!

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joUTRE iDarren Johnston [array] I Escalator East to Edinburgh §Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street ‘ 0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 ((Outre (oo-tray): adj. After-dark, bizarre and twisted cabaret featuring extraordinary ,! collaborations between music, live arts and contemporary cinema. Artists include li Jamie dell, Pablo and PreviewLiAug 4-5: 23:2Fiasco 45 (Ihr23:4S(lhr lOmiChristian ns) £7.50 Vogel. Music by artists from Warp Records.

1 Aug6, Aug 7,191-13, -10,114,8-20, 16-17,5-28: 21,23-24: 23:45l(IOmihrnIs)Omi£1200 ns) £ 10.00 European premiere • ECU 302 416 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 ■'IPAINTERS ( Next on Theatre Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Set on a building site, extreme stunts, breaking laws of gravity, building rhythms from 1'ieverything around. Laugh at three natural clowns, be amazed by stunning acrobatics mnd joinAug in the3-4:funI8:25(lhr) with audience A spectacle for all ages.

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0) 50) World premiere • ECU | 03M23«56789 10 II 12 13 14 IJ 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 2 hPAINTTHETOWN In the Red Theatre Productions - Fhe Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 le dance the aisles, bar andHighly ignoredynamic a suspectphysical packagetheatre, at a train Nowinwho said lidrink fe wasn'in ttheexciting? an Uncompromising, entertaining, unnerving look at l i f e.

Preview ia25(50mins) ‘ ; 6-13,Aug15-20,4-5:22-28: I8:25(50mi£3.ns)00£6.00 (£5.50) HSU n6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ftHE POWDER ROOM vder Room Productions Z central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 k titillating tale to send tassels twirling! Cabaret and burlesque come together this heady mix of lust and corruption. Grab a glass, sit back and revel with a irgeous and dangerous fun! World premiere«I 4-28: chorus, 23:00(Ihr)a fabulous £8.50(£7,5soundtrack 0) EDREAMT reborne Theatre

n Cowgate and Victoria Street) • \n experimental concoction of the ensemble's own real dreams and nightmares, 1 ' sDreamt gives lioriginal fe to a strange, and bizarrely creation,and lis unswervingly piece ofshocking physical theatre delvescompelling into the delightful irbingAugdepths of our nsubconscious. .•.review 4: I4£)0(55mi s) £4.

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SO SIMPLE Theatre of Open Creation (Poland) C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Dance of two souls tangled and trammelled, torn and mute. Man and woman try to find themselves. What is complicated can be simple. 'Tremendous energy.. remarkable' Magazine Art. 'Almost ritual' Gazeta Wyborcza. 'Full of beauty' Dziennik Zachodni.

Aug 20-28: I l:30(45mins) £7,50 (£6.50) (£5.50) World premier 30 3! 12 3 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 2?

SPECIAL NOTHING Joao Garcia Miguel Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street« 0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 Especial Nada; the TV-show that Warhol always wanted to make (but didn't). Rock * songs, a dildo, some Kafka. This is the work of art and the process of making it Anything our20:1520minutes Preview11-13, Augfor14-5: (I hr20:20(Ihr ISmi-ns)make £7.ISmi50itns)last£1100 Aug6, 8-20, 2 5-28: Aug 7,9-10,14,16-17,21,23-24: 20:20 (I hr I Smins) £ 10.00 UK premiere-HS 4*6 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE SPIRIT OF KOREA The Traditional Korean Performance Arts Ensemble EICC (Edinburgh International •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: F2 Conference Centre),The Exchange, Morrison Stree The show consists of drum performance and traditional dance and music which elegant and sophisticated yet very powerful. The audience will be engrossed with tb) show Aug 7-9:and19:led00 (Itohra30mifantasy ns) £ world 15.00 (£ 10.of0'K0)orea' (£7,00. U) UK premie* 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 x 31 STEP INTO AFRICA 2 Cafda Youth Dance Company 34118 Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 South Africa's acclaimed dance company will perform works by some of Africa's hottest choreographers, highlighting the rich cultural diversity at 34° latitude, 18° longitude. Marvel at their versatility and incredible energy. Invited back after 2005 Preview Aug 9-12:AugI9:6-7: 30(40mi19:n30s)(40mi £5.0n0s)(£3.£3.00)00 W i:678 Ml 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 STRANGE GAMES Soccorso Clown (Italy) C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A metaphysical comedy, created by internationally acclaimed artist-down Vladimir Olshansky, who has toured with Cirque du Soleil and founded Soccorso Clown (t 'Hospital Clowns') in Italy. Its language is poetry and dreams depicted with mastery humour intelligence, Aug 2-28:and22:40(Ihr) £8.50(£7.www.soccorsoclown.it 50) World premiere 1*6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STREET LIFE Renegade Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street *0131 558 3853 • Grid Reft B3 Multi award winners of 2004 smash-hit show Rumble (Fringe First, Guardian Best Physical Theatre) push their mix of streetdance, live music and digital graffiti further than this19:1electrifying on the arts of life on the street Previewever Augwith 4-5: 5 (I hr)I9:l5(lhr) £7.50take£IZOO Aug6, 1 M3, 1 8-20, 2 5-28: Aug7,9-10,14,16-17,21,23-24: I9:l5(lhr) £10.00 European premiere *6 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STRONG NATIVE WOMEN American High School Theatre Festival Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Students from Rough Rock Community School in Chinle.AZ chronicle the stories of Native American women from the past present and voices to the future th movingI2l5(50mins) monologues,£6.music and Aug7: 00) dance.

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SCATTER-GRAPH Straw Dogs Sweet Edinburgh College• 0870 of Art,241enter Lauriston (offWestECA,Port/Grassmarket) 0136on• Grid Ref: F4PI or Lady Lawson St A rhythm is set The performers follow. Their ritual is organic. But errors are inevitable and the sequence explodes. A story of purpose, chaos and fate. A visual treat of thens) University Aug 4-6,from11-13:students I ZOO (40mi £5.50 (£4.50)of(£3.the50 QArts.

World premiere • ECU 30 31 12 3 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 » 30 3i 12 SCLAVI/SONG OF AN EMIGRANT Farm in the Cave Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street •0131 558 3853 • Grid Ref: B3 Gushing torrent of polyphonic songs punctuated by raw physicality creates the frenzied dream of an anonymous Slovak migrant who has just returned home.

Multi award-winning theatre company delivers a breathtaking ride.

Preview Aug 4-5:8-20,11:25-28: 00Czech (I hr)I HX)£7.physical 5(I0hr) £ 1200 Aug 6, 1 1 -13, 1 Aug 7,9-10,14,16-17,21,23-24: 11:00 (I hr) £ 10.00 UK premiere • BEP 30311234*6 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE Scottish Dance Theatre Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street *0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 Scotland's leading dance theatre company returns with Jan De Schynkel's No Stronger Than A Flower - a bold, intriguing visual rollercoaster that casts a strange occult spell. Hera/d Angel Award Winner 2005. Thrillingly off-the-wall.. spooky, swift,15-20: nimble'17:Herald.

Aug 00 (37mins) £7,00 (£5.00) 30 3112 3 45 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 SIT Tricicle Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 The history of the chair as you've never seen before, by internationally acclaimed Tricicle Theatre of Barcelona. 'Brilliant, original and extremely funny' Daily Telegraph. 'A wonderful wacky show'Japan Times. Physical theatre at its slickest and 1-24, silliest28: I6:l5(lhr ISmins) £l0.00(£8.00) Aug Aug 15-17, 18-20,225-27: 16:15 (I hr 15mins) £ I ZOO (£ 10.00) 3031123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . :SOLO Convergence Arts Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row « 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 Portrait exhibition by UK photographer James Elliot Brown surrounding solo dancer and choreographer Manda Jones. Intimate and relaxed environment of stunning contemporary dance on constant rotation. Drop in and leave as you please, ideal lunchtime 2viewing, www.convergencearts.co.uk Aug22-26, 8: I I:l5(lhr30mins) £5.00(£3.50) 30 31 12 3 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 12 SOMETHING IN BETWEEN In Between Buto Dance Company St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Buto dance inspired by 'In praise of Folly' by Erasmus of Rotterdam. Featuring: Flavia Ghisalberti (Switzerland), EzioTangini, Ivan Marasco (Italy). The aim is to dirert the sensitivity audience Aug 15-21:of21:the15 (55mi ns) £6,0towards 0 that part of humanity denied. UK premiere 30 31 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 Sugo Restaurant, 14-15 Albert Place • 0131 226 0000 » Grid Ref: B6 Aug 22:18-20:I6:417:5(35mi 45 (35mi Aug ns) n£4.s) 0£4.0 00 UK premiere 30 31123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so 3112 Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 Aug 22-28: 20:00 (SSmins) £6.00 UK premiere 3031 12 3 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 293031 12

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TANGO FIRE itstampas Portenas i Assembly ©Assembly Hall, Mound Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E4 ; .ast year's festival hit returns with a bigger, brand new show. Argentina's hottest i dance company delivers an evening of high-energy sensuality and sophistication that IWii Aug4-10: l leave you breathless.

'A striking and stirring show' **** Scotsman, 00(Ihr) £11.00(£10. < Aug 11-17,19:224-26: 1-23: 1900(Ihr) £I3.0000)0(£IZOO) Aug 18-20, 1900(Ihr) £14.

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Aug27-28: I8:30(lhr) £14.00(£13.00) 00) j33! 234 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12 1 3 1 4 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 FAPEIRE ipev/ne Dance Company imirnoff 3rid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • I Law, exhilarating Celtic passion with original live music. The fastest dancer in the world, |ames Devine, with legendary grunge fiddle player Ashley Madsaac. Irish tap, fiddle and iv Irums with a uniqueI800(lhr) live video to leave audiences gasping, www.tapeire.com 'reviewAug3-4: £5.00mix i Aug 5-6, 1 1-13, 1 8-20, 2 5-27: 1800 (I hr) Aug 7-10,14-17,21 -24: 1800 (I hr) £9.00£(£8.10.000)0 (£9.00) World premiere • HOI 3 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 2829 30 3: 2 THATHA Hyaya Arts Jnderbelly' arid Ref: F5s Cow Barn, Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • resh from Africa, bursting at the seams with energy, the spectacular celebration if song, dance and life in Africa returns to Edinburgh. 'Their jubilant enthusiasm is ifectious and, byI400(lhr) the end, this is cheering for an encore' Metro, £5.00crowd i;ifreviewAug3-4: »ugtUg 5-6, 18-20,212-24:5-28:14:1400 7-10,111-13, 4,16-17, 00 (I hr)(I hr)£8.£9.505(£7.0 (£8.50)50) SEU

THIRTY YEARS IN A BASKET Belleherst Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row ’ 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Reft E4 Can an exile find relevance in a basket? Only if you're flexible, not afraid of heights and are willing to give it all away. An embracing musical manoeuvre, negotiating continents cultures.

Aug 22-28: and I9:35(lhr IQmins)Exquisitely £8.00 (£6.50)hopeful! www.belleherst.com World premiere 30 31 12 3 4 5 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 3M 2 TRANSPOSITION Teamwork/Out of the Blue Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 A spectacular feast for the senses as dance, colour, music, martial arts, poetry and giant puppets transport you to a mythic India where star-crossed lovers ponder life's eternal questions.

Aug 13-18,2An2-28:exquisite, I9:30(50mibeautiful ns) £9.0show 0 (£7.0by0) the acclaimed Indian company Tshara'.

30 31123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 293031 12 UPON CLOSE INSPECTION American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref: H2 Our lives' details magnified. Modern dance troupe returns to Edinburgh after acclaimed 2003 run. 'Fluent accomplished, dynamic.. with a touching sophistication... expected of much more mature dancers. (R)iveting dramatic tension... surprising tenderness' Christianns) £6.Science Monitor.

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Aug 21-22: 45 (SOmi 00) European premiere 30 31 12 3 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 WHEN WE WERE GODS NovaRasa Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 Captivating Ukrainian legend about gods who mysteriously gave up their super powers and became ordinary people. A fusion of live musical improvisation and visual extravaganza with challenging physical cast Preview19-28:Aug2105(Ihr) 17-18: 2l05(lhr) 00 (£20.00F)artistry 00 F) performed by an international half-price Aug £9.00(£7.£6.00)(£24.

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EVENTS ACTING GYM C theatre C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Ref: D5 Workshops led by C theatre company members. The perfect warm up to start your day. Keep limbered, focused and creative in amidst the crazy excesses of the festival.

Explore the actor's process and open your instrument to its full potential. www.Ctheatre.com Aug 4-28: 12:30 (SOmins) £5.50 (£4.50) QEH £3 234 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 ALLEN WRIGHT AWARD Festival Fringe Society Fringe Club, Unit 3, Fishmarket Close •0131 226 0026 • Grid Ref: E5 A tremendous accolade open to journalists aged 30 or younger reviewing the Fringe for a UK or Irish publication. Submit your reviews at the Fringe Club or at www.edfringe.com; Aug 21: Noon deadlinedeadline for submissions:Aug 21.

30 31 I 2 3 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 THE ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLE SHOW Pure Cold Events Radisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street» 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Experience Scodand's best practitioners in complementary health treatments, tarot and holistic products. This relaxing 'oasis of calm' event covers areas such as wellbeing, beauty, healthy eating, self-development and spirituality. Includes massage, reflexology, healing.

Aug 18-20: 113X) (8hrs) £150 (£200) 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 »30 31 12 AULD REEKIE’S HAUNTED UNDERGROUND CITY EXPERIENCE Auld Reekie Tours Auld s Haunted Royal Reekie' Mile « 0131 557 4700Underground « Grid Ref: City E5 Experience, meet outside Tron Kirk, 122 Featured on American television as one of the scariest places in the world. Visit Edinburgh's 1700s underground haunted vault, pagan temples, medieval torture exhibition, ending in Nicol Edwards, Scotland's most haunted pub. Great drink www.auldreekietours.com JulJulpromos, 30-Sep 2:10:30 (SOmi ns) (on half hour 17:30) £6.£7.5500 (£6.

30-Sep 2:18:00 (Ihr hour30untuntmiiill n213X1) (£7.000)0) Juljul 30-Sep 30-Sep 2:00:00 2:22:00 (Ihr (I hr3030mi 30miminns)ns)s)(on£10, (every 00 (£9.50)s until 23:30) £9.00 (£8.50) FTffln 1031123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29303112 BABYLON DAYS AND NIGHTS Theatre Workshop Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place •0131 226 5425 • Grid Reft B2 From midday to midnight, be part of the top hot spot in Stockbridge! Join the lunchtime debates with leading political commentators, book and poetry readings, exhibitions, theatre, music, dance and exotic night-time cabaret www.theatreworkshop.com Aug 15-20,22-26: 1200(Ihr) £7.00(£4.00) Worid premiere 3031 123456 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 BANK OF SCOTLAND FRINGE SUNDAY Festival Fringe Society The Meadows, Melville Drive •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: G4 A huge garden party for the Fringe, attracting crowds in excess of 200,000 and featuring free performances of Fringe shows, art displays, craft stalls, music and children' Aug 13: s11 activities. flO (6hrs) (Free Non-ticketed) 30 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29: BIBLE BABEL LIVE! Old Saint Paul's Church Old Saint Paul's Church, Jeffrey Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D5 The Bible from start to finish in 80 hours over 10 days; English, Greek, Chinese, Polish,Yoruba and others... Pop in, experience the wisdom and power of the greatest story7-11, ever14-18: told...09:Day' s readings displayed Aug 30 (8hrs) (Free Non-t icketed)outside church. is67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

For all your Fringe tickets i call 0131 226 000a® BOXWARS UK Boxwars UK Studio 24,24-26 Calton Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 A fleet of cardboard clad warriors heading for battle set to a punky beat Watch BOf idiots with no ethos save a simple unstoppable urge for chaos and creativity. Check | www.boxwars.co.uk Aug 17: 1900 (3hrs) £5.0Fight 0 or be recycled!

5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i BUDDHIST MEDITATION Friends of the Western Buddhist Order Edinburgh Buddhist Centre, 30 Melville Terrace, Marchmont •0131 662 6699 • Buddhist meditation is based on the principle of mindfulness: full awareness centred on immediate experience. In the simple techniques that we teach, qualities such concentration, calm and emotional can be developed.

Aug7-27: 0(£5.ns)00)warmth Aug 7,9,14,I1I.6,020(lhr30mins) 1,23: 19fl0 (I£8.hr 030mi £8.00 (£5,00) 45 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728293031 * CASHMERE & ALL THAT JAZZ Belinda Robertson Belinda Robertson, 13A Dundas Street • 0131 557 8118 • Grid Ref: C4 The 'Cashmere Queen', internationally renowned for her vibrant and sexy designs, hosts a fashion show of her A-Z range of cashmere essentials featuring a live j vocalist8-10;andI9:l5(45mins) musical accompaniment Aug £8.00 (£6.00) Fizz included.

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CASTLE ROCK: BREAKDANCE BATTLE! Random Aspekts City Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 9560 • Grid Ref: D5 Following 2006's inaugural B-Boy championships, City nightclub once again throws open its floor to Scotland's biggest and best breakdance competition. Watch in amazement Aug 19: 13:00as(3hrssome30miofns)the£7.0world' 0 (£5.5s0)top crews lock horns in gravity defying battle!

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 CEILIDH CLUB AT THE LOT Heeliegoleerie The Lot, 4 Grassmarket • 0131 225 9922 • Grid Ref: E4 Traditional Scottish Ceilidh Dance in a charming venue with unrivalled views c Edinburgh Castle. Live music by award winning folk musicians Heeliegoleerie. Caller toAugteach 7,14,2the1: 20:dances 00 (3hrs)and£ 10.get00everyone (£8.00) on the floor.

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 THE CHIP SHOP AWARDS The Chip Shop Awards Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) • The bad-ass ads you'll never see on telly, movie screens or mags, created by the advertising world's boy wonders. Fantastic rubbish, sheer anarchic genius - (the bits) 24:lumped together Aug 21OO (2hrs) £41,0for0 one night of debauched irreverence. V\ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 COME HORSERACING AT MUSSELBURGH Musselburgh Racecourse Musselburgh Racecourse, Linkfield Road, Musselburgh * 0131 665 2859 • Grid Ref: F The thrill of horseracing, 7 bars, 3 restaurants and only 6 miles from Edinburgh! Fot a winning experience visit www.musselburgh-racecourse.co.uk for details of special themed racedays through August including Pommery Ladies Night on 17th August Free2,entry Aug 24,160031:for(Shrs 12.children.

00 (Shrs 30mins) £15.00 (£8.00) Aug 3: Aug 17: 15:30 (Shrs)30mi£ 15.ns)00£15.(£8.0000)(£8.00) 5 6 7 8 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

j24 hour box office at Ww.edfringe.com COURTYARD READINGS ijijfcottish Poetry Library i Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Canongate *0131 5S7 2876 • : 5rid Ref: D6 international, open to all. Come and read your own poems, or your favourites by Iother writers in any language. Unsure what to read? Choose something from our ^helves. of Poets. fAug 14-19,Hosted 21-26: by14:0the0(Ihr)School (FreeNon-ticketed) CULTURAL INTEGRITY VS. POLITICAL NTERFERENCEtWHAT FUTURE FOR FESTIVALS? j| Centre for Festival <£ Event Management (CFEM), School of ilfWarketing & Tourism, Napier University Business School )ance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 225 5525 • riuilding on the success of 2005, CFEM return with what promises to be another -stimulating and controversial debate featuring prominent figures from the culture nd arts ^a tug 14: I4:sector.

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J, DANCE BASE... CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS | Donee Base mis is the place to do, as well as watch, dance! From hip-hop to martial arts, ballet o contemporary. Classes and workshops for all abilities, from kids to professional iancers. >ug 1-6,8Just -13,1turn 5-20,2up2-27:andTidance! mes and priwww.dancebase.co.uk ces vary is6 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 2E DA VINCI CODE AND ROSSLYN CHAPEL iosslyn.The Grail, and Cracking the Da Vinci Code iuide Headquarters, 33 Melville Street ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E2 - estselling authors Simon Cox, Ian Robertson and Mark Oxbrow unveil the secrets ahind Dan Brown's blockbusting novel. New show revealing the mysteries of the k'oly Grail, Leonardo's paintings, Knights Templar and Rosslyn Chapel. liWw.14-19, rosslyngrail.com19:15 (I hr 30mins) £9.00 (£7.00) 19,19,226:6:2113:16:-26,1155(1(I28:hrhr 30mi (£7.000)0) 30minns)s) £9.£9.0000 (£7.

V\ 4567 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 DINBURGH ELEGANCE AND ETIQUETTE Jinburgh World Heritage linburgh World Heritage, 5 Charlotte Square • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D2 I’ow do you organise a rout in your own home? Is it really polite to invite lush some slop? Join Mrs Grant for some essential tips on Georgian i g 8-9: 11: 0 0(Ihr) 0(£1.550)0) 8-9: I 1400(Ihr) £3.£3.000(£1.

I00(lhr) Jg 11:II: 1400 (I hr) £3.£3.0000(£150) (£ 1.50) European premiere i s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » s 3 DINBURGH FARMERS' MARKET •I dinburgh City Centre Management Co. Ltd. finburgh Farmers' Market, Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Widely acknowledged as the best of its kind in Scotland, the market offers the finest ® oduce from across the country Everything on sale is baked, brewed, smoked, sed or grown by the stallholders, ensuring unrivalled service and quality for ugirket5,12,customers.

19,26,Sep 2: 09:00 (Shrs) (Free Non-ticketed) j 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 HE EDINBURGH LITERARY BUSTOUR (SUCH Scotland Ltd. (Managing Unique Culture £ Heritage) [■-'averley Bridge, by Waverley Railway Station • 0800 169 7410 • Grid Ref: D5 ’rtjjitsterpiece l * the proverbial lid onHugely UNESCO' s 'City ofjourney Literature'across ; openScotland' top, dramatised of a tour! entertaining s greatest present£10.-00including Spark,Welsh, Rankin, Rowling & McCall-Smith.

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ESCALATOR THIS YEAR’S PROGAMME 4-26 AUGUST, VENUE 301, ON THE MEADOWS, MIDDLE LANE • breathe: crossed wires drop in between 2pm - 3pm, free • miss high leg kick’s: fashion bus shows start at 4pm, 4.30pm, 5pm, 5.30pm, £3 • ben & holly’s: table for two drop .in between 6.30pm - 7.30pm, free • Charlie murphy’s: kiss-in-burgh drop in between 8pm - 9pm, free INTRIGUE • david leddy’s: reekie AND FANTASY runs every hour 2pm - 9pm, £5 • chris dobrowlski: landscape, seascape, skyscape, escape 9.30 - 11.30pm (includes interval), £5 box office 07790 235963 see page 90 for show information

84,000 DHARMA DOORS - ZEN GUITAR TALK & DEMi Heartwood Music Quaker Meeting House, 7 VictoriaTerrace *0131 220 6109* Grid Ref: E4 A spiritual approach to guitar? Absolutely! Explore alternate tunings and more.

Handouts and music provided. Professional guitarist and Buddhist praaitioner Clarelynn Rose introduces Guitar Dharma. Musicians and music lovers welcome. www.heartwoodmusic.com Aug 15-19,21-22,24-26: 15:30(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) Wori ENERGETICS Energetics Energetics, I4A Broughton St Lane • 0131 557 9567 • Grid Ref:C5 Take time out to relax and revive with yoga or pilates classes (12:30 Mon-Fri). Dee| tissue and therapeutic massage, reflexology, aromatherapy. 'Amazingly effective, professional and v.v.good indeed' Helen Lederer. 'Genuinely warm and homely' List.

Performers' Aug 5-25: 10:discount 00(1 Ihrs) £7.www.energetics.uk.com 00 Open 10:00-21:00. Classes from £7.00 ESTABLISHMENT LIVE C presents...

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Electric Cabaret Midnight Carousel, Gun Show, Establishment Live. Party until dawn FulAugl listings and prices: www.the-establishmentnet 2-28: 00<X)(5hrs) FESTIVAL OF SPIRITUALITY AND PEACE Various St John's, Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road *0131 229 3776 • Grid Reft E! i Exploring 'Identity Today' with Bishop Kallistos Ware, Don Cupitt,Abbot of SamyeLing, t: Moazzam Begg, Craig Murray, GPTaylor, artist Hil Jephson Robb, comedians Omid Djal (C and l BaiEvent ley. Fuls andl programme AugBi6-28: times vary (Freeleaflets Non-taticketvenue ed) or www.festivalofepirituality.org.uk 15 Flip IS Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 » Grid Ref: I The hottest concept on theActFringe acts get theircabaret 15 minutes of fame. line-up- youmaygetvary.to play FreeSimon drink Cowell if you alsoas eight have ticket forAug'Love3-4:Me,23:3Dorothy!' at0 (£2.22:00.

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=REE DAILY WALKS DOWN THE ROYAL MILE linburgh Festival Voluntary Guides Association fcannonball House, Castlehill, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E4 ipasde (Cannonball House) to Holyrood Palace. Expert guides relay the history and :acts about the Royal Mile. Now in its 58th year. Suitable for all ages. Tours last jipproximately 2 hours. tug 7-Sep Jpree Non-tic2:ketRegul ed) artours between KMX) and 1100,14:00 and 15:00 (Suns between 14:00 and 15:00) 2345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "RREE EVENTS ATTHE MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND JNational Museums of Scotland luseum of Scotland, Chambers Street *0131 247 4422 • Grid Ref: E5 - jin talented Fringe acts for free performances of music and dance from around the %orld with something different every day! See 'Exhibitions' for details of Reflections Palace (RoyalicketMuseum).

• Augnd Beyond 6-28: 12:the 45 (30mi ns) Walls (Free Non-t ed) 6 789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 : . REE LUNCHTIME? Tit Marks Art Space i t Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace •0131226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 (itephen Morrison (guitar), Clare Jones (piano), Japanese Jazz and a Welsh choir -||iterspersed with readings from The Pilgrim's Progress, Dear Lady Memsahib and he Short Stories of David Broughton; all featured separately on different days ^retiring : aig 7-10,12:collection).

12,45(4Smi 14-19:ns)13:0(FreeTi 0 (45micnkets) e(FreeTi fltaigll: d) cketed) ■Jp 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 PROM MOZARTWITH LOVE:AN EXPLORATION OF HIS OPERAS professor Hamish Swanston 11ridPatrick' Reft E6s Church, 5 South Gray's Close, 40 High Street • 0131 226 0000 • 5g 21,talks23:by10:Mozart 00 (I hr 20miexpert ns) £4,Professor 00 (£200) Hamish Swanston - back by popular demand.

5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f ITURE CINEMA iuture Shorts at Club Ego, Picardy Place • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Reft C5 light only, Future Shorts and Stella Artois present Future Cinema, : tensifying the traditional cinema experience by fusing film with music, theatre and abaret Open your senses to another way of enjoying film, www.futurecinema. ukg23: 2000 (Thrs) £10.00 ■ 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 fAHOST ihe Puppet Lab 1 unb' rid Refts House LEITH(starting point), Burgess Street, Leith • 0131 554 8923 • thrilling, spine tingling walk through spaces littered with memories and intriguing ’• imcept i:hoes ofofpast events and lives. SymonlinkingMacintyre original(45 installation performance, sculpturehasanddevised radio.a completely Self-guided tour 4ns duration) between noon and 5pm. review Aug15-20, 5: 12.202-26: 0 (45miHOO(45mi ns) (FreenNon-t ig 6,8-13, s) £5.ic0ket0 ed) HSU is6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 HE GLORIOUS RECITAL puranicaxom ilinburgh Central Mosque, 50 Potterrow » 0131 667 1777 • Grid Reft F5 second year at the Fringe, this is a showcase of the art of Qur'anic recitation, beautiful Islamic vocal tradition. Varied expert recitation, real-time projected anslation and enlightening 12: !83X)(2hrs30mi ns) (Freecommentary.

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Act Provocateur International 2006 season Crime and Punishment 4 Physical and psychological theatre - Dostoevsky's classic dilemma DhraiartheRoleofDostoevsky'sWife 4-1 ^/Ui”i00pm Diva meets tramp in nursing home - Radzinsky's funny, crazy love story improvisation Desperate Improvisations 13-28 Aug L25pm Vestraaten's take on how an innocent game can lead to complications, even murder..

Cv 2-28 Aug 11.05am The Seagull Victor Sobchak directs a disturbing and provocative version of Chekhov's cult play American Football 17-28 Aug 4.40pm 20-28 Aug 11.45pm Bil y joins the Marines and finds love, adventure and a head that's perfect for games...

IL0IIT0 mIUm cubed 4-15C central Aug 10.15pm 17-28C Aug 4.40pm Nabokov's immortal tale of forbidden and doomed love across the generations Pigeon Man Apocalypse 4(2""S! Black humour, physical theatre and disturbing text from William Whitehurst Provocative Gnema S^A^LlOpm Murder, sex, death, suicide, schizophrenia - deliciously unique and disturbing shorts vibrant vivacious variety 0870 701 5105 see page 157,161,160,202,145,183,197,199 for show information 91

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EVENTS HOWTO SELL YOUR SHOW ATTHE FRINGE Festival Fringe Society Dance Base - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E4 Meet the Fringe Press Office and find out how to make your show stand out Get dps journalists Augon16: publicists, I5:00(lhr30mins) (FreeTiandckethow ed) to make sure your press pack gets noticed. . s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 »30 3i INTERFAITH PRAYERS AND MEDITATION FOR PEACE Edinburgh Interfaith Association St John's, Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road *0131 229 3776 • Grid Ref: E3 You are welcome to an interfaith exhibition and meditation space. Join hearts for peace! Early evening events:Time for Rest and Silence (Tuesdays);Taize singing (Wednesdays); universal peace (Thursdays).

Aug 8-10,15-17,2Chants/dances 2-24: 17:00(Ihr)for(FreeNon-ticketed) *56 7 8 9 10 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2E LEFT FIELD Left Field Outhouse Cafe Bar - Dietrich Lounge Upstairs, 12A Broughton St Lane • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: C5 The Workers Beer Company (20th Anniversary) presents 'Left Field', the unique brand of politics, comedy, music and debate, with special guests (including David Hayman). Scotland's best underground talent with compere Vladimir McTavish offering18-20:a different Aug 17:00 (I hrtake BOmionns) £5.the00festival. (£4.00) More details @ www.fairpley.co.uk 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 A MINUTE OF SILENCE FOR PEACE ATTHE FRINGE For Everyone Everywhere,Anywhere • Grid Ref: N/A For everyone to observe one minute of quiet, reflecting o the need for peace within ourselves Jul 30-Sep 2:and13:our00(Imiworld. n) (FreeNon-ticketed) World premiere

MOMMA CHERRI'S SOUL FOOD GOSPEL BRUNCH Pleasance Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Charita, owner of Brighton's Soul Food Shack (and dream of Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares), promises to get you singing as she lets you into the secrets of soul f cooking.

Warning: contains£5.live00 music.

Preview Aug 2-4:22-24, I l:30(lhr) Aug5-10, 1 5-17, 30(1 hr)£8.£7.00(£6.

00(£5.50)50) Aug 11-13,18-19,25-27:28:11:11:30(Ihr) World premiere »E 116 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28: NEAL SYARD REMEDIES CHILL OUT ZONE Neal's Yard Remedies Neal's Yard Remedies, 102 Hanover Street • 0131 226 3223 • Grid Ref: C4 We offer various treatments: Indian head massage, seated acupressure massage, reflexology, aromatherapy & sports massage. For pilates classes & talks visit wvw nealsyardremedies.com. free0herbal Aug 5-29: Mon-Sat 10:00-19:Pop00, Sunin for12:a00-19: 0; £25 (30teamiandns), relax. £15 (15 mins) s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 is A NIGHT IN CUBA Cuba Norte Cuba Norte, 192-194 Morrison Street • 0131 221 0499 • Grid Ref: E2 Latin drinks, Latin food and Latin dancing. Jose Cuervo sponsors a night of fun.

Cocktail on arrival, I hour sexy salsa lesson, a two course meal then dancing the away3,to7-10,Cuban Julnight31 -Aug 14-17,beats.

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28-31: 18:30 (3hrs 30mins) £2100 (£20.00) B 4567 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 NOT ANOTHER FIRKIN FESTIVAL A Celebration of Scottish Beer The Blue Blazer, 2 Spittal Street • 0131 229 5030 • Grid Ref: F3 A rare opportunity to sample fresh cask ale from around Scotland. Choose from 150 beers from 30 Scottish brewers, a selection of which are unique to our festival.

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DF WALKING IN ICE list Framework I'V131averley Station• Grid(meeting 226 0000 Ref: D5point), see website for further instructions • «l Vaverley Station is the meeting point for.. train journey, rural walk to village hall, ilijnch, Werner Herzog's Munich-Paris walk narrative, Herzog documentary film and t, tugus back 17-19:to09:train.

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131 12 3 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 »30 31 12 Vhe radio cafe SBC Radio Scotland he Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens * 0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 - he cream of the Edinburgh festival conversing with Janice Forsyth and Clare English. lave your say as the sharpest minds at the festival tackle the big themes. Witty, and nequently best nway to spend jlkug 14-18,2funny.

1-25: . 13:the45 (45mi s) (FneeTi cketed)lunchtime, !|3i 1234567 89 10 I 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 "5EBUS - THE BODY POLITIC itebustours fhe Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, South Bridge « 0131 226 0000 « Grid Reft E5 -txamine best-selling crime writer Ian Rankin's Edinburgh and discover Scotland's Vsterious history. Politics, corruption, power and murder in the real Rebus jncations. Unusual Edinburgh stories and stunning Old and New Town views.

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Leith. History and mystery unusual glimpses into these unexplored Starts/finishes at Stockbridge j jookshop. l 30-Sep 2: MOO (2hrs) £ 10.00 (£9.00) World premiere • BSH 123456789 10 II 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829

REBUS - HIDDEN EDINBURGH Rebustours The Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, South Bridge • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Explore the dark, hidden side of best-selling author Ian Rankin's Edinburgh. Discover the real locations which are examined in the books, and feel the history and mystery ofJul this 30-Sepunique 2: 14:European 30 (2hrs) £ 10,capital 00 (£9.city 00) Finishes in Chambers StreetWorid premiere»EESP 3031123456 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 272829303112 ROYAL BANK ON THE ROYAL MILE Festival Fringe Society High Ref: Street,E5 Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Never a dull moment Join the crowds and soak up the Fringe atmosphere on Scotland's most famous street Enjoy an action-packed programme of world-class street6-28:entertainment Aug I IflO(IOhrs) throughout (Free Non-tickettheed)Fringe.

303 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SACRED SPACE @ ST JOHNS Various St John's, Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road *0131 229 3776 • Grid Ref: E3 Experience silence, images and live music in our beautiful cande-lit church. Discover stillness and space for reflection in the heart of Festival Edinburgh. Admission free (donations welcome).

Aug 7-11,14-18, 21 -25: 21:30 (I hr) (Free Non-ticketed) 30 31 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 SAINTS & SINNERS WALKING TOUR Saints and Sinners Walking Tours Apex International Hotel Back Bar, 31-35 Grassmarket» 07803 475 688 • Grid Reft E4 How about trying something that's a wee bit different! An entertaining way to find out about auld Edinburgh's history. Graveyard tales, criminals Burke and Hare, Deacon Greyfriars£7.Bobby.

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EVENTS SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL Shakespeare Schools Festival Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 Tom Stoppard's The Merchant ofVenice? Arnold Wesker's Henry V? Just two of the abridged 30min plays performed by 1200 schools & 30,000 young people in 100 theatres Aug 18: 10:next00(Ihr)February.

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30 3M 2 3 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 3112 SLEEPLESS IN EDINBURGH Edinburgh Sleep Centre The Edinburgh Sleep Centre, 13 Heriot Row • 0131 524 9730 • Grid RefcC3 Sleepless in Edinburgh: a Fringe survival guide. So many shows, so little time. Dr Chris Idzikowski's sleep quips for sleep tricks, join the Fringe fast track. Well you don' t wantllflO(lhr) to miss any of the00)fun, do you?

Aug3,10: £5.00(£4, World premiere 30 3M 2 3 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 SOULGAIT - WALKING OLDTOWN WITH THE SONGBOOK OF HUMANITY Soulgait Meeting Point Outside John Knox House, 43/45 High Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 Rediscover your soul! Join actors and musicians in a walk through Auld Reekie enlivened by street theatre and meditation of ancient psalms that helped shape Edinburgh' and Scodand's history.

Aug 13,20: sI5:00(lhr30mins) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 14-19: 17:30 (I hr 30mins) £4.00 (£3.00) 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 SO YOU WANT TO DO A SHOW ON THE FRINGE? Festival Fringe Society DanceRef:BaseE4 - National Centre for Dance, 14-16 Grassmarket • 0131 226 0000 • Grid The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open arts platform in the world. Join the Fringe10,Director who will tell you(FreeTihowckettoed)go about bringing your show to Edinburgh.

Aug 17,24: I5£)0(lhr30mins) 30 3 M 2 3 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 1 2 THE SPIRITUAL INJURYTOUR - FREE Monkfish - PBH Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street • 0131 225 2022 « Grid Ref: C4 Enter Domain Jane's mad world of conceptual art, punk, wheelie bins and fish! And Mother comes too... Spinal Tap meets Ken Dodd in this mix of poetry, ventriloquism, music and character Aug 21-25: 14:20(Ihr) comedy!

(Free Non-tiwww.freefringe.com cketed) UK premiere 30 3M 2 3 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 12 THE TAP WATER AWARDS Tap Water Awards The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road • 0131557 2827 • Grid Ref: E6 Ethical alternative to the Nestle-owned Perrier Awards. Acclaimed as the number one ethical award that recognises outstanding skil , artistry and originality in all genres. evening Aug 27: Annual 23.00 (4hrs)cabaret £9.50 (£7.

50) in its 6th year showcasing this year's winners.

30 3M 2 3 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 12 TEA DANCE Pleasance Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 This year's Tea Dance has a distinctly New Orleans flavour! Join Fly Right Dance Co for cocktails and learn the dance crazes that peppered the birth of the Jazz Age - The Charleston, and 18:Lindy30(Ihr)Hop.£6.00 Aug6, 11-13,1Foxtrot 8-20,25-27; 30 3i 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28293031 12 THIRSTY LUNCH Thirst Books Live!

The Jazz Bar, IA Chambers Street *0131 220 4298 • Grid Reft E5 We're back. We're free. But remember. There’s no such thing as a forgettable lunch.

'Some of Scodand's most innovative writers gather to provide readings and comment in a convivial atmosphere. A Fringe treat' Scotland on Sunday. www.deliberatelythirsty.com Aug 6-20: 13:00 (SOmins) (Free Non-ticketed) 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112

For all your Fringe ticket; i call 0131 226 000(1» ATRADITIONAL BURNS SUPPER Newcraighall Poosie Nansie Bums Club Roxburghe Hotel, 38 Charlotte Square • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D3 An unforgettable heartwarming experience. A Burns supper in authentic format Wonderful value. Traditional meal (haggis etc.) then a full evening of music, poetry, comedy and singalong. The highlight of your festival. Performed by local Bums enthusiasts.

Aug 16-18: l9P0(4hrs) £16.00 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 TRAQUAIR FAIR Traquair Fair Traquair House, Innerleithen • 01896 830 323 • Grid Reft H6 An unmissable event held in the magical grounds of Scotland's oldest inhabited house. Theatre, music, children's entertainment dance, storytelling, crafts and complementary medicine. This year, African theme. Music from Rise Kagoma and DougVeitch, Aug 5-6: 11:00Zuba (Thrs) &OneManding day £ 14.Kaira.

00 (£8.00) (£40.00 F), all weekend £26.00 (£ 15.00) (£78.00F) 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 VAULTS VIGIL Mercat Tours Ltd The Mercat Cross, High Street» 0131 225 5445 • Grid Reft E5 Only the brave, the few descend into the depths to keep watch in the infamous South Bridge Vaults. Budding ghost hunters and emergent psychics alike have this unique10-12, opportunity and perhaps Aug 17-19,24-26,to31keep -Sepwatch 2; OftOO- (6hrs) £30.00 to encounter...

30 31 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 2 WATER FOR LIFE - NOT FOR PROFIT Tap Water Awards Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place ♦ 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref: B2 Accessing clean water is a life or death issue globally. Privatisation is not the answej in.

This event offers inspiration to all, through dialogue with scientists, NGOs, authors, I artists Aug 26:and11OOwater (2hrs justice 30mins) activists. £4.00 (£3.00) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 WHISKY WITH COMEDY The Scotch Malt Whisky Society The Malt Whisky Society - 28 Queen Street, 28 Queen Street • 0131 Scotch 226 0000-Grid Ref:C4 Thursday night is comedy night at the Society. Enjoy a welcoming dram and a gr< night out with Scodand's finest comedians. See Vladimir McTavish at Queen St (Aug.10,10,224:4)20:and15 (IParrot Aug hr) £1200at the Vaults (Aug. 17). www.smws.co.uk 15 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 Aug 17: 20:15 (I hr) £ 1200 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 WHISKY WITH FOOD The Scotch Malt Whisky Society The Malt Whisky Society - The Vaults, 87 Giles St, Leith * 0131 226 0000 • Grid Scotch Reft LEITH To tempt you.. Summer Night's Supper with Margaret Bennett (Fri 11 & with Plaisir du Chocolat (Fri 18, Queen St), with Loch Fyne Seafood (Fri 25), with venison Aug 18,2(Sat 6: 19:26).00 (IMmm...for hr 30mins) £17,a true 00 taste visit www.smws.co.uk

i!4 hour box office at pvw.edfringe.com WHISKY WITH FRIENDS Scotch Malt Whisky Society litheirid Scotch Malt Whisky Society - The Vaults, 87 Giles St, Leith *0131 226 0000 • Ref: LEITH Where better to sample the finest single cask whiskies with daily tastings (Mon-Fri 15:30). Regional tastings (Mon 19:00). Whisky Cocktail Workshop (Tues 19:00). : uig7-11, iformal 1and4-18,fun,21-25: in beautiful surroundings.

See www.smws.co.uk fuiglS: 1900(Ihr) £15.0I5:30(ihr) 0 £IZ00 Aug7,21: 1900(Ihr) £1100 I 31 12345 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 _ ,.uug7-11, 119:4-18,00(Ihr) 21-25:£15.I5:30(lhr) £1200 Ikugg8,14:22:1900(Ihr) £120000 3i 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 VHISKY WITH WORDS, MUSIC AND FILM « he Scotch Malt Whisky Society MM3Ihe Scotch WhiskyRef:C4 Society - 28 Queen Street, 28 Queen Street • 226 0000Malt• Grid rijoy a welcoming dram with:The Society Story and whisky adventures (Mondays), j obin Laing's laughter, words and song (Tuesdays) and Whisky Galore screenings plus live£10.jazz00(Aug 11,17,24). www.smws.co.uk ;7,dnesdays), 15,21:I9fl0(2hrs) 1900(Ihr) 16-17: £10.00 0 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2J 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 h ug 8,14,22: 1900(Ihr) £10.00 Aug 9,11,23-24: I900(2hrs) £10.00 156 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 VINE SCHOOL AT THE FRINGE fose Studies Wine School 1 Princess, Edinburgh Quay, Fountainbridge • 01236 829920 ♦ Grid Reft F2 (jwte and learn about wines and spirits aboard the charming Ratho Princess moored the historic Union Canal. Leave the crowds behind and chil out at Edinburgh luay. For16-20, programme details 222-28: 1400 (I(I hrhr see II Smi nnwvvw.casestudieswineschool.co.uk s)s) ££14.14.0000 ;3 ugugjg 6-13, 6-13, 1 6-20, 2-28: 16: 3 0 Smi 6-13, 1 6-20, 2 2-28: 1900 (I hr I Smi n jug 6-7,11-13,18-19,25-26: 21:30 (I hr Is)Smi£14.ns)00£14.00 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 : OUR SHOW BEYOND THE FRINGE tival Fringe Society

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w Adventures,Tracey Moffatt Stills Stills Gallery, Street • 0131 622 6200 • Grid Ref: D5 23inCockburn Immerse yourself the gl o ssy, comic-strip world of Adventures by thisMoffetinternationally acclaimed photographer and fi l m maker. t ' s vibrant, darkly ambiguous photographsstereotypes and films careful retroheroimagesand and well-worn includilnygorchestrate the poster-boy submi s si v e starlet.

Jul 30-Sep 2: 11:00-18:00 Free Albert Watson: Frozen CityArt Art Centre, Centre City 2 Market Street • 0131 529 3993 • GridfirstRef:everD5exhibition The inphotographer Scotland by thewhoseEdinburgh-born, internationally-renowned iFeatures mages regul a rl y appear i n Vogue, Rolling Stone work, andiconic Tiimne.fashion Watson' s own private photographic the more22: fami liar commercial images, £5.00tandem julwith29-Oct 10:00-17:00 (Sun 12:00-17:00) (£3.50) UK premiere And We Too Want to Change the World Designshop UK 116 Causewayside • 0131 667 7078 • DesignShop UK, Grid Ref: H6 AnRashiexhibition of'sensuallywithmianidistinctive malistic' desilanguage gn by Kari d, theissuperbrand wherem aesthetics about feel i n g and vi s i o n.

Featuring a collection ofAugaffordable, everyday use.Free I-Sep 2:well-designed 10:00-18:00objects (Sun for12:00-16:00) World premiere Anne Redpath and The Edinburgh School City Art Centre City Art 2 Market Street • 0131 529 3993 • Grid Ref:Centre, D5 explores the exhibition workartists, of Annein Redpath, ofinflScotland' s leading 20ththecentury relation tooneherand uentialOrganised contemporaries Gil ies, Maxwel l, MacTaggart Crazier. i n association with The Fl eming Collection. jul£5.029-Oct 0 (£3.50)22: 10:00-17:00 (Sun 12:00-17:00) Annual Exhibition Midlothian Community Dalkeith Arts Centre, WhiteArtists Hart Street, Dalkeith • 0131 6986 • GridArtists Ref:G6 MiExhidlboit663 htioiannfeaturing Community arepaiagai Annua] a variety of ntingsn holding in variedtheirmediums, sponsored by Mi d l o t h i a n Council.

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Exhi b i t i o n at Thomson' s Bar, based on hi s designs and,andina real with origmakes nal publa irelc house memorabilia aljulconjunction e beer fest i v al , this a xi n g and enjoyable visit 30-Sep 2: 12:00-23:00 Free World premiere artgraduates Chris andUnion, Kathryn Henderson English226Miller Speaking Crescent • 0131 0000'Gfeaturing rid Ref:23paiE2Atholl Aphotography selling exhibition n t i n gs, drawings andartists. The by two ofupcoming Edinburgh-based scenery and culture Scotland are celebrated through variety of styles. One week only so don't miss out! a www. artgraduates. co.uk Free Aug 14-18: 9:00-19:00 World premiere

Art the Mall OceaninTerminal Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, Ocean Drive, Leith 0131555 8888of• Ocean Grid Ref: LEITH Alshapes l threeandfloors Termi nal wil workshops, be full of artdance, of ail sizes - children' paintings,s sculptures, musi c , illustration, art and photography.

Further6-28:information: www.Free oceanterminal.com Aug 10:00-00:00 Athens Clark Irvingof the North LucieRef:Fenton Grid B2 Gallery, 20a Raeburn PI • 0131 332 3999 Watercolours inspired Edinburgh'Clark s cityscape.

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12:00-16:00) Free World premiere Being There: Harry Benson's Fifty Years ofNational Photojournalism Galleries of Scotland Scottish National PortraitC4Gallery, I Queen Street • 0870 118 1859 There' sandneverevents been• ofGrid a themoreRef: eged view signiBenson' ficant s people lastinprithis50vilyears thaningoffrom camera.

Witness them al l fasci n at collection of iconicnphotographs. www. ationalgalleries. org/benson Aug 4-Sep 2: 10:00-18:00 £6.00 (£4.00) Final Best of Scottish Contemporary Art scotlandart.com scotlandart.com, Grid Ref: C2 2 St Stephen Place * 0131 225 6257 Freefiexhibition featuring a rangeofofScotland' abstract, landscape and gurative work most exciting contemporary artists.fromInclsome uding work fromsDonald MacDonald, Pat Kramek and Al a n Watson.

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Aug 3-Sep 2: 10:30-17:30 (Sun 12:00-17:00) Free Beyond theState Palace Walls - Islamic from TheMuseums Hermitage MuseumArt National of Scotland RoyalRef:Museum, Chambers Street * 0131 247 4422 • Grid E5world-renowned From these collections, discoverdecorative the cream of Islamic art. Explore a showcase of sumptuous arts inbefore cludingoutside textiles,Russi glass,a. metalwork and jewels, many never seen jul 14-Nov 5: 10:00-17:00 £6.00 (£5.00) (£4.00 C) Birds of a Feather: Audubon's Adventures Edinburgh National LibraryinofofScotland, ScotlandGeorge IV Bridge • National Library 0131 623 3845exploring • Grid Ref: E5Scotland shaped the work Free exhibition how ofAmerican one of theJohngreatest wi l d l i f e artists ever, the 19th century Audubon.Mon-Sat Julduring 4-Octfestival) 15: James 10:00-17:00 Sun 14:00-17:00 Free(20:00 closing Canaletto in Venice The Queen' Royal Collection The s Gallery, PalaceE6 of Holyroodhouse • 0131 556 5100 • Grid Ref: Canaletto' s dazzl i n g views ofVenice have shaped igreatest mage of this beautofVenetian iful city. paiThentiexhibition artist'ourof sdrawings series ngs andrapidthepresents largest thegroup ever shown i n the UK, from sketches to fi n i s hed works.

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4 hour box office at iww.edfringe.com jrie Carpet People ,j|rsian Rug Village, 34 Morningside Road • 31elli466 7071 • Grid H2 to vil age carpets ng exhibition from Ref: nomadic l[hand in finestmadesilkartifacts. rugs to portrait stools This is therugs.bestFromplaceKitolimmeet people.2: 10:00-17:00 ; grugS-Sep (Sun 12:00-16:00) Free World premiere pe Chip Shop Awards Exhibition nwood Gallery,‘Grid40-44Ref:Thistle • II 225ass1181 D4on tStreet ads you' l never see e l y , movie created advertisinggenius world'- funny, s boy clscreens wonders, 'rk,tmags, asticknocked rubbish,intobysheerathebloody anarchic ever, slick g 21-25: 11:00-16:30 Freebrilliant exhibition.

World premiere ay-Adam 2006Pottery Adam Pottery, 31 557 3978 'Grid76Ref:Henderson B3 Row • ing exhibition by the resident makers.

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7-Sep 2 (notto Sun): 10:00-17:30 Free jntemporary Tapestries and Rugs Gary'226s 0000 Cathedral, • •Grid Palmerston Ref: tapestries El Place election of contemporary and tufted igned by well known international artists includinrugsg o DaviStudios' e, BarbaraMaster Rae, Weavers.

Patrick Caulfield. Hand woven by t 7-25 (not Sun): 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00 Free 3NVIVIO Summer School d Ref:University, H2 10 Colinton Road * 0131 455 2700 of presentations wil provide an insight byinto the sre of interactive technologies, as envisioned jitgvners from around thewiworld.

Students idesi vio Summer School l present resultsfrom fromthea two gn project g 25: 10:00-13:00 Free id Shrigley - Recent Prints •=iburgh Printmakers, Street • I 557atio2479 • Grid Ref:Ni23cC5olUnion rsoci n with Gal l e ri a i Wallner, Copenhagen, jburgh byPrintmakers presents between an exhibition ofandetchings idcuts Shri g l e y produced 2000 2005andiand n >en.by EdiAlsonburgh includes a new print commissioned i s hed Printmakers. f!2-Sep 16: 10:00-18:00 Free UK pi jutzle - 50 Contemporary Jewellers verse Theatre, Street, off Lothian Rd • -GridCambridge Ref: urI 228 sellin1404 g exhibition.

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EXHIBITIONS DiscoverCentral Islam Mosque Exhibition Edinburgh Edinburgh Central 0131 667 1777 • GridMosque, Ref: F550 Potterrow • Experience the si g ht s , sounds andAtastes amongguided the city's vibrant Musl im community.free dynamioncoffer exhibition, tours, g presentations, and allengagi your nquestions answered. Inclliterature udes speciandalrefreshments events: see www. edmosque. com (Fri 14:00-18:00) Free Aug 1-31: 12:00-18:00 Edinburgh Art Festival Various see website for venue details • Grid Ref:locations, Edinburgh ArtN/AFestto iemerging val brings Scottish togetherartists an international season - ■EOIDBURGH IRRT from Van Gogh creating an FESTIlIRL eclectic celebration of thewww. bestedinburghartfestival. visual arts this August For further information: c om Jul 27-Sep 2: Times and prices vary

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Aug 2-Sep 2: 10:00-17:00 (Sun 12:00-16:00) Free Festival Art at the BMA in Scotland The British Association British MedicalMedical Association in Scotland, 14 Queen • 0131collection 247 3000 • Grid Ref: C4paintings, sculpture AStreet stunning of contemporary and glasswork onwithexhibition at the British Medical Associ; In collaboration www. strathearn-gallery.thecomStrathearn Gallery.

Aug 5-19: II :00-17:00 (not Sun) Free Fringe Poster Competition The Scottish Parliament, Holyrood * 0131 348 5200 • Grid Ref:the E6Scottish Part of guideddesigns tour,byenjoyartistsa wonderful di6-16splafrom y of theacrosstop Scotland.

20Parliament Fringe Features poster thegh School. winning desiaged gn by Lauren Dempsey (13) from St i r l i n g Hi Aug 6-28 (not Sun): 10:15-15:15 £3.00 (£1.75) The Fringe: 60 Years, 60 Photos Princes MallBridge Shopping Street/ Waverley 0131Centre, 557Slater 3759Princes Ref: D5Hamilton?

What links Jude Law,- Christian and• Grid Christine The Scot s man has photographed them al l at the Celebrate sixthedecades the world's biggest artsFrifestnge.ival as recorded festivalofnewspaper.

Aug 3-28:by 10:00-18:00 Free Global Village Mick Dean 16<& South SimonFort PlattStreet *0131 478 7810 • The Village, Grid Ref: LEITH Graphic designer Mick Deanthatandexplores copywriter Simon Platt collaborate an exhibition (in a cursory manner) what it means to be l i v i n g on our planet t o day.

Words, pictures and ideas are fused through letterpress printing and screenprinting.

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Aug 14-19: 10:00-17:00 Free Handknit Cashmere Exhibition &Cashmere Sale Ltd.- Design Studio Hillary Rohde Hillary 22Rohde Cashmere Workshop and• Design Studio, Moray Placeknitted • 0131 225 3948 GridfromRef:C2 Free exhibition of hand Scottish cashmere Edi n burgh designer Stephanie Lai r d.

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11:00-17:00 Free Historic Musical Instruments Reid ConcertHall HallMuseum MuseumofofInstruments, InstrumentsReid Reid Concert Quad, Bristo Square • Grid Ref: F5 Wind, percussionon European instrumentsorchestral from all andperiods plinstruments. aces,string with anandWorld' emphasis bandand sexhibition: oldest musiCitycal ofinstrument museum.

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Speci a l Edi n burgh (Brass) Band.7-Sep More details www.14:00-17:00 music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi Aug 2 (notatFree Sun): (Sat 10:00-13:00) Human Denied and Jesus LaughingRights andPromotions Loving Greyfriars Kirk Greyfriars Kirk,• Greyfriars Candlemaker Row • 0131 226 Ki0000 Grid Ref: E5Place, Greyfriars r k' s hi g hl y acclaimed exhibition of paia stunning ntings ofcollection Jesus laughi ng is thispictures year dihisplghlayedightialongside ofghtprotest ng the increasing denial ofAughuman ri s around the world.

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Aug 2-28: 9:00-00:00 Free International Photography Edinburgh Photographic Society The Edinburgh Photographic Exhibition Centre, Great King Street • 0131 449 6209 • Grid Ref:by C368 144t h Annual Exhi b i t i o n of more than 200 prints photographers world wide. Under patronage of FIAP. Aug £3.006-Sep (£2.00)3: 10:00-20:00 (Sun 13:00-17:00) Jewellery of the World Galerie Mirages, Mirages Galerie 46a Raeburn Place * 0131 315 2603 • Grid 20th festandRef:ivturquoise alB2exhibition.jewellery An exciting sellingandexhibition featuring coral from Nepal Tibet, Poldesigns ish designer si l v er and amber, our own unique in-house inecklaces n silver andandsemi-precious stones.

Ori g i n al Trade bead from (Sun Africa 12:00-17:00) and India, Free jul 30-Sep 2: jewellery 10:00-18:00 UK premiere

LauraScottish Ford Academy - Armour Boys Royal RSA Lower,The 0131 225 6671 'GMound, rid Ref:Princes D4 Street • Aarmour far crychallenge from traditional kniassociated ghts, thesewithchildwar.-like Please suits of concepts check website for screenings, workshops, talks & events on theInternational. theme of children at war; in collaboration with Amnesty Aug I2-Sep 10: 10:00-17:00 (Sun 12:00-17:00) Free World premiere Leith Rules Golf Georgian Antiques Georgian Antiques, Street, Leith • 0131 • Grid10Ref:Pattison LEITH LeiorigtihnalRul553Leiest7286 Golf exhibition i s less than 50ofyards from h links. A1800fantastic collection over 300 golthefing items from around to 1930, which was the most excitingitemsperiodare forfor golf sale.development JulMany Free31-Sep 2: (not Sun) 8:30-17:30 (Sat 10.00-14.00) LimeBlueBlueDiamond 5th Birthday Collection Lime Store107 George Lime Blue Diamond Store, Street * 0131 220 2164* Grid Ref: D3 Lidiamonds me Blue andis 5!coloured To celebrate we are showcasing an exclusiveby tte'sdtoocollection, Grant6-28: Macintyre.

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JulFree31-Sep 2 (not Sun): 8:30-17:30 (Sat 10:00-14:00) MagazineSculpture Workshop Edinburgh Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, 25 Hawthornvale • 0131 4490 • Gridpresented Ref:A6 in our New art551nefrom Scotland artists' workshop.

Magazi i s a multi-media exhibition which uncorks the See current breadth of practice i n contemporary sculpture. our artists' workshop and garden transformed into a unique Aug 12-20: 10:00-17:00 (Sun 12:00-17:00) Free Robert Galleries Mapplethorpe National of Scotland Scottish National Gallery Road • 0870 I 18 1859 • Gridof Modern Ref: DI Art, 75 Belford Statuesque nudes, portraits of artists and celebrities, depictionsphotographs of New York' s S&Mretrospective underground flower - a rare fromandthedelicate 'pMore rovocative perfectionist, Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). info at 5:www.10:00-17:00; nationalgalleries. rg/mapplethorpe Jul£6.0030-Aug Aug o6-Sep 2: 10:00-18:00 (£4.00) nrnzi More...

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Post-impressionism The DavidStreet Young •Gallery House, 29A Professor Albany 456at Marie 3700 •Curie Grid The Ref: C5 of the Arts0131Academy of Ukraine. youngest recipient of the ' H onoured Artists of Ukraine' title.

A master of landscapes, 'moods' and animals. Exhibited throughout UK galleries Aug 5-26since(not1997.Sun): 10:00-17:00 Free

urite Place ofArchitects in Scotland Incorporation Gallery, 15 Rutland Square • 0131 229 7545 • E2 ts reveal their vision of the country's places Sun): 9:00-17:00 (Sat 9:00-13:00) Free

Reflections:A of North Lands Creative GlassDecade National Museums of Scotland Museum Street • 0131 247 of4422Scotland, • Gridngs,Chambers Ref: From NorthE5theLands, in oftheexcellence small Scottish vicontemporary l age modest of Lybstbegi eglr,ahasss.nniThis become centre for beaut i f ul di s pl a y showcases works created during ten years of masterclasses. jul 21 06-Jan 21 07: 10:00-17:00 Free Robert Ryman at Inverleith House Imeriefth House Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row • 0131rare248opportunity 2983 • Grid Ref:A2 AAmerica' to experience ngs bybeaut oneifoful art s great artists, displayed inpaithentimost venue of theRyman. festival, curated and instal ed by Urs Rausmuller and Robert jul 27-Oct I: 10:00-17:30 (during festival)

v Scottish Furniture Furniture Makers Association Church•01750 Hall, 722 Corner of• Grid Princes Street 243of furniture Ref: E3 of and annual exhibition by some signers/makers indiscuss Scotlandtheirtoday.

The makers on handin atowide andare talent range of work. styles. Outstanding Unmissable!

10:00-18:00 £2.50 (£1.50) Rosy NaylorGrassmarket • j 13£Cowgatehead, • Grid Ref: E4 ary hathatforms. sellinagseries exhibition journeys II gh modern making,Awith of newthatworks by | .g Edinisburgh mil iRussi ners Fawns Reid and Rosyand Nayl ovir.brancy, towards a n constructivism the pattern2: and12:00-18:00 colour of (Aug India. 14-26 10:00-20:00) Free It116-Sep | >ebe AnnaTraxjuair Murals at the InsfieldTraquair Centre ■Mf Mansfield Traquair Centre Place • II .fie*lofd Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield IH 556 3882 • Grid Ref: B5 as Edinburgh' e Chapel' , comemurals and ■hereferred bril iantltoy coloured and gis 'lSdiedstinArts & Crafts ■■ completely restored to their former glory. Scintil ating ■oect a cul a r! l|5-25: 11:00-13:00 (not Sat) Free fcebe Anna Traquair Song School |‘als pj's CathedralPalmerston Place • aiy's 0000 Cathedral, •1888-1892 Grid Ref:Phoebe EI Traquair's acclaimed |iJ d226between :JhS,opera' restored. Showi in 1998, illustrate the canticle enedicte ng pre-Raphaelite influence,'Bthey are ing expression of faith. Tours meet at West Door of |fIdral. i-31: (not Sun) 11:00 and 12:00 (4Smins) Free

The Scottish Saleand Valuers Bonhams Auctioneers Bonhams Auctioneers & Valuers, 65 George Street • 0131 225 2266 • Grid Ref: D4 is Open to the public, please Bonhams' annual fl a gshi p auction contact 0131 225 2266 for det ails. Exampl es of before all typesbeiofng Scottish art andondecorative be on view sold at15-22: auction Aug 10:00-16:00 23-25.arts wil (Sat Aug Viewing & Sun 12:00-16:00) Auction Aug 23-25 11:00-16:00 Sex Machines: Large Glass Duchamp, Picabia & the Heart Gallery HeartRef:Gallery, Place • 07973 988 471 • D5of the6 Waterloo AnGrid exhibition 18 hand-made etchings from with Marcel Duchamp' s LargeitemsGlassandandartefacts.

Other Works. rare surrealist The brideAlong is strippedother bare byjul her30-Sep bachelors mechani c al l y .

2: 12:00-18:00 (not Mon) Free Some Paintings of Life Leif Sylvester Danish Cultural Instituted Doune Terrace • 0131 225 7189s pai*nGrid C2 bold and vivid in Leif Sylvester' tispan ngs areRef: expressive, colour.

Hi simthemes from mundaneunderneath everyday litifealtol lies an dreamlike ages of angel s .

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EXHIBITIONS Soqotra - Land of Dragon's Blood Tree Royal BotanicGarden GardenEdinburgh, Edinburgh20a Inverleith Row • Royal248Botanic 0131 2968 ‘Grid Ref:A2 Land of the Dragon' s Bl o od Tree, described asreveals the Galapagos ofancient the Indiworld. an Ocean; SoqotraSoqotran archipelago Can thetheunique culture, floraanand survive2:the10:00-17:00 threat of gloFree bal changes?

Julfauna30-Sep World premiere SorryOne YouGallery Missed the 60s!

Studio Studio One Gallery, Street • 0131 226 5812s•amazi Gridn10gRef:iStafford E2 capture Philip Townsend' mages the unique spirit of thephotosixties.

Rediscovered after 35 years.

The Stones session, T he Beat l e s, T wi g gy, Bi b a. .

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Aug 6-27: 9:30-18:00 (Sun 11:00-17:00) Stenton Gallery's 'Scottish Art Today' Stenton Lloyds TSBGallery Scotland, 120 George Street • 07740 588arts168of•Grid Ref: D3for collectors and browsers The vi s ual the country alandike.established, A prime selection of galthisleryyear' exhibitors, both emerging combine forArt' s iprestigious show.

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Aug 13-Sep 3: 10:00-18:00 (Preview Aug 12 14:0018:00) Free World premiere Take the Chair 3 Inhouse Inhouse, Howe Street • 0131 225 2888 • Grid Ref:from28C31840-2006.

Chairs Evoljustdngforthesitting spiriton.of anOverage,30the enduring clcutting assic wasedgenever exhibits to ' a ntique' feature in the 25th Festival1-31:Design9:30-17:00 Exhibition(Sun at Inhouse.

Aug 12:00-18:00, not Aug 6, 13) Free Toulouse Lautrec and the Art Nouveau Poster City Art Centre City Art 2 Market Street • 0131 529 3993 • Ref:Centre, D5 exhibition AGrid comprehensive on theperiod historyin ofPariposters, concentrating on the fin-de-siede and Barcel o na.

Features rare and si g ni f i c antotherworksleadibysn,gBrussels Lautrec, Cheret, Mucha, Bonnard, V ui l a rd and artists.

Jul(£3.50) 29-Oct 22: 10:00-17:00 (Sun 12:00-17:00) £5.00 Treasure Chests Galerie Mirages46a Raeburn Place * 0131 315 2603 • Galerie Mirages, Grid Ref: For our 20thB2exhibition, an exceptional selling exhibition of beautifulandly handcrafted and decorated boxes,atreasure chests from Tibet, Mongoldowry ia, Indonesi , India, opia andcontainers JulEthi30-Sep 2:Morocco.

10:00-18:00 (Suns 12:00-17:00) Free UK premiere

For all your Fringe ticket i call 0131 226 000t ‘I Treasures from Lennoxlove Lyon and Turnbull Lyon and Turnbull, Broughton 0131 S57 8844 -Grid33 Ref: B5 Place • ghlights from the collection of theandDuke ofofHamilton.

AHiLennoxlove summer exhibition of furniture works artDuchess from of i n East Lot h i a n.

Treasures i n cl u de theQueen Lennox' s cabinet and the death mask of Mary, of Scots.

Aug 1-18 (not Sun): 11:00-17:00 Free Van Gogh and ofBritain National Galleries Scotland Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road • 0870 118 1859 • Grid Ref: DI The largest Van Gogh exhibition the UKandfor tells overthe40 story years theBriartist' s tragicallyofbriefhiisn work. career ofexplores pioneer t i s h collectors Info,30-Aug gallery and5: 10.podcast org/vangogh JulTickets 00-17.attimeslots 0www.

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6-Sep 10:00-18:00 sold by hourly £6.002:(£4.00) uni Violin Making in Scotland 1750-1950 St Cecilia's Hall Museum of Instruments St0131Cecilia' s Hall,GNiddry • 226 0000' rid Ref:viStreet, E5ins andCowgate Exhi b i t i o n of rare Scottish o l cellos representing theinstrument cream ofmakimusingcaldemonstrations, craftsmanship concerts in Scotland.andIncltours.udes See also the permanent di s pl a y of early keyboards and stringed Aug 7-Sepinstruments.

2: 10:00-17:00 Free West End <£Craft & Fairs Design Fair 30/2D Design StLothian John'sCraft Church Gardens, Corner Princes Roadevery• 0131day 661 6600 • Gridofeach Ref: E3 StreetAn & 80absolute exhibitors with changeovers Monday. must if you like buying contemporary work from the makers, artists and designers. One of the festival's liveliest daytime venues. www.

3 d2d. c o. u Aug 5 (not Sunk 6), 7-27 Aug: 11:00-18:00 Free Where Seeingandis Not Camera Obscura WorldBelieving! of Illusions Camera Obscura and World of Illusions, Royal Mile • 0131 226 3709 • Grid Ref: E4Castlehill, Five greatand attraaions: oneonviyour sit. Spyhand.on passers-by in the street pi c k them up Amazi ng optical ivil euws,sions,liveendless hands-on fun.

Stunning holograms, city viewcams. Edinburgh's original visitorrooftoop Julattraction!

I-Sep 3: 9:30-19:30 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) (Last presentation 18:30) £6.95 Zimbabwe Assembly @ StStSculpture George’ss West, West58 Shandwick Place • Assembly @ 0131 226 2428 • George' Grid Ref:E2 Vhukutiwa Gallerypresenting returnsaforhaunting its fourthrangeexhibition ofalsmal sculpture, ofpartwork,natural, l withlascale remarkable tactile qual i t y evoki n g a world part spirit-orientated. produces some of the best sculptors world.Zimbabwe Aug 4-28:in the10:00-20:00 (not Mon) Free

4 hour box office at !/ww. edfringe.com BRAHAMAND ISAAC I Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Latham (countertenor) and friends perform 20th century British vocal music tluding two of Britten's Church Canticles 'Abraham and Isaac' and 'Journey of the igi' and1130(Ihr) Tippett's£7.'S0ongs 0(£5.0for0) Ariel.'

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 IBSOLUTE CABARET ■ KAREN EGAN :lody and mischief from Dublin's drollest Diva. Former 'Nuala' and multilingual ■medienne sings Brel,Weill and own hits. '. . cross between side-splitting stand-up :d sexy serenade' In Dublin. '. . born comedian' Irish Examiner. Absolute unmissable ieviewAug4-5: gic!' Hot Press,22:l5(lhr) www.karenegan.net 1-13,18-20,24-27: 22:l5(lhr) £I2.00(£I 1.00) 7-10,15-17,22-23,28: 22:£5.15 0(I0hr) £ 11.Aug6,l 00 (£ 10.00) UK premiere • EI~a s 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 B UTELY CHOPIN Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 special talent of pianist Adrian Sims illuminates this all-Chopin programme, luding fevourite Waltzes and Nocturnes, the first Ballade and Scherzo and the idante Grande |ig7: 12:Spianato 30(Ihr) £8.+00(£5.

00) Polonaise Brillante. 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 so 3i i 2 CAPPELLA ALLSORTS Inongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 ige regulars back with a programme of 16th century religious music including la's 'MissaAssumpta Est Maria' and music by Byrd,Tomkins, Gibbons,White d Dering. suchcketmusic!

26: 17:00This (I hr Ivenue Smins) is£8.perfect 00 (£6.00)for(FreeTi ed C) Free entry for children.

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 s 31 CAPPELLA DREAM te Walbrook Singers Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 lutiful unaccompanied singing from boys', girls' and mens' voices. Concert includes tubful Dreamer, barbershop, folksongs, classic choral works by Ireland, Parry and ighan Williams and a specially-commissioned a cappella arrangement of Joseph and Technicolour Dreamcoat ggAmazing 25,26:2Ift7-28:30(55mi I4:30(55mi ns) £6.n0s)0 (£4.£6.000)0 (£4.00) 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ? tCADEMIA DELLE PASSIONI -TRIO SPIRITUOSO lords at St Cecilia's Hall Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate - 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Xuoso pieces for recorder/flute, cello and harpsichord using the Trasuntinis (1574) Hass (1764) harpsichords. Spirituoso grasp their audiences in a sheer display of joso bravura; a programme presenting a thoroughly fresh approach. iV.;22:russellcollectionfriends. org00) I5.00(lhr30mins) £7.50 (£6.

5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 pOUSTIC EDINBURGH FESTIVAL icEdinburgh Idina & Negotiants, 45 - 47 Lothian Street •0131 225 6313 » Grid Ref: F5 best live music.. unplugged. Five spectacular sets from across the musical trum, including headlines from critically acclaimed featured artists: Gecko3 (I st), Iplifico (8th), Found (15th), Special Guest! (22nd). DJ Si provides lounging grooves, listings: www.acousticedinburgh.com dew 18,15,Aug 22: 2I.I: O2lfl0(3hrs) 0(3hrs) £6.0(FreeTi 0(£5.0c0)keted)

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MUSIC AFRICA’S HEARTBEAT African Children’s Choir StGridAndrew' Ref: D4s & St George's Church, 13 George Street •0131 22S 3847 • A truly uplifting experience. The sheer energy, beauty and musical talent of the African Children's Choir wil leave you wondering how these young people could have come from Previewsuch Augvulnerable 3: 319:0(Ihr)30 (Iand hr) £desperate 10.00 00) circumstances to celebrate their African heritage.

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Aug 14-15,17-18,21 -22,25-26: 16:30 (I hr) £ 12.00 (£ 10.00) UK premiere 3031 123 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 12 AFTERPLANESMAN Nick Pynn Inlingua Edinburgh, 29 Hanover Street • 013 1226 0000 • Grid Ref: D4 Acoustic-string-instrumentalist, Spirit of the Fringe Music award-winner 2005, brings breathtaking multi-layered compositions with unusual instrumentation, including live sampling and invisible guests. 'Stunning and original' MU Magazine. 'Pynn could raise the deadAugwith4: his2100fiddle Preview (I hr)hr) playing' £5.0000(£4. (£4.Herald.

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Aug 6,8-11,13,119-20, 5-18,226-27: 2-25: 2100 (£5.000)0) World premiere • QZH 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 AKIKO OKAMOTO ON LISZT Akiko Okamoto StGridAndrew' Ref: D4s & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • The B minor Sonata, one of Liszt's masterworks, represents a whole world of music in thirty beautiful, enthralling, sublime minutes. Join pianist Akiko Okamoto as she explores Sonata£8.0and0(£6.other Aug 12; 16:this30(Ihr) 00) works by Liszt and Schubert 30 31 123456 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 AKIRA THE DON T on the Fringe Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E5 Elearo-pop.

Left-field Aug 8: l9<X)(3hrs) £8.00 and quirky with political undertones.

30 31 I 2 3 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 1 2 ALASDAIR FRASER AND NATALIE HAAS Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas Acoustic Grid Ref:FIMusic Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace * 0131 346 1405 • Fraser, recognised throughout the world as one of the finest fiddle players Scotland has ever produced, in concert with the wonderful young American cellist Haas.

Dazzling Aug 20: 21:teamwork 00 (I hr I Smiandns) £driving, 1100 (£dancing 10,00) rhythms. A rare Edinburgh appearance.

30 31 I 2 3 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 i 2 ALEXYELLOWLEES HOT CLUB QUARTET Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet Acoustic Grid Ref:FIMusic Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace • 0131 346 1405 • Scotland's leading jazz violinist recreates the style of Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt with inventive contemporary flavour. 'Intoxicating, exciting, virtuostic and inspirational.

ThisI Smibandns) wi£ 10.l swing Aug 18: 21:15 (Ihr 00 (£8.0you 0) into good health!' BBC Radio3 Jazz Lineup.

30 311 23456 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 ALI MCGREGOR S OPERA BURLESQUE AH McGregor’s Opera Burlesque The Grid Spiegel Ref: F5 Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 667 8940 • Operatic with more high Cscross thanover sleaze.from'. . traditional a classicallyfaretrained of singers lovelies with serious reputations into trio the subterranean world of cabaret, vaudeville. . and heavy metal' Melbourne Age. | Aug 21,28: 2100 (I hr I Omins) £8.00 (£6.00) European 30 31 1 23456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3! 1 2

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For all your Fringe ticke « call 0131 226 000 i ALMOST HEAVEN - SONGS OF BREL, BRECHT,WAL MERCER Andrea Turner - Singjazz Productions Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket • 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref:E Songs of love, death and passion from Europe and America. A unique, dramatic, ! acoustic performance. 'A rich, chocolately voice, reminiscent of Lena Home' Threq Weeks. Sell-out shows£6.00(£5.

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Aug7-12: Aug 14-19: I3:30(lhr) £6.00(£•E Aug 21 -26:17:21:330(Ihr) 0 (I hr) £6.00 (£5.00)00) UK premiere 3031123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2930 ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM Aly Bain <S Phil Cunningham The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 The unmatched masters of accordion and fiddle return to the Queen's Hall. Witf foot-tapping jigs and reels, heart breaking slow airs,Aly and Phil will leave you • | spellbound.

Aug 26-27: 21.00 (2hrs) £ 15.00 (£ 14.00) ANCORA:VIVA VERDI! Waverley Care, Conductor: Rupert Forbes 1 St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Your chance to perform on the Fringe or simply enjoy the concert Come and , sing some ofVerdi's best loved opera choruses with 'Operatunity's' Mary Oliver.

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Aug 26: I4:and 00(5hrs30mi £1150Concert (£9.00) only 18:00.AugScore 26: 18.hire00 (Iavailable. hr 30mins) £9.50 (£7.1 AN DIE FERNE GELIEBTE | Geoffrey Madell and Colin Kingsley St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft!

Geoffrey Madell (baritone) and Colin Kingsley (piano) perform Beethoven's great so cycle, together with a group of Schubert's best-known songs. They follow with sc familiar Aug 19: songs 14:30(Ihr)by Vaughan £7,00(£5.Williams, 00) Quilter and Finzi and a selection from Broadwl|

:4 hour box office at j/ww.edfringe.com LNDREW KENNEDY, LORNA ANDERSON AND 1HAIRI LAWSON SING... ^ : Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate *0131 226 0000 * Grid Ref: E5 ilndrew Kennedy, Scotland's leading tenor, stars in Robert Burns and Jacobean love 1 >ng recitals (Aug 31, Sep 2). Lorna Anderson, Mhairi Lawson (sopranos), Sonnerie |<th leader Monica Huggett star in Scottish premiere of Cantatas by Sir John Clerk W2 ugPenicuik 31 -Sep (Sep 2: 15:01,03(I).hr I Omins) £ 10.00 (£7.50) World pi lii 2 3 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 » 30 ji i 2 | ■■»■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■ — mm 1 UNDRZEJ ZAWISZA: BROADWOOD HARPSICHORD lOMPETITION,WINNER 2005 pfpsichofds at St Cecilia’s Hall tl Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 j i is successful young Polish player, as part of his prize, plays Bach, Italian and French liusic on the Baillon harpsichord and cl620 Italian harpsichord.

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15:00(Ihr30mins) £7,50(£6.org00) 14 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 DY M STEWART AND GERRY O'BEIRNE .ewart and Gerry O'Beime ic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace ‘0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref FI IStewart is among the finest interpreters of Scottish folk songs and a wonderful Boston Globe;master of the 6- and 12- string guitars, O'Beirne's playing words'0Q) Sunday Times. jbg20: lative, I9:l5(thrsubtleISmibeyond ns) £I0.00(£8. lb 2 3 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 INDY MUNROE & I CAN T REMEMBER | ie Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 ID launch concert of Andy Munroe's new album 'Is It Real'. A collection of mature jngs written over decades. He'll be joined by some fine musicians playing their own i and22:of1900 funky(I hrcountry I Omins) rock. £ 10.00 (£8.00) 1,12 3 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 293031 1 2 The Guinness Wor<d Records Fastest dancer in the worid _ JAWS DIwINE S

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MUSIC ANGELS AND ART SONGS St Mark’s artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Selected new works by Scottish composer Peter D. Robinson, featuring 'Hymn to the Guardian Angels', a setting for four voices of Parvum Officium Sancti Angeli Custodes; sung20,in 2Latin beautiful Aug 7,29: in19:the35 (45mi ns) £8.acoustics 00 (£5.00) of St Marks.

30 31 I 2 3 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 ANTONIO FORCIONE QUARTET - ABSOLUTELY LIVE Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Coinciding with the release of his brand new Live' DVD, the internationally acclaimed guitarist returns with his new quartet - Adriano Pinto (percussion), Jenny Adejayan (cello) andAugNathan bass/flutes).

Don'21t-23,miss!28:***** Preview11-13, 4-5:220:4-27;Thomson 55 (I20:55(Ihr) hr) £5.0(double 0 £14.00(£1150) Aug 6-10,15-17, 20:55 (IScotsman. hr) £ 13.00 (£Edl 11.50) Aug 18-20, 4s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ARBOREA MUSICAzA MEMORY OF DAVID MUNROW St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Gerard McDonald (recorders) and John Kitchen (Hass harpsichord) contrast Handel, Telemann and Van Eyck with contemporary works to celebrate the charismatic early music19:pioneer who died i£7.n 1976.

Aug 15:00(Ihr30mins) 50(£6.0'P0)ure delight' Scotsman, www.russellcollectionfriends.org 30 31 12 3 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 12 DAN ARBORISE Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace * 0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref: FI John Martyn meets Nick Drake for the 21st century. A unique singer-songwriter with haunting vocals performing evocative songs and multi-layered acoustic guitar instrumentals from his groundbreaking album Around in Circles'. A seriously talented Aug 11-13:musician' 2l:30(lhr)Maverick. £ 10.00 (£8.00) 30 31 123456 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 31 12 IAN ARCHER Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E5 Singer-songwriter Aug 10: 19:00 (3hrs) and £8.00collaborator with Snow Patrol on their new album.

