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Keep an eye out for the Deuchars venue boards
Fringe on the Royal Mile, supported by RBS.
We like to think that as well as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, supporting events such as the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the Royal Highland Show and the Edinburgh International Book Festival helps makes Edinburgh a more colourful place.
24-hour box office at edfringe.com
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2010
Introduction
Kath M Mainland
Chief Executive Festival Fringe Society Ltd
Welcome to the 2010 Fringe Programme. This is the 64th time that the wonderful city of Edinburgh has hosted the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the greatest show on earth. The programme about to unfold before you is truly mind blowing. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest, most energetic, most brilliant festival in the world. Entirely open-access, it is brought to you by thousands of dedicated, talented, driven and creative performers, producers, venue managers and artists of all art-forms, from all across the world. Our programme cover highlights this principle of open access – created from ideas tweeted by Fringe followers and drawn live by brilliant illustrator Johanna Basford during a two day twitter extravaganza. So, just like the Fringe itself, it was the result of a huge collaboration involving anyone and everyone who wanted to take part.
Fringe Staff Operations Kath M Mainland, Chief Executive, Claire Daly, Office and Retail Manager, Kelly Ling, Administrative Assistant, Sally Jones, PA to the Chief Executive, Tim Hawkins, IT Project Manager Karl Davies, IT Technician Finance Lynn Taylor, Financial Accountant Participant Services Christabel Anderson, Head of Participant Services, Barry Church-Woods, Venues and Companies Manager, Louise Oliver, Participant Development Coordinator External Affairs Neil Mackinnon, Head of External Affairs Marketing and Sponsorship Alan Gibson, Head of Marketing and Sponsorship, Adam James, Development Officer, Javier Olea, Sponsorship and Events Officer Box Office Staff (Red 61) Tony Davey, Managing Director, Red 61, Ann Russell, Systems Support Manager, José Ferran, Box Office Manager Programme Production Martin Chester, Publications Manager, Sally Davidge, Finance Administrator, Sandra Garner, Assistant Programme Manager, James C J Anderson, Advertising Coordinator, Andy Meldrum, Venue and Map Coordinator, Alan Gordon, Victoria Jones, Megan Bradbury, Tigho Ayovuare, Nick Jarvis and Jenny Peebles, Production Assistants, Ginie Naisby, Typesetter
And there truly is something for everyone at the Fringe, whether you’re from Edinburgh or are travelling to the festival from further afield, whether this is your first time at the Fringe or whether you’re one of the many, many festival stalwarts. So, enjoy reading this programme, enjoy discovering the funny, moving, challenging, enlightening and entertaining shows the Fringe has to offer, enjoy this beautiful, historic city, and above all enjoy the festival. The Fringe is about discovery, and you’re in for a treat!
Kath M Mainland Chief Executive
Contents Guide to the Fringe . ................... 2 Children’s Shows ........................ 8 Comedy . ....................................... 20 dance & phyisical theatre . .. 142 Events ......................................... 156 Exhibitions ................................ 166 Music ........................................... 172 Musicals and Opera ............... 208 Theatre ....................................... 222 Venue Guide . ............................. 309 Index ........................................... 328 Fringe PLANNER ......................... 341 DEUCHARS MAPS ........................ 344
Campaign design by Whitespace, illustrations by Johanna Basford. Printed by Artisan Press, Leicester The Festival Fringe Society Ltd is a company limited by guarantee and incorporated in Scotland (No SC 046605). Registered Charity No SC 002995. Its policy is determined by a board of directors elected at the AGM in August. The Society’s policy is for the continual improvement of the world’s largest arts festival, where any person can participate without constraints by the Fringe Society. The Festival Fringe Society Ltd accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the contents or details in this Programme.
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EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2010
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Box Office
Booking advice
Online: edfringe.com; book online 24-hours a day, seven days a week starting from 08:00 11 June
Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded except in the event of a show cancellation.
In person at 180 High Street: 11 June 08.00-20:00 12-19 June (daily) 10:00-18:00 21 June-17 July (Monday-Saturday) 12:00-15:00 19 July-1 August (daily) 10:00-18:00 02-30 August (daily) 10:00-21:00
If you have asked to collect your tickets, you must do so from the Fringe Box Office, 180 High Street during the opening hours listed – allowing plenty of time to get to your show.
The Fringe Box Office is the only place to get tickets for every show appearing on the Fringe. Bookings open 11 June. There are three easy ways to book your tickets:
Over the phone on 0131 226 0000: 11 June 08:00-20:00 12-19 June (daily) 10:00-18:00 21 June-17 July (Monday-Saturday) 10:00-18:00 19 July -1 August (daily) 10:00-18:00 02 -30 August (daily) 09:00-21:00 Ticket Collections: 02-30 August (daily) 09:00-21:00 and all times the Box Office is open.
Visit us on the web Avoid the Box Office queues and book your tickets online at our secure website – while you’re there you can get up to date Fringe news and choose your next show by browsing for reviews from critics and punters. www.edfringe.com
A booking fee of 90p per ticket (up to a maximum of £5.40) applies to telephone and web bookings. No booking fee applies to tickets purchased in person from the Fringe Box Office.
Latecomers may not be admitted.
General concession prices are applicable to students, the unemployed, customers with disabilities (often with one helper), over-60s and children under the age of 16. Proof of status must be presented at the venue. For many performances, a 10% discount for groups of 10 persons or more is available.
Customers with disabilities Reasonable adjustments will be made at venues to give the best possible access for customers with disabilities. However, given the temporary nature of some Fringe venues, facilities may vary. For further details on access or contact details for individual venues, please check the Venue Guide on pages 309. If you have special access requirements or need to book wheelchair spaces, please call 0131 226 0002. Signed, audio-described and captioned performances A number of Fringe shows provide these services. For a full list, call 0131 226 0026 or go to edfringe.com.
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com
Show Listings Show title
Johanna Basford – Illustration
Performer or Company name
TFAU
Show information
U Universal: no age guidance J PG for children with parents’ approval.
Festival Fringe Society
N Age + icons give guidance for the
Show image
Show copy
Venue information Details of how to find the venue – more information is available in the Venues section at the back of the programme. Venue numbers ending in a letter (eg 100b) are listed under the number (eg: 100).
suitability of a show. Shows marked 18+ may be in venues that do not allow under18s, check with the Fringe box office. Shows in the Children’s Shows section also display the age guidance for shows, they are recommendations only and audience members should decide what is suitable for themselves and their group.
Browse examples of the work Johanna produced in response to Tweets from the public. In addition to the cover of this programme, Johanna’s work has been made into t-shirts, magnets, mugs and more. edfringe.com www.johannabasford.com
Visual Art Fringe Shop • 180 High St B 0131 226 0026 V1 GE5 XAug 01: 09.00 (12h00m) A
Aug 02-31: 09.00 (12h00m) £0.00 (£0.00) (£0.00 SUF) Free (Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Date, time, duration & price lines The Fringe uses a 24-hour clock. However, Fringe days begin at 07:00, so shows in the early hours (eg, 01:30) will be listed for the day before.
B and g indicate the Box Office and venue grid reference numbers on the map Prices listed are for unreserved seats in in the back of this almost all cases. Concession prices, where programme. available, are given in brackets and are offered to all of the following groups (with additional concessions to specific groups indicated where applicable): students (S); the unemployed (U); people with disabilities (D); over-60s (O); and children under 16 (C). Identification will be asked for. A further concession for families (F) may be offered on four tickets purchased at the same time, where a minimum of two tickets are for children.
Sub genres These let you know a little more about what to expect from each show. Calendar A quick look at the show dates. Dates without shows are grey and shows eligible for the 2for1 offer (Aug 09 and 10) are in red.
Other icons A Accessible for non-English speakers – suitable for customers for whom English is not their first language
P World premiere – specifies that a show is a world premiere. F Registered for Friends of the Fringe 2for1 tickets. For more information about Friends of the Fringe see page 4. T Eligible for the 2for1 special offer, available on the 9 and 10 August. You must book a minimum of two, full-price tickets. (Concession prices are not available for participating performances on these dates. The list of participating shows was correct at the time of printing, however more information is available on edfringe.com.)
X Date lines for preview performances are indicated with this icon.
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EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2010
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Support the Fringe
Friends of the Fringe
The Festival Fringe Society has existed since 1959 and has been a registered charity since 1969. Our mission is to advise, support and encourage everyone taking part in the Fringe, to provide comprehensive information and ticketing services for participants and the public, and to continue to raise the profile and promote the entire Edinburgh Festival Fringe throughout the world.
By offering your support as a Friend of the Fringe you are helping to keep the free and open-access spirit of the Fringe alive – not to mention securing exclusive offers and benefits for yourself.
We here at the Festival Fringe Society strive consistently to maintain our open-access policy, ensuring anyone can take part in the festival without being subject to artistic vetting or selection. This policy is key to the overall success of the Fringe and over our many years has meant that we can proudly present an annual programme featuring a wealth of new writing and the hottest new talent from all over the world. The Fringe generates £75 million for the economy every year and is part of what makes the city a wonderful place in which to live, visit, invest and study. We are entirely and enduringly grateful to all of our supporters, the Friends of the Fringe, our corporate sponsors, our public funders and the many individuals who donate to the Society. This support helps us keep the cost of participation as low as possible, allowing us to create, maintain and develop facilities and services for the next generation of Fringe performers whilst ensuring that the Fringe is the world’s greatest platform for nurturing and discovering new international talent across the whole spectrum of the arts.
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Annual memberships are available on three levels and start from just £25, so you can choose both the level of support that you would like to offer the Festival Fringe Society and the level of benefits you would like to receive. Benefits include: • Programme sent to your door • Newsletter and bulletins • Friends Priority Box Office • Online booking • Dedicated Booking Line • 10% off from Fringe Shop • Third party discount offers • Support the Festival Fringe Society • A great 2for1 ticket offer running throughout the Festival*
Four easy ways to sign up Online Go to edfringe.com/friendsoffringe. In person Visit us at the Fringe Shop and Box Office, 180 High Street, Edinburgh.
Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill Chair of the Fringe Board
Download Download our PDF application form, complete it and return it to us with payment. Telephone Call the membership hotline on 0131 226 0036. A special thank you goes out to our Best Friends Lord Foulkes Of Cumnock, Bernard R Allen, Carole Anderson, John Angus, Geoffrey Arbuthnott, Graeme Baillie, G. David Baldwin, Gill Bannister, Ralph Bernard, Chris Carter, Lesley Clemenson, Elissa Da Costa, Gerald Della-Porta, Tony Evans, Simon Fanshawe, Amanda Forsyth, Roddy Glen, Alison Greer, Scott Maurice Hurnauth, Teruhisa Irie, Barry Jacobs, John Kinloch, David J Long, Angus Maclennan, Heather Marshall, Paul Meisak, Friedrike Merck, Jan Moyes, Bernard Nelson, Jerry Ozaniec, Barclay Price, Celia Randell, Elizabeth Richards, Diana Richman, Geraint Rogers, Guy Schanschieff, Richard Stamp, John-Paul Stephenson, Bridget M Stevens, Jan Stevenson, David Stewart, Samantha Terry, Kevin Upton, David Windsor, Hedley Wright. And thanks to all our Friends for their continued support. Terms and Conditions * Friends 2for1 Ticket offer is available on selected shows and bookings must be made via the Fringe Box Office and/or www.edfringe.com. Offer only applicable against full-price tickets. All tickets are subject to availability. 3. Membership runs from 1 Jan – 31 Dec in the year of purchase, unless otherwise specified (covering one Festival Fringe). 4. Your membership card must be presented at the box office when purchasing tickets in person. If purchasing tickets over the telephone, your membership number or proof of identity will be requested. The Festival Fringe Society reserves the right to make alterations to the Friends of the Fringe membership scheme and its benefits from time to time without prior notice. For Full Terms and Conditions please go to www.edfringe.com/friends
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The Edinburgh Festival
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2010
Sponsors
The Fringe is just one of the city’s summer festivals. Check out each festival’s website for details or visit edinburghfestivals.co.uk – the online, one stop shop for Edinburgh’s twelve yearround major festivals.
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Edinburgh International Film Festival 16-27 June www.edfilmfest.org.uk
Supporters
Edinburgh Art Festival 29 July-5 September www.edinburghartfestival.org Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 30 July-8 August www.edinburghjazzfestival.co.uk Edinburgh Military Tattoo 6-28 August www.edintattoo.co.uk Edinburgh Mela Festival 6-8 August www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk Edinburgh International Festival 13 August-5 September www.eif.co.uk Edinburgh International Book Festival 14-30 August www.edbookfest.co.uk
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The #fringecover project At the heart of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is our founding principle of open access. That means that anyone with an idea and vision can bring a show to Edinburgh. To celebrate this, the 2010 Fringe programme cover was drawn by artist Johanna Basford inspired by ideas sent in from our audience and performers through Twitter. On 8/9 April 2010 Johanna collated and drew your tweets based on the question, ‘What is the most unusual thing you’d like to see at the Fringe?’. There were a total of 2634 tweets about the project as well as 1675 suggestions – 176 tweets were drawn over the 24-hour drawing period and dozens made it onto our three Fringe covers. We would like to thank everyone for participating in this fantastic event. 5 Intro JCJA.indd 5
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EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2010
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Participate Fringe on the Royal Mile supported by RBS The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the biggest open arts festival in the world and the Royal Mile is the best starting point for a Fringe adventure. World class street shows, buskers and entertainers of every talent imaginable descend upon the central section of the Royal Mile, right on the doorstep of the Fringe Box Office. Come along and witness some of the most extraordinary and spectacular events at the festival, browse the arts and crafts market and catch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows performed daily on the RBS stages. Spread over twelve performance spaces along the historic Royal Mile, all absolutely free and running every day of the Fringe, from 11:00-21:00.
Fringe Framed Get your photos published in Metro newspaper by taking part in the Fringe Framed competition throughout August, with a chance to win a camera from John Lewis. For more information visit edfringe.com.
Fringe schools poster competition Thousands of school children across Scotland use their artistic skills every year in the hope of having their design picked for the annual Fringe poster. Our winning entry for 2010 was designed by Morven Donald of Park Mains High School, Erskine. To see this and a shortlist of the best of the year’s entries, check out the Fringe Poster Competition Exhibition entry on page 168. This year the poster competition is sponsored by Mackie’s of Scotland Ice Cream. www.mackies.co.uk
The Edinburgh Festivals’ Cavalcade Be at Holyrood Park from 14:00 on Sunday 8 August to see Fringe performers, community groups, floats, bikes, bands and the cast of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo marching down Queen’s Drive, as well as family entertainment in the park from midday to 16:00. See www.edinburghcavalcade.com for more information.
Want to perform at Fringe 2011? Anyone can perform at the Fringe, so if you’ve been inspired to bring a show to next year’s festival, come and see us at Fringe Central (see the map on page 344). Fringe Central hosts a number of free talks throughout August giving advice on everything you need to know about putting together a festival show, marketing it, taking it on tour and more. Tickets are available from the Fringe Box Office – see the Events section of the Programme for full listings. You can also find information at edfringe.com or by calling 0131 226 0026. The 2011 Fringe will run from 5-29 August. The programme will be out in June.
Made In Scotland We’re delighted to present the 2010 Made in Scotland showcase. Supported through the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund, Made in Scotland aims to place a diverse programme of high quality Scottish work firmly in the festival spotlight. www.madeinscotland2010.com
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EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2010
Top Tips Variety equals spice The Fringe features artistic endeavours of every variety, so why not get stuck in? Don’t just stick to what you know, try and sample a bit of everything, from theatre to stand-up, panto to dance, music to an audio adventure around the city. Go free There are plenty of free shows on offer, not to mention all the discounted tickets and 2for1 ticket deals – being broke is no excuse not to get out and catch a show. Dress wisely This is Scotland, the country of four seasons in one day and even though it’s August you’d best be prepared for sun, rain, cold and lots and lots of walking. Pace yourself With over 2400 shows on offer, there’s no way you’re going to catch everything, so try and find the perfect balance between quantity and quality. By starting out early each day you’ve got a better chance of getting the tickets you want and not missing anything on your must-see list. Open your mind … and your heart Edinburgh’s population triples during the festival, so that means crowds, queues, and more crowds. Keep a sense of humour and an open mind as you battle around town and you’ll escape ‘crowd rage’ and get a lovely dose of ‘festival fever’ instead.
The Environment
Choose a show
The cover of the Fringe programme is printed on FST accredited 50% Edinburgh Festival Fringe iPhone App recycled paper (the remaining pulp is from accredited sources) while Download the free Fringe application on your iPhone to access all the inside pages are printed on 100% recycled stock. of the Fringe’s show listings and get exclusive access to that day’s half price ticket offers, available from the Half Price Hut. The official Please hang on to your copy and pass it on to a friend, or recycle Edinburgh Fringe iPhone App will tell you what shows are starting on it when you’ve finished with it. If you need to use the map to get the hour and provide you with directions to get to the venues, as well around town, pick up a copy of the official festivals map, available as helping you navigate your way around the city. You can also submit at the Fringe Office and most venues around town. and read show reviews, helping you to plan your day on the go. Free parking in Edinburgh during August is scarce. If you usually Half-Price Hut – supported by the Scottish Café travel to the festival by car and would like to try public transport or and Restaurant car sharing instead, visit edfringe.com. No particular plans for the day? Then swing by the Fringe Half-Price Hut at the Mound Precinct and see what tickets you can pick up at half-price for that day. Open 10:00-21:00, 11-30 August. Media A huge range of critics cover the Festival, from the daily broadsheets and international media to blogs, specialist publications and street press. Keeping an eye on the reviews sections will give you a good idea of what shows people are talking about and what’s getting good feedback. Ear to the street Probably the best way to pick a show during the Fringe – besides this programme you’re holding in your hands – is just to talk to people. Ask friends for advice, chat to people in the pub or people in queues. Pick up flyers, check out posters, stop by the High Street stages to catch free previews and go with your gut instinct – you may wind up seeing a turkey, or you may catch this year’s golden goose, you never know. That’s the thrill of the Fringe!
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CHILDREN’S SHOWS Aberglas
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Alice’s Adventures
The Amazing Bubble Show
(Suitable for ages 6+)
TAPU
TFAU
Helene Cloete
(Suitable for ages 4-10)
TFPU
Join Anna and Eleanor on a magical adventure in search of the best stories in the world! They team up with an unusual knight and face terrible monsters, all before they even get to the mysterious Green Pond. www.aberglas.com Drama, Puppetry
The Zoo • 140 The Pleasance
Andrew Clover’s Arabian Nights Almost Famous TU Story Show (Suitable for ages 5-12)
Baby Loves Disco
(Suitable for all ages)
FPU
(Suitable for ages 0-7)
Flying High Theatre Company
The Amazing Bubble Man
(Suitable for ages 4+)
Come with us on an exciting and exhilarating journey through the surreal world of Lewis Carroll’s puzzles and games. Encounter all the ‘mad’ and zany characters in this physical and musical adaptation of the Alice stories. That’s logic!
Breathtaking bubbles, people-inside-bubbbles, square bubbles, amazing bubble colours, sculptural bubbles, special effect bubbles. A show for kids of all ages to thrill, laugh, love and learn about the world of Bubble-Ology. Book early.
Musical, Physical theatre
Interactive, Science
B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Augustine’s • 41 George
C too • St Columba’s IV Bridge by the Castle, Johnston XAug 6-7: 13:00 (1h) £4.00 B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Terrace Aug 8-30: 13:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Alice in Wonderland
TU (Suitable for ages 3+)
Uncontained Arts
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Amazing Adventures of Little Red
TFAU (Suitable for ages 6+)
Unknown Theatre Company
Perrier nominee, Sunday Times columnist and star of BBC2’s ‘My Almost Famous Family’ shares secrets of storytelling in a hilarious kids show. ‘Hugely likeable with an infectious enthusiasm for conceiving and delivering stories’ (List). Stand-up, Storytelling
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22: 11:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) (45m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 28-29: 11:00 (1h) Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 13:30 £9.00 (£7.00) (45m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 12:30 (45m) £9.50 (£8.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (£7.50 C) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 13:30 (45m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£7.50 C) Animal Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: Alphaboat 12:30 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: (Suitable for ages 3+) 13:30 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C)
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AJ Baby Loves Disco
Andrew Clover
B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 XAug 7-8: 19:25 (45m) £5.00 Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 12:30
Aug 9-15,17-22: 13:25 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00)
Theatre of Widdershins
John Hegley
Full throttle, genie bottle, camels acting drama-derries, scented berries ‘n’ precious stones; pirate bones ‘n’ talking donkeys. Wonky fish? My favourite dish is Turkish Delight...must be an Arabian Night! ‘Admired by all ages’ SSSSS (List). www.widdershins.co.uk
Fringe sell-out 2009! The original dance party for children and parents with real DJs spinning classic disco – guaranteed to get those little booties moving and grooving. Plus chill-out zone, face painting, bubble machines ... Sunday afternoon is the new Saturday night!
Puppetry, Storytelling
Dance, Music
Scottish Storytelling Edinburgh Corn Exchange Centre • The Netherbow, • 11 Newmarket Road, 43-45 High Street Slateford
B 0131 556 9579 V30GD6 B 0131 443 0404 V77GF1 XAug 7: 13:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 8,15,22,29: 14:00 (3h) Aug 9-30: 13:00 (1h) £7.50 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Auld Reekie Tours: Scary Haunted Underground Experience
£8.00
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Bambi: A Life in the Woods
U American High School Theatre Festival
TFPJ (Suitable for ages 6-14)
Auld Reekie Tours Haunted Underground Experience Expect the unexpected in this delightful and imaginative version of ‘Alice’, using a burst of energy and an explosion of colour to bring to life the original story of Alice’s extraordinary adventures.
Performed by the awardwinning Unknown Theatre Company, this witty and colourful musical reworking Gilded Balloon Teviot • of ‘Red Riding Hood’ was a Bristo Square five-star Fringe First nominee B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 in 1999 and returns to bring Aug 4-6: 13:00 (1h) £5.00 enjoyment again! Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: www.unknowntheatre.co.uk 13:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Musical, Theatre Aug 9-12,16-18,23-26: Venue 13 • Lochend 13:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Close, Canongate
B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 6-13: 10:30 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
John Hegley returns with an interactive show for families, in the magical Pleasance Ark. The audience are invited to sing along. But not to dance. Much. ‘Typically brilliant songs and stories’ (Guardian). Devised, Poetry
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 15-22: 17:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The classic tale of facing fear, love and loss as the fawn Bambi grows to become heir to the Great Prince. Beautifully staged with fun puppets and opportunities for young audience members to participate. Storytelling in 1700s haunted underground. Dare you listen to stories of witchcraft, plague, bodysnatchers, paranormal activity? Includes a visit to our infamous medieval torture museum with instruments dating back to the 1500s. www.auldreekietours.com Site-specific, Storytelling
Auld Reekie Tours Meeting Point • The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile
Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street
B 0131 226 0000 V103GA6 Aug 9: 12:30 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 11: 10:30 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 12: 20:30 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 14: 16:30 (1h10m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 557 4700 V129GE5 Aug 6-28: 11:00 (45m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-28: 15:00 (45m) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Belt Up’s ‘Octavia’
Billy Bean Bag and Friends
Buzzing!
TFPU
U
(Suitable for ages 6+)
(Suitable for ages 5+)
(Suitable for ages 2-6)
Belt Up Theatre
Billy Bean Bag Children’s Theatre
CHILDREN’S SHOWS
TFU Anneliese Emmans Dean With John Rayson
Hop, skip and jump along to Billy Bean Bag and friends for a fun-filled live interactive stage show where children are encouraged to learn literacy, numeracy and creative skills through acting, song and dance. www.agfperformingarts.co.uk Magically interactive feast for the imagination from the ensemble the Scotsman promises you’ll find ‘impossible not to be swept along by’. The first family show from EIF award winners 2008. An enchanting fairytale for all ages. www.beltuptheatre.com
Interactive, Puppetry
Be amazed... Be amused... Be afraid... It’s buzzing! Awardwinning multimedia eco-show B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 with glorious wildlife images and fun poems celebrating Aug 16-21: 11:25 (55m) £5.00 the tiny world of garden M T W T F S S M T W T F S S minibeasts. Written and 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 performed by Anneliese 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Emmans Dean. Live music 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 from John Rayson. www.theBigBuzz.biz Interactive, Site-specific
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Bobby and the Grave Robbers!
Comedy, Poetry
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - John Hope Gateway • Entrance on Arboretum Place
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 12:00 (55m) £7.50 (£6.50) (Suitable for ages 0-1) (£5.50 C) B 0131 226 0000 V28GA2 Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: Gaither Roond Stories Aug 9-14: 13:30 (1h) £6.50 12:00 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£5.00) (£7.50 C) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 11-13,18-20,26-27: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 12:00 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (£6.50 C) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
FAPU
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The BIG Project
Visit www.PottedPanto.com to find out how you can become a star of the show!
Festival Highlights.com See page 281 for show information
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The BIG Sing-a-long!
Pleasance Courtyard 2.50pm 4 - 30 August (not 11 / 25) % 0131 556 6550
Cautionary Tales Bobby and the Grave Robbers! Scabby dugs and mair cadavers than you kin shake a shovel at! Dinnae believe a that tourist nonsense, gie yer bairns a wee taste o whit wis really gaun on!
TFAPU (Suitable for ages 7+)
Newbury Youth Theatre
Comedy, Storytelling
Alba Flamenca • 74 East Crosscauseway
B 0131 226 0000 V237GF6 Aug 9-13,17-20,22-29: 11:00 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00)
Fun for all the family! Lift the roof off the Queen’s Hall at this interactive sing-a-long show. Learn pop hits, action/ world songs, body percussion, and more from The BIG Project’s children’s choir, with a professional band. www.thebigproject.org.uk
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Music, Workshop
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street
B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 12: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 (£3.00 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Henry King chewed bits of string, Matilda told lies and Jim was eaten by a lion. NYT return with an exuberant adaptation of Belloc’s whimsical Victorian tales. ThreeWeeks Editors’ Choice (2009), ‘Excellent’ (Scotsman, 2008), SSSSS (Herald, 2007). Physical theatre, Storytelling
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Aug 9-14: 12:45 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
CeilidhKids at the Fringe
Theatre of Widdershins presents
Arabian Nights Scottish Storytelling Centre 1pm everyday 7th to 30th August
Charlie and Lola’s Best Bestest Play
The Comedy Club 4 Kids
(Suitable for ages 3-7)
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(Suitable for ages 6+)
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(Suitable for ages 3+)
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TFU Neapolitan Theatre
Watershed Productions Present the BBC Worldwide and Polka Theatre Production
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Catherine Wheels in association with Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh present
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A performance especially for 2 - 4 year olds
5 - 29 August 10.30am and 1.30pm Traverse @ Scottish Book Trust
Box office:
0131 228 1404
See page 18 for show information
Scottish dancing, fun and
Page 1 fitness for you and your child. Very simple child-friendly dances to traditional Scottish music. Hugely popular with local families; now it’s your turn. Venue has parking. www.ceilidhkids.com
For the first time in Scotland – this extremely ever so wonderful stage show! A Dance, Workshop magical mix of puppetry, live action and music! ‘A gentle Edinburgh Academy • show – an ideal early theatre 42 Henderson Row experience’ (Guardian). B 0131 226 0000 V70GB3 www.charlieandlola.com Aug 9,11,14: 11:00 (45m) £6.00 Puppetry, Theatre Aug 9,11,14: 13:00 (45m) £6.00 Pleasance Courtyard • Aug 14: 15:00 (45m) £6.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Chalk Giants
TFAPU (Suitable for ages 5+)
Indefinite Articles/ Escalator East to Edinburgh
60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4: 11:30 (55m) £9.00 Aug 5-6,9-10,12-13,16-18: 10:00 (55m) £10.00 Aug 5-6,9-10,12-13,16-18: 11:30 (55m) £10.00 Aug 7-8,14-15: 10:00 (55m) £11.00 Aug 7-8,14-15: 11:30 (55m) £11.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Now in its fifth triumphant year, the best comedians are back to give you a proper alternative comedy club without any swearing or rude bits. ‘Surprisingly funny’ (Guardian). James Campbell comperes most days. Come now. Comedy, Stand-up
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road
B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 6,9-13,16-20,23-27: 17:30 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 17:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Dandelion’s Story
FAU (Suitable for ages 5)
Modl Theatre (Korea)
The Classics of Magic!
PU (Suitable for ages 3+)
Peter Campbell-Wells
See page 17 for show information
Award-winning Indefinite Articles, with poet John Agard, take on the dramatic legend of Jack and the Giants. Epic drawing with chalk and light, puppetry, live video and storytelling. Previous production: ‘truly magical’ SSSS (Scotsman). www.indefinitearticles.co.uk
Everything has its purpose in the cycle of life. A beautiful flower is born with the help of something dirty and unexpected. Brilliant Korean fairytale for all ages. Fun and exciting for children, philosophical for adults. Physical theatre, Theatre
Peter Campbell-Wells bravely attempts the most famous Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh illusions in the history of Place magic. Magicians worldwide B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 spend years perfecting these Aug 6-24: 11:40 (50m) £6.50 classics. Pete didn’t have time to practice but what M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 could possibly go wrong? 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Free show. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 www.parlourmagic.co.uk Multimedia, Puppetry
Magic
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 13:50 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 16-17,23-24: 13:50 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 18-20,25-27: 13:50 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 19-29: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
See page 18 for show information
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CHILDREN’S SHOWS
See page 18 for show information
Doctor Austin and Sparks in Space
Dr Bunhead is Volcano Head
TFPU (Suitable for all ages)
See page 18 for show information
Drama Workshops for 5-14s
The Emperor’s Quest
Excalibur
Fairy Fail
TU
TFU
(Suitable for ages 5-12)
(Suitable for ages 4-11)
(Suitable for ages 5+)
TFAU
TFPU (Suitable for ages 4+)
Dr Bunhead
(Suitable for ages 5-14)
Theatre Alba
Tumbleweed Theatrical
FPU
Time-Tastical Productions
Spotlites Theatre Productions
Milk Teeth Productions
Help! King Arthur has lost Productions his magical sword. Can you help him find it in the beautiful gardens overlooking Duddingston Loch? Solve clues, sing songs and meet mythical creatures along the way. A great family experience. Drama, Interactive
Puckish pop scientist Doctor Austin is back with cheeky puppy Professor Sparks in an all-new puppet science show for the whole family that’s out of this world – literally! Sneak preview at www.timetastical.com
TV’s most extreme scientist, from ‘Brainiac’, reveals nature’s most spectacular science: volcanoes, tornadoes, thunder, and lightning...live on stage. Expect huge bangs, giant clouds, fire, tornadoes, floods and more. Umbrellas and extra strong underpants advised. www.bunhead.com
Puppetry, Science
Science
C central • Carlton Hotel, C plaza • George Square North Bridge Theatre, George Square B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 and Buccleuch Place Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 14:20 (40m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 14:20 (40m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:20 (40m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C)
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Different each day, including ‘Star Wars: Jedi Knight Academy’, ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Hannah Montana’, ‘Horrible Histories’, ‘High School Musical’, ‘Ben 10’, ‘Harry Potter’, Roald Dahl, Disney. CRB-checked staff. Drop and collect! ‘Wow-tastic’ SSSSS (BritishTheatreGuide.info). www.spotlites.co.uk
The Emperor needs a successor! He gives all the children seeds for a flower competition. Ling loves gardening, but can’t work out the mystery of this flower... international children’s music theatre, based on a Chinese folk tale. Musical, Theatre
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 11:15 (50m) £6.50 (£5.50) B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 Spotlites @ The (£4.50 C) Aug 18-20,25-27: 11:00 Merchants’ Hall • Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) (£7.50 C) 22 Hanover Street 11:15 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 21-22,28-30: 11:00 B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 (£6.50 C) (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) (£8.50 C) Aug 2-22,28-29: 09:00 (1h) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 11:15 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £5.00 (£5.50 C) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 25-26: 17:30 (1h) £5.00 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Interactive, Workshop
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Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden • Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village
Goldilocks is missing! Join Brownilocks – Goldilocks’ less popular little sister – B 0131 226 0000 V121GF6 as she travels through Aug 2-7,9-14: 11:00 (1h10m) Fairyfail looking for her and £5.00 discovering that no one quite lives up to their reputation. Aug 8,15: 14:30 (1h10m) For children 4-11 and their £5.00 families. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-7: 10:30 (50m) £5.00 Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 10:30 (50m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 9-12,16-17,19,23-26,30: 10:30 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Family Fringe Fun
Five Children and It
Greek Myths for Kids
FPU
FAPU
TFAPU
(Suitable for ages 5+)
(Suitable for ages 5+)
(Suitable for ages 4+)
Scotal
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Backhand Theatre in Association With C theatre
Enjoy a taste of what the Fringe has to offer, and discover which shows are age-appropriate for your family! Each day something different, with a mixture of children’s shows, comedy, music and theatre. Exciting debut show! Compilation
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
When five mischievous children discover a Sand Fairy with the marvellous ability to make wishes come true, their adventures – and troubles – begin. Edith Nesbit’s classic tale is transformed in a brand new family musical. Musical, Theatre
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Soar above the clouds with Pegasus! Help battle the fearsome Minotaur! A breathtaking journey from the Gorgon’s lair to the heights of Mount Olympus. The greatest adventures in ancient history recreated with storytelling and puppetry. www.backhandtheatre.com Puppetry, Storytelling
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
Aug 9-14,16-21: 12:40 (1h10m) Aug 17-21,24-28: 11:20 £7.00 (£5.00) (£19.00 F) (1h20m) £8.00 (£6.00) B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 23-28: 13:40 (1h10m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 12:00 £7.00 (£5.00) (£19.00 F) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (50m) £6.50 (£5.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (£4.50 C) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 12:00 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) Flamenco for (£6.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: Kids Farm Boy – 12:00 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Michael
Morpurgo
TFJ (Suitable for ages 7+)
TFAU
(Suitable for all ages)
Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow
Abertay University and Turner Broadcasting present Dare ProtoPlay 2010.
Come Play Video Games
Interactive. Stimulating. Educational.
Free Entry
13 - 15 August 2010, EICC
www.dareprotoplay.com
See page 158 for show information
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Grimm Tales – Hansel and Gretel and Ashputtel
New Perspectives and Scamp Theatre
TAJ (Suitable for ages 5+)
This compelling sequel to the award-winning ‘War Horse’, the touching story of four generations on a family farm is now brought to life in a magical new production. ‘A beautiful piece of work’ (Farmers Weekly). newperspectives.co.uk
Flamenco for all the family – BG Touring Ltd 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’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.flamencoflow.com Dance, Interactive
C plaza • George Square Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place
Take a journey through our
Assembly @ George B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 magical wood and experience Street • Assembly the darkness and delights as Aug 10: 11:30 (50m) Rooms, 54 George Street £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) this award-winning company
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
XAug 5-6: 11:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26,30: 11:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 11:45 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
Aug 17: 11:30 (50m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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tell Grimm’s popular tales. Another ‘vivid and expressive’ performance SSSS (Edfestmag.co.uk). Fringe sell-out 2006, 2007, 2009. Adaptation, Storytelling
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 9-13: 10:10 (50m) £7.00 (£4.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Hairy Maclary and Friends
PU (Suitable for all ages)
NonsenseRoom Productions
Herbie Treehead’s Mixed-up Fairytales – Free
James Campbell’s Comedy and Songs for Kids
PU
J
(Suitable for ages 5+)
(Suitable for ages 6+)
Piggywood/Laughing Horse Free Festival
IMWP
Out of the gate and onto the stage went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy. Come and see the UK show, based on Lynley Dodd’s much-loved children’s books, featuring many of your favourite characters.
The legendary Herbie Treehead is back (‘Cherubs Garden’ SSSSS, Dinosaur Circus) with his ridiculous new show, a breathless dash through 40 fairytales from Assembly @ George ‘Grimms’ to ‘Cinderella’. Street • Assembly A fabulous show with Rooms, 54 George Street puppetry, music and mayhem. B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 www.herbietreehead.com
XAug 5-6: 10:40 (50m) £5.00 Aug 7-29: 10:40 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Hamwehads – Free
PU
Comedy, Theatre
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street
B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 5-22: 12:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 23-28: 11:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
James’ brand new stand-up comedy show is now mixed with funny songs about life, sausages and how superheroes go to the toilet. ‘Has achieved almost holy status – don’t miss’ (Sunday Times).
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 Aug 5-17,20-23,25-29: 14:30 (1h) £8.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Jungle Book: The Next Chapter
TJ
(Suitable for ages 3-10)
The Kat’s Whiskers
CHILDREN’S SHOWS
The I Hate Children Children’s Show
TFU
See page 11 for show information Dirty Work Comedy presents N O M I N AT E D
BEST SHOW
MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL 2010
A crazy comedy show for humans aged 5-500 million*(*dinosaurs allowed) “Gloriously Anarchic.” Chortle FestivalReview.co.uk
Festival Mag
“Take every child you know, and if you don’t know any, kidnap one! ” AussieTheatre.com
PLEASANCE (CABARET BAR) 4-30 AUGUST - 14:30
Tickets from £5
See page 14 for show information
(Suitable for ages 5+)
Just Macbeth!
The Last Miner
Glenn Elston and the Australian Shakespeare Company
TFU
TFPU
(Suitable for ages 7+)
(Suitable for ages 7+)
Bell Shakespeare (Australia)
Tortoise in a Nutshell
(Suitable for ages 4+)
PU (Suitable for ages 5-10)
Comedy on the Square
Belgrave and Manera Present
Fun-filled romp with Unkle Paul Nathan: magician – comic – curmudgeon. See Come and explore a mysterious land where rabbits Paul perform the most dangerous magic trick in are chefs, mice generate the world. Hear! Laughter electricity and Hamwehads and applause. Smell the seat rule. The only way back is to cushions. keep going forward and Asa and Lola need your help to Magic get home... www.katswhiskerstheatre.co.uk Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Puppetry, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 6-15,17-19: 12:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
A fun-filled, energetic musical adventure that invites you to join in the action when Baloo and Mowgli meet again several years after Place B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Mowgli left the jungle. ‘Great hysterical fun for Aug 6-30: 12:00 (1h) £5.00 whole family, thoroughly M T W T F S S M T W T F S S recommended’ (Age). 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Lesson in Chaos With Mike Belgrave and Friends
Musical
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
‘A brilliant way of introducing young audiences to Shakespeare ... directed with ingenuity and theatrical wit’ (Australian). A really, really silly version of Shakespeare’s great big gory tragedy, performed by six funny but tragic actors and a garden gnome. www.bellshakespeare.com.au Comedy, Theatre
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Assembly @ George
Under your feet lies a secret. A place full of shadows and memories. This is the home of a forgotten soul, ‘The Last Miner’. An immersive, original tale remembering an amazing Mucking around and having a life amongst the coal dust. www.tortoiseinanutshell.com laugh were Belgrave’s idea of school. He wants you to share Puppetry, Theatre in this education. Features songs, balloons, daftness and Hill Street Theatre • a total disregard for authority. 19 Hill Street
B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3
Comedy, Stand-up
XAug 5-7: 15:00 (45m) £5.00 Laughing Horse @ City Street • Assembly Cafe • 19 Blair Street XAug 4-6: 11:30 (1h) £5.00 Rooms, 54 George Street Aug 8-9,11-16,18-23,
B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 25-30: 15:00 (45m) £7.00 11:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) (£5.00) Aug 6-29: 13:15 (1h) Aug 9-12,17-19,24-26,30: XAug 5-6: 11:45 (1h30m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (Free Non-ticketed) 11:30 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) £5.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 11:45 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 9,11-12,16,18-19,23-26: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 11:45 (1h30m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Mr Boom
Monkey Music
Norman Shadowboxer
U
TAJ
(Suitable for ages 2-5)
(Suitable for ages 0-5)
TFPU
Mr Boom
Monkey Music
(Suitable for ages 4+)
EmptyBox Theatre
See page 10 for show information
The List Operators for Kids
The Little Baby Magic Porridge Snoogle-Fleejer Pot
TJ
U
FAU
(Suitable for ages 0-1)
(Suitable for ages 2-5)
(Suitable for ages 4-12)
List Operators
American High School Spotlites Theatre Theatre Festival Productions
Let your imagination zoom with the one and only Mr Boom. A veteran of the Fringe, Mr Boom returns to The Famous Spiegeltent to delight wee Earthlings with his cosmic one-man band. An hour of unique enjoyment. Interactive, Music
The Famous spiegeltent • George Square Gardens
Comedy
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
An imaginative tale by President Jimmy Carter. Others might flee at the sight of a terrifying sea monster, but Jeremy is surprised to discover a kindred spirit and learns some valuable lessons along the way.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2
Aug 21: 20:30 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 22: 14:30 (1h5m) £5.00 XAug 4-6: 14:30 (55m) £5.00 Aug 23: 18:30 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 24: 12:30 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 7-16,18-31: 14:30 (55m) £9.00 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S
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Help Boy cook magic porridge! Splat porridge in a magic food fight! Jump in the huge sea of porridge! Professional interactive theatre: little’uns come onstage throughout! 2009 Fringe sell-out! ‘A great introduction to theatre’ SSSS (Herald). www.spotlites.co.uk
Music, Workshop
B 0131 667 8940 V87GF5 Pleasance Courtyard • Aug 8-10,15-17,22,28: 11:00 (1h) £7.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business Nominated ‘best show’ Melbourne Comedy Festival 2010. A cool show for anyone aged 5-500 million. Guaranteed not educational and more fun than a Wii! This show is rude; funny; funny looking; silly and awesome!
Back by popular demand award-winning Monkey Music has fun filled workshops for six-months to two-years (10:30am) and two-years to five-years (11:30am). There’ll be action songs, games and fun with percussion instruments. Join in the fun with Monkey.
TFAU
60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 4-28: 10:30 (45m) £1.50 (£6.50 C) Aug 4-28: 11:30 (45m) £1.50 (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Night Keeper
(Suitable for ages 3+)
FU
Kipper Tie Theatre
(Suitable for ages 4+)
Gomito Productions
For Norman Baxter, today should be another day at the office. But adversity visits in the form of a deadly mosquito and a slippery Spanish boxer! Quirky tale of boxes and boxing for children and adults alike. www.emptyboxtheatre.com Puppetry, Storytelling
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 5-6,16-17: 11:05 (40m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22: 11:05 (40m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-20: 11:05 (40m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Our Little Green Book of Chlidren’s Verse
PJ (Suitable for ages 0-11)
Jenny Wilcock
Interactive, Theatre
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
Mole is back! Another chance to see the award-winning Adventure to the secret wing of a magical museum of the popular children’s with Total Theatre Award picture book. ‘Brilliant’ nominees Gomito. Junk SSSSS (Edinburgh Evening puppetry, live music and lots News). SSSSS (Sunday of mess bring your favourite New original fun-filled show! Herald). characters from history to life. Come and join performance www.kippertietheatre.com www.gomito.co.uk poet Jenny Wilcock as she travels through her garden Musical, Storytelling Puppetry, Theatre and beyond. We just love it!
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 magicial, musical adaptation Aug 4-7: 16:15 (45m) £5.50 (£4.50) (£18.00 F) Aug 23,27-30: 17:45 (45m) £5.50 (£4.50) (£18.00 F) Aug 25-26: 13:00 (45m) £5.50 (£4.50) (£18.00 F)
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C • Chambers Street
Hill Street Theatre •
Poetry B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 19 Hill Street B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 St Cuthbert’s Parish Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 10:00 (45m) £6.50 (£5.50) Aug 21-30: 11:00 (45m) (£4.50 C) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 10:00 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (£6.50 C) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 10:00 (45m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Church • Entrances from Lothian Road and Princes Street
B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 23-30: 16:00 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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CHILDREN’S SHOWS
See page 10 for show information
‘Oz’ by Don Zolidis
PU (Suitable for ages 0-1)
Pandora’s Book
U American High School Theatre Festival
American High School A precocious little adventurer must save the day when Theatre Festival
stories escape from a magical book. Join Pandora as she outwits folktales from around the world in this whimsical, humorous tale featuring live music, puppetry and multicultural performance techniques.
See page 12 for show information
Patrick Monahan Penguin – Stories and Tales TFAU for Kids, Who Can (Suitable for ages 0-1) Run Faster Than Long Nose Puppets Snails
TPU (Suitable for ages 4-12)
Phil McIntyre Entertainment by Arrangement With Vivienne Smith Management
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road Reeling from her sister’s death, a young woman finds herself on a journey of the mind, into a world suspiciously resembling ‘the Wizard of Oz’. Enjoy a hilarious and often heartwarming exploration of grief and perseverance.
‘Penguin’ is a spectacular puppet show, adapted from award-winning book by Polly Dunbar. Follow the twists and turns of this wonderful tale, in which a silent Penguin turns marvellously eloquent and a little boy finally gets his heart’s desire.
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 9: 10:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 10: 18:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 11: 12:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 12: 16:30 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 9: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 10: 13:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 11: 09:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 12: 11:15 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Hilarious and interactive stand-up and storytelling show for four years plus. ‘Children in stitches ... slapstick and surrealism’ SSSS (Fest); ‘Bighearted show’ SSSS (List). Comedy
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-6: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 15:15 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 11:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7,13-15,20-22,27-29: 11:20 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 8-12,17-19,23-24,26: 11:20 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Petite Rouge
Pinocchio
APU
TFAU
(Suitable for ages 0-10)
(Suitable for ages 4+)
Canvas Theatre University of Gloucestershire
Indefinite Articles
‘Petite Rouge’ – book, music and lyrics by Joan Cushing. Children’s musical – Red Riding Hood is a duckling and the wolf an alligator called Claude! This entertaining fable is colourful with jazzy foot-tapping tunes. For children of all ages.
The classic tale re-invented with puppets, shadows and illusion. ‘Brilliant’ (Time theSpaces @ Surgeons Out London). ‘Wonderful Hall • Nicolson Street work that celebrates the B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 possibilities of theatre’ Aug 6-7,9-14: 11:35 (45m) (Lyn Gardner, Guardian). £6.00 (£5.00) ‘Captivating ... hauntingly M T W T F S S M T W T F S S real’ SSSS (Scotsman). 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 www.indefinitearticles.co.uk Musical
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Puppetry
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Aug 6-24: 10:20 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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CHILDREN’S SHOWS
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Prince of Cringe The Princess’ Blankets TU (Suitable for ages 4+)
TFJ
TFU
Gag Reflex Management
(Suitable for ages 7+)
(Suitable for ages 6+)
Carol Ann Duffy & John Sampson
Sell a Door Theatre Company in Association With Open Doors
A simple story with a sideshow twist. Flying axes, walking on raw eggs and a trick with balloons that will leave you speechles or gagging. ‘The Prince of Cringe’ promises to entertain young and old alike.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and magical musician John Sampson, aided and abetted by Ella Duffy, return to the Storytelling Centre with their hugely popular ‘The Princess’ Blankets’. An unforgettable blend of poetry, music, fairytale and humour. Music, Poetry
XAug 5-7: 12:15 (1h) £5.00 Scottish Storytelling Aug 8-12,17-19,23-26: 12:15 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 12:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
See page 8 for show information
The Railway Children
Centre • The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street
Drama, Theatre
B 0131 556 9579 V30GD6 C plaza • George Square Theatre, George Square
XAug 8: 15:00 (1h10m) £5.00 and Buccleuch Place B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 Aug 9-23: 15:00 (1h10m) £8.00 (£5.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Princess and the Pea – and Rabbits, the Pigman Ladders and TFU Stars in Jars (Suitable for ages 3+) C theatre
Sent to the countryside after their father is accused of a crime he didn’t commit, three children set out to prove his innocence. E E Nesbit’s classic tale of childhood resourcefulness, human goodness and triumph over adversity. www.selladoor.com
TAPU (Suitable for ages 3+)
Waste of Paint Productions in Association With Mermaids
Aug 5-6,17,23-24: 14:45 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 14:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Rainbow Gran
PU (Suitable for ages 3-12)
Duck Egg Theatre
Once there was a princess, proud and arrogant and young and beautiful. Then she met her match in a clever prince, disguised as a swineherd, and his two talking pigs... www.ctheatre.com
Once upon an evening a young rabbit named Nelson tries to walk to the stars and Storytelling, Theatre discovers something on the C • Chambers Street way he never thought he’d B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 find. Suddenly the stars don’t seem so far away! Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 12:15 (45m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Music, Puppetry Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh 12:15 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) Place (£6.50 C) B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: Aug 6-21: 13:00 (1h) £8.00 12:15 (45m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£4.00) (£5.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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There is much more to old people than you think! Come with Amelie and her crazy imaginary friend Noodle on a spellbinding, magical quest to find their missing Gran through all the colours of the rainbow! Drama, Theatre
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 24-28: 13:15 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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CHILDREN’S SHOWS
The Revenge of the Space Pandas
The Scaredy-Cat See-Saw Prince
Sheep Ahoy! – Free
(Suitable for all ages)
PU
(Suitable for ages 4+)
U
TFAPU (Suitable for ages 3+)
Ciotog
(Suitable for ages 5+)
U
C theatre
American High School Sell a Door Theatre Company in Theatre Festival Association With Open Doors
Baaa Code/Laughing Horse Free Festival
(Suitable for ages 4-12)
Cartoonist/poet/stand-up Phil Sheppard presents this one-man showcase of comical stories, funny poems and outrageous cartoons. ‘... chucklingly inventive’ (Stage); ‘infectious humour’ (TES); ‘truly enjoyable’ (ThreeWeeks); ‘gifted cartoonist, livewire storyteller’ (Scotsman). www.baacode.co.uk
This sell-out kids comedy favourite returns for limited dates only! Laura and Feri return to prison to find their eponymous imaginary friend. Hilarious sketch show. ‘Most entertaining children’s show on the Fringe’ SSSS (Stage).
React! Impro for Kids
TFPU
Unique interactive theatre for children of all ages, performed by members of C’s Shakespeare for Breakfast company. Hold onto your seats as the story develops before your eyes. No two shows are ever the same! www.ctheatre.com Comedy, Improv
C • Chambers Street
Binky, his friend Viv and his almost human sheep Bob, tinker with a two-speed clock that takes them to the fourth world in the Goolagong System, ruled by Topax and guarded by space Pandas.
Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street
B 0131 226 0000 V103GA6 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 10: 10:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 13:15 Aug 11: 18:15 (1h) £5.00 (45m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 13: 20:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: Aug 14: 12:15 (1h) £5.00 13:15 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 13:15 (45m) £7.50 (£6.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (£5.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Robinson Crusoe the Lost Jedi Knight
The Red Bus Children’s Show TFAU
TFAPU (Suitable for ages 0-8)
(Suitable for ages 5-12)
Spotlites Theatre Productions
The Red Bus
PU
‘See-Saw’, gently rocking the balance between looking and being looked at. A dance show with live sounds for and with audiences aged 0 to 100. ‘A festival experience to treasure’ (Dance Europe). www.love.dancebase.co.uk
Rapunzel is stuck at the top of her tower, awaiting her prince to rescue her. One problem – the prince is scared of heights! Can he go the Dance, Devised distance? Musical sing-a-long Dance Base - National for all the family. Centre for Dance • www.selladoor.com 14-16 Grassmarket Musical, Storytelling
B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4
C • Chambers Street
Silly Billy Bum Breath Strikes Back
Black Can Productions
Comedy, Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
XAug 11: 15:00 (25m) £3.00 Poetry, Storytelling B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 12-15,17-22: 15:00 Laughing Horse @ City Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 10:00 (25m) £5.00 Aug 26-27: 11:00 (55m) Cafe • 19 Blair Street (45m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) £8.50 (£7.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 14-22: 15:45 (45m) 10:00 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (Free Non-ticketed) (£6.50 C) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 10:00 (45m) £7.50 (£6.50) 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (£5.50 C) Seymour Mace’s 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
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Dafternoon Show
TU Scottish Ceilidh for Kids
(Suitable for ages 5+)
Just the Tonic
TFAU (Suitable for all ages)
Shipwrecked: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont As Told By Himself
Sleeping Beauty and the Time Lords
TFAU (Suitable for ages 5-12)
Spotlites Theatre Productions
TFU
Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow
(Suitable for ages 7+)
Syracuse University Drama
Classic entertainment for children on board our original 1962 red double-decker Routemaster bus in the Meadows. Puppetry, singing and storytelling every day, 11am ‘til 5pm. You can’t miss us! Rides first and last thing. www.theredbus.co.uk Puppetry, Storytelling
The Red Bus • The Meadows (by the cricket pavillion)
B 07599 912 687 V333GG5 Aug 6-26,28-30: 11:0017:00 (30m) Shows on the hour, every hour £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Battle the Sith Pirates with real lightsabres! Blast Dark Side Droids! Master the Force with Jedi Knight Crusoe! Professional interactive theatre: kids come onstage throughout! ‘Totally unlike anything I’ve ever seen elsewhere’ (Stage). www.spotlites.co.uk Interactive, Theatre
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 2-22,28-29: 13:30 (1h45m) £5.50 (£4.50) (£18.00 F) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Put on your kilts and clap to the music in this high-energy show for the whole family. Experience traditional Scottish dancing and maybe get a chance to learn some steps on stage! SSSS (List). SSSS (ThreeWeeks) www.flamencoflow.com Dance, Interactive
C plaza • George Square Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place
B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 Aug 9: 11:30 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 16: 11:30 (50m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Are you an idiot? Do you like being stupid? Got a friend made of wood? If you answered yes then come to the ‘Dafternoon Show’, join the fun and win fabulous prizes! Grown-ups half price!
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
1860: A sixteen-year-old boy leaves London in search of adventure, and he finds it! B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Shipwrecks, desert islands, Aborigines, plus a giant octopus and a loyal dog. XAug 5-6: 12:20 (1h) £4.00 (£2.00) Storytelling, Theatre Aug 7-16,18-23,25-29: Quaker Meeting House • 12:20 (1h) £6.50 (£3.25) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
7 Victoria Terrace
Defeat the Cyberwitch with real sonic screwdrivers! Disable Exterminators with the Doctor! Professional interactive theatre: kids come onstage throughout! ‘Take, make, bend time to see this show!’ SSSSS (BroadwayBaby. com). SSSSS (BritishTheatreGuide.info). www.spotlites.co.uk Interactive, Theatre
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 9-14: 14:15 (1h30m) £5.00 (£3.00) (£10.00 F) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 2-22,28-29: 10:45 (1h40m) £5.50 (£4.50) (£18.00 F) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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CHILDREN’S SHOWS The Songbird
The Stag King
AJ
TFPU
(Suitable for ages 8+)
(Suitable for ages 6+)
Giant
C theatre
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Tall Stories’ New Things That Go...Bump, Show Rattle, Klunk, PU Cackle, Woo! (Suitable for ages 5 - 10) Tall Stories
Twinkle Twonkle Wee Willie Gray
TU
TFPJ
(Suitable for ages 4+)
(Suitable for ages 4-6)
Tall Stories
Foolish Notion
Stella loves the stars. But one night her brother Ryan looks through their telescope and sees a cow jumping over the moon. Something is wrong in the night sky... Sparkling adventure from the company behind ‘The Gruffalo’. www.tallstories.org.uk
He lives in a book, an old book, a book that no one has read for a very long time. Storyteller Andy Cannon and musician Wendy Weatherby take Robert Burns’ character for wee ones on a magical journey!
Storytelling, Theatre
Scottish Storytelling Centre • The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street
FPU (Suitable for ages 7+)
Luna Arts Theatre Company
Live music, sound poetry and sensory theatre tell the tale of an exotic bird captured by a ruthless logger who is captivated by her song. A subtle story with an emotional punch. For everybody 8 years and over. Music, Theatre
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – Fletcher Building • Entrances on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place (John Hope Gateway)
At his christening, an infant prince is presented with two enchanted gifts. One will lead him to true love. The second could destroy him. Physical new retelling of Carlo Gozzi’s dark, delicious folktale. www.ctheatre.com
We have a problem ... too many ideas for our new show. Come along to this interactive workshop and help us decide which one is best. Two performances only – your vote will count! Physical theatre, Theatre www.tallstories.org.uk
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 15:40 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 15:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) B 0131 226 0000 V136GA3 (£7.50 C) Aug 19-23,25-28: 16:30 Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: (50m) £9.00 15:40 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 20-22,26-28: 13:30 (50m) £9.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Storytelling, Theatre
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 7-8: 16:00 (50m) £4.00 (£3.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Tall Storrie & Wee Godley
Sparkleshark
Stick Man Live on Stage!
TFPJ
FU
TU
Ashley Storrie and Janey Godley
(Suitable for ages 0+)
Bouncy Castle Productions
(Suitable for ages 3-7)
(Suitable for ages 0-12)
Scamp Theatre and Watford Palace Theatre
Scots mother and daughter team Janey Godley and Ashley Storrie have exciting games, storytelling, comedy, ‘Sparkleshark’ by Philip funny improv and music. Ridley is an adventure‘Stick man lives in the family Kids are encouraged to bring laden show wherein teens tree with his stick lady love along their own favourite battle monsters and rescue and their stick children three.’ instrument and join the house princesses, becoming fast Julia Donaldson’s fabulous band. www.janeygodley.com friends. Highly interactive, book brought vividly to life. come and witness the Pleasance Dome • Packed full of puppetry, power of storytelling! First Potterow, 1 Bristo Square catchy songs, live music premiered at the Royal B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 and funky moves SSSSS National Theatre in 1997. (WhatsOnStage.com). X Aug 4-6: 12:45 (1h) £5.00 www.scamptheatre.com Theatre Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: theSpaces @ Surgeons Music, Puppetry 12:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Hall • Nicolson Street Udderbelly’s Pasture • Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Bristo Square 12:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 14-28: 13:10 (1h) B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £10.00 (£8.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 5-6: 12:30 (50m) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £6.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 7-8,11-12,17-19,23-26, 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 30: 12:30 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 12:30 (50m) £11.00 (£9.00)
Interact with mad scientists, witches and werewolves! Help save the pumpkins in this spookily funny two-hour performance; cast spells, create experiments and stop the evil Fairy Godmother! Halloween has come early... Comedy, Interactive
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 4-6: 14:00 (50m)
£6.50
B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 7-12,16-17,19,23-24,26,
Aug 16-21: 12:25 (2h) £12.00 (£8.00) (£27.00 F)
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Thumbelina
30: 14:00 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:00 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 556 9579 V30GD6 XAug 6: 10:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 9-15,17-22,24-30: 10:30 (1h) £7.50 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
White
TAPU
(Suitable for ages 4-9)
‘The Twits’ by Roald Dahl
Stage by Stage
TFAU
TFAPU
Music, Storytelling
Catherine Wheels
(Suitable for ages 4-10)
Incognito Theatre Company
Hans Christian Anderson’s classic, beautiful tale of the tiny girl, born from a walnut shell. This new adaptation introduces Thumbelina to another small wonder – Tom Thumb! ‘Charming and enchanting’ (Herald Express). Adaptation, Puppetry
Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row
B 07816 671450 V70GB3 Aug 10-11: 13:30 (45m) £7.50 (£5.00) (£20.00 F) Aug 12-14: 11:30 (45m) £7.50 (£5.00) (£20.00 F) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely stinky, nasty and cruel! The Muggle-Wump monkeys and Roly-Poly bird hatch a plan to give them their comeuppance! Packed with laughter, surprises and smelly beards! Roald Dahl’s classic, adapted by David Wood. Comedy
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street
B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Aug 8-14: 12:25 (45m) £7.00 (£4.00)
A performance especially for two to four year-olds with music, stories and surprises. In the ‘White’ world everything sparkles, but someone has to keep it that way. ‘One of Scotland’s top theatre groups for children’ (Scotsman).
Traverse @ Scottish Book Trust • Sandeman House
B 0131 228 1404 V346GD6 XAug 5: 10:30 (35m); 13:30 (35m) £4.00 Aug 6-8, 10-13, 17-22, 24-29: 10:30 (35m); 13:30 (35m) £6.00 (£5.00). Groups of over ten people, 11th ticket free T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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CHILDREN’S SHOWS
The White Dalmatian
The Wind in the The Wonderful Willows Wizard of Oz
U
TFU
TFPU
(Suitable for ages 3-12)
(Suitable for ages 5+)
(Suitable for ages 3+)
2Landa
Not Cricket Productions
Patch of Blue Theatre in Association With Hartshorn-Hook Productions
The dalmatian’s the new toy in the box and loved by all. But the old witch becomes jealous and magics away his spots! So, ‘The White Dalmatian’ and his friends go on an exciting journey to fairyland...
Meet Badger, Ratty and Mole as they keep Toad out of trouble and save Toad Hall from the clutches of the stoats and weasels. A faithful adaptation of Grahame’s classic for all the family. Comedy, Theatre
Comedy, Musical
New Town Theatre • Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street
C too • St Columba’s by the Castle, Johnston Terrace
B 0131 220 0143 V7GD3
B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4
XAug 5-6: 11:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 11:45 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00) (£7.00 C) Aug 9-13,16,18-20,23-27: 11:45 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) (£6.00 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
15:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 15:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Whooooo’s Afraid of the Big U Bad Wolf? (Suitable for ages 4-10)
Act II Theatre Company
Puppetry, Theatre
Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 15:45 C too • St Columba’s (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) by the Castle, Johnston Terrace Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30:
The Wizard of Oz
U
Join Dorothy and her friends in their quest for knowledge, courage, heart and home. A magical mix of puppetry, music and storytelling theatre. Take the family on an unforgettable adventure down the Yellow Brick Road. www.patchofbluetheatre.co.uk
(Suitable for ages 3+)
Babs Productions This very successful adaptation of the famous story is a great family show with song, dance, fun, magic and plenty of audience participation. Great value. ‘Delightful, as good as the best’ (Tony Rowett, audience member).
B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 14:30 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 14:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C)
See Venue Guide for more information
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A World of Pure Imagination – Free
SCHOOLS POSTER COMPETITION
APU (Suitable for ages 0+)
Peters Productions/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Musical, Traditional
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge A delightful insight into the misunderstood life of the Big Bad Wolf who appears in many treasured fairy tales. Charming and quirky, this will enchant children, encouraging them to use imaginations and voices!
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 17-21: 11:10 (1h) £6.00 (£4.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Comedy, Interactive
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 6-7: 10:15 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-14,16-21: 10:15 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Interactive show of favourite stories and poetry from authors including Kipling and Lewis Carroll. Each performance varies, uniquely brought to life by entertainers inviting you to share their world of pure imagination. www.petersproductions.co.uk Poetry, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
This exhibition at The Museum of Childhood (V76) will run from 10 June to 30 August.
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 5-22: 12:20 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Aaaaaaaargh! Malcolm Hardee Documentary Preview
Aaaand Now AAA Stand-Up For Something Late Completely TM Improvised! – Free
APL
APU
Bound & Gagged Comedy
Tunnel Films/Laughing Racing Minds/ Horse Free Festival Laughing Horse Free Festival
Acclaimed documentary charting the anarchic life and untimely death of unsung ‘Godfather of Alternative Comedy’, Malcolm Hardee. Entrepreneur, comedian, criminal, drunkard – told by Arthur Smith, Harry Enfield, Jools Holland, amongst others and his mum. Multimedia Laughing Horse @ Counting House • 38 West Nicolson St B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 8-9: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
See page 67 for show information
Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street B0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Aug 11: 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aaaaaay-Up! Topless Comedy Meets Bottomless Talent
An improvised comic play based on audience suggestions: completely different every day of the Fringe. Join us and be a part of a unique comedy experience. Suitable for all ages! www.racingminds.co.uk Improv, Theatre
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 6-30: 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
AAA Stand-Up
TM Bound & Gagged Comedy
Brand new show for 2010 starring – Erich McElroy: ‘Hilariously insightful’ (List). Ryan McDonnell: ‘Candid and incisive’ (Irish Post). Steve N Allen: ‘Charming and witty persona’ (Chortle.co.uk). Book early! Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 23:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 23:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 23:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Abandoman: Pic ‘n’ Mixtape
TFPM CKP
M Good Times Comedy/ Comedy Mayhem @ The Miller
The cream of London’s open mic circuit, including up-andcoming stars from Time Out featured clubs Good Times and Comedy Mayhem @ The Miller, such as Comedy Store gong show winner Ian Baker, and Joe Stillers. Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5
Winners of Hackney Empire New Act of The Year and Total sell-out 2005-2009, Musical Comedy Awards returns with a brand new 2010. Abandoman create line-up. Marlon Davis: ‘An hilarious tracks at lightning effortlessly open, confident speed. ‘Killer punchlines, style’ (Chortle). Paul lyrically mind-blowing improv. McCaffrey: ‘Charm, charisma, Genius!’ (Stage); ‘‘Flight success written all over him’ of the Conchords’ meets ‘8 (Evening Standard). Matt Mile’’ (Chortle.co.uk). Rudge: ‘Impressive stand-up’ Improv, Musical (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 21:45 (55m) £5.00 XAug 4-6: 19:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26: Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 19:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
21:45 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:45 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 5-16,18-29: 13:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
See page 93 for show information
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PM G & T Comedy/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
The north east’s finest stand-up comedy performers descend on the Fringe for your delectation and delight. Join Ginger and Tiffer for top comedy you’d normally have to cross Scotland to see! Sketch show, Stand-up
Absolute Best of Absolute Beginners
Adam and Phil – Contains Mild Peril
L
PJ
Alan Sharp/PBH’s Free Fringe
Adam and Phil/PBH’s Free Fringe
Returning for a third great year with a fresh batch of the best new acts in Scottish stand-up comedy. The future and your laughter is in safe hands with these great newcomers.
Adam and Phil are two silly stand-ups. Join them and they will expound their views on issues such as law, owls, horses and dippy eggs. With a bit of double-act banter in the middle.
Stand-up
Stand-up
Bar 50 • Smart City Cafe, Dragonfly • 52 West Port Cowgate V63GF4
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
V27GE5
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 22-29: 14:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 7-28: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Accept Your Inner Plonker – Free
About Comedy: Stand-Up PN Comedy Courses Chloe Philip/PBH’s
FK
COMEDY
Aug 7-8,10-15,17-22,24-28: 15:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Adam Hills Mess Around
L Off The Kerb Productions
A REGULAR MUSIC & MZA PRESENTATION
2010 E4 COWBARN,BRISTO SQUARE MON 23RD AUG -SUN 29TH AUG 8.50PM
0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com
‘Fabulous spoken-word.. the audience were in tears of laughter’- DAILY RECORD See page 69 for show information
Free Fringe
Laughing Horse Comedy
Learn the skill and art of stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive course. Our tutors are comedians and writers. Includes a performance in a Fringe Show. Further information available at www. aboutcomedy.co.uk, info@aboutcomedy.co.uk. SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up, Workshop
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk
B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 7-8,10-11,14-15,17-18, 21-22,24-25,28-29: 12:00 (2 day course, 4h30m each day) £99.00 (£89.00,£79.00 SC)
Emerging Scottish standup talent Chloe Philip reflects on red-faced brushes with celebrity, calamitous experiments in seduction, and plays some scorching jokesongs. A triumphant and comical return from New York City’s Antifolk scene. ‘Lovely’ (Jimmy Carr); ‘Perky’ (Edinburgh Evening News). Stand-up
Opium • 71 Cowgate
V96GE5 Aug 7-17,19-28: 14:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Australia’s triple Perrier nominee returns with something a little different. Adam’s throwing the script out the window and devoting an hour to ad-libbing with the audience. No script, no plan, no idea. SSSSS (Scotsman).
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Aug 5-6: 19:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 7-8, 10-12, 17-19, 24-25: 19:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 13-15,20-22: 19:00 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) Aug 26-29: 19:00 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Adam Riches Rides!
Adam Vincent – Addicted to Vital Signs Danger!
TFPM
TU
TFPL
Tigco in Association With United Agents
EdCom and Dick the Horse Productions
McNeil & Pamphilon
‘Gloriously funny character comic’ (Scotsman) Adam Riches returns with a brand new hour of ‘raucous daftness’ (Metro). Total sell-out 2009 ‘Rogue Males’ SSSSS (Chortle); SSSS (Times); SSSS (Scotsman); SSSS (Metro); SSSS (List); SSSS (Fest); SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
The story of a boy who is a comedian who became a nurse who saved a man on a plane. ‘The hour is a pleasure albeit a guilty one’ (Chortle); ‘quite simply hilarious’ (Buzzcuts).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Stand-up
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
Addy Van Der After Hours Borgh: Advanced N Mumbo Jumbo
PL Addy Van Der Borgh/ The Stand Comedy Club
Sitcom Trials winners, with Funny Women finalist Rachel Stubbings. As seen on BBC, ITV, C4. Previous reviews: ‘Hysterically funny... Brilliant performances’ (Larry Charles, ‘Borat’, ‘Seinfeld’). ‘Comic timing and instincts that cannot be taught’ (Brendon Burns, if.Comedy winner). Sketch show
B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Pleasance Dome •
Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
A show about the different ways we communicate, ‘Advanced Mumbo Jumbo’ also covers basic Jibba Jabba and intermediate Double Dutch, among other bits and bobs. ‘Brilliant natural clown’ (Daniel Kitson). SSSSS (List). Stand-up
Pleasance and Amused Moose Comedy
Legendary, unmissable ‘After Hours’ showcases this year’s biggest stand-ups in a comedy club setting – some so hot we mightn’t be allowed to announce them beforehand. ‘The best late night show on the Fringe – brilliant!’ (Jason Byrne). Stand-up
Aidan Bishop – Adaptable
TU EdCom
Aidan has had enough! Everyone is getting it in this show – especially hipsters! Please don’t come to this show in tight pants. iPhone’s are not cool. Times have changed... Join Bishop as he tries to adapt... Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
XAug 5-6: 18:45 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 The Stand Comedy Club II • B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 4-5: 22:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 16 North St Andrew Street XAug 6-7: 00:40 (2h15m) Aug 6-12,17-19,23-26: XAug 4-6: 17:00 (55m) 22:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) XAug 4-6: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 18:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 £9.00 £5.00 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:00 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 17:00 (55m) £7.00 (£5.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:00 (55m) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 2: 18:10 (1h) £7.00
(£6.00) XAug 5: 18:20 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-15,17-29: 17:25 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 12,19,26: 00:40 (2h15m) £10.50 (£9.00) Aug 13-14,20-21,27-28: 00:40 (2h15m) £11.50 (£10.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Al Murray: The Pub Landlord’s Compete for the Meat
PJ Avalon Promotions Ltd
The Pub Landlord returns to the Fringe with ‘Compete for the Meat’ – the ultimate lunchtime pub quiz. Test your general knowledge and win a frozen chicken!
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 16-28: 12:30 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Alan Sharp – Reasons Why I Should Be Allowed to Carry a Gun
See page 96 for show information
Alex Horne: Odds
Alex Horne: The Alex Zane: Just Alfie Brown and Taskmaster One More Thing… Ivo Graham
TPJ
PJ
TAPM
Avalon Promotions Ltd Avalon Promotions Ltd Alex Zane
N
FPM Best Medicine Management/ KBJ Management/ Foolhardy Comedy
Alan Sharp/PBH’s Free Fringe
‘Joyous’ (Scotsman), ‘quietly rebellious’ (Stage), ‘gentlemanly’ (Metro) comedian Alex Horne discusses numbers, the universe, gambling, regrets The world is going to hell in a and quantum physics. He’ll hand basket. Comedian Alan also try to distract you with Sharp has the solution; it involves his majestic PowerPoint skills him and a gun. He won’t shoot as featured on BBC4’s ‘We you, though. Probably. Need Answers’. www.randomalan.co.uk Stand-up
Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket
V178GE4 Aug 7-28: 22:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
After twenty challenges including ‘Gaining Weight’ and ‘Sun Headline Prediction’, Alex Horne declares either Atkinson, Basden, Christmas, Dowdeswell, Edwards, Fitzhigham, Goldsmith, Hall, Key, Langford, Long, Morgan, Pitcher, Olver, Watson, Wilkinson, Woolf, Wozniak or Wrigglesworth, ‘The Taskmaster’.
Star of Channel 4’s ‘Rude Tube’ and ‘Balls of Steel’, Alex brings his brand new stand-up show to the Fringe. ‘Setting an example for a new generation of slightly fey men’ (GQ).
Alfie Brown (‘highlight of the show’, [ThreeWeeks]; ‘comic glint that sets him apart from his peers’, [Chortle.co.uk]). Ivo Graham (Winner, SYTYF Stand-up 2009; nominee, Chortle ‘best Pleasance Dome • newcomer’ 2010; ‘One of Potterow, 1 Bristo Square the best young comedians B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 around’, [Time Out]).
Pleasance Dome •
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Ali Cook: Pieces Alistair Greaves, All Joking Aside All the King’s of Strange Darren Maskell TFK Men – Free and Laurence TM PN Smile and Nod Tuck in 3D! Bound & Gagged Comedy By Arrangement With International Artistes
Star of Channel 4’s ‘Dirty Tricks’ and Five’s ‘Monkey Magic’. Award-winning TV magician Ali Cook returns to Edinburgh after his sell-out debut. ‘A sharp irreverent magician’ (Daily Star); ‘Immensely funny’ (Daily Telegraph). www.alicook.com Stand-up, Magic
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-6: 21:45 (1h)
Rob Coleman/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
PK Alistair Greaves, Darren Maskell and Laurence Tuck
Thrill! At the deadpan joke machine of Tuck. Quake! At the fantastical visions of Maskell. Surrender! To the forbidden temptations of Greaves. Presented for the first time in glorious threedimensions. www.freefestival.co.uk Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
£6.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,2729: 21:45 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 9-10,12,16-17,19,2326,30: 21:45 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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Performers from across the pond take suggestions from the audience and turn them into hour-long plays. Loveable characters, romantic situations and mind-blowing action will have you laughing in your seats and rolling in the aisles. www.smileandnod.org Improv, Sketch show
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
Scotland’s most promising new comedians bring you an hour of comedy fit for a king. These jesters will bare their souls, and maybe their bums, to make you laugh and soil your underpants. Spoken word, Stand-up
The (Almost) Carbon Neutral Comedy Club by Day – Free
The (Almost) Carbon Neutral Comedy Club by Night – Free
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The show that’s low cost to you and the environment. Boisterous compere Dan McKee presents an afternoon of free comedy featuring the best in guest stand-ups. Eco-friendly and hilarious. www.freefestival.co.uk
Three comics, minimum environmental cost. Featuring gag merchant Rob Coleman, observationalist Will Marsh and hyperactive Tom Roche. Making you laugh whilst trying not to duff up the planet. www.freefestival.co.uk
Laughing Horse @ B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Espionage • 4 India Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: Buildings, Victoria Street Compilation, Stand-up 14:40 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) (entrances on Cowgate Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: and Victoria Street) Laughing Horse @ The 14:40 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:40 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street
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(Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-29: 15:10 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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American House AmusedMoose Party Comedy’s Gangshow TFL Left Right TIM
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Join hotly-tipped comics Josh Widdicombe, Leicester Mercury ‘comedian of the An envelope stuffed full of my This cougar and selfyear’ 2010, and James Acaster own hand-chiselled, lovingly proclaimed slut brings her (‘I could watch him forever’, Grab your hot tickets to talent- Vote for hot, breakthrough created jokes versus a bag of side-splitting humour about [Josie Long]), for an hour of spot the next Rhod, Jimmy, stars-of-tomorrow, battling life (not insulin: anecdotes, life, sex and living in the fast fantastic stand-up comedy. Sarah, Jack and Simon amongst brilliantly for fame, fortune observations). But which lane, to Edinburgh. She’ll The perfect addition to your this year’s stellar crop of and shiny Moose trophies. is funniest? Let’s decide answer any questions you ‘Amused Moose’s Hot Starlets’, Stephen K Amos skilfully hosts festival, highly recommended. together. SSSSS (List). ask. Her insightful answers plus a past Hot Starlet who is Amused Moose Comedy’s Stand-up www.aluncochrane.co.uk will surprise. Free. now rather famous. prestigious talent search final, Laughing Horse @ www.sandrarisser.com. www.amusedmoose.com/shows in association with 4DVD. Stand-up www.amusedmoose.com/shows Meadow Bar • Interactive, Stand-up Compilation, Stand-up The Stand Comedy Club 42-44 Buccleuch Street Improv, Sketch show Compilation, Stand-up Laughing Horse @ The III & IV • 28 York Place Pleasance Dome • B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 C aquila • Roman Eagle B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 Three Sisters • Lodge, Johnston Terrace Potterow, 1 Bristo Square The Bongo Club • Aug 6-16,18-23,25-29: 139 Cowgate 37 Holyrood Road 19:45 (1h) Aug 6-29: 21:15 (1h) B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 (Free Non-ticketed) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: X Aug 6: 12:40 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 22: 14:00 (2h45m) £10.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 5-29: 19:15 (1h) 21:35 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-8,14-15: 12:40 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: (1h15m) £8.00 (£6.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 21:35 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 13: 12:40 (1h15m) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: £7.50 (£6.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 21:35 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) Using Chicago-style improv techniques, Left Right TIM will have you laughing and gasping for more. High-energy, improv comedy! Rigorously-trained improvisers work together to create hilarious situations and ridiculous realities. ‘Spontaneous, unique comedy’ (CU Independent). www.leftrighttim.com
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Andi (‘Mock The Week’, BBC2) is an East End girl born to Nigerian migrants. This is her hilarious search for an identity in the cultural crossfire of Modern Britain. ‘Recommended’ (Time Out). ‘Perfect delivery’ (Guardian). ‘Hilarious’ (Sun).
Seen as just a lad, by everyone except for actual lads. Andrew’s a white, English, straight male who’s spent his whole life trying to make it up to everyone around him. ‘A natural comedian’ (Stage).