30 311 23456 7 8 9 10 : 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 BABY ELEPHANTS + SUPPORT Fettes College, East Fettes Avenue » 0131 332 2281 • Grid Ref: AI Party night at the Marquee! Salsa Celtica trumpeter Toby Shippey's 6-piece salsa/ska/ beats band with Venezuelan vocalist Lino Rocha will have you dancing and grooving. A funky, jazzy support band kicks off the evening. Festival programme: www.thejazzbar. co.uk/fettes Aug 18: 19:00 (5hrs) £12.00 30 3M 2 3 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 1 2 BACHARACH Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800 « Grid Reft B6 The dazzling vocals and exquisite sounds of Antonia Quincey & her 3 piece band (keyboard, bass, percussion) keep Bacharach's soaring melodies fresh and contemporary loved14,hits.

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30 31 12 3 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 293031 12 BACH-BUKOWSKI C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 You may not believe it, but Willem authentically plays from J S Bach's 'The WellTempered Clavier', while bluesy singing (see Waits, Newman) from Charles Bukowski's 'The 10-12: Last Night of thens)Earth a glove!

Aug 16:40 (SOmi £8.50 (£7.Poems' 50) and.Aug. it14:fits20:like40 (SOmi ns) £8.www.bach-bukowski.nl 50 (£7.50) UK premiere 30 31 123456 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

MUSIC BACH CELLO SUITES Anne-habel Meyer StD4Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street * 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: The accomplished cellist Anne-lsabel Meyer returns this year with Bach's great masterworks for solo Violoncello. Take this rare opportunity to hear the whole cycle15-17; in 3 concerts Aug 14:30(Ihr)in£8.the00(£6.beautiful 00) setting of this New Town church.

30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IJ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 BACH FOR BREAKFAST RoyalRef:Over-Seas Grid D3 League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • Seventh year of ROSL ARTS' sell-out series: musicians including violinist Ruth Palmer and pianist Martin Cousin perform works by Bach and other composers. Different artists and programmes for each concert Details www.roslarts.co.uk.; tea/coffee and included.£10,00(£8.00) Aug pastries 14,16,18,afterwards 20,22,24: 09:30(Ihr) 30 31 12 3 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 BACH MASTERPIECES Harpsichords at St Cecilia's Hall St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ret E5 Bach masterpieces, including the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, a French Suite, the Capriccio on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother and Preludes and Fugues from the '48' played by John Kitchen on the 1755 Kirckman harpsichord. www.russellcollectionfriends.org Aug 24: 15:00 (I hr 30mins) £7.50 (£6.00) 30 31 12 3 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 BACH ORGAN RECITAL David Hamilton Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile « 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 Six of Bach's greatest Preludes and Fugues (BWV 543-548) performed by Scots organist Aug 24: 12:David 00 (I hrHamilton I Smins) £5.on00the Canongate's superb Frobenius.

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For all your Fringe ticke l! call 0131 226 000 > BACH'S WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER Stefan Warzycki St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street * 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: I A rare opportunity to hear (in two courses) the whole of the First Book of Bach's sublime Aug 24-25:48 12:Preludes 30 (I hr) &£8.Fugues, 00 (£5.00)played on the piano by Stefen Warzycki.

5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 21 Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace •0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref 'The mix of traditional tunes/jazz attitude with contemporary thinking is what makt this band so unique' Herald. 'Scottish traditional music by Bachue - a sound you hg never16:heard Aug 22:45 before' (I hr I SmiScotsman. ns) £10,00 (£8.00) Aug 23: 19:15 (I hr I Smins) £10.00 (£{ 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 BACK OF THE MOON Back of the Moon Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace • 0131 346 1405 • Grid Ret A Scottish quartet with a reputation for dynamic live performance and a full, rich acoustic sound created by subtle and intimate combinations of pipes, fiddle, whistle flutes, Aug 26:guitar 19:15and (I hr piano I Smins)as£ 10.well00 (£8.as awesome 00) three-part harmonies.

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 BAGS MORE HARMONY Vocal Zone St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft Scotland's leading women's barbershop quartet Vocal Zone (www.vocal-zone return to the Fringe with another entertaining and lively show of a cappella music: Last year's Fringe reviewer said, 'a cracker of a programme... superb close harmon; singing'26:. 16:30(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) Aug 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25- 26 27 21 SOPHIE BANCROFT Sophie Bancroft Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace • 0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref One of the most inventive and distinctive artists to emerge from Scotland, jazz-fol) singer-songwriter Sophie Bancroft has drawn comparison to artists as classily divei as Peggy Lee, Joan Armatrading and Norah Jones. 'Refreshing and utterly magical' Herald.10: 213)0(1 hr I Smins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Aug 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 THE BANDISH EXPERIMENT Bandish Projekt Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: Two DJs, one experimental piece of music. With serenity and chaos, Bandish Projt create a fresh mix of sound and vision. Classical Indian percussion, vocals, moveme and electronic dance-inducing beats. This is music.. the Bandish Way. Preview Aug 6-12,Aug 14-19,3-5:2121O0(lhr) -28: 22:00 (I£5.hr)00£7.00 (£5.00) European premiere • i >s6789 10 II 12 5 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BARB JUNGR - WALKING IN THE SUN Festival Highlights The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 The multi-award-winning singer launches her brilliant blues and gospel show and album. 'Obviously a star. Disconcertingly honest and funny' **** Scotsman. 'A genuine original. Barb knows Aug 16: 2l3X)(lhr30mins) £13.00just (£12.how 00) a song should feel' Time Out. W " 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL SPLENDOUR St Andrew's <2 St George's Church Choir St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: A choral feast with Monteverdi's BeatusVir,Vivaldi's Gloria and Mozart's Exultate,| jubilate (soprano: Frances Cooper) sung by the Choir of St Andrew's and St Geo Parish19:Church, Aug 12:30(Ihr)with£5.musicians 00 from Scottish Opera orchestra.

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|ATACUDA SOUND MACHINE mktacuda Sound Machine fl 'he Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 jp piece, boasting musicians from Brazil, Chile, UK and NZ. They create a truly passive sound. An infectious mix of samba-reggae, hip-hop and afrobeat perfectly fended hornns)lines and 0frenetic dig 9-10:with 23:00spicy (Ihr IQmi £8.00(£6.

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BELTING THE BARD WITH THE BLUES FLOOZIES The Blues Floozies C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Join The Blues Floozies on a musical journey through Shakespeare's characters.

Fast-paced, instrument-swapping, comedic expedition with audience interaction and Shakespearian dialogue. Three girls, six instruments, ten plays, one beard and an aardvark.

Aug 13-19: 16:40(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) Worid premiere 30 3112 3 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 BEST OF THE T BREAK >:, ajridonRef:theLEITH Shore, 87-91 Henderson Street, Leith • 0131 228 1404 • T on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 » Grid Ref: E4 rilusic of inspiration, madness and beauty performed by mystic Baul minstrels, drawing A line-up of the£5.0best ipon ancient Sufi/Hindi traditions, who wander through villages of rural Bengal in Aug 19: 19:of005(3hrs) 0 new Scottish bands from T in the Park. pursuit inner18-19, being.25-26:Admisssion price includes veg or non-veg thalli buffet, 30 31 12 3 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»31 1 2 sji ugug 6-10, 4-5,of1113-17, -12, 19: 3 0 (3hrs) £ 15.

0 0 20-24: I9:30(3hrs) £13.00 World premiere BLAZIN' FIDDLES lo I234 S6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 Blazin' Fiddles Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh • 0131 665 2240 • lEERGUT (00 Grid Ref: F6 mjided Balloon Productions Tided Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref:F5 One of the hottest contemporary fiddle bands from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Fiddles and bows blaze away with guitar and piano for one of the most -jfter a triumphant revival in 2005 described as 'a spectacular life-affirming event', exciting 1 he Late Night Punk Covers Band returns! The formula's the same - plunder the Aug 22-23:andI9:memorable 30(2hre) £1250fiddle(£10.ensembles 00) ever to take the stage. fajestic punk back catalogue, but louder, better and with actual chord structures.

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BLAZIN' FIDDLES Blazin' Fiddles 1 HE BEES The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 on the Fringe ;Te Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 » Grid Ref: E4 Scotland's award-winning group, Blazin' Fiddles, draws the distinct flavour of fiddle ■eJg9:w hippy music from various regions of the Highlands and Islands. From solo to ensemble 19:00vibe, (3hrs)unusual £12.00 and surprising. Always a great live experience. sets, in a0fiery Aug they 19-20:al21:l come 00 (2hrs)together £14.00 (£12.

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5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 30 31 12 3 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 SEETHOVEN ATTEAT1ME .ARTS • -ethoven and his contemporaries performed by award-winning artists including anists Alasdair Beatson and Martin Cousin, and the Eimer Piano Trio. Different ogrammes and artists for each concert Details www.roslarts.co.uk; tea/coffee and ortbread 15,19,21,afterwards 23,25: 16:0included.

0(Ihr) £10.00(£8.00) 156 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 Eethovens hammerklavier sonata frey Dancer i 1 Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street * 0131 225 3847 • I id Reft D4 indon based pianist Geoffrey Dancer includes this extraordinarily mould-breaking lanument to western classical piano music in his second lunchtime recital at St -' 1‘drew' Ig 18: 12:s and30(Ihr)St George' £8.00(£6.s0. 0) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 iELLE AND SEBASTIAN he Fringe test Princes Street Gardens, Princes Street • 0870 169 0100 * Grid Ref: D3 i of the most important acts in Scottish contemporary music in the last 5 years, on their jjg27:awardI8:0winners 0(4hrs30minowns) £20.

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5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 ELL > mi the Fringe ; Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 jge in Ireland, they bring their indie rock sound to Edinburgh for the first ti gitchy14: and19:00energetic.

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MUSIC BLOU Blou Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace • 0131 346 1405 • Grid Ret FI Feel the rhythm of the Blou locomotive from Nova Scotia's Acadie. Extraordinary performances from talented, charismatic musicians with a vast repertoire spiced with folk, reggae and their roots, cajun. A cajun-zydeco music experience you wouldn' Aug 25: t19:believe.

15 (I hr I Smins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 IS 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 BLUES BROTHERS BANNED ATTHE FRINGE Blues Brothers Banned C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Eleven young musicians add a new twist to Blues Brothers classics and more. A jampacked hour of grooves and tomfoolery from this high energy band. The ultimate music13-19: show23:for50 (Iyou,hr I Omi me,nthem, Aug s) £8.50everybody! (£7.50) www.bluesbrothersbanned.co.uk World premiere 30 31 12 3 45 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 B MINOR MASS Ludus Baroque Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 Ludus Baroque Chamber Orchestra and Dundedin Consort join forces for these two 'eve of festival' celebrations of Bach's stunning masterpiece. This is Bach at his very best Not Aug 11-12: 19:30 to(2hrsbeI Smimissed. ns) £1100 (£9,00) 30 3112 3 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 ERIC BOGLE Eric Bogle The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 667 8940 ♦Grid Ref: F5 A respected singer/songwriter, Eric has toured his music around the world for 25 years. His songs go straight to the heart with intelligent, well-crafted lyrics. They have 18-20: been recorded Pogues and Slim Dusty.

Aug 2000 (I hr I byOmiJoan ns) £14.Baez, 00 (£12.Donovan,The 00) 30 3M 2 3 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 12 BOOTHBY GRAFFOE & ANTONIO FORCIONE - THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN! Boothby Graffoe £ Antonio Fordone Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Boothby Graffoe and Antonio Forcione return with songs from the acclaimed album 'Wot Italian'. Book early and bring your otter! ***** Scotsman. ***** Three Weeks. www.boothbygraffoe.com;www.antonioforcione.com Aug 24-26: 0000(1 hr) £1250 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 14 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 BORN TO SWING Geoff Castle Trio Calton Theatre CafeBar, 121 Montgomery Street • 07757 352 709 » Grid Reft B6 Pianist Geoff Castle's Jazz 'n' Latin trio features star vocalist and percussionist Frank Holder, plus top US altosaxist Bob Martin. Special guests Freddy King, PowderJazz3.

Great6-26:food20:and45 (2hrs45mi wine innans) £9.intimate Aug 00 (£7,50)club atmosphere. All seated.

Ftm 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 GILL BOWMAN Gill Bowman Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Onvell Terrace •0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref: FI Regarded as one of Scotland's foremost singer/songwriters and a fine interpreter of traditional music, in particular the songs of Robert Bums, enhanced by an assured and distinctive style.£I0.And00(£8.then00)there are the hilarious introductions running amok..

Aug25-26:guitar 2l:30(lhr) 30 31 12 3 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 THE BRAZILIAN GIRLS T on the Fringe Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E5 Funky Latin dance with a quirky, sometimes chilled out feel. Big in the US and about toAugbe16:big!9fX)(3hrs) over here.£8.00 30 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 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 3i 1 2

For all your Fringe ticket ‘ call 0131 226 000( » BREAKS CO-OP | T on the Fringe Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref:E5 Championed

by Zane Aug 13: 19:00 (3hrs) £8.00Lowe of Radio One. New Zealand band, sparse electro 30 31 12 3 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 BRECHIN,WILKINSON & SMITH Brechin, Wilkinson & Smith Acoustic Ref: FI Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405 • Gi■ Accordionist Sandy Brechin with new young voice of the Borders Ewan Wilkinson' and fiddler Alison Smith create a unique blend of beautiful melodies, songs & harmon combining Aug 16: 21:0traditional 0 (I hr I Sminmaterial s) £10.00 (£8.with00)many self-penned songs and amazing tune sets.; 30 3M 2 3 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 IAN BRUCE 1 Ian Bruce j Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace •0131 346 1405 • Gf Ref: FI ; Writing, singing and performing both powerfully and sweetly, Ian bonds with audiences throughout the world. You'l hear lyrical, melodic but rarely political originals and traditional Scots and Burns songs. Come wallow in the atmosphere.

Make22-26: a new20:00(Ihr) friend. £10.00(£8.00) Aug j 30 31 12 3 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 29303* BURACH Burach Fronted by the wild box man, Sandy Brechin, the kings of 'Heavy Folk' present a non-j stop 75 minutes of groovin' tune sets and fantastic songs. Featuring Gavin Marwick 1 (fiddle), Taylor (guitar/vocals), Aug 17: David 21:15 (IhrlSmins) £ 10.00 (£8.00)Chris Agnew (bass/vocals) and Alan Brown (drumj 30 311 2 3 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 293031

The BEST music on the Fringe! I 7-28 August All BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM ^ BARB JUNGR BLAZIN’FIDDLES *EDDI READER TODD GORDON & JACQUI DANKWORTH r DOUGIE MACLEAN IAN SHAW 4 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III RICHARD THOMPSON * * SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR assembly06 ©THE QUEEN'S HALL 0131 777 1017 www.thequeenshall.net . tee page 102,104,105,127,133,111,118,135,113,132 for informal,

H hour box office at ivww.edfringe.com hURNS N' BLUE: THE MERRY MUSES' Hrran, Weatherby, Duff, Lyon, Freeman jlpinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: B3 Ijnny, filthy, folk music. Bawdy, erotic songs of Scodand's bard. Strictly adults tnly! Returning after superb Fringe debut. ’Impeccable execution, eye-wateringly litrageous content1 Sunday Herald. Cream of Scottish folk musicians from |;[ugomplete Burns’ CDs. ns) £ 10.00 (£8.00) lug 16-19: 16-19: 20:19:3000 (I(I hrhr II Omi Omins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) f 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 I" CADENZA ATTHE FRINGE ||adenza freyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row • 0131 441 2015 • Grid Ref. E5 j ,is accomplished and versatile choir performs Mozart's Requiem and (second ever i trformance in Scodand) Zelenka's Missa Dei Fili . Conductor Jenny Sumerling. iiprano Wilma McDougall. Alto Louise Innes. Tenor Jamie MacDougall. Bass Caswell.

Philharmonic. , MgIward19: 20fl0 (2hrs)With £ 15.00Edinburgh (£ 1200) (£100 C)

MUSIC CALIFORNIA SINGER-SONGWRITER GYPSY Gypsy The Jazz Bar, IA Chambers Street *0131 220 4298 » Grid Ref. E5 Singer-songwriter Gypsy, playing one acoustic engagement accompanied by Rich Sheldon (RebelSoulBand.com). A soulful blend of folk, rock, and country, Gypsy's lilting vocals, engaging melodies and poetic lyrics have been compared to Jewel, Loreena Aug 14: 20:McKennett 30 (I hr 30miand ns) £8.Dido, 00 www.faeryprincessmusic.com European premiere 30 31 I 2 3 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 2; 30 311 2 CLAIRE CAMPBELL Claire Campbell Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace»0131 346 1405 »Grid Reft FI Claire and band play songs from her debut album 'Sweet Scented Summer Evening', a stunning collection of melodic tunes that mark her out as one of Scotland's brightest new 9:talents.

Aug 22:45 (IAhrmust I Smins)see£ 10.for00al(£8.l acoustic 00) music fans.

30 31 123456 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 2 CAPTAIN T on the Fringe Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E5 Rapidly21: rising new UK Aug 19:00 (3hrs) £8.00band getting airplay on Radio One and Xfm. New single 'Broke'.

30 31 I 2 3 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 1 2 THE CAT EMPIRE CPL Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place •0131 662 8740 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 George At their Fringe debut in 2002 their all-night shakedowns quickly became the place to party. On an international tour taking in over 12 countries this Australian musical sensation are in town for£16.2 nights Aug 6-7: 23:00(lhr30mins) 00 only.

30 3 2 3 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 » 30 31 1 2 CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL CHOIR CONCERT St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place « 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI An annual feast of the very finest choral music, sung by one of Britain's best Cathedral Choirs launching their new CD. Don't miss it! Conducted by Simon Nieminski.

Aug 26: 19:30Organist (I hr I Smin-s)Duncan £8.00 Ferguson. More details at www.cathedral.net 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 3~ CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL ORGAN PROMENADES St Mary’s Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place « 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI Free post-evensong extavaganzas on the magnificent 1879 Father Willis organ, with video projection! 6 Aug - Duncan Ferguson (St Mary's Cathedral). 13 Aug - Simon Nieminski (St Mary's Cathedral). 20 Aug - Colin Walsh (Lincoln Cathedral). www.cathedral.net Aug6,13,20: 16:30(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) 30 31 123456 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 CATHEDRAL LATE-NIGHT CONTRASTS St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft EI Extrordinary instrumental differences. 14 Aug - Edinburgh Baroque Ensemble plays Bach. soprano 15 Aug - and Camerata St MaryTrio.sings25Durufle.

24 AugDrummer - Bach to Alan LanglaisEmslie for organ, violin -ofCreates Aug - Demon performs Aug 14-15,dark 24-25:progressive 22:30 (55minrock. s) £5.00 30 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 CATHEDRAL LATE-NIGHT PASSIONS St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place ‘0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI Devotional music in a darkened space. 17 Aug - Victoria's Requiem (Edinburgh Camerata). 18 Aug - Dupre's Stations of the Cross (Duncan Ferguson - organ). 21 Aug - Padilla's Lamentations (Cathedral Choir Layderks). 22 Aug - Swayne's Stations ofAugthe17-18, Cross21-22:(Simon 22:30Nieminski (SSmins) £5.-00organ), www.cathedral.net 30 3,12 3 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 1 2 107

MUSIC CATHEDRAL LUNCHTIME CONCERTS St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI A former Times Critic's Choice; a whole month of free concerts with leading performers from some of the world's top conservatories and universities. Full details www.cathedral.net Aug I -5,at7-12, 14-15,17-19,21 -26,28-31: 13:10 (40mins) (Free Non-ticketed) 303112345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 2 CATHEDRAL REGER AND FRIENDS St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI The height of massive Romanticism on the wonderful 1879 Willis organ. Three free aural banquets with video projection of the Cathedral's organists. 7 Aug - Simon Nieminski.

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1: 2000 (SOmi ns) (Free Non-t x si 1234567 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3ii 2 CATHEDRAL SUNDAY SERVICES St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI The internationally renowned Cathedral Choir sings each Sunday, Choral Eucharist at 10.30am and Choral Evensong at 3.30pm. The best cathedral music in aweinspiring surroundings. Details of music and the complete Cathedral Festival Programme at www.cathedral.net Aug s) (FreeNon-tNon-t Aug 13,13,220,0,227:7: 15:I0:30(lhr 30 (SOmiISmi ns) n(Free icketiceketd) ed) 30 3 M 2 3 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 I 2 CATHEDRAL WEEKDAY SERVICES St Mary's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: EI Sung by the world-famous Cathedral Choir, Monday-Friday, 5.30pm. Wednesday 16 Aug is broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 (begins at 4.00pm - doors close at 3.45pm).

Details of al17-18, l our festival17:events Aug 30 (40miatns)www.cathedral.net (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 14-15, 16: 16:00(Ihr)21-25: (FreeNon-ticketed) 3031 12345 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 ■ the ONE & MANY Voices of JIMMY

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For all your Fringe ticke call 0131 226 000 CEILIDHS IN GREYFRIARS KIRK (OF GREYFRIARS BOBBY FAME!) Ceilidh Bands Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: El Ceilidh dances with ceilidh band HLI or Hebrideans and caller Ken Gourlay. Soft ) drinks £ I. Piper. All dances walked through and called. First 30 tickets £5. Rest t in advance, Aug 11,25,S£10 ep I:onI9:0day.0(3hrs)Kids£8.£5.00(£5.www.edinburghceilidhs.co.uk 00) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2!

CEILIDH WITH THE SENSATIONAL JIMI SHANDRIXi EXPERIENCE I Ceilidh with The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace •0131 346 1405-Grid Ref Sold-out last festival's opening ceilidh! Led by Shandrix himself (accordion wizardljv: Sandy Brechin) the band returns... fiddle, bass, drums, guitar, pumping out all your 5 h I favourite Aug 7: 22:dance 45 (2hrs)tunes £ 10.0from 0 (£8.00)their m v album, 'Electric Landlady'.

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CELEBRITY ORGAN RECITALS 2006 St Giles’ Cathedral St Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0673 • Grid Ref: E5 includes Elgar Sonata Aug 2: 20:00(Ihr ISmins)in£7.G00and m ic by Bach, Franck, Durufle and Glass. s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2) CELTIC HEART CONCERT Liz Babbs and Simeon Wood St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 A multi-media feast combining the spoken word, visual imagery and live Celtic mt i L Come on an inspiring journey back to your Celtic roots with award-winning auth u; Liz Babbs and composerAug Simeon Aug 18-20:and15:0international 0(Ihr) £5.00(£3.flautist 50)(£100U) 19; 18:Wood.

30(Ihr) £5.00(£3.50) (£11 g 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i CENTOTRE'S FESTIVAL FRINGE JAZZ Centotre's Festival Fringe Jazz Centotre, 103 George Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D3 Early Sunday evenings, Centotre's Festival Fringe jazz is delighted to bring you s( of the UK's finest female jazz vocalists. Expect some fantastic vocal performance:! from Jess Abrams, Lorna Reid and Sara Mitra with piano and bass accompanimen Food6,included.

Aug 13,20,27: 17:30 (2hrs) £35.00 (£ 15.00 Q Aug 6,13,20,27: 20:30 (I hr) £35.00 (£ I S j) 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 CHINESE TRADITIONAL MUSIC Harmony St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street ♦0131 225 3847 « Grid R Scots traditional players/Scottish-based Chinese musicians present thoughtful, beautiful music of China - and some of its exciting dance music. IncudingYanmei' (Zheng), Kimho Ip (Yang Qin) and Eddie McGuire (Whistlebinkies). www.scottishmusiccentre.com Aug 21: I9:30(2hrs) £ 10.00 (£5.00) s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 CHOPIN AFTER LUNCH Royal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St ♦ 0131 226 0000 * Grid F Music by Chopin, Rachmaninov and other composers performed by award-winni musicians including pianists Martin Cousin, Louisa Breen and the Eimer Piano Trie Different programmes and artists for each concert Details www.roslarts.co.ulql coffee16,&18,shortbread afterwards included.

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00) 5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 »j CHRIS & THOMAS Acoustic Music Centre 1@ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace •0131 346 1405- Grid Re Winners of ’Best Song in the U.S. Independent Music Awards 2006, this LA based beautiful acoustic stylings combine soulful lyricism & brilliant multi-instrumental with on-stage Aug 8,a1relaxed 3: 20430(Ihr) £10,0manner.

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:!24 hour box office at I vww.edfringe.com FHE CIRCLE OF LIFE - A ROUNDABOUT JOURNEY IN IK MUSICAL WAY jfvio # try Watson 3 The Salvation Army Hall, I East Adam Street • 07950 530 726 • Grid Ref: E6 -Marjory Watson explores the experiences of faith, hope and love using the medium i rf' stage screen. £7,00 (£5.00) ; 21-26:andI9:30(lhr30mins) World premiere 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2? 303112 RSACH - CATRIONA MCKAY & CHRIS STOUT Hpach (Scottish Harp) Society t Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 j fatriona McKay (harp) and Chris Stout (Shetland fiddle/viola) provide 'a divine I oncoction of tradition and bold imagination - sensual, throaty fiddle lines - harp is .i' peliciously lug 14: 19:3angular 0 (2hrs) £and10.0haughty 0 (£8.00) - unimpeachable' Irish Times.

J> 123456789 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 CLARSACH - CEOL IS GRAIN (MUSIC & SONG) BHrsach (Scottish Harp) Society t Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 j he award-winning Lothian Gaelic Choir with special guest harpist Marie-Louise T'l lapier present a range of traditional and original Gaelic sounds featuring a unique Mend15:of19:choral Jug 30 (2hrs)and£10.solo00 (£8.singing 00) with darsach accompaniment 16 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 1 ELARSACH - CORRINA HEWAT AND CORMAC DE BARRA . iarsach (Scottish Harp) Society 1 t Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 ' bottish and Irish harping traditions meet and merge in the hands of these tv innovative players.

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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 SLARSACH -THE FESTIVAL CEILIDH iarsach (Scottish Harp) Society ' ! Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 -a isottish traditional and contemporary music at its best with harps, fiddle, pipes, songs id stories. Ireland's Cormac De Barra joins us in this feast of music. (Sorry - no ljiginci18:ng!)I9:30(2hrs) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 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 1 2 \RSACH - FIDDLE, HARP AND VOICE ■sach (Scottish Harp) Society / Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: > >bel Mieras and Jim Ferguson invite you to join them in an entertaining musical fefeirney16: throughout I9:30(2hrs) £IO.Scotland OO(£8.QO)from Shetland to the Borders.

I) 1239 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 i I LARSAC H - ISOBEL MIERAS tjarsech (Scottish Harp) Society . 1-Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Perfect Blend. Enjoy a relaxing hour of Scottish harp music, songs and stories .-'a)jfeesented with charm and humour by one of Scotland's finest performers. : i g 13: 14:15(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) 156 7 8 9 10 I 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 ASSICAL AND WORLD GUITAR MUSIC 7 - the Guitarist |{(Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Ijlodand's top classical guitarist plays the classics and virtuoso guitar music from |j.»und the world. Dynamic, passionate and technically brilliant describe his mances. Neil plays Bach,Tarrega,Albeniz, Piazzola and more. Not to be g 12,I! 16,23: 20.00 (I hr I Smins) £8.00 (£7.00) 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 1 2

MUSIC CLASSICAL GUITAR RECITAL Spyros Dendrinos St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Classical guitarist Spyros Dendrinos returns to Edinburgh and the distinctive surroundings of St Cuthbert's Church. An exquisite performance combining the flavours of Italy, Spain and the Greek Islands, with such highlights as Giuliani,Tarrega, Albeniz and Milliaressis. £5.00(£4,00) Aug 11: 2ft00(lhr30mins) 30 31 12 3 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 31 12 ROD CLEMENTS Rod Clements Acoustic Grid Ref:FIMusic Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405* Emerging from his Lindisfarne years as 'a cult artist in the making' (Simon Jones, Chronicle), Clements performs classic hits and compelling songs from his landmark new album 22:'O4dd5 (I Man Aug 25-27: hr I SmiOut' ns) £with 12.00wit (£ 10.panache 00) and spine-tingling slide guitar.

30 31 12 3 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 12 CLUB GAYOLA Spiegeltent International The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens ♦0131 667 8940 » Grid Ref: F5 A twisted club for the discerning punter with impeccable taste... Straighten your tiara, adjust your garter and catch your breath (or someone else's). Get your ivories tickled whileNon-t sipping Aug 7-28:and00:unwind.

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MUSIC COLIN STEELE QUINTET Fettes Jazz Festival Marquee Fettes College, East Fettes Avenue *0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: AI Steele's music has instant appeal, far beyond a jazz audience, and has won plaudits ranging from BBC Jazz Awards to Album of the Year. 'Utterly vivacious' Guardian.

'Beautifully conceived and executed' Observer. Full festival programme, see: www. thejazzbar.co.uk/fettes Aug 19: I4:30(2hrs30mins) £8.00 30 31 12 3 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 31 I 2 COMING THROUGH THE RYE Sophie Ramsay Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House ♦ 0871 750 0077 • Grid Reft E6 Paris' most beautiful folksinger, Sophie Ramsay returns home to sing songs by Burns, Nairn.. 'Sophie sings these songs with a purity of intent which makes them sound like they' Aug 7-12,v1e4-19,never21 -26:been14:sung 45 (30mibefore' ns) £6,Richard 00 (£4.00)Demarco.

HSU 30311234567 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 COMPOSERS AND GUITARISTS Stephen Morrison - Guitarist St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace « 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 This recitalworks highlights core repertoire writtenthebyscope four major artistsof ofthetheinstrument guitar.

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Aug 18,26: 2a00(lhr45mins) £8.00 (£6.00) (£5.00 SUC) 30 31 12 3 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 3112 CONSONANCE - CONCERTOS Consonance Players St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Thirty performers from Britain's leading conservatoires and National Youth Orchestra. First half (14:15-15:15),features Mozart Piano Concerto. Second half (16:00-17:00), Finzi Clarinet Concerto, Ibert Concertino for Saxophone. Buffet/jazz interval.

Aug 27: 14:(£8.00 15 (2hrsone45mihalfns) only £ 12.00- (£8.contact 00) venue.)

30 3112 3 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 12 CONSONANCE - SAX! Sax-Ecosse and The Deike St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 » Grid Ref: D4 Two emerging saxophone quartets: two packed programmes, including eight saxophones, voice, folk band, visuals. First half (14:30-15:30) featuring Sax-Ecosse.

Second half (16:15-17:15) featuring The Delice. Buffet/jazz interval. (£8 one half only - contact Aug 23: 14:venue.)

30 (2hrs 45mins) £ 1200 (£8.00) World premiere 30 31 12 3 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 12 THE CRIMEA - FULL BAND ACOUSTIC Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 'These catchy melodic songs are played inventively and intuitively by a maginificent five-piece band' **** Independent. 'Superb, imaginative songwriting' Telegraph.

'Macmanus23:30(Ihr) is a special Aug25: £10.00talent indeed. Uniformly gorgeous' Q Magazine.

30 31 I 2 3 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 3112 DANDYWARHOLS T on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street» 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 Favourites of David Bowie. American indie guitar. Huge hit single 'Not if you were the Earth'00.

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For all your Fringe ticket; call 0131 226 000C DARTMOOR SOUL The Cloud Quartet SweetPort/Grassmarket) EGA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (of> An original blend of folk, blues, world and classical styles from deepest Devon - this j quartet combines musical talent spanning three generations of South Dartmoor playing, from the amazing prowess of young vocalist to enriched sounds of experienced professional musicians.

Aug Aug 2126:-25,20:247:5 (I21:hr4I5Smi(I hrns)15mi£8.0n0s)(£7.£8.000)0 (£7.00) THE DAVID FERRARO TRIO The David FerrardTrio The Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, South Bridge *0131 557 2976 • Grid Ref: E5 Scotland's young award-winning country/folk trio brings original songs, close harmonies and tight instrumentals to Edinburgh's favourite honky-tonk (30 seats).

Grand Ole Opry eat your heart out 2006 Celtic Connections winners, www. davidferrard.com Aug 14-17,19-20: 18:00(Ihr) £5.00 W 56 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 DAVID VERNON AND DICK LEE David Vernon and Dick Lee Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: 86 Accordion and Clarinet duo perform an eclectic musical mix with genuine sen of enjoyment - French, Jewish, Balkan, Classical and Traditional. 'They combine wonderfully superb musicianship full of spirit - a great double act' Herald.

Aug Aug 21:10,220:4-25:00 (I17:hr4I5Omi(I hrns)I Omi£ 10.ns)00£(£8.10.000)0 (£8.00) Aug 11,18: 15:00 (I hr I Omins) £ 10.00 (£8.1 DEAD 60S T on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 60s revivalists.£10.Have00 supported Morrissey and Kasabian.

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‘A joyous celebration of Broadway, opera, blues, soul and gospel that BLOWS THE ROOF OFF THE HOUSE5 06 assembly @ ST.m www.

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24 hour box office at !//ww. edfringe.com IEAF SHEPHERD af Shepherd .'Acoustic Music Centre® St Brides,St Brides,Orwelllerrace• 0131 346 1405 • Grid RetFI rom the hell-for-leather elation of fiery jigs and reels, through stirring majestic lighland pipe marches, to the haunting eloquence of slow airs and ballads. ’Simply the Best Scodand produced00)in many years' Scotsman. uig folk 11-12:bandI9:l5(lhr ISminhass) £I200(£I0.

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DOUGIE MACLEAN IN CONCERT Doug/e MacLean The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street« 0131 668 2019 ♦ Grid Ref: G6 Scotland' s finestBBC'singer-songwriter, for his(Thurs Caledonia, the Mohicans, s Mugs Game andinternationally SongRoads renowned performs solo 24 Aug)Lastandof with his acoustic band (Fri 25 Aug). ' A musical hero' Wall Street Journal.

Aug 24-25: 2IOO(2hrs) £15.00 (£14.00) 30 31 12 3 Ts 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 THE DRESDEN DOLLS The Dresden Dolls ireenside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 ■ Grid Ref: C6 The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens ♦0131 667 8940 « Grid Ref: F5 This based and duo reason. take theMusical world stage, : jresenting a contemporary sound with a Gallic twist Original songs that seem own Boston rules, rhymes theatretearanddown new the wavecurtain mixesandwithcreate heavytheir rangely familiar. Rooted in blues, folk and rock 'n' roll reflecting this four piece metal roots to create a sonic smear of undassifiable rock. land's different backgrounds, this will be the soundtrack to summer, www.

Aug 21 -24: 203)0(1 hr I Omi n s) £ 1200 jfuglejavumusic. uk £5.00(£4.00) 14-19: 12:co.45(Ihr) 30 3 M 239 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 so 3i i 2 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 SAM DUNKLEY Sam Dunkley N=LE SOSIMi AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace •0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref: FI ozz Festival Marquee s College, East Fettes Avenue • 0131 332 2281 » Grid Ref: AI The new talent world ofgetsfolktomusic creating own unique blenddynamic of traditional acousticemerging pop. 'SinamtheDunkley the heart of thehissongs he |jda Kuti's former main man will have you dancing with his London-based 9-piece sings so will you' Harvey Andrews. featuring vocalists and top jazz soloists Tony Kofi (sax) and Byron Wallen Aug 20: 2300 (I hr) £ 10,00 (£8.00) ipet). An explosion of rhythm, dancefloor beats and jazz! Programme: www. Aug 20: 2000 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 30 31 I 2 3 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 |)ugejazzbar.co.uk/fettes 19: 2l:30(2hrs30mins) £1100 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 DUO BRILLANT FLUTE AND PIANO Odinn Baldvinsson and Veronique Ngo Sach-Hein St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 fHELICIOUS > Shoo Baby Virtuoso fantasies.NgoImpressionistic by flautist Odinn pianist Veronique Sach-Hein inmusic two 50presented minute programmes of 19thBaldvinsson and 20th and al, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 « Grid Reft D5 century classical compositions to include Saint Saens.Widor, Doppler and Gaubert.

Aug 16-19: 17:30 (SOmins) £7.00 (£5.00) 30 3M 23456 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 THE EDINBURGH QUARTET PLAYS HAYDN Edinburgh Quartet Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 After year's sell-out the Edinburgh17:45: Quartet returnOp.55/2 with Haydn's ebullient '15:00/ Tost' quartets.last Tuesday 11:00/Wednesday [WOMEN with Wednesday I l:00:0p.54/3,0p.55/l.

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Aug 22-23:www.edinburghquartet.com Ominns)s) ££ 10.10.0000 (£8. (£8.000)0) Aug 22-23: 1500 (I hr I Omins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) STANDMJC Aug 22-23: 17:11.4050 (I(I hrhr II Omi 30 3M 2 3 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 12 EDINBURGH RENAISSANCE BAND: 6 NATIONS Four vivid Edinburgh Renaissance Band personalties, St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 four marvellous The excitement ofrecorders music, song and dance from- across Europe - cornets, sackbuts, musicians.. viols, dancers singers. splendidcrumhoms, entertainment., one- graceful of the highlights ofexpressive the Edinburgh Fringe''An evening of fresh, Kex^r www.edinburghguide.com;www.edinburghrenaissanceband.net ^^Bionpr Aug 17-19: 20£)0 (I hr 30mins) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 18: I6:30(lhr30mins) £8.00 (£5.00) 30 3! 12 3 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 EDITORS T on the Fringe Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd, Slateford « 0870 169 0100 • Grid Reft FI One of the UK's most hotly tipped guitar bands whose sound hints of Joy Division.

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Aug 30 (3hrs 30mins) £15.00 30 3M 2 3 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 12 EIGHTY QUEEN STREET - JAZZ FESTIVAL In association with Martin Millers Gin Eighty Queen Street, 80 Queen Street •0131 226 5097 « Grid Reft D3 Gilded14BalAug)loon. Previ Teviot. Bristo August Square.. Times: 22.00 (23.00) Edinburgh' late nightofferings, jazz venue. of home talent Season with the bests finest international includingBlending MelissatheStottvery- Itbest aly, Maria Speightgrown - Georgia, TiBoxcket6Offis-: 28MonceAugust - Thur868(nots £10.1633.

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THE ENGUSH-DUTCH CONNECTION St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 virgin ■ Micaela Schmitz, virginal. The programme, with music from the time of thee Virgin immentar^Jt Queen, loosely follows the life of composer John Bull, with readings and commi tfriends.oral Free dance workshop at 2pm precedes the concert www.russellcollectionfriends.or Aug 17: 1500 (I hr 30mins) £7.50 (£6.00) 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 EPIC ARTS EDINBURGH 2006

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Epic Arts Edinburgh 2006 presents a vibrant mix of international blues, jazz, classical jifland world music artists at Edinburgh's most spectacular venue. Free quality ;ji entertainment 9-ishNon-t andicsuitable Jul 30-Aug 22: l2midday :CI0(9hrs)to(Free keted) for all ages. Great food and drinks too. ]i s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 232425 26272829 EPITAPHIUM CARPENTARII Symphonic des Plaisirs St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 The baroque ensemble present the spectacle of Charpentier's Epitaphium Carpentarii in which the composer plays his own ghost meditating on life, death ai bad composition. Beautiful music coupled with the blackest humour! Also featuresil French12: renaissance Aug 16:45 (2hrs) £7,songs.

00 (£5.00) Aug 13: 22.00 (2hrs) £7.00(£5.(| 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 ESTABLISHMENT JAZZ C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Sit back and relax to the chilled-out sound of live jazz at the CIP cocktail bar. Part of C's Establishment mix of comedy, music, cabaret, burlesque and live events. Part) until 2-28: dawn.01 fX)Full(4hrs) listings(Freeat Non-t www.the-establishmentnet Aug icketed) is6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272E AN EVENING OF SACRED AND MEDITATIONAL MUSI Exeter College Chapel Choir, Oxford Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 An evening of sacred and meditational music brought to you by one of Oxford's leading mixed voice choirs. Performing works by Howells, Harvey, Parry, Rachmaninov and others.£5.It00is definitely a concert not to be missed.

Aug 25: 20fl0(lhr40mins) 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 AN EVENING WITH NOEL COWARD St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 « Grid Ref: E3 Following sell-out seasons in 2004 and 2005, Edinburgh based Cameo present a sparklin v: combination of extracts from Coward's plays, poems and songs. With Ann Heaveni Hilary Neville,2(K)0(lhr45mins) Graham Addison, David00)Campbell, Ian Macpherson. 'Delightful' Scotsmat Aug24-25: £8.00(£6. s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 '20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 FAURE REQUIEM BY CANDLELIGHT Old Saint Paul's Church, Jeffrey Street» 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D5 An atmospheric late-night performance by candlelight of Faure's much-loved Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine, with orchestra, in the sublime setting of Olo Saint s Church.ISmiDirected Aug 12:Paul'22:00(Ihr ns) £10.00(£9.by Vincent 00) Wallace, www.standrewcamerata.org s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24-25 26 27 21 FBYO: BRASS SPECTRUM NAYO @ Central Hall, West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 Brass Spectrum is a young brass quintet formed by recent ex-students of the Guildhall School of Music in London. They wil perform music for brass from the 19th 16:and12:20th30(Ihr)centuries, including Jim Parker's The Golden Section'.

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14 hour box office at i^ww.edfringe.com BYO: DARLINGTON AND THE DALESYOUTH ORCHESTRA mh Festival of British Youth Orchestras AYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 welcome debut performance by this recently formed chamber orchestra whose wil feature Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 and Bach's Brandenburg

by Chris Griffiths.

Ip I: 12:30(1No.hr)2,£5.conducted 00(£2.50)(FreeTicketedSUCD) IP 12 3 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 » 30 31 i 2 IbYO: EAST RENFREWSHIRE & ORKNEY SCHOOLS' Orchestras ■ph Festival of British Youth Orchestras j \YO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 Ine East Renfrewshire and Orkney Schools' Orchestras join up to perform a Jnchtime concert of popular classics, including Sibelius' Finlandia, music from Bizet's jirmen and the finale of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

Hg 14: 1230(Ihr) £5.00(£Z50)(FreeTicketedSUCD) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i RYO: EDINBURGH SCHOOLS CONCERT BAND AND AND ENSEMBLE Festival of British Youth Orchestras \YO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross •0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 e Concert Band and Wind Ensemble fil the hall with music including Bernstein's jfest Side Story' and 'Tales from Andersen' by Martin Ellerby, commissioned for WE23:by19:the30 (2hrs) City £8.of 0Edinburgh Council.

0 (£4.00) (FreeTi cketed SUCD) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 3YO: EDINBURGH SCHOOLS JAZZ ORCHESTRA th Festival of British Youth Orchestras HYP @ Central Hall,West Tollcross ♦ 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 year Dan Hallam's ever-popular ESJO are joined by the Training Band who make fir Festival debut, directed by Rob Ironside. A great concert for families.

2: 12:30(Ihr) £5.00(£150)(FreeTicketedSUCP) 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 BYO: EDINBURGH SECONDARY SCHOOLS KCHESTRA estival of British Youth Orchestras fYO @ Central Hall,WestTollcross • 0131 229 2921 ■ Grid Ref: F3 perform Dvorak's Carnival Overture, Bloch's Nigun, Strauss' Blue Danube sltzes and Saint-Saens Organ Symphony in a fitting finale to the Festival, conducted Masdair Mitchell.

2: I9:30(2hrs) £8.00 (£4,00) (FreeTicketed SUCD) 4 5 6 7 8 9 .10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 iYO: FAIR CITY SINGERS estival of British Youth Orchestras YO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 nationally renowned youth choir from Perth present a lively programme of gs, dance and instrumental music featuring favourites such as 'Highland Cathedral', the 24: 19:Beauty 30 (2hrs)of £8.the00Earth' (£4.00)and (FreeTiIrving cketeBerlin' d SUCD)s, 'I Love a Piano'.

I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 iYO: FIFE YOUTH CONCERT BAND AND THE MGDOM FIDDLERS il of British Youth Orchestras g Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 le return to Fife Youth Concert Band whose programme includes Coates' snbusters' March' and Holst's Suite No. I,while the Fiddlers perform a selection |tj; 24;ttish12:3and0(Ihr)screen £5.00(0.arrangements.

50)(FreeTicketedSUCD) 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 1 2

MUSIC FBYO: FIFE YOUTH ORCHESTRA 27th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 Fife Youth Orchestra's varied programme features Bizet's Carmen Suite, Moussorgsky's Night on a Bare Mountain, music from Les Miserables, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Kodaly'31:s 19:Harry Sibelius'cketFinlandia.

Aug 30 (2hrs)Janos£8.Suite 00 (£4.and 00) (FreeTi ed SUCD) Plus The Orchestra Sings.

30 31 12 3 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 FBYO: FIFE YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA AND PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE 27th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross •0131 229 2921 • Grid ReftF3 The String Orchestra performs excerpts from Bernstein's West Side Story and Mozart's Divertimento. The Percussion Ensemble presents a visually and musically stimulating a vastcketarray of tuned and un-tuned percussion.

Aug 31: 12:3performance 0 (I hr) £5.00 (£2.using 50) (FreeTi ed SUCD) 30 31 12 3 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 * 31 12 FBYO:JUNIORTRINITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 27th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall, West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 Conducted by Andrew Morleythe orchestra's varied programme includes Sibelius' Karelia Suite.Vaughan Williams'The Wasps Overture, movements from the Elgar Cello and Mendelssohn Violin Concertos and Debbie Wiseman's suite from the film Wilde' Aug 25:. I9:30(2hrs) £8.00 (£4.00) (FreeTicketed SUCD) 30 31 I 2 3 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 12 FBYO: MANCHESTER YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA 27th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall, West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 ♦ Grid Reft F3 Manchester Youth String Orchestra make their Festival debut with a wide-ranging programme to include Handel's Overture, 'Scipione', Mozart's Divertimento in D and Vivaldi's Oboe Concerto, as well as music by Prokofiev,Tchaikovsky, Gershwin and Rutter.I: 19:30(2hrs) £8.00(£4.00)(FreeTicketedSUCD) Sep 30 3M 2 3 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 1 2 FBYO: MIDLOTHIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND YOUTH BRASS BAND 27th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross ♦ 0131 229 2921 ♦ Grid Reft F3 Midlothian's Youth Orchestra will perform a programme that includes works by Smetana, Satie, Kenneth Platts and Handel, while the Brass Band will play music by Malcolm others.SUCD) Aug 29: 19:Arnold 30 (2hrs)and£8.R.00 Farr, (£4,00)among (FreeTcketed 30 3M 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » 30 31 12 FBYO: MORAY CONCERT BRASS 27th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross ’0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 Moray Concert Brass, directed by Glenn Munro, make a welcome return to the Festival of British Youth Orchestras. They bring with them soloists on baritone, euphonium, Aug 19: 19:30cornet, (2hrs) £8.bagpipes 00 (£4.00)and(FreeTievencketviolin! ed SUCD) 30 31 12 3 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 FBYO: NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR OF SCOTLAND TRAINING CHOIR AND NATIONAL BOYS CHOIR CHANGED VOICES SECTION 27th Festival of British Youth Orchestras NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 In its 10th anniversary year, NYCoS returns with an insight into young voices in transition Aug25: 12:and30(Ihr)developing £5.00(£2.young 50) (FreeTimalecketsingers. edSUCD)Entertaining and impressive!

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MUSIC FBYO: PERTH YOUTH ORCHESTRA NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross « 0131 229 2921 » Grid Ref: F3 Perth Youth Orchestra are welcome regulars at the Festival of British Youth Orchestras. This year the programme includes works with solo items for cello and violin, Finlandia, Aug 30:Sibelius' 19:30 (2hrs) £8.00 (£4.Shostakovich' 00) (FreeTickets second ed SUCD)Jazz Suite and Shonberg's Miss Saigon.

30 31 I 2 3 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 31 I 2 FBYO: PERTH YOUTH ORCHESTRA ENSEMBLES NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross •0131 229 2921 « Grid Ref: 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 of music£5.0for0(£150)(FreeTicketedSUCD) small ensembles, including a percussion ensemble.

Aug30: 12:30(Ihr) 30 3M 2 3 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 FBYO: RSAMDYOUTHWORKS MUSIC ORCHESTRA NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ret F3 The talented young musicians from the RSAMD's junior department perform 'Nuages' and 'Fetes' from Debussy's 'Nocturnes',Weber's 2nd Clarinet Concerto with soloist Scott Lygate and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances, conducted by the incomparable Christopher Aug 21: 19:30 (2hrs) £8.00 (£4.0Adey.

0) (FreeTicketed SUCD) 30 31 12 3 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 30 311 2 FBYO: SAMYO - THE NATIONAL SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC ORCHESTRA NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross » 0131 229 2921 » Grid Ref: F3 Some of the UK’s brightest young musicians come together to play music from the North and South Indian musical traditions, dressed beautifully in the traditional Indian12:style.

A vibrant concert!

Aug I9:30(2hrs) £8.00opening (£4.00) (FreeTi cketed SUCD) 30 31 I 2 3 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 12 FBYO: WARWICKSHIRE YOUTH ORCHESTRA NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross » 0131 229 2921 • Grid Reft F3 Warwickshire's finest young musicians return to the Festival of British Youth Orchestras performsur Gounod' Symphony for Winds, Milhaud'ons jazzinfluenced 'Ltoe Boeuf leToit' ands Little Shchedrin' s 'Carmen' Suite (based Bizet's opera).26: 19:30 (2hrs) £8.00 (£4.00) (FreeTicketed SUCD) Aug 30 31 12 3 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

FBYO:WEST OF SCOTLAND SCHOOLS CONCERT BAN NAYO @ Central Hall, West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 Regular visitors to the Festival of British Youth Orchestras, the ever-welcomeWest' Scotland Schools Concert Band presents a glittering programme of wind band mus conducted Nigel Boddice.

Aug 28: 12:3by0(Ihr)the £5.incomparable 00(£2.50)(FreeTicketedSUCD) 30 31 12 3 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 FBYO:WEST OF SCOTLAND SCHOOLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA NAYO @ Central Hall, West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 WSSSO will perform Shostakovich's Festival Overture, a new commission by Marti; Suckling, Dvorak's Noon Witch and Sibelius' Symphony No. I under the baton of i| James the RSNO' Associate Condurtor.

Aug 28:Lowe 19:30-(2hrs) £8.00 (£4,s 0talented 0) (FreeTiyoung cketed SUCD) 30 3t I 2 3 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 FBYO:YSGOL GERDD CEREDIGION NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 » Grid Ref: F3 J This dynamic youth choir from west Wales has established itself at the forefront of the youth choral movement, winning numerous national and international awards.

Directed Islwyn£5.Evans, the choir showcase their diverse repertoire.

Aug 15: 12:by30(Ihr) 00(£150)(FreeTicketedSUCD) ] 30 31 I 23456 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* FBYOYSGOL GERDD CEREDIGION EVENING CONCEP NAYO @ Central Hall,West Tollcross • 0131 229 2921 • Grid Ref: F3 The choir's Fringe programme includes an exciting new song cycle based on the j tales of the Mabinogi, reminding us of the legends and histories that have shaped th Welsh complemented by a varied Aug 15:nation, 19:30 (2hrs) £8.00 (£4.00) (FreeTi cketed choral SUCD) selection. [ 30 31 I 23456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303I FENCE COLLECTIVE | Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Fife is now firmly on the musical map thanks to this extraordinary collective of folk-pop talent, having produced the likes of James Yorkston, King Creosote and K“ Tunstall. outstanding£9.musicianship and special guests. Classic festival stuff!

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Augusr 2006 The Angus Festival that celebrates the best of Scotland's music, song and dance Karine Polwart • Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham • Steve Byrne • Martin Taylor • Martin Simpson < Chris & Thomas • Hells/Bells • Stanley Robertson • Emily Smith • Ronnie Coburn’s Breath of Scotland • The Hairst Pub Sessions • Bothy Ballads • Dance Workshops and much more...

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24 hour box office at vvww.edfringe.com STIVAL CEILIDH Hi aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care Grand Lodge of Scotland, 96 George Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D3 along to a traditional Scottish ceilidh with a contemporary twist Live bands, illers, prizes and surprises - suitable for all abilities. The Scottish event of the festival. .mariecurie.org.uk/events |\ug 18,25: I9fl0(5hrs) £1100 (£10.00) 1)31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 It 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 FESTIVAL FOLK AT THE OAK ie Wee Folk Club/Royal Oak |[rhe Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, South Bridge •0131557 2976 • Grid Ref: E5 Ij idinburgh’s legendary folk pub presents 34 nights of the best acoustic music featuring performers from the Scottish and international folk and traditional scene in an |S.j‘i| 31-Sep timate, welcoming 2: 20:30 (2hrsambience 30mins) £5.- 0sell-out 0 in 2005 - book early! World premiere I 3H 234S6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 272829303111 Festival masses HfMchael and All Saints' Church : Michael and All Saints' Church, Brougham Street * * Grid Ref: F3 lasterpiece Mass settings in their intended liturgical context Sunday 13 August [Simon Nieminski, Mass. Sunday 20 August - Kodaly, Missa Brevis. Sunday 27 August |.Vaughan ug 13,20,Williams, 27: 11:00 (IMass hr 30miinns)G-minor.

(Free Non-ticketed) ms 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 »30 3112 MELDS [ on the Fringe :t Voltaire, 36 Blair Street • 0870 169 0100 ♦ Grid Reft E5 I singer from Reykjavik and a band from the UK combine to make a beautiful noise J|2hypnotic guitar£8.indie.

2: 19:00 (3hrs) 00 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 pLTHY SIX ATTHE LOT tfe 1 Filthy Six ! Lot, 4 Grassmarket • 0131 225 9922 • Grid Ref: E4 pm led, organ fuelled soul jazz/funk and boogaloo from this excellent London based SxtMg 22-26: et Back22:30(Ihr by popular for0a0)run of nights after last year's barn-storming show.

ISmidemand ns) £8.00(£7. r ( {12 3 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 33031 12 E FIRES OF EDINBURGH ifck Keir :rse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 »Grid Reft E4 feck Keir ofThe MacCalmans sings the Edinburgh Songs in an insider's look at the City. 'Skil fully wrought songcraft, appealing melodies, intelligent lyrics and voursome2l:30(lhr delivery'ISmiSunday feg2l-26: ns) £6.Herald.

00(£4.00) 15 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 2f FLAG MADE FROM A KISS m Bowman and Donny O'Rourke & Crolla, 19 Elm Row » 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: Bi ove of Scotland.. a Scotland of love! Celebrate amatory imagination with one of Inland's ding singer-songwriters reunited in cabaret with a virtuoso poet of rare 0 gand21:17,1warmth.

9-20: 15:0IQmi 0 (I hrns)I Omi£9.0ns)0(£7.£9.000)0 (£7.00) Aug 18: 17:45 (I hr I Omins) £9.00 (£7.00) 1300(Ihr 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 P pAMENCO JAZZ UMBRELLA ■*] feordo Garcia's Flamenco Flow ■' sembly d Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • Ulow, avant-garde - the perfect end to an evening's Fringe-ing! Don't miss this unique ■up. An unprecedented blend of flamenco and jazz accompanied by captivating dance _. Mew ' the Aug exceptional guitarns)of£5.Ricardo 'Masterful! 4 stars' Herald.

5: 23:16-17, 35 (SSmi 00 23:35Garcia. g 6-10, 1 3-14, 2 0-21, 2 3, 2 8: (SSmi n s) • g 11-12,18-19,24-27: 23:35 (SSmins) £10.00 (£9.00)£9.00 (£8.00) Worid premiere • HZm

MUSIC FLANDERS AND SWANN Tim Fitzhigham and Duncan Walsh Atkins Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Songs and banter of masters of mayhem and Madeira. All the fevourites - The Hippopotamus, Gnu and the Gasman Cometh. 'A muddy marvellous revival' Evening Standard.

'Impressive. . a delight!'0 Times. 'Great!' Guardian.

Preview Aug 2-4: I4:30(lhr) Aug 3-24,214:8: 3014:£5.(I30hr)0(Ihr) Aug 5-8, 12-13,14-17, 18-20,21,225-27: £ 10.£9.00 0(£8.0(£7.50)50) trm 303 23416 78910 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FLUTE & PIANO RECITAL Lucy Cartledge and Michael Lester-Cribb St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 Lucy Cartledge (flute) and Michael Lester-Cribb (piano) return to Edinburgh's Festival Fringe again this year to delight their audience with a wide selection of exciting music, including a world premiere!

Aug 22: I7:00(lhr45mins) £8.00An(£6.0event 0) not to be missed!

World premiere 30 31 I 2 3 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 x 31 12 JULIE FOWLIS Julie Fowlis Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh • 0131 665 2240 • Grid Ref: F6 Voted Gaelic singer of the year 2005 at the Scots trad music awards, Julie also plays bagpipes and whistles. She is accompanied by three outstanding musicians. 'Traditional music17:at 19:its3most Aug 0 (2hrs)seductive' £1150 (£10.Dai00)ly Telegraph. 'Inordinately talented' Sunday Herald.

30 31 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29»31 1 2 BOB FOX Bob Fox Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace • 0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI 'One of the best voices in England' Ralph McTell. Bob applies great singing and guitar playing to songs old and new with warmth, humour and superb audience rapport!

Twice nominated £Folk10.00Singer Aug (£8.000)0)of the Year (BBC Folk Awards).

Aug (£8.000)0) Aug 15:15: 21:18:3300 (I(I hr)hr) £10.

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Aug 15:15: 23:20:0000 (I(I hr)hr) ££ 10.10.0000 (£8, 30 3M 23456 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 FRANCIS MARTINEAU - SOLO PIANO Francis Martineau St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 A unique style of classically-based long-form improvisation; original music emphasising form as much as content and drawing upon a rich blend of other musical influences.

Francis returns to St Marks after00)an interval of seven years.

Aug30,Sep I: 1500(Ihr) £7,00(£5.

30 3112 3 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 I 2 FRANK & ELLA Jacqui Dankworth and Todd Gordon Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh • 0131 665 2240 • Grid Ref: F6 Two of the country's most outstanding artists pay homage to the musical genius of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. Classic songs include Summer Wind, Every Time We Say Goodbye, Lady£1150 is a Tramp Aug 21: 19:30 (2hrs) (£10.00)and Mack the Knife. »31 I 2 3 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 »311 2 THE FRATELLIS T on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 One of Scotland's most promising new bands. Catch them in a small venue while you Powerful £8.threesome.

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17; I9fl0(3hrs) 00 X3I 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 x 311 2 FRENCH FIZZ 2 Adrian Sims, Stefan Warzycki St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Another recital of French gems by piano duo Adrian Sims and Stefan Warzycki, including classics such as Ravel's 'Mother Goose' and Bizet's 'Children’s Games' with duo 8:rarities: Aug 12:30 (IDebussy' hr) £8.00s(£5,'P0relude 0) a I'Apres-Midi d'un Faune' and Ravel's 'Pavane'.

MUSIC THE FRENCH HORN Patrick Broderick and Nicholas Rimmer St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 « Grid Reft D4 From hunting call to concert hall, Patrick will play works on three horns from different periods, demonstrating the development of this versatile instrument Don't miss this fascinating journey culminating in the beautiful horn/piano sonata by Beethoven.

Aug 22: 12:30(Ihr) £8.00(£5.00) 30 3i i 2 3 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 i 2 FROM FANCY TO FANTAISIE Organ Recitals at St Andrew's and St George's St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Enjoy organ music performed on our Wells Kennedy organ by renowned recitalists from Edinburgh and abroad. Duncan Ferguson (Edinburgh) - 9 August Klaus-Dieter Holzberger (Ahrweiler, Germany) - 16 August and John Kitchen (Edinburgh) - 23 August Aug 9,16,23: 12:30(Ihr) £3.00 30 31 I 2 3 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 DICK GAUGHAN Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace»0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref FI Born in Glasgow, raised in Leith, toured the world since - the troubadour. A most respected and sought-after musician, Dick is at once compassionate and passionate, soft Aug and 25-26:edgy;21:0making 0 (I hr 15minewns) friends, £ 12.00 (£new 10.00)enemies and influencing people.

30 31 I 2 3 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 30 311 2 GENTICORUM Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh ♦0131 665 2240 « Grid Ref: F6 Energetic and original Quebecois traditional music trio. Well rooted in the music of their native province, incorporating the dynamism of today's North American and European folk cultures. Stunning traditional performance. 'Wonderful rhythmic flare, fulAugl and24: glorious 19:30 (2hrs)noise' £ 12.5Si0 (£ng10.Out.00) x 31 12 3 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 3112

For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 000C GO DOWN MEMORY LANE j| St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street •0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D 4 Following on their success last year, Petticoat Opera bring a new programme looking back at your favourite songs. Classical and light music. Emotive; nostalgic; sentimental; Aug 21 -22: 14:unforgettable.

30 (I hr) £7.00 (£5.Director 00) Lena Phillips.

123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f GOGEL BORDELLO T on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 Left-field gypsy indie rock. You m :r know what's going to happen. Very entertaining.

Aug 27: I9«)(3hrs) £13.50 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 GRAFFITI CLASSICS Festival Highlights Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square ■0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 The stand-up string quartet returns. 'Take two pretty girls on viola and violin; add a blisteringly hot fiddle player; throw in a primate attempting to mate with a doubk bass: and 1you4-15,have most Daily Mail.

Aug 21the-24,I6:50(lhr5mins) 28: 16:sensational 50 (I hr Smi£9.ns)5quartet' Aug 6-10, 11-13,18-20,17,25-27: 0£8.(£8.5000)(£7.00) 6 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 GUITAR IMAGEINATIONS Luca Villani <£ Richard Phillips Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5U: This recital-exhibition is a new collaboration by acclaimed artist Richard Phillips FR.' and accomplished guitarist Luca Vil ani: original artworks on canvas render images c fine music !7KX)(l

by Bach,hr) Brower, Aug8-10: £5.00 Ponce,Walton. A feast for the eyes and ears.

30 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i GWYNETH HERBERT AND BAND Underbelly Live Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Ref: E556 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Of British Jazz star returns for two exclusive shows, showcasing material from her new album. Not to be missed. A remarkably gifted 1 talent - as eloquently and dramatically emotional Aug 25-26: 2100 (I hr 30miasns)Diana £9.00 Krall at her best Guardian.

30 31 I 2 3 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 LUKE HAINES Underbelly Live Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, » Grid Ref: ES56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • ( As the creative force behind the Mercury Music Prize nominated band The Auteud Luke Haines qualifies as one of the seminal British songwriters of the last decade, t Seen 17-19: here i2lf»(lhr30mins) n his solo guise,£9.this00is a genuine treat Aug 30 31 I 23456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 HANDEL DIXIT DOMINUS AND MOZART VESPER SOLENNES DE CONFESSORE Scottish Chamber Choir St Mary’s Cathedral, Palmerston Place » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: El Enjoy the Scottish Chamber Choir's performance of these two magnificent w

by Handel and Mozart with chamber orchestra accompaniment Musical directorH Michael13: 20:Harris.

Aug 00 (I hrFree 30minentry s) £10,for00 (£7.children.

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24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com HANDEL 1738: ISRAEL IN EGYPT Kd/'nbtirg/i Symphony Baroque ! Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile * 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 1ESB offer a rare opportunity to hear Handel's great oratorio including its original first 1 part The second of Handel's 1738 oratorios comprises music of unparalleled power ^accompanying a narrative hauntingly precursive of contemporary middle-eastern ; Aug struggles.

20: I9:30(2hrs45mins) £10.00 (£5.00) I1|m 2 3 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 iHANDEL 1738: ORGAN AND CHAMBER MUSIC Ipdinburgb Symphony Baroque f Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 ^Continuing their 2006 Fringe programme, ESB perform a selection of Handel's iljiinstrumental works from 1738-9. Three of the splendidly virtuosic Op.4 Organ ’ Concertos are contrasted£ 10.with Aug 13: 20:00(lhr45mins) 00 (£5.the00)subtle indmacy of three Op.STrio Sonatas.

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IANDEL 1738: SAUL ffinburgh Symphony Baroque Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 landel penned two oratorios in 1738. Saul describes David's triumph over Goliath and subsequent accession to the throne of Israel, told from the perspective of the -bidAugjealous threatened renown of his protege.

19: I9:3king 0(2hrs45mi ns) £10.by00 the (£5.0burgeoning 0) s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f fe IANDEL 1738: XERXES \jnburgh Symphony Baroque longate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 (Opening their 2006 Fringe programme of Handel's work from 1738, ESB present a .i taged performance of this infrequently performed opera - a comic tale of mistaken (identityI9:and30(3hrs) thwarted llugS: £10.00lovers, (£5.00)which ends happily for (almost) everyone.

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QUINTET "Hayley Clare mesmerises with a voice of HERALD celestial I; SUN purity" 0 4-28 AUG assembly @ ST.www.

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MUSIC ED HARCOURT T on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 A scintillating :lody and piano virtuosity. One of the UK's best singersongwriters.

Aug 16: 19:00 (3hrs) £1150 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 HAVANA RUMBA! Lo Maximo De Cuba, Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place *0131 226 2428 «Grid Ref: E2 Havana Rumba! A wild night out in the streets of Havana. Celebrate the Afro-Cuban music of the Barrios. A riot of rum, rumba and reggaeton. Salsa the night away with Cuba' s hottest Preview Aug 4-5:2salsa 20:-23,45band, (I8:hr20:lOSonora mi5 (Ins)hr£5.I OmiLa00nCalle.

Aug 6-10, 1 5-17, 1 2 4 11.00) Aug 11 -13,18-20,24-27: 20:45 (I hr I Omins) s)£ 13.£ 12.000(£0 (£1100) World premiere • HSM 4 5 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 11 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RICHARD HAWLEY T on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 * Grid Ref: E4 After performing with Pulp and Joe Strummer, singer-songwriter Hawley has now gone Aug 13:solo1900with(3hrs)a critically £10.00 acclaimed album.

30 31 I 2 3 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 1 2 HEADS WE'RE DANCING Heads We're Dancing Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West Port/Grassmarket) » 0870 of241Art,0136enter» Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off Australian band Heads We're Dancing will bring their UK tour to an exciting end at the Wee Red Bar and Henry's Cellar Bar. Described as energetic and inspiring, their electronic of world Aug 3-4,6-11,mix13-18, 20: 22:grooves 00 (I hr) £8.will50 (£7,get50)you up and dancing, www.hwd.com.au FTTH 30 31 (23 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 Henry’s Cellar, 8 Morrison Street •0131 228 9393 • Grid Reft F3 Aug4,11,18: 17:30(Ihr) £5.00 30 31 ( 2 3 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 31 i 2 HEATHER MACLEOD AND THE HEALTHY MEASURES Heather Macleod and the Healthy Measures Acoustic Ref: FI Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405 • Grid Amassing folk, jazz and roots-pop influences in a heady alcemical brew, Heather Macleod launched her rising solo career with her soaring, multi-layered 5-star debut album,' rossingTides' Must00(£8.see'00)ents24.com Aug23:C21OO(Ihr ISmins). '£10.

30 31 I 2 3 4 5 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 31 12 The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens ♦0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 Aug 12: 1900 (I hr I Omins) £10.00 (£8.00) 30 311 2 3 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 1 2 HENRY'S HOT MUSIC FESTIVAL Henrys Venue Henry's Cellar, 8 Morrison Street >0131 228 9393 • Grid Ref: F3 Vibrant music venue hosts live music shows 7 nights a week featuring top bands and DJs. All styles of music, from a special Latin music week to rock/indie/blues/soul/jazz. www.henrysvenue.com.

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MUSIC HOLLY PENFIELD - BOTH SIDES NOW Holly Penfield C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 51 OS • Grid Ref: E4 Californian Holly Penfield explores her musical duality as serious singer-songwriter and outrageous cabaret vamp. 'Extraordinary - a performer to surrender yourself to' **** Scotsman. 'Flaming glitterball of passion, glamour, joie de vivre' ***** Metro.

'A one-woman Aug 3-14,16-28: explosion' 21:25 (SOmins)Larry £8.5Alder, 0 (£7.50)6oz. www.hollypenfield.com World premiere •HSU 3456 789 10 II 12 13 14 i 16 17 18 192021 22 23 242S 2627 28 HOTEL CALIFORNIA - A SALUTE TO THE EAGLES Hotel California - A Salute To The Eagles The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 Hotel California return to perform with stunning accuracy the legendary Eagles songs. This brilliant live band is regarded as the best in the world and sell out every year - don'1800t miss this show, www.eaglesstory.co.uk Aug (I(I hrhr 20mi Aug 27:27: 2000 20minns)s) ££ 14.14.0000 (£(£ 1100) 1200) 30 31 I 2 3 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 31 I 2 HOWARD JONES -THE ACOUSTIC NIGHTS Howard Jones Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square - 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 An eighties icon, and also a superb piano player. He appears for 4 nights on piano/ vocals in acoustic mode performing most of the hits and new material, accompanied

by Robin on acoustic Aug 9-12: Boult 2230(Ihr) £11.00 guitars.

30 3: I 23456 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 HULL UNIVERSITY BIG BAND H.U.B.B. City Edinburgh, la Market Street • 0131 226 9560 • Grid Ref: D5 H.U.B.B. return after last year's resounding success. This exceptional university big band brings you well known classics, continuing their 'irresistibly infectious' and 'electric' (Three Weeks) performances. Guaranteed to start your evening with a swing!

Bar17.at00(Ihr) venue.£5.00(£3.50) Aug6-13: Aug 8,11: 2100 (I hr) £5.00 (£3.50) QE2I 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 3112 IAN SHAW SINGS JONI MITCHELL The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 Rare solo concert from BBC award-winner, singing from his critically acclaimed Drawn to All Things (Linn). Vocal power and beauty beyond description. The best Marvellous' Out.ns)'A£15.rare00 (£14, treat00)not to be missed' Guardian.

Aug 21: 21:00Time (I hr 30mi 30 31 12 3 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 3112 IF IT AIN'T BAROQUE, WE LL FIX IT Bay Youth Orchestra of Virginia Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 The finest young US musicians perform works by Barker, Fasch, Gluck, Hailstork and Vivaldi in a programme that retells the Orpheus myth plus beloved southern favourites 'Shenandoah' and 'Amazing Aug 00) 00)Grace'.

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by D'Anglebert,Vivaldi transcribed by Bach, a wild improvisation by Handel captured

by Babell, s Overture in the00) style of Handel, www.russellcolleaionfriends.org Aug 16: 15:Mozart' 00 (I hr 30mi ns) £7.50 (£6.

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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 IN FLAGRANT DELIGHT Michael Marra and Liz Lochhead Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace • 0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref. FI Michael Marra (variously compared to Hoagy Carmichael,Tom Waits, Randy Newman) together with Liz Lochhead (a tartan Victoria Wood) in their own r< Songs, Aug9: poems 2lfX)(lhrandISmimonologues. ns) £I200(£I0.QFunny, 0) sad, superb - Scottish too!

30 31 12 3 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 2; THE ISLAND TAPES The Island Tapes Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides,St Brides, OrwellTerrace -0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft F Scottish Screen archive b&w films from the 20s and 30s as a backdrop to a live filmfj music score fusing Celtic guitar from David Allison, Allan Neave, Ian Melrose and Gaelic17-18: song19:30(Ihr from AlythISmiMcCormack.

Aug ns) £10.00(£8.00)'First-rate' Scotsman.

30 31 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 ITALIAN AND NEAPOLITAN SONGS Philip Contini and his Band Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800 » Grid Ref: B6 It's all laughter, tears and sunshine! The audience was bowled over with his love and enthusiasm' (www.edinburghguide.com). By popular demand, the best songs ar stories from Philip shows. Only four performances.

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JAMES SIMPSON ORGAN TRIO Fettes Jazz Festival Marquee Fettes College, East Fettes Avenue ♦ 0131 332 2281 • Grid Reft AI The mighty Hammond B3 organ grooves under this US master, who studied with tlj great Jimmy Smith. Recently touring with Roy Hargrove, James' trio will blast-off in orbits Soul30miandns)Funk.

Aug 19:of19:Jazz,00 (2hrs £1200Festival programme: www.thejazzbar.co.uk/fettes 30 31 I 2 3 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 31 BERT JANSCH Bert Jansch Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace«0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref: If Former member of Pentanglejansch's legendary acoustic guitar and emotive songs| stil hold audiences spellbound. One of the most influential musicians ever. 'He completely reinvented guitar playing and set a standard that is still unequalled' John.jj Marr.21 -22,27: 21 £X) (I hr I Smins) £ 14.00 (£ 1200) Aug 30 3M 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JAZZ BAR JAZZ Jazz Bar The Jazz Bar, IA Chambers Street» 0131 220 4298 • Grid Ref: E5 Edinburgh's coolest jazz venue presents superb jazz every night, plus weekend afternoons and late-nite sessions. Specials: James Simpson US organ trio (17-20), !

New York ex-Art Blakey trumpet star Valery Ponomarev Quintet (21-27). Late Details: www.thejazzbar.co.uk.

JulJul(Sam)30,30-Aug Abar.ug 5-6, 12-13,28-Sep 19-20,21:6-27: 14:(4hrs30 (4hrs ns) (FreeTi 9,15-16, 20:30(4hrs) 30mi00n30mi s) (FreeTi cketed)cketed) Aug 3-5, 1 0-12, 1 7-19, 2 4-26: 01OO £5.

Aug 7: 0l:00(4hrs) Aug 6-10, 17-27:13-16, 223020-23, (2hrs 230mi ns) £5.00 (FreeTicketed) 3031123456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 39 THE JAZZ CENTRE - COLIN STEELE QUINTET Assembly Direct The Lot, 4 Grassmarket»0131 467 5200 ■ Grid Ret E4 'Music singing with Celtic melody lovingly threaded into the jazz tradition' GuardiaM Tribute to Miles Davis (24,26). Multi award-winning, all-star quintet (22,25). See I www.jazzcentre.co.uk Aug 22,24-26: I9:30(lhr30mins) £8.00 30 31 12 3 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

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MUSIC THE JAZZ CENTRE - LAURA MACDONALD The Lot, 4 Grassmarket •0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: E4 European sax star. Macdonald is effervescent and lyrical, playing contemporary jazz. She's presenting three groups: Duo with Jamie Baum (12th), tribute to Cole Porter (15th),duo with Leo Blanco (16th) and new Re-Invention Quartet (17th-19th).

Aug 12,15-19: I9:30(lhr30mins) £8.00 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 THE JAZZ CENTRE - MARTIN KERSHAW PLAYS THE MUSIC OF CHARLIE PARKER The Lot, 4 Grassmarket» 0131 467 5200 • Grid Ref: E4 One of the hottest quintets on the jazz scene celebrates the prince of be-bop, packed with joyous19:energy, technical Aug 8-11: 30 (I hr 30mi ns) £8.0ski0 l and fantastic musicality. See www.jazzcentre.co.uk 30 3112 3 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 , 2 JAZZ INTUITIONALISM The Lot, 4 Grassmarket • 0131 225 9922 • Grid Ref: E4 Fu-kyo Chi-in are an improvising jazz trio from Japan. Their music is entirely unrehearsed and spontaneous, beauty emerging from chaos. 'Miraculous.. a performance standard that's very rare' Toshihiko Shini zu. 'Madness and genius.. awash with talent'16KX)Three(I hrWeeks.

Aug 8-12; 30mins) £7.00 (£5.00) 30 31 12 3 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 Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D6 A rare opportunity to see fabulous Scottish songstress Jean Redpath with The Chorale from Illinois, USA. '...to call Jean Redpath a Scottish folk singer is like calling Michelangelo Aug 14: 20:00 (Ianhr interior 20mins) £7.decorator' 50 (£5.00) Evenng News.

30 31 I 2 3 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 i 2 JIMMY JAMES: DIVAS DEAD OR ALIVE The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road • 0131 557 2827 » Grid Ref: E6 Appearing 100% live: Cher, Bowie,Annie Lennox, Madonna, Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Marilyn Monroe and more through the master vocal impressionist and his multimedia superparty! 'Highly recommended!' Time Out NY. jimmyjames.com Aug 2-6,8-13,15-20,22-28: 21 flO (I hr) £ 1100 (£8.00) European premiere • HBa 30 3 23416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JOCKTAMSON S BAIRNS Acoustic Music Centre©St Brides,StBrides,OrwellTerrace»0131 346 1405 • Grid ReftFI 'One of the best Scottish groups ever' Living Tradition Magazine. Norman Chalmers, John Croall, Rod Paterson and Derek Hoy are joined by fiddler Anna-Wendy Stevenson and young Aug 13: 21:00(Ihr ISminguest s) £10.singer 00(£8.00)Siobhan Miller for their only festival appearance.

36 31 I 2 3 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 JOEY ARIAS AND ELIOT DOUGLASS, STRANGE FRUIT The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens ‘0131 667 8940 • Grid Reft F5 Arias channels Bil ie Holiday, accompanied by jazz pianist Douglass. Vegas diva, grande dame of the NY drag scene and collaborator of Klaus Nomi, Bowie,Warhol. Cabaret guests include2300Spymonkey Aug 11-12: (1 hr lOmins) and £I3.0water 0(£I 1.nymph 00) Gyulnara.

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For all your Fringe ticket: call 0131 226 000C JONATHAN PRAG CLASSICAL GUITAR Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street •0131 556 2549 • Grid Reft D5 1 Brilliant playing, straight from the heart Hear glorious Celtic music, Cole Porter, Bach, Frescobaldi, 'Farewell to Stromness' (Peter Maxwell-Davies) and music from Spain, Greece Aug4-15, 17-28:and13:2Russia.

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00) a gem.. absolutely recommended!' Herald. — 30 3! 234 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JOY OF SAX St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 What has 40 fingers, eight legs and four reeds? Sax Collective Saxophone Quartetljjfe: Performing an eclectic mix of music from Bach to The Beatles, this show will delight music13-18: lovers14:young !

Aug 30 (I hr and 30minold.s) £7.00 (£5.00) 15 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2E JULIE MCKEE/STEVE LAWSON -THE NEW STANDARD The Lot, 4 Grassmarket • 0131 225 9922 • Grid Reft E4 A musical match made in heaven, divine jazz-influenced vocalist McKee and acclaimed solo bassist Lawson give a fresh spin to the pop canon, from Sondheim Soundgarden.

Preview 6: Unmissable, 23:00 £8.(I hr)50(£6. £8.55www.thenewstandard.co.uk 00)(£6.50) Aug 8-12:Aug2300(Ihr) World premiere • EEli 6 7 8 Ml 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 KARINE POLWART, CORRINA HEWAT AND ANNIE GRACE Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwelllerrace •0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft I The hottest new trio! Beautiful love songs, dance songs, new songs and old with rit ■ luscious harmonies, harp, pipes, guitars. Three very individual voices, great humour, I. exceptional instrumentalists.

Aug 24: 22:45(Ihr ISmins) £10.00For one night only - unmissable!

56 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3* Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd, Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid R«ff FI One of the highlights nofs) last£20.year' Aug 14: I9:30(3hrs30mi 00 s T in the Park. Powerful indie and dance music, j s 6 7 8 9 ID 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 KATZENJAMMER Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh • 0131 665 2240 • Grid Reft F6 Spectacular piano gymnastics and hilarious comic banter once again combine as Katzenjammer, the four hands on one piano music and comedy duo, return to ) Brunton Theatre for two nights only. 'Wonderful, wonderful stuff Janice Forsyth, | BBC 18-19: Radio I9:Scotland.

Aug 30(2hrs) £1250 (£10.00) J 30 3i i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 KEANE West Princes Street Gardens, Princes Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Reft D3 After a platinum-selling debut album and several No. I singles Keane are back w new 30:album18:0to0 (4hrs30mi play theirns) only Aug £22.5Scottish 0 show this summer.

5 6 7 8 9 ID 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 KERFUFFLE St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street •0131 225 3847 • Grid Reftfe Jennifer Logan, 'a singer who knows how to entertain' (Scotsman), and Stuart Hop get in a tizzy about tongue twisters, country dancing, being tone deaf, smoking in public20:places, Aug 16:45 (IChopsticks hr) £9,00 (£7.and00) choral singing - all performed with Perfect Propriet s 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2! 22 23 24 25 26 27 2)

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24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com NIKI KING Niki King 51 a George Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D4 Opal Lounge, Perrier Award winner Niki King brings her band and unique soul fusion to the festival. Fresh from supporting Al Green, her incredible voice and stage persona prove17-19, why2she' Aug 4-26:s considered 22:30(Ihr) £9.one 00(£7.of0the 0) UK's most exciting musical talents.

3 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 293031 12 THE KVO BIG BAND SOUND |lVO Big Band St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref:D4 I With the sounds of Mil er, Ellington and Bassie, the KVO Big Band blows back into f Edinburgh following last year's sell-out show - book early to avoid disappointment. |. www.kvo.org.uk Aug 26: 14:30(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) |l3i 12 3 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 LAMBCHOP lion the Fringe it The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 |I Aug New5:album out £17.

Eclectic I9:30(3hrs) 50 and quirky guitar indie. Always unusual.

I|3I 12 3 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 30 311 2 I THE LARK ASCENDING J St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street * 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 f Philomusica of Edinburgh directed by Lawrence Dunn (solo violin) perform this 4,1 ever popular work byVaughan Williams, together with Suk's romantic 'Serenade for Strings', Julian WagstafFs moving 'Treptow' and music from the 18th century ^[Edinburgh - ■ Aug 20; 19:Enlightenment.

30 (2hrs) £9.00 (£6.00) (£3.00 C) J§3I 12 3 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 1 2 JjLATRIBU DEL SOL St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:E3 [Wonderful mixture of Andean and contemporary tropical Latin-American rhythms, tal played with a depth of emotion unequalled. So whether you hanker for the ^'beautifully haunting music of Peru, fiery Gipsy songs or sultry Latin America musica, ; '. Kantaro Aug 20: 22:canIS provide (I hr ISminits)al£6.l. 00 (£4.00) UK premiere fio 31 I 2 3 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 31 I 2 Jlau (Acoustic ■;5rid Ref: Music FI Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405 • ' :Aidan O'Rourke (fiddle), Kris Drever (guitar & vocals) and Martin Green (accordion) . ave a wealth of experience and finesse which give them license to play with a rare j: i|<reedom.

Augl6: 19:Great 15 (Ihr new ISmintraditional s) £ 10,00 (£8,trio00) with a unique contemporary sound.

J| 31 12 3 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 1 2 ieN LEE l. 'he Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 « Grid Ref: E4 MiAustralian singer-songwriter, huge in his home country. Beautiful songs, once quoted Hey Prime£1150 Minister!

S jiugthe126:Aussie 1900 (3hrs) ilP 211 3 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 1 2 f* ■■Mr 1 luEITH FOLK CLUB —« 'in pith Folk Club r he Village, 16 South Fort Street *0131 478 7810 ♦ Grid Reft LEITH ,I lidive friends, Tuesdays8 featuring top drawer Scottish Kydd, traditional music.ClarkI AugTrio,- Mike Aug - Calluna with Christine 15 Augfolk- Pete 22 AugKatzj:-ordon Gunn and Nuala Kennedy, 29 Aug - Ian Hardie, Kevin MacLeod and Freeland arbour. jiug 1,8,15,22,29: 20:00 (3hrs) £8.00 ■3i 1 23456 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 2

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THE SCOTSMAN 60 YEARS 60 PHOTOS Six decades of the world's biqgest arts festival as recorded by THE festival newspaper VENUE 65, PRINCES MALL 3-28 AUGUST ioam-6pm Mige DON'T MISS THE DAILY FESTIVAL GUIDE IN THE SCOTSMAN see page 97 for show information

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MUSIC LES FOLIES FRANCOISES Harpsichords at St Cecilia's Hall St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Jane Clark plays French music from Chambonnieres to Dagincour on the Goermans/Taskin harpsichord. Musical tributes include Couperin's sympathetic portrait of the notorious Regent of France, his wicked portrait of Forqueray and Forqueray'15:s0comic Aug23: 0(Ihr30miportrait ns) £7.5of0(£6.him.00) www.russellcollectionfriends.org 30 31 12 3 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 LIFE SUCKS...AND THEN YOU DIE Ray Jessel C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 51 OS * Grid Ref: E4 Ray Jessel, septuagenarian Broadway lyricist/composer, comedy writer turned cabaret sensation, performs his songs from the ridiculous to the romantic. 'Noel Coward for the new millennium' raves Michael Feinstein. 'This old joker is aces' Time Out NY. www.rayjessel.com Aug 3-28: 19:05 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) European premiere • BEOI 303 23 416789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LIVE AT THE JAM HOUSE Various Artists The Jam House, 5 Queen Street» 0131 226 4380 » Grid Ref: C4 A nightly line-up of ever changing live acts then transforming into a late night Fringe club until Sam. Edinburgh's finest live music/fine dining venue set in historic surroundings.

Aug 8-10, 16,18-19, 20,See 23:25-26: I9:www.thejamhouse.com 00(3hrs) £5.Ohrs)00 £3.00 for listings.

Aug 11-12, 19: 0 0 (I Aug 11-12,118-19, 8-19,225-26: 5-26: 23:2IOO(8hrs) £5.00 Aug 11-12, Aug 13-14; 1800 (4hrs) £5.0509 (5hrs) Aug 15,£7.0107,22,24: 23:30 (5hrs 30mins) £3.00 303 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 LORI WATSON THREE Lori Watson Three Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace •0131 346 1405 • Grid Ret FI Young! Exciting! A celebration! Scottish tradition combined with the contemporary. Singer/fiddler Lori, accordionist Fiona Young and guitarist Innes Watson are dynamic 21 st century instrumentalists. A revelatory example of the wealth talentns) £10. abounding Aug 12:of21:musical 00 (I hr ISmi 00 (£8.00)in Scotland today.

30 3M 2 3 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 LOUIS DE BERNIERES &THE ANTONIUS PLAYERS ARE BACK! Louis de Bernieres & The Antonius Players Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 After last year's sell-out event, they return with a sparkling new show of poetry, classical/traditional music and badinage. The acclaimed author reads his poetry and performs Aug 6-8: 13:on4-15: 00mandolin (I hr15:I 0Smi0 (Inhrs)andI£Smi10.other 0s)0 (£8.£ 10.instruments.

00) Aug 9-10, 1 n Aug 11:12: 2000 17:45 (I(I hrhr ISmi ISminns)s) ££ 10.10.0000 (£8. (£8.000)0)00 (£8.00) Aug Aug 16: 11OO (I hr ISmins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2= 33 3 : THE LOVEBOAT BIG BAND The Loveboat Big Band The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 Swing spectacular of rocking old style duets brings together Captain Tony King and Heather Madeod on vocals, McFalls Chamber on strings and members of Orkestra Del Sol13: on2300(Ihr horns.IQmiCome Aug ns) £10.aboard 00(£8.0the0) cruise of a lifetime.

30 3M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 LOVE, LOSS AND LONGING Marcia McDougall and Alan Graham St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Marcia McDougall, mezzo-soprano, and pianist Alan Graham present a varied programme including Schumann's well-loved song cycle 'Frauenliebe und Leben', Quilter's 'Elizabethan Lyrics' and rarely heard settings by John Joubert of Emily Bronte'13:s 16:poetry.

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‘Gloriously funny’ THE SCOTSMAN ‘Hilarious’ in their international hit The Specialists DIRECTED BY CAL McCRYSTAL

Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions proudly presents CAREY MARX WHIT

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24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com LUDWIG'S VAN \SGDaltry Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street» 0131 662 6892 ♦ Grid Reft F6 j:j composer From the first keyboard crashes, the musical delvings this virtuoso performer and uproot Bach and his accompanying gannets,ofSchnitzelburger' s 147th Quartet, and ArnoldAugPitt'4-5:s 20:45(lhr) incessant concert coughing. 'A boisterous comedy talent' Stage.

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0 0 Aug6-28: 20:45(Ihr) £6.00(£5.00) World premiere-ECU 30311234 * 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MAEVE GILCHRISTTRIO flVIoeve Gilchrist Trio Acoustic Music Centre@StBrides,St Brides, OrwellTerrace-0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI Maeve, harpist/vocalist from Edinburgh, with Argentineans Andres Rotmistrovsky and ; MarceloWolosk Haunting vocals, dazzling harp, melodic bass, hypnotic percussion. An eclectic11: and uniquelyISmimulticultural Aug 2IOO(lhr ns) £l0.00(£8.addition 00) to the increasingly popular world music scene. !30 3I 12 3 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 THE MAGICAL MANDOLIN iA/ison Stephens Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800»Grid Reft B6 Alison of soloShemandolin music.

‘StephensStephens is greatpresents to watch,another evidentlyspell-binding in love withprogramme her mandolins... plays brilliantly, achieving the almost Aug 10,12-14: 13:00(1 hr)impossible' £9.00(£7.0Scotsman.

0) Aug II: 1100(1 hr) £9.00(£7.00) Aug 15: 20:00(Ihr) £9.00(£7.00) 80 3112 3 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 1 2 MALINKY Wp'nky Acoustic Music Centre® St Brides,StBrides,OrwellTefrace» 0131 346 1405 •Grid Reft FI Scotland' s leading young folksong group:ballads, new-look s vibrant, freshsparkling approach md song-centred of classic originalMalinky' songwriting [i nstrumentals revealsrepertoire a deep appreciation of tradition.

One of the plus hottest properties 1' onVigthe24:international Celtic scene.

21.00 (I hr 15mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) iLi 2 3 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 TO MANGO fr bn the Fringe I Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street ♦ 0870 169 0100 • Grid Reft E5 Seautiful voice combined with very talented multi-instrumentalists. With full band to guitars. |l-om ug 11:strings 19:00(3hrs) £8.00 P123456 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 2 HICHAEL MARRA Michce/ Marra Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace * 0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref: FI One of Scotland's most prolific songwriters. Marra delivers finely crafted, thought provoking and insightful songs with his spine-tingling voice, observing and commenting (iiug27: pon ourI9.l5(lhr human condition with a dark ISmins) £I200(£I0.

0Q) humour which always soars above the usual fere.

MO 2 3 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 flARTIN CARTHY IN CONCERT jflartm Carthy caustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI Regarded as one of the finest singers and interpreters of traditional music of the ilntish Isles, a highly influential and much-imitated guitarist Folk Singer of the Year “BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2005. g20-21; 17:45(Ihr) £10,00(£8.00) 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 pARYSIA'S SLIGHTLY BITTER AND TWISTED ESS ON 3 IN LOVE ie Zoo, 140 The Pleasance •0131 662 6892 • Grid Reft F6 *-city trader who quit the floor for the cabaret stage, Marysia performs songs and bmic tales of love, based on a ten point lecture in I'amour accompanied by cartoons id live music. {jag 13-28: 19:30(Ihr) £7.00(£6.00) 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

MUSIC CERYS MATTHEWS T on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 » Grid Ref: E4 After a hugely successful career as the lead singer of Catatonia, Cerys is back with a solo 4:album and an£12,exceptional Aug I9:30(3hrs) 00 voice.

30 3M 2 3 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 MAUVAiS SORT Mauvais sort Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI A group of young, gifted musicians from Quebec blending traditional lyrics with contemporary compositions, original stories with old rhythms. Be astonished at the quality their interpretation and 0passion Aug 7-8:of2100(Ihr ISmins) £10.00(£8.

0) for their music. Let yourself be bewitched!

30 3M 2 3 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 MAXIMO PARK T on the Fringe Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd.Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref:FI From the North East of England, guitar driven energetic live shows. Headliners of the last AugNME 24: I9:tour.

30(3hrs30mins) £15.00 30 31 12 3 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 3M 2 MAZAIKA igor Outkine tS Sarah Harrison C, Chambers Street < 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Virtuoso duo Igor (accordian/tenor) and Sarah (violin) spice up their dazzling mix of Russian songs, Gypsy fiddling,Tangos, Operatic arias,Jazz and evocative originals with a touch of comedy and drama. 'Stirring, passionate and highly entertaining' ***** Three Weeks.2-12,14-28: 15:45 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) Aug World premiere •BSH 234*6 7 89 10 1112 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MCCALMANS McCalmans Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace '0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref: FI 25 albums, countless TV/radio series, many world tours. In constant demand because of an unrivalled combination of harmony, material and humour. Scottish traditional plus impressively reviewed songwriting. Gold disc and 'Scottish Traditional Music' award.

Aug 19: Brilliant 21 £»( I hrprevious ISmins) £12.Fringe 00 (£10.reviews.

00) New album.

30 3112 3 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 12 MESSIAEN LATE ROSLARTS Royal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft D3 Bringing ROSLARTS' 2006 concert series to a close, Messiaen's intensely spiritual Quartet for the End ofTime performed by the Ensemble na Mara with Timothy Orpen (clarinet). Details: www.roslarts.co.uk; hot chocolate and tablet afterwards included.

Aug 25: 22:30(Ihr) £10.00(£8.00) 30 31 12 3 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 MICHAEL FRANTI AND XAVIER RUDD T on the Fringe Edinburgh Com Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd.Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Reft FI A double bil : one of the Fringe's best live musicians who has won several awards with multi-instrumentalist Xavier from Australia. This will be a live concert with exceptional Aug 16: 19:30energy.

(3hrs 30mins) £1150 30 3112 3 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 MICH EN SCENE: MADAME & SONGS OF JACQUES BREL Micheline Van Hautem and Frederik Caelen The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 This internationally celebrated duo transports you on the wings of accordion and piano through the French & English songbooks of inspiring artists: Piaf, Brel and Dietrich. 14-16: Madame: Aug 7-12; Jacques Aug7-12, 2ft00(lhr IQminSongs s) £12.0of0(£10.

00) Brel: Aug 14-16.

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I5 MUSIC MIKELANGELO ANDTHE BLACK SEA GENTLEMEN Mikelangelo and The Black Sea Gentlemen The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0! 31 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 Internationally acclaimed and immaculately dressed, they return to Edinburgh to waltz, tango and polka their way through a nightmarish and hilarious cabaret noir.

These performers Aug 7-13,are15-20, 22-27: 21:at00the(I hrtopI Omiofns)their £ 10.0game' 0 (£8.00)Scotsman.

678 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 MOISHE'S BAGEL Moishe’s Bagel Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace •0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI Radical klezmer and Balkan music from some of Scotland's finest musicians. An intoxicating mix of Eastern European dance music, Middle Eastern rhythms and virtuoso performances. 'Exhilarating.. played with jubilation and the momentum of anAugexpress-train' Herald.ns) £10.00(£8.00) 10: I9:l5(lhr ISmi 30 3112 3 9 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 The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 Aug 15-16: 19JO (I hr I Omins) £10.00 (£8.00) 30 3M 23956 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 311 2 MOSTLY MOZART Amaryllis String Quartet and friends StD4Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: The young, talented Amaryllis String Quartet is joined by equally young, talented friends on clarinet and horn to enjoy some of their favourite works. An intimate evening25: ofI9:3chamber Aug 0(2hrs) £10.music 00 (£5.as00)Mozart intended - please join them!

30 31 12 3 9 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 31 I MOVIN' MELVIN BROWN: ME, RAY CHARLES AND SAMMY DAVIS JR Movin' Melvin Brown Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 One of the greatest Rhythm & BluesTap-dance entertainers ever seen. The genius of Ray and Sammy through the greatness of Movin' Melvin! A must-see: Singing-Tapdance-Comedy, Mime-Robotics. 'Staggering!' Festival Review (Adelaide). www.movinmelvin.com PreviewAug 3-4: 17:502(I1 hr-24,I Omi28:ns)17:£5.50 0(I0hr I Omins) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 14,126-17, Aug 5-7, 11 -13,9-10,18-20, 5-27: 17:50 (I hr I Omins) £ 10.00 (£8.50) nmn 234s 6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MOZART:THE BIRTHDAY BOY’S SONATAS Harpsichords at St Cecilia's Hall St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Hailed as a musical successor to Wanda Landowska, renowned American fortepianist,Audrey Axinn performs Mozart sonatas on an 18th-century piano while providing entertaining and informative commentary about Mozart's life when he composed each work, www.russellcollectionfriends.org Aug 15: I5:00(lhr30mins) £7.50 (£6.00) 30 31 I 23956 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 MOZART FLUTE AND HARP CONCERTO Edinburgh Philharmonic Orchestra Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 EPO returns to present an evening of Mozart Conductor Robert Dick. Flute and harp concerto. Soloists: Emma Wilkins, flute and Helen McLean, harp. La Clemenza di Tito12:Overture Aug 20:00 (2hrs)and£8.0Symphony 0 (£5.00) (£3.No. 00 C)41 (Jupiter).

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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 000C MOZART WITH MUFFINS ROSLARTS Royal Ref: D3Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Back for a second year, following sell-out series in 2005: award-winning musicians including the Sacconi Quartet perform works by Mozart and other composers.

Different programmes and artists for each concert Details www.roslarts.co.uk; tea> coffee included.

Aug 15,&17,muffins 19,21,2afterwards 3,25: 09:30(Ihr) £10,00(£8.00) 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031, MUSE ] T on the Fringe Meadowbank Stadium, 139 London Road • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: C6 Renowned for their intense live shows, powerful guitar indie 3-piece Muse play the largest24:ever Aug 16:00Scottish (6hrs30mishow. ns) £25.00 30 31 I 2 3 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 MUSIC AT PALMERSTON PLACE Music at Palmerston Place Palmerston Place Church, Palmerston Place *0131 220 1690 • Grid Ref: El Free evening concerts of chamber and organ music: 8 Comely Bank Trio, 10 Chris Dyter (organ), 15 Brigitte Harris (organ), 17 David Brown Quintet 22 Rachel Hair (darsach), Aug 8,10,15,2417,Morley 22,24: Whitehead 19:30(Ihr) (Free(organ).

Non-ticketed) 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 j MUSIC AT ST CUTHBERT S St Cuthbert's Parish Church St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Organfest 10 lunchtime recitals on acclaimed Walker organ. Festival concert 'Symphonie Des Plaisirs' present baroque music from beyond the grave! Epithaphitjio Carpentarii (Charpentier's Epitaph) - a unique experience in which the composer returns as his own12:ghost Aug (FreeicNon-t Aug 20:14-18,20:201-25: 0 (I hr I Smi45n(45mi s) (Freens) Non-t keted)icketed) 3031 12 345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29301 t MY MORNING JACKET L T on the Fringe ..M In The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 US stoner Aug 24: 19:0pop 0 (3hrs)with£10.a 0country 0 tinge.

30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ANDI NEATE Andi Neate The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 667 8940 • Grid Reft FS One of Scotland's best-kept secrets, singer/songwriter Andi Neate returns for her third Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 'Her style is a mix of folk and jazz distinctive1 melodies with affectionately personal lyrics that are superbly imaginative' Three'WejfV < 2005.

Aug 14: 21OO (I hr I Omins) £8.00 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i NIKI KING AND HER BAND Feftes Jazz Festival Marquee Fettes College, East FettesAvenue -0131 332 2281 • Grid Ref:AI Perrier Award winner vocalist Niki fil s major venues (e.g. Ronnie Scotts, Blue Not kl Tokyo) with her brilliant programme of stylish, soulful originals. She has 4 albums; jhr two Peterson' label.00 Festival programme: www.thejazzbar.co.uk/fettes Izs .

Aug 20:on Gilles 18:00 (2hrs 30mins)s £10.

30 31 12 3 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 NIZLOPI T on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 Following on from £10, their00 No. I hit with the JCB song. Quirky and unusual li\ Aug II: I9£)0(3hrs) 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17

24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com NOMAD DNA Strings Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref. FI From South Africa, the award-winning 5-piece DNA Strings have caused quite a stir { since 2000 with their Afro-Celtic and Afro-Spanish music with its pulsating rhythms, energetic attack, uplifting sound, passionate commitment and powerful themes.

Aug Aug 7-9, 10-12:13-15:22:4519:(I1hr5 (II Smihr InSmis) £8.ns)0£8.0 (£6.000(£6.0) 00) 1 30 3M23-I56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 (INORTH SEA GAS IN CONCERT |(North Sea Gas < Acoustic Grid Ref:FIMusic Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace * 0131 346 1405 • *m After a two'.year absenceand North Gas return Fringeofwith and music. . a depth range ofSeamusical skil andto therichness soundmorethatgreat is hardsongsto match' Fringe 2003.

- Aug 19: I9:l5(lhr ISmins) £l0.00(£8.00) 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 12 (NO TRUER WORDS MOVE tte Benjamin 1 <| Sweet Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Grid Ref:Grassmarket, E4 I'oinette is a compelling new St Lucian voice. She presents an exciting mix of poetry, jimusic and dance. With powerful emotion and a seasoned performer's grace, she jjdelivers, many would i Aug5-7,9exposing -12,14-20,hard 22-28:truths I7:l5(55mins) £7,50(£6.rather 50) ignore, www.ginettebenjamin.com European premiere •HSU 456 7 89 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 t>AULO NUTINI IT on the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 ■Scottish troubadour, fresh from the South by SouthWest Festival. Only 19 years old a star. £10.00 ,|Kndugalready 12: I900(3hrs) Ip 12 3 -t 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 so 31 1 2 PLD BLIND DOGS Tb/d Blind Dogs Acoustic Arid Ref:FIMusic Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace •0131 346 1405 • iOne of the original cutting edge outfits in Scotland's continuing new roots revival! i'he energetic mix of songs and tunes with polished vocals, soaring fiddle and stirring Apes punctuated by the dynamic percussion of djembe and conga, dfug 14-15: 21:00 (I hr ISmins) £I0.00 (£8.00) 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 1 4 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 Ji)LD SAINT PAUL S FESTIVAL EVENSONGS H id Saint Paul's Church, Jeffrey Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D5 ifraditional Benediction the the choirAnglican of historic Old SaintFull lijaul's. ChoralChoral and Evensong organ musicandincluding classicswithfrom repertoire. d ogramme will appear when available at www.osp.org.uk ig 13,27: 18:details 00(Ihr30mi ns) (FreeNon-ticketed) 56 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: >LD SAINT PAUL'S FESTIVAL MASSES W Saint Paul's Music lid Saint Paul's Church, Jeffrey Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D5 litional Saint Paul'Missa s withAeterna fine choral organ (Aug music13), ming fiveworship centuriesin historic includingOldPalestrina ChristiandMunera Coronation Mass (Aug 20), Dvorak Mass i n D (Aug 27).

13,20,27: 10,30 (2hrs) (Free Non-ticketed) 56 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 E OLD SPICE BOYS e Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 ukulele, string)fearlessly bass andthrough solitary ansnareextraordinary drum, this trio play withof ^ Mng lltuosity, charmtea-chest and wit(oneStrolling repertoire : (l■gik7-23: ely interpretations of tunes by Miles Davis,The Seekers and Prince.

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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

The Decameron Project Unabashedly Earthy... Deeply Sensual...

Wickedly Funny!

Cvenue34 . w 0 ADAM house 2>12 August Chambers Street 2SM8L2S' 12.30pm see page 159 for show information

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OUT OF THE BEDROOM - OUT OF THE BOUNDS! Out of the Bedroom Laughing Horse @ Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate *0131 556 4481 .Grid Reft D6 Edinburgh's leading original open mic night moves upstairs for a series of special 1 Fringe gigs. Expect three featured acts per night, with open slots available for willing,] intrepid Aug 3,10,troubadours.

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OUT OF THE BLUE Out of the Blue C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid ReftES All-male vocal sensation returns to the Fringe from winning Western European Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. 'If you only see one instrument-free, foottapping Aug 2-12,musical 16-28: medley, 14:45 (SOmimake ns) £8.it5this 0 (£7.one' 50) (£6.****50 C)Forth One. www.ootb.org.uk World premiere • EE 56 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE OXFORD GARGOYLES - JAZZ A CAPPELLA | The Oxford Gargoyles 1 C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 .

The Pimms-soaked lovechild of a passion for jazz, black-tie and an anti-social habit of breaking into song at the smallest encouragement - singing an eclectic repertoire including gospel, soul and the odd Disney number. Unmissable! wwv oxfordgargoyles.com Aug Aug 14-19: 14-19: 15:19:0000 (SOmi (SOminns)s) £8.£8.5500 (£7. (£7.550)0) (£650 (£6.50 C)C) 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21,22 23 24 25 26 27 28.29 PETRA CASEN - PIANO Petra Casen 1 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street .0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft P| :)9 This year the Swedish born pianist gives two contrasting recitals. Aug 14: Beautifullyltt serene and contemplative music by Bach/Hess, Schubert, Faure and Franck. Aug I Sill fe dramatic Aug 14-15:all-Russian 12:30(Ihr) programme £8.00(£6.00) with music by Rachmaninov, Skryabin and ProkofiejTl_r s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26j? 28 29 PETTICOAT OPERA Petticoat Opera THE STAND COMEDY CLUB PRESENTS St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: Cj The 2005 Fordham Whitaker Prize winners return with Prima Donnas on Stage, alAugl lady19:company sing your00)favourite scenes and arias. Director Lena Phillips.

Aug 21: 16:12:330(Ihr) 0(Ihr) £7.£7.000(£5.

0(£5.00) WfJfl s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2! \f^[i ('"Mi-i Every night at 6 PHILOMUSICA OF EDINBURGH PLAY BACH Great value celtic showcase featuring three top Philomusica St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft EI Irish comics for the price of one. devoted entirely to masterworks of J.S. Bach, including two of Line-up changes nightly Atheprogramme magnificent Orchestral Suites and in contrast his 5th and 6th Brandenburg Concertos.

Aug 12: 20.<X)(lhr45mins) £9.00 (£6.00) (£3.00 C) 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 PIANO FAVOURITES William Alexander St Mdrk's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000»Grid Reft E3 William Alexander plays music by Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin and Rachmaninov.£8.0A0(£6.traditional Aug26: I4:30(lhr45mins) 00) Fringe favourite.

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AI1 new format ‘Great value in a combines old favourites and Linda Ang St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 ♦ Grid Ref: l| relaxed environment’ rising stars of the Scottish scene.

Scotsman"" Four comedians in a changing nightly line-up. 'Vienna Revisited': Let Linda Ang's dynamic pianism enthrall you at a tea-time conc«l of music by composers associated with Vienna spiced with delicious stories of the 1 composers. Then return for her lighter lunch-time programme: 'From Havana tc 5 York Place • Venue 5 • 0131 558 7272 Hollywood'. £8.00(£6.00) Aug FREE COMEDY EVERY LUNCHTIME Aug 8:10:16:12:30(Ihr) 30(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) see page 22 for show information

OLD TIME MUSIC HALL Oxford Music Hall C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E4 Remember 'The Good Old Days'? Well, they're back! Come and enjoy nostalgia and a non-stop musical whirl with audience participation. Timeless classic acts from your fevourite Musicns)Hall£8.5greats.

Aug 12-19:Old14:Time 20(Ihr30mi 0(£7.50)(£6.50Q Worid premiere 30 3. 12 3s 6 7 8 9 iO 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 i 2 ORGAN RECITALS @ 5 Greyfriars Kirk Promotions Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Come and hear the magnificent Peter Collins organ on August 7th: D'ArcyTrinkwon (London); 19th: Dr Jane Gamble (Memphis); 21 sc Dr John Kitchen (Old St Paul's Edinburgh); 28th:28:Henry Wallace Aug 7,19,21-22, I7:00(50mi ns) £5.(Greyfriars 00 Kirk).

30 31 12 3 -t 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 ORKESTRA DEL SOL Orkestra Del Sol The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens •0131 667 8940 ■ Grid Reft F5 A riotous musical carnival with maverick gypsy brass band Orkestra Del Sol. Prepare to waltz, polka, salsa and tango around the world with these unruly minstrels - a truly funAugand13-14:memorable 19:00(Ihr lexperience!

Omins) £10.00(£7.www.orchestradelsol.co.uk 00) 30 3112 3 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 i 2 ORKNEY JAZZ AT THE GUILDFORD Ken Ramage & Friends Guildford Ref: D5 Arms, I West Register St (off East End Princes St) • 0131 556 4312 • Grid Dixie Swing with Ken Ramage Trio and Dixie 6 featuring, back from Canada, international jazz great Jim Galloway sop/bar, Jimmy Woods alto and Scottish vocal star Fionna2l:00(3hrs) Duncan. (Free DetailsNon-twww.guildfordarms.com Aug 4-15: icketed) 30 31 :: 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12

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1 PLAN B fi T on the Fringe i The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 1i Aug Controversial, sometimes 28: 19:00 (3hrs) £8.00 brutal rapper. Not for the faint hearted, 1 30 3ii 2 3 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 a 3i i 2 JPOLISH AND AMERICAN THEMES IMBon Graham St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street * 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Alan Graham (piano) plays two of Chopin's finest polonaises and Lyadov's variations 1 on a Polish folk theme contrasted with a selection of Gershwin, Copland, ragtime and other America. it Aug 12: 12:pieces 30 (I hr) from £7.00(£5.

00) wp 12 3 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 J'LOUIS PRIMA IPniMp Contini and his 'Be Happy' Band Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row * 0131556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 ik Louis Prima, unique Sicilian/New Orleans showman. King of Swing, Rock 'n' Roll l and Comedy Jazz from the 1930s-1950s. His colourful life-story and great songs, including 'Just a Gigolo' and 'Buonasera Signorina', brought to the Fringe by Philip ( PreviewAug4: Aug 5,19,24,26: 2000(Ihr 2000 (I hr ISmi I Sminns)s) £7.£ 10.0000 (£8.00) r Aug 9,11,15-16,22: 1300 (I hr I Smins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) * 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 II 16 ~ 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 IPRISM in World Musk Ensemble C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 cinadng music and beautiful dance from Korea, performed on traditional instruments. Dynamic, compelling and fun performance for adults and children alike. ^Accessible l. ns) £7.50 (£6.50) (£550 C) Vug 2-13: 12:to40al(40mi European premiere»HSU isnuaje 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 IKOMEDIA

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PROFOUND DEPTHS Brian Bannatyne Scott and Tomas Spurny Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 A deeply moving programme of magnificent music featuring Wolfs Michelangelo Lieder, Brahms' Four Serious Songs and Dvorak's Biblical Songs, performed by last year' pairing£8.of00Brian Aug s19:sensational I7:00(lhr30mins) (£6.00)Bannatyne Scott (bass) and Tomas Spurny (piano).

30 31 12 3 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 RAIN PRYOR Cahoots Theatre Company and Gilded Balloon Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 '. . she's engaging, she's warm and witty, and, boy, can this girl sing.. she sends shivers down the spine' Metro. Pryor makes a triumphant return to Edinburgh, proving great talent asAug a jazz4-5:singer, hot from debut Preview 2l:l5(lhr) £6.00 her£ 10.London Aug 6-10, 1 4, 1 6-17, 2 1-24: 2l:l5(lhr) 0 0 (£9.

0 0) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 2l:l5(lhr) £11.00(£I0.00) FTmn 303 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27282930312 RACHMANINOV - VESPERS SCO Chorus, conductor Mark Hindley St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road *0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: E3 As dusk falls, listen to Rachmaninov's evocative, richly scored setting of the Evening Prayer Service of the Russian Orthodox Church. Atmospheric surroundings, generous acoustics and sonorous Russian chant with the acclaimed Scottish Chamber Aug 12: 21:Orchestra 00 (I hr IQminChorus. s) £1200 (£10.00) 30 31 12 3 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! 12 RAY WILSON AND BAND Ray Wilson and Band L'Attache at Rutland No 1,3 Rutland Street, West End • 0131 226 0000 * Grid Ref: E2 Following last year's sell-out shows, Stiltskin and Genesis frontman returns with classics Carpet Crawlers, Change,Yet Another Day, No 2 album Calling All Stations, No I9-12, single16-19,Inside tracks(I hrfrom Aug 23-26:and2000 30mins)the£ 12.new00 Stiltskin album SHE. www.raywilson.net 30 31 12345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 EDDI READER Eddi Reader The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street *0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 Eddi Reader's blend of melting vocals and towering romanticism combine with an astute nature to make her a unique, powerful figure in contemporary music. She has effortlessly Aug 14: 21:0developed 0 (I hr 30mininto s) £ 17,one50 (£of15.popular 50) music's most thrilling and affecting performers.

30 31 12 3 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 THE REALLY TERRIBLE ORCHESTRA The Really Terrible Orchestra Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Royal Mile *0131 226 0000 * Grid Reft D6 Shocking but true. The Really Terrible Orchestra is improving. This may be your final chance Sep 2: 14:to00hear (I hr Ithem Omins)play£4,50really (£4.00)terribly. Book early. Last year sold out by 31st July.

30 311 2 3 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 1 1 REBECCA CARRINGTON - MANY WAYS TO PLAY YOUR LOVER Mick Perrin Productions Assembly Grid Reft D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Returning after two sell-out years, the world's only cellist-singer-come-impressionist takes us on a musical, magical, often manic adventure. From Bagpipes to Bangra, Opera toAugPop.4-5:A17:unique, Preview 102(I8:hr)17:joyous £6.10 0(I0hr)(£5.experience.

00) Aug 6-10, 1 5-17, 2 2-23, Aug 11 -13,18-20,24-27: 17:10 (I hr) £ 11.£ 10.505(£0 (£9.10.550)0) Worid premiere • ECU 303 345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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MUSIC THE RECORDER UNLEASHED Delicate Balance St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace ‘0131 226 0000 » Grid Ref: E3 The recorder - just a toy? Dispel the myth with an entertaining and enlightening afternoon of musical fun and surprises from around the world. For the whole family.

Angus Skinner (recorder), Mark Owen (harpsichord/piano). Also playing at venue 145. 12,19: 1500(Ihr) £6.00(£4,00) Aug 30 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 I 2 RED HOT SWING Red Hot Swing St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Exciting 11 -piece combo, Red Hot Swing, will make your Saturday sizzle with their enthusiastic mix of classic Big Band Swing and laid back vocals. If Swing's your thing -Augthis12:is one 19:30not(2hrs)to£10.miss,00 (£8.www.redhotswing.co.uk 00) X3I I 2 3 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 REGINA SPEKTOR Ton the Fringe The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 Quirky and engaging singer-songwriter with piano. One of the best shows of last year' Aug 21:s Fringe.

19:00 (3hrs) £12,50 30 31 12 3 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 30 311 2 THE RISE OF THE CELLORETTES Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off Vibrant blend of world, dance and jazz. Three funky cellos and bass/guitar. Ex Kula Shaker percussionist adds global beats to the multidimensional spectacle. 'Awesome' www. jazzviews.

'Sensational' Preview14-28: Aug17:13:50c(SOmi 17:o.u5k;0 n(SOmi £5.0000)Evening Moscow, www.cellorhythmics.com Aug s) £9,n0s)0 (£8.

303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MAZAIKA in Cabaret ‘They were fantastic’ The Independent ‘Sheer heaven’ ★★★★★ Three Weeks 2-28 August c SSSS 3.45pm wBmmmmt,

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For all your Fringe tickets ' call 0131 226 0000 > ROBIN HARPER AND FRIENDS Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place ♦ 0131 226 5425 ♦ Grid Ref: 82 Robin Harper, MSP, one time folk singer/guitarist, will entertain with his favourite j songs and eclectic mix of folk, Elizabethan and guitar pieces. Anticipates being joined fl by many his old friends music00) world.

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UK premier. j| 5( 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 THE ROMANTIC CELLO Anna Morrison and Nicholas Rimmer 8 St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: 04 0 A teatime treat of music which demonstrates the expressive qualities of this wonderful instrument Enjoy the rich tone of the cello, with fine piano :|B accompaniment Aug 16: 16:30 (I hr)in£8.works 00 (£5.0by0) Chopin and Prokofiev played ' by this dynamic young dueM11 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 RUACH SAXOPHONE QUARTET Ruach Saxophone Quartet St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D The Quartet formed by well known local Edinburgh musicians, play a mixture of classical, contemporary and light music arranged for saxophone quartet including a few jazzy14:pieces Aug20: 15(Ihr)al£7,l guaranteed 00(£5.00) to stimulate and entertain. Come and enjoy.

■ 56 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 RUPERT WATES: SWEET OR BITTER WINE Rup Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: Ef I London born singer-songwriter and his trio present an hour of songs from his latestH album. Acoustic based melodic pop with gospel flavours, joyful music for harsh til songs made21-26: for singing Aug 14-19, 15:30(Ihr)in darkness. £7.00(£5.00) 123456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace <0131 346 1405 • Grid Ref. F Aug 21: 19:15 (I hr I Smins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) s 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 SALSA CELTICA ACOUSTIC Salsa Celtica Acoustic The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 Salsa Celtica are an increasingly important name in world music, with their unprecedented high-energy fusion of Latin and Celtic sounds blending pipes, congas^ ri brass24-26: and fiddles. present an exclusive acoustic show for Edinburgh Fring Aug 18:00 (I hrHere I Omithey ns) £1200 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 SAMURAI & BARD St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Triona Marshall, world-renowned Irish harpist, meets Thomas Ranjo, player of the Japanese satsumabiwa, the lute of the samurai warriors. Sister and brother, they ui styles thousands of miles apart 'Delightfully different'www.edfringe.com/rei' 'Fascinating Aug 7,9,11: 17:instrumental 15 (I hr 30minpartnership' s) £7.00 (£5.00)Scotsman.

2'3 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 SAVOURNA STEVENSON &THE CHEMIRANIS Acoustic Music Centre® St Brides,StBrides,OrwellTerrace« 0131 346 1405‘Grid Ret FJ Virtuoso Scottish harp combines with master Iranian percussionists The Chemiranis ar the beautiful voice ofAlyth McCormack singing lyrics from Kahil Giban's The Prophet"|| on marriage, Aug 24: 19:15children, (I hr I Sminjoys) £and14.0sorrow.

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24 hour box office at yww.edfringe.com TO THE MAX! ional Saxophone Choir of Great Britain ( Underbelly' jrid Ref: F5s Cow Barn, Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • to ones, little ones and more than you've seen since last year's sell-out show! Yes, fhe NSC's saxes are back with more awesome originals, inventive arrangements, a competition :jutting-edge 'tug7-12: reviewAug5: I7:20(lhr) £5.winner 0000) and sizzling stagecraft. Experience extreme sax!

17:20(Ihr) £11.50(£9.

4 1 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2! i SCHUBERTIAD iprgtjret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale t Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace » 0131 226 0000 ♦ Grid Reft E3 ijoy an evening of music presented by Margaret Wakeford (piano), Simon overdale (piano) and Irene Drummond (soprano) devoted to the works of irhubert for voice, piano£8.solo 19: I9:30(lhr50mins) 00 (£6.and00)piano duet (Four Hands.)

15 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 ICHUBERT LATE I OSLARTS j»yal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St ♦ 0131 226 0000»Grid Reft D3 .hubert's Death and the Maiden Quartet performed by the Sacconi Quartet plus works: the perfect musical nightcap. Details www.roslarts.co.uk; hot chocolate (jgid tablet afterwards 16: 22:30(Ihr) £10.0included, 0(£8.00) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » x 31 12 CHUBERT LATE 2 pSLARTS r iyal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D3 Jhubert's Trout Quintet and Shepherd on the Rock performed by award-winning fj jsicians including Ensemble na Mara (piano quartet),Timothy Orpen (clarinet), Ij non Lepper (piano) and Alexandra Scott (double bass). |i jig23: stalls www.roslarts.co.uk 22:30(Ihr) £10.00(£8.0hot 0) chocolate and tablet afterwards included. i 12 3 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 3n 2

MUSIC SCHUMANN AND VILLA-LOBOS Clare Jones St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 A tribute to two original and exciting composers who were not fully appreciated by their contemporaries. Prize-winning pianist Clare Jones returns to the Fringe with works Aug 13:by19:Bach, 45 (I hrMozart, I Smins) Schumann, £7.50 (£5.00) SatieAugand14:Villa-Lobos.

2tt 15 (I hr 15mins) £7.50 (£5.00) 30 31 12 3 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 SCHUMANN WITH SHORTBREAD ROSLARTS Royal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D3 Schumann and other Romantic composers, performed by award-winning musicians including Sacconi Quartet, pianists Gary Matthewman and Alasdair Beatson and Timothy Orpen (clarinet). Different programmes and artists for each concert.

Details14,www.roslarts.co.uk; Aug 17,20,22,24; 1600(Ihr)tea/coffee £10,00(£8.0and0) shortbread afterwards included.

30 31 12 3 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 293031 12 LISA SCOTT Lisa Scott SweetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College West • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Gridon Lauriston Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off From Bil y Holiday to Frank Sinatra, Lisa Scott sings with passion and humour, with ease and sophistication. Her mature, moody voice is complemented by the superb GeorgeI M3:King19:on15(Ihr) piano£7.and Aug 50(£6.the50)legendary Toto McNaughton on drums.

X3I 12 3 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 SCOTTISH GUITAR QUARTET Scottish Guitar Quartet Acoustic Ref: FI Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace • 0131 346 1405 • Grid This unique group perform exciting, original music - astonishing listeners around the globe.Their trademark sound and brilliant playing is innovative, inspired, sublime.. It's not just Aug 22: great 19:15 (Iguitar hr I Smimusic, ns) £ 10.it'00s (£8.great00) music played on the guitar. x 31 12 3 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 Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row •0131556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 Aug 24-26: 15£X) (I hr 20mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) x 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 X 31 12 SCOTTISH PIPING The Royal Scottish Pipers Society St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Members of this old and respected society will perform a selection of traditional Scottish music including Aug 21,28:bagpipe 2ft00(lhr45mins) £8.00 (£6.marches, 00) strathspeys, reels and slow airs. » 3m 2 3 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 x 31 1 2 SCOTTISH SINFONIA -TCHAIKOVSKY’S GREATEST HITS! Scottish Sinfonia Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row * 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 Hear all your Tchaikovsky favourites in one concert! From the romantic passion of 'Romeo and Juliet' via the delightful 'Nutcracker Suite' to his most powerful work, the 'Aug Pathetique Symphony' - £9,premiered 27: I9:30(lhr30mins) 00 (£7.00) (£3.a mere 00 C) nine days before his death. a 31 1 2 3 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 x 31 1 2 SCOTTISH SONGS & BALLADS Shepheard, Spiers & Watson Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Ofwell Terrace •0131 346 1405" Grid RefcFI Simple, powerful - effective. Fiddle, whistle and melodeon underscore three big voices - Shepheard, Spiers and Watson - as they revel in a colourful, broad sweep of Scots song.4: 2l:30(lhr) 'Refreshingly real and nourishingly organic' Scotland on Sunday.

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MUSIC THE SCOTTISH VIOLIN CONCERT SERIES: EDINBURGH QUARTET AND THE SCOTTISH STRADIVARI St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate • 0131 226 0000 » Grid Ref: E5 The Edinburgh Quartet present exciting repertoire played on string instruments made by Matthew Hardie, the 19th-century Edinburgh violin maker considered the Stradivari Aug 26: 18:of00Scodand.

(I hr 30mins) £8.50 (£5.00) 30 31 I 2 3 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 THE SCOTTISH VIOLIN CONCERT SERIES: EXPLORING SONORITIES St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 An evening of string music by 20th-century British and Scottish composers from the piano quartet Ensemble na Mara. In association with the Tunnell Trust for Young Musicians.

Aug 20: 18:00 (I hr 30mins) £8.50 (£5.00) 30 3112 3 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 3M 2 THE SCOTTISH VIOLIN CONCERT SERIES:THE FIDDLE AND FRIENDS St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Enchanting and lively music from some of the finest living exponents of the Borders, North East, Perthshire and Highlands and Islands traditions including Lori Watson, Alastair and William Jackson.

Aug 12: Hardie, 18:00(Ihr30mi ns) £8.50(£5.

00) 30 31 123456 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 I THE SCOTTISH VIOLIN CONCERT SERIES:THE ORIGINAL EDINBURGH MUSICAL SOCIETY St Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 Alison McGillivray, David McGuinness and guests entertain in the fashion of the 18thcentury Edinburgh Musical Society, in the actual concert room built by the Society at StSepCecilia' s Hall. £8.50 (£5.00) I: I8:00(lhr30mins) 30 31 I 2 3 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 1 2 SECRET MACHINES The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E4 Second album, 10 Silver Drops, has been highly acclaimed. American East Coast band, guitar songs.00 My Bloody Valentine meets Interpol.

Aug 20:led,19:with 00 (3hrs)big £10, 30 31 12 3 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 SHAKEN 'N' STIRRED Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square « 0131 668 1633 ♦ Grid ReftFS It's back. The coolest Late Night Club of the Fringe. Miss Kimba's Speakeasy Stomp host an evening of sizzling swing, kooky cabaret and classic cocktails. 'Every night is like a party' Age. Preview 4-S: 200:2-23, 30 (3hrs Aug 6,8-13,Aug15-20, 25-27:30mi00:ns)30 £6.(3hrs00 30mins) £10.00 (£8.00) tTTTJl 303 2341 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29303112 SHE-HALLION The Hallion, 12 Picardy Place • 0131 523 1523 • Grid Ref: C5 Nice and saucy. Two Scottish stars reach new heights singing with their trios. Enjoy the celestial sounds of Katie with her Celtic harp (7th, 9th etc.) and the devilish underworld of Taylor's cabaret (8th, 10th etc.) on alternate nights.

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SHOSTAKOVICH LATE fOSLARTS ;oyal Over-Seas League, Overseas House, 100 Princes St • 0131 226 0000 • irid ReftD3 liolinist Ruth Palmer performs Shostakovich's Violin Sonata Op. 134, newly released in the Quartz label, plus screening of new documentary by filmmaker Tim Meara, •eluding rare interview with Irina Shostakovich. Details www.roslarts.co.uk. Hot ihocolate and tablet£10.afterwards W 18: 22:30(Ihr) 00(£8.00) included. s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 >HY CHILD ■ on the Fringe abaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E5 lew York duo who play synth and drums retro feel, but yet right up to date. Now jualbums g 25: 19:down 00 (3hrs)the£8.line.00 Punk with synths. li■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■t 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12W13MMMMnwMMi 14 15 16 17 w18wwwrwi 19 20 f21MMi22i m23rTMrt 24 2SnnTW'26 irimmim-1" 27 28 29 30 31 12" jlMON THOUMIRE & DAVID MILLIGAN Imon Thoumire & David Milligan koustic rid Ref:FIMusic Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace •0131 346 1405 • pneertina and piano duo play traditional and original music from Scotland and fyond. Dazzling displays of technical skills and invention and some of the brightest Ugstrumentalising 17-19: 20fl0 (Iyou' hr) £r10.e ever 00 (£8.l0ik0)ely to hear. 'Wow!' www.accordions.com j)i 123456 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 IMPLE MINDS pn the Fringe test Princes Street Gardens, Princes Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: D3 very ig28:special 1800 (4hrsshow30mibeing ns) £25.filmed 00 (£ 17,for50)a DVD to celebrate 20 years of Simple Minds. a 1 2 3 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 1 2 NOW PATROL ■;adowbank Stadium, 139 London Road • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref:C6 jck with a superb new album, Snow Patrol play their biggest ever show in front of i825: Scottish audience nthat !6£X)(4hrs30mi s) £25.loves 00 them. m 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15 26 27 28 29 30 3.1 2 p FIERCE AND SWEETTHE SONG inces Cooper, Colin Dundas Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 ftices Cooper (soprano) and Colin Dundas (piano) perform the sensuous, irming and witty music of four British 20th century composers Rebecca Clarke, deleine j25: 14:Dring.Thea 30(Ihr) £7.00(£5.Musgrave 00) and Claire Liddell. An afternoon's delight 12 3 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 31 1 2 bFT SHOE SKIFFLE BAND $ Shoe Skiffle Band fiburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: B3 Jther trip down memory lane, hear again pop songs of the 50s/60s - 'Tom oley', 'My Old Man's a Dustman','Freight Train','Sloop John B' and many more, by >nij 16-19: e Donegan andISmi others I9:30(2hrs ns) £8.- a00great (£7,00)night out ji 2345 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a 3 2

MUSIC SONGBIRD - ATRIBUTETO EVA CASSIDY Hayley Clare Quintet Assembly @ St George’s West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 Songbird takes you on an intimate journey through the life and music of this extraordinary artist whose music continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

'Preview Hayley Clare with a00voice of celestial purity' Herald Sun. Aug 4-5:mesmerises 15:30 (55mi Aug 0 (55minns)s)ns)£5.£ I£ZOO 11.0(£0 (£11,10.00)00) Aug 6-17, 18-20,212-23, 4-27:28:15:15:303(SSmi European premiere 3 :34s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 2 THE SONG OF THE GUITAR Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 LucaVillani celebrates his 10th festival with the most acclaimed pieces for guitar: from baroque to tango, from classical to impressionism, enjoy a kaleidoscope of sounds Aug 12,16: 1and17:4,147,5musical 1(Ihr) 9: 11:£9.0inspiration.

0(Ihr) £9.0) 00(£7.'G0enuine 0) sense of drama', Colin Cooper.

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0 Aug 20: 13:00(Ihr) £9.010(£7.00) 30 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 SONGS FROM THE RUSSIAN SOUL Kaleso Folk-Show Group, St Petersburg Sweet EGA, Edinburgh College ofArt, enter on Lauriston PI or Lady Lawson St (offWest Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: F4 Come discover the bright, fascinating world of traditional Russian folk music and dance. With beautiful costumes and traditional instruments we bring you a real Russian16-22:holiday atmosphere.

Aug 14:50(Ihr ISmins) £8.You 00(£7.can00)also join in the fun! www.folk-show.ru European premiere 30 31 12 3 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 3031 12 SONGS MY GRANDFATHERSTAUGHT ME Alan Felton Sweet Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 * Grid Ref: E4 A meander through songs, stories of two professional entertainers of the Victorian, Edwardian eras. Such songs as 'Love's Old Sweet Song', 'Mary Morison' and many other Previewgems.

Aug15:5:A45(Ihr) 15:unique 45 £7.(I hr)5entertainment £5.5500) by another Old Pro! European premiere• BSa Aug6-26: 0(£6.

3031123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303 12 SONGS OF SPAIN & FRANCE Lucy Tanat-Jones St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 Melodic, sensual songs by Granados, Rodrigo, Ravel, Faure etc. Recent Trinity College of Music students, enchanting soprano Tanat-Jones sings with emotion & bell-like clarity accompanied by deft touch of pianist McLeod. Guest Spanish guitarist Unmissable.

Aug 10: 19:30(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) 30 31 123456 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 SOPHIE TUCKER'S ONE NIGHT STAND New End Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Enjoy a rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of Sophie Tucker's life in a show bursting with song, cellulite and kosher comedy. Sue Kelvin stars in this biographical bonanza.

Out. PreviewAug 2-4: 15:50 (I'Thr)remendous' £5.00 £9.0Time Aug5-10, Aug 11-13,14-17, 18-20,21-23, 25-27:28:15:15:505(I0(Ihr) hr) £ 10.000(£7. (£8.550)0) HZ31 3 2 3 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 SORROS GUITAR DUO Phillip Thome and Selina Madeley St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 One of the best duos around present a recital of virtuoso 19th century music, the dazzling Aug 8,15:Tango 17:15 (ISuite hr I SmibynPiazzolla s) £8.00 (£5.and00)Spanish music by Granados and Falla.

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MUSIC SOUND OF SEVENTEEN BIG BAND Sound of Seventeen Big Band St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Edinburgh's best known Big Band playing a range of standards and jazz charts with great soloists and featuring the wonderful Martin McQeenie singing great songs with some Aug 13:specially I9:30(2hrs)commisioned £9.00 (£7.00)arrangements. Don't miss!

30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 IJ 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 I 2 SOURMASH BLUES BAND Sourmash Blues Band City Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 9560 • Grid Reft D5 Six piece Boogie Blues Band return after last year's sell-out show, with some more classic blues gems. Bring your dancing shoes! 'Bril . . fab band' www.

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25: 2000com/reviews (2hrs) £7,00 (£5.00) 30 31 I 2 3 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 SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR Clifford Hocking, David Vigo & Andrew Kay The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street >0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 Don't miss international sensation Soweto Gospel Choir in their long awaited return to the festival. Rich harmonies, tribal dance and charismatic performances combine to celebrate the unique spirit of South Africa. ***** Sunday Herald. Total sell-out 2003-2004.

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0 (£ 13.000)0) 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 THE SPAGHETTI WESTERN ORCHESTRA Ennio Morricone Experience, Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • The Ennio Morricone Experience returns with a battery of exotic instruments and a fistful of new tunes from classic Spaghetti Westerns. 'An hour of pure performancemusicianship arrangements order' List 2005.

Preview Aug15-17,4-5:and22-23: 2230 (I hr) (I£5.hr)00£of1250the(£highest Aug 6-10, 2230 11.

0 0) Aug 11-13,18-20,24-27: 22:30(Ihr) £13.50(£12.00) Worid premiere»HBH 30 3 234*6 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 SPANK ROCK T on the Fringe Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E5 Foul funk£8.from Aug 23;mouthed 19:00 (3hrs) 00 Philadelphia. A potent mix of hip-hop and dance.

30 3M 2 3 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 1 2 THE SPIRIT OF RUSSIAN MUSIC The Tchaikovsky State String Quartet St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 The premier Russian string quartet perform masterworks by Tchaikovsky and Borodin on this their second visit to Edinburgh. Superb classical music played by virtuoso musicians, separate performances of Borodin-Quartet No.2, D-Major (1881) and Tchaikovsky-Quartet No.3, Op.30, Eflat-Minor (1876).

Aug 7,22: 20:00(lhr30mins) Aug 20,15,214-25: I7:00(lhr30mins) £10. £10.0000 (£8. (£8.000)0) 30 31 12 3 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 THE SPOOKY MEN'S CHORALE IN CONCERT The Spooky Men's Chorale in Concert The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 667 8940 » Grid Ref: F5 The underground hit of the 2005 Australian festival circuit - a handpicked bunch of ruthless larrikins guaranteed to make audiences both weep and guffaw at the hapless beauty17-20: and 1900(Ihr hopelessISmistupidity their00)vocal machinations.

Aug ns) £10,of00(£8, 30 31 123456 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 1 2 Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace •0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI Aug 20: 22:45 (I hr I Smins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) 30 31 I 2 3 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 12

For all your Fringe ticket' call 0131 226 000C STARSAILOR T on the Fringe Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 11 Newmarket Rd, Slateford • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Reft F Back with a fantastic new album and hit single. Widely tipped as one of the UK's b songwriters.

Indie30miguitar anthems Aug 17: 19:30 (3hrs ns) £17.

50 at their best 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 TAIZE FORYOUR SOUL Penicuik Taize Vaults Singers St Mark’s artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 Nourish your soul with Penicuik's Taize Vaults singers, regulars in Edinburgh's ancient stone spaces. Rich vocal harmonies, beautiful chants. A cappella and with baroque lute in an acoustically magnificent church. Come renew your spirit! heartwoodmusic.com/taize.htm Aug 23,30: 17:00 (I hr I Smins) £7,00 (£5.00) 30 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 TAM WHITE FLYING SOLO Tam White Flying Solo Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTerrace • 0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft I Talking his way through the rock'n'roll years and performing classic songs from Muddy Waters, Mose Allison, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. White brings his unique16-20:style2l:30(lhr) and acclaimed Aug £I0.00(£8.tunes 00) to the table. Must see. : 5 6 7 8 9 10 ;: ■/ :3 :4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 A TANGO NIGHT Tangissimo SweetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West » 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Reft F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (c Come and experience the Edinburgh debut of this professional quintet (piano, accordion, double bass, violin and guitar). Performing beautiful, haunting work of world-renowned Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla. Share the passion with forAugan7-10:unforgettable 19:30 (55mins)evening! £ 10.00 (£8.00) European pr 30 31 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2

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24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com JALLAN TAYLOR Hfan Taylor : Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, OrwellTeirace • 0131 346 1405 »Grid Ref: FI Sk consummate professional who has taken song-writing to a high level. Poetry I with music; over 30 years touring worldwide with songs encapsulating the realism l&f otherwise unsung heroes, otherwise uncharted lives. 'Beautifully crafted, worldy1jjftug wisel10-11: y songs'2000Scotsman.

(I hr) £ 10,00 (£8.00) Hli 12 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 M 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a 31 12 IjrHAT I GUY mot I Guy ijjrhe Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens • 0131 667 8940 ■ Grid Ref: F5 > That I Guy and his 7ft galvanised magic pipe. 'Like a one man band plucked from he pages of Dr Seuss.TOG delivers earth shaking drum and bass, madcap lyrics ibout turbo22-27: snails,23:meat \ug 14-20, 00 (I hrstorms I Omins) and £ 12.0weezle 0 (£ 10.00)pot pies' Boss Player Magazine.

European premiere ■pi 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MERCY [Mercy Breheny & Crolla, 19 Elm Row • 0131 556 7800 » Grid Ref: B6 ;azz delicacy Mercy Breheny brings a selection of toothsome treats from the Great Songbook to Edinburgh's famous deli. Mercy's tasteful vocals combine the of20:Julie with the wholesome goodness of Doris Day. Yum! 1 Vugadence 7,; 24,9,226:3: 1300 00(I(IhrhrLondon IIOmiOminns)s) £9.£9.0000(£7,(£7.000)0) 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 tHINK PINK! - ALL-FEMALE A CAPPELLA Entertainment -■4 the Pink r Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 he 13 members of Oxford University's In the Pink perform a winning cocktail of izz, rock and pop, from the Carpenters through to Michael Jackson. With snazzy nuance moves21:4for5 (45mi guaranteed www.inthepink.org.uk " jiug 20-28: ns) £8.50 (£7.feel-good 50) (£6,5entertainment 0 C) (56 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 jANDITHOM on the Fringe abaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E5 : tiger-songwriter whose live concerts in her front room were broadcast across the ^Hg27: thousands.

19:00 (3hrs) £8.New00 single, Wish I was a Punk Rocker', is a favourite of Radio One. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 ilCHARD THOMPSON rd Thompson Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 s greatest living singer-songwriter' Uncut. One of Rolling Stone magazine's Top juitarists of all time and recipient of this year's BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, lard live is£20. not0to0(£17.be5missed. ;7-9:Thompson 2l.-00(lhr30mins) 0) Sell-out shows Edinburgh Fringe 2005.

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 1 2 ;e radio times “ Dunn |i Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Lie ever popular 'Gladstone's Bag' (directed by Lawrence Dunn) returns with a new c from the Golden Age of Wireless. Favourite theme tunes that ne: 14:knows 30 (I hr) but£3.0no-one 0 can quite remember the name of!!

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MUSIC THREE MO TENORS Three Mo' Tenors Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 Direct from America, these 'sensational' (Boston Globe) tenors perform 'a joyous celebration of Broadway, opera, blues, soul and gospel that blows the roof off the house' Boston stomped in delight' Chicago Tribune.

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19:2004-27: (IThe hr I19:Smiaudience n0s)(I hr£7.I0Smi0cheered (£6.ns)50)£ 14.and Aug 6-7, 1 1-13, 8-20, 0 0 0 (£ Aug 9-10,14,16-17,21,23: 19£X) (I hr I Smins) £ IZ50 (£ 11.13.50)00) European premiere»HEll 3416 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 TODD GORDON & JACQUI DANKWORTH SING FRANK & ELLA' Todd GordonIHemba Productions The Queen's Hall, Clerk Street-0131 668 2019 • Grid Ref: G6 Two outstanding artists celebrate the musical genius of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, performing Lady Be Good,Witchcraft, Manhattan, Summer Wind, Chicago etc. '17:Masterful' Aug 21:00 (I hrIndependent.

30mins) £ 15.00'U(£nfettered 13.50) joie de vivre' Mojo, www.toddgordon.com World premiere 30 31! 2 3 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 TRANS WORLD ORCHESTRA Trans World Orchestra The Jam House, 5 Queen Street • 0131 226 4380 • Grid Ref: C4 And God said.. 'Let there be Trans World Orchestra'. Something unique landed from Down Under. No effects, totally live, totally kickin' didgeridoo 'n' drums. Dynamic, organic, Aug 8-13,homeground 15-20,22-25,27:and2200renegade.

(I hr) £7.5Like 0 molten lava in the veins. World premiere 30■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 3 i 678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 TRIPLICITY Triplicity St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street« 0131 225 3847 » Grid Ref: D4 Explore town and country life in song and verse. Join Frances Cooper (soprano), Anne Lewis (mezzo-soprano) and Colin Dundas (piano) in a dazzling programme of duets, and arias: Aug 18:songs 14:30(Ihr) £7.00(£S.Barber 0Q) to Walton, Berlioz to Gershwin, bucolic to urbane!

30 3M 2 3 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 3112 GRAEME ^GARDEN

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MUSIC TUNE THY MUSIC TO THY HEART Roderick McCleery and Daniel Stachowiak St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 Roderick McCleery, countertenor, and Daniel Stachowiak, renaissance lute, perform Elizabethan music for lute and voice by John Dowland,Thomas Morley and Thomas Campion Aug26: 12:and30(Ihr)music£3.0for0 solo lute by Simone Molinaro and Thomas Robinson.

30 3M 2 31 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 » 30 3M 2 UNDERBELLY LIVE Underbelly Live Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Ref: E556 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 'It's Underbelly Live that has quickly established itself as having the most eclectic programme of music on the Fringe.. long may it continue' List. Check out www. underbelly.co.uk for ful21:l 3listings of gigs Aug 3-13,20-24,27-28: 0 (I hr 30mi ns) during Prices varytheframFringe. £5-£9 HSU 3 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE UPPER ROOM T on the Fringe Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street • 0870 169 0100 • Grid Ref: E5 4 boys from Brighton whose guitar led music has caught the attention of Radio One with Aug 20:their19:single 00 (3hrs)All£10.Over00 This Town.

30 31 12 3 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 URBAN EXPLOSION Da BlinGz, L-Marie, StreetSide City Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 9560 • Grid Ref: D5 Live urban music by some of Scotland's hottest stars. L-Marie is a Radio I Xtra R&B sensation. Da BlinGz is a Glasgow rapper who doesn't fall into the stereotype.

StreetSide a girl band with£7.a 0fantastic Aug 10,17,2are4: 2l:00(lhr30mins) 0 (£5.00) new single.

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VALERY PONOMAREV QUINTET Fettes Jazz Festival Marquee Fettes College, East Fettes Avenue ♦ 0131 332 2281 »Grid Ref:Al The brilliant, world-famous, New York based ex-Art Blakey Jazz Messengers tru 4 star (originally from Moscow), appears with a powerful, swinging band, including Munich bassist Martin Zenker and top Scottish players. Sparks will fly! Full programme: Aug 20: 21:00www.thejazzbar.co.uk/fettes (2hrs 30mins) £10.00 30 31 12 3 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 ■: VELA! AFRICAN GREETINGS! The Dukes City Edinburgh, I a Market Street • 0131 226 9560 • Grid Reft D5 Gumboot dancing, African games and Zulu, Sotho and Afrikaans songs. These 17 talented male singers from South Africa have performed for Mandela and toured ! — internationally. hTheir music00)captures the spirit and diversity of the rainbow nation. I Aug Aug 13:14-17:20KX)(l 15:00r)(I hr)£8.0£8.0 (£7.00 (£7.

00) World premie 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31; VIENNESE CLASSICS: MOZART AND SCHUBERT Geoffrey Dancer 1■ St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street ♦ 0131 225 3847 ■ Grid Ref: DM: London based pianist Geoffrey Dancer returns with a programme including Mozart F major sonata, celebrating the composer's 250th anniversary, and Schubert's grand, . four Aug 17:movement 12:30(Ihr)Sonata £8.00(£6.in 0A0)minor D845.

30 31 12 3 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^ ^ VOICES OF THE SOUTH Voces del Sur The Jazz Bar, IA Chambers Street • 0131 220 4298 • Grid Ref: E5 The heart of Latin America in Scotland with spicy riffs, complex guitar rhythms, seductive melodies and powerful dance beats. Featuring stunning Chilean singer i Valentina virtuoso guitarist Aug 14-18,and21-25:Scottish 19:00(Ihr) £8.00(£5.

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!4 hour box office at i/ww. edfringe.com ARTHAWAINWRIGHT k t eorge Square Theatre, George Square/Buccleuch Place *0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 jjartha meshes together a youthful sense of adventure with her acute familiarity Ith folk/rock. Singing dramatic ballads flushed with character her material is a se, vulnerable, revealing. She presents a musical strength with a voice that can p|ieak g8-9:hearts.

23:l5(lhr30mins) £15.00 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 pUDON WAINWRIGHT III |don Wainwright III e Queen's Hall, Clerk Street • 0131 668 2019 • Grid Reft G6 :eply moving and hilarious singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright I I :pears live at the Fringe for two nights only to amuse and entertain.

Tically compelling and emotionally overpowering' MOJO Magazine. complete ; 22-23: 21:wow!

00 (I hr 30mins) £2200 (£20.00) s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2! /HATTHE FUNK?!

Lot, 4 Grassmarket • 0131 225 9922 • Grid Ref: E4 move your hips, lift your soul and raise the roof! The acclaimed iht-piece add9 deliver an all-original set of tunes to make you move. Official show, Fringe '05. 'Exhilarating, 5/5' Three Weeks. jmv. add9.23:00(Ihr co.uk ISmins) £8.00(£7,00) fe 16-17: s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i HIMSICAL TRICYCLE Ifsran Butler and Michelle Wilson c Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace • 0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI vriter/guitarist Kieran Butler (BBC Scotland) **** Evening News, and violinist |:helle Wilson mix autobiographic stories with original folk songs from their 'Kismet'. 'Unabashedly romantic' Three Weeks. 'Catchy tunes' *** Herald. l g/ed9-13,it,1just Adam Hills. £8.00 (£6.00) 6-20,loved 23-27: it'I8:20(lhr5mins) World pi 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 1 tHISTLEBINKIES IN CONCERT 's & St George's Church, 13 George Street *0131 225 3847 • Grid Reft D4 wned for Scottish traditional music old and new in their thrilling blend of 5, pipes, fiddles, concertina, flute and double bass; they include music from their tently > 26: 19:launched 30 (2hrs) £CD10.00The(£7.0Albanach 0) on Greentrax (CDTRAX288).

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venue 54 4-28 August Carlton Hotel c North Bridge O.c ,I opm www.shooshoobaby.co.uk see page III for show information WOMEN WITH STANDARDS Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square « 0131 668 1633 • Grid ReftFS Sold out Adelaide Fringe 2006. Four of Australia's biggest voices, world class harmonies and a full throttle jazz band explore ex-husbands, exploits and everything iPreview n between.

'Goosebumps night out., fresh, sexy, sensational' Advertiser.

Aug 2-5: 22.-24,O20(lhr) Aug 8:22:00(Ihr) 2200£6.0(I0hr)£11.£ 10.00(£9.

00 (£8.00)00) Aug 6-10, 11-13,15-17, 18-20,2125-27: UK premiere • ECU 303 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens *0131 667 8940 • Grid Ref: F5 Aug 27: 1900 (I hr I Omins) £ 11.00 (£9.00) Aug 28: 1900 (I hr I Omins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) UK premiere

I MUSICALS & OPERA ABBY.VERA & SUE The New Quomdon Shakespeare Company Greenside, I b Royal Terrace » 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 Abby.Vera and Sue triumph over wayward kids, sagging wobbly bits, chocolate, hormones, well-intentioned facilitators and each other. Gritty, thought-provoking, hilarious Aug 22-26:with16:2an0 (Iacclaimed hr 30mins) £8.musical 00 (£6.0score 0) - the mother of all musicals!World premiere 30 31 i 234 5 6 7 8 9 10 I !2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » 30 3i 12 ASSASSINS Bablake @ Diverse Attractions Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 - Grid Ref: E4 Assassins is witty, sharp, poignant, brilliant black comedy - dark, disturbing. 'Everybody has the right to their dreams' says Sondheim's song, even dreams of killing American Presidents - revenge for lack of prizes or celebrity. Songs terrific - lively, rousing, plaintive.

Aug 14-19: I4:30(2hrs) £5.00 30 3112 3 45 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 12 ASSASSINS Dauntsey's Theatre Company Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 A darkly comic and disturbingly brilliant musical that centres on the lives and motives of America's most infamous assassins. Cutting edge musical theatre from Stephen Sondheim, Aug 7-12: 15:www.dauntseys.wilts.sch.uk 00 (I hr 30mins) £7.00 (£5.50) FTiTTl 30 31 12 3 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 AN ASYLUM ON EVERY CORNER Modus Operandi Theatre C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Welcome to Ashford Dell, care home to one quiet megalomaniac and one obsessed heartbroken anorexic. And that's just the medics. Meet the patients. Add music.

And decide17:for30 (Iyourself Aug 3-28: hr 30mins)who' £9.5s0 i(£8.l . 5'N0)ormal? What's that about?'World premiere • IE32I 23 4 5 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

For all your Fringe ticket call 0131 226 000 BACK TO THE EIGHTIES! Viva YouthlbTheatre Greenside, Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 is take you on a musical journey back in time... Experience the fun and heartbreak of adolescence, crazy dance routines, blue eyeshadow, hairspray and soij i ofAugthe14-18: greatest songsns)ever!

16:20pop (I hr 30mi £6.00 (£5.Fringe 00) First Award 2005.

56 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 BAT BOY!THE MUSICAL Cambridge University Broadway Savoyards C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E<?

Deep in the West Virginia hills a strange creature is found. From these humble beginnings comes an epic tale of love, tragedy, betrayal.. and blood. Bat Boy flaps into Edinburgh for the first time. Get ready to discover your beast inside! www.batboy2006.co.uk Aug3-14,16-28: 22:20(lhr45mins) £9.50(£8.50) B >5 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BEST OF THE WEST Bohemians Lyric Opera Company St Andrew's & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref. 1 The Bohemians Lyric Opera Company presents songs from hit produaions currei running in the West End or on Broadway. From Wicked to Spamalot, Mary Poppirij toTarzan, - there's something for everyone!

Aug 23: 19:Rent 30 (2hrs)to The £10.0Producers 0 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 BLUDE RED Cutting Edge Theatre Productions Augustine’s, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref E5 Set in 17th century Scotland. A passionate and stirring new musical. Tartan, love ] and conflict! 'Would not be out of place on the West End.. one great song follov another' Aug 7,9,11,**** 13,15,Scotsman.

17,19,23,25: 17:55(1 hr 20mins) £ 1200 (£ 10.00) >56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 »30 CANDIDE American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road • 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref H2 A frivolous fable that follows the adventures and struggles of four youths in a kingdom long ago. Voltaire's words, Bernstein's music. Shorewood High School staged this miracle of a musical in a trulyAugminimalist Don't miss it!

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Aug 7:10:16:12:1515(I(Ihrhr30mi30mins)ns)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) Aug (Ihrhr30mi 30mins)ns)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) E 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 CATCHY! Total Beast Theatre Company Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Plague ravaged London, 1665. Disease, death and corruption are everywhere. Tht result? A bawdy musical comedy! With rats, dancing corpses, an evil Lord Mayor,, nymphomaniac lesbian maid, Samuel Pepys'00)'prodigious' limb and a really, really big Preview Aug 7-12,Aug 14-19,3-5:2122:20(lhr20mins) -26: 22:20 (I hr 20mi£5.ns)00(£4. £9.00 (£5.00) >56789 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2) CHICAGO American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road • 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref H2 This classic has had numerous productions over the past seven decades on both the silver screen and the stage. Come see the brass and sass of the ol'Vaudeville: Albemarle High School's 2006 rendition!Augwww.albemarleplayers.com Aug 9:12:14:16:1515(I(Ihrhr30mi30mins)ns)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) Aug 8:10:1215 22-15(I(Ihrhr30mi30mins)ns)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) Aug 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 CHILDREN OF OURTIME Penicuik Youth Music Theatre Penicuik High School, 39(a) Cartops Road -01968 674 165 • Grid Ref H2 Original piece of music theatre written by pupils incorporating live music and filmed images. The theme of the show tackles youth issues focussing on three r characters Aug 23-25: and 19:30choices (I hr 30mithey ns) £6.face.

00 (£3.00) 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

■24 hour box office at iwww.edfringe.com :HOON-HYANG:A love story of the far east iThe.atre Seoul E4 UdderBELLY, Bristo Square « 0870 745 3083 « Grid Ref: F5 (Theater Seoul's Youth Musical Company proudly present Choon-Hyang, one of ^Korea's most adored traditional love-stories. Choon-Hyang and her true love MongIjijtyong must overcome treachery and deceit to defend what is important to them i■ ■’reviewAug9-10: each other! I l:50(lhr) £5.00 Aug 11-13,18-20,25-28: I l:50(lhr) £11.00(£9.00) |lUig 14-17,21-24: I l:50(lhr) £l0.00(£8.00) European premiere 456789 l( I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 i CLOSER THAN EVER 1■ kent-Alcardfe : too, St Columba'Productions s by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Iver wondered what goes on behind closed doors? A touching and hilarious series juf snapshots of ordinary lifelong friendship, obsession, workout videos Bfind being older20:than50 (Iyouhr Ilives, feel.ns)capturing With West End performers.

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5 0) wan M I 3 23 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1COLE PORTER'S SAINTS & SINNERS <t>iVa C Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace •0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 5ole Porter's Saints & Sinners: light-hearted revue in which fictional journalist, bolores Cortez, scampers across the scandalous lives of Hollywood stars. Porter's _:jvit y songs illuminate sketches of Garbo, Dietrich, Mae West,Valentino and Charlie ithaplin. www.divac.co.uk World premiere auig2l-26: I4:30(55mins) £6.00(£5.00) |»m45 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 toPACABANA jjtd/nburgh Mus/c Theatre Jb Oswald's Hall, Montpelier Park • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: H2 'Her name was Lola she was a showgirl!'. . Full of unforgettable Barry Manilow songs Jnd Copacabana love, drama glamour in feathers! i,i«ljlreview his 1940s showAugfashion, is4:irresistible.

Let the£6.isrhythms seduceandyou. . I4:40(lhr50mins) just wrapped don't fall iupn£6.love!

I9:40(lhr50mins) 0 0 PreviewAugS: 00 “ 5-10: I9:40(lhr50mins) £ 11.50 (£9.50) 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » 30 31 I 2 COSSACK ON THE DANUBE wv National Opera House ireenside, lb RoyalTerrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref:C6 1 aal historical background, a romantic story, rich national humour, costumes, folk s and 11:dances.

Enjoyns)the£5.0unique ]jug 7-12: 00 (I hr 30mi 0(0.50)culture of the Ukraine. UK premiere • HSU ,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 HE CRADLE WILL ROCK erican School Theatre side, PilrigHigh Church, I b Pilrig Street Festival • 0131 553 1876 • Grid Ref: A6 c Blitzstein's brilliant satirical operetta tells the tale of the struggle between proi on groups and big business in 1930s America. Stock characters weave a tale of •uption murder for£6.00money, bgg2l: 18: I6:l5(lhr30mins) 18:1and 5 (Ihr30mins) (£4.000)0) www.gonewroscotland.org Aug 19: 20:I4:l5(lhr30mins) 15 (I hr 30mins) £6.£6.0000(£4. (£4.000)0) £6.00(£4.

Aug22: 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 T 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 UAL M FOR MOZART dinburgh Opera Andrew's &Grand St George' s Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 > e star EGO gives an exciting birthday tribute to Mozart with excerpts from his t atest operatic and choral masterpieces, including his Requiem.'... an intoxicating iri!>g magical 11,22: I9:experience...'

30(2hrs) £10.0Sunday 0 (£8.00)Times, 2006. www.edinburghgrandopera.com 2 34 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 'NOVAN TRIBUTE: GREAT SONGS OF THE SKY Mrteenside, OaksI bTheatre Festival Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 of the Hurdy Gurdy man's songs of love, beauty, innocence and magic. New Wrock/jazz arrangements. 12 singers, 5 piece band and previous 'Fringe First' Hormers.

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MUSICALS & OPERA ELEGIES FOR ANGELS, PUNKS AND RAGING QUEENS Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Musical Theatre Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref-ES Inspired by the Names Project Quilt, which commemorates the victims of AIDS, Elegies8,10,is 1a2,musical Aug 15,17,19,celebration 22,24,26: 19:of45l(Iife,hrdeath 20mins)and£9.0the0 (£6.love50) it takes to let go.

3031123456 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 ENSEMBLE ENSEMBLE St Andrew’s & St George's Church, 13 George Street • 0131 225 3847 • Grid Ref: D4 Annual visitors since their 1990 debut, the highlight of operatic concert group Ensemble's 2006 programme is 'The New Vicar', a series of popular songs delightfully woven romantic tale set in a wee Scottish village.

Aug 27:together 19:30 (2hrs)to£10.recount 00 (£8.0aVictorian 0) 30 311 2 3 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 30 311 2 A FEAST OF SONG AND CLASSICAL MUSIC Wales@Greyfriars Kirk Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Join Wales' most talented opera stars and instrumentalists in an exciting programme of operatic arias, duets, songs from the shows and light classical music. Preview show onAugwww.cantabileartistsagency.co.uk 14-18: l4£X)(lhr30mins) £6.00 30 31 12 3 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 293031 12 FRANKENSTEIN! Shrewsbury School Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Thrilling 'monster' musical. This company sets new standards for any other daring to brave the Fringe.. ' Scotsman, 2002. 'Mary Shelley's classic burns with electricity and passion.. superb... professional... pulsating production... edge of the seat excitement..'

Shropshire Preview17-19,Aug2Star.

16: 19:19:1155(2hrs Aug 1 -26: (2hrsSmiSminns)s)£8.£ 10.000(£6.0 (£8.50)00)(£28.(£30.000F)0 F) 30 31 12 345 6 7 8 9 10 il 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 FRANKENSTEIN -THE MUSICAL Ekko C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Ekko Theatre return to Edinburgh with a new musical for our New Age of Frankenstein - face transplants, designer genetics and clones. Inspired by Mary Shelley'6-12:s novel, haunting songs.• QH21 Aug 23:45 (Ithishr Smiis ans)nightmarish £8.50 (£7.50)blend of horror, comedy andWorld premiere 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 GIACOMO S CIRCUS OF THE FANTASTIC! RSAMD YouthWorks Drama in collaboration with Brunton Youth Theatre Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh •0131 665 2240 • Grid Ref: F6 Gripping, gritty (and gruesome!): an army of deranged hip-hop clowns; a chorus of singing grizzly bears; funky electro-score by leading composer (work includes National Theatre Scotland).

Dine on50)this feast of the spectacular and bizarre!

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50) World premiere 30 3M 23456 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

LOVE ME, DO OTHY! Tickets: £5 to £9 3 rd August to 28th August 10 pm Roxy Main House, Roxburgh Place, Venue 115 Strictly over 18s only: Partial male nudity and adult themes see page 139 for show information 137

MUSICALS & OPERA GIANNI SCHICCHI BY PUCCINI Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 « Grid Reft E5 50-minute comic opera masterpiece featuring superb music by Puccini. Greed, blackmail and betrayal provide a farcical black comedy that is easily accessible to newcomers opera-lovers Aug 15-20: 21:and35 (SOmi ns) £8.00 (£5.alike.

00) Sung in a witty new English translation.

30 31 12 3-1 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 GODSPELL Lidunian Productions C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 51 OS • Grid Ref: E4 A witty yet sensitive take on the Gospel of St Matthew, Godspell remains one of the most popular family musicals! The notoriously catchy, upbeat score and the contagious exuberance of this upcoming and talented young company can't fail to uplift the spirit Aug3-11: I4:20(lhr30mins) £8.50(£7,50)(£6.50C) 30 31 I 2 3 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 31 12 GODSPELL Rich Pickings Theatre Co St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 2006. Put Jesus in an underground station. Who would follow? Rich Pickings takes the rock musical Godspell to another level. Be exhilarated, laugh, cry with a vibrant exciting Aug 6-11:company.

19:45 (2hrs) £7.00 (£5.00) HEB 30 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 GODSPELL RP Theatre Company SweetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West ♦ 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off Rock opera based on the Gospel according to St Matthew depicting the last days of Jesus. Critically acclaimed in 2005, RP Theatre Company returns to the Fringe with this Aug magical 3-16,18-20:musical.

19:30 (IOne hr 30miforns)your£ 1200'not(£ 10.to0be0) missed' hotlist ECU 30 3 23416 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 HAVE A NICE LIFE Arts Educational Tring Park C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Set in a group therapy session, this musical comedy charts the comic misfortunes of six Irish misfits trying to resolve their 'issues'. Written by young composer Conor Mitchell, Aug 20-28:the20fl0freshest (I hr 30mivoicens) £9.in 5British 0 (£8.50)musical (£6.50 C)theatre.

3031123456789 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 HEART OF GOLD The Prince's Trust Stockbridge Parish Church, 7B Saxe-Coburg Street •0131 226 0000 ♦ Grid Ref: B3 A musical fable which wil be told by asylum seekers, refugees and the 'locals' from a Glasgow estate. Join us in a journey through many different cultures, in a very contemporary setting.ns) £5.00(£3.00) Aug8-10: 19:30(IhrSmi 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 i 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE...