The woolly, liberal half of Collings and Herrin goes solo courtesy of PBH’s Free Fringe, with a humorous, genial, rambling guide to urban survival, walking with pigeons and a demonstration of dancing on public transport without detection.
Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place
Stand-up
Stand-up
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
Bannermans • 212 Cowgate (under South B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Bridge)
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£7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-15,17-29: 17:35 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 4-6: 20:45 (55m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26: 20:45 (55m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:45 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Andrew and the Slides of Chaos Andrew Clover: PJ Love Rules Husky and Scotch/ PBH’s Free Fringe
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August 16-29
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Andrew Lawrence: The Too Ugly For Television Tour 2010
TL Chambers Management
7pm (8.05pm)
0844 844 0044 www.thehighlight.co.uk your chance to play bullseye with the legend Jim bowen. maybe win a bendy bully or the star prize.
special celebrity guest every show. It’ll all be super-smashing-great! edinburgh
Omni Centre, Greenside Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AU Tel: 0131 524 9300
Like you, Andrew works in middle management and makes pointless presentations to morons. Unlike you, he has an evil warlock for a laptop and might be the only thing standing between you and Armageddon. Multimedia
Bannermans • 212 Cowgate (under South Bridge)
V357GE5 Aug 22-28: 12:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Andrew Clover (Perrier nominee, writer of Sunday Times column ‘Dad Rules’) in a wise, hilarious show about learning the rules of love. ‘I’d give him all the stars that other acts have thrown away’ SSSSS (Scotsman). Stand-up, Storytelling
Life’s not fair and the world’s a disgusting place to live. Andrew Lawrence tries to find some consolation. Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2006/7. ‘Best UK headline act’ Chortle Award nominee 2010.
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Stand-up
XAug 4-6: 18:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 18:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Join Dave Smiff (Reading Festival finalist 2009) to ‘Learn Yourself Cockney’, contrasted with absurd Edinburgh’s favourite Irish intellectual observations from comedian returns for just five Star of ‘The Bugle’ podcast, Mark Speed, plus special nights! Book now. ‘One of the ‘History Of The Third guests. This is comedy for most significant comedians Millennium’ (Radio 4), returns the masses. For those of you working in the country today’ under oath. ‘Probably the who aren’t religious, there’s (Independent); ‘Fiercely funny best satirical comic we’ve always Catholicism. and utterly invigorating’ produced in two decades’ (Times); ‘Ill-advised Stand-up (Time Out). hedonism’ (Scotsman). Kiwi Bar @ Walkabout • Stand-up Omni Centre, Leith Street
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
The Stand Comedy Club V344GC5 B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 III & IV • 28 York Place Aug 7-28: 18:15 (50m) B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 (Free Non-ticketed) XAug 17: 23:30 (1h) £12.00 XAug 4: 18:05 (1h10m) M T W T F S S M T W T Aug 18-21: 23:30 (1h) £15.00 £8.00 (£7.00) XAug 5: 14:40 (1h10m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £8.00 (£7.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 6-15,17-29: 16:20 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00)
Andrew O’Neill
FPN Best Medicine Management/PBJ Management
The event marks the publication of ‘How I Escaped My Certain Fate, The Life and Deaths of a StandUp Comedian’
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Ant Dewson: I Bought Richard Hammond’s Underpants on Anil Desai – Hey, eBay TL Impressions Guy! Ant Dewson and
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Anil Desai
The occult comedian returns with another hour of words that may or may not include ‘hobo’, ‘arch’ and ‘saint and Greavsie’. SSSS (List); SSSS (Chortle.co.uk); SSSS (Fest); SSSS (ThreeWeeks); ‘Hitting new heights of comedic brilliance’ (Time Out).
The stand-up chameleon returns for his second solo show. ‘A tour de force of impressions...side-splittingly funny...ridiculously talented... stardom is beckoning.’ SSSS (EdinburghGuide.com); Stand-up Downstairs at the Tron • ‘Uniquely entertaining... consistently funny and 9 Hunter Square memorable.’ SSSS B 0131 226 0000 V51GE5 (ThreeWeeks). Aug 16-26: 22:20 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
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This show contains songs about love, puppies, alternative uses for gravy, dead people, Carol Vorderman, piercings and Richard Hammond’s underpants. It also contains bad piano playing and jazz chords. Sorry. www.antdewson.co.uk Music
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
XAug 4-5: 20:45 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: 20:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 5-6: 18:45 (45m) £3.00 (£2.50) Aug 7,13-14,20-21,27-28: 18:45 (45m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 8-12,15,17-19,2226,29: 18:45 (45m) £5.00 (£4.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Malcolm Hardee Award 2008 nominee and ThreeWeeks Editor’s Choice Award 2009 winner. Follow the hilarious and touching journey of a wandering Irish gypsy fiddler through drink, drugs and near-death experiences. www.aindrias.com Music, Theatre
Rare festival chance to see Brace yourself for a hilariously the award-winning comedian fresh and side-splitting show and actor, star of ‘Father Ted’, as the wonderfully daft ‘My Hero’ and ‘Val Falvey’. Antics bring their improvised This is a limited run of Ardal’s madness to the Fringe, new stand-up show, prior to including exclusive games and his autumn UK tour. favourites from ‘Whose Line’ Book early. and ‘Mock The Week’. Stand-up Improv, Sketch show
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
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A craic squad of comedy performance poets tackles life’s major issues including scary schoolteachers, mythical monsters, mountaineering grannies and missing teapots, pausing only for laughter and medical emergencies. www. argumentsandnosebleeds. co.uk
Sit back and do what you do best – listen, laugh, look good... See one of the stars of TV hit ‘Flight of the Conchords’ do what he does best – world-class stand-up.
Poetry, Spoken word
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
Stand-up
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
XAug 5-6: 21:20 (55m)
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Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 16-22: 22:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 23-29: 17:05 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Arthur Smith hosts a special Edinburgh edition of his BBC Radio 4 comedy and music show from the Pleasance. Be prepared to travel around the nooks and crannies of this festival landmark. Music, Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
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We like plates with Prince Charles spaniels on them. This is our double bill standup show. ‘Hatty Ashdown is warm, infectiously funny and brilliant’ (Josie Long); ‘Surreal. Darren Maskell stole the show’ (ThreeWeeks).
Barry Award-nominated (Melbourne Comedy Festival) Australian comic Asher Treleaven tackles the question: what makes a man manly? Is it the suit or something more fleshy? Winner, Critics’ Choice Award (Melbourne). ‘Tantalising moments of scintillating genius’ (Chortle.com).
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Wake up and smell the comedy. The cult duo return with some songs and sketchy banter. Come for complimentary chuckles, coffee and croissants. ‘Unpretentious, intelligent and funny’ (Scotsman). ‘Dark, dry and delightful’ (ThreeWeeks). Musical, Sketch show
Assembly turns 30 and we’re celebrating in style. Join us to launch our stunning 30th Fringe season. Take a sneaky peak at a great selection of our best theatre, comedy, dance and music shows.
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 £5.00
Aug 7-9,11-12,16,18-19, 23-26,30: 20:40 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 5-6: 11:35 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 7-16,18-29: 11:35 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00)
BBC Radio 4’s celebrated impoverished author presents his favourite prose and poetry, all written by himself. Ed’s helped by two so-called celebrity actors he’s not heard of. He’d rather do it himself and trouser the fee.
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
The fast-talking lyrical machine-gun comic slows it down for a deep and meaningful look at life with personal stories and a unique life philosophy. www.imranyusuf.com Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Compilation B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Espionage • 4 India Aug 19: 14:15 (1h) Assembly @ Assembly Buildings, Victoria Street (Free Ticketed) Hall • Mound Place (entrances on Cowgate B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S and Victoria Street)
Just The Tonic at the Pleasance Courtyard • Caves • Enter from The Laughing Horse @ Aug 4: 20:00 (2h30m) 60 Pleasance Rowantree Bar (under Espionage • 4 India £10.00 Buildings, Victoria Street B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 South Bridge), 253 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 4-6: 20:40 (1h) and Victoria Street) B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
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The Caves | Venue 88 | 253 Cowgate
See page 109 for show information
Ashdown and Maskell’s Trade Show
Aug 7-22,24-29: 14:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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See page 67 for show information
Audi, Vide, Tace Ava Vidal: The Axis of Lessons I Should Awesome and PM Have Learnt Friends Sing Charlotte Young/ Songs... and PBH’s Free Fringe PM Friends! Ava Vidal/The Stand Comedy Club
FPL
The Axis of Awesome: Songs in the Key of Awesome
TFPL Axis of Awesome
Axis of Awesome
Excommunicated from the elite groups of western culture for knowing too much, Charlotte Young exposes her incredible, top-secret discoveries to the public. Listen, watch and shut up. ‘Young, talented and very, very funny’ SSSS (British Theatre Review). Stand-up
Bannermans • 212 Cowgate (under South Bridge)
V357GE5 Aug 18-28: 13:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Ava (‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’) relives her worst moments and wonders do we ever learn, or are we destined to repeat the same mistakes over and over until we die? www.avavidal.co.uk Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place
Join the Axis of Awesome and your favourite guests from across the festival for the late night musical party show you’ll be talking about for days and dreaming about for nights. Musical
Gilded Balloon Teviot • B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 Bristo Square
XAug 5: 15:20 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-15,17-29: 15:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Baby Wants Candy – The Full Band Improvised Musical
Back to the 80s! – Free
PM Harvey Cartel/PBH’s Free Fringe
TFU Baby Wants Candy
Remind yourselves how much the 80s rocked with ‘’Spinal Tap’ meets ‘Flight of this twisted medley of the Conchords’’ (Scotsman) sketch nostalgia, featuring a Earned ultra-rare five stars as Australia’s gods of comedy ‘Rainbow’ murder mystery, from the Scotsman. The rock return to Edinburgh to ‘Thundercats’ marriage original and best improvised sing funny songs at your face. counselling, and a ‘Blind musical returns after four sellSSSSS ‘Truly awesomely Date’ gone horribly wrong! out seasons! Shout out a title funny!’ (Adelaide Advertiser). Warning: May contain 90s and BWC improvises an entire references! musical before your eyes! Musical Sketch show Gilded Balloon Teviot • Improv, Musical
Bristo Square
Assembly @ Assembly
Cabaret Voltaire •
36 Blair Street B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Hall • Mound Place B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-7: 19:45 (1h) B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 V139GE5
XAug 6-8: 00:15 (1h)
£5.00 Aug 12-14,19-21,27-29: 00:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
£5.00 Aug 8-12,16-17,19, 23-24,26,30: 19:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:45 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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XAug 5-6: 17:35 (1h)
£5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,24-26,30: 17:35 (1h) £13.00 (£11.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:35 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00)
Aug 7-12,14-19,21-26,28: 21:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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COMEDY John Fleming presents
HELEN KEEN Soon to be a BBC Radio
4 series
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“INSPIRED” The Gu “A BLAST” Chortle
ekss Week Th ree We Three Ba by ay Baby dw ay oa Br dw Broa t Fes t Fes 1.15 lunchtime 6th - 30th August (not 10th) www.helenkeen.com See page 45 for show information
See page 73 for show information
Baggage of Being
The Bald and the Beautiful
The Ballad of Backbone Joe
Bang Out of Order
PM
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PJ
Christian Ancliff and Stacy Adams
Alex Marion, Elise Suitcase Royale Harris, Johnny Armstrong/PBH’s Free Fringe
Comedians Christian Ancliff and Stacy Adams crash together on a flight of fancy with a suitcase load of jokes, mixing metaphors like cheap holiday drinks and discovering themselves along the voyage. Tickets free but only one way! Stand-up
Globe • Niddry Street
V389GE5 Aug 7-9,11-16,18-23,2528: 16:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Alex: ‘Superb one-liners’ (Mirth Control); Johnny: ‘Funny bones’ (Comedy Store); and Elise: ‘Sublime comedian’ (Fringe Report); share everything they know in an hour –with filler. Finalists: Hackney Empire, Chortle Student Comedy. Winner: ‘Upstaged’ BBC3. www.funnypeculiar.com/ baldandthebeautiful Stand-up
Aug 7-28: 21:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
TNT Comedy Explosion
A whisky-soaked tale of murder and deceit, live music and dark comic stylings from renowned junkyard theatre trio and masters of Australian gothic. ‘Superb’ SSSS (Scotsman); ‘Wallace and Gromit meets David Lynch’SSSSS (Montreal Gazette).
Will exercise that laughter muscle with jokes galore as eight stand-up comics put on a pun-tastic laugh-a-minute show. See the cream of London’s comedy. Laughter guaranteed... Party time, come, enjoy, tell your friends!
Theatre
Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate XAug 4-6: 14:35 (1h) £5.00 and Victoria Street) Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26:
Dragonfly • 52 West Port 14:35 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
V63GF4
Venue 14 Gilded Balloon Teviot 0131 622 6552 www.gildedballon.co.uk
Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:35 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Barry & Stuart – Barry Cryer 98% Séance U
TFU
Gilded Balloon
Barry & Stuart
Experience a mind-blowing séance hosted by ‘genuinely remarkable’ (Sunday Telegraph) Scottish Baftanominated magicians as they raise the dead for fun and profit; ‘Pure magic’ (List). www.barryandstuart. com, www.bbc.co.uk/ barryandstuart Interactive, Magic
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
In spite of a recent petition, Barry returns with a show of sit-down comedy. Born outside the village of Wedlock, his first job was designing laptops or y-fronts, as they became known.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 6-19: 18:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Aug 6-29: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
XAug 5-6: 22:20 (1h) £6.00
Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 22:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: B 0131 225 2022V259GC4 22:20 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 6-30: 20:35 (1h) Aug 16-17,23-24: 22:20 (Free Non-ticketed) (1h) £6.50
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll and Hyde 112 Hanover St
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Brilliantly funny musical comedy and spoof songs. Scores a ten on the smuto-meter. Finds the filth in the most innocent of songs. Includes ‘nine million knob gags’ and the outrageous ‘Three Welts on my Shaft’. www.freefestival.co.uk for details. Stand-up, A cappella
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
BBC Comedy Presents
Beach Hut Mutts – Free
TFN
PN
BBC Comedy
Hutchins and Haase/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
BBC Comedy presents another month of fantastic late-night comedy. Promising the biggest names and the hottest new talent, the show has sold out every year so book early to avoid disappointment. ‘Absolutely hysterical...astounding... wonderfully funny’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks).
AN BattleActs! Productions
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Producers and writers from BBC Radio Comedy offer advice and tips about what it takes to write a radio comedy and get it on air. Includes a Q & A session.
Improv, Theatre
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
FOOTLIGHTS
Musical, Theatre
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street
XAug 5: 20:45 (1h15m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-25,27-29: 20:45 (1h15m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Beacon of Health and BBC Radio Fitness: Racy Comedy Writers’ Comedy with Seminar an Open Heart Chakra. U BBC Radio 4
Time Out London Critic’s Choice and Smirnoff Hot Pick impro show comes to Edinburgh! Outrage* the whole* of London by seeing our sell-out London show for free! In Edinburgh! (*Adjectives enhanced in post-production.) ‘Went from funny to hilarious’ (Remotegoat.co.uk).
THE TIMES
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5
B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 7-18: 12:10 (40m) XAug 4-6: 23:00 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-12,17-19,23,25-26,30: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 23:00 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 23:00 (1h30m) £10.50 (£9.00)
BattleActs! Improvised Comedy
Top-class knockabout comic romp from comedians with two Fringe Firsts, three Perrier nominations, an Olivier nomination and ‘performer of the year’ award from Time Out: ‘Character comedy – with a twist. Check them out.’ www. utternonsense.moonfruit.com
‘A must-have ticket’
3:50pm
Ace Dome
See page 62 for show information
PJ Abigoliah Schamaun/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Workshop
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 18: 10:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Possibly the only stand-up/ yogi in the world, Abigoliah Schamaun obsesses about her desire to be a vegan, animalloving sage – whilst being a fast-food-eating, reality-TVwatching jezebel.
See page 120 for show information
Stand-up
Aug 6-29: 00:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
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B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 6-17,19-30: 22:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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COMEDY Bec Hill Didn’t Want to Play Your Stupid Game Anyway
TPM Roly Poly Grandma Productions
This is a coming of age show. Don’t laugh. ‘Coming’ is not a funny word.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-7: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23-26,30: 16:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Beer Goggles – Free See page 59 for show information
PL Jim Campbell & Ben Van der Velde/PBH’s Free Fringe
Is the glass half full or half empty? The world contains joy, love and kittens but also war, pestilence and Piers Morgan. Which side prevails? Two men put forward their cases to determine the definitive answer.
See page 115 for show information
Compilation, Stand-up
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5 Aug 7-28: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Behind the Ben El Fun Truth: More Lies APM – Free
PU Who is Jean?/PBH’s Free Fringe
This is the controversially tame story of four quitters who refused to win. A fourfaced sketch show following the scandalous stars of moving pictures and what happens when the pictures stop. N.B. They survive.
El Purnell & Ben Lawes/PBH’s Free Fringe
The debut show of Bolton’s finest Ben Lawes and Ecuador comic export El Purnell. A funny and entertaining mix of excellent observational stand-up from Ben, fused with the energetic high jinks of El, who performs in his native Spanish. Viva ‘Ben El Fun’!
Sketch show
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
V68GD5
Stand-up
Globe • Niddry Street
V389GE5
Aug 7-28: 15:30 (1h) Aug 9-10,12-17,19-24,26-27: (Free Non-ticketed) 14:25 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Belgrave and Manera’s Music Club
PL
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Bennett Arron Has Had Enough
PM Bennett Arron/PBH’s Free Fringe
Belgrave and Manera Present
Mikes Belgrave and Manera present a free comedy show about music, featuring their favourite records, some long dead musicians and a lot of laughs. ‘Less ‘Flanders & Swann’ more ‘High Fidelity’, highly recommended’ (Guardian 2010). www.musicclubcomedy.co.uk Sketch show, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street
Arrested in a dawn raid by Scotland Yard, told his novel can’t be published as he’s not a woman and discovered his friend is on a better mobile phone tariff... Bennett Arron has had enough.
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate
V78GD6 Aug 19-28: 19:15 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 5-29: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Berlin for Best of Irish Beginners – Free Comedy
PN
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Rosalie Delaney/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Stand Comedy Club
Ireland’s finest under one roof. Excellent value Celtic From defiling delicious yuppie showcase featuring three top dads in organic supermarkets comics for the price of one. Fringe institution since 1999. to Kommunismus and ‘Wonderful line-up truly ‘Germany’s Next Top Model’, 21-year-old Australian justifies show’s title’ (Evening News). Great craic – different Anaïs Nin-wannabe Rosalie line-up nightly. learns that Berlin, and its www.thestand.co.uk decadent degenerates, have more emotional baggage than Cabaret, Stand-up even herself. Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street
B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 12-21: 00:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Best of Scottish Best of ‘So You Comedian of the Think You’re Year Funny?’
TFM
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Ha Ha Comedy
Gilded Balloon
A selection of Scotland’s best, featuring previous winners and finalists. Nominated for ‘best traditional event’ at the Scottish Event Awards. ‘Genuinely prestigious affair... with a genuine sense of occasion’ (Chortle); ‘Major talent’ (Skinny).
Your chance to see participants from the best stand-up comedy competition over the past 23 years at the Fringe. You just can’t get better.
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 Street) The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place Aug 6-29: 18:05 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Best of Popcorn Comedy
Best of FJ Edinburgh – The Perrin for Just Showcase Show Mick for Laughs Live
K EdCom
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5
XAug 5-6: 23:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 23:10 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 23:10 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 23:10 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 6-7,11-14,19-22: 22:15 (1h30m) £10.00 (£9.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Best of the Fest – Daytime
U Assembly
Best of the Fest The Beta Males’ 2010 Picnic in ‘The Bunker’ M Assembly & STV
Beta Males’ Picnic
‘Best of the Fest’ features the best comedians in the world. It’s a guaranteed night of big laughs, headline acts and stand-up stars. Definitely the hottest show in August. Sell-out 2002-2009. Compilation
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
Sketch show, Storytelling Underbelly, Cowgate • XAug 6-7: 00:00 (1h20m) £5.00 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Aug 12,15,19,22,26,29: 00:00 (1h20m) £13.00 (£11.00) B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Aug 13-14,20-21,27-28: XAug 5-6: 23:35 (1h) £6.00 00:00 (1h20m) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 23:35 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 23:35 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16,23-24: 23:35 (1h) £6.50
Best of the Five Pound Fringe Five Pound Fringe
PN Stand Comedy Club
Lunchtime favourite showcasing the best and brightest comics with different line-ups daily, including top headliners and hot new acts. ‘Perfect bitesized flavour of the festival’ (ThreeWeeks). Seventh sell-out year! Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 6-12,16-19,23-26: 13:10 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:10 (1h) £8.50 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Best of the funniest films online plus top comedians live. (Past acts include Peter Serafinowicz, Adam Buxton, David Cross and Tim Key.) Featured on BBC2’s ‘Culture Show’, Time Out ‘Critic’s Choice’. ‘A joy to behold’ (Sun).
Thirteenth side-splitting year. Quality showcase with Caledonia’s finest. Old favourites and rising stars. Pleasance Dome • Four great comics for twelve Potterow, 1 Bristo quid. Changes nightly. Square ‘Great value in a relaxed B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 environment’ (Scotsman). ‘Best in the country’ (Evening XAug 5-6: 23:30 (1h) News). www.thestand.co.uk £5.00 Stand-up Aug 7,12-14,19-21,26-28: 23:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) The Stand Comedy Club • T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
5 York Place
B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 Aug 6-29: 21:50 (1h50m) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Post-apocalyptic sketch comedy as four men from today sketch the world of tomorrow, the remaining 273 humans alive and the last punchlines they’ll share. ‘Fizzing with energy and a manic inventiveness’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Brilliant’ SSSS (List).
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
FM
Best of Scottish Comedy
TM
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Beta Males’ Picnic Present...
K Beta Males’ Picnic
Established hit show ‘Best of the Fest’ adds a daytime strand, bringing comedy, cabaret and more from the best shows at the festival. Promising four fantastic acts; good times guaranteed. The best, look no further.
Start your day with a taster of what the Five Pound Fringe has to offer – stand-up, Compilation sketches, music, theatre, Assembly @ Princes St spoken word, maybe even Gardens • West Princes burlesque (unlikely). Check St Gardens, Princes St website and venue boards for The Beta Males host another free wicker-basketful B 0131 623 3030 V52GD3 line-ups. of sketches, songs and Aug 5-8,10-15,17-22,24-29: Sketch show, Stand-up sandwiches. Also featuring 14:20 (1h10m) £12.00 the Fringe’s finest musical T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
comedians – a new selection everyday! ‘Fizzing
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 with energy and a manic Aug 7-29: 12:20 (1h) £5.00
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Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street
B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 15-29: 12:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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After last year’s sell-out run, ‘A Betrayal of Penguins’ is back, presenting a kids’ TV show that’s doomed to fail. Come see the next big thing of Irish comedy. ‘Unmissable’SSSS (List), ‘Excellent’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Sketch show
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-6: 14:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:45 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23-26,30: 14:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Big Comedy The Big Value Bingo! It’s Off Breakfast Comedy Show – the Cuff Late J TFPL Marc Burrows, Barry Ferns and Sarah Pearce
A near sell-out last year, ‘Big Comedy Breakfast’ returns! Join new talents Marc Burrows, Sarah Pearce and Barry Ferns. An unbeatable start to your day! ‘The laughs have been with me all day’ SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com).
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Just the Tonic
Four different comedians to the early show with all the added extras. ‘Top comedy, top value’ (List). Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe. Must see for any comedy fan. Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The The GRV • 37 Guthrie Rowantree Bar (under Street South Bridge), B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 253 Cowgate Stand-up
Fifty improv games on fifty bingo balls: each makes a sketch fuelled by your suggestions. Drawn randomly from a proper bingo machine for an uproariously unique comedy experience. With genuine prizes! SSSS (FringeGuru.com). www.offthecuffcomedy.co.uk Improv, Sketch show
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
Blowers and Bly: Bald, Bold and Belligerent
Bob Slayer’s Punk Rock Chat Show – Free
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Henry Blofeld and John Bly (two old farts from ‘Test Match Special’ and ‘Antiques Roadshow’) join forces to prove they are indestructibly young at heart, by putting the world to rights with anecdotes.
Wild liberating banter, games and stories from a rock’n’roll tour manager who has travelled the world with Stooges, Electric Eel Shock, Bloodhound Gang etc. Punk rock comedy: no rules, no limits, no refunds! www.bobslayer.com
Spoken word, Tasting
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Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 23:15 Aug 15-29: 12:00 (50m) £5.00 B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Street
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£5.00 Aug 7,9-10,13-14,20-21, 27-29: 21:30 (1h30m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 8,11-12,15,17-19,22-26: 21:30 (1h30m) £9.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Venue150 @ EICC • B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 150 Morrison Street
(55m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 12-14: 19:40 (1h10m) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: £15.00 (£14.00) 23:15 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 23:15 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Based on Eddie Izzard’s ‘Being Bilingual’ hit, New York comedian turned Scotland resident, Rebecca Donohue, teaches you Spanish. It’s a live language 253 Cowgate Circus, Science learning show, but dirtier and B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 more fun, without stealing Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India XAug 5-6: 19:30 (1h30m) those expensive Rosetta Stone DVDs. Buildings, Victoria Street £5.00 (entrances on Cowgate Stand-up, Storytelling Aug 7,9-10,13-14,20and Victoria Street) 21,27-29: 19:30 (1h30m) Laughing Horse @ The B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 £10.00 Counting House • 38 Aug 8,11-12,15,17-19,22Aug 5-29: 12:00 (50m) West Nicolson Street 26: 19:30 (1h30m) £9.00 (Free Non-ticketed) B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 5-29: 23:30 (1h) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (Free Non-ticketed) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 5-22: 18:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words
TFL Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live and Pleasance
Vir Das
Rebecca Donohue/ Laughing Horse Free Festival ‘Cabaret comedy at its best’ (Scotsman). Four top comedians, two-hour show. In its 16th year as the recognised launchpad for Being a collection of sketches, future stars. Tomorrow’s reactions, punch-ups, comedians, yesterday’s glares, fakery, texts, snare prices…today. For £10 or less. drums, embarrassment, Stand-up childishness, eye-glasses, haircuts, waltzes, small talk, Just The Tonic at the projections, noisy interludes Caves • Enter from The and maybe some balladry if Rowantree Bar (under we have time. South Bridge),
B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5
Visiting India to find yourself? Watch this radical comic and find yourself laughing uncontrollably. An innovative, dastardly Indian comedic invasion. ‘Ruthless, wicked’ (Indian Express); ‘The funniest kid in India’ (Pioneer). www.weirdasscomedy.com Stand-up
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street
B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 Aug 20-30: 21:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Alcoholic football-punditfrom-Hell returns from South Africa 2010 with some suitably outrageous musings on the beautiful game. ‘Needle-sharp observations on the British psyche’ (Guardian); ‘Foul-mouthed and politically incorrect’ (Scotsman). Stand-up
Bo Burnham is a 19-year-old American comedian making his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe with his show ‘Words, Words, Words’, a show where music, poetry, and stand-up collide. Bam!
The Stand Comedy Club • Pleasance Dome • 5 York Place Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 Aug 16: 19:45 (1h35m) £10.00 (£9.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 4-6: 21:35 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 21:35 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:35 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Dutchmen think Germans are bicycle-thieves... Latvians swear in Russian... Finns: introverted sauna-lovers... ‘British Comedy Award’ nominee (writer: ‘Not Going Out’, ‘Miranda’, ‘Now Show’) uncovers every nation’s thoughts on their neighbours. SSSS (Metro). ‘Wildly talented’ (Chortle). www.paulkerensa.com Spoken word, Stand-up
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate
V78GD6 Aug 7-20: 20:25 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The sequel to ‘And Bosnich is Off His Line’. Current and former Footlights, along with a few friends, deliver s**t-hot stand-up for free! ‘More than on a par with many of the shows at the Fringe proper’ (TheatreGuideLondon.co.uk).
The Queensberry Rules box clever with a prodigiously inventive assortment of character-based sketch comedy, revealing a rogues’ gallery of the strange and silly. Handle with care!
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The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5 Aug 7-15,17-28: 12:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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V156GE5 Aug 18-28: 15:30 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 5-6: 22:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: 22:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Broad Comedy
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Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
The Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner returns: catch him while you can. ‘The most jaw-droppingly awkward, painful yet ultimately rewarding piece of stand-up we’ve ever seen’ SSSSS (Time Out); SSSS (Metro).
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
‘Cheerful surrealist’ (Guardian), used to talk about Charles II. Now it’s priests and cat-litter. Plus support from A Ant, Fringe’s top Ant comedian. ‘Utterly entertaining’ (Times); ‘Brilliantly, uniquely funny; what truly alternative Fringe comedy should be’ (Chortle). Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street
B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 Aug 5-6: 21:55 (1h) £8.00 XAug 5: 16:40 (1h)
Aug 7,9-10,15,22,29: 21:55 £7.00 (£6.00) (1h) £14.50 (£12.50) Aug 6-15,17-29: 16:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 8,11-12,16,18-19, 23-26,30: 21:55 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £12.50 (£11.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 13-14,20-21,27-28: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 21:55 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sexy, smart, irreverent, award-winning sketch comedy and musical satire that had sell-out shows in LA, Boston and New York. ‘Sharp writing, impeccable comic timing!’ SSSSS (Boston Globe); ‘Exuberant!’ SSSSS (LA Examiner); ‘Brilliant!’ (Comedy Central). Featured on ‘Showtime!’. www.broadcomedy.com Sketch show
Broderick Chow: The Broken Brooks & Boris – Easy, Tiger! Windows Policy – Free Free TFPL PM Broderick Chow and the Centre for Dangerology
Brody’s on a big adventure: He’s packed his compass, Canadian sense of justice and sandwiches... Maybe this time he’ll destroy capitalism! A stand-up comedy romp through the Marxist wilderness. ‘Constantly entertaining’ (Edinburgh Evening News). www.broderickchow.com Stand-up
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The Stand Comedy Club’s resident sketch troupe brings you a riotous cabaret of weird and wonderful skits and characters. It’s a heady comic mix of the anarchic and the madcap, the raucous and the dark. ‘Absolutely unmissable!’ (Ben’s Mum). Sketch show
Assembly @ George theSpaces @ Surgeons Street • Assembly Hall • Nicolson Street Rooms, 54 George Street
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
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Aug 7-11,13-18,20-25,27-28: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Boris Witzenfeld & Brooks Livermore/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Brooks & Boris, two hot stand-up talents, parade their comedic skills for you, lucky people. Enjoy their unique and fresh stand-up routines. Expect songs, special guests and a really good time, for absolutely free. Music, Stand-up
Kiwi Bar @ Walkabout • Omni Centre, Leith Street
V344GC5 Aug 7-28: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Sketch and stand-up comedy courtesy of Tom Crowley and Tobi Wilson of BBC’s ‘Four Sad Faces’ fame, SSSS (ThreeWeeks) and Hackney Empire ‘new act of the year’ 2010 finalist Nathaniel Metcalfe. ‘Brilliant’ (Josie Long). Sketch show, Stand-up
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate
V78GD6 Aug 7-15,17-22,24-29: 14:25 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Some brothers are argumentative. Some brothers are adventurous. Some brothers are freelance mobile library supervisors from Welwyn Garden City. Combining comedy, music and some mean ballroom dancing, ‘Brothers’ is a fiftyfive minute fiesta of fraternal tomfoolery. Music, Storytelling
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
From their humble beginnings in South Africa, the Brothers Streep stumbled into the spotlight when they appeared on the ‘Graham Norton Show’ playing to Anna Paquin. Now they’re stumbling into Edinburgh to share their songs with you.
‘The Bruce Collective’ drag improv comedy kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Join them as they improvise a film in front of your eyes! Four men, two laptops, one green screen, one hell of a movie!
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Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
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Razor-sharp satire. Brand new sketch comedy from five-star sell-out ‘Lights! Camera! Improvise!’. Watch our world’s taboos through the eyes of the Buffoons. They’ll say what you only dare to think. Not for the faint-hearted! Sketch show
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Counting House • B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 38 West Nicolson Street B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 20-30: 18:30 (1h) Aug 4-6,17,23-24: £10.00 (£9.00) B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 21:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) XAug 6-7: 21:35 (55m) £5.00 XAug 4-5: 18:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 9-16,18-23,25-30: 21:35 (55m) £7.00 (£5.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Sam Gore and Max Dickins
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Artists’ model, dog walker and general colourful character, Sassy is an intelligent, articulate twentysomething. Combining humorous elegance with witty impressions, she delivers commentary on the world’s bizarre and senseless phenomena; ranging from gentle to downright vexed.
Rising stars and multi awardwinning pair Sam Gore and Max Dickins present one of the safest bets at the festival with an hour of stand-up – that’s well worth taking a gamble.
Stand-up, Talk Laughing Horse @ The Metropole Cafe • 29-33 Newington Road B 0131 668 4999 V141GH6 Aug 6-9,12-15: 18:30 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed) Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place B0131 556 9628V164 GC6 Aug 18-19,21-22,25-29: 19:15 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
‘Pant-wettingly hilarious’ (Eye Weekly, Toronto). This multi award-winner is both an irresistible love story and a carnival of boundless imaginings. Directed by Mark Chavez of ‘Pajama Men’. SSSSS (CBC); SSSSS (Terminal City, Vancouver); ‘Must-see!’ (Times, Victoria); ‘Mesmerizing’ (Age).
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5-6: 18:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26: 18:50 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:50 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cambridge University Medics Revue: The Exorcyst
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Cammy and Phil’s Late Night Nonsense
FAPN
Cammy Sinclair and Cambridge University Phil Kay Medics Revue
Cubist comedian Tobias Persson (voted ‘best stand-up comic’ in Sweden 2008) brings you a razor-sharp, speedy, joyous show about Hilarious sketches, songs and Berlusconi, Jay Z and other dances. Cambridge’s finest fascists. return to the Fringe. Cutting, incisive humour for everyone, Stand-up from Pokemon to horror. We Laughing Horse @ Laughing Horse @ guarantee to make you laugh! Espionage • 4 India Edinburgh City Football Trust us, we are medical Buildings, Victoria Street Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, students! (entrances on Cowgate Leith Walk www.medicsrevue.co.uk and Victoria Street) B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Sketch show Aug 15-21: 21:45 (1h) Aug 6-15,17-28: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) C • Chambers Street (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 15,20-22,27-30: 18:05 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 16-17,23-24: 18:05 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 18-19,25-26: 18:05 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
Late night musical comedy with optional dancing. Introduced by Cammy Sinclair, hilarious surrealist folk singer. Followed by the band fronted by Phil Kay, nominated for ‘funniest person’ on umpteen occasions. Featuring idesplitting guest spots. Music, Stand-up
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Aug 6-9,13-16,20-23,27-30: 00:30 (1h34m) £7.50 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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PN Carey Marx/The Stand Comedy Club
Science, Magic
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
Zoo Southside • B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 117 Nicolson Street
V178GE4 XAug 5-6: 20:20 (1h) £9.00 Aug 7-15,17-22,24-28: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 7-8,10-11,17-18,24-25: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 20:20 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 20:20 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Carey Marx: Scoundrel
A comedy exploring evolved differences between men and women. A gorilla and a Stone Age man will be summoned up before the dramatic finalé. Carole Jahme is the Guardian’s Evolutionary Agony Aunt, ‘Ask Carole’. www.guardian.co.uk/science/ series/ask-carole
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6
XAug 6-7: 19:45 (55m) £6.00 Aug 8-30: 19:45 (55m) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Caroline Mabey: Carl Donnelly: Eat Your Friends How Do You Solve TFL a Problem Like Caroline Mabey Carl Donnelly?
TPL Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com
Carey was a medium, an above-average medium. A story of a formative moment, and exploitation by someone who now knows better. ‘Peter Pan’s evil twin’ (New Zealand Herald). ‘An extraordinarily Edinburgh Comedy Award talented stand-up’ (Metro). nominee 2009 Carl Donnelly ‘Utterly brilliant’ (Skinny). returns with another hour of ‘gripping, unmissable stand-up’ Stand-up (Guardian). See what all the The Stand Comedy Club II • fuss is about! SSSS (Herald); 16 North St Andrew Street SSSS (List); SSSS (Fest). B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 Stand-up
XAug 4: 17:30 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) XAug 5: 20:00 (1h)
£7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-15,17-29: 19:50 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Breakfast: the difficultest meal of the day, especially at 4.35 pm. Caroline Mabey’s got a cartoon coffee pot and a scrambled egg drawing. That might help. ‘Bloody brilliant’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks), ‘Pick of the week’ (Guardian). Multimedia, Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5
XAug 5-6: 16:35 (1h) £5.00 B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Aug 7-16,18-29: 16:35 (1h) XAug 5-6: 20:55 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:55 (1h) £11.50 (£10.00) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 20:55 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 17,23-24: 20:55 (1h) £6.50
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Catriona Knox: People in Glass Houses
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Caroline Rhea (‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’, ‘Man in the Moon’, ‘Sordid Lives’ and Aunt Hilda in ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’), standup comedian and actress, brings her fresh, funny and spontaneous show to Edinburgh. Supported by Costaki Economopoulos. Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
A character comedy show so convincing you’ll forget the word ‘acting’ ever existed. Expect wall-to-wall delights, big fun and references to soup. ‘Steals every scene’ (Chortle.com); ‘Bubbly, naughty, engaging fun’ – SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street
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Celia Pacquola – Flying Solos
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‘Celia Pacquola is Adam Hills with ovaries’ (Chortle). Following another sold-out Australian season, the multi award-winner returns to Edinburgh. Going it alone has never been so exciting! ‘Exceptional’ SSSS (Scotsman); ‘Jaw-achingly funny’ (Age). www. adamsmanagement.com.au
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 B 0131 557 9681 V228GE5 Stand-up, Storytelling Gilded Balloon Teviot • XAug 6: 21:30 (1h) £10.00 Aug 7-17,19-28: 15:50 Bristo Square
Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22: 21:30 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 9-12,16-19,23-25: 21:30 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Catherine Semark’s Curriculum
(50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Celebrity Autobiography
TPJ Created by Eugene Pack
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-6: 18:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23-26,30: 18:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cellophane
PM
FM
Catherine Semark/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Himnaríki/ Interprot
Semark (‘surprisingly classy’ [Chortle]) considers what she might like to have learned at school. (Will not include quadratic equations, ox-bow lakes or papyrus.) ‘Sarcastic, rapier wit’ SSSSS (Scotsgay); SSSS (ThreeWeeks); ‘Funny Women 2009’ finalist.
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Michael Urie (‘Ugly Betty’) and George Wendt (‘Cheers’) join a glittering array in hit New York comedy created by Eugene Pack, reading the hilarious memoirs of the rich and famous. ‘Funniest show in town’ (NY Post), celebrityautobiography.com
A woman strives to successfully juggle multiple roles. Written by a working mother who struggles to be Spoken word, Verbatim a perfect parent, careerwoman, wife and mistress, Udderbelly’s Pasture • whilst maintaining the looks Bristo Square of Angelina Jolie. A huge hit B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 in 12 countries!
XAug 5-6: 19:25 (1h) £7.00 Pleasance Courtyard •
Aug 7,11-12,16-19,23-26,30: 19:25 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) Cabaret Voltaire • Aug 8-10,13-15,20: 19:25 36 Blair Street (1h) £14.50 (£13.50) V139GE5 Aug 21-22,27-29: 19:25 (1h) Aug 7-10,12-17,19-28: 13:00 £16.50 (£15.00) (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Stand-up
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 6: 12:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12: 12:40 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 13-15: 12:40 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Chandrika Chevli: Where’s My Bike?
PN R Haley/PBH’s Free Fringe
Charity Shop Cabaret
K Trifle Gathering Productions/PBH’s Free Fringe
Charlie Talbot and Dave Gibson: North-South Divide
TFPL
See page 50 for show information
Charlie Talbot: Charlyne Yi – Someone Better Dances on the Known Moon
TFPL
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40 hours before her Edinburgh show opened last year, actress and Radio 2 newsreader Chandrika was left in a critical condition after being hit by a taxi. An utterly true story; ‘Affable and compelling’ (Scotsman). Storytelling
The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street
Straight from sell-out national tours, this is highenergy, charming, brilliant character comedy with a tea ceremony that induces orgasms. ‘Just hilarious, go see it and prepare to fall in love’ (Western Morning News). Catch it now! (www. triflegatheringproductions. co.uk) Cabaret, Theatre
B 0131 557 9681 V228GE5 The Voodoo Rooms • XAug 7-8: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 9-16: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 18-28: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
West Register Street
V68GD5 Aug 9-27: 13:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Still one cocky, vaguely posh Londoner, one chirpy proletarian Lancastrian in an all-new show continuing to explore regional differences. Laughter, audience voting, free tea and biscuits. ‘Engaging stuff, delivered in casual style’ (Whatsonstage.com). Stand-up, Storytelling
The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 XAug 5-6: 12:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-15,17-29: 12:40 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Following 2009’s sell-out success as writer and star of ‘Blow Up!’ SSSSS ‘A work of genius’ (Scotsman), standup Charlie Talbot’s debut solo show explores how it feels to be superfluous in your own life. www.charlietalbot.co.uk Stand-up, Storytelling
The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
US star/creator of Sundance award-winning ‘Paper Heart’: featured in Judd Apatow’s ‘Knocked-Up’. Comedy heartthrob who’ll tickle your funny bone with songs/tales about love. Guaranteed to take your (bad)breath away. Free mints at the door! Music, Stand-up
Charmed Forces have arrived in Afghanistan to entertain the troops. Following moderate success at British coastal holiday resorts, the troupe hope that their unique act will be well received by the soldiers. ‘Hilarious’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Sketch show
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
Assembly @ George B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
XAug 5-6: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
XAug 5-6: 14:00 (1h) £5.00
Aug 7-15,17-29: 16:00 (1h) £5.00
Aug 7-15,17-22,24-29:
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 5-6: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 14:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 7-11,15-16,18-19,23,25, 30: 19:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 12-14,20-22,26-29: 19:00 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Charm/ Checkley Bush Offensive – Free TJ
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Performance Terrorists/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Two people. Boiler suits. Balaclavas. Comedy sketches. Charming. Offending. Includes: Facebook; greetings cards; St Peter; telephones; CSI; terrorism; prison; Scrabble; travel; war; audience ratings. All in 45 minutes. What’s not to like? Late night. Free. Yeah. www.freefestival.co.uk Devised, Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street
B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 15-23: 00:15 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Cheeky Beggars Banquet – Free
PM
See page 51 for show information
Chef!
TFU MIFAFF, CJ Corporation
The Cheeky Beggars
Checkley Bush are the most exciting new comedy duo in the country with sell-out shows at the Camden Festival, Canal Cafe and Soho Theatre. Dark humour and showstopping numbers, this is the hottest ticket in town!
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Fill your guts with wit and wonder then stagger home bloated and happy. Featuring the best of their London cabaret, the Cheeky Beggars bring you laughs with a dark and surreal edge. Plus special guests. Sketch show, Theatre
XAug 4-6: 14:30 (1h) £5.00 Laughing Horse @ The
Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: Metropole Cafe • 14:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 29-33 Newington Road Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26,30: B 0131 668 4999 V141GH6 14:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 6-7,9-14,16-21,23-28: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 17:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Culinary comedy for all five senses with Chef’s epic search for the secret recipe of Bibimbap. A stunning hour of beatbox, a cappella, martial arts, b-boying and interactive imagery from the creators of ‘Jump’, EdFringe 2007’s topselling show. Theatre
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
The Chelsea Grin
Chortle Presents Fast Fringe
PK
FL
Smith and Tuck’s Chelsea Grin
Chortle
Pray silence for ‘The Chelsea Grin’. A quick-fire asinine sketch-comedy, mocking film, television, history and absolutely everything in that order. You will not leave without a Chelsea grin on your face! Starring Laurence Tuck, Ben Smith. www.freefestival.co.uk Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India
So many comedians, so little time... 28 Fringe shows for the price of one in this fast-paced, ridiculously overambitious night, from leading comedy website Chortle.co.uk. Host: Fred MacAulay. Previous performers include Brendon Burns, Phil Nichol. Compilation, Stand-up
C plaza • George Square Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place
XAug 5-6: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Buildings, Victoria Street B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5
Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-30: (entrances on Cowgate Aug 4: 19:30 (3h30m) 16:00 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) and Victoria Street) £12.50 (£10.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 5-6: 14:15 (1h) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (Free Non-ticketed) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 7-22,24-29: 14:15 (1h) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Chris Corcoran – What Goes on Tour, Stays on Tour
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At last! Mister Chris Addison off Bafta award-winning comedy ‘The Thick of It’, ‘In Comedy website Chortle has The Loop’, ‘Skins’ and ‘Lab scoured Britain for the best Rats’ is back in Edinburgh student comedians. Hundreds with a nice big slab of entered – here are the final critically acclaimed stand-up. nine, hosted by a top MC. Assembly @ George Previous finalists include: Street • Assembly The Inbetweeners’ Simon Rooms, 54 George Street Bird, Radio1’s Tom Deacon. B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 www.chortle.co.uk Aug 16-30: 20:25 (1h) Compilation, Stand-up £17.50 (£14.00)
C plaza • George Square Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place
B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 Aug 17: 21:30 (2h15m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
After a sell-out Welsh tour, Rhod Gilbert’s Radio Show co-host and enthraller of kids (and mums!) on Cbeebies’ ‘Doodle-Do’, lifts the lid on life and hilariously plays with its contents. Stand-up
Fringe at Le Monde • 16 George Street
Chris Cross is Escaping from Reality
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Chris Cross is back bigger and badder after receiving a ‘must see show’ title from the Stage. He travels the world mixing stand-up comedy with crazy contortionism and escapology to create a unique, high-energy, oneman cabaret show. Cabaret, Stand-up
The Voodoo Rooms •
‘A must see!’ (Sunday Times). ‘A natural’ (Herald). ‘Emotional retard!’ (The Girlfriend). Award-winning BBC and Comedy Central regular. Videos at www.chrismccausland.com. ‘McCausland delivers laugh after laugh’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘An unexpected whirlwind!’ (Stage). ‘Terrific’ (Scotsman). Stand-up
B 0131 270 3914 V47GD4 West Register Street XAug 5: 18:45 (1h) £5.00 V68GD5
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Aug 6-30: 18:45 (1h) £5.00
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
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Chris McGlade
Chris McGlade’s doing stand-up again after beating officialdom in the Supreme Court and changing British law in the process. Hollywood beckoned; Chris fought the system for six years instead. Now he’s back all guns blazing! Improv, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk
B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 5-12,14-17: 19:15 (1h)
XAug 4-6: 19:15 (1h) £6.00 (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 7-10,12,16-17,19,23-26,30: 19:15 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:15 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Chris Ramsey: Aggrophobic
TPM Avalon Promotions Ltd
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Circus Burlesque Circus Trick Tease Clarkson and Crouch: TN TFPJ Neighbourhood Lola LaBelle’s House Circus Trick Tease Watch of Burlesque
TPK Clarkson and Crouch
Star of the Comedy Zone 2009, Leicester Mercury ‘comedian of the year’ 2009 nominee, and tour support for Al Murray and Russell Kane, Chris embarks on his debut stand-up show. ‘Effervescent as potassium and brighter’ (Northern Echo).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
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Sinful delights and sophisticated sensuality featuring the finest in arthouse burlesque. Ringmistress Tempest Rose (‘Show-stealer’ [Time Out]) introduces the legendary Wam Bam Belles ‘best of burlesque’ (London Daily), plus special guest stars. Adults only. Musical, Theatre
‘Circus Trick Tease’ is a raucous, entertaining collection of misfits: a maladjusted strongman, his neurotic femme fatale and their international star. Together, they perform their chaotic roles in dazzling displays of acrobatics, precarious balances and hilarious antics. Acrobatics, Theatre
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
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TPM
Just Fair Laughs
Whitebone Productions
Come and watch four top comedians from the festival clean up their act! Sell-out shows in 2008 and 2009. Suitable for all ages. ‘This is a great show’ (Kate Copstick, Scotsman); SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
B 0131 226 0000 V24GE4 As ‘Broken Britain’ crumbles, Aug 6-30: 17:00 (1h30m) Clarkson and Crouch £5.00 (£4.00) denounce the supernatural M T W T F S S M T W T F S S horrors that no one will admit 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 to. Concerned citizens should 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 hurry to Neighbourhood Watch, lock the door and let no one in. Everything’s really dangerous.
XAug 5-6: 17:55 (1h) £8.00
XAug 5-6: 21:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,24-25: 21:20 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,26-30: 21:20 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00)
Aug 7-8,11-12,17-19,24-26,30: 17:55 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) XAug 4-7: 13:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27Aug 8-12,16-17,19,23-26: 29: 17:55 (1h) £14.00 (£13.50) 13:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 13-15,20-22,27-30: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 13:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Cabaret, Stand-up
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Clever Peter: Blood, Sweat & Tears
The LOT • 4 Grassmarket
Assembly @ George Sketch show XAug 4-6: 20:30 (1h) £5.00 Street • Assembly B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 Gilded Balloon Teviot • Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: Rooms, 54 George Street Bristo Square 20:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
The Clean As Possible Comedy Show
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After sell-out shows in 2008 and 2009 the award-winning sketch troupe Clever Peter return to Edinburgh with their unique blend of fast-paced sketch comedy. This year expect ‘Blood, Sweat & Tears’... Sketch show
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 4-5: 21:40 (55m) £5.00 Aug 6,8,11-12,16-19,23-26: 21:40 (55m) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:40 (55m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T§ F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Cockburn and Rowntree: 28 Days of Laughter
AM Ruth E. Cockburn and Joe Rowntree/PBH’s Free Fringe
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THE STAND COMEDY CLUB 0131 558 7272 | thestand.co.uk
An early afternoon hot pot with two rising stars, serving staggering stand-up comedy, silly songs and physical buffoonery. ‘Rowntree is a naturally funny and gifted performer’ (Stage); ‘Highly recommended’ (Buxton Fringe). Music, Stand-up
Sin Club and Lounge • 207 Cowgate
V339GE5 Aug 7-8,10-15,17-18,23-28: 13:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Colin Hoult: Enemy of the World
Collins and Comedy Baby – Herring Podcast Free Live PU
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Collings and Herring
Kieran Boyd, Mark Cooper-Jones, Naz Osmanoglu, Ben Target/PBH’s Free Fringe
Four delightful new comics present a free stand-up show. Join Naz, Mark, Kieran and Ben for jokes and tomfoolery galore. Featuring ‘Amused Moose’ winner ‘09. ‘Upbeat and entertaining... consistently funny... After a 2009 sell-out, Andrew quality stand-up’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks ‘09). Collins and Richard Herring return with a guaranteed Stand-up unscripted, unplanned, unedited, unabashed hour Whistlebinkies • of topical guff, available to 4-6 South Bridge download within hours. ‘The V304GE5 spirit of Derek and Clive’ Aug 7-16,18-25,27-28: (Guardian). 13:30 (1h) (Free Nonticketed) Stand-up
The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 Aug 11-15,18-22: 15:00 (1h) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Comeback Convention – Free
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Comedy Biscuit
TFM Bristol Revunions
PJ Fans Reunited/PBH’s Free Fringe
TFJ Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
Three years ago there was only one TV drama worth talking about. It was bold, it was brilliant, it was cancelled. The cast haven’t spoken since. Colin Hoult returns with a Until now. Reviews for past shockingly different character shows: ‘A comic gem’ (The sketch show; a nightmare Scotsman). of paranoia, prejudice and general pissing about. ‘Lewis The Voodoo Rooms • Carroll meets ‘The League of West Register Street Gentlemen’’ SSSS (Time V68GD5 Out). ‘Comic genius’ (Stage). Aug 18-27: 15:40 (1h) Must see! (Free Non-ticketed)
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
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Award-winning comedy from Bristol University back with colourful, quirky and quick-paced sketches. A show for anyone who appreciates silly comedy that’s not merely funny, but really quite funny. SSSSS (ThreeWeeks); Winner, ‘best student sketch troupe’ (The National Student).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 23:00 (50m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-17,19,23-26,30: 23:00 (50m) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 23:00 (50m) £8.50 (£7.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 4-6: 16:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 16:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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COMEDY
The Comedy Comedy in the Doodle Presents Dark Matt Thomas, TJ Stephanie Presented by Laing, Andrea Leicester Comedy Hubert and Festival Robbie McHugh
PM Comedy Doodle/PBH’s Free Fringe
Comedy Bitch return, following their smash hit 2009 sell-out run. ‘A cult show... will be a total sell out’ SSSS (One4review. com); ‘Delicious...perfectly formed...you can feel a TV contract beckoning’ SSSS (Time Out).
Surreal stories, wonderful witticisms, odd observations Underbelly, Cowgate • and all-round life enhancing 56 Cowgate (entrances stand-up from some of on Cowgate and Victoria the best up-and-coming Street) comedians in the world today. B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 All for zero pence. www.thecomedydoodle.com XAug 5-6: 18:15 (1h) £6.00 Stand-up Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: Sin Club and Lounge • 18:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) 207 Cowgate Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: V339GE5 18:15 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 17,23-24: 18:15 (1h) £6.50 Aug 7-21: 17:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Comedy Countdown
N Best Medicine Management
See comedians pitted against each other in something almost resembling everybody’s favourite teatime quiz! Previous contestants included: Mark Watson, Sarah Millican, Richard Herring, Josie Long and Alex Horne. With regular host Dan Atkinson, and Paul Sinha as ‘Carol’.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 9-10,16-17,23-24: 00:15 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Comedy Gala 2010: In Aid of Waverley Care
Enter at your own risk! ‘Comedy in the Dark’ comes to Edinburgh after sell-out shows at Leicester Comedy Festival. A truly unique comedy experience. Two comedians, no lights, saving energy.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 6: 23:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-19: 23:45 (1h) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Comedy Manifesto
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Kate Smurthwaite, David Mulholland, Jools Constant/PBH’s Free Fringe
L Off The Kerb Productions
Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event featuring an all-star cast and hosted by Kevin Bridges. With special guests: Sean Lock, Adam Hills, Shappi Khorsandi and others to be confirmed. Book early; recorded for television. www.offthekerb.co.uk Stand-up
Festival Theatre Edinburgh • 13-29 Nicolson Street
London’s most popular live political panel show returns to the Fringe. ‘There is very little for me to write here. Honestly. Nothing at all. It really was that good’ SSSSS (Broadwaybaby. com). Hosted by Kate Smurthwaite. Game show, Political
Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket
V178GE4 Aug 7-16,18-21: 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 529 6000 V244GE5 Aug 24: 19:30 (3h30m) (£24.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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FPJ
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The Comedy Reserve
The Comedy World War
TFK
PM
Pleasance
Christian Schulte-Loh/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Comedy Mentalist Hank Stone
‘You have to see it to believe it!’ Critics have called his show, ‘smart, funny and entertaining’. From Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Vancouver to Toronto and now here in the UK. He will amaze you! Improv
Columcille Centre • 2 Newbattle Terrace
Pleasance presents four of the hottest new acts on the circuit; supported by the Charlie Hartill Special Reserve. Previous acts include: Jack Whitehall (‘TNT Show’, Channel 4) and Simon Brodkin (BBC3 ‘Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show’).
Three international top comics. One against one, no allies! Warlord/compere: Christian Schulte-Loh, Germany. ‘One of the most subversive acts ever’ (Spectator). Like in every world war: different line-up every night. Which country Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square will win? Free! Stand-up B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5
Cabaret Voltaire •
XAug 4-6: 21:30 (1h) £5.00 36 Blair Street B 0131 226 0000 V336GH2 Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26,30: V139GE5 21:30 (1h) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 7-8: 18:00 (2h) £3.00 (£2.00)
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Comedy Mish Mash – Free
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Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 7-15,17-22,24-28: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Comedy With Your Cash
The Comedy Zone
PK
TPM
Carrie Quinlan, Comedy with Your Robert Cawsey and Red Mullet/PBH’s Free Cash Regional Champions Fringe
See page 134 for show information
Avalon Promotions Ltd
See the first winners of the national ‘Comedy With Your Cash’ awards. Bank Machine™, the UK’s premier ATM operator, has run a competition to find the best new comedy talent. Stand-up Join us for an hour of multifarious delights with some twisted sketches from Red Mullet – ‘Jewel of a performance’ (Fringereport. com) – and stuff and things from Carrie Quinlan and Robert Cawsey – ‘Excellent’ (Sunday Times). Sketch show, Stand-up
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
V68GD5 Aug 9-12,14-19,21-26: 18:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place
B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 Aug 22: 21:00 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Fringe’s original, longest running and most prestigious stand-up showcase returns with Davey See, Ivo Graham, Josh Widdicombe and Naz Osmanoglu. Sell-out 19912009. Back for the 20th consecutive year. ‘Comedy’s finest new additions’ (Observer).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 22:45 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 22:45 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:45 (1h30m) £10.50 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Complexity Conor O’Toole: of Nonsense Come Look at Me for an Hour PN Complexity of Nonsense/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Be part of the audience as three leading comedians perform their specially written short story for BBC Radio 4’s Three great big comedy ‘Afternoon Reading’. gobs collide to bring you insight and daftness in equal Spoken word measure. Three people with Pleasance Courtyard • one dream to share; one hope 60 Pleasance to share; one sandwich not B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 for sharing. Also features Aug 18: 15:30 (1h30m) great beard. (Free Ticketed) www.freefestival.co.uk T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Coming... Ready or Not - Free
PM Jared Jess-Cooke
See page 128 for show information
Devised, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Argyle • 15-17 Argyle Place
TFPJ Conor O’Toole
Morning routine: Wake up; brush hair/teeth; breakfast; Conor O’Toole. If your day didn’t start like this, you’re doing it wrong. Miss this award-winning, tea-loving, Irish comedian’s offbeat Edinburgh debut at your peril! Stand-up
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 B 0131 221 9759 V353GH5 Aug 5-16,18-30: 11:30 (1h) Aug 14-22: 22:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
£7.00 (£6.00)
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The Couch – Free Confessions of a PN Smart Wrestling The Couch/PBH’s Free Fan Fringe
PL Apath Productions An electric, obstreperous, and slightly off-kilter blend of surreal observationalism, northern sketch comedy and political commentary laced with anarchic slapstick. Featuring three up-andcoming performers from the north east of England, plus a special guest.
Join us on ‘The Couch’ for an hour’s session of theatrical therapy. Doctors Gibson and Marshall vicariously tackle your relationship issues. From Schadenfreude to Freudian shambles: improvised song and banter to soothe the lovesick soul. www.thecouchimpro.com Improv, Music
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5 Witness one man’s grapple with loving both highbrow Aug 22-28: 19:45 (1h) Laughing Horse @ (Free Non-ticketed) culture and pre-determined Edinburgh City Football tussles, involving muscles M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, wrapped in tight-fitting Lycra. 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Leith Walk A great time for all; including 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 those who don’t know a wristlock from a wristwatch. Aug 13,20: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Stand-up, Talk Stand-up
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Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk
B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 5-15,17-29: 17:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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“ Likeable presence, elegant performance and an effective collection of gags... one of the most musically talented finalists” (Steve Bennett, Chortle) “Jay Foreman is a talent to watch. For me, he was head and shoulders better than anyone else in the final.” (Earl Okin)
1.40pm
5-29 Aug not 18th
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Counting Sheep The Crack
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The Court Theatre
Assembly, Miss Behave and Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs
See page 140 for show information
Craig Hill – Why Creatures Don’t You Come FPM Down the Front?
TPM
Susan Harrison
Crumpets, Muffins and Afternoon Teas(e)
Crush – Free
APJ Lizzy Mace/PBH’s Free Fringe
TAPM
Craig Hill
Tammy Stone
Three of New Zealand’s finest, fresh-faced improvisers tell previously unseen stories from their home land, right in front of your eyes. ‘One of the best improv troupes I’ve ever come across!’ (Nancy Cartwright, ‘The Simpsons’).
Anarchic, chaotic, and unpredictable… An explosion of stand-up, variety and sidesplitting comic performance. Miss Behave (Olivier award winning sensation, ‘La Improv Clique’) presents a mixture The LOT • 4 Grassmarket of grade-A headliners and B 0131 226 0000 V24GE4 undiscovered gems. Aug 24-27: 15:00 (1h) £7.00 Cabaret, Compilation T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Assembly @ Princes St Gardens • West Princes St Gardens, Princes St
A deliciously wicked evening of no-holds-barred, infectiously spontaneous fun! ‘Absolutely hilarious… Irresistible!’ (List); ‘A show you wish would last forever’ (Radio Forth); ‘Funny as hell’ (Scotland on Sunday). Sold out 2002-2009! www.mrcraighill.com Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 623 3030 V52GD3 B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 5-6: 21:30 (1h30m) XAug 5: 20:15 (1h) £7.50
£10.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:30 (1h30m) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: 21:30 (1h30m) £13.00 (£12.00)
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Aug 6-8,11-12,16-19, 23-26,30: 20:15 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) Aug 9-10,13-14,20-21,27-29: 20:15 (1h) £15.50 (£14.00)
‘Dark comedy at its best’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks); ‘ One to look out for’ - SSSS (One4review.com); ‘Brilliant’ (Stage). Returning with new characters, these ‘Creatures’ are like no one or no thing you’ve ever met! Funny, dark and ultimately uplifting. Sketch show, Stand-up
theSpace on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street
Love Tim Minchin? Sarah Silverman? Joan Rivers? You do! Tammy Stone has been described as an explosion of all three. Join her for a teatime feast of stand-up, comedic songs and quirky humour. www.climarproductions.com
B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 Zoo Southside •
Shy, reserved, northern girl seeks 27 boys she used to have a secret crush on ... so she can finally tell them! Combining stand-up, sketches and video, an endearingly personal story from Fringe newcomer Lizzy Mace. www.crushhh.co.uk Multimedia, Storytelling
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
V156GE5 Aug 7-8,10-15,17-22,24-28: XAug 6-7: 22:05 (55m) £5.00 B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 13:10 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 9-21: 22:05 (55m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 6-7: 16:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £6.50 (£6.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 23-28: 21:05 (55m) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 8-16,18-30: 16:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) £7.50 (£7.00) 117 Nicolson Street
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‘Superb inventive comedy’ The Stage See page 123 for show information
The Cuban Brothers
Curiosity Killed the Cabaret
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BBC Radio 4
Ali McGregor, Australian cabaret star and all-round diva, hosts a special cabaret show for BBC Radio 4 featuring the best cabaret and burlesque acts appearing at this year’s Fringe.
Daddy Ate All My Easter Eggs and Never Replaced Them
TFPK The Incurably Resentful Theatre Company
See page 116 for show information
Dag Sørås: Outside the Comfort Zone
PN
Daily Males – Free Damion Larkin: Cuddly Loser PN Laughing Horse Free Festival
TPM
Damion Larkin
Dag Sørås /The Stand Comedy Club
Cabaret, Music Born of the loins of seventies Havana and nurtured on a diet of soulful, sexy tunes, the legendary Cuban Brothers perform their unique combination of music, comedy and sensational dancing. Music
Fringe at Le Monde • 16 George Street
B 0131 270 3914 V47GD4 Aug 6,13,20,27: 23:00 (6h) £12.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 18: 23:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Grey sky thinking as Private Eye contributor Rick Kelly subjects audiences to a tour de force of good old British pessimism. Laughing at optimists, crying defiantly ‘Maybe we can!’ Sketch show, Revue
Two (sacked) spin doctors try to revitalise their careers in a student production making its Norway’s critically acclaimed debut at the Fringe. Humour award-winning comedian Dag ranging from spiffingly Sørås makes his Edinburgh witty to downright crude, debut. Hard-hitting, ‘Daily Males’ is the perfect politically charged and accompaniment for the brutally honest! ‘Brutally election year. funny lines which could make Political, Theatre him quite a force in sick Laughing Horse @ comedy’ (Chortle). Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club C soco • Chambers Street III & IV • 28 York Place and Cowgate
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 18:55 (40m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: 18:55 (40m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 18:55 (40m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
(£6.00) Aug 6-15,17-29: 23:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Espionage • 4 India Rowantree Bar (under Buildings, Victoria Street South Bridge), (entrances on Cowgate 253 Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 5: 20:20 (1h) £7.00
He left a successful career in stockbroking to entertain strangers. Upbeat tales of incompetence, loneliness and failure. Plus a lust for life, chocolate and girls beyond his reach. ‘One of the country’s top new comedians’ (BBC).
Aug 22-23: 21:30 (1h10m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Aug 5-15,17-29: 13:20 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Dan Antopolski – Daniel Rigby: Turn of the Afterbirth Century TFJ
TPM
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Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
Daniel Sloss: My Generation
TPK Daniel Sloss
Danny Bevins – The Making of an American Smartass
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Scotland’s 19-year-old comic prodigy and typical halfAged 19, Daniel Rigby was converted to Christianity. This man-half-Xbox, hormoneSeventh solo show from 2009 ridden teenager. ‘Genuinely is the post-natal confession winner of the Dave Award funny...star of the future’ of a lapsed Born-Again. for Funniest Joke of the (Time Out). ‘Nothing short ‘Happy is the man that Fringe. Triple Perrier Award findeth wisdom, and getteth of hysterical...a stunning Nominee. SSSSS (List); show’ (Sunday Express). understanding’ (Proverbs SSSSS (Herald); SSSSS ‘Deeply impressive’ (List). 3:13). ‘Brilliant’ SSSS (Londonisfunny.com); ‘Astonishingly confident’ (Telegraph). ‘Spectacular displays of verbal (Sunday Times). Pleasance Courtyard • pyrotechnics’ (Observer). www.danielsloss.co.uk. 60 Pleasance www.danantopolski.com Sold-out 2009! B 0131 556 6550 V 33 G E6 Pleasance Dome • Stand-up Potterow, 1 Bristo Square XAug 4-6: 19:15 (1h) £5.00 Pleasance Dome • B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: Potterow, 1 Bristo Square XAug 4-6: 20:00 (1h) £5.00 19:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) XAug 4-5: 18:40 (1h) £6.50 20:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 6-12,16-19,22-26,30: Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 18:40 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) 20:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 13-14,20-21,27-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 18:40 (1h) £11.50 (£10.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
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He has been called many things: Juvenile delinquent, soldier, husband and lately ‘disturbingly hilarious’. Son of a Jesus freak and a Green Beret, Bevins is cocky, opinionated, sarcastic, ridiculous and dangerous. Stand-up
Downstairs at the Tron • 9 Hunter Square
Danny Bhoy – Danny Ward + 1 By Royal M Disappointment
TM Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Lisa Thomas Management
Amused Moose finalist, Danny Ward, ‘the best unknown comic I’ve seen at the festival’ (ThreeWeeks, 2009), is joined daily by a different comedy circuit favourite for an undiluted hour of free stand-up.
Danny delights audiences around the world with his unique and personal brand Stand-up of storytelling. One of the most perceptive comedians Sin Club and Lounge • working today. ‘Bhoy remains 207 Cowgate in a class of his own’ (Herald). V339GE5 Stand-up Aug 7-28: 15:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) Udderbelly’s Pasture •
Bristo Square
B 0131 226 0000 V51GE5 B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 Aug 5-11: 22:20 (1h) £5.00 XAug 4-6: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Aug 7-10,12,15,19,22,26: 19:30 (1h) £16.50 (£15.50) Aug 11,17-18,23-25,30: 19:30 (1h) £15.50 (£14.00) Aug 13-14,20-21,28-29: 19:30 (1h) £17.50 (£16.50) Aug 27: 20:15 (1h) £17.50 (£16.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Dan Willis: Michael Jackson, World’s Greatest Entertainer – Free
TFU
Darrin Rose – What’s Pot Pourri?
L Darrin Rose
COMEDY
See page 37 for show information
Dave Hill: Big in The Dave Hill Japan Explosion
TFPJ
FJ
Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
Shy dynamo Dave Hill presents tales of addiction and ostensible fame overseas in a show punctuated by occasional full-on rock guitar assaults. ‘Great comic ideas seem to flood out of him...’ (Guardian Guide).
A US smash hit, the ‘Dave Hill Explosion’, has been performing to sold-out crowds for four years. This late night chat show mixes live comedy, hilarious videos and interviews with a different special guest each night.
Dan Willis
Can Willis prove that Michael Jackson is truly the world’s greatest entertainer? A celebration of the music and moves, with a few laughs along the way. Suitable for all ages. SSSS (List). SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
Award-nominated Canadian comedian Darrin Rose tells tales of being raised by men – a brother and a single father. Canadian Comedy Award (2007) and Canadian Screenwriting Award (2009 and 2010) nominee. Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Laughing Horse @ Rowantree Bar (under Espionage • 4 India South Bridge), Buildings, Victoria Street 253 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 and Victoria Street) Cabaret, Music
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 5-6: 20:05 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-29: 19:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Aug 7-15,17-29: 20:05 (1h) £7.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Pleasance Courtyard •
Dave Thornton – David Innes Full A Different Type Glory – Free of Normal PN
TL
Gilded Balloon/Token Events
Dave’s back at the Fringe and guaranteed to be ‘razor sharp and very funny’ (Inpress, Melbourne). His family was pretty normal and typefaces were mundane, until everything changed. SSSS (List)
Gilded Balloon Teviot •
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 60 Pleasance Bristo Square B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-6: 20:15 (1h) £5.00 XAug 5-6: 23:00 (1h) £5.00 XAug 4-6: 20:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 20:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: 20:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Laughing Horse Free Festival
‘Probably the best I’ve seen from a beginner’, said David’s course tutor. Inspired, he gathered thoughts, experiences and guest performers for your enjoyment. A free show, all you have to lose are your preconceptions. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk
B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 5-14: 21:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Laughing Horse @ The Argyle 15-17 Argyle Place
B 0131 221 9759V353GH5 Aug 15-26: 20.45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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David O’Doherty: Somewhere Over the David O’Doherty
TK Lisa Richards Ltd. in Association With Chambers Management & EdCom
The 2008 if.com (formerly Perrier) Award-winner returns with a tiny keyboard and a new show. Uplifting! Hilarious! Surprising! Profound! Really stupid! At the very least, it will be some of these things. Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Dead Cat Bounce... Too Fast for Love
TU Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
‘Full on music comedy’ SSSS (Chortle); ‘Flawless’ (Sunday Times); ‘So far ahead of the curve they’re on the outermost tip of the zeitgeist’s serrated edge’ (List); SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.deadcatbounce.ie
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Dead Dude Routine – Free
PN Smugly Beige/ Laughing Horse
A comedy show featuring sketches, stand-up, music and poetry. This unusual blend of humour incorporates slapstick, observational, surrealism and quirky laugh-a-minute bizarreness. ‘The Dead Dude Routine’ features strange, wonderful characters, creating hilarious and original routines. www.smuglybeige.co.uk Sketch show, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The XAug 4-6: 21:45 (1h) £5.00 Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street
Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 21:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 23-29: 17:00 (1h) B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: (Free Non-ticketed) 21:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 4-6: 22:20 (1h) £6.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 22:20 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:20 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
David Quirk – I Don’t Wanna Tell Jokes
TPU
The Dead Comedian’s Socks – Edinburgh Review
Death by Gameshow
TFPK Freya&Josh
N Frank Cassidy
Laughing Stock Productions
For those who like comedy so dark it’s burnt, awardwinning Australian comic David Quirk makes his Edinburgh debut, described as ‘a chainsaw with cheekbones’, which certainly works best as a metaphor. Stand-up
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 5-6: 20:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,24-26: 20:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
London in all of its macabre comic glory comes to Edinburgh in the form of ‘The Dead Comedian’s Socks’. This review will showcase the best of up-and-coming comedy talent found in the capital city.
A darkly surreal, laugh-loud comedy where ragtag characters compete in the ultimate gameshow. One team wins, the rest will die! With live music from acoustic soul rockers, The Joker & The Thief. www.deathbygameshow.com Multimedia, Sketch show
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 15:30 Cabaret, Stand-up (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: Hyde • 112 Hanover Street 15:30 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 15:30 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 5-29: 19:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Des Bishop – My Devlin’s Daily Dad Was Nearly PL James Bond
TPM
Bruce Devlin/The Stand Comedy Club
Lisa Richards Ltd. and EdCom
COMEDY
Hardeep Singh Kohli
CHAT MASALA
HARDEEP COOKS CURRY AND TALKS SHOP WITH TOP FESTIVAL GUESTS
E LIV Following a succession of superb sell-out shows, UCL Comedie bring their brand new sketch show to Edinburgh. ‘Deleted Scenes’ combines UCL’s finest writing and performing talents with a stage. Don’t miss their debut year! www.youtube.com/ deletedscenes
Ireland’s favourite comedian. Motivated by his father’s lung cancer diagnosis, Des contrasts the real heroics of fatherhood against ridiculous ideals of manhood everyday guys try to live up to.
Sketch show, Revue
Stand-up
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
The ultimate Fringe chat show! Start your day the Devlin way, a shamefully entertaining taster menu of what’s hot and who’s not. Bruce Devlin ‘Chat Show King’ SSSS (Herald), allows you full Fringe access for a nominal fee.
Y AIL D SIC MU
‘A capacity crowd in the palm of his hand. Even funnier, his curry was delicious.’ The Sun
Stand-up, Talk
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place
Assembly @ George B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 Street • Assembly Aug 9-13,17-20,23-27,30: B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Rooms, 54 George Street 12:45 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 9-15,17-22,24-30: 22:30 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Delete the Banjax ... and you!
TFJ Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
XAug 5-6: 20:05 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26: 20:05 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:05 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Devil in the Deck
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Diane Spencer: Lost in the Mouth Specific – Free
N Diane Spencer/PBH’s Free Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot 6.30pm
www.hardeeplive.com
Festival Highlights.com
TFK Comedy on the Square
‘The underground hit of Ed Fringe 09’ (Guardian) return with their subtly surreal sketches, characters and songs. ‘Laugh out loud’ (Scotsman). SSSS (Chortle, EdinburghIsFunny.com, ThreeWeeks). www.deletethebanjax.com
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Diane Spencer’s stand-up is ‘delightful’ (Adelaide Fringe 2010), entertaining, visceral, part autobiographical, part whimsical. ‘A joy to watch’ (Theatreview.org); ‘Witty, wordy and intelligently armed with hilariously challenging stories’ (DB Magazine 2010). No politics, bit rude.
Dealing cards and cheating death... This innovative pairing of theatre and magic by actor/magician Paul Nathan and guitarist John Anaya brings you the Stand-up life of Jack Swindle: lover, Opium • 71 Cowgate adventurer, con-man. ‘Beautifully executed magic...’ V96GE5 Aug 7-11,13-16,18-22,24-28: (SF Chronicle). 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Magic
XAug 4-6: 17:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26,30: 17:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Aug 6-15: 22:50 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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The Zoo • 140 The Pleasance
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Gilded Balloon Teviot (Venue 14) 6 - 29 August 10.50pm (not 18 August) Plus special Tuesday matinees 10, 17 & 24 August 3.00pm Visit www.ShowstopperMusical.com for news on special guests and more See page 69, 122 for show information 55
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Diet! – Free
Dildon’t!
DJ Danny
PJ
TFAPM
AJ
Lois Mills
Casual Violence!
Danny Robins
A one-woman comedy about the struggles people go through when trying to lose weight and general attitudes to food. In this performance art piece Mills uses real food to demonstrate the emotions of her character. www.freefestival.co.uk Devised, Theatre
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
Have you seen the Exocet? An antique dildo stolen from a second-hand sex toy shop is being used for a series of violent murders... Surreal, sinister and silly comedy from the Casual Violence! collective. ‘Wickedly entertaining’ SSSS (FringeGuru). www. casualviolencecomedy.co.uk Sketch show, Theatre
theSpaces on the Mile @ B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 The Radisson • 80 High Street Aug 23-29: 12:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Dig for Victory Sketch Show – Free
APU Dig For Victory/PBH’s Free Fringe Free and friendly sketch comedy featuring accidental superheroes, medieval horseplay, half time oranges and big screen music numbers. Previous praise: ‘Gags aplenty in this highly entertaining show’ - SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
Musical, Stand-up
Downstairs at the Tron • 9 Hunter Square
The Dog That Ate Your Birthday Cake
TFPK
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Dog-Eared Collective
PBH’s Free Fringe
A sketch comedy crash course to Cloud 9! Strap in punks, we’re not leaving without you. ‘It’s ‘The Mighty Boosh’ meets ‘The League of Gentlemen’’ (Fest); SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.dogearedcollective.co.uk
Simon Lilley (SSSS [ThreeWeeks]) and other exquisite stand-ups tell you stories and expose lies. Rotating bill includes Scott Adams, Lawrie Turner, Andrew Watts, Rosie Wilby and other fine guests. Unbelievably free. www.simonlilley.com
Sketch show
B 0131 226 0000 V51GE5 Underbelly, Cowgate •
56 Cowgate (entrances Aug 12-13: 22:20 (1h) £5.00 on Cowgate and Victoria T W T F S S M T W T F S S Street) B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
XAug 6-7: 21:10 (45m) £2.00 Aug 9-14,16-21: 21:10 (45m) £5.00 (£4.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Dirty Immigrant Collective
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
Stand-up
Base Nightclub • 69 Cowgate
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 V56GE5 Aug 7-28: 17:00 (55m)
XAug 5-6: 15:10 (50m) £6.00 (Free Non-ticketed)
Doc Brown: Unfamous
TPL Doc Brown
PM
Aug 7-8,11-12,19,25-26: 15:10 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:10 (50m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 16-17,23-24: 15:10 (50m) £6.50
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Doggett and Ephgrave: Big in Small Places – Free
Vaguely Qualified Productions/PBH’s Free Fringe
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How far would you go to be remembered? What’s so memorable about people Doggett and anyway? Witness a lifetime Ephgrave/Laughing of extremes as Doc recalls Horse Free Festival the remarkable events that, for him, should have spelt infamy. But only spelt unfamy.