National Student Theatre Company (NSTC) Augustine’s, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 An enchanting new musical dealing with the complexities of living in a world where dreams come with consequences and cows get lost beyond the moon. From the company Britain'£7,s 5most Aug 7-13,1that 5-20,brings 22-28: you 22:50(Ihr) 0(£6,0exciting 0) new talent World premiere • EEU 30311234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 THE HIRED MAN Exadus Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge » 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 Considered by those in the know to be one of the great British musicals of all time.

A passionate choral piece set in the early years of the 20th century with outstanding music by1Howard Aug7-13, 5-20: 14:Goodall.

30(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) ECU 303112 345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12

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24 hour box office at ivww.edfringe.com HONK! Roya/ Holloway Music Theatre Z, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 ;oin the Ugly Duckling on his fun-filled journey of self discovery as he comes to Understand what truly matters! Lively characters and fun down on the farm, RHMT a jaunty musical£8.50extravaganza ^ug 2-28:withI2:45(lhr40mins) (£7.50) (£6.50 C)for the all the family!

B3IJ 3 13456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LOVE YOU,YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE! b,fi Productions ireenside, I b Royal Terrace •0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 plowing last year's Edinburgh sell-out production of this Broadway musical revue, iur West End actors take you on a journey through the jungle of dating, love and I, amance.

Starring Noel Sullivan (Hear'Say). a.wgujg 7-12, 10-12:14-19, 12:3021(I-26: hr Smi20:ns)15 £7.(I hr5025mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) Hmi 234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 NFINITE VARIETY Davidson CollegeRoxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Reft E6 ocket @ Demarco onnets, songs, and serendipity.. Royal Shakespeare Company creative teams crafted lis comic cabaret of Shakespeare's love songs and sonnets. Set in NYC's Penn tation, is it the hippie, the drunk or the lonely pianist who finds love? 'ww.davidson/shakespeare.edu review 17:00 (30mins)£5.£4.0000(£4,(£3.00)00) lug 6-13,Aug 15-16:3-5:I700(30mins) HBH 56 7 8 9 I I 12 13 14 15 16 7 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i PHIGENIA |fo Turner |fie Zoo, 140 The Pleasance » 0131 662 6892 » Grid Reft F6 ndoned. Alone. Iphigenia dreams of the chaos that envelops her family. Gluck ets Martha Graham. Opera meets dance meets Greek tragedy. Singer/dancer Isa Turner brings a new interpretation s Iphigenie enTauride to the Fringe.

1'reviewAug4-5: 00 ns) £6.of0Gluck' ; 6-9,11-16,18-23,I I00(40mins) 25-28: I l.0£4.0(40mi 0 (£5.00) World premiere •EEH |s6789I0IM2I3I4I5 16 18 19 20 21 22 23^25 26 27 28 j HE IT BOY lostoffs Youth Theatre Group 'S Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Ref: E4 ross-dressers of the world unite! Join young Chris Cricket, Ruby Admiral, the usic hall star and the hijra Zarri Banco in their metamorphosis from bugs to itterflies. originalISmicomic-tragic ■J22-26: AnI600(lhr ns) £5.00 (£4.0musical 0) exploring gender and prejudice.

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•RRY HERMAN S 'SHOWTUNE' irict/y Songtime Bnburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row ♦01383 724 487 • Grid Ref: B3 jsed with the best of his music, this uplifting, sparkling jewel of a revue celebrates emorable shows: Hello Dolly!, Marne, Mack and Mabel and La Cage aux Folles. igable with toe-tapping 7-12:melodies 20fl0(lhr45mins) £9.00(£8.00)music and witty, knowing lyrics. UK premiere is6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2!

■SUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR \age 84 Yorkshire School of Performing Arts Gillespie's High School, Lauderdale Street • 07785 244 984 • Grid Reft H4 -winning company Stage 84, their 16th year at the Fringe, present the amateur of the spectacular hit musical Jesus Christ Superstar. 'Life and energy this Iwonderful 8-12: 19:from30 (2hrs Smins) £9.50rock (£7,50)opera' AugWharfedale 12; I400(2hrsFestISmiivalnofTheatre. s) £9.50 (£7,5Unmissable.

0) 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 LITTLE EMPIRE tpertaire RoomBRITISH tPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College of on Lauriston « 0870 241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off entertained by this eclectic mix of music hall songs encompassing British life, past Iodpresent A fantastic musical cavalcade for everyone. Take a journey back to the H 21old-28:days17:1-5 (Ibig,hr bold I Omins)and£7,brilliantly 50 (£6.50) British.

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MUSICALS & OPERA LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE American High School Theatre Festival Blueside, Pilrig Church, I b Pilrig Street ♦ 0131 553 1876 • Grid Ref:A6 Marvel at the ladies of East Chester Finishing School playing croquet! Gasp as the US Forest Rangers do kick lines. Swoon as Captain Big Jim Warington romances the titular heroine! Off-Broadway classicAug hits 8:the22:Fringe this August!

Aug Aug 7:10:12:10:1515(I(Ihrhr30mi30mins)ns)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) Aug 11: 18:1515(I(Ihrhr30mi30mins)ns)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) HSU 30 31 12 3 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 31 12 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Forth Childrens Theatre Inverleith Church Hall, Inverleith Gardens, Ferry Rd • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft A3 After recent sell-out shows, make sure you book early for Edinburgh's premier youth group who return with this fast moving classic production telling of young Seymour's love 4-5, for 7Audrey struggle appetite.

Aug -12: 19:3and0 (2hrshisI Smi ns) £7.with 50 (£5.Audrey 50) AugH's5,voracious 12: 14:30 (2hrs I Smins) £7.50 (£5.50) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 LOVE ME, DOROTHY! Flip Theatre Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 It's a play. It's a cabaret It's a play within a cabaret A surreal night of camp musical comedy. 'Funny lines and fine performances... we enjoyed it' Time Out. 'Great comedy. . a must see...' www.indielondon.co.uk Preview 2ZOO(lhr ISmins) £5.00 Aug 5-6,Aug 0-12,3-4:2117-19, Aug 7-9, 114-16, -23:222:4-28:00 (I22.hr-00I Smi(I hrns)I Smi£9.n0s)0 (£8.£ 10.00)00(£7.(£9.0000)S)(£8.00 S) QEH 30 31 53456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MURDER ATTHE SAVOY Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge » 08452 26 27 21 « Grid ReftES Classic whodunnit featuring murder, deception and affairs with a grand old dose of silliness and song from the five star company who brought you Wreckers and Trial By Jury.

Everyone be dying to£8.0see0 (£5.it00) Aug 7-13, 22-28: will 2l:35(45mins) 3031123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 A NEW ROUTINE Prometheus Bedlam Theatre, lib Bristo Place » 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Direct from 'Anything Goes' national tour, multi-talented, professional performers bring a new musical to Edinburgh. Live jazz band re-invents familiar songs, accompanied by mind-blowing tap dancing! A must Preview11 -12,Aug14-19, 7-10: Aug 21 12:-26:20 (12:1 hr)20 (I£5.hr)00£9.50 (£7.50) Work! premiere »HS31 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 NOSFERATU - ATALE OF HORRORS These Colours in association with BYT Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105* Grid Reft E5 The Soul Collector has come to collect your soul.. Adapted from Murnau's 1922 silent movie, the most stunning incarnation of Stoker's Dracula. Dynamic movement Slapstick comedy. Vibrant sounds. A tale guaranteed to chill your blood! www. thesecolours.com Aug 14-28: 23:10(Ihr ISmins) £8.50(£7.50) World premiere 3031 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NOT IN FRONT OFTHE WAITER-ANOTHER NIGHT ATTHE OPERETTA Strictly Songtime Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 01383 724 487 « Grid Reft B3 Strictly Songtime's quintet follow their 2004 sell-out with Offenbach's Opera-Bouffe, and more '. . gems to be treasured... Strictly Songtime are to be commended for keeping the2(KX)(l operetta Aug21-26: hr45miflagns)fly£8.ing'00(£7.www.edinburghguide.com 00) 3031 12345 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 Skip the queues and go straight to the e-ticket tent above Waverley Station 139

MUSICALS & OPERA OPERA ALBA Opera Alba Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh * 0131 665 2240 • Grid Ref: F6 A quartet of singers from Scottish Opera perform a blend of operetta (including Gilbert & Sullivan), songs, musicals and well loved excerpts from popular operas. A fun Aug 26: 19:30 (2hrs) £ 12.50 (£ 10.00) 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 PASSION Primavera Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Stephen Sondheim's multi award-winning drama is the thrilling story of an extraordinary love triangle. Musically captivating and darkly romantic, Passion is presented by an outstanding young company described as 'already a major influence on drama Times. £9,50 (£7,00) Aug 14-20,itself 22-28:Oxford I8:00(lhr50mins) 156 789 10 I 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PERFECTHigh CHILDREN American School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 01 11 • Grid Ref: H2 For 1,000,000 years humankind has sought perfection, and Apple Valley's genetically engineered class of 2507 seems poised to achieve it But will the mysterious appearance of two 'naturals' bring chaos, or perhaps offer what perfection lacks? www.pinecrestedu Aug 25minns)s) £6.£6.0000 (£4. (£4.000)0) Aug 23:19: 2ft16:1155 (I(I hrhr 25mi (£4.000)0) Aug 20:18: 12:10:1155 (I(I hrhr 25mi Aug 25miWorld nns)s) £6.£6.premiere 0000 (£4.

5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 PIPPIN American High School Theatre Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road Festival •0131 447 01 I I • Grid Ref: H2 Charlemagne's son embarks on a search for life's true meaning, wandering amongst politics, war, sex and love. An award-winning high school theatre troupe takes you on aAugcreative, gripping and fun journey throughAug the8:lif22:e of15Pippin, www.tpplayers.com Aug 7:10:10:14:1515(I(Ihrhr30mi30mins)ns)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) Aug 11: 20:15(I(Ihrhr30mi30mins)ns)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) HS21 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 Explore the mystery of space

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For all your Fringe ticket call 0131 226 0000 PLAYING WITH MYSELF D2M2 Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 How does an actress earn her living between roles? Sally's quirky 'resting' jobs wil |j make your head spin! What must she sacrifice in this ridiculous juggling act - wealthf aspirations, love or her principles? (Adult musical comedy.)

Preview Aug 8-13,Aug15-19:7: 21330 213X3(I(IhrhrlOI Omiminns)s)£3.£6.0000 (£4.00) World premiere • l 4 I5 I6 I7 I8 I9 20 2I 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 s » PUTTING IT TOGETHER Kenspeck Theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A revue with a twist! The guests spil the secrets of their complex relationships at 'll this intimate cocktail party. Sondheim's most famous songs are shaken together fori (I. the little different Augmusical 16-28: 18:lover 30 (I hrtempted I Smins) by£9.5something 0 (£8.50) (£6.a50C) 6 7 8 9 I0 1 I2 I3 I4 5 I6 I7 I8 I9 20 2I 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road ♦ 0131 447 011 I • Grid Ref:H2 Notre Dame Academy's award-winning theatre department from Southern Califoi presents an outrageous rock 'n' roll musical based on Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' I and the18: 22:hits15of(I hrthe30mi50s.ns) £6.So0fasten Aug (£4.000)0)your space belts!Aug 30minns)s) £6.£6.0000 (£4i| (£4iB| Aug 21: 12:15 (I hr 30mins) £6.000 (£4.

Aug 20:22: 18:16:1155 (I(I hrhr 30mi 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 (4 15 (6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i ROBERT BURNS & EDINBURGH lllumni Productions The Royal College of Surgeons, Lecture Theatre, Hil Sq • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E| The remarkable story of the poetic Ayrshire farmer taking Edinburgh by storm, gathering the Songs of Scotland and entrancing humanity. Narration: David Purdie. j Songs: Moira & Douglas Burke. cPianoforte:Walter Nimmo.

Preview Aug 22-24:Aug18:20:30 (I14:hr)00 £(I10.hr)00(FreeTi (£5.00) keced) European premi .

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ROB ROY Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E World premiere! All Canadian cast! This dramatic new musical by Canadian composer David Warrack tells the tale of love, deceit, intrigue and Scottish patriotisi : in the21-26: earlyl73X)(lhr30mins) 18th century The£8.00music Aug (£6.00)soars, the drama captivates, the legend endura 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 59^ ^ A ROCKY HORROR NIGHT The World Famous Frankenstein Co. Frankenstein Pub, 26 George IV Bridge « 0131 622 1818 • Grid Reft E5 Let the friends of Frankenstein entertain you in true Rocky Horror style. Live performances from Dr Frank'N’Furter and guests. Make sure you are part of the prepare Julhorror 31 ,Augspectacular.

2,7,9,14,16,Dress 21,23,2to8,3impress 0: 23JO (Iandhr 30mi ns) (Freeto beNon-tscared! icketed) ts6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SHOWBIZ EXPRESS Tempo Musical Productions St Oswald's Hall, Montpelier Park *0131336 5060 » Grid Ref: H2 Climb aboard and ride with us on a fantastical musical journey. A saucy, sexy and, quite frankly, hilarious variety of cabaret A bent on Broadway. Not for those with kind 13-19: disposition Aug 22:40 (Itohrmusical I Omins) £8.theatre!

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156 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 A SLICE O MINNELLI Rick Skye Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Rick Skye impersonates Liza Minnelli with a vengeance. Broadway veteran and Nt York cabaret award-winner shines in this tribute with a twist revelling in delicious parody lyrics. 'A winner!' Backstage NY. Will leave you panting for more!' Time Ou. NY. wvvw.19:rickskye.

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M hour box office at Ww.edfringe.com -;NOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN SCARS Htarr'ka Klambatsea - Soprano Voice - Piano-musical composition $jll/est weetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off ant-garde music and spoken word parody of Snow White. Recreating the acters of the oldest version of the story (dating from 1634) Marika's musical Ijurney 'channels Maria Callas and Janis Joplin' International Herald Tribune. r Aug 14: 20:30(Ihr ISmins) (£5.00) j ug 15-22: 20:30(Ihr ISmins) £8.50(£7.50) UK premiere is6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 PARSNIP PINAFORE |Andrews University Gilbert and Sullivan Society udio 24,24-26 Calton Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D6 i idroids, aliens and operetta! Featuring Captain Kirkoran, interspecies romance d a frustrated Klingon. The dynamic duo teleport into the twenty-fourth century St Andrews' students boldly go where Victorian operetta has never gone before. up the transporters!! jg 14-18,20: I9:00(lhr30mins) £8.00 (£6.50) [pg 19: 15:00(Ihr30mins) £8.00(£6.50) 156 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 TEPPING OUT tmpo Musical Productions ‘ Oswald's Hall, Montpelier Park • 0131 336 5060 • Grid Ref: H2 mpo bounces back from 2005's sell-out 'Hot Mikado' with this hilarious hit usical comedy about a mixed bag of women, one man and a tap dance class! entertainment and fun! One week only - don't miss it! www.tempo.org.uk eviewAug 13: 19:35 (2hrs lOmins) £7.50 14-19: 19:35(2hrs lOmins) £10.00(£8.50) 156 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2!

ITREET OF SORROWS arpe Diem Productions Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 pttish composer Peter D. Robinson's musical tale of the tragic events of 1645 Iplague strikes Mary King's Close in Edinburgh. A concert version with dialogue, 96 sees a welcome return of this four star production, pg20,27,29: 20:35(Ihr lOmins) £8.00(£5.00) 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 {>GETHER WE ARE BETTER UG <£ Moveable Feast Arts UMark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 gether We Are Better showcases two internationally renowned inclusive theatre Yipanies. This premiere production takes you on an unforgettable musical journey (discovery. Always inspiring, challenging and entertaining, i gviewAug 8-11: 14:7:30 (II4:30(lhr20mins) hr 20mins) £7.00 (£5.(FreeTi 00) cketed) World premiere 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: DMMY -THE MUSICAL otlites Theatre Company ^Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 : Who's revolutionary cult 60s rock opera! Deaf, dumb and blind,Tommy omes a pinball superstar! Includes Pinball Wizard, Sensation, I'm Free, ithtaking, flawless. Vitality and tangible vigour.. impressively played' Medway .spotlites.co.uk/edinburgh 13-19: 2l:45(lhr45mins) £6.50 (£5.50) 156 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 99 30 3 )Q CLOSE TO THE SUN I 'Robertson presented by Gilded Balloon Productions Med Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 •ntimate musical about the life of JFK, seen through the eyes of Danish beauty ilArvad, the one woman with whom he was truly honest 'The songs speak :mes for his talent' Daily Mail.

S new £6.00 £9.50(£8.50) 6-7,Aug 9-10,4-5: 16-17,203)023-24:(I hr)2000(Ihr) 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 2000 (I hr) £ 10.50 (£9.50) World premiere • IE

MUSICALS & OPERA TOO DARN HOT Roosevelt Theatre Ensemble C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Guaranteed to be a Fringe sell-out this explosive Broadway musical revue comes from America with an ensemble of 35 energetic performers. Spectacular, vibrant and explosive.

The music and tap dancing Aug 2-12: 2l:55(lhr40mins) £9.50(£8.

50) sizzle - 'Too Darn Hot!'. UK premiere •HSU 30 3112 3 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 293031 12 UNGA BUNGA -THE STONEAGE SPECTACULAR Stagedaze Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Joyfully inspired by Scooby Doo and featuring psychopathic folk dancers, continental cannibals and man eating plants, not forgetting a tiger. Musical comedy adventure to delight14-19: all theIQ3X)(l family,hr lOwww.ungabunga.co.uk Aug mins) £6.50(£5,50)(£4.50C) World premiere 30 3M 23456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 URINETOWNTHE MUSICAL American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road • 0131 447 0111 » Grid Reft H2 Laughter abounds in this intelligent tale of greed, love and revolution! The privilege to pee is regulated, forcing poor citizens to pay ever-escalating fees. Urinetown's relentless energy will strap you to your toilet seat, www.northspringsarts.org Aug 15 (I hr 30mins) £6.£6.0000(£4. (£4.000)0) Aug9:7:10:2ft1015(Ihr30mins) Aug I6:l5(lhr30mins) £6.

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Aug 11: 12:15 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.000)0) European premiere • FTTH 30 31 12 3 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 URINETOWN -THE MUSICAL Windward School C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 In a Gotham-like city, sometime after the stink years, a government ban on public toilets forces a group of rebels to rise up to 'pee for free.' Will they succeed? Or wil they all get Urinetown?

Aug 6-13: 20:00 (I hr 25mins) £9.50 (£8.50) European premiere • Q3H 30 31 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 39 30 3112 INFINITE /J VARIETY \ - ' if

A Cabaret of Shakespeare's Sonnets and Songs Shaped by a creative team from the Royal Shakespeare Company August 3-17 (no performance August 14) 5:00 p.m. • Box Office 0871-750-0077 Rocket (a) Demarco Roxy Art House DAVIDSON ♦ www.davldson.edu/shakespeare see page 139 for show information

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Roxy Main Theatre Venue 115 Tel: 0871 750 0077 \J I - 26th August 2006 (notzoth) Fringe Box Office: 0131 224 0000 at 7.15pm Tickets: £10.00 (£8.00; £|0 family) J see page 137 for show information

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WAX! MUSICAL VyneartsTHE Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 ♦ Grid Reft A' New musical comedy set in a waxwork museum for pop stars. Eight defective | models trapped in the storeroom attempt to deal with their personal imperfectionbil the over-familiarity of(Ithehr 30micaretaker the prospect of being melted down. I Preview £5.000and Aug 15-19:Aug15:14:55 (I15:hr5530mi ns) £7.n0s)0 (£5.

0) World premlfs 30 31 I 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 li 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a;p~ WHISKY GALORE - A MUSICAL! Cutting Edge Theatre Productions Augustine's, 4 f George IV Bridge ♦ 08452 26 27 21 « Grid Reft E5 i Set Scottishs noisland duringSuddenly the Second the locals a crisison a- there' whisky! a shipWorld runs War, aground, carrying.are. experiencing; thousands of|!fb:en bottles8,10,of12,whisky! entertainment!£ 12.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 16,18,20,100% 22,24,pure 26: I7:55(lhr20mins) World prem r 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 zi 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30*.

WITH A SONG IN MY HEART Project MSweet ECA, Edinburgh College onid Lauriston Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (•: Ji West Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Reft A celebration of the music of Richard Rodgers and his collaborations with some .III of the best lyricists in musical theatre. Six talented performers bring you the best ss musical13: theatre Aug 2040 (I hrstandards IOmins) £8.of00the (£7.0last0) century. Aug 14-19: 18:40 (I hr IQmins) £8.00 (rjjc 15 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f WORKING American High School Theatre Festival Blueside, Pilrig Church, I b Pilrig Street ♦ 0131 553 1876 ♦ Grid Reft A6 ][’ Ain dynamic fe ofAmerican workersthisandcontemporary their strugglemusical to findoffers meaningjiif everydaylook life. atBythethelicomposer ofWicked, a spiritedI2:l5(lhr30mins) glimpse into the£6.lives of highly memorable characters.

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Aug 00 (£4,00)00) Aug 15(Ihr30mi £6.00(£H 0(g I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i YEARBOOK:THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref:H2 Told musicalOriginally presentscreated a groupinof1994 American scfi seniorsvignette-style, reliving theirthislasthigh-energy year of school. by ourhigh theatre) programme:Tri-School Theatre in Anaheim, California,Aug20: www.trischool.org Aug 19, 2 3: I2:l5(lhr30mins) £6.

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24 hour box office at vww.edfringe.com [ABIGAIL'S PARTY |fe/Kats Demarco Theatre Roxy Productions Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 he party niceties flow smoothly but, once the women open the gin and tonic, the iilarious social tension is let loose. Witness the intelligent cocktail of romance and 'l§,ivelation, provide ug2l-26: which 18:00 (2hrs) £7,50the(£2.perfect 50) ingredients for an evening's entertainment fhi 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 »30 31 i: ^ABSURDITY OF EXISTENCE Ipnrty central,Stage CarltonCompany Hotel, North Bridge » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 | Hilarious portryal of marital pain, slicing into the soul of suburbia: a raging verbal/ ’ sual energy of a family involved with hasty cover ups of misdeeds and Freudian psychology. ug 13-19: I0:Enough 00(50mintos) shock £6.50 (£5.even50) the most liberal audience.

UK premiere 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 »3 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 |iCCIDENTALLY WAITING TO HAPPEN i he PaperCourtyard, Birds 60The Pleasance» 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref. E6 lleasance . j ye music, movement and whispers tell the breath-taking fragmented story of women in the wrong place at the wrong time. 'Visual symphony of image and lent beautiful and fascinating.

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2-4: 212:6-27:50(Ihr) ug 12-13,Aug19-20, 12:50£5.(I hr)00 £8.50 (£7.0Aug 0) 15-18,21-25,28: I2:50(lhr) £7.50(£6.HHU00) s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 iCT WITHOUT WORDS I AND II :ated Guess Iuo Southside, I 17 Nicolson Street • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 ijlelebrate 150 years of Samuel Beckett with two of his hidden gems. Be intrigued the sincerest expression of the human psyche all without a single utterance of a TOrd. www.educatedguess.co.uk >; eviewAug (30min15:s)5£4.5 (30mi 00 ns) £6.00 (£5.00) jg 6-8,10-15,4-5:17-22,15:5254-28: WSai 4 2 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JiDULTCHILD/DEADCHILD jKsbar ■ieetPort/Grassmarket) EGA,Theatre EdinburghCompany College on Lauriston •test • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off 'j' hat happens when a child is deprived of love? Trapped in their feelings of hurt and jj istration. Visually evocative, erratically paced, a collision of innocent spontaneity independence.

Jigd reckless 13-20,22-28: 16:35 (45mins)Be£7.dissolved 50 (£6.50) into a world of sinister familiarity.

23456 7 8 9 10 I 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 jfHE ADVENTURES OF BITTER & TWISTED er <£Tavern, Twisted9a Holyrood Road • 0131 556 5044 • Grid Ref: E6 kilyrood • ime and hear tales of two freakish outcasts living in the middle of an enchanted Gothic & candlelit stories, with the voice of Howard Read as the narrator, ifully1700 warped' 'rgaut6-19: (SOmiWns)il£6.Hodgson, 00 (£4.00) www.bitter-and-twisted.co.ukWorld premiere • BSH 2 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 FTER LIVERPOOL le Latymer Theatre Company ‘ 's, 41 George IV Bridge « 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Ref: E5 ree couples struggle to express their feelings without being misunderstood in ses Saunders' popular comic play. Like all Saunders' best work,After Liverpool is tely observed, jg7-l3: 15:40 (SOmineatns) £5.and00incredibly (£4,00) (£3.5funny.

05) HE fs6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15-16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FTERNOON TEA WITH A TRANSVESTITE ax Speed dbWEST Ref: C4@ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Gt King Street • 07720 285 550 • iither chance to have an informal audience with Max(ine) - a married transvestite lose wife fully supports his/her alternative life-style. Over tea and biscuits, both h/woman 6-26: 14:3and0(Ihr)wife£8.share 00(£6.0their 0) secrets. Extraordinary.

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THEATRE A-HAUNTING WEWILL GO Venue 2 Venue The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance » 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 A stormy night in the depths of Dartmoor. Two murderers, two kidnappers, two clairvoyants Aug 20-27: 17:and10 (Iahr)mysterious £6.00 (£5.00)face in the mirror! Would you spend the night?

30 3I 12345 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 !4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28293031 12 A'HUNTIN Revised Edition Theatre Company Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row » 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Revised Edition Student Theatre Company proves that not everything from Eastbourne is blue-rinsed, as our merry band of dissolute vagabonds search for the greater taking with£4.0them Aug 7-12:good; ll-05(40mins) 0 (£3.0rope, 0) hope and trust in the inevitable.

30 3112 3 456 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 ALICETHROUGHTHE LOOKING GLASS Little Acorn Theatre Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place » 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 'I just wanted to see what was through the looking glass.. ' Queens, knights, conker fights, plumcake and puppets. Anarchic fun in a fantastical chessboard world. Lewis Carroll' s dark fairytale(Iretold in0 (£4.a l0iv0)ely visual style.

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Aug 7-12,Aug14-19:3-5:15:17:4515(Ihr) 00) * 30 3! 1214167 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ALLEGIANCE -WINSTON CHURCHILLAND MICHAEL COLLINS Ale/ Smith Arch-imperialist Winston Churchill and Irish rebel Michael Collins were natural enemies: then, one foggy night, they got drunk together in Winston's home. 'Drama scores a bullseye Aug 00 (I hrwith 30miMel ns) £Smith' 15.5050(£s(£15.

14.riveting 00)00) portrayal of Churchill' Independent.

Aug 7-10: 11-13:11:I I00(lhr30mins) £16.

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ALL SHOOK UP! INTheatre AMERICA American High School Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road *0131 447 0111 * Grid Ref:H2 From an award-winning American troupe, a new journey from rock 'n' roll to rap, in rhythm and rhyme, through the words of Studs Terkel voicing today's reactions in a world spinning into the new millennium.

Aug Aug (£4.000)0) Aug 8:11:14:I ft1S15(I(Ihrhr30mi30mins)ns)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) Aug 12:10: 20:18:1155 (I(I hrhr 30mi 30minns)s) £6.£6.0000 (£4.

30 31 12 3 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 AMADEUS Ut Severis Seges Theatre Company The Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: C4 Peter Shaffer's emotionally charged examination of the nature of genius and mediocrity... The spectacular Great Hall of the RCPE provides the setting for Joseph l 's court a sumptuous celebration Aug 14-19:in I4:l5(lhr45mins) £7.00(£5.00)of Mozart for the 250th anniversary of his birth.

30 31 12 3 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 293031 12 AMERICAN Act ProvocateurFOOTBALL International C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Love, war, adventure and the discovery that the human skull makes a perfect football!

Join Bil y as he swaps shopping malls and video games for the Marines in this edgy contemporary comedy from American writer William Whitehurst www.actprovocateur.net Aug 3-16: 16:40 (55mins) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • EE31 30 31 2 3 4 Jfi 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Aug 20-28: 23:45 (55mins) £8.50 (£750) 30 31 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 AN AMERICAN MACBETH American High School Theatre Festival Blueside, Pilrig Church, I b Pilrig Street • 0131 553 1876 »Grid Ref: A6 This American troupe turns to Shakespeare's Macbeth to delve deeply into power, politics and evil to better illuminate their own country's actions in the world. It's the 'Aug8: Scottish10:Pl15(IhrBOmi ay' in Scotland ns)s) £6.£6.00played 0(£4.

000)0)with passion for global understanding.

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0(£4.000)0) Aug 12:11: 2ft14:15(IhrBOmi European premiere 30 31 I 2 3 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 31 I 2 AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE High Priests of Hijinx Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square >0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:F5 Chaplin! Houdini! Keaton! Experience the conflict and comedy of an entertainment that defined American theatre for decades. A crate, a curtain, a tuba - vaudeville! '. . Buster Keaton performs again' NewYorkTimes. 'Our highest recommendation...'

Cirque Soleil.

PreviewduAug 2-4: 15:-24:40 (I15:hr)40 (I£5.hr)00£850 (£6.50) Aug Aug 5-10, 11-13,15-17, 18-20,2125-28: 15:40(Ihr) £9.50(£7.50) World premiere-um 13416 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 7 32 ANALYSE THIS PerfAct Youth Theatre Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St« 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref:D5 Drowning in a world of interactive, reality TV, trying to make sense of everything?

Bombarded by information, signs, symbols - interpreting what people say, what do they mean? 13:We00 (SOmi analysens) £5.behaviour, Aug 21-26: 00 (£250) dreams... well analyse this! A total abstavaganza.

World premiere 30 31 12 3 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: AND EVEN MY GOLDFISH Chotto Ookii C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge « 0870 701 5105- Grid Ref: D5 Visually exciting and unpredictable glimpse of a man trapped in his own mind. They say 'Don't dream your life away', but what if dreams are all you have? Dreams and a not entirely Aug 4-28: 18:uncomfortable 35 (I hr I Omins) £8.chair, 50 (£7.www.chottoookii.co.uk 50) Worid premiere-HSU 416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 145

THEATRE ANDY'S PROMISE NUTS C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105* Grid Ref: D5 Ever swore on your mother's life? Andy did, and now he must face the consequences. A thought-provoking comedy-drama about family, jealousy and the importance Aug 4-14,16-28:of dishonesty.

13:30 (SOmins)Find£7.5out 0 (£6.how 50) much a promise is really Worldworth. premiere • HHa 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ANIMAL FARM 777 - Guy Masterson Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place •0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 Guy Masterson's internationally acclaimed adaptation of Orwell's timeless masterpiece. A smash hit in '95, '97 and '04, it's a theatrical tour de force delivered with rare clarity and blinding relevance. 'Brilliant, delightful, graceful, artful, poetic and powerful' Preview11 -12,AugScotsman.

4-5:2I4-26: lfX)(2hrs) 00) Aug 18-19, 11:00 £5.(2hrs)00 £ 13.Aug 00 (£ 12.7-10,00)14-17,21-23,28: I l:00(2hrs) £ 12.00 (£ 11.FISH 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30312 ANOTHER COUNTRY Beg C, Chambers Street» 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Convention outraged, a class abandoned, a country betrayed. Julian Mitchell's dark and engaging play explores the effect of 1930s public school life on Guy Bennett as his homosexuality Aug 20-28: I ftOOand(I hrunwillingness I Smins) £6.50to(£5.'p50)lay the game' turn him towards communist Russia.

30 31 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 ANTIGONE American School Theatre Blueside, PilrigHigh Church, lb Pilrig Street«Festival 0131 553 1876 « Grid Ref:A6 This surrealistic retelling of Sophocles' classic story features dream-like sequences, ghostly figures, movement, projections and an original score. Told through the eyes of the title character,Antigone questions the choices that have ledAugto19:her16:death, www.nas)vpa.£6.o00rg(£4.00) Aug Aug 21:18: 20:18:3300 (I(I hrhr II Smi Sminns)s) £6.£6.0000 (£4. (£4.000)0) Aug 23: 14:3300 (I(I hrhr II Smi Smins) £6.00 (£4,00) 30 31 I 2 3 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 2930311 2 Ibsen Season at Hill Street Theatre Part of the world-wide celebrations of the centenary of Henrik Ibsen’s death I HeddaGabler by Henrik Ibsen and The Man of the Future

by John Elsom. Performed m in repertory by Open Secret Theatre.

4-28 August at 7pm Waiting for Rome by Sarah Grochala.

A new comedy about one girl's struggle to find love in a time of war, taking its inspiration from Hedda Gabler.

Performed by Widsith Theatre.

Performed 4-28 August at 8pm a fantastically imaginative re-telling of Ibsen's Peer Gynt by a team of up-and-coming Scottish playwrights. Performed

by Measureless Liars.

17-28 August at 5.10pm

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For all your Fringe ticke f call 0131 226 000 ‘ ANYTHING TO DECLARE? Brave C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Follow our intrepid Kiwi backpacker on her journey through Europe. She gets lost, drinks beer, meets strangers who spil their secrets... Sell-out run at the Ni Zealand big Overseas Experiei• E Aug 3-12:Fringe.

11:00 (I hr)Hilarious £7.50 (£6.and50)moving solo show about the European premiere 56 7 8 9 I0 II I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I7 I8 I9 20 2I 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f ANYWAY...

Dandylion Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Three Scottish dudettes let loose on all the major issues: men, ghosts, hairdresser^' football, circuses, death, handbags. Like Sex and the City, via Beckett, with rubbish.) shoes.7-13,Based an original Aug 15-20,on22-28: I8:55(45misketch ns) £6.Time 50 (£5.Out50)called 'a tiny gem'.World premiere • E 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 ! 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 APOLLO/DIONYSUS The Dead C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile « 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Reft E4 Flesh, wine and philosophy guaranteed as Dionysus challenges the naked hypocris Apollo! Why do we do what we do? Why don't we do what we think? An assa onAugthe3-28:morals 00:00 of(I hr)humanity £8.50 (£7.and 50) the gods... www.thedead.org.ukW 556 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 APPLES & LADDERS Aphids in association with Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square « 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5

By Sarah Kriegler and Jacob Williams (Australia), music by the sensational English gypsy band,The Tiger Lil ies. Non-verbal, layering images to tell a poignant story, i aPreview dynamic combination puppetry, marionettes, object theatre and bant 4-5:25-27: I6:l5(lhr)16:of15£5.shadow Aug 11 -13,Aug18-20, (I 0hr)0 £ 10.00 (£9.Aug 00) 6-10,14-17,21-24,28:W I6:l5(lhr) £9.00 (t 15 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ART Arkle Theatre Company Mayfield Salisbury Church, la Mayfield Road • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref-H6 First Fringe outing forYasmina Reza's sharp and witty hit comedy. Three Parisian men find that their responses to a minimalist painting force them to re-appraise friendship.

Like00al(£7.l good Aug 14-19: 20:Seen30 (Iithrbefore?

30mins) £10.

00) art, it's worth another look!

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THE ARTFUL WIDOW (AN ADAPTATION) Braindead Theatre Company Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 England v Spain v France v Italy: a farcical account of four suitors who attempt ti woo the beautiful but resolute Rosaura. A chaotic, colourful romp through the Venice PreviewCarnivale Aug 4-6: 14:as4she 5 (I hr)makes £4.00her choice. Aug 7-13: 14:45 (I hr) £6.00 (£4,00) H 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2t THE ART OF SILENCE Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid F Human suffering and defiance is starkly represented in JS Hartley's unsettling fact! based drama of torture and imprisonment This depiction of a brutalised imagina distancing itself from corporeal suffering is particularly poignant in today's world j climate, Aug 7-12,www.theatreversusoppression.com 14-19,21 -26: 1000 (I hr I Smins) £7.00 (£5.00) 45678 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 ASTURIAS New Strides Theatre Calton Theatre CafeBar, 121 Montgomery Street» 07757 352 709 • Grid Ref: B6 Mineworkers and Government in conflict! Spanish miners joining a political upris find themselves standing alone against Francisco Franco and an army of Moroccai mercenaries. Pathos, despair, hope and humour. Free tapas and a glass of sidra s* the Augmood.

7-12,14-19,22-26: 1800(Ihr30mins) £7.50(£6.00) Worid premiere-1 6789 10 II 12 5 14 15 16 17 18 19 202 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

U hour box office at vww.edfringe.com iUDIENCE BgV/Hages, 41Theatre lijugustine' George Company IV Bridge » 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 ome and enjoy Michael Frayn's affectionate swipe at the flaws and foibles of your ;<erage theatre audience. Sly, witty and with a great ensemble feel, this is first-class htertainment |ug 22-28: 20:40from (55mithe ns) £7.master 00 (£5.0-0)and a free etiquette lesson to boot!

[In; .4. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 . ,N AUDIENCE WITH ALBERT EINSTEIN i'B Characters ■Ided Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 ‘ scover the mystery of Einstein's stolen brain, his secret love-child, escape from the izis and how he solved the great riddle of the universe. Experience the Big Bang, | <igquestions even 1-24,and2I8:l:30(lhr) 11:3win 0(Ihr)£9.a5£8.prize! ug 14-17, 18-20,225-27: 0(£8.50(£7.50)50) World premiere 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LN AUDIENCE WITH NEDCordell SHERRIN |ssemb/y Theatre and Marshall s isembly id Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2 ice producing the ground-breaking That Was The Week That Was', Ned Sherrin been ruffling establishment feathers. Join this celebrated satirist and radio asenter17:as30 (Ihehr)looks ^21: £ 13.5back 0 (£ 11.on50) his life with inimitable wit and wisdom.

3 4 5 6 7 .8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 HE AUDITION (it <f260 i Elephant @ Jurys Inn,Production 43 Jeffrey Street • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Reft D6 sbian kiss + drug deal = Audition? Strong-minded director Stella pushes wannabe jress Lauren to her breaking point Subjected to alcohol, drug and mind games, shed to her mental, physical, emotional and ethical limits, can Lauren survive? Let's www.the-audition.co.uk Ig!. .7-19: 2ft 15 (I hr 30mins) £8.50 (£7.50) 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f ,OSTENTATIOUS! dmZoo,the140Top TheProductions Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 pride.. extreme prejudice! Join a hopeless amateur dramatic company as they ■ke a song and dance of everything, from auditions to opening night in their oduction of Jane Austen'lOs miclassic. so good! wiewAug4-5: ns) £4.00)0Bad 0 drama has never been World ig6-28: 17:20(IhrI7:20(lhr IQmins) £7,00(£5. premiere • EE31 123416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 fERAGE MINOTAUR e Line Theatre Company senside, I b Royal Terrace • 0131 557 2124 • Grid Ref: C6 io - a monster, or just like you and me? (Forget the myth!) Who's to blame for suffering all around him? See this disturbing play by prizewinning writer Alex •7-12, and 1decide, www.beelinetheatre.org.uk 4-19: I4:l0(lhr40mins) £6.00(£5.00) World pi is6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 l\BYLON BURNING (ANOTHER LOVELYWAR) leotre Workshop •atre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref:B2 ■k by popular demand! Compelling, compassionate and poignant political satire seeming the war in Iraq. A cacophony of music, dance, heightened theatricality real life experiences - another inspiring production from Theatre Workshop! fw.theatre-workshop.com g 15-20,22-27: 19:30 (2hrs 30mins) £10.00 (£6.00) World 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2( ■IE BACCHAE wing Parts irse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 s'ing Parts presents Euripides' masterful cautionary tale of the ferocious capability vhat lies beyond human control. 'Judging by the sell-out crowds it's already a i d7-12: of mouth ****00)Evening News 2004, ***** Scotsman Critics Choice 2002.

19:30(Ihr)success' £8.00(£5.

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THEATRE BAGGAGE Short Story Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 A comical and compelling glimpse into a relationship broken apart by mental illness.

Maybe some things just aren't supposed to be fixed. From the team behind the London Fringe hit, 'The Waiting Game' - Time Out Critics' Choice. www.shortstorytheatre.co.uk Preview Aug 2-4: 1405 (45mins) £5.00 Aug 5-10,15-17,21 -28: 14:05 (45mins) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 11 -13,18-20: 1405 (45mins) £8.50 (£7.00) World premiere • 0231 303 2 34S 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BAJAZET Double Edge Drama Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 Grid Ref: E5 Bajazet is a dazzling portrait of love and deception. This tale of a thrilling and vicious love triangle within the Ottoman court achieves tragic splendour amid moral uncertainty in Booker prize winning Alan Hollinghurst's virtuoso translation of Racine's masterpiece.

Aug 14-17,21-24: I2:35(lhr ISmins) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 18-20,25-27: 12:35(Ihr ISmins) £8.50(£7.50) 3031 12345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 THE BALD PRIMA DONNA Scene 24 Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace • 0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Ionesco's 'anti-play' parodies the trivialities and routine of middle-class life. Its clever and playful use of language creates both a surreal comedy and an intelligent critique of contemporary society. Unconventional yet accessible theatre. www.scene24.co.uk Preview Aug14,14-6: 5 (I hr)16:£5.55 0(I0hr) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-18,216:6-27: 215-25: Aug 7-11, 12-13,19-20, 16:55 (I hr) £7.00 (£6.00) HEB < 456 789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 3t 3 2 CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS TWINKLE LITTLE STAR Written by Philip Meeks Directed by Lesley Clare O'fJeill

6.45pm (f houff Gilded Balloon Teviot 2-28 August 0131 668 at1633 book online www.gildedballoon.co.uk see page 211 for show information

THEATRE BANGERS AND MASH Fat Cat Productions Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 Grid Ref: ES Ever thought your flatmate is rather dishy? Squealed their name instead of your lover's during sex? This is the unofficial diary of such shenanigans. A hilarious little crowd pleaser thatI9:3won thens)Sydney award.

Preview Aug 3-4:18-20, 0(55mi £5.0 (SSmi 00(£4.nHerald 00)£9.00Fringe Aug 5-6, 1 1-13, 2 5-27: 19: 3 s) (£7.

5 0) Aug 7-10,15-17,21-24: I9:30(55mins) £8.00 (£6.00) UK premiere • BSH BANG OUT OF ORDER Oaklands AP C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Award-winning anti-social rollercoaster ride with comedy, music, multimedia and lessons in hip-hop slang. A new energetic piece which will educate and amuse.

Winner Home Office Aug 14-19:of the I5:l5(50mins) £6.50 Taking (£5.50) a Stand Award, www.bangoutoforder.net BANSHEES Sitting Pretty Theatre Company Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 ♦ Grid Ref: D6 What is a Banshee? Is it a Jungian symbol of longing, lament and desire? Or a sinister archetype perpetuated by a hierarchy? A vast, dark landscape in which myth reigns supreme, leaving mere mortals to fend for themselves. www.sittingprettytheatre.org Aug4-12: Aug 13-19:19:14:30(Ihr) 30(Ihr)£8.£8.00(£6.

00(£6.00)00) World premiere• HZ31 BEDBOUND Whoever Fights Monsters Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 Grid Ref: E6 A manic father and his incapacitated daughter share a small bed in Enda Walsh's dark and disorienting dramatic world. In frustration they spit out stories from their disturbing Aug 7-12: 21:past,15 (Itinged hr) £8.with 00 (£6.flashes 00) of black humour. . s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25. 26 27 BE MY BABY Collapsible Theatre Company C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge « 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Northern England, 1964. At St Saviour's Mother and Baby Home, pregnant girls are shut away, out of sight and out of mind. Award-winning production from the company behind How I Learned to Drive. 'Intensely touching' Times.

Augw.collapsibletheatre.co.uk 13-28: 18:15 (Ihr) £8.50(£7,50) 456 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 BE MY BABY Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 Grid Ref: E6 The sixties weren't swinging for the girls sent to unmarried mother and baby homes.

Against such a background is Mary Adams' story told along to the music of the Shangri-Las, the Dixie Cups£8.and00 (£6.the00)Ronnettes.

Aug 21-26: I3:00(lhr20mins) 156 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 BETWEEN Amy Mihyang Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Sometimes the strength we find is from places we don't fit into. Amy entwines her New York upbringing with juxtaposed Korean heritage, becoming a voice amongst many trans-racial adoptees, seeking connection between them and between us all. www.betweentheplay.i Preview Aug 2-5:21 13:-24,152(Ihr) £5.00 Aug 6-10, Aug 11 -13,15-17, 18-20,25-27:8:13:13:151(I5 (Ihr)hr)£8.£7.505(£7.0 (£6.50)50) World premiere • BEH 6 789 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28

For all your Fringe ticket call 0131 226 000

ESCALATOR ESCALATOR artists • hoipolloi • menagerie • luke wright •darren johnston • theatre of widdershins • richard dedomenici •company of angels • mercury theatre •nabokov

ESCALATOR platform impetuous kinshipj tangled feet PLUS DR ROBERTS’ MAGIC BUS for promoter tickets and further enquiries j: call anthony roberts 07814 695598 or cat moore 07818 063078 www.easttoedinburgh.co.uk see page 167,207,53,85,11,30,212, /60,208,196, /83,163 for shor

A new play by Rich Han Directed by Guy Masterson Starring HIGH HALL, MIKE WILMOT and NATHANIEL DAVIS aZOPM 4-28AUGUST(excepti4aug) ASSEMBLY ROOMS BALLROOM: 0131 226 2428 3 www.assemblyrooms.com

4 hour box office at Vww.edfringe.com i d The Comedians Theatre Company proudly present with / WILL ADAMSDALE STEPHEN K AMOS \ VALDA AVIKS TARA FLYNN LAW U MIKEPHILTONY McSHANE NICHOL LI TIFFANY STEVENSON directed by

by ERIC BOGOSIAN STEWART LEE

NILS BARKER In The Wrong Place 7pm 4— 2 - 28 August

see page 41,20 for show information

THEATRE BITCHES & MONEY Relentless Theatre Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Pacy,dark comedy by Martin Henshell. Three Victorian gamblers have committed the perfect crime... almost. Holed up in an Edinburgh hideout, wanted for murder and short on time3-4:- they fight for their lives, liberty and loot www.relentlesstheatre.co.uk Preview 16:45 (Ipremiere hr) £9.00•(£8.Em 00) Aug 7-10,Aug 15-17,21 16:-24:45 (I16:hr)45 (I£5.hr)00£8.00 (£7.Aug 00) 5-6,11-13,18-20,25-27:World S3 2 3 4 56789 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 2 BLACK COMEDY Productions C,Dreamwalk Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 When the lights go out the chaos begins. Unable to see, future groom-to-be Brindsley fights his way through confusion, sex, Germans and a terrible mix-up of 'borrowed'1400(1 furniture Aug5-28: hr) £7.and50(£6.alcoholic 50) drinks. Peter Shaffer's hilarious farce. tESD s6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE BLACK JEW DIALOGUES StageCoach Productions C, Chambers Street« 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Who knew that American rednecks, slavery, bar mitzvahs and chicken livers were so funny? Hilarious multimedia romp of sketches, improv, theatre and video, which reveals the absurdity of prejudice and hate. 'Must see!' Advocat. www.theblackjewdialogues.com Aug 2-28: 20:30 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • Qj3H 3 1345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BLACKWATCH National4: University Theatre of ScotlandDrill Hall, Forrest Hill (off Forrest Road), Traverse University of Edinburghof•Edinburgh 0131 228 1404 » Grid Ref: F5 An unauthorised biography of the famous Scottish regiment by Gregory Burke. A searing piece of verbatim theatre based on interviews with former soldiers of the Blackwatch who4:served in Iraq. £9.00(£4.50) Preview 20:30(lhr45mins) Aug 5-6,Aug 8-13,1-2,15-20, 22-27: 20:30(1 hr 45mi ns) £ 15.00 (£ 10.00) (£4,50 U) World premiere • H3H 11 45678 9 10 II 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 BLEEP 'N' GRIND Cloud Cuckoo Land (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 Stumble into a psychedelic wonderland with Performamatic(™) jukebox robot B44913M(d), as she takes on the Mighty Music Industry with her band of friendly freaks tow!3-4:A22:IO(lhr) pandemonium PreviewinAug £5.00 of live music, luminous puppets & pipe tobacco...

Aug Aug 5-6, 7-10,111-13, 5-17,128-20, 1 -24:25-27: 22:1022:(I hr)10 (I£8.hr)50£9.(£7.5500)(£8.50) World premiere 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 415 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 12 BLOGGERS - REAL INTERNET DIARIES Connected Theatre Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 » Grid 56ReftCowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Typing alone, talking to the world... Eleven true stories from real people's diaries. In bedrooms, boardrooms and cafes, Britain's bloggers pour out their hearts online.

Smart, dark and comic verbatim 18s only, www.seebloggers.com Preview Aug 3-4:18-20, I5:l0(lhr lO15:mi10ns)(I hrtheatre. £5.I0Omi0 ns) Over Aug 5-6, 1 1 -13, 2 5-27: £9.

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Aug 7-10,14-17,21 -24: 15:10 (I hr I Omins) £8.00 (£7.00) 00) World premiere • HSU 303 23456 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 BLOGGING Kentisbeare Players Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 An intimate and uplifting play bringing the immediacy of modern communication up against the age old twists and turns that are life's journey. Three generations of women, one man, finding the essence in presence, humour, passion, soul.. www.kentisbeareplayers.org Aug 15-20,22-24: 15:40(Ihr) £5.00(£4.00) World premiere 30303131 I12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12

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ARoundham BOAT SLock YERTheatre WHOLE WORLD C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 S105 » Grid Ref: D5 Birth, death, tears, laughter.. and tons of coal! A love affair in the lost world of the working canals. 'Kate Saffin is utterly convincing in the role of Rose1 **** Scotsman www.roundhamlocktheatre.co.uk Aug 4-19: 11:15 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) D 416 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 39 30 BODIESDivina IN TRANSIT Mucca Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd » 0131 228 1404 • Grid Reft E|I Marija wanted to be a beautician - instead she finds herself working in the brothel of Copenhagen. 'Bodies in Transit' tells the story of a young woman traded for prj and trafficked work in the sex£8.0industry.

Preview Aug 2:to15:I3:30(lhr30mins) 0 (£4.(£9.500)0) (£4.50 U) Aug 3, 8 , 1 2, 1 7: 3 00 (I(I hrhr 30mi nns)s) ££ 1250 Aug 4, 9 , 1 3, 1 8: 18: 0 30mi 1250 (£9.(£9.00)00)(£4.(£4.5050U)U) Aug Aug 6,5,22,111,20,6:116,5,I4:30(lhr30mins) 210:9: 20.13:3300 (I(I hrhr 30mi 30mi£nn12.s)s)5££0 1250 1250 (£9.(£4.00)50(£4.U)50 U) Aug (£9.

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50 U) Aug 24: (I hr 30mi Aug 25: 1230 (I hr 30mins) £ 12.50 (£9.00) (£4.5500 U)U) UK THEATRE THE MEADOWS ^ BIU IUF I Melville Drive Tues 15 Aug to Sat 2 Sept BOOK 0870 833 0001 ONLINE: www.dialaseat.co.uk NOW! FRINGE BOX OFFICE 0131 226 0000 see page 189 for show information

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BONNIE IN BRIGHTON WASIF Productions Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace * 0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Parties, people and popping pretty pil s. . bring it on! ATexan girl's year in a seaside city. 'Erin Parks gives a remarkable performance, Guy is superb. Theatre doesn't come 416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 BOOM BANG-A-BANG About Theatre Rocket @Turn Demarco RoxyCompany Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Gri Following their five star production Beautiful Thing, About Turn bring anothei comedy from award-winning Jonathan Harvey, featuring tears, tantrums, traui and the Eurovision song contest! Outrageously camp and wickedly funny. 7 deserved excellence' Aug 7-12,1reputation 4-19: 16:15 (Iforhr 30mi ns) £8.00Scotsgay. (£6.00) www.aboutturn.co.uk JOHNNY BOSKAK Creig Coetzee Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 » Grid Combine road movies, rap, Shakespeare and South Africa and you might with Johnny Boskak - a mini rock opera for the spoken word. Set to live, ori music.

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Aug 2 2, 2 7: ISmi £ 00) (£4.50 U)50 U) Aug 17,18,223:4: 16:13:4350 (I(I hrhr II Smi Aug Sminnns)s)s) £££ 1250 1250 (£9. (£9.0000)0)0) (£4. (£4.5500 U)U) Aug 19, 2 5: 18: 4 5 (I hr I Smi 1250 (£9. (£4.

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Aug 26: 21:45 (I hr I Smins) £ 1250 (£9.00) (£4,550)0 U) European BOTH SIDES THE BAR Bathroom Floor OF Productions Glass half full or half empty? Optimistic? Then you'll look forward to this comiq tale of love, envy and determination! Pessimistic? Then you'll be pleasantly surpr byPreview this menage a trois with£4.a 0twist! www.bathroomfloorproductions.com I3:45(lhr) £8.50(£• I Aug 7-10,Aug 15-17,3-4:21 I3:45(lhr) -24: 13:45 (I hr)0£7.50 (£6.AugS-6, 50) 11-13,18-20,25-27:WoHd premiere

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SMIRNOFF C central, Carlton North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Reft D5 BABY grotesque urban nightlife and club culture in all its trashy glory. The upc NIOORY STREET.BELLY COWGATEJ Witness Smirnoff BabyBelly 2, South Niddry Street version of John Godber' s exceptionally popular play. Four hunky actors play 20 3-27 August, 19:10(19:25) characters14:00(Ihr in one crazy night on the50) town, http://bouncers.abingdon.org.uk J 0870 745 3083 Aug4-19: ISmi n s) £8.50(£7, see page 197 for show information 150

M hour box office at i'/ww.edfringe.com JOUNCY CASTLE HAMLET |tro///ng Theatricals fecket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Reft E6 lamlet was published in 1603. Bouncy castles were invented in 1961. Somehow, «y had been kept apart., until now. At last Hamlet performed entirely on a bouncy :le. Ghosts! Pirates! Shakespeare! Jumping! What could possibly be better? | -evi; 9-12, ew Aug14-19:3-5:11:11:0000(2hrs) (2hrs)£7.£6.0000(£6.(£5.00)00) 56789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29»3112 RAND - HENRIK IBSEN theatre Apprentice Jjliiaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 |iie young preacher Brand returns to the mountains, rediscovering his unburied ptory. Set within dead valleys and shimmering ice-churches, where personal myths Id national consciousness collide, this interpretation examines the traumatised, mind in Ibsen'£6.s0poetic |idamentalist jg 14-19: I8:l5(lhr30mins) 0(£5.00)masterpiece.

156 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 SSENS ET LA FEMME atre du Sablier Et @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Reft E6 asper Diss' famous and little known songs of an ineffable artist A beautiful, aative, spicy and warm show. A high quality interpretation by the actors, dancers I)g6-20: d singers.13:00(Ihr A showlOmiunanimously George'spremiere-HSU friends. ns) £10.00(£8.loved 00) (£5.by00theU) audience andEuropean 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 25 REAKFASTWITH JOHNNY WILKINSON hoco/ote Factory Productions " UdderBELLY, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 » Grid Reft F5 ijm Chris England, the writer of the smash-hit An Evening With Gary Lineker', mes this sparky, hilarious comedy. Norman Pace and Beth Cordingly lead the the morning£6.England won the Rugby World Cup. I ’g5-6, Evisbyewscrum Aug 3-4:reliving I4:00(lhr20mins) 00 £I3.

1 1-13, 1 8-20, 2 5-28: I42)0(lhr20mins) S0(£I200) g7-10,14,16-17,21-24: I4:00(lhr20mins) £11.50(£I0.

00) H >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 LEAKING THE POPE Jerline Theatre Company hirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • I Reft E5 terrifyinglyChurch' uncovered in thissecret movingIf you' newveplever ay, as leei Magdalene Irish womenLaundries reveal theare Catholic s darkest fidered what happens when God's not looking, don't miss this disturbing new 3-4: 13:2513:(45mi ns) £4.00 5-6,'A111ug-13, :? 7-10, 4-17:18-19: I3:25(45mi25 n(45mi s) £7.ns)50£8.(£6.5500)(£7.50) .56 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 KEAKTHE PAPER CHAIN PEOPLE Theatre jtue 45, OldCompany St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Reft D5 mesh men constructed by the fearful. Newspapers destroyed, telltales of guilt er the abstract world toof fear. a trial,Make whereyouran mark. unknown is sentenced to death and fS i-yone has something 7-12,14-18: 14:00 (45mins) £5.00 (£3.50) World premiere • QEZ1 is67 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 IEASTS AND BURGERS! (hard Franklin Productions smoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0 745 3083 •Grid Reft E5 tllinaire's The Breasts ofTiresias adapted! Pythonesque flying breasts, dadaist isvestitism and a mansized poodle! First surrealist play sensationally produced 11917. Burger Empire tells lateral thinkers to smirn-off! Award winning Richard ifklin directs.

Mew 3-4:13:13:151(45mi 5 (45mins)ns)£8.£4.500(£7.

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An extraordinary mystical show for the entire family! cwnTmoi ;'™z:?rrn PLEASANCE 2-28 August CONCRETE [www.pleasance.i SSJ 11:30AM scamp | see page 8 for show information

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THEATRE BRICK WALLS Dancing Brick Productions Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • In this melancholic comedy two men tackle their boredom by building other lives, other people, other places to believe in and escape to. 'Exceptional' TCS. 'Preview Captivating and hilarious. minutes' Varsity.

0 (I hr)12:. £4.6030 0(Iglorious 0hr) £7.50Aug 12:30 (Ipremiere hr) £8.50 •(£7.EE3I 50) Aug 7-10,Aug 14-15,3-4:17,12:213-24: (£6.55-6,0) 11-13,18-20,25-27:World 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 fe 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 A BRIEF HISTORY OF SCOTLAND - WE DONE LOADS! LIP Theatre CompanyCity Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E4 Sweet Grassmarket,Apex Think you know about history, religion, science, philosophy and art? Well, think again!

Let us show18:3you the truth, as we are Scottish and we done loads!

Preview Aug 6-25:Aug18:3-5: 35 (Ihr) £7.5 (Ihr) 00(£6.£5.00)00 World premiere •HSU 3456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28293031 BUDAPEST KISERET Firefly Productions Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace « 0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Desire, regret and longing are the night-time travellers on the restless mind. Ten year, critically acclaimed Fringe veterans tell the original story of an accidental passenger train with £7.a veiled Light lunch included.

Aug 14-21,2on3-28:a Gypsy I I:35(lhr25mins) 00 (£5.0destination.

0) World premiere 3031 12 3456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE BULLET Hunter Productions The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 Robbie and Mike return to their family home to find the dreams that haunted their childhood still alive in all their terrifying promise. The Bullet is Penhall's Death of a Salesman for a modern Britain. £4.00 Preview15,1Aug Aug 7,19,13:21,2I3fl0(lhr30mins) 3,25,27: I3:00(lhr30mins) £6.00 (£4.00) 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28293031 12 THE BURIALATTHEBES: SOPHOCLES'ANTIGONE The Perse Venue 45, OldPlayers St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref:D5 'You are either with us or against us in this case.' Terrorism. Tyranny. Tragedy.

Sound familiar? Seamus Heaney's adaptation of 'Antigone' makes its Fringe debut.

AnAugunmissable production The00)Perse Players of Cambridge.

21-26: I8:30(lhr ISmins) from £7.00 (£5.

30 3112 3 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 THE BUTLER DID IT!?

Afternoon Delight Theatre Company The Lot, 4 Grassmarket • 0131 225 9922 • Grid Ref: E4 Murder! Mystery! Imagine, if you can, both combined!! This comic reworking of the 'whodunnit' genre from QMUC's acting students is the funniest and most satisfying in the£6.Fringe .

Aug 6-27: show 13:30(Ihr) 00(£5.00)- ever! You'll never see this one coming.

World premiere • HSU 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303 2 THE CABARET OF MENACE Cambridge University ADC C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace •0870701 5IQ5«Grid Ref: E4 Sleazy, late-night post-modernity. A jazz-fuelled tremble through Pinter's sketches, new writing and work from the comedy canon, climaxing withTS Eliot's barely performed masterpiece 'Sweeney Agonistes'. Furrow your brows, laugh from the gut Augand3-14,shiver, 16-28: www.cabaretofmenace.com 004)0 (I hr I Smins) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • HSU 3cwill6ZMJ0JJ_ilijJ4_l5J_6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 2 CABIN FEVERProductions GildedBalloon Balloon Gilded Teviot, 13 Bristo Square ■0131 668 1633 * Grid Ref: F5 If you have to sack a comedian, make sure you're on dry land. Starring Stephen Frost (Twelve Angry Men/Sick Transit), written by Jim Sweeney (Danny's Wake/My MS and Aug Me),2-5:directed

by Lee SimpsonAug(Improbable Theatre Company).

Preview 17:30premiere (I hr) £9.00•BSU (£8.00) Aug 11-13,18-20, 217:5-27:30 (I17:hr)3£6.0(Ihr)00 £10.00(£9.

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CALLTheatre ON THE ZIMMER Skylo Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off Breaking through the taboo of ageism, this poignant and beautifully devised piece casts new light on the reality of old age. It is imaginative both physically and visually as well21-28:as heightening Aug 13:25 (40mins)the£6.audience' 50 s sensory experience.

World premiere 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 , . _ CAMBRIDGE SHORTS Cambridge Filmmakers Network C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: E4 Into The Darkness:Theological tale about the eternal battle of good and evil. Abigail must restore the balance or face a world of darkness. Black Box: It's not easy being green. Funny and touching tale of people and their recycling. www.cambridgefilmmakers.co.uk Aug 3-28: KKX)(50mins) £4.50 (£3.50) World premiere • ECU 3 3416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE CANTATA FOR ACQUIESCENCE BY BERTOLT BRECHT CalArts13, Lochend FestivalClose, Theatre Venue Canongate ♦ 07074 201313 • Grid Reft D6 An unexpected Brecht one-act Poetry, clowning, dharma, daring limbs, song and mild performer dismemberment all collide in a true dance of death. Violently funny, a rapturous PreviewAugmeditation 11-12: 16:3on0 (Ithe hr) £3.nature 00 of surrender. Aug 13,15-19: 16:30 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.00) 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 THE CANTERBURY TALES Distraction Augustine' s, 41Theatre George IVCompany Bridge ♦ 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Ref:E5 Distraction return with their critically acclaimed comedy version of 'The Canterbury Tales'. A mad miller, handsome scholar and an East End bad boy weave a plot of betrayal, bigamy to£8.create production.

Aug 15,17,lies23,and 27: 1600(Ihr) 00(£7,0a0)truly entertaining Aug 19,25: 16:00(Ihr) £9,00(£8.00) 30 31 12 3 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 293031 12 CANT PAY? WON T PAY! Collapsible Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Rioting women, stolen rabbit heads, a fishy phantom pregnancy and policemen who look suspiciously similar. Find out how, who, why and what the hell in this madcap breathtaking satire ISmi fromns)Dario Aug 2-28: I6:30(lhr £8.50 (£7.Fo.50)www.collapsibletheatre.co.uk Han 303 13416789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CAPTAIN CORELLI S MANDOLIN Mike Maran Productions - Escalator East to Edinburgh Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row •0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 Mike Maran & Philip Contini proudly present their acclaimed adaptation with Alison Stephens (mandolin) and Anne Evans (piano). 'I would rather see this show than the film Louis de Bernieres.

'Mandolin Augany10-11:day!'20:00(lhr20mins) £12.00(£10.

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4-15: I7:45(lhr20mins) £I200(£I0.0Q) 30 3112 3 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 29303 CARBON FEVER TaxZoo, Deductible Theatre♦ 0131 Company The 140 The Pleasance 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 Armageddon's such a bitch! When a trillion tons of carbon collapses on the planet, two old friends find themselves trapped in an off license. With only beer and Pringles toPreview live on, insanity, stupidity IO(45mins)ns)and£7.£4.00Sigmund 00(£5.00) Freud ensue. World premiere • HSU Aug 6-16,Aug18-28:4-5:23:23:IO(45mi 303 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 CAST ASIDE Ankle The Zoo,Productions 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 A pretentious director, moronic cast and a gender-bending, meta-theatrical mess of a production of 'Merchant ofVenice' merge in this satirical antidote to everything waffling, affected or ostentatious aboutns)the£4.stage - just what the doctor ordered, darling.

Preview 4-5: 20:50(lhr Aug 6-28:Aug20:50(Ihr IQmins) £6.lOmi00(£4.

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THEATRE CAUGHT ONTAPE:THE U.S. UNDRESSED The Putney Players The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref:F6 Twelve actors. Six tape recorders. Four cities. Countless conversations. Discover the funny, frank and surprising way that our stories come together. If an American shoved recorder Aug 6-8:a 12:tape50(45mi ns) £6.at00(£4.you,00)what would you say?

Worid premiere-BED n 6 7 8 9 0 'I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 THE CAVE OF THE GOLDEN CALF The Cave of the Golden Calf Opal Lounge, 51 a George Street • 0131 226 0000 » Grid Ref: D4 'Glamorous contemporary cabaret., an eclectic blend of singers, musicians, Burlesque 1and Vaudeville performers... top class entertainment a perfect end to your Fringe day1 www.edinburghguide.com; ’An evening unlike any other. Prepare to be stunned Scotsman. (2hrs) £7.50 (£6.50) Preview Aug 6-9,Aug 13-16,1-2:20-23,200027-30: 2000 (2hrs) £10.00 (£8.00) 30 31 i 234 6 78 9 10 I 13 14 II 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24252627 28 2930 , CAVIAR & CHIPS VIP Theatre Company Smirnoff Grid Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 Feisty women. London. Laugh and cry as they spit and fight but still find time to graft, pay rent and eat caviar. Listen to the Cuban rant against the two London gobs.

Caviar with chips.

Preview Aug 3-4:18-20,15:. why 4255-27: (45minot?n15:s)4£5.5 (45mi 00 Aug 5-6, 1 1-13, Aug 7-10,15-17,21 -24: 15:45 (45mins) £8.ns)00£9.(£7,0000)(£8.00) Worid premiere • BEP 3416789 10 II 12 13 1411 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 21 26 27 2829303112 CHALK CIRCLE American High SchoolTheatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road •0131 447 0111* Grid Ref: H2 This contemporary version of Brecht's epic story about a young girl's perilous journey to protect herself and the abandoned child she rescues from certain death is boldly presented through words, movement and music. Westmont High School - Campbell, California.ns) £6.00(£4.00) Aug 8:9: 10:I220(lhr25mins) 20(Ihr25mi Aug £6.00 (£4.(£4.00)00) Aug 10: I8:20(lhr25mins) Aug 12: 20:20(lhr25mins) £6.£6.0000 (£4.

00) World premiere 30 31 123456 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 CHANBARA Yamato Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 This extraordinary new show, from the creators of the Yamato Drummers and the sword masters behind Kil Bil , combines the power of theTaiko drums and the Samurai sword2-4:in16:a 0breathtaking explosive spectacle.

PreviewAug 0 (I hr)23-24, £6.0208: and1600(Ihr) Aug 14,126-17, Aug 5-7, 11-13,9-10,18-20, 5-27:21,1600(Ihr) £11,50(£10.0£10.

0) 50(£9.00) European premiere• HEm 3 23416789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 CHARLOTTE THE DESTROYER My Fair Heathen Productions Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 MFH presents a dark comedy about a washed-up children's book author whose many phobias sabotage her ability to write. With a deadline long past, the writer's poisoned Aug 17-20,thoughts 22-28: 13:manifest 55 (I hr 20miinns)the£6.twisted 50 behaviour of her characters.World premiere 3031 12345 6 7 8 9.10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 -THE CHASTENING American High School Theatre Festival Blueside, Pilrig Church, lb Pilrig Street • 0131 553 1876 • Grid Ref:A6 Is the destiny of man determined by his life on earth? Are we ultimately held accountable for all of our actions? Standing in judgement, George finds the sins of the Augfather 7: 10:1come 5(IhrSmibackns) £6.to 0haunt 0(£4.00)the next generation.

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HUGE BYMILLER JEZ BUTTERWORTH, BEN AND SIMON GODLEY, PLEASANCE DOME 15.40 (16.40) WOHN PlEASMCt 0131556 6550 NEW END THEATRE & CRACKING UP PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH PLEASANCE I 1—\ A TvT'KTA/'? O ***★ DANNY’S WAKE J* a comedy by Jim Sweeney PLEASANC M Ji

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THEATRE CHESHIRE CATS Guilden Sutton Players Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 New comedy charting the highs and lows of the 'Cheshire Cats' tackling The Moonwalk. The girls put their breast feet forward with laughs, surprises and secrets all round. Profits donated to Walk the Walk for breast cancer care.

Aug 22-28: 14:00 (I hr 30mins) £7.50 (£5.50) WoHd premiere 30 31 12 3 456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 - .

THE CHINA VASE Feet and Fingers The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 ♦ Grid Ref: F6 Feet and Fingers return to Edinburgh following 2005's sell-out run. Shocking and intelligent new writing exploring the effect of wars on those sent to fight, stretching the limitations of period, exploding the myths of heroism and patriotism.

Preview 14:45 (Ihr) Aug 6-13,Aug 15-20,4-5:22-28: 14:45 (I£5.hr)00£7.00 (£5.50) WoHd premiere • EED 456789 10 II 12 13 1411 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 CILD The Hoy Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: D5 In a society that seeks to denounce, does any immoral thought militate felony?

When sexual desires are fickle chemical balances, should Joe's past be condoned or condemned? Follow one man's story of vigilante attacks, abuse and self-proclaimed innocence.

Aug 4-14,16-28: 21:15 (SSmins) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • QE2I 456789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CINZANO Broken House Drama Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Ref: E556 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 First staged in English at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow in 1989, three young men drink themselves into a stupor to escape their responsibilities. Broken House's production iPreview s warm,Aug funny and deeply relevant.

Aug 5-19: 21:13-4:5 (I hr)21:1£7,5 (I5hr)0 (£6.£4.50)00 HEM 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f THE CIRCLE Queen45,Mary Company Venue Old St Theatre Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref:D5 Queen Mary Theatre Company invites young and old alike to join us in a strange, dark world of storytelling. An original tale of fate, longing and loneliness captured in the bodies and voices of an innovative cast Aug (£3.550)0) Aug21,14,213,6,215:8: I3:l0(45mins) I7:l0(45mins) £5.£5.0000(£3.

World premiere 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 »30 31 12 CITY OF THE DEAD HAUNTED GRAVEYARD TOUR Black Hart Entertainment Large Black Sign Outside St Giles' Cathedral, Royal Mile *0131 225 9044 • Grid Ref: E5 Investigate the MacKenzie Poltergeist, the world's best documented supernatural case, responible for hundreds of physical attacks on the tour. 'Terrifying' Mystery Hunters. 'Fascinating' Beyond Chance. 'Brilliant' www.aboutedinburgh.com; 'Superb' BBCns)Radio Scotland, julJulScottish 30-SepConnection, 20:30(Ihr ISmi 0(£6.

2:2:2: 21:2200(Ihr 15 (I hr IISmi Sminns)s) £8.£8.£8.55500(£6. (£6.550)0) JulJul 30-Sep 30-Sep 30-Sep 2: 0000(1 hr ISmins) £8.50 50) CLAMP'D Resident Alien ClubWEST Grid Ref: C4@ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Gt King Street • 07720 285 550

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the history of the chair "Brilliant, original and extremely funny" The Daily Telegraph "I laughed till it hurt... not to be missed" Pariscope "a wonderfully wacky show" The Japan Times

15-28 Aug at 4.15pm Pleasance One, Venue 33 see page 86 for show information

CLEAN ALTERNATIVES Fresh Ice Productions Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place •0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 9 ■ NYC's visceral off-Broadway hit! slick deals, corporate narcissism, meaning of and corruption in politics' Time Out. 'Ferociously articulate' NYTimes. 'Stimulating,whip-smart theatre that should not be missed' www.nytheatre.com 'Political ire itsPreview best' Aug NY Post www.cleanalternatives.com 4-S:, I6:45(lhr30mins) Aug -24,28:16:16:454(I5 hr(I hr30mi£5.30mi0n0s)ns)£ 1200 £ 11.0(£0 (£11.10.00)00) European premiere •Hi!' Aug 6-10, II -13,15-17, 18-20,2125-27; CLINICALLY FAMOUS Haverstock <£ Gold Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 What's it really like at The Priory? Famous soap star Beverley has just checked in Soap plots deconstructed in this searingly funny tale. When the viewers love to h you it canAugreally down, co.uk Preview 2-5:21get17:-24,4you 52(SOmi n4s)5 (SOmi £5.www.

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0 0) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 17:45 (SOmins) £9.00 (£8.00) World premiere-E CLOUD NINE Italia Conti Ensemble Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Caryl Churchill's play journeys from 1880s Africa to present day London confrontM colonial & sexual repression with a gender-bent cast of characters, who traverse IhE years but age12:3only Aug 21-24; 0 (I hr25,30mistruggling ns) £7.50 (£6.to 0fit0)into or abandon their assigned roles. ini THE CLOUDS SAW WHAT HAPPENED American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 0111 « Grid Ref:H2 The 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington reverberate through the halls of a rural Idaho high school, becoming personal when the students learn that!iat|ti one of7: their own£6.is0among Aug 12:15(Ihr) 0(£4.

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00(£4.00)00) World premiere•EEO C-90 Daniel Kitson Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd ♦ 0131 228 1404 • Grid Reft E|| It's Henry's last day at work. Surrounded by thousands of discarded or undelive compilation tapes he will start, at last, to listen. And he'll find in the tapes unheard stories, stories about about people he knows. About everything.

Preview 30 (I 22:hr)himself, Aug 9-13,Aug15-20,8: 222:2-27: 3£9.0 (I0hr)0 (£4.£ 15.50)00 (£ 10.00) (£4.50 U) World prei THE COLLECTION Yippee-ki-yay Theatre Augustine’s, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 Stella and Bil have had an affair. Or maybe they haven't (is it a lie?). Regardless, Stella's husband James is insanely jealous. Or maybe just insane. Confrontation, e violence, Andnwhat Aug 15-20,is2inevitable.

2-28: I9:20(45mi s) £6.0of0 (£5.Harry?

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THE COMA We Could Be Kings Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 From the novel by Alex Garland (author of 'The Beach'). A mysterious and ui play that delves into the subconscious mind. It raises questions about the bound*! between the real and the imagined with brilliantly disturbing results. www.wecouldbekings.com Preview7-10,Aug15-17, 2-4: I4:20(lhr) £5.00 Aug Aug 5,11-13, 18-20,225:1-24:14:214:0(Ihr)20(Ihr)£9,0£8.0(£7.00(£6.

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!24 hour box office at ivww.edfringe.com hOME ON, JEEVES |heatrica/Theatrics Productions bWest weetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston » 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref:F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off Hiahib Biggar.an imperialist white hunter, and Mrs Spottsworth, an eccentric American iiairvoyant, are just two of the larger-than-life characters to join Jeeves in this ItVodehouse classic. Performed by Fringe sell-out group Theatrical Theatrics. jjww.ttproductions.com |;i ug 14-28: 14:35 (Ihr) £7.00(£6.00) 456789 10 II 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 24 25 26 27 28 lOMMEMORATIVELY Seotri Akemativ Kosova & Teatri Lirik Maqedonia 's,4l George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 « Grid Ref:E5 veteran of three Balkan wars, Kosovo, South Serbia and Macedonia, disillusioned by reality, seeks to end his hopelessness. But suicide is harder than war so he mooses unlikely£7.executioner with Englishpremiere»ECU subtitles. ' ug7-9: anllflO(lhr) 00(£5.00) - himself a victim. Albanian European 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 »3i 12 DNFESSIONS OF A CULTURAL SPY trings Attached et Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Grid Reft E4 int to Switzerland to discover what and how Europeans think. Years pass, and mysterious doll, an inexplicable cloud and a card from 1799 with a cryptic ;e magicallyI3:l0(lhr) appear.£5.What to do? I3:l0(lhr) £6.50(£5.50) World premiere• HB21 feviewAug4: 00 Aug5-27: s 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3031 2 OOKINGWITH PUCCINI Tl - Guy Masterson jbembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place«0131 226 2428 ♦ Grid Reft E2 I [jy Masterson directs Jeffrey Mayhew as Giacomo Puccini, the world's most popular jwnposer: food, wine, sex and song - arias come thick and fast as Puccini faces the sic. Boheme,Tosca,Turandot A brilliant operatic romp!

- l'ei,viewAug 4-5:21 13:20(Ihr ISmi20 (Ins)hrand £5.I Smi00Butterfly. g:,g 6-10, 1 5-17, -23, 2 8: 13: n s) £ 1200 (£ 11.00) 11 -13,18-20,24-27: 13:20 (I hr I Smins) £ 13,00 (£ 1200) World premiere • HSU 23416 78 9 10 1112 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 !ORLEONE:THE SHAKESPEAREAN GODFATHER nerican High School Theatre Festival ueside, Pilrig Church, I b Pilrig Street « 0131 553 1876 • Grid Reft A6 I hat if Shakespeare had written The Godfather and squeezed it into an hour? rleone retells this classic story in Shakespeare's style. With swordfights, nspirators and everyone talking about Italy, it's a bloodbath of Shakespearean ■i ^portions. g8: 1230(Ihr I4:30(lhr llOOmiminns)s) £6.£6.0000(£4. (£4.000)0) : '-;g9: g 10:12: 20:30(Ihr 16:30(Ihr llOOmiminns)s) £6.£6.000(£4.

0(£4.000)0) European premiere 56 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 HE *COSMIC FAMILY* WORKSHOP-SEMINAR fee Solvents Theatre Company •irnoff 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Ref: E556 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 'hilarious expressionist cabaret' (Sunday Times) offers a dark satirical window into age evangelism, personal makeover shows and corporate sell. Contemporary taking a smooth swipe at hype by award-winning company, '.thesolvents.net Aug3-4: I4:00(45mi ns) £4.ns)00£7.Aug5-6, 50) ;7-IO,14-17,21-24: I4:00(45mi 50(£6.510)1-13,18-20,25-27: 14:00(45mins) £8.50(£7.HEI1 116 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303n2 fiEENA DEFOOUIE Ipy Bloomsbury Theatre ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston rjist:tPort/Grassmarket) ♦ 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Reft F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off kple are missing! Who murdered Mary Annabel? Is he back on the loose? Why jiBeitie flee to Ohio? Things are not as they seem at Rambey House; the home lacks harmony and hormonal 1]m new £5.0500) balance.. Whodunnit? World premiere •HSU 4-12:Aug19:3:50 (II9:50(lhr) hr) £7.50(£6.

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THEATRE CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Act Provocateur International C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Dostoevsky's masterpiece presents a classic dilemma: is it possible for a young, talented man to kil an old, disgusting pawn broker and be morally absolved?

Acclaimed Russian director Victor Sobchak's production fuses physical and psychological Aug 4-14,16-27;theatre, 23:15 (SOmiwww.actprovocateur.net ns) £8.50 (£7,50) World premiere • USD 3031 23416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 CROSSED WIRES Breathe/Escalator East To Edinburgh DrGridRoberts' ReftGS Magic Bus, Middle Meadows Walk,The Meadows • 07790 235 963 • A live art event Top deck London bus. The Breathe girls entice you to pick up the phone and connect., butntos) (Free whom?Non-tBook to ensure a place or drop in.

Preview 4:4: I4:14:3000(30mi (30mi PreviewAug Aug n0(30mi s) (Freens)Non-t iiccketketeed)d) Aug5-14, 1 6-21, 2 3-26: I4: 0 (FreeNon-ticketed) Aug 5-14,16-21,23-26: 14:30 (30mins) (Free Non-ticketed) World premiere 303 2345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 THE CRUCIBLE Close Up Theatre Greenside, lb Royal Terrace* 0131 557 2124 »Grid Reft C6 Miller's masterpiece details small-town hysteria erupting into manic witchhunts and horrific persecution. An electrifying melodrama of an individual's agonising search for self. 21(Sell-out Aug -26: 11:12004 5 (2hrsDeath 30mins)of£6.a0Salesman 0 (£5.00) & 2005 Abigail's Party.)

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For all your Fringe ticket: >i call 0131 226 000C t CRUNCH! Tangram Theatre Company Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 A play about apples. From Adam and Eve to Isaac Newton, from William Tell to th Big Apple, our critically acclaimed lecoq theatre company takes you on a golden delicious fruity Time Out (4.48 Psychosis).

Preview Aug1journey 2-4: 11:2of12-24: 0 (I hr)11:discovery! £5.20 0(I0hr) £7.00'E(£5.ssential' Aug 5-10, 4, 1 6-17, 0 0) Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-28: 11:20 (I hr) £8.00 (£6.00) World premiere • H THE CURIOUS CASE OF CONAN DOYLE The Mercators Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket * 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E-|;l The Mercators conduct an investigation into the life and work of Sir Arthur ConarLv Doyle. This reveals that there was much rr o the creator of Sherlock Homes ;| than one might Aug 14-19: 17:30 at(I hrfirstI Smisuppose. ns) £6.00 (£5.00) World premi«jri?

CUSS THE WORLD Spanner In The Works Theatre Company Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 of241Art,0136enter•Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (c :l Pulls no punches and explores the very real issues of being a teenager in the 21st IB century. Highly acclaimed company Spanner In The Works will take you on a shocking, Aug 21 -27:highly 21:20 compelling (SOmins) £8.0journey 0 (£7,00) into the teenage world. European premkin: CUT! Ian Watt and Crosswords Productions Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 Ian Watt is mesmerising as deranged director Posterkrantz, slipping from feme to pi has-been in hysterical nightmare... And zer vil be hell to pay! Biting portrait of |Ti Hollywood's golden age of ridiculous & decadent excesses. Lights! Camera! ActkfM. Epic comedy!

Preview Aug (I hr)£8.£5.000(£6.

0 00) Aug6-15, 17-28:4-5:19:190505(Ihr) Bjl 30 3 2 3416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CYMBELINE The Pantaloons Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row *0131 552 7171 • Grid Refi/Ijia Disguises. Deception. Welsh barbarians. Heartbreak, hilarity and open-air theatri. mayhem ensue as The Pantaloons tackle Shakespeare's inspired dark ferce. Pay \. whatever you like! Vibrant and versatile... a great show for all ages' Pick of the W'Fringe10,2005.

Aug7, 12,14,www.thepantaloons.co.uk 17,19,21,24,26,28: I4:30(lhr55mins) (FreeNon-ticketed) ||f 30 31 12 3 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 .

DANNY'S WAKE New End Theatre and Cracking Up Productions in association vvfl Pleasance Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 , Patrick and Bil y are old friends. They haven't seen each other since they were at jj school. Now they have to spend the night together as they are the only guests atli Danny' s wake.2-4: 20:20(lhr) £5.00 PrevieWAug Aug 5-7, 15-17,25-27: 22-24,20:20(Ihr) 28: 20:20£9,(I hr)50(£8.£8.5000)(£7.00) Aug 11-13,9-10,18-20, E|_ 3031 1 3 4 J6 7 89 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DARK LANTERN Red Card Theatre Calton Theatre CafeBar, 121 Montgomery Street • 07757 352 709 • Grid Ref: B6 Ip,.

Lorenzo hears the voices of the saved, the survivors of the holocaust Each has a zb different story clamouring to be heard, an individual story of resistance, dissent oitlp acquiescence Aug7-12,14-19,burning 22-26: 18:brightly 30(Ihr)within £7,50(£6.the00)dark lantern.

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|!24 hour box office at vv ww.edfringe.com lRK NORTH/HUNGRY JANErTWO TALES OF lUPERNATURAL HORROR tery Rock Theatre : Ifenue 45, Old St Paul’s Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 television psychic discovers that sometimes the dead and gone really ought to ,j tay that way.. A ghosthunter with a desperate yearning, a woman with a terrible Wet.. }'reviewAug5: 22:30(Ihr) £5.00(£4.00) - tug 7-12: 22:30 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.00) European premiere • QSJ |p mi 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 i )AVID HUME - CITIZEN OF THE WORLD | "he Radicals * t Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 ' our second chance: This founder of the Scottish radical enlightenment with his loiessage for today returns with his sister Kate and friends;Adam Smith, Benjamin franklin. Countess de Boufflers (with young Mozart) and others. |.ug 6,10: 17.-00 (I hr I Omins) £6.00 (£4.00) 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 1 DAVID LEDDY'S REEKIE mavid LeddyIEscalator East To Edinburgh I r Roberts' Magic Bus, Middle Meadows Walk,The Meadows • 07790 235 963 • l rid Ref: G5 Inique avant-garde walking tou m mp3 player and map. Experience Edinburgh's gh times and low lives. Sonic with sex, tourism and routemaster buses! xtraordinary', 'A rare talent' * Scotsman. 'Rising star of Scottish theatre' Observer.

2,davidleddy.com (reviewAug 4: 14:00 and then every hour until 21:00 (SSmins) £2.50 hitig 5-26: 14:00 and then every hour until 21:00 (SSmins) £5.00 u 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2627282930311 •EAD OR ALIVE |te/ier3/ -Tirana ■iars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 jading Albanian theatre company explore war's after effects on those involved, lie fight to find the truth starts at the horizon between life and death. Present - isurdities derive from past5actions ig7-13: 21:30(Ihr) £6.00(£4.

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European premiere • BEg 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 HE DEATH OF ARTHUR itne Alba ;h Street •0131 556 9579Storytelling Centre,The ipped to Celtic bone and sinew; the mystery, passion and betrayal of Arthur. Sexes pd religions clash and finally the transforming power of myth. Arthur and Alba for 21st century in 'the place of stories'. |>g 15-20,22-27,29-Sep 2: 1600 (I hr 30mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) World pi 456 7 89 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2£ HE DECAMERON PROJECT ison University ^Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 both tragedies and comedies of life. Unabashedly earthy in its sensuality m comic in its perception of society, this adaptation of Boccaccio's Decameron j|phasises the importance of storytelling in an ever-changing and often threatening Iwironment12:30(Ihr ISmins) £7,50(£6.50) J8>g2-I2: European premiere • BZ31 s 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2( 3HE DELUGE Ijicking Cradle f- Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 | 'W wil these people do, to die with? Four doomed aristocrats are waiting to Ijfwn. Scandalous Baroness Karen (Out of Africa) Blixen twists her Gothic tales Jj h a biting wit Warning: Danes can poke fun at Christianity too.

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DENIAL Red Card Theatre Calton Theatre CafeBar, 121 Montgomery Street • 07757 352 709 • Three 'pilgrims' visit Auschwitz in the present day. They come not to mourn the is dead but to celebrate the architects of the final solution. A powerful and disturbingid insight into holocaust denial. Poignant, shocking but ultimately hopeful.

Aug7-12,14-19,22-26: 1600(1 hr) £7.50(£6.00) Hap 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 IJ 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 272E DESCENT Red Card Theatre Calton Theatre CafeBar, 121 Montgomery Street • 07757 352 709 • Grid Reft B6 1943. A woman prepares alone for the last of many journeys. There is only a sing suitcase for her possessions, memory and reminiscences. Tomorrow she travels eastwards to an unknown destination. Perhaps life will be better.

Aug 7-12,14-19,22-26: 12:00 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.00) Worid pi 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 DESPERATE ANTICS Hawkes Bay Youth Theatre The Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street •0131 226 0000 « Grid Reft C4 A satirical look at modern society its absurdities, vanities and potatoes. A fast-pacsnn high-energy ensemble play by Kevin Keys.. and (being Antipodean) upside-down! wil leave questioning your will to live, yet feeling strangely happy Aug 15-19: 16:30(Ihr ISmins) £7.00(£5.00) remiL 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 DESPERATE IMPROVISATIONS Act Provocateur International C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Ref: E4 l '>' JanVestraaten's sinister tale explores the comedic complications that arise when a flj®r writer's circle gets too close. As they thrash out new ideas, a simple exercise takeS fatal tv . www.actprovocateur.net Aug 13-28: 13:25(Ihr ISmins) £7.50(£6.50) Id premir ■ 4567 89 10 I 2 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DEVIL S ADVOCATE Mercury Theatre CompanylEscalator East to Edinburgh Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 12 Panama, Christmas Eve 1989. Amid American shock and awe, the Vatican's archbishop traps and breaks General Noriega. 2004 Fringe First winners return I with another politically charged production. 'First rate' Michael Billington, Guardi Written by Donald Freed, www.mercurytheatre.co.uk Preview Aug 5: 2I2:l0(lhr30mins) £5.00 10.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-10, Aug 11 -13,15-17, 18-20,2-23: 24-27:I2:l0(lhr30mins) 12:10 (I hr 30mins)££11.

50 (£9.50) is6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DIARY OF A NOBODY Rodney Bewes Assembly Grid Reft D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 The festival's favourite Likely Lad Rodney Bewes recreates once more the lo eccentric, timelessly comic world of Mr. Footer. 'A gem. Irresistibly entertaining I comedy' Sunday Times. 'Beautifully observed' **** Scotsman.

Preview Aug 4-5:21 16:-23,502(I8:hr16:ISmi50 (Ins)hr £5.I Smi00ns) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 6-10, Aug 11 -13,15-16, 18-20,24-27: 16:50 (I hr I Smins) £ I ZOO (£ 11.00) :i6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DICKENS AND TWAIN: CROSSING THE POND Dickinson Theatricals Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House *0871 750 0077* Grid Reft E6 The special relationship between England and America is examined through the | figures of Mark Twain and Charles Dickens. An international cast portrays these ti literary giants using their own writings and public performances.

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Edinburgh Dial A Seat: i 0131 667 02022 Fringe Box Office: I 0131 226 0000 seepage 181 for show information Theatre Tours International ^ guy masterson presents unmissable theatre animal farm Guy Masterson's award winning solo adaptation returns for it's 5th Edinburgh season with Gary Shelford (Angry Young Man).

Orwell's famous yarn is brought a modern sinister relevance in this theatrical masterpiece. Directed by Tony Boncza ASSEMBLY ST GEORGE' (not Sundays) CANDLISH HALL@- Shandwick Place S WEST AugH4-28 :00 - 13:00 t* in association with Bi Guy Masterson (Odd Couple, 12 Angry Men) directs Jeffrey Mayhew as Giacomo Puccini. The revelations come thick and fast as Puccini faces his own music. Food, wine, sex and song. A brilliant operatic romp! With Lynsey Tash ASSEMBLY ST GEORGES 4-28- (14:40 not 14th) CANDLISH HALL@- Shandwick Place WEST Aug 13 20 :

IlMl/PII/lTin HU V U A i H Ik H & MelOffThe bourneKerIbnt'Product l ComedyionsFest Guy Masterson directs Emmy & Perrier Award winner Rich Hall's debut play - a powerful thriller set amidst gjlfl soaring oil prices and global economic meltdown. With 5^ I Rich Hall, Mike Wilmot, Nathaniel Davis & David Calvitto ASSEMBLY Aug15:20-16:50 4-28 (not 14th) BALLROOM @ GEORGE STREET see page 146, 157, 182 for show information

DID YOU USED TO BE R.D.LAING? Mike Maran Productions - Escalator East to Edinburgh Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row»0131 556 7800 • Grid Ref: B6 A passionate and sometimes drunken assault on the psychiatric industry by the Scottish pop-shrink, rebel, yogi, philosopher, healer told by Mike Maran with music by Dave Mil igan - 2intoxicating intoxicated. 'A triumph' Herald.

Aug 1,2(I6:hr17:20mi45 n(Is)andhr£20mi Aug 5,18,8-9,22,127,5:19,20KX3 10.0n0s)(£8.£010.0)00 (£8.00) 3031 12 34* 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 DISCO PIGS Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Pig and Runt Twins, all but by bloodline. Inseparable from birth. But days before their 17th birthday the perfect balance of their world begins to shift Pig's sexual awakening Aug 21 -26: and 21:15increasing (I hr Smins) jealousy £8.00 (£6.0begins 0) to threaten their private universe.

30 3112 3 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 DIVA FORTHE ROLE OF DOSTOEVSKY'S WIFE Act Provocateur International C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Radzinsky's fantastical romance of a Tramp and a Diva. He believes he is Dostoevsky.

Together they imagine their way through a comedic love story. What happens to love in the17:absence Aug4-12: 00(Ihr) £8.of 5memory?

0(£7.50) www.actprovocateur.net World premiere• EC33 30 31 2 :• 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 3112 DOCTOR FAUSTUS Bawds C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 - Grid Ref; D5 Power. Love. Knowledge. All you could ever want - but at a price. After previous Edinburgh hit Dickens' Children, here's a new version of Marlowe's thrilling tale. Presented by Bawds (Patron: Andrew Motion). 'Superb company of players' www.edinburghguide.comwww.bawds.org Aug 13-19: 12:15(Ihr) £7.50(£6.50) World premiere 30 3112 3 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 293031 12 DOCTORS Sarah Ruff Sweet Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft E4 Terrifying, hilarious one woman theatre. Dear doctor - behold we have discovered a mysterious and dangerous specimen. We call it 'worm woman', and invite you to witness introduction£7.to00society. control...

Aug 3-27:its2l:35(45mins) (£6.00) Do not be afraid, we have her underWorld premiere 303 234*6 78 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 303112 DOLLY WEST'S KITCHEN Parnassus Arts Group The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance ♦0131 662 6892 ♦Grid Reft F6 As WWII rages across Europe, the West family in Co Donegal are facing their own conflicts. Frank McGuinness paints an array of interweaving love stories amid the search and nas)place Aug 6-12:for21:identity 1S (I hr 35mi £6.00to(£5.cal00)l your own.

BEM 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 DREAMERS Los Gemelos Lombard Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance »0I3I 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 International premiere. Martin and Facundo Lombard, the multi-talented Argentinian twins, present a brilliantly synchronised and dynamic tap and hip hop show. 'Fantastic' ElPreview Pais, www.ghmp.co.uk Aug4-15, 2-4: 122.7,-2002-24, (SSmins)2200 £5.00(SSmins) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug Aug 5-8, 11-13,10,118-20, 25-27: 220028:(SSmi ns) £ 10.00 (£8.50) European premiere 303 134*6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 friendsof thefringel

THEATRE DR LEDBETTER'S EXPERIMENT The Performance Corporation Traverse Grid Reft 5:F5Medical Faculty, University of Edinburgh,Teviot Place •0131 228 1404 • Darwin, delusion, death: some experiments go too far. Put your headphones on for Dr Ledbetter's Experiment a fiendishly gothic field-trip. Best Production nominee, Irish Theatre 'Anns)electrifying Preview Aug 9:9:Awards.

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PreviewAug1S-18, 10: 20:-27: 00 (55mi £9.0n0s)(£4.£ 15.50)00 (£ 10.00) (£4.50 U) Aug 22.0n0s)(SSmi (55mi Aug 10-13, II -13,15-18,2211 -27: 2000 ns) £ 15.00 (£ 10.00) (£4.50 U) UK premiere 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 293031 12 DUELS The Lady Cavalier Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 'Sexy women, deadly swords, verbal pyrotechnics!' TimeOut NY. The Lady Cavalier Theatre Company takes a witty look at the art of swashbuckling. Feisty freedomfighters batde alongside ruthless female pirates and sabre-swinging silent movie stars.

Action-packed comedy Aug 2-19: 17:30 (SOmi ns) £8.with50 (£7.an50)edge! (£6.50www.ladycavaliers.org C) Worid premiere • HSU 30 3! 113456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 THE DUMBWAITER The Trident Theatre Company Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Two professional killers wait in a room. In this room there are three dumb waiters, only one of which is motorised. This is, in more ways than one, the mechanism of the Augpl15,ay.17,19: 21:15 (I hr) £6.00 (£3.50) 30 31 123456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29x31 12

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For all your Fringe ticket: call 0131 226 0000 DYSFUNCTION American High School Theatre Festival de, Pilrig Church, lb Pilrig Street • 0131 553 1876 •Grid Ref:A6 Crowds flocked to this youthful group's 2003, hard-hitting Hamlet Don't miss this highly physical, contemporary work that energises audiences with an amusing, jl colourful - if(45mi disturbing - (£4.look00)in the mirror. Aren't we all just a bit crazy?

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World premiere • EC E 15 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 ECLIPSE Gresham's it C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 ||[ A group of disparate teenagers gather in Cornwall to watch the solar eclipse. On« iC of them disappears. All could be culpable. Simon Armitage's brutally funny and disturbing play, performed by Gresham's to celebrate 12 years at the Fringe. jW" www.greshams.com Aug6-12: 12-15 (Ihr) £7,50(£6.50) Worid premiere• HjE 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 3* THE EDINBURGH LITERARY PUBTOUR The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket • 0800 169 7410 • Grid Ref: E4 10th anniversary of this award-winning cultural gem of a tour through UNESCO's^ first 'City of Literature'. Hilarious dual of wits by professional actors across 300 yell] ofJul great past(£6,to0present!

30-SepScottish 2: 19:30writing (2hrs) £8.from 00 (0.00) 0 SU) www.edinburghliterarypubtour.con*L 456 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 272829 EL CONQUISTADOR Lucidity Suitcase Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E4M The extraordinary show about a Colombian doorman arrives in the UK. A surreal lobby, pre-filmed 'Telenovela' stars and raw images conjure a vivid picture cl contemporary ngenious' Inquirer.

Preview Aug13:43:5 (ILatin 11:hr1530mi(IAmerica. hrns)30mi£ 12.ns)50'£8.I(£9.

0000)(£4.(£4.50)5Philadelphia Aug 4, 1 0: 0 U) Aug 1250£ 12.(£9.50 (£9.00) 0(£4.0) (£4.50 U)50 U) Aug 6,5:8:121:15( 2:I6:l5(lhr30mins) 18:4I5hr(I30mi hr 30mins) n££s)1250 Aug (£9.000)0) (£4. (£4.5500 U)U) Aug 9: 11: 1 5 (I hr 30mi n s) £ 1250 Aug 11:13: 21:16:3300 (I(I hrhr 30mi 30minns)s) ££ 1250 1250(£9.(£9. (£9.000)0) (£4. (£4.5500 U)U) UK premiere 4 Aug s 6 “ 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2!

THE ELEPHANT MAN Fierce Pyjamas C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 51 OS • Grid Ref: E4 1 In the heart ofVictorian London, a monster is unearthed. A brilliant doctor tries Hi :o heal a young man trapped within his own deformity. Bernard Pomerance's controversial Aug 3-14,16-28:and2230moving (I hr I Omistoryns) £8.of 5human 0 (£7.50)cruelty and kindness. is 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE ELEPHANTTREE Can't Win Theatre East Princes Street Gardens, Princes Street •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: D4 A girl, her house, the tree inside and the elephant within. Bring a picnic to this captivating production and spend a magical hour under our tree. Discover the mystery branches(FreeNon-ticketed) and unearth hidden secrets.

Aug 13-27:in the 16:00(Ihr) 456789 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ELLA, MEET MARILYN Andy Jordan Productions Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Marilyn Monroe, Movie Queen. Ella Fitzgerald, Jazz Queen. Two entertainment | icons. Two troubled souls. Unlikely real life friends.. with things to prove. \

by Bonnie Greer (Newsnight Review). Songs arranged by Warren Wills. Di Paul J Medford.I9:20(lhr) £5.00 PreviewAugS: I9:20(lhr) £9.00(£I Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 19:20(Ihr) £10.00(£8.Aug6-10, 50) 14-17,21-24,28:Worid premiere• s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

24 hour box office at iwww.edfringe.com EMBEDDED University Department iIjSyrocuse Quaker Meeting House, 7Drama Victoria Terrace *0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref:E4 Fim Robbins's Embedded is a stinging and hilarious indictment of the Bush Administration's mad march to war. Alternately satiric (neo-cons, lapdog reporters) lind compassionate (soldiers, families, innocent Iraqis), Embedded examines the folly j|Aindug7-l2: human18:cost Bush'ns)s £7,war.00 (£5.00) 15 (I hrof30mi HSU EMILY'S KITCHEN illiilded fang/edBalloon FeetlEscalator to Edinburgh Teviot, 13 BristoEastSquare • 0131 668 1633Platform • Grid Ref:F5 : .005 Stage Award nominees (Best Ensemble) present acclaimed performance, j )aydreaming through life, voices on Emily's radio twist her from dusty churches to 5 pen seas on an enthralling journey. 'A company that should have a great future' ■ Mardian. www.tangledfeet.com £5.00 £9.Aug6-10, 00) , ; 'vugreviewAug2-4: 11-13,18-20,2I4:45(lhr) 5-27: I4:45(lhr) 00(£8.00) 14,16-17,21,23-24,28: I4:45(lhr) £8.00(£7.nan f.j 234 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 RENCOUNTERS jrraverse Theatre Company (i raverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0 i 31 228 1404 • i.rid Ref: E3 ncounter I: Key playwrights discuss their festival plays. Joyce McMillan, leading j is journalist for The Scotsman, chairs. Encounters 2,3,4,5: Responses by , iaywrights and directors celebrating Ibsen 2006. Includes new short plays >ug<ploring 14: 15:14:freedom.

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“cool as heck..” GUARDIAN*** “ashocking, hard-edged relentless show, as a streak blood on agraphic breezeblock wall” of SCOTSMAN*** Aug 3-28 PLEASANCE 6.25pm (no shows Weds) www.redshiftfheatreco.co.uk e page 170 for show information

ND OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER Wephen Lovatt Zoo, 140The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 iat mighty summer I watched him run off into glorious failure. The sun never set fine a man as Firpo! He ran rings round that season, then was gone, gone for j ig 13-19: 17:15 (SOmins) £6.00 (£4.00) MDOFTHE RAINBOW sembly Theatre, Mollison and Marshall Cordell Stsembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place » 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E4 I ith failed marriages and addictions behind her, this stunning play/musical charts |« final months of Judy Garland's life as she attempts the ultimate comeback. Her isgest hits sensationally performed by Caroline O'Connor with live music. 'liiviewAug4-5: I200(2hrs) £10.00 £15.00 (£13.00) g 6,"-13, 8-10,18-20, 15-17,224-27: 2-23,21200 8: I100(2hrs) (2hrs) £ 18.00 (£ 16.00) European premiere • HSD >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3uus jne Rep Theatre Company Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 jiple? He loved horses. This visually shattering production of Shaffer's disturbing l|: chodrama offers an insight into the motives behind one boy's frenzied attack on : creatures closest to his heart, reflecting our own moral blindness. Definitely not seplay.

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ME-TALES Her University Theatre Company i entral, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • ! id Ref: D5 regnant woman runs away from her serious husband to live on a miniature course eating daises and colourful pieces of rock given to her by tourists. Jei Hersson's beautiful, original fairy tales receive their stage premiere. ; 4-28: 1245 (I hr I Smins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Worid premiere»I 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 163

THEATRE EVERY BREATH Y Touring Theatre Company Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 'Because we need to know. We need to understand.' A gripping family drama by award-winning playwright Judith Johnson which explores the use of animals in biomedical research. 'Howls of laughter.. full of passion and intelligence' Guardian. www.ytouring.org.uk Preview Aug 4-S: I I:50(lhr30mins) £5.00ns) £9.00 (£6.00) (£3.00 SQ Aug Aug 6,7-11,12-13,14-15,19-20,17-18,26-27: 21 -25,11:258:0 (I11:hr530mi 0 (I hr 30mins) £8.00 (£5.00) (£3.00World SC) premiere • QZU 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A GUN Horizon Arts The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref:F6 Two girls. Two guns. No way out.. Horizon Arts' provocative Fringe debut takes a unique look at innocents in captivity. Hilarious, vicious, daring and poignant how did they end up fighting for their lives? www.horizon-arts.co.uk Preview Aug 6-28:Aug16:4-5: 00 (Ihr)1600£6.(I0hr)0(£5.£4.00)00 World premiere-Ban 456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EXOTICA Anushiye Yarnell The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 « Grid Ref: F6 A corporeal apparition of female form whose animalistic/monstrous characteristics reveal her to be other than human. Underwater fantasies, inside out notions of paradise and civilised behaviour. 'Innovative, tantalising and provocative' Western Mail.

Commissioned by the EU. Aug 20-28: 1200(Ihr) £6.00(£4.00) 30 3i 123456789 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -■ EXTREMITIES Once in a Blue Moon Theatre Company Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West Port/Grassmarket) ♦ 0870 of241Art,0136enter♦ Grid Reft F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off A gritty play examining the attempted rape of a young woman and its consequent after-effects; the permanent scarring of the mind, the desire for revenge and the difficulty in establishing whetherns) the Preview Aug £5.00)00crime ever took place at all.

Aug5-13: 14:3-4: 35(IhrlI4:35(lhr Omins) l£7.Omi00(£6. mi 30 31 3 3 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 FAHRENHEIT 451 Godlight Productions in association with Gilded Balloon Productions Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref F5 The creative team at Godlight Theatre Company returns with Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury's play (based on his classic novel) of censorship and defiance is as resonant today asAug when2-5:it I6:00(lhr was first ISmi published than 50 years ago.

Preview n3s)0 (I£6.hr0I0more Aug 6-10, 1 4-15, 1 7, 2 1 -24, 2 8: 17: Smi n s) Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-27; 16:00 (I hr I Smins) £ 11,0£0 10.(£ 10,00 0(£9.0) 00) UK premiere«HZ31 303 2 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FALLING FOR GRACE Palaver Productions Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, !7West Register Street ♦ 0131 556 2549 ♦ Grid Ref: D5 When a suicidal comic meets a Christian on a roof, they discover quite a bit in common. A provocative black comedy about men and the ridiculous lengths they'll goPreview to to preserve their egos. Strong language.

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THEATRE THE FAMILY - SEMIANYKI Teatr Licedei Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 » Grid Ref: E2 Join the craziest, funniest family you've ever seen! Children and adults alike will be enthralled, delighted and suprised as one of the world's greatest physical theatre companies turns the ancient art of£5.0clowning Preview Aug 4-5: I3:30(lhr30mins) 0 on its head!

Aug -23: 13:13:3030(I(Ihrhr30mi Aug 6-10, 11 -13,15-17, 18-20,2124-28: 30mins)ns)££12.13.0000(£(£10.11.00)00)(£8.(£8.0000C)C) European premiere • Mail 303 23416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FAREWELL TO THE TOOTH FAIRY Lynn Ruth Miller C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 72-year-old Lynn Ruth Miller's one-woman show about everyone's power to create their own destiny and discover enchantment in life. Packed with humour and pathos, these stories trace her discovery of her own paradise on earth. www.lynnruthmiller.com Aug 3-28: 18:55 (SOmins) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • EC31 3031234*6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FAST TRAIN Illumine Productions Sweet Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Grid Ref: E4 A moving, amusing and challenging piece of new writing, winner of Best Original Script, Durham Drama Festival. Clara and Clarissa travel into the unknown exploring their relationship with each other and the outside world. Comedic and deeply poignant Aug 3-13: 21:30 (45mins) £7,00 (£6.00) EEII 30 31 I2 3 4 J6 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 FATHER JOY Washington College Drama Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 After beginning a relationship with a man twice her age,Abigail discovers that her father is literally disappearing. As he crumbles into sand, she learns about sacrifice, art and sandcastles. thought.'.premiere • HSU Aug love.

7-13,1Says 6-20,Abigail, 23-25: 17:'B0uilding 0 (I hr 30mi ns) £3.00 (£2.What 00) a beautifulEuropean 3031 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 THE FATHER MONOLOGUES Jonathan Brown Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Part I: Gambling Danny's under pressure to regress. But has he got the balls? Part 2: Sweetshop-owner Ian has attended seminars to entice children. But where's his own child?

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Preview15-19, Aug21 -26: 14: 13:13:2255(I(IdaihrhrlISmi Aug I Sminns)s)£5.£7.0000 (£5.00) World premiere 3031 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303M2 FEIFFER'S PEOPLE American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road *0131 447 0111* Grid Ref:H2 Cartoonist Jules Feiffer devised this series of irreverent sketches which are brought to you by a highly energetic performing ensemble from suburban Washington, DC. Young or old, liberal or conservative, this show will entertain and skewer all. www.wchsdrama.org Aug 18: 14:15(Ihr ISmi ISmins) £6.00(£4.000)0) Aug Aug 21,19:23:16:118:5 (Ihr 15 (I hr I Smins) n£6.s) 0£6.0(£4.00 (£4, 00) 30 31 12 3 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 THE 55 SECOND PLAN Eight Missed Calls Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 ♦ Grid Reft E5 You need to change your life. You can, with us. We believe it's imperative for human beings to feel truly alive for at least 55 seconds every day. Abandon your unfulfilled Friday nights3-4:and I3:l0(55mins) join us. £4.00 Preview Aug 5-6,1Aug 11-13, 13:10 (SSmi £8.5500)(£7.50) Aug 7-10, 4-17:18-20: 13:10(55mi ns) £7,ns)50(£6.

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FILLES DE KRONOS/DAUGHTERS OF KRONOS Theatre de /'Or Bleu Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0I3I 22S 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 From bathtub to Ben Nevis, 'sublime, devilishly effective.. one-woman tornado' Depeche du Midi. Playing three women's co(s)mic confrontation with Time, Man andiji Freud.21 -26:In French, accessible Aug 17iOS (SOmi ns) £7.00to(£5.al0l0). Bilingual text available.

UK premier 15 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 293031 FINDERS' FEE Assembly Theatre I Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 •IB Making a kil ing in real estate takes on new meaning in Wesley Moore's new erotic ■ a thriller; love and ambition collide in the high stakes world of corporate greed. 1 'Preview Adrenaline A vortex of sex£5.0and betrayal' NYTimes.

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5: I4:00(lhr20mins) Aug -23,28:I4:00(lhr20mins) 14:00 (I hr 20mi0 ns)£13,£ 1200 (£ 11.00) European premiere • I Aug 6-10, 11-13,15-17, 18-20,2124-27: 00 (£1200) s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 FINDING MARINA Children of the Sea and Plan Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row * 0131 552 7171 • Grid Ref: A! The Fringe First award-winning company return with a spectacular new produc Thrilling music, exquisite dance, tales from the heart of Asia. Magical torchlit promenade under the stars. 'Best venue in the festival' Scotsman. Enter by West Gate,Arboretum Place.

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0) 00) A is67 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FIND ME Oxgangs Youth Drama Group Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E-l : Edinburgh's newest youth theatre group take on 'Find Me', a challenging piece that: explores Aug 7-12: the17:1impact 5 (I hr 30miofnmental s) £6.00 illness (£5.00) on a young woman and her family.

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 29 301 FINER NOBLE GASES Barrow Street Productions The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road • 0131 557 2827 • Grid Ref: E6 Pink pil , blue pil , yellow pil . One long night, three choices. A has-been punk band 11 forgets who they were. Uncompromising theatre from award winning playwright, jf novelist and screenwriter Adam Rapp. 'Savage and mournful' NYTimes. www.lesstheband.com PreviewAug 2-5:21 I9:30(lhr) 0hr) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug -24,19:28:30(Ihr) 19:£5.30 0(I£10.

Aug 6-10, 11-13,14-17, 18,25-27: 00(£9.00) European premiere-1 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 FINNEGANS WAKE:THETALE OF SHEMTHE PENMAN Adam Harvey C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E4 James Joyce's cryptic opus takes full possession of a human being. Witness Adam I Harvey's tour de force embodiment of an entire chapter and never understand English in quite samens) way again.50) Aug3-28: I9:55(lhrtheISmi £8.50(£7.

UK premiere-1 23456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FIRST SCRIPT Auditioncall.com Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: Auditioncall presents rehearsed readings of new work from exciting new authors; A potpourri of poety, plays and short stories to tantalise the tastebuds of the soul Produced Aug 21 -26:by11:Edinburgh 15 (I hr) £5.0Fringe 0 (£4,00)award-winning company (2003 'Nowel Coward' UKprei).

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FISH STORY llpeop/e Can Run ((•leasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 . CR (Aruba,The Ushers) present an uproarious, biting and true-ish tale of the pingerously bored and the extraordinarily deceitful. 'One of the most energetic, Inventive, riotously funny companies around, delivering dazzlingly original, anarchic j\’reviewAug2-4: akes on modern living' Metro.

1900(1premiere• hr) £9.50(£8.HSU00) l\ug 11-13,18-20,219:5-27:00(119:hr)0£5.0(Ihr)00 £10.Aug5-7, 50(£9,090)-10,14,16-17,21-24,28:World kffNEg Ti ihe is6 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 A THRILLER BY RICHARD STOCKWELL • DIRECTED BY JACQUI GARBETT LANDERS FIELD Starring Claudia Christian and George Calil imeleon Theatre Company A chance encounter leads toanda who murderous (iverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref:E4 the predator, the prey?plan but who is 914. During the patriotic fervour at the outbreak of World War One Peter enlists 2-28 August 8.15pm the army. A compelling and compassionate exploration of the horrors of war.

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56 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 »»3i 12 Jon TARTS& is Jon Levene Levene in The Jon Levene Show FLOATING From The Virgin Mary to chav half English tipolloi £ Hugh Hughes/Escalator East to Edinburgh breakfast shows, a sketch show Half Australian, twice the funny. deasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance « 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6

by Travers & Foley 3n I April 1982, the Isle of Anglesey floated away from the Welsh mainland. The 4-28 August even dates) 8.45prr 5-27 August (odd dates) 8.45pm Ktraordinary emerging artist Hugh Hughes together with collaborator Sioned C central C central pwlands tell this little-known story. The enlightening, comic, beautiful tale of the sating island, www.hoipolloi.org.uk i •revi e w Aug 2-4: 17: 3 0 (I hr I Omi n s) £5.

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Crisisprize-winner enforces unity.Gunter Calamity from triviality. forget Nobel Grass'offers searingreliefcontemporary ;rable of man's refusal to face catastrophe by RADA directing graduate. 'Brilliant, srmingly acrobatic playwright' Observer. revi ew Aug 3-4:18-20,I4:025(55mi n14:s)05£4.(55mi 00 jg; 5-6, 1 1-13, 5-27: 7-10,14-15,17,21 -24: 1405 (55mins)ns)£7.£8.505(£6.0 (£7.50)50) UK premiere • Han SMART, DARK, COMIC VERRATIM THEATRE 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728sxn 2 HE FLOWER WHOSE ESSENCE IS DEAD ingerbread n Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace ♦ 0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 quirky comedy inspired by Absurd playwright Eugene Ionesco that explores what a relationship when a person fails to recognise the one they fell in love Not toI4:5be0(45mi missed. jg).14-19: ns) £6.00 (£4.00) UK premiere 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 DOD eimaginarybody Hjwerse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian R •0131 228 1404-Grid Ref:E3 ige First award-winning theimaginarybody return to Edinburgh following their >2 smash hit' 100'. 'Breathtaking piece of theatre' Scotsman. 'Fascinating' Guardian. in the world of celebrity chefs, 'Food' explores perfectionism and the price you e to Aug pay for3: 21:ambition. view nns)s) £8.£ 1250 00 (£4.(£9.50)00) (£4.50 U) »iCl (1*4, 1 0, 113:9,245:5 (I11:hr115I5Smi(I(Ihrhrns)IISmiSmi£1250 *5, 1 1: (£9. (£4.5500 U)U) ' 2 88:f 6,12:18:416:5 (I15hr(IIhrSmiI Smins) n£s)1250£1250(£9.(£9.00) 00(£4.0)0) (£4. ^i 9:13:21:19:3000(I(Ihrhrt SmiI Smins)ns)££1250 1250 (£9.(£9.00)00)(£4.(£4.550050U)U)U) £ 1250(£9.(£9.00) 0(£4.0) (£450 *: 17:16,15,2219:2:0,2316:6:0 (I414:5hr(I1I5hrSmi(IIhrSmins)I Smin£s)12.n£s)51250 50 U) U) 0 (£9.

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THEATRE ... FOR ALL American High School Theatre Festival Blueside, Pilrig Church, I b Pilrig Street • 0131 553 1876 » Grid Ref: A6 This original work, developed through processes based on the work of Augusto Boal, the open theatre project and Michael Rohd explores justice and oppression through the eyes of mid-West Aug (35minns)s) £6.£6.American (£4.000)0) high school students, www.dl27.org Aug 21:22:18: 16:14:18:333555 (35mi 000000 (£4.

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World premiere 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 a 30 3112 FOR EVERY PASSION SOMETHING Davidson College Rocket Grid Ref:@E6Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Battle of 'La Familia' at Shrewsbury. Juliet President's daughter. Claudio on Death Row.. Royal Shakespeare Company creative teams crafted this Shakespearean look at love and family in modern America. Movement live electronic music, projected images, www.davidson/shakespeare.edu Preview Aug 6-13,Aug15-17:3-5:17:17:4545(I(Ihr)hr)£8.£6.0000(£6.(£4.00)00) wmn 3031 123 4 * 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 43 PLAYS FOR 43 PRESIDENTS American High School Theatre Festival Blueside, Pilrig Church, I b Pilrig Street •0131 553 1876-Grid Ref: A6 Created by Chicago's Neofuturists, vaudeville meets American history in this scathingly satirical expose chronicling 230 years of Commanders-in-Chief from George Washington to George Dubya. Multi-media, political punditry that is hysterical, Aug 7:9: 22:10:11moving 55 (I(I hrhr 30mi 30miandnns)s) astute! (£4.000)0) Aug £6.£6.£6.000000(£4.

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European premiere ♦ HH2I 30 31 12 3 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 FOUR LEGS GOOD,TWO LEGS BAD Splendid Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Highly physical, musical adaptation of George Orwell's classic. A fast-paced, energetic romp of a show. Innovative, funny and thought provoking. Some shows are more equal than10:others, Aug2-12: 00(Ihr) www.spendid-productions.com £6.50(£5.50)(£4.50C) mi 30 31 2 3 4* 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 FOURPLAY Odd Sok Productions Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance « 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Fourplay is a poignant look into the lives of four thirty-somethings and how they change and grow. Through the clever use of time we follow the tempestuous relationships best friends, and careers.

Preview Aug 2-4:of21four I2:35(lhr ISmi35 (Ins)hr£5.their 0n0ins)liv£8.es,00loves Aug 5-10, 1 5-17, -24, 2 8: 12: I St (£6.

5 0) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 12:35(Ihr ISmins) £9.00(£7,50) World premiere • ECU 303 234*6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 4.48 PSYCHOSIS Mardy Arts The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance •0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 Witness an unveiling of a system and become softer to the humour of the gallows.

Mardy Arts takes to heart a work by Sarah Kane. Let's all drink to the death of a punk, Previewwww.l2minutesto5.blogspot.com Aug 4-5: 17:10 (I hr) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 7-12: 17:10(1 hr) £7.00 (£5.00) HB11 30 31 12 3 4 * 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 4.48 PSYCHOSIS - SARAH KANE Squirm - Bromley High School COST Sweet Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft E4 A thrilling Artaudian performance of Sarah Kane's play, delving into suicidal despair.

It takes the audience on a harrowing journey, forcing them to confront a psychotic collapse. Blatantly aggressive, provocative Aug6-13: 17:00(Ihr20mi ns) £7.00(£6, 00) and impossible to ignore. World premiere 3031 2 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 168

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THEATRE FRANKENSTEIN Guildbury C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Created from the remains of the dead, feared and rejected, the hideous Creature seeks revenge on his Maker's world. Both gripping and tragic, this haunting piece of physical14-19:theatre a story Aug 20:00 (Ihashr 30mi ns) £9.for50everyone. (£8.50) The greatest Gothic tale. World premiere 30 3112 3 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 39 30 3112 FRANK S LIFE Rattlesnake Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 What if your family, friends and even the tramp on the corner were actors? This is the ultimate reality TV show. It isn't real life; this is Frank's life! Considered the inspiration Show'.ISmins) £6.00(£5.00) Aug 15,17,1for9,22,The 24,2Truman 6,28: Ifcl5(lhr 30 31 12 3 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 293031 12 FRIDAY GIRLS Playaway Productions Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Ref: E5 Five 17 year old girls meet every Friday. Hopes, fears, loves and lies emerge, as each girl's secrets are revealed. Author of 'A Perfect Match' ('Orwellian; painfully funny' Scotsman) Aug 7-13: 19:returns 20 (I hrwith I Ominas)tragic, £7.00 (£5.comic, 00) emotional rollercoaster. Must see!

World premiere 30 31 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303M 2 FROG MAN Meanwhile Theatre Calton Theatre CafeBar, 121 Montgomery Street • 07757 352 709 • Grid Reft B6 From suburban nightmare to sub aquatic bliss. The police frogman whose work takes on a life of its own, the smoking teenager who dreams of flight and the dancing asthma Aug 7-12,queen 14-19,who 22-26:turns 13:45her(I hrprince I Smins) into £7.50a(£6.frog.00).

World premiere • HEU 3031 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 FROM HADDINGTON TO PALESTINE El-Funoun Group Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place ♦ 0131 226 5425 • Grid Reft B2 Omar from Jenin stands before Lord Balfour's mansion inWhittingham near Haddington. His thoughts revert to his shattered homeland, its troubled history and rich culture. Through drama, film, poetry, dance and music share Palestine's ongoing anguish.

Aug 17-19: 14:00(Ihr) £6.00(£5.00) World premiere 30 31 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 THE GARDEN Shams Theatre Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 History repeats itself for two war-torn survivors. Powerful drama with stunning multimedia, inspired by The Lost Gardens of Heligan. Writer/performer 'Jonathan Young is outstanding... both funny and tragic in all the right places.. amazing!'

Edmonton Vue, Canada, www.makinprojects.co.uk Preview I4:40(lhr20mins) Aug 5-7,Aug 9-10,3-4: 14,16-17, 21,23-24,28: £5.14:0400 (I hr 20mins) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: I4:40(lhr20mins) £9.50 (£8.00) HHa 3031 23456 789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 : G-CITY MONOLOGUES Firefly Productions Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 What would happen to the villains from Batman were the caped crusader to disappear? 'Sharp, witty and humorous. An excellent new show, which incorporates alAug21-27: l the elements that make £7.it a50(£6. classic50)Fringe experience' **** Three Weeks.

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GET CARTER Red Shift Theatre Company Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 « Grid Ret: E6 Fringe icons return triumphant! Vicious modern era revenge tragedy. 'Superb inyer-face.. pulsating soundtrack... cool as heck.. ' **** Guardian. 'Shocking.. graphic as a streak of blood on a breezeblock wall.. ' **** Scotsman. 'Powerful and chil ing.. superb' www.edinburghguide.com;www.redshifttheatreco.co.uk Preview Aug 3-4: 1I8:25(lhr35mins) Aug 5-8, 4-15, 7,21 -22,18:2254,(I28:hr 35mi 18:£6.25n0s)0(I hr£ 11.3Smi00n(£9,s) £50)10.00 (£8.50) Aug 11 -13,10,118-20, 25-27: QH3 ts6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 GIRL BLOG FROM IRAQ: BAGHDAD BURNING Barrow Street Productions <fi Six Figures Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 An international cast brings to life the up to the minute recreation of one young Iraqi's internet journal. A vivid and astonishing account of a modern woman trapped! | iPreview n a warAug zone,2-5:www.sixfigures.com I4:l0(lhr Aug -24,28:14:14:1l0O1(Imi0 (Ihrns)hrI Omi£5.I Omi0n0s)ns)£ 10.£9.0000(£8.(£7.550)0) Aug 6-10, 11 -13,15-17, 18-20,2125-27: European premiere • EES! is6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 f •:« GIRL IN BOX Future Memory C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 New international theatre. Nina and Alan live in their own claustrophobic world ir the isolated North. When new tenants arrive, their secrets are uncovered and Nin iAug4-28:22-00 s driven to a horrifying, (SOmins) £8.tragic 50 (£7.act 50) Dark, sexy visually stunning. VT — 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE GIRL WHO CRIED NAM Bristol Spotlights Sweet Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E With 6 hours to go before a big exam, Eve must choose between faking mental illness and failing her degree. A pacey playful, original comedy from Bristol Universit) about flatmates, failure and Spandau Ballet Preview Aug 6-13:Aug14:4-5: 30 (SOmi14:3n0s)(SOmi £7.00ns)(£6.£5.00)00 V\ 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 » GIZMO LOVE ATC Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Now in its outstanding 26th year critically acclaimed ATC presents a black comedy thriller that delves into the cut-throat world of Tinsel Town. 'Provocative delight frci start to finish' Daily Telegraph (Helen). 'Smart shocking, hugely entertaining' Metro (Helen).

Preview Aug 4-5: l2:IS(lhr Aug -23: 12:12:151l5(IO(ImihrhrnIs)OmiI Omi£6.ns)0n0s)££10.11.0000(£9.(£ 010.0)00) Aug 6-10, 11 -13,15-17, 18-20,2124-28: is6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PAULINE GOLDSMITH Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell present Pauline Goldsmit Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street * 0131 226 2428 Take nothing new under the sun, marinate with a hint of despair, season with somei imagined last moments... Stoge Best Actress Winner 2004 prepares a comic recipe, forPreview performance.

Touching, and wonderful' **** Guardian (Bright Colours Only Aug 5: 217:1 -23, 00(1 hr) £5.00painful Aug 00(I hr)£I200(£I £ 11.00 (£1,10.00)00) Aug 6-10, 11-13,15-17, 18-20,24-27:28:17:17:00(Ihr) 56 789 10 II 12 13 !4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com GOODNESS [Vo/cano (Canada) in association with Richard Jordan Productions Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 [ IDirect from a sell-out run in Toronto, a major new Canadian play examining genocide and the morality of storytelling from Volcano, Canada's internationally |acclaimed, award-winning company. 'A riveting, tense, unflinching production... It's a Ithrilling Aug pieceIS:of Itheatre' Now Magazine I:l5(lhr35mins) £8.(£9.00(£4.

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THE GOODTHIEF IWatcb-/t Productions Chambers Street • 0870 701 SI05 • Grid ReftES [it's back! Five-star reviews 2005. Hilarious, gritty thriller by Conor McPherson H The Weir) about a useless 'hired thug' on the run with woman and child. Stunning |jnusic, visuals and surprises. 'Compelling' Three Weeks. 'Riveting' Leamington Courier. jlMagnificent' www.edinburghguide.com |Aug 20-28: 19:00(Ihr ISmins) £8.50(£7.50) .56 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . fHE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR eene Shoots Theatre :, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 , sleepy Russian town! A pompous mayor! Suddenly.. a rumour! The Government rispector's coming! Don't panic! Stylishly acted and inventive new physical theatre sparkling ; 13-19:1 of11:Gogol' 30(Ihr) s£7.rich50(£6.and50)(£5.

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112 3 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 MEEK tie Room Theatre :;ocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • |vid Ref: E6 twisted tale of sex, murder and loose morals. The Oedipus Legend is red to the vulgar grime that is Berkoffs East End. Violence is beautiful as tenities become |}.ug2l-26: 1200 (40mipoetry ns) £5.00in(£3.this00)physical, all female production. .56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 3RIMMTALE t in last out Theatre Company iie Bongo Club,37 Holyrood Road-0131 557 2827 « Grid Ref:E6 i pect the gruesome and gory as we resurrect the tales you once knew in a chance ji educate the 'brats' of today! 2004 show: 'Extremely physical and visual' v.edfringe.com/reviews. funnypiand ‘sinister." | 4g7-11: 15:00(1 hr) £6.00(£4,0This 0) is a show worth seeing. Dark,World 5 6 7 8 III 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JMM TALES 3ugs Fringe Theatre 'i ?ded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 ' ihen did somebody last tell you a fairytale? This hour-long midday treat of vscted Grimm Tales is quirky, imaginative, 3-dimensional storytelling at its best A i i rant young present£5.a l0i0ving storybook for all ages, view Aug14-17:2-5:cast1200(Ihr) I200(lhr) g6-IO, jg 11-13,18-19: I200(lhr)£8.£9.50(£5.

00(£6.50)50) Lid] .56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28» 30 3i 12 LOWING UP WITH MARTIN I t a Real Job Promotions fcyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • p)ReftE4 ming dark comedy from the realms of suburbia. 2006, one 24 year old and a Hldful22-28:of people telling£5.him00(£4.how00)to lead his life. Nobody said adulthood was easy..

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‘A Shirley Valentine-meets-Trainspotting story... but with a twist” (Glasgow Evening Times) “Powerful” (Scotsman) L |_ _Ub Directed by Nadine Hoare nR nmy With music by El Presidente assembly ©GEORGE STREET TREET 4.20pm • 4th-27th August 3hirooms.com £10 (£9). £12 (£11) Weekends www.jan6ygodley.co.uk e page 177 for show information

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THEATRE THE GYNTISH SELF Measureless Liars Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street *0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 AScottish fantastically imaginative by a teamHe'ofs up-and-coming playwrights.

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Worid premiere 30 3i 123456789 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HAIRDRESSER IN THE HOUSE Barabbas Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, St Stephen's Street * 0131 558 3853 * Grid Ref: B3 The one footFeeling in realitylucky?and 'one a magicalIrish realm.stageWantis atorealbe haircutting in a show? salon Needwitha haircut?

Pureindelight' TiPreview mes. Limited audience capacity. ns) £5.(I hr00 I SmiAugns) 6,£7,101-13, ISmins)• HEI1 £9,00 Aug 7,9-10,Aug14,4-5:16-17,2i00(lhr 21,23-24:ISmi22-00 0 18-20,25-28: 2200(lhr UK premiere 303 3416 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HAMBURG - BY DARREN ORMANDY The Sticking Place Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Ret E556 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 Harrowing drama based on eyewitness accounts from both sides of the RAF bombing of Hamburg, 1943. 'A short sharp shock of a play, cut like a gem.. momentarily Aug 13,18-20,21-24:2terrifying' 5-27:20:520:0 (30mi 5T0 erry (30mins)Johnson. n£8.s) 5£9.0 (£7.50 (£8.50)'P5owerful' 0) Time Out. Aug 14-17, 3031 123456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 HAMLET:THE GLOOMY PRINCE Wright Mark! Productions Sweet Grassmarl<et,Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E4 Join and Daniel as they attempt stage a version Hamlet 'forrelationship kids'! What at firstMarkseemed easy becomes an uttertonightmare as theirofproduction, and Aug set14-28:literally 17:15 collapse (Ihr) £7,5around 0(£6.50) their ears.

Worid premiere 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE HAMLET PROJECT Drama Centre 43 C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 What HamletLondon had a second Using Shakespeare' s text, fivetragedy actorseverfromtold in DramaifCentre examinechance? the greatest and most complete this vigorous, bold and unusual show.

Aug 4-28: I7:50(lhr30mins) £8.50 (£7.50) Worid premiere • EE31 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HAMP KCS Theatre Company C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace « 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Posthumousin pardons may yetHamp, be awarded the shell-shocked were shotis courtfor desertion 1917. Private a gormlessto nonentity incapablewhoof cunning, martialled punished. No£8.finer Aug 20-28:andI4:20(lhr30mins) 50 (£7.play 50) (£6.has50ever C) been written about the pity of war.

30 31 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HANSEL & GRETEL Captain TheatreRoxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Rocket @ Demarco Grid Ref: E6 Acome newtoplaya dreamlike exploring head an ambiguous as twentybrother-sister years of identityrelationship. and intimacyEeriearereminiscences confronted and resolved. Winner of 'Best Show', Durham Drama Festival 2006. www.captaintheatre.org.uk Preview Aug 14-15: 20.

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For all your Fringe tickets mil 0131 0000 HAOZKLA Pangolin's Teatime Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place » 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Brand new darkly comic puppet show, set both in the real world and the mythical land of Haozkla. Devised by the company and told through the use of large bunraku. shadow glove1100puppets.

Aug 14-19,and21-26: (45mins)Part£7.0Python; 0 (£5.00) part Henson, www.pangolinsteatime.com W 1‘ 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2£ HAPPY BIRTHDAY Just In General Theatre Company Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off Happy Birthday is a shaky edifice of frantic complications, in which identities, plots ! counter plots - and bedrooms - are changed round with ever increasing confusion until unexpected ending is reached which leaves everyone happy.

Preview13:an Aug Aug 12:55 12:(I hrI2:55(lhr20mins) 20mins) £7.00 (£5.£5.00)00 European premiei 56 7 8 9 10 I! 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 THE HEART IS NICOTINE Hi 5 Theatre Company Sweet Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Grid Reft E: Through a series of flashbacks we learn of a father's mistake, a daughter's remorse and a lover's guilt An intoxicating physical and visual performance. Why is it that some3-13: wounds Aug 15:45 will (SOmialways ns) £7.0leave 0 (£6.0a0)scar?

Worid premiere • HE s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2£ HEDDA GABLER Open Secret Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Reft D3 'Hedda Gabler', Ibsen's study of terminal 19th century angst is turned into a taut thriller in Judith Elliott's new adaptation. Gabriela Baciu from Romania plays Hedd; Was she right4: to19:burn Lovborg' s 'baby' in the living room stove?

Preview Aug 6,8,1Aug 0,12,14,17,001(I9,hr21,25mi 23,2n5,s)2£7.7: 019:0 00 (I hr 25mins) £ 10.00 (£7.00) H 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2( HELP I'M ATEENAGER, GET ME OUT OF HERE! K6 Collective Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 Binge-drinking in the Jungle Nightclub is the focus of Ant and Dec's ground-breakinj new game show. Funny, moving and controversial young people's theatre on a topi( that affects!5KX)(55mi us all. ns) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 7-13: European pi 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 HERE GOES Why Wait Theatre Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 Meet Martha and Carol - 100% dependent on each other yet completely at odds, their volatile relationship will make you cry with laughter. Come join them for a drink, a fight and a round .

Preview (SOminofs)ns)'£8.J£5.ust500a0(£7.Minute' Aug 7-14,Aug16-27:4-6:20:2ft4455(SOmi 50) Worid premiere is6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HERMISTON Rowan Tree Theatre Company Scottish Centre,The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street •0131 556 9579 "I Grid Ref:Storytelling D6 The turbulent relationship between hanging judge Lord Hermiston and his radical I son has devastating consequences in double Fringe First winner John Carnegie's I compelling drama, derived from RL Stevenson's unfinished masterpiece. Featuring J Michael1-5,7Mackenzie Isabella Jarrett£ 10.and00 (£8.Grant Aug -12,14-19,2(Taggart), 1-26: 20fl0(lhr40mins) 00) O'Rourke.Worid premiere • I 0 12345678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27

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The Fisherman and his Wife Hansel & Greiel The Musicians of Bremen ! 5*-2811'Aug 3.30pm (Days off- 8*, /4*, 2f*| ! Venue 119,Square The Whi le Tent: George www. martGardens in662 .ch 8740 Ticketsni&colInfo:e-et-0131

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HIDE & SEEK Kiss My Face Theatre Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Old movies, games, arguments, chaos. This is a witty, frustrating and fast-paced piece of experimental performance. Two directors constructing two pieces with the same cast, the same3-5:space at the same time. Come play with us.

Preview Aug 6-12,Aug 14-19,2120:-28:15(12fthr)15 (I£5.hr)00£7,00 (£5.00) European premiere •ECU 3 4 16789 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HILLARY AGONISTES Frantic Redhead Productions <£ Playwrights' Arena C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 It's 2009. Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes President One ordinary afternoon something inexplicable happens... 65 million people vanish. Armageddon? The second coming? A miracle? Stephen Hawking, Pat Robertson, Chelsea and The Antichrist offer explanations. New play from Fringe First writer Nick Salamone. www.franticredhead.com Aug 3-28: 18:45 (I hr I Smins) £9.50 (£8.50) World premiere • HiTlI 3456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HOLES - BY LOUIS SACHAR Leicestershire Youth Arts Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace *0131 220 6109* Grid Ref: E4 Digging builds character. Take bad kids, make them dig holes all day, then they'll turn into good kids. But what if you're not so bad? And what if you dig up more than just Augyour 14-18:character...?

12:30(Ihr) £6.00(£5.00) 30 3i 1234567 89 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30: HOOKED TO INFINITY: LIFE AFTER LIFE Temenos Theatre Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Rooted in healing magic and exploring consciousness, this is contemporary Shamanic theatre. A visionary journey through time, space and the drama of your own mind toAugdiscover everyday identity, www.temenostheatre.eu 7-12: 21:11:what 303(I0(Ihr) hr)lies£6.£6.beyond 0000(£5. (£5.00)0your Aug 14-19: 0) Aug 21 -26: 17:30 (I hr) £6.00 (£5.00) World premiere • HBH 67 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 HOPE SPRINGS Newbury Youth Theatre Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref:E4 This is the startling reality behind TV's Brat Camp; private centres incarcerating youths for treatment Rebellion is inevitable. Following the 2005 sell-out show NYT return with this brutal portrayal of teenage vengeance. 'Youth Theatre at its best' www.edinburghguide.com Aug 21 -26: 16:30 (I hr I Omins) £6.00 (£5.00) 30 31 12 3 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 HOTEL DE HER The Village Idiots Quaker Meeting House, 7 VictoriaTerrace ‘0131 220 6109' Grid Ref: E4 Fawlty Towers meets Hotel Babylon! Mishap and mayhem abound when this down-atheel seaside hotel suffers 'delusions of grandeur'. Selling out in 2005,The Vil age Idiots return to delight Aug 14-19: 16:30 (Ialhrl Smiwithns)this£6.0fabulous 0 (£4.00) full-mask comedy, www.villageidiots.org.uk World premiere 30 31 12 3 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 29303 THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA Dang Nabbit Theatre Collective Quaker Meeting House, 7VictoriaTerrace •0131 220 6109 » Grid Ref: E4 Athewidow condemns yearss claustrophobic of mourning... butplayinisthebrought heat of Andalusian night aherlatchdaughters is beingtolifted.sevenLorca' stunningly to life in this exciting Aug 7-12: I6:30(lhr20mins) £5.00 (£3.ensemble 50) adaptation.

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HOWTO BUILD ATIME MACHINE Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 This 2005 solo hit by Greg McLaren returns for just eight performances. As an astrophysicist explains the cosmos to his audience, he accidentally builds a time machine. 'Rambunctious, delicate, bewildering and hysterically funny' Guardian.

Aug21-28: 1300(Ihr) £8.50(£7.00) 30 3112 3 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HOWTO EXPLAIN THE HISTORY OF COMMUNISM BOY CAN TO MENTAL PATIENTS Open Fist Theatre Company GIRLSINI 1 Zoo Southside, 117 Nkolson Street • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Reft F6 K) "] Open Fist serves satire with a sword in Visneic's absurdist farce. Celebrated director gilded balloon teviot. UQUSt [notoiai Fatulescu 'guides an obscenely gifted cast in a vibrant conjuring of a dark world' Critics' Pick - Backstage. see page 127 for show information Preview Aug 6: I4:l5(lhr30tnins) £7.00 Aug 7-14,16-21,23-27: 14:15 (I hr 30mins) £ 10.00 (£8.00) European premiere • HSU Perfume Productions 6789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 a play by Matt Harris HUGE New End Theatre and Cracking Up Productions in association with Pleasance Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 IPS One double act Two egos. Comedy is no laughing matter. Warren and Clark are directed by Phil Setren ready to conquer the world. Their routine is slick, funny and original. All they need now is a gig! But do they need each other?

Preview Aug 2-4: 15:40 (I hr) £5.00 venue34 Aug 5-10,15-17,22-24,28: 15:40 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.00) Adam Aug 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 15:40 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) HOI ChambersHouse Street n nn .

234S6 78 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 0870.701.5105^1 HYENAS Stages Hil StreetTheatre Theatre,Center 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Reft D3 Hyenas by award-winning playwright Christian Simeon. Brutal. Poetic. Tender. A night of hell before confronting the guillotine. Accused of a double murder, a young man re-lives the nightmare of his trial. Starring Daniel Pettrow. Adapted/directed by PaulVerdier.

Slingshot Theatre presents Preview Aug 6-15:Aug13:4-5: 55 (I hrI3:55(lhr I Smins) ISmi £8.50ns)(£6.£5.50)00 European premiere • HSU S3 4i6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 (I AM) NOBODY'S LUNCH Civilians IT’ GIRLS Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Can we trust the news? The government? Is Tom Cruise gay? How do we know anything? This docu-musical spins verbatim theatre into cabaret 'A vaudevillian romp through the anxious chatter of contemporary America’ NYTimes. venue34 www.thecivilians.org ADAM PreviewAug 4-5:21-24: 15:15 (I hr ISminISmi s) £5.00 00(£10.00) ChambersHOUSE Street 2-28 August Aug6-10, Aug 11 -13,15-17, 18-20,25-28:I5:l5(lhr 15:15 (I hr I Smins)ns)£11.£ I ZOO (£ 11,00) European premiere»EEH 0870 701 5105 1.30pm S3 234 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29S3 2 see page 177 for show information I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT GODARD! Bare Bawds Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 A bankrupt film company is filming a woman drowning in a lake. You are invited to come onto the set and watch this extraordinary comic parable directed by Linda Marlowe.

Preview Aug 2-4:21 14:-24,452(I8:hr)14:£5.45 0(I0hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 5-11, Aug 12-13,15-18, 19-20,25-27: 14:45 (Ihr) £9.50(£8.00) WHU S3 23 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 VENUE 186

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Shakespeare Set in Modern America Shaped by a creative team from the Royal Shakespeare Company August 3-17 (no performance August 14) 5:45 p.m. • Box Office 0871-750-0077 Rocket (a) Demarco Roxy Art House DAVIDSON www.davidson.edu/shakespeare see page 168 for show information Greene Shoots Theatre GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR!

venue34 Adam ChambersHouse Street 0870 701.5105

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I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE Edinburgh Theatre Arts St Ninian's Hall, Comely Bank Road ■01620 860 802 • Grid Reft BI A remote country inn. Six people. A mysterious stranger. Have they all been here before? JB Priesdey, writer of 'An Inspector Calls', challenges the reality of time and our ability to change our lives.ns) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug I9:40(2hrs20mi Aug 7-12,1419: 12,19: I4:30(2hrs20mi ns) £9,00 (£7.00) H3I1 303112345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 THE ILIAD Asterions Hus (Denmark) C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Homer's classic in a hot new adaptation from Peter Kirk. Prince Paris has eloped with beautiful Helena and anger rages within Achilles. 3 actors play 36 characters with hilarious storytelling Aug 20-28: and 11:30impressive (SOtnins) £7.fights.

50 (£6.An50) (£5.explosive 50 C) performance, www.asterionshus.dk UK premiere 303112 3 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 .

ILIAD, FALL OF TROY Live Wire Theatre Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey Sf 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Black ships. White sand. Red blood. Heroes cast long shadows... Odysseus,Achilles, Hector... and Helen, who smiled upon them all. They fought For glory. For love.

For Troy.Aug200545:production sell-out 'Captivating' **** Three Weeks.

Preview Aug 7-12: 2ft 15 (I hr20:l5(lhr30mins) 30mins) £7.50 (£6.£5.00)00 Worid premiere • EE31 4 1 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 IMAGINE I AM SMILING Imaginary Theatre Company Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Three women are waiting for a delayed train. One would like an apology. One would rather be somewhere else. And one would kil for a cigarette. Not you of course.

You 3-4: seem lovely, www.imaginarytheatre.co.uk Preview s) £5.ns)00£8.Aug00 (£7.5-6,00)11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:World 45 (45mipremiere ns) £9.00•(£8.H31 00) Aug 7-10,Aug 15-17,21 14:-24:45 (45mi 14:45 n(45mi 303 23 416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303 2 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST American High School Theatre Festival Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Downtown New York City goes Wilde! Talented troupe from Greenwich Village takes on Oscar Wilde's greatest play with impeccable truth, vivacious charm and timeless searing wit Wilde fens rejoice. They will knock your spats off!

Aug 7,12: I6:l5(lhr30mins) £6.00(£4.00) Aug Aug 9:10:14:18:1515(I(Ihrhr30mi30mins)ns)£6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.00)00) European premiere • HSI1 30 31 123456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303M 2 IMPROBABLE FREQUENCY Rough Magic Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 « Grid Ref: E3 Multi-award winning musical comedy about neutral Ireland's role in WWII. 'Soar into another stratosphere this marvellous concoction' Wilfully, gleefully, dynamicallywithdifferent' Irish Times.cabaret 'Stunning piece ofSundayTribune. highly skilled entertainment' Irish Examiner.

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THEATRE THE INCREDIBLE SHOEMAKER S WIFE Nightingale Productions The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance » 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 Sensational new translation of this hilarious farce. A violently jealous shoemaker leaves his young flirtatious wife to the mercy of her suitors only to return in disguise.

AAugwild22-24: and 16:thrilling 00(1 hr)climax. £6.00 (£4.Pick00) of Fringe 2002.

30 3 M 2 3 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 » 30 31 I 2 THE INFANT Les Enfants Terribles Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 They've found a picture. A blueprint for the destruction of society? Or the scribblings of a four year old? Award-winners Les Enfants Terribles ('Genius' Metro, 'Excellent' Stage, 'Exceptional' the world premiere of their new play.

Preview Aug 2-5:21 14:-24,Herald) 452(I8:hr)14:£6.return 0(I0hr) with Aug 6-10, 1 4-17, 4 5 £8.

5 0 Aug 11-12,18-20,25-27: 14:45 (Ihr) £9.50(£8.(£7.50)50) World premiere • HSU 3031 234S6 78 9 10 II 12 5 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 INFINITE SPACE Red Folder Productions Venue 260 @ Jurys Inn, 43 Jeffrey Street •0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D6 Two men shelter in a room. The dust of a disintegrating world settles. But is this their refuge or their prison? The new black comedy, powered by the anarchic energy ofAugits14-19, actors,21 -26: is both16:05engaging (55mins) and £4.00unsettling. (£3.00) World premiere 3031 12 345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 INNOCENCE Karisma Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 A sinister ghost story. A small girl sits alone in an empty house. Her only company is her teddy bear and fractured voices echoing from the walls around her. Prepare toAugbe20-28: scared!10:15Includes (45mins) smoothie £6.50 (£5.50)and breafast World premiere 30 31 123 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 2 IN PURSUIT OF CARDENIO The Sticking Place Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Ref: E556 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 The legendary Ken Campbell is on an epic quest With improvisers from his recent shows at Shakespeare's Globe and The Royal Court Ken will perform Shakespeare's lost playAug - Cardenio.

Preview 3-4:20:50(Ihr) 20:50He(I hr)£9.hopes £5.50(£8.

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Aug 5-6, 1 1-12: Aug7-10: 20:50(Ihr) £8.50(£7,50) Worid premiere• HSU 33 31 ,1 3 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 INSIDE CHERRY PITZ Cyndi Freeman Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square •0131 668 1633 » Grid Ref: F5 Glamorous fun! Two-time FringeNYC award-winner Cyndi Freeman's new show.

Cherry Pitz longs to be a drag queen but makes it 'big' as an Elvis impersonator. 'A pink-wigged, leopard-print Preview Aug 2-5: 17:-24,152(Ihr) £5.1hip-gyrating 0(I0hr) £8.50 (£7.gem'50)www.nytheater.com Aug 6-10, 1 4-17, 2 1 8: 17: 5 Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 17:15 (Ihr) £9,50 (£8.50) European premiere •ICS 303113456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 INSOMNOBABBLE Big Wow in association with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 The alarmingly funny Bigwow, 'a theatrical tour-de-force1 Liverpool Echo, directed

by Robert Farquhar (Spirit of the Fringe award), present a head-twisting, ubernonsensical comic satire about the thin line between dreams and reality. Insomniacs welcome!

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THE INTERVIEW actiolreactio Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 rs wonder if they have a choice... New writing by award winning playwright Alexis 1 Clements, directed by Sarah Norman. **** Guardian, King Baabu. www.actioreactio.otg Preview1Aug 2-4: 150025-27: (I hr) 15:£5.0000(I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug Aug 5-6, 7-10,11-13, 5-17,18-20, 21-24,28: 1500(1 hr) £7.50(£6.00) World premiere • EE 356 78 9 10 II 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 INTERVIEW American High School Theatre Festival Blueside, Pilrig Church, I b Pilrig Street • 0131 553 1876 • Grid ReftA6 Four interviewers question four interviewees; a commonplace and familiar scene, ;, 3 except that suddenly the most innocent statements are foreboding. We are stung bii ; j the intensity of the human00)struggle. We have no choice, we must perceive.

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EEp I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 INTHE CONTINUUM Primary Stages in association with David Elliot, Patrick Blake, Cheryl Wisenfeld and Richard Jordan Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 Living worlds apart in LA and Zimbabwe, two young women experience a kaleidoscopic weekend of darkly comic life changing revelations. 'One of the happiest developments in NY theatre! Pulses with life from start to finish' NewYodi Times.

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Aug Aug 9:13:I9:00(lhr30mins) 16:30 (I hr 30mins)££1250 12.50(£9.(£9.00)00)(£4.(£4.5050U)U) European premiere • EE 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2E INTO THE HOODS ZooNation E4 UdderBELLY, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: F5 An urban fairytale. Inspired by Sondheim's 'Into The Woods', ZooNation present Hip Hop dance theatre at its best, performed by the UK's finest street dancers. 'Al’ inclination to3-4:brilliance' Preview1Aug 55-28: (I hrObserver, I Omins) £6.www.zoonation.

00 Aug 18-20,15:2142-24: Aug 5-6, 7-10,114,-13,16-17, 15:15:454(I5 hr(I hrI OmiI Omins)ns)£ 11.£ 13.000(£9.0 (£010.0) 00) 34S6 78 9 10 1112 13 14 516 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE IRISH CURSE BY MARTIN CASELLA 28 Productions Underbelly's Cow Barn, Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: F5 Does size matter? A group of men meet weekly to discuss dicks. This bittersweet §} new comedy explores how society defines masculinity. Winner: Best Playwriting Award (NYC Fringe Festival 2005). Directed by Stephen Henry. www.theirishcurse.co.uk Preview1Aug 3-4: I6:40(lhr30mins) 00 ns) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Aug 25-28:16:16:404(I0 hr(I hr£6.30mi30mi Aug 5-6, 7-10,11-13, 4-17,18-20, 21,23-24: ns) £ 10.00 (£9,00) UK premiere •HI >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 IRON BREW Roar Productions (UK) Ltd Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square * 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Trish and Susie have issues. Now they're confronting each other and a rapidly ti medical clock on a hospital roof. Can they reconcile? Or are some secrets just to painful Previewever Augto2-4:2reveal 13:00 to(45miyour n0s)0(45mi £5.best00nfriend?

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THE 'IT GIRLS Slingshot Theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: E5 Meet the 'It' Girls and enter a world of fans, pearls and boxer shorts. In Moliere's one-act comedy nothing is as it seems. Prepare to take a trip back into the world of teenage Aug 2-26,embarassment.

28: 13:30 (45mins) £7,50 (£6.50) Worid premiere • HZD 303 2 3416789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IT'S A GIRL Wonderland Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Five pregnant women entertain and educate Fringe audiences as they play themselves, their husbands and everyone along their journey to overthrow the government Slick, clever chararter comedy. London sell-out Tve not laughed so much in one hour' www.MyLondonYourLondon.com www.wonderland-theatre.co.uk Aug 4-28: 16:05 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) BEU 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE IVES HAVE IT American High School Theatre Festival Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Brilliant. Hysterical. Quirky. Celebrate a symphony of words in this homage to avant-garde writer David Ives. Paradoxically insightful and absurd, this series of one-act comedies will alter your perceptions leaving you to laugh Aug 14:15 (Ithrough hr 20mins)your £6.00tears. (£4.00) Aug 7,8:9:11:I6:l5(lhr20mins) Aug I8:l5(lhr20mins) £6.£6.000(£4.

0(£4,000)0) H3H 30 3112 3 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 3112 JACKTHE LAD Perfume Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Once upon a time, a gay hustler forces his sado-masochistic client to listen to his ! brutal childhood story - with tragic consequences. A disturbing white-trash version ofAuga classic 'fairytale'IQmitongive 2-28: 21:45(Ihr s) £8.grown-ups 50(£7,50) nightmares.

Worid premiere»HSI1 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JAGO V ^"Nwemie Italia Conti Ensemble Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Reft F5 1 0870 701 5105 mm The Mole Who Knew It Was None! 01Ol His Business 'This is where you end up if you're the lowest of the low.. you can't sink lower than the Jago.'Adapted from Arthur Morrison's novel, Jago takes a journey into London's Royal Holloway Music Theatre Victorian Dicky's story00)can be told...

Aug 25,28:slums, 12:12:3300 (I(Iwhere hrhr 20mi 26-27: 20minns)s) £7.£8.5500 (£6. (£7.00) Worid premiere Honkl Aug 1 venue34 30 31 12 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3M 2 by Anthony Drewe & George Stiles loin oftheself-discovery...

Ugly Duckling onsongs his fun-filled for all thejourney family! JANEY GODLEY'S 'THE POINT OF YES' Janey Godley I83 28 Aug Wonderland Productions Assembly 0 im Grid Reft D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • 1 °i Acclaimed two-chararter play about saying no and yes to heroin.

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5 pregnant Tve women entertain, educate andoneexcite 'Shirley Valentine-meets-Trainspotting... but with a'Htwist' Eveninghard-hitting News. 'Seestuff it!' Daily not laughed so much in hour i 0870 701 5105 www.janeygodley.co.uk MiloudonYour tondon.HH Mirror, Preview Aug 4-5: I6: 2 0(50mi n s) £5.

0 0 10.00 (£9.00)1.00) Intrepid Productions Aug §j -28Aug Aug 6-10, 11-13,14-17, 18-20,212-24: 5-27:16:16:2020(SOmi (SOmins)ns)££I200(£I 35pm 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 the Radio Edit fi venue 50 Love Romantic comedy told entirely through popular JANKA Beatles,andElvis.many Madonna Noga J 0870 701.5105 song lyrics Sinatra.- featuring Prince. PatU2Benetar more! Janice St Cuthbert's Parish Church, 5 Lothian Road *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E3 jjc venues vibrant vivacious variety Janka is the compelling and redemptive story of Janka Festinger, who survived the Holocaust, fell in love, married an American Gl and emigrated to America to live the fcox office hotline 0870 701 5105 American Dream. At 70, she finally tells her powerful story. European premiere pnline programme iniwini.CtheFestival.com Aug 14-18,20-26: I9:00(2hrs) £8.50 (£6.00) (£20.00 F) 3031 12345 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 so 31 12 see page 10, 139, f 77, 184 for show information 177 IftefflilicliiiloiilffiliiictioiisMtat rnmmmmmmim'iiMmMmm

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For all your Fringe ticket: call 0131 226 0000 JEFFREY BERNARD IS UNWELL Centre Stage Theatre Company Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College enterGrid on Lauriston West Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 of241Art,0136* Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (oft Centre Stage return, bringing Keith Waterhouse's classic comedy to the Fringe. Jeff I;; wakes in his fevourite pub at five in the morning and reminisces on his drinking ji exploits Aug 23-27:and18:colourful 40 (I hr 40mimarriages. ns) 0.00 (£550) 1 30 31 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28293031* THE JELLYBEAN CONSPIRACY American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road *0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref: H2 A teenage girl's awakening to her brother's disabilities and the gifts he offers to , j the world raises issues of society's response to people with disabilities, and offers l ! glimpses of a kinder, more£6.tolerant, Aug7,9: I8:l5(lhr20mins) 00(£4.

0(£4.000)0) inclusive world, www.bvndrama.org Aug 11: I6:l5(lhr20mins) £6.

0 Aug 12: 12:15 (I hr 20mins) £6.00 (£4.00) European premiere • BE I 30 31 I 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » 30 3ifl JFK:THE MUSICAL Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey Sf 0131 556 0476 • Grid Reft D5 Dallas. November 1963. American president John F. Kennedy is dead and the \ world is searching for the elusive marksman, or woman. Discover the amazing true! ofAugthe7-12,greatest 14-18: conspiracy 17:00 (4Smins)ever,£5.0told 0 (£3.through 50) the majesty of song!World premiere 303112 345 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 JOHNNYANDTHE BOMB Fragile Theatre Partnership C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Ref: E4: Bang! Brand new Terry Pratchett adaptation hits the stage! Where your mind goopj the rest of you's bound to follow.. ' Taken byTesco trolley back to 1942, can these ps frantic bomb50) (£6.and50save Aug 5-28:time16:travellers 05 (I hr I Omistop ns) £8.the50 (£7.

C) Blackbury? World premiere • tt; . s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JOHNNY MILLER PRESENTS...THE DIABOLIC BANQUET & CRACKED Johnny Miller Presents...

ENLCA, 67 Northumberland Street» 07950 333 635 • Grid Ref:C3 The hilarious attempts of two men to avoid prison by murdering their neighbours, h Followed by a beguiling tapestry of destruction, betrayal and misadventure. Double- Id, , header14-26:of suburban Hayes.prem Aug 1900(Ihr)subversion £7.50(£5.00)by award-winning comic playwright RobWorld 3031 12345 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2930. ■ JOHNNY MILLER PRESENTS... HIMSELF Johnny Miller Presents...

ENLCA, 67 Northumberland Street • 07950 333 635 « Grid Ref: C3 Technically this should be in the comedy section but, hey, we make our own rules.; Hi For 7 nights only, the man himself tells us what it's like to be so damn good... or no* www.johnnymillerpresents.com Aug 13-19: 21 £)0 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.00) Worid premn 30 31 12 3 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 soli 1^ JOHNNY MILLER PRESENTS... ORPHANS Johnny Miller Presents... jB ENLCA, 67 Northumberland Street • 07950 333 635 • Grid Ref: C3 Manchester Fringe theatre's award-winning team presents an intense psychological gg drama following two emotionally disturbed grown up brothers. Their lives are ; N subverted Aug 6-13: with 15:30 (Ia hrpowerful SOmins) £6.punch 00 (£4.by00)surrogate father, Harold, on the run from the m<iE j f.

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ENLCA, 67 Northumberland Street • 07950 333 635 » Grid Ref: C3 ijiA horrifying and thrilling destruction of ideas. Two young students commit the (perfect murder for the sake of danger and for the sake of kil ing. Murder though, is I not fromns)The£6.0Contact Augenough...

19-26: 15:Direct 30 (I hr 30mi 0 (£4.00) Theatre, Manchester. is6 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 IJOHNNY MILLER PRESENTS... 6 DEGREES OF SEPARATION iohnny Miller Presents... ij ENLCA, 67 Northumberland Street» 07950 333 635 • Grid Ref:C3 •,’A captivating allegory of New York society performed in an elegant Georgian towni louse. Arguably the most renowned play ever written, produced by some of the oest talent18:we00(Ihr) have £6.to0offer, iAug6-13: 0(£4.00)www.johnnymillerpresents.com rrm 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 ; JOHNNY MILLER PRESENTS... SKYLIGHT Tohnny Miller Presents...

ENLCA, 67 Northumberland Street • 07950 333 635 • Grid Reft C3 Jpavid Hare's masterpiece shines again. A drama of sexual politics and adultery. Or > it about social responsibility? Another headline act from this ground breaking fieatre19-26:company. %ug I7:l5(lhr30mins) £6.00(£4.00) l|^^^^^(HU^^4jM^7^nSr20Jlll^2^2^5JI6^n^»3i JOHN RUSKIN LIVE:THE 1853 EDINBURGH Iectures feu/ O'Keeffe Scottish National Portrait Gallery, I Queen Street •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: C4 -|tbllowing sell-out performances last year, actor and art historian Paul O'Keeffe 'Speates Ruskin's four controversial discourses. They will change the way you look i: art,21:architecture and the£6.0city jiug I5:00(lhr30mins) 0 of Edinburgh itself. Aug 22,24-25: 15:00 (I hr I Smins) £6.00 15 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 JRNEYTO BECOMING A SUPERWOMAN eesa Monroe sbe Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 felt like you didn't belong? This one-woman show seeks that place between tack and white where Nafeesa fits in. Interwoven poetry and monologues liansport you7: through hers) incredible ' 11 :SnSs)(45mi £4.00)00 journey from suicide to SuperWoman.

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19:00(Ihr IQmins) £8.00(£6. premiere 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 jiHE JUGGLERS OF NOTRE DAME 1 the Night Productions 4rnoff Underbelly, 1745 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • ■irical musical comedy in which an underground juggling team pit themselves 'inst PM Kilroy Satin in a bid to liberate the English from the cultureless society _ has created.

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THEATRE JUNCTION 8 Precarious Dance Theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Succumb to our highly physical, visually stunning storm. Fil yourself from the crown to toe top full with poetic text, dynamic movement, digital video, electro-acoustic composition and interactive technology. More energy than a lifetime's supply of Red Bull, 2-28: www.p-dance.co.uk Aug 12:15 (SSmins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Worid premiere • EC31 x 13416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JUNK Big Spirit Theatre Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 The stage adaptation of Melvin Burgess' controversial, Carnegie Medal-winning novel is a fantastic helter skelter ride. The adventures of the runaway teenagers Tar and Gemma Aug 15-20:will13:thrill 50 (I hrandI Smishock ns) £6.you.

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30 3112 3 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 THE JUST Cambridge University ADC C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Moscow 1905: plottings to assassinate a Duke and overthrowTsarism. A man is murdered and two lovers torn apart in the battle to free Russia. Terrorists, spies, the secret police. One of Albert Camus' greatest works. www.cuadc.org Aug 3-14,16-28: 21:15 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) HSU 303 3456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 KARP F'TONK Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Got that confined feeling? You're probably in prison! Where else could you hear prisoners' darkly comic tales of the misapplication of pets, death and a serenading egg?