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
V68GD5 Aug 9-27: 15:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Danny Robins (BBC3, 6Music, Radio 4) brings his hit character DJ Danny back for a very limited run. ‘The cult of the superstar DJ is ripe for sending up and nobody does it better than Danny Robins’ (Evening Standard). www.dannyrobins.co.uk
The Dog-Eared Collective’s ‘Joyride’
‘The Dirty Immigrant Collective’ is an American stand-up show featuring phenomenal comedians of the immigrant, minority or otherwise outcast variety. Expect comedy from black, brown, and Asian sorts with colourfully hilarious acts to match. www. DirtyImmigrantCollective.com Stand-up
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
V68GD5 Aug 9-27: 22:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Music, Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 19:00 (55m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 19:00 (55m) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:00 (55m) £9.50 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The small-town comedy duo present an evening of big ideas, analysing life from their slightly skewed perspective. ‘A keen eye for the absurd. Polished, natural comedians’ (Camden Fringe Voyeur). www.doggettandephgrave.co.uk Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street
B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 Aug 5-15,17-29: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fringe sell-outs Domestic Goddi are back with their new ‘Wonderland’ sketch show. Yummy mummy Rosie Wilkinson weens her baby on udon noodles; clinically single Helen O’Brien toasts assassinated presidents; and borderline homeowner Genevieve Swallow studies gameshow formats.
Dommett and Lampaert
TFPL CKP by Arrangement With Lisa Thomas Management presents
Join stand-up’s hottest rising stars, Joel Dommett (‘Skins’, E4, English ‘comedian of the year’ finalist) and Eric Lampaert (MTV) as they take you on a combined hour of engaging bewilderment and mischievous magnificent-ness. Stand-up
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 19:50 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:50 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 16,23-24: 19:50 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Don’t Be a Comedian in Northern Ireland While Drinking Your Buckfast Under a Bridge – Free
PN Sean Hegarty/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 14:45 (1h) £5.00 Not for the easily offended, Sean Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 14:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Hegarty (star of BBC1 NI’s ‘Find Me the Funny’) brings his stand-up show on tour. Raw, edgy humour! www.seanhegartycomedy.co.uk Interactive, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Cafe Renroc • 91 Montgomery Street
B 0131 556 0432 V84GB6 Aug 5-29: 19:00 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Dr Brown Because
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Royal Holloway Comedy Society
Dr Brown
A light-hearted look at how we negotiate with one another in romantic relations or when simply ordering a meal. Includes Jane Austen’s Elizabeth Bennett as you’ve never seen her before. Warning: may contain cleavage.
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), XAug 4-6: 22:10 (1h15m) 253 Cowgate
£3.50 Aug 7-14: 22:10 (1h15m) £5.00
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Drags Aloud at the Movies
TJ Drags Aloud
The Durham The Edinburgh Revue: Working Fridge Title FPJ
TPL
Durham Revue
Visual and surreal comedy absurdist returns after world tour. ‘A deliciously awkward man’ – SSSS (Adelaide Advertiser); ‘Completely bizarre. I loved it’ – SSSS (ThreeWeeks); ‘Do not, under any circumstances, miss it’ (Adelaide Fix).
COMEDY
Audience members with keen sense of humour required for light work at the awardwinning Durham Revue’s latest sketch show. Wit, whimsy and chairs will all be provided. Apply on the door. Sketch show
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Student Improv Nottingham
Student Improv Nottingham invites you to the coolest comedy at Edinburgh this summer. You create the show you want to see through the medium of fridge magnet words and we’ll turn those ideas into an hour-long performance. Improv
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace
Edinburgh Tonight With Joe Simmons
Edwards and Stubbings Stand-Up
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Joe Simmons
Edwards and Stubbings/PBH’s Free Fringe
The festival’s brightest cutting-edge comedy ‘Guest and Game-Show’. Join the finest comedians, writers, politicians, celebrities and Fringe performers getting Joe’s tongue-in-cheek treatment. Use your remote control to play along and win fabulous prizes and tickets. www.edinburghtonight.net Game show, Stand-up
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 thespace @ Symposium
Aug 16-21: 19:20 (1h) XAug 5-6: 23:10 (55m) £5.00 XAug 5-6: 15:00 (1h) £6.00 £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 7-12,15,17-19,22-26,29: Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 23:10 (55m) £7.00 (£6.00) 15:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 13-14,20-21,27-28: Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 23:10 (55m) £8.00 (£7.00) 15:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 17,23-24: 15:00 (1h) £6.50 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Dr Ettrick-Hogg Presents Manly East End Boy West End Girl – Specimens – Free Free
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Electra and Partridge Corporation/Laughing Horse Free Festival
The Edinburgh Revue Presents...
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Stand-up comedy from two rising stars of the circuit: Tania Edwards (hilarious) and Rachel Stubbings (fantastic deadpan timing) - joined by guest MCs throughout the run. Free. Stand-up
Sin Club and Lounge • 207 Cowgate
V339GE5 Aug 6-30: 19:05 (1h) B 0845 508 8515 V43GE6 (Free Non-ticketed) Hall • RCOS, Hill Square
XAug 8: 20:30 (1h30m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 11-13,15,21-22,25-28: 17:15 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 14: 16:15 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Edwards and Stubbings The Late Show
N Edward Aczel: Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No Matter. Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better.
Edwards and Stubbings/PBH’s Free Fringe
TFPM Show + Tell
Drags Aloud are back with another blockbuster funny, gloriously twisted, genderbender satire on the movies. You loved them in ‘Grease’ and now these awardwinning Aussie comedy queens are ready to make your day. Learn the art of manliness with Dr Ettrick-Hogg, his Underbelly, Cowgate • enigmatic assistant Wudwud 56 Cowgate (entrances and any other manly on Cowgate and Victoria stand-ups he can entice Street) that day. A warped, shoddy B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 extravaganza; sure to tickle your manly bones. XAug 5-6: 22:50 (1h) £6.00 www.freefestival.co.uk Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: Stand-up 22:50 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Cabaret, Musical
Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 22:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 16-17,23-24: 22:50 (1h) £6.50
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street
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XAug 5-8: 15:15 (55m)
B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 9-16,18-29: 15:15 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cities offer so much so why don’t comedians Clara and Charlie know what they want? Life’s a baffling mess of drink, love, parties, domesticity. Can they work it out? Well funny. www.freefestival.co.uk Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 22-29: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Edinburgh Revue showcases sketches and stand-up from some of the hottest young talent on the Scottish and UK comedy circuits. Sketch show: Thurs-Sun. Stand-up show: Mon-Weds. Free! ‘Unadulterated comedy gold’ (ThreeWeeks). Sketch show, Stand-up
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5 Aug 7-28: 14:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Stand-up comedy from two rising stars of the circuit Tania Edwards and Rachel Stubbings – joined nightly by different award-winning comics. Hilarious and free. Stand-up ‘Britain’s greatest entertainer’ (Time Out) outlines thoughts on ambition and failure (i.e. would like to be a rock star). ‘Hilarious joy’ (Guardian); SSSS (Metro; Herald; Fest).
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Globe • Niddry Street
V389GE5 Aug 6-30: 23:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 6: 19:35 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:35 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:35 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 16-17,23-24: 19:35 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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COMEDY
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
See page 103 for show information
The 80s Movie Flashback
TFM The Flashback
Eirlys Bellin: Unaccustomed As I Am
Eleanor Bennet Is ... Stuck in Kansas!
TFPJ
TFPM
Eirlys Bellin
Eleanor Bennet
See page 121, 122 for show information
Electro Elis James – Gemstone! (And Daytripper Other Instruments FPN of Moderate Best Medicine Intrigue) – Free Management
Emerald Smiles – Free
PM Laughing Horse Free Festival
PL Politically Erect Comedy/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Travel at 88 miles per hour, never put Baby in a corner, and find out what your favourite 80s movie characters are doing today. ‘Laughed so much I wee’d a little’ (Scott Mills, Radio 1).
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
The hilarious journey of four unique characters faced with the monumentous task of speaking in public for the first time. Join them as they’re thrust into the spotlight... ‘Expertly crafted comic creations...hilarious’ (Stage). Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 60 Pleasance Aug 7-12,15,17-19,22-26: 00:20 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 13-14,20-21,27-28: 00:20 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Tornadoes strike Pratts Bottom South, a giant pirate is heading for Little Hiccup at 40mph, three dentures and a toupee are missing. The fate of the fete hangs in the balance! SSSS (Edinburghguide.com). Sketch show, Stand-up
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5
Aug 9-15,17-22,24-29: XAug 4-6: 15:30 (50m) 17:15 (1h) £10.00 (£7.50) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 15:30 (50m) £9.50 (£8.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26,30: 15:30 (50m) £8.50 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Politically Erect Comedy are comin’ at ya with several laughystage-slices (otherwise known as sketches). Envisage patriotic ramblings, anti-drug propaganda and magical gemstones hurtling towards your face, exploding with hilarity on impact. www.politicallyerect.co.uk Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 5-14: 13:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Elis is a man who spends too much time alone in the sleepy market towns of Great Britain. This is the story of his quest to make those towns interesting. ‘A complete joy’ SSSS (Time Out). Stand-up, Storytelling
Downstairs at the Tron • 9 Hunter Square
Emerald Smiles is the very best stand-up show at the Fringe, involving the five Irish comedians Dave, Danny, Shane, Simon, and Trevor. Musical comedy, stand-up, your mind blown! Free entry. Free sweets. Free hilarious. Good oral hygiene optional! Musical, Stand-up
B 0131 226 0000 V51GE5 Laughing Horse @ The
Argyle • 15-17 Argyle Place
XAug 5-6: 19:40 (1h) £2.50 B 0131 221 9759 V353GH5 Aug 7-18,20-29: 19:40 (1h) £5.00
Aug 5-12: 22:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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COMEDY
THE STAND COMEDY CLUB 0131 558 7272 | thestand.co.uk
See page 139, 51 for show information
Emo Philips: Please Witness My Act
L Off the Kerb Productions
Eric Davidson – Brother, Can You Spare a Rhyme?
FAPM
Eric’s Laws of the Land
TFK Eric
Eric Davidson
See page 89 for show information
Eric’s Tales of the Sea – A Submariner’s Yarn
TFL
Espionage a Trois – Free
PM Ben Morgan/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Everything Else You Always Wanted to Know About Life (But Didn’t Care to Ask)
TFPL
Eric
After back to back sell-outs, Eric returns with his blistering new show! ‘Davidson commands attention!’ (Edinburgh Evening News). ‘Bloody brilliant!’ (BroadwayBaby.com).
Bad Bread
Poetry, Stand-up
Emo Philips – 54th funniest comedian ever (Channel 4 survey) – last played Edinburgh in 2001; he out-sold every act on the Fringe. This is the show he currently performs in the States. www.offthekerb.co.uk
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 5-6: 20:00 (1h) £11.00 Aug 7-8,10-12,17-19,23-26: 20:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50) Aug 13-15,20-22: 20:00 (1h) £15.00 (£13.50) Aug 27-29: 20:00 (1h) £16.00 (£14.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Eric wants to make the world a better place, but how? Eric has laws that will make life better; trouble is they’re not B 0845 508 8515 V43GE6 on the statute books. Yet. Aug 11-13,15,21-22,25-28: Which laws get passed? You 20:30 (1h) £10.00 decide... Aug 14: 20:45 (1h) £10.00 Interactive
thespace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square
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Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
In the centre of Edinburgh is the city’s finest venue: the Unique, award-winning show, Espionage. Join us at 5:50pm surprise hit of last year’s to see three top stand-up Fringe; gifted raconteur Eric comedians in a (non-sexual) gives insider’s view of life in a 40-minute comedy ménage à nuclear submarine. ‘Thrilling. trois; free. A one in a million show’ Stand-up SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up, Storytelling
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 XAug 5-6: 18:00 (1h) £4.00 Cowgate
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street Sketch show (entrances on Cowgate Underbelly, Cowgate • and Victoria Street) 56 Cowgate (entrances B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Aug 5-29: 17:50 (40m)
Aug 7-16,18-29: 18:00 (1h) £5.00
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 (Free Non-ticketed)
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£5.00 (£4.00) Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:10 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23-26: 15:10 (1h) £8.50 (£6.00)
XAug 5-6: 15:10 (1h)
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Following a sell-out 2009 festival, Bad Bread return, delivering more fast-paced, original sketch comedy, continuing their attempt to answer all the questions you’ve never dared ask!
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B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6,16: 12:15 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 12:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 12:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 17,23-24: 12:15 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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an energetic mix of hilarious stand-up comedy and sensational performances on the piano
PHOTO OF TRAIN BY HERBERT ORTNER
“Kev Orkian arrived on the comedy circuit with a bang! He lifts a tired crowd, conquers cynicism and regularly earns standing ovations” Jongleurs Comedy Clubs
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PLEASANCE COURTYARD CABARET BAR 0131 556 6550
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Exceptionally Average – Free
PJ Dave Baucutt/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
www.emophilips.com
See page 59 for show information
Exile Into Eyes Up Here! – Fame Or Fries Frugality – Free Free FM
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Eyes Up Here/PBH’s Free Fringe
The Flying Penguins
Fancy a Threesome – Luke McQueen, Jim Campbell, Pat Burtscher
PM
Fascinating Aida: Pearls Before Wine
FJ Fascinating Aida
MLA
We live in a world that emphasises wealth, power and achievement. We strive for fame, fortune and the American dream. Doctors say average will never be fame, fortune or the American dream. It’s something much more.
Neale débuts a new show at this year’s Fringe, examining the world’s temporary exile into frugality. By asking the question ‘What would Martin Lewis do?’, Neale sorts out the global financial meltdown. Kind of.
Americans Maureen Oakeley and Lydia Parker team up with Brit Daniel Carter-Hope to blast you with fast-paced sketches and comic songs that straddle the Atlantic. ‘Clever observational comedy...moments were pure genius’ (Fringe Report).
Stand-up
Stand-up
Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
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theSpaces on the Mile @ Dragonfly • 52 West Port The Radisson • 80 High V63GF4 Street
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street Aug 22-28: 18:40 (1h) B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 (entrances on Cowgate (Free Non-ticketed) and Victoria Street) Aug 5-15,17-20,22-29: 12:00 B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 9-29: 16:35 (1h) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (Free Non-ticketed)
Internationally acclaimed comedy! Farm girl Brenda seeks acting fame in the Big Apple. Encounter whiskybreath housemates, alleyway love interests and pro-porn agents and see if she finds success, fame or fries! ‘Slick, entertaining, fastmoving, hilarious!’ SSSS (Talkfringe.com).
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It’s true, they’re still very much alive and back to thrill with nearly 30 years of their Three top comics for just £5. greatest hits, plus great Guaranteed laughs to kick-off new songs including the your day. Three very different ‘dirtiest and funniest song of styles for everyone’s taste. A the century so far’ SSSS must-see show. Book this now. (Times). Stand-up
Music
Fringe at Le Monde • 16 George Street
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly B 0131 270 3914 V47GD4 Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 4-5: 15:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 16-21: 19:05 (50m) Aug 6-30: 15:00 (1h) £5.00 XAug 5: 19:25 (1h) £10.00 £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-14: 19:25 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £15.00 (£14.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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COMEDY
Jim Bowes:
Obsession
An hour of structured & orderly comedy
August 13th-29th, 1:15pm-2:15pm
FREE ENTRY
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde jimbowes.com • myspace.com/jimbowes
See page 77 for show information
Fat, Bald and Loud
J Laughing Horse Free Festival/Kingswell Productions
Russian hookers, medieval pimps, Japanese standups, Chicago cops and Shakespearean advertising men; Craig Ricci Shaynak plays them all in this one-man show featuring the Giant Wheel of Accents which transforms audience suggestions into improvisational reality. www.fatbaldloud.com Improv, Stand-up
Fat Kitten Improv Presents: Party Like It’s 1899
PM Fat Kitten Improv/ PBH’s Free Fringe
East London’s Fat Kitten Improv presents an evening of wry and witty improvised Victorian parlour games for your amusement and delight. Guest appearances from noted gentlepersons of the Empire. Improv, Storytelling
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
Laughing Horse @ Cafe V139GE5 Renroc • 91 Montgomery Aug 22-28: 17:15 (1h) Street (Free Non-ticketed)
B 0131 556 0432 V84GB6 Aug 17-29: 20:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Fat Kitten Vs The World
PM
See page 66 for show information
Felicity Ward Felix Dexter – Reads From The Multiple Book Of Moron Personalities in Order TM
Fat Kitten Improv and Guests/PBH’s Free Gilded Balloon / Fringe Laughing Stock
East London’s Fat Kitten Improv challenge seven different guest groups in a furious head-to-head improv comedy smackdown. Intelligent, fast-paced spontaneity, every joke a fist of fresh, improvised joy. You decide the victor – free! Game show, Improv
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5 Aug 15-21: 17:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
One of Australia’s most exciting new comics, awardwinning Felicity Ward returns to read stories that should have stayed in her diary. Come, sit, and relax, knowing that it didn’t happen to you!
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
TM
Ferris Bueller’s Way of... – Free
TFK Dan Willis
Bound & Gagged Comedy
Star of BBC2’s ‘Bellamy’s People’ and BBC Radio 4’s ‘Down the Line’ Felix Dexter returns to Edinburgh with his new stand-up and character show. ‘The star of the show’ (Guardian). ‘Very impressive’ (Sunday Times). Book early! Stand-up
XAug 4-6: 18:45 (1h) £5.00 Pleasance Courtyard •
Love the movie, live the life. Willis looks for life answers in a 1986 feel good movie. The smash hit of the 2008 festival returns. SSSS (List). SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Cabaret, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4
Aug 6-29: 17:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed) Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 60 Pleasance B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 18:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 9-12,17-19,24-26,30: XAug 4-6: 21:00 (1h) £7.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 18:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 7-10,12,16-17,19,23-26,30: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 21:00 (1h) £13.00 (£11.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 21:00 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Filthy Raucous Soul Bitch
N Lee Kern
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Flat Pack Radio Happy Hour – Free
PM Flat Pack Theatre Productions Ltd/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
The Fools of Love
PM Ant Smith and Bertram Trotar/PBH’s Free Fringe
CO ME DY
Hotly anticipated Edinburgh debut. ‘Original and unflinching’ (Fix); ‘Very new, very bold, very funny’ (Adam Bloom). Genuine underground comedy, performed underground. www.twinklebum.co.uk
High energy comedy-poetry: tales of love, loss and Stephen Fry. Featuring sensitive Harking back to fifties radio campery from the manic comedy but using contemporary Bertram Trotar and beefy material. Everything you see musings from badger-bearded and hear is live, no second troubadour Ant Smith. Stand-up chances, no post-production, no Witness London’s finest love editing - be ready to join in! Fringe at Le Monde • poets in action. Free entry. www.flatpackproductions.com 16 George Street Poetry, Sketch show B 0131 270 3914 V47GD4 Interactive, Sketch show The Banshee Labyrinth • Aug 4-30: 17:30 (1h) £5.00 Laughing Horse @ The T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Fitzrovia Radio Hour
TJ Fitzrovia Radio Hour Festival Highlights
Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
The best comedians in the world
29-35 Niddry Street
MU
V156GE5
SIC
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 23-24: 14:50 (1h10m) Aug 5-16: 13:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
(Free Non-ticketed)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Footlights in ‘Good For You’ Foil, Arms and Hog – Strangers J with Sweets
TFM
“Guilty Pleasures is a putative global phenomenon” The Guardian
Cambridge Footlights
Foil, Arms and Hog
Classic radio yarns, brilliantly evoking a dinner-jacketed age of casual imperialism. Gasp at roaring tales including ‘The Man Who Was Ten Minutes Late’. Sound effects created live. ‘Triumph of visual Best of the Fest, Pick of the comedy.’ SSSS (Time Out) Fringe 2009. Sell-out EdFringe ’09. Hilarious sketch comedy Musical, Sketch show that will leave you with a Underbelly, Cowgate • satisfying sweet taste in your 56 Cowgate (entrances mouth!
on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Sketch show
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Just The Tonic at the
Caves • Enter from The XAug 5-6: 15:40 (1h) £6.00 Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), Aug 7-8,11-12,19,25-26: 253 Cowgate 15:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
An all-killer no-filler show of djs, dancers and special guests celebrating the glory of pop CA BA RE T
In their 127th year the Cambridge Footlights return to Edinburgh with a brand spanking new hour of top class sketch comedy. Tickets always sell fast, so book now to avoid disappointment. ‘A must-have ticket’ (Times).
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 4-6: 15:50 (1h) £5.00
Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 15:50 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: B 0131 556 5375 V 88 G E5 Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:50 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) 15:40 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) XAug 5-6: 21:30 (1h) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 16-17,23-24: 15:40 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-15,17-29: 21:30 (1h) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (1h) £6.50 £8.50 (£6.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Best of the Fest
midnight 6,7, 12-15, 19-22, 26-29 August Guilty Pleasures 23.30 4-8, 12-15, 19-22, 26-29 August The Late Late Show
00.15 5-30 Aug not 9, 16
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COMEDY Fordy’s Lock-In
TFM Fluid Thinking
For 21 Nights Only!
M CloudComedy/PBH’s Free Fringe
Four Screws Loose Present ‘LatecomersWill-Be-Shot’
APL Four Screws Loose/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Join 6Music, 5Live and talkSport favourite Matt Forde for a lock-in with the best Fringe comedians every night. ‘Sore throats and stomach cramps guaranteed. Pure dead brilliant’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Perfectly timed’ (Metro). SSSSS (one4review.com).
Proud supporters of PBH’s Free Fringe, ‘For 21 Nights Only!’ brings a different line-up of comedy talent each show to tickle your comedy taste buds. Daily line-ups at www.cloudcomedy.co.uk
Stand-up Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree The White Horse • Bar (under South Bridge), 266 Canongate 253 Cowgate V296GD6
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Aug 7-18,20-28: 18:30 XAug 5-6: 00:20 (1h30m)
£5.00 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 00:20 (1h30m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 11-12,17-19,23-26: 00:20 (1h30m) £6.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
(55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show
Sketch comedy let loose from London! From houmousloving simpletons to an outbreak of ‘Melodramitis’, expect wigs, walking sticks and wisecracks in this loaded cacophony-of-chaos. It’s free... So technically you already have a ticket! Sketch show
Bannermans • 212 Cowgate (under South Bridge)
V357GE5 Aug 8-13,15-20,22-27: 16:15 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fordy’s Morning M Hangover Show
Fred MacAulay: Live Stand-Up
TM
FPM
30th Edinburgh Comedy Awards
Matt Forde
Hopefully the same people as last night’s ‘Fordy’s Lock-In’ ... all worse for wear! Chat, news reviews and a catch up on Fordy’s antics. Half price if you came last night. Bacon butties at the bar!
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Aug 6-15,18-29: 11:35 (1h) £6.00 (£3.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fred MacAulay
The winners and nominees of the UK’s premiere comedy awards on one fabulous bill! This outstanding comedy show brings you tomorrow’s big stars today. Book early. Every year a sell-out!
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 29: 23:15 (1h20m) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 30: 20:00 (1h20m) £14.00 (£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
To compliment Fred’s two weeks of morning radio shows at the Fringe, Radio Scotland’s favourite funnyman brings you an hour of top class stand-up comedy. Two nights only. ‘MacAulay had the whole audience in stitches’ (Hollywood Reporter). Stand-up
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street
B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 20: 20:00 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 21: 23:30 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Free
Free & Easy – Free
AM Free and Freakin Awesome Comedy Showcase With Ro Campbell
For the fifth year running Free Fringe stalwart Ro Campbell hosts an awesome showcase of professional comics from the UK and international circuits. ‘Effortlessly brilliant’ (List); ‘Top notch!’ (Scotsman); ‘Funny as hell SSSS (Skinny); ‘Very wrong, rather funny’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up
Bannermans • 212 Cowgate (under South Bridge)
V357GE5 Aug 6,8-13,15-20,22-27,29-30: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
2 FOR 1 Get your Fringe off to an octane-fuelled start by taking advantage of our huge 2 for 1 ticket deal. All shows with the symbol in the listings offer 2 for 1 discounts for their performances on 9 and 10 August*.
Book your tickets in person at the Fringe Box Office, over the phone on 0131 226 0000 or online at www.edfringe.com *Offer applicable 9 and 10 August only. A minimum of two full-price tickets must be purchased at the same time. Not applicable with any other offers. Concession prices not available on participating shows on these dates.
Free Afternoon Delight
PM
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Stu & Garry/The Stand PM Comedy Club John Fleming Presents
Stu & Garry return with their highly acclaimed lunchtime show. Great improvised comedy, superb food and absolutely free entry. ‘Very, very laugh out loud funny’ SSSSS (Evening News); ‘Funny and free, what more do you want?’ (Scotsman). Improv, Stand-up
12:30 (1h25m) (Free Non-ticketed)
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 5-29: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Freefall
PJ Out the Window/ PBH’s Free Fringe
V56GE5 Aug 6-30: 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fresh Faces at the Free Fringe
M Danny Worthington, Elise Harris and Others/PBH’s Free Fringe
Shakespeare and Superheroes. Magic, antelope and the World Cup. The ice-cream Quest. Brand-new sketch comedy from the The star rocket’s in flight... writer and company behind Join stand-ups Andrew 2009’s ‘Beggars Belief’ McWhirter (‘a serious contender’, [Silky]), Barbaros SSSS, (ThreeWeeks). The (runner-up Oxford Fringe) and funniest show at the Fringe or Paul Savage (‘wonderful way your money back! with words’, [BBC]) as they Sketch show fill your afternoon with the Base Nightclub • things that delight them.
Base Nightclub • 69 Cowgate
New York comic is free. SSSS ‘His jokes might have another comic arrested’ (Scotsman); SSSS ‘Electric, connecting bang-on the funnybone’ (Chortle.co.uk); SSSS ‘Power to shock’ SSSS (List). ‘Controversial. Warning: Unpredictable. Recommended’ (Time Out).
The Stand Comedy Club • Political, Stand-up 5 York Place Laughing Horse @ The B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 Counting House • Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 38 West Nicolson Street
PBH’s Free Fringe/ Paul Savage, Andrew McWhirter, Barbaros
Stand-up
Free Until Famous with Lewis Schaffer
69 Cowgate
V56GE5 Aug 7-16,18-28: 18:15 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Elise Harris and Danny Worthington each day host a bill of five or more of the newest acts in comedy. If you like your comedy in small chunks this is the show for you. Stand-up
The White Horse • 266 Canongate
V296GD6 Aug 7-28: 14:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
The Globe • Niddry Street
V389GE5 Aug 7-28: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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J Fred Anderson and Comedy On The Square
Frisky and Mannish: The College Years
TL Underbelly Productions/Frisky and Mannish
COMEDY
The ‘F’ Show
PN
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Fit O’ the Giggles/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
COMEDY CLUB From San Francisco to the Great Wall of China to the Fringe! A fun-filled hour with the world’s only nearsighted comic, magician, juggler, escape artist and tightrope walker. Interactive, Magic
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 5-16,18-29: 21:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Frisky and Mannish – School Of Pop
M Underbelly Productions/Frisky and Mannish
Fun and frolics featuring five fantastically funny Fringe comedians for f**k all Following their packed house, (donations enthusiastically critically acclaimed, smash-hit appreciated). The debut last year, F&M are back fantastically fabulous fervent with a brand new show. ‘Joyous’ fools will fearlessly flush (Guardian). ‘Undisputed forward a flurry of frivolous hit of the Fringe’ SSSSS fables! Hosted by Keara (Herald). ‘Wildly talented’ Murphy. ‘Exudes Glaswegian SSSS (Independent). charm’ (Scotsman). ‘Pure exhilarating brilliance’ Compilation, Stand-up SSSSS (Chortle). Cabaret, Music Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) B 08445 458 252 V61GE5
XAug 5-6: 21:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,16,18-19,23-26: 21:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:00 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Front Row
L
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 5-8,10-15,17-22,24-29: 22:00 (1h15m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
F***ing Funny for a Fiver
FN Best Medicine Management / Gag Reflex Management
BBC Radio 4
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60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 18: 10:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
2010’s best value late show, with ‘The Boy With Tape on His Face’ (‘comedy sensation’, [Time Out]). Nik Coppin (‘rapid, non-stop act’, [MICF]); Sam Gore (‘class act’, [Chortle.co.uk]) and Elis James (‘complete joy’, [Time Out]), plus guests. Stand-up
Downstairs at the Tron • 9 Hunter Square
B 0131 226 0000 V51GE5 Aug 5-6: 23:40 (1h50m) £2.50 Aug 7-15,18-29: 23:40 (1h50m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Check out Devlin’s Daily every weekday lunchtime. previews, special guests, chat and give-aways.
12.45PM
COMEDY AT HEART
FRINGE THE
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If you missed the hottest show of 2009 it’s back for one night only in the cow. ‘Fully blown superstars’ (Time Out) Frisky and Mannish Mark Lawson and guests reprise their runaway sell-out with the hits, misses, debates schooling in twisted pop. and talking points from this year’s Festival and Fringe in Udderbelly’s Pasture • a recording of BBC Radio 4’s Bristo Square nightly arts programme. B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 Talk Aug 12: 23:30 (1h) £13.50 (£12.00) Pleasance Courtyard •
“There is a general consensus that The Stand is the best space for comedy in Edinburgh” Scotsman, July 2008
www.thestand.co.uk
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FunBags
PM FunBags/PBH’s Free Fringe
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
The Funny Farm Funny Women Awards L Gilded Balloon
The Garden Comedy Club
Gary Delaney: Purist
U
PN
TFPM
Funny Women
Mark Rothman and Friends
CKP
The Gentlemen of Leisure Present: An Hour of Too Much Culture
TPK Gentlemen of Leisure
Eight FunBags, four women and one titillating show. Quirky sketches, stand-up and comedy songs. Featuring Jo Burke, semi-finalist ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ 2009. ‘Best sketch troupe I’ve given an unsolicited testimony for without seeing’ (Simon Donald, creator Viz). Sketch show, Stand-up
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate
V78GD6 Aug 19-29: 12:10 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Funny as Muck – Free
In 1988 ‘The Funny Farm’ was born, a collective of Scottish based stand-ups – come see the best of these: Fred Macaulay, Bruce Morton and Parrot.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 11: 20:00 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Funny Peculiar – Free
N Funny Peculiar/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
J Merseyside Uncut Comedy Kollective/ PBH’s Free Fringe
The 2010 Funny Women Awards seek out the newest female comedy talent. The best new acts will get a chance to perform for this year’s prestigious title at the national final in London, 20th September. www.funnywomen.com
First of all it’s free! A comedy club featuring up-andcoming stand-up performers, including professionals who will be popping in to try absolutely anything. Anarchic, shambolic, picture ‘Apocalypse Now’, on stilts.
Assembly @ George Stand-up Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Base Nightclub • 69 Cowgate
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 Aug 23: 19:20 (1h10m) £12.50 (£10.00) Aug 24: 17:20 (1h10m) £12.50 (£10.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Gangsters’ Palaces – Confessions of an Architect
TFAPU
V56GE5 Aug 6-30: 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Gareth Richards: Stand Up Between Songs
TPL Avalon Promotions Ltd
Anthony J Browne ‘Funny Peculiar’ stand-up show seeks funny peculiar audience for no-strings fun times. Must have GSOH, big dirty laugh and open attitude towards nudists, muggings and the inappropriate use of fish fingers. Funny? Yes. Peculiar? Who’s asking? www.freefestival.co.uk
Pick-and-mix of comedy talent from Liverpool’s SSSS (2009) comedy collective. Six comedians strut their stuff. Award-winning Stand-up, Storytelling guests, you’ll love it – yeah Laughing Horse @ Jekyll yeah yeah! Come down for a & Hyde • 112 Hanover comedy rollercoaster! Street www.muckcomedy.com B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Stand-up Aug 5-15,17-29: 21:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Bannermans •
212 Cowgate (under South Bridge)
V357GE5 Aug 7-28: 15:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Britain’s wealthiest and evillest man, multi-millionaire slum landlord, Nicholas van Hoogstraten, had his very own architect. Me (I could be killed for this. And it’s a comedy!) Co-writer: Kate Smurthwaite. Director: Gareth Richards, star of Frank Graham Frost. Skinner’s ‘Absolute Radio The GRV • 37 Guthrie St Show’, will be performing his B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 ‘exceptionally inspired and truly memorable’ stand-up Aug 5-15,17-29: 21:10 (Chortle.co.uk) between some (55m) £5.00 funny, poignant and genre M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 defying songs – accompanied 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 by the Incredible Omnichord. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 18:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 18:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Gary Delaney thinks most shows don’t contain enough jokes, and is trying to single-handedly redress the balance. Expect: jokes. Don’t expect: narrative, themes or a voyage of self-discovery. ‘Unremittingly vicious, master of the one-liner’ (Scotsman). www.garydelaney.com Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
As Greek dramatist Menander observed ‘Culture makes all men gentle.’ Come enjoy this side-splittingly educational sketch-comedy show. Two men, too much culture –º you do the maths. SSSS (Scotsman). Sketch show
The GRV • 37 Guthrie St
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 XAug 4-6: 20:30 (55m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 20:30 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:30 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 6-18,20-30: 13:40 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
George Ryegold: The Ordeal of Dr Gemma Goggin: Ryegold Get Laid or Die TFPM Trying T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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George Ryegold
Gemma Goggin
Laying herself bare to an audience of strangers daily, this sharp and sassy stand-up shares a hilarious account of the dating disasters and sexual shenanigans of her 20s. No holds barred. Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
The Malcolm Hardee Award nominee returns. Pioneering stand-up comedy from the eminent physician and polymath. ‘As sick as Jim Jeffries, but with the vocabulary of Stephen Fry’. SSSS (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
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B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-6: 22:00 (55m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30:
XAug 4-7: 13:30 (50m) £5.00 22:00 (55m) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:30 (50m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 9-12,16-19,24-26,30: 13:30 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:00 (55m) £9.50 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Geraldine Quinn Get Up Stand – Shut Up and Up! Sing TFM
TFM
Geraldine Quinn
WMD Awareness Programme/Mirth Control
COMEDY
The Giggleball Ginger & Black: Girls and Boys (Will Go Ahead The Chill Factory at the Beehive Despite Zombie TFK PN Attack)
FPM
Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
Dennis Roadknight Brilliant mix of top comedy, live music and nuclear politics and His Amazing Friends returns. Excellent value with a different line up of top festival comedians daily. Plus Hollywood award-winning short film, and free nibbles at your table. www.wmdawareness.org.uk What’s pop music? Gaga wearing balsa wood? Beyoncé spasming in spandex? The antipodean cabaret queen (2009 sell-out) reveals how to write a hit in an hour. ‘Hilarious crash course’ SSSSS (Advertiser, Adelaide); SSSS (Herald). Cabaret, Music
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 22:20 (1h) £6.00
Stand-up
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 9-29: 17:00 (2h) £4.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Giacinto Palmieri is Trying to Be Italian
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Aug 7-8,11-12,19,25-26: 22:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Giacinto Palmieri Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,2729: 22:20 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 22:20 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Get Happy in Edinburgh
TFM C presents... at the Electric Cabaret
Hackney Empire 2010 finalist Giacinto Palmieri’s musings on identity, languages and why he is not a football manager. ‘Giacinto has charm as Tuscany has wine’ (Scotsman). ‘Witty, urbane and hilarious’ (Arthur Smith).
A comedy sketch show performed amidst a postapocalyptic zombie invasion. The cast will fight for their lives while giving you the show of yours. Or as zombies might say: ‘Uuuuuurrgghhh!’ Devised, Sketch show
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 24-30: 20:35 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Ginger and Black enter Her Majesty’s Prison to hear haunting, harrowing tales from inmates, turning recollections into a funpacked, colourful hour of musical storytelling. As featured on E4, BBC Radio. SSSS (Fest). SSSSS (AllTheFestivals.com).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 17:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 17:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Godley Hour
TFPM Janey Godley
PBH’s Free Fringe
Jill Baxter, David Blair, John Purves and Jane Walker, four of Scotland’s warmest comedians, invite you to take a hyperopic look into what you once dismissed as ordinary... Stand-up
Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket
V178GE4 Aug 7-28: 21:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Things happen inside and outside Janey’s head. Every year her Edinburgh show is like listening to an overfriendly cleaner telling you all the things that ever happened in her life, but in a funny way. www.janeygodley.com Stand-up, Storytelling
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 4-6: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 19:00 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:00 (1h) £12.50 (£11.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
GIT Starring Jon Richardson, Lloyd Langford Good and Dan Laughternoon Atkinson
The Gilded Balloon 25th Anniversary Shows
The Ginge, the Geordie and the N Geek Best Medicine
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Stand-up, Storytelling
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
London’s friendliest comedy night is back in Edinburgh! Top headliners and the best rising stars. 2009 included Stewart Lee, Frisky & Mannish, Ed Aczel. ‘Delightful’ (Time Out). ‘Ace’ (Channel4.com/4Laughs). Followed by free open-mic comedy and late bar. www.gethappycomedy.com Compilation, Stand-up
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 22:40 (1h15m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: 22:40 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 22:40 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 17:35 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: 17:35 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 17:35 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Gilded Ballon is 25 years old! Come and see our special friends and favourite performers re-live the highlights. See www. gildedballoon.co.uk for details of the spectacular lineups as they are announced!
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 27-29: 21:30 (1h) £16.00 (£14.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
After selling over 3,000 tickets last year, the boys return with more silliness, surrealism, great characters and 80s anthems. ‘All hail the new chiefs!’ SSSSS (Johnny Vegas); ‘Sidesplittingly funny sketches’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Sketch show
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
For one week only, a brand new type of show. A heady mix of jokes, chat, competition, argument and making value judgements about complete strangers.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Very attractive comedy show WLTM easygoing audience with GSOH for discreet afternoon fun. Worn out shoppers and curmudgeons welcome. You could even win a curly wurly... Stand-up
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Whistlebinkies •
Aug 23-25,27-29: 22:15 (1h30m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 26: 22:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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4-6 South Bridge
V304GE5 Aug 18-28: 14:45 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 5-6: 16:45 (1h) £6.50 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23-26: 16:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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COMEDY
The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly ‘Ride Again’ – Free
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Goring and The Grandees Stokes: Nerds of TFPK a Feather
The Great Big Greg Davies: Guest Who? Comedy Picnic – Firing Cheeseballs TPM Free at a Dog
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Fluid Thinking
Just The Tonic at the Laughing Horse @ Caves • Enter from The Meadow Bar • Rowantree Bar (under 42-44 Buccleuch Street South Bridge), B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 253 Cowgate Aug 15-29: 16:20 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Gordon Southern – Borders
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A heady mix of comedy, drama and lycra, these kids of the 80s bring you a sketch-adventure packed with compelling characters. Get ready for this surreal brand of fantastical hijinks. Whoosh! ‘Perfectly executed comedy’ SSSSS (Edinburgh Evening News). Sketch show
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
For the eighth year, the picnic returns for more teatime titter. Critics’ Choice 2006 and 2007; SSSS (ThreeWeeks). A stand-up selection box of comedy quiche and sausage rolls in the aisles.
The hotly anticipated solo debut from Greg Davies. Mr Gilbert from ‘The Inbetweeners’ and the most out-of-shape member of ‘We Are Klang’ brings you the story of one man’s snackbased epiphany.
Pleasance Courtyard • Stand-up 60 Pleasance Laughing Horse @ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street XAug 4-6: 21:45 (1h) £5.00 XAug 5-6: 21:05 (1h) £6.00 (entrances on Cowgate Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: and Victoria Street)
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 21:05 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00)
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 21:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
Aug 5-6: 14:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,2729: 14:40 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 11-12,17-19,23-26: 14:40 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Grainne Maguire – We Need to Talk About Bonnets
Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:05 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16,23-24: 21:05 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Granny’s Gone Wild – Free
N Lynn Ruth Miller
Aug 5-29: 16:45 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00)
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Great Yarmouth The Guest Speakers – Free Social Club
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Act Off Productions/ Rob Gilroy/Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Stand-up
Downstairs at the Tron • 9 Hunter Square
Just The Tonic at the
B 0131 226 0000 V51GE5 Caves • Enter from The XAug 5-6: 21:00 (1h)
£2.50 (Free Ticketed) Aug 7-10,12-24,26-29: 21:00 (1h) £5.00 (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
The Social Club strikes back. Join classic showbiz turns Eduardo Continental and Bangers and Mash plus embittered compere Mike Wilde (who had a sitcom) as they try to keep the flame of variety alive. www.freefestival.co.uk
Laughing Horse @ Stand-up, Theatre Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football (entrances on Cowgate Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, and Victoria Street) B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Leith Walk Aug 6-30: 18:30 (1h)
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 (Free Non-ticketed) XAug 5-6: 22:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-16,18-29: 22:15 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
Improv, Musical
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 23:35 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 23:35 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 23:35 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16,23-24: 23:35 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Guy Pratt’s Wake Up Call! Guy Pratt
Lynn Ruth Miller, the world’s oldest cougar, is 77! She raps, she jokes – she’s gone mad. Her show is comedy at its Is living like you’re in an Emily worst – outrageous proof that when body parts drop to your Bronte book always a bad ankles they can still swing. thing, even if you work in an office, are a bit of a pisshead Stand-up and don’t own a bonnet? Stand-up
An improvised comedy show with special guest star stories in every performance. The Maydays are awardwinning comedians, critically acclaimed and accompanied by a sensational musician. ‘Hilariously funny’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks); ‘Genius’ SSSS (Chortle. co.uk); ‘Excellent’ SSSS (FringeReview.com). www.themaydays.co.uk
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Grainne Maguire
For anyone who ever crossed a line.The worldly word clown hurdles international border controls and charges headlong at the rabbit-proof fences of tiny minds. ‘Top class all round’ (Sunday Times). ‘Poetic, joyful and freewheeling’ SSSS (Chortle.co.uk).
Maydays
Ian Fox with Laughing Avalon Promotions Horse Free Festival Ltd
Sion James/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Hilarious double bill from a pair of geeks, LOL! Awardwinning Graham Goring (best Cuddly Sion James saddles show, Manchester Comedy up again after four years as a Festival 2009) and Leicester sell-out sensation, with very Mercury nominee Chris special guests and stars of the Stokes: Pleasance Comedy Fringe with free laffs, cuddles Reserve 2009, ‘Very smart and badges. www.facebook. material’ (Chortle.co.uk). com/sionjames1 Stand-up Stand-up, Storytelling
TPM
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A corporate event introducing a range of high quality speakers: an Accessorize security guard, a freelance protester performing tearinducing ballads and a child psychologist plugging her new BBC3 documentary/ game show. ‘Brilliant’ (Long Live Comedy). www.freefestival.co.uk Sketch show, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry St
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Pink Floyd’s bassist returns for the first time since his 2007 sell-out run to regale us with more hilarious tales from the mini bar and the absurdities of life for the touring musician. Music, Storytelling
Fringe at Le Monde • 16 George Street
Aug 7-8,10-15,17-22,24-29: Aug 7-21: 14:45 (1h) 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Aug 22-30: 13:45 (1h) £5.00
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COMEDY
Gyles Brandreth Hans Teeuwen: – The One to Smooth and One Show Painful
Hardeep Singh Kohli – Chat Masala
Helen Arney’s Songs for Modern Loving
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Bound & Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With International Artistes
Bound & Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Debi Allen Associates
Gilded Balloon Helen Arney Productions – Festival Highlights
After last year’s sell-out fringe debut in ‘The Nearly From politics to showDutch superstar, comedian Naked Chef’, Hardeep returns business, sixty minutes of and jazz singer and the most with a chat show featuring wit, wordplay and hilarious exciting performer to hit Britain top festival guests and live name-dropping from a master in years. ‘The best stand-up music – topped off with storyteller. ‘Incredibly funny, I’ve seen in ages’ (Stewart delicious curry cooked on wildly indiscreet’ (Daily Mail). Lee), ‘Breathtaking’ SSSSS (Metro). ‘Masterclass in laughter’ stage. www.hardeeplive.com ‘A dead-pan comic to rival SSSSS (Guardian). Book Jack Dee’ (Daily Telegraph). Tasting early! www.hansteeuwen.com www.gylesbrandreth.net Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
Comic songs, ukuleles and stand-up to take you through the highs, lows and heartaches of looking for that perfect someone. ‘Engaging, twinkly-eyed stage presence.’ (Chortle.co.uk); ‘Charming, witty, warm with great one-liners.’ SSSS (List). Music, Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4: 18:30 (1h) £6.00 B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 5: 21:30 (1h) £6.00 XAug 4-6: 16:30 (1h) £10.00 XAug 4-6: 22:30 (1h) £8.00 Aug 6-7,11-12,16-19,23-24, XAug 5-6: 19:35 (1h) Aug 7-10,12,16-17,19,23-26,30: 16:30 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:30 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00)
Aug 7-10,12,16-17,19,23-24,26: 22:30 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:30 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00)
26,30: 18:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 8-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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£5.00 (£4.00) Aug 7-16,18-29: 19:35 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Henry Paker’s 3D Bugle
Hey You, Watch This!
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Best Medicine Management/PBJ Management
Alex Perry & Karel Hutter/PBH’s Free Fringe
Hold onto your skin because Henry Paker is about to hit you with his first hour of crucial stand-up featuring odds and sods, whimsy and some mild posturing. ‘This man will be a star’ (Chortle. co.uk).
Two stand-ups, one mic, no holds barred! Alex and Karel grab the audience (not literally) with jokes, anecdotes and banter (yes, literally). Join them for fun, frolics and frivolity in a fantastically frenetic free friendly funfest!
Stand-up
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 Base Nightclub • 69 Cowgate
XAug 5-6: 19:50 (1h) £2.50 V56GE5 Aug 7-15,17-29: 19:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-21: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Henry Rollins
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Henning Wehn – Harpur’s Bizarre – My Struggle Hannah Gadsby H Anthony – The Cliff Hildebrand: Why Life, Death, Pets TFM Young Shuffle is a Lettuce? PM
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Winner Festival Directors’ Award – Melbourne Comedy Festival. Before her Edinburgh debut last year, Hannah walked across England. It was a bad idea. This show is about preparing for a graceful downhill shuffle.
Hildebrand presents an hour of talking, poems, drawings, song/s, information about Robert Mugabe, electronic rhythms and jokes about people and things. ‘H Anthony is rare, brilliant, funny and slightly retarded’ (Tim Minchin).
Assembly @ George Stand-up Street • Assembly Gilded Balloon Teviot • Rooms, 54 George Street Bristo Square
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XAug 5-6: 20:30 (1h) £5.00 XAug 4-7: 22:45 (1h) Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26: 20:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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£5.00 (£5.00) Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26,30: 22:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Stand-up
The GRV • 37 Guthrie St
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Hi Class – Free
PM Sarah-May and JohnMark Philo
Henning Wehn/IMWP
Sarah Harpur/PBH’s Free Fringe
Cat abortion. Dog suicide. Racist rabbits. Dead Dads Club. Relax – it’s covered! Sarah’s sometimes brilliant, often silly and always bizarre. Free show. ‘Best newcomer’ 2009 (NZ Comedy Guild); 2009 NZ Raw Comedy winner. Stand-up
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5
Life as German comedy ambassador to the United Kingdom is a right old struggle. Henning will tell you all about it. Come along or else! ‘The Werner Herzog of comedy’ (Stewart Lee); ‘Absolutely brilliant’ (Scotsman). Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
Aug 7-8,10-15,17-22,24-28: B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 5-6: 21:10 (1h) £5.00
Legendary frontman for Black Flag, author, Hollywood actor, Grammy Award winner, passionate stream-of-socialconsciousness raconteur. ‘Fabulous spoken-word ... audience were in tears of laughter’ (Daily Record). ‘Compelling ... most unique shows on the Fringe’ (List). ‘Sometimes the truth hurts’ (H. Rollins). www.henryrollins.com
Leave your shattered hopes with ‘Dear Deidre’ in a tearsoaked counterpane – your lives are sorted. Comedy and music from Sarah-May and Kindergarten Corner with Lashington Bear – bring the kids! (Categorically do not bring the kids.) Sketch show, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Spoken word Espionage • 4 India Udderbelly’s Pasture • Buildings, Victoria Street Bristo Square (entrances on Cowgate B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 and Victoria Street)
XAug 23: 20:50 (1h15m) £10.00 Aug 24-29: 20:50 (1h15m) £15.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 5-29: 12:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 7-8,11-12,15,18-19,22, 24-26,29: 21:10 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 9-10,13-14,20-21,27-28: 21:10 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16,23: 21:10 (1h) £6.50 (£5.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Highlight Holly Burn – Horse & Louis’ Comedy (Famous Living and Dying Special Offer – for Comedy) Free TFK
APN Various
Bombshell Productions Ltd.
The all-year-round comedy club makes its Edinburgh Fringe debut. Featuring some of the very best stand-up on the UK circuit every Thursday, Friday and Saturday and the last Sunday of the Fringe. www.thehighlight.co.uk Stand-up
Highlight • Omni Centre, Greenside Place
After 2009’s critically acclaimed, sell-out show, Holly B 0844 844 0044 V250GC6 returns with more renegade Aug 6-7,12-14,19-21,26-29: character comedy that breaks all the rules. ‘Wonderfully 23:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S abstract ... surreal’ (Time 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Out London Critics’ Choice). 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ‘Dangerous but hilarious ... 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 daringly different’ (Stage). www.hollyburn.co.uk
His Eyes Were Like Oysters
TFJ Oyster Eyes
Sketch show, Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
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£5.00 (£4.00) Aug 7-16,18-29: 15:35 (50m) £6.50 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
You have a tiny penis. I have a tiny penis. Come and see our The Horne tiny penises. ‘They had tiny Section penises’ (Sporty Spice, 1997). A surreal and hilarious show that you should come and stare at. The Invisible Dot Ltd
TPJ
Music, Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The Metropole Cafe • 29-33 Newington Road Aug 16-29: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Congress of Oddities/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Devised, Sketch show
PM St George’s Medics Revue
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Bounding with exuberance, ‘a younger, better looking cast of ‘Scrubs’’ jack up their second decade at the Edinburgh Fringe with a snappy injection of offensive yet intelligent comedy sketches, set to tickle your funny bone. Sketch show, Revue
theSpaces on the Mile @ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 The Radisson • 80 High Aug 17-19,23-26: 12:30 Street
Aug 16: 19:50 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 20-22,27-29: 12:30 (50m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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How to Be an Imaginary Friend
How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse: Reloaded
Z Theatre Company
TFJ
Like most children, Ben has After Dark an imaginary friend. Unlike most children he still has one at 25. A charming comedy documenting the many pitfalls, hazards and obstacles facing imaginary friends in the 21st century.
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 23-28: 17:00 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
I Am German, I Should Not Be Here!
PK Christian Schulte-Loh/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Storytelling, Theatre
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 The team returns with
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Want to be the next Richard Branson but daunted by the effort? Sunday Times author Rachel Bridge reveals shortcuts to success in her entertaining account of how to be a brilliant entrepreneur.
B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 (50m) £9.00 (£7.50)
An Hour of Telly: FPM Live! – Free
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Rachel Bridge
Fast-paced and quick-witted sketches performed by Chris Forbes, James Kirk and Kevin Mains that have been Musical Comedy Awards gaining rave reviews across 2010 runners-up Horse & the country. ‘Excellent comic Louis present a collection of actors, arresting ideas and sketches, songs and character pin-point delivery’ SSSS comedy in their own unique (Scotsman). style. ‘Genuinely funny’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Fantastic’ Sketch show, Stand-up (MusicalComedy.co.uk). The Stand Comedy Club www.freefestival.co.uk III & IV • 28 York Place
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
XAug 5-6: 18:15 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 7-16,18-29: 18:15 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00)
Stand Comedy Club
Horse & Louis/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 B 0131 668 4999 V141GH6 XAug 5-6: 15:35 (50m)
How Do I Get Up How to Make a There? Million Before Lunch PN
Some telly. Performed live. Programmes (mainly adverts). Like staying in but less Yes, it’s jazz-infused comfortable. News read by comedy time as the UK’s daily celebrities. Performers finest musicians collaborate have been on real telly (‘Peep with the Fringe’s favourite Show’, ‘Ideal’, ‘Psychoville’). comics for some unique and unprecedented performances. ‘Surreal, deconstructionist brilliance’ (Chortle.co.uk). Alex Horne and his Magnificent Band plus the Theatre best comedians in Edinburgh The Banshee Labyrinth • equals nice.
29-35 Niddry Street Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square V156GE5
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 9-12,23-26: 00:20 (1h15m) £7.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 7-28: 14:20 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 9-14,16-19: 15:10 (50m) £3.50
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another ‘brilliantly bizarre’ (Broadwaybaby.com) and ‘wonderfully weird’ (ThreeWeeks) survival seminar. With new tips and techniques for the same old problem: zombies. Brain destruction is guaranteed. Sell-out 2009.
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street
He’s blond, he’s two metres tall, he’s German and he’s sorry. Meet Christian Schulte-Loh! ‘One of the most subversive acts ever. The gags have an astonishing freshness and power’ (Spectator). Free! Stand-up
Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket
V178GE4 B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Aug 7-15,17-22,24-28: 18:15 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
XAug 6-7: 19:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 8-16,18-23,25-29: 19:45 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Ian D Montfort: Idiots of Ants: Touching the The Red Button Dead TK
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Pleasance
Tom Binns
Following 2009’s Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination From the creator of Ivan and a UK tour, the Ants Brackenbury, Ian D. Montfort, (BBC1, BBC2, Radio 4 and The Sunderland Psychic Chortle Award winners) who channels dead famous return with their fourth new people. Appearing celebrities: full-length show. ‘Best sketch Ernie Wise, Charles Darwin, group of 2009’ (Time Out). Tony Hart, Jeremy Beadle, www.idiotsofants.com and William Shakespeare. D. Pleasance Courtyard • stands for Dean. Drama, Theatre
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
60 Pleasance
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I Can Make Your Life Slightly Better
I Like To Laugh
The Improverts
The Incident
Inglorious Stereo
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Edinburgh University Theatre Company
Sam Simmons and David Quirk
Paul Putner and Glen Richardson
Edinburgh’s resident improvised comedy troupe return for their third decade at the Bedlam Theatre. Hilarious games based entirely on audience suggestions – always different, always funny. ‘Never fails to make you laugh out loud’ (BroadwayBaby.com). www.improverts.co.uk
Australian cult comedians Simmons (‘glorious... will tickle your soul’ [Scotsman]), and Quirk, (‘blunt, brazen and brilliant’ [Age]), join forces creating an emotional roller disco of the mind. ‘Godot’ meets ‘Point Break’ in a shop.
Accompany Paul Putner (‘Little Britain’, ‘Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle’, ‘The Peter Serafinowicz Show’) and Glen Richardson (Ornate Johnsons) on a glorious stereo journey into comedy. ‘Lethal but loveable comedy from the leftfield’ (Guardian).
Do you like to laugh? So do we. Wow, we have so much in common. You should definitely come to our show. We made it all the way from Australia, you can make it to our venue... Interactive, Stand-up
Opium • 71 Cowgate
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B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 7-28: 17:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) XAug 4-5: 20:25 (1h) £6.00
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COMEDY
20:25 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:25 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
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The Improlympians – Free
I Kid You Not
PJ
TFPM
The Improlympians/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Andy Linden
I Can Make Your Life Slightly Better/ Laughing Horse Free Festival Hilarious anecdotes from actor Andy Linden’s colourful life. Van Morrison’s fan from hell, up close with Roman Polanski and queasiness in Cuba. ‘One of the funniest people alive.’ (Independent); ‘Hilarious and a bit freaky!’ (BBC.co.uk).
Multimedia, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk
Storytelling
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Audience suggestions create improvised play. ‘Three quick and funny men ... well worth a watch’ (ThreeWeeks, 2008). ‘They’re really good at improv’ (ThreeWeeks, 2009). If comedy was a crime, the Improlympians would be on Death Row. Improvising. Improv
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
V156GE5 B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 7-17: 15:30 (55m) XAug 4-7: 16:30 (50m) £5.00 Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:30 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,24-26,30: 16:30 (50m) £8.00 (£7.00)
(Free Non-ticketed)
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Sketch show
Fringe at Le Monde • 16 George Street
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
£6.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-14,16-21,23-28: 00:30 (1h) £6.50 (£5.50)
Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:45 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Interrobang?
XAug 5-6: 16:45 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 270 3914 V47GD4 B 0131 225 9893 V 49GF5 Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26: Aug 6-15: 16:15 (1h) £5.00 16:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 6-7: 00:30 (1h) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
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Improv Wins! – Free
Incidental Combobulations – Free
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To Be Continued
Matthew Highton
Rock your socks hilarious improv! A fast-paced show that will have you rolling in the aisles and coming back for more. Note: Bring any item and the players will figure out how to integrate it!
PJ
There are nine crucial skills people need in order to build lasting relationships and successful careers. Sadly, Chris Matthewman only knows seven of them. A stand-up comedy, musical, personal development masterclass. www.icanmakeyourlife slightlybetter.com
Improv
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
Improv, Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street
A surreal ride into the
B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 strange and the fantastical Aug 5-12: 13:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
as Matthew Highton’s mind takes you into a bizarre and wonderful series of incidental combobulations. Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street
PJ Bristol Improv
Who built Stonehenge? What’s the moon really made from? Where’s my drink? We answer your questions as a life-affirming tale, so funny your contact lenses will fall out! Delivering 100% on the spot improvisation to give you answers! Improv
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5
XAug 6: 22:10 (50m) £5.00 B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 7,9-14,16-21,23-28: Aug 5-21,26-29: 15:40 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
22:10 (50m) £6.50 (£5.50)
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B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 6-29: 14:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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In Theatre
FPM Amateur Transplants
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
In the Name of the Flesh
PN Ernesto Sarezale/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Two doctors singing smutty songs at a piano. Sell-out 2005/6/7/8/9. Contains brand new swear words. ‘A wonderfully funny way to spend an hour in a basement. And yes, they do the ‘London Underground Song’. A comedy classic’ (Scotsman). www.amateur transplants.com Music, Stand-up
Medina & Negociants • 45-47 Lothian Street
Experimental one-man show blending spoken word and video projection. Nods to burlesque and performance art. Dark humour, surreal eroticism and the queer body. ‘Naked interaction ... amusing’ (FringeReport. com). ‘Hilarious’ (GayTimes. co.uk). ‘Engaging’ SSSS (RemoteGoat.co.uk). Erotic Award winner.
Multimedia, Poetry B 0131 225 6313 V205GF5 Aug 13-16,18-21: 19:00 (55m) The Banshee Labyrinth • £9.50 (£6.50) 29-35 Niddry Street Aug 13-16,18-21: 21:00 (55m) V156GE5 £9.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-17: 23:00 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (Free Non-ticketed) 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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An Introduction – Free Stand-Up Comedy
J Damian Kingsley, Luke Graves
Assembly, Marnie Foulis and Tripod Entertainment present
Damian Kingsley (Bath Comedy Festival finalist, Newbury new act finalist); Luke Graves (Hackney Empire new act 2010 finalist, Reading comedy Festival finalist, Newbury new act finalist). Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street
B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 6-30: 18:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Invisible In The Dot Club – By In These Shoes – the Sea Meantime...’s Quite Enjoyable, Free L Relatively PM The Invisible Dot Ltd Painless Fringe Mandy Dassa Show
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In The Meantime.../ PBH’s Free Fringe
Newcomers to Edinburgh, London group In The Meantime... bring their fresh new hit of sketch comedy to the Fringe. Promising exactly what the title suggests, satisfaction is probable. www.itmcomedy.com Sketch show
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5 Aug 7-14: 17:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Mandy Dassa brings you her debut sketch show. Quickfire sketches and hearty laughs, this show brings you a bit of character comedy to wet your whistle! Also featuring Jennifer Aries and Simon J Grant. Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry St
‘The Invisible Dot Club offers themed nights featuring a quixotic mix of standup, sketches, music, art and video, including the promise of live endoscopies’ (Guardian, 2009). Secret location by the sea. www.theinvisibledot.com
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Aug 20: 20:00 (4h) £14.50 Aug 15-29: 13:15 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Tripod Versus the Dragon
21.50 5-29 not 16
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Gutted: A Revengers Musical
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COMEDY I Said I Wouldn’t Israeli-Palestinian It is Rocket Do This Again! Conflict: A Science! V2 Romantic Comedy FL TFK Ian Kendall
PJ
Helen Keen
Vaguely Qualified Productions/PBH’s Free Fringe
Ian Kendall returns in his nineteenth year with one show. Book early for the only chance to see his ‘slick, stylish sleight of hand’ (BroadwayBaby.com). SSSS from pretty much everyone who matters. www.IanKendall.com
Helen Keen’s award-winning space-based show (soon to be a BBC Radio 4 series) relaunches! With a meteor shower of new bits, a cosmos of costumes and approximately 99 feet of tinfoil. ‘Inspired’ (Guardian). www.helenkeen.com
An American show tracking the notorious Middle East conflict to a botched onenight stand between Israel and Palestine at the Geneva Convention. Despite wars and rebound relationships, these Magic Stand-up, Storytelling two countries may just have The Zoo • 140 The Gilded Balloon Teviot • found love. Pleasance Bristo Square www.IsraeliPalestinian B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 ConflictARomCom.com B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 21: 22:50 (1h) £9.50 XAug 6-7: 13:15 (1h) £5.00 Musical M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 8-9,11-12,16-19,23-26,30: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Whistlebinkies • 13:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 4-6 South Bridge 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: V304GE5 13:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 7-25: 17:15 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (Free Non-ticketed) An Israeli and a
Palestinian Walk into a Country... – Free
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Itch: A Scratch Event
Nidal Agha & Yariv Perelmuter/PBH’s Free Fringe
TFPJ
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It’s Funtime
FAPN Funtime Organisation
Pleasance and the Comedians Theatre Company
Stand-up comics Yariv Perelmuter and Nidal Agha journey through the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict – without mediators or passports – exposing the comedy within the acrimony. Safe territory? Just don’t mention the wall. Stand-up
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
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A mixed bag of brand new work. Rehearsed and unrehearsed scripts, a bunch of talent, and lots of fun! Rotating line-up includes: Jack Whitehall, Phil Nichol, Hattie Hayridge, Stephen Frost, Sara Pascoe, and many others... Theatre
Aug 9-27: 16:50 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
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The quiz night with all the fizz and glitter of a game show off the telly. Film and music questions, balloon-twisting, robots, kazoos, Kerrchinko, tower of strength and tip-top prizes. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. www.its-funtime.com Game show
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road
B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 10,17: 19:30 (1h45m) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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It’s Nice We Could Do This
PL Ben Verth/PBH’s Free Fringe
Ben Verth presents a raucous, endearing, dark and surreal new sketch show packed to the rafters with chaotic delinquents and flailing misfits. ‘Universally splendid’ (Scotsman); ‘Brought the audience fully to life’ (Laughter Track). www.myspace.com/ ben_verth
See page 48 for show information
It’s Not Father Ivor’s New Show Jack Whitehall: Stone – It’s... Learning PM Michael Redmond! Difficulties
TM
Ivor Dembina
Gilded Balloon
Immediately recognisable from his role as Father Stone in the Channel 4 series, ‘Father Ted’, in which he hardly spoke. In this show, he will speak, about spare ribs, his moustache and more.
TL
Jam and Marmalade
PM Reserve Collection
Chambers Management
Join Ivor Dembina as he devises a new solo show - live! The piece will evolve over three weeks through audience interaction and some real soul-searching from Ivor. Come and play your part in the riskiest show in town. www.thinkbeforeyoulaugh.com
James Christopher – Seeing Both Sides – Free
PM James Christopher/ PBH’s Free Fringe
What’s the difference between jam and marmalade? We don’t know. You tell us. A new show featuring student stand-ups that offers the audience a chance to write a punchline funnier than the acts, to win our takings.
People say you learn from your mistakes, Jack reckons that’s bollocks. We just keep making the same mistakes but just get slightly better at dealing with the fallout. ‘A Devised, Interactive wonderfully enjoyable hour of Spoken word, Stand-up Gilded Balloon Teviot • Laughing Horse @ City comedy’ (Telegraph). Dragonfly • 52 West Port Bristo Square Cafe • 19 Blair Street www.jackwhitehall.com B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 V63GF4 Stand-up Aug 7-28: 19:50 (1h) Sketch show, Revue XAug 4-6: 17:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-9,11-16,18-25,27-29: Pleasance Courtyard • (Free Non-ticketed) 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) The Canons’ Gait • Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 60 Pleasance M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 232 Canongate M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 17:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 V78GD6 Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26,30: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 7-11,13-18,20-25,27-29: 17:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) XAug 4-6: 19:15 (55m) £5.00 13:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 19:15 (55m) £10.00 (£8.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 19:15 (55m) £11.50 (£10.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
James Christopher is a standup and jolly Yorkshireman with forthright, opinionated observations. His brother Michael is a Liberal Democrat MP, turning to comedy to sharpen his wit for those big Parliamentary speeches. Political, Stand-up
The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street
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James Dowdeswell: My Grandad Was a Clown and Those Are Big Shoes to Fill
See Venue Guide for show information
James Sherwood Jam for Tea – – One Man and Free His Piano PM
PL
James Sherwood
Laughing Horse Free Festival
Janice Day
TFPJ All Change Productions Ltd
Jarlath Regan: Jarred Christmas Not So Common Stands Up Sense TPM
TFU
Gilded Balloon
Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
FL James Dowdeswell/The Stand Comedy Club
What happens when you find a clown in your family tree? ‘Real master of the comedian’s craft’ (Chortle. co.uk). ‘An excellent line in comedy’ (Guardian). www.myspace.com/ jamesdowdeswell Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street
B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 XAug 5: 15:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-15,17-29: 15:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
‘Sherwood mixes dry, gently cerebral comedy with moments of inspired silliness; thanks to his non-stop invention and brilliant comic craft’ (Guardian). Following a UK tour, he’s back with a new show. www.sherwoodcomedy.com Music, Stand-up
The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 Aug 6-15,17-22,24-29: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Funny Women finalists Marie Vagen and Julie Jepson, with fellow woman, Alison Leitch bring you their unique take on life, love, the universe and everything in a new show for 2010. Don’t miss it! www.freefringe.co.uk Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street
How I lost my breast and found myself. Be prepared to laugh (but not while I’m singing). The outrageously funny author of ‘Getting it Off My Chest’ offers late lunch entertainment. Sandwiches welcome. Supporting the Maggie’s Centres. Cabaret, Music
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
Sold out 2008-2009. ‘Perfect tea time show’ (Chortle. co.uk); A day at the Fringe isn’t complete without an hour in this man’s company. SSSS ‘Side-splitting’ (Metro); SSSS ‘Excellent’ (ThreeWeeks); ‘Thoroughly recommended’ (Scotsman).
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Following sell-out shows in Edinburgh and London, a starring role in a BBC2 sitcom and dancing like Beyonce for Pot Noodle, Jarred Christmas returns to do what he does best...stand-up. Winner of Chortle Comedy Award 2010.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
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Flanders & Swann A-GNother GNew After-GNoon in
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“Genius word-play…great!” The Guardian “Impressive, suave…a delight” The Times
Cabaret Bar 6–30 August, 15.45 (1hr) (not 11 or 25) BOX OFFICE 0131 556 6550 www.flandersandswann.info www.edfringe.com
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See page 125 for show information
Jason Byrne 2010 Jason Cook: The Jason Manford – Jay Foreman: End (Part 1) I’m Turning Into Pretend You’re TL My Dad Happy PL Phil McIntyre Entertainments by TFJ Jason Cook/The Stand PM Arrangement With Lisa Comedy Club Phil McIntyre Jay Foreman Thomas Management Entertainments by Arrangement With Lisa Thomas Management
He’s moved in, he’s officially a Scot, there’s just no getting rid of Jason Byrne at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He returns each year with a show that is hilarious, exciting, and full of surprises. Stand-up
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
Jason unveils his most ambitious, soul-searching and personal show ever, where you decide 2011’s show. ‘A masterclass in how comedy should be done’ SSSSS (Time Out). This time, the end is just the beginning. Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place
Funny songs from BBC New Talent’s Pick of the Fringe, Musical Comedy Awards Five nights only. Book early to best newcomer 2009 and avoid disappointment! Multi finalist 2010. ‘One of the most musically talented finalists’ award-winning stand-up and star of ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ (Steve Bennett, Chortle.co.uk); ‘Snap up this young talent... ‘ and ‘Live at the Apollo’. ‘A SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). very funny, very engaging performer’ (Scotsman). Music Stand-up Underbelly, Cowgate •
Jay Sodagar Opinions Are Free
APM
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Jeff Leach
Jeff Leach (‘Big Brother’s Big Mouth’/BBC Switch/BBC3/ E4) welcomes you to an Fringe veteran Jay Sodagar unrelenting and gratuitously returns with more attitude revealing insight into his and opinion on the world. sordid private life. Sexual Opinions are free; ‘even the deviancy, alcoholism, drugs, BNP can kiss my arse ... I hate piles, love and refusing to racists especially the Chinese compromise for the industry! ones, what’s wrong with Tibet?’ www.jaysodagar.com Stand-up Cabaret, Stand-up
XAug 5-6: 13:40 (1h) £6.00 B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 7-8,11-12,19,25-26: 13:40 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 16-17,23-24: 13:40 (1h) £6.50
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Laughing Horse @ B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 56 Cowgate (entrances Espionage • 4 India Venue150 @ EICC • on Cowgate and Victoria Buildings, Victoria Street 150 Morrison Street XAug 5-6: 21:00 (1h) £9.50 XAug 4: 20:05 (1h) (entrances on Cowgate B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Street) Aug 7-12,17-19,24-25,30: £7.00 (£6.00) B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 and Victoria Street) 21:00 (1h) £17.00 (£16.00) XAug 5: 18:10 (1h) Aug 7-11: 20:00 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) £17.50 (£16.50) Aug 13-15: 21:00 (1h) £18.50 (£17.50) Aug 6-15,17-29: 15:00 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 20-21: 00:00 (1h) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 £19.50 (£18.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 0 2 0 3 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 20-22,26-29: 21:00 (1h) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 £19.50 (£18.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Jeff Leach: Leach on Society – Free
Aug 6-18: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
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Jennifer Jeremy Lion Coolidge – Yours Goes Green for the Night TPM
TU EdCom
Comic movie star from ‘American Pie’, ‘Legally Blonde’ and ‘Best in Show’ commands the stage in this outrageous, hilarious and sometimes shockingly funny show. ‘Jennifer was born to make people laugh’ (LA Times). Stand-up
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Cheryl Hayes Management
Join the UK’s most extraordinary children’s entertainer as he attempts to save the world from ecological meltdown. Fun for all the family, although entirely unsuitable for children. ‘Gloriously, excruciatingly funny’ (Telegraph).
See page 140 for show information
Jessica Ransom – Jest Like Danny Ransom’s Million Kaye
TPM
PU
Phil McIntyre Entertain- Russell Fletcher ments by Arrangement (Musical Director: With Dawn Sedgwick Greg Riddell) Management
A dazzling multi-character performance from the breakthrough, brilliantly funny comedy actress and regular co-star of BBC1’s ‘Armstrong and Miller’. ‘This versatile, fast-rising star steals the show. As sharp as a young Victoria Wood’ (Times).
Assembly @ George Pleasance Dome • Street • Assembly Potterow, 1 Bristo Square Pleasance Courtyard • Rooms, 54 George Street B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 60 Pleasance
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
Relive the magic of legendary entertainer Danny Kaye – ‘The Liddle Fiddle’, ‘Hans Christian Andersen’, ‘The Court Jester’ – and much more, in a rollicking, sing-a-long, laugh-a-minute for everyone! Winner: ‘best comedy’, Melbourne Fringe. Musical
Jim Bowen – Jim Bowes: Nothing in This Obsession – Free Game for Two in PL a Bed
FN
Josaka/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Ovation
Play ‘Bullseye’ with original host, the legend, Jim Bowen. Take home a bendy bully or just your BFH. Either way, this is a show that’s super, smashing, great!! Game show
Highlight • Omni Centre, Greenside Place
Are you obsessed with something? Did climate change end when the financial crisis started? From collecting stamps to checking doors are locked ten times, is life making us all...obsessed? ‘Very funny’ (BBC.co.uk). www.jimbowes.com Multimedia, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll The Famous Spiegeltent • B 0844 844 0044 V250GC6 & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street George Square Gardens
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0131 667 8940 V87GF5 XAug 16: 19:00 (1h5m) £5.00 B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 XAug 4-6: 20:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 13-29: 13:15 (1h) Aug 17-19,23-26: 19:00 XAug 5-6: 20:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: XAug 4-5: 16:45 (1h) £5.00 XAug 8: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 (1h5m) £12.00 (£10.00) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 7-12,17-19,23,25-26: 20:15 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:15 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00)
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Aug 20-22,27-29: 19:00 (1h5m) £14.00 (£12.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Jimeoin – Something Smells Funny
Jimmy Carr – Laughter Therapy
TPL
PM
Jimeoin
Chambers Management
Stunning world-class stand-up from one of live comedy’s masters. ‘Hilarious ... It gets no better than this - brilliant!’ (Time Out). ‘Comedy of the highest order – inspired!’ (Independent) ‘Sublime ... masterclass in delivery’ (Chortle.co.uk). SSSSS (Herald). ‘Awesome!’ (List). www.jimeoin.com Stand-up
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
See page 95 for show information
If you have a sick sense of humour maybe laughter is the best medicine. Not to be taken if you have a sensitive disposition. Recommended dose: one new show to be taken annually (I said annually). Stand-up
Jo Caulfield: Cruel to Be Kind
PN Jo Caulfield/The Stand Comedy Club
A celebration of anger. New thoughts plus the very best bits. Linguistic experiments for new radio series. Razor-sharp observations. Scandalous one-liners. ‘Wonderfully bitchy’ (Observer). ‘Pure comedy gold’ (Evening Standard). ‘Compulsive viewing’ (Scotsman).
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street
Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 III & IV • 28 York Place
B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 Aug 21-22,24-29: 21:30 XAug 5: 20:20 (1h10m) £7.50 (1h15m) £16.00
B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5
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XAug 6: 19:50 (1h) £7.00 Aug 7-15,17-22,24-29: 19:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Jim Jefferies: Alcoholocaust
TFPM Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Jimmy McGhie – The All-Powerful Warrior Who With His Endurance and Inflexible Will to Win Goes From Conquest to Conquest Leaving Fire in His Wake
XAug 5: 19:50 (1h) £7.00
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The Jocks and Geordies – Free
PN Laughing Horse Free Festival
TPM Avalon Promotions Ltd
See page 212 for show information
With five Edinburgh sellout shows, numerous TV appearances, an HBO special and phenomenal critical acclaim, Jefferies is now one of the biggest names in comedy A show about potential and how worldwide. ‘One of the most to unrealise it. ‘Instantly likeable gratifyingly riotous comedians stand-up’ (Chortle.co.uk). working today’ SSSSS (List). Stand-up
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
The finest Geordie and Scottish comedians come together for a fantastic hour of stand-up. Presented by Newcastle’s Dan Willis, ‘Byker Grove’’s Simon Buglas and Viz’s Simon Donald. SSSS (List). SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street
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Joe Rowntree: Joe Bor: A John Bishop – Peaceful Worrier Sunshine Study of Embarrassment TFPM TPL by a Guy with Joe Rowntree Phil McIntyre EntertainTwo Bumholes ments by Arrangement With Lisa Thomas Management
L Joe Bor
Joe Bor shares embarrassing stories from his life and from around the world. Winner ‘best value show’ Leicester Comedy Festival 2010. ‘...very funny and memorably charismatic’ (Scotsman). Stand-up
Fringe at Le Monde • 16 George Street
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Joe Lycett and Andrew Ryan – An Hour of Humour
PM
Star of Sky One’s awardwinning ‘Brainiac: Science Abuse’ performs his hotly anticipated debut show. A frank and funny story about the nature of worrying; from STDs in Africa to a dramatic stag do in Barcelona. Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
John Bishop returns to Edinburgh following a sell-out spring tour with his new show ‘Sunshine’. It has been an incredible year for Bishop and this is bound to be a hot ticket. ‘Frankly hilarious’ (Telegraph). Stand-up
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
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Joey Page’s Marvellous Human Museum
TU So Comedy/Just the Tonic
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John Cooper Clarke
Joe Lycett (Chortle best newcomer 2010) and Irishman Andrew Ryan (Hackney Empire finalist 2010) present their individual 30 minute awardwinning performances of hilarious humour for free. Twitter: @anhourofhumour
Come and visit Joey’s marvellously amusing human museum. A surreal compendium of human beings portrayed through the rambling imagery of Joey Page’s mind. ‘An instinct for funny’ (Chortle.co.uk) ‘Brilliantly inventive and imaginative’ (Josie Long).