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The Wine Bar Gilded Balloon Teviot 13 Bristd Square - Venue 14 2nd - 27th August -1.15 pm : Office: 0131 668 1633 Tickets Online: www.gildedballoonco.uk I

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THEATRE KHAKI Zendeh Theatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place >0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref: B2 Khaki comes from a Persian or Iranian word, meaning dust covered or earth coloured.

Used by armies globally for camouflage uniforms. Director Nazli Tabatabai creates a unique world exploring Iran, following a five star success at last year's Fringe.

Aug 22-27: 14.-00 (I hr) £7.00 (£5.00) World premiere 30 31 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 KID-SIMPLE: A RADIO PLAY IN THE FLESH Open Plan Productions Bedlam Theatre, lib Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Moll's an inventress. Oliver's her virgin sidekick. Can they recover her fantastical invention from the sinister mercenary? Hilarious and award-winning American drama, defined by a breathtakingly innovative soundscape. Visually arresting, scorchingly original. www.openplanproductions.co.uk Preview Aug 7-12,Aug14-19,3-5:2120:l5(lhr30mins) -26: 13:45 (I hr 30mi£5.ns)00£8.(£4.5000)(£6.50) European premiere • ECU 3 45678 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 KILLERS UNLEASHED:ARISEL PIARST Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St « 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 A criminal's life spirals out of control into confusion; paranoia. A high octane performance where journalists and a crazed public offer an insight into his mind; and yours. First performed at the Birmingham rep.

Aug 7-12,14-18: 1900 (45mins) £5.00 (£3.50) HEH 30 3 M 2 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 KILLING TIME Hint of Lime Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Starring Claudia Christian (Babylon 5) and George Calil (Band of Brothers). Richard Stockwell's gripping psychological thriller. A chance encounter becomes a dance of death as predator becomes the prey, with an edge-of-the-seat climax. www.hint-of-lime.com Aug 2-14,16-28: 20:15 (I hr I Smins) £9,50 (£8.50) WTUl 2345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 KISS-IN-BURGH Charlie Murphy/Escalator East To Edinburgh Dr Roberts' Grid Ref: G5 Magic Bus, Middle Meadows Walk,The Meadows • 07790 235 963 • Using dentistry, music and charming acts of persuasion, Miss Murphy and her assistants invite you to create a cast of your kiss. This sexy pseudo-dental snog-fest examines every form of kissing and welcomes your unique contribution. Free! www.charliemurphy.co.uk/kiss Preview Aug 4:4: 20:20:1050 (I(I Smi Preview Aug Sminnns)s)s) (Free (Free Non-t Non-tiiicccketketketeeed)d)d) Preview Aug 4: 20: 3 0 (I Smi (Free Non-t Preview Aug16-21,4: 220:3-26: 45 (I 20:Smi0n0s)(I Smi(Freens)Non-t ed) Aug 5-14, (FreeicketNon-t Aug 5-14, 116-21, 223-26: 20:20:1350 (I(I Smi nns)s) (Free (Free Non-tiiicccketketketeeed)d)d) Aug 5-14, 6-21, 3-26: Smi Non-t Aug 5-14,16-21,23-26: 20:45 (I Smins) (Free Non-ticketed) World premiere 03 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 KLEPTO Renaissance One C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge « 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: P5 The lure of retail therapy. A close-up look at celebrity shoplifters. The endless quest for bling. Steve Tasane's one-person show on Kleptomania, fusing storytelling, confessional stand-up and poetry. Klepto explores shoplifting, anarchic nonconformism consumer Aug 4-12,14-28:and1405 (I hr) £8.obsession, 50 (£7,50) www.renaissanceone.com UK premiere-ECU .456789101112 3141516171819 202122 23 2425 26 2728 •SCBANKOF SCOTLAND O0O Fringe Sunday Sunc August 13 on the Meadows

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THE KOSOWARS Featri Alternativ Kosova kugustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 TOr-torn Kosovo:Two wounded volunteers from rival armies, an Albanian and a werbian with American citizenship, meet post-battle. The foes are forced together iVhen10-12: both 1100(1 head tohr theI Smisame Uug ns) £7.location 00 (£5.00)for help. Albanian/Serbian with English subtitles. h 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 ((RAPP'S LAST TAPE AND ROCKABY \rches Theatre Company iridmirnoff Ref: Baby E5 Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • k restaging of this atmospheric, hugely acclaimed double bil of Samuel Beckett's ksser-performed plays in honour of his centenary. 'Mesmerising' **** Herald. inthralling.. exceptionally entertaining' **** Sunday Herald. 'Breathtakingly brave' *** Scotsman.3-4:****15:2Guardian.

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5(Ihr) 15:£5.2050**** j 'kUgkugreviewAug 5-6, 1 1-13, 1 8-20, 2 5-27: (I hr) 7,9-10,14,16-17,21,23-24: 15:25 (I hr)£9.0£8.0 (£8.00 (£7.00)00) ttni 31 23 4 S6 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303m2 -ADY BOYS OF BANGKOK tady Boys of Bangkok leadowsTheatre BigTops,The Meadows, Melville Drive *0131 667 0202 • Grid Reft G5 he biggest party in town is back, new songs, new dances, new comedy! Unique abaret including the Lady Boys' incredible tribute to Edinburgh. Sell-out in 2004, - book3,6-10, early13-17, for the guarantee for fun!£15.00 (£13.00) E(005 130-Aug 20-24, 0-24,festival' 27-31: 7-31:s 2l:l5(lhr40mins) I900(lhr40mins) H30-Aug3, 6 -10, 1 3-17, 2 2 tigug 4-5, 11-12,118-19, 8-19,25-26,SSepep 1-2: £17.£17.0000(£15.00) -2: 21:I9.ns)1'05£0(lhr40mins) (I17.hr40mi lug 4-5, 5,12,111-12, 9,26,Sep 2:25-26, 17:00 (I hrI40mi 00 ns) £ 15.00 HSU In 1234567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 39 3031 1 1 ADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER kmgaroo Court Theatre Company lite Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 » Grid Reft F6 he year is 1984. Thatcher wins another landslide. Greed is God. Against this ickground of mercenary individualism Constance Chatterley searches for a deeper ilment Original adaptation. 'Kangaroo Court are brave and unflinching' BBC idio.ewContains sexual scenes, £5.00 revi 4-5: I9:l5(lhr40mins) tig6-28:AugI9:l5(lhr40mins) £7.00(£5.00) World premiere• HSU 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT eke Weaver .e Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Reft F6 ace, love and bullsh*t - welcome to California. Weaver's award-winning solo ickets through an exploding marriage, Maugham's 'Of Human Bondage' and tlifornia's poetryslamming, punkrocking, polysexual-shamans in a bumbling, sperate search for the authentic, www.dekeweaver.com ■sK<rl9: viewAug4-5: 22:l5(lhr)22:l5(lhr) £6.00(£5.£5.00)00 European premiere«Hail 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 ^NDSCAPE, SEASCAPE, SKYSCAPE, ESCAPE iris DobrowlskiIEscalator East To Edinburgh ■ dRoberts’ Reft G5 Magic Bus, Middle Meadows Walk,The Meadows • 07790 235 963 • She very apt venue of a routemaster bus Chris tells the gende, intriguing and 3ghtful tale of his attempts to escape art school - by doomed but ingenious ‘knew ■ans. Interval drinks served top£2.5deck, g 5-14,Aug16-21,4: 22l:30(lhr50mins) 3-26: 21:30 (I hr SOmin0s) £5.00 World premiere • HB2I 3456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 12 Mends of in to page 4 HI

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THE LARAMIE PROJECT American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road * 0131 447 0111 •Grid Ref:H2 This dramatic play chronicles the interviews with citizens of Laramie,Wyoming aftei’ll. the brutal torture of Matthew Shepard, a gay University ofWyoming student This m murder19,2focused worldwide£6.attention on hate crime and gay-bashing.

Aug I0:l5(lhr30mins) Aug 20,22:1: 22:IS(lhr30mins) £6.000(£4.

0(£4.000)0) J 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i THE LARAMIE PROJECT Theatre Omnibus ■!: Sweet EGA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 of241Art,0136enter< Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (oll j ' True story. 1998. A cold night A man is beaten to death because he is gay. The B town reflects on the impact of hate crime on their lives. Moving, shocking, funny, ' J , always5-12:compelling Aug 17:10 (I hrtheatre.

I Smins) £7.00 (£6.00) Hal i 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 LAST TUESDAY Chichester Festival Youth Theatre Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 'Some thought it was fireworks and kept on dancing.. ' What happens when the commuters' routine is derailed by tragedy? Donald Margulies' powerful critique stops22-26: you dead in yourns) tracks.

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15 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 2i LATE NIGHT SHORTS Future Cinema in association with C film C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 « Grid Ref: E4 The hottest new releases from the leading short film label in Europe. 'The most Hi happeningest happenings since the 14-hour technicolour dream' Lit le White Lies. AH refreshing alternative to the mainstream multiplex fodder' Times. www.futureshorts.com Aug 3-28: 22:25 (40mins) £4.50 (£3.50) V\ 23 4x6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LAY DOWN AND LOVE ME AGAIN Pirhana Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Our hero sleeps with his students while drinking alone, searches for 'spiritual DC bargain hunts for abortion clinics, smokes his way through intensive care, hijacks funerals, chastises beckons.

Preview Aug 20: 2000the£7.(Icomatose hr)00(£5.£3.5000) and seduces executioners. ComedyEuropean Aug21-26: 2000(lhr) prem.

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A LETTERTHAT NEVER REACHED RUSSIA First Theatre Productions C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 The spectacular stories ofVladimir Nabokov. Fairytale fantasies of a writer's sumptuous tales of his seductions, the claustrophobic horror of his loss. Drama, puppetry, mime and physical theatre sculpt the tangled shades of the imagination. www.first-theatre.com Aug 3-14,16-28: 17:45 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • B is6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LEVELLAND BY RICH HALL Rich Hall Guy Masterson directs Perrier/Emmy award winning Rich Hall in his debut play -; powerful thriller set amidst soaring oil prices and global economic meltdown. Wif Mike Wilmot, Nathaniel Davis & David Calvitto. 'Solid Gold' Age. Aug Aug 4-10, 11 -13,15-17, 18-20,221-24, 5-27:28:15:IS:20(lhr30mins) 20 (I hr 30mins) £ 16.£15.000(£0 (£14.

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124 hour box office at www.edfringe.com .EWIS GRASSIC GIBBON Tweed Theatre |H»reenside, lb Royal Terrace » 0131 557 2124 « Grid Ref:C6 i comedy of rural manners. 'Greenden', where incomers react tragically the cruel culture of the Mearns. 'Sim', a man who uses others to define himself.

Tay' , father Vug 21 -26: 18:versus 15 (I hr daughter, 30mins) £7.land 00 (£5.versus 00) freedom. Plays alternate nightly.

World premiere 15 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 » 30 3i 12 THE LIBERTINE lunter Productions/King's Players he Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 « Grid Ref: F6 faboo-breaking portrayal of the wild life and times of the debauched Earl of ( ochester, the poetic genius who set 17th century London society alight with his Subversive writing, pornography£4.and00 lascivious lifestyle, before dying of syphilis at 33. ,review ug 16,1Aug 8,20,14:22,2I3:00(lhr30mins) 4,26,28: I3:00(lhr30mins) £6.00 (£4.00) 156 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 |.IES HAVE BEEN TOLD |ndy Jordan Productions i leasance Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Lesh from sell-out West End run, Rod Beacham's outstanding play about obert Maxwell. Starring Philip York. 'Spellbinding' **** Daily Telegraph. 'Highly jmmended' **** Daily Mail. 'Hugely enjoyable' **** Herald. 'Hilarious.. kil for a tket!' Three Weeks.

1;ugreview Aug 3: 218:1-24, 20 (I hr 20mi ns) £5.00 £9.00 (£7.50) 4-10, I8:20(lhr20mins) 1-13,14-17, 18-20,25-27:28:I8:20(lhr20mins) £I0.00(£8.50) HUSO 416 78 9 10 M 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 |'HE LIFE AND CRIMES OF PRESIDENT UBU Edge Productions jjitnue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 r Simon Rae. Music by Sue Casson. In a land flowing with oil and blood, President jbu hides his weapons of mass delusion from global policemen, Heads and Tails, pngs, explosions, pantomime camel. |ig 14-19: 22.00(lhr30mins) £6.50 (£5.00) 156 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 jKE A VIRGIN uEyed Productions verse Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 • id Ref:Attractions, E4 inge First winner follows teenagers Maxine and Angela on their rampage to aspire 'Material Girls'. Boozy mothers, straying fathers, shattered dreams and broken sals. A chaotically comic tale with a poignant twist m (vw.blueyedproductions.mfbz.com Hg2l-26: I7:l5(lhr30mins) £7,50(£5.50) ■ 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2!

IPRY BISSOMS aom Productions :entral, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 ■ ' r women writers perform a cabaret-style poetry show. Alert to the vital signs of 7day life, its headaches and heartbeats, the little things we keep coming back to, 1 Bissoms find the rhythm in sex, family, money and more.

■ g4-l2: 18:15(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) World premiere-LED 56 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 LE GIRL WHO WAS TOO FOND OF MATCHES tuous Kinship/Escalator East to Edinburgh Platform lirnoff '0 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • rcia Carr (MEN Best Fringe Performer 2000) is Alice, awaiting her prince in irk fairytale inspired world. Her father dies, the story begins.. What's the Hfyi ng secret?...

Who lit£5.the00 match? www.impetuouskinship.co.uk view 3-4:18-20,I4:30(lhr) ’5-6,Aug 111-13, 25-27:14:14:30(Ihr) 30 (I hr)£8.£9.50(£7.

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THEATRE LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD The Boy Who Cried Theatre Company C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105* Grid Ref: E4 An exciting take on an old classic. A sinister fable told with childish glee. This lively retelling investigates the murky side of fairytale-land. An energetic company weave their web with Aug 16-28: 20:05movement, (SSmins) £8.5song 0 (£7.5and 0) an original score, www.boywhocried.com World premiere 3031 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ■ ’ LITTLE RED THINGS Gomito Productions Bedlam Theatre, I lb Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 In the land of inspiration a magical war is brewing. An adventure through nightmares, monsters and thieves begins. Puppetry, live music and stunning visuals create a spectacular fable, www.gomito.co.uk Set stories free.

Preview Aug 7-12,Aug14-19,4-5:21 18:-26:45 (Ihr) 18:15 (I£4.hr)00(£3. £7.0000)(£5.00) World premiere • HEB 303 234167 8 9 10 II 12 !3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 2 LIVING WITH THE LIES WE TOLD StarjumpS Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off On the run from the police and an angry mob of locals, 5 people take refuge in an abandoned warehouse where they look back on the fun of lies that have led them there.

PreviewAug 13-14; 17:15 (I hr) £5.00 Aug 15-20: 17:15 (I hr) £7,00 (£6.00) World premiere 30 31 12 34 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 LOLITA Act Provocateur International C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 The prohibited passion of a mature man and a maturing teenager. This controversial reworking of Nabokov's immortal tale demands that we question 'forbidden love'.

'Visionary masterpiece!' Chronicle. 'We cannot help but be drawn in' **** Scotsman. wwwactprovocateu Aug 4-15: 22:15 (SSminr.net s) £8.50 (£7.50) Worid premiere • HEB 30 3 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile ♦ 0870 701 5105- Grid Ref: E4 Aug 17-28: 16:40 (SSmins) £8.50 (£7,50) 3031 1234567 89 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ■ ■ THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY City of London Freemen's School Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 Two women, a photograph album, a lost relationship and broken dreams. Past and present collide unexpectedly when Christine meets Julie on a deserted Dorset beach. 'A five star company' Scotsman, 2004. Fringe Award 2003.

Aug 14-19: 14:15(Ihr30mins) £6.00(£4.00) World premiere 30 3112 3 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 LOOSE ENDS Blue Cow Productions Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street * 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref:D5 A street trader from Glasgow and a runaway from Skye meet in 'unusual' circumstances! Through miscommunication and comic interaction their relationship is formed. A bittersweet, poignant play about the urban/rural divide and loneliness. A must see for12:al0l0(Ihr) ! £7.00(£5.00) Aug21-27: 30 31 12 3 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 LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME The Edinburgh Makars Murrayfield Parish Church Hall,OrmidaleTerrace •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: El The story of a young man whose destiny to murder is foretold by a palmist His decision toAugcommit 16-19,2the1-26:crime19:30before (2hrs30mihe ngets s) £7.married 50 (£6.00)leads to a series of hilarious mistakes.

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THEATRE LORD OF THE FLIES Feltonfleet@TheFringe Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 Golding's classic.. performed for the new millennium. Feltonfleet@TheFringe return following 2005's sell-out. An Ofsted Inspector Calls - **** Three Weeks. 'There are undoubtedly some future stars of the Fringe amongst this tight and focused ensemble' - www.edinburghguide.com Aug 7-12: l2:2S(lhr40mins) £6.00 (£5.00) RHH 30 31 12 3 456 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 LOVE LABOURS WON Rogue Shakespeare Company Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 Love without fear! Buddhist-inspired, original, entertaining and thought-provoking comedy from award-winning 'Shakespearean-style' verse playwright, Ryan J-W Smith. Transferring directly to the West End! 'Definitely Shakespeare for a modern audience' ***** www.uktheatre.net (Free chocolate! Prize draw!) www.lovelabourswon.com PreviewAug 2-5: 15:002(I8:hr)15:£5.00 0(I0hr) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug Aug 6-10, 11-13,14-17, 18-20,212-24, 5-27: 15:00(Ihr) £10.50(£9.50) World premiere • HSM 3031 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2126 27 28 LOVE REMAINS Strike Ensemble Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 A new black comedy in which two ex-lovers arrange a drink-fuelled, emotionallycharged evening to settle scores. A fast-paced, furiously acted exploration of the never-ending politics of love. ***** Rick of the Fringe 2004. www.strikeensemble.com Preview Aug 2-4:21-24, I6:20(lhr) £5.00 £7.50(£6.00) Aug5-10, Aug 11-13,15-17, 18-20,25-27:28:16:I6:20(lhr) 20(Ihr) £8.50(£7.00) World premiere • EE31 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LOVE, SANITY AND OTHER IMPOSSIBILITIES!!!

American High School Theatre Festival Blueside, Pilrig Church, lb Pilrig Street •0131 553 1876 • Grid Ref:A6 Follow Anna's journey looking for love in all the wrong places as she discovers that love and sanity cannot be achieved simultaneously! This fresh comedy is an innovative, insightful search for love!

Aug 14:clever 30(Ihr) and £6.£6.000(£4.

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Aug 23: 18:30(Ihr) £6.00(£4.00) 30 31 I 2 3 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 i 2 LOVE THE RADIO EDIT Intrepid Productions C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 « Grid Reft E4 Sam, a Sharp Dressed Man, desires Sweet Caroline but she's Jessie's Girl! A dynamic romantic comedy told through popular song lyrics spanning 6 decades. Including Beatles, Madonna, U2, Coldplay, Elvis and more. For all music lovers! www.intrepidproduction.com Aug 3-14,16-28: I7:35(lhr5mins) £8.50 (£7.50) European premiere • BZia 30312345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 ! 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TAYLOR MAC Paul Lucas Productions Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft E5 Flamboyant chameleon of words, music and sociopolitical tirades, NY sensation Taylor Mac employs gender-bending surrealism to explore the human condition. Oh, and he plays the ukulele. 'One of the best things on stage in New York' NY Post.

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MACBETH Twisted Elbow Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Twisted Elbow presents Macbeth: a story of war, witchcraft, bloodshed and terror as one man and his wife are prepared to risk all to achieve their desires. This gripping and disturbing production has content of an adult nature.

Aug7-11; 00:00(lhr30mins) £6.00(£5.00) EEIl 30 31 I 2 3 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 THE MACBETH CONSPIRACY Challoner Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 For two journalists risking everything for the story of a lifetime 'nothing is but what is not1. 'Universally excellent1 **** Evening News. Inspired by 70s cinema; sponsored

by Ben and Jerry's - free ice cream for all.

Aug 7-13: 21:00 (I hr I Omins) £7.00 (£5,00) STm 30 31 12 3 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! 12 MACBETH - FRANTIC REDHEAD S WALKING PLAY Frantic Redhead Productions CGridat Greyfriars Ref: E5 Kirkyard,Greyfriars Place,top of Candlemaker Row • 0870 701 BIOS 'Madness and murders flood the closes of Edinburgh's Old Town in this innovative walking performance' Independent. Critics' Choice, Hot List 'A Fringe event of the best sort., must-see... richly imaginative' ***** Scotsman. Annual sell-out Aug 6-8,11,13,16,18,20,22-23,25: 1800 (2hrs) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) QEH 2315 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 MACBETH RE-ARISEN White Whale Theatre Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street» 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 On a foggy crag in the Highlands, an old evil is reawakening. In this darkly hilarious sequel, lavishly created in Elizabethan pentameter, Macbeth returns with a host of hags, heroes and zombie-minions. A historical and hysterical Australian production!

Preview 00 ns) £9.00 (£7.50) European premiere • HSU Aug 6-8,Aug 10-14,4-5:17-22,22:40(lhr50mins) 24-28: 2240 (I hr£5.SOmi 34S6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MACBETH:THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC Gordonstoun Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row • 07816 671 450 « Grid Ref: B3 A highly atmospheric and stylised version that fuses text, movement and the songs of Sinatra from the award-winning team that brought 2003's sell-out success ofThe Dream. '. . an exceptionally talented teenage ensemble' www.edinburghguide.com Aug 14-19: 15:00 (I hr I Smins) £6.00 (£4,00) 30 31 12 3 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 293031 12 MADDON'ER Calm Productions and The Gate...

Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House ♦ 0871 750 0077 • Grid Reft E6 Lesley's obsession with Madonna leads her on a lifelong quest to become famous.

Now in her thirties she asks 'What the f**k have I done?'. An un-PC history of modern woman with a musical accompaniment Aug 13-19: 2l:l5(lhr) £6.00(£4.00) World premiere 30 3112 3 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 MAGPIE Quirky Productions Venue 260 @ Jurys Inn, 43 Jeffrey Street *0131 556 0476 • Grid Reft D6 2www.quirkyproductions.co.uk performers, millions of characters. I day, I bench. It'l make you laugh.

Aug Aug 7-9, 10-12,14-16, 17-19,21-23: 24-26:17:17:10 (SOmi 10 (SOmins)n£5.s) £6.00 0(£4.0 (£5.00)00) World premiere • LEU 3031123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112

THEATRE MAKING A SCENE - BY JJ MARKSON You Know It! Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West Port/Grassmarket) » 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off Beginning - Smooth. Middle - Dark. End - Bitterweet Good comedy is like good chocolate. A LAMDA Graduate Produrtion. No holds barred. Asking one question: what really happens backstage?

Aug 3-13: 22:35 (I hr I Omins) £6.50 (£5.50) European premiere • KZD 30 31 12 3 416 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303i 12 MAN & GOD White Rose Theatre Smirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 A new millennium, and God prepares to address the nation, but not all runs smoothly upon high. 'Utterly adroit and sophisticated... a thoroughly unique theatrical event1 Lauri Ramey. Heavenly new comedy from award-winning playwright Chris Bush.

Preview Aug 3-4:18-20,13:3205-27: (I hr) £5.00 Aug Aug 5-6, 7-10,111-13, 4,16-17, 21 -24: 13:13:303(I0 hr)(I hr)£8.£9.000(£7,0 (£8.00)00) World premiere • BEM 30 3 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22303 2 THE MAN OF THE FUTURE IS DEAD Open Secret Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 « Grid Ref: D3 The Man of the Future is Dead', John Elsom's brilliant new black comedy, answers the question that Ibsen never dared to ask in 'Hedda Gabler'. Should the future always be left unwritten?

Preview Aug 7,9,1Aug 1,13,5:15,1900 18,2(I0,hr22,25mi 24,2n6,s)2£7.8: 019:0 00 (I hr 25mins) £ 10.00 (£7.00) World premiere • HZHl 30 31 12 3 15 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .

MARDLINGTHE BARD: A NORFOLK MIDSUMMER NIGHT S DREAM Spin-OffTheatre Company Henderson's, 94 Hanover Street • 07980 358 942 • Grid Ref: D4 Molly dancing, Norfolk storytelling and dialect light up Shakespeare's original like a firework. Expect the familiar confusions, and your favourite lines all spiced with Norfolk's quirky imagination. 'Superb' Eastern Daily Press. www.spinofftheatre.co.uk Aug 13-17: 1600(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) 30 3 M 2 3 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 3m 2 LE MARIAGE DE FIGARO La Folie Frangaise Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row » 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 Le Manage de Figaro. To stop the count's plans to oh-la-la Figaro's fiancee there wil be dancing, cross-dressing and quick thinking. This is a hilarious interpretation of Beaumarchais' boisterous comedy. In French, comprehensive plot summary provided.

Aug 22-27: 17:45 (I hr 30mins) £4.50 (£4.00) 30 31 I 23456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 MARLON BRANDO S CORSET Richard Jordan Productions Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The cult of celebrity requires sacrifices. But how do you dispose of the bodies?

Les Dennis and Mike McShane star in this hilariously brutal comedy examining our infatuation with3-4: fame.

'Les Dennis£6.is00very funny' Ricky Gervais.

Preview Aug15-17, I3:30(lhr35mins) Aug 5-10, 2 2-24, 2 8: Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 13:13:303(I0 (Ihrhr35mi35mins)ns)£11.£ 10.000(£9.0 (£8.50)50) World premiere • gB 23 456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Distraction Theatre Company Augustine's,41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 2i • Grid Ref: E5 Big wigs, eccentric costumes, and a boy wearing woman's clothing! With a whole host of outrageous characters determined to spoil the ceremony, will Figaro make it toAugchurch on time? Classic comedy returned to original play form.

Aug 16,18,226:0,216:2,204:0 (II6:00(lhr30mins) hr 30fnins) £ 10,00£9.(£9.0000)(£8.00) 30 31 12 3 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

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MARY AND THE STRIPPER M+E Productions Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 Mary Magdalene is suddenly offered the opportunity to be free. She hesitates. i Nearly 2000 years later a girl,enjoying a lifestyle that could destroy her, is unaware.}"! that she is being offered the same way out Preview Aug 6-15:Aug14:4-5: 00 (I hr1400I Stn(Iinhrs) ISmi £ 10.n0s)0 (£8.£5.000)0 World premiere 3C3I 23456 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 THE MASQUE OF EVERYMAN Snowberry Productions ,1 Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: ■) This unusual conception of the pressure of everyday life will be thoughtful, innovati* and Aug entertaining.

14-19: 13:15 (Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) 30 3! 12 3 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 3jl MEANS TO AN END Lion Rampant Productions Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522» Grid Ref. D3 J Brings light to the question: we exist.. and for what? Two opposing characters fil dir space as they tap dance, axe wield and clown their way to an answer.

PreviewAug 4-5: 2l:l0(50mins) £5.00 Aug6-15: Aug 17-28:2l:l0(50mins) 21:10(SOmins)£8.£8.00(£6.

00(£6.00)00) ElS. 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ; MEETING JOE STRUMMER Brighton Theatre Events and Komedia Entertainment Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 1977:Two lads' lives are transformed by Strummer's potent mix of soulful rock'n'rcR and rebel politics. Passionate comedy spanning three decades, about attitude, friendship and the voice of a generation. Nick Miles (Emmerdale), Steve North J (Fever Pitch).

Preview Aug 3-5: 13:25-27: 15 (Ihr13:ISmi15 (Ins)hr£5.I Smi00ns) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 6, 1 Aug 7-10,1 -13,15-17,18-20,22-24: 13:15 (I hr ISmins) £8.50 (£7,00) World premiere •Hi? 3 4s6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 fiA MEIN GUTT Resident Alien ClubWEST Grid Ref: C4@ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Gt King Street • 07720 285 55« l To the strains of Morrissey's 'You're The One For Me Fatty', Hefty sits surroundet Ut by chicken legs and Guinness cans. Yet something darker lies in the belly of this la particular Aug 6-26: 20:o-beast 45 (55miasns)he£8.ponders 00 (£6.00)his porky past Heavy.

6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2627^9 THE MERCY SEAT Collapsible Theatre Company C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Ref: D5 m September 12th 2001. New York City Can Ben allow his wife and children to thiOW3 him dead and start a new life with his lover,Abby? The dialogue crackles as humaiHpr nature13-28: is stripped Aug 17:00(Ihr)bare£8.by50(£7,crisis, 50) www.collapsibletheatre.co.uk ' gj 303 123456 7 8 9 0 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE MERMAID ANDTHE HARE Frantic Redhead Productions C5105at outside St Patrick's, South Grey's Close, off Cowgate/40 High Street • 0870 '|' pT8 • Grid Ref:E6 Mary Queen of Scots is thrust into a dangerous power struggle of betrayal and Kfa intrigue in the notorious royal murder of her husband, Darnley The tale unfolds ij^H the sinister wynds17,1and9,21,closes Canongate.

Aug 24: 19:£8.off305(Iancient 20min(£6. s) £8.50 5Q0 (£7.50) (£650 C) Aug 10,11,118,2,215:4-15,2l:00(lhr20mins) 0hr(£750) 1|

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Imeslier lAbreaction i' SweetPort/Grassmarket) ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston IpYest ’ 0870 of241Art,0136enter» Grid Reft F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off (Meslier: David Hall's intense reality-based historical drama of conflict between love and |beliefe (Scotsman rated his previous play *****). Meslier, a dutiful 17th century Catholic i Driest14-27: , was a20:secret of revolution.

BAug 30 (SOmiatheist ns) £8.his00 (£7.testament 00) admired byVoltaire, sowed seedsWorld premiere lini 123456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 NETAMORPHOSES Black Lens Productions il tweet Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid Reft E4 if \ swimming pool racked with storms and bathed in candlelight Apollo's son !. ips a cocktail on a floating psychiatrist's chair and Midas turns his greed to gold. jHetamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman is a moving, witty reinvention of Ovid's myths.

1lvww.blacklens.net HSa s, \ug 4-7,9-13,15-20,22-27: 22:15 (I hr I Smins) £7.00 (£6.00) ,33 2 416 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 ih——— METAMORPHOSIS . the Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 kll his adult life Gregor has loyally supported his family. But one day he becomes a pathsome burden, an insect Who is there to catch him as he falls? Highly original, Bfisually stunning adaptation demonstrating Berkoffs convention defying theatre, 4-5: I3:00(lhr30mins) gytpreview ug 6-12:AugI3f)0(lhr30mins) £6.00 (£4.£4.50)00 HffUl - 3! . 416 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 HEXART 2006 - DIVINO PASTOR GONGORA 1jIjiresent he Anglo Mexican Foundation, Jon Bonftglio £ Giles Ramsay iIfeasance Dome, I BristoSquare•0131 556 6550*Grid ReftF5 ipghteenth century Mexico. An actor faces persecution from aViceregal Inquisitor. i )ne man and a journey through time. ByTeatro del Mar. A play by Jaime Chabaud. jarring Carlos2Cobos, directed by Miguel00) Angel Rivera.

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MICKEY MOUSE IS DEAD Spankin' Yanks Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Disney Studios, California, 1952. Walt's got problems with mice. Communist mice.

Terrified, they're plotting revolution. Produced by Fringe First winners Spankin'Yanks, straight from Off-Broadway, this topical new work examines the politics of American paranoia, www.spankinyanks.com Preview Aug Omins)28:£5.15:0015 (I hr I Omins) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 5-11, 1 12:6-18,15:26-27: 2151 (I-22,hr15:2I 4-25, Aug 12-13,4,19-20, 15 (I hr I Omins) £9.00 (£7,50) European premiere « Hmi 333123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE MIDNIGHT CAROUSEL C presents...

C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 « Grid Ref: D5 Decadent beasts and bewitching beauties: a late-night whirl of cabaret, burlesque and other dark doings hosted by Dusty Limits, master of comic cabaret, the 'New Age Noel Coward' Aug 4-28:Backstage 003X1 (2hrs)NY.£8.5Dress 0 (£7.50)to beguile, dance til dawn, www.midnightcarousel.net Worid premiere • 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MIDNIGHT COWBOY Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Premiere of Tim Fountain's adaptation of the triple Oscar®-winning film, prior to West End run. Joe Buck, the cowboy seeking his fortune as a gigolo in New York, but finding and reality with00 small-time con Ratso. Whoopee-tee-yi-yo!

Previewfriendship Aug 4-5:21 I3:l5(2hrs) Aug -23,28:13:13:151£10.

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Dang Nabbit Theatre Collective Quaker Meeting House, 7 VictoriaTerrace • 0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 Actors who can't act! Lovers who can't love!.. and a gang of fairies who do whate they jolly well like! Shakespeare's most accessible comedy is brought hysterically tc life in7-12: a freshI2:l0(lhr30mins) and exuberant£5.0new Aug 0(£3.production.

50) 15 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Royal Holloway Theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Join Oberon andTitania at the magical Wood Jazz Bar' in this stunning production. Puck leads his band to guide the lovers through a tangled web of mismatched a score Aug 2-12,14-28:romance 15:15 (I hrto30mi ns) £8.of501950s (£7.50)jazz. (£650 C) 156 78 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2721 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Sandbach School Theatre The Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: C4 Shakespeare's magical comedy transported to a 1920s bohemian utopia by this internationally acclaimed group prior to touring to Hong Kong. Sandbach School 1 Theatre returns to the Fringe in this effervescent and exuberant production guaranteed to enthral.

Aug 16-17: 20£X) (I hr 35mins) £7.00 (£5.00) s 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Nonsenseroom Productions Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian • 0131 445 4023 • Grid Ref: H6 Shakespeare's enchanting and mystical masterpiece performed in the most enigmat! Hi and magical venue at the Fringe. Combining drama, intrigue, beauty and passion, thi production will be2a1 -25: truly unforgettable experience.

Aug Aug 3-5, 12,179,-11,26:14-18, I9:30(4hrs) £25.19:3000(2hrs) £ 10.00 V\ 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f A MIDSUMMERNIGHTSTREE More Promotions <£ AAZA Uniquely magical evening of sensuous cabaret beneath the stars. A leaf-canopied circus fantasy at sunset, with music and fire. For lovers of world-class acrobatics, dreamers Preview11-13:Augand2l:l5(lhr) 10:romantics 21:15 (Ihr)0of0(£760) £5.al0l0ages. Featuring stars of 'La Clique'. 8 shows only.

Aug Aug 24-27: 20:30(Ihr) £I0. £10.00(£7.50) UK premi 15 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 MINDYOU, I'VE HAD SOME HIDINGS Catchy Monkey Productions Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 » Grid Ref: D6 At the tender age of 18, Scott Fitzgerald hits Luton in a one-man crime spree. Seq what happens when 'Goodfellas' meets 'Porridge'. A true life comedy of love, life a Aug4-27: 21:00(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2F MISS DIS'GRACE/DIAMOND JOHNNY-RAY Theatre Boutique Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace • 0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 Grace sacrificed the one thing she inherited - Toni's drag act Six years later, their wishes she hadn't Victoria Wood meets Black Books in two plays by hot Brit tale< >: j Cathianne Hall (Screen Yorkshire/Coronation PreviewAug 1800 (45mi ns) £6.ns)00£8.00(£6.00) Street).

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k4 hour box office at yww.edfringe.com ISS HIGH LEG KICK'S FASHION BUS l/'ss High Leg KicklEscalator East To Edinburgh >r Roberts' Magic Bus, Middle Meadows Walk,The Meadows • 07790 235 963 • Grid leftGS are invited to a spectacular fashion show onboard a Routemaster bus. All favourite passengers will model - naughty teenager; lady shopper; overfriendly I 'ierdo - in a unique collection of performances for summer '06. '.fashionbus. k 'AAugug 4:4: 16:16:c03o.00 u(20mi review (20minnns)s)s) £3.£3.£3.000000 review Aug 4: 17: 0 0 (20mi Aug 4: 217:3-26: 30 (20miI6:0n0(20mi s) £3.00 • review ug5-14, 116-21, ug5-14, 6-21, 223-26: 16:I7:030(20mi 0(20minnns)s)s) £3.£3.£3.000000 ug5-14, 1 6-21, 3-26: T-10,12-14,16-26: I7:30a0mins) £3.00 World premiere • ECU 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 283X31 2 I1ISTERMAN - BY ENDA WALSH peetops Productions jiieasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 ‘nomas Magil is Misterman - self-appointed guardian of Inishfree's moral welfare, jnomas lives inside his own head. Outside people need to be watched, someone's got l! keep their2-4:eyes21:peeled survive Thomas' judgement day? ^-eviewAug 20(1 2hr)8:for£5.21:the 00 bad. Will Inishfree 6-17,25-27: 21-24, |lg; jg5-10, 11-13,14,118-20, 21:20(Ihr)20(1£10.hr)5£9.0(£9.50(£8.

00) 00) HEJ1 2 3 4S6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IOBY DICK REHEARSED ;rd/ne University (Malibu) cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Ref: E4 rson Welles' adaption of Melville's classic sets the hook for the theatre of agination. A cast rehearsing King Lear suddenly finds itself chasing a whale, and physical iirough g 3-12: music 11:10 (2hrs) £7.50 (£6.theatre, 50) obsession becomes a portrait of power. i 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 iOLIERE'STHE HYPOCHONDRIAC JDS Theatre Company wnan Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 fend burlesque, clowning, cabaret and sharp wit together and you get a romping Induction of Moliere's political satire about the dawn of consumerism. With the translated to 1930sISmiEngland, prepare00) for a memorable evening of excess! aviewAug4-6: ,g 7,9-14,16-21,220:30(Ihr 3-27: 2030 (I nhrs) I £4.Smi0n0(£3. s) £6.00 (£5.00) EE2 >s6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 272£ ONSIEUR IBRAHIM AND THE FLOWERS OF THE URAN ialogue Productions/Yvonne Arnaud Theatre/Richard Jordan/Bush neatrelMercury Theatre sembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt Lively, moving tale of friendship across cultural jundaries direct from London's Bush Theatre sell-out 'Like a Mozart concerto' Sunday Times. 'An absolute delight!' Telegraph. 'Charming, touching, beautifully ied' Independent.

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00) Ha 2 4s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 OONSHINE AND PEEP SHOW tIArts Festival Theatre 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 • Grid Ref: D6 j luctive double feature. Moonshine fuses sound, sensuality and Sam Spade. Peep exposes a litde too much. One cast smoulders in stunning silhouette, the plants dames behind thin curtains and flesh behind even thinner ones, 11:00£6.(I hr)00(£4.£3.0000) I,view ’ 13,1Aug 5-19:11-12: 18.00(Ihr) World premiere

THEATRE MOON THE LOON Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The Who are off the road, and Keith Moon is off the rails. But what are the demons driving him to ever greater excess? A new play from the creators of major hit Bil Hicks: Slight Return.

Preview11 -13,Aug18-20, 2-5:25-27: 14:30 (I14:hr)30£5.(I hr)00 £9.50Aug(£8.06-8,0) 10,14-15,17,21 -24,28:World 14:30 premiere (I hr) £8.50•(£7.001 00) Aug X3H 234S6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 A MORE PERFECT UNION American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Momingside Road • 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref: H2 'Local Students Power Electric Union!' - Boston Globe. Six journeys down the country's darkest streets. The ultimate promise? American hope! Sex trafficking; inverted racism; families separated. This struggle for human rights empowers those voices raised in unison.

Aug (£4.000)0) Aug 22: 10:30 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.Aug00) 19: European 18:30 (I hr) £6.premiere 00 (£4.00) Aug 21:18: 20:16:3300 (I(I hr)hr) £6.£6.0000 (£4. x 31 I 2 3 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 »31 12 MOSCOW STATE CIRCUS Moscow State Circus Meadows Theatre BigTops,The Meadows, Melville Drive • 0870 833 0001 • Grid Ref: G5 The world famous Moscow State Circus triumphantly returns to Edinburgh, bringing a huge cast of Russia's greatest and most flexible circus performers. Packed with award-winning acts that push the boundaries of human physical ingenuity to its limits.

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00 (£7.000)0) x3i 123456 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 MOVING ON UP The Behoovers C cubed, Brodie’s Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Are you ready for love? Fasten your seatbelts for a turbulent flight with music and dance. An airplane comedy on the hazards of love and why we all still take the chance! Paris sell-out hits Edinburgh!

Aug 13-28: 11:00(1 hr) £7.50 (£6.50) UK premiere X3M 23456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MRSTHOMSON ALMOST LIVE Gideon Productions Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Ref: E556 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 Absurdly hilarious and relentlessly funny exploration into the banal world of two hospital volunteers. The conversations between Dorothy and Millicent are beautifully bizarre and2l:l5(45mins) skil fully crafted with50)a true Lancastrian wit and humour throughout Aug20-27: £7.50(£6.

X3I 12345 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28293031 12 MSND Spearshaker Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 ♦Grid Ref: E5 Beneath the carefree surface of fairyland, sinister deeds are being planned. What is Puck's ulterior motive? Find out in this dark adaptation of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Aug 15-20: 20:Night' 40 (40mis Dream' ns) £6.00. (£5.00) 3031 12 3 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 293031 12 MUCH ADO ABOUT GOBLIN WatchThis Theatre Company Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Reft E556 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 A quirky comedy about a man who comes across a goblin in his bathroom who happens to be invisible to everyone else, including a Finnish exorcist a drunk psychiatrist and3: I2:30(lhr) a deaf, homosexual Preview11,Aug £4.0(Ihr)00 £8.50(£7.farm50)worker.

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THEATRE MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Challoner Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 « Grid Reft E5 Bantering soldiers, fiercely independent women and 'love gods' are drawn into a villainous plot CTC, 'Universally excellent' Evening News, present a sultry romantic comedy by nBens) £7,and00 (£5.Jerry'00) s - free ice cream for all.

Aug 7-13:sponsored 13:15 (I hr I Omi Hmi 30 31 12 3 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 »3031 12 MUMMENSCHANZ 3X11 Mummenschanz Foundation <6 MZA George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place •0131 662 8740 • Grid Ref: F5 Theatre's revolutionary masters and Broadway legends, blending mask-play, mime and pupperty into enchantingly beautiful, playfully hushed worlds of surreal humour and fantastical shapes. For all ages. 'Have never been matched - should never be missed' LAPreview Times,Augwww.mummenschanz.com 4-5: I7:30(55mi ns) £5.00 ns) £ 10.50 (£7.50) (£3200 F) Aug 13,125-17, Aug 6-7, 11 -12,9-10,18-19, 5-26:20,17:22-24, 30 (SSmi27:ns)17:£312.0 (55mi 00 (£9.00) European premiere • UZU 456 789 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 303112 A MURDER OF CROWS Crumpet Theatre Company TheZoo, l40The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 When Frankie swallows Cage and Aviary's diamond retirement fund,Amy Ravendark joins the chase, offering a high tide and concrete boots as motivation for their Previewreturn...

Aug19:4-5: Aug6-12; 30(Ihr)19:3£6.0 (I0hr)0(£5.£5.00)00 EEH 30 31 12345 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 MY BROTHER S KEEPER Second Movement & Apikoros C central, Cariton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 •Grid RefiDS During the hard years of the Taliban, one thing kept the Jewish community of Afghanistan together. They both hated each other. Based on a true story. A religious farce about16-28:Menorahs, Aug4-14, 19:30(Ihr)meshugenehs £8.50(£7.50) and the price of carpets, www.apikoros.co.uk World premiere • HSU 303 2345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 MY CHAIR-YOUR SELF Scallabouche Theatre Company Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 Winner Best Actor Award, Budapest Fringe 2006,Alexis Latham's 'Scallabouche' meditates on identity's frailty, blurring animate into inanimate, owing as much to the paintings Baconns) £3.as 0to0 Budapest's experimental theatre. In English.

Preview Aug1of4,1Freud 4-6:6-17,I9:2and Aug 1,30(50mi 23-24: 19:30 (SOmi Aug 7-10, 11-13,18-20, 25-27: I9:30(50mi ns) £8,ns)00£7.(£6.0000)(£5.00) European premiere • EI~H 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 MY DEAREST BYRON Another Midas C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105* Grid Reft E4 Incest, love and scandal. With insightful prose and mesmerising music, this intense performance follows the infamous relationship that rocked the 1800s. 100% Fringe.

'Hauntingly beautiful love story' - Graham Norton. Visually spectacular' SundayTimes (Dirty Little Secrets). ***** www.edinburghguide.com (CockTale).

Aug 3-28: 15:15(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) World premiere• HHH 303 2345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD Basement Theatre Company C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Ref: E4 Charlotte Keatley's heart-warming play moves dreamily between the lives of four generations of women, setting the enormous social changes of the twentieth century against the timeless desire to love and be loved.

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•review Aug 3-4:22-24, I7:50(lhr30mins) £6.00 Vug 11.00) Vug 5-10, 11 -13,15-17, 18-20,25-27:28:17:17:505(I0 hr(I hr30mi30mins)ns)£I3.£ 1250 50(£I(£200) I 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 *IY POLISH ROOTS (AND OTHER VEGETABLES) (arola GajdalPeta Lily d Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 'his theatre show includes video, animation... and beetroot soup. Karola Gajda lelves into her Polish/Yorkshire roots while cooking soup on stage. Very funny, full fiug6-10, Polish 1spirit' Federation of Poles in Great Britain, www.karolagajda.org.uk • 13,4-17, 18-19,21-24: 25-27:1200(Ihr) 1200 (I hr)£8.£9.00(£7.

00 (£8.00)00) HSU 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 •lECESSARYTARGETS *epperdine University (Malibu) ' cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 her first new work since The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler has created groundbreaking play about women and war, genocide, the violence of dark lemories and the lenduring resilence 3-12: I3:25(lhr Omins) £750(£6.

50) of the human spirit s6 7 8 9 I I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ^E'ERTHE TWAIN aughtonhall Drama Group United Reformed Church, 87 Saughtonhall Drive • 0131 539 0491 • he amalgamation of Leith and Edinburgh during the 1920s brings chaos to the klvor and Burns families. Hilarious antics, plotting and mistaken identities make up ifiours 7-12:of19:non-stop 30 (2hrs 30milaughter. ns) £7.00Scots (£6.00)comedy at its best.

HSU 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 i *ETOCHKA NEZVANOVA - NAMELESS NOBODY lusskiye Notch/ - Russian Nights ■nirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • tid Reft E5 •winning Russian theatre's adaptation of Dostoyevsky's little-known iiece. Netochka tells the story of her extraordinary stepfather - a drinker, and gifted violinist, who exploited yet transformed her and destroyed her other in his descent into insanity, f“viewAug 3-4:18-20,1205(Ihr) £4.00 £8.50(£7.50) 5-6, 1 1-13, 7-10,14,16-17, 212-24:5-27:1205I205(lhr) (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere • KEU 56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 EVILLE S ISLAND 9ur Bouys ■central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge » 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 businessmen on a 'team-building' exercise find themselves stranded in the i District As wildlife and fog rapidly close in, things degenerate into a carnival of imination, French Cricket and sausages. A comic masterpiece with an underlying rkness.

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HE NIGHT BEFORE LARRY WAS STRETCHED \xhard Fredman Productions itre, 11 b Bristo Place • 0131 225 9893 • Grid Reft F5 . Pilferers operate in the shadow of the gallows. Mr Punch goes on a kil ing Ssse, the sex-starved chaplain of Newgate reads Larry the last rites, and a ;t toilet speaks the only sense. jg 7-12: 19:40 (I hr I Omins) £7.00 (£5.00) World premiere • HE 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031

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THEATRE 1984 Edward's Theatre Company Quaker Meeting House, 7 VictoriaTerrace *0131 220 6109 • Grid Ref: E4 1984: Imagine a world where your thoughts could lead to death; where the only creatures free to sing are birds and 'slaves'. Is this our future? Our past? You decide.

See ETC's compelling adaptation of Orwell's darkly foreboding novel.

Aug 7-12: 20:30 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.00) WoHd premiere • FTHU 30 31 12 3 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 NO EXIT Grenofen Productions Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Intense.. compelling.. claustrophobic: Sartre's modern classic is still gripping audiences in its 65th year. This bold, exhilarating play, performed by one of the most exciting young companies in Scodand, will thrill and haunt you. Is hell other people?

Aug 7-12,15-19: 12.00 (I hr I Omins) £8.00 (£6.00) EEH 3031 2 345 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 NO OBVIOUS TRAUMA Unpacked Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 S56 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Trains shriek through the night as memories of a love affair float through the walls of an isolated institution. Puppets conspire as a patient dreams of escape and doctors track the fragile line between madness and desire.

PreviewAug 2-4: 15:-24,402(I8:hr)15:£5.40 0(I0hr) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug Aug 5-10, 11 -13,15-17, 18-20,2125-27: 15:40 (I hr) £9.00 (£7.50) mi 303 2 3416 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NOOKY, MAN IN THE MATCHBOX Peter Molnar Kalloy St Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 A melting Hungarian drama about a mentally retarded boy who sees the world in a fanciful way. Award winning performance by the Hungarian filmstar Peter Molnar Kalloy, a must see UK premiere.

Aug 13-14: 17:15 (I hr I Omins) £5.00 (£3.00) UK premiere 30 3 M 2 3 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 I 2 NO ORANGES FORTHE ACCORDION WinterWind Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 « Grid Reft E4 A hilarious summer comedy with dreamy accordion music and Russian folk songs.

Three desperate Ukrainians leave their home country for Vienna. In a pathetic tavern, they perform the 'Odessa Revue'. A nightmare... But so much fun!!!

Aug 7-13: 15:25 (I hr 20mins) £5.00 (£4.00) World premiere • >T~T1 30 31 12 345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 NORA Ether Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Reft D3 Inspired by Ibsen's 'A Dolls House' and part of Hil Street Theatre's Ibsen festival, this is a fast-paced 24 hours in the life of a modern-day anti-heroine, Nora, and the dark past that finally catches up with her.

Preview Aug 6-15:Aug17:4-5: 35 (55miI7:3n5(55mi s) £8.0n0s)(£6.£5.00)00 World premiere • U£m 4 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 NORMAL Schadenfreude Productions C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Anthony Neilson's controversial exploration into the mind of Peter Kurten, the notorious Dusseldorf Ripper. Neilson is at his stark and subversive best in this dark, emotional and gripping production. 'Top class theatre' ***** Three Weeks (Oleanna, 2005). www.dusseidorfripper.com Aug 2-12,14-28: 22:55 (I hr I Smins) £850 (£7.50) wan 303 21456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28

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jOCCarteBlanche ; Plays for the Poor Theatre Howard Brenton * i 1 revenue 54 Even 2 28dates Aug- Plays at 4.35pm . iCarlton Hotel for the Poor Theatre IHtTfll North Bridge Christie da ins Love pla s A 0870 - Skinny y Tor theSpew,PoorHeads Theatre ; www.<th701 eFestiu5105 ni.com Onm andtc Goo, see page 198 for show information

Follow the Penn Theatre Ensemble into an imagination junkie's mind as he escapes the hydrogen icebox of absolute reality! What lies at the bottom of his descent?

Madness? Invisible suburbs? God? Another Starbucks?

Aug 14-18: 11:15 (I hr 30mins) £5.00 (£4,00) World premiere 30 31 12 3 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 293031 1 2 NOVECENTO (1900) Mike Maran Productions - Escalator East to Edinburgh Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Brides, Orwell Terrace *0131 346 1405 • Grid Reft FI

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by Patrick Sandford. Can it be true that the world's finest pianist was born on board anAugocean 7-12,1liner 4-19,2and1 -26:never 13:00once (I hr 20tgotninoff? s) £ 10.00 (£6.00) 678 9 10 II 12 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26272829303 12 THE OCEAN FLIGHT CalArts Festival Theatre Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 « Grid Ref: D6 Man attempts first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight Stop. Live performance, cutting edge animation and interactive video puppetry, Lindbergh's revolutionary flight is reimagined as a modern day cyborg vision-quest(ion). Inspired by B. Brecht's Radical Radio11-13, Opera.

Aug 15-19: 13:00 (20mins) £3.00 World premiere 30 31 12 3 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 OCHONE OCHONE (A SORROW FROM BEFORE THAT'S STILL WITH YOU) Donna Rutherford Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 » Grid Ref: D6 Solo performance and video. Donna Rutherford. A witty, entertaining exploration of joyous and sorrowful memories told through simple, poignant storytelling, cleverly incorporating music£8.and00(£6.dance from across two disparate cultures.

Aug4-12: Aug 13-27:18:19:00(Ihr) 30(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00)00) World premiere • EEH OEDIPUS Sandbach School Theatre The Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street *0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft C4 A vibrant and visceral new version by Andy Cargill explores the essence of Greek Tragedy as a stunning piece of total theatre. This internationally acclaimed group brings the Apollonian-Dionysian conflict underpinning the Oedipus legend spectacularly to life.

Aug 15-19: 18:15 (Ihr IQmins) £7.00(£5.00) World premiere 105 DEGREE PEACH Martin Belk The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road •0131 557 2827 • Grid Ref: E6 Two decades in North Carolina, thirteen years in New York City - now, Scotland.

Martin Belk delivers his memoir-monologue on how to survive on your wits and properly squeeze your fruit Three nights only. Special guests. www.myspace.com/martinthewriter Aug 7,14,21: 21:00 (I hr) £5.50 (£3.50) (£ 1.50 UDO) World premiere •HSU ONE-MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY Underbelly Productions Underbelly's Cow Barn, Reid Hall, Reid Quad, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: F5 Charlie Ross plays all the characters, sings the music, fights the batdes and condenses plots into just sixty minutes in the off Broadway hit loved by Lucas himself. 'Funnier than you could possibly imagine' Spin Magazine.

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Corner House Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 After the day's routine, relax in the most bohemian rendezvous of 1920s London. | haven14-19, to queens, dillies and£5.effeminate CaravanpremiaClip Aug 21-26: 22:45(Ihr) 00(£3.50) homosexuals. Welcome to theWoHd f6r Breakfast 30 31 12 3 156 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2£ FREE COFFEE ONE NIGHT: STAN Gallant St CROISSANTS'.^^ Miles Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street • 0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: D5 ' 1954. Stan Laurel is backstage but where is his partner? Is this the end of .K 2-28 August England and Hardy? Stan revisits memories of his father, Chaplin and his younger selffe 10.00am Laurel Meanwhile, will the show go on?

Preview Aug 7-27:Aug16:5-6: 00 (I hr16:I0Omi0 (Inhrs) l£8.Omi50ns)(£6.£7.50)00 (£5.00) WoHd premiere • U. ts6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 Hansel a ONE OF OUR AIN Sandra Brown Gretel Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 A powerful solo show where Sandra Brown, Scotswoman of the Year 2005, tells hi after the Brothers Grimm story of growing up in a small community profoundly affected by a adapted by Karin 2-28 August amazing Moira umorous... and heartbreaking' Janey Godley.

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8-20,23-24: 25-27:19:'H1I9:l0(lhr) Aug 9-10, 0 (I hr) £8.0£9.0 (£7.50(£8.50)50) venue 34 6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ADAM HOUSE Chambers Street ONE SETTO LOVE 0870 701 5105 Madhouse Assembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E23 Two close friends, one woman, a tyrannical father and a melancholic butler. A page 203, 172 for show information passionate love triangle, jealousy, betrayal, lust, murder, intrigue and.. frolicks. Direi by award-winning Paul Hunter (Told By An Idiot Theatre Company).

Preview Aug15-17,4-5:22-23: I8:30(lhr lOmins) £5.00 Aug Aug 6-10, 11 -13,18-20,24-27:18:18:3030(I(IhrhrI OmiI Omins)ns)££10.11.0000(£9.(£ 010.0)00) UK premiere • Hf» 3031 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2930 ONTHE EDGE Controlled Chaos Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 Sexual fantasies and frustrations, an il icit, evocative world of exploitation where th is no such thing as honesty. From innocence to experience, infatuation to obsessit Intimate Aug 21 -26:and22:entertaining 30 (I hr I Smins)drama. £6.00 (£4.Don' 00) t come without protection. World 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i ONYSOSTHEWILD Compagnie Rhapsodic Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Reft I Where has Dionysus been all these years? Sleeping on a bench in New York's Subway. He beckons us in, and tells the explosive story of his orgiastic conquests private regrets.

Preview Aug 2:20:18:'M3300arvellous (IhrhrI ISmiSminns)theatre' s)££8.I ISO00(£4.(£9.Time500)0)Out. Aug 3, 8 , 1 2, 1 7: (I (£450 U) Aug 4,5,91,0,13,15,18:19:13:16.3000(I(IhrhrI SmiI Smins)ns)££1150 (£9.(£9.00)00)(£450U) Aug 1250 (£450 Aug 6, 1 1, 1 6, 2 0: 18: 3 0 (I hr I Smi n s) £ 1250 (£9.

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124 hour box office at vww.edfringe.com ORIRPHANS fheileatre Vivant lom:ian Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace "0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 ILyle Kessler's classic about two disturbed adolescents encountering a mobster with (strange intentions towards the boys. Theatre Vivant returns triumphantly to the i| Tinge with a menacing and bitterly comic production. The poignancy of neglected |(1 outh Vug 21packs -26: 11:a4powerful 5 (I hr I Sminpunch. s) £8.00 (£7,00) ISim 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 293031 12 DTHELLO Jlurrets Youth Theatre : fenue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 gHigh-octane Shakespeare distilled in live performance, original music and film. This i ’ynamic young company rediscovers a timeless study of love, jealously and betrayal, intense, gripping and totally relevant 'These young people are going places.. ' aieesdote |lug5,7-l2:Mercury.

I3:l0(45mins) £5.00 BE21 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 3H DURTIME limerican High School Theatre Festival 1 lueside, Pilrig Church, I b Pilrig Street • 0131 553 1876 • Grid Ref:A6 f>, 2000. A student opens fire at the senior prom, kil ing five. America is d! As in Our Town, a 'stage manager' leads us through sometimes funny, heartbreaking £6.moments 11:mes I6:25(lhr20mins) 00 (£4.00) 00)leading up to this terrible event I8:25(lhr20mins) £6.

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•1 -ug 12: I0:25(lhr20mins) £6.00 (£4.00) World premiere • EEH jp 123456 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 IpUT OF A SUITCASE Jfhe : Alternative Stage Company ! reyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 » Grid Ref: E4 Jrom spray-on tans to Byker Grove, Chad and Harry discover each other's most listardly secrets, stranded for the night off the M25. But the secret that changes jaerything s in Harry' jug 15-19: i11OO (SSmins)s suitcase. £5.00 (£4,00) World premiere

THEATRE OUT WITH THE TIDE Stand & Point Theatre Company Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 Three homeless people, one boat, one rubber ring and one large rubber duck. 'Out With The Tide' is a short comic play about those people on the outside of society (oh, andAug three Russians).

Preview Aug 7-28: I4:4-6: 30(50mil4:3n0(S0ni s) £7.0in0s)(£5.£6.50)00(£4.00) World premiere • ECU 3031123456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 OVERTHEWALL The Latymer Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 »Grid Ref:E5 A wall separates a group of islanders from the rest of the world. What lies beyond the wall? Why should they care? James Saunders' comic play examines the major concerns Aug 7-13: of16:4society.

5 (30min. s)in£5.an00entirely (£4.00) (£3.flippant 50 S) way. waai 30 31 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303M 2 ovo Udi Grudi George Square Theatre, George Square/Bucdeuch Place •0131 662 8740 • Grid Reft F5 A miraculous world fashioned out of a rubbish tip inhabited by three vulturelike eccentrics. Clothes, animals, friends and musical instruments are some of the unimaginable and ingenious transformations created in a new show from the Brazilian masters Preview16-20,Aug 15: 14:14:of330fabrication.

Aug 22-27: 0(SOmi (SOminns)s)£6.£ 10.0000 (£7.00) (£30.00 F) European premiere 3031 12345 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 PAINS OF YOUTH Captain Theatre Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace » 0131 220 6109 ♦ Grid Ref: E4 The kind of play written once a generation. Bruckner's rarely performed exploration into carnal experimentation is revived by this 5* company. With Austrian decadence obliterated by war, violent sexuality becomes youth's only weapon against fatal isolation, Preview16-19:Augwww.captaintheatre.org.uk 14-15: 20:l5(lhr30mins) Aug 2ftl5(lhr30mins) £5.00(£4,5£4.0)00 30 31 12 3 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

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THEATRE PAKITA BARATARIA TEATRO Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place *0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 Pakita, played by award-winning actress Patricia Rodriguez, experiences the destructive impact of the oldest of all emotions - love and hate. Fiction becomes reality in a twist to leave you pondering on your own life experiences, your angels and Aug demons.

7-12: 21:00 (I hr) £8.00 (£4.00) UK premiere • ECU 30 3 M 234 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303 PAPER FLOWERS Brick House Theatre C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile « 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Lonely widow Eva invites a mysterious vagrant into her home, but is unprepared for the consequences as her world is dismantled and replaced with rugged, ominous 'Paper Flowers'. Haunting Latin American portrait of the gulf between privilege and poverty.

Aug 13-28: 11:10 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere 3031 123456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PARADOX Pipin Theatre Company Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Reft E6 Was granny an ape? Did grandpa live in the jungle? The Pipin Theatre Company are doing some serious monkeying around in this multi-faceted farce, which attempts to show the origins 13:of1some of man's quirky and irritable habits.

Preview Aug 9-12:Aug13:7-8: 15 (Ihr) £6.5 (Ihr) 00(£4,£4.00)00 World premiere • HEM 30 31 123456 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 PARAMOUR ChoppedLogic Pleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 On an island of paper, two humorous, awkwardly human characters tear hearts from envelopes and smudge the ink of other lives. 'A joyful, quirky piece of physical theatre... a company that really knows how to tap into the imagination' Stage.

PreviewAug 2-4: 12002(I8:hr)1200£5.0(I0hr) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug Aug 5-10, 11-13,15-17, 18-20,212-24, 5-27: 1200(Ihr) £9.00(£7.50) FTTH 303 1 3 416789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PARASITES Ant <£ Dick Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Inspection day at a foiling university. The lecturers are drunk or hysterical, but it's the Goverment Inspector who's acting strangely. It's one thing to give staff low starratings, but surely there are rules against trying to eat their legs? www.parasitestheplay.com Aug4-28: 20:00(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) FTTH 3031123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PARAS OVERTHE BARRAS (PART 2)THE SECOND WAVE Leitheatre St Serfs Church Hall,Clark Road, Goldenacre • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref:A3 Hilarious and heartwarming sequal to last year's Fringe sell-out.. A laugh-a-line story capturing the grit and humour of Glaswegians overcoming all adversities during the dark days of wartime...

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For all your Fringe ticket 1 call 0131 226 000C >' PARTICULARLY IN THE HEARTLAND | The TEAM Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 1: 2005 Fringe First Winners. Visit a Kansas where parents vanish, aliens grow in cornfields, New Yorkers fall from the sky, and dead politicians come to dinner. 'A theatre of ideas and15 (Ihr30mins) excitement' List.

Preview Aug 4,5:121:0:Aug118:5 (I43:5hr(I16:30mi hr 30mins) n£s)IZ50£ 1250(£9.£8.(£9.00)000(£4.0)(£4.(£4.5500)U)50 U) Aug Aug 6,8,112,3,117,8,223:4: 11:13:1455 (I(I hrhr 30i30mininns)s) ££ IZ50 (£9.

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Aug 11,15,216:6,2I9:l5(lhr30mins) 2,27: 2l:30(lhr30mins) £ 125000)(£9.(£4.050)0U)(£4.50 U) Aug £1250(£9.

Aug 19, 2 5: I6:l5(lhr30mins) £ 1250 Aug 20: 1900 (I hr 30mins) £ 1250 (£9.(£9.00) 0(£4.0) (£4.50 U)50 U) Vi 5678 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 2E PAST HALF REMEMBERED NIE (New International Encounter) Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance * 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 A madcap journey through the epic sweep of Russian history. The Reds and the Whites do battle, the Germans invade, tea is served from a samovar and there is very big wedding.

Preview Aug 2-4: I5:50(lhr20mins) Aug 14,126-17, -24,28: 15:£5.50 0(I0hr£9.20mi50n(£8.s) £8.00)50 (£7.00) European premiere *F Aug 5-7, 11-13,9-10,18-20, 5-27:21I5:50(lhr20mins) 15 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE PEARL Split Knuckle Theatre Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street« 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 Fusing the power of Steinbeck's classic with a battery of music, rhythym and physic theatre - a dynamic spellbinding ensemble performance that is sharp, suprising and. ofPreview tirelessAugenergy.

(I hr)1600£3.0(I0hr) £9.00 (£8.00) (£5.00 UO) Aug 11 -13,14-15,14-5:8-20,17,1600 Aug 6,7-10, 2215-28: -24: 1600 (I hr) £8.00 (£7.00) 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PENDULUM Scottish International Productions PendFringe@Gateway, Gateway Theatre, Elm Row *0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: B6 A compelling drama of love and revenge. Ellen, cursed with eternal youth for kil ! her lover in 1800, returns to Edinburgh in 2006 and falls in love.. but her vengeful lover reappears from the grave.

Aug 4-13: 2100 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.00) 5 6 7 8 ) 1 1 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f PERKI & MANN ARE SPOOKED Future Legend Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 After receiving word of his demise, Perki (The Office') is persuaded by Mann ('2lstCenturyStones') to visit his uncle's remote haunted mansion.. 'Physical comedy from two performers with remarkable dexterity' Three Weeks. 'Awesome production!' - David Strassman. www.perkiandmann.co.uk Preview Aug15-17,2-4:21-24, 15:20 (I hr) £5.20(Ihr) 00 £8.00(£6.50) Aug Aug 5-10, 11-13,18-20,25-27:28:15:15:20(Ihr) £9,00(£7,50) World premiere • I 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PERSAE New Theatre Company Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances o Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 The coalition of the willing plunder Iraq. A mutilated war hero is presented to America's first lady. Persae by Van Badham, 'a major talent' Guardian, is Aeschylus' 'The Persians' updated for the warfare of sound bytes and surgical strikes.

Preview1Aug 15:55 (I hr) £5.00 Aug -13,3-4:118-20, Aug 5-6, 7-10,114-15, 7,212-24:5-27:15:15:555(I5 hr)(Ihr)£8.£9.000(£7.0 (£8.00)00) European premiere • F >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728

(24 hour box office at y/ww.edfringe.com PETROL JESUS NIGHTMARE #5 (IN THE TIME OF THE (MESSIAH) irraverse Theatre Company Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 r fringe First winner Henry Adam's (The People Next Door) chillingly apocalyptic i Jiriller about the violent consequences of faith and belief for five people caught under fireJul i30:n occupied territory. ’review !\ug 2: 1900 (2hrsI7:00(2hrs ISmins) £ISmi 15.0n0s)(£10.£9.000)0 (£4.(£4.550)0 U) \ug 5:6: 20:10:4350 (2hn> (2hrs IISmi ns)s) ££ 15.15.0000 (£10. \ug Smi n (£15.10.00000)0)(£(£4. (£4.10.0550)00 U)U)(£4.50 U) i\ugug 8,9,112,3,117:8,219:3,217:5 (2hrs I Smi n s) £ 10fl \ug (2hrs0 (2hrs SminnIs)s)Smi££n15.15.s)00£00 15.(£(£ 10.10.00 00(£0)0)10.(£4. (£4.00)5500(£4.U)U)50 U) Vug 10,11,116,5,210:9: 16:13:1155 (2hrs II Smi ■J Vug Vug22,24:213:6: 019:0 (2hrs 30(2hrsI SmiISmins) n£s)15.£15.00 (£00(£10.

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50U) Vug 25: 1600 (2hrs I Smins) £ 15.00 (£ 10.10.000)0) (£4. (£4.5500 U)U) Worldpremiere* rrm 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 2829303112 THE PHONE BOOK LIVE! Stage D'Or mirnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Ifirid Ref: E5 'hey say truly great performers can read the phone book and make it entertaining, they? With a different guest every show we set the challenge. Log onto /.thephonebooklive.com to find out the daily reader. hreviewAug3-4: I9:l0(l5mins) y<i <ug.ug 5-10, -24: 19:19:1010(I(ISmiSmi£3.ns)0ns)0£5.£6.0000 11 -13,14-17, 18-20,2125-27: World premiere • UZU is6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 PICKING HOLES IN THE MIST heatrical Niche . central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge ♦ 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 iraderie and deception quickly curdle when four fruitpickers seek refuge in ar plated pub. Amidst paranoia, narcissism and an angry bailiff, who'll have the last jugh? Outside it's misty; welcome. jpg4-11,13-26: 15:55(Ihr) £7.50(£6.50) World premiere*HZ 156789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728293031 | fHE PIER GLASS wng Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 »Grid Ref: E6 j-inge First winning production revived by the Pleasance's own 'breathtakingly skilful semble' BBC Scotland. 40 performers s this tale of romance, intrigue, music, nedy and theatrical extravagance. 'The mo t extraordinary piece of theatre I have ir seen' Scotsman. nvAug 5: !4£X)(lhr30mins) £5.£7.0000(£5.50) ■iig6-10, 1 4-17: g 11-13,18-20:1400(Ihr30mins) 14:00 (I hr 30mins) £8.00 (£6.50) 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 IlGEON MAN APOCALYPSE let Provocateur International 11central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 p est, madness and love. Living on a diet of pigeon and rainwater cocktails the aspect of insanity gives Arthur Cork something to look forward to. Irrepresively jinny, this irreverent tale holds a broken mirror up to the face of society.

I gNv.actprovocateur.net 4-28: 133)5 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) VV >56 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 INTER REVUE SKETCHES i'e Trident Theatre Company cket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • lid Reft E6 sse hilarious sketches show Pinter at his most mischievous. Each one explores banality of contemporary life. Pinter reflects and contorts the idiosyncratic fthms of everyday using out speech£3.to50 generate brilliant comic dialogue. A menacingly g 14,16,night 18: 2l:l5(40mins) 15 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21

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THEATRE PISSPOTSAND PORTRAITS Whitebook Productions Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace •0131 226 7207 • Grid Ref: E4 What's art? How do you see it? Do you love art or does it leave you feeling cold?

We will Aug take4-5:you I8:00(lhr on a journey Preview s)of£4.art50)00as we know it., or do we?World premiere • EE31 Aug 6-27: 18:00(Ihr ISmins) ISmi £6.0n0(£4, 303123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 2829 303 PLAYBACKTHEATRE RandomAttractions, Acts Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket •0131 225 8961 •Grid Ref: E4 Diverse Return of the acclaimed improvised theatre company, where you the audience provide true stories for the performers. Enjoy interactive, reality theatre, magically created in front of your15:15(Ihr very eyes!

Aug 14-19: ISmins)'A£6.dmirably 00(£5.00)fearless and thought provoking' **** Stage.

30 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 303 PLAYHOUSE CREATURES Dang Nabbit Theatre7 Victoria Collective Quaker Meeting House, Terrace *0131 220 6109* Grid Ref: E4 Set in the decadent times of Charles I , this juicy historical drama tracks the triumphs and tribulations of the first female actors as they burst onto the English stage.

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50) HSU! 30 31 12 3 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 31 i 2 PLAYS FORTHE POOR I: CHRISTIE IN LOVE Theatre CCarte central,Blanche Carlton Hotel, NorthCompany Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 A disturbing look at serial killer John Christie. Performed as part of a double-bill of short dark plays from Howard Brenton, Aug 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28: 16:writer 35 (I hr)ofThe £8,50 Romans (£7.50) in Britain and Paul.EC31 3031 11 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 PLAYS FORTHE POOR 2: GUM AND GOO, SKINNY SPEW, HEADS Carte Blanche Theatre Company C central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 Gum and Goo, Skinny Spew, Heads. Performed as double-bill of short dark plays from Aug 5,Howard 7,9,11,13,Brenton, 15,17,19,2writer 1,23,25,ofThe 27: 16:Romans 35 (I hr) £8.in50Britain (£7.50) and Paul.

FTEH 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 3031 12 THE PLAY'S THE THING Thing Theatre Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row ♦ 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 Hilarious, award-winning new comic thing from Oxford. An egotistical theatre director tries to put on Hamlet He ends up as insane as Hamlet himself. Curious?

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Aug 7-13, I4:30(40mi £6.0.0 (£4.www.thethingtheatre.com 00) World premiere • HSU 3031123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 4 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 POLAR BEARS Jesus Lizard Productions Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Ref: E556 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 Following his 5-star smash-hit 'Gob' comes cult playwright Jim Kenworth's highly anticipated follow up. Expert razor-sharp dialogue, outrageous humour and cruelty towards flat-mates. Gob - 'Best of the Fest' ***** List. 'Potent., laced with laughs' Sunday Herald.3-4: I5:l5(lhr) £5.00 Preview Aug 5-6,1Aug 115-17, -13,128-20, Aug 7-10, 1 -24:25-27: 15:15 (I15:hr)15 (I£8.hr)50£9.(£7.5500)(£8.50) World premiere • HSU 3456789 10 II 12 13 - II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 26 27 28 29 303m2 THE POOL LeavesBalloon On The Gilded Teviot,Track 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Reft F5 A Liverpool bookies, a day in the life; secrets and lies, trouble and strife. Intrigue and romance, dancing, a fight Will they or won't they? Maybe they might.. Company voted PreviewIndependent' Aug 2-5:21-22: 14:s 0'0Top(I14:hr)050(Ihr) £5.things 00£7.to50(£6.see,50)2004'.

Aug6-10, 1 4-17, Aug 11-13,18-20: 1400(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) World premiere • HSU 6789 I0 II 12 13 14 II 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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|24 hour box office at iwww.edfringe.com [{POPART Montezuma's Revenge tesembly @ St George's West, 58 Shandwick Place •0131 226 2428 • Grid Ref: E2 From the perfectly honed throats of these all male, Dutch sell-out successes comes k brand new pop a-cappella extravaganza. Sassy, stylish, music with laughs. 'Their i/oices are addictive' (Berliner Morgenpost). www.montezuma.nl ’reviewAug4-5: 1700(Ihr) £5.00 itag 6-10,15-17,21 -24,28: 1700 (I hr) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) Vig 11-13,18-20,25-27: 1700 (I hr) £ 1200 (£ 11.00) European premiere • 033] 33 234 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE POSITIVE HOUR 'reobreok Theatre Company : central, Cariton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 'leurotic woman, a hooded man, inner conflicts and a tart could there be a nore positive hour? Embrace your inner fetishist at this satrical comedy with a hymphomaniac maniac tortoise at its heart By April de Angelis. hig 21 -28: 20:35 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.50) pji 123456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . ’OSTSCRIPT Diverse Attractions Uverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 "Grid Ref: E4 1 , platform for new writers to showcase new work, poetry, prose and short plays. ead in an atmospheric 16th Century panelled room in the heart of Old Edinburgh. iVelcome opportunity for Edinburgh writers who prove entertainingly worth a iten' Scotsman. |ug2l-26: I9:l5(lhr30mins) £4.00(£3.00) ||2345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 » 30 3i 12 -OTATOES ine Galloway jrid■lubWEST Ref:C4@ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Gt King Street • 07720 285 550 • his croquette of a show tracks the extraordinary life of the potato. A unique blend f history, horticulture and haute cuisine makes this a feast for the eyes, ears and slate. eat and£8.0cry0(£7,for00)tomorrow we fry.

Mg6-26:Laugh, 15:45(Ihr) World premiere• BED 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 RESENT - A ONE ACT BLACK COMEDY ABOUT iOW ontinuum nirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 70 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 irk, stark and utterly inappropriate, 'Present' is the story of two people who never Bt, but before either could move on with their lives one was born and one had to feviewAug 3-4: 2235(Ihr) £5.00 |4g5-6, ig 7-10,l 11-13, 4-17,128-20, 1 -24:25-27: 22:352235(Ihr) (I hr) £8.00£9.(£7.000(£8.

0) 00) BBH II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 *ESS ESCAPE TO CONTINUE |ha// Fires Theatre Company :e Dome, I Bristo Square • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 {hilarious drama about the far flung fantasies born of office daydreaming, ismerising.. as well as moments in which I was inclined to laugh out loud, there is 1 ch there to leave the audience pondering' Kilburn Times. 'Thoroughly enjoyable' |linden jjg6-l9:Gazette.

13:15 (SOmins) £6.50 (£5,00) tEM , 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 aOVOCATIVE CINEMA (St Provocateur International in association with C film tubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 ♦ Grid Ref: E4 fard-winning theatre and film company API bring their deliciously unique and With murder, death, suicide : siirbing :e showfilmsnottoforEdinburgh. the faint-hearted!

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THEATRE PUMPGIRL Bush Theatre Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 A turbo-charged joyride through the diesel fumes and country music of the Armagh badlands. Abbie Spallen's explosively comic new play races through the unspoken thoughts desires of£8.three lives Preview Augand16:13:5deepest I3:45(lhr20mins) 00(£4.

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Aug 5,27: I8:45(lhr20mins) £ 1150 (£9.00) (£4.50 U) Aug 6,8,112:3,121:8,214:5 (I11:hr120mi Aug 5hr(I20mi hrns)20min£s)1150 n£s)1150£(£9.1150(£9.00)(£9.0(£4.0) 0(£4.50)0 U)(£4.50 U)50 U) Aug 9, 1 9, 2 5: 13: 4 5 (I Aug 11,15,216:6,2I6:45(lhr20mins) 2: I9fl0(lhr20mins)£ 1250£1250(£9.(£9.00)0(£4.0) (£4.50 U)50U) Aug Aug 17: 2l:45(lhr20mins) (£9. (£4.

Aug 20: 16: 3 20minns)s) £££ 12.1250 125050 (£9. (£9.0000)0)0) (£4. (£4.555000 U)U)U) Aug 23: 21:300 (I(I hrhr 20mi World premiere • uni 303 123 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303 12 PUPPET CITY:A KOREAN FANTASY Hyundai Puppet Theatre & The Patron Company Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Let the characters of Puppet City lead you on a fantastic journey to their unforgettable land of music and dance. Open your eyes to a magical new world.

Suitable for al4-5:l ages!1225 (I hr) £5.00 Preview Aug Aug6-10, Aug 11 -13,14-17, 18-20,21-24: 25-28:I225(lhr) 12:25 (I hr)£11.£ 12.00(£I0.

00 (£ 11.00)00) European premiere • BE31 303 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PURGATORY BlankTheatre Company in association with C theatre C, Chambers Street» 0870 701 5105 » Grid Ref: E5 'I have a one-act play in my head, a scene of tragic intensity.. I am so afraid of that dream.' Yeats' final play explores a man's perceptions of past and present, violence and violation. A visually stunning production, www.blanktheatre.co.uk Aug 13-28: I230(lhr ISmins) £7.50 (£6.50) 30 31 123 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PUSHING UP POPPIES Banter Theatre Company Venue 13, Lochend Close, Canongate • 07074 201313 • Grid Ref: D6 Family. Death. Boredom. Sex with vegetables. Poetry. Cannibalism. Sleep. A revolt of the manservants' union. The imaginary death of a once great poet In between battles20-27:in WWI, there£7.is00(£5. much00)for young men to talk about Aug 18:00(Ihr) World premiere 30 3112 345 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 A QUARRELLING PAIR Aphids in association with Gilded Balloon Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 An intriguing triptych of small puppet plays for adults inspired by avantgarde writer Jane Bowles. The tiny, intimate 'A Quarrelling Pair' is a quiet revelation with its shifting human and soundscore.

Previewweave Aug 2-5:of21 13:-24, 45 (40miandns)5 puppet £5.00ns) voice Aug (40mi Aug 6-10, 11-13,14-17, 18-20,25-27:28:13:13:454(40mi ns) £9.£8.000(£8.0 (£7.00)00) European premiere •HSU 23456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RABBIT Something Else C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 Come and join Madeline tell her parents she's becoming a stripper with her junkie boyfriend. Not easy when her caustic father has a secret and her drunken mother debates how to kil a rabbit for dinner. Bon Appetit!

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RADIO Kandinsky Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 A new play about spaceships, love, and radio waves, from Al Smith, winner of the Sunday Times Playwriting Award 2006, and the team behind Enola. ***** Three We & www.edinburghguide.com, **** Herald, List & Daily Mail.

Preview Aug 3-4: 16:3205-27: (45minI6:s)3£5.0(45mi 00 Aug Aug 5-6, 7-10,11-13, 14-17,18-20, 21-24: 16:30 (45mi ns) £8.ns)50£9.(£7.5500)(£8.50) 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272f THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND The Old Gaol Theatre Company I Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace *0131 226 7207 • Grid Reft E4 Two theatre critics settle down to review a stereotypical whodunnit melodrama.-] the play progresses they become drawn into the plot which complicates with unlilo-i t twists and turns, overlapping with their romantic dreams and career aspirations.