Stand-up
Stand-up
The White Horse • 266 Canongate
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The V296GD6 Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Aug 6-16,18-23,25-30: 17:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Cowgate M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The bard of Salford, punk poet extraordinaire and one of England’s most iconic performers. Expect hilarious anecdotes and machine gun delivery. Think poetry’s boring or posh? You haven’t seen JCC! The man behind the haircut. Spoken word, Stand-up
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
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XAug 5-6: 20:55 (1h) £5.00 £15.00 (£13.50) Aug 7,9-10,13-14,20-21, 27-28: 20:55 (1h) £7.00 Aug 8,11-12,15-16,18-19, 22-26,29: 20:55 (1h) £6.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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John-Luke Roberts Distracts You From A Murder
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Invisible Dot Ltd
John-Luke Roberts performs esoteric, whimsical comedy to distract you from the brutal, sickening murder he will be committing during the show. ‘Brimming with comic ingenuity’ (Scotsman). SSSS (List) SSSS (Metro).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 20:10 (55m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 20:10 (55m) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:10 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Like a good belly laugh? Then iron your backpack, polish your sandals and join the fun as we journey round some of the darkest, most dangerous parts of the Globe! Sponsored by Fartaid Columbian Beans. ‘Undiscovered comic genius’ (Big Issue). Stand-up
Globe • Niddry Street
V389GE5
John Moloney/The Stand Comedy Club
You are invited to spend an hour with multi-awardwinning comedian Moloney, a man of intelligent, rapier wit and twenty years’ experience. One man, one microphone, one spotlight and one hour of top-notch jokes. www.johnmoloney.com Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street
XAug 7-8: 21:45 (1h) B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-15,17-29: 21:00 (1h) Aug 10-15,17-22,24-28: 21:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Laughing Horse/ Manos the Greek
A new show celebrating the wonky and naïve in a world where we grow We came from all over the up too quickly. It’s about world for your entertainment; innocence and the beauty you can at least turn up. of the sad winky face. Set Comics from Canada, minds to blown! ‘Effortlessly USA, Ireland, Norway, entertaining’ (Chortle.co.uk). Germany, France, Australia Stand-up, Storytelling etc. Different line-up every day! Manos the Greek hosts. Downstairs at the Tron • Compilation, Stand-up
9 Hunter Square
Jojo Sutherland Goes for the Jocular
PL Jojo Sutherland/The Stand Comedy Club
Jojo has a bee in her bonnet from BT to BNP via bad service and bad manners. Join her on her soap box to bitch about all the other Bs in our lives. www.jojosutherland.co.uk Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place
B 0131 226 0000 V51GE5 B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5
Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street XAug 5-6: 18:20 (1h) £2.50 XAug 4: 15:30 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Aug 7-16,18-29: 18:20 (1h) Aug 6-15,17-29: 12:55 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-30: 21:00 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Jollie: Roger!
Jollyboat
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Amazing Tom and Ed Brothers/PBH’s Free Fringe
Jonathan’s World – Free
TFPL Jonathan Prager – The Serious Comic/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Jonny Sweet – Let’s Just Have Some Fun (and Learn Something, For Once)
TPL
Jon Richardson: Josh Howie: Don’t Happy, Be Gran Slam Worry TL
TFL
Off The Kerb Productions
Chambers Management
The Invisible Dot Ltd
Jollie, ‘Brilliant musical sketch show’ SSSS (Chortle. co.uk), return to show you the wondrous mixture of story, song and sketch they wasted on some stinking geriatrics onboard a miserable cruise ship. ‘Fabulously animated and creative hour’ SSSS (Time Out).
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
Tom and Ed present wonderfully crafted songs tackling life’s mysteries – from the realities of Pirate Radio to the Bible. These cheeky Yorkshire lads delight their audience with witty puns dimpled with controversy. www.jollyboat.co.uk Music, Stand-up
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Opium • 71 Cowgate XAug 4-6: 19:00 (55m) £5.00 V96GE5 Aug 7-12,16-19,24-26,30: 19:00 (55m) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:00 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 7-15,17-28: 19:45 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fourth Fringe appearance of New York Times and BBCfeatured comedian Jonathan Prager. The blazing wit, poignant stories and genial charisma of this NYC standup make his comic insight into families, relationships and life’s incongruities touching and hilarious. www.freefestival.co.uk Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
Edinburgh comedy newcomer award winner 2009. SSSS ‘Truly ingenious’ (Time Out). SSSSS ‘Unmissable’ (List). SSSS ‘Bitingly original’ (Scotsman). SSSS (Independent). SSSS (Evening Standard). Total sellout 2007-2009. www.jonnysweet.com
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Last year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and ‘Have I Got News For You?’ panelist presents a brand new hour of stand-up. ‘So good he actually bends time’ SSSSS (Chortle.co.uk). www.offthekerb.co.uk
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
XAug 4-6: 19:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30:
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 19:40 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29:
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Aug 6-12,17-19,23-26: 19:30 (55m) £10.50 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-30: 19:30 (55m) £12.00 (£10.50)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Pleasance Courtyard • B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 60 Pleasance
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 XAug 4-5: 19:30 (55m) £6.00 19:40 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) XAug 5: 14:05 (55m) (Free Ticketed) Aug 6-29: 14:05 (55m) (Free Ticketed)
At 28, Josh’s mum kicked him out. Time to be a man. At Grandma’s. ‘A fabulous storyteller who can make you erupt into a fit of giggles’ SSSSS (Metro). ‘Quite literally breathtaking... Terrifyingly funny’ (Scotsman). www.joshhowie.com
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XAug 4-6: 21:45 (55m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 21:45 (55m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:45 (55m) £11.50 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Josie Long: Be Honourable!
TU Just the Tonic
Josie presents a ramshackle call-to-arms. Come, or she’ll find you and cut your face up real good. She’s 5’5”. Every show she’s done has received 2,3,4 and 5S reviews, so she must be doing something. Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 5-6: 19:40 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 7,13-14,20-21,27-29: 19:40 (1h10m) £9.00 Aug 8-12,15-16,18-19,24-26: 19:40 (1h10m) £8.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Josie Long’s Monsters of Whimsy
Julie Jepson – Being Julie Jepson – Free
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Josie Long presents terrifying late night knife-edge excitement.
‘Exceptional’ SSSSS (Latest7); ‘...original and funny ... exciting viewing’ SSSS (Freecomedy.com); ‘Intelligent Just The Tonic at the stand-up that is instantly Caves • Enter from The engaging. Truly fabulous’ Rowantree Bar (under (BBC); ‘Cheeky northern South Bridge), comedian ... brought the house 253 Cowgate down’ (Argus, Brighton). B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 www.juliejepson.co.uk Aug 17,24: 23:40 (1h) £6.00 Interactive, Stand-up T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 5-15,17-22,24-29: 14:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Just a Minute
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Justin Moorhouse Just the Tonic – the Boiled Egg Comedy Club on the Beach TM
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Just the Tonic Comedy Phil McIntyre Entertain- Club ments by Arrangement With Lisa Thomas Management
Chaired by Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton and fellow witty and loquacious panellists, try to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Find out why this show attracts over two million listeners a week. Game show, Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 17: 14:15 (1h) (Free Ticketed) Aug 17: 16:15 (1h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
One of the funniest hours you’ll see on the Fringe. ‘The Boiled Egg on the Beach’ is a stand-up romp from Britain’s best and brightest comedian. Laugh-out-loud comedy that doesn’t preach.
We run the best comedy clubs all year. ‘...most consistently interesting bills in the country’ (Times). We bring that to Edinburgh every night. ‘Comedy spontaneous combustion’ SSSS (Scotsman). Free entry to ‘Last Night on Earth’! Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Pleasance Courtyard • Rowantree Bar (under 60 Pleasance South Bridge), B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 253 Cowgate Stand-up
XAug 5-6: 21:30 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 21:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:30 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 5-6,8-12,15-16,18-19, 22-26: 23:00 (2h) £10.00 Aug 7,13-14,20-21,27-29: 23:00 (2h) £12.50
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Just the Tonic’s ‘Last Night on Earth’ – Aftershow Party
N Just the Tonic
Kabarett: Alternative Variety
Ka-Boom! An Explosion of Funny!
AN
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Itsy Collective/PBH’s Free Fringe
Akbay & Dobbing – PBH’s Free Fringe
See page 102 for show information
Kai Humphries – Kate Fox News Evolution TFPU
TPL
Cabaret, Revue
4-6 South Bridge
PN Fit o’ the Giggles
Supremely funny, high-octane debut from 2009’s ‘So You Think You’re Funny?’ finalist. Edinburgh-based purveyors Kick start your night with a Imagine it’s the last night on ‘Had the crowd laughing hard of twisted cabaret return with high energy stand-up comedy Earth, that’s how hard we’re with loveable accents, silly an eclectic revue featuring show! Featuring Asli Akbay! going to party! Going out stories and exit joke, too rude burlesque, sideshow, comedy Featuring Pete Dobbing! with a bang! Free entry from to print, that had them in and music and a look behind Featuring special guests! venue’s last shows (subject to stitches’ (Fife Gazette). the cabaret with performer Just off the Royal Mile! Free! availability). Cheap to others. www.kaihumphries.com interviews and discussion. www.explosionoffunny.com Just The Tonic at the ‘Witty, punk edged and with Stand-up Stand-up Caves • Enter from The a distinctive counter-culture Underbelly, Cowgate • Rowantree Bar (under Whistlebinkies • edge’ (Skinny). 56 Cowgate (entrances
South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
Kate Fox
Kai Humphries
on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Comic poet, stand-up and sometime journalist Kate Fox, anchors her life story to big news events. From the Yorkshire Ripper to 9/11, Radio 4 ‘Saturday Live’ regular Kate Fox asks: where were you when the news broke?
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-7: 12:15 (1h) £6.00
Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 12:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 The Voodoo Rooms • Aug 8-13,15-20,22-27: B 08445 458 252 V 61 G E5 Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26,30: West Register Street 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 12:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) XAug 5-6: 01:00 (3h) £3.00 V68GD5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 5-6: 17:25 (50m) £6.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7,12-14,19-21,26-28: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 XAug 7: 23:30 (1h30m) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 01:00 (3h) £5.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 17:25 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (Free Non-ticketed) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 9-10,12-17,19-24,26-27: 17:25 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 17,23-24: 17:25 (50m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £6.50 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
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Keara Murphy’s Travelling Circus – The Greatest Show on Earth
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Roll up! Pickled punks, gigantic leprechauns and cat-eating devils abound in Keara’s fantastical metaphor for life. ‘Comic genius’ (List); ‘Exudes Glaswegian charm’ (Scotsman); ‘A genuine delight!’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). Free. www.kearamurphy.co.uk Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 4-5: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-15,17-22,24-29: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Keen and Khan: Kerry Gilbert Starstruck! – Gives Love a Free Bad Name
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Helen Keen & Sophia Khan/PBH’s Free Fringe
Kerry Gilbert
Celebrate the stranger side of being in love with a character show for lovers and losers. Featuring deluded misfits, hopeless romantics and greeneyed monsters. ‘Confident, colourful, compelling comedy ... innovative, sexy and ludicrously funny’ SSSS (Scotsman).
Award-winning comedian Helen Keen (upcoming Radio 4 series: ‘It Is Rocket Science!’) and real life rocket scientist Dr Sophia Khan (at NASA she discovered three galaxies!) chat about the cosmos. www.helenkeen.com Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances Science, Storytelling
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
V68GD5 Aug 9-11: 21:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Keith Farnan: Sex Traffic – How Much is That Woman in the Window?
TFPL Keith Farnan
on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Kevin Bridges
L Off The Kerb Productions
Fringe sell-out and star of BBC1’s ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’ and ‘Live at the Apollo’ returns with a brand new show. ‘Will have you snorting long after leaving the venue’ (Scotsman). www.offthekerb.co.uk
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
The Liverpool Medium taking the psychic world by storm
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
As seen on ITV’S LOOSE WOMEN and Psychic Investigators LIVING TV.
XAug 5-6: 20:55 (1h) £11.00 Aug 7,9-12,17-19,23-25:
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 20:55 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 13-15,20-22: 20:55 (1h) XAug 5-6: 14:15 (55m) £15.00 (£14.00) £6.00 Aug 26-30: 20:55 (1h) Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: £16.00 (£15.00) 14:15 (55m) £9.00 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 14:15 (55m) £10.00 (£9.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 16,23-24: 14:15 (55m) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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CHRIS DAVIS FOR NORWELL LAPLEY PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
Kevin Eldon is Titting About
‘STARTLINGLY ACCURATE...
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5 - 30 AUGUST · 4PM
See page 263 for show information
PL Kevin Eldon/The Stand Comedy Club
Fuddlepuck
After ‘Brass Eye’, ‘Big Train’, ‘Jam’, ‘Nighty Night’, ‘Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle’, Eldon ‘Kestrels’ is the new and comes to the Fringe with his improved show from Sheffield’s blandest collection own show for the first time. Talking! Singing! Acting! And of word sayers and thing plenty of ‘Titting About’! doers: Fuddlepuck. Watch them as their unique brand of Stand-up original sketch comedy fails Stand-up The Stand Comedy Club • abysmally and causes them to Underbelly, Cowgate • 5 York Place shriek in despair on stage. 56 Cowgate (entrances B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 on Cowgate and Victoria Sketch show, Revue Street) XAug 5: 13:00 (50m) theSpace on the Mile @ B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey St £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-15,17-22,24-30: XAug 5-6: 18:20 (1h) £6.00 B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 14:30 (8h20m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: Aug 16-21: 17:15 (1h) £4.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (£3.50) 18:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Following sell-out successes with ‘Cruel and Unusual’ and ‘No Blacks No Jews No Dogs No Irish’, Keith Farnan’s new show explores the value of women in society.
Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:20 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16,23-24: 18:20 (1h) £6.50
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Kissing the Goldfish
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Kissing the Goldfish
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One of the UK’s most talented up-and-coming comedians, Kev Orkian, combines his unique off-beat humour with sensational performances on the piano and has been dubbed one of the world’s finest comedy pianists.
‘An eclectic mix of music’ (Stage) with ‘brilliant lyrics’ (Express); ‘stunning performers, deliciously funny’ (Advertiser, Adelaide), and ‘utterly charming, making for first rate entertainment that’s worth its weight in gold ... with impeccable timing’ (Scotsman): Goldfish is back!
Musical, Stand-up
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
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An unmissable revue direct from sell-out success at the Manchester and Leicester comedy festivals and Brighton Fringe. Packed with beguiling burlesque beauties, awardwinning comedians and cabaret, there’s tease, tassels and titters aplenty. Special guests daily. Cabaret, Dance
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh
‘A breath-taking comedian... a gifted, brilliant performer, destined for greatness’ THE TIMES
8.15pm 4th - 30th August 0131 226 0026 www.edfringe.com
See page 119 for show information
Aug 20-22,27-29: 23:45 (55m) Place B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: Aug 24-26,30: 23:45 (55m) XAug 7: 22:30 (1h) £5.00 19:05 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 8-15,17-29: 22:30 (1h) Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 19:05 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £9.00 (£8.00)
XAug 5-6: 19:05 (1h) £6.00 £10.00 (£9.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Kingsley and I (Free Stand Up Compilation Show)
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Kit & The Widow: Oiling Up
PJ Kit and The Widow
Damian Kingsley
Free glimpse of top guest acts doing shorter spots so you can decide which paid shows to see. Hosted by Damian Kingsley; ‘marvelous compere’ (ThreeWeeks); ‘Super storyteller’ (Karen Koren, Gilded Balloon). Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Kitty Go Miaow Miaow Presents ... Katrina Thompson
PM Katrina Thompson
Before touring their ‘best of’ show to the UK’s finest auditoria, these cabaret Kerouacs set up camp in Edinburgh. Relish the intimacy, thrill to the topical songs, drool over the free parking. ‘Hilarious’ (Times). Cabaret, Music
Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row
Lady GaGa, Rose West and Carla Bruni fight for your vote in this comedy competition like no other. Who wins? You decide! Written and performed by Katrina Thompson (‘Blisteringly funny’ SSSS [ThreeWeeks]).
Stand-up, Theatre B 07816 671450 V70GB3 Laughing Horse @ The XAug 7: 19:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 8,15,22: 16:00 (1h)
B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 £13.00 (£11.00)
Aug 5-29: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 9-10,12,16-19: 19:00 (1h) £13.00 (£11.00) Aug 11: 15:00 (1h) £13.00 (£11.00) Aug 13-14,20-21: 19:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00)
Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street
B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Aug 6-15,17-22,24-29: 17:15 (1h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Kooky Babooshka – Free
PM
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Kunt and the Lady Garden: Gang: Complete Top Secret Gig Kunt – Free TFJ
PM
Kooky Babooshka
Making waves on the UK comedy scene, Manchesterbased Kooky Babooshka bring their unique style of fingeron-the-pulse, fast-paced comedy to the Edinburgh Festival. ‘Hysterical - this lot have to be seen to be believed’ (BBC). Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street
Kunt/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Cult YouTube superstars Kunt and the Gang wheel out all their tasteless minor internet hits, including ‘F**ksticks’ and ‘Shaven Haven’. ‘Life-affirmingly puerile’ (Charlie Brooker, Guardian). ‘One-man filth machine’ (Bizarre). www.youtube.com/ kuntandthegang
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Buccleuch Street Aug 5-14: 12:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Ku Klux Flan
PJ Ed O’Meara/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
I don’t know what you’re talking about – what gig? ‘One of the most exciting and laugh-out-loud funny young sketch groups’ (Time Out). Guardian best sketch winner Edinburgh 2009. ‘Naturally funny’ (Metro).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 18:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30:
B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 18:20 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
Aug 5-15,17-29: 00:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Lach: The Day I Went Insane
La Petite Mort – The Orgasm
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Dabster Productions and Gilded Balloon
Ladies Who Lounge Cabaret
Lara A King Late ‘n’ Free Four Stars and PN Two Thumbs Up
PM Lara King/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Laugh until wee comes out with this inspired combination of sharp humour, sparkling charisma, compassionate lyrics and uplifting melodies. Will delight lovers of sophisticated comedy and beautifully crafted song writing alike. Utterly hilarious and brilliant! Stand-up
Various Guests and Hosted by Frank Cassidy and Damian Kingsley
Free Festival’s raucous answer to ‘Late n Live’ mixes standup with drunken tomfoolery. See loads of seriously good acts not taking themselves too seriously. Hosted by prison nominated, lovable psychopath Frank Cassidy and pseudo-erudite Damian Kingsley. Stand-up, Storytelling
Aug 5-7,10-14,17-21,24-25, 27-28: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed
Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
A raunchy cabaret romp through sex and sexuality. ‘A truly original, delightful, accomplished show’ (Scotsman); Adelaide Fringe ‘top three shows’ (Advertiser); ‘best bet of the Melbourne Fringe’ (Age); ‘Musical genius’ (artsHub.com.au). www.ladieswholounge.com.au Cabaret, Musical
Underbelly, Cowgate • B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 56 Cowgate (entrances Aug 6-29: 20:20 (30m) on Cowgate and Victoria (Free Non-ticketed) XAug 4-6: 22:00 (1h) £5.00 Street) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 5-29: 00:00 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Late Late Show with Paul Zenon & Mikelangelo
Late Night Gimp Fight!
TPL Late Night Gimp Fight
Bastard sons of ‘La Clique’ present the Fringe’s essential late night comedy show. Join lounge wizard Paul Zenon and Black Sea songbird Mikelangelo on a mattress overstuffed with dreamy special guests. Cabaret
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 5-6: 17:00 (1h) £6.00 B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 17:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 17,23-24: 17:00 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
After-hours, no-holdsbarred improvised comedy from hysterical, five-star, sell-out impro group: ‘The Scat Pack’. A quick-fire fun, furious laughter, off-the-cuff competition. Who wins? You decide. ‘Very fine entertainment’ (FringeReview.co.uk). www.thescatpack.co.uk
XAug 5-6: 00:15 (1h45m) £5.00 Aug 7-8,10-15,17-29: 00:15 (1h45m) £12.50 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
(£6.50) Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-30: 23:30 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 23:30 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Late Night Laughs – Free
APN Laughing Penguin
The Fringe’s most talked about new sketch group is back. A brand new hour of off-the-wall sketches that’ll leave you feeling violated, in a good way. ‘Wrong sketches that feel so right’ (List). www.latenightgimpfight.com
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
XAug 4-6: 23:00 (55m) Assembly @ George £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Aug 7-12,16-17,22-26: 22:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26,30: 22:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
The Scat Pack in Association With Hiatus Theatre
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 6: 23:30 (55m) £7.50
Assembly
Brilliant songs, comedy and revelations from NYC’s living legend: founder of the revolutionary Antifolk movement. ‘Face-ache funny!’ (Guardian); ‘Woody Allen meets Woody Guthrie’ (NME); ‘Definitely a show worth getting out the house for!’ (Scotsman)
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Laughing Horse @ Improv Laughing Horse @ The Espionage • 4 India C central • Carlton Hotel, Counting House • 38 Buildings, Victoria Street North Bridge West Nicolson Street (entrances on Cowgate B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 and Victoria Street)
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Stand-up comedy from the National Student Television Awards comedy winner, Ed O’Meara ... for free! Special guest star Kenny Rogers may not attend. ‘Mercurial wit’ (BBC). ‘Clever ... well structured jokes about modern life’ (Newbury Today). www.edomeara.com
Late Night Impro Fight
23:00 (55m) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,19-21,27-29: 23:00 (55m) £10.00 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Laughing Penguin present three of their rising stars in this late night special. Join Tony Jameson, Nick Cranston, Andy Wolton and Tom Tolson for observational rambling, whimsical wonderings and sexy stories for free. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 6-29: 20:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Laughing Horse The Laughing Laugh? You’ll Free Pick of the Penguin S**t Yourself ! Fringe Showcase – Free FPN
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Three Top Acts Plus MC
The Crags Comedy Mash Up
Bringing you a selection of comedy acts picked from around the festival, this mash-up of stand-up is bound to impress with its witty banter and fruity carousel of sheer pee your pants hilarity!
The Leeds Tealights: For Your Sins
TFL Leeds Tealights
Improv, Stand-up Late night talk show that needs financial backing or faces cancellation by the network. With video sketches, real and fictitious guests, live music and guest comedians. Plus, celebrity cameos. All for free! www.freefestival.co.uk Sketch show, Talk
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 5: 23:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-29: 23:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Late’n’Live
N Gilded Balloon
In its ninth year; the best late stand-up in an intimate, wee venue. Full line-ups at www. underbelly.co.uk (previous acts: Russell Howard, Bill Bailey, Ross Noble...) and two hours of laughs for £10 Thursdays and Sundays! Adaptation
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
The Crags • 58 Dalkeith Road
B 0131 226 0000 V132GH6 A brand new, charmingly The Laughing Penguin The very best comedians from presents three different acts daily. Vladimir McTavish across the Fringe...different called last year’s show, ‘the line-ups at every show...two shows daily! The best way to best run showcase I’ve ever see great Fringe comedy...and performed at. An absolute it’s free! Sell-out Fringe 2004- joy.’ This year promises to be 2009. www.freefestival.co.uk even better! Compilation, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate Aug 6,8,12,15,19,22,26,29: and Victoria Street) 00:35 (2h30m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 7,13-14,20-21,27-28: 00:35 (2h30m) £14.00 (£13.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Laughing Cows Comedy
N All Female Line-up of the Highest Quality Stand-up
Stand-up
Aug 6-7,10-14,17-21,24-28: witty and curiously dark, sketch-comedy show. Come 20:30 (1h30m) £5.00 and experience their quest M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 to seek salvation; as the 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Tealights are back, for your 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 sins. ‘Slick, brilliantly acted and original’ (Chortle.co.uk).
Laura Solon: The Owl of Steven
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate Avalon Promotions Ltd B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 and Victoria Street)
TPL
XAug 5-6: 16:20 (1h) £6.00
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 5-29: 17:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5-29: 21:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sketch show, Revue
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 16:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 17,23-24: 16:20 (1h) £6.50
Laughter Shock
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 6-29: 14:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Laughing Horse PN New Acts at the Denis Krasnov/PBH’s Free Fringe Fringe – Free
PN Rob Coleman/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Steven is an island. Perrier Award winner Laura Solon returns with a brilliant new character comedy story about it. Contains owl. ‘An adventurous and hilarious masterclass’ (Sunday Times). SSSS (Guardian). SSSS (Telegraph).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Lee Goodall: Gelomancy – Free
PM Lee Goodall
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-5: 17:00 (1h) £5.00
The first and still the best late night show on the Fringe! The legendary late night pick of the best comedy and then dance till the wee small hours. ‘One of the unalloyed joys of the Fringe’ (Telegraph).
Laughing Cows features an all-female line-up of stand-up comedy. Since Gilded Balloon Teviot • 1998, we’ve worked with Bristo Square acts such as Gina Yashere, B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Jo Caulfield, Susan Calman, Sarah Millican, Zoe Lyons and XAug 6-8: 01:00 (4h) £10.00 Janice Connolly. See www. Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26,30: laughingcowscomedy.co.uk for 2010 listings. 01:00 (4h) £13.00 (£12.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: Stand-up 01:00 (4h) £15.00 (£14.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The best in new comedy at the Fringe, selected from Fringe shows, national competitions and the worldwide comedy circuit and it’s free! Sell-out Fringe 2004-2009. Different acts every night. www.freefestival.co.uk
Laughing Horse @ Compilation, Stand-up Espionage • 4 India Laughing Horse @ Buildings, Victoria Street Meadow Bar • 42-44 (entrances on Cowgate Buccleuch Street and Victoria Street)
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 Aug 5-29: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 5-29: 23:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 30-Sep 4: 21:00 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Irreverent, shocking, uplifting and subversive. This is an all out attack on the sensitivities and sensibilities of middle England. Don’t come near if you are not prepared to go all the way. Stand-up
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5 Aug 7-28: 15:30 (7h30m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 6: 17:00 (1h) £8.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26: 17:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
‘Gelomancy’ - hysterical laughter and babbling interpreted as prophetic by those with an ear for such things. Comedian Lee Goodall forcefully interrogates comedy, with an hour’s original material probing every crevice of humour’s fulsome body. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street
B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Aug 14-15: 12:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Poems & Songs of Bobby Spade
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“In Spade, Nichol has found the perfect vehicle for substantial lyrical gifts ... misogynistic, lecherous, unnerving, and deeply, consistently funny”
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See page 114 for show information
Lee Nelson’s Well Good Edinbra Show
TPK
The Leftovers
TL Leftovers
See page 109 for show information
Legend of the Card Ninja
Lesbian Bathhouse
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Let’s Learn Let the People English Yourself Decide! – Hosted By Barry from APM Watford With Roger Sayers/ Lewis Macleod Laughing Horse and Steve Comedy ‘Let’s Learn English Yourself’. Hope-Wynne Learning a language is like going on a date with a beautiful woman, but making one too many jokes about MLA her hairloss. Roger Sayer’s interactive language course launch. Available on Compact disc/cassette/factsheet.
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Sketch comedy that dares to dream*. Jez is shouting (again), Neil can’t think (he’s spilt tea on his deck shoes) and Simon is blowing a The legend behind ‘Lee whistle (don’t ask). A sketch Nelson’s Well Good Show’ show (definitely) that’s (BBC3) brings some funnies wonky and charming(?). to the good people of Scotiland who don’t have TVs. *modest results. ‘Real star quality’ (Times). Sketch show, Storytelling ‘Always very, very funny’ Just The Tonic at the (Chortle.co.uk).
Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Cowgate Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Comedian, magician, ninja, Jav Jarquin debuts with a show that combines his acclaimed stand-up and his dazzling card ninja act. Hardhitting comedy and feats with cards you would have never thought possible.
A one-act comic romp with multiple ... acts, this dizzy, debauched, delirious tale of modern love answers the question: ‘Where can you go when you’re feeling a little dirty?’ ‘An ideal late-night show!’ (Village Voice).
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Rooms, 54 George Street
XAug 5-6: 21:15 (1h) £5.00
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: XAug 5-6: 22:40 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 22:40 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 22:40 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) 15:20 (1h) £7.50 (£5.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 9-13,17-20,23-27: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 15:20 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
XAug 4-6: 22:20 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 21:15 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: XAug 5-6: 15:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 9-12,17-19,24-26: 21:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) 22:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:20 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 22-29: 17:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The nation’s favourite octogenarian hosts a topical show where the audience probe celebrities on the burning topics of the day. ‘Question Time’ with laughs. Political
Fringe at Le Monde • 16 George Street
B 0131 270 3914 V47GD4 Aug 14-21: 13:45 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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5th-30th AUGUST 0131 226 0026 www.edfringe.com www.justinmoorhouse.com See page 40 for show information
Lies, Trickery and Life of Si – Si Deceit: A Magic Harder Show! – Free PL
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Declan Dineen
Simon Feilder and Sy Thomas
See page 82 for show information
Lights! Camera! Lights! Camera! LLaugh! and Other Things Improvise! J We Can’t Afford! TFJ
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Squiggly Logic
The Scat Pack in Association With Hiatus Theatre
Al Cowie/PBH’s Free Fringe
The best llaughs in llife are ffree! Al Cowie comperes This is literally where the Three young men shatter the best acts from across the The improvised movie, live magic happens. It’s lies, sure, society’s expectations of Fringe at ‘LLaugh’, your free onstage. The Scat Pack’s team but good lies. An intimate youth from the back of a comedy sample pack... So, of electrifying improvisers evening of astonishing, glow-in-the-dark elephant. if you’re wondering what to weave a new movie, based on honest to goodness trickery. Join them in a purple-skied see, see LLaugh and see it all! your suggestions, live every Embrace the deception, romp through a world of their www.llaugh.com night. Hilarious, exhilarating welcome to wonderful. own invention. Warning: may and totally improvised. 2009 Compilation, Stand-up contain oddity. Fringe sell-out. ‘Freakishly Interactive, Magic Kiwi Bar @ Walkabout • talented’ SSSSS Sketch show Laughing Horse @ The Omni Centre, Leith Street (BroadwayBaby.com). Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Multimedia, Sketch show Greenside • 1b Royal V344GC5 www.thescatpack.co.uk Terrace Street Aug 7-28: 20:45 (1h) The GRV • 37 Guthrie Improv B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Street B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 15-29: 19:30 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 Aug 23-28: 15:45 (1h) £7.50 C • Chambers Street (Free Non-ticketed) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 6-17,19-30: 18:40 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £5.00 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 18:55 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 18:55 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 18:55 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Sophomoric sofa-mates Simon and Sy’s riotous return! New shenanigans, new videos, new haircuts, same teapot. SSSSS ‘Set to be big news in the near future’ (AllTheFestivals.com). SSSS (EdinburghLove.com). ‘Sizzling chemistry ... a Si-zable success’ (ThreeWeeks).
Lock, Stock and Improv
FK Triple Point Comedy
Play director to the mafia as you join our seasoned improvisers for gangs, guns and gripping action! Prepare yourself (and some suggestions) for moments of exciting comic chemistry in the ‘wii’ version of theatre.’ Improv
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 24-30: 16:45 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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BOUND & GAGGED COMEDY presents by arrangement with Lisa White at
“Inventive comedy... deft punchlines and appealing delivery” CHORTLE “A solid gagsmith with a disarming presence” THE INDEPENDENT
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8:30PM August 4-30 NOT 11 & 18
· PREVIEWS 4, 5 & 6
www.gloriousmanagement.com www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com
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London is Funny Loose Ends Presents... L
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BBC Radio 4
LondonIsFunny.com, Tom Webb, Mark Watson, Josie Long, Isy Suttie
Marvel at the cream of the London comedy circuit! Brought to you by comedy website LondonIsFunny.com! Five acts, £5, one show! Expect headliners such as Mark Watson, Josie Long, Isy Suttie, plus MC Tom Webb! Sketch show, Stand-up
The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 Aug 5-29: 20:00 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Loretta Maine: I’m Not Drunk, I Just Need to Talk to You
TL
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The Lost Letters Luke Toulson: of Cathy G – Free Sorry About Last Night PM Paul Harry Allen
TFPJ
FN
Luke Toulson
Best Medicine Management
Chambers Management
Clive Anderson ties up the ‘Loose Ends’ with cool music, lots of comedy and, of course, scintillating conversation. Recorded for BBC Radio 4. Music, Talk
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 21: 11:00 (45m) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
USA export Loretta Maine performs with band DogVagina, performing hits like ‘C**k-Sucking Motherf**ker’ and telling tales of her sh*tty life. ‘The sexiest singer-songwriter you’ll ever come across’ (Time Out).
In a junk shop I stumbled across a wad of letters forgotten since the 1960s. Mixing stand-up with storytelling, I’ll blow dust off these tales of love struck boyfriends and hopeful groupies. www.freefestival.co.uk Stand-up, Storytelling
The award-winning comic and Perrier nominee returns with stories of love, loss and addiction, revealing how daughters are better liars than sons, and Playboy models don’t make great wives. ‘A gifted comic’ (Sunday Times).
Laughing Horse @ Stand-up Espionage • 4 India Pleasance Courtyard • Buildings, Victoria Street 60 Pleasance Stand-up (entrances on Cowgate B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Just The Tonic at the Caves • and Victoria Street) Enter from The Rowantree B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 4-6: 22:45 (1h) £5.00 Bar (under South Bridge), Aug 6-30: 15:15 (1h) Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 253 Cowgate (Free Non-ticketed)
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 5-6: 18:35 (55m)
£5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:35 (55m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: 18:35 (55m) £9.00 (£8.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Lunchtime Club: Class of 2010
22:45 (1h) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Award-winning Rob Beckett, Joel Dommett (‘Skins’, C4), Tom Rosenthal (‘Friday Night Dinner’, C4), very funny Ian Smith, and deliciously dark Liam Williams are the future of British comedy. Catch them now before they’re huge! Stand-up
Downstairs at the Tron • 9 Hunter Square
B 0131 226 0000 V51GE5 XAug 5-6: 12:30 (1h30m) £2.50 Aug 7-15,17-22,24-29: 12:30 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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MacAulay and Co.
Mackenzie Taylor: Joy
J
TFPK
BBC Radio Scotland
Green Room Presents
Broadcast live on BBC Radio Scotland, and sold out for the last five years, Fred MacAulay and guests bring you the very best of comedy and music from the Fringe.
See page 136 for show information
Maeve Higgins – Maff Brown – Personal Best Looking After Lesal TU Lisa Richards Ltd. in Association With EdCom
TPM
Mages Thru the Ages – Free
Magic Faraway Cabaret – Free
PJ
L
Magic Cubed/ Phil McIntyre Entertain- Laughing Horse Free ments by Arrangement Festival With Michele Milburn at International Artistes
James Christopher/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Compilation, Stand-up
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street
B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Join this critically acclaimed, Aug 9-13,16-20: 10:00 albeit grumpy, young man (1h31m) (Free Ticketed) on his quest to seek joy and M T W T F S S M T W T F S S happiness for one hour a day. 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 ‘Playful, intelligent and very, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 very funny’ (Dave Gorman); 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 ‘A pleasure to watch’ (Paramount Comedy). www. greenroompresents.com Stand-up, Theatre
I don’t say things like this lightly but - I have a really funny and good show this year! Also I love watching other great shows, so the festival is really playing into my hands. Huzzah! Stand-up
C soco • Chambers Street Gilded Balloon Teviot • and Cowgate Bristo Square
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 16:25 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 16:25 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 16:25 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50)
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Three magicians whisk you on a whistlestop tour of magic past, present and ‘I think Maff Brown is very future. Doves appear, needles funny, but if you don’t agree, are swallowed and time is you will still laugh at his paused, as we cram 100 years stupid curly hair. It’s a win-win of magic into 60 magical situation’ (Stephen Merchant). minutes. ‘Looking after Lesal’ is the www.freefestival.co.uk award-winning comic’s debut about, well, Lesal. Cabaret, Magic Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard •
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street
Presenting the best acts in music, comedy and burlesque on the Fringe. ‘Sexy, sticky, playful, imaginative and so seductive’ (Remotegoat. co.uk). ‘Fab lil’ cabaret party featuring some of the capital’s most colourful performers’ (Time Out). www.magicfarawaycabaret. com Cabaret, Revue
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
XAug 4-5: 16:30 (1h) £5.00 60 Pleasance B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 V139GE5 Aug 6-12,17-19,23-26,30: B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 16:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 23-29: 12:00 (1h)
Aug 7-9,11-16,18-23,25-27: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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XAug 4-6: 21:30 (1h) £5.00 (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 21:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Magicians! Magpie & Stump Making Faces Behind the Magic! on Loliday PK
TJ
FPK
Swift and Crawley
Magpie & Stump
Fabuloso and Dupont present an intimate lunchtime soirée of love and toast and magic. And magic. A charmingly riotous tale of spangly leggings, French accents and bad hair. Sometimes, magic is a four-letter word.
Have you recently had an accident at work that wasn’t your fault? Do you demand a unilateral German surrender on all fronts? Do you have a face? Then come on loliday with Magpie & Stump.
Storytelling, Theatre
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
Stand-up
Dan Curtis, Ed Mayhew and Lizzie Kevan
Laugh loudly, chortle lightheartedly and chuckle ‘til you literally explode with Dan Curtis, Lizzie Kevan and Ed Mayhew at the silliness of human fronts and faces. Free. Award-giving comedy, ‘Making Faces’ is for anyone who has a face.
Music, Stand-up Laughing Horse @ Meadow B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch St Aug 23-27: 21:05 (55m) B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 £6.00 (£5.00) B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 5: 17:20 (1h) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (Free Non-ticketed) XAug 5-6: 12:00 (1h) £5.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 6-7,9-14: 17:20 (1h) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: (Free Non-ticketed) 12:00 (1h) £8.50 Laughing Horse @ Espionage Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: 4 India Buildings, Victoria St 12:00 (1h) £7.50 B 0131 477 7007V185GE4 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Make a Living Aug 21-28: 12:00 (55m) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Writing Comedy (Free Non-ticketed)
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30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Magnus Betnér: Cum all ye Faithful!
FM Laughing Horse Free Festival/Dave Cohen
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Mandy Muden Sleight of Tongue
PN Magnus Betnér /The Stand Comedy Club
PM PBH’s Free Fringe
Not only voted sexiest man in Sweden, Scandinavia’s most successful comedian, currently on a sold-out tour of four countries, accepts The Stand’s invitation to perform at this year’s Fringe for the first time!
I can’t teach you to be funny, but I can help you break into comedy. Meet producers. Write stand-up, sitcoms, radio sketches, comedy/ drama, animation. Create a career. ‘Dave Cohen gives great notes’ (Sam Bain, cowriter/creator ‘Peep Show’). www.laughinghorsecomedy. co.uk
Award-winning magician Mandy Muden will be performing an hour of comedy and magic. ‘The Laughing Horse @ lovely Mandy updates magic Edinburgh City Football with a campy bitchy comedy Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Stand-up slant. She’ll win you over in Leith Walk The Stand Comedy Club B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 a flash’ (Attitude). ‘Superb’ III & IV • 28 York Place (Evening Standard). B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 Aug 20: 14:30 (2h30m) Cabaret, Magic £30.00 (£25.00 SU)
XAug 5: 18:40 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-15,17-29: 22:20 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Workshop
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The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
V68GD5 Aug 9-15,17-22,24-27: 18:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Manslag
PM Chuck Manslag
Improv
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 5-6: 17:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,24-26: 17:15 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Manos the Greek: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Greece (But Were Afraid to Ask) – Free
N Manos the Greek/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Marcel Lucont: Encore
TFM Objective Talent by Arrangement With Chaplins Theatre
3 Gaga Heads
The big storm is back from Tokyo! Through Japanese manga, anime and game shows, these non-verbal performers show you 999 funny takes on daily life. Nominated for The Malcolm Hardee Award 2009.
COMEDY
Chuck shamelessly reveals his clumsy attempts at seducing 1000s of women, and how he’s learned to do it right. A rip roaring tale of one man’s desperate fight against being weeded out of the gene pool. www.manslag.com Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street
B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 6-16,19-25,27-29: 22:15 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Marcello al Dente Relives a Catastrophic Moment in his Life – Free
APJ Crazy Hope/PBH’s Free Fringe
Winner: Buxton Fringe Award 2009 - ‘best comedy’. Marcel returns to Edinburgh with his crisp, dry wit, wry observations and a poem about tits. ‘Devilishly handsome, devastatingly disdainful’ SSSS (List). ‘Fresh, accessible and hilarious’ (Guardian). www.myspace.com/ marcellucont
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 21:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,19,25-26: 21:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 16-17,23-24: 21:30 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Marc Salem’s Mind Games
U Assembly by Arrangement with Andrew Fell Ltd
I fall in love. So does she. I f**k it up. Come and hear how. Free cookies. ‘Surrealist comedy at its very best’ (Chortle.co.uk, on my last Edinburgh appearance). Storytelling, Theatre
‘Surefire “you-gotta-seethis-show”’ (Variety). Worldrenowned mentalist takes V139GE5 his audience on a captivating Aug 7-10,12-17,19-21: excursion into the possibilities 19:45 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) of the human mind through M T W T F S S M T W T F S S hilarious, astounding and 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 mystifying mind games. A light-hearted guide to ‘Quick-witted family fun’ 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Greece, its history and culture (New York Times). by the one and only Greek Assembly @ Princes St stand-up comedian. Witty, Gardens • West Princes amusing and very, very, St Gardens, Princes St funny. B 0131 623 3030 V52GD3 Stand-up Aug 16-18: 18:15 (1h) Laughing Horse @ The £13.00 (£12.00) Hive • 15-17 Niddry St Aug 19-22: 18:15 (1h) B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 6-8,10-15,17-22,24-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
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in “BUTTERFLIES WITH STRETCHMARKS” An hour of stand-up comedy
‘An excellently-paced hour of stand-up. Go and see this hilarious and quite unique exponent of comedy’ Scotsman ‘He shows a depth of experience and a quiet professionalism that other comedians could well learn from’ Independent ‘A triumph of quality over hype’ Sydney Herald
6-29 Aug (not 16)
9pm
Sponsored by The Amsterdam Hotel www.amsterdam.uk.com
Photo: A. Hollingworth
www.johnmoloney.com
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Mark Allen’s Go Mark Nelson – Slow Offending the Senses FPM Best Medicine Management
Is the relentless pace of modern life making you swear at dawdling strangers? Or huff at non-moving transport? Me too. That’s why I staged a month-long ‘Go Slow’. Here’s what happened. ‘A total delight’ (Time Out). Stand-up
The GRV • 37 Guthrie St
TPM
Mark Nelson
Pure, hilariously unadulterated powerhouse stand-up from this Scottish Comedian of the Year winner’s solo Fringe debut. ‘...Talent that is simply obscene’ (List); ‘Blistering material which pushes dangerously near the boundaries of good taste’ (Sunday Times). Stand-up
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 Underbelly, Cowgate • XAug 5-6: 16:40 (1h30m)
56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
£2.50 Aug 7-16,18-29: 16:40 (1h30m) B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 5-6: 18:30 (1h) £6.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 18:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 17,23-24: 18:30 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Mark Watson – Mark Watson’s Do I Know You? Unusually Enjoyable Book TPM Launch Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement U With Lisa Thomas Mark Watson Management
Total sell-out 2005-2009. SSSSS (Time Out); SSSSS (Scotsman). Multi award-winning star of BBC’s ‘We Need Answers’, ‘Mock The Week’, ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’ and Radio 4 returns. ‘In the Edinburgh super league’ (Guardian); ‘Exhilarating’ (Telegraph). Comedy, Stand-up
Mark Watson (the 24-hourshow comic and Edinburgh favourite) welcomes new novel ‘Eleven’ to the world with a partly improvised, partly planned literary adventure. Meet at time and place indicated. After that, we’ll see. Details at www. markwatsonthecomedian.com Talk
Meet Outside The Scottish National B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Portrait Gallery • 1 Queen Street Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
XAug 5-6: 22:30 (1h) £9.50 B 0131 226 0000 V298GC4
Aug 7-12,17-19,24-25,30: Aug 11: 14:00 (10h) 22:30 (1h) £16.50 (£15.50) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 13-15: 22:30 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £18.00 (£17.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 20-22,26-29: 22:30 (1h) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 £18.50 (£17.50)
The Marvellous Mary Barrel is Dorians Present Really Good at ... Bare Dollar Things
FPM
TFPL
The Marvellous Dorians
Carrie Barrett
‘People set to define the next generation’ (Vogue); Time Out Critics’ Choice. An underground comedy sensation, ready to go global, except they’re broke. How will a posh boy and Nigerian prince get ‘Bare Dollar’? Sketch show, Theatre
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 23-29: 22:05 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
She’ll show you how to be good at things too! A ball of energy and questionable wisdom, little Mary Barrel’s enthusiasm makes up for her ill-informed advice. An explosion of laughter and games. Interactive, Stand-up
theSpace on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 XAug 6-7: 14:10 (45m) £3.50 (£2.50) Aug 9-14,16-21: 14:10 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 23-28: 17:10 (45m) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Mat Ricardo: Matt Green: Mary’s Three Balls and a Bleeding Funny Extraordinary Story Club – Free! Good Suit – Free TFPL
PJ
APN
Laughing Horse Free Festival
Mat Ricardo/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Matt Green
See page 87 for show information
Matthew Hardy – Willy Wonka Explained: The Veruca Salt Sessions
Matt Tiller’s Awkward Situation
Matt Tiller’s Reasons Not to Kill
TFL
PL
Gag Reflex Management
Matt Tiller/PBH’s Free Fringe
The ‘real’ Veruca from the classic ‘70s film complains about being a former child star. A fan complains about his obsession with that film. They meet. It’s tragic, funny and triumphant. ‘Wonderful’ (Age).
Musical comic celebrates those romantic disasters, social faux pas when the ground could swallow you. Quirky one-liners, songs and stand up in this warm, engaging show. ‘A very funny man’ (XFM Manchester); ‘Geekish likeability’ (Chortle.co.uk).
Theatre
Music, Stand-up
...and other musical favourites including ‘Don’t Mix Your Personal Life With Your Online Security Needs’ and ‘Virgin Pendolino Toilet Roll Dispenser’. Classic comic tunesmithery, plus new nonsense. ‘Hilarious’ (New Statesman); ‘Deal of charisma’ (Chortle.co.uk). www.tillerpop.com
J Matthew Hardy
Stand-up storyteller Mary J. Lockwood travels time and space gathering the best tales in the Universe. Dr Who, Dolly Parton, Eric Cantona, and special mystery guests all bid to join this extraordinary club. www.maryjlockwood.co.uk
‘Impeccable charm and considerable skill’ (Bruce Dessau). Nobody else can put the cloth back on the table! A rare festival appearance by this veteran international comic cabaret performer. www.matricardo.com
Stand-up, Storytelling
Cabaret, Circus
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
This rising star and ‘Pick of the Fringe’ (Guardian; List) returns with new tales of embarrassment and redemption. But mainly embarrassment. ‘A stand-up audience’s dream ... an explosion of comedy that left everyone in stitches’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). Stand-up, Storytelling
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Pleasance Courtyard • B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 60 Pleasance
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 4-6: 20:15 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 5-19: 19:30 (1h) Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: XAug 4-5: 19:00 (1h) £5.00 Cowgate (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
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Max and Iván
TFPL 4 inch Productions and SJC Productions
Maxwell’s Fullmooners
M The Producers UK & Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com
Meet Chloe and Me! Me! Me! Dave PJ
TFPM
Couch Productions
Join Max (taller, curlier) and Iván (shorter, cuddlier) for an hour of joy-soaked trans-genre sketch wizardry. Delightful, insightful, a little bit spiteful. ‘Unique and brilliant ideas coming from every orifice imaginable’ SSSSS (BroadwayBaby. com). SSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.maxandivan.com
Finalists in Channel 4’s 4Talent Awards for ‘best comedy performance’. Unstoppable comedy force Innocent geek Chloe and Andrew Maxwell presents everyone’s favourite late night egotistical Dave unravel show, ‘Fullmooners’. Award- reasons behind their unlikely ‘friendship’. Sincerity and winning self-styled ‘hip-hop petulance ensue in this Count Dracula’ Maxwell snappy multimedia show! combines the best late night www.myspace.com/ comedy, breakdancing, cabaret and all-round devilish meetchloeanddave entertainment. Come howl at Sketch show Multimedia, Theatre C central • Carlton Hotel, the moon!
North Bridge
Assembly @ Princes St
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Gardens • West Princes
St Gardens, Princes St Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 21:30 B 0131 623 3030 V52GD3 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: Aug 17: 23:30 (2h30m) £15.00 21:30 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 21:30 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Blond Ambition/ Renegade/O’Connor Entertainment
Three of Britain’s most talented musical comedians; Des O’Connor, Sarah Louise Young and Mr. B are dazzlingly different in style but united in their quality. Virtuoso performances and razor-sharp wit guarantee first rate fun. ‘Superb!’ (Time Out)
Mervyn Michael Fabbri: Stutter’s Pick of Fabrications the Fringe PN
TJ
Mervyn Stutter
See live extracts from eight of the best shows, then go see the ones you like. Simple! Brilliant! Comedy, theatre, music, dance, the lot. ‘A stimulating showcase of talent’ (Scotsman). ‘Excellent!’ (Observer). 19th year. Music, Theatre
Musical
Michael Fabbri/The Stand Comedy Club
Thoughts, facts and fictions welded together to construct an hour of organised comedy chaos. ‘Destined for a bigger stage’ (List). ‘Consistently funny; calm, almost hypnotically understated style of delivery’ (Allthefestivals. com). ‘Exceptionally funny; extremely sharp; hugely enjoyable’ (Scotsman).
Pleasance Courtyard • Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu • 60 Pleasance Stand-up theSpace on the Mile @ B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 The Stand Comedy Club II • Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey St 2 Rutland Place B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 B 0131 556 6550 V236GE2 Aug 7-9,11-12,16-17,23,25-26: 16 North St Andrew Street 12:55 (1h30m) £9.00 (£7.50)
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Michael Piper: the Ping Pong Years – Free
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Michael Topping Mick Ferry – – ‘Heels over The Missing Head in Love!’ Chippendale (Body Issues) TFAPL
Michael Piper
Michael Topping
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Micky Flanagan The Midnight Hour M CKP
TFPM
CKP By Arrangement With Comedy Store Management
‘Very clever ... hugely endearing ... really does hold you and make you laugh’ (Kate Copstick, Scotsman). Lunch time comedy with boundlessly enthusiastic stand-up Michael Piper. Winner of Uni-Talent national final 2005. Stand-up
Grande doyenne of musical satire, Michael Topping celebrates his golden jubilee with a lyrical romp through the ins and outs of love and relationships as seen through the eagle eye of an experienced old queen! Cabaret, Music
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Chippendales and screaming women ruined a year of his life. Join Mick (fat man and star of Michael Mcintyre’s Comedy Roadshow) as he exacts his revenge. ‘His star is in the ascendancy’(Mirror).
Following acclaimed performances on TV and radio it’s now time for Micky to hit the road performing the best of his previous Edinburgh shows. ‘Arguably the funniest comedian in the world’ (Frank Skinner). Sell-out 07/09. Seven shows only.
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Aug 23-29: 21:45 (55m) £14.00 (£12.50) Stand-up B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Just The Tonic at the Caves M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 • Enter from The Rowantree 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 XAug 6: 11:45 (1h) £7.00 Bar (under South Bridge), 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (£5.00 O) 253 Cowgate Aug 6-15,18-22,24-29: 13:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 7-15,18-22,24-28: B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 11:45 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00 O) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 5-6: 20:50 (55m) £5.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 20:50 (55m) £8.50 (£7.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:50 (55m) £9.50 (£8.00)
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
The Midnight Matinee
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Tristan Bates Theatre
The best comics from around the Fringe, slap-bang on the Royal Mile every midnight (OK, not Sundays) – totally free! Compered by Kate Smurthwaite and brought to you by London’s legendary Soho Comedy Club. www.sohocomedy.com Stand-up
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate
V78GD6 Aug 6-7,9-14,16-21: 23:55 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
‘The Midnight Matinees’ are designed for the late night comedy explorer. Recommended in Time Out’s ‘1,000 Things To Do For Under a Tenner’, our Edinburgh special features a guest star line-up, and is not to be missed. Theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Aug 21: 00:30 (1h30m) £10.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Mike Keat: The Lyin’ Bitch and The Wardrobe
Mike Wozniak Miles Jupp: and Henry Paker: Fibber in the Heat The Golden Lizard (A Cricket Tale)
TPL
TFU
TFPM
Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com
Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
Miles Jupp
Cuban Brothers head honcho returns to his hometown of Edinburgh for this highly anticipated debut solo show. Never before will you have seen/heard anything like this. ‘A seriously A list act’ (Guardian).
Who is Floyd Vernon? Two award-winning comedians deliver a clutch of bizarre characters, bogus science and scrambled mystery. ‘Best new show’ winner, Leicester Comedy Festival. ‘A gem’ (Sun). Directed by Matt Peover.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Pleasance Courtyard •
Perrier nominee’s tale of his attempt to become a cricket journalist by the ill-thought out and dishonest method of pretending to be one. ‘Miles Jupp’s endearing, sharp humour is irresistible’ (List). Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 60 Pleasance XAug 5-7: 19:15 (1h) £6.50 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 20:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 8-10,13-15,20-21,27-29: XAug 4-6: 16:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 19:15 (1h) £11.50 (£10.00) Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: Aug 11-12,16-19,23-26,30: 16:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) 19:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Mike Newall: Mr Famous Mike Wozniak: Egg and Spoon TFM Fluid Thinking
An insight into the life of Mr Famous (name given to Mike by his friends), his life, the sex, the drugs and rock’n’roll...the car journeys, B&Bs and bacon rolls. A journey of highs, lows and ambitions. Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
The Mime Who Wouldn’t Shut Up! – Free
PM
Stand Comedy Club/ Just For Laughs Live
Lasse Nilsen
A birth, a failed death and attempts to create a new Wozniak are among the events crowding Mike’s brain. New stand-up from this critically acclaimed talent. ‘Infinitely pleasurable’ (Independent). ‘Effortlessly enjoyable’ (Chortle.co.uk). SSSS (Metro). Stand-up
III & IV • 28 York Place
B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) XAug 5: 13:40 (1h) £7.00 Aug 11-12,17-19,23-26: (£6.00) 16:00 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-15,17-29: 21:10 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £8.00 (£7.00) 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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In Lasse Nilsen, there is a devil of a comedian, unique in its kind and much wider than the traditional. Nilsen takes another step with his eminent body language and his wit. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
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TFPL The ‘Psychic’ Psychologist
COMEDY
Mrs. Bang: Monster of the A Series of Deep 3D Seductions in 55 TFL Minutes
TPU
Claudia O’Doherty
Ines Wurth Presents (Australia)
What does a psychic want for breakfast? You! ‘Psychic’ Psychologist, Rob Bailey, demonstrates ESP, predictions, lie-detection or just clever psychology? ‘…very funny… very engaging,’ (Oxford Times). Free coffee/croissants. Prizes for best nightwear; come in your pyjamas. www. psychicpsychologist.co.uk Interactive, Magic
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 5-22: 10:35 (1h10m) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Minority Retort
U Jason Chong
Unabashed mess of calamity, sex and shattered pre-loved hits, Mrs. Bang turns cabaret on its head in a reasonable time frame in this black comedy of stained vocals and sumptuous catastrophe. Musical
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
The last surviving member of a colony that lived under the sea is giving a cultural presentation. Strap in. Winner - ‘best newcomer’, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2010 and ‘best comedy’, Melbourne Fringe Festival 2009.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-7: 18:30 (1h) £5.00
Aug 8-12,17-19,23-26,30: 18:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: XAug 4-5: 23:00 (1h) £5.00 18:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 6,9-13,17-20,23-27: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 23:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 23:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Monkey Poet’s Welcome to the UK! – Free
The Monumental Joke Disco
PK
THE STAND COMEDY CLUB 0131 558 7272 | thestand.co.uk
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Lou Sanders/Laughing Horse Free Festival
N Monkey Do/PBH’s Free Fringe
As a left-handed, asthmatic, guitar-playing Oriental, Jason knows what it’s like to be the minority. And it’s time to speak up. Jason is one of Australia’s hottest rising stars. ‘...clever ... absurdly hilarious...’ (Advertiser) ‘...perfect match of style and content’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-7: 23:30 (50m) £5.00 Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 23:30 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26,30: 23:30 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A British Bill Hicks. Best poet, San Francisco Fringe two years running. SSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSS (CityLife). SSSS (Eye Weekly, Toronto). SSSS (Nuvo Magazine, Indianapolis). Bullshit-free. Bawdy, passionate. Funny, raw, relevant. Don’t miss. www.monkeypoet.co.uk Poetry, Stand-up
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
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Luke Benson, five-times finalist; Lou Sanders, star of BBC3’s ‘Laughter Shock’ sketch and stand-up show; and James Redmond off of ‘Hollyoaks’ when it was alright, ‘SM:TV’ before it died and ‘Casualty’ when it won stuff. Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 5-15,17-29: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Moon Dog – Free Morningside Morris & Vyse: Malcolm (Meets Daylords PM the Weegies) PM Kate Roxburgh/PBH’s Free Fringe
PM
PBH’s Free Fringe
Robin Cairns
Enter a world of fantastic stand-up comedy with Kate who likes astrophysics, space, vegetarian jumping spiders and crap superheroes. If you like Steve Martin ... well, so does Kate! And it’s free. Stand-up
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
Malcolm is an artist with a terrible secret. Feel his horror when an old schoolmate appears at his exhibition. Will Malcolm be able to prevent his Morningside friends learning that he’s originally from...Glasgow! Spoken word, Stand-up
V139GE5
The Banshee Labyrinth • Aug 7-10,12-17,19-24,26-28: 14:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 29-35 Niddry Street T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
V156GE5 Aug 21,28: 14:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Morgan & West: Time Travelling Morning Magicians Wordship
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Morgan & West
K John Hegley
Funny Women and Laughing Horse semi-finalists Morris & Vyse (SSSSS, Metro) debut their deranged sketch show ‘Daylords’, with fourteen extraordinary characters and a finale that’ll be the talk of the Fringe. ‘Tremendous comic effect’ (Evening Standard). www.morrisandvyse.com Sketch show
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5 Aug 7-15,17-27: 18:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Mould & Arrowsmith in 3D
See page 78 for show information
TFJ Mould & Arrowsmith
Great Scott! Victorian magic duo Morgan & West travel 100 years into the future presenting baffling magic, unparalleled precognitive powers and a totally genuine ability to travel through time. Sell-out show, 2009. Theatre
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Myopic poet presents new epic verse: Ocean-going, emotion-flowing communion. No refreshments. ‘Delightfully inventive’ (Observer). ‘Awesomely mundane’ (Independent).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Mould & Arrowsmith are back – in glorious 3D! Expect the usual geeky sketches as well as their own version of ‘Avatar’. 3D glasses provided. ‘Beyond nerdy, ingeniously funny’ (List). ‘Endlessly clever, riotously funny’ SSSSS (FringeReview.com).
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 12-29: 11:30 (1h5m) Pleasance Courtyard • XAug 4-6: 15:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26: 15:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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COMEDY Mugging Chickens – Free
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Mugging Chickens are back for another round of silly and surreal comedy, in a show that is at once infantile and profound!’ ... a whale of a time’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Spot on ... well-performed ... genuinely funny’ (FringeReport.com). Sketch show
My Life As a Nathan Cassidy: Footnote – Free The Frog That Says Sausages AL Dave Cohen/Laughing TFM Horse Free Festival Rat Pack Productions Ltd/Red 24
Perrier nominee in a previous century, Comedy Store Players founder member, award-winning comedywriter Cohen’s true poem is about young love, great music and Phil Collins. Like Beowulf with gags. ‘Great comic talent’ (Daily Mail). www. davecohen.squarespace.com
Laughing Horse @ Poetry, Storytelling Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street Laughing Horse @ The (entrances on Cowgate Counting House • and Victoria Street) 38 West Nicolson Street
Nathan prepares for his Royal Variety Performance, where he’ll bin anything offensive and instead do jokes that everyone in the world adores. ‘Incredible – gloriously entertaining’ (Chortle). Warning: Contains most offensive joke ever. Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 253 Cowgate
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Time Out London Critics’ Choice show hits Edinburgh with two exclusive showcases. Get ready to turn it up to eleven with the UK’s best emerging and established musical comedians from this year’s competition. www.musicalcomedy.co.uk
The life and tall times of an Edinburgh legend. The truth naked. ‘Inspired comic writing...’ (Guardian). ‘This is one of the ugliest babies I have ever seen...’ Nurse Gavin, Midwife, King’s College Hospital 1954.
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hilarious hour of a young man trying to live a conventional life with an unconventional family. ‘Probably the most exciting young comic on the scene.’ (Fest) Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
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Nat Luurtsema: In My Head I’m A Hero
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America’s Funnyman has thrilled and bewildered audiences worldwide with his hilarious, subversive and uncompromising comedy, now he makes his festival debut. ‘One of the funniest comedians in the country... excels at picking comedy traditions apart’ (New York Times).
‘N-euro-sis.’ Tall tales from the low countries. Adam is Amsterdamned, Nigel is big in Belgium. After ten years of sub-sea level comedy these two stand-ups are coming up for air.
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After last year’s sell-out hit, ‘Superclump’, Nat, Chortle ‘best newcomer’ nominee and star of ‘The Comedy Zone’, returns to the Fringe with her debut solo show. ‘A distinctive comedy voice’ (Chortle.co.uk).
Nefertiti, a belly dance connoisseur who has toyed with the dark side of Burlesque, paints a picture that will make you wonder where this woman got her stories from and if there’s more to come? www.kerrieross.com Dance, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square Espionage • 4 India B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate XAug 4-6: 15:45 (1h) £5.00 and Victoria Street) Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 15:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27,29: 15:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square Assembly @ George B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
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B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 5-29: 18:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Chris and Justin are identical twin stand-up comedians. With crackling one-liners and imposing stage presence these guys deliver a never-to-be-forgotten, hands-down hilarious comedy performance. All they need now is a gimmick.
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Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street
New Art Club – Big Bag of Boom
TFL New Art Club/ Escalator East To Edinburgh
Back with their genredefining stand-up dance, Roden and Shenton, truly original forces in comedy, bring together the most explosive moments from a decade of award-winning shows. ‘Downright funny’ (New York Times).
Theatre B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 16-29: 20:45 (1h) Assembly @ George XAug 4-7: 00:00 (45m) £5.00 (Free Non-ticketed) Street • Assembly Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Rooms, 54 George Street 00:00 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26,30: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 00:00 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00) XAug 5-6: 19:15 (1h) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 19:15 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 9,11-12,16,18-19,23-26: 19:15 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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‘The best act in their price range’ Joan Rivers Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy 0131 226 0000 (which has FREE PARKING) www.stagebystage.co.uk See page 85 for show information
New Day Celebration – Free
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News Brunch
NewsRevue
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News Brunch Bunch
Canal Cafe Theatre
Kate Smurthwaite/ PBH’s Free Fringe PBH’s Free Fringe (Gareth Morinan, Daniel Smith, Fred Forse)
Had enough of today? Then join us, as we celebrate the beginning of a ‘New Day’! May involve: party poppers, stories, good times, multimedia surprises, etc. Guaranteed to be better than 1/365th of a New Year’s Eve. Multimedia, Talk
Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket
V178GE4 Aug 7-28: 23:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Up to the minute topical satire, festival news and comedy mayhem over complimentary croissants and coffee. Start your remarkable day at Hill Street with the News Brunch Bunch. www.remarkable-arts.com
Kate Smurthwaite, head writer for London’s ‘Comedy Manifesto’, brings you the funniest news and political stories of the year. ‘Comedy that cuts through the crap’ (ThreeWeeks); ‘A powerhouse Improv, Revue of observational wit’ Hill Street Theatre • (Spectator). 19 Hill Street Political, Stand-up
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
Sketch show, Revue
B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
XAug 6-8: 12:30 (50m)
£5.00 Aug 13-15,19-22,26-29: Aug 7-16,18-21: 20:25 (55m) 12:30 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S
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Guinness World Record Holder for the Longest Running Live Comedy. Fringe First winner. Perrier finalist. Total sell-out every year. Genuinely funny material delivered in an impeccably groomed manner. SSSSS (Edinburgh Evening News). ‘Masters of their art’ (Stage).
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He’s back! The legendary star of stage and screen and the inimitable host of ‘Just A Minute’ on Radio 4 returns for the tenth successive year with his sell-out Edinburgh show ‘Nicholas Parsons’ Happy Hour’.
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
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XAug 4-6: 18:30 (1h) £8.00 Aug 7-9,11-12,16,18-19: Aug 7,14,21,28: 18:30 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) Aug 8,13,15,20,22,27,29: 18:30 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) Aug 9-12,16-17,19,23-26: 18:30 (1h) £11.50 (£10.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Comedian Nick Helm will make you appreciate what you have, whether you want to or not. Featuring poetry, music and stand-up. ‘Deadpan humour and fierce intelligence’ SSSS (Scotsman). ‘Incredibly endearing’ (Chortle). Music, Stand-up
Downstairs at the Tron • 9 Hunter Square
17:10 (1h10m) £11.00 (£9.50) B 0131 226 0000 V51GE5 Aug 13-15,20-22: 17:10 XAug 5-6: 15:40 (1h) £2.50 (1h10m) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 7-17,19-29: 15:40 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £5.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Nick Mohammed Nick Sun: is Mr Swallow Dreamfist
A Nifty History of Evil
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All-new character comedy from star of Radio 4’s ‘Quarters’, BBC3’s ‘The King is Dead’ and BBC1’s ‘Reggie Perrin’. Critic’s Choice: Times, Guardian, Independent, Time Out. SSSS (List). SSSS (Independent). Total sell-out 2008/09. www.nickmohammed.com
Scattered logic + surrealist social commentary + standup performance anarchy + hypnotic charisma. Utterly unique, uniquely unusual. The most compelling voice of Australian underground comedy makes his Edinburgh debut. ‘Genius’ (Chortle. co.uk). ‘I love this guy’ (Doug Stanhope).
John Robertson does standup with puppets, mayhem, torture, Russians, explosions, vampires, hamsters and about a thousand really good jokes. ‘Cheeky... brilliant’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks); ‘Funny and sharp’ (Daily Telegraph).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Stand-up
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Opium 71 Cowgate
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Nina Conti: Talk 9 to 5 Idiot – Free to the Hand
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Hilarious unveiling from Britain’s leading ventriloquist. New characters join Monkey, taking Nina off-script, accessing her uncensored mind. No two shows are the same. ‘A mighty imagination at work’ (Sunday Times). Created with Bill Dare.
Office worker, two kids, lives in middle class suburbia, doesn’t understand life anymore. Including... Office gripes and arguments. Stupid business ideas. Adverts. Road rage. Chavs. Shopping. Dangerous dogs. Sandwiches. Making a marketing plan. www.freefestival.co.uk
Improv, Puppetry
Stand-up Pleasance Dome • Laughing Horse @ The B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 The Stand Comedy Club II • Laughing Horse @ Potterow, 1 Bristo Square Counting House • 38 16 North St Andrew Street B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Edinburgh City Football XAug 4-6: 18:00 (55m) Bar 50 • Smart City Cafe, West Nicolson Street Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 £6.00 B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 XAug 4-6: 20:30 (1h) £6.00 Leith Walk Cowgate Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26: 18:00 (55m) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:00 (55m) £10.50 (£9.00)
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Aug 5-17,19-24,26-29: Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26,30: 19:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 20:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 20:30 (1h) £13.00 (£11.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Noise Next Door – Chaos Control
TM Bound & Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Comic Voice Management
The NonConformists’ Guide to Civic Responsibility
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Rufus Jones and Alex Kirk – Festival Highlights
Nothing to Show Nothing Up My Sleeve! TFPK Watch This Theatre Company
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Award-winning comedian Andrew Lawrence records a new show for BBC Radio 4 in which he skirts around some of life’s big questions without drawing any useful conclusions. Stand-up
Improv
Norman Lovett – No Son of Mine LOL :) TPL
BBC Radio 4
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Earth-shattering secrets. Impossible odds. Our mission: Protect mankind, kick ass… bag sexy chicks. White-hot improvised comedy that’ll leave you gasping for air. SSSSS (ThreeWeeks) SSSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). thenoisenextdoor.co.uk
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B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 18: 19:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Best known for Holly the computer in ‘Red Dwarf’ (BBC2) but did you know Norman has been a stand-up comedian for 30 years? ‘A true original ... exquisite stand-up’ (Guardian).
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Dennis Hazeley (actor, delusional) and his father Don (excruciating, Grimsby-based) offer up fun and dysfunction. For anyone who looked at their father and craved adoption. Starring Perrier nominee Rufus Jones and Alex Kirk (‘Peep Show’).
Back for their sixth year, Watch This’ long-format improvisation show takes one suggestion from the audience and creates a wonderfully interweaving, original comedy every night. ‘The funniest thing I’ve seen at the Fringe’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.watchthistheatre.co.uk
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Pleasance Courtyard • Improv theSpaces on the Mile @ XAug 4-6: 22:30 (1h) £5.00 60 Pleasance B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 The Radisson • 80 High Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) XAug 4-6: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26,30: Aug 7-10,12,16-19,23-24, 22:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) 26,30: 15:15 (1h) £9.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (£8.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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International comedy magician Paul Dabek delves into his box of tricks with a quick wit and theatrical flair that will leave you spellbound! ‘Paul Dabek is quite simply superb!’ (Stage). Stand-up, Magic
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
V68GD5 Aug 9-10,12-17,19-24,26-27: 21:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Obie: Using the Force – Free
The Occasional Students
Old Rope in the Balloon
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Phil Nichol, Tiffany Stevenson
The ‘Genial Gagster’ brings you 30 minutes of hilarious one-liners, all in the best surroundings of the Festival. One to watch! Twitter: @noticketshow Multimedia, Stand-up
Laughing Horse Online • The World Wide Web
Obie is using the force to make this show his most hilarious, inspiring show yet. This guy is destined for big things. Come and see him now. ‘Side-splitting, feel-good comedy show’ (ThreeWeeks). Improv, Stand-up
James and Thom have searched the depths of time for the world’s best ever comedy sketch show characters. With guest appearances from Death, Dr Johnson and Agatha Christie, we can only assume someone misread the brief. www. theoccasionalstudents.com
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Obama Mia!
TFPU Carron, Fitzpatrick, Quinn and Smyth
Aug 6-8,10-15,17-22,24-29: 20:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Obsession by David Kelly and Gemma Leader
PU David Kelly and Gemma Leader/PBH’s Free Fringe
Underbelly Productions/ Charlie Ross
Phil Nichol’s famous London club. Leading comics and circuit regulars perform new material alongside a nightly headliner. Performers hold the noose, only letting go when telling new gags. Fourth year of ‘The Comedians’ Club’. Line-ups: www.ropetoday.info.
Thinking: rubbish, isn’t it? What if we explained, in a digestible list, what you’re thinking and why? Does God exist? What is His favourite Kasabian album? Don’t you know? Well we do!
3600 seconds of unbelievable kinetic entertainment! ‘Lord of the Rings’ condensed into one hour, by one man. From the creator of ‘One Man Star Wars’. Only 7 Edinburgh performances! ‘A hot ticket’ SSSSS (WhatsOnStage. com).
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
Spoken word, Stand-up
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OCD: The Next Generation
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Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
One Kiwi, One Aussie, One Hour
Oli Bettesworth: PL Quarterlife Anzac Productions/ Crisis – Free PBH’s Free Fringe
Oompah Brass: The A to Z of Oompah
TFAPJ Clown and Bear Present Oompah Brass
PM Mixed Things/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Musical
They’ve dressed up as Prince, flown across the world for chocolate and spent their life savings on kittens. Two stand-ups ask why we’re happy to be stupid for the B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 things we love...
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
The Canons’ Gait •
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Gill Smith/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Prepare to laugh and cry at the comedy musical of this summer in a tongue-in-cheek look at what really happened the few days before an election that capitivated a planet. Original, unique and a hilarious one-off!
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One Man Lord of the Rings
Rob Coleman/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Aug 6,9-13,16-20,23-27: Improv, Stand-up 14:00 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed) Buildings, Victoria Street Sketch show, Revue (entrances on Cowgate Gilded Balloon Teviot • M T W T F S S M T W T F S S and Victoria Street) C central • Carlton Hotel, Bristo Square 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 North Bridge B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
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100 Greatest Beekeepers in Switzerland, Ever – Free
Aug 7-16,18-29: 15:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Obsessive-compulsive clean freak Gill Smith has just become a mum for the first time. Come and discover if habitual hand-washing and nightmare nappies are enough to stop the evennumbers fanatic from wishing she’d had twins. Free! Stand-up, Storytelling
London comic offers his unique take on a range of personal and political subjects, from the questionable glamour of working in TV to the implications that arise when man decides to marry pillow. www.mixedthings.co.uk
Kiwi Nick Rado (Gold Sony Award-winner) and Aussie Rich Brophy (ITV’s ‘Stand-Up Hero’) return from touring America, Europe and Australasia. ‘This show should not be free!’ (Nicky Haydn Chortle ‘best venue’ 2010). Stand-up
Globe • Niddry Street
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Following their 2009 sell-out smash ‘Blow Up!’ SSSSS ‘Glorious, stonkingly good’ (Scotsman); the ‘Legends in Lederhosen’ (Chris Evans) alphabetically dissect every musical genre via the medium of Oompah! Beethoven, James Brown, Napalm Death. www.oompahbrass.com Music, Musical
The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
Aug 8-16,18-23,25-29: B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 14:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) XAug 5-6: 16:20 (1h) £5.00 Sin Club and Lounge • Political, Stand-up 207 Cowgate Aug 7-15,17-28: 16:20 (1h) B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Laughing Horse @ B 0131 558 3332V339GE5 £5.00 Espionage • 4 India XAug 5-6: 14:45 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 8-16,18-23,25-29: Buildings, Victoria Street 16:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (Free Ticketed) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (entrances on Cowgate Aug 7-21: 14:45 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 and Victoria Street) (Free Ticketed) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 21-29: 13:00 (55m) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (Free Non-ticketed) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com The Oxford Imps Pajama Men: The Last Stand TU To Reason Oxford Imps
U Fringe Management / Pajama Men
After playing six years of sell-out shows, Oxford’s improvised comedy troupe hits Edinburgh again! Armed only with audience suggestions, the Imps create a ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’ fast-paced comic show on the spot. Suitable for families. Improv
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
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‘Did you miss the ‘Pajama Men’? Then you f#%*ed up!’ (Time Out Sydney). Now they’re back (for one weekend only!) lugging armloads of comedy awards. SSSSS (Times); SSSSS (Scotsman); SSSSS (Guardian); SSSSS (Telegraph).
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
Pappy’s: All Business
Parking Shmarking
Paul Chowdhry is Not PC
TPL
TFPJ
TPM
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by Arrangement With Lisa Thomas Management
Conscious Theatre
Total sell-out 2008/2009. From Channel 4 and Radio 4 and fresh from an international tour, ‘the funniest sketch troupe on the Fringe’ (Scotsman), return with their biggest show ever! ‘Best in genre’ (Mirror). Best show nomination 2007. www.pappyscomedy.com
£5.00 B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Sketch show, Stand-up Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: Pleasance Courtyard • Aug 27-28: 00:00 (1h) 13:15 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) 60 Pleasance £17.00 (£15.00) Aug 9-13,16-20,23-24,26-27, M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 30: 13:15 (50m) £8.50 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (£7.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 XAug 4-6: 19:20 (1h) £6.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 19:20 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: Papa’s Got a 19:20 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50)
The Oxford Revue is Going Places
TFL Oxford Revue
Brand New Wigbag
PM Carrie Quinlan, Robert Cawsey and Gareth Gwynn/PBH’s Free Fringe
COMEDY
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Phil McIntyre Entertain- PN ments by Arrangement Pauline Goldsmith/ With Michele Milburn at PBH’s Free Fringe International Artistes
It started with several parking tickets, then the discovery of a hole we could all loop through. A true story down the rabbit hole into rebellion and freedom where lawfully not paying parking tickets is just the beginning.
Paul will share his acute observations on weighty subjects about how the word ‘irony’ has replaced the word ‘offensive’ and become the Interactive, Spoken word new ‘PC’ way of behaving Zoo Southside • distastefully, all in an ‘ironic’ 117 Nicolson Street way! www.paulchowdhry.com B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Comedy, Stand-up Aug 6-14: 18:30 (55m) £9.00
The Zoo 140 The Pleasance
Sketch show
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Carrie Quinlan (panellist: ‘The News Quiz’, BBC4’s ‘Late Edition’), Gareth Gwynn (writer: ‘The Now Show’, ‘Listen Against’) and Robert Cawsey (professional actor) want to show you some sketches. For free. ‘Sublime’ (Spectator). Sketch show
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate
The Paranoid Bucklabels are comprised of a Welshman, Irishman and an Englishman, so that’s the beginning of a bad joke as it is. Be ready for 45 mins of surreal, political sketch-show madness. www.freefestival.co.uk Music, Sketch show
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Laughing Horse @ The Aug 7-15,17-29: 16:55 (55m) Newsroom • 5-11 Leith B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 (Free Non-ticketed) Street
XAug 5-6: 16:25 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 16:25 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:25 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16,23-24: 16:25 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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New stand-up show from international award-winning Irish/Iranian/Teesside comedian, fresh from a sell-out national tour and regular appearances on ‘Paul O Grady’ (Channel 4). ‘The funniest show in Edinburgh.’ (Guardian) Comedy, Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 4-5: 21:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-8,10-12,17-19,24-26, 30: 21:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:00 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00)
Paul Merton’s Impro Chums
J Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
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Presland Maxwell and Cribblet Phil McIntyre Entertainment by Arrangement With Vivienne Smith Management Are you a failure? We think so. But we like you. You have potential. So get your ass to our self-help seminar, where we’ll supply motivation, perspiration and shoulder pads. The critically acclaimed Oxford Revue return with more surreal, subversive sketch comedy.
Balding Belfast actress/ writer turned stand-up WLTM loving audience with GSOH for short-term relationship. Users, perverts, time-wasters need apply. Bright colours only: ‘Brilliant comic hour’ (Guardian). SSSS ‘Drop dead funny’ (Observer).
Assembly @ George Sin Club and Lounge • Street • Assembly 207 Cowgate Rooms, 54 George Street
Paul Foot – Ash in the Attic Patrick Monahan The Paranoid – I Walked, Bucklabels – Free TFL I Danced, Iran
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Pauline Goldsmith: P G Tips – Free
Paul sweeps the loft conversion of his mind for comedy lampshades, bronze slapstick geese and Persian golf balls. Directed by Noel Fielding. ‘Like a cult classic, a rare exotic bird, Paul’s special’ (Daily Express).
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 19:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:40 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 17,23-24: 19:40 (1h) £6.50
Paul Merton’s Impro Chums are wonders of nature, taking audience suggestions and creating cascades of laughter. Most of the time. ‘Every year (they) bring the house down... a testimony to their brilliance and consistency’ (Mirror).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-28: 16:00 (1h) £14.50 (£13.00) Aug 16,18-19,23-26: 16:00 (1h) £13.00 (£11.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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COMEDY
Paul Ricketts – Kiss the Badge, Fly the Flag!
TPM Paul Ricketts/Up The Arts Comedy
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Paul Sweeney and Tom Webb
PM Paul Sweeney and Tom Webb
Paul Zerdin – Sponge Fest Revisited
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The Penny Dreadfuls
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£5.00 (£4.00) Aug 7,14,20-21,27-28: 22:40 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 8-12,15,17-19,22-26,29: 22:40 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Paul Zenon – Lounge Wizard
PL Paul Zenon
PN Paul Sinha/The Stand Comedy Club
Puppetry, Stand-up
18:00 (55m) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 13-15,20-22: 18:00 (55m) XAug 5: 20:25 (1h) £10.00 £13.00 (£11.50) Aug 6-15: 20:25 (1h) £15.00 Aug 27-29: 18:00 (55m) £14.00 (£12.50) (£14.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Magic
Fringe at Le Monde • 16 George Street Sketch comedy that vows to
XAug 4-5: 21:15 (45m) £5.00 unravel one of the greatest
Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place
B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 4: 21:45 (1h) £7.00 XAug 5: 16:30 (1h) £7.00 Aug 6-15,17-29: 22:40 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
FPU Persephone Lewin
She shot for the stars. And missed. Now she is propping up the bar in the Last Chance Saloon. Dark mischief and funny stuff from Leisa Rea (‘Adams & Rea - 4 Stands Up’, BBC Radio 4).
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
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nutritional mysteries of all time. ‘Belly achingly funny’ (Outre). Sketch show
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5 Aug 7-18,20-28: 16:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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A PerhapsToo-Intimate Evening of Music and Hilarity
TFPK Pens Down
‘Persephone’s Comedy Cabaret’ blends stand-up, dance and visual gags. This beautifully costumed, comic delight appeals to all ages. Cockney penguin Freddy plays trumpet, Angelique plays teapot and dances cancan. She performs a burlesque routine with motorised tassels!
XAug 4-6: 14:00 (55m) £5.00 Cabaret, Musical Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: The Vault • 11 Merchant 14:00 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) Street Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23-26: B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 14:00 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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See TV’s legendary snake-oil That Dog Looks Ill/ PBH’s Free Fringe salesman up close and personal in his natural habitat – a bar. A happy-hour priced cocktail of cons, conjuring and comedy. ‘Countdown’s wild man of the wand’ (Independent).
Paul Sinha has been described Aug 6-8,10-15,17-30: 21:15 as a gay man, doctor, quizzer, (45m) £5.00 bachelor, acclaimed comedian M T W T F S S M T W T F S S and racist. This year he’d like 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 to deny one of those, while adding new labels of his own. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 ‘Truly wonderful’ (Scotsman).
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Leisa Rea
Draw HQ
Penelope Cruz Doesn’t Eat Sand – Free
Paul Sinha: ‘Extreme Anti-White Vitriol’
TFPL
Persephone’s Comedy Cabaret
Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com/ Robert Voice at International Artistes
The Penny Dreadfuls are doing a brand new sketch comedy An hour-long adventure of show this year. Do come. jokes, stories, songs and fun. Paul’s uncomfortable in ‘Simply unmissable’ SSSSS Tom will show why he can’t an England football shirt (ThreeWeeks). ‘Pythonic, do anything other than be a or waving the flag of St Arguably Britain’s most talented Blackaddery excellence’ comedian. Paul will attempt George – why? A funny look and leading ventriloquist SSSSS (List). ‘Consistently to develop his superpowers at multicultural Englishness and comedian, as seen on and constantly had the and save the Panda bear. using interviews, experiments, ‘Royal Variety Performance’ audience in hysterics’ SSSSS jokes and stories. ‘Highly and recently on ITV’s Interactive, Stand-up (Edinburgh Evening News). accomplished’ (Time Out). ‘Comedy Rocks’. ‘Technically www.pennydreadfuls.co.uk The GRV • 37 Guthrie immaculate’ (Guardian); ‘The Street Stand-up, Storytelling Sketch show best ventriloquist Britain has B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 discovered for many years’ Just The Tonic at the Pleasance Courtyard • Aug 5-29: 17:20 (1h) £5.00 (Times). Caves • Enter from The 60 Pleasance
Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
Pension Plan
The Young Dads
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XAug 7: 20:15 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) XAug 8: 21:30 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 9-15,17-22: 23:05 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Pete Firman: Jokes and Tricks
TPL
Ben Target/Rob Wells/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Phil McIntyre Entertainments/ Corrie McGuire at Objective Talent
Songs! Humour! Virtuosic bass and cajón playing! Subversive use of PowerPoint, pristine vocal harmonies, crowd-pleasing boy band The exam pits its wits choreography! And free against a class cluttered pudding! (‘Pudding’ is a with mavericks, dunces and euphemism for ‘mediocre Be amazed and amused by cheats. There’s no time for romantic advice’.) Britain’s leading comedy cramming so leave your notes www.theyoungdads.com magician, returning with ‘the outside the door, take a seat Multimedia, Music best tricks in the universe’ and hope for the best. Free comedy experience. C central • Carlton Hotel, (Independent). Sell-out 20072009. ‘Funnier than most North Bridge Devised, Interactive comedians... more magical B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 than Dumbledore on a good Globe • Niddry Street Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 19:20 day’ (Time Out). V389GE5 (55m) £7.50 (£6.50) www.petefirman.co.uk Aug 15-21,23-28: 18:00 (1h) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: (Free Non-ticketed) Magic 19:20 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:20 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50)
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Pete Johansson – Peter Buckley Pete’s On Earth Hill and Some Comedians XIV TPL Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com
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Phil Cornwell is Switzerland McNaughtiehorse (and Others)
COMEDY Phil Kay: In Tweed
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Phil Kay’s – Gimme Your Left Shoe
Phil Nichol: Welcome to Crazytown
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Phil Cornwell
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2009 and Chortle’s breakthrough act nomination 2010 returns to Edinburgh with more hilarious facts and less faith. ‘This is observational, anecdotal, autobiographical comedy at its best’ SSSS (Scotsman). Stand-up
Peter Buckley Hill and some comedians. Fourteenth year. I’m wasting my precious 40 words by repeating that information. Four different comedians a night. Guest compere Wednesdays. SSSS 2009. Free the Fringe.
Assembly @ George Stand-up Street • Assembly The Canons’ Gait • Rooms, 54 George Street 232 Canongate
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Phil Buckley
Star of ‘Stella St’, ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘Comic Strip Presents’ – in his first one-man show introduces NY stand-up Switzerland McNaughtiehorse, with cameos from David Bowie, Michael Caine, Arsene Wenger and many others.
Colourful interwoven strands of natural material, twisted for extra strength and a rough warmth. Phil Kay gets closer and this year he will smoke the belly button fluff off the audience in a wee pipe!
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Kids give Phil their left shoe then come up with a skit to win it back from all the super props that are lying around. Dive into this marvelous shoe-show within a show.
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
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Philip Talbot – 62% Actor
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The Phil Knoxville Superhero Sideshow – Free
Just the Tonic
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Phil Kay – RadioFree
Phil Knoxville/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Philip Talbot/PBH’s Free Fringe
Leviathan Entertainment
The poems and songs of Bobby Spade. January 19th 1974, the legendary Beat poet performed his magnum opus ‘Welcome to Crazytown’ at Baltimore’s famous jazz club, Bertha’s. Phil Nichol recreates that event. ‘Beyond brilliant’ SSSSS (Scotsman). Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place
B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 XAug 4: 22:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) XAug 5: 19:40 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-15,17-30: 18:50 (1h) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Piff the Magic Dragon: Piff-tacular 2 – Get Rich Or Die Trying
TPK
After touring with shows in Australia, New Zealand and America, comic Phil Buckley returns with a new show. An hour of stand-up without jokes, just true stories and real laughs. ‘Top-class’ (Time Out).
Fast-talking Pete Jonas looks at the difficulties men face when breaking up with women, and why it’s women’s fault. ‘Brilliant’ (Stage), Stand-up, Storytelling SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). Laughing Horse @ The ‘Guaranteed to entertain’ Hive • 15-17 Niddry St (Chortle.co.uk), ‘sheer good humour’ (Scotsman). B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 www.petejonas.com Aug 5-29: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 5-6: 22:55 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:55 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: 22:55 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Very few actors ever achieve fame or fortune and yet they continue. Why? Because it’s fun! True stories from 40 years in the business. Start your day with a smile on the Free Fringe. Storytelling, Theatre
Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket
Come witness meticulously planned mayhem ... finally all the fantastic ideas that Phil can never remember on stage can come out to shine in this live radio show. Tune in, set memory, adjust volume and listen. Music, Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
V178GE4 Aug 7-16,18-23,25-28: 13:20 B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) XAug 5-6: 23:40 (1h) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7,9-10,13-14,20-21, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27-29: 23:40 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 8,11-12,15-16,18-19, 22-26: 23:40 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Piff the Magic Dragon
Join Phil Knoxville on a rollercoaster ride of comedy and twisted magic. Proving a mild-mannered comedian can possess superhuman powers. If variety is the spice of life then this will blow your pants off!
Lock up your princesses! Piff’s back with brand new Laughing Horse @ tricks and a magic performing Espionage • 4 India Chihuahua... This time he Buildings, Victoria Street means business. ‘Unbelievable’ (entrances on Cowgate (BBC1). ‘Standing room only’ – SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). and Victoria Street) B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Just The Tonic at the Aug 6-15: 19:45 (45m) Caves • Enter from The (Free Non-ticketed) Rowantree Bar (under Stand-up, Magic
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South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 5-8: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23-26: 15:15 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:15 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Pig With the Face of a Boy Presents: Dan Woods’s Oral History
Pig With the Face of a Boy: The Girl With the Arms Made From Marrows
The Plastic Seat Please, Not the Company’s Face: A Free Sketch Pad Sketch Show
Pluck: Musical Arson Reignited!
The Pointless Comedy Debate Show
TFPL
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Plastic Seat Company
PBH’s Free Fringe
Pluck
Laughing Horse Free Festival
Musical Comedy Lab/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Musical Comedy Lab/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
A fast-paced, jovial mix of satirical modern slapstick and intelligent joke writing. A magical mystery rollercoaster, tripping and skipping through tales of rogue rabbis, masochistic Mr Men and Kris Akabusi fanaticism.
Improv, Sketch show Sketches and that. ‘Really funny stuff’ (James Henry, B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 ‘Green Wing’, ‘Smack the Pony’.) Warning: may Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: contain nuts and other such 17:00 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) euphemisms. Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: Sketch show 17:00 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50)
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
Songs about our civilization for bewildered future generations to recite around campfires. ‘Brilliant comic songs’ (Skinny). ‘Very talented’ (Hairline.co.uk). ‘Thank you for making me laugh’ (a peace campaigner). Music, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
We play songs from our next album. ‘Perfect... a better hour of shiny comic songs may be hard to find’ (Skinny). ‘The new rock ‘n’ roll’ (ThreeWeeks). Music
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 5-17: 17:00 (50m)
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 19-29: 17:00 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 17:00 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50)
Bar 50 • Smart City Cafe, Cowgate
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V27GE5 Aug 18-28: 21:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Award-winning Fringe favourites Pluck wreak havoc between the harmonies in a revamp of their original hit show. It’s Mozart meets Marx Brothers! ‘Gloriously funny’ (Scotsman). ‘Classical music for all ages and shoe sizes’ (Sunday Times).
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Join Billy Kirkwood, Phil Buckley and Rick Molland as they put live stand-up in the hands of the audience with hilarious unscripted banter. A comedy debate where you decide the topics. ‘Damn Funny’ (List). Improv, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 19,23-26: 17:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Aug 20-22,27-29: 17:00 (1h) Aug 5-29: 18:30 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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COMEDY BOUND AND GAGGED COMEDY
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH DEBI ALLEN ASSOCIATES PRESENTS
CHORTLE AWARD WINNER
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“If there are still tickets left by the time you read this, go and see him - you’d be mad not to spend some time with this breathtaking performer”
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“This guy is a radical genius” Time Out
10.30pm
AUGUST 4th-29th
(except 11th, 18th & 25th) Previews 4th, 5th & 6th www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com · www.hansteeuwen.com
See page 45 for show information
Political Animal Post Me to the Fringe – Free PN Stand Comedy Club
APL
Think Outside The Box, Live In It
Fringe’s only and probably best political stand-up gig returns to the Stand, to harangue, cajole and bark at an extremely naughty planet. Hosted by Andy Zaltzman. Different top-class bill each night, featuring some of the universe’s finest comedians. Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club • 5 York Place
B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26: 23:59 (1h31m) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
See page 69 for show information
Princess Cabaret Productivity – Pros from Dover II Psychic? A Production TFM TFAPK PM About a Product Tumbleweed Theatrical Productions
TFK
Pros from Dover
Peter Campbell-Wells
‘A riot of innovative sketching... wildly hysterical’ (List). SSSSS ‘Fresh, brilliant, and exciting’ (National Student). SSSS ‘They tear apart the idea that good sketch comedy is dead’ (Such Small Portions).
Peter Campbell-Wells returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to blow big raspberries at the serious po-faced world of psychic entertainment. Mind reading and clairvoyance is absurd and Pete’s show revels in the daftness of it all! Free Show. www.petesmental.co.uk
Grouped Objects
SSSS
A man in the box: the journey of two individuals desperate to reach the Fringe, dealing with physical and emotional issues en-route. Filled with light-hearted anecdotes, also delving deeper into dysfunctional society. Musical, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
The 2009 Fringe hit returns. Through song and sketch seven Aussie women take the mickey out of the Disney princesses. ‘I loved it’ (Scotsman); SSSS ‘True Comedy Genius’ (Hairline. co.uk); SSSS ‘Dirty, funny and harmonically lovely’ (Groggysquirrel.com)
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
The phrase pyramid scheme is always bandied about. The phrase prism investment, however, could signal your opportunity to make millions. In this dazzling pitch, two Sketch show entrepreneurs unveil their groundbreaking new product. The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street Magic (‘Best student comedy’ 2009) B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 Laughing Horse @ City Aug 5-29: 15:20 (1h) £5.00 Underbelly, Cowgate •
56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
XAug 4-7: 17:30 (55m) £6.00 B 08445 458 252 V61GE5
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: Aug 6-20: 13:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 5-6: 12:10 (1h) £6.00 17:30 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-8,11-12,19,25-26,30: Aug 9-12,16-17,19,23-26,30: 12:10 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) 17:30 (55m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 12:10 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 16-17,23-24: 12:10 (1h) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 £6.50 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cafe • 19 Blair Street
B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 16-29: 23:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Q-Fusion Improv: Quiz in My Pants Radio Hoohah Knowledge of – Free TPK Randomness PN Pleasance and Nicola Bolsover, Laura MacKenzie and Lexx and Dan Carter- McGuire Laughing Horse Free Festival/Q-Fusion Improv Hope/PBH’s Free Fringe
APM
The improv show you can’t miss. A fast-paced blend of quick fire improv games, capped by an entirely improvised play based solely on your ideas and suggestions! www.freefestival.co.uk Improv, Theatre
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch St
V264GF6 Aug 5-14: 13:05 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Laughing Horse @ the Newsroom • 5-11 Leith St
V93G D5 Aug 5-7: 15:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) See page 56 for show information
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicholson St
V170GF6 Aug 22-27: 13:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Quiz-panel-comedy-show presenting a different line-up each day. Marvel at comedians attempting ridiculous challenges using song, improv and stand-up. This seemed like a good idea in March ... and by now it’ll be ready, hilarious and inevitable! Game show, Stand-up
Dragonfly • 52 West Port
V63GF4
Hell is other people, those people are live on air. Mackenzie and McGuire return to Edinburgh with the disintegration of a radio station. ‘Must See’ (Telegraph), ‘Very Funny’ (List) ‘French and Saunders for the facebook generation.’ www.allthefestivals.com Devised, Theatre
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5
Aug 7-15,17-22,25-28: XAug 4-6: 18:50 (1h) £5.00 16:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26,30: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 18:50 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:50 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A Rabbit’s Foot – Free
PN The Rabbit’s Foot Company
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Rainer Hersch’s Victor Borge
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Quantum Sheep and a Load of Balls
APJ Valerie Laws/PBH’s Free Fringe
Super-troupe of brambling, quietly-spoken young people, performing convoluted and inane material, with wilfully inaccessible subject matter.
Victor Borge was a brilliant pianist and virtuoso comedian – ‘the funniest man in the Stand-up world’ (New York Times). His Laughing Horse @ Jekyll extraordinary life is retold and & Hyde • 112 Hanover his hilarious act re-imagined Street by his acclaimed successor. B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 SSSSS (Metro); ‘Tearstreamingly funny’ (Scotsman). Aug 6-10: 00:10 (1h) www.rainerhersch.com (Free Non-ticketed) As seen on BBC TV with Griff Rhys Jones. Valerie Laws, scientist-poet, writes literally billions of poems by throwing balls. Enter a quantum world of randomness, bad dates and poetry-writing sheep. www.valerielaws.co.uk
Music, Stand-up
New Town Theatre • Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street
B 0131 220 0143 V7GD3
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
XAug 5-6: 18:00 (1h10m) £8.00 Aug 7-10,12,16-17,19,23-24, 26: 18:00 (1h10m) £12.00 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:00 (1h10m) £14.00
V156GE5 Aug 8-9: 13:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Interactive, Spoken word
See page 122 for show information
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Ringo Productions
Stay away from Lourdes, throw away your pills and face death. Ringo hilariously probes his intense dislike of illness, old age, marriage, teachers and opera. Your metabolics are about to be stabilised!
Fringe First winner 2009 for ‘his brilliantly conceived, effervescently performed,’ (Scotsman, ‘Rap Guide to Evolution’); Baba Brinkman returns with a dangerous new comedy rap invention. Gangsters, gold-diggers, and the science of behaviour. www.babasword.com
Drama, Stand-up
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
Theatre
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Join The Real MacGuffins ‘completely brilliant’ (Spoonfed.co.uk) as they climb the world’s tallest mountain (in Hackney). See eerie shopkeepers, mentalist neighbours and something that should never be done with fonts; directed by Cal McCrystal (‘Mighty Boosh’, ‘Pluck’).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 9-14: 16:45 (45m) XAug 4-6: 15:45 (1h) £6.50 XAug 4-6: 22:45 (1h) £5.00 £7.00 (£5.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Rap Guide to Evolution
FJ Baba Brinkman
Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26: Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:45 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50) 15:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26,30: 22:45 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) 15:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Baba Brinkman’s ‘intelligent, informative, and, crucially, hugely entertaining’ (Chortle. co.uk) rap remix of modern evolutionary theory is back by popular demand. Can white people be afro-centric? What rhymes with Australopithecus afarensis? Prepare to evolve. www.babasword.com
Reginald D Hunter: Trophy Nigga
TN
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Theatre
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
TV’s own Ray Green takes us on a whirlwind journey through his televisual highs and lows, while trying to include all the elements of an award-winning show. ‘Hilarious’ (Will Ferrell); ‘Thoroughly entertaining’ (Chortle).
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 20-22,27-29: 12:30 (1h) Gilded Balloon Teviot • £11.00 (£9.50) Bristo Square Aug 24-26,30: 12:30 (1h) B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 £9.50 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 4-6: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 15:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26,30: 15:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
‘This versatile, fast-rising star, steals the show. As sharp as a young Victoria Wood’ THE TIMES
4.45PM 4 - 30 AUGUST
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Ray Green: Adventures in Telly Land 3D Vivienne Smith Management
A dazzling multi character comedy show from the regular co-star of BBC1’s The Armstrong & Miller Show and star of the cult sketch night, The Ransom Club.
0131 226 0026
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Reginald D Hunter’s uniquely non-secular approach to comedy continues in 2010. ‘He shimmers with stage presence... His comic timing is sharp enough to burst balloons’ (Independent). ‘A consummate stand-up... Comic timing to die for’ (List).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 20:00 (1h) £8.00 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26: 20:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:00 (1h) £16.00 (£14.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Resolutions
FPK Old Guard Productions
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Richard Crawley: Rich Fulcher – The Boy – Free An Evening with Eleanor, the PK Tour Whore Richard Crawley/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
M Rich Fulcher
www.josielong.com
Maverick Comedy Presents
‘What great comedy can be: inspired and inspiring.’
‘A sharp, subversive mind’ The Scotsman
Metro
The new year is only a few hours old. Resolutions have been made! Some will be kept, others broken. New loves will be found, some lost. But more importantly, who killed the goldfish? ‘Resolutions’: hilarious new romcom with ‘fishocide’. Drama, Theatre
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
‘She was a strong, black 39 year-old, he was nineteen, white and nubile...’ Join the Boy as he exclusively exposes his extraordinary life story: innocence, global adoration, Germaine Greer and Sinitta. Daringly inspirational. www.freefestival.co.uk Physical theatre, Storytelling
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Laughing Horse @ The
Aug 24-30: 14:30 (45m) £6.00 (£5.50) (£5.00 SO)
M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Rhod Gilbert and the Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst
M Comedy Store Management Proudly Presents Rhod Gilbert
Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street V170GF6 Aug 5-14: 18:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate V272GE5 Aug 20-29: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Hellooooooooooooooooo. From the multi-talented ‘Mighty Boosh’ star comes Eleanor, who’s lived a life most people scream about. The world’s greatest groupie tells all through song, dance and confessional monologues. Stand-up
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 Aug 21-22,26,29: 23:30 (1h) £15.00 (£13.00) Aug 23-25,30: 23:30 (1h) £13.00 (£11.50) Aug 27-28: 23:30 (1h) £16.00 (£14.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Be Honorable! With
J osie Long Dates anD times 19:40 – 20:50 (70 mins) 5tH/6tH august previews (£5) 7tH – 29tH august (not 22/23) Only £9 Or £8.50 See page 82 for show information
Rik and Jon Richard Herring Don’t Know Any – Christ on a Better Bike: The Second PM Coming
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Laughing Horse Free Festival
Avalon Promotions Ltd
Last year this show sold out before the festival even started. It’s back by popular demand, for eight nights only. ‘One of the best comedians anywhere in the world.’ (Time ‘Jesus was cool, but all the Out). people who follow him are Venue150 @ EICC • idiots. Just like the Fonz!’ 150 Morrison Street The ‘Hitler Moustache’ star B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 resurrects and revamps his favourite show, examining Aug 21-22,24-29: 20:00 (1h) Messianic obsession. ‘Top£18.50 notch’ (Chortle.co.uk). M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A night of brand new stand-up comedy brought to you by new comedians Jon Greenaway and Rik Carranza who are joined by other established and new acts from the Scottish comedy circuit.
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Laughing Horse @ Assembly @ George Espionage • 4 India Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 and Victoria Street)
XAug 5-6: 21:45 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: Aug 16-29: 19:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 21:45 (1h) £11.00 (£8.50) Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26,30: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 21:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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BARBERSHOPERA APOCALYPSE? NO! Pleasance Dome 10.55pm
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The Roaring Boys Will Set You Free
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Roaring Boys
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Robin Ince and Michael Legge – Pointless Anger, Righteous Ire
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9:40PM
NB: cannot actually set you free from prison. It’s more a metaphor for aspiration, corporate lies and stuff. With jokes and songs. Creators of 2009 sensation ‘Tim’. ‘Very funny’(Guardian); ‘Laugh a minute’ (Sun).
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
The curious musical inventions and abstract creations of the obscurely gifted, yet somewhat disgraceful mind, of Robert White, the only gay, Aspergers, quarter-Welsh, webbed-toed dyslexic pianist debuting this Fringe. ‘Funny and brave’ (Time Out). Music, Stand-up
Gilded Balloon Teviot • B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Bristo Square
Robin Ince and Michael Legge are enraged, but are they angry about the right things? Come and see two stupid middle-aged men shouting about stuff and then wondering why. Stand-up
The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 XAug 5-6: 17:40 (1h) £6.00 B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 7-18: 14:00 (1h) £5.00
AUGUST 4-29
Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 17:40 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:40 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16,23: 17:40 (1h) £6.50
NOT: 11, 16, 17, 23 & 24 · PREVIEWS: 4 - 10
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Rob Deering’s Beat This
M Avalon Promotions Ltd
XAug 4-6: 21:30 (55m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26: 21:30 (55m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:30 (55m) £9.50 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Robin Buckland: The Inescapable Misery of Everything
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Robin Ince Asks Why? – Free
M Robin Ince/PBH’s Free Fringe
PL Robin Buckland/PBH’s Free Fringe Troubled youth in middle-age returns with new queries about existence and other problems. ‘Grade A bile … great hour by a great comedian’ (Scotsman). ‘Intellectually audacious’ (Evening Standard). May contain Belle and Sebastian references.
The great new music-based gameshow: four comedians and one audience battle and banter about the highs and lows of rock and pop. Hosted by Rob Deering: ‘as sharp and versatile as a Swiss Army knife’ (Independent).
Solo debut from a dishevelled, shambling mess of a man, telling jokes and stories about life, using long words, swear Pleasance Dome • words and other linguistic Potterow, 1 Bristo Square trickery. ‘So You Think You’re B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Funny?’ finalist 2009. Aug 19-21,26-28: 23:30 (1h) Stand-up £10.50 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street
Stand-up
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate
V78GD6 Aug 7-18: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 557 9681 V228GE5 Aug 7-15,17-21,24-28: 17:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Robin Ince – Carl Rocket Comedy Sagan is Still My Club Present God – Free ‘The Night Before...’ PM
Roisin Conaty: Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar
Robin Ince/PBH’s Free Fringe
Avalon Promotions Ltd
Robin Ince plus guests celebrate everything. Be inspired about the universe and all that lies within it. May not contain everything about universe due to time constraints. All new for 2010. Science, Stand-up
The Canons’ Gait • 232 Canongate
PM
Tony Tinman and Sunna Jarman/PBH’s Free Fringe
Get the best of the fest at our one-stop stand-up shop. Rocketeers Sunna and Tony present a different line-up each night from our little black book of all the top stand-up acts! Strictly no time-wasters. Stand-up
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GEORGE STREET 0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com
Aug 7-18: 12:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
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Rob Rouse: The Great Escape
TPL Brett Vincent for Getcomedy.com by Arrangement with PBJ Management
Aug 9-27: 22:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Rogues Handbook
Stand-up
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5
‘Rogues Handbook’ returns with an all-new sketch show tackling the strange and supernatural. They will battle dead policemen, disabled poltergeists, serial killers, movie monsters, mad scientists and time itself. Warning! Contains Jaffa Cakes. Improv, Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The XAug 5-6: 20:30 (1h) £7.00 Counting House • Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 38 West Nicolson Street
20:30 (1h) £12.50 (£11.50) B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: Aug 7-22: 17:00 (1h) 20:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 17,23-24: 20:30 (1h) £6.50 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S
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‘Hilarious... A gifted performer’ (Scotsman). The hotly anticipated debut solo show from this very funny comedian. ‘Definitely one to watch’ (List). ‘Excellent... Divine... A seriously talented young lady’ (Time Out).
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 4-6: 18:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 18:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Roman Around: Rogues A Guided Tour Handbook: of the Eternal Bumper Book of City – Free Horror – Free
PM
Star of ‘8 out of 10 Cats’, ‘Friday Night Project’ and ‘Spoons’. Girlfriend, toddler, dog? Check! However... Honeymoon’s over. Now the hard bit; sorting himself out. ‘Hilarious’ SSSSS (List). SSSSS (Edinburgh Evening News).
TPL
PK
Ryan Millar
Comedian Ryan Millar weaves historical tales into a simulated tour of the great sights of Rome. Stories of murder, sabotage, and very public embarrassment. Irreverent and mildly educational. www.roman-around.com Stand-up, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street
B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Aug 5-11: 12:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Rosie Wilby – Rowena Haley: Further Science Sad B*tch in the of Sex Corner
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Rosie Wilby
R Haley/PBH’s Free Fringe
Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
Sequel to Fringe Report Award-winning ‘The Science Of Sex’; Funny Women finalist delves further into the science of attraction and love. ‘Wonderful’ (Time Out); ‘Had her audience in stitches’ (Diva); ‘Hilarious’ (Insidecomedy.co.uk).
Raucous LA cult hit with America’s favourite Jewish mothers Ronna and Beverly: interviewing guests, giving pushy advice and hawking their self-help book. Previous Science, Stand-up guests include Matthew Perry Underbelly, Cowgate • and Russell Brand.
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Rowena Haley (Funny Women finalist 2008), shares songs and stories about freeloading friends, rough parents, deceased hamsters, youth orchestra and much more. ‘Entertainingly intolerant’ (Chortle.co.uk). www.rowenahaley.co.uk Music, Stand-up
Dragonfly • 52 West Port
V63GF4 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Aug 7-28: 14:00 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) XAug 4-6: 17:45 (1h) £5.00 XAug 5-6: 16:15 (50m) £6.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 17:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00)
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Ronnie Golden ‘First a Fender’ – a Beginner’s Guide to Rock
Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 16:15 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:15 (50m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 17,23-24: 16:15 (50m) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Ross Sutherland – The Three Stigmata of Pacman
Ronnie Golden
TFJ
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Royal Mile Comedy Club
PN Hodder Comedy Corporation/PBH’s Free Fringe
Show & Tell/Escalator East To Edinburgh
After years helping others make their careers, Ronnie’s finally found a reason to do his first musical comedy solo show. Part rock masterclass, part autobiography, and part complete bollocks. Music
Fringe at Le Monde • 16 George Street
This ever-changing line-up of fly-by-night, vaguely familiar comedians may seem like good value, especially for free. However, if you’re asking yourself ‘What have I got to lose?’, the answer is one hour. One precious hour. The Times top ten literary star and Time Out Award-winner combines animation with poetic lyricism in his ‘thoughtful, articulate and very funny’ (Evening Standard) true-story battle against selffulfilling prophecy. SSSSS (Broadwaybaby.com).
B 0131 270 3914 V47GD4 Multimedia, Spoken word Aug 6-13: 13:45 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Stand-up
The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street
B 0131 557 9681 V228GE5 Aug 7-28: 19:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street) B 08445 458 252 V61GE5
XAug 5-6: 16:40 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 16:40 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:40 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 17,23-24: 16:40 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Gilded Balloon
0131 622 6552 www.gildedballoon.co.uk
8PM
AUG 4-19
(except 11)
PREVIEWS 4, 5 & 6
(Aug 5 show 8.15PM) WWW.BOUNDANDGAGGEDCOMEDY.COM
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Rule of Three: The Rupert The Sketch-Com Pupkin Collective TFL Rule of Three
Sketch + Sit-Com = Sketch-Com. A dysfunctional couple and quirky best friend try to negotiate modern living, interrupted by larger than life characters from the world of sketch. ‘Quality comedy. Very funny show’ SSSSS (Remotegoat.co.uk) Sketch show, Theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Russell Kane: Smokescreens and Castles
TU
TPL
Gilded Balloon
Avalon Promotions Ltd
Steve Steen, Stephen Frost, Andy Smart, Ian Coppingger and Dave Johns are giants of comedy. They’ve been touring their impro show over four continents for the last 30 years. You’re in safe hands with these guys!
In his new show, the triple Edinburgh Comedy Awardnominee explores self, family, and the consequences of his Dad buying their council house. Sociological silliness and high energy contortions guaranteed. ‘A gifted, distinctive comic’ (Chortle.co.uk).
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Pleasance Courtyard •
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Sadie Hasler: Lady Bones
TPM Avalon Promotions Ltd
TPL
Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com
Character comic, Sadie Hasler (‘Fakespeare’; ‘Al Murray’s Multiple Personality Disorder’), fresh from the Melbourne Comedy Festival, presents her bastardised biographies of ladies who lived, and some who did not. ‘Wonderful’ (Time Out). ‘Comedy gold’ (FringeReview.co.uk).
Pleasance Courtyard •
After winning ‘best show’ at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Sammy J returns to Edinburgh with a brand new hour of songs, jokes, and juice. ‘Brilliantly unpredictable’ (ThreeWeeks); ‘Fiendishly talented’ (Scotsman).
Music, Stand-up 60 Pleasance B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 60 Pleasance B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Underbelly, Cowgate • B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 6-8,13-15: 17:00 (1h) 56 Cowgate (entrances Aug 4-6: 15:30 (1h) £5.00 £12.00 (£11.00)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Aug 10-12,17-18: 17:00 (1h) XAug 4-6: 21:10 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: Aug 7-10,12,16-17,19,23-26, 15:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) £10.00 (£9.00) XAug 5-6: 14:55 (1h) £6.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 30: 21:10 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: Aug 7-8,11-12,19,25-26: 14:55 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:55 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 16-17,23-24: 14:55 (1h) £6.50
Sammy J: Skinny Sam Simmons – Man, Modern Fail World TM
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on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Gilded Balloon/Token Events
Sam Simmons is back. ‘The most original comic concepts and laugh out loud moments of any Edinburgh show in the past 20 years’ SSSSS (Herald); ‘A cult in the making.’ (Scotland on Sunday); ‘Simmons is a genius.’ (Chortle.co.uk).
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-6: 21:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29:
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 21:15 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26:
XAug 5-6: 21:50 (1h) £6.50 21:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:50 (1h) £12.50 (£11.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 21:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 17,23-24: 21:50 (1h) £6.50
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The S & M Show Sarah Bennetto: Sarah Campbell: Sarah Millican: – Free The King and I 27 Up Chatterbox
Sara Pascoe vs Her Ego
APK
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TPM
The Uplifters/ Laughing Horse Free Fringe
Storytellers’ Club
Sarah Campbell/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Chambers Management
Phil McIntyre Entertainments with Dawn Sedgwick Management
The most important party of her life. To her horror: she’s late, dressed in polyester and probably not invited. Find out how an innocent Aussie partied with Prince Charles. ‘Effervescent, confident stand-up’ SSSS (Age).
Uplifting return with an original cabaret ... Sheila and Monty reminisce over the mishaps of a 50 year tumultuous romance. Experience their journey of laughter and tears from torrid Stand-up, Storytelling teddy-boy titillation to senior Pleasance Dome • sexual shenanigans. Potterow, 1 Bristo Square www.uplifters.biz B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Cabaret, Musical
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street
‘She can make a room rock with laughter’ (Guardian). Sarah’s only criticism at school was that she was a chatterbox. Still is. Now it’s her job. She hopes the same fate didn’t befall the school bike. www.sarahmillican.co.uk
Stunning debut solo show from Time Out’s rising star. Unique, effortlessly funny, fusing high intellect with the surreal and playful; she’s a true original. TV includes: ‘Campus’; ‘Free Agents’; Stand-up ‘Being Human’; ‘The Thick The Stand Comedy Club • of It’.
Stand-up, Storytelling 5 York Place Laughing Horse @ The B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 XAug 4-6: 13:30 (1h) £5.00 Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street
Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 13:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.50) B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 5-15: 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Inspired by documentary series ‘7 Up’, the stand-up and BBC7 New Talent-winner invites you into her life (for free!). Attendance guarantees entry to ‘54 Up’ in 2037. No, really. ‘Hugely talented’ (Time Out) SSSS (List). www.27up.wordpress.com
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B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 XAug 4: 20:20 (1h) £9.00
XAug 5: 19:40 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-28: 19:40 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
(£7.00) XAug 5: 18:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-15,17-29: 20:20 (1h) £10.00
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Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-5: 20:15 (1h) £5.00
School of Comedy
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Returning to Edinburgh for one week only, E4’s hit adult sketch show brings you brand new characters and some of the best loved favorites from the series. ‘Audacious success’ (Times); ‘Laugh out loud funny’ (Metro); SSSSS (List). Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 23-29: 16:00 (50m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Scot and Scott Agnew: The Jew: Doubly Pride (In The Cheap Name of Love)
FPM
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David Whitney and Dave Florez
Scott Agnew
Critically acclaimed Glasgow stand-up explores what he Bafta-winning ‘Fonejacker’ cast member and circuit regular and others have done for love and whether they should be David Whitney goes headproud of it. Winner of the to-midriff with Dagenham Scottish Comedian of the New Act of the Year first heat drop-out Dave Florez. SSSS Year 2008. (Metro). ‘Excellent’ (Scotsman). Gilded Balloon Teviot • ‘Guaranteed laughs’ Bristo Square (Chortle.co.uk). B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Stand-up XAug 4-6: 23:15 (1h) £5.00 Zoo Southside • Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 117 Nicolson Street 23:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26,30: 23:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) XAug 15-16: 18:30 (1h) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 17-19,23-26: 18:30 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 20-22,27-29: 18:30 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – On The Telly
TJ
Scraping the Barrel
PM WastedINK
UT Productions Ltd
Earth’s funniest socks return for a fourth sell-out year with more new songs, sketches, socks and violence. ‘For sheer energy and laughs per hour, these comic stockings are the biz – denier miss it’ (Scotsman). Comedy
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Sean Hughes – Sean Lock – Ducks and Other Lockipedia Mistakes I’ve L Made
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Off The Kerb Productions
Bound & Gagged Comedy
RadioZeitgeist’s staff have walked out. Producer Jed Ranger has a live show with no cast... With a little help from you and a lot of help from a certain Hollywood star the show can go on! www.freefestival.co.uk Devised, Theatre
‘Lockipedia’ is a brand new stand-up show from the comedian Sean Lock. Sell-out 2009 and on the road ‘Lockipedia’ can only be for a year, Sean has been accessed live. ‘Consistently perfecting his new show. At brilliant’ (Times). its absolute peak, he brings it www.offthekerb.co.uk to Edinburgh for two weeks Assembly @ George only! Book early!
Laughing Horse @ Stand-up Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street Gilded Balloon Teviot • (entrances on Cowgate Bristo Square and Victoria Street) B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
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£10.00 Aug 7-8,13-15: 20:00 (1h15m) £15.00 (£13.00) Aug 9-10,12,16-19: 20:00 (1h15m) £14.00 (£12.00)
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Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
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The Bill Bailey of Rap
COMEDY
The most unpredictable talent at the fringe
- Chortle
- Three Weeks
See page 56 for show information
Seann Walsh The Seven – I’d Happily Deadly Sings Punch Myself in K the Face
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Ashley Frieze
Bound & Gagged Comedy By Arrangement With Glorious Management
What are songs really about? Are there really more than seven original songs in the world? Can iTunes be condensed into a three minute single? Join this comedy musical adventure Impressive solo debut from multi award-winning newcomer. to find out. ‘Ebullient’ ‘This generation’s Dylan Moran, (Scotsman). www.thesevendeadly.co.uk with the looks, gags, charm to become something quite Music, Stand-up special’ (Time Out). ‘Near impeccable…inventive comedy’ Laughing Horse @ (Chortle.co.uk). Meadow Bar • www.gloriousmanagement.com 42-44 Buccleuch Street B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 Stand-up Aug 15-29: 14:15 (1h) Pleasance Courtyard • (Free Non-ticketed)
60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 20:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-10,12,16-17,19,23-26,30: 20:30 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Sex and Hugs and Sex, Drugs and Forward Rolls Rock ‘n’ Roll... Please TPN
Sex, Lies and the KKK
Really Lovely Comedy/ James Acaster, Ruth E Cockburn, Andrew Doyle, Ben Jonny Addy Plus MC/ Van der Velde PBH’s Free Fringe
Abie Philbin Bowman
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Fresh, irreverent stand-up from James Acaster ‘I could watch him forever’, (Josie Long), Andrew Doyle ‘excellent one-liners’(Times) and Ben Van der Velde ‘creates a buzz of excitement’ (Chortle.co.uk). May not include forward rolls. Stand-up
Downstairs at the Tron • 9 Hunter Square
Ruth and Jonny enjoy sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, but politely. Ruth E Cockburn, ‘Highly recommended’ (Buxton Fringe), Jonny Addy, ‘Mentalist’ (CityLife.co.uk), plus MC. Two shows, one hour, 0 pounds (free).
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TPM Ashley Boroda Entertainment
Do you support homophobic marriage? Are we naturally monogamous or ‘romantic multi-taskers’? How does the Ku Klux Klan view President Obama? Creator of ‘Sold Out’ and Fringe favourite ‘Jesus: The Guantanamo Years’, finds out.
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under Music, Stand-up South Bridge), Dragonfly • 52 West Port 253 Cowgate
V63GF4 B 0131 226 0000 V51GE5 Aug 7-21: 18:40 (1h) Aug 5-15,17-29: 14:20 (1h) £5.00
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Seymour Mace in ‘Hangin’ Out With Seymour Mace’
I’m Seymour Mace. I’m single, I live alone and I love it! Hang out and hear how I’ve managed to dodge responsibility and remain as stupid as a bag of dead fish. Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
XAug 5-6: 13:00 (55m) £6.50 Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:00 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23-26: 13:00 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Seymour Mace Shakespeare’s in ‘Seymourland’ Shorts
TPM
APU
Ashley Boroda Entertainment
Shae Kuehlmann/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Imagine a place where all your dreams come true. Now, forget that place and imagine Seymourland! If you think you’re stupid enough, and can find the venue, then come along! Seymourland! Stupid is what we do.
Off The Kerb Productions
An outrageous adaptation of Shakespeare’s most classic moments. Presented by a troupe of slightly awkward and inept characters, this show delves into the true meaning of Shakepeare and his works.
Star of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Shappi Talk’ and BBC1’s ‘Live at the Apollo’ is back with a brand new show about wanting it all! ‘On the brink of becoming a household name’ (Evening Standard). Adaptation, Sketch show www.offthekerb.co.uk
Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
Shappi She’s Black, He’s Khorsandi: The Jewish, They’re Moon on a Stick Still Married, Oy Vey TFL
Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket
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FAPN
Epstein and Hassan create an edgy, New York-style comedy that’s provocative. They’re hilarious, with razor-sharp insights on race, sex, politics, relationships. Improv, Theatre
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Street Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
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Shaggers (Free Entry)
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Brand new musical created nightly. The all-singing, all-dancing cast improvise with brilliant, unpredictable results. ‘Not only is each performance achingly funny, it’s a genuinely new musical. Worth seeing again and again.’ SSSSS (Time Out) Musical, Theatre
Gilded Balloon Teviot • B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Bristo Square
Aug 7-10,12-17,19-24,26-28: 17:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) XAug 4-6: 19:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 22-28: 00:10 (1h) Aug 7-12,16-17,19,23-26,30: (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 19:50 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 5-6: 23:40 (1h) £5.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 7,9-10,13-14,20-21, 19:50 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 27-29: 23:40 (1h) £7.50 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 8,11-12,15-16,18-19, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 22-23,25-26: 23:40 (1h) £6.50 The Shambles
Dead Duck Productions
Shrink: The Outrageous Hypnotist
Showstopper ProductHMV Picture House Epstein and Hassan AKA ions – Festival Highlights Presents
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5
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Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Shazia Mirza – Multiple Choice
Shirley & Shirley
TU Shirley & Shirley
TPM
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Aug 7-8,11-12,16-17,19,23-26: 22:50 (1h10m) £11.00 (£10.00) Sido Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:50 (1h10m) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 10,17,24: 15:00 (1h10m) £11.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
TFPJ Shirley & Shirley are back in town with their wild new sketch and stand-up show. ‘Two of the freshest and most energetic performers in Edinburgh this year’ (James Corden). ‘These girls are going all the way’ (Herald).
It’s just not funny! Sido’s anarchic comedy world breaks the norm. Chill with a mixture of mimed sketches, stand-up, unhumour, singalong and daft antics. It’s fun, free and frivolous. Sketch show, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk
B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 5-30: 23:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Sketch show, Stand-up
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
See an improvised story created by you. Narrated by B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 a reclusive author, see the XAug 5-6: 14:45 (1h) £5.00 creative process in action, and laugh as you get involved Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: as the muses for this story. 14:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Never seen before, never seen Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: again. 14:45 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Improv, Interactive M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0844 847 1740 V265GE3 Aug 13,21,28: 23:55 (2h5m) £13.50
Sidos Eklektic Fix
The Shrimps Fearless wisecrackers pull out all the stops, using audience suggestions to deliver a unique, laugh-a-minute show. A whirlwind of original improvisation games and well known classics. ‘Incredible’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Really Most people have a crush at The most fun-filled late show genuinely funny’ (List). 16, relationship by 32, sex www.shamblesimprov.co.uk at festivals worldwide returns in between. Not me, and to Edinburgh following Devised, Improv Susan Boyle allegedly. What more sell-out shows in happens when you don’t C aquila • Roman Eagle Australia. ‘Top show… highly follow the obvious path? Lodge, Johnston Terrace recommended’ (Adelaide ‘The Lenny Bruce of female B 0845 260 1234 V 21 G E4 Fringe 2009). ‘Comedy stand-up.’ (Metro). gold… a damn fun time’ Aug 5-6,16-17: 18:00 (50m) Comedy, Stand-up £7.50 (£6.50) (Adelaide Fringe 2010). Aug 7-10,13-15,20-21: Gilded Balloon Teviot • Stand-up, Storytelling 18:00 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Bristo Square Laughing Horse @ The Aug 11-12,18-19: 18:00 (50m) B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Three Sisters • £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 4-6: 21:00 (1h) £5.00 139 Cowgate M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 21:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.00) Aug 5-29: 23:30 (2h) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: (Free Non-ticketed) 21:00 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00)
Cabaret, Magic
HMV Picture House • 31 Lothian Road
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
The Shrimps Present: ShrimpTale
Phil McIntyre Entertainment by Arrangement With Vivienne Smith Management
Outrageous and definitely not for the easily offended, hypnotist Shrink is back with more late night lunacy. Astounding, mesmerising mind control. Absolutely f#%*ing hilarious. Come and laugh your arse off. Strong language, adult content – over 18s only.
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Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 5-17: 14:55 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com The Silence of the Trams II
Simon Evans: Fringe Magnet
6 and Half a 7 – Free
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TFL
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Stand Comedy Club
Off The Kerb Productions
Richard Gadd
Following the success of 2009’s sell-out show, Gordon Alexander, Martin McAlister and Jim Park have added two new faces – Niall Browne and Derek Johnston – and may even include some material about trams. www. thesilenceofthetrams.co.uk Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street
B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 XAug 2: 21:30 (1h)
£6.00 (£5.00) XAug 4: 15:50 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-15,17-29: 18:40 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Simon Donald is Completely Hatstand
Old ‘No Eyes’ is back with a brand new show. Regular on Radio 4 ‘News Quiz’, ‘Charm Offensive’, ‘Unbelievable Truth’. ‘Sublime’ (Guardian). ‘Demonically dry’ (Metro). ‘Rich complex comedy’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Nobody does it better’ (Carly Simon). www.offthekerb.co.uk
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Expect anything as rising star Richard Gadd takes to the stage with his unique blend of character and musical comedy. ‘A bright up-andcoming comedian’ (BBC Radio Scotland); ‘Terrific’ (Scotsman). Musical, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Argyle • 15-17 Argyle Place
B 0131 221 9759 V353GH5 Aug 5-15,18-22,25-29: XAug 4-6: 21:50 (1h) £5.00 18:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 21:50 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 13-14,20-22,27-29: 21:50 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
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Simon Munnery: Self-employed
6 Guitars
FPU Chase Padgett Productions
COMEDY SJC Lounge
TFPN SJC Productions
Escape from reality to a dark, twisted world. Featuring comedy nights such as the Time Out-recommended Roffle Club, club nights, theme nights, chill-out nights, open mic nights and much, much more! See www.sjclounge.com for info!
Care to sample our comedy wares? With its mindboggling range of sketches jam-packed with wit, ‘The Sketch Emporium’ has japes for every occasion. ‘Standout Cabaret, Music performances ... the obvious C central • Carlton Hotel, enjoyment of the cast was extremely infectious’ North Bridge B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 (Theyorker.co.uk). Sketch show Aug 6-30: 00:00 (5h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sketchatron: Nano
FK www.sketchatron.co.uk
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Stand-up
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XAug 4: 16:40 (1h10m) £9.00 (£6.00) XAug 5: 14:30 (1h10m) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-15,17-30: 15:40 B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 (1h10m) £10.00 (£7.00)
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V296GD6 Aug 7-21: 13:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sketchprov Presents: The Owls of Reattachment Sketchprov/PBH’s Free Fringe
This sell-out sketch comedy showcase returns for its fourth year, featuring a Six guitars. Six characters. handpicked selection of the Six styles of music. One best comedy troupes from the performer. Experience a journey of song and story told whole festival, different each week. Presenting highlights through the eyes and music from their shows and of unforgettable, and often exclusive material. Time Out hilarious, guitar players. It’s great being your own Critics’ Choice. boss. Tell yourself what to do. Music SketchProv’s sect of talented, Then don’t do it. Or you can Sketch show handsome and lovable Greenside • 1b Royal spend every waking minute performers bring sketches Bedlam Theatre • Terrace wondering where your next to life in the most engaging, crust of bread is coming from. B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 11b Bristo Place spontaneous and downright Often, it’s the bakers. B 0131 225 9893 V 49 G F5 Aug 23-28: 21:35 (1h10m) enthralling show on the £8.00 Aug 8,15,22: 13:00 (1h) Fringe. Gasp at their bravery. Stand-up £8.50 (£7.00) Laugh at their mannerisms. T W T F S S M T W T F S S The Stand Comedy Club • M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Be reattached. 5 York Place
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
XAug 5-6: 18:05 (55m) £5.00 Aug 7-14,17-29: 18:05 (55m) £7.00 (£6.00)
The White Horse • 266 Cannongate
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Simon Donald
Viz co-founder turns his character-creating skills from page to stage in this one-man show, a developed version of his sell-out theatre production. ‘Donald’s ability to create characters didn’t stop at Viz; Superb, inventive comedy’ (Stage).
PK Dead Duck Productions/PBH’s Free Fringe
Simon Munnery/The Stand Comedy Club
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The Sketch Emporium
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Bar 50 • Smart City Cafe, Cowgate
V27GE5
Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting: Daddy’s Basement Circus
M Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting/PBH’s Free Fringe
Dark and dirty comedy from the bowels of New York Titty. Puppies hide, flowers die, clowns cry. Don’t you worry. We’ve got sketches. We’ve also got guns. We’ll protect you. ‘Biggest revelation’ (Guardian). Sketch show
Whistlebinkies • 4-6 South Bridge
V304GE5 Aug 6,8-13,15-20,22-27: 19:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Slap and Giggle: Reformed
TFPL Sid Wick and James Bennison in Association With Hartshorn-Hook Productions
Manchester cult double-act Sid and James explore the difficulties of reintegrating into society through sketch and song. ‘Bizarre combination of Flight of the Conchords and Reeves and Mortimer’ (Student Direct). ‘Very good, inventive’ (Chortle.co.uk). www.slapandgiggle.co.uk Music, Sketch show
C central • Carlton Hotel, Aug 7-15,17-22,24-28: 20:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) North Bridge B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 22:30 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 22:30 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 22:30 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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A Slightly Dangerous Comedy Occasion – Free
PL Ben Target/Rob Wells/ PBH’s Free Fringe
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Snigger Happy – Sophie Black: A Free Sketch Show
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Workshed Sophie Black Productions/Laughing Horse Free Fringe
Sell-out 1991-2009 · Back for the 20th consecutive year!
If.comedy and Chortle nominee Sophie Black (Fat Tongue) returns with her first A nightly showcase of the highly anticipated solo show. best, brightest and freshest ‘The most original sketch Kick your afternoon into stand-up comedians and action with some spiffing sketch groups from across the act around’ (Times). ‘Quality simply shines through’ SSSS free stand-up comedy from fringe festival and comedy (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Wrenchingly the scene’s fastest rising circuit, MC’d by Moz. Not to funny’ SSSS (Fest). villains, rogues and bounders. be missed. Unexpect the expected. Pleasance Courtyard • Stand-up Presented by the devious cads 60 Pleasance Rob Wells and Ben Target. Laughing Horse @ The B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Counting House • Compilation, Stand-up 38 West Nicolson Street XAug 4-6: 16:30 (55m) £5.00 The Royal Mile Tavern • B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-24, 127 High Street 26,30: 16:30 (55m) £7.50 B 0131 557 9681 V228GE5 XAug 5-29: 23:15 (1h) (£6.50) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 7-13,15-28: 14:40 (1h) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (Free Non-ticketed) 16:30 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Some Comedy Smith and Smith: (in a Horse) – A Matter of Free Life, Death and PM Middle-Distance PBH’s Free Fringe Running
TFPM
Avalon Promotions Ltd Present
(Gareth Morinan, Daniel Smith, Fred Forse)
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Sound and Fury’s ‘Private Dick’
“The fringe’s leading stand-up showcase” THE TIMES “Comedy’s finest new additions” THE OBSERVER
Pleasance Courtyard
4th - 30th August at 22.45
0131 556 6550 · www.pleasance.co.uk · www.avalonuk.com See page 48 for show information
TPK Sound and Fury
James W. Smith and Daniel Smith
James W. Smith: orderly beard, spectacles, meaning of life, puffy athlete. Daniel Smith: unkempt beard, unimpaired vision, secret of immortality, punctual. ThreeWeeks said: ‘Had the audience in hysterics’.
Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Cerebral stand-up comedy. Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup! No further information available. Multimedia, Stand-up
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The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
The White Horse • 266 Cannongate
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 V296GD6
Aug 7-28: 19:45 (1h)
XAug 5-6: 13:20 (1h) £2.50 (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 7-29: 13:20 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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It’s a film noir parody in the signature style of previous hits ‘Cyranose’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Saline Solution’: song, silliness and sex...ual innuendo! SSSSS (Edinburgh Evening News, ThreeWeeks, Fest, FringeReview.co.uk, Hairline. co.uk). SSSS (Scotsman). Musical, Theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 23:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,19,25-26: 23:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 23:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 23:45 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
James and Leon’s stellar sell-out night of stand-up, sketch and musical comedy comes to McEwan Hall for one night only! ‘An absolutely must-see show’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks); ‘Go see “Spank” ... you will love it’ SSSSS (One4Review.co.uk). Musical, Stand-up
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
Laughing Horse @ B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 Espionage • 4 India Aug 27: 01:00 (2h) £12.50 B 08445 458 252 V 61 G E5 Buildings, Victoria Street M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (entrances on Cowgate XAug 6: 00:00 (3h) £8.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 and Victoria Street) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
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The Fakespearean-Vaudeville bawdy romp through Greece returns! Have a ball! ‘Love-child of Monty Python and Dr Seuss!’ (Advertiser, Adelaide); SSSSS (Edinburgh Evening News, Fest, ThreeWeeks, Hairline, FringeReview); SSSS (Scotsman).
Back again! Sexy hosts, awesome comedians, controlled anarchy and booze. ‘This is what the festival should be about’ (List); ‘Comedy and legendary party night ... if you haven’t experienced this night, get down there right away!’ (Time Out).
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00:00 (3h) £13.50 (£12.50) Aug 9-11,16-18,23-25: 00:00 (3h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-14,20-21,27-28: 00:00 (3h) £15.00 (£14.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 8-10,15-18: 22:15 (1h30m) £10.00 (£9.00)
Grand Final Aug 26: 20:00 (2h30m) £15.00 (£14.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Some of the best comedians at this year’s Fringe join this annual comedy bonanza in aid of Charlie Hartill Special Reserve, bringing new artists to Edinburgh each year. Support this, and support the stars of tomorrow! The late night show of the Fringe does the Cow for one night only! Awesome comedians, musicians, controlled anarchy. ‘What the festival should be about’ (List). ‘Everything you could hope for in a late night comedy showcase’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 25: 22:30 (1h30m) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Musical, Stand-up
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 Aug 20: 23:45 (2h) £13.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Your date with Mother Nature’s most exuberant offspring and their ingenious mating rituals. Learn from the master breeders before they turn themselves into an endangered species! The Fringe’s most hilarious lecture ‘evolutionises’ your love-life (not for the fainthearted creationist!). www.immaculateconcepts.net Science, Stand-up
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Late night Fringe comedy at its best. Twelve superb showcases from Scotland’s favourite club. Five comics, two hours, late bar. Different sizzling selection nightly. ‘Best value in town’ (Evening News). ‘They keep the laughs coming’ (Times). Cabaret, Stand-up
Stand-Up Stephen K Stewart Lee’s Stockholm Showcase at the Amos – The Best Silver Stewbilee Syndrome – Free Hive – Free Medicine PM APM
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The most entertaining standups from the festival entertain you with the funniest bits of their shows in a funny and entertaining way. With a different bedazzling headliner every night. ‘Nothing but quality’ (ThreeWeeks). Compilation, Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club • Laughing Horse @ The 5 York Place Hive • 15-17 Niddry B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 Street
Stewart Lee
New show fresh from filming his BBC2 series. ‘If laughter is the best medicine then Amos should be prescribed by the NHS for formidable healing powers’ (Evening Standard). ‘Big-grin gags’ (Sunday Times). www.gloriousmanagement.com Stand-up
Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Pleasance Courtyard • Aug 6-10,12-17,19-24,26-29: 60 Pleasance M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 23:59 (2h1m) £13.00 (£10.00) XAug 6-7: 20:33 (50m)
£4.00 (£3.00) Aug 9-30: 20:33 (50m) £6.00 (£4.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Spring Day: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore – Free
2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Stand Up For Freedom
FM Amnesty International – Producers of the Secret Policeman’s Ball
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Stephen Carlin: The Podium of Unconditional Surrender
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Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
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Spoken word, Stand-up
Festival Theatre Edinburgh • 13-29 Nicolson Street
Three Swedish standup comedians – Fredrik Andersson, Aron Flam and Agneta Wallin – do from the heart, dark and cathartically funny sets. ‘The Stockholm Syndrome’ holds you hostage until you sympathise. www.freefestival.co.uk Stand-up
B 0131 529 6000 V244GE5 Laughing Horse @ Aug 18: 20:00 (2h) £17.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Stewart Lee: Vegetable Stew
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Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street
B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 Aug 19-26: 12:00 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Stony Broke Fridays’ Comedy Showcase – Free
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Steve Pretty On the Origin of the Pieces
Stony Broke Fridays/ PBH’s Free Fringe
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Spring Day/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Tokyo Comedy Store’s Spring Day (her real name!) does wickedly funny stand-up comedy about the hippie family she left in Kansas, her bizarre life in Japan and around the world. www.springdaycomedy.com
XAug 4-10: 21:40 (1h) £10.00 Aug 12,18-19,25-26: 21:40 (1h) £16.00 (£14.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:40 (1h) £17.00 (£16.00)
For one night only! An evening of variety with some very special guests to mark the publication of Stewart’s new, snappily-entitled book, ‘How I Escaped My Certain Fate: The Life and Deaths of a Stand-up Comedian’.
Fredrik Andersson, Agneta Wallin, Aron Flam
Steve Pretty
The annual sell-out. For one night only, the producers of Amnesty’s legendary Secret Policeman’s Ball bring you the finest stand-up in town. If you see just one show make it this one! Line up – www.amnesty.org.uk/edfest.
New material – work in progress for a 2011 TV series. ‘The award for the worst comedian at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe goes to Stewart Lee, about as funny as bubonic plague’ (Fergus Shanahan, Sun).
BBC Radio favourite and overlord of hyper-pedantic comedy brings his brand new show to the Fringe. Evening Standard ‘rising comedy star’ for 2010. ‘Laconic laced with Red Bull’ SSSSS (Herald).
Part edutaining interactolecture, part stadium-rockgig-in-a-small-room-withoutVenue150 @ EICC • Stand-up a-rock-band. One man’s 150 Morrison Street B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 The Stand Comedy Club attempt to recreate the entire history of pop music with Aug 19: 22:00 (1h45m) £14.00 III & IV • 28 York Place only a trumpet, a laptop and M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 a fondue set. Past shows: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 SSSS (Scotsman; List). 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 XAug 4: 22:10 (1h) www.originofthepieces.com 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 £7.00 (£6.00)
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 15-29: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Stand-up
Aug 6-15,17-29: 20:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Interactive, Music
The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 XAug 5-6: 14:40 (1h) £2.50
As recommended by Time Out, this sell-out, Londonbased show makes its Stand-up Edinburgh Festival Fringe The Stand Comedy Club • debut. Prepare for an eclectic mix of stand-up, sketches 5 York Place and character comedy; B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 showcasing various talented performers from PBH’s Free XAug 4: 18:30 (1h10m) Fringe. £9.00
XAug 5: 16:20 (1h10m) £9.00 Aug 6-15,17,19-30: 17:15 (1h10m) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sketch show, Stand-up
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5 Aug 13,20: 21:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 7-14,16-29: 14:40 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Intimate, hilarious and poignant, with filthy songs and stories exploring an audaciously lived life. Cabaret from US cult Amazonian heroine and star of ‘Rockstar Supernova’. ‘Electrifying’ (PDX); ‘Awe-inspiring’ (San Francisco Weekly); ‘Turbo-charged’ (Observer, San Francisco ). www.stormlarge.com/uk Music
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 22:25 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 22:25 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:25 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) Aug 17,23: 22:25 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Stranded
APL ‘TilWeLeave/PBH’s Free Fringe
A touching story of brotherly love. During an ill-advised backpacking trip two best friends are stranded in South America. They will try almost anything to get home. Join ‘TilWeLeave on a journey brimful of whim and sical. Storytelling, Theatre
COMEDY
Strong and Wrong
TFL Hopeless Productions
Hats will be worn, songs will be sung, accents will be slaughtered and sketches will be sketched in Strong and Wrongs’ debut sketch show. The humour’s Strong, the topics are Wrong. (Contains live musical sociopolitical commentary.) www.hopelessproductions.co.uk
Bar 50 • Smart City Cafe, Music, Sketch show Cowgate Just The Tonic at the V27GE5 Caves • Enter from The Aug 7-9,11-16,18-23,25-28: Rowantree Bar (under 19:10 (50m) South Bridge), 253 (Free Non-ticketed) Cowgate T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Strassman: Duality
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Stuart Success: A Goldsmith: The Success Story – Reasonable Man Free
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Kieran & The Joes/ PBH’s Free Fringe
A white-knuckle, high-octane meander through the worlds of sex, circus and subculture. A glorious stand-up debut from a nice young man with no tattoos. ‘Hilarious’ (Guardian). ‘Inspired’ (Sunday Times). ‘Highly recommended’ (Telegraph). ‘Pitch-perfect’ (Independent). www.stuartgoldsmith.co.uk
Three-man double-act Kieran & The Joes teach you how to win at everything forever. Success isn’t just for winners. It’s for you. Previous reviews: ‘A comic gem’ (Scotsman). ‘Leave the audience permanently laughing’ (Fest).
Stand-up
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5
XAug 4-6: 19:30 (55m) £5.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: Aug 7-12,16-17,19,23-26: 14:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) 19:30 (55m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 9-13,16,18-20,23-27: Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) 19:30 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50)
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T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Aug 9-17: 15:40 (1h) Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square (Free Non-ticketed)
XAug 5-6: 14:15 (1h) £5.00
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Sunday Defensive: Further Complications
TFJ Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live
The Superhero Improv Show
PK Impro Jam/PBH’s Free Fringe
A complete improvised superhero film. Witness before your very eyes the epic battles between good and evil, unrequited love scenes and the hero’s realisations of having superpowers. With great power comes great spontaneity! Improv, Storytelling
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
V68GD5 Aug 16-27: 20:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A Surprisingly Tasteful Show About Nudity
TFM Alexis Dubus
Bona Fide/PBH’s Free Fringe
Storytellers’ Club
Late at night during the witching hour the Fringe’s cleverest comedians gather in a giant ark to tell tales around a faux fireplace. Line-up changes nightly. ‘A magical idea.’ (Metro); ‘Just go and see it.’ (Time Out, London).
The world’s dark master of ventriloquy returns! This original world premiere performance reinvents ventriloquism as Strassman battles his alter-ego puppet for sanity. Radical and compelling, not to be missed! Total sell out in 2005. ‘Brilliant’ (Guardian). Puppetry, Theatre
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-5: 19:00 (1h) £5.00
Aug 6-12,16-19,23-26,30: Stand-up, Storytelling 19:00 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) Pleasance Courtyard • Aug 13-15,20-22: 19:00 60 Pleasance (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 27-29: 19:00 (1h) Aug 5-7,12-14,19-21,26-28: £15.00 (£14.00) 22:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£7.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Keith’s failing – as actor, lover, and liver. Middle-aged and middle-talented, he’s finally cast in his dream play. In his nightmare role. ‘Very funny’ (Germaine Greer). ‘Ones to watch’ (Jonny Sweet). Footlights Harry Porter Prize SSSSS (Varsity). www. strutsandfretsedinburgh.co.uk Theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 13:25 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 13:25 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:25 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 16,23-24: 13:25 (1h) £6.50
Todd Abrams (‘Tonight Show’) and Shelby Bond are just like you. They own stuff they don’t need but had to have. With songs and sketches they will remind you all you need is love... and maybe an iPad. Music, Sketch show
Phil and Jacob’s follow-up to last year’s sell-out show. Expect classic double-act banter and irreverent sketches. ‘A terrific duo’ (Time Out). ‘Hotly tipped’ (Guardian). ‘Recommended’ (Independent). SSSSS (Fringeguru.com). SSSS (Edinburgh Guide).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Winner: ThreeWeeks Editors’ Choice Award - top 10 Fringe experiences. A comedic exploration of what lies beneath our clothes. ‘A huge amount of gags and information.’ SSSS (Chortle); ‘Hilarious’ (Guardian). www.alexisdubus.com Stand-up, Talk
Downstairs at the Tron • 9 Hunter Square
Dragonfly • 52 West Port B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0131 226 0000 V51GE5
V63GF4 Aug 7-28: 23:25 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 4-6: 16:45 (1h) £5.00 XAug 6-17,19-30: 17:00 (1h) Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 16:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.50)
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Join Susan Calman (BBC Scotland’s, ‘MacAulay and Co’, Radio 4’s ‘News Quiz’) and special guests for a lunchtime chatshow with stand-up, a sit-down and a good chinwag. ‘She’ll make you chuckle your pants off’ (Time Out).
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
TFJ
Let Susan (‘Rab C Nesbitt’, ‘News Quiz’) take you on a journey of self-discovery, selfassessment and selfishness. After all, the show is about her, not you. ‘A dead-cert one to watch; comedy gold’ (Guardian). Stand-up
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Susan Morrison/The Stand Comedy Club
What is ‘F’ for? Fun, fifty, fame, fat, fornication, funnels, f**k? Twenty ‘F’ words, with ten chosen by you per show to take a closer look at the ‘F’ word. What’s your favourite ‘F’ word? Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club II • 16 North St Andrew Street
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XAug 2: 19:50 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 4: 19:10 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) XAug 5-6: 20:10 (1h) £6.00 XAug 5-6: 12:55 (1h15m) Aug 6-15,17-29: 13:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:10 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 12:55 (1h15m) £9.00 Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 20:10 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 12:55 (1h15m) £8.00 Aug 16,23-24: 20:10 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £6.50 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
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U Jim Sweeney
Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place
B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 4: 20:30 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-15,17-29: 16:25 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
AU Scandimaniacs (Lager/Lewerth)/ PBH´s Free Fringe
Susan Murray/The Stand Comedy Club
Everything you wanted to know about accents but were afraid to ask because youz common innit? ‘If you only see one comedian in Edinburgh, make it Susan Murray, you lazy bastard’ (Jeremy Hardy). www.susan-murray.co.uk
Take Me To Hollywood
Documentary charting the life and work of Jim Sweeney, Comedy Store Player who retired form performing in 2007 because of MS. Director, Seeta Indrani. Featuring Paul Merton, Eddie Izzard, Josie Lawrence, Greg Proops. ‘I heart Jim’ (Phil Jupitus).
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 17: 17:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Scandimaniacs are back on the road! Roll up for Sweden’s sexiest performers in their acclaimed SSSS (Time Out Critics’ Choice) parody/musical/ comedy/physical theatre show! ‘Hint of undescribable genius’ (FringeReview.com). ‘Perfection using the art of subtle exaggeration’ (South City Radio). www.scandimaniacs.com Cabaret, Theatre
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
V68GD5 Aug 9-27: 16:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Take the Mic
PM Presented by Caledonian Brewery and the Scottish Sun
See page 202 for show information
Taking Liberties Tales from the Crow’s Nest PK Sanderson Jones
Tales Told by Idiots
N
PN
Pleasance and Rachel Rose Reid
Axis of Evil Productions/PBH’s Free Fringe
The Talk Show
L Assembly
Caledonian Brewery • 42 Slateford Road
B 0131 226 0000 V268GG1 Aug 16-22: 19:00 (3h) £9.50 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The GRV • 37 Guthrie St
Compilation
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 Pleasance Courtyard • XAug 5-7: 18:30 (1h)
60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
£5.00 (£4.00) Aug 8-16,18-29: 18:30 (1h) £5.00
Aug 10-11,17-18,24-25: 23:00 (1h) £6.50
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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FAPU EDP
Full of sound and fury; and jokes. Stand-up and spoken word from the boys of Shi$ty Deal Puppets, 2009. YouTube award girl and a nice Irishwoman. ‘Funny, clever, subversive’ (Scotsman); ‘Loveable daftness’ (Guardian). In 2010 Assembly turns 30. You’re probably a terrorist. Or www.axisofevilproductions.com To celebrate we’re inviting a sex offender. If not, specify on the risk assessment form. Witness Scotland’s six finest Spoken word, Stand-up past and present stars to talk Anchors away! Join Rachel Afterwards, watch Sanderson about their life and work. comedy talents fight for Rose Reid and guests for Sin Club and Lounge • Jones’ stand-up about civil Almost every major name in £10,000, the single biggest late night tale-telling and 207 Cowgate entertainment has been here. prize in UK stand-up. The acts liberty. ‘Pick of the Fringe: story-reading aboard the Ark. 2009’ (Time Out). ‘Hilarious... Come and meet them. See V339GE5 are the culmination of five Festival stars and newcomers uniquely inventive’ sell-out regional shows. All Aug 6-15,17-22,24-28: 21:35 www.assemblyfestival.com share their favourite tales (Scotsgay). ‘Savage whimsy.’ for line-ups. set in a Victorian Brewery, (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) before the distribution of (Himself). what more do you need! M T W T F S S M T W T F S S midnight rum rations. Compilation 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Twitter @crowsnesttweets Stand-up Stand-up 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Assembly @ Princes St 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Taming of the Shrew
Gardens • West Princes St Gardens, Princes St
This Korean adaptation of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ sees traditional Korean culture meet William Shakespeare, East meet West and the infamous ‘shrew’ meet the patriarchal Petruchio. Drama
The Music Box • Stevenson College
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Aug 16-17: 14:30 (2h) Aug 10-12,17-19: 12:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 16-17: 17:30 (2h) Aug 13-15,20-22,24-29: (Free Ticketed) 12:30 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Fringe @ LeMonde 16 George Street Edinburgh EH2 2PF
4th - 30th August at 22.20 Pleasance Courtyard 0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk www.wellgoodshow.com
0131 270 3914 www.fivepoundfringe.com
4-30
See page 88 for show information
See page 79 for show information
Tara Flynn – Big The Tartan Terry Alderton Noise Ribbon Comedy TFPM Benefit TPM
Test Tube Comedy – Free
Tara Flynn
MC - Dec Munro
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AU
Pleasance
For the first time since her days in The Nualas, Tara Flynn (‘Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle’, ‘Thank God You’re Here’) returns with wickedly funny songs. ‘Refreshingly testosterone-free comedy zone that still has balls...’ (Stage). www.taraflynn.ie
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Stand-up
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo XAug 4-6: 20:15 (50m) Aug 17: 20:00 (1h30m) Square
£12.00 (£10.50) £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 20:15 (50m) £10.00 (£9.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 XAug 4-6: 21:20 (55m) £5.00 Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23-26: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 20:15 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00) 21:20 (55m) £9.50 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 21:20 (55m) £10.50 (£9.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
This is Not a Subject for Comedy
M Ivor Dembina
Following sell-out tours of the UK, Australia and New A top night of comedy with all Zealand, the record holder proceeds going to Waverley for the most encores at the Care. Previous line-ups: Comedy Store, and Edinburgh Michael McIntyre, Stephen K Comedy Award nominee, Amos, Russell Howard, Jason returns to the Fringe. Total Byrne and many more. Beg, sell-out 2009. ‘Brilliant, steal or borrow a ticket, it’s always funny’ (List). sure to sell-out! www.terryalderton.co.uk
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
8pm
AUGUST
Very friendly comedy night transfers from the Canal Cafe in London. Each night different but drawn from the best up and coming stand-up and sketch acts on the circuit. Consistently recommended by Time Out.
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5 Aug 7-17,19-28: 18:15 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Jewish comedian’s hit show about Israel, Palestine and the Jews. ‘Brilliantly funny in the face of tragedy’ (Time Out); ‘Quietly affecting and very funny’ (Independent); SSSS (Guardian). Admission free, gentiles half price. www. thinkbeforeyoulaugh.com Stand-up, Storytelling
This is What You Get
PM Alex Clissold-Jones/ Paul Fung/Tom Greeves/Jon Spira/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Cerebral, scathing, jaded and whimsical, the cream of Oxford’s current non-student stand-up circuit on one bill. (Non-comedy) Awardwinning comedians Alex Clissold-Jones, Paul Fung, Tom Greeves and Jon Spira will say things for laughs. www.thisiswhatyouget.co.uk Stand-up
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
V156GE5 Aug 7-17: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street
B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 6-9,11-16,18-25,27-29: 18:15 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Those Bloody Teenagers – Free
PL
See page 106 for show information
Thought Thief 2.0
3D Comedy
FPJ
Rich Perry Jim Holland TFPK Rich Heap Three Englishmen
Peter Antoniou
PM
The Three Englishmen
Heatham House Comedy Club/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Teenage comics perform stand-up with their unique take on life, the meaning of homework, parents, post-it note pads and garden gnomes. The least miserable adolescents you could ever meet. www.freefestival.co.uk Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street
B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 6-12: 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Is your mind safe? Learn the true story of Peter Antoniou’s journey into the merky world of ‘psychic’ espionage. See him demonstrate his amazing abilities, and learn how they are already being used against you. SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Interactive, Magic
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
Stand-up triple header from: Rich Perry (‘SYTYF’ finalist), Jim Holland, ‘Delectably quirky and inventive’ (Fringe Review.co.uk) and Rich Heap, ‘Low energy, high laughter’ (Latest 7). Early evening show. Near the Udderbelly. Free. And in 3D. Spoken word, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
The Englishmen (Time Out Critic’s Choice 2009) present an hour of unmissable sketch and musical comedy. ‘Quick wit and charisma SSSSS (ThreeWeeks); ‘Fiendishly funny...wickedly wry’ (ExtraExtra.org); ‘I came out grinning from ear to ear’ (Spoonfed.co.uk). Music, Sketch show
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Rowantree Bar (under B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 South Bridge), Aug 15-21: 18:15 (1h) Aug 18-30: 14:55 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 253 Cowgate £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Three Men and a Hoover
Tiernan Douieb: Littlest Things
PL
TPK
Dan Lees, Ben Kewin Brett Vincent for and Steve Aruni/PBH’s getcomedy.com Free Fringe
Hotly-tipped stand-up and musical comedy from three of the most exciting comedians on the circuit: Dan Lees (Moonfish Rhumba, Hackney Empire Finalist), Ben Kewin (Comedy Bitch SSSS [Time Out]) and Steve Aruni and his singing Henry Hoover. Music, Stand-up
Sin Club and Lounge • 207 Cowgate
V339GE5 Aug 7-15,17-28: 20:00 (1h)
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 (Free Non-ticketed) XAug 5-6: 16:45 (1h)
£5.00 (£4.00) Aug 7-15,17-29: 16:45 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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You look lovely today. No, really. The smallest things can really make someone’s day. As a professional small thing, Tiernan knows this well. ‘Hugely charming’ (Time Out). ‘Small in stature, not in talent’ (Scotsman). Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 5-6: 21:20 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 21:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 11-12,17-19,23-26: 21:20 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Tiffany Stevenson: Dictators
PL
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Bound & Gagged Comedy Tiffany Stevenson/The Brett Vincent for Stand Comedy Club getcomedy.com by arrangement with PBJ Management
Dictator, noun - a person exercising absolute power. Who rules your life? Mother? Magazines? Mugabe? Tiffany Stevenson thinks it is time to overthrow them.’Best new act on the Fringe’ (Independent). ‘Always funny’ SSSSS (One4Review.com). Stand-up
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV • 28 York Place
B 0131 558 7272 V12GC5 XAug 4: 17:10 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-15,17-29: 14:05 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Tim Clare’s Death Drive
TFPL Show & Tell/Escalator East To Edinburgh
Spirit of the fringe, multiaward-winning comedian, Tim FitzHigham is back in the festival’s most incredible venue. Come, see the amazing and brilliant new show: ‘Gut bustingly funny’ (Scotsman); ‘Inspirational’ (Time Out); ‘A national treasure’ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up, Storytelling
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 6-7: 19:30 (1h)
£7.50 Aug 8-10,12,16-19,23-24,26, 30: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Expect the pun-expected. Join Tim and his very special guests for three shows only! ‘Vine is superb, as clever as anything being done today’ (Guardian). Book early! www.timvine.com Talk
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 26: 17:10 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) Aug 27-28: 17:10 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Tim Vine – The Joke-amotive
TK Bound & Gagged Comedy
Tim Key – The Slutcracker
M The Invisible Dot Ltd
C4 presenter and awardwinning author’s comic true story of how a father-son suicide pact transformed a cynical loser to happy failure. Stand-up with verse, ukulele and psychic horse. ‘Shrewd and funny’ (Scotsman). ‘Absolutely mesmerising’ (Jon Ronson). Stand-up
Key (lazy) is just doing six nights this year (lazy) with the same show as last year (go with what you know; creature of habit). Key (repugnant, studious, thirties) is the scaven poet-figure from ‘Newswipe’.