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A man flips out and searches a city for the owner of a receipt. Is he a hero or an idiot? A little story told by two men, a filing cabinet and a Moog. Perrier Award winner (Jackson's Way). Produced by Fuel.

Preview Aug 6-10,Aug 15-17,5: 2I 1l:30(lhr -23,28: ISmi 11:3n0s)(I hr£5.I0Smi0 ns) £ 11.00 (£8.00) 11-13,18-20,24-27: 11:30 (I hr I Smins) £ 12.00 (£9.00) s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 REFLEX ACTION American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 0111 • Grid Ref: H2 A self-reflexive journey into theatrical conventions and styles including Shakespean Beckett, choral drama, nineteenth-century operetta, percussive performance, music i i; theatre and modem dance body-bag dream sequences. Fast-paced fun and inside jokes theatre£6.0lover.

Aug 18:for18:14:the330(Ihr) 0(£4.000)0) Aug 20: 0(Ihr) Aug 12:30 (I hr) £6.£6.£6.00000(£4. (£4.000)0) Aug23:22: 20:30(Ihr) 0(£4.

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 THE REGINA MONOLOGUES Tidemark Theatre C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Comedy-drama inspired by the wives of Henry VIII. Six modern-day women have* also married one man. This moving and hilarious story reinvents the Tudor QueeiwJp with a contemporary twist 'Brilliantly conceived, cleverly constructed and e: funny' BBC 3C. www.tidemark.co.uk Aug ‘ 2-19: 19:00(Ihr -ISmins) £8.50(£7.50) 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2£ THE REPUBLICAN PRINCE Ragnarcom Productions Cafe Royal Fringe Theatre, 17 West Register Street *0131 556 2549 • Grid Ref: [> A young prince in a constitutional monarchy bitterly watches his war-hero brothi entombment. As he uncovers how his brother died, he finds himself in conflict w™»*m hisPreview familyAugand4-5:his I200(45mins) future, www.ragnarcom.plus.com Aug 6-14,16-21,23-27: 12:00 (45mi£3.ns)00£6.50 (£5.00) World premiere • l___56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Tt" THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO Ul Rattlesnake Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge « 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 Chicago: huge economic downturn sends companies to the wall. A struggling collective of business men are forced to make money by malpractice, with disa consequences.

Aug 16,18,20,23,Clean 25,27: hands 16:15(IhrshallISmibens)bloodied £6.00(£5.0and0) justice wil crumble.

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RETAIL PARADISE PRINCESS The Alternative Stage Company Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 What if you die and wake up in a supermarket? A woman trapped in her personal hell pieces together the last days of her life and tries to escape, armed only with a supermarket Aug 15-19: 1100trolley.

(45mins) £5.00 (£4.00) World premiere 30 31 12 3 15 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 RETURN OF THE ACTOR Dusk Productions in association with York Theatre Royal Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 A full-throtded farce. A British Shakespearean actor comes to give a talk. But with assistants like his, will he even make it to the stage? 'An amazing comic duo' Yorkshire Evening7-12,Press.

Aug 14-19: 15:40 (45mins) £8.00 (£6.00) FTF71 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 RIDDANCE ExadusToo Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref:E4 Can you keep a secret forever? Or will it eat away at you as you live in hiding from your past until that one day. The day of riddance. Join Kenny, Claire and Frank in this chilling Aug 7-13,emotional 15-20: 13:thriller.

10(Ihr) £8.00(£6.00) 30 3112 3 4567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2930 3112 ROMEO AND JULIET The Pantaloons Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row *0131 552 7171 • Grid Ref:A2 Shakespeare's timeless love story gets The Pantaloons treatment in this vibrant, touching and surprisingly funny open-air production. Pay whatever you like!

'Accessible yet intelligent.. A great show for all ages' (Pick of the Fringe 2005). www.thepantaloons.co.uk Aug 6,8,11,13,15,18,20,22,25,27: I4:30(2hrs) (Free Non-ticketed) 30 31 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 THE ROMEO AND JULIET SYNDROME let's get 'em ensemble Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Following 2005's sell out hit Minibreak ('superbly stylish' Evening News), awardwinning director Emily Westwood presents a touching new comedy about the power ofPreview love. Aug 'Here3-4:is talent llOO(lhr)indeed' £4.00Sunday Times.

Aug -13,128-20, Aug 5-6, 7-10,1115-17, 1 -24:25-27: 12:00 (I1100hr) (I£7.hr)50£8.(£6.5500)(£7.50) European premiere - HSU 03 234 1 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 ROSE Fiona York ClubWEST Grid Reft C4@ Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Gt King Street • 07720 285 550 • Martin Sherman's powerful account of one feisty Jewish woman's journey from Russia through the Warsaw ghettos to the Atlantic City boardwalks, the Arizona canyons and Miami Beach, receives a stunning tour de force performance from the wonderful Fiona York. £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-26: I200(lhr50mins) tEM 6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 ROSENCRANTZAND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD Chimeric Productions C, Chambers Street *0870701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 Two old school-friend backpackers are summoned to keep an eye on the Prince of Denmark. Set in and around the action of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is one ofTom Stoppard's finest works. www.chimeric.info Aug2-28: I4:30(lhr45mins) £8.50(£7.50) HE3 2 13456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

THEATRE THE SAME... BUT DIFFERENT The Richard Hardwick Company Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square * 0131 556 6550 * Grid Ref: F5 Soldiers can be gay, wives can be unfaithful and drugging your one night stand's drink and tying herAugup i2-4: n your parent's£5.shed can be a highly5-10,original way to tell her you love her. 00) Preview11-13, 50(£6.

Aug 18-20,2I8:50(lhr) 5-27: 18:50(Ihr)00 £8.50(£7.0Aug 0) 15-17,21-24,28: I8:50(lhr) World£7.premiere 30 3 M23456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SCAPIN American High School Theatre Festival Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road •0131 447 0111* Grid Ref:H2 ABillaugh-a-minute will want year oldofscript Irwin and MarknoO'oneDonnell.

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Aug 7: 22:I6:20(lhr25mins) 20 (I hr 25mins) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug Aug 8-9: 11:14:20 (I hr 25mins) £6.£6.0000(£4.(£4.000)0) European premiere • 0231 30 31 12 3 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 31 12 SCAPIN THE CHEAT Aces Wild Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House * 0871 750 0077 » Grid Reft E6 Moliere's Scapin, s commedia-based farce:afathers, money and there' who, in service,familyweaves hilarioussons, webabduction, of mistakenlove,identities, doublethen talk and deceit An updated approach, boldly coloured and witty.

Aug 7-12,14-19: 11:10 (I hr 20mins) £7.00 (£5.00) 0231 30 3112 3 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303u 2 SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS American High School Theatre Festival Blueside, Pilrig Church, I b Pilrig Street« 0131 553 1876 • Grid ReftA6 Updated toapproaches the 1970s,forMoliere' s classic offarcetheirconcerns two brothers opposite the schooling young wards.

Hilarity who ensuesadopt as the girls trick, lie and scheme their way to reach their desired outcomes.

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For all your Fringe ticket call 0131 226 0001 i THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS Saltmine Theatre Company Charlotte Chapel, 204 Rose Street» 0131 225 5560 • Grid Ref: D3 I CS Lewis' vivid insight into temptation and damnation takes fresh life in Nigel Ford brilliant adaptation. This delicate balance of heavenly humour and devilish evil was ;i sell-out showI9:l5(2hrs20mins) in 2004 and 2005. 00) Aug Aug 21-26: 26: 13:15 (2hrs 20mins) £8.5£8.0 (£7.50 (£7.

00) 30 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2£ THE SEAGULL Act Provocateur International C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A stirring and stimulating take on the Chekhov cult classic. Victor Sobchak, in his • fifteenth year on the Fringe, directs this disturbed reimagination of a tale of innocejtr. lost when14-27: Man enters of the50) Child, www actprovocateur.net Aug2-12, 11:00(SOmithens)world £7.50(£6.

World premiere-Bt SEQUINNED SUITS AND PLATFORM BOOTS Blockbuster Productions £ OYT C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft E5 'Get It On!' Mark Wheeller's musical play affectionately recalls the glittering 70s at t one fan's ambition to be the 'Starman'. Surreal and quirky humour sets the style cjj ® this thoroughly original Glam Rock tribute. http://amdram.co.uk/wheellerplays Aug 14-19: 16:30 (55mins) £6.50 (£5.50) UK prei SEVEN POINTS FOR LOVE' Ithaca College Theatre C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 All's fair in love and.. Scrabble? Charming show mixes marriage proposals and w games! Guaranteed to leave a smile on your face and a warm feeling in your hear!: this Augoriginal 4,6,8,10,romantic 12,14,16,1comedy 8,20,22,24,earns 26,28:1001400points (40mifor ns) £6.fun.50 (£5.5European 0) premiere • i

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r GET UP^ STANB UP! 22 evenings of brilliant wit and murky politics with live music and film thrown in 9 DIFFERENT top class acts every evening, featuring: , Mark Thomas • Lucy Porter • Patrick Monahan • John Otiveifl Joanna Neary • Andy Zaltzman • Vladimir McTavish 9 Bands including: Saint Jude's Infirmary Private Jackson • 2 Minutes Hate 9 Political chat including: Tony Benn • Bruce Kent 9 Debut, stunning short film: L Anthropology 101 - The end of the world' lecture!

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I 5EX, LIES AND AN SOS TRIBUTE BAND iPract/ca/ Magic Theatre Company kdisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street ♦ 0131 226 0000 • Grid Reft E5 - Director of 2004/5 sell-out smash 'Jean Brodie' (***** Three Weeks, **** Herald) |(eturns with this raucous Scottish comedy. Mullets, intrigue and leopardskin thongs? ftfidicule nothing toISmibens)scared , Vug7-12:is I8:l5(lhr £7.00 of.. www.practical-magic.org UHll >56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 s »3112 •MAKERS RE-MIX ;htingale Productions he Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 Nightingale Productions returns with a funky Little Britain meets Monty Python rejnix of this old comedy classic. Wet and wild, intimate and outrageous. 'Pick of the 4 ringe22-24: 2002'2l:l5(lhr) www.britishtheatreguide.info £6.00(£4.00) — IlHAKESPEARE FOR BREAKFAST theatre .Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 iol ick and roll with the Bardic Breakfasters at C. Back for its fifteenth sell-out year, and classical actors carouse through Shakespeare's works with free coffee :i|fid croissants! Well worth getting out of bed for' Independent. vfww.Ctheatre.com ! ug 2-28: 10:00 (SOmins) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) World premiere • HEDl t ^HAKESPEARE'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM t he Drama Society - University of Lincoln Hweet ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston a||ifest Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 of241Art,0136enter» Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off <s Ven a modern, urban twist, a new adaptation of Shakespeare's tale of fairies, •dj1 imphs and summer loving. Lincoln University production with original costumes, i|1ig2l-28: & music,!34X)(l bringinghr30mithisns)classic £7,00 (£6.into00)the new century with a bang! yp 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .

SHAKESPEARE'S NEW PLAY AND DEATH BY AUDIENCE! Shakey Theatre Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace •0131 220 6109 • Grid Refi E4 An interactive evening of thespian comedy First, help the great bard write a new play Then, six different types of theatre battle to survive your vote. Reality TV meets theatre.

Aug 21 -26:Anything 20:15 (I hrcan30mihappen. ns) £8.00 (£7.00) 30 31 12 3 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 293031 12 SHAKESPEARE'S PASSIONS Bruce Morrison Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 'Passion, I see, is catching.. 'Shakespeare's passions - kings, queens, lovers, heroes, vil ains, clowns, songs, music, sonnets - explode into life in this dazzling solo theatrical tour-de-force. parts one man 2and make imaginary puissance.. ' Preview11 -13,Aug18-20, 2-5:'I2nto13:5-27:1a5 (Ithousand £5.0n0s)divide Aug Aug 13:hr 1I Omi 5 (I hrns)I Omi £ 10.06-10, 0 (£9.104-17, 0) 1 -24: 13:15W(I hr I 'Omins) £9.00 (£8.00) 30 3 13456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728» 30 3i 12 SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN AND SONGS Greyfriars Kirk Promotions Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 PadisomeMathieson presents a glimpse ofqueens.

Shakespeare' s daughters, lovers and wives and -harridans virgins, some A celebration heroines in words andshrews, musicsome with Moyra Gumming, Richardof theEllisBard' and sRosemary McKerchar.

Aug 14-18: 1700(Ihr ISmins) £6.00(£4.00) 30 31 12 3 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 293031 12 SHAKES-SHEARED! Barbe a Papa Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 Charaaers cropped from 'The Sonnets', 'Twelfth Night', 'Dream' and 'Macbeth' are collaged into a comic mix of hands, feet, daggers and lips. Let Geneva's international student a Papa, Aug 14-19:ensemble, 17:30(Ihr)Barbe £5.00(£2.

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A mystifying incident lures Holmes and us into the secluded and exclusive courtyards;* and alleyways of Conan Doyle's Edinburgh University in Frantic Redhead's newest 'Aug walking' s Edinburgh 14-19,pla2y.1-26:Written 14:00 (Ibyhr Conan 30mins) Doyle' £8.50 (£750) (£6.50 Qbiographer, Owen Dudley World Edwarlfe premiir 30 3i 1234567 89 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 293ol SHIVER Silver Tongue Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 5S6 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 A dead man appears on Christina's doorstep, brandishing flowers and claiming he': an old friend. Is he? In Shiver, truth is complex. A mesmerising new work combit love, and ElvliOs.miThe Previewmagic, Augghosts ns) £5.future 00 of British Theatre' Times.

Aug 12-4:6-17,2I2:35(lhr 21,23-24: Aug 5-10, 11 -13,14,18-20, 5-27: 12:35 12:(I hr35I(IOmihrnIs)Omi£ 10.ns)0£8.0 (£8.000(£6.0) 00) Wo n6 789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 THE SHOEMAKER’S INCREDIBLE WIFE Demarco Rocket Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Lorca's comic folktale of a passionate young woman and a staid older man who ruj caway no longer able to endure the villagers' gossip about his wife's flirtations with.itf array of suitors...

Shellns)Connections Aug 14-19: 14:15 (SOmi £6.00 (£4.00) 2006. .56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2f 30 It SILENCE AND SOLITUDE Dirty Market in association with C theatre C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Cocteau's The Sound of Silence and Koltes' In the Solitude of the Cotton Fields, 'll of the most powerful one-act French plays of the 20th century. The story of peop? desperate connectISmibutns)forever Aug 16-28: to21:20(Ihr £8.50(£7.apart 50) .567 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SIMPLY MARIA American High School Theatre Festival Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref An Emmy-winning comedy about Maria, a young Mexican girl who aspires to coll, but is ordered by her traditional fether to get married instead. Maria cries hersel sleep childbirth and giant tortillas.

Aug 8:9:and12:16:33has00 (I(I hrhrnightmares Sminns)s) £6.£6.00of00 (£4. (£4.marriage, Aug II Smi 000)0)00) Aug 11: 18:30(Ihr ISmi n s) £6.

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Preview 2-4:21 I4:l5(55mins) 00ns) £7.5Mackintosh Aug 5-10, 1 5-17, -24, 2 8: 14: 1 5 (SSmi 0 (£6.

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124 hour box office at lA'ww.edfringe.com 'socCRATES - LAST DAYS AND LEGACY rhef le Radicals } It Mark's artSpace, 7 Castle Terrace •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E3 bur docu-drama: attend his trial with Plato, visit him in prison with family and fends, engage in dialogue and apply his legacy - through Hume's Scottish Radical iinlightenment mg 21,26,29: 17:- to00 (Itoday' hr I Omis nworld s) £6.00of(£4.conflict, 00) sophistry and spin. World premiere P123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 »31 1 2 SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME ISrow/ing Monkey Theatre Company Chambers Street • 0870 701 51 OS • Grid Ref: E5 _|y Frank McGuiness. You will be taken to an undisclosed location, a place where igels fear to tread. You will witness the sufferings of three hostages. You will return, flaunted the strength and£9.agony ug 12-27:by I9:00(lhr30mins) 50 (£8.5you0) Sihave te speciseen, fic piecewww.growlingmonkey.org.uk involving walking ill 123456789 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12 |- OMETHING'S MISSING iilendale College V* ocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • rid Ref: E6 ( boy is abducted but a young man returns and something's missing from his Je. The play offers insight into the healing that must happen and the power of jdemption after abuse. £5.00(£3.50)(£2.00O) .;.,-eviewAug2l: ug 22-26: 18:15 (II8:l5(lhr30mins) hr 30mins) £7.00 (£5.00) (£3.00 O) European premiere I31123456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 1 2 PEAKER'S CORNER J|ueen Mary Theatre Company name 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 |j! truce is declared in the eternal war between heaven and hell. God settles down, (lit what about angels? Sharp, smart and softly spoken. Speaker's Comer is a new ny about love, lies and losing your wings, : ig 15,17,19: 13:10 (45mins) £5.00 (£3.50) jg 22,24,26: 17:10 (45mins) £5.00 (£3.50) World premiere >56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1 HE SPERM MONOLOGUES destep Theatre Productions V UdderBELLY, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: F5 -sry year, thousands of men donate sperm - for cash, for a laugh, for deeper ns. Some clinics ask donors to leave messages their future children can read o eighteen.

Hear what£5.they00 say in this funny, moving production.

-vi5-6,einwg1Aug 3-4:21:2l:40(50mins) 1 -12: 4 0 ;'g 7-10: 21:40 (SOmi(SOmi ns) £9,ns)00£(£8.10.000)0 (£9.00) World premiere • BE s6 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 ITETHE FACE D'Or ■ •irnoff Baby Belly,The Caves, Niddry St South, off Cowgate • 0870 745 3083 • Ref-ES fan cannot smell. His life stinks. An experiment sees Ethan's nose temporarily inoved, grafted onto a pig's arse and replaced by a computer. Outwardly disfigured, sardly fulfilled, Ethan rediscovers aroma and himself. Then someone kidnaps the ew Aug13-4:6-17,I800(55mins) £5.00ns) £8.00 (£7.00) I g■jvi5-10, 21-24:I800(55mins) l8£X)(55mi 11-13,14,18-20, 25-27; £9.00(£8.00) VV >56789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IjfYMONKEY - COOPED monkey •embly d Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • t from Las Vegas, Fringe favourites Spymonkey return with a new extended ision of their deliciously demented pulp gothic thriller. Directed by Cal McCrystal. .perfectly paced hybrid ofThe Pink Panther and Psycho' Independent. 'See it!'

It/ flsmon. ew Aug14-5:6-17,I7:20(lhr20mins) 0 ns) £ 13.00 (£ 11.00) 21 -24,I7:20(lhr20mins) 28: 17:20 (I£5.hr020mi |f : 6-10, 11-13,14,18-20, 25-27: £I4.00(£I200) HSU >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

THEATRE STAGGERED SPACES Found Objects Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 'The shoebox represents love. The shoes represent us.' 'Why aren't both shoes in the box? Well...' Moving and exciting new writing embracing comedy, physical theatre, puppetry and circus. 'Fresh writing and acting talent' Scotland on Sunday (200515-20: show).15:50 (45mins) £7.00 (£5.50) Aug World premiere 30 3112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 STARCROSS'D Physico Theatre Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (off The passionate love story of two teenagers from warring backgrounds, brought together by young Shakespeare living in violent Lancashire of 1581. Starcross'd explores the consequences of fanaticism and the search for identity through love, religion and sex. 17:www.physicotheatre.co.uk Preview Aug 6-13:Aug17:3-5: 30 (SOmi3n0s)(SOmi £7.50ns)(£5.£4.50)00 World premiere • HSU 30 31 123 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 STARS Nutshell Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 Wait for Tony by the apple tree, he's bringing the tiny white stars. When he does, will things ever be the same again? Compelling award-winning German writer premiered by acclaimed Scottish-based ensemble. 'A masterpiece' ***** Scotsman on Crestfall 2005.

Preview Aug 2: 1600(I(IhrhrI IOmiOminns)s)££8.12.0500(£4.(£9.500)0) (£4.50 U) Aug Aug 4,3,5,981,,0,113,2,15,118:7:19:20:1800 Aug 13:300300(I(I(IhrhrhrI OmiII Omi Omins)nns)s)£££1150 1150(£9.(£9. (£9.00)000)0)(£4.(£4. (£4.505500U)U)U) Aug 6, 1 1, 1 6, 2 0: 16: 1150 Aug 22,23,226:7: 2000 1700 (I(I hrhr II Omi Aug Ominns)s) £1150 £ 1150 (£9. (£9.000)0) (£4. (£4.5500 U)U) Aug Aug 24:25: 12:15:3000 (I(I hrhr II Omi Ominns)s) ££ 1150 1150 (£9. (£9.550)0) (£4. (£4.5500 U)U) World premiere • BEH 30 3 1345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 2S 26 272829303112

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THEATRE THE STEAMIE Practical Magic Theatre Company Radisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel, 80 High Street • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: E5 Tony Roper's classic Glasgow comedy is brought to life for Fringe 2006. From the director of 2004/5 Fringe Smash 'Jean Brodie' ('Outstanding' ***** Three Weeks, 'Razor sharp' **** Evening News, The real thing' **** Herald). Fantastic entertainment www.practical-magic.org Aug Aug 7-12: 12: 151X320:0(I5 hr(I hrSSmi55mins)ns)£9.£9.0000 30 31 12 3 ^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 STEEL MAGNOLIAS Sheugh Productions Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge ‘ 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E5 Revolving around Truvy's Beauty Parlour, Louisiana, this is the story of the friendship of six Southern Belles. Filled with humour and heartbreak, these 'Steel Magnolias' make15-19, us laugh the realities Aug 22-26,and28: cryI2:2as0(2hrs) £6.00 (£5.of00)their lives unfold.

3031 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 • STOOSHIE ATTHE STORE Edinburgh People's Theatre St Peter's, Lutton Place •0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: G6 Join us in a trip back to St Cuthberts Bread Street store in 1959. The excitement of the impending diwie hand-out turns to a frantic search when it disappears in this new,5,rollicking Aug 7-12,14-19:ScotsI9:4comedy.

5(2hrs) £8.00 (£7.00) World premiere 3031 12345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29303112 STORY SHAKESPEARE:THETEMPEST Year Out Drama Company C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 »Grid Reft E4 A usurped Duke marooned on a magical island plans revenge. Storms, shipwrecks, confusion, drunkeness, treachery and confession contrast with innocence and true love. Shakespeare's story told by this acclaimed young company using live music, movement and inventive Aug 14-19: 10f)0 (SOmins) £6.narration, 50 (£5.50) (£4.www.yearoutdrama.com 50 C) Worid premiere 30 3112 3 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

STRAWBERRIES IN JANUARY Traverse Theatre Company in association with Paines Plough TraverseTheatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3 A biting, beautiful comedy of love and fate in contemporary Montreal by Quebec b writer Evelyne de la Cheneliere. UK version by Rona Munro (Iron) and directed tjB Roxana SilbertI: I400(2hrs) (Paines Plough).

Preview Aug 0(£4.S50)0) Preview Aug I: l*00(2hrs) £9.£9.£9.00000(£4.

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00 (£10.00)0(£4.0) (£4.50 U)50 U) Aug W STROKE Bad Ash Productions Bedlam Theatre, 11 b Bristo Place •0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 ^ Two estranged brothers obsess over the same woman in a haze of jealousy, paranku; and interior decorating in this new, bitterly funny, light tragedy from Bad Ash ; Productions. 'Explores relationships with deadpan humour and fierce intelligence' ■> **** Aug Scotsman.

14-19,21-26: 19:40 (45mins) £6.50 (£4.50) World premijrSTRUWWELPETER - IN ENGLISH! Magico Theatre Company Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Ref: E6 Heinrich Hoffman's classic cautionary tales are brought to life in a show combining physical theatre, music, masque, illusion and more. Developed through improvisational workshops, this humorously macabre piece depicts the gruesome results7-12:of 2l:l0(50mins) misbehaviour,£6.www.struwwelpeter.co.uk Aug 00(£4.50) Bruce Fummey

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P.4 hour box office at ivww.edfringe.com 5U PASAVERS bemarco Rocket Productions i locket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid Reft E6 'Hurry down to Roxy 2 to find out what's on offer today as the Supasavers jjjstomers and staff reveal their lives, loves and loneliness amongst the frozen peas Ijlindmg special miss! premiere • HSU 7-12: I4:offers.

30(40miComic ns) £5.0and 0 (£3.tragic, 50) witty and poignant Don'tWorld 13i 12 34 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 30311 iUPERHEROES havid Spicer ijlleasance Courtyard, 60The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref:E6 : wo Batmen stuck up a crane. Fair Play 4 Fathers? But the only thing they hate ■ lore than their wives is each other. Are Superheroes cut out to be Superdads?

Jlilarious topical men, fetherhood and vertigo. 15:45 (I hr) £9.00 (£8.00) - ugug 2-4: 5 (I hr)2comedy £5.0015:4about 12-13,15:149-20, 5-27: 5 (I hr) £ 10.00 (£9.00)Aug 5-11,15-18,22-24:Worid p s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 |HE SWAGGERING SOLDIER hite Paper Productions ars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 t Rome meets Desperate Footballers' Housewives in the new version of a classic. Boy kidnaps girl, other boy 'unkidnaps' girl; chaos in-between. Better Beckett,16:5brasher outus... , ug 15-20: 0 (I hr I Omithanns) £7,Brecht, 00 (£6.bolder 00) than Bon Jovi. Missus itus, missus Worid 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 293031 12 HE SYRINGATREE enagerie Theatre/Escalator East to Edinburgh : Courtyard, 60The Pleasance •0131556 6550 • Grid Reft E6 •jri award-winning, deeply personal story of two South African families, told through live sic, original physical theatre and classic storytelling. This play simply stuns' NewYork l1ieviewAug nes. 'Gin Hammond' s transcendent is miraculous' Washington Times.

4: I2:30(lhr30tnins) 00 nperformance 12:30 (I hr£5.30mi s)£9.£8.505(£8.0 (£7.00)00) i>tigg 5-11, 12-13,15-18, 19-20,212-25, 6-27:28:I2:30(lhr30mins) FTHJl 123456 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

COMEDY, IMPROV, SHORT FILMS & MAGIC! 2ND-28TH AUGUST 2006 16.00-17.00 THE SPORTSMANS. GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT, 13 BR1STO SQUARE Box Office: 01316681633 or online at www.gildedballoon.co.uk

THEATRE TABLE FOR TWO Ben and Holly/Escalator East To Edinburgh Dr Roberts' Magic Bus, Middle Meadows Walk,The Meadows • 07790 235 963 • Grid ReftGS A 23 day durational Live Art event. Artists Ben and Holly wil spend the entire festival eating and drinking identical foods. Join them at meal time to find out why.. and unique(FreeNon-ticketed) performance.

Augwitness 4-26: 18:a30(Ihr) Worid premiere 303 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 272829303112 TAKE TWO Edinburgh People's Theatre St Peter's, Lutton Place«0131 226 0000« Grid Reft G6 Fresh from the Scottish finals of the SCDA One Act Play Festivals, Edinburgh People's Theatre proudly presents The DumbWaiter by Harold Pinter, alongside David Tristram' Aug 23-26:s comedy, 19:45 (I hrLast 30miTango ns) £8.0i0n (£7.Little00) Grimley.

30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3112 A TALE OF TWO CITIES Crash <fi Bum Theatre The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road • 0131 557 2827 « Grid Reft E6 Imagine a revolution with sexy costumes, sacrilegious comedy, treachery and passion.

Cheer your favourite anarchist in this bodice ripping, rocket fuelled romp of Dickens' epic story. Live action(I hrandISmianimation.

Preview £5.0000) Aug 7-11;Aug16:6:30 (I16:hr30I Smi ns) £7.n0s)0 (£5.

30 31 I 23456 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 TALES FROM THE LOST STRANGERS SOCIETY Z Theatre Company Venue 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 » Grid Reft P5 Johnny Sparkles invites you to a game soaked in blood and glitter. But when does the game go too like to •plHEH ay?

Aug 7-12, 14-18:far?18:And 00 (45miwhyns)have £5.00the(£3.others 50) joined the party? Would Woridyoupremiere 30 3 M 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 TALK RADIO Underbelly Productions and The Comedians' Theatre Company E4 UdderBELLY, Bristo Square • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Reft F5 American comic monologist Eric Bogosian's prophetic satire. Noxious swamp of reality programming. Slippery nature of free speech. Eight comedians, thirty-seven characters. Phil Nichol, Mike McShane,Will Adamsdale, Stephen K Amos,Tony Law. Directed by 3-4: Stewart Lee. Preview1Aug 55-28: (I hr ISmi ns) £6.00 £ 14.50 (£ 13.00) Aug 18-20,17:2112-24: Aug 5-6, 7-10,114,-13,16-17, 17:17:151(I5 hr(I hrI SmiI Smins)ns)£ 1150 (£ 10.00) European premiere • HZ31 3456 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 TEA BEFORE HONOUR The Lady Cavalier Theatre Company in association with C film C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Reft E4 1792. Two ladies of fashion drink tea. An unpleasant conversation ensues. Pistols are levelled. Blades drawn. Blood spilled. Filmed on location in Suffolk, England, this true story illustrates how women didn't need noble causes to cross swords. www.ladycavaliers.org Aug 3-28: 13:30 (20mins) £3.50 (£250) Worid premiere • BS21 30 3 3 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TEACHERS' PLAYGROUND Chelsea Players Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E4 In a school where the biggest bully is the headmaster, it's no wonder the staff are hell-bent on revenge and education takes a backseat A clever dark comedy from a company third£7.Fringe Aug 7-13: i13:n its35 (Ihr) 00(£5.year, 00) www.chelsea-players.org.uk HHn 30 31 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12

THEATRE TEEN GOGGLES Fresh Theatre Company Laughing Horse @ Lindsay's, 15 Brunswick Street •0131 556 8974 • Grid Reft B6 2 politicians, 3 hormonal teenagers, 43 bananas and condoms all round. Welcome to high school! Step inside as three 15 year old actors show you life though their eyes.

Bring12:an 12:open00(Ihr)mind.(FreeNon-ticketed) Humorous and bold.

Aug World premiere 30 31 12 3 1 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 TEEN SCREAM Chris Moreno and Triumph Entertainments Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • Be afraid.. be fairly afraid.. and even a bit more than that! A sensational new musical thriller by The Heather Brothers (Slice of Saturday Night). Music and gore... the perfect mystery, . murder.

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Aug Aug 16-17, 18-20,221-23: 4,26-28:110011:(I00hr(I30mi hr 30mins) n£I2. s) £013.0(£I00 (£1.0I0)ZOO) 30 3i 123456789 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE TEMPEST Arkle Theatre Company Mayfield Salisbury Church, la Mayfield Road » 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: H6 Shakespeare's tale of extreme weather, elemental creatures, political intrigue, plotting and counter plotting, manipulative parents, first love, innocence, drunkenness and skullduggery.

Arkle weave the£8.0magic Aug 14-19: I8:l5(lhr30mins) 0(£6.00)again in a new production for the Fringe.

30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 THETEMPEST Ex-Young Pleasance Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Inaugural and thrilling new production from the Young Pleasance graduate company which deftly conjures Shakespeare's magical world in a 'potent concoction of high energy, fantastic theatre' Three Weeks. Theatrical alchemy from this 'superbly multitalented' (Scotsman) all-male cast Preview Aug15-17,5: 2I4:20(lhr) £5.00 £6.50(£5.00) Aug Aug 7-10, 11 -13,18-20,21-24, 5-27:28:14:14:202(I0(Ihr) hr) £7.50 (£6.00) H221 3031 5678 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 THETEMPEST Eyeball Theatre C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 A sharp physical shock of a Tempest Rude, lewd, dark and dangerous with acrobats, puppets, circus tricks - this is rock'n'roll Shakespeare with a live score. 'Beg, borrow, buy - sleep your way into the auditorium: you won't regret the effort' Sinner. www.eyeballtheatre.com Aug 3-28: 19:15 (I hr 20mins) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) ST-H 3031 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 THETEMPEST Theatre Alba Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden, Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village • 0131 556 9579 » Grid Ref: F6 Under the majestic gaze of Arthur's Seat and open to all the elements, Shakespeare's finest romantic tragi-comedy is revealed. Presented by a large cast of Scottish professionals, the story unfolds with typical Alba panache. Music, magic and myth.

Aug 9-13,16-20,23-27: 19:45 (2hrs 20mins) £10.00 (£8.00) 3031 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 3031 12 TERRE HAUTE BY EDMUND WHITE nabokovlEscalator East To Edinburgh Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • A famous writer comes face-to-face with a notorious terrorist As the clock ticks on death row, the bond between the two men grows. A scorching new play from one of America's greatest living writers, www.nabokov-online.com PreviewAug15-17,5: 2I4.2-23,<»(lhr28: lO14:mi00ns)(I hr£5.I0Omi0 ns) £ 10.00 (£9.00) Aug Aug 6-10, 11 -13,18-20,24-27: 14:00 (I hr I Omins) £ 11.00 (£ 10.00) World premiere • BEU 3 3 3 56 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 23 26 27 28

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TERRITORY Michael Kudakwashe & Victor Mavedzenge English Speaking Union, 23 Athol! Crescent • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Refi E2 Two friends meet. Violence looms. A new play from Zimbabwe by Jon Bonfiglio &‘ Giles Ramsay premiered at the Harare International Festival of the Arts. Starring Michael Kudakwashe & Victor Mavedzenge. An IADF production in association wit Trident Theatre.

Aug 21 -26: 14:30 (I hr) £8.00 (£6.00) European premii is6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2? 1 [Ci TERRORISM The Rep Theatre Company C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref; D5 'One part of me terrorises another. This is a chain reaction and.. everyone is infected.' Sasha Dugdale's gritty, physical exploration of the Presnyakov Brothers' corni-tragic masterpiece examines how the modern phenomenon of terrorism a rip apart society.

Aug 20-28: 12:15 (I hr) £7.50 (£6.50) 156 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 » pE THEATRE IN THE POUND C theatre in association with the Cockpit Theatre, London C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Open house from London's Cockpit Theatre offering new and future companies taste of the festival in a showcase of 10-minute pieces, and you the chance to be the very beginning of new theatrical works for just £ I. www.Ctheatre.com Aug 4-28: 11:30 (SOmins) £ 1.00 World premi 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 291 THINK NO EVIL OF US: MY LIFE WITH KENNETH WILLIAMS David Benson - Festival Highlights Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 Benson's classic Fringe First winning comedy returns to celebrate its tenth birthds 'Unforgettable and inspirational' Independent. 'Masterpiece of comic timing' Eveninj Standard.

'I thought Maggie Smith.

Preview Aug 5:I6:00(lhr30mins) 16:00 (Iithrwas30miKenneth!' n£9.s) £5.50 0(£8.0 0Dame Aug 7, 1 0, 1 2: 0) Aug 14,17,19,21,24,26: 12:00 (I hr 30mins) £9.50 (£8.00) G" I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2£ THE THIRD FROM THE LEFT Playwrights'Arena C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 1964. The revival of Martha Graham's masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries, is in rehearsal. Five women struggle to master this back-breaking choreography. Jean Colonomos' play about modern dancers, art and the twentieth century genius, Martha4-14,Graham.

Aug 16-28: 14:30 (I hr I Omins) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere • E 156 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THREE WISE MEN AND A BABY Saltmine Theatre Company Charlotte Chapel, 204 Rose Street • 0131 225 5560 • Grid Ref: D3 David Robinson's sparkling yuletide comedy is a warmly hilarious song, dance and camel fest! Follow the adventures of a group of friends struggling to stage; Christmas Complimentary Aug 23-24: musical.

13:15 (I hr SOmi ns) £7,50 (£6.00)mince pies are included!

5 6 7 8 9 10 I M2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ; TICK MY BOX! Inis Theatre Dublin Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428EI Welcome to speed dating; the three minute mating game where the curious, desperate and deranged get lucky, legless or lost Hilarious adventures of hopefuiH singletons in the dating batdeground. 'Best date in town' Irish Theatre Magazine. www.tickmybox.com Preview Aug15-17,4-5:22-24, I7:25(lhr lOmins) £5.00 Aug Aug 6-10, 11 -13,18-20,25-27:28:17:17:252(I5 hr(I hrI OmiI Omins)ns)£ 11.£ 10.000(£0 (£9.10.000)0) UK premiere 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ? 1

4 hour box office at 'ww.edfringe.com IL SOMETHING BETTER COMES ALONG meant-2-Play Productions i verse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket *0131 225 8961 "Grid Ref: E4 ■'two hander uncovering the breakthroughs and breakdowns in relationships. Dan ind Kelly are so desperate to find love, how do they know if it's the real thing or a ntrived ig 7-12,1out 4-19:of21:convenience?

20 (I hr 20mins) Heart-rending £6.50 (£5.50) comedy, World pi 123456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 ilPTOE THROUGH THE TOMBSTONES fjiiuthern Light Drama Ifedtckhall Reft ClSt Columba's Parish Church Hall, Muirdale Terrace • 07788 757 297 • T ; descends on Monument House and in cobwebby corridors things are seldom f ;at they seem. With poison decanters and mysterious disappearances into secret i losageways, Ig 14-19: 19:hosts 30 (2hrsandISmiguests ns) £8.join 00 (£7.the00)increasing number of bodies in the cellar.

112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 [RADE FORTHREE/VAGRANT dua Playwrights > Southside, 117 Nicolson Street • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 jble-bill from LA's renowned Padua Playwrights:Tirade for Three - a former comes to terms with his son's murder;Vagrant - noir mystery charged with : humour.4-5:'Embodies 00 (2hrs)I7:a true £5.00(2hrs) 00 voice£8.5of0(£6.LA'00)LA Weekly. European premiere• EC3I Ig6-7,19Aug -14,16-21,17:23-28: is6 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 S & BLOOD 6 General's Players, Washington and Lee University friars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref: E4 writer Neil Labute comes a new play that dismandes the theatrical fourth wall, wo scenes Labute explores truth, dark deeds and the revised role of the audience theatre [7-12,15-20:experience.

18:20(Ihr) £7.00(£6.00) European premiere• HSU 223456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 gjStine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 « Grid Ref:E5 ;22-28: 21:55(Ihr) £7.00(£6.00) ; 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . 3t t»M CREAN - ANTARCTIC EXPLORER an Dooley imbly Reft D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street • 0131 226 2428 • true story of Ireland's unsung hero of early Antarctic exploration, serving on Scott and Shakleton's famous expeditions, is brought to life in this riveting, matic and humorous solo ‘HewAug4-5: 14:50(Ihr ISminperformance. s) £5.00 00(£l0.00) 6-10, 1 4-17, 2 1-24: I4:50(lhr 11-13,18-20,25-28: 14:50 (I hrISmiI Smins)ns)£11.£ 1200 (£ 11.00) UK premiere •EC 34 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ?NE CLUSTERS Ihes Theatre Company iTheatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Reft E3 ■mutilated body of a 13 year old girl is found in a suburban basement and a ly fragments in Neil Doherty's potent, award-winning multi-media production, and2:complex' Scotsman.

'Mesmerising.. heart-breaking' ***** Daily Mail.

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TOP GIRLS About Turn Theatre Company Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House » 0871 750 0077 • Grid I Award-winning playwright Caryl Churchill's finest hour - an audacious, groundbreaking exploration of women, men, relationships, money and everything :!|rr in between. A hard-hitting, fast-paced and riotously funny play from this critically yl acclaimed company. 'Brilliant'Scotsgoy. 'Exceptional'www.edinburghguide.com | 'Aug Outstanding' 7-12,14-19:list,18:1www.aboutturn.co.uk 5 (I hr 30mins) £8.00 (£6.00) E ; 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2!

TOP GUN Collapsible Theatre Company C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 At the Top Gun Academy, air-combat ace Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell must battle theheirj best of the best while coming to terms with love, death and his family's murky paq Feel 2-28: the Need for Speed, £8,www.collapsibletheatre.co.uk Aug 1700(Ihr30mins) 50(£7,50) is6 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TOSSERS: MORE BALLS THAN MOST MWP Associates E4 UdderBELLY, Bristo Square » 0870 745 3083 ♦ Grid Ref: F5 Rock, rhythm and writhe with an international cast of the best tossers in le woiUs A juggling stomp. From the producers of 'Hurricane' and 'Prisoner Cell Block>ck HH:'jj ' Musical' .AugStricdy Preview 3-4:18-20,18:come 5205-28: (I hr)tossing!

Aug 5-6, 1 1-13, 18:£5.500(10£12.hr)0£0(£10.

14.000(£0)12.00) Aug 7-10,14-17,21-24: I8:50(lhr) World premiere-E•; ts6 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TOUCHED Abelia Theatre Company C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 There's always a table of misfits at a wedding reception. This is where Moosa,Ar Zev and Jo find themselves. Disparate souls? Hmmm... Julia Johnston's quirky t nej play is funnyI2:l5(lhr) and moving Aug3-28: £7.50(£6.in equal 50) measure. Live music. World premiere•!•£ >56789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ATOURIST’S GUIDE TO TERRORISM Tourist Campsite Productions Sweet Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136 • Grid R Pakistan, just before 9/11. A campsite for backpackers, run by the son of an execft general. Enter an ex-IRA man and an American born-again Christian. Watch as aK world explodes, www.touristsguidetoterrorism.com Preview Aug 5-13:AugI9:53-4:0(50miI9:5n0(50mi s) £7,0n0s)(£6.£4.00)00 WoHd premiere • l|i s6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 ! 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2i TOWNSHIP STORIES Lion's Den in association with UK Arts lnternational,Traverse Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: Welcome to the gritty, vibrant world of urban South Africa. Township Stories' is 14nail-biting thriller in the film noir tradition written by Paul Grootboom, theTowr* Tarandno and22:Presley Preview 10:00 (2hrsChweneyagae, 45mi£ 15.ns)00£9.(£10.00star (£4.

5of0) 5the0 U)Oscar-winning Tsotsi.

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15.0000)(£(£4.10.050)0 U)(£4.50 U) Sep 1-2: UK preifw 15 6 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 THETRAIN 4 Cho-in Theatre (Korea) C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 Breathtaking excitement shakes the stage. Burst into laughter, penetrate deep irjl the heart Hope of the future for children, reflection of the past for adults. Nevjj.MT; fail to impress. Gold prize award-winning physical theatre from Korea. * Aug 2-28: 16:45 (I hr I Smins) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) World pi iere j >56 789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28: T

24 hour box office at vww.edfringe.com '•RE/ EAGLE The*icatre Company H snue1 45, Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey St • 0131 556 0476 • Grid Ref: D5 iji/oulild you live with a broken leg for a year? Two? Why is it, then, that we treat lient;ital wellbeing as a limb that wil always heal itself?.. Welcome to the story of hatug 7-12, happens it doesn' 14-18:when 15:00 (45mi ns) £5.t 00 (£3.50) Worid premiere • HSU 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 2!

RUE WEST %semb/y Theatre, Marshall Cordell and The Comedians' Theatre fompany isembly -id Ref: D4@ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street *0131 226 2428 • r ige Best Actor 2005, Phil Nichol ('Powerful, charismatic, memorable' Scotsman) and ^impelling newcomer,Tom Stade, star in Pulitzer prize-winner Sam Shepard's explosively [ /age andAugdarkly comical expose£5.of00sibling rivalry. With Dave Johns andValdaAviks.

5: 2I3:40(lhr20mins) -review iigg 6-10, 1 5-17, 1 -23, £ 11.5(£0 (£11.10.50)50) 11 -13,18-20,24-27:28:13:13:404(I0 (Ihrhr20mi20mins)ns)£ 1250 World pi s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 K 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 [URNINGTRIX .< 4 cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 are all philosophers and dreamers if we dig deep enough. Using stark and I ■ignant modern verse, this new professional company brings you three lives on ge, woven together on an extraordinary night in an ordinary world.

4 ,g 3-14,16-28: 14:55 (I hr 30mins) £8.50 (£7.50) World premiere • I >56789 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WELFTH NIGHT , reter University Theatre Company 3 <e Zoo, 140 The Pleasance • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 tusk be the food of love.. let EUTCo indulge your senses with their adaptation of 51 fckespeare's timeless comedy, Twelfth Night'. Confusion, trickery, mistaken identity J) love collide when shipwrecked twins are marooned in fantastical Illyria, sj, vw.twelfthnight2006.co.uk jigview 6-15,Aug17-28:4-5:14:I400(lhr30mins) 00 (I hr 30mins) £6.£4.0000(£4.00) ffm >56 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WILIGHT LOS ANGELES 1992 a *e Red Chair Players 4 Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 jm acclaimed Fringe First winners for 'The Laramie Project', the Red Chair Players: . la Deveare Smith's docudrama about the Los Angeles Race Riots erupting after " : Rodney King trial. £8.50(£7.50) 2-12: I5:l5(lhr45mins) QEI] 56 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2930 3i 12 VINKLE LITTLE STAR BY PHILIP MEEKS |(ded Balloon Productions iled Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square *0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref:F5 Ifistopher Biggins stars as Harold, the last great pantomime dame. As Harold o resurrect Widow Twankey for another season, he unveils his startling :'■ ‘towAug2-5: fight back18:against the world ns) £6.0that' 0 s forgotten 5him. ii . 6-7, 15-17,25-27; 2145-24,(Ihr18:28:4ISmi 11 -13,9-10,18-20, 5 (I18:hr45I Smi(I hrns)I Smi£ 10.ns)50£9.(£9.505(£8.

0) 0) World premiere • tm 156789 10 II 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NO GRAVES y Jordan Productions :e Dome, I Bristo Square « 0131 556 6550 » Grid Ref: F5 . Sellar's action-packed modern verse drama, fast, furious and funny. A bloody tale iwder and revenge set in an East End underworld of betting-shops, backroom sling and working-class skulduggery. 'Sellar continually defies expectation' Time£5.Out. ! >6-10, lew Aug15-17,4-5:'Stunning' I3:40(lhr) 00 2 1-24, 2 8: jl 11 -13,18-20,25-27: 13:I3:40(lhr) 40 (I hr) £ 10.£9.0000(£7. (£8.550)0) World pi Dll 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

THEATRE TWO MEN TALKING Barrow Street Productions Assembly Grid Ref: D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 2428 • South African childhood rivals meet by chance decades later in New York as Oscar®nominated filmmaker and psychiatrist and set out to transform the world through storytelling. 'I commend their commitment and courage'Archbishop Desmond Tutu. www.twomentalking.com PreviewAug 4-5: I5:30(lhr Aug -24,28:15:15:3l0O3(Imi0 (Ihrns)hrI Omi£5.I Omi0n0s)ns)£ 11.£ 10.000(£0 (£9.10.000)0) European premiere • tld] Aug 6-10, 11 -13,15-17, 18-20,2125-27: 456789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TWO TO TANGLE Potty Productions C central, Carlton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Reft D5 A short comic mime inspired by Chaplin, Keaton and Samuel Beckett. Two characters farcically explore the limits of the stage. Entertaining for entertainment's sake.4-28: A visual Aug 12:00feast (30mifor ns) £5.all5ages.

0 (£4.50) (£3.50 C) Worid premiere • HSU 456789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 2425 262728 THE TYLWYTH TEG Apricot Theatre Smirnoff 0870 745 Underbelly, 3083 • Grid 56Ref:Cowgate E5 (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • Five star ensemble returns with a sinister peek into the wayward world of folklore and stolen babies. An old story for new ears told with Apricot's savage glee. ***** BriPreview tish Theatre Wonderfully Weeks, www.apricottheatre.com Aug 3-4:1Guide.

11:0,2455-27: (Ihr l11:Omi45ns)(I hr£4.nasty' 0Omi0 ns)****£8.50Three Aug 5-6, 1 1-13, 8, 2 I (£7.

5 0) Aug 7-10,14-17,21 -24: 11:45 (I hr I Omins) £7.50 (£6.50) World premiere • HEH 3 456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829303112 THE UMBILICAL PROJECT: CUT Kandinsky Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 The project: 2 casts, crews, venues, one play. Uncut: staged by the author. Cue staged by an independent director. An investigation into what rests on the decision whether toPreview cut thatAugcord...

The(I playTell 2-4:21 1400 hr)1400£5.0(I0hr)Me.£7.50 (£6.00) Aug 5-11, 1 5-18, -25, 2 8: Aug 12-13,19-20,26-27: 14:00 (I hr) £8.50 (£7.00) World premiere • EUl 303 23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE UMBILICAL PROJECT: UNCUT Kandinsky in association with EUTC Bedlam Theatre, I I b Bristo Place * 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 A story. One that makes my whites whiter and gets this red stuff off my hands. After a betrayal,Theo's world disintegrates. All Ben has to make his case are mix-tapes and aAugsingle,14-19,meaningless 21-26: 2100(1word. hr) £7.00 (£5.00) Worid premiere 30 31 12 3 456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 THE UNATTENDED Suspect Package Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5 A play by Daniel Maier (double BAFTA winner). A Newcastle shopping centre, three security guards, one suspect package. Secrets! Threats! Dangerously hot tea! 'Very funny; very moving' Alistair McGowan. 'I've never worked with a funnier writer' Harry l . 2-5: 16:30 (I hr Smins) £5.00 PreviewHiAug Aug 16-17,25-27: 21 -24,16:28:30 16:(I hr30Smi(I hrns)Smi£9,ns)50£8.(£8.5050)(£7.50) Aug 6-10, 11-13,14,18-20, Worid premiere • HSU 30 3 3345 6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 UNDER ICE Raw C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 * Grid Reft E5 Connect-Collect-Delay-Downsize-Outsource-Disconnect Management consultant Paul Niemand.too old to start again, too young to retire, knows his 'personal effectiveness ratings' are dropping. Sometimes industrial sabotage is as easy as missing2-14,a 1plane.

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THEATRE UNPROTECTED Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Rd • 0131 228 1404 • Grid Reft E3 It could be anyone's daughter... Unprotected is a gripping verbatim drama about sex in our cities. 'It is impossible to remain unmoved' Times. 'A vital work that will change minds..£9.blazes with energetic intelligence' Observer.

Previewhearts Aug 3:5: andI9:I7:030(2hrs) Preview Aug(2hrs) 0(2hrs) £9.0000)00 (£4. (£4.(£4.5550)0)0 U) Aug 6: 2045 £ 15.

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Aug (2hrs) ££ 15.15.0000 (£(£ 10.10.000)0) (£4. (£4.5500 U)U) Aug 9,8,10,113,2,15,118:7:19:13:I Of16:1lO530(2hrs) Aug (2hrs) £ 15.

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0 0) (£4.5500 U)U) Aug 11,16,20: I9:30(2hrs) £ 15.00 (£10.00) (£4, EUJ 3031 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2930 3112 THE UNSINKABLE CLERK Network of Stuff Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance *0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: E6 A hilarious poetic adventure for anyone who has had the desire to get up and run off into a future they know nothing about Whilst shouting. Loudly. 'Cancel all other plans this2-4:fantastic play'lOmiBBC. www.networkofetuff.co.uk Preview- seeAug I4:20(lhr Aug 14:20 (Ins)hrlO£5.ImiOmi0n0s)ns)£9.£8.50(£8.

50 (£7.00)00) Aug 6-10, 11-13,15-17, 18-20,212-24, 5-27:28:14:20(Ihr EE31 234 6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 UP SCRIPT CREEK WatchThis Theatre Company Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Ref: E556 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 WatchThis return with their unique brand of long format improvised comedy. Based entirely on audience suggestions, the quick witted ensemble will put together an hour no script, and no morals.

PreviewlongAugplay4: with I2:30(lhr) £4.00 no limitations Aug6, Aug 8,112,0,118,6,220,2,226:4: 12:12:3300(Ihr) (I hr) £7.£8.5500(£7. (£6.550)0) World premiere • EE3J 303 ..-4 6 7 8 9 10 I! 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 12 ask entertainment in association with, assembly management presents \k 0©^ of

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UP THE GARY Bad Penny Theatre Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 'Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be Gary Glitter.. ' From Top of the Pops to the : | bottom of the barrel, the rise and fall of an ordinary Gary Glitter impersonator. B the creators of Terrorist!

Preview (I hr)The£5.0Musical, 0 www.badpennytheatre.com Aug 5-6,1Aug 114,-13,13-4: 18-20,2000 Aug 7-10, 6-17, 212-24:5-27:20002000(I hr)(I hr)£8.£9.505(£7.0 (£8.50)50) World premiere-08 is6 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29^ VENDETTA! Library Theatre Company Ltd Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street • 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 The Conte Romani is buried alive, escapes the grave and returns home to find his ir wife and lover together. Follow his obsessive quest for revenge in this terrifying, darkly dramatic pl22:2200 ay.00An(2hrs) Based on Marie Corelli's nova; t^v: Preview Aue f2hrslunforgettable £5.00£7.00 (£5.experience.

Aug 6-13,Aug 15-20,4-5:22-28: 2200 (2hrs) 00) is6789 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 VICTIMS OF FREEDOM Shed Theatre 1 C, Chambers Street • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E5 A powerful insight into who pays the price. A family's life is shattered when rebellious past collides with the sinister forces of the present Comic momentsr intensify Aug 20-27:the17:tragedy 15 (SOminofs) this £6.50explosive (£5.50) drama.

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VIRGINS Company ofAngels in association with The Junction, Cambridge^ Escalator East To Edinburgh j_ Assembly Ctrirl Ref D4@ George Street, Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street •0131 226 242811 John Retallack's new play after1 the international sell-out Hannah and Hanna 'that B' ■ passionate, life-affirming piece Scotsman. Virgins explores the minefield of sexualitjl both for teenagers and their co-habitees - their parents! With dazzling chore byPreview FleurAug Darkin. www.companyofangels.co.uk £5.00 Aug6-7, 15:4,1I2:l0(lhr30mins) Aug 11 -13,9-10,18-20, 26-17, 5-28:21,12:23-24: 10 (I hrI2:l0(lhr30mins) 30mins) £ 11.00 (£ £I0.

10.00)00(£9.00) 6 7 89 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 I THEVISITOR 121 Theatre Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 Madman, magician, trickster or God? A visitor drops in on Sigmund Freud. Inside doctor's den, a scintillating war of words begins. Outside, a war of humiliation am| terror alreadyI7:l5(lhr20mins) started. Winner£5.0of0 three Molieres.

PreviewhasAug Aug6-15, 17-20,4-5:22-28: I7:l5(lhr20mins) £9,00(£7,00) UK premiere-f- -I is6 789 10 II 12 13 14 IS 6 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 VOCATION OF A WHORE Teatro dei Borgia Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street * 0131 662 6892 • Grid Ref: F6 A perfect life: professional success, ambition, money. Or love, family, tranquillity? WJil1 An excellent prostitute at the height of her career falls in love. The humorous arB. : paradoxically sexy Teatro dei Borgia' s UK debut Preview Aug 6-28:Aug21:34-5:0 (SSmi2l:30(55mins) ns) £10.00 (£7.£7.000)0 European premiere •^pi 303 23456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 t&T VOICES IN THE DARK Ithaca College Theatre C cubed, Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: E4 What separates one love story from another? Experience a pivotal night in the A of two extremely different couples whose needs and dreams are unnervingly simiz v \ AAuggripping 3,5,7,9,love 11,13,story 15,17,live19,2you' 1,23,v2e5,never 27: 14:seen.

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'/OICES OF VIETNAM jlmericon High School Theatre Festival i :hurch Hill Theatre, Morningside Road • 0131 447 01 I I Grid Ref: H2 treated by young writers and performed by actors the same age as those whose ji yes were forever changed by the war, this is an unforgettably haunting theatrical Ixperience the many voices that dominated the Vietnam era. ,ug 7: 14:11S5 examining (I(I hrhr 30mi (£4.

30minns)s) £6.£6.£6.000000(£4. (£4.000)0)00) /; ,,uguugg 8:I0:11:20:18:I0:l5(lhr30mins) 15 (I hr 30mins) £6.00 (£4.00) European premiere • tdl VAD SOME POWERTHE GIFTIE GIE US mhome/eon Theatre Company i iverse Attractions, Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket * 0131 225 8961 • Grid Ref: E4 r.i obert Burns compares his philosophy, life, times and work with that of contemporary i aets. A light-hearted Jjlug7-12: 19:30(Ihr) £5.0celebration 0(£4.00) of Scottish culture in words and music.

World premiere L 12 345 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 WAITING FOR ROMEO ■hf/ds/th il Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street • 0131 226 6522 • Grid Ref: D3 pe world's falling apart. How's a girl supposed to find love? Widsith presents Sarah jrochala's comic remix of Hedda Gabler for a war-torn world. 'A talented writer .«th real vision' Paines Plough. Supported by the Ibsen Fund.

-reviewAug4-5: ’ jg 6-15,17-28: 20:20:35(Ihr) 35 (I hr) £9,£5.0000(£7,50) World premiere • ECU :s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 c 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2728 WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE jridrew Dallmeyer siJiieatre Workshop, 34 Hamilton Place • 0131 226 5425 • Grid Ref: B2 4a shopping mall in Florida, Santa dispenses kindness to the kids but things take Hiinister turn as he increasingly comes to resemble Osama Bin Laden. 'Superb cal satire' 57jMi;tgti15-20, 22-27:Scotsman.

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WARHOL Bubble Squeek The Bongo&Club, 37 Holyrood Road » 0131 557 2827 • Grid Ref: E6 The superstars are trapped in the 'Silver Factory'. Starving for fame. Demanding their fifteen minutes from the man who made celebrity an ambition. But where the f**k is Warhol? 'Vibrant' Scan. 'Explosive' BailriggFM. Warhol is a visual experience. www.bubbleandsqueek.co.uk Preview Aug 22: 18:00 (I hr) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 23-26: 18:00 (I hr) £6.00 (£4.00) 30 3I I 234 5 6 7 8 9 I0 I I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I7 I8 I 9 20 2 I 22 23 24 2J 26 27 28 29 30 3i i 2 WASHING LINE Washing Kirk LineHouse, 86 Candlemaker Row ♦ 08452 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Ref: E4 Greyfriars Is feminity a performance? Women of the 50s constructed their identity around Jell-O moulds, Spam and the top-loading dishwasher. Is the woman of today 'Zip-adee-doo-dah' she still Aug 22-28: I4:,3is0(45mi ns) £5.threatened 00 (£4.00) by the power of the 'big d**k'? World premiere SI 12 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 IQ 11 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I7 I8 I9 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WASP Collapsible Theatre Company C central, CaHton Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 Heaven is 17 miles in the sky. The Earth is 4,235 years old. 'Everything's Coming Up Roses' is one of the Ten Commandments. At least, it is for the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, all-American family. Outrageous comedy from Steve Martin. www.collapsibletheatre.co.uk Aug 4-12,14-28: 14:15 (40mins) £7,50 (£6.50) HEII 3 5 5456 78 9 10 II 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WASTED theproductioncompany with•0131 Wild556Thyme Productions Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Edgy and remarkable. Four decades on and approaching death, Myra Hindley reflects on a life in prison. In this provocative, spell-binding play, we are forced to consider whether Hindley was the ISmi recipient or victim of society's revenge.

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By Side Augustine' s, 41 George IV Bridge ♦ 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Reft E5 Based on 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', this sparkling performance, by awardwinning learning disabled actors, brings a modern interpretation to the tale through mime,15-19: music,11:dance reality.premiere Aug 35 (SSmiandns) £7.dialogue.

00 (£5.00)Funky fairies can play havoc with yourWorld 56 7 8 9 10 I i 12 13 14 IS 16 1 7 1 8 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 WE CAN'T REACH YOU, HARTFORD The BedlamAmerican Theatre, I Story lb BristoProject Place » 0131 225 9893 • Grid Ref: F5 On July 6th 1944 the greatest show on earth came to Hartford, Connecticut and changed history. Witness the story of sad clowns, unlikely heroes and the forgotten tragedy top.ns) £7,00 (£5.00) Aug 7-12,under 1419:the17:1big0 (45mi World premiere»EEIH 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 WE DON'T KNOW SHI'ITE WMD Theatre Smirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870 745 3083 • Grid Ref: E5 Five young actors, armed with only dictaphones, battle their way through the web of propaganda surrounding the world's largest and fastest growing religion. Find out how much the average not 5-6, know about18-20,Islam.

Preview 40 (SSmiBriton £4.does 00ns)Aug 40 (SSmipremiere ns) £8.50•HSU (£7.50) Aug 7-10,Aug14,13-4:6-17,19:21-24: 19:n4s)0(SSmi £7.50(£6.115-13, 0) 25-27: 19:World >s6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE WHALE AND THE BIRD Bad Penny in association with Theatre 503 Smirnoff 745 3083 Underbelly, • Grid Ref: E556 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • 0870

By Greta Clough. 'I'm awake, but I can still feel the salt on my skin.' A contemporary fable about the small tragedy of being human. With puppetry and original music on guitar and violin, www.badpennytheatre.com Preview 3-4: I4:l5(45mins) Aug 5-6,11: I4:l5(45mins) £8.50 (£7.

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San COMEDY CLUB SCOrr CAPPURO-BRENDAN DEMPSEY BOOTHBY GRAFFOE • JEFF INNOCENT A.L KENNEDY-DANIEL KITSON KEVIN McALEER-VLADIMIR McTAVISH SIMON MUNNERY • JOHN OLIVER PHIL NICHOL-TOM STADE TV DBADtAH STEPPENWOLFE ANDY ZALTZMAN thestand.co.uk . 5 York Place, Edinburgh 0131 558 7272 FREE COMEDY EVERY LUNCHTIME see page 67,24,24,44,17,156,46,77,69,46,62,75,65 for information 214

For all your Fringe ticket i call 0131 226 000^ 4 WHALE MUSIC Stage Presence SweetPort/Grassmarket) EGA, Edinburgh College on Lauriston West • 0870 of241Art,0136enter• Grid Ref: F4 PI or Lady Lawson St (d| Caroline finds herself pregnant and reluctant to have the baby, retreats to the northern coastline to spend time with her girlfriends. A piece of gritty drama depicting Aug 14-28:the17:harsh 25 (Ihr)reality £7.50(£6.of5the0) lives of women.

456789 10 2 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 WHAT I HEARD ABOUT IRAQ Festival Highlights, Paul Lucas Productions, Fountain Theatre ondr Skullduggery Theatre Pleasance Courtyard, 60TheCompany Pleasance • 0131 556 6550 • Grid Re£E6 Award-winning play exposes the human drama and hidden agendas behind the I raw conflict through the words of politicians, soldiers and civilians involved. Director:ar: Hannah Eidinow (Fringe First£5.02004 for Gone).

'Superb, stunning, compelling' LA\Tiriu Tir Preview11 -13,Aug 2-5:25-27: I4:20(lhr) Aug 18-20, 14:20 (I hr)0 £9.5Aug 0 (£8.6-8, 00) 10,1415,17,21-24,"28: I4:20(lhr) £8.50(£7.—l >s6 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHAT LIES BETWEEN Frank Theatre Venue 260 @ Jurys Inn, 43 Jeffrey Street •0131556 0476 • Grid Ref: D6 Four performers share a world where the rules of right and wrong are twisted the extremes of irreconcilability. Having been forced into infinite inter-relationshi[ What21 -26: Lies 20:Between' Aug 15 (I hr) £6.explores 50 (£4.50)the divide between self and other, lies and...!

World prem n : 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHAT'S THETheatre QUESTION Paint CWaste central,ofCarlton Hotel, NorthCompany Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 What is 'What's the Question'? Is it (a) a clever parody of cheesy gameshows; (bjlf; a hilarious comedy drama about cynical hosts, mismatched contestants and fightinw: crew members; or (c)ns)both Aug 20-28: 10:30 (SOmi £6.50of(£5.the50)above? www.wasteofpaint.tk World premn(56 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 WHEN TO RUN Renaissance C central, CarltonOne Hotel, North Bridge • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ref: D5 'If your life isn't like in the adverts - run, until you feel all the pain you deserve.' one-person show, starring Sophie Woolley as four woman runners and a man wh*H looks4-12, a bit14-28: like Tony www.sophiewoolley.com Aug 15:20 Soprano, (Ihr) £8.50(£7, 50) UK premiere »BI ii6 78 9 10 II 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHERE THE SHOE PINCHES...

Curious Productions Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Roxy Art House • 0871 750 0077 • Grid F Opening a litde door on to the mysterious world of Miroslav Holub - Czech poet, maverick life affirm!

Aug 21 -26:and2ft 15member (I hr) £7.of00 the (£5.00)Nude Mice Club! Intriguing, anarchic andWorld 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 WHITE OPEN SPACES Pentabus Theatre Pleasance Dome, I Bristo Square •0131 556 6550 • Grid Ref: F5 Fringe First winners Pentabus join BBC Radio Drama & some of the country's hottest young writers. Is there a silent apartheid in the UK? Witty, revealing, provocative.14,16-17, 'Incredible' - Scotsman on 2002 Pick of the Fringe 'Silent Engine'.

Aug 21,23-24: 17:15 (I hr 20mi Aug 8-10, 11-13,18-20,25-27: I7:l5(lhr20mins) £n10.s)0£9.0 (£8.005(£7.0) 50) Worid prt 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE WINTER'S TALE Mess Up The Mess Theatre Company Augustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref:E5 Mess Up The Mess Theatre Company present a fresh adaptation of this mystical Ai: using a diverse fusion of theatrical devices and their trademark physical style to bA this classic tale bang up to date.

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24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com WITHNAIL&I BariBaldi Productions Ue Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road « 0131 557 2827 • Grid Reft E6 |ree to those who can afford it! Yes, free... Sit back, relax and maybe have a drink I vhile one man performs this hilarious must-see modern classic. Raising the |)uestion.. How do you go on holiday by mistake?!

•reviewAug 5: 18:00(Ihr) (FreeNon-ticketed) |Ug6-l6,l8-20: 1800(Ihr) (FreeNon-tickeled) 3i 1234s 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 293031 i; WOULD YOU LIKE A CUP OF TEA? liemant/cs Playground Lugustine's, 41 George IV Bridge • 08452 26 27 21 • Grid Ref-ES i his award winning new theatre company present an exciting and yet disturbing ece of devised contemporary music theatre. It explores the emotional madness of •* family striving to be normal.

4 ,ug 7-13,15-20,22-28: 14:45 (45mins) £6.00 (£4,00) World premiere-HSU 1L23456 78 9 10 II 12 13 4 IS 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 “wreckers lioub/e Edge Drama i -nirnoff Underbelly, 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) • -370 745 3083 ‘Grid Ref: E5 Jn aristocratic Anglo-Scottish family face financial and emotional meltdown in jieir crumbling castle on Skye. Drugs, alcoholism, confused sexuality and incipient .jjadness tear the family apart Vibrant new drama from Double Edge's Angus -4raham-Campbell ('Cabaret' Pick of the Fringe 2001). ;jg 13,18-20,25-27: I3:l5(lhr45mins) 68.50(£7.50) jg 14-17,21-24: I3:l5(lhr45mins) £7,50(£6.50) Worid premiere .§1123456 7 8 9 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 12

THEATRE THE YELLOW WALLPAPER Room 37 Greyfriars Kirk House, 86 Candlemaker Row ♦ 084S2 26 27 21 ♦ Grid Ref: E4 'This paper looks as if it knew what a vicious influence it has.. ' Compelling and unsettling, echoing the stories of Edgar Allen Poe, this piece tells with chilling precision the story of a nameless woman driven insane.

Aug 22-27: 13:35(Ihr) £6.00(£4.00) World premiere 30 31 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28293031 12 YOUNG MACBETH Castle Theatre Company C too, St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace • 0870 701 5105 • Grid Ret E4 A tale of ambition, enchantment, lust, envy, revenge. Young Macbeth bleeds these themes dry, as three formidable 20-year-olds inhabit the play's characters with all their confusion, despair and fury. Breathtakingly physical. Staggeringly modern. www.youngmacbeth.com Aug 13-28: 13.00(Ihr) £8.50(£7.50) (£6.50C) Worid premiere 30 31 2 3 456789 10 I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 ZELDA Yellow Heron Productions Sweet Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket • 0870 241 0136* Grid Ref: E4 Zelda is writing a novel.. possibly at the expense of her sanity. To keep herself together she must confront her past her ambition - and her marriage to novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. Critics' Choice Denver Post. www.yellowheron.com Aug 4-28: I4:l0(lhr) £7,00(£6.00) European premiere ♦ HHa 30 31123416 78 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28

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Aphids in association with Gilded Balloon Aphids in association with Gilded Balloon Productions Apollo/Dionysus Apples & Ladders Apricot Theatre Arborea Musica:A Memory of David Munrow 'L Arborise, Dan Archer, Ian Arches Theatre Company 181, > Arches Theatre Company/Al Seed Architectural Designs of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson 146 i Arkle Theatre Company Art Art-Dance Theater Function (Japan) Artful Widow (an adaptation),The artgraduates Art in the Mall Art of Disappearance,The Art of Silence.The Arts Educational Tring Park Arty Physical Intelligence LLP Ascent ofWoman Ashcombe Drama Ask Entertainment I6,22,26,6i;8 Assassins Assembly @ St George’s West IlStfP Assembly Direct 22,50,7:#) Assembly Theatre 54,1476 Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell present Pauline Goldsmith Assembly Theatre, Marshall Cordell and I The Comedians’ Theatre Company Assembly Theatre, Mollison and Marshall Cordell Assembly Theatre,The Jim Henson Company and Marshall Cordell Asterions Hus (Denmark) Asturias Asylum on Every Corner,An '0 ATC Atelier 31 - Tirana Athens of the North Athletic Dance Theatre The Patron Company presents Attention Please Productions Audience

24 hour box office at I www.edfringe.com ‘ Audience with Albert Einstein, An 147 ■j Audience with Ned Sherrin.An 147 f Audition,The 147 I'Auditioncall.com 166 t Auld Reekie’s Haunted Underground 88 |i City Experience 1 Auld Reekie Tours 88 IjAustentatious!

147 I Automated Housewives 20 Ava Vidal: Responsible 20 . Average Minotaur 147 I Ayres, Pam 60 B 11 1 Baa Code Bablake @ Diverse Attractions 136 Baby Elephants + Support 103 ‘ Babylon Burning (Another Lovely War) 147 :i Babylon Days and Nights 88 j Bacchae,The 147 'iBacharach 103 Jpach-Bukowski 103 :l Bach Cello Suites 104 I Bach for Breakfast 104 iBach Masterpieces 104 iBach Organ Recital 104 i Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier 104 jlBachue 104 (Back of the Moon 104 :3ack to the eighties!

136 : Back To The Futon 20 j:Jacktracking:The Free Backpacker’s 20 i Comedy Show Bad Ash Productions 206 ' iad Penny in association with Theatre 503 214 ' 'ad Penny Theatre 212 147 1 Baggage >ags More Harmony 104 bailey, Bil 20 Isajazet 147 v ajwa, Fatima 78 ’ aid Prima Donna,The 147 Ballet Flamenco Antonio Perujo 84 croft, Sophie 104 dish Experiment,The 104 dish Projekt 104 ers and Mash 148 j Out of Order 148 ak of Scotland Fringe Sunday 88 148 199 inter Theatre Company ibbas 172 196 ATARIATEATRO krbe a Papa 203 firb Jungr - Walking In The Sun 104 174 ! ; ire Bawds iA Robertson presented by 141 Gilded Balloon Productions i :itroque and Classical Splendour 104 |ur, Ida 42 Mlrpw Street Productions 166,211 irrow Street Productions & 170 Six Figures Theatre ii|rry Cryer and Ronnie Golden y rry Cryer and Ronnie Golden present j i Century of Songs ■ bement Theatre Company 190 Ejsket - An Original Handle i the Ordinary 21 ;tacuda Sound Machine * Boy! The Musical 136 ’ tes and Emerson/PBH Free Fringe 30 Hithroom Floor Productions 150 : 3'.'-'l Bishwa 105 i jIs of Bengal 105 r.lwds 161 Youth Orchestra ofVirginia 118 fc 21

INDEX BBC Radio 4 21,41,47,52,59,76 BBC Radio 4’s Stars of the Future 21 BBC Radio Scotland 8,93 BBC Radio Scotland and BBC 7 53 BBC Stand Up Show Live!

21 Be a Star in a Juggling Show!

8 Bedbound |48 Bee Line Theatre Company 147 Beergut 100 105 Bees.The 105 Beeswax Theatre Company 21 Beethoven at Teatime 105 Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata 105 Beg 146 Beggars Experience Productions 17 Beginner’s Guide to the Fringe, A 21 Behind Closed Doors 80 Behoovers,The 189 Being There: Harry Benson’s Fifty Years of 96 Photojournalism Belk, Martin 193 Belle and Sebastian 105 Belleherst Productions 87 Bell XI 105 Bellydance Diaries,The 80 Belting the Bard with The Blues Floozies 105 Be My Baby 148 Ben and Holly/Escalator East To Edinburgh 207 Ben Elton - The Musical 21 Benjamin, Ginette 125 Bent Double 21 Best Laid Plans - Free 21 Best Newcomer: Michael Piper 22 Best of Edinburgh Comedy 2006 22 The Showcase Show Best of Irish Comedy 22 Best of Scottish Comedy 22 Best of Scottish Contemporary Art 96 Best of So You Think You’re Funny?

22 Best of the Fest 2006 22 Best of the T Break 105 Best of the West 136 between 148 Bewes, Rodney 160 Beyond the Palace Walls - Islamic Art 96 from The State Hermitage Museum B.G.Touring 15 Bhartham 80 Bhoy, Danny 22 Bible Babel Live!

88 Big Bad Friendly Wolf Explosion,The 39 Big Cox Productions 26 Big Laugh Comedy Attractions & HVK 38 Big Spirit Theatre 179 Big Value Comedy Show - Early 22 Big Value Comedy Show - Late 22 BigVillage Theatre Company 147 Big Wow in association with 176 Richard Jordan Productions Ltd Bil Hicks: Slight Return 22 Bil ’s New Frock 8 Bird Flu Diaries,The 22 Birds of a Feather: Audubon’s Adventures 96 in Edinburgh Bissom Productions 183 Bitches & Money 149 Bite Me 22 Bitter & Twisted 143 Bjorsvik, Elin 98 Black Can Productions 14 Black Comedy 149 Black Comedy &The Real Inspector Hound 22 Black Hart Entertainment 155 Black Jew Dialogues,The 149 Black Lens Productions 187 Black Sheep,The 22 Black Sheep - Festival Highlights,The 13,22

Blackwatch 149 BlankTheatre Company in association 199 with C theatre Blazin’ Fiddles 105 Bleep ‘N’ Grind 149 Blockbuster Productions & OYT 202 Bloggers - Real Internet Diaries 149 Blogging 149 Blou 106 Blude Red 136 Blue Cow Productions 183 Blues Brothers Banned 106 Blues Brothers Banned at the Fringe 106 Blues Floozies,The 105 BluEyed Productions 183 Blunderbus Theatre Company 13 B Minor Mass 106 Boat’s Yer Whole World, A 150 Bob Doolally’s World Cup Balls 24 Bodies in Transit 150 Bodyart 83 Bogle, Eric 106 Bohemians Lyric Opera Company 136 Bonhams Auctioneers and Valuers 99 Bonnie in Brighton 150 Book Club,The 24 Boom Bang-a-Bang 150 Boothby Graffoe & Antonio Forcione 106 Boothby Graffoe & Antonio Forcione - 106 The Boys Are Back In Town!

Boothby Graffoe with Nick Pynn: 24 Release u win tin Borderline Theatre Company 151 Born To Swing 106 Boskak, Johnny 150 Boss Design Presents...

72 Both Sides of the Bar 150 Bouncers - 1990s remix 150 Bouncy Castle Hamlet 151 Bowman, Gill 106 Boxwars Uk 88 Boy Who Cried Theatre Company,The 183 Brachetti,Arturo 24 Braindead Theatre Company 146 Brainstopping 39 Brand, Russell 66 Brand - Henrik Ibsen 151 Brassens Et La Femme 151 Brave 146 Bravetarts 24 Brazilian Girls,The 106 Breakfast Bedlam, Live!

24 Breakfast with Johnny Wilkinson 151 Breaking the Pope 151 Breaks Co-op 106 Break the Paper Chain People 151 Breasts and Burgers!

151 Breathe/Escalator East To Edinburgh 157 Brechin,Wilkinson & Smith 106 Breheny, Mercy 133 Brendan Dempsey: England Expects 24 Brendon Burns: Sober Not Clean 25 Brian Bannatyne Scott and Tomas Spurny 127 Brian Damage and Krysstal 61 Brian Damage and Krysstal/PBH Free Fringe 64 Brick House Theatre 196 Brick Walls 152 Bridget Christie:The Cheese Roll 25 Brief History of Scotland - we done loads!, A 152 Brighton Theatre Events and Komedia 186 Entertainment Bristerjen 45 Bristol Spotlights 170 British Guide to World Religions, A 25 British Medical Association in Scotland,The 97 Brodkin, Simon 69 Brokeback Britain 25 239

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INDEX Broken House Drama 155 Brown, Jonathan 165 Brown, Sandra 194 Bruce, Ian 106 Bubble & Squeek 213 Budapest Kiseret 152 Buddhist Meditation 88 Bullet,The 152 Bullett and Gunn 25 Bullett and Gunn’s Massive Pop Explosion 25 Bully Woo! 25 Burach 106 Burial at Thebes: Sophocles’ Antigone,The 152 Burklyn Youth Ballet 80 Burns, Brendon 25 Burns‘n’blue:‘The Merry Muses’ 107 Bush Theatre 199 Butler Did It!?,The 152 Byrne, Ed 32 Byrne, Jason 44 Byrne, Matt 60 C Cabaret of Menace,The 152 Cabin Fever 152 Cadenza 107 Cadenza at the Fringe 107 Caesar Twins 25 Cafda Youth Dance Company 34/18 86 Cahoots Theatre Company and 127 Gilded Balloon Cain, Pete 62 CalArts Festival Theatre 153,189,193 Caledonian Folk & Blues at the Guildford 107 Calexico 107 California Singer-Songwriter Gypsy 107 Call On The Zimmer 153 Calm Productions and The Gate...

185 Cambridge Filmmakers Network 153 Cambridge Footlights 34 Cambridge Shorts 153 Cambridge University ADC 152,179 Cambridge University Broadway Savoyards 136 Cameo 112 Camera Obscura and World of Illusions 100 Campbell, James 10 Campbell, Claire 107 Canal Cafe Theatre 58 Canaletto in Venice 96 CANCER, let’s talk bollocks 26 Candide 136 Can OfWorms.A 26 Cantata for Acquiescence by 153 Bertolt Brecht, The Canterbury Pilgrims,The 76 Canterbury Tales,The 153 Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! 153 Can’t Win Theatre 162 Captain 107 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin 153 Captain Theatre 172,195 Carbon Fever 153 Carey Marx - White Night 26 Carey Marx - www.careymarx.com 26 Carnival 50 Carpe Diem Productions 103,141 Carpet People,The 97 Carrie Quinlan: Fear of a Beige Planet 26 Carte Blanche Theatre Company 8,198 Carthy, Martin 123 Case Studies Wine School 95 Cashmere & All That Jazz 88 Cast Aside 153 Castle Rock: Breakdance Battle!

88 Castle Theatre Company 215 Castoffs Youth Theatre Group 139 Catch Me if you Can! 8 240

Catchy!

136 Catchy Monkey Productions 188 Cat Empire,The 107 Cathedral Festival Choir Concert 107 Cathedral Festival Organ Promenades 107 Cathedral Late-night Contrasts 107 Cathedral Late-night Passions 107 Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts 108 Cathedral Reger and Friends 108 Cathedral Sunday Services 108 Cathedral Weekday Services 108 Caught on Tape:The U.S. Undressed 154 Causing a scene 26 Cave of the Golden Calf,The 154 Caviar & Chips 154 Ceilidh Bands 108 Ceilidh Club at The LOT 88 Ceilidhs in Greyfriars Kirk 108 (of Greyfriars Bobby Fame!)