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Square Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 6: 19:00 (55m) £5.00 Aug 16-18: 00:15 (1h5m)
Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: £12.00 19:00 (55m) £7.50 (£7.00) Aug 19-21: 00:15 (1h5m) £13.00 Aug 11-12,17-19,23-26: 19:00 (55m) £6.50 (£6.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sell-out 44 date UK tour now arrives at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ‘Offering line after line of glorious goofing unfettered by anything so dour as the real world’ SSSSS (Times). Book early! www.timvine.com Stand-up
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 20:43 (1h) £10.00 Aug 7-10,12,16-17,19,23-26, 30: 20:43 (1h) £16.00 (£14.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:43 (1h) £17.00 (£16.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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COMEDY To Be Continued Toby Hadoke – Tom Adams ... Moths Ate My Can’t Come Doctor Who Scarf PJ PL ShellShock!
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An improvised adventure comedy, where your unique character suggestions are brought to life. Travel through fantastic lands as we follow the hero through romance and betrayal as he attempts to foil the villain’s heartless plan!
See page 17 for show information
Improv
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
Sony Award-nominated show returns: one night only. ‘About much more than Doctor Who, or fandom. A heartfelt rites of passage memoir. Does for Daleks what ‘Fever Pitch’ did for football’ (Guardian). Stand-up, Theatre
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street
Hello again. Last year I was in the Free Fringe. Now, I’m in the Five Pound Fringe. On the up. ‘Quietly assured ... constantly unexpected material’ (Scotsman). Music, Stand-up
The GRV • 37 Guthrie St
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 XAug 5-6: 20:20 (1h) £2.50 Aug 7-17,19-29: 20:20 (1h)
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 20: 21:30 (1h15m) XAug 7-8: 19:35 (50m) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
£12.00 (£10.00) £5.00 Aug 9-15,17-22: 16:15 (50m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £7.50 (£6.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Toby – Free
APL
See page 126 for show information
Toby/PBH’s Free Fringe
M O R R I S & V Y S E
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
TFPJ Toby Hadoke - Festival Highlights
Tom’s butching up, being brave and learning to love this rough old world. ‘Rocked by the rhythm of a saint’ (Telegraph); ‘Rare talent. I urge – nay demand – that you see him.’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.tomindeed.com
36 Blair St. 18.30pm 7- 27 Aug (not 16th)
“*****“ - Metro
FREE
Present
DAYLORDS
totally bonkers sketch comedy
See page 100 for show information
Sisters Sarah and Lizzie perform inappropriate sketches in a bid to win their mother’s attention. Meet the likes of pig lover Mr Smedley and treacle dependent Mrs Grubgut, the brilliantly dark consequences of a troubled upbringing. www.wearetoby. wordpress.com Sketch show, Theatre
Tom Allen Toughens Up!
Toby Hadoke – Now I Know My TFPL Tom Allen BBC
Cabaret Voltaire
“Tremendous comic effect” - Evening Standard
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
A heartfelt love letter to Auntie Beeb, by Dawson Awardwinning creator of ‘Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf.’ Passionate and stroppy enough Stand-up to be on ‘Points of View’ Gilded Balloon Teviot • (during the Wogan years). Stand-up, Theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-6: 19:30 (1h) £5.00
Aug 7-12,17-19, 23-26: 19:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: V139GE5 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 7-15,17-22,24-28: XAug 5-6: 18:55 (1h) £6.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-8,11-12,19,25-26: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 18:55 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 18:55 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 16-17,23-24: 18:55 (1h) £6.50
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
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Bound & Gagged Comedy
Award-winning Irish comic Tommy Tiernan returns to the festival. ‘This man is funny’ SSSSS (Metro); SSSSS ‘Hilarious’ (Chortle.co.uk); A no-holds-barred roller coaster ride. A fearless force of energy.
Top 50 Edinburgh picks 2009. Star of comedy on Dave and ‘Tom Craine Show’ (BBC Tom Binns is back as Ivan Bristol). Forthcoming sitcom Brackenbury. The 2007 Radio 2. Writer BBC2, BBC3. Edinburgh Comedy Award ‘Wonderful’ (Time Out). Gilded Balloon Teviot • nominated show remixed with ‘Intelligent, effortlessly funny’ Bristo Square new bits and the best bits (ThreeWeeks). of his sell-out and critically B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 www.tomcraine.com acclaimed 2008/2009 shows. Aug 20-22,27-29: 20:00 (1h) www.ivanbrackenbury.com Stand-up £15.00 (£13.00) Pleasance Courtyard • Pleasance Courtyard • Aug 23-25,30: 20:00 (1h) 60 Pleasance £14.00 (£12.00) 60 Pleasance B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S
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Aug 7-10,12,16-17,19,23-26, 30: 18:00 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Tom McDonnell’s Musical Ministry of Comedy – Free
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Tom Toal – on the Scrapheap – Free
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After the end of a six-year relationship, for the first time in his adult life, Tom is single. A bittersweet tale about the struggle to avoid being left on the proverbial scrapheap. A free hour of musical comedy with Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2010 nominee Tom McDonnell, ‘acoustic guitar wizardry with witty erudite lyrics’ (ThisIsLeicestershire. co.uk). Each day with a different musical special guest. Music, Stand-up
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Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street
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The award-winning comic behind Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf justifies a square-eyed childhood with a romp through 30 years of TV icons.
Underbelly Cowgate 6.55pm Alternative comedy from Tony Law, Time Marquis. Jazzedly Tom likes watching court cases, dosing out comedy so funny it because you get the interesting must remain exclusive! Lucky. story without worrying about Lunchtime at the Stand seem going to jail afterwards. One civilised? Go! ‘Will reward particular case stuck in his you with uniquely inspired mind. So he wrote this show comedy’ (Chortle.co.uk). about it. Stand-up Sketch show, Stand-up The Stand Comedy Club II • Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree 16 North St Andrew Street Bar (under South Bridge), B 0131 558 7272 V5GC5 253 Cowgate B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 5: 13:20 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) XAug 5-6: 12:40 (55m) Aug 6-15,17-29: 12:30 (1h) £5.00 £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 8-12,17-19,23,25-26: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 12:40 (55m) £7.00 (£5.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 12:40 (55m) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Too Early to Laugh Show – Free
An hour of bar room philosophy, discussing topical matters and why it’s not worth worrying about the state of the world. Alternatively grab a drink and come and have a laugh instead. ‘A likeable bloke’ (ThreeWeeks). www.freefestival.co.uk Political, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 XAug 5: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-29: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Tom Toulson and Wrigglesworth’s PJ Harvey Used To Rod Shepherd and Nightmare Be Friends Tony Vino Dream Wedding A fun-packed hour of quality
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stand-up and character comedy, from war heroes of the Manchester comedy scene, Tony Vino and Jeff Downs. Featuring conspiracy theorist Rod Sheppard. Suitable for all ages.
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B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 nominees, but no longer Aug 5-21: 13:05 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) Chortle best show, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Getting to the church on-time 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 should be straightforward. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Unless you’re embroiled in an ordeal you knew nothing about until you awoke. ‘Magical storytelling… hysterical’ SSSSS (Time Out). www. tomwrigglesworth.co.uk Stand-up, Storytelling
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 18:20 (55m) £6.00 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26: 18:20 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:20 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
speaking to each other by 2007. This highly anticipated return examines why. ‘Excellent mimics and superb actors with timing coming out of their ears’ (List). Sketch show
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 17:10 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 17:10 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:10 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Acrobatics Love or hate them, social networking sites are here to stay. Learn how a ‘Sometimes five stars just conversation in a pub led B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 aren’t enough’ (Scotsman); to a practical joke which Award-winning comedians Joe ‘As a musical, a narrative, a Aug 15-23: 22:10 (1h) opened a whole can of worms Wilkinson and Diane Morgan £9.00 (£7.00) character comedy, this one and an adventure with very present a sketch show and a rolls a perfect 20’ (Sunday M T W T F S S M T W T F S S unexpected consequences. box of mouse mats. ‘Blending 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Age); ‘These guys are great. www.joolsconstant.com 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 These guys are jaw-hangthe absurd and the sharply Stand-up 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 real with effortless ease, not wide-open, drool-slowly-dripStand-up Laughing Horse @ Cafe dropping the energy or gagout brilliant’ (Herald Sun). Stand-up Sin Club and Lounge • Renroc • 91 Montgomery rate for a moment’ SSSS 207 Cowgate Laughing Horse @ Street Musical, Theatre (Sunday Times). V339GE5 B 0131 556 0432 V84GB6 Espionage • 4 India Assembly @ Assembly Buildings, Victoria Street Sketch show Aug 7-16,18-22,24-28: Aug 24-29: 17:45 (50m) Hall • Mound Place (entrances on Cowgate 18:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Pleasance Dome • B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 (Free Non-ticketed) and Victoria Street)
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
Toby Adams and Dave Dynamite bring you teatime stand-up. You will be told jokes and asked questions. These men have done things. Dave, ten stone, Toby, ‘O’ levels.
XAug 5-6: 21:45 (1h15m)
£5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-25: 21:45 (1h15m) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 13-15,20-22: 21:45 (1h15m) £13.00 (£12.00) Aug 26-29: 21:45 (1h15m) £14.00 (£13.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Critically acclaimed Canadian comedic duo 2-Man No-Show (SSSSS [Now Magazine]) make their first UK appearance after entertaining sold-out audiences in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago and Toronto. 2-Man No-Show are likeable unlikely heroes in a vaudevillian tour de force!
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
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Step inside a fun world of demented puppets with grown up tales to rival Baron Munchausen, in this shambolic mind bomb from ‘a loveable gonk/Da Vinci of invention’ (Mojo) of Dawn of the Replicants pop chart notoriety. Cabaret, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
XAug 4-5: 23:45 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6
Featuring stand-up by the Two (not so) Gentlemen, who daily present a different special guest, chosen from a variety of new comedic and musical talents. Adult humour. By the way... it’s free! Stand-up, Revue
Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: Aug 5-11,13-18,20-25,27-29: The Banshee Labyrinth • 23:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 12:10 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) 29-35 Niddry Street Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S V156GE5 23:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 7,9-14,16-21,23-28: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16:45 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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In January I heard that the world is going to end in 2012. Do you know what’s funny about that? Come and I’ll tell you. Wohahahahaha... (big cavernous echo). Stand-up
Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket
Brand new show from the award-winning duo, containing several ideas, characters and jokes. Expect encounters with the world’s top Spanish translator, two of the three wise men and Kevin Costner (Kevin is not the third wise man). Sketch show, Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
Assembly @ Princes St
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David Mitchell hosts the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies, and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they are able to smuggle past their opponents.
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Under the Stars The Unexpected United by Universe Shaped The Uninvisibles – Items Liverpool – Free Colouring Book – The Show You PN Free Can’t Not See – TU PL Peter Buckley Hill/ Free PBH’s Free Fringe PK The Unexpected Items Rory O’Hanlon/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Gypsy Theatre
Knicker-wetting hilarity: dippy comedy duo, Undercover Blondde (Double D), invite you to join them as they fly to Greece on their bingo wins. Come and have a laugh. One lady wet her knickers!
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Drama, Sketch show SSSSS (Scotsman) 2009 – a fluke, or an aberration in the Herzsprung-Russell diagram? B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 PBH on stars: Neutron, Daily, Red (Belgrade), Bethlehem, Radio, of Aug 16-21: 17:05 (55m) £6.00 David, super. If that idea doesn’t M T W T F S S M T W T F S S work, PBH will perform the same 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 old shite instead. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
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A brand new hour of sketches, songs and satire from the creators of YouTube smash hit, ‘Gap Yah’. ‘Saariously funny’ (Sunday Times). ‘A YouTube sensation’ (Evening Standard). ‘Just hilaire’ (Grazia). Time Out Critics’ Choice, 2008, 2009, 2010. www.theunexpecteditems.com
A hilarious comedy show about Founder of the Ideas life and football... Please find Factory, Jay Cowle, comes to us on myspace.com. Edinburgh with a stand-up show about ideas, shoes, Stand-up colours, uncertainty and why Laughing Horse @ Jekyll the universe really could be & Hyde • 112 Hanover Music, Stand-up a big colouring book. Fun, Street The Canon’s Gait • smart, surreal comedy. B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 232 Canongate Comedy, Sketch show Stand-up V78GD6 Gilded Balloon Teviot • XAug 6-8: 16:50 (1h) Laughing Horse @ The Aug 7-10,12-17,19-24,26-29: Bristo Square (Free Non-ticketed) Newsroom • 5-11 Leith 18:05 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed) B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 9-15,17-22,24-29: Street M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 XAug 4-7: 16:30 (1h) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 5-10,12-17,19-24,26-29: 0 2 0 3 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 17:20 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed) 16:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23,25-26, 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 30: 16:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Quickfire comedy concerto exposing the unexpected undersides of characters we meet every day. This year, if you watch only one northern/ universal, gritty/surreal sketch show, make it The Uninvisibles. Literal must-see comedy. www.uninvisibles.co.uk Sketch show
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
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An over-the-top comedy following the rise and fall of fictional supermodel Fantasia! Cast out of the modelling world by her tyrannous manager, follow our heroine as she battles her biggest enemy, full-fat carbs in the real world!
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Drama, Theatre A whole new kind of sketch show from award-winning comedians. Luke and Charlie (us) need a plus one (that’s ‘The Unwrong Quiz’ is a pub you) as they bring their highquiz with no right or wrong energy antics to the Fringe. answers. Prizes will be Prepare to laugh your little awarded for the most creative socks off! or interesting answers. The www.usplusone.co.uk quiz is hosted by Frog Morris Improv, Sketch show and Mark Quinn. Game show, Interactive
Bannermans • 212 Cowgate (under South Bridge)
V357GE5 Aug 7-17: 13:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
Free top-quality storytelling and poetry from the Fringe’s funniest writers including Kate Fox, Simon Munnery, Tims Clare, Turnbull, Wells, local bards and host Richard Tyrone Jones, ‘ringmaster of spoken word’ (ThreeWeeks). C central • Carlton Hotel, New, themed shows daily: www.utterspokenword.com North Bridge
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Aug 15,20-22,27-30: 18:20 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£7.50 S) Aug 16-17,23-24: 18:20 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 S) Aug 18-19,25-26: 18:20 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 S) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Poetry, Spoken word
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
V156GE5 Aug 7-15,17-22,24-28: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 16,23: 18:30 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 9-14,16-19: 12:10 (50m) Not only is this show free, it’s £3.50 also really funny. Ali, Mark M T W T F S S M T W T F S S and Adam bring you surreal, 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 intelligent and silly humour, respectively. It’s also free. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 This show has variety and a kick, original. Free. Free.
‘Scotland’s top satirical stand-up’ (Morning Star), takes a hilariously sobering look at Scotland’s national drink and its role in the Caledonian psyche. 2009 Stand-up sell-out. ‘Painfully funny’ Laughing Horse @ (Scotsman). ‘Hysterical Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street monologues’ (Evening News). (entrances on Cowgate Stand-up
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Waiting for We Love Malcolm (Not Comedy Starring Sir Ian M McKellen) – Free
PN Various/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Two different A-list comics each week wait for Malcolm Hardee, late godfather of British alternative comedy. Partly scripted, partly ad-libbed, totally unique. May be offensive. Laughing Horse Free Festival. Cast: www.malcolmhardee.co.uk Improv, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street
B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 8-28: 15:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Wau Wau Sisters’ Last Supper
TFL
Where There is Muck There’s Funny – Free
Renata Muss and Sean J Brightman/PBH’s Free Merseyside Uncut Fringe Comedy Kollective/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Renata Muss and Sean Brightman bring ‘We Love Comedy’, London’s loveliest boutique comedy night, to PBH’s Free Fringe. It’s a different show every day with special guests galore. Like comedy? You’ll love www.welovecomedy.info Spoken word, Stand-up
Sin Club and Lounge • 207 Cowgate
V339GE5 Aug 7-8,10-15,17-22,24-28: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Wendy Wason
TM
Stand-up
V389GE5 Aug 7-28: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Animals of Butter Bridge/PBH’s Free Fringe
WitTank
Big characters, inventive sketches and fast-paced fun for those who enjoy a riot but would rather sit in a theatre and laugh. Three men who take silly very seriously. Hurry, this is important. SSSS (Metro); SSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). Music, Sketch show
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The South Bridge), Rowantree Bar (under 253 Cowgate South Bridge), B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 253 Cowgate
XAug 5-6: 15:50 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 Aug 7,9-10,13-14,20-21, XAug 5-6: 18:15 (1h) 27-29: 15:50 (1h) £9.00 £5.00 Aug 8,11-12,15,17-19,22-26: Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26: 15:50 (1h) £8.00 18:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 18:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Window Lickin’ Good – Free
PN Fat Hammond’s Banjo Lounge/PBH’s Free Fringe
Daniel Clarke in association with Scamp Theatre
TFJ
Working Class Zeroes: Mab Jones and Kevin Coleman – Free Mab Jones and Kevin Coleman/PBH’s Free Fringe
‘La Clique’ stars T&A return with their new show of unearthly delights and debauchery. Finalist best cabaret Adelaide Fringe 2010. Winner best international act Brighton Fringe 2008. ‘Not to be missed’ (Independent Weekly). www.wauwausisters.com
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5: 22:40 (1h5m)
£10.00 (£8.00) Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:40 (1h5m) £13.50 (£12.50) Aug 9-12,17-19,24-26,30: 22:40 (1h5m) £12.50 (£11.50)
Wendy Wason loves secrets; knowing them, telling them and keeping them. It seems there are a lot of them about; ask any politician or footballer. The delightfully funny Miss Wason will let us in on a few whoppers.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Sketch show, Theatre
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Opium • 71 Cowgate V96GE5 XAug 4-6: 19:00 (50m)
Sketch comedy combining an alumnus of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, the offspring of Brian Blessed and a genius with a penchant for monkeys and dwarves. ‘A truly adult late night sketch show, recommended’ (Time Out). Sketch show
£6.00 Aug 7-28: 21:00 (1h) Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: (Free Non-ticketed) 19:00 (50m) £10.00 (£9.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23,25-26, 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30: 19:00 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Bar 50 • Smart City Cafe, Cowgate
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V27GE5 Aug 7-17: 21:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Big Bang Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. Dark Matter. Meaning of life. You’ll get a raging hadron. ‘... you walk out of a comedy show with both impressive knowledge and remnants of ab-aches from uncontrollable laughter’ (Beat, Australia). Stand-up
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5 Aug 7-15,17-28: 19:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Yianni Agisilaou in ‘They @#$% You Up: Greek Parents’
TFL Sunshine Productions
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The Animals are embarking upon a nauseatingly paranoid voyage into the comedic ether. Like waking up in Rhyl with egg all down your favourite shirt... this could get messy. ‘Highly recommended’ SSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). www. theanimalsofbutterbridge.com
Yianni Agisilaou in ‘The Universe: A User’s Guide’ Yianni Agisilaou/ PBH’s Free Fringe
A revolving door of elite stand-up from Liverpool and award-winning comic guests. Four-star review 2009. Come Stand-up, Storytelling down and say you were there, Just The Tonic at the come again... Caves • Enter from The www.muckcomedy.com Rowantree Bar (under
Globe • Niddry Street
WitTank
Just the Tonic
Punk storyteller, as seen on ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’ and on tour with Mark Thomas. ‘A natural storyteller, an engaging and eloquent speaker’ (Stage).
WhoopdeWendy Wason in bleedins$*t ‘Other People’s PN Secrets’
TM
Wil Hodgson – Punkanory
Here’s the story. Of my dad, Essy. Who spent decades undermining his own son. Meanwhile Mum is passive aggressive. And Grandma’s got a gun. Stand-up
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5
Spoken-word and stand-up from BBC ‘Funny Business’ winner Kevin Coleman and ‘John Tripp Spoken Poetry’ winner Mab Jones. ‘A real creative force’ (Evening Post). ‘Delightful, articulate, imaginative’ (ThreeWeeks).
XAug 5-6: 22:15 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 7-8,11-12,16,18-19,23-26: 22:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Spoken word, Stand-up
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
V156GE5 Aug 7-11,13-17: 17:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Yorkshire Comedians 2 – Jokers, Born and Interbred – Free
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The Young and the Feckless – Free
You’re Not the One: A Guide to Love and Dating – Free
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Feckless Entertainment In Association With Yorkshirecomedy. com/PBH’s Free Fringe Laughing Horse Free Festival
Carly Smallman and Luisa Omielan
Are you searching for ‘the One’? Why not abandon all hope and join hapless singles Carly and Luisa for an hour of comedy featuring very special, top-name guests! Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith St Eyup! After a grand run in 2009, MC James Christopher returns t’Fringe wi fellow stand-ups Lee Chamberlain, Richard Scully and pals. Fast, funny and free! ‘ow much? Nowt. Oh aye!
Jasus lad we have a mad late show at the Laughing Horse Free Fringe, all the way from Ireland for the craic and the sup and the laugh, fair play to the two boys heh.
Compilation, Stand-up
Compilation, Stand-up
Dragonfly • 52 West Port Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street
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Aug 7-28: 22:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
You Are Being Lied To
U David Mulholland/ PBH’s Free Fringe
B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 5-21: 22:00 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Your Mum
TFPK
Vinegar Knickers B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Fast-paced comedy sketch show Aug 6-20: 00:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Your Days Are Numbered: The Maths of Death
TFU Matt Parker & Timandra Harkness
from riotous new comedy trio, Vinegar Knickers. Compete in the London Underground Olympics, cringe at the worst speed-daters ever and meet an array of weird characters. Silly, surreal and ever so slightly twisted. Sketch show
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 14:30 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 14:30 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:30 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Believe the news? Don’t! Professional stand-up and former hard-news journalist David Mulholland fact-checks the tabloids and finds that when they get it right, it’s an accident. You’ll laugh until your jaw drops. Free! Political, Stand-up
Dragonfly • 52 West Port
V63GF4 Aug 7-16,18-28: 17:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
You’ve Been Stooched and Dunn – Free You have a 0.000043% chance of dying during this show. Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker and Timandra Harkness (‘a deadly wit’ [Scotsman]) will make sure you have at least died laughing.
PN Mark Restuccia and Tony Dunn/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Stand-up
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5-6: 11:25 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-15,17-22,24-30: 11:25 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Mark Restuccia and Tony Dunn are two inappropriately priced comedians who are much better at delivering razor sharp jokes than describing their show in a mere forty words. Or are they? Stand-up
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 5-20,22-29: 20:45 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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DANCE AND PHYSICAL THEATRE
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Alba Flamenca
TAU Alba Flamenca
All Over a Football
Ašoka
FAPU
Priyanka Dasgupta
TFPU
CUBE
‘To be honest this is astounding! ... impeccable musicianship and dancing ... never for a moment letting the dramatic atmosphere become substandard ... a rich musical display ... very alive with explosive vivacious dancing...!’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks, 2009).
Experience the one and only football show in town! This Japanese freestyle football team, CUBE, will take you to a whole new world where you’ll witness jaw-dropping moves and acrobatics combined with music and comedy.
World music
Acrobatics
Alba Flamenca • 74 East Crosscauseway
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High B 0131 226 0000 V237GF6 Street Aug 6-29: 20:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
See page 283 for show information
Absolutely Legless
Accelerate
FAU
Pure Dance
TFAPJ
Absolutely Legless
A Compas Flamenco
Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Aug 21: 14:45 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 21: 19:15 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Studio 5 – Winstanley College
Anatomy of Fantasy
TU Do Theatre
Awe-inspiring triple-bill from up-and-coming choreographers Pure Dance. Showcasing an outstanding arrangement of intense energy, spectacular lifts, acrobatics and sheer athleticism. Impressive strength, grace and agility’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Dynamic polished choreography’ (FringeReport.com). www.puredanceltd.co.uk Circus
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 16:35 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
Workshop, World music
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road
B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 7-8,14-15,21,28-29: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) (£6.00 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
£4.00 (£3.00)
Aug 9-14: 15:15 (10m) £4.00 (£3.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
As Far as the Beach
FPM Z Theatre Company
A challenging scripted and physical piece which follows Sophie and her dying brother. She would do anything for him; but is taking him away the right answer? What happens when she can’t save him anymore?
Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 20: 19:15 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
TFAPU
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FAU Flamenco for the whole family! Clap the rhythms, try the steps, sing the chorus! Perfect for families, this interactive flamenco afternoon is informative, fun and energy-filled. Step into Spain at the Bongo Club!
Bringing Irish traditional music, song and dance alive. A high-energy show of Irish rhythms, reels and song. With fiddles, flutes and feet; our fantastic dancers and live band promise to deliver an exhilarating dance and music experience. www.absolutelylegless.co.uk
All or Nothing at All
Classical
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace
B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 9-14: 14:45 (10m)
Aug 22: 19:10 (1h) Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: £6.00 (£5.00) 15:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
There are Indian classical dance performances, and there are those that break boundaries. Using French progressive rock and other music, this beautiful performance conveys the story of Ašoka, one of India’s greatest emperors. European premiere, must-see!
Devised, Talk Based on the songs of Arthur Altman (as made famous by Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan) an original dance production with live jazz ensemble and vocals. ‘Brilliant vocals... Fantastic stage presence’ (National Festival of Music). Jazz
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
Triple Fringe First winners, Do Theatre are back! In ‘Anatomy of Fantasy’ our subconscious shifts into physicality: balancing on the nervetingling edge of real fantasy. Dance, music, delusions and dreams intermingle as wind-light sensations brush our skin.
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 9-14,16-19: 13:10 (50m) £3.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 XAug 5-6: 17:25 (1h) Aug 9-14: 16:00 (45m) £5.00 (£3.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
£5.00
Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26: 17:25 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:25 (1h) £13.50 (£12.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 16:35 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 16:35 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Big Smoke
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TFAPL
Lucy Suggate/The Body Theatre Ad Infinitum Farm and Jody Sperling/ Time Lapse Dance
DANCE AND PHYSICAL THEATRE
Booking Dance Festival 1: Beautiful
TFAPU Festival Showcase Week One: Seven Dynamic Dance Companies from America in One Show!
Stage Award winners (2009). Lecoq-trained company Double bill. Sperling re-imagines presents a poignant tale Loïe Fuller’s spectacular ‘Dance inspired by the lives and of the Elements’ featuring an works of Virginia Woolf, Silvia enormous winged costume Plath and Anne Sexton. spinning in eddying spirals. Lucy A tormented woman’s search Suggate’s ‘Liquid Gold’ and for identity becomes a A dance ‘festival-within‘Latin Beach’ explore and enjoy descent into madness. a-festival’! Mesmerising, virtuosity, authenticity and uplifting, inspiring dance Devised blatant female vanity. performed by the most www.love.dancebase.co.uk captivating, stunningly Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square beautiful dance companies to Modern B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 emerge from the USA. Be moved! Bite-sized festival Dance Base - National Centre for Dance • XAug 4-6: 14:20 (1h) £5.00 format. ‘... Perfect for the Edinburgh Fringe lover!’ 14-16 Grassmarket Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23, (ThreeWeeks). B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 25-26,30: 14:20 (1h) www.bookingdance.com £9.00 (£7.50) XAug 11: 14:00 (40m) £3.00 Aug 12,22: 14:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: Aug 13: 15:00 (40m) £5.00 14:20 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 14: 16:00 (40m) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 15: 17:00 (40m) £5.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 17: 18:00 (40m) £5.00 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 18: 19:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 19: 20:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 20: 12:00 (40m) £5.00 Blood, Sweat Aug 21: 13:00 (40m) £5.00 and Tears
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FAPK balletLORENT
TFU Be-Dom
Comedy, World music
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 XAug 5-6: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,17-19,23-26, 30: 14:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:00 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Experience all the colour of the Fringe at Fringe on the Royal Mile, supported by RBS.
Modern
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street
B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 8-15: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 11: 12:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Booking Dance Festival 2: Lyrical
Be-Dom
From underground to smash sensation in their home country, Portugal’s percussionmad sextuplet have created a thrilling and uplifting show using alternative instruments (including barrels, trash, bottles and the audience). It’s part rock concert, part vaudeville and part wisecracking humour.
Edinburgh’s world famous Royal Mile is transformed into a huge street theatre during August where you can see buskers, acrobats, fire-eaters and many other entertainers performing to the crowds.
FAPU Herald Angel awardwinning choreographer Liv Lorent (‘Luxuria’) presents balletLORENT’s tender and powerful new work. The nocturnal hinterland of a young couple struggling with life with a baby. ‘Liv Lorent was born to choreograph’ (Scotsman).
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
Split Bill Week One: Michael Mao Dance/ Christine Jowers/ Moving Arts Projects
Enticing, exquisite,
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 extraordinary, exhilarating, Aug 13-16,18-21: 13:00 (30m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
hypnotic, awe-inspiring dance from two top NYC companies – Michael Mao Dance rocks with spectacular multicultural fusion while Christine Jowers rolls as a sensational dancing goddess! www.bookingdance.com Modern
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street
B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 12-15: 14:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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DANCE AND PHYSICAL THEATRE a search for identity becomes a descent into madness
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
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Edinburgh Festival Magazine
Scotsman
Three Weeks
The Stage Award
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‘Theatre Ad Infinitum have moved to the front of the pack...’
Brazil! Brazil!
TU Underbelly Productions/World Stage Productions/ Developing World Health
Cabaret Chordelia: Making a Song and Dance
Cape Academy of Performing Arts
TFPK
Cape Academy of Performing Arts
Company Chordelia
FAU
- The Guardian
Inspired by the lives and works of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton
PLEASANCE JACK DOME at 2.20pm 4TH-30TH AUG EX. 17TH & 24TH
See page 143 for show information
A highly charged and witty reinterpretation of the live cabaret form, full of corsets and intimate sensuality; the elegance of dance with superb song selection. Sumptuous, classy, mischievous and darkly profound. www.chordelia.co.uk
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh B 0131 556 6550 V236GE2 Place
B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 XAug 5-6: 18:55 (1h) £8.00
Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu • 2 Rutland Place
XAug 4-6: 16:15 (1h) £5.00
Aug 7-8,11-12,17-19,23-26, Aug 7-10,12,17-19: 16:15 30: 18:55 (1h) £12.50 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) (£11.50) Aug 13-15,20-22: 16:15 Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) 18:55 (1h) £15.00 (£13.50)
See page 148 for show information
Booking Dance Booking Dance Festival 3: Rock It! Festival 4: Athletic FAPU
FAPU Festival Showcase Week Two: Six Split Bill Week Two: Dynamic Dance Freespace Dance/ Companies from Ballroom Dancing for America in One Show! Tough Guys/Michael Mao Dance
More dance ‘festival-withina-festival’! An explosion of blast-off movement in a dazzling, high-energy contemporary production. Watch the best, most innovative American dance artists ‘Rock It’! Bite-sized festival format. Be incredibly moved! www.bookingdance.com Modern
Awe-inspiring rock’n’roll blitz from Freespace Dance + hilarious take on social partnering from ‘Ballroom Dancing for Tough Guys’ + percussive explosion from Michael Mao Dance = superb, sublime, sensational show! Unforgettable! Fun! Must-see! www.bookingdance.com
Bow, Wow
AJ
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The Burly Ceilidh Club
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Call Me!
TFAPU
Drama
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Aug 15-29: 11:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cape Dance Company
FAPU Cape Dance Company
Swishtheatre
Lonely hearts hopeful Arthur finds an abandoned mobile... What happens when two technology-reliant loners are brought together through a series of bizarre coincidences? Join us and reconnect in this fast, physical, ensemble CDC returns with two comedy. C u l8r? xx programmes of distinctive, Drama, Theatre edgy and athletic dance by renowned South theSpaces @ Surgeons Double bill. ‘Oh Baby’ features African and international The Burly Ceilidh Club offers a Hall • Nicolson Street the playful choreography of choreographers. ‘Diverse, modern twist on a traditional B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 imaginative ... beautifully Hagit Yakira with guest Takeshi ceilidh. The Burly presents Matsumoto. A couple love executed ... consistently Aug 6-14: 21:20 (40m) bands including the Sandy intensely, subtly, using fiction strong performances... ‘ – £5.00 Brechin Band, Mental Notes and reality. ‘The Bowing Dance’ SSSS (Scotsman); ‘Amazing and Wild Geese. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S is ‘a brilliant piece of absurdist 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 synchronicity ... energy that theatre’ (New York Times). Interactive, Traditional 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 is breathtaking’ – SS S S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 www.love.dancebase.co.uk (ThreeWeeks). Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu www.capedancecompany.co.za Modern • 2 Rutland Place
Dance Base – National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket
B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 XAug 11: 19:00 (45m) £3.00
Modern
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AU Hagit Yakira & Irish Modern Dance Theatre Ghillie Dhu
Aug 12,22: 19:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 13: 20:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 14: 12:00 (45m) £5.00 Venue150 @ EICC • Aug 15: 13:00 (45m) £5.00 B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 150 Morrison Street Aug 17: 14:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 17-22: 16:00 (1h) B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 18: 15:00 (45m) £5.00 £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 19-22: 14:00 (1h30m) Aug 19: 16:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 18: 12:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 20: 17:00 (45m) £5.00 £10.00 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 21: 18:00 (45m) £5.00
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street
Wonderfully eclectic and seamless collage of dance, dramatic extracts and song, this accessible, uplifting production appeals to all ages. A real treat for the eyes, showcasing great choreography and extraordinary young South African talent!
South American circus, football fever and sizzling samba combine in this spectacular global phenomenon, fresh from a sell-out tour of Australia and London’s Southbank. Unstoppable rhythm, indescribable feats of acrobatics and a breathless display of football magic.
B 0131 556 6550 V236GE2 Aug 6,13,20,27: 01:00 (4h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Aug 15-29: 14:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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DANCE AND PHYSICAL THEATRE Cento Cose
TFAPJ Compagnia della Quarta
Club Noir Burlesque with Scottish Opera
A Corner of the Ocean
APN
Jammy Voo
TFPK
Scottish Opera and Club Noir
The hundred things we do every day that stand between who we would like to be and what we are forced to do. Few words, three players, a stompingly good soundtrack, humour and physicality: Welcome to the machine!
Club Noir and Scottish Opera present a burlesque night with an operatic twist. A glamorous evening of singing, music, cabaret, ballet, vintage band, video The Zoo • 140 The projections, go-go dancers. Pleasance Lavish, innovative, risqué B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 shows. Dress to impress. Aug 6-30: 20:30 (50m) £7.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Circus for Success
Cabaret, Classical
HMV Picture House • 31 Lothian Road
B 0844 847 1740 V265GE3 Aug 14: 20:00 (6h) £22.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
FAU See page 153 for show information
Cargo
FAPU Iron-Oxide Ltd
Castle Rocks Breakdance Championships
U
Albert and Friends Instant Circus
A great day out: Learning circus skills with London’s youth circus training Ceilidh Club at premier team. 27 years’ experience teaching circus skills; static the LOT trapeze, tightrope, walking globe and lots more; building confidence and courage. Ceilidh Club at the LOT Beats climbing that old tree!
Continent
TFAU CAVA
Comedy, Theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 17:35 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 17:35 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:35 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 17,23-24: 17:35 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Dance Doctor, Dance!
TFAL
Moving in Circles
Jammy Voo take a beautiful, darkly comic look at our everyday struggles to keep our heads above water. Puppetry, live music and physical storytelling (Lecoq) reveal a mysterious diver’s disappearance, rippling through four women’s lives.
TFPK
Circus, Interactive
Dr Peter Lovatt
Bonaly Outdoor Centre • 71 Bonaly Road
B 07950 701 231 V330GF1 Mime-based Japanese Aug 15,22: 10:30 (5h) £35.00 (£30.00) ‘Cargo’ is the tale of two people’s quest to find a place to call home and their daring journey across high seas and troubled lands. An explosive outdoor performance weaving together intricate imagery, precarious physicality and a stunning soundtrack. www. madeinscotland2010.com Drama, Theatre
Leith Links (West) • Next to the bowling green
B 0131 473 2000 V167GLEITH Aug 11-15,17-22: 21:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) (£30.00 F) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Scotland’s biggest breakdance event celebrates its fifth anniversary. Following three years of sellout shows, book your tickets early to avoid missing one of the Fringe’s most exciting events, featuring the world’s top breakers. SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). Hip hop/breakin’
City Edinburgh • 1a Market Street
A perfect opportunity to participate in a traditional Scottish dance at the LOT’s Ceilidh Club, with award-winning resident band Heeliegoleerie. An expert caller will teach you the dances, so no previous experience is required! Interactive, Traditional
The LOT • 4 Grassmarket
B 0131 226 0000 V24GE4 Aug 10,17,24: 20:00 (1h30m) £6.00 (1h30m) £6.00
Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:20 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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B 0131 226 0000 V90GD5 Aug 10,17,24: 22:00 Aug 14: 13:00 (4h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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physical theatre fusing contemporary dance, cinema, cartoon, comedy. A deadline approaches and a novelist drifts from reality to absurdity. Filled with witty, speedy and unforgettable moments. Inspired by the Coen Brothers’ Come to the ‘Psychology of film ‘Barton Fink’. Dance Show’ and find out www.cava-mime.com why we are born to boogie. Dr Peter Lovatt comes Comedy direct from his dance lab at Hertfordshire University C • Chambers Street B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 to demonstrate why it feels great to gyrate. Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 19:20 www.DanceDrDance.com (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Interactive, Talk Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: Bedlam Theatre • 19:20 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) 11b Bristo Place
B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 6-7: 18:50 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 8-28: 18:50 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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TFAK
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Duality
TFAPU Sulochana K. Sarma
A-LIGHT
Dance-Forms Productions
A feast of stunning dance works in a program shining with originality and inspiration. Award-winning choreographers deliver a solid line-up of superb choreography exploring an unlimited range of creative ideas. www. danceformsproductions.com/ scotland.html
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
Five star sell-out show 2009, ‘Death of a Samurai’ returns to Edinburgh! Shakespeare meets Japanese manga. Exciting combination of theatre and dance. A must-see for theatre fans! ‘Completely immersed in this joyously colourful spectacle’ SSSSS (Fest). Theatre
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
Dancing Forth the Scottish Show
AU RSCDS Edinburgh
Unique Scottish entertainment of the highest quality, which takes you on an inspired journey around the castles of Scotland in music and dance together with talented dancers, musicians and singers. An unforgettable night out! www.dancingforth.org Traditional
Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row
B 0131 226 0000 V70GB3 Aug 10-14: 19:30 (2h15m) £14.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Classical
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 4-14: 22:15 (1h) £9.00 XAug 7-8: 20:45 (1h)
£10.00 (£5.00)
Aug 9-15,17-22,24-30: B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 19:45 (1h) £13.00 (£7.00) Aug 9-14: 17:10 (1h15m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £10.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Through the allencompassing dance form of Bharatanatyam, journey through the temples and sculptures of India. Get acquainted with the seldom explored Lord Shiva and his consort Goddess Shakti, whose combined energies form the definitive being – the Ardhanarishvara.
(£7.00)
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The Dream of Sancho
TFAPU
Duetiquette
TFPU On the Verge
Creative VaQi
Fantastic outdoor summer night spectacle. Cervantes’ work retold through mime, movement, music and whole building projection, as seen in China, Japan and Korea. Dokkabi award winner, Chuncheon International Mime Festival. www.creativevaqi.com
See page 142 for show information
18 Feet and 4 Fringes
Every Other
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FAPU
TFPU
TFL
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Ezra LeBank/Lynx Co.
JMUpstart Dance Company
A duet opposing the conventional norms. One dancer and one actor, Multimedia drawing on contemporary theatre practices, cordially C • Chambers Street invite you to step out on B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 a mischievous jaunt into Aug 8-10,13-14: 21:50 the inner workings of their (1h15m) £11.50 (£10.50) theatrical event. (£7.50 C) Six innovative and diverse Theatre Aug 11-12: 21:50 (1h15m) C soco • Chambers Street dance works that draw £10.50 (£9.50) (£6.50 C) upon the nine performers’ and Cowgate M T W T F S S M T W T F S S physicality, individuality 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 and raw vitality. ‘Athletic, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 14:30 unfussy ... JMUpstart have (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) attitude, daring and promise!’ (UnLimitedMedia.co.uk). Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-29: www.jmupstartdance.co.uk 14:30 (45m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Multimedia Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:30 (45m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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C • Chambers Street
A physically exhilarating, linguistically delightful ride with an expressionist painter, A group of individuals divided insurgent farmer, French clown et al, grappling with by their differences, yet the edges of life. ‘A virtuoso held in close contact. An performance! Unusual, exploration of borders and affecting, and joltingly real!’ confinement. Of barriers (NYTheatre.com). ‘He’s a lithe between words and silence, gymnast in ripped jeans!’ art and life, and most of all, (Missoula Independent). between each other. Devised
C • Chambers Street
theSpace on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 Aug 4-6: 21:50 (45m) Aug 11-13: 11:30 (1h) XAug 6-7: 16:00 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
Aug 14-15: 11:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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£7.00 (£5.00)
Aug 9-14,16-21,23-28: 16:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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DANCE AND PHYSICAL THEATRE Falling From Trees
Flamenco for Brunch
Flawless – Chase the Dream
TFAPU
FAU
TFU
Neon Productions
Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow
Underbelly Productions/Flawless
Set in a psychiatric hospital, delving into the mind of a resident patient. ‘Concise and eerie, this is a poignant work’ (Muso Magazine). Mixed media performance featuring original music by critically acclaimed composer Peter Broderick.
High-energy blend of authentic and contemporary Spanish flamenco. Innovative, informative fiesta with relaxed cabaret setting – optional audience participation! Audience Choice award Vancouver Fringe! ‘Virtuoso musicianship. Strong, deft Multimedia footwork’ SSSS (List). ‘Striking, dramatic, majestic’ Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh SSSSS (Winnipeg Free Place Press). B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 www.flamencoflow.com
The stars of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ 2009 make their Edinburgh debut! Jaw-dropping dance moves and a big dose of upbeat entertainment from one of the UK’s finest dance acts. Prepare to be amazed.
XAug 6-7: 14:30 (30m) £5.00 Aug 8-14: 14:30 (30m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Flamenco con Fusion
Music
C plaza • George Square Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place
Aug 7-8,11-12,17-19,23-26, 30: 15:45 (1h) £13.50 (£12.50)
Aug 8,15: 11:30 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C)
Aug 21-22,28-29: 15:45 (1h) £16.50 (£15.00)
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Flamenco Hip-Hop Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow
Music
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 17: 19:15 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 20: 16:15 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 15:45 (1h) £15.00 (£13.50)
FAU
Magical five-star flamenco! Combining classical dance, African rhythms, Indian roots, this Sunday Herald Critic’s Choice collaboration provides audiences a glimpse of flamenco’s origins – and its future. ‘Fascinating, high-octane, contemporary flamenco... Ace!’ (Guardian). Book early. www.flamencoflow.com
B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 XAug 5-6: 15:45 (1h) £8.00
FAU Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow
Hip hop/breakin’
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
Flamenco as you’ve never seen before – in combination with hip-hop! Hot blooded, colourful, seductive and intimate. ‘Blistering guitar ... uplifting dance’ (Herald). ‘Striking, dramatic ... knifesharp ... simply a stunner’ (Argus). ‘You can’t go wrong with this’ (Guardian). www.flamencoflow.com
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Forgery of the Pandemic
TFPU A-D-1 ArtsOne Dance Company
World coming to an end? Can the forgery of nations overcome the pandemic swarming through seas and land? A-D-1 is proud to present their debut Fringe contemporary dance piece ‘Forgery of the Pandemic’. Choreography: Amy West.
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace
B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 9-14: 17:05 (50m) £5.00 (£4.00) (£3.00 S) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Hip hop/breakin’, Music
C plaza • George Square Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place
B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 Aug 7,14: 11:30 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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DANCE AND PHYSICAL THEATRE
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Ghillie Gigs
Great Zimbabwe Harlekin
AU
TFAPU
Ghillie Dhu
Grassroots Zimbabwe Derevo Theatre Company
Every Saturday throughout the Fringe, Ghillie Dhu offers up ‘Ghillie Gigs’, with traditional favourites, upbeat classics and a bit of rock’n’roll. Ghillie presents bands including Replay, Pure, and Dead Man’s Shoes. Interactive, Traditional
Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu • 2 Rutland Place
B 0131 556 6550 V236GE2 Aug 7,12,21,28: 01:00 (4h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Goldilocks Zone
APU Legitimate Bodies Dance Company
Using traditional dance, music, and song, this dramatic story reveals the strength of humanity in the struggle for Zimbabwean independence and challenges the role politics has played in the birth of the nation of Zimbabwe until today. www.grassrootstheatre.com Political, World music
Columcille Centre • 2 Newbattle Terrace
TU
Multi-award-winning St Petersburg troupe. ‘This is the role I’ve waited for. The most complicated thing about it is keeping it simple’ (Anton Adasinsky). ‘Bravo, Derevo, for reminding us that it’s better to be heart-broken than heartless’ (Herald). Theatre
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 13:00 (1h20m)
B 0131 226 0000 V336GH2 £9.00
Aug 10-15,17-21: 19:30 (1h) Aug 7-8,10-13,17-20, 24-27,30: 13:00 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.00) (£5.00 C) £12.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Harbour
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TFAK
Haunted
Limbik
APU Dance Box Theater
See page 153 for show information
Heads Up
APU Dance Base
Two peacemaking and spaced out Irish astronauts set off on a journey of mindboggling importance in a selfless and culturally specific attempt to save mankind from impending disaster. A comedy dance drama for all the family. www.love.dancebase.co.uk Comedy, Devised
Dance Base - National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket
B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 XAug 11: 15:00 (35m) £3.00 Aug 12,22: 15:00 (35m) £5.00 Aug 13: 16:00 (35m) £5.00 Aug 14: 17:00 (35m) £5.00 Aug 15: 18:00 (35m) £5.00 Aug 17: 19:00 (35m) £5.00 Aug 18: 20:00 (35m) £5.00 Aug 19: 12:00 (35m) £5.00 Aug 20: 13:00 (35m) £5.00 Aug 21: 14:00 (35m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
In Limbik’s retelling of a selkie myth, a fisherman’s life is overturned when he brings a seal-woman home from the sea. Funny, moving, visually striking, with haunting live music. ‘A masterclass in surreal storytelling’ (East Anglia Daily Press).
‘Haunted’ is a dynamic dance/ theatre performance that unearths the true story of demonic possession that inspired the cult classic book and film, ‘The Exorcist’. A spine-tingling performance with live music by Rising Devised, Drama Appalachia and mesmerising The Zoo • 140 The percussionist/storyteller Pleasance Kofi Dennis. B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 www.love.dancebase.co.uk
XAug 6-7: 16:45 (50m) £5.00 Aug 8-10,12,15,18-19,22-23, 25-26,29-30: 16:45 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 13-14,20-21,27-28: 16:45 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
World music
Dance Base - National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket
B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 XAug 11: 20:00 (40m)
£3.00 Aug 12,22: 20:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 13: 12:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 13: 13:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 15: 14:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 17: 15:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 18: 16:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 19: 17:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 20: 18:00 (40m) £5.00 Aug 21: 19:00 (40m) £5.00
Dance Base’s platform for studio danceworks including some of the sparkiest work at the Fringe; bringing together emerging choreographers, fresh ideas and our favourite established artists. www.dancebase.co.uk/headsup Compilation
Dance Base - National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket
A Hootenany Heaven
Inside
AU
Jean Abreu Dance/ 65daysofstatic/ Escalator East to Edinburgh/Hat Factory
Albert and Friends Instant Circus
Celebrating 15 years at the Fringe, London’s premier youth circus presents a riotous family show full of love, laughter, intrigue and southern fried chicken! Grandma, grandpa and the little ‘uns will have you rocking in your seat!
TAPK
Circus
B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 Royal Botanic Garden Aug 24-27: 14:00 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 24-27: 16:00 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Edinburgh – Off Inverleith House Lawn • Entrances on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place (John Hope Gateway)
Fiercely evocative, highly-charged physical dance-theatre featuring five outstanding male dancers, with live music by B 0131 226 0000 V193GA2 instrumental guitar/noise/ glitch band 65daysofstatic, Aug 15,22: 13:00 (1h) exploring violence, (Free Non-ticketed) incarceration, solitude and M T W T F S S M T W T F S S hope within the prison walls. 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ‘One of the UK’s most closely 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 watched talents’ (Guardian). www.jeanabreudance.com/ www.65daysofstatic.com
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
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Kusinwa Kudedelwane
TFAU
La Llorona Llora Looking (The Wailing Between Women) TFAPU
Vukauzenzele Cultural FAPL Productions La Chat Theatre Company – International School of Geneva
African dance and music extravaganza. Examines the unity and identity of African cultures. Gumboot dance and swazi dance combine to demonstrate that Africa is one.
A dynamic and visually stimulating interpretation of the ancient Medea myth set in Mexico during the time of the Conquistadores. Music Performed in English and C • Chambers Street Spanish, physical theatre B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 inspired by the movement of Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 17:45 Japanese Butoh. (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Adaptation Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: The Zoo • 140 The 17:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Pleasance (£7.50 C) B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 17:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 16-21: 21:30 (45m) (£6.50 C) £9.00 (£6.00)
See page 152 for show information
Insights
Intertwine
FAPJ
TFAPU
The Creative Explorations of Six Independent UK Choreographers
Collisions Dance Company
‘Insights’ is a choreographic platform designed to showcase the work of up-and-coming UK-based choreographers. This expressive platform will take you on a journey into the creative minds of some very talented individuals – brilliantly expressive and moving.
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
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Julien Cottereau: Imagine-Toi
Shaded Voice Dance Company
Dynamic contemporary choreography. Shaded Voice return with two new works. A poignant and uplifting narrative piece contrasts with an unusual physical interpretation of society. Two unique styles combine exhilarating movement and stirring artistry creating truly striking performances.
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace
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KW:ark/ Lifesource
La Lutte
TFAPU LSU Theatre
FAPU
FAPU Retina Dance Company
CoDa Dance
M
TU Assembly, TRS5 & Little One
Four new works ranging from a muscular male solo to a malevolent yet poignant duet. Infused with Collisions’ ‘beautifully crafted’ (Stage) blend of contemporary dance’s inventive physicality and classical ballet’s discipline and grace. ‘Quids in with talent’ (Herald).
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
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World class family entertainment. Julien Cottereau, formerly of Cirque du Soleil, has created a show for audiences of all ages. ‘Imagine-Toi’ draws us into a universe populated with astonishing characters. He speaks the language of joy. Circus, Comedy
Assembly @ Princes St XAug 6-7: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Gardens • West Princes Aug 8-14,16-22,24-28: St Gardens, Princes St 14:00 (1h) £7.50 (£5.00)
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A dual program of dance from Collaborations Dance. Fusing the physical with the material; ‘KW:ark’ explores the effects of physical and social construction. ‘Lifesource’ navigates the border between life perpetuation and annihilation. Sponsored by LA Dance: www.ladanceschool. co.uk www.codadance.com
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace
A physical retelling of Euripides’ ‘Medea’, ‘M’ ties the love and betrayal of myth to present day. ‘M’ creeps out of the bayous, finding a balance of sexual, spiritual and literary lives, representing our American Louisiana culture.
Belgian choreographer Filip Van Huffel creates a bold, bright fighting arena where two male dancers challenge their physicality while they wrestle to communicate. ‘La Lutte’ is aggressive, intimate, Theatre playful and competitive, Augustine’s • 41 George performed by exceptional dancers. ‘Exciting athleticism’ IV Bridge (Guardian). B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
XAug 7: 17:45 (1h) £4.00
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See page 145 for show information
Maria de Buenos Martin Creed – Aires Ballet Work No. 1020 TFAK Teatro Di Capua
AJ
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
See page 145 for show information
Musical
FAPU Colette Sadler/ Stammer Productions
Sadler’s Wells and the Fruitmarket Gallery
A mystery. Orchestrally brilliant. Marc Chagall flying. Naive painting. Tango and raucous voice. Shortlisted: ‘best actress’, ‘best performance’ at Moscow’s Golden Mask. ‘Animal happiness for everyone who has ears, eyes and a nose’ (Vogue, Russia). Opera
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street
Turner Prize winner Martin Creed’s funny and thoughtful piece for five dancers with a live band including the artist. A sell-out at Sadler’s Wells, London, it comes to Edinburgh for just eight performances.
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road
Internationally acclaimed Scottish choreographer Colette Sadler takes a humorous look at entertainment through the lens of postmodern dance. ‘Musical’ is an intricate choreographic and musical composition that playfully interweaves sounds that make movement and movements that make sound.
See page 154 for show information
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street
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XAug 3: 19:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£6.00)
Aug 15-21: 12:30 (50m) £12.00 (£9.00)
Aug 8-30: 20:40 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.00)
XAug 7: 21:30 (1h15m) £12.00 (£6.00) Aug 8: 10:30 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 10: 18:15 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 11: 21:45 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 12: 12:45 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 13: 16:15 (1h15m) £19.00 (£13.00) Aug 14: 18:15 (1h15m) £19.00 (£13.00) Aug 15: 21:45 (1h15m) £17.00 (£12.00)(£6.00U)
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See page 153 for show information
See page 145 for show information
My Name is The Neon Bible Margaret Morris Project
(No) Living Room
Not What I Had in Mind
Odyssey
120 Birds
PU
U
TFAPU
K
TU
APU
Theatre Ad Infinitum
Liz Lea Dance
Stuart Hopps
American High School alKamie Theatre Theatre Festival
Winner Stage ‘best solo performer’ award. Lecoqtrained company reinvent the timeless Greek myth. One man’s epic quest to reunite with his family and seek his bloody revenge. Passionate, highly physical and poignant storytelling brings this breathtaking adventure to life.
Following Anna Pavlova’s highly arched footsteps, based on tales of international dance tours in the 1920s. Four fabulous globetrotting performers reveal the extraordinary quirks of vintage touring. Outrageous archival images, fashion, fiction and high camp. www.love. dancebase.co.uk
Dance world’s ‘renaissance woman’ and forgotten choreographer is brought to life by renowned choreographer, Stuart Hopps; exploring the frailty of talent and celebrating the invaluable contribution of an amazing woman through her life’s journey. www.love.dancebase.co.uk Theatre
Dance Base - National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket
An original collective incorporating mask and movement based on Arcade Fire’s music. In an age transfixed by speed, when is there time to assemble memories? 21 young actors explore. Plug in. Recharge. Disconnect.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
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Multimedia
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 The Zoo • 140 The Aug 20: 10:20 (1h25m) £5.00
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£3.00 Aug 12,22: 18:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 13: 19:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 14: 20:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 15: 12:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 17: 13:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 18: 14:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 19: 15:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 20: 16:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 21: 17:00 (45m) £5.00
Surreal quirky physical theatre set entirely in virtual reality. On-stage reality twisted into sublime visual poetry. The character catapulted into bizarre dream-like worlds. And two possible endings. Visceral performance, technological magic and a wish to see differently. www.alkamie.co.uk
Aug 23: 22:20 (1h25m) £5.00 Aug 25: 20:20 (1h25m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Pleasance
Robin Dingemans
The wild young man of British dance brings unfailing honesty and anarchic grace to this brilliant multifaceted show, featuring Manuel Pinheiros music played live. ‘A triumph, unpredictable, unexpectedly moving, hugely enjoyable’ (Dance Europe). www.love.dancebase.co.uk Devised
Dance Base - National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket
Adaptation
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
Ballet, Theatre
Dance Base - National Centre for Dance • B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 14-16 Grassmarket
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Phantom Pains
TFAU
TFAPU
Les Argonautes
Co.Theatre
Power of Compassion
TFAU Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Sadler’s Wells and The Fruitmarket Gallery present
MARTIN CREED Ballet (Work No. 1020)
Moscow’s Co.Theatre presents an emotionally engaging production based on gesture, mime, dance, music and empty space. The story of betrayal, forgiveness and happiness unveils concealed pains and anxiety and will touch you in the raw.
‘...a psychedelic whirl of chanting, dancing, drums, cymbals...’ (Times). Exhilarating masked dances and contemplative sacred music performed by Tibetan Circus monks in a unique tradition Zoo Southside • The Zoo • 140 The handed down through 117 Nicolson Street Pleasance generations of Tantric B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 masters. Also interactive workshops: see XAug 6-7: 14:20 (1h10m) XAug 6-7: 21:40 (50m) £5.00 www.tashi-lhunpo.org.uk £7.00 World music Aug 8-9,11-14: 21:40 (50m) Aug 8-22,25-30: 14:20 £7.00 (£5.00) Quaker Meeting House • (1h10m) £12.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Pearl Necklace
FAPU
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Potato Country
J Gunilla Heilborn
Swishtheatre
‘Pearl Necklace’ is a unique and strangely beautiful exploration of unrequited love and desire. This saucy and humorous one-woman show derives from Carol Anne Duffy’s sensual poetry. Abandon yourself to this intimate, physical journey.
7 Victoria Terrace
B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4
photo: Ben Dowden
A circus show mixing theatre, tenderness and carpentry. The boxes remember the time when they were trees. Men remember they will end in a box. So they play, laughing, climbing trees, with agility, passion and a joyful hunger.
Sunday 8 – Sunday 15 August Previews Monday 2 & Saturday 7 August
TRAVERSE THEATRE
Aug 9-14,16-21,23-28: 16:30 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50)
CAMBRIDGE STREET, EDINBURGH, EH1 2ED
Aug 23-28: 11:30 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50)
WWW.TRAVERSE.CO.UK
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0131 228 1404 (NO BOOKING FEES)
Commissioned by Sadler’s Wells and Frieze Music
Initial research supported by Jerwood Studio at Sadler’s Wells
Venue No. 15
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Private Dancer
APK
presents
Janice Parker Dance Company
A show about the Swedish love of potatoes, of melancholy, of despair and of life. It is a beautiful blend B 0845 508 8515 V43GE6 of dance and text filled with warmth, love, humour and Aug 11-13,15: 13:20 (1h) maybe just a little bit of irony. £7.00 (£6.00) (£5.00 S) www.love.dancebase.co.uk Aug 14: 12:20 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) (£5.00 S) Comedy Devised
thespace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square
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Dance Base - National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket
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“To be honest, this is astounding.
A dance that is never seen... alone, at home, we give it our all, our best performance... ever! An extraordinary event, a luminous house and some of Scotland’s best disabled dancers. We might let you in... www. madeinscotland2010.com; www.love.dancebase.co.uk Site-specific
Dance Base @ The Mercure Point Hotel • 34 Bread Street
Crafting odysseys from impeccable musicianship and dancing. Alba Flamenca .....impress even the most uninitiated (in the)... rhythmic diversity of flamenco ...This show should be considered as far more than simply a rendition of flamenco .....very alive, with explosive, vivacious dancing, and very intense.” THREE WEEKS EDINBURGH FRINGE 2009
Evening Performances 6th - 29th August @ 8.00pm
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Matinees
Aug 17-21: 16:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£5.00)
7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 28th & 29th August @ 3.00pm
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Tickets £12.00 (£10.00) Venue 237: Alba Flamenca, 74 East Crosscausway, Edinburgh EH8 9HQ Fringe Box Office : 0131 226 0000 Alba Flamenca : 0131 667 7033 www.albaflamenca.co.uk See page 142 for show information
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DANCE AND PHYSICAL THEATRE The Rhythms With Regretrospective Soul
Roam
TFAPK
Tom Dale Company/ Escalator East to Edinburgh
FAPM
Juliet Aster/Escalator Miguel Vargas East to Edinburgh/ Flamenco Dance Colchester Arts Centre Theatre
Trip-hop dance/theatre installation that touches on flamenco. A half-human halfhorse has a brief encounter with a tiger. Set amongst films, animations, exploring our illusions and delusions. An occult atmosphere with a hint of humour. www.juliet-aster.co.uk Multimedia
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
One of flamenco’s biggest stars and his outstanding company in a passionate, energetic trip from the cradle of flamenco to the present, from the deepest grief to the holiest joy. ‘Brilliant’ (El Mundo). www.miguelvargas.com Modern, Traditional
New Town Theatre • Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street
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21/4/10
Rhythm of the Drums: Song of 15:12:17 the Cicada
£7.50
Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 15:50 (1h10m) £13.00 Aug 9-13,16,18-20,23-27: 15:50 (1h10m) £11.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
AU
The Rite of Spring
Guizhou Ethnic Arts Ensemble
TFAPU
TFAJ
Following the must-see success of 2008’s ‘Rise’, Tom Dale’s innovative new creation ‘Roam’ is a captivating journey of visceral, raw and explosive movement with original music by Shackleton. ‘Exhilaratingly beautiful and simmering with danger’ SSSSS (BritishTheatreGuide.info).
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street
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Scottish Dance Theatre: NQR and Drift
FJ Scottish Dance Theatre
Wirksworth INdependDANCE
Exuberant drumming, dramatic dance, heartfelt singing and glorious ethnic costumes create a spectacular show by this multi-awardwinning music and dance troupe from the minority Dong and Miao peoples of southwest China. www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/ fringe2010 Traditional, World music
New Town Theatre • Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street
B 0131 220 0143 V7GD3 XAug 5-6: 13:40(1h) £6.00
Stravinsky’s masterpiece in a contemporary re-setting, capturing the spirit of the original in its combination of fury, passion and tenderness. Celebrating life’s tremulous passage from girlhood to adulthood through loss, anticipation and the bonds of friendship.
SDT presents ‘NQR’: an irreverent enquiry into normality, examining our eccentricities that defy attempts to fit into the mould. ‘Stark brilliance’ (Scotsman). Plus ‘Drift’: ‘an impressively powerful duet of exhilarating movement’ (Ballet.co.uk). www.scottishdancetheatre. com
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street
B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
Aug 8,11,13,15,18,20,22: 19:00 (50m) £12.00
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DANCE AND PHYSICAL THEATRE Scottish Dance The Six-Sided Theatre: the Life Man and Times of FL Girl A
FJ
Company Gavin Robertson
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
The Sum of It All...
Tabú
Tea Dance
Trapping(s)
TFAPJ
TAJ
TU
APJ
Nofit State
Pleasance and Fly Canvas Theatre Right Dance Company University of Gloucestershire
Anomic Multimedia Theatre
Scottish Dance Theatre
SDT presents eloquently blended, honest, moving dance theatre, veering between moments of hilarity and exposed vulnerability. ‘A piece you could watch again and again’ (Scotsman). ‘Cool and quirky’ (Herald). www. scottishdancetheatre.com
Darkly comic, quirky, seductive. From Rhinehart’s cult book, ‘The Dice Man’, a psychiatrist abandons every decision to the dice. Following performances in USA, Israel, Europe. ‘Novel and intriguing’ (Guardian). ‘Excellent comic theatre’ (Scotsman). ‘Adapted brilliantly’ (Luke Rhinehart).
Award-winning director Dan Shorten, co-founder of Precarious, introduces his new company Anomic. This witty and melancholic multimedia extravaganza follows a man from banality through love to the most profound, disturbing decision of his life. www.anomic.co.uk
Theatre
Multimedia
The Zoo • 140 The Pleasance
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
Back on the Fringe after a four year break. Direct from headlining at the Montréal International Circus Festival the UK’s leading contemporary circus returns; bringing its unique fusion of jaw-dropping circus, original live music, theatre, dance and drama. Circus
NoFit State Circus • Shrub Place, Leith Walk
B 0845 245 66 66 V155GB6
Get dancing the Fly Right way at their 7th annual legendary ‘Tea Dance’! After a brief Palm Court-inspired public masterclass, learning some Foxtrot or Charleston basics, enjoy cocktails and have fun practising your newly-acquired dancing skills. Strictly for fun!
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
Created by Canvas Theatre and Cait Davis. Flicking through the brochure, I experienced the uncanny feeling of being looked at, examined, but flirtatiously, like a possibility, through the page. How did they know I wanna go where they are? Devised
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 4-7,9,11-14,16,18-21, Aug 7-15,17-22,24-30: Aug 6-7,9-14: 17:05 (45m) B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 23,25-28,30: 20:00 (2h) 18:30 (1h) £7.00 B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 £18.00 (£14.00) (£50.00 F) £6.00 (£5.00) X Aug 7: 12:30 (1h10m) X Aug 6-7: 20:35 (1h5m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7,9,12,14,16,19,21: Aug 7,14,19,21,26,28: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £6.00 £5.00 19:00 (40m) £12.00 15:00 (2h) £16.00 (£12.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 8-13,15-30: 20:35 (£45.00 F) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 9,12,16,19,23,25: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 12:30 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00) (1h5m) £10.00 (£7.00) Aug 8,15,22,29: 17:00 (2h) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £16.00 (£14.00) (£45.00 F) Aug 14,21,27,29: 12:30 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Transformation 2010: A Space (1h10m) £11.00 (£9.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street
Set it Off! Street-Dance Championships
APU Moving in Circles
The producers of ‘Castle Rocks Breakdance Championships’ present a street-dance contest spectacular, jam-packed with crews, guest showcases and battles. It’s time to step up to get your rep up!
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Sushi Tap Show
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Tap Olé
TFAJ
Tokyo Tapdo!
TFAU
TFAK
Oddity
Conscious Theatre
TFU Company Gavin Robertson and Bex Productions
The 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Tap Olé Company Smallpetitklein Dance sell-out and SSSS (Scotsman) comedy tap dance Company show is back at the Edinburgh Fringe! Pokei and Maki’s eccentric performances are awfully addictive. Never seen before, not to be missed. Comedy
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
City Edinburgh • 1a Market Street Aug 21: 13:00 (4h) £9.00 (£8.00)
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Acrobatics, Hip hop/breakin’
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Award-winning choreographer Thomas Small returns to the Fringe with an exhilarating dance programme that assaults the senses. Featuring the hugely popular ‘Stiller’, an intensely physical, emotional account of war, and the premiere of the haunting dance film, ‘Unmoving’. www.smallpetitklein.com Multimedia
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street
B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 6-7: 12:40 (35m) £5.00 Aug 8-14: 12:40 (35m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 16-22: 12:05 (50m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A survivor’s harrowing true story, spanning chaos to order. Intensely honest, comic, wry, poetic and dynamic physical performance. ‘A visual mesmerising feast’ (List). Explosion of rhythm and Winner: 2007 Diamond in energy from award-winning smash-hit Spanish sensation! the Rough Award. Gemskii Guitar virtuosity, spectacular ‘brings the house down ... precision tap, body percussion humbling, uplifting’ and the evocative sand dance. (RemoteGoat.co.uk). ‘Exuberant’ SSSS (List). Devised ‘Perfect synchronicity ... Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh stunning precision ... you Place never want them to stop’ SSSS (Scotsman). B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 www.tapole.com Aug 6-17,19-30: 11:50 (50m) £9.00 (£6.00) Music
XAug 6: 12:30 (1h10m) £6.00
C plaza • George Square Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place
Aug 8,13,15,20,22,28: 12:30 (1h10m) £11.00 (£9.00)
B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 19:15 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22, 27-30: 19:15 (1h5m) £11.50 (£10.50) (£8.50 C)
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Every space movie you’ve ever seen in just over an hour! From Jupiter’s orbit, two stranded astronauts battle to save the world from evil aliens! A cartoon movie onstage! ‘Hilarious, ingenious – joyously silly!’ (BBC Radio). Comedy, Theatre
The Zoo • 140 The Pleasance
B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6
Aug 10-11,18,24,26,30: 12:30 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:15 (1h5m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Unexpected Turns
Velocity
FAPN
AJ Daghdha Dance Company & Pair Dance ponydance
Lucy McGreal
Experience a dynamic, enchanting world where we follow a character through the journey of her life. We witness flashbacks to situations that unveil parts of her humorous, dramatic and unforgettable life. A unique clowning performance of everyday situations. Theatre
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 Aug 16-21: 17:45 (50m) £8.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Vanishing Horizon
TFAPU Idle Motion
Using luggage, maps and paper airplanes, Total Theatre Award-nominated Idle Motion move from the pioneers of aviation to one woman’s discovery of her past, journeying through crowded airports to silent skies. ‘A visual feast’ (Stage, 2009). www.idlemotion.co.uk Devised, Drama
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DANCE AND PHYSICAL THEATRE
Where Did it all Go Right? - threeweeks
10
Double bill. ‘Rush’ explores commuter chaos madness: energetic, bold, potent high physicality displays frustration, desire and addiction! In ‘Standing in Ink’ two dancers are poised together, nothing agreed or set. A powerful duet that could spark a dance revolution. www.love.dancebase.co.uk Modern
Dance Base - National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket
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A dance “festival within a festival” at The Fringe
Four outstanding performers dance their way into your hearts, minds and underwear. Ponydance, champions of comedy dance theatre, serve up a confection of moves to a soundtrack of garish music and nervous tension. www.love.dancebase.co.uk
AUG 8 - AUG 22 4PM DAILY Venue 150 @ EICC
Comedy, Devised
Dance Base @ GHQ • 4 Picardy Place
B 0131 225 5525 V110GC5 XAug 11: 21:00 (45m) £3.00
Aug 12-15,17-22: 21:00 XAug 11: 16:00 (45m) £3.00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 12,22: 16:00 (45m) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 13: 17:00 (45m) £5.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 14: 18:00 (45m) £5.00 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 15: 19:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 17: 20:00 (45m) £5.00 Zumbathon – Aug 18: 12:00 (45m) £5.00 Aug 19: 13:00 (45m) £5.00 Zumba® Fitness Aug 20: 14:00 (45m) £5.00 Party Aug 21: 15:00 (45m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
APM
Joanna Weintritt and Fitness Around the World
A Wee Home From Home
TFK plan B
B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 6-7: 18:00 (50m)
£6.00
Aug 8-16,18-23,25-27: 18:00 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away. Wear comfortable clothes and trainers. Bring water, Highly acclaimed dance lots! After the class stay for theatre from plan B. Fusing the ZumbaAfterParty. www. exceptional music of Michael fitnessaroundtheworld.co.uk Marra with fantastic dance and powerful theatricality, Workshop this homecoming is charged, Thomas Morton Hall • humorous and utterly 28 Ferry Road compelling. SSSS (Herald); B 0131 226 0000 SSSS (Scotsman); V345GLEITH SSSS (Times). www. planbcreative.org; www. Aug 11,18: 19:10 (1h30m) madeinscotland2010.com £6.00 Drama, Theatre
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
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PHOTO: L OIS GREENFIELD
The Zoo • 140 The Pleasance
11 DYNAMIC DANCE COMPANIES FROM THE USA IN 4 PROGRAMMES! See them all:
BEAUTIFUL / LYRICAL ROCK IT / ATHLETIC See listings for details and additional showtimes.
www.bookingdance.com
Aug 10-15,17-22: 17:20 (1h5m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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EVENTS Access Consultation
U Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
At the Fringe of Auld Reekie Tours Haunted Reason Underground PJ Experience Edinburgh Skeptics and Guests/PBH’s Free TFU Fringe Auld Reekie Tours Haunted Underground Experience
Blackwell Writers at the Fringe
U Blackwell Bookshop
Blackwell Bookshop presents an evening filled with the best of Edinburgh’s literary scene. Get ready to experience everything from Scottish poetry to cutting edge drama; from folk music to contemporary fiction. Spoken word
The Fringe Society is keen to hear your opinion on the accessibility of the Fringe and what can be done to improve it. This open consultation will feed into the development of an equalities plan.
Edinburgh Skeptics are bringing the spirit of the Enlightenment back! Daily talks on subjects ranging from ghosts and psychics to popular science, belief and psychology. Seminar, Talk Check the website to see Fringe Central • Appleton who is speaking. www. Tower, Crichton Street skepticsonthefringe.webs.com B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Science, Talk Aug 26: 14:00 (2h) The Banshee Labyrinth • (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Acting and Creating a Character
J Julian Caddy & Sweet Venues
29-35 Niddry Street
B V156GE5
Site-specific, Storytelling
Aug 7-28: 18:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point • The Tron Productions Ltd Kirk, Royal Mile
Auld Reekie Roller Girls Present ‘The Prisoner of Azkaslam!’
APJ Auld Reekie Roller Girls
Books, Borders and Bikes
FAPU Beyond Borders
Seminar, Workshop
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 557 4700 V129GE5
Friends of the Western Greenyonder Tours Buddhist Order Learn to meditate with simple techniques from the Buddhist tradition that can help you to enjoy more clarity and calm and enhance helpful emotions like confidence, contentment and compassion. Workshop
Edinburgh Buddhist Centre • 30 Melville Terrace, Marchmont
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Burke and Hare Graphic Novel Workshop
U Blackwell Bookshop
Seminar, Talk
Cirque du Soleil
Traquair House • Innerleithen
B 0131 444 1725 V214GE4 Aug 14,21: 11:00 (1h30m) £8.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
FPJ CineFringe
Burke and Hare behind the scenes: Are you a fan of graphic novels? Join the creators of Insomnia Publications’ Burke and Hare graphic novel for an exclusive inside look at publishing’s most innovative medium. The only dedicated Film Festival in town, screening original shorts made especially for Fringe lovers. Experience B 0131 622 8222 V133GE5 comfortable seating (and other Fringe firsts!). Help us Aug 14: 14:00 (2h) put film back into the Fringe (Free Ticketed) and the Fringe back into film! Workshop
Blackwell Bookshop • B 01896 830 323 V118GH6 53-59 South Bridge Aug 14: 11:00 (7h) £14.00 (£12.00) Aug 15: 11:00 (7h) £12.00 (£10.00)
Fringe premier – roller derby! Hometown skating heroes challenge London Rockin Rollers. All female, full contact, fast, furious, family-friendly action! ‘A hug disguised as a rib-splintering thump.’ (Scotland on Sunday) www.arrg.co.uk
Walk
Outside The Hub • Castlehill
CineFringe Film Festival 2010
Aug 6-28: every half hour from 21:30 to 00:00 (1hr30m) £12.00 (£10.00) A unique two day literature M T W T F S S M T W T F S S festival during which 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 international writers 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 will explore themes of 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 identity and landscape in the historical surroundings of oldest inhabited Being a Physical Scotland’s house. Programme details Actor/Clown at available on www.traquair. co.uk.
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Aug 6-28: hourly from 18:00 to 21:00 (1h15m) £9.50(£8.50)
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Compilation, Workshop
thespace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square
B 0845 508 8515 V43GE6
Meet talent scout Marc-Andre Roy to learn about life at Aug 7: 10:00 (1h25m) £8.50 Cirque du Soleil from a Meadowbank Sports M T W T F S S M T W T F S S physical actor and clown’s 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Centre • 139 London Road perspective. Insight from 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 B 0131 226 0000 V108GC6 the audition process to the 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 on-stage experience including Aug 7: 14:00 (3h) £7.00 a video presentation with M T W T F S S M T W T F S S music.
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Aug 6-28: hourly from 10:30 to 17:30 (45m) £8.00 (£7.00)
Cirque du Soleil
Come get your teeth into a refreshing new approach to acting training with this Stanislavski-inspired technique. Theory, improvisations and more. Open to all, experienced or not. Based on our successful London workshops.
By Leaves We Live
Gardening on the edge! Discover hidden greenery on and off the tourist track, B 0131 622 8222 V133GE5 B 0131 662 6699 V215GG5 a normally-locked wildlife garden, and pioneering Aug 5,12,19,26: 18:00 Aug 13-16,18,20-23,25, century-old children’s (1h30m) (Free Ticketed) 27-30: 11:00 (1h30m) gardens. A half-mile walking M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £9.00 (£6.00) tour on pavements, some 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 18,25: 19:00 (1h30m) cobbles, steps, boardwalk. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 £9.00 (£6.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 More tours at www. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S greenyondertours.com.
Blackwell Bookshop • 53-59 South Bridge
Welcome to one of the scariest places in the world. Visit Edinburgh’s 1700s legendary underground haunted vaults, working witchcraft temple and medieval torture exhibition, ending in The Banshee Labyrinth, Scotland’s most haunted pub. www. auldreekietours.com
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Buddhist Meditation
Aug 11-13,15,21-22,25-28: 15:00 (1h20m) £5.50 (£4.50) Aug 14: 13:00 (1h20m) £5.50 (£4.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Circus, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 14: 11:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com City Love Song
AU Jack Finnegan/PBH’s Free Fringe
Creative Lab: Creative Lighting 101 for Artists
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EVENTS
Creative Lab: Forum Theatre Workshop
M edgeeradica
By Design
An honest Yankee makes a case for the States from the sidewalks of two dozen How to get the technical American cities. ‘A loving aspects of your show the embrace of urban living...’ (Kara Patterson, Post-Crescent) way you want them. No technical jargon, just the best Spoken word, Storytelling techniques for creativity with The Banshee Labyrinth • limited equipment.
29-35 Niddry Street
B V156GE5 Aug 13-22: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The City of the Dead Tour
J Black Hart Entertainment
Workshop
edgeeradica’s David Roberts presents another series of forum theatre workshops for artist development. These workshops aim to explore, create and present a forum theatre piece of work that is relevant and applicable to participants.