Ceilidh with The Sensational Jimi Shandrix 108 Experience Celebration of Scottish Beer, A 92 Celebrity Organ Recitals 2006 108 Cellorhythmics 128 Celtic Heart Concert 108 Celts and Kilts: the Forgotten 8 History of Scotland Centotre’s Festival Fringe Jazz 108 Centre for Festival & Event Management 89 (CFEM), School of Marketing & Tourism, Napier University Business School Centre Stage Theatre Company 178 Chalk Circle 154 Challoner Theatre Company 185,190 Chameleon Theatre Company 167,213 Chanbara 154 Charlie Murphy/Escalator East To Edinburgh 180 Charlie Pickering - Auto 26 Charlotte the Destroyer 154 Charred and Dangerous 26 Chastening,The 154 Chelsea Players 207 Cheshire Cats 155 Chester, Rick 26 Chicago 136 Chichester Festival Youth Theatre 182 Children Of Our Time 136 Children of the Sea and Plan 166 CHiLL Productions & MZA 28 Chimeric Productions 201 China Vase,The 155 Chinese Traditional Arts Performance 80 Dancing, Music and Chinese Martial Arts Chinese Traditional Music 108 Chipping Stortford Goes Large: 26 The Bid For City Status Chip Shop Awards,The 88,97 Chip Shop Awards Exhibition,The 97 Chocolate Factory Productions 151 Cho-in Theatre (Korea) 210 Choon-Hyang: A Love Story of the Far EAST 137 Chopin after Lunch 108 ChoppedLogic 196 Chris & Thomas 108 Chris Cox - He Can’t Read Minds?

26 Chris Dobrowlski/Escalator East 181 To Edinburgh Chris Durkin - Easily Distracted 26 Chris Elliott/PBH’s Free Fringe 65 Chris Earner & Mark Stevens 70 Chris Miller and Kathryn Henderson 96 Chris Moreno and Triumph Entertainments 208 Christie, Bridget 25 Cie DidierTheron 82 Cild 155 Cinzano 155 Circle,The 155

Circle of Life - A Roundabout Journey in a Musical Way,The Circus for Success City Art Centre 96, IOC): City Lights Theatre Company 37E City of London Freemen’s School 183f): City of the Dead Haunted Graveyard Tour Civilians Clamp’d Clan of Divorcees,The Clark, Dan Clark,Tim Clarsach - Catriona McKay & Chris Stout Clarsach - Cedi is Grain (Music & Song) Clarsach - Corrina Hewat and Cormac De Barra Clarsach - The Festival Ceilidh 10* Clarsach - Fiddle, Harp and Voice Clarsach - Isobel Mieras Clarsach (Scottish Harp) Society Classical and World Guitar Music Classical Guitar Recital Clay 2006 Clean Alternatives Clements, Rod Clemson University Clifford Hocking, David Vigo & Andrew Kay Clifton, Bernie Clinically Famous Clint Westwood Closer Than Ever Close Up Theatre Cloud Cuckoo Land Cloud Nine Cloud Quartet,The Clouds Saw What Happened,The Club Gayola Club Spiegel Clumsy Fingers 15 C-90 Cocoondance Coetzee, Greig Coisceim Dance Cole Porter’s Saints & Sinners Colin and Fergus - Rutherford Lodge Colin and Fergus with Dave McNeill Colin Steele Quintet Collapsible Theatre Company 3,153,181,- ■ 210,2f If Collection,The Coma,The Comedy Bucket Comedy Club 4 Kids,The Comedy on the Square Comedy Reserve,The Comedy Tour of Edinburgh!,The Comedy Webb Comedy Zone,The Come Horseracing at Musselburgh Come On, Jeeves Comic Abuse Comically Abused Comic Irrigation Coming Through the Rye Commemoratively Compagnie Rhapsodie Company of Angels in association with The Junction, Cambridge/ Escalator East To Edinburgh Composers and Guitarists Comprehensive - Steve Day Concert For LaVert,The Concrete Temple Theatre Concrete Wardrobe Confessions of a Cultural Spy Confessions of a Logical Mind Confessions of a Paralysed Porn Star

24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com I Confusions 28 Connected Theatre 149 Consonance - Concertos 110 Consonance Players 110 Consonance - Sax! 110 Contemporary Tapestries and Rugs 97 Continuum 199 Controlled Chaos Theatre Company 194 Convent,The 80 Convergence Arts 86 CONVIVIO 97 CONVIVIO Summer School 97 Cooking With Puccini 157 Coomes, Sarah 67 Cooper, Shelley 69 ICopacabana 137 Corinne Grant - Nice Friendly Lady Hour 28 jlCorleone:The Shakespearean Godfather 157 Corner House 194 Corpus Variorum - or the Emender of Stories 80 Cos I’m Free 28 PCosmic Family* Workshop-Seminar,The 157 Cossack on the Danube,A 137 Count Arthur Strong - The Musical?

28 Courtyard Readings 89 Cowards 28 :PL 107,135 Z presents...

32,39,90,112,187 Cradle Will Rock,The 137 JCraig Hill - Kilty Pleasures 28 Crash & Burn Theatre 207 Creena DeFoouie 157 Crimea,The 110 Iea - Full band acoustic,The 110 e and Punishment 157 e of Miss Debuko Ohyama.The 80 sed Wires 157 ible.The 157 ipet Theatre Company 190 ich!

158 satre 10,88,203 satre in association with the 208 Zockpit Theatre, London i Norte 92 jral Integrity Vs. Political Interference: 89 Vhat Future for Festivals? dus Case of Conan Doyle,The 158 dus Productions 214 the World 158 158 iryWars 9 ing Edge Theatre Productions 136,142 beline 158 JinGz, L-Marie, StreetSide 134 ng, Steve 63 neyer, Andrew 213 y,SG 123 and Jeff 13 :e Base 13,80,82,89 fence Base... Classes and Workshops 89 iance Base Presents... Freshmess, 80 | X Factor & Samudra iince Base Presents... Iskandar, Curve 82 Foundation, Karl Jay-Lewin & * Michael Popper >jnce Base Presents... Norman Douglas, 82 Jem Treays & Janis Claxton ance Base Presents... Rosie Kay Dance 82 Company Snceforms Presents the 33rd International 82 !

Choreographers’ Showcase Ince-Forms Productions 82 fncer, Geoffrey 105,134 mce tae yer Daddy 13 lincing Brick Productions 152

INDEX Dancing Forth 82 DAN CLARK - THE DAY iLOST MY iPOD 28 Dandylion 146 Dandy Warhols 110 Dang NabbitTheatre Collective 80,173,188,198 Danny’s Wake 158 Dan Willis - RadioHead 28 Dara O Briain AtThe Fringe 29 Darby, Rhys 65 Dark Lantern 158 Dark North/Hungry Jane:Two Tales of 159 Supernatural Horror Dark Show,The 29 Darren Johnston [array]/ 85 Escalator East to Edinburgh Dartmoor Soul 110 Dauntsey’s Theatre Company 136 Dave Skinner & Dave Bell 69 David Benson - Festival Highlights 208 David Benson - Why Pay More?

29 David Ferrard Trio,The 110 David Hume - Citizen of the World 159 David Leddy/Escalator East To Edinburgh 159 David Leddy’s Reekie 159 David Letterman’s Showcase 29 David O’Doherty is My Name 29 David Shrigley - Recent Prints 97 Davidson College 139,168 David Vernon and Dick Lee 110 Da Vinci Bollox.The 29 Da Vinci Code and Rosslyn Chapel 89 Dazzle Exhibitions 97 Dazzle - 50 Contemporary Jewellers 97 Dead,The 146 Dead Or Alive 159 Dead 60s 110 Deaf Shepherd III Deathmatch! Free!

29 Death of Arthur, The 159 Deborah Frances-White is Phoning It In 29 Decameron Project,The 159 Decline of the Scunthorpe Textile Industry,The 29 Deeply Rooted 82 Deirdre O’Kane ‘Startled’ 29 DEJAVU 111 de Jong, Neel 83 Dele Sosimi AfroBeat Orchestra 111 Delicate Balance 13,128 Delicious 111 Deluge,The 159 Demarco Rocket Productions 140,146,148, 161,204,207 Demetri Martin - Dr. Earnest Parrot 29 Presents Demetri Martin Dendrinos, Spyros 109 Denial 160 Derevo 84 Descent 160 Designshop UK 96 Desperate Antics 160 Desperate Improvisations 160 Devil’s Advocate 160 Devine Dance Company 87 Devlin’s Daily 30 Dial M for Mozart 137 Dialogue Productions/Yvonne Arnaud Theatre/ 189 Richard Jordan/Bush Theatre/ Mercury Theatre Diary of a Nobody 160 Dickens and Twain: Crossing the Pond 160 Dickinson Theatricals 160 Did Priya Pathak Ever Get Her Wallet Back? 30 Did You Used to be R.D. Laing?

161 Die Clatterschenkenfietermaus 30 Die Clatterschenkenfietermaus 30 vs Malcolm and Mirriam Dirty Market in association with C theatre 204

Disco Pigs 161 Discover Islam Exhibition 97 Distraction Theatre Company 153,186 DivaC 137 Diva for the Role of Dostoevsky’s Wife 161 Diverse Attractions 199 DJ Danny 30 DJ Danny - Music Therapy 30 Dj, Minicab and the Passengers 27 DNA Strings 125 Doctor Faustus 161 Doctors 161 Dogs in the Sink (FREE!) 30 Doing Nothing Greatly Benefits Creativity 30 doktor cocacolamcdonalds 30 Doktor Cocacolamcdonalds Explains All! 30 Dolly West’s Kitchen 161 Dominic Holland Stands Up 31 Donald Mack - Cynical Optimist 31 Live and Free Donald Mack/PBH Free Fringe 31 Donovan Tribute: Great Songs of the Sky 137 Doody, Nick 58 Dooley, Aidan 209 Doom Riders 31 Double Edge Drama 22,147,215 Dougie MacLean in Concert 111 Dovecot Studios 97 Dozens 99 D.P. Productions 139 Drama Centre 43 172 Drama Society - University of Lincoln,The 203 Dr Bunhead’s Science Education 15 Dream Dealer,The 9 Dreamers 161 Dreamwalk Productions 149 Dresden Dolls,The 111 Dr2 Ledbetter’s Experiment 162 D M2 Productions 140 Dudley Sutton: Pandora’s Lunch Box 31 Duels 162 Dukes,The 134 Dumb Waiter,The 162 Dunbar, Karen 31 Dunkley, Sam 111 Dunn, Lawrence 133 Duo Brillant Flute and Piano 111 Durham Revue,The 59 Durkin, Chris 26 Dusk Productions in association with 201 York Theatre Royal Dusty Limits is Heartless 31 Dutch Elm Conservatoire 31 Dutch Elm Conservatoire In Prison 31 Dysfunction 162 E Early Edition,The 32 Easy Targets 32 Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company 85 Eclipse 162 Ed Byrne - Standing Up and Falling Down 32 Edinburgh and Beyond 32 Edinburgh Art Festival 97 Edinburgh Central Mosque 97 Edinburgh City Centre Management Co. Ltd. 89 Edinburgh Elegance and Etiquette 89 Edinburgh Farmers’ Market 89 Edinburgh Festival Voluntary Guides 91 Association Edinburgh Grand Opera 137 Edinburgh Interfaith Association 92 Edinburgh Literary Bus Tour,The 89 Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour,The 162 Edinburgh Makars,The 183 Edinburgh Music Theatre 137 Edinburgh People’s Theatre 206-7 241

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INDEX Edinburgh Philharmonic Orchestra 124 Edinburgh Photographic Society 98 Edinburgh Printmakers 97 Edinburgh Quartet 111,130 Edinburgh Quartet Plays Haydn,The 111 Edinburgh Renaissance Band 111 Edinburgh Renaissance Band: 6 Nations 111 Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop 98 Edinburgh Sleep Centre 94 Edinburgh Symphony Baroque 117 Edinburgh Theatre Arts 175 Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group 138-9 Edinburgh World Heritage 89 Editors 111 Edmond, Neil 57 Educated Guess 143 Edwards, Justin 47 Edward’s Theatre Company 192 Ed Weeks Variety,The 32 E4 and Underbelly Productions 68 Egan, Karen 101 Eggman.The 32 Eight Missed Calls 165 84,000 Dharma Doors 90 Zen Guitar Talk & Demo Eighty Queen Street - Jazz Festival 111 Ekko 137 El Conquistador 162 Electric Cabaret,The 32 Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens 137 Elephant Man,The 162 Elephant Tree,The 162 Eleventh Rib 82 El-Funoun Group 169 Ella, Meet Marilyn 162 Elmer, Henrik 73 Embedded 163 Emily’s Kitchen 163 Emotional Midget 33 Encounters 163 End of the Golden Weather 163 End of The Rainbow 163 Energetics 90 En Forme 82 English-Dutch Connection,The 112 Ennio Morricone Experience, Assembly 132 Theatre and Marshall Cordell Ensemble 137 Ensemble na Mara 130 Entertainment But Ltd. 29 Epic Arts Edinburgh 2006 112 Epitaphium Carpentarii 112 Equus 163 Erbamil & Ambaradan 73 Esme-Tales 163 Establishment Jazz 112 Establishment Live 90 Estampas Portenas 87 Ether 192 EUTC 42 Evening of Sacred and Meditational 112 Music,An Evening with Noel Coward, An 112 Everybody Hates Chris (Neill) 33 Every Breath 164 Everyone’s a Comedian 33 Everyone Should Have a Gun 164 Evil Twin Productions in association with 43 Intrepid Entertainment Exadus Theatre Company 138 Exadus Too 201 Excellence at Angkor: the Story of Khmer 97 Sculpture Exeter College Chapel Choir, Oxford 112 Exeter University Theatre Company 163,211 Exotica 164 Extremities 164 242

Ex-Young Pleasance 208 Eyeball Theatre 208 F Fabrication 26 Factory,The 82 Fahrenheit 451 164 Failure on two continents - PBH Free Fringe, A 33 Fair Oaks Theatre Festival 137 Fairytale for Ann, A 9 Fallen Angels,The 33 Fallen Angels Cabaret,The 33 Falling For Grace 164 False Impressions & Tranquility Base Presents 54 Family - Semianyki.The 165 Fantastic Mr Fox 9 Farewell to the Tooth Fairy 165 Fargo-A Mostly True Story 33 Farm in the Cave 86 Fast Food for Thought 33 Fast Train 165 Fat Cat Productions 9-10,58,148 Father Joy 165 Father Monologues,The 165 Fat Tongue 34 Faure Requiem by Candlelight 112 Fawns Reid & Rosy Naylor 99 Fay, Isabel 54 FBYO: Brass Spectrum 112 FBYO: Darlington and the 113 Dales Youth Orchestra FBYO: East Renfrewshire & Orkney Schools’ 113 Orchestras FBYO: Edinburgh Schools Concert Band and 113 Wind Ensemble FBYO: Edinburgh Schools Jazz Orchestra 113 FBYO: Edinburgh Secondary Schools 113 Orchestra FBYO: Fair City Singers 113 FBYO: Fife Youth Concert Band and the 113 Kingdom Fiddlers FBYO: Fife Youth Orchestra 113 FBYO: Fife Youth String Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble 113 FBYO: Junior Trinity Symphony Orchestra 113 FBYO: Manchester Youth String Orchestra 113 FBYO: Midlothian Youth Orchestra and 113 Youth Brass Band FBYO: Moray Concert Brass 113 FBYO: National Youth Choir of Scotland 113 Training Choir and National Boys Choir Changed Voices Section FBYO: Perth Youth Orchestra 114 FBYO: Perth Youth Orchestra Ensembles 114 FBYO: RSAMD YouthWorks Music Orchestra 114 FBYO: SAMYO - The National South Asian 114 Music Orchestra FBYO: Warwickshire Youth Orchestra 114 FBYO: West of Scotland Schools 114 Concert Band FBYO: West of Scotland Schools Symphony 114 Orchestra FBYO:Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion 114 FBYO:Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion 114 Evening Concert Fear of Ironing - Free 34 Feast of Song and Classical Music, A 137 Feet and Fingers 155 Feiffer’s People 165 Felton, Alan 131 Feltonfleet@TheFringe 184 Fence Collective 114 Ferri, Patrick 79 Festival Art at the BMA 97 Festival Ceilidh 115 Festival Folk at the Oak 115 Festival Fringe Society 88,92-5

Festival Highlights 22,29,104 116,174,18' Festival Highlights, Paul Lucas Productions, 21' Fountain Theatre and Skullduggery Theatre Company Festival Masses Festival of Spirituality and Peace Fettes Jazz Festival Marquee 103,110-1 ll 118,124,134 Fields Fierce Pyjamas 15 55 Second Plan,The Filles de Kronos/Daughters of Kronos Filthy Six,The Filthy Six at The LOT Finders’ Fee Finding Marina Find Me Finer Noble Gases Finnegans Wake:The Tale of Shem the Penman Finnished Business:Tomi Walamies - Free Firefly Productions I Fires of Edinburgh,The I st Framework First in last out Theatre Company First Script First Theatre Productions Fish Story FitzHigham.Tim Five go to Edinburgh Again!

Flag Made From a Kiss, A Flame and Fury Flamenco con Fusion 2006 Flamenco Flow Flamenco for Kids Flamenco Jazz Umbrella Flamenco Puro Flanders and Swann Flanders Field Flip 15 Flipside and Spacecraft in association with the Focus Theatre Flip Theatre Floating Flood Flower Whose Essence is Dead,The Flute & Piano Recital Food FOOL Footlights - Niceties . . For all If Forcione,Antonio For Everyone li For Every Passion Something For Ryan Out Loud.Wha’choo Talkin Bout Willis?

I Forth Childrens Theatre Forth One Festival Show, The Forth Two Lunchtime Show,The II 43 Plays for 43 Presidents Foster, Glen 2!

Found Objects I Four Bouys Four Horsemen,The Four Legs Good,Two Legs Bad 4 Noels Four on the Floor Fourplay 4.48 Psychosis 4.48 Psychosis - Sarah Kane 4 Poofs and a Piano 4 Poofs and a Piano - Strictly Neurotic Four World Cups and One World Pope!

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24 hour box office of www.edfringe.com Fragile Theatre Partnership 178 Frances Cooper, Colin Dundas 131 Frances-White, Deborah 29 Francis & Power - Deep Dark Cuts 35 Francis Martineau - Solo Piano 115 Frank & Ella 115 Frankenstein 169 Frankenstein!

137 Frankenstein Pub Co 82 Frankenstein - The Musical 137 Frankie Boyle & Andy Parsons 35 Frankie Boyle - The Voice of Black America 35 |Frank’s Life 169 [Frank Theatre 214 illFrantic Redhead Productions 9,185-6,204 ^Frantic Redhead Productions & 173 Playwrights’ Arena {Frantic Redhead Productions & 32 The Burglars of Hamm $ :ratellis,The 115 'Freaks in the Box 35 :aks in the Box Variety Cabaret 35 Spectacular,The Fred MacAulay Show,The 35 ree & Easy 36 ree Beer Show,The 36 ree Comic Internment Introduce - Love Is 36 : Richard Curtis Actually,The ree Daily Walks Down the Royal Mile 91 I reedom Theatre Company 179 :e Entry into Richard Coughlan 36 He Won’t Mind ree Events at the Museum of Scotland 91 Lunchtime?

91 rree - Lunchtime Life Lessons 36 sman, Cyndi 176 |(rench Fizz 2 115 inch Horn,The 116 iresh Ice Productions 156 Sresh Theatre Company 208 iday Girls 169 [riends of Jack Kairo,The 36 riends of Mansfield Traquair Centre 99 lends of the Western Buddhist Order 88 inge Competition sponsored by Brodies LLP 97 inge Poster Competition 97 inge: 60 Years, 60 Photos, The 97 Man 169 Fancy to Fantaisie 116 Haddington to Palestine 169 Mozart With Love: An Exploration of 91 His Operas legreyhousexompany 84 >m the Top Productions 147 ■kyo Chi-in 119 il Moon Show,The 82 iimmey, Bruce 16 fnny Money - Free 36 inny Women 36,66 ■nny Women at the Fringe 36 kure.The 36 iture Cinema 91 :ture Cinema in association with C film 182 ture Legend Theatre 196 iture Memory 170 iture Shorts 91 llerie Mirages Mlant, Miles lloway.Jane imarjobat (Ga-ma-jo-bat) Miguel, Joao rden.The YiBaldi Productions ry Le Strange: Beef Scarecrow iighan, Dick

INDEX Gaydar Diaries,The 37 GB Characters 147 GB Midnight Film Club 37 G-City Monologues 169 Geffer Notice Productions & MZA 45 General’s Players,Washington and 209 Lee University,The Genticorum 116 Geoff Castle Trio 106 Geoff Norcott - Professional Teenager 37 Geoffrey Madell and Colin Kingsley 102 George, Sabrina 18 Georgian Antiques 98 Geraldine Quinn - Bad Ambassador 37 Geraldine Quinn/The Naked Tyrant 37 Get a Real Job Promotions 171 Get Carter 170 Get Up - Stand Up! 37 Ghost 91 Giacomo’s Circus of the Fantastic!

137 Gianni Schicchi by Puccini 138 Gideon Productions 189 Gilded Balloon Productions 13,20,22,29,31,37, 40,48,50,58-9,67,70,72, 75,79,105,130,152,211 Gill Bowman and Donny O’Rourke 115 Ginge on the Fringe - FREE! 37 Gingerbread 167 Girl Blog from Iraq: Baghdad Burning 170 Girl in Box 170 Girl of 10,000 Smiles,The 83 Girl Who Cried ‘Nam,The 170 Gizmo Love 170 Glendale College 205 Glenn Wool - www.glennwool.com 37 Glenn Wool - You Don’t Go To Hell For 37 Eating Elephants Global Village 97 Glorious Recital,The 91 Godley.Janey 44,177 Godlight Productions in association with 164 Gilded Balloon Productions Godliman & Lane 38 Go Down Memory Lane 116 Godspell 138 God’s Pottery 28 Gogel Bordello 116 Goldman King & CKP 18,34,44,61,68 Goldman King & CKP by arrangement 65,72 with Comedy Store Management Goldman King & CKP by arrangement 54 with Karushi management Goldman King & CKP by arrangement 38 with Lisa White Goldman King & CKP by arrangement 58 with PFD Goldsmith, Pauline 170 Gomito Productions 183 Good Doctor,The 38 Goodies Still Rule OK! Tim Brooke-Taylor 38 & Graeme Garden Live On Stage,The Goodness 171 Good, the Bad and the Cuddly - FREE!,The 38 Good Thief,The 171 Gordon Southern - The Solutions 38 Gordonstoun 8,185 Gordonstoun Dance Company 8 Gordonstoun OGs 9,98 Gordonstoun OGs ArtWorks 98 Government Inspector,The 171 Graffiti Classics 116 Graham, Alan 127 Grande Comedie, La 27 Grandmotherf***er 38 Grant, Corinne 28 Grant, Stephen 38 Great Big Comedy Picnic (Free),The 39

Greedy 39 Greek 171 Green, Jeff 44 Greene Shoots Theatre 171 Grenofen Productions 192 Gresham’s 162 Greyfriars Bobby 9 Greyfriars Kirk Promotions 98,126,203 Griff Griffiths and Nigel Taylor 49 Griffin, Jesse 79 Grimm Tale, A 171 Grimm Tales 171 Grisha from Siberia 42 Grisha from Siberia/PBH’s Free Fringe 42 Grotesque World of St Ursula’s School for 39 the Unwanted,The Growing Up With Martin 171 Growling Monkey Theatre Company 205 Grow Up 39 Gruffalo and Friends,The 10 Gruffalo’s Child,The 10 Guildbury 169 Guilden Sutton Players 155 Guitar Imageinations 116 Gun Show,The 39 Gutgarts (Ukraine), Gennady 80 Guy Cubed 39 Guy Cubed Productions 39 Guy Incognito 60 Gwyneth Herbert and Band 116 Gyntish Self,The 172 Gypsy 107 H Hadoke,Toby 56 Haemorrhage 39 Ha Ha Yum. Maeve tells jokes while 40 Lilly makes cakes Haines, Luke 116 Hairdresser in the House 172 Hall, Rich 40,182 Hamburg - by Darren Ormandy 172 Hamilton, David 104 Hamiltons 53 Hamlet:The Gloomy Prince 172 Hamlet Project,The 172 Hamp 172 Ham Yard Tourists 17 Handel Dixit Dominus and Mozart Vesperae 116 Solennes de Confessore Handel 1738: Israel in Egypt 117 Handel 1738: Organ and Chamber Music 117 Handel 1738: Saul 117 Handel 1738: Xerxes 117 Handknit Cashmere - Design Studio 98 Exhibition & Sale Hannah Chambers Management 19,29,35,44,46 Hansel & Gretel 172 Hansel and Gretel 10 Haozkla 172 Happy Birthday 172 Happy Hour in it Takes 3 - Directed by 40 Virginia Scott Harcourt, Ed 117 Harmony 108 Harper, Robin 128 Harpsichords at St Cecilia’s Hall 101,103-4,112, 118,122,124 Harry Shearer & Judith Owen in 74 Association with Fringe Management Harvey, Adam 166 Havana Rumba!

117 Have a Nice Life 138 Haverstock & Gold 156 Hawkes Bay Youth Theatre 160 Hawley, Richard 117 Hayley Clare Quintet 131 243

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Haynes, Natalie 57 Heads We’re Dancing 117 Hearing Voices - Free Show 40 Heart Gallery 99 Heart is Nicotine,The 172 Heart of Gold 138 Heartwood Music 90 Heather Macleod and the Healthy Measures 117 Hedda Gabler 172 Heeliegoleerie 88 Hegley.John 46 HelKats Theatre Productions 143 Hello Dalai 40 Help I’m a Teenager, Get Me Out of Here! 172 Henning Wehn/Otto Kuhnle (Germany) 35 Henry’s Hot Music Festival 117 Henrys Venue 82,117 Here Goes 172 Heresy 40 Heretic,The 40 Hermiston 172 Herring, Richard 65 Hey Diddle Diddle...

138 Hide & Seek 173 Hi 5 Theatre Company 172 High Priests of Hijinx 145 Hillary Agonistes 173 Hillary Rohde Cashmere Ltd. 98 Hillbilly Goats Gruff 10 Hills, Adam 16 Hils Barker 41 Hils Barker: In the Wrong Place 41 Himalayan Cultural Eve 83 Hint of Lime Productions 47,74,180 Hired Man,The 138 Historic Musical Instruments 98 Hive,The 41 Hoipolloi & Hugh Hughes/Escalator East 167 to Edinburgh Holes - By Louis Sachar 173 Holland, Dominic 31 Hollow Men,The 41 Holly Penfield - Both Sides Now 118 Honk!

139 Honourable Men of Art, The 41 Hooked to Infinity: Life After Life 173 Hope Springs 173 Horizon Arts 164 Horny Devils,The 69 Hosted by Arlene Stewart 90 Hosted by Scott Wilson 90 Hotel California - A Salute To The Eagles 118 Hotel de Mer 173 Hour About an Hour, An 83 House of Bernarda Alba,The 173 Howard, Russell 67 Howard Jones - The Acoustic Nights 118 Howard Marks - An Audience With 41 Senor Nice How Much Longer Can He Get Away 41 With This?

How to Build a Time Machine 174 How to Explain the History of 174 Communism to Mental Patients How To Sell Your Show At The Fringe 92 Hoy Productions,The 155 H.U.B.B. 118 Huge 174 Hull University Big Band 118 Human Rights Denied and Jesus Laughing 98 and Loving Hunter, Fi 29 Hunter Productions 152 Hunter Productions/King’s Players 183 Hurren & Rice’s Free Lunchbox 41 Hustle 43 Hyenas 174

Hypnotic Hilarity 41 Hysteria 83 Hyundai Puppet Theatre & The Patron 199 Company I (I Am) Nobody’s Lunch 174 Ian Fox and PBH’s Free Fringe 39,42 Ian Fox - The Butterfly Effect (Free) 42 Ian Kendall and Friends 53 Ian Shaw Sings Joni Mitchell 118 Ian Stone: Embrace the Chaos 42 Ian Watt and Crosswords Productions 158 I Can’t Believe It’s Not Godard!

174 Ida Barr - Get Old Or Die Trying 42 If it Ain’t Baroque, We’ll Fix it 118 Igor Outkine & Sarah Harrison 123 I Have Been Here Before 175 I Know What You Did Last Sunday 42 Iliad,The 175 Iliad, Fall ofTroy 175 Illumine Productions 165 lllumni Productions 140 Illusions 98 I Love you, you’re perfect, now change! 139 I’m a Celebrity - please leave me here!

42 Imaginary Theatre Company 175 Imagine I Am Smiling 175 Imitation - The Highest Form of Flattery 118 Immortal 83 Impetuous Kinship/Escalator East to 183 Edinburgh Platform Importance of Being Earnest,The 175 Improbable Frequency 175 Improvability Drive,The 42 Improverts 42 In aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care 115 In association with Martin Millers Gin 111 In Between Buto Dance Company 86 Ince, Robin 24,66 Incredible Shoemaker’s Wife,The 176 Inder Manocha - Unpronounceable 43 Infant, The 176 Infinite Space 176 Infinite Variety 139 Infinity Stage Company 143 In Flagrant Delicht 118 Inhouse 100 Inis Theatre Dublin 208 Inner landscapes 83 Innocence 176 In Pursuit of Cardenio 176 Inside Cherry Pitz 176 Inside Leg 204 Inside Out Theatre Company 8 Insomnobabble 176 Inspector Sands and Stamping Ground Theatre 83 In Stitches 43 Interfaith Prayers and Meditation for Peace 92 International Photography 98 Interview,The 176 Interview 176 In The Continuum 176 In the Pink 133 In the Red Theatre Productions 85 Into the Hoods 176 Intrepid Productions 184 Inverleith House 99 Invisible Ink 43 lo Theatre Company 65 Iphigenia 139 Irish Curse by Martin Casella,The 176 Iron Brew 176 Irving, Clark 96 Island Tapes,The 118 Italia Conti Ensemble 156,177 Italian and Neapolitan Songs 118

‘It’ Boy,The ‘It’ Girls,The Ithaca College Theatre It’s a Girl It’s Alright For Some It’s News 2 Me Ives Have it,The Jack the Lad Jacqui Dankworth and Todd Gordon Jago James, Jimmy James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids li James Campbell’s Onomatopoeia Society I (The Etymological Conference) James Simpson Organ Trio James Smiley: Public School Twat Jamie Douglas Historique Jamie Douglas Vanity Film Retrospective Jane Bussmann - Bussmann’s Holiday Jane Bussmann - Filthy Picture and Richard Jordan Productions Janey Godley & Ashley Storrie Janey Godley & Ashley Storrie’s ‘Square Street’ Janey Godley’s Blog - Live!

Janey Godley’s The Point OfYes’ Janka I Jansch, Bert I Jarred Christmas - The Geek Show Jason Byrne - Sheep For Feet and Rams For Hands Jason Wood - My Anus Horribilis Jay Sodagar/PBH’s Free Fringe Jazz Bar Ij Jazz Bar Jazz Jazz Centre - Colin Steele QuintetThe Jazz Centre - Laura MacDonald,The Jazz Centre - Martin Kershaw Plays The Music of Charlie Parker,The Jazz Intuitionalism I! Jean Redpath and The Chorale I Jeff Green: Personal Jeff Innocent: Eco Worrier Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell Jelinek,Alana Jellybean Conspiracy,The I] Jen Brister - Me, My Mum & I Jennifer Logan and Stuart Hope I j| Jennings,Teresa Jenny Lion: As Seen on TV Jenny Lion Edinburgh Project,The Jerry Herman’s ‘Showtune’ I Jerry Sadowitz - Equal Opportunities Offender Jerry Sadowitz - The Most Offensive Comedian on the Planet! Assembly Theatre and Marshall Cordell Jess and Kate - Live, Uncut and Free!

Jess and Kate/PBH Free Fringe Jessel, Ray Jesus Christ Superstar JesusThe Guantanamo Years Jesus Lizard Productions Jewellery of the World JFK:The Musical Jim Bowes: Quiz Shows, Rap Offs and Blind Confidence Jimeoin Jim Henson’s Puppet Improv - Adults Only Jim Henson’s Puppet Improv - For Kids!

Jim Jeffries - The Second Coming Jim Jeffries - www.jim-jeffries.com Jimmy Carr - Gag Reflex Jimmy James: Divas Dead or Alive Jim Tavare - A History ofViolins Jingles,Jo

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24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com pock Scot and Gareth Sager, 46 Return of the Prodigals Jock Tamson’s Bairns 119 Joey Arias & Eliot Douglass 119 Joey Arias and Eliot Douglass, Strange Fruit 119 John Hegley Elevenses 46 fyjohnny and the Bomb 178 iiJohnny Miller Presents...

178-9 I:I Johnny Miller Presents...The Diabolic 178 Banquet & Cracked ijjohnny Miller Presents... Himself 178 johnny Miller Presents... Orphans 178 Iijohnny Miller Presents... Rope jjohnny Miller Presents. ' ~ of Separation (ijohnny Miller Presents... Skylight 179 John Oliver & Andy Zaltzman Detonate 46 ^ 70 Minutes of Unbridled Afternoon ■SJohn Ruskin Live:The 1853 Edinburgh Lectures 179 t||o Jingles Goes to the Jungle 11 jjojo Sutherland/PBH’s Free Fringe 36 ithan Prag Classical Guitar 120 ines, Howard 118 :, Clare 129 Lon Levene is Jon Levene in 47 The Jon Levene Show my Sweet and Joe Thomas 36 ;ie Long: Kindness and Exuberance 47 lb Stromgren Kompani 80 purney to Becoming a Superwoman 179 ' Observed 179 jpyofSax 120 ;lers of Notre Dame,The 179 luicy Slot Productions 47 lies Meyers - PBH Free Fringe 47 iiilia and Malcolm Donaldson 10 ilie McKee/Steve Lawson 120 l ie McKee/Steve Lawson 120 The New Standard iliet Meyers:A Life:A Fantasy 47 imp - Martial Arts Comedy 47 mction 8 179 179 |«st,The 179 : a Minute 47 ist Another Sunday 47 Edwards - Unaccompanied as I am 47 Sst In General Theatre Company 172 «st So Ever Slightly 71 : the Tonic 48 li st The Tonic Comedy Club 48 andinsky 200,211 andinsky in association with EUTC 211 |ane, Russell 67 angaroo Court Theatre Company 181 antaro 121 arine Polwart, Corrina Hewat and 120 Annie Grace a Productions • irl Spain - Love... Whatever That Means c trola Gajda/Peta Lily prp FTonk aklo ieTargett-Adams and Taylor Wilson :enjammer Jason lay, Phil bus Student Theatre CS Theatre Company fane Nick iith Carter’s The Fall of the House rof Frazer dall, Sarah

INDEX Ken Ramage & Friends 126 Kenspeckle Puppets 9 Kenspeck Theatre 140 Kentisbeare Players 149 Kent-Mcardle Productions 137 Kepow Theatre 48 Kerensa, Paul 20 Kerfuffle 120 Ketzal 84 Kevin Dewsbury, Christian Reilly, Zoe Lyons 16 Kevin Harrington Productions 45 Kevin McAleer: Chalk and Cheese 48 Kevin Shepherd: Comics Die in Hot Cars - Free! 48 Kevin Tomlinson: Seven Ages 48 Khaki 180 Kid-Simple: A Radio Play In The Flesh 180 Kidz’R’Us 8 Kieran Butler and Michelle Wilson 135 Kieran Butler in Che Guevara on the Fringe 2 49 Kieran Butler with Austin Low 49 Killers Unleashed: Arisel Piarst 180 Killing Time 180 Kill the Monster!

49 Kim Hope - Rollercoaster 49 King, Niki 121 King and I - FREE,The 49 King’s Got Donkey’s Ears!,The 11 Kingswood, Bute 76 Kipper TIE 10 Kirsten O’Brien & Ruth Bratt 49 Lesley’s Lunch Hour Kissbar Theatre Company 143 Kiss-in-burgh 180 Kiss My Face Theatre 173 Kit & The Widow 49 Kit & The Widow: A Barely Civil Partnership 49 Kitson, Daniel 156 Klepto 180 Knight Time 11 Knots 84 Know It All? 49 Kockov’s Free Mind Show 50 Koleso Folk-Show Group, St Petersburg 131 Komedia Entertainment 21,27-8,36 Korean World Music Ensemble 127 Kosowars.The 181 Kpalogo and Bobobo 84 Krankies & Stu Francis,The 50 Kransky Sisters, Assembly Theatre and 78 Marshall Cordell,The Krapp’s Last Tape and Rockaby 181 Krypton 2 Clapham - Free 50 K6 Collective 172 Ku 84 KUDOS 121 KVO Big Band 121 KVO Big Band Sound,The Kyogen - Raw and Uncooked La Clique Ladies from London Lady Boys of Bangkok Ladyboys of Banknock.The Lady Cavalier Theatre Company,The Lady Cavalier Theatre Company in association with C film,The Lady Chatterley’s Lover La Folie Fran?aise Lambchop Land of Enchantment,The Landscape, Seascape, Skyscape, Escape Lannigan, Paddy Laramie Project,The Lark Ascending,The Lasarev,Alex Last Tuesday

50 144 181 50 162 207 181 186 121 181 181 70 182 121 17 182

Late Night Comedy Club,The 36 Late Night Shorts 182 Late ‘n’ Live 50 Late Show,The 50 Latham,Tom 101 LaTribu Del Sol 121 Latymer Theatre Company,The 143,195 Lau 121 Laughapoolooza 50 Laughing Horse Comedy 16 Laughing Horse Comedy/PBH Free Fringe 38 Laughing Horse Comedy PBH Free Fringe 40 Laughing Horse Comedy/PBH’s Free Fringe 49 Laughing Horse Comedy/PBH Free Fringe 51,59 Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection 51 Laughing Horse Free Fringe 36 Laughing Horse Free Late Night Comedy 51 Laughing Horse Free Pick of The Fringe 51 Laura Ford - Armour Boys 98 Laurence and Gus 51 Laurence and Gus - Next in Line 51 Laurence Clark Jim Fixed it for Me 51 Lay Down and Love Me Again 182 Leaves On The Track 198 Lee, Ben 121 Leeds Tealights 51 Left Field 92 Left of Centre Illusion 50 Leicestershire Youth Arts 14,173 Leitheatre 196 Leith Folk Club 121 Leith Rules Golf 98 Les Enfants Terribles 176 Les Folies Francoises 122 let’s get ’em ensemble 201 Let’s Talk To Barry 51 Letter that Never Reached Russia, A 182 Levelland by Rich Hall 182 Leviathan Entertainment and ESM Productions 25 Lewis Bryan Comedy/PBH Free Fringe 57 Lewis Grassic Gibbon 183 Liane Ross Presents SomethingVague 52 Free Fringe Libertine,The 183 Library Theatre Company Ltd 212 Lick and Chew 52 Lick & Chew.Tamsin Stewart & London 76 West End Stars Lick and Chew - The World Is Just Enough 52 Lidunian Productions 138 Lies Have Been Told 183 Life and Crimes of President Ubu,The 183 Life. In Details 84 Life Sucks...And Then You Die 122 Like A Virgin 183 Like,Totally... Dylan Moran 52 Lime Blue Diamond Store 98 Lime Blue 5th Birthday Collection 98 Unsay Webb - Foolosophy 52 Lion Rampant Productions 186 Lion’s Den in association with UK Arts 210 International,Traverse Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,The 11 Lippy Bissoms 183 LIP Theatre Company 152 Liss Fain Dance 84 Liss Fain Dance, San Francisco 84 Little Acorn Theatre 144 Little British Empire,The 139 Little Girl Who Was Too Fond Of Matches 183 Little Lady presents JEST,A 52 Little Lesley 39 Little Mary Sunshine 139 Little Red Riding Hood 183 Little Red Things 183 Little Room Theatre 171 245

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INDEX Little Shop of Horrors 139 Little Tempest,The 11 Live at the Jam House 122 Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse 212 Liverpool University Drama Society 22 Live Wire Theatre 175 Livewire Theatre Company 11 Living With The Lies We Told 183 Liz Babbs and Simeon Wood 108 Liz Carr and Tanyalee Davis 24 Lizzie Roper - Festival Highlights 52 Lizzie Roper in Peccadillo Circus 52 Lolita 183 Lollipopman and the Rabbit of Doom 11 Lo Maximo De Cuba, Assembly Theatre and 117 Marshall Cordell London Underground Song 52 (And Other Ballads),The Lone Fargoan 33 Lonely Sea and the Sky,The 183 Long Nose Puppets 14 Loose Ends 52,183 Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime 183 Lord of the Flies 184 Lori Watson, Alastair Hardie, William Jackson 130 Lori Watson Th ree 122 Los Gemelos Lombard 161 Lost Property 84 ‘Loughies’ 56 Louis de Bernieres & The Antonius Players 122 Louis de Bernieres & The Antonius Players 122 are back!

Lovatt, Stephen 163 Loveboat Big Band,The 122 Love... it’s not a big enough word 53 Love Labours Won 184 Love, Loss and Longing 122 Love Me, Dorothy!

139 Love Remains 184 Lovers and Other Strangers 84 Love, Sanity and Other Impossibilities!!! 184 Love the Radio Edit 184 Lowe, Alex 51 LucaVillani & Richard Phillips 116 Lucidity Suitcase 162 Lucy Cartledge and Michael Lester-Cribb 115 Lucy Porter - The Good life 53 Ludus Baroque 106 Ludwig’s Van 123 LukeWright, Poet Laureate 53 Lunch Box Live 53 Lunchtime Gala Benefit for the Baby Seal 29 Cub Orphanage Lunch With The Hamiltons 53 Lviv National Opera House 137 Lyalls, Paul 30 Lyon and Turnbull 100 M Mac,Taylor 184 MacAulay, Fred 35 MacAulay and Co. 53 Macbeth 185 Macbeth Conspiracy,The 185 Macbeth - Frantic Redhead’s Walking Play 185 Macbeth Re-Arisen 185 Macbeth: That Old Black Magic 185 MacLean, Dougie 111 mac Productions 13 Maddon’ER 185 Made in Scotland 98 Madhouse 194 Maeve & Lilly Higgins - www.edcom6.com 40 Maeve Gilchrist Trio 123 Magazine 98 Magical Jello.The 11 Magical Mandolin,The 123 246

Magic@Cafe Royal 53 Magico Theatre Company 206 Magic Steve’s Disappearing Act 54 Magpie 185 Making A Scene - by JJ Markson 186 Malcolm Marvelle - Master of Mystery 54 and the lovely Rita Malinky 123 Man & God 186 M & J McGrath - PBH Free Fringe 77 Mango, Jo 123 Manocha, Inder 43 Man of the Future is Dead,The 186 Man Who Planted Trees,The 11 Mapplethorpe, Robert 98 Marcia McDougall and Alan Graham 122 Marc Lucero/PBH’s Free Fringe 34 Marcus Brigstocke.Andre Vincent and 32 Steve Furst Marcus Ryan & Dan Willis/PBH’s Free Fringe 34 Mardling the Bard: A Norfolk 186 Midsummer Night’s Dream Mardy Arts 168 Margaret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale 129 Maria Bamford - Plan B 54 Manage de Figaro, Le 186 Marika Klambatsea - Soprano Voice 141 Piano-musical composition Mario Morris Alive on Stage 8 Marjory Watson 109 Mark Allen’s Quite Good Britain - FREE 54 Mark Olver - Happy Accidentally 54 Marks, Howard 41 Mark Watson and his audience write a novel 54 Mark Watson: I’m Worried That I’m Starting 54 to Hate Almost Everyone in the World Mark Watson’s seemingly impossible 36-hour 54 circuit of the world Marlon Brando’s Corset 186 Marra, Michael 123 Marriage of Figaro,The 186 Martec Engineering Presents Patrick Roink 55 Martha McBrier - PBH Free Fringe 68 Martin Carthy in Concert 123 Martin Cassidy, Roland Gent, Dave Twentyman 21 Martineau, Francis 115 Mary And The Stripper 186 Marysia 123 Marysia’s Slightly Bitter and Twisted 123 Lessons in Love Mas Aya del Flamenco 84 Masque of Everyman,The 186 MATE Drama Workshop 12 Matlock & Badshelter 26 Matthews, Cerys 123 Matt Kirshen - Have You Seen This Boy? 55 Matt Kirshen - www.mattkirshen.com 55 Mauvais Sort 123 Maverick Comedy 22,47-8,72,79 Maximo Park 123 Maxwell, Andrew 19 Maxwell’s Fullmooners 55 May Contain Nuts 55 Mayday Players 42 Mazaika 123 McCalmans 123 McCretton, Niki 12 McFarlane Productions 103 McIntyre, Michael 56 McMahon, Kevin 76 McSavage, David 62 Means to an End 186 Meant-2-Play Productions 209 Meanwhile Theatre 169 Measureless Liars 172 Me Dad’s Dead 55 Meeting Joe Strummer 186

Mein Gutt Menagerie Theatre/Escalator East to Edinburgh Men With Bananas Bigger Than Jesus - Free M+E Productions Mercators,The Mercat Tours Ltd Mercury Theatre Company/Escalator East to Edinburgh Mercy Seat,The Mermaid and the Hare,The Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe Meslier Messiaen Late Mess Up The Mess Theatre Company Metamorphoses Metamorphosis Mexart 2006 - Divino Pastor Gongora Meyer,Anne-lsabel Michael Franti and Xavier Rudd Michael Kudakwashe & Victor Mavedzenge Michael Marra and Liz Lochhead Michael Mclntyre:An Evening With MichelineVan Hautem and Frederik Caelen Mich en Scene: Madame & Songs of Jacques Brel Mick Dean & Simon Platt Mickey Mouse is Dead Mick Perrin Productions 76 Mick Perrin Productions and Gilded Balloon Mick Perrin Productions By Arrangement With International Artistes Mick Perrin Productions By Arrangement With Old Man Management Mick Perrin Productions In Association With Gilded Balloon midge Midlothian Community Artists Midnight Carousel,The Midnight Cowboy Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare,A Midsummernights Tree, A Mihyang.Amy Mike Belgrave - Out To Lunch - Free Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen Mike Manera and Michael Fabbri Mike Maran Productions - Escalator 153,161, East to Edinburgh Mike Wilmot: Comedy Blue Miller, Lynn Ruth 12 Miller Junior, Johnny Mind You, I’ve Had Some Hidings Minute of Silence for Peace at the Fringe, A Mirth Control/WMD Awareness Programme Miss Dis’Grace/Diamond Johnny-Ray Miss High Leg Kick/Escalator East To Edinburgh Miss High Leg Kick’s Fashion Bus Misterman - by Enda Walsh Mitchell,Toby Mixt Nutz MMP presents Sarah-Louise Young Moby Dick Rehearsed Modest Proposals Theatre Modus Operand! Theatre Moishe’s Bagel Moliere’s The Hypochondriac Momma Cherri’s Soul Food Gospel Brunch Monkfish - PBH Free Fringe Monroe, Nafeesa Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of The Qur’an Montezuma’s Revenge Moody Productions Moonshine and Peep Show

24 hour box office at www.edfringe.com Moon The Loon |f Moovers & Shakers at Udderbeliy (More... ( More Perfect Union, A I More Promotions & MZA Morran.Weatherby, Duff, Lyon, Freeman Morrison, Bruce Mosaico Flamenco i Moscow State Circus Mostly Mozart !i Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf Mount Rushmore’s Babes ^ Moving on Up Ji Moving Parts il Movin’ Melvin Brown iliMovin’ Melvin Brown: Me, Ray Charles and 1:1 Sammy Davis Jr :| Mozart:The Birthday Boy’s Sonatas MMozart flute and harp concerto i| Mozart’s Back! i| Mozart with Muffins > Mr Boom 9 Mrs Thomson Almost Live i’MSND L) Mucca Divina . Much Ado About Goblin I Much Ado About Nothing I MUCH Scotland Ltd. (Managing il ' Unique Culture & Heritage) Mueck, Ron Hultiply Hummenschanz Foundation & MZA Hummenschanz 3x11 Munroe.Andy Murder at the Savoy Murder of Crows, A Murder Show - 24 Ways to Die,The lurphy, Keara [Music at Palmerston Place t St Cuthbert’s lusselburgh Racecourse Muttnik, the First Dog in Space VP Associates lily Brother and I are Porn Stars ily Brother’s Keeper y Chair-Your Self y Dearest Byron y Fair Heathen Productions y Family and Other Alcoholics - Free illy Favourite Place ‘y Morning Jacket y Mother Said I Never Should y Name Is Rachel Corrie roSung in association with Soulgang Co. (Korea) /oSung: Streetdance Ify Polish Roots (and other vegetables) IjtZA in association with Pleasance

INDEX 189 56 98 189 203 80 124 56 189 147 124 124 57 12 189 150 189 89 99 190 103 190 57 124 124 124 88 12 210 57 190 190 190 154 57 99 124 190 191 84 84 191 70

ikov/Escalator East To Edinburgh 208 Eyers, Libby O’Donovan, 135 Melissa McCaig, Lee McAllistair italie Haynes 57 Watching The Detectives itional Galleries of Scotland 96,98-100 ational Library of Scotland 96 Mional Museums of Scotland 91,96,99 sitional Saxophone Choir of Great Britain 129 ational Student Theatre Company (NSTC) 138 ational Theatre Leaders’ Union 9 Stional Theatre of Scotland 149 Sal’s Yard Remedies 92 eal’sYard Remedies Chill Out Zone 92 sate.Andi 124 acessary Targets 191

Ne’er The Twain 191 Neighbours From Hull 57 Neil Edmond: Knocker 57 Neill, Chris 33 Neil McFarlane:A Distinct Possibility 58 Neil Wilson - the Guitarist 109 Nelly Thomas - Family Ties 58 Netochka Nezvanova - Nameless Nobody 191 Network of Stuff 212 Neville’s Island 191 Newbury Youth Theatre 173 Newcraighall Poosie Nansie Burns Club 94 New End 131 New End Theatre and Cracking Up 158,174 Productions in association with Pleasance New Perspectives Theatre Company 144 New Quorndon Shakespeare Company,The 136 New Routine, A 139 New Scottish Furniture 99 NewsRevue 2006 58 New Strides Theatre 146 New Theatre Company 196 Next on Theatre 85 Nicholas Parson’s Happy Hour 58 Nick Doody - Before He Kills Again 58 Nick Mohammed - The Forer Factor 58 Nicole & Martin 12 Nicole & Martin 12 The Fisherman and His Wife Nicole & Martin - Hansel and Gretel 12 Nicole & Martin - The Musicians of Bremen 12 NIE (New International Encounter) 196 Nigel Collins and Toby Leach 78 Night Before Larry Was Stretched,The 191 Night In Cuba, A 92 Nightingale Productions 176,203 Nik Coppin - PBH Free Fringe 71 Niki King and her Band 124 Nimble Mammoth,The 58 999 Theatre Company 33 1984 192 Ningyo Circus!

80 Nip-on/Nip-off 59 Nizlopi 124 Nobody Gets Out Alive 59 No Exit 192 nofit state circus 83 Noga, Janice 177 Nomad 125 Nomads Tent, The 97 Nonsenseroom Productions 188 No Obvious Trauma 192 Nooky, Man in the Matchbox 192 No One Has Ever Complained Before 59 No Oranges for the Accordion 192 Nora 192 Norcott, Geoff 37 Normal 192 North Sea Gas 125 North Sea Gas In Concert 125 Nosferatu - A Tale of Horrors 139 Not Another Firkin Festival 92 Nothing But a Hopeful Bit of Hallucination 193 Not in Front of the Waiter - Another 139 Night at the Operetta No Truer Words Move 125 NovaRasa 87 Nova Reflections 84 Novecento (1900) 193 Now Show,The 59 Nuclear War! Followed by the Total 59 Extermination of Every Living Organism on the Planet Nutini, Paulo 125 NUTS 25,146 Nutshell 205

O Oaklands AP 148 O’Brien & Bratt 49 Ocean Flight,The 193 Ocean Terminal 96 Ochone Ochone (a sorrow from before 193 that’s still with you) Odd Sok Productions 168 Odinn Baldvinsson andVeronique Ngo 111 Sach-Hein Odysseus and the Really Freaky Monsters 12 Oedipus 193 OfWalking in Ice 93 OH Cut Throat Comedy - Claire Hooper 59 Okamoto,Akiko 102 O’Keeffe, Paul 179 Old Blind Dogs 125 Old Gaol Theatre Company,The 200 Old Habits Die Hard 59 Old Saint Paul’s Church 88 Old Saint Paul’s Festival Evensongs 125 Old Saint Paul’s Festival Masses 125 Old Saint Paul’s Music 125 Old Spice Boys,The 125 Old Time Music Hall 126 Ole! 60 Oliver Maltman’s Little Black Book 60 Olivia Poulet and Sarah Solemani 22 O’Loughlin, Fiona 60 Olver, Mark 54 Omar Marzouk & Mette Lisby - Cartoon 60 Heroes, Drawing a Line Once in a Blue Moon Theatre Company 164 Once Upon a Time 12 105 Degree Peach 193 O’Neill,Andrew 79 O’Neill, Owen 60 One-Man Star Wars Trilogy 193 One Night At the Caravan Club...

194 One Night: Stan 194 OneOfEach 194 One of Our Ain 194 One Set to Love 194 121 Theatre 212 Onke - Ose 84 On The Edge 194 On the Night Productions 179 On The Runn 84 Onysos the Wild 194 Ookii, Chotto 145 Open Couple,The 194 Open Fist Theatre Company 174 Open Plan Productions 180 Open Secret 172,186 Open Yet Specific 84 Opera Alba 140 Organ Recitals @5 126 Organ Recitals at St Andrew’s and 116 St George’s Orient 99 Orkestra Del Sol 126 Orkney Jazz at the Guildford 126 Orphans 195 Othello 195 Other People 60 Otway, John 60 Otway on Otway 60 Our Time 195 Out of a Suitcase 195 Out of the Bedroom 126 Out of the Bedroom - Out of the Bounds! 126 Out of the Blue 126 Outre 85 Out with the Tide 195 Over the Hill 60 Over the Wall 195 Ovo 195 247

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INDEX Owen O’Neill is a ***t and so is Seamus Heaney Oxford Gargoyles, The Oxford Gargoyles - Jazz A Cappella,The Oxford Imps,The Oxford Imps Productions Oxford Music Hall Oxford Revue Oxford Revue,The Oxgangs Youth Drama Group

60 126 126 60 60 126 60 60 166

Padua Playwrights 209 Pains ofYouth 195 Painters 85 Paint the Town 85 Paint With Lynn 12 Pakita 196 Palaver Productions 52,164 Pam Ayres - In Her Own Words 60 Panda 79 Pandemonium 60 Pandora’s Box 13 Pangolin’s Teatime 172 Pantaloons,The 158,201 Pantechnicon 64 Paper Birds,The 143 Paper Flowers 196 Pappy’s Fun Club - FREE! 61 Pappy’s Fun Club/PBH Free Fringe 61 Paradox 196 Paradox: Set Phasers to Pun! 61 Paramount Comedy & Loaded Magazine in 79 association with IMWP & MZA Paramount Comedy Presents the Edinburgh 32 and Beyond Comedy Tour Paramour 196 Parasites 196 Paras Over The Barras (Part 2) 196 The Second Wave Parker Entertainment - The Ark Productions 73 Parnassus Arts Group 161 Parsons, Andy 19 Particularly in the Heartland 196 Passion 140 Past Half Remembered 196 Pat Candaras 38 Patrick Broderick and Nicholas Rimmer 116 Patrick Monahan - Do The Right Thing 61 Paul Lucas Productions 184 Paul Merton, Neil Brand and Bristol Silents 61 Paul Merton’s Impro Chums 61 Paul Merton’s Silent Clowns 61 Paul Morocco & Ole !

60 Paul Sinha - Saint or Sinha?

61 PBH Free Fringe 34,36,41,48,52,55 PBH’s Free Fringe 19,54,56 Peacock, Ray 64 Pearl,The 196 Pear Shaped at Midnight 61 Pegabovine 62 Pegabovine:The Slush Pile 62 Pena, Daphne 80 Pendulum 196 Penfield, Holly 118 Penicuik Taize Vaults Singers 132 Penicuik Youth Music Theatre 136 Penn Theatre Ensemble 193 Penny Dreadfuls 16,68 Penny Spubb’s - Prawn Free 62 Pentabus Theatre 214 People Can Run 167 Pepperdine University (Malibu) 189,191 PerfAct Youth Theatre 9,145 Perfect Children 140 Performance Corporation,The 162 Perfume Productions 177

Perki & Mann Are Spooked 196 Perkins, Sue 62 Perret, Matthew 76 Perrier Schmerrier 62 Persae 196 152 Perse Players,The 13 Perseus the Gorgon Slayer Persian Rug Village Pete Cain - The Idea Hunter Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians - Free 20,41,62 Peter Buckley Hill’s Free Fringe Peter Molnar Kalloy 192 Petra Casen Petra Casen - Piano 197 Petrol Jesus Nightmare #5 (In the Time of the Messiah) 116,126 Petticoat Opera 62 Phat Cave Philip Contini and his Band 118 Philip Contini and his ‘Be Happy’ Band 127 Phil Kay - Gimme Your Left Shoe 13 Phillip Thorne and Selina Madeley 131 Phil NichokThe Naked Racist 62 Philomusica 121,126 Philomusica of Edinburgh Play Bach 126 Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals at the 99 Mansfield Traquair Centre Phoebe Anna Traquair Song School Murals 99 Phone Book Live!,The 197 Photographs from the Scotsman Archive 97 Physico Theatre 205 Piano Favourites 126 Piano Plus...

126 Pickett, Ruth 67 Picking Holes in the Mist 197 Pier Glass,The 197 Pigeon Man Apocalypse 197 Piggy Nero 40 Pinter Revue Sketches 197 Pipin Theatre Company 196 Pippin 140 Pirhana Productions 182 Pisspots And Portraits 198 Plan B 127 Plan B Show,The 63 Plastic Cowboys 63 Plastic Cowboys - Mum’s Gone Away 63 Playaway Productions 169 Playback Theatre 198 Playhouse Creatures 198 Playing with Myself 140 Play Pigeons, The 60 Plays for the Poor I: Christie in Love 198 Plays for the Poor 2: Gum and Goo, 198 Skinny Spew, Heads Play’s the Thing,The 198 Playwrights’ Arena 208 Pleasance 17,27,58,71,74,92,94 Pluck 63 Pluck - The Specialists 63 Polar Bears 198 Polar Ducks,The 33 Police Emergency 63 Polish and American Themes 127 Political Animal 63 Pool,The 198 Pool Guy,The 63 Pop Art 199 Porter, Lucy 53 Positive Hour,The 199 Post-Impressionism 99 Postscript 199 Potatoes 199 Pots in the Woods 99 Potted Potter - The Unofficial 13 Harry Experience

Potty Productions Powder Room,The Powder Room Productions Practical Magic Theatre Company 14,203, Prag, Jonathan Pranitya Precarious Dance Theatre Present - A one act black comedy about now Press Escape to Continue Price, Matt Prima, Louis Primary Stages in association with David Elliot, Patrick Blake, Cheryl Wisenfeld and Richard Jordan Primavera PrimeTime International Prince’s Trust,The Prism Professor Bumm’s Story Machine Professor Hamish Swanston Profound Depths Project Prometheus Provocative Cinema Pryor, Rain Pumpgirl Punk Science Puppet City:A Korean Fantasy IS Puppet Lab,The Puppetry of the Penis Puppet State Theatre Company Pure Gold Events Purgatory 19j Pushing Up Poppies I Putney Players,The Putting it Together Pynn, Nick QQuarrelling Pair,A Queen Mary Theatre Company I Quest for Excalibur.The Quick-Naughty Productions Quincey, Antonia Quinlan, Carrie Quirky Productions Quranica.com Rabbit Rachel Lets Her Emotions Run Away With Her Rachmaninov - Vespers I! Radicals,The I59,2fl Radio Radio Cafe,The Radio Pear with Madge and Monty - Free Radish Productions Ragnarcom Productions Rainbow Fish,The Rainbow Fish Underwater Activity Afternoon,The Rainer Hersch Ramsay, Sophie I j| Random Acts Random Aspekts Random Aspekts Present Rock A Bye B-Boy Random Tangents Ratatat Theatre Company Rattlesnake Theatre Company 169,2|j Raw Ray Peacock - Out of Character Ray Wilson and Band Reader, Eddi l:|| Real Inspector Hound,The Really Terrible Orchestra,The Rebecca Carrington - Many Ways To Play Your Lover

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INDEX Rocking Cradle 159 Rocky Horror Night,A 140 Roderick McCleery and Daniel Stachowiak 134 Rogue Shakespeare Company 184 Romantic Cello,The 128 Romeo and Juliet 201 Romeo and Juliet Syndrome,The 201 Room 37 215 Roosevelt Theatre Ensemble 141 Roper,Andrew 28 ROSE 201 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead 201 Rosie Wilby: Olympic Swingball 66 Champion 2012 Rosie Wilby Productions 66 ROSLARTS 104-105,108, 123-4,129,131 Rosslyn.The Grail, and Cracking the 89 Da Vinci Code Rough Magic 175 Roundham Lock Theatre 150 Rowan Tree Theatre Company 172 Royal Bank on the Royal Mile 93 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 100 Royal Collection,The 96 Royal Court Theatre 191 Royal Holloway Music Theatre 139 Royal Holloway Theatre 188 Royal Incorporation of Architects in 99 Scotland,The Royal Scottish Academy 98 Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama 142 Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama 137 Musical Theatre Royal Scottish Country Dance Society 82 Edinburgh Branch Royal Scottish Pipers Society,The 129 RP Theatre Company 138 RSAMD YouthWorks Drama in collaboration 137 with Brunton Youth Theatre Ruach Saxophone Quartet 128 Rubber Duck Theatre 9 Ruby Bloomsbury Theatre 157 Rude Girls 66 Ruff, Sarah 161 Runaway Lovers,The 66 Rupert Wates: Sweet or Bitter Wine 128 Rush Bar 33 Russell Brand - Shame 66 Russell Howard - Wandering 67 Russell Kane’s Theory of Pretension 67 Russkiye Notchi - Russian Nights 191 Rutherford, Donna 193 Ruth Pickett: an Endless Series of Distractions 67 Ryan Paulson in Pentecostal Wisconsin 67 S Sacred Space @ St Johns 93 Sadhana Kala Kendra 83 Saints and Sinners Walking Tours 93 Saints & Sinners Walking Tour 93 Salsa Celtica Acoustic 128 Saltmine Theatre Company 202,208 Sam Dunkley 111 Same... But Different,The 202 Sam Simmons’ Tales From The Erotic Cat 67 Samurai & Bard 128 Sandbach School Theatre 188,193 Sandling, Richard 77 Sarah Coomes: Big Bend National Park 67 Saughtonhall Drama Group 191 Saunders,Terry 74 Savourna Stevenson &The Chemiranis 128 Sax Collective 120 Sax-Ecosse and The Delice 110 Sax to the Max! 129 Scallabouche Theatre Company 190

Scapin 202 Scapin the Cheat 202 Scatter-graph 86 Scene 24 147 Schadenfreude Productions 192 School for Husbands 202 Schubertiad,A 129 Schubert Late I 129 Schubert Late 2 129 Schumann and Villa-Lobos 129 Schumann with Shortbread 129 Sclavi/Song of an Emigrant 86 SCO Chorus, conductor Mark Hindley 127 Scotch Malt Whisky Society,The 94-5 scotlandart.com 96 Scott, Lisa 129 Scott Capurro:Yankee Dog-Pig 67 Scottish Ceilidh for Kids 13 Scottish Chamber Choir 116 Scottish Dance Theatre 86 Scottish Furniture Makers Association 99 Scottish Guitar Quartet 129 Scottish Guitar Quartet,The 129 Scottish Guitar Quartet - Circular Records 129 Scottish International Productions 196 Scottish Piping 129 Scottish Poetry Library 89 Scottish Sale, The 99 Scottish Sinfonia 129 Scottish Sinfonia - TChaikovsky’s 129 Greatest Hits!

Scottish Songs & Ballads 129 Scottish Violin Concert Series: Edinburgh 130 Quartet and the Scottish Stradivari,The Scottish Violin Concert Series: Exploring 130 Sonorities,The Scottish Violin Concert Series:The Fiddle 130 and Friends,The Scottish Violin Concert Series:The Original 130 Edinburgh Musical Society,The Scotty & Lulu 15 Scratch 64 Scratch Built Productions 11 Screwtape Letters,The 202 Seagull,The 202 Sean Collins & Friends - Vent 68 Sean Collins - Midlife Crisis 68 Second Movement & Apikoros 190 Secret Machines 130 Semantics Playground 215 Sequinned Suits and Platform Boots 202 Serious Fun for Kids 14 Set Your Comedy Free 68 Seven Points for ‘Love’ 202 Sex Kitten/Corpse 68 Sex, Lies and an 80s Tribute Band 203 Sex Machines: Duchamp, Picabia & the Large 99 Glass Shaken ‘n’ Stirred 130 Shakers Re-Mix 203 Shakespeare for Breakfast 203 Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream 203 Shakespeare Schools Festival 93 Shakespeare’s New Play and Death 203

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Slaughterhouse Live Sleeping Beauty Sleepless in Edinburgh Slice O’Minnelli, A Slingshot Theatre Slippery Rock Theatre Slippery Soapbox,The Small Fires Theatre Company Smile and Nod Smith, Mel Smugly Beige Smug Roberts Smurthwaite, Kate Snowberry Productions Snow Patrol Snow White and The Seven Scars SNUG & Moveable Feast Arts Soccorso Clown (Italy) Socrates - Last Days and Legacy So Fierce and Sweet the Song Soft Shoe Skiffle Band Soho Theatre in association with Gilded Balloon Productions :Solo Solvents Theatre Company,The Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me Some Paintings of Life Something Else Something In Between Something’s Missing Songbird - A Tribute to Eva Cassidy Song of the Guitar,The Songs from the Russian Soul

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Songs My Grandfathers Taught Me 131 Songs My Granny Frowned At 70 Songs of Spain & France 131 Songs of the Unhinged 70 Sophie Tucker’s One Night Stand 131 Soqotra - Land of Dragon’s Blood Tree 100 Sorros Guitar Duo 131 Sorry You Missed the 60s!

100 So Simple 86 Soulgait 94 Soulgait - Walking Old Town with the 94 Songbook of Humanity Sound of Seventeen Big Band 132 Soup 70 Sourmash Blues Band 132 Southern Light Drama 209 Soweto Gospel Choir 132 SoYou Think You’re Funny? Sponsored by 70 Five, Paramount Comedy & 4DVD So You Want To Do A Show On The Fringe? 94 Spaghetti Western Orchestra,The 132 Spank!

71 Spank! and Underbelly Productions 71 Spankin’ Yanks 187 Spank Rock 132 Spanner In The Works Theatre Company 158 Sparkle’s Wizard School - The Magic Ring 14 Speaker’s Corner 205 Spearshaker 189 Special Nothing 86 Special Reserve,The 71 Speed, Max 143 Spence, Rob 66 Sperm Monologues,The 205 Spicer, David 207 Spiders, Man - Free 71 Spiegeltent International 109 Spin-Off Theatre Company 186 Spirit of Korea,The 86 Spirit of Russian Music,The 132 Spiritual Injury Tour - Free,The 94 Spite The Face 205 Splendid Productions 168 Split Knuckle Theatre 196 Spooky Men’s Chorale in Concert,The 132 Spotlites Theatre Company 15,141 Spymonkey 205 Spymonkey - Cooped 205 Squared 71 Squirm - Bromley High School GDST 168 St Andrew Camerata 112 St Andrew’s & St George’s Church Choir 104 St Andrews University Gilbert and Sullivan 141 Society St Cecilia’s Hall Museum of Instruments 100 St Cuthbert’s Parish Church 124 St George’s Medics Revue 43 St Giles’Cathedral 108 St Marks Art Space 91 St Mary’s Cathedral 99,107-108 St Michael and All Saints’ Church I 15 StageCoach Productions 149 Stagedaze Theatre Company 141 Stage D’Or 197,205 Stage 84 Yorkshire School of Performing Arts 139 Stage Presence 214 Stages Theatre Center 174 Staggered Spaces 205 Stand Comedy Club,The 17,22,24,30,35-6,41,44, 46,48,62,65,67,69,71,75,77 Stand Late Show,The 71 Stand & Point Theatre Company 195 Stand Up and Deliver 16 Stand Up For Freedom 71 Stanhope, Doug 71 STAR, Mac 26 Starcross’d 205

StarjumpS Stars Starsailor Starship Pinafore Star Trip Steamie.The Steel Magnolias Stenton Gallery Stenton Gallery’s‘Scottish Art Today’ Stephen Carlin: Fantastic Voyage Stephen K Amos - All Of Me Stephen K Amos & Guests: It Just Might Happen Stephen Morrison - Guitarist Stephens,Alison Step into Africa 2 Stepping Out Steve Day/PBH’s Free Fringe Steve Hughes - Storm Steven Davidson - The World Is Mine Steven Young - PBH Free Fringe Steve Parry/PBH Free Fringe Steve Williams - Excitable Steve Williams www.stevewilliamscomedy.com Sticking Place,The Stills Stone, Ian Stone and Stone Stooshie at the Store Story Shakespeare:The Tempest Strain, Del Straitjacket/PBH’s Free Fringe Straitjacket UNlive Strange Games Strawberries in January Straw Dogs Street Life Street of Sorrows Streets & D’Ancona Strictly Songtime Strike Ensemble Strings Attached Stroke Strolling Theatricals Strong Native Women Struwwelpeter - In English!

Stuart Knox & Tricia Lichfield Studio One Gallery Stutter, Mervyn SUDS Theatre Company Supasavers Superheroes Suspect Package Sutton, Dudley Swaggering Soldier,The Sweirdish Mind Of Henrik Elmer,The Switch Theatre Sylvester, Leif Symphonic des Plaisirs Synphonia Syracuse University Drama Department Syringa Tree,The T Table For Two Taize for Your Soul Take-a-Break Tales Take the Chair 3 Take Two Tale of Two Cities, A Tale on Fire Tales From The Lost Strangers Society Talk OfThe Fest - Hosted by Paul Provenza Talk Radio Talk Show Trial,The Talk to the Animals

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94 Thirsty Lunch 94 Thirty Years in a Basket 87 This is So Not About the Simpsons 74 (American Voyeurs) Thom, Sandi 133 Thomas, Dan 21 Thomas, Mark 74 Thomas Ranjo and Triona Marshall 128 Thompson, Richard 133 Thomson’s Bar 96 Those Radio Times 133 THREEAM Delusions 75 Three Bugs 22 3 Bugs Fringe Theatre 171 3D/2D Craft & Design Fairs 100 Three Mo’ Tenors 133 Three Wise Men and a Baby 208 Tick My Box! 208 Tidemark Theatre 12,200 Til Something Better Comes Along 209 Tim ClarkrAltogether Now 75 Tim Fitzhigham and Duncan Walsh Atkins 115 Tim FitzHigham: Untitled 75 Tim Minchin - So Rock 75 Tina C 75 Tina C - Sometimes I Frighten Myself 75 Tiptoe Through The Tombstones 209 Tirade for Three/Vagrant 209 Tits & Blood 209 Todd and Adam Stone 73 Todd Gordon & Jacqui Dankworth 133 Sing ‘Frank & Ella’ Todd Gordon/Hemba Productions 133 Together We Are Better 141 Tom Allen and Tom Wrigglesworth 17 Tom Clutterbuck, Karl Edrik and 16 Abi Roberts/PBH’s Free Fringe Tom Crean - Antarctic Explorer 209 Tommy - The Musical 141 Tom Stade:And Relax...

75 Tone Clusters 209 Ton the Fringe 102-3,105-7,110-11, 115-17,120-1,123-5, 127-8,130-5 Tony Law - The Dog of Time 75 Tony Littler/PHB Free Fringe 75 Tony Littler - Stubble Trouble 75 Tony Robinson’s Cunning Night Out 76 Too Close to the Sun 141 Too Darn Hot 141 Toothpaste Expedition - PBH’s Free Fringe 76 Toothpaste Expedition Presents...

76 Panorama! (Free),The Too2Much Cabaret Spectacular 76 Top Edge Productions 183 Top Girls 210 Top Gun 210 Topping & Butch 76 Topping & Butch and Friends 76 Topping & Butch 76 www.toppingandbutch.com Tordoff, Dave 57 Tossers: More Balls than Most 210 Total Arts Community Theatre 13 Total Beast Theatre Company 136 Totally Epic Events 112 Touched 210 Toulouse Lautrec and the 100 Art Nouveau Poster Toulson & Harvey 76 Tourist Campsite Productions 210 Tourist’s Guide to Terrorism, A 210 Township Stories 210 Traditional Burns Supper, A 94 Traditional Korean Performance Arts 86 Ensemble,The

Train 4,The 210 Trainspotting, Feminism & Religion 76 Trans-Canada Highway 76 Transposition 87 Trans World Orchestra 133 Trap,The 76 Trap’s Bad Play: Second Coming,The 76 Traquair Fair 94 Travels with my hip-flask 76 Traverse Theatre Company 163,197 Traverse Theatre Company in association 206 with Paines Plough Treacle 211 Treasure Chests 100 Treasure Island 15 Treasures from Lennoxlove 100 Treetops Productions 189 Tricicle Theatre 86 Tricks I Have Learned Since Being on Telly 76 Trident Theatre Company,The 162,197 Trilby Productions 14,69 Trillion Dollar Company GbR & MZA 25 Triplicity 133 Trippplicate 64 True West 211 Truth The Whole Truth And Nothing 76 But The Truth,The TTI - Guy Masterson 146,157 Tune thy Music to thy Heart 134 Turner, Lisa 139 Turning Trix 211 Turrets Youth Theatre 195 Tweed Theatre 183 Twelfth Night 211 28 Edinburgh Acts in 28 Minutes 76 28 Productions 176 27th Festival of British Youth Orchestras 112-14 20 Years - and still in the pink 76 Twilight Los Angeles 1992 211 Twinkle Little Star by Philip Meeks 211 Twisted Elbow 185 Two Blokes in Search of a Pub 76 Two Graves 211 2headedpigeon Productions/PBH Free Fringe 29 2K 211 Two Men Talking 211 Two Shades of Blue 61 Two to Tangle 211 Tylwyth Teg,The 211 U Udi Grudi 195 Umbilical Project: Cut,The 211 Umbilical Project: Uncut,The 211 Unattended,The 211 Unbookables.The 77 Underbelly 76 Underbelly Live 114,116,134 Underbelly Productions 36,50,53,193 Underbelly Productions and The 207 Comedians’ Theatre Company Under Ice 211 Unga Bunga - the stoneage spectacular 141 University ofYork Comedy Society 26 Unnecessarily Offensive Theatre 16 Unpacked 192 Unprotected 212 Unrestricted View 32,39 Unsinkable Clerk,The 212 Upon Close Inspection 87 Upper Room,The 134 Up Script Creek 212 Up The Gary 212 Urban Explosion 134 Urinetown the Musical 141 Urinetown - The Musical 141 Ut Sevens Seges Theatre Company 145 251

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WatchThis Theatre Company 189,212 Will Richards is Jolly Funky V 94 Will Smith - HowTo Be Cool Valery Ponomarev Quintet 134 Water For Life - Not For Profit 128 Wilmot, Mike Van Brugh Family 57 Wates, Rupert 54 Wilson Dixon Hour,The Van Gogh and Britain 100 Watson, Mark 77 Windward School Vanilla Productions in association with 67 Watson and Oliver Watts, Reggie 64 Wine School at the Fringe Gilded Balloon Various 90,93 Waverley Care, Conductor: Rupert Forbes 102 Wing Production House 142 Winston Churchill was Jack The Ripper Various Artists 122 Wax! The Musical 77 Winter’s Tale,The Vaudeville Cabaret Club 77 We Are Klang 77 WinterWind Vaudeville Presents 77 We are Klang in ‘Klangbang’ 77 Witching Hour II: the Hamm Scarum.The Vaults Vigil 94 We Are The Champions! - Free Show 214 With a Song in my Heart Vela! African Greetings!

134 We Are The Dreamers 73 Withnail & I Velocity Boy and Gilded Balloon Productions 62 Weasel & Sons - Festival Highlights 181 WitTank Vendetta!

212 Weaver, Deke 214 WitTank: Pop goes the iCulture Venue 2 Venue 144 We can’t reach you, Hartford 156 WMD Theatre VHS: Death to DVD 77 We Could Be Kings 78 Women With Standards Vic McEwan and Penny Mcbride 63 We Don’t Have Husbands 214 Wonderland Productions Victims of Freedom 212 We Don’t Know Shi’ite 115 Wong BikWan & Co Vidal,Ava 20 Wee Folk Club/Royal Oak,The 32 Working Viennese Classics: Mozart and Schubert 134 Weeks, Ed Village Idiots,The 173 Wendy Ivers & Co. 78 World Famous Frankenstein Co.,The Villani, Luca 131 Wendy Ivers presents The Laughter Factor 78 World Stands Up.The 78 Would You Like a Cup of Tea? Violin Making in Scotland 1750-1950 100 We Smell Like America VIP Theatre Company 154 West End Craft & Design Fair 100 Wreckage-O-Rama 214 Wreckers Virgins 212 Whale and The Bird,The 214 Wright Mark! Productions Visitor,The 212 Whale Music Viva Youth Theatre 136 What I Heard About Iraq 214 www.edcom6.com Vivienne Smith Management 61,68 What Lies Between 214 www.edcom6.com - Lisa Richards Agency Vladimir McTavish:A Brief History 77 What’s the Question 214 www.edcom6.com What the Funk?!

135 Paramount International of Scotland Vocal Zone 104 Wheeler’s Luck 78 www.garethberliner.com Vocation of a Whore 212 When to Run 214 Voces del Sur 134 When We Were Gods 87 Y Voices in the Dark 212 Where Seeing is Not Believing!

100 Yalanskyi.Andriy Voices of the South 134 Where the Shoe Pinches...

214 Yamato Voices of Vietnam 213 Whimsical Tricycle 135 Yard Of Ale & Guests Volcano (Canada) in association with 171 Whisky Galore-A Musical!

142 Yarnell,Anushiye Richard Jordan Productions Whisky With Comedy 94 Yearbook:The High School Musical Volcano Head 15 Whisky With Food 94 Year Out Drama Company Volta Arts Display 84 Whisky With Friends 95 YEGAM Inc. Korea Voodoo Vaudeville 69 Whisky With Words, Music and Film 95 Yellow Heron Productions Voyage of the Dawn TreadenThe 15 Whistlebinkies,The 135 Yellow Wallpaper,The Vrang, Denis 59 Whistlebinkies In Concert 135 Yeti: An Abominamusical Vynearts Productions 142 Whitebook Productions 198 Yianni/PBH’s Free Fringe White Open Spaces 214 Yianni’s Head W White Paper Productions 207 Yippee-ki-yay Theatre Wad Some Power the Giftie Gie Us 213 White Rose Theatre 186 Yllana Wainwright, Martha 135 White Whale Theatre 185 York, Fiona Wainwright III, Loudon 135 Whoever Fights Monsters 148 You Know It! Waiting for Romeo 213 Whoopee! Laugh Out Loud 15 Young Blood Brass Band Walbrook Singers,The 101 With Scotty & Lulu Young, Gifted and Green Wales@Greyfriars Kirk 137 Whose Shoes?

15 Young Macbeth Wanted: dead or alive 213 Who U Callin A Pig? 78 Young Pleasance Warhol 213 Why The Long Faces?

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Warzycki, Stefan 104 Why Wait Theatre 172 Your Show Beyond the Fringe Washing Line 213 Widsith 213 Y Touring Theatre Company 78 Washington College Drama 165 Wil Anderson -1 am the Wilms WASIF Productions 150 Wilders,The 135 Z 15 Zelda WASP 213 Wild Things!

79 Zendeh Wasted 213 Wil Hodgson Holiday Special,The 200 Zimbabwe Sculpture Waste of Paint Theatre Company 214 Will Adamsdale and Chris Branch 103 ZooNation Watch-lt Productions 171 Willem van Ekeren 28 Watch the Birdy 15 Willis, Dan your production team for the 2006 fringe programme has been: Anne Borthwick - Publications Manager Rino del Zoppo - Production Assistant Manager Ginie Naisby - Advertising Coordinator/Typesetter Andy Meldrum - Venue/Map Coordinator Michelle O’Brien - Finance Coordinator Fredau Hoekstra, Christy McAleese, Anna McGettigan, Zoe Quinn, Melanie Sherwood, Hilary Walinck - Production Assistants Stuart Graham, Rachel Athey - Typesetters Dave Ball - IT Manager 252

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