Fringe Central • Appleton Workshop Tower, Crichton Street Fringe Central • Appleton B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Tower, Crichton Street Aug 8: 15:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Creative Lab: Creative Sound 101 for Artists
U By Design
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 11,15: 14:00 (4h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Creative Lab: Invisible Theatre Workshop
U edgeeradica
History, humour and a terrifying journey into the locked graveyard lair of the Mackenzie poltergeist, the world’s best documented supernatural case. ‘Terrifying’ (‘Most Haunted’). ‘Brilliant’ (AboutEdinburgh.com). ‘Hideously twistingly haunted.’ SSSSS (Fest). www.blackhart.uk.com Storytelling, Walk
Large Black Sign Outside St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile
B 0131 225 9044 V213GE5 Aug 2-Sep 5: 20:30 (1h15m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£5.00 C) Aug 2-Sep 5: 22:00 (1h15m) £8.50 (£6.50) (£5.00 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
How to get the technical aspects of your show, the way you want them. No technical jargon, just the best techniques for creativity with limited equipment.
David Roberts begins a new challenge with the creation, performance and presentation of invisible theatre. Using ‘theatre of the oppressed’ techniques, these Workshop workshops will challenge Fringe Central • Appleton the way the arts are viewed Tower, Crichton Street and worked. B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 www.edgeeradica.co.uk Aug 18: 15:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Workshop
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 25,29: 14:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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EVENTS Creative Lab: Location As Character
U Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society & Playwrights’ Studio
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Creative Lab: Youth Forum Theatre Workshop
U edgeeradica
C venues vibrant Dance du Jour vivacious AM variety
APU C presents...
Dance Base
A lucky bag of classes: teachers from the hottest visiting dance companies at the Fringe lead fabulous classes in everything from ballet to Bollywood, breakdance to contemporary. Check www.dancebase. co.uk for daily listings or just turn up. Compilation, Workshop
edgeeradica’s Ed Ellis leads youth forum theatre workshops that will explore and present work brought to the workshop by participants. Creating and presenting the Seminar, Workshop work using the skills and Fringe Central • Appleton techniques learned. UnderTower, Crichton Street 18s only. Writing for a found space; how the setting may be the most important character in your work.
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Workshop
Dance Base - National Centre for Dance • 14-16 Grassmarket
Cabaret, Comedy Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street C • Chamber Street
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B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 11,15: 10:00 (3h) (Free Ticketed)
Jul 30 - Aug 30: 09:00 5:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
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C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
U Poorboy
Workshop
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 9,28: 10:00 (8h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Inner Ear Ltd
Great introduction to Edinburgh. Enjoy an entertaining way to discover Edinburgh’s history and traditions. Experience the two sides of Edinburgh – the cultural and the dark. Promote shows and monitise audiences with digital production and promotion company Inner Ear (who run Radio Magnetic). This seminar examines how to select and sequence online services as part of an integrated social media marketing strategy. www.innerear.co.uk
Tower, Crichton Street
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Dare to be Digital
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 5-30: 10:00 - 03:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
C central • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge
B 0845 260 1234 V24GD5 Aug 5-30: 10:00 - 05:00 (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 07803 475688 V216GE2 Aug 3-5, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30- Sep 3: 10:30 (2h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29, 10:30 and 13:30 (2h) £8.50 (£7.50)
MacDonald Holyrood Hotel • 81 Holyrood Road
B 07803 475688 V81GE6
Aug 23: 11:30 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
Aug 3-5, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30- Sep 3: 13:30 (2h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Interactive, stimulating, B 0845 260 1234 V266GE5 educational – a must-visit event for all video games Jul 30 - Aug 30: 09:00 fans. Play and vote for new 03:00 (Free Non-ticketed) C plaza • George Square games, learn how they are Theatre, George Square made and kick-start your games career with our Bafta B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 workshop. Presented by Abertay University and Aug 4-30: 10:00 - 03:00 Turner Broadcasting. (Free Non-ticketed) www.dareprotoplay.com
Aug 5-30: 10:00 - 03:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
Walk
Outside Ryan’s Bar • 2 Hope Street
Disability DNA Poets Equality Training PK
C soco urban garden • Cowgate and Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4
TU Saints & Sinners Walking Tours
Dare ProtoPlay
Jul 30- Aug 30: 09:00 05:00 (Free Non-ticketed)
C too • St Columba’s by the Castle, Johnston Terrace
Poorboy Playrooms offer opportunities for artists from any discipline to take part in cross-disciplinary collaboration. See www. poorboy.co.uk for more info and 2009 Playroom Showcase.
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Comedy! Music! Cabaret! A festival feast of live performance. Bands, B 0131 225 5525 V22GE4 bars, stars. Art, activities, Aug 10-14,17-21: 13:00 workshops. Film, theatre, (1h15m) £7.00 (£5.50) dance. Fantastic free M T W T F S S M T W T F S S events. Eclectic electric 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 entertainment. The ultimate 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Edinburgh experience, all day, 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Seminar, Talk everyday, at C venues. www.CtheFestival.com Fringe Central • Appleton
Aug 20: 12:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed)
Creative Lab: Poorboy Playroom – Explore, Create, Think, Play
Digital Audience Discover Edinburgh’s Old Development and New Towns
Interactive, Workshop
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Byrne, Byrne and Greavy/PBH’s Free Fringe
Three voices seek ears to share myriad themes. GSOH essential. ‘Like yo blood! Triple helix!’ Watson and Crick; ‘I’m rotating!’ Ted Hughes; ‘Whatever!’ Sylvia Plath. Enjoy wordage, images, music. Kulture? We’re on Workshop Fringe Central • Appleton it. Have it. Love it. www. dnapoets.yolasite.com Tower, Crichton Street Spoken word B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Training sessions looking at how better to respond to the B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 needs of disabled customers, as well as looking at some Aug 13-15: 10:00 (8h) of the wider legal and social (Free Non-ticketed) issues. T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 2: 10:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) Aug 2: 14:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Edinburgh Book Edinburgh Festivals Open Fringe Breakfast U Debate Word Power Books
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Free daily events at 1pm in Word Power bookshop with writers, cultural and political activists from around the world reading and discussing their work. Programme details from Word Power Books, ‘Edinburgh’s best bookshop’ (Scotsman). www.word-power.co.uk. Political, Talk
Edinburgh Book Fringe • 43-45 West Nicolson Street
B 0131 662 9112 V338GF6 Aug 11-25: 13:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
This important event brings together festival directors, promoters, venue and accommodation providers, key stakeholders and audiences to debate the issues and opportunities facing our festivals. Join in the debate and enjoy a light complimentary breakfast.
EVENTS
Educators – Accessing the Fringe
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Festival in the Sky
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Visiting Arts
DADA
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
The Fringe Society is committed to developing existing and creating new opportunities for young people. Educators are invited to attend this symposium on how young artists can access the largest arts festival in the world. Seminar, Talk
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Aug 17: 10:00 (2h30m) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Encounters
PU Traverse Theatre Company
Visiting Arts is running a free seminar to highlight EU funding opportunities available to arts/cultural projects. If you’re thinking of developing an international project, this is your first port of call. Register interest at rsvp@visitingarts.org.uk. Seminar, Talk
Dare to dine at over 100ft. DADA presents the world premiere of ‘Festival in the Sky’ in West Princes Street Gardens – the most uplifting experience of the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. www.festivalinthesky.com Installation, Tasting
The Sky Gardens • West Fringe Central • Appleton Princes Street Gardens Tower, Crichton Street
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Tasting
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The Festival Cafe
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Aug 2-31: 08:00 (18h) £20.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
V206GE3 Aug 7,14,21,28,Sep 4: 09:00 (5h) (Free Non-ticketed) A journey through Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, where Stevenson walked before becoming one of the world’s most famous authors. Learn about the people and landmarks that inspired some of his greatest works. www. edinburghvisitscotland.com Storytelling, Walk
Auld Reekie Tours Meeting Point • The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile
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Artists Martin Creed and Tim Crouch discuss creating work in different forms from the worlds they’re most known in and key playwrights from this year’s Traverse Festival discuss their work. Both ‘Encounters’ in conversation with The Scotsman’s Joyce McMillan. Talk
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road
B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 Aug 9, 16: 14:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00)
Walk
Cannonball House • Castlehill, Royal Mile
B 0131 226 0000 V165GE4 Aug 3-30: starts between 10:00 and 10:30 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 3-30: starts between (Free Non-ticketed)
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Is this your first time? Edinburgh can be daunting Venue150 @ EICC • 150 for new participants but we’re Morrison Street here to help. Come and meet B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Fringe Society Staff to see what we can do to support Aug 9-13,16-20: 13:15 you and your show. (45m) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Experienced local guides relate history, facts and characters from the Royal Mile: Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace. Includes visits to narrow closes and secret gardens. Now in its 63rd year at the Fringe.
Free Tour of First Time at the Edinburgh Fringe
Compilation, Talk
Edinburgh Farmers’ Market • Castle Terrace
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The biggest names from all the Edinburgh festivals talking to Clare English and Janice Forsyth. Come and see extracts from Fringe and Festival acts. Witty and entertaining; the best way to spend lunchtime.
best of its kind in Scotland. It offers the finest produce from across the country. Held every Saturday next to Castle Edinburgh Visit Terrace car park between 9am Scotland and 2pm.
Free Daily Walks Down the Royal Mile Edinburgh Festival Voluntary Guides Association
Fringe Central • Appleton B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Political, Seminar Tower, Crichton Street Aug 10: 14:00 (2h) Fringe Central • Appleton B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 (Free Non-ticketed) Tower, Crichton Street
Edinburgh Edinburgh Visit Farmers Market Scotland – The Robert Louis U Stevenson Essential Edinburgh Widely acknowledged as the Experience
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EU Funding For Arts Projects
Seminar, Talk
Sandeman’s New Edinburgh Tours
This three hour tour covers all the main sights of the Old Town. 365 days a year our expert guides show you the best of Edinburgh on a tips only basis, guaranteeing the best value for money.
Outside Starbucks • Royal Mile
Fringe Central • Appleton B 07939 325 083V283GE5 Tower, Crichton Street Aug 2-Sep 5: 09:30, 11:00,
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 6: 11:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed) Aug 6: 15:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
13:00. 15:00 (3h) (Free Nonticketed)
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Aug 6-28: 12:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£7.00) Aug 6-28: 14:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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EVENTS
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Fringe Annual General Meeting
Fringe Festivals Fringe Society Around the Cabaret World Symposium
Fringe Society Circus Symposium
Graveyards, Mystery and Murder Tour
Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile
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World Festival Network
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
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Saints & Sinners Walking Tours
Greenyonder Tours
Journey through two of Edinburgh’s most haunted and historical graveyards on this four-star walking tour. Venture through the Old Town to hear stories of mystery and murder, told in a humorous and entertaining way. Walk
An opportunity for the Fringe’s board of trustees to review the last 12 months and to hear your opinions, comments and suggestions for the future of the Fringe.
A once-a-year chance to meet Fringe Festival directors from around the world. Hear why they’re important, how they differ and how to get involved. Join the discussion and get the global Talk insights. A great networking Fringe Central • Appleton opportunity.
Tower, Crichton Street
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 21: 11:00 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Fringe Fair
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Seminar, Talk
An event for artists and professionals working within the physical theatre/circus/ street arts disciplines. This is a unique and valuable opportunity for the sector to unite and discuss relevant industry issues, meet contemporaries and celebrate these art forms.
Fringe Central • Seminar, Talk Appleton Tower, Crichton Circus, Seminar Fringe Central • Appleton Street Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Tower, Crichton Street B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 22: 15:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Fringe on the Royal Mile supported by RBS
AU Festival Fringe Society
Aug 15: 14:00 (2h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Fringe Society Children’s Theatre Symposium
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with a story to tell. Walking
B 07803 475688 V217GE5 tour: one mile easy pavement
walking, some cobbled Aug 6-7,9-10,12-14,16surfaces. More tours at www. 17,19-21,23-24,26-28: 19:00 (1h30m) £8.50 (£7.50) greenyondertours.com T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Hammer and Tongue
Aug 10: 14:00 (2h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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The Fringe’s Very Own Open Poetry Slam with Special Guests/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Getting Into and Surviving Drama School
Walk
Outside John Knox House • 45 High Street
B 0131 444 1725 V30GD6 Aug 6,9-13,16-20, 23-27,30: 10:30 (1h40m) £8.00 Aug 8,15,22,29: 14:30 (1h40m) £8.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Holistic Wellbeing Therapy and Classes
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PU Shiatsu Centre Nightly, spoken word extravaganza: special guests plus poetry slam, judged by audience. ‘Hammer & Tongue have reinvented the medium for the hip-hop generation’ (Guardian). PBH’s Free Fringe. www.hammerandtongue.com
An opportunity to interact with key organisations such as funders, arts councils, training providers and agencies. Taking the format of a careers fair you can browse from table to table, gathering the knowledge or advice you need.
The Royal Mile is the best starting point for a Fringe Adventure. World-class street Fringe Central • Appleton shows, brilliant buskers, Fringe performances, an arts Tower, Crichton Street and crafts market, balloon B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 artists, portrait painting and much more. Aug 17: 16:00 (3h) (Free Non-ticketed) Circus, Site-specific T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cabaret is an expanding but still under-represented discipline and this event is being held in recognition of the volume of artists working in this field who participate in the Fringe.
Outside Greyfriars Bobby Discover unexpected gardens – some new since last year – Bar • 34 Candlemaker behind historic buildings, all Row
High Street, Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge • Royal Mile
B V10GE5 Aug 6-30: 11:00 (10h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A seminar for artists and professionals working within the children’s theatre sector. A unique and valuable opportunity for the sector to unite and discuss relevant industry issues, discuss shows and network. Seminar, Talk
What is training like in a CDS drama school? Are you right for it? Is it right for you? Talks by principals and course directors of Britain’s top drama schools followed by Q & A. Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street Tower, Crichton Street
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Aug 14: 15:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed)
Aug 18,20: 13:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Spoken word
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
B V156GE5 Aug 7-17: 21:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Talks/workshops: Dr Nick Krasner, ‘Make Your Dreams Come True’. Venue open daily for you to drop in for a range of free events plus workshops and classes. The perfect place for a little respite, we can even help with your sore feet. www.theshiatsucentre.com Talk, Workshop
The Shiatsu Centre...for holistic wellbeing • 35-37 Bread Street
B 0131 229 0724 V163GF3 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22, 28-29: 17:00 (3h) £20.00 (£15.00) Aug 10-13,17-20,24-27: 17:00 (1h) £10.00 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com How to Be a Professional Actor
EVENTS
How to Get How to Tour Kwame Ahead as a After the Fringe Kwei-Armah: The Artist in Theatre Director U Society
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Equity
Spotlight industry experts offer essential career advice for actors. Networking, CVs, showreels, headshots, approaching agents/casting directors and audition technique. Great for actors just starting out or those who could use a refresher.
Find out how to develop your show after the Fringe. What’s the best way to contact promoters? Who B 0131 529 6000 V244GE5 books touring shows? Where next? Your questions Aug 18: 14:00 (2h30m) answered in person by (Free Ticketed) industry professionals in the M T W T F S S M T W T F S S know.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
National Theatre
A great opportunity for aspiring directors to quiz experienced directors in an informal environment about career opportunities, dealing with management and anything else you want to ask. Good networking opportunity.
Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 17: 11:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Let’s Talk Over Let’s Talk Over Lunch – Glamour Lunch – How Small is Your and Pain Audience?
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Playwrights’ Studio & U Made in Scotland Playwrights’ Studio & Made in Scotland
Talk
Festival Theatre Edinburgh • 13-29 Nicolson Street
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How to Sell Your Show at the Fringe
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How to Do a Show at the Fringe
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Seminar, Talk
Exploring the feelings behind the image. Join this conversation with artists from the Made in Scotland programme who go beneath the skin of the beautiful or titillating. Seminar, Talk
Some of the world’s best theatre is made for children. Is that because there is less emphasis on language? Join this conversation with artists from the Made in Scotland programme.
Fringe Central • Appleton Fringe Central • Appleton Seminar, Talk Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street Tower, Crichton Street Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Tower, Crichton Street Talk
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 12,23: 12:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Aug 24: 15:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
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Let’s Talk Over Lunch – Are The Inaugural 3-Sided Football Disabled Artists Capable of Tournament Excellence?
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In this lecture, playwright and broadcaster Kwame Kwei-Armah discusses the role of the artist in society, as political thinker, lobbyist and creative visionary.
The Invisible Dot Ltd
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Aug 18: 12:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Let’s Talk Over Lunch – Going Out to Play
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B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 19: 12:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Let’s Talk Over Lunch – No Taboos
Playwrights’ Studio & U Made in Scotland Playwrights’ Studio & Made in Scotland
A unique opportunity to meet PR and media insiders: tips and ideas on everything from canny social networking and contacting reviewers to increasing audience numbers. For both 2010 and prospective 2011 performers. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open-access arts festival in the world. Meet Fringe and venue staff, producers and performers for advice on how best to bring a show to Edinburgh. Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
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Compete for the prestigious Mike Shields Shield at the
Fringe Central • Appleton Fringe’s first three-sided Tower, Crichton Street football tournament. One
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 8,15: 12:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Chaired by Caroline Bowditch (dancer, choreographer, ticket enters a team of six. Scottish Dance Theatre’s Huge prize for the champions. Dance Agent for Change) In East Meadows Park. More this session is about firing at www.theinvisibledot.com. up, challenging and shifting The 3 sided football pitch our thinking around disabled in The Meadows • By the people in dance.
tennis courts
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Aug 9: 11:30 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Aug 24: 14:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 15: 13:30 (3h30m) £30.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Seminar, Talk
Why would you not want to work in the theatre? Join this conversation with artists from the Made in Scotland programme whose work is inspired by or performed in non-theatre spaces. Seminar, Talk
Seminar, Talk Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street Fringe Central • Appleton B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Tower, Crichton Street
Fringe Central • Appleton Aug 17: 12:00 (2h) Tower, Crichton Street
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 16: 12:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
What matters when the subject could be painful? Join this conversation with artists from the Made in Scotland programme whose work may hit you hard or push you out of your comfort zone.
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B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 12: 12:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Let’s Talk Over Lunch – Who Wrote This?
Meet the Casting Directors
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Meet the Producers
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Musical The Naked Improvisation Brunch Workshop (Even For Non-Musical FN Performers!) Bakeye Productions
Nuts and Bolts: The Essentials of Running Your Performing Arts Company
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Baby Wants Candy
Does having a single authorial voice make for stronger pieces of theatre? Is the script always weak in devised work? Join this conversation with artists from the Made in Scotland programme. Seminar, Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 11: 12:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Masterclass: Edinburgh Sessions
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A seminar with casting directors Kathleen Crawford (Looking For Eric) and Sam Jones (National Theatre Wales) who will discuss the casting process on films, TV and stage. Open to professional actors only. Come with questions prepared! Seminar, Talk
The Independent Theatre Council (ITC) presents this interactive panel discussion with Charlotte Jones, ITC’s Chief Executive and producers from successful performing arts organisations across the UK. Pick their brain on the secrets of success.
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 18: 11:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 25: 11:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
MicePace Sonic Meet the Media Maze – Free
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CalArts Festival Theater
C central • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge The Independent Theatre
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Council (ITC) presents this Aug 22: 11:00 (3h) £10.50 (£9.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Interactive, Workshop
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 10: 11:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) Aug 19: 13:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Naked Brunch
Neal’s Yard Remedies Chillout Zone
AU Neal’s Yard Remedies Chillout Zone Chill-out and pop in for a free cup of herbal tea. Indian head massage, reflexology and therapeutic massage available seven days a week for 15 mins £15 or 30 mins £25. Relax, revive, survive.
Talk, Workshop
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 16-20: 11:30 (1h15m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 7: 13:00 (6h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A human scale, invisible mouse-maze where you use your ears to find your way. Hear music? You’re on the path, but you need to watch out for cats. Deceptively hard and misleadingly easy, all at once! Installation, Interactive
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate
B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 7-13: 12:00 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed) weather dependant Aug 14-15,17-21: 17:00 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed) weather dependant T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Talk
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 24: 14:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Old Town Literary Pub Crawl
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Neal’s Yard Remedies • 102 Hanover Street
Bakeye Productions
B 0131 226 3223 V176GC4 and traditional music pubs T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Turbocharge your theatre career. Inspirational, informal discussions with the most accomplished actors, directors, writers and producers in the business. Full programme and free tickets for under-30s from www.masterclass.org. uk. ‘One of the very best things around’ (Sir David Hare).
vital session: find out more about setting up a company, charity status, managing staff, money and intellectual property issues.
FAPN
Aug 6-31: 10:00 (9h) £15.00
A unique opportunity to meet media representatives and promote your show. Strictly two representatives from each show and please bring hard copies of news releases, flyers, etc. Further details will be available in e-bulletins.
Independent Theatre Council
Seminar, Tasting
Learn musical improv from the best! Internationally renowned Chicago troupe, Baby Wants Candy (‘Entertainment phenomenon!’, Scotsman) invites you to learn to Seminar, Talk improvise songs and play in a Fringe Central • Appleton more free, fast and fun style.
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street Tower, Crichton Street B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5
Eat. Drink. Bare all! A celebration of collaboration and the human form. An invitation for festival participants and audiences to unite and share their most intimate details through music, movement, mastication and naked networking. Brunch included. Warning: nudity nonnegotiable.
Allan Foster
Discover Edinburgh’s literary via the haunts of Scotland’s greatest writers, including Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Stevenson and Conan Doyle. Visit the birthplace of Sherlock Holmes, Long John Silver and Harry Potter. Storytelling, Walk
Eat, drink, bare all! Celebrating collaboration and the human form. ‘The Naked Brunch’ is an invitation for Edinburgh Festival Fringe creatives to unite and share their most intimate details through music, movement, mastication and naked networking!
Mitre Pub (Departure Point) • 131 High Street
B 07989 546791 V102GE5 Aug 6-8,10-15,17-22, 24-29: 19:30 (2h30m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Compilation
Performing Arts Centre Stewart’s Melville College • Queensferry Road
B 0131 226 0000 V128GC1 Aug 27: 11:00 (2h) £22.00 (£20.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Paranormal Investigations Scotland Ghost Hunt
Producing a Show in New York City
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Quaker Meeting House A unique opportunity for one-person productions to meet and support each other. Create your own Fringe network, share opportunities and gain feedback. Come and meet other performers who are experiencing the Fringe the same way as you.
A unique chance to interact with the paranormal side, in one of Scotland’s most haunted locations. Using ouija boards, table tipping and EVPs, our team of experienced paranormal Seminar investigators will lead you Fringe Central • Appleton through a truly haunted experience. Will you be Tower, Crichton Street brave enough? www. B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 paranormalinvestigations scotland.com Aug 4,11,17,25: 10:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed) Interactive, Site-specific T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
OOR Tours: The Musical Walking Tour of Edinburgh
TFAU OOR Tours
Auld Reekie Tours – Meeting Point • The Tron Kirk, Royal Mile
TFK
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Rebustours
St Patrick’s Community
Aug 25: 14:00 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 8: 01:45 (4h15m) £65.00
Radio Forth Ltd
Radio Forth on the Fringe, the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment at this year’s festival. Featuring some of the biggest names in music, comedy and entertainment. Complete sell out in 2008, 2009!
Examine bestselling crime writer Ian Rankin’s Edinburgh and experience Scotland’s mysterious history. Politics, corruption, and power in real Rebus locations. Unusual Edinburgh stories and stunning Old Town views. Featuring appropriately stirring readings from the books.
Compilation
Storytelling, Walk
Edinburgh Playhouse • 18-22 Greenside Place
B 0844 847 1660 V59GC6
Voluntary Arts Scotland
An hour of peaceful contemplation in quiet and beautiful surroundings incorporating music, chant, silence and guided meditation. Come and be refreshed in mind, body and spirit. Open to all.
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The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, off South Bridge
The Royal Mile History and Legends Tour
PK Edinburgh Free Walking Tours
St Patrick’s Church • 5 South Gray’s Close, 40 High Street
B 0131 556 3030 V219GE6 Aug 16-20: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Rock the City Concert
APU
B 0131 557 2976 V309GE5 Trelese, Anchor of Hope and Yi’ood
Aug 6-30: 12:00 (2h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Stroll through the wynds and closes of Edinburgh’s Old Town and the infamous Royal Mile hearing about the city’s historical facts and suggestive legends with your very own costumed, knowledgeable and informative guide. Edinburgh’s best humorous and free historical tours by reputation! www.edinburgh freewalkingtours.com Storytelling, Walk
Outside St Giles Cathedral (Meeting Point) • Royal Mile, left hand side of the Cathedral entrance
B 0131 557 4700 V284GE5
Reflecting on Paintings
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Blue Police Box Outsde the Tron Kirk • Hunter Square
Would you like more people to take part in your arts B 0131 226 0000 V319GE5 activities? We look at the barriers which might be Aug 2-Sep 2: 11:45 (1h15m) preventing them from joining £9.00 (£7.00) you – and how to pull them (£7.00 SUDOCF) down! More at www. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S peoplemakingwaves.org.uk. 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
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Rest for Your Soul
B 0131 557 4700
Aug 28: 01:45 (4h15m) £65.00
August 9th-14th, 18:15 PM Tickets: £5 Rebus – The Body Politic
Seminar, Talk
Radio Forth on the Fringe
People Making Waves: Make a Splash!
History of Edinburgh with songs, traditional and contemporary, performed by Graeme E. Pearson. Walk with Graeme and experience the events that shaped the Royal Mile. Available for groups all year. www.oortours.com
The ins and outs of getting your show staged in New York City: a look at the city’s theatre scene, major players and venues, and the unique challenges of marketing and promotion.
Workshop
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Aug 20,22: 14:00 (2h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fr Denis McBride, C.Ss.R
Spend forty-five minutes in peaceful and beautiful surroundings. Each day you will see a different painting as the speaker becomes the principal character. You look; you listen; you wonder. Then you return quietly to your life.
St Patrick’s Church • 5 South Gray’s Close, 40 High Street
B 0131 556 3030 V219GE6 Aug 9-11: £3.00
10:30
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Aug 6-28: 12:30 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed) Featured will be three bands, Trelese, Anchor of Hope and Yi’ood, each with a unique sound that will entertain but also usher you into God’s presence. It promises to be the best Christian concert in Edinburgh. Be there!
Aug 6-28: 14:30 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Destiny Centre Gorgie • 52 Gorgie Road
B 0131 555 2707 V314GF1 Aug 7: 20:00 (2h30m) £6.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Sanctuary in the Skinner’s City – Free Edinburgh
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St Cuthbert’s Parish Church
Saints & Sinners Walking Tours
Bringing Quintin Jardine’s famous Edinburgh detective Bob Skinner from the books onto the streets of Edinburgh! Journey through central Edinburgh to relive Skinner crime locations and incidents. A must for all crime and Skinner fans.
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The Go Game
Whether you are managing artists or hiring venues you MacDonald Roxburghe will encounter contracts of Hotel • 38 Charlotte varying fairness. What are Square you getting into? Can you B 0131 226 7766 V211GD3 get compensation? Solicitor Advocate Paul R Motion Aug 7-30: 10:30 (1h30m) examines the issues. £10.00 (£9.00) Seminar, Talk M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Walk
‘Sanctuary’ seeks to create quiet space in the heart of festival city. This is where you can stop, take a deep breath, and be refreshed from the stresses of everyday life. Come and go at anytime.
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • Entrances from Lothian Road and Princes Street
B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 11,18,25: 17:00 (4h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Secret City – How Edinburgh Changed the World
TFPK Allan Foster and Colin Brown.
Guided walking tour exploring a hidden Edinburgh rarely seen by visitors. Encounter cold-blooded murderers alongside men and women of genius whose legacy ultimately transformed the modern world and the way we think. Storytelling, Walk
Mitre Pub (Departure Point) • 131 High Street
B 07989 546791 V102GE5 Aug 6-7: 09:00 (1h) £5.00
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Sleep – A User’s Guide (Galactic Edition)
FPU Edinburgh Sleep Centre – Chris Idzikowski
For the fifth year the centre’s director is running a light-hearted, educational charity show, which provides an update of the multidimensional facets of sleep, mainly human. Q&A included in the show.
Don’t sit on your arse all Fringe, explore the Royal Mile in our surprise sprinkled escapade! Encounter fantastical performers, flaunt Fringe Central • Appleton your creative brilliance and Tower, Crichton Street fulfil your wildest dreams B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 using mobile phones. www.thegogame.co.uk Aug 26: 14:00 (1h45m) (Free Ticketed) Interactive, Walk T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
So You Want to Be an Actor
U Spotlight
Seminar, Talk
B 0131 524 9730 V248GC3 Aug 6-13: 11:00 (1h) £6.00 (£4.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Spotlight and NSDF experts provide you with practical help on how to realise your dream and become an actor. Looking at choosing a drama school, understanding your industry and approaching auditions. Seminar, Talk
Aug 6-30: 15:00 (2h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Fringe Central • Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
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Aug 19: 11:00 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed)
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Storytelling
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 17-22: 16:15 (2h50m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 17-19,22: 21:00 (3h15m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 20-21: 23:45 (3h15m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Leslies Bar, Edinburgh’s finest local bar (1896), teams up with local independent brewery Stewart Brewing for a tutored tasting of three cask ales. Price includes two pints plus branded glass. Visit www. lesliesbar.com for details. Tasting
Leslies Bar • 45 Ratcliffe Terrace
Scottish Storytelling Centre • The Netherbow, B 0131 226 0000 V276GH6 43-45 High Street
Laughing Horse @ B 0131 556 9579 V30GD6 Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:00 (2h) £4.00 (entrances on Cowgate M T W T F S S M T W T F S S and Victoria Street)
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The Edinburgh Sleep Centre • 13 Heriot Row
Relaxed company, talented performers, intriguing tales: perfect ingredients for a cabaret-style evening of entertaining live storytelling from Scotland and beyond. Listen or join in with fables for grown-ups at Edinburgh’s award-winning venue. You are the storytellers. Cash bar.
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Sustainability in Theatre
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Stealing Ideas – Unravelling Copyright
Aug 11,18,25: 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, (45m) £10.00 Aug 12. 19, 26: 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, (45m) £10.00
Aug 13,20,27: 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, (45m) £10.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Edinburgh’s finest local bar (1896) hosts tastings of four malts per session for small groups. Distilleries taking part: Dalwhinnie, Glengoyne, Glenkinchie, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Highland Park, Laphroaig, Macallan, Singleton, Springbank, Talisker, and Tomatin. www.lesliesbar.com
Is choreography legally protectable? What can you do if someone else performs a Talk play clearly based on a script you co-wrote? How do you Fringe Central • copyright something anyway? Appleton Tower, Crichton Tasting This workshop explores the Street basics of copyright. Leslies Bar • 45 Ratcliffe B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 Terrace Seminar, Talk Aug 16: 10:00 (2h) B 0131 226 0000 V276GH6 Fringe Central • Appleton (Free Ticketed) Aug 9,16,23: 12:00, 13:00, Tower, Crichton Street M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 B 0131 226 0000 V2GF5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (45m) £10.00 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 10,17,24: 12:00, 13:00, Aug 12: 10:30 (1h15m) 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00 (Free Ticketed) (45m) £10.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 11,18,25: 12:00. 13:00, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (45m) £10.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Three Slam Champs! – Free
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EVENTS
Whisky with... Wine in the City Tutored Tasting: N Queen St Edinburgh Wine School
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Steve Larkin (International Slam Champion 2004), Ben Mellor (BBC Radio 4 Slam Champion), Pete the Temp (UK Hammer & Tongue Slam Champion). Interactive, satirical, spoken-word, comedy showcase. Spoken word
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
V156GE5 Aug 7-17: 14:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The TreeHouse Gallery, Edinburgh
APU Invisible Structures
Join us at Georgian townhouse 28 Queen Street for a journey of discovery as you enjoy this unique opportunity to explore three exceptionally rare SMWS single cask malts (usually only available to members). Ticket includes free day membership pass. www.smws.co.uk
Five-star (Hairline.org.uk) sell-out show, Fringe 2009. Learn to sniff, swirl and slurp sensational wine and Tasting champagne at wine tasting school on the Royal Mile. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - 28 Queen Street Suitable for beginners and experienced wine tasters. • Edinburgh www.edinburghwineschool. B 0131 226 0000 V32GC4 co.uk Aug 12,14,19,21,26,28: Tasting 19:00 (1h) £17.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Whisky with... Tutored Tasting: The Vaults
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Edinburgh City Chambers • High Street
B 07855 284 875 V184GE5 Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22,2729: 16:30 (1h15m) £19.00 Aug 6-7,12-14,19-21,2628: 19:00 (1h15m) £19.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,2829: 14:30 (1h15m) £19.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Join us at the 18th century Vaults for a journey of Wine School at discovery as you enjoy this unique opportunity to the Fringe explore three exceptional and rare SMWS single cask malts (usually only available to members). Ticket includes day Case Studies Wine membership pass. School www.smws.co.uk
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Yoga Garden
TFAPL Bristo Yoga School
Tasting
Explore nature and your imagination through workshops and performances inside a mushroom-shaped amphitheatre high in the treetops. Compilation, Installation
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – Off Inverleith House Lawn • Entrances on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place (John Hope Gateway)
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Aug 6-8,10-15,17-22,2429: 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30, 19:30, 20:30, 21:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - The Vaults • 87 Giles Street, Leith
B 0131 226 0000 V197GLEITH Aug 11,13,18,20,25,27: 19:00 (1h) £17.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A unique wine experience onboard the School’s barge in Edinburgh’s city centre Canal Quarter. Programme changes daily, please visit www. casestudieswineschool.co.uk before booking. A sell-out in 2007! Drinking wine may never be the same again! Tasting
The Millennium Link • Edinburgh Quay, Fountainbridge
Fancy a natural energy boost? Why not add a yoga class to your festival agenda. We’re offering yoga classes for beginners and seasoned yogis alike, so you’re sure to find a session that suits. www. bristoyogaschool.com Acrobatics, Science
Bristo Yoga School • 1 Bristo Place
B 0131 226 0000 V342GF5 Aug 2-6,9,11-13,16-20, 23,25-27,30-31: 06:30
B 0131 226 0000 V140GF2 (2h30m) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 6-8,11-15,18-22,2530: 19:00 (1h15m) £19.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,2830: 14:00 (1h15m) £19.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,2830: 16:30 (1h15m) £19.00 Aug 13,20,27: 21:30 (1h15m) £19.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
(£5.00 SUF) Aug 2-Sep 5: 11:00, 12:15 (1h) £9.00 (£6.00) (£6.00 SUF) Aug 2-7,9-14,16-21, 23-28,30-Sep 4: 16:45 (1h) £9.00 (£6.00) Aug 2-6,9-13,16-20, 23-27,30-Sep 3: 18:00, 19:30 (1h15m) £9.00 Aug 8,15,22,29,Sep 5: 16:15 (1h15m) £9.00
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EXHIBITIONS
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
...And the World Around the Went Mad for World in 80 Moomins! Views – The Pictures of APU Malcolm and Designshop UK Philibert
Asimi – New Best of Scottish Christen Kobke: Craft House Designers Danish Master Concept AU Jewellery Show of Light APU
APU
scotlandart.com Edinburgh Gallery
Asimi Jewellery
TAU
Craft House Concept
National Galleries of Scotland
APU Jim Malcolm and Christophe Philibert
Join us in wishing ‘Happy 65th Birthday’ to the eccentric Moomins from the forests of Finland. Choose from a huge selection of books, accessories and gifts... Jim is a Scottish photographer Moomin fans will be spoilt and Christophe a French for choice! watercolourist, both retired diplomats. Their exhibition Event showcases some of the DesignShop UK • interesting places and people 116 Causewayside they have seen around the B 0131 667 7078 V46GH6 world. Aug 2-Sep 5; Mon-Sat: Painting, Photography 10:00-18:00, Sun: 12:00-16:00 Leith Library • Free (Non-ticketed)
Featuring recent jewellery graduates exhibiting their wearable works of art. These unique handmade pieces can be seen at Asimi, just along from the Assembly Rooms, throughout the festival. Designer profiles can be seen at www.asimi.co.uk
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Another World: Dali, Magritte, Miro and the Surrealists
TAPU National Galleries of Scotland
A fascinating overview of one of the most important art movements of the twentieth century, this comprehensive survey of Surrealism brings together masterpieces by, amongst others, Dalí, Magritte, Picasso, Giacometti and Miró.
28-30 Ferry Road
V234GLEITH Aug 6-30: Mon, Wed: 13:00-20:00; Thu: 10:00-20:00; Fri: 10:00-17:00; (not Tue, Sat, Sun) Free (Non-ticketed)
V112GD4 Aug 6-30: 10.00-18:00 Free (Non-ticketed)
Painting, Sculpture
scotlandart.com • 2 St Stephen Place
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Aug 2-31: 10:00-18:00 (Thu 19:00) £10.00 (£7.00) Sep 1-5: 10:00-17:00 (Thu 19:00) £10.00 (£7.00)
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Arts by Offenders, Secure Patients and Detainees from Scotland. The Co-operative Koestler Exhibition for Scotland
Madeleine Shepherd and Carmen Moran
Girlguiding Edinburgh
APU
Lovecraftian interventions between the bookshelves at Transreal. Knitted tentacles threaten reality from the realm beyond. Can the monsters from Carmenland save the Hep Herd from eldritch horrors? Site-specific, mixed-media art and craft for all ages!
Koestler Trust
‘Arts by Offenders’ is an exhibition of artwork and B 0131 228 2689 V69GD1 creative writing produced by offenders, patients in secure Aug 2-31: 10:00-18:00 hospitals and immigration £7.00 (£5.00) centre detainees in Scotland. Sep 1-5: 10:00-17:00 £7.00 www.koestlertrust.org.uk (£5.00) Visual art
Filmhouse • 88 Lothian Road
Guiding memorabilia and archive material of Girlguiding in Edinburgh, including Gang Show. Go down memory lane, relive memories of your youth and be impressed at what Girlguiding has to offer girls of the 21st century!
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Craft House Concept • 31E Minto Street
V126GH6 Aug 6 - Sep 5: 10:00-18:00, Sun 12.00 -18.00. (not Tue) Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Dazzle Jewellery Exhibition Dazzle Exhibitions
The Adam Pottery
Guide Headquarters • 33 Melville Street
A selling exhibition by the six resident makers. This vibrant show of contemporary and Aug 13-28 Fri: 19:00 (2h) £3.00 (£1.50) traditional ceramics covers an imaginative spectrum Sat: 14:00 (2h), 19:00 (2h) £3.00 (£1.50) of concepts and working M T W T F S S M T W T F S S methods. Visitors are 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 also very welcome to look 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 around our studios. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 www.adampottery.co.uk
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Transreal Fiction • 7 Cowgatehead
The Adam Pottery • 76 Henderson Row
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Aug 2-Sep 4: Mon-Fri: 11:00-18:00 Sat: 10:00-18:00 Sun: 12:00-17:00 Free (Non-ticketed)
Aug 9-Sep 4: 11:00-18:00 (not Sun) Free (Non-ticketed)
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‘Craft House Concept’ invites you into our hand-crafted home from home for the duration of the Fringe. Engage with work by leading and emerging contemporary craftspeople from Scotland and the rest of the UK. News and events at www.livingwithcraft.com
Clay 2010: Studio Ceramics AU
Visual art
Craft, Visual art
Dean Gallery • 73 Belford Road
Painting, Visual art
National Gallery Complex • The Mound
Attack of the Knitted Tentacles
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This exhibition brings to Edinburgh the most comprehensive selection of paintings by Kobke ever to be shown outside Denmark. A contemporary of Turner, Kobke was one of the foremost talents of Denmark’s ‘Golden Age’.
Aug 6-29: (not Mon) Tue-Fri 10:30-17:30 Sat 10:00-17:30 Sun(12:00-17:00) Free (Non-ticketed)
Centenary Exhibition of Edinburgh Girlguiding
Modern, Visual art
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Craft
Asimi Jewellery • 40 George Street
Exhibition of affordable original artwork by selected gallery artists. Visitors may also view other works from the gallery stock of over 1000 original pieces. We can arrange carriage worldwide.
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Selling exhibition. 3,000 pieces. 28th year. 48 contemporary jewellery designers, following huge success at London’s National Theatre. Spectacular atrium space by leading restaurants and cafes. Opposite Sheraton Hotel by Usher Hall and Lyceum. Now selling online www.lovedazzle.com Craft
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road
B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 Aug 6-30: 10:00-00:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
V182GE3 Aug 6-Sep 3: Sun-Thu: 10:00-23:00; Fri-Sat: 10:00-00:30 Free. (Tours on request) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Design Dinners
Down Over Up
APJ
APU
Inhouse
Martin Creed
Edinburgh Printmakers @ 100 Princes Street
APU ROSL Arts
Dine with the stars - mouthwatering designs from around the world. A spectacular installation where the celebrities are the place settings. Cutlery, tableware, glassware, furniture from renowned designers/ architects down the years. Frank Lloyd Wright to Zaha Hadid.
A solo exhibition of new and recent work by Turner Prize-winning artist Martin Creed. Featuring a major new commission, this playful and Established 1967, Edinburgh thought-provoking exhibition Printmakers is a world leader focuses on the incremental in contemporary printmaking. impulses within Creed’s work. This free exhibition concentrates on landscape. Multimedia, Visual art Artists include Kate Downie, The Fruitmarket Gallery • David Faithful, Jane Hyslop, 45 Market Street Gillian Murray, Graham Installation, Modern B 0131 225 2383 V359GD5 Todd and Gill Tyson. www. Inhouse • 28 Howe St edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk Aug 6-30: 10:00-19:00 B 0131 225 2888 V174GC3 Free (Non-ticketed) www.roslarts.org.uk Aug 5-28: 09:30-17:30 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Visual art (not Sun, Mon) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Royal Over-Seas League Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Discover Islam Exhibition
30 31 01 02 03 04 05
• Overseas House, 100 Princes Street
Eastern Promise
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AU Persian Rug Village
AU
EXHIBITIONS Edinburgh’s world famous Royal Mile is transformed into a huge street theatre during August where you can see buskers, acrobats, fire-eaters and many other entertainers performing to the crowds. Experience all the colour of the Fringe at Fringe on the Royal Mile, supported by RBS.
Aug 2-Sep 5: 10:00-18:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Emotions: Photography Exhibition of Wild Scotland – Free
Islam Festival Edinburgh
Remember ‘1001 Nights’ in our unique exhibition of rug weaving, rug repairing and wool dyeing, demonstrated by Scottish Natural slide show. Discover how this Heritage/Scottish ancient art has evolved from Biodiversity Forum the beautiful architecture of the Romantic East.
APU
A dynamic experience of knowledge, art and culture, with friendly guides on hand to answer your questions and show you around the magnificent building. Admission is free, as are refreshments and literature. Full events programme: www.islamfestival.com
Edinburgh Central Mosque • 50 Potterrow
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Traditional, Visual art
Persian Rug Village • 34 Morningside Road
B 0131 466 7071 V177GH2 Aug 5-31: 10:00-17:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A 30-image exhibition featuring spectacular images of Scotland’s nature, taken by Scotland’s people – the theme ‘Emotions’. In an industrialised and technological country like Scotland, how do people relate to nature? Event, Photography
Edinburgh Zoo • Corstorphine Road
B 0131 314 0350 V199GF1 Aug 18-31: 09:00-18:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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EXHIBITIONS
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Festival Exhibition
APJ
Flow-Pattern
APU John Reiach
Axolotl Gallery
FRINGE FRAMED
Figurative and narrative art from exciting emerging Scottish and international artists, presented by Edinburgh’s newest major commercial art gallery. Putting the contemporary back into art. www.axolotl.co.uk Painting, Visual art
Axolotl Gallery • 35 Dundas Street
V209GC4 Aug 6-30: 10:00-18:00 Sun 12:00-17:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Show us your love Taken some great photos of the Fringe? Get them published in the Metro newspaper by taking part in the Fringe Framed competition throughout August. The best of the season will win a camera from John Lewis. For more information visit www.edfringe.com
Semi-abstract colour and black and white photographs of nature. Also new work looking at the urban landscape, neglected corners which come alive in a certain light. Limited edition prints of various sizes. Old Assembly Close, High Street, just beside Fringe box office. Photography
The Faculty of Advocates • Old Assembly Close, High Street
V97GE5 Aug 13-30: Mon-Fri: 12:00-17:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fringe Film Festival
APJ
APU
New installations featuring work from Scottish and International artists in Edinburgh’s freshest conceptual art venue. The gallery carries work in a variety of media including installation, video, performance and sculpture. It’s a fine place to meditate on art.
C film
V208GLEITH Aug 6-28: Thu-Sat: 11:00-19:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
2,500 pupils across Scotland took part in 2010’s Competition. From June 10th, enjoy a display of shortlisted designs from every region in Scotland, including the winning entry by Morven Donald (13) from Park Mains High School. Sponsored by Mackie’s of Scotland Ice Cream. Event, Visual art
The Museum of Childhood • 42 High Street
V76GE6 Aug 2-Aug 30: Mon-Sat: 10:00-17:00; Sun: 12:00-17:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
From Another Kingdom: The Fascinating World of Fungi – Free
PJ Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Installation, Visual art
Axo Gallery • 59 Queen Charlotte Street
AU Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Festival Exhibition Axo Gallery
Fringe Poster Competition
Returning for a sixth season, the critically-acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, everyday. Features work from UK, Europe, Americas, Asia, worldwide. The destination for discerning film folk. ‘Spectacular’ (Scotsman). www.CtheFilm.com
A multimedia exhibition on the diverse world of fungi and their relationship with humans and the planet. Event, Multimedia Prepare to be shocked, C soco • Chambers Street surprised and amused by the and Cowgate hidden secrets ‘From Another B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Kingdom’. Aug 4-30: 10:00-late Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Science
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway • Entrance on Arboretum Place
B 0131 226 0000 V28GA2 Aug 2-Sep 5: 09:30-19:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Hard Rain: Our Headlong Collision with Nature
Into the Fringe
Joan Mitchell
FAU
APU
Gary Cockburn
Inverleith House
Mark Edwards
Artists’ studios, scripting sessions, rehearsals, dressing rooms, bondage clubs and more. A lone photographer gives a unique glimpse behind the curtain of Australia’s largest arts event. ‘Beautifully shot... wonderful use of light and emotion’ SSSSS (Kryztoff, Adelaide).
B 0131 226 0000 V224GF5 Aug 22-Sep 4: Exhibition: 00:01-23:59; Free (Non-ticketed) Aug 25: Talk: 16:00 (1h 30m) £10 (£5) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 4-30: 09:00-17:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Jewellery of the World
The Lewis Chessmen – Unmasked
AU National Museum of Scotland
APU Galerie Mirages
Impressionist Gardens National Galleries of Scotland
Painting, Visual art
National Gallery Complex • The Mound
V222GD4 Aug 2-31: 10:00-18:00 (Thur 19:00) £10.00 (£7.00). Sep 1-5: 10:00-17:00 (Thur 19:00) £10.00 (£7.00). T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Visit the Centre described as ‘the Sistine Chapel of the North’ to see the magnificant arts and crafts murals now restored to their original beauty. Painting
Mansfield Traquair Centre • 15 Mansfield Place
V262GB5 Aug 9 -12, 16-20, 22-27, 30: 11:00-13:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The 148th Edinburgh International Exhibition of Photography
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TAPU
A major international exhibition of around 90 works. The famous names of Impressionism will be represented, with fine examples by Monet, Renoir, Manet and Sisley. Later artists will also feature, including Cézanne, Bonnard, Van Gogh, Gauguin and Klimt.
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24th Festival Exhibition. Renowned worldwide for its designer jewellery. Galerie Mirages creates unique in-house designs, pearls, Roman glass, trade beads, coral, turquoise, amber, Polish designer, traditional and modern Indian sliver. The jewellery exhibition of the festival. Craft, Visual art
Galerie Mirages • 46a Raeburn Place
B 0131 315 2603 V149GB2 Aug 6-30: Mon-Sat: 10:00-18:00; Sun: 12:00-17:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Photographic Exhibition: Edinburgh and Beyond
APU Ed Fielding and Hamish King
Painting, Visual art
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Inverleith House • Entrances on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place (John Hope Gateway)
Mark Edwards speaks about his striking photo exhibition, displayed 22 August – 04 B 0131 248 2971 V369GA2 September outside University Aug 2 -Sep 4: 10:00-17:30 of Edinburgh Informatics Free (Non-ticketed) Forum. The outside exhibition links images of global Photography, Visual art M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 challenges to Bob Dylan’s 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 C • Chambers Street words. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 www.teu.org.uk/hardrain Photography, Talk
Mansfield Past, Present Traquair Centre – and Future – Free Free
The first UK solo exhibition by the great American abstract Phoebe Anna Traquair St Mary’s Cathedral expressionist painter Joan Murals Mitchell (1925-1992) in ‘the most beautiful venue of the Festival’, focussing upon her love of nature and poetry with key works painted throughout her career.
AU
Hugh Robson Building • George Square
EXHIBITIONS
This significant new exhibition brings together chess pieces from National Museums Scotland and the British Museum and uses new research to explore the mystery and intrigue of the Lewis Chessmen. Visit www.nms.ac.uk/chessmen for full details.
Edinburgh Photographic Society
National Museum of Scotland • Chambers Street
The Edinburgh Photographic B 0131 225 7534 V179GE5 Society International Exhibition of Photography is Aug 2-Sep 5: 10:00-17:00 an annual event held at the Free society’s exhibition centre in M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Great King Street. 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
Photography
The Edinburgh Photographic Exhibition Centre • 68 Great King Street
V130GC3 Aug 8-Sep 5: Mon-Fri: 10:00-20:00 Sat: 13:00-20:00 Sun: 13:00-17:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Exhibitions reflecting the past, present and future. Baptismal, wedding and funeral garments from the Costume Society of Scotland, award-winning photographs of Burma-Assist refugees and Habitat for Humanity house building projects worldwide. Craft, Photography
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place
B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 2-31: Mon-Sat: 09:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00 Sun 12:00-15:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Original black and white photographs of Scotland’s capital with landscapes and townscapes, exploring the variety and beauty of our environment. Popular wildlife photographs. All beautifully presented and displayed in this 17th-century venue. www.edinburghandbeyond.com Photography
Gladstones Land • 477b Lawnmarket
V168GE4 Aug 17-22: 10:00-19:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Phoebe Anna Prints of Traquair Song School Murals – Darkness Free APJ
AU St Mary’s Cathedral
Painted 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle ‘Benedicte Omnia Opera’. Showing Pre-Raphaelite influence, they are a moving expression of faith. Tours meet at Palmerston Place cathedral entrance. www.cathedral.net Visual art
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place
Edinburgh Printmakers
Exhibition of new work exploring record cover art published by Edinburgh Printmakers. Including original prints by 11 Scottish artists and a new LP of music by People Like Us, AKA international award-winning multimedia artist Vicki Bennett. Visual art
Edinburgh Printmakers • 23 Union Street
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Tue-Sat: 10:00-18:00 Aug 2-31: Mon-Sat: 11:00 & 12:00 (40m) (not Sun, Mon) Free (Non-ticketed) (not Sun) Free (Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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EXHIBITIONS Puppets
APU Galerie Mirages
Marking the eternal fascination with the world of puppets. A unique selling exhibition of antique puppets from China, ornate puppets from Burma, original old string puppets from Nepal and India and shadow puppets from Indonesia. Craft, Visual art
Galerie Mirages • 46a Raeburn Place
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
The Quality of Colour: an Exuberance of Tribal Art
APU Nomads’ Tent
An extraordinary collection of Gabbeh rugs from southern Iran premieres at the Nomads’ Tent. Gabbehs are authentic tribal rugs, woven in just one or two stunningly rich colours. Craft, Visual art
B 0131 315 2603 V149GB2 The Nomads Tent • Aug 6-30: 10:00-18:00 Sun: 12:00-17:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Puzzling Zone and Bewilderworld
AU
21 St Leonard’s Lane
B 0131 662 1612 V142GF6 Aug 6-Sep 5: 10:00-17:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Reveries
APU Jorge Luengo
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
Sandbach Six of the Best School Artists – AU Free
APU Sandbach School Artists
A collaborative exhibition featuring digital artwork from six accomplished Painting, Visual art artists. Neil Davies, Mike Giblin, Maryna Halton, Nick The Royal College of Harris, Olly Howe, and Kate Physicians • 9 Queen Knight will each have nine Street B 0131 226 0000 V181GC4 pieces of artwork on display. Preview the show at www. Aug 16-20: 11:00-19:00 digitaldesignscotland.co.uk Free (Non-ticketed)
The Scott Monument – Edinburgh 283
APJ Edinburgh 283
Magic, flavours and illusion as never experienced before by your senses. Taste the Doubling in size for its 175th exquisite Spanish cuisine anniversary with even more at Café Andaluz and enjoy interactive fun. Will you find magic from the hand of the your way out of the magical best magician in the world. mirror maze? Can you Enjoy your evening with loved Climb up Edinburgh’s shrink yourself like Alice in ones...dare to dream. unique, 200 foot high gothic Wonderland in the amazing rocketship and experience Ames room? Tasting, Magic its first ever photography Cafe Andaluz • Interactive, Science exhibition. Find hidden 77b George Street treasures from an emerging Camera Obscura and B 0131 220 9980 V183GD3 Edinburgh-based collective, World of Illusions • whilst enjoying unrivalled Castlehill, Royal Mile Aug 6-30 (not 19): panoramic views of the city. B 0131 226 3709 V160GE4 Sun-Thu 20:00-22:00 £30.00; www.edinburgh283.com Fri-Sat 15:00-17:00 £15.00 Aug 2-Sep 5: 9:30-19.30 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Photography, Site-specific £9.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Digital Design Services • 61 Bread Street
V331GF3 Aug 9-27: Mon-Fri: 10:00-16:00; Sat: 12:00-16:00 (not Sun) Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
small-medialarge at the Fringe
APU
AU
APU
Ever wondered how soap is made? For your amazement, Edinburgh’s artisan soapmakers perform live demonstrations of this traditional craft within our gallery of Scottish arts, crafts and ethical gifts. 2-4pm Thursdays and Fridays. Craft
Urban Outfitters
Inspirational local Scottish artists come together within one of Edinburgh’s newest architectural wonders featured on Princes Street. Urban Outfitters offers a different kind of experience, with art, music, literature and fashion combined. Installation, Multimedia
The Soap Co Edinburgh • 263 Canongate
Urban Outfitters • 124-125 Princes Street
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Aug 6-30: Mon-Fri: 10:00-19:00; Sat-Sun: 10:00-17:30 Free (Non-ticketed)
Aug 11-12: 10:00-00:00 Free (Non-ticketed)
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Ulf Mark Pederson
U Ulf Mark Pederson
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The Weird and Wonderful World of Rob Hain
APU Art Amatoria
small-media-large
Glasgow’s small-media-large showcase their work in various fields of design-led practice. This exhibition gives an insight into design The Scott Monument process and presents their • East Princes Street most intriguing projects to Gardens date, whilst also featuring a B 0131 226 0000 V65GD4 strong emphasis on future directions. Aug 6-30: 09:00-19:00; Sun 10:00-18:00 Multimedia, Visual art £3.00 Monument entry T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Urban Art
Six Outstanding Soap Co Edinburgh Artists Showcasing the Best in Digital Art
In ‘This is Blackpool’ current Arts Specialist College students investigate the contrasts and contradictions of the resort through mixedmedia responses. ‘Old boys: New Works’ showcases current and ex-students’ recent work. Other guest artists showcase their work daily.
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A Soap Opera
Ulf’s practice draws much inspiration from the natural environment, using an old process called lenticular imaging to animate his photography. Ulf was also involved in ‘Power Plant’, the spectacular show at the Botanical Gardens last year. www.ulfmarkpedersen.co.uk
Painting
Art Amatoria • 10 Bellevue Crescent
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street V26GB5
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
Gladstones Land • 477b Lawnmarket
Aug 5-30: 11:00-23:00 Free (Non-ticketed)
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T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 3-8: 10:00-19:00 Free (Non-ticketed)
Enter the world of Rob Hain and experience a truly unique artist bringing Edinburgh and Scotland to life through colour, composition and lots of imagination. www.artamatoria.co.uk
Aug 5-26: Tue-Sat: 14:00-17:00 Free (Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com
EXHIBITIONS West End Fair
Work Ethic
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APU
3d2d
Steven Earl Weber
Zimbabwe Sculpture
U Vhukutiwa Gallery
Eighty exhibitors every day with new faces each week. An absolute must if you like buying contemporary work direct from the makers, artists and designers themselves. One of the festival’s liveliest daytime venues. www.westendfair.co.uk
Richard Demarco and Xela Batchelder present Steven Earl Weber. Through video projections, porcelain, gold and clay, Weber calls to mind our personal and social relationship to work, bringing attention to the value of manual labor.
Craft, Visual art
Multimedia, Sculpture
Vhukutiwa Gallery returns for its eighth exhibition of sculpture, presenting a haunting range of work, all with a remarkable tactile quality evoking a world part natural, part spirit-orientated, from some of the finest sculptors in the world.
St John’s Church • Corner Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Assembly @ George of Princes Street and Place Street • Assembly Lothian Road B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 473 2000 V127GE3 Aug 11-26: 11:00-17:00 Aug 7-29: 11.00-18.00 (Not Aug 8) Free (Non-ticketed)
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(not Sun) Free (Non-ticketed)
Aug 5-30: 11:00-23:00 Free (Non-ticketed)
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Witness: The Spectre of Memory in Contemporary African Art
See page 159 for show information
APU Ed Cross Fine Art
Four African artists; engaged in different ways with memory and personal and national history. Memory as a source of inspiration and as the artist’s contribution to the collective memory. Painting, Visual art
Sun, Sea, Sand and fabulouS entertainment! 5 venueS including the Spectacular Spiegeltent! martin taylor, maggie bell and the british blues Quartet, phil cunningham & aly bain, barbara dickson, fat Sam’s band, Julie fowlis, eddi reader, orkestra del Sol, the treacherous orchestra, mr. boom, fc ukulele, Seaside Skiffle, Keith Warwick, cafe Jaques, Keep Smiling through, the Singing Kettle, rabbie burns, death in the chapel, the nova Scotia Jazz band, the flyrite dance company, opera east lothian, alex cornish, chloe matharu, hi voltage rockabilly, beezer and bombskare, fred macaulay, Shappi Khorsandi, the alleycats and much more.
English-Speaking Union • 23 Atholl Crescent
V158GE2 Aug 6-30: 10:00-18:00 Free (Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Animation workshops, Dancebase performances and workshops, Authors in conversation, Children’s theatre and storytelling, Filmhouse 25th Anniversary film retrospective. Star appearance by The Reaper, a 70’ Fifie sailing herring drifter only 35 minuteS by train from the centre of edinburgh Extra late trains promised by Scotrail. Tickets on sale through the website www.fringebythesea.com or at Greens and Blues and the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick
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MUSIC
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
A Cappella Allsorts
Absolutely Free Absolutely One-Handed Live Music 1
AU
AN
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midge
Live Music 7 Nights Until 3am/PBH’s Free Fringe
Steve Warzycki
Fringe regulars return to perform Byrd’s Mass for five voices and other sacred and secular pieces from the 16th century including Janequin, Palestrina, Gibbons and Monteverdi. Great music in a wonderful acoustic setting. Classical, A cappella
Aug 21: 17:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) (Free Ticketed C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
ABCs of Broadway
AU MGA Productions
From ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ to an amazing musical starting with Z that we can’t quite find yet! Join us on our very own yellow brick road as we journey through the alphabet of Broadway and the West End. Compilation
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Free live music from 9pm every night until 3am. B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Featuring Edinburgh’s finest Aug 20: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 acoustic performers. Cover versions of rock’n’roll through (£7.00) to blues and soul. Serving M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 breakfast, lunches and main 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 meals all day until 9pm. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 www.royalmiletavern.com Acoustic
B 0131 557 9681 V228GE5 Aug 2-Sep 5: 21:00 (6h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Aug 17: 20:00 (2h30m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Acoustic Edinburgh
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Aberdeen A Cappella
Join the award-winning Aberdeen Chorus of Sweet Adelines in a lighthearted afternoon of entertainment and barbershop singing that will razzle dazzle. Step out with your baby and join the fun. www.aberdeenchorus. co.uk Acoustic, Compilation
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Aug 21: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Acoustic
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AN Presenting a triptych of Acoustic Edinburgh stunning artists from across the musical spectrum, Acoustic Edinburgh builds on its nine-year legacy of beautiful, original music in our intimate venue. Tonight featuring: Edwina Hayes, Player Piano and Stanley Odd. Acoustic
‘Absolutely Free Live Music’ in Whistlebinkies, just off the Royal Mile, open until 5am every night. Presenting over 150 acts featuring local and national talent, smaller touring artists alongside tribute and cover acts. Visit www.whistlebinkies.com
Whistlebinkies • 4-6 South Bridge
B V304GE5 Aug 2-Sep 5: 18:00 (5h59m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-7,13-14,20-21,Sep 3-4: 00:00 (5h) (Free Nonticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Medina & Negociants • 45-47 Lothian Street
B 0131 225 6313 V205GF5 Aug 10: 20:00 (2h30m) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Airy Delights
FAU
FAPU
Adriana
St Clement’s Wind Ensemble
Adriana and her band bring their sparkling brand of acoustic alt-folk back to the Fringe for the third year, following her storming 2009 sell-out run. There are only two shows, so get your tickets fast! www.myspace.com/ adrianamusic
Our final triptych of stunning artists from across the musical spectrum, Acoustic Edinburgh builds on its nine year legacy of beautiful, original music in our intimate venue. Tonight featuring: Alex Cornish, The Elements and Meursault. Acoustic
Medina & Negociants • 45-47 Lothian Street
B 0131 225 6313 V205GF5 Aug 24: 20:00 (2h30m) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
St Clement’s Wind Ensemble – ‘a must-see for any classical music fan’ (ThreeWeeks) – will be back this year with music by Mozart, Brahms (Serenade Op.16), Spohr and others. Full details on www.scwe.vpweb.co.uk
Acoustic
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Classical
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile
B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 19-20: 17:00 (1h30m) Aug 21-22: 18:30 (1h)
B 0131 225 6313 V205GF5 £8.00 (£6.00)
Acoustic Edinburgh Festival 3
AN
£9.00 (£7.00)
Aberdeen Chorus of Sweet Adelines
Our second triple headline of stunning artists from across the musical spectrum, Acoustic Edinburgh builds on its nine-year legacy of beautiful, original music in our intimate venue. Tonight featuring: Emily Scott, Jo Mango and The Banana Sessions.
Medina & Negociants • 45-47 Lothian Street
Absolutely Free Live Music 2
Adriana Spina
Acoustic Edinburgh
Acoustic Edinburgh Festival 1
The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street
Live Music 7 Nights B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Until 5am/PBH’s Free Fringe Aug 26,28: 19:30 (1h)
AU
AN
Classical
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile
B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6
Stefan Warzycki’s debut recital in his reinvented form as a left-handed virtuoso includes Bach’s famous ‘Chaconne’ and some of Godowsky’s sumptuous ‘Studies on Chopin’s Etudes’. You’d never believe it can be done with one hand!
Acoustic Edinburgh Festival 2
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Afternoon Organ Recitals in the City
AU Brigitte Harris and Colin Tipple
Enjoy sparkling afternoon organ recitals in the Georgian splendour of St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, George Street with Brigitte Harris and Colin Tipple.
£7.00 (£5.00)
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Alan Cumming – I Bought a Blue Car Today
M Assembly by Arrangement with Untitled Entertainment & CAA
Classical
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Scottish star of stage and Aug 10,17: 16:30 (1h) £6.00 screen Cumming unleashes his favourite tunes, belting M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 out celebrated hits alongside 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 little-known gems, whilst 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 captivating his audience with poignant anecdotes from his colourful and fantastic past. Cabaret
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Aug 13-15: 00:00 (1h30m) £20.00 (£18.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Alastair Savage Alexander’s – Scots Fiddle Feast Old and New AU
FAU
Alastair Savage Trio
MUSIC
Alice Cavaye
FAU Alice Cavaye
Ludus Baroque
‘Alexander’s Feast’, Handel’s setting of the astonishingly vivid Dryden poem, performed by an international cast including Sophie Bevan, Robin Blaze, Ed Lyon and William Berger, with a sensational handpicked chorus and the simply stunning Ludus Baroque period chamber orchestra.
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Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile
B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 7: 20:00 (1h45m) £10.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Alex Yellowlees Gypsy Jazz
FAU Alex Yellowlees
Alba Brass
FAU A concert of mainly American music given by Scotland’s premier brass group, Alba Brass, directed by Terry Johns. Including music by Bernstein, Charles Ives, Gershwin and John Williams given in the beautiful setting of St Cuthbert’s church beneath Edinburgh Castle.
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • Entrances from Lothian Road and Princes Street
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B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405
V123GF1
Aug 11: 21:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
U Outstanding! This modern Grappelli on violin with virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet and legendary bassist Kenny Ellis, perform exciting, intoxicating swing jazz, laced with Latin rhythms and spiced with Celtic gypsy flair! www. alexyellowleesband.com Jazz
B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Acoustic Music Centre Aug 21: 18:00 (1h45m) £10.00 (£8.50)
Blues, Jazz
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Ali McGregor’s Jazz Cigarette
Alba Brass
@ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 14: 21:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
FAPU
Americana
FU Westport Unitarian Chamber Choir
Amy Geddes Trio
TFAU Amy Geddes Trio
All the King’s Men
She never sang until after the death of her jazz-loving husband. Now Alice, with Classical pianist Peter Angus, bassist/ Alastair is joined by guitarist/ Canongate Kirk • guitarist Robert Murphy, pianist Euan Drysdale and Canongate, Royal Mile takes centre stage with a double bassist Iain Crawford B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 programme of jazz standards to perform Scotland’s – expect Fitzgerald, Lee, celebrated fiddle music from Aug 10: 19:00 (2h) £15.00 Laine, Kidd. Pure, heartfelt the past as well as the group’s M T W T F S S M T W T F S S own original compositions. 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 quality. Acoustic, Folk
All the King’s Men – Picking Up the Pieces
Westport Unitarian Chamber Choir’s first visit to Scotland Fourteen distinctive young offers a dynamic program men, infectious tunes and fun of mainly American music choreography. This wonderful filled with rhythmic vitality performance is produced and harmonic richness that with voices only. Varied yet promises to delight. These accessible repertoire. A show talented singers will also seasoned with humour and perform at St Mark’s Sunday mischief fit for any king! Service. A cappella
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
£6.50 (£5.00)
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Alternotive a Cappella
TAPU
Ali McGregor
Cabaret, Jazz
Oxford’s crazily cool award-winning a cappella group entertain with a mix of pop, rock and R&B. An hour of dazzling harmonies and ridiculous dancing, the Alternotives are all about having a laugh. Come see for yourself! ‘Breathtaking’ (Cherwell.org). Pop, A cappella
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Aug 9: 17:30 (1h) £6.00 (£4.00)
Aug 9-10: 20:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Amoeba to Zebra
The Andi Neate Band
AJ
AJ
Being 747
Andi Neate Band
A natural history musical 4.6 billion years in the making. Pop music and science fact come together in an educational concept show that tells the story of evolution through 14 songs, narration, visuals and really wild props. www.amoebatozebra.co.uk
Folk/jazz with a raw acoustic kick, stunning vocals and delightfully quirky lyrics, from this accomplished, awardwinning singer/songwriter. Upbeat, sophisticated and elegant; beautifully-woven soul stories and compelling adventures. ‘Street-tough acoustic artist set to go far’ (MU Magazine).
Musical, Pop
Assembly @ George Laughing Horse @ The Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5-6: 20:00 (1h)
£5.00
Aug 7-8,23-26,30: 20:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 27-29: 20:00 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Folk, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 8: 11:00 (1h) (Free B 0131 668 2019; for info only Ticketed) tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 16-21: 15:30 (45m)
Oxford Alternotives
Ali McGregor (‘La Clique’, ‘Variety-Nite’) returns with classic jazz ballads and sassy blues made famous by Billie, Ella and Britney. ‘…stunning, seldom does one find such grace and energy combined in one voice’ (Herald Sun, Melbourne).
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
Seasoned fiddler Geddes presents a new trio with Kevin MacKenzie (guitar) and Tom Lyne (double bass). The shared intimacy of these players brings a new sound to the Scottish fiddle scene, mixing traditional and contemporary compositions.
Aug 7-21: 14:15 (1h) £10.00 B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 5-13: 14:30 (1h) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (Free Non-ticketed) 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 29: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Acoustic
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 19-20: 19:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Are You Being Serious?
FPU
Arlo Guthrie
AN Arlo Guthrie
Fabio D’Andrea Productions
Featuring renowned composer and pop producer to the superstars Fabio D’Andrea, as well as surprise special guests, these one-off performances will be a treat not to be missed, promising to totally knock the stuff outta stuffiness!
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 20,24-25,27: 17:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Ariul: Made in Korea See page 178 for show information
Andy White
Another Night at the Opera
FAU
FAU
Andy White
Andrew Wright
Antonio Forcione’s Greatest (Almost) Hits
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 13: 21:00 £12.00 (£10.00)
Acclaimed pianist Andrew Wright returns to the Fringe with a new selection of arrangements from opera. Original music by Massenet, Verdi, Wagner, Bellini and others; arrangers include Liszt Italian-born virtuoso Forcione is a long-established Fringe and Thalberg. favourite. Unique blend of absolute genius, comic Classical timing, warmth and charm St Mark’s artSpace • 7 will have audiences on the Castle Terrace edge of their seats in awe, on B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 their feet with applause.
(1h15m) Aug 26: 20:00 (1h30m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Aug 29: 17:15 (1h30m) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Assembly @ Princes St Gardens • West Princes St Gardens, Princes St
B 0131 623 3030 V52GD3
AU David Hamilton
Strathclyde University organist David Hamilton returns to Canongate to launch his latest CD, recorded here earlier this year. A programme of popular Bach works in the incomparable acoustic setting of this historic Edinburgh church. Folk music icon and legendary artist shares timeless stories and unforgettable classic songs as he carries on the Guthrie family legacy. As a singer-songwriter and social commentator, he maintains a dedicated fan base that spans the globe. www.arlo.net Acoustic, Folk
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street
B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 19: 20:00 (1h30m) £18.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Classical
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile
B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 21,28: 12:00 (1h15m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Bach for Breakfast
AU ROSL Arts
Austen George
FAU Austen George
Ariul
U Assembly By Arrangement With Antonio Forcione
Long-time collaborator with Peter Gabriel and Tim Finn, and acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading singersongwriters, the bard of Belfast returns in top form. ‘I love this man and his music. Rave on!’ (Janice Long). www.andywhite.com
FAPJ
Bach at the Canongate
Ariul presents ‘Made in Korea’ a fusion of western and eastern instruments, dance and vocal performance. Ariul will enchant, engage and inspire. The ticket price to this international premier includes traditional Korean tea and snack. Part of www. festivalofspirituality.org.uk
The Edinburgh singersongwriter, with his band The Set Up, returns with new, musically ambitious songs, strong vocals, and versatile guitar. His storytelling lyrics and sometimes powerful rock rhythms, are worth going out for and coming home to. www.myspace.com/ austengeorge
Traditional, World music
Acoustic, Folk
St John’s Church • Corner Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell of Princes Street and Terrace Lothian Road
Eleventh sell-out series. International prize winners including cellists Edward King, Dai Dai Wu and pianists Alasdair Beatson and Ben Schoeman perform Bach and contemporaries. Different artists and programmes each concert. Tea/coffee pastries afterwards included. www.roslarts.org.uk Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street
B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 16,18,20,23,25,27: 09:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 668 2019; for info only B 0131 473 2000 V127GE3 tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 22-25,27-28: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 18: 21:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
Aug 26,29: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 23: 20:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 23-25: 18:15 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 26-29: 18:15 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Bach – The Six Solo Suites
The Bala Brothers
TFAU
U
John Rayson
Andrew Kay and David Vigo
Acclaimed viola player and composer John Rayson performs Fritz Spindler’s transcription of J S Bach’s ‘Six Suites for unaccompanied cello’ BWV 1007-1012. ‘Viola playing as evocative as one could wish’ (Strad). www.jasminmusic.com Classical, Music
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 10,14: 16:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Bach to the Future
FAU MuzicWorx
Classical
Assembly @ Princes St Gardens • West Princes St Gardens, Princes St
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Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 B 0131 623 3030 V52GD3 Aug 16-19: 20:00 (1h) Aug 9,16: 20:00 (1h) £17.00 (£15.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Barbara Morrison – Behind the Green Door
Barbara (7 years Ray Charles) sings it like it is! Our intimate loft provides the setting, The Tom Finlay Trio provides the groove. 5-star reviews (Scotsman, Herald (2009)), Herald Angel Award (2009). www.outhouse-edinburgh. co.uk Jazz
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 The Outhouse • 12A Aug 9-13,16-20: 14:00 (1h) £9.50 (£6.00)
U
Award-winning top song stylist, singer and performer, performs a great repertoire Multi award-winning trio, the by Springsteen, Dylan, Cohen Bala Brothers are the latest and more from her new singing sensations from South album. Championing ‘The Africa. The extraordinary Bala New American Songbook’, Brothers captivate through critics say ‘takes your breath their soaring harmonies and away’ and ‘sensational’. unique ability to infuse opera www.barbjungr.co.uk sounds with those of popular African music. Assembly @ George
Outhouse Productions
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
Barb Jungr Dave Mauchline
AN
Classical music demystified! Hear masterpieces come to life free from the intimidating formality of the concert hall; let our illuminating artists reveal their insights into the music, composers and performance. Ideal for the classically curious. www.muzicworx.co.uk
MUSIC
Broughton Street Lane
£12.00 (£11.00)
Aug 20-22: 20:00 (1h) £14.00 (£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Bartok and Shostakovich Late
AJ ROSL Arts
String quartets by Bartok, Shostakovich and other 20th-century composers performed by the Brodowski Quartet and the Solstice Quartet. Perfect musical nightcap for discerning Fringe diehards! Includes a complimentary glass of Hungarian wine from 10pm. www.roslarts.org.uk Classical, Folk
Royal Over-Seas League B 0131 226 0000 V99GC5 • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street Aug 8-12,14,16-21,27-29: 19:00 (1h15m) £13.00
B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3
Aug 8-12,14,16-21,27-29: 21:00 (1h15m) £13.00
Aug 19,26: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
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MUSIC Bavarian BrassBand on Tour
AU
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Beethoven for Breakfast
Bellevue Rendezvous
Bernstein and Fauré
Bessie Smith and the Blues
AU
AL
AU
FAU
ROSL Arts
Bellevue Rendezvous
St Andrew’s and St George’s West Choir
Liz Dicks
Bavarian BrassBand
Wearing traditional costumes the Bavarian BrassBand tries to entertain you with nice tunes from the south of Germany and Bohemia. Come and let’s have fun together. You won’t regret it!
Choral favourites sung by the choir of St Andrew’s and St George’s West in their annual Fringe concert. Fauré Requiem and Bernstein Chichester psalms directed by Brigitte Harris.
Traditional
Acoustic, Classical
Outside The Hub • Castlehill
B 0131 444 1725 V214GE4 Aug 11: 11:00 (3h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Beardyman Unshaved
L Beardyman
11th sell-out series. Beethoven and contemporaries performed by international awardwinnng musicians including Hilary Hayes, Stephen DePledge, Leonari Piano Trio, Brodowski and Solstice String Quartets. Different programmes each concert. Tea/coffee/pastries afterwards in beautiful surroundings included. SSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.roslarts.org.uk Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street
B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 17,19,24,26: 09:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
Unlike anything else you will see this year, UK beatbox champion Beardyman takes you on a mind-expanding journey through his larynx. Jaw-dropping musical mentalness, live and unplanned. ‘Do whatever it takes to get a ticket’ (Time Out). www.beardyman.co.uk
An inventive Scottish based trio of Gavin Marwick (fiddle), Cameron Robson (cittern) and Ruth Morris (nyckelharpa).’Elemental, mesmeric, extraordinarily beautiful ... this string trio is an absolute triumph, fabulous, cathartic, invigorating, likely to be in my 2010 top ten’ (Monaghan). www.myspace.com/ bellevuerendezvous Folk, World music
The LOT • 4 Grassmarket
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Bert Jansch
AM
Aug 25: 21:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Benny Gallagher
Beirut
Benny Gallagher
FAU
AL Edge Festival
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 22: 21:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
That Swing Sensation Big Band
A toe-tapping programme of big band favourites. Start the weekend with a swing from one of Scotland’s well-loved big bands. If big band and swing are your thing, don’t miss it. www.swingsensation.co.uk Jazz
show ‘Bessie Smith and the
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Music Centre at St Brides this year, following its success in 2008 and 2009. www.lizdicks.co.uk
Aug 27: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Blues, Jazz
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 13: 19:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Aug 28: 12:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00)
AU
St Andrew’s and St Jazz singer Liz Dicks’ critically George’s West • 13 acclaimed one-woman Fringe George Street
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Blues’ returns to the Acoustic
B 0131 226 0000 V24GE4 Bert Jansch
A melting pot of musical mayhem ensues when Beirut take to any stage. Electronica, pop, Balkan folk and indie rock are effortlessly pulled Comedy, Musical apart and reworked into a Udderbelly’s Pasture • rich intertwined tapestry of Bristo Square musical genius. A must-see! Rare opportunity for Fringe B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 The Edge Festival @ HMV visitors: Simon & Garfunkel, Garth Brooks, Mary Hopkin, Picture House • Aug 16: 18:55 (1h) £14.00 Ringo Starr, Gallagher & Lyle, 31 Lothian Road (£12.50) Don Williams, Phil Everly, Rick B 08444 999 990 V 265 G E3 Nelson and Rita Coolidge Aug 17: 21:55 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50) have recorded his songs – not Aug 22: 19:30 (3h) £17.00 to be missed! www.myspace. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 com/bennygallagher 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Big Band Swing
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Bil&Cyn Bizarre Guitar and Terse Verse
PN Bil&Cyn/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Bicentenary Concert: Robert Tannahill Legendary and hugely influential guitarist, songwriter and member of Pentangle, Jansch’s groundbreaking guitar playing and emotive songs have captivated generations. Neil Young, Jimmy Page, Nick Drake and Johnny Marr are devotees, and Jansch is still going strong. www.bertjansch.com
APU Five Freens (Morran, Weatherby, Brechin, Duff, Freeman)
From folk blues to bossa, genetics and money. From beeswax and dollars, to phonetics and honey. Poems about nature, songs from the sea. Poems on the Free Fringe, Fringe songs for free. www.myspace.com/bilandcyn Poetry
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street
Acoustic, Folk
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street
B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Foot-tapping folk music;
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Aug 26-27: 20:00 (2h) £18.00 (£16.00)
XAug 8-9: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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instrumental/vocal - cittern, accordion, guitar, whistles, cello, voices. Traditional songs from Scotland’s Robert Tannahill, Burns’ successor. Ideal family show. Brechin Records CDs. ‘Producer Fred Freeman has assembled some sterling performances here’ (Scotsman).
Aug 10-14: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Folk, Traditional
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 Aug 23-28: 19:30 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Bill Adair
FAU Bill Adair
MUSIC
Birds and Beasts Blazin’ Fiddles – Music of AU Martyn Bennett Blazin’ Fiddles and Fraser Fifield
Barbara “Behind the Green Door” Morrison Theres a lot going on behind that door!
funkswing
honkey tonk
FAU
bluesballads
Mr McFall’s Chamber With Fraser Fifield
With his rich vocals and carefully crafted guitar style, Bill is one of Scotland’s most respected singer-songwriters. Combining influences from folk and blues, Bill’s music addresses universal themes of love, work, loss and Following their ‘Birds and redemption. Unmissable. Beasts’ release, McFall’s bring www.billadair.net a programme of maverick contemporary music by two of Acoustic, Folk Scotland’s most adventurous traditional musicians. Pipes, Acoustic Music Centre percussion, bass, piano, string @ St Brides • 10 Orwell quartet. www.mcfalls.co.uk Terrace B 0131 668 2019; for info only Classical, Folk tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 24-25: 21:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A Billie Holiday Tribute
FAN Vivienne Black Music
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street
B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 25: 19:30 (1h20m) £14.00 (£12.00) (£8.00 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Scotland’s award-winning group draw the distinct flavour of fiddle music from various regions of the Highlands and Islands. From solo to ensemble sets, they all come together in a fiery blend that raises the roof! Folk
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh
Scotsman & Herald 2009
“The McMurdo Sound”
Outhouse Venue 99 Tickets available via Fringe Box Office 12a Broughton Street Lane www.outhouse-edinburgh.co.uk
See page 175, 182 for show information
DEAN FRIEDMAN IN CONCERT
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Blueflint
AU
The Lot (venue 24) Aug. 11 - 22 (not 16, 17) 9pm
Blueflint
The Black Lantern Cabaret
See page 182 for show information
TFAPN The Blues Blues Shaman Brothers – Live! FAN
TFAU
An intoxicating night of burlesque, breakdancing and spoken word, exploding into live rock, ska, electronica and hip-hop. Featuring The Amphetameanies, Stanley Odd, The Party Program, residents The Ministry of Burlesque and more. Thrilling non-stop ecstatic cabaret!
Trademark twin banjo Hartshorn-Hook bluegrass sound with echoes Productions of Gillian Welch. Crisp vocals tell dark stories of heartbreak, revenge and aching melancholy in a wonderful take on Americana. Lovely melodies and tuneful harmonies abound.
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Steve Tallis (Blues Shaman Australian Griot Sorcerer of Sounds)
B Minor Mass
AU Ludus Baroque
Ludus Baroque’s nights at Canongate Kirk and the ones that matter, not least when the B minor Mass is the work being presented’ (Herald). With Sophie Bevan, Robin Blaze, Ed Lyon and William Berger. Classical
Folk
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh
Join the party as our B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 suited-and-booted big band The Jazz Bar • 1a roar their way through Aug 26: 19:30 (2h) £14.50 Chambers Street unforgettable classics. Grab (£12.50) B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 your shades and get ready Cabaret, Event M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 to rock as the Blues Brothers Aug 17-18: 19:30 (1h) Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 blow you away. ‘Quite simply £7.00 (£6.00) Place 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 unmissable’ SSSSS M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (BroadwayBaby.com). 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 www.hartshornhook.com 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 10-16: 00:20 (1h30m) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 £9.00 (£7.00) Jazz, Vocal Blues, Jazz
Craig McMurdo
Aug 18-19: 19:30 (2h) £14.50 (£12.50)
Black Lantern
Languid and compelling, Melbourne performer Vivienne Black evokes memories of an era and jazz icon. In rich dulcet tones, Black describes the life and music of the great Lady Day, accompanied by inspired musicianship.
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with the Tom Finlay Trio
C • Chambers Street
B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 12: 19:00 (2h20m) Songs laden with power, £15.00 passion, and beauty from Australian singer/songwriter. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Earthy blues, breathless a 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 cappella field hollers, rhythms 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 that evoke and conjure spiritual forces. A powerful incarnation of raw beauty, wisdom and timelessness of the ages. www.stevetallis.com Blues, World music
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 The Jazz Bar • 1a
Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 23:15 Chambers Street (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27- Aug 11-12: 23:00 (1h30m) 30: 23:15 (50m) £10.50 £7.00 (£6.00) (£9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 23:15 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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MUSIC Brahms at Teatime
AU ROSL Arts
Works by Brahms and other 19th-century masters performed by award-winning musicians including cellist Dai Dai Wu, pianists Alasdair Beatson and Stephen DePledge, Leonari Piano Trio. Different artists and programmes each concert. Tea/coffee shortbread afterwards included. www.roslarts.org.uk Classical
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Burns2Brel!
AL Scottish Singer Wendy Carle Taylor Friends
Beautiful ballads, delicious chansons, haunting Scottish/ Irish melodies. A spellbinding new show of traditional and contemporary songs inspired by Burns, Brel, Woody Guthrie... SSSSS (public reviews Fringe 2008/9). ‘Excellent celebration’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Her singing is a true feast for the soul’ (List). www.wendycarletaylor.com Acoustic
The LOT • 4 Grassmarket
The Butterfly Effect
FAU Varieté Velociped, Sweden: Erik Petersen, Bengt Johansson, Svante Drake
Caledonian Folk Camerata and Blues at the Ritmata Guildford AU
AN
End of Princes Street)
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B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 20-21: 19:15 (1h)
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 19-28: 20:00 (4h)
Aug 17,19,24,26: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
Aug 18: 12:45 (45m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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The Burns Unit
Brenda FAM Cochrane – Just Burns Unit for Joe
Aug 18-21: 13:50 (45m) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cadenza at the Fringe
AK
AU
Brenda Cochrane – Just for Joe
Cadenza
A genuine, honest and often very funny one-woman account of a singer’s life. ‘Imagine Vonda Shepherd, Aretha Franklin and Eva Cassidy rolled into one and that’s Brenda Cochrane’ (Mark Blinkhorn, EdinburghGuide.com). Jazz
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh
B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 21: 19:30 (2h) £14.50 (£12.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Emma Pollock, Future Pilot AKA, Karine Polwart, King Creosote, Kim Edgar, Mattie Foulds, Michael Johnston and MC Soom T come together to celebrate and release their debut record ‘Side Show’. Prepare for a surprise or two. www.theburnsunitband.com Compilation
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street
B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 9: 19:30 (1h15m) £14.00 (£12.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 9 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
(Free Non-ticketed)
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Caledon – Scotland’s Tenors
U CaledonMusic.com Ltd
One of Scotland’s most exciting and versatile choirs conducted by Jenny Sumerling performs the Fauré Requiem with baritone, Alexander Robin Baker, Cantique de Jean Racine and Langlais Messe Solennelle. ‘Lovely pitch, tone and diction’ (Herald).
Carine Tinney, Dorothea Harris
Musselburgh
B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 20: 19:30 (2h) £14.50 (£12.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Classical
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Aug 19: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Capella
APU Capella
Camille O’Sullivan – Chameleon
TPU Phil McIntyre Entertainments
Edinburgh-based band, Capella, brings a brand new acoustic show to this year’s Fringe. Maxine Bowman (vox), Andy Rowland (keys) and Ashley Kimber sit in the spaces between Eva Cassidy and Ludovico Einaudi. Come soothe away your festival fatigue. Acoustic
The LOT • 4 Grassmarket
Alan Beck, Jamie MacDougall and Ivan Sharpe mix Greyfriars Kirk • traditional favourites with Greyfriars Place, contemporary Scottish Candlemaker Row classics, paying tribute B 0131 226 0000 V131GE5 to king of music hall, Sir Harry Lauder, and king of Aug 21: 20:00 (2h) £15.00 rock’n’roll, Elvis Presley (his (£12.50) (£4.00 C) grandmother was Scottish!). Classical
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AU Enjoy a wonderful selection of Baroque chamber music at lunchtime with soprano, Carine Tinney, accompanied by violin, cello and harpsichord. A lively and enjoyable programme of arias and cantatas by Handel, Vivaldi, Purcell and many more!
Guitar virtuoso Simon Thacker leads his acclaimed ensemble, merging classical, jazz, Latin The best free pub music and flamenco in a stunning event, in its 16th year. programme featuring fiery A musical cabaret loaded Scotland’s favorite folk ‘n’ fun instrumental showpieces with surprises and humour. band Yard of Ale with guests and passionate world song. Innovative beatbox; incredible Sandy Tweeddale, Bedford Special guest vocalist – Daisy instruments; wine glasses, Falls, FC Ukulele, Eddie Chute (All Angels). ‘Startling skis, Brahms performed on Walker and Wishing Well. virtuosity’ (Scotsman). a tuned bicycle creating the Caledonian ales. sound of a Caribbean steel Jazz band; all culminating in a Blues, Folk Brunton Theatre scrap-art chain reaction. Guildford Arms • 1 West • Ladywell Way, Find us on Youtube Register Street (off East
Augustine’s • 41 George B 0131 226 0000 V24GE4 IV Bridge £11.00 (£9.00)
Camerata Ritmata
Yard of Ale and Guests –16th Year
Cantare e Sonare
Assembly @ Princes St Gardens • West Princes St Gardens, Princes St
B 0131 226 0000 V24GE4 ‘Raunchy, dangerously fragile’ Aug 22-23: 19:00 (1h) SSSSS (Edinburgh Evening News). Dark, chameleon-like, £6.00 (£5.00) award-winning singer has M T W T F S S M T W T F S S stunned audiences with 5-star 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 performances worldwide and 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 a show-stealing appearance on ‘Jools Holland’. New show explores songs by Cave, Radiohead, Bowie, Brel and Waits. www.camilleosullivan.com Assembly @ George
B 0131 623 3030 V52GD3 Street • Assembly Aug 16: 21:45 (1h10m) £15.00 (£12.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5-6: 22:25 (1h10m) £10.00 Aug 7-9,11-12,16,1819,23,25-26,30: 22:25 (1h10m) £16.50 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:25 (1h10m) £18.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Capercaillie
AM Capercaillie
MUSIC
Carus Thompson Cathedral & Band Festival Eucharists – TFAU Free Carus Thompson
AU St Mary’s Cathedral
‘Their seductively contemporary sound and production, their mastery of traditional instruments (along with a willingness to look beyond them) and the voice of Karen Matheson have helped Capercaillie re-model the Celtic landscape ... nobody does it better’ (Q). www.capercaillie.co.uk Folk, Traditional
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street
Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation to celebrate the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the finest Anglican cathedral music. Featuring mass settings by Mozart, Vierne & Kodaly. Details of all music at www.cathedral.net Australian singer-songwriter Carus Thompson has toured with: Jack Johnson, John Butler, Seth Lakeman and The Waifs. His emotive songs engage while getting the crowd dancing, especially backed by his brilliant band. Folk, rock and reggae! Folk, Rock
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place
B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 8,15,22: 10:30 (1h15m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 12,19: 17:30 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 15,22: 20:00 (1h30m) £18.00 (£16.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Carol Kidd
AU Carol Kidd
Aug 9,11: 19:30 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 10,12-15: 21:00 (1h30m) £6.00 (£5.00)
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Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recital: John Scott
AU St Mary’s Cathedral
Join us for a memorable recital given by one of the world’s greatest organists. International concert and recording artist Renowned for her impeccable John Scott (Saint Thomas phrasing and distinctive church, New York) presents delivery, Carol Kidd breathes works by Bach, Howells and fresh life into jazz standards. Leighton. Joined by her guitarist Nigel Classical Clark. ‘Carol Kidd is the best kept secret of British jazz’ St Mary’s Cathedral • (Frank Sinatra). Palmerston Place Jazz
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh
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B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 30: 20:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) (£5.00 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cathedral Festival Evensong – Free
AU St Mary’s Cathedral
Choral services sung by the cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. Evensong on Wednesday 18 is broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Details of all music at www. cathedral.net Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place
B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 8,15,22: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 9-11,13,16-17,20: 17:30 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 18: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cathedral Handel’s Messiah
AU St Mary’s Cathedral
The critically acclaimed choir of St Mary’s Cathedral (‘superb’ Sunday Times) is joined by period ensemble Ludus Baroque for a performance of Handel’s masterpiece. Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place
B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 14: 19:30 (2h) £15.00 (£12.00) (£10.00 C)
See page 204 for show information
Cathedral Late Night Anniversaries By Candlelight
AU St Mary’s Cathedral
Cathedral Late Cathedral Late Night Bohemian Night: Music Rhapsodies From the USA
AU
AU
St Mary’s Cathedral
St Mary’s Cathedral
The Fell Clarinet Quartet presents a late night mix of music from eastern Europe in the wonderfully atmospheric St Mary’s Cathedral.
Soprano Danae Eleni’s programme includes Schumann’s ‘Leider-Album die Jugend’ as well as music by Wolf. John Bryden plays an Classical all-Schumann programme on St Mary’s Cathedral • the Cathedral’s fine Steinway Palmerston Place piano. B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Classical Aug 25: 22:00 (40m) St Mary’s Cathedral • £7.00 (£5.00)
Palmerston Place
B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 9: 22:00 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 16: 22:00 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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In the candlelit beauty of St Mary’s, three recitals from the USA. Oliver Brewer, tenor, sings settings of American poetry plus organ recitals by Christian Lane and Ruaraidh Sutherland. Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place
B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 5,12,19: 22:00 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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2 fOR 1 Take advantage of the ticket offer on 9 and 10 August.
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MUSIC
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Cathedral Late Cathedral Organ Night: Wilde Promenades Plays Chopin by AU Candlelight St Mary’s Cathedral
AU St Mary’s Cathedral
International concert and recording artist David Wilde returns to St Mary’s to perform a concert of Chopin’s piano music in this, the composer’s anniversary year. Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place
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Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts
AU St Mary’s Cathedral
A former Times Critic’s Choice. A whole month of free concerts with leading performers from some of the world’s top conservatoires and universities. Full details at www.cathedral.net. Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place
B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 2-7,9-14,16-17, 19-21,23-28,30-31: 13:10 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 8,15,22: 16:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cat Touch This
APU The Alleycats
Young, mischievious and ready to drop some fierce beats, this energised act sings everything from hip-hop mash-ups to 80s rock anthems. Dance moves included.
Superb duo Catriona McKay (clarsach) and Chris Stout (Shetland fiddle/viola). ‘A divine concoction of tradition and bold imagination; sensual, throaty fiddle lines – harp deliciously angular and haughty – unimpeachable’ (Irish Times). Traditional
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
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Celebrate the Music of the Scottish Harp 2
AU Clarsach Society
Hear haunting Gaelic and Scottish airs and sparkling dance tunes presented in an Greenside • 1b Royal informal ceilidh atmosphere Terrace by na Clarsairean, the B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Scottish Harp Orchestra, Lothian Gaelic Choir, and Aug 16-21: 21:40 (1h) special guests. £5.00 A cappella
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St Giles’ Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts
Check out the Half Price Hut at the Mound Precinct for a constantly changing array of half-price tickets. Hundreds of tickets are available every day and the full list of discounted shows can be found at the Hut or on the free Edinburgh Festival Fringe iPhone App.
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Joni Keen and the Euan Stevenson Trio
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St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
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Celebrate the Music of Ella and Oscar
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Escape the buzz of the High Street and enjoy some tranquility, beautiful music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of the Royal Mile. For details see stgilescathedral.org.uk or our leaflets.
Clarsach Society
A heady combination of the beautiful voice of Joni Keen and the fabulous Euan Classical, Folk Stevenson Trio. Come along St Giles’ Cathedral • and help us celebrate the Royal Mile music of Ella Fitzgerald and B 0131 226 0673 V187GE5 Oscar Peterson. Must-see show. Aug 2-5,7,9-14,1718,21,23,26-27: 12:10 Jazz (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Catriona McKay, Chris Stout
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Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place
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Three recitals by Nicholas Wearne (St Mary’s), Duncan Ferguson (organist and master of the music, St Mary’s), and James Lancelot (organist, Durham Cathedral) on the Cathedral’s famous ‘Father’ Willis organ.
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The LOT • 4 Grassmarket
Three of the new generation of talented young players, Ellie Evans, Calum Macleod, Karen Pollard and some friends return to present an entertaining programme of traditional and modern music – with a few surprises! Traditional
Columcille Centre • 2 Newbattle Terrace
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AU Clarsach Society
An afternoon tea concert of traditional music presented by members and friends of na Clarsairean, the Scottish Harp Orchestra, directed by Isobel Mieras. Tea/coffee and cake/shortbread included in ticket price. Traditional
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Chinese Music Ensemble
Chitarra Virtuosa
APU
AJ
Fukien Secondary School Hong Kong
Luca Villani
The Royal College of Physicians • 9 Queen Street
Peter Backhouse
Harmony Ensemble Experience the power and glory of the Rieger organ in St Giles’ Cathedral. Programme features J S Bach’s Passacaglia in C minor; Bairstow Sonata; works by Hindemith, Peeters and Durufle. Played by St Giles’ assistant organist, Peter Backhouse. Classical Welcome to our Chinese music display - traditional, new and improvised, with B 0131 226 0673 V187GE5 the fascinating voice of Fong Aug 4: 20:00 (1h15m) £8.00 Liu. Full array of percussion, bamboo flute, ruan (moon M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 guitar), zheng (plucked 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 zither), yangqin (hammered 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 dulcimer) and fiddle.
St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile
FAU Edinburgh Bach Choir Neil Mantle (MBE) conducts the Edinburgh Bach Choir in a concert of anthems and motets by Bruckner, Arvo Part, Tavener, and Stanford; the Aquillos Ensemble will play the Mozart Quintet for piano and wind. Classical, A cappella
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • Entrances from Lothian Road and Princes Street
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Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row
Aug 16-17: 20:30 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 18: 10:30 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 19,22: 13:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 20-21: 15:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Acoustic, Folk
Scottish Seabird Centre Cafe • The Harbour, North Berwick Aug 14: 20:00 (2h) £10.00
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Classical
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Aug 12: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Folk, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
Neil Wilson, leading Scottish classical guitarist, plays a programme of virtuoso guitar music with Spanish and South American influences. Music from his present and new CD. This performance is a must for guitar lovers! Classical, World music
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
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Classical Guitar – Classical and Choral Chillout: World Music Purcell to FAU Piazzolla
FAU Polymnia
AU ROSL Arts
Neil Wilson
Scotland’s top concert classical guitarist, Neil Wilson, plays classics and virtuoso world music. Bach, Rodrigo, Piazzola, Albeniz and more. Dynamic, passionate and technically brilliant. Guitar wizardry not to be missed! Classical, World music
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
Stoneyport Associates
Young Edinburgh-based singer with cultural roots in Scotland, Wales, India inspired by traditional music, 1960s folk revival and blessed with a voice unique, mesmerising and timeless with, ‘ ... the purity of a folk classic’ (Bella Hardy). www. myspace.com/chloematharu
FAU
Aug 18: 20:00 (1h45m) B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 £10.00 (£8.00) (£7.00 UC)
Chopin After Lunch
FAU
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Classical Guitar and World Music Neil Wilson
Chloe Matharu
Classical, World music
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Chloe is a nineteen-year-old singer with cultural roots in Scotland, Wales and India. Inspired by the great traditional music of Scotland, her voice is true and mellow with a particular indefinable quality. More info at www. fringebythesea.co.uk
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Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile Aug 28: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£6.00)
AU A recital of some Chopin works of the 1830s illustrated by descriptions of Chopin’s life at that time. Includes studies, preludes, polonaises, mazurkas and the F# Impromptu. Promoted by the Chopin Circle in Scotland.
World music
FAU
Centenary Concert of Unaccompanied Choral Music
Chloe Matharu at the SSC Cabaret Cafe
Fukien secondary school from Hong Kong return to the Fringe with a new set of performers and a new programme of traditional Chinese music, dance and art. Their 2008 show: SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
Celebrity Organ Chinese Music – Recitals 2010 Old and New
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Chopin and Paris in the 1830s Alan Graham
Italian guitarist, Luca Villani, performs the best guitar music from baroque to B 0131 226 0000 V336GH2 B 0131 226 0000 V181GC4 modern: the joyful Weiss ‘Suite’, the romantic Carulli Aug 28: 14:30 (2h) £6.00 Aug 17-20: 12:30 (45m) ‘Six Andante’, the poignant (£4.00) (Free Non-ticketed) Asencio ‘Collectici Intim’ and M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S the spirited Sir Walton ‘Five 0 2 0 3 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Bagatelles’. ‘Wonderful to 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 hear’ (Scotsman). 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Columcille Centre • 2 Newbattle Terrace
Chloe Matharu
Music by Chopin and other romantic composers performed by international award-winning musicians including pianists Martin Cousin, Stephen DePledge, Ben Schoeman and James Willshire. Different artists and programmes each concert. Tea/coffee and delicious shortbread afterwards included. www.roslarts.org.uk
Join the dynamic, versatile Polymnia as they perform a wide-ranging choral programme, including the inspiring harmonies of Whitacre, Fauré’s ‘Cantique de Jean Racine’, a Piazzolla tango and John Williams’ ‘Hymn to the Fallen’. www.polymnia.org.uk
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St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
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Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street
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Aug 23-25: 18:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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MUSIC Classical Guitar Jonathan Prag
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
TFAPU
Claude Bourbon: Craig McMurdo Guitar and Song – The McMurdo Sound FAU
Jonathan Prag
Claude Bourbon
Popular guitarist Jonathan Prag’s new programme includes a Bach prelude, Yuquijiroh Yoko’s ‘Sakura’, Celtic traditional arrangements and breezy Brazilian samba ‘Tico Tico’. A flamenco petenera by Sainz de la Maza and Rudnev’s ‘The Old Lime Tree’ are haunting highlights and ‘West Side Story’ sheer delight.
After a successful show in 2009 Claude returns for a unique Fringe appearance. ‘ ... a breathtaking acoustic fusion of blues, jazz, folk, classical, Spanish guitar from a stunning guitar virtuoso’ (Altadena News, USA). www. myspace.com/claudebourbon Acoustic, Music
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • Entrances from B 0131 668 2019; for info only Lothian Road and Princes tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Street Aug 27: 21:30 (1h) £10.00
B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 (£8.00) Aug 9-13,16-20,23-27,30: 14:05 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Classical Guitar Recital
AU
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Coreen Scott – A Scottish Journey
FAPU Coreen Scott and Friends
APN
David Vernon and Dick Lee
Dean Friedman – In Concert
AU
FAJ
David Vernon and Outhouse Productions Dick Lee
Internationally acclaimed vocalist, frequently compared to Connick Jnr and Bublé, performs an eclectic mix of jazz standards, lounge and swing; imbued with characteristic warmth and humour. A five-star, must-see show! www.craigmcmurdo.com Jazz
The Outhouse • 12A Broughton Street Lane
B 0131 226 0000 V99GC5 Aug 13,23-26: 19:00 (1h15m) £13.00 Aug 13,23-26: 21:00 (1h15m) £13.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A virtuoso mix of music for accordion and clarinet from around the world: French, Jewish, Balkan, classical, traditional Scottish and more. ‘They combine wonderfully, superb musicianship, full of spirit, a great double act’ (Scotsman).
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row
David Heavenor
FAU Dick Gaughan
Dean Friedman
Legendary songwriter performs hits ‘Ariel’, ‘Lucky Stars’, ‘Lydia’ and more. ‘Songsmith Extraordinaire!’ (MusicWeek), ‘Troubadour of choice!’ (Scotsman); ‘Every song a classic!’ (LondonTheatreGuide.co.uk). An evening of powerful, poignant and hilarious songs from a master songsmith. Acoustic, Folk
Only performer to hold the dual honours of a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio 2’s folk awards and induction into the Scots traditional music Hall of Fame, Gaughan returns for his annual hometown Fringe appearance. www.stoneyport.co.uk Acoustic, Folk
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6 The LOT • 4 Grassmarket B 0131 668 2019; for info only Aug 10,16,23,25: 17:45 (1h) B 0131 226 0000 V24GE4 tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 11,17,24: 15:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Days of Wine and Roses
David Heavenor PU
FAU
Dick Gaughan
Jonathan Cairney and Euan Stevenson
Aug 11-15,18-22: 21:00 (1h30m) £16.00 (£14.00)
Aug 25: 21:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Denise Black’s Loose Screw
The Divine Comedy
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AJ
Denise Black
Edge Festival After spending most of last year in the studio working on their tenth album ‘Bang Goes the Knighthood’, everyone’s favourite chamber pop band are back on the 2010 festival circuit. Expect lashings of sun-drenched festival classics.
Spyros Dendrinos
The Edge Festival @ The Liquid Room • 9c Victoria
Coreen’s warm, melodic voice joined by talented Cephalonian classical guitarist young harpist Aislinn Spyros Dendrinos returns Faulkner performing Scottish to Edinburgh’s distinctive favourites and contemporary St. Cuthbert’s church with songs. Be uplifted by Coreen’s an evening of classical soaring voice, with friends and romantic guitar. providing rich harmonies, Expect an exquisite harp and guitar. Part of www. performance, influenced festivalofspirituality.org.uk by his Mediterranean Acoustic, Traditional roots, and featuring music by composers Aguado, Giuliani, St John’s Church • Corner Tárrega, Albéniz, Villaof Princes Street and Lobos and Miliaressis. Lothian Road Classical, World music
This Edinburgh singersongwriter writes ‘...songs made to last, full of diffident power’ (Scotsman). Favourite of BBC Radio Scotland’s Iain Anderson. ‘One of the best songs ever written’ (Ricky Ross on ‘Jenny and the Cold Caller’). www.davidheavenor.com
In 1975, Tony Bennett and Bill Evans created an album of sublime beauty, a masterpiece. Vocalist Jonathan Cairney and pianist Euan Stevenson pay homage to its creators in a relaxed, informative and musically profound show.
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant and Arts Venue • 94 Hanover Street
Jazz
B 0131 668 2019; for info only B 0131 473 2000 V127GE3 tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 B 0131 225 2131 V269GD4
Aug 20: 18:30 (1h) £8.00 St Cuthbert’s Parish Aug 27-28: 16:00 (1h) Aug 6-7,9-14,16-21,23(£6.00) Church • Entrances from £8.00 (£6.00) 28,30: 22:30 (1h) £8.00 Lothian Road and Princes M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 0 2 0 3 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 1 5 Street 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
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Famed as ‘Queer as Folk’’s Street Hazel and ‘Coronation B 0844 499 9990 V161GE4 Street’’s temptress hairdresser, Denise lures Aug 6: 19:30 (3h) £18.50 Gryphon guitar genius M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Graeme Taylor to host a 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 midnight party. Humour and 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 heart-pumping pop, folk and 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 rock. Cabaret and bar ‘til late! Cabaret, Comedy
Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu • 2 Rutland Place
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Dizzee Rascal
AL Edge Festival
Don Cossack Balalaika and Ken Campbell’s Ideal Band
FAU Ideal Band
Dizzee’s flavour of intense nitro powered machine-gun-paced staccato lyrics has travelled the world over with acclaim never far behind. A hybrid blend of grime/hip-hop/pop and dance World-renowned! Exciting! will wind you up and leave you Colourful! Russian traditional gasping for more. Bonkers! music, song and dance, plus Scotland’s most experienced Edinburgh Corn musicians with the best Exchange • 11 songbook in contemporary Newmarket Rd, Slateford Scots acoustic music. Treat B 0131 443 0404 V77GF1 your ears, eyes and soul. www.kencampbellscotland. Aug 26: 19:30 (3h) £22.00 co.uk, www.davidnissen.com T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Doghouse Roses
FAU Doghouse Roses
Music, World music
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 19,26: 21:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Three of Scotland’s most successful young musicians, Kris Drever, John McCusker and Roddy Woomble (Idlewild), unite as this special trio with newly written contemporary folk songs. www. drevermccuskerwoomble.com Acoustic
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street
B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 29-30: 20:00 (2h) £15.00 (£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Duke Special
See page 194 for show information
AU Duke Special
AM
The Du-Rell Family
Durufle Requiem
Dougie MacLean
TFAPL
AU
The Du-Rell Family
St Giles’ Cathedral Choir, With Peter Backhouse, Organ
Blues, Folk
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Drever, McCusker and Woomble
Aug 29: 17:30 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Dougie MacLean in Concert Doghouse Roses are Iona Macdonald (vocals) and Paul Tasker (guitar, vocals) who developed their take on roots music through hundreds of shows treading the boards of Europe’s Americana circuit. Expect folk, blues and all points in between. www.doghouseroses.net
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Scotland’s finest singersongwriter, internationally renowned for ‘Caledonia’ and music for ‘Last of the Mohicans’, awarded two prestigious Tartan Clef Awards and inducted into the Scottish Music Hall of Fame. ‘A musical hero’ (Wall Street Journal). www. dougiemaclean.com Folk
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street
B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 14: 20:00 (2h30m) £20.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
FAU John Alexander
St Giles’ Cathedral Choir, directed by Michael Harris, with Peter Backhouse, organ, sing Durufle’s evocative setting of the Requiem and the Quatre Motets. Enjoy the atmospheric setting of St Giles’ and the splendour of this haunting music.
Dynamic, musically ambitious and bracingly eccentric. With a sound that is self-confessed ‘hobo-chic’, Duke Special is blissfully at home in his alluring genre of beautifully bruised romanticism, vaudeville-esque sensibility, sing-a-longs and addictive melodies. Once heard, never forgotten.
A musical journey back to The Du-Rell Family’s Deep South. Country cousins finding beauteous and biting murder-country harmonies between their honky-tonk Cabaret tales of heartbreak and The Spiegel Garden • George Square Gardens killing. Rattling, rolling, snakewrestling anthems from B 0131 667 8940 V87GF5 the swamps. www.myspace. com/familydurell Aug 9: 19:00 (1h10m) £12.50 Storytelling T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Dustbowl Blues With a Glasgow Kick
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street
Classical
A soul-grasping musical road trip from this Glasgow roots and blues man. Tales of B 0131 226 0673 V187GE5 lonesome desert highways to the Mississippi Delta, calling Aug 29: 22:30 (1h) £10.00 in at Glasgow shipyards and M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Scottish hills along the way. 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 www.johnalexander.info
St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile
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Blues
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
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Aug 12: 20:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
Aug 8-14: 21:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 19: 20:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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MUSIC
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Gala Concert
FAPU Edinburgh Fringe International Community Youth Orchestra and Choir
A concert by young musicians from the UK and South Korea, featuring two world premiere commissions by Rupert Bond and Gabriel Prokofiev and the Scottish premiere of extracts from ‘Songs of Hope and Creation’ by Andrew Daldorph. Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place
Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s Capitals of Culture
8 Strings
Elvis – Live!
FAPU
TFAPU Hartshorn-Hook Productions
FAU
High Heels and Horse Hair
Watch the horse hair fly! Alice Rickards (violin) and Sonia Cromarty (cello) explore the versatility of the string duo, with music from Corelli to Ravel. Fresh, dynamic playing from this exciting pair. And they’ve the shoes to match!
Edinburgh Renaissance Band
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‘Brilliant music with a warm and personal vibe’ (Ines Watson, Daily Express). Scottish Highland, Southern African, South American music, song, dance, storytelling, history show, set in Greyfriars Highland Kirk’s aethereal, historic surroundJazz, Vocal ings. www.myspace.com/ westhighlandsafariproject; C • Chambers Street B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 www.facebook.com/westhighlandsafariproject Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 22:10 Traditional, World music (55m) £8.50 (£7.50)
Eels
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Edge Festival
Era Schaeffera Described by Q Magazine as ‘A gloriously natural singer’; ‘seriously impressive’ by Aurea Porta the Telegraph and ‘Not the Messiah, but a very naughty girl’ by comedian Stewart Lee, Eliza Carthy is a pioneering figure in contemporary music. www.eliza-carthy.com
AU
Off-the-wall, near obsessive, responsible for serving a heady cocktail of American indie rock. Definitely shaken – not stirred.
Fauré Requiem By Candlelight
AU St Andrew Camerata
e2r/West Highland Safari Project
Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,2730: 22:10 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50)
AU Listen to Edward Dewhirst and Katharine Wade, the new generation of young organists, performing a sparkling programme of organ music in this wonderful space.
Eliza Carthy Band Eliza Carthy Band
Edinburgh Organ Scholars in Concert Edward Dewhirst and Katharine Wade
FAPU
Journey with us to medieval and renaissance cities, vibrant with music, song and dance. Period instruments of all kinds, richly costumed dancers, Classical friendly presentation for all thespace @ Symposium the family. ‘A Fringe highlight’ Wax that quiff and dust off Hall • RCOS, Hill Square (EdinburghGuide.com). www. your blue suede shoes: Elvis is edinburghrenaissanceband.net B 0845 508 8515 V43GE6 in town! Fronting the soulful 10-piece Memphis Rhythm Aug 25: 14:00 (1h) Classical £7.00 (£5.00) and Blues Orchestra, the St Cecilia’s Hall • Niddry undisputed king of rock’n’roll Aug 28: 12:00 (1h) Street, Cowgate is back. Hartshorn-Hook £7.00 (£5.00) B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 2009 season: SSSSS SSSSS 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (Scotsman). Aug 12-14: 19:30 (1h30m) 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (BroadwayBaby.com). £10.00 (£8.00) (Free Ticketed 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 www.hartshornhook.com C)
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e2r Presents West Highland Safari Show
Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row
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A return after four sell-out years of this atmospheric late-night performance by candlelight of Fauré’s much-loved Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine, with orchestra, in the hauntingly beautiful setting of Old Saint Paul’s. Classical
Old Saint Paul’s Church • Jeffrey Street
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Feels Good to Be Live
APU Something Relevant
Experimentalista!
TFAPL Susanna Macdonald
Folk, Traditional
India’s funkiest jam-rock septet; Something Relevant is upbeat, innovative and contagiously fresh! With B 0844 847 1740 V265GE3 B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Classical explosive live gigs, STR is Multimedia performance Aug 13: 19:30 (1h30m) a band for all seasons and Aug 25: 19:30 (3h) £22.00 St Andrew’s and St celebrating the 80th birthday ‘A national treasure, no less. £16.00 (£14.00) reasons. These slum-dogs George’s West • 13 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S of Boguslaw Schaeffer, a M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Susanna Macdonald performs are all set to jump start the 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 George Street leader of post-WW2 European with all the dedication of 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 largest artist gathering in the 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 avant-garde and father B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 a psychopathic Sunday world. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 of new music in Poland. SSSSS school teacher’ Aug 19,26: 14:30 (1h) Featuring Polish National Improv, Rock (BluesBunny.com). An £6.00 Radio Orchestra, Olga original mix of cabaret/indie/ New Town Theatre • M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Szwajgier Quartet and soloist anti-lo-fi/rock imaginings Freemasons’ Hall, 96 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Urzula Dudziak. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 from a truly unique Scottish George Street 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 songstress. Featuring Venue150 @ EICC • 150 B 0131 220 0143 V7GD3 dancing, guests and the Morrison Street unexpected. XAug 5-6: 22:30 (1h) B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 www.susannamacdonald.com £5.00 Aug 20-22: 19:00 (2h) Aug 8,14-15,21-22,28-29: Cabaret, Compilation £15.00 (£12.00) 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) Sweet Grassmarket (£8.00 S) Aug 22: 15:00 (2h) £15.00 • Apex City Hotel, 61 (£12.00) Aug 9,11-13,17-20,24Grassmarket M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 27,30: 22:30 (1h) £11.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 (£9.00) (£8.00 S)
HMV Picture House • 31 Lothian Road
SHOP
Take home a piece of the Fringe.
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street
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MUSIC
Fèis Rois and Friends
A Festive Flourish
Flamenco at the Flamenco Jazz Bongo! Nights
Follow the Music
Forward with Scotland’s Past
FAU
AU
TFAPJ
FAU
AU
FAM
Fèis Rois
Peter Backhouse, Michael Harris and John Kitchen
Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow
Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow
Bournville Young Singers
Battlefield Band
Late night flamenco with a touch of jazz! The Edinburgh Festival Fringe classic – sophisticated, mellow, a great way to end an evening’s Fringeing! Internationally acclaimed guitarist Ricardo Garcia brings his unique blend of music and rhythm. Magic! www.flamencoflow.com
Bagpipes, synthesizers, fiddles, guitars, cittern, bass, whistles, bouzouki. Performing on the B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 international scene for four decades, inspired by their Aug 24-25: 16:30 (1h) rich heritage of Celtic music £9.00 (£7.00) and fired by the strength of M T W T F S S M T W T F S S the modern Scottish cultural 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 scene. www.battlefieldband. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 co.uk 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Three organists at one organ; Peter Backhouse, Michael Harris and John Kitchen in a festive programme celebrating the many colours of the world-renowned Rieger organ in St Giles’ Cathedral. Classical Outstanding young musicians from across Scotland perform traditional music at its best. From haunting airs to lively jigs, Scots song from the Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin and Gaelic song from Fèis Rois. Not to be missed! www.feisrois.org Folk, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile Aug 22: 22:30 (1h) £8.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
TFAPL
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The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, off South Bridge
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Flamenco Fridays
FAU Ricardo Garcia’s Flamenco Flow
Festival Folk @ The Oak/The Wee Folk Club
Folk, Traditional
Aug 8-12,16,18-19,23, 25-26,30: 20:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
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Thirty-Five fine nights of acoustic folk and traditional music and song by renowned and up-and-coming singers and musicians from Scotland and beyond, in Edinburgh’s famously welcoming folk living room. www.royal-oak-folk.com
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Five in a Bar
(£10.00)
Various Acoustic Folk and Traditional Musicians from Scotland and Beyond
World music
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road
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B 0131 668 2019; for info only Trio Literati With tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Louise Gibbs and Jonathan Gee Aug 11: 19:15 (3h) £12.00
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‘Fabulous fingers of fire!’ A decade at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Ricardo Garcia and his fiery Spanish group return to bring the joy and spontaneity of the best of flamenco to the Edinburgh audience!
Jazz songs and Beat-era poems in a lively mix integrated throughout by inspired impro accompanist Jonathan Gee. Vivid energy and rhythm of Monk, Mingus, Charlie Parker blend with poets Ginsberg, Creely, Magical five-star flamenco! Ferlinghetti. Buy tickets early for Ricardo Garcia’s flamboyant Spanish Jazz, Poetry stunner. Sunday Herald The Jazz Bar • 1a Critic’s Choice. ‘Virtuoso Chambers Street musicianship. Strong, deft B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 footwork’ (List). ‘Fascinating, Aug 9-15: 15:30 (1h) £8.50 high-octane, contemporary ... Ace!’ (Guardian). ‘Striking, (£6.50) dramatic ... knife-sharp ... M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 simply a stunning’ (Argus). 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 www.flamencoflow.com 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
From the famous chocolate suburb of Birmingham hails this exuberant group of talented youngsters, performing at their second Fringe a delicious palate of music from a harmonious array of origins. So come follow the music! Compilation
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Dance, Jazz
C central • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge
Folk, Traditional
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street
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Footstomping @ Whiski – Free
Aug 7,14: 22:40 (1h10m) £11.50 (£10.50)
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Aug 20: 20:00 (2h) £16.00 (£14.00)
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Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music
Flanders and Swann: AGNother GNew AfterGNoon
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Frank Holden’s Sinatra Quartet
AU Frank Holden of Sinatra Entertainment UK
TU Infinite Number of Monkeys Ltd and Pleasance in association with Jeremy Meadow
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Showcasing the very best of live Scottish music bands from Scottish bluegrass/alternative country sounds, Scottish/ Irish vibes to traditional Scottish music with fiddles, accordians, etc, to name just a few. Full events programme at www.whiskibar.co.uk/ Events_Bar.html. Folk, Traditional
Award-winning Sinatra singer Frank Holden proudly brings his Quartet to Edinburgh’s B 0131 556 3095 V246GE5 exclusive Jazz Bar. Holden swings and croons his way Dance, Jazz The Edinburgh Flanders and Aug 2-Sep 5: 22:00 (3h) through fabulous standards (Free Non-ticketed) from the ‘Great American C central • Carlton Hotel, Swann institution is back with GNew mud, mirth and M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Songbook’ with his unique North Bridge 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 ‘Sinatra Floor Show’. www. Madeira. Enjoy multi awardB 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 winner Tim FitzHigham, Radio 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 sinatra-entertainment.com 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 4 musical maestro Duncan Aug 6,13: 22:40 (1h10m) Jazz, Vocal £11.50 (£10.50) Walsh-Atkins and classic The Jazz Bar • 1a M T W T F S S M T W T F S S songs. ‘Genius!’ (Guardian); 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 ‘Muddy marvellous’ (Evening Chambers Street 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Standard). 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Revue Aug 22,29: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Pleasance Courtyard • 60
WHISKI • 119 High Street
Pleasance
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MUSIC Freedom For Tooting!
TFN
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Fribo
FAU Fribo
Cosmo
From the Enlightment to Beyond the Secession
AU Clare Jones
Bluegrass, folk, punk and human beatboxing collide with DIY politics. Edinburgh and Hay Fringe award winner Cosmo returns. ‘Hilarious and unstoppable!’ (Guardian). www.cosmoguitar.net
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 9-15: 22:05 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Free Fringe Music
AU National Museum of Scotland
A unique collaboration – Norwegian singer Anne Sofie Linge Valdal, Scottish fiddler Sarah-Jane Summers, English-born guitarist Ewan MacPherson – rapidly gaining recognition and acclaim; blending musical styles with sensitivity and an exuberant feel for contemporary sounds and rhythms. www.fribo.co.uk
Clare Jones returns to the Fringe with a fascinating programme of piano works by Haydn, Chopin, Dvorak, Satie and composers from the Second Viennese School and after. Classical
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
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Acoustic, Folk
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 15: 19:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Ged Brockie and Chamber Orchestra
FAU Stoneyport Associates
From Japan to Scotland
See page 202 for show information
APJ Semi On
Liven up your lunchtime with some of Scotland’s talented young musicians. As well as traditional and classical crowd-pleasers, our daily programme includes pieces inspired by the Lewis Chessmen. In partnership with Live Music Now! Scotland. Full details at www. nms.ac.uk.
Semi On, from Japan, has shows at The Newsroom and outdoors at the Pear Tree. Their music is described as gypsy-funk, with rock, disco and folk.
Classical, Traditional
Folk, Rock
National Museum of Scotland • Chambers Street
Girl Balls – Free
PM Killy Dwyer/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Graffiti Classics Grand Tour: Germany AU Festival Highlights
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree •36 West Nicholson Street
Aug 9-28: 12:45 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 5-6: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 29: 14:00 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 8-9: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Laughing Horse @ Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street
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Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 16-17,19,22-23: 19:15 (1h) £10.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The original, mad, magical, comedy/rock’n’ roll anti-cabaret! Killy Dwyer – the queen of NYC’s underground comedy scene – takes you through a night of breakdowns and breakthroughs in this outrageous, unpredictable musical experience. Comedy
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street
APU
Sospiro Baroque
Classical, Jazz
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Jazz guitarist Ged Brockie, with a chamber orchestra of top young, aspiring and professional musicians, premiers a powerful new work by Bruce HebentonGraham. A brilliant fusion of Bach, Arab, Spanish, jazz, pop, and symphonic music.
The comedy string quartet returns for two nights only. ‘Dazzling foursome with a quick-fire concoction of dancing and singing, all done while they get their virtuosic fingers around a repertoire from madrigals and Mozart to tango’ (Times). www. graffiticlassics.com Classical, Folk
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street
Music by JS Bach, Buxtehude, Pachelbel and Telemann. Sospiro Baroque, Edinburgh’s brand new baroque ensemble, concludes a grand tour of Europe with a programme of choral and instrumental works by German composers. Full details at www.sospiro. wordpress.co.uk Classical, Vocal
St Michael and All Saints Church • Brougham Street
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MUSIC Gus – Free
APU Gus
A beautiful girl sings an hour of cabaret chansons – old, new and unique. Admission by voluntary donation. Free parking. Acoustic, Cabaret
Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row
Handel – Tu Fedel? Tu Costante?
AU Nicola Corbishley, Gwen Browning, Kate Miguda, Joanna Woolley, Bernard Robertson
B 07816 671450 V70GB3 Aug 11-14,18: 20:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 19-21: 22:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Hairy Pretty Things – Free
K Hairy Pretty Things/ PBH’s Free Fringe
The Great American Songbook Retold
Strings and harpsichord accompany London-based soprano, Nicola Corbishley, in George Frideric Handel’s dramatic cantata on love and fidelity: ‘Tu fedel? Tu costante?’ alongside a collection of ravishing Baroque arias.
Assembly & Sean Rowley Organisation
FAPM
AU
False Hearts and Broken Vows
Roll up! Three hairy funny men sing, dance and joke for your entertainment. Ogle at Luke Meredith’s enormous organ! Marvel at Elliot Mason’s one-stringed banjo! Gasp at what issues from David Somerset Barnes’ gob! Etc. Cabaret, Comedy
Erin Shields and David Shenton
Fingers Piano Bar • 61a Frederick Street
V221GD3 Aug 7-9,11-16,18-23, 25-27: 15:10 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) The all-killer, no-filler rollercoaster ride of a musical spectacle makes its Edinburgh debut with DJs, dancers and special guests. Celebrating the glory of pop reaching unbridled dizzy heights of euphoric glee. ‘A putative global phenomenon’ (Guardian).
New York City songstress Erin Shields uses her lush, emotionally-charged powerhouse vocals and mesmerizing warmth to sing one-of-a-kind interpretations of well-known Pop jazz standards. ‘Brilliant ... Assembly @ Princes St sizzling ... flawless’ (John Gardens • West Princes Hoglund, Backstage). www. St Gardens, Princes St ErinShieldsMusic.com B 0131 623 3030 V52GD3 Jazz, Vocal XAug 4: 23:30 (2h30m) The LOT • 4 Grassmarket £5.00 B 0131 226 0000 V24GE4 Aug 5-8,12-15,19-22,26Aug 27-28: 20:30 (1h) £15.00 (£12.00)
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Innovative new baroque ensemble Lord Rochester’s Monkey: Frances Cooper (soprano), John Kitchen (harpsichord), Mark Summers (violin) and Gordon Ferries (theorbo/guitar), perform vocal and instrumental music: Blow, Kapsberger, Marais and Monteverdi. www. stceciliasfriends.org.uk Classical
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Frances Cooper, Roderick Long, Shona Jones, Colin Dundas
Following their successful debut last year, Frances Cooper (soprano), Roderick Long (violin), Shona Jones (cello) and Colin Dundas (piano) perform ‘All the Fine Airs’, enchanting folk-inspired music by Haydn, Beethoven, Britten, Rebecca Clarke and Vaughan Williams.
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
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St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Harpsichords at St Cecilia’s Hall 1
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AU
Classical
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Guilty Pleasures Guitars at St Cecilia’s Hall N
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Classical
Aug 17: 14:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Harmonious Sounds
John Kitchen at St Cecilia’s Hall
The Harmonics
FAPU Miles Ahead
Four musical directors behind sell-out Fringe fixtures like Out of the Blue, Oxford Gargoyles and NYJO bring you an unforgettable evening’s entertainment. With unique style, these boys perform alltime favourites, like Sinatra, Baccarach, Stevie, in dazzling close harmony. Jazz, Pop
Keyboard music on instruments from the recently bequeathed Mirrey Collection; stunning in its breadth and quality. Followed by a reception launching the latest in John’s critically acclaimed series of recordings on Delphian Records. www. stceciliasfriends.org.uk
C central • Carlton Hotel, Classical North Bridge St Cecilia’s Hall • Niddry B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Street, Cowgate Aug 15,20-22,27-30: 18:15 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 16-17,23-24: 18:15 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 18-19,25-26: 18:15 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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St Cecilia’s Hall • Niddry Street, Cowgate
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28: 23:30 (2h30m) £10.00
Aug 14: 15:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00) (Free Ticketed C)
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MUSIC Harpsichords at St Cecilia’s Hall 2
AU Arborea Musica Play Vivaldi
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Heidi Talbot Hot Chocolate Ilka Joy and With John at 10 Treasure McCusker and AU FAU Boo Hewerdine, Old Saint Paul’s Music The Sensational Plus Special Christine Sparks Guests
FAU
In the Pink – Fabulous All-Female A Cappella!
Italian and Neapolitan Songs and Dinner in VinCaffe
FAU
AU
In the Pink
Philip Contini and His Be Happy Band
Philip Contini and his Be Happy Band will serenade you during a three-course Neapolitan Dinner. Please contact VinCaffe for menu options.
Fallen Angels Club
Event
Gerard McDonald and John Kitchen contrast oboe and recorder sonatas (including two newly discovered works) with virtuoso keyboard transcriptions by Bach. Featuring the 1755 Kirckman harpsichord. ‘Acclaimed period instrument group’ (Guardian). www. stceciliasfriends.org.uk Classical
St Cecilia’s Hall • Niddry Street, Cowgate
Finish off your Fringe day with relaxing hot chocolate and music by candlelight. Programme includes popular choral and chamber music by Bach, Schubert, Ravel This special concert sees Heidi and others. Further details making her Fringe debut and from www.osp.org.uk/ launching her new record hotchocolate or leaflet at the ‘The Last Star’. ‘A voice that’s venue. both awestruck and tender’ Classical (New York Times). www.heiditalbot.com
Acoustic, Folk
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 226 0000 V31GE5 B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 25: 15:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00) (Free Ticketed C)
Aug 14: 19:15 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Hayden’s The History of Rantings of a Jazz Piano Young Fool – Free
Aug 10-13,17-20,24-27: 22:00 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Hull University Big Band
AU Hull University Big Band
V156GE5 Aug 11-28: 13:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 10,12,17: 21:00 (1h) £8.00 Aug 19: 18:00 (1h) £8.00 Aug 28: 19:15 (1h) £8.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
AU
7 Castle Terrace
B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 10-11: 20:00 (1h45m) £8.00 (£6.00) (£5.00 S) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
First prize winners, respectively, of the 2004 and 2007 Scottish International Piano Competitions, Tanya Returning to the Fringe for Gabrielian and Tom Poster their seventh year in a row, make a welcome return to the Big Band look set to Edinburgh to perform works deliver their best show to date, playing a wide variety of for piano duet by Mozart, Schubert and Rachmaninov. music including swing, rock, blues and funk! Classical Jazz, Rock
The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
Vocal, A cappella
C • Chambers Street
Aug 15,22,29: 19:00 (3h30m) £29.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Jason Derulo
AU Edge Festival
Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 16:45 (45m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 16-17,23-24: 16:45 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 18-20,25-27: 16:45 (45m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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International Piano Laureates In This Lonely in Concert Town Tanya Gabrielian and Tom Poster
Richard will play standards in styles from Fats Waller to Oscar Peterson and songs Songs, performance poetry, from his new Burns CD. He classical guitar; with two guitars and an exciting vocal will improvise on the organ style, Hayden is full of energy, on anything! Hear one of the musicality and mild cynicism. keyboard masters live. You’ll leave smiling, even if Improv, Jazz you’re not sure why. St Mark’s artSpace • www.haydencohen.co.uk
B 0131 557 0088 V334GC5 Oxford’s gorgeous singing sensations return! With lush harmonies, cheeky humour and quirky choreography, they guarantee a toe-tapping performance – all polished with their signature girl-nextdoor charm. www.inthepink.org.uk
B 0131 668 2019; for info only B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
Aug 24: 19:30 (1h) £8.00
Richard Michael
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
Acoustic
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell B 0131 226 0000 V267GD5 Terrace
Hayden Cohen/PBH’s Free Fringe
Poetry
Expose yourself to the pure heart of Scottish songwriting, from Burns right through to today. In this wonderful show, the crystal clear voice of ‘The Sensational Christine Sparks’ will astound and delight you. Truly unmissable! www.ilkajoyandtreasure.com
Old Saint Paul’s Church • Jeffrey Street
TFAPU
PJ
Vincaffe • 11 Multrees Walk
Acclaimed pop singer/ songwriter is taking the music world by storm. Having released an album in March and a number 1 hit under his belt, Derulo is destined to make big waves in 2010.
FAPL
HMV Picture House • 31 Lothian Road
Andrianna Smela (Soprano) and Maria Dessena (Piano)
Aug 24: 19:30 (3h) £22.00
B 0844 847 1740 V265GE3 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Twenties Berlin and Paris – in Edinburgh! New Yorkers B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Andrianna Smela and Maria Dessena deliver passionate Aug 5-10: 15:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 16: 14:30 (1h) £10.00 and captivating interpretations (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S of cabaret songs and musical M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 theatre by Kurt Weill, Edith 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Piaf, William Bolcom and 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 more. www.inthislonelytown. blogspot.com Cabaret, Classical
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 25-26: 14:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Jay Brown Solo – Acoustic
Jazz at Lunchtime
FAU
TFAU
Jay Brown
Ian Millar and Dominic Spencer
MUSIC
Jazz Bar Jazz
AN Jazz/Funk/Soul/Fusion
Jazz on a Jeana Leslie and Joni Mitchell Summer’s Day... Siobhan Miller Project A Tribute to FAU FAU Anita O’Day
FAPU
Jeana Leslie and Siobhan Miller
Sally Barker
Melanie O’Reilly
Stripped down and acoustic! Fast becoming known as one of Scotland’s finest songwriters, the enigmatic Brown performs new material, as well as songs from his critically acclaimed debut album ‘Take What You Need’. www.myspace.com/ jaybrownsmusic Acoustic
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Sell-out shows (2007-2009); saxophone and piano duo, playing standards and melodic originals with inspiring video backdrop of Scottish scenery in an intimate jazz club setting. Good food. Good music. Good atmosphere. Have lunch or just listen! Improv, Jazz
Edinburgh’s famous double award-winning music venue hosts loads of independent Fringe shows and also presents its own programme of high-quality jazz and latenight funk daily, featuring Scottish and international performers. Full programme: www.thejazzbar.co.uk. Bar open 2pm-5am daily. Jazz
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
Jeana Leslie and Siobhan Miller (winners, 2008 BBC A tribute to musical genius Radio 2 Young Folk Award) Anita O’Day. The songs of are both blessed with lovely the legendary jazz vocalist natural voices which blend featuring award-winning beautifully, whether in California-based singer, harmony or unison. www. Melanie O’Reilly, with trio. jeanaleslie-siobhanmiller. ‘Breathtaking, amazing, sheer co.uk virtuosity’ (Irish Times). Folk, Traditional www.melanieoreilly.com
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 The Jazz Bar • 1a
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Jazz
B 0131 668 2019; for info
Radisson Blu Hotel Great Scots Hall • 80 High Street
Aug 25: 20:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
Aug 6-30: 12:30 (1h30m) £8.00 (£7.00) (£20.00 F)
Aug 7-8,16-29: 15:30 (1h) £3.00 (£2.00)
Aug 13-14: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 24: 19:15 (1h15m) £10.00
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Aug 7-8,17,30: 21:00 (1h30m) £4.00 (£3.00)
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only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
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Sally Barker, (Poozies), presents a captivating evening dedicated to the cool Canadian from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This is a journey of heart and mind to California via Chelsea, Paris and Des Moines. Big Yellow Taxi anyone?
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
Chambers Street B 0131 668 2019; for info only Aug 18: 19:15 (1h15m) Aug 6-7,13-14,20-21,27B 0131 226 0000 V39GE5 28: 01:00 (4h) £5.00 (£3.00) B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 7-8,15,17-18,2122,26-28,30: 23:00 (1h30m) £4.00 (£3.00)
Jazz at Centotre
Aug 8-12,15-19,22-26,2930: 01:00 (4h) £2.00 (£1.00)
AU
Aug 14-15,21-22: 14:00 (1h) £3.00 (£2.00)
Jazzmain Trio
Aug 15-16: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
AU
Aug 29: 14:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
The Jive Aces with Very Special Guest Toni Elizabeth Prima
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Billie Holiday to Billy Bragg! London-based jazz vocalist Kerry Hodgkin and her quartet with jazz/soul/blues originals/covers from her great new album. Her silkand-steel vocals are likened to jazz legend Sheila Jordan and diva Eva Cassidy.
Jazz
Jazz, Vocal
Centotre • 103 George Street
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
V226GD3
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5
Aug 8,15,22,29: 18:00 (6h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 23-27: 19:30 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00)
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2 fOR 1
Joy of Sax: Best of...
Jazz Table in the The Jive Aces – Celebrating the FAU Corner Sax Collective Music of Louis FAU Prima and Keely Kerry Hodgkin Band Smith
Aug 21,28,30: 19:30 (1h) £4.00 (£3.00)
We are delighted to be hosting the sophisticated sounds of Jazz every Fringe Sunday night. Join us for a meal in one of Edinburgh’s most beautiful rooms. Free entry with advance dinner reservation, sittings 6pm/9pm.
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A wonderfully entertaining hour of music, drama and comedy highlights, guaranteed to put a smile on your face. A show to suit all tastes and ages. ‘Must-see gem of the Fringe, 5/5’ (ThreeWeeks). The UK’s top jive and swing band return with Miss Prima for a show packed with great songs, breathtaking showmanship and guaranteed fun! ‘Simply sensational’ (Stage). www.jiveaces.com Cabaret, Jazz
City Edinburgh • 1a Market Street
B 0131 226 0000 V90GD5
Comedy
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 16-20: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) (£25.00 F) Aug 16-17: 20:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) (£25.00 F) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 25-28: 20:00 (2h) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Take advantage of the ticket offer on 9 and 10 August.
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MUSIC KAN Featuring Brian Finnegan and Aidan O’Rourke
FAU Alan Bearman Music
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Kenny Young and the Eggplants
FAU
Lach’s Antihoot
N Dabster Productions and Gilded Balloon
Late Night Liszt Lee Patterson and Friends AJ
Liebestraum
ROSL Arts
Elizabeth McKeon and Alan Jacques
FAU
Lee Patterson
Kenny Young and the Eggplants
AU Popular Edinburgh soprano Elizabeth McKeon and Alan Jacques (piano) present some of Franz Liszt’s most beautiful songs - of love, longing and the Lorelei. Classical
Maverick Flook and Lau frontmen join forces with Ian Stephenson and Jim Goodwin, two of the brightest stars in the world of rhythm and accompaniment, to create a hypnotic fresh new sound. www.alanbearmanmusic. co.uk Acoustic, Folk
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Herald Angel award-winners! Really fun, weird indie pop. `Gentle insanity with irresistible tunes’ SSSS (Herald). `The most amazing, amusing, wonderful, whacky band in this or any other town’ (Alexander McCall Smith). Find us on myspace. com. Pop, Rock
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
Aug 27: 21:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Ken Hastings
AU Ken Hastings
Aug 26-29: 20:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Ken Parsons – Celtic Harp, Songs, Poems and Yarns
World premier! NYC’s coolest hangout and longest running open-stage! Birthplace of Beck, Moldy Peaches, Regina Spektor and hundreds more. Think Letterman meets ‘American Idol’. No two shows the same. ‘Face-ache funny, beat-punk-unplugged joy.’ (Guardian)
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Multi award-winning South African pianist Ben Schoeman presents an intoxicating late night cocktail of operatic transcriptions and extracts from ‘Années de Pèlerinage’ by the great Hungarian. Includes a glass of complimentary Hungarian wine served from 10pm. www.roslarts.org.uk Classical
Royal Over-Seas League
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 • Overseas House, 100 Aug 6-8,11-15,18-22,2529: 00:30 (2h30m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Lady Carol: Malady
TU Assembly & Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street One night only! Edinburgh’s own. The voice of a fallen angel. Gospel, alt-folk, acoustic blues. Gig of the year, album of the year awards; ‘Tom Waits at his melodic best’ (Maverick) www.lpmusic.org.uk Acoustic
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Little Elf Records Presents Ken Parsons
Aug 17: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only Comedy, Storytelling tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Laughing Horse @ The
Aug 22: 20:00 (1h) £9.00
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Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street
B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 24-29: 18:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree • 36 West Nicholson Street
After triumphant shows at Sydney’s Opera House, a brief return visit to Edinburgh from Fullmooner’s Lady Carol. ‘Utterly intoxicating’ SSSS TimeOut; ‘I long for a CD SSSSS ( Scotsman); ‘A unique, funny and intimate portrait through story and song’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Cabaret, Comedy
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 Aug 9-15: 20:00 (1h) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Lisa Scott Sings Jazz
AU
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Lawrence Dunn and Alan Jacques
AU Lawrence Dunn and Alan Jacques
£10.00 (£8.00)
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Les Enfants du Paradis – a Musical Journey Above the Clouds
FAPL
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 A magical study of spirituality,
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Blues, Jazz
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket Aug 8: 20:40 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) (£7.50 CF)
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street Aug 18: 12:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
From Billie Holiday to Frank Sinatra, Lisa sings with passion, humour, ease and sophistication. Her mature, moody voice is complemented by a professional three-piece live band – piano, bass and drums.
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
Classical Sell-out 2008! Echoes of the 1960s, when he began his career, but citing MacLean, McTell and Taylor amongst myriad influences, Ken writes, ‘ ... songs in the broadside A unique travelling tradition - all catchy numbers troubadour variety show with local or topical themes’ featuring folk songs on Celtic (EdinburghGuide.com). harp, stand-up, storytelling, poems and great comical and Acoustic, Folk satirical songs with guitar. Acoustic Music Centre Funny, moving, thought@ St Brides • 10 Orwell provoking.
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B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Lisa Scott/Sweet B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Venues Aug 20: 21:00 (1h15m) Princes Street
London Schubert Lawrence Dunn (violin) and Alan Jacques (piano) play two Players masterworks by Beethoven violin sonatas No. 5 in F major ‘Spring’ and No. 8 in G major. Also Martinu’s delightful ‘Five Madrigal Stanzas’ dedicated to Albert Einstein.
APM
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Aug 11: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
time and clouds from the European Commission award-winning project www. invitationtocomposers. co.uk. Prisoner of war Olivier Messiaen’s visionary ‘Quatuor’ inspires composers in Scotland, Mexico, Norway and Romania.
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Classical
Performing Arts Centre Stewart’s Melville College • Queensferry Road
B 0131 226 0000 V128GC1 Aug 26: 19:30 (1h50m) £12.00 (£10.00) (£5.00 SUC) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 667 7533 V257GF6 Aug 24-27, 29-30: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Little Feat
AL Edge Festival
Loveboat Big Band Midnight Special
FAN
Love, Love, Love
TFAU Lochhead and Laula
Loveboat Big Band
Sweet, sad, old, new, intimate, loud, romantic, raunchy – whether spoken word or soaring note, here’s two friends who just love to sing their songs! Lochhead: ‘poetry which sparkles’ (Scotsman). Laula: ‘...a stunningly brilliant singer’ (Telegraph).
One of their five UK dates, American rock legends Little Feat dish up an eclectic blend of rock’n’roll, blues, country, folk, R&B, funk and jazz-fusion. Hand-clapping, foot-stomping goodness!
Embark on the ultimate musical cruise with this 17-piece swing spectacular, featuring members of Orkestra del Sol, The Bevvy The Edge Festival @ Sisters and Mr McFall’s HMV Picture House • 31 Chamber. ‘Simply brilliant! Lothian Road You must see them’ SSSSS Spoken word B 08444 999 990 V265GE3 (Forth FM). Find us on myspace.com. Acoustic Music Centre Aug 15: 19:30 (3h) £25.00 @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Cabaret, Jazz M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Terrace 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Loud and Proud Choir
AJ
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street
B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 Aug 10-11,18-20: 17:00 (1h) Aug 29: 00:00 (2h) £15.00 (£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Loud and Proud
Lovehearts and Soorplooms
AU Jennifer Logan and Stuart Hope
Jennifer Logan and Stuart Hope unwrap bittersweet songs and chew over family relationships, revealing Scotland’s popular LGBT disillusion at their centre. choir, now in its fifth Spitting out Solomon’s year, makes a triumphant thousand wives and return to the Fringe. An unmissable diverse a cappella recalcitrant offspring, they break teeth on marriage and performance exhibiting incest. Bah humbug! unbridled enthusiasm. Supporting Waverley Care. Compilation Sponsored by Mowat Hall St Andrew’s and St Dick LLP. Compilation, A cappella
Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row
B 0131 226 0000 V131GE5 Aug 28: 20:30 (1h) £12.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
George’s West • 13 George Street
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Aug 22,24: 14:30 (1h) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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AU Edge Festival
The last thing you’d expect a trio of Ivy League graduates to be doing is making music. The Low Anthem sound is an updated version of American folk and roots music, featuring everything from Appalachian ballads to fullthroated bluesy stomps.
The Edge Festival @ The Queens Hall • 89 Clerk Street
Lunchtime Concert by South West Camerata Concertante Ensemble
Lunchtime Organ Recitals
TFAU
Macfloyd
AU Macfloyd
Greyfriars Outreach Ltd
AU Joined Up Thinking Projects
B 08444 999 990 V72GG6 Aug 30: 19:30 (4h) £14.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Featuring movements from Schubert’s celebrated twocello quintet and classical chamber music repertoire performed by talented youngsters from Devon and Cornwall. Classical
Lunchtime organ recitals by renowned organists, on the spectacular Peter Collins organ. John Young (Greyfriars), Peter Blackhouse (St Giles Cathedral), Henry Wallace (Greyfriars). Classical
Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row
Rock
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh
B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6
Aug 28: 19:30 (2h) £14.50 B 0131 226 0000 V131GE5 (£12.50)
St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile
Aug 6,10-11,25-26: 13:00 (50m) £5.00
B 0131 226 0673 V187GE5
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Aug 17: 12:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Over two hours of Pink Floyd classics including the entire ‘Animals’ album! Tracks range from the Syd Barrett era, through to the albums ‘Dark Side of the Moon’, ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘The Wall’ and ‘Division Bell’.
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The Magnets
TFU Underbelly Productions/The Magnets
‘Singing straight from the gods’ (Edinburgh Evening News). ‘Hats off all round ... breathe fresh air into a cappella ... the world is indeed their oyster’ (List). ‘Taking a cappella performance to a whole new level’ (Herald).
See page 86 for show information
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
Main Street Blues
AU
Malinky
FAU Malinky
Main Street Blues
Exciting and highly respected British blues band that bring together their own mix of energetic, up-tempo and classic blues with a great mix of R&B, jazz and funk influences. Blues
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh
Scotland’s leading folk song quintet. Their latest album was ‘Scots music at its most evocative’ (MOJO); The Guardian called them ‘one of the folk bands of 2009’. Ancient ballads, cracking tunes and original songwriting. www.malinky.com Folk, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Terrace Aug 5-6: 17:25 (1h) £8.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,17-19,2326,30: 17:25 (1h) £12.50 (£11.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,2729: 17:25 (1h) £14.50 (£13.00)
See page 111 for show information
Mackinnon | MacColl | MacPherson
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
FAU
AU
Mackinnon | MacColl | MacPherson
Susan McNaught, Marcia McDougall, Alan Graham
Susan McNaught (soprano), Marcia McDougall (mezzosoprano) and Alan Graham (pianist) explore the devices and desires of opera’s most deviant divas.
Maggie Bell, Dave Kelly and the British Blues Quartet
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
The undisputed queen of the blues since her days with Stone the Crows, appearing in the stupendous Spiegeltent with Dave Kelly, Zoot Money, Colin Allen, Colin Hodginson and Miller Anderson. www.fringebythesea.co.uk Blues, Rock
The Old Pulteney Spiegeltent • North Berwick Harbour
Aug 26: 21:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Maitland-Dewar Duo Malones Folk FAPU Festival
Mahler Symphony No.4
Callum and Gillian’s Great Big Walk
AU
Two-hundred-seventy miles into their charity walk across Scotland for Capability Scotland, Gillian Maitland and Callum Dewar – marimba guitar duo, stop in Edinburgh to bring you an exciting concert, includes world premiere by David Horne. www.callumandgilliansgreatbigwalk. co.uk www.justgiving.com
Edinburgh’s biggest and best Irish bar presents the finest contemporary and traditional folk music. Lunchtime folk sessions performed daily and featured bands nightly. Great craic all day long absolutely free! Ceilidhs every Sunday. www.malonesedinburgh.com
AU
Malones Folk Bands
Orchestra of the Canongait
Following last year’s sell-out performance, the Orchestra of the Canongait with conductor Robert Dick return to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gustav Mahler with a performance of one of his most popular symphonies. Classical
Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row
B 0131 226 0000 V131GE5 Aug 22: 19:30 (2h15m) £10.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Classical
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place
B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 24: 19:30 (1h30m) £9.00 (£7.00) (£5.00 SC) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Folk, Traditional
Malones Irish Bar • 14 Forrest Road
V280GF5 Aug 6-30: 13:00 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-30: 22:00 (3h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 07500 772 720 V285GC6
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
Aug 12: 20:30 (2h15m) £15.00
Aug 12: 19:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Fringe By the Sea Presents Maggie Bell, Dave Kelly, BBQ
Classical
Folk, Traditional
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
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St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Explosive showcase of traditional song, B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 instrumentals, new Aug 25: 19:30 (2h) compositions by three top Scottish musicians. Trad Award £10.00 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S winners Lauren MacColl 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (fiddle), Maeve Mackinnon 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (voice), multi-instrumentalist 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Ewan MacPherson, in this heady combination. Don’t miss their Fringe debut! Find us on myspace.com.
Aug 27: 19:30 (2h) £14.50 (£12.50)
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Mandolin and Guitar – Souvenirs
AU Alison Stephens and Craig Ogden
Maria Tecce: Strapless
Martyrs, Rogues Mendelssohn and Worthies After Lunch
Meow Meow – Feline Intimate
TPU
FAU
AU
U
Ines Wurth Presents (Australia)
Alan Reid and Rob Van Sante
ROSL Arts
Kay & McLean Productions in Association With Meow Meow Revolution
Alison Stephens and acclaimed guitarist Craig Ogden. Don’t miss this stunning duo in concert with music from around the world. ‘Played with poise, vitality, and seamless understanding by two brilliant performers’ SSSSS (BBC Music Magazine).
A smouldering night of song Acoustic, Classical steeped in raw sensuality, elegance and Spanish spice St Andrew’s and St from international diva, Maria George’s West • 13 Tecce. ‘A total striptease George Street without removing so much B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 as a shoe’ (Observer); ‘Sheer class ... haunting.’ (List). Aug 24-25: 12:30 (1h) www.mariatecce.com £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Margaret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale (Piano Duet)
AU Margaret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5-6: 18:40 (55m)
£5.00
Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,2629: 18:40 (55m) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,24-25: 18:40 (55m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The duo perform original masterworks for piano (four Martin Taylor hands) including Grieg’s ‘Norwegian Dances’, the evocative ‘Six Epigraphes Antiques’ by Debussy and from Schubert’s final year, the Fringe By the Sea Presents a Martin great ‘Fantasia in F minor’.
U
Classical
MUSIC
Scots Trad Award nominee and Battlefield Band songwriter Alan Reid and singer-guitarist Rob van Sante, showcase songs spanning Alan’s long career with the Batties. A tapestry of stories and a cast of colourful characters. www.reidvansante.com
Music by Mendelssohn and other romantic composers performed award by international award-winning musicians including Leonari Piano Trio, Brodowski and Solstice String Quartets and Maria Mo piano. Tea/coffee and delicious shortbread afterwards included. www.roslarts.org.uk Classical
Folk, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 22: 17:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
McCalmans’ Fringe Farewell
FAU McCalmans
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing
AN Leather Apron Recordings
Taylor Solo Concert
XAug 5-6: 20:00 (1h) £14.00 Aug 7-8,10-12,17-19,2426: 20:00 (1h) £16.50 (£14.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:00 (1h) £18.50 (£16.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Colin Steele Quintet
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu • 2 Rutland Place
£5.00
Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 14:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Metropolitan Cathedral Candlelit Compline – Free
AU St Margaret’s Schola
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Aug 19: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00)
GG Productions & Green Room Presents
B 0131 556 6550 V236GE2 B 0131 623 3030 V52GD3 XAug 4-6: 14:45 (1h)
AN
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
TFPU
‘A sparkling new talent in the world of cabaret’ Spectacular crowdsurfing (Cabaret Scenes). New York queen of song and star of sensation Merrill Grant’s ‘La Clique’. International homage to Shirley Temple and kamikaze cabaret Hollywood’s leading ladies, phenomenon Meow Meow including Alice Faye and Julie has wowed sell-out audiences Andrews. worldwide from David Bowie www.merrillgrant.com and Pina Bausch to London’s www.greenroompresents.com Soho Theatre and Sydney’s Opera House. Musical, Storytelling
Assembly @ Princes St Gardens • West Princes B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 St Gardens, Princes St Aug 20,27: 14:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
Merrill Grant: A Twentieth Century Fox
‘Switched happily between sweet balladry and topical satire, portraying all the differing sentiments with compassion and bravura Fringe By the Sea brings arguably the world’s best jazz – each song, though channelled through a strong, guitarist to North Berwick. national perspective, was He has won every top jazz award, and is in huge demand consistently wide-reaching and wonderfully universal’ all over the world. His solo (Herald, Celtic Connections). virtuosity is enthralling www.mccalmans.com and entertaining. www. fringebythesea.co.uk Acoustic, Folk Jazz Acoustic Music Centre
St Andrew Blackadder Church • St Andrew Street, North Berwick
@ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Aug 11: 19:30 (2h15m) £15.00
Aug 25: 19:15 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
B 0131 668 2019; for info only B 07500 772 720 V322GC6 tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
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Aug 27: 19:15 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
‘Leading lights of the steampunk scene.’ (NME). Part music-hall, part punkrock, full of barbed pop hooks – a steam-powered blend of A quintet of Scotland’s etiquette, empire, lunatics, foremost jazz musicians, hot air balloons and brass featuring trumpet maestro goggles. Colin Steele and sax star Martin Kershaw, pays joyous Comedy, Rock tribute to the bebop/soul Downstairs at the Tron • music of Cannonball and Nat 9 Hunter Square Adderley. ‘The Adderleys have B 0131 226 0000 V51GE5 acquired Premier-League champions!’ (Herald). Aug 16-17: 23:55 (1h5m) www.colinsteele.com £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Prayer at sunset reflecting here the rich traditions within the Church; a serene period of quiet reflection with unaccompanied plainsong, sung to a different tradition each week: Dominican, Roman, Norbertine, Benedictine. Classical, Site-specific
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • Broughton Street
B 0131 226 0000 V86GC5 Aug 8,15,22,29: 21:00 (30m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Jazz
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 19-22: 21:00 (1h30m) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Metropolitan Cathedral Late Night Voices – Free
Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
AU
AU
Various Artists
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Unwind with Emma Turnbull, soprano (Vierne & Korngold); Jessica Leary, soprano (Walton & Caplet); ‘Twelfth Day’ (fiddle, harp, vocals; www. twelfthdaymusic.com); Bartek Matuszak, tenor (Schumann’s ‘Dichterliebe’). Simon Nieminski accompanies on piano and organ. Check www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk for details. Classical, Traditional
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • Broughton Street
Enjoy Scotland’s finest emerging professionals from the RSAMD: a different combination of instruments or voices each day with varied popular classical programmes. Full programmes at www. stmaryscathedral.co.uk Classical
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • Broughton Street
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Metropolitan Cathedral Latin Choral Vespers – Free
AU St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral
The traditional service, with plainsong and choral polyphony by Victoria/ Palestrina; Solemn Pontifical Vespers including Praetorius’ ‘Magnificat’ for 2 choirs, organ and The 3-Cities Sackbut Quartet; Pergolesi’s Magnificat with strings. Check www. stmaryscathedral.co.uk for details. Classical, Site-specific
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • Broughton Street
Modest Mouse
FAU
AL
Michael Marra
Edge Festival
ticketed)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts – Free
AU Nigel McClintock/ Morley Whitehead/ Simon Nieminski
‘The troubadour poet who has sculpted from the rhythms and accents of his home town a songbook so comprehensive it should be required listening for anyone venturing over the Tay Bridge’ (Sunday Herald). www.marra.me.uk Acoustic
@ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 24: 21:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Mika
AL Edge Festival
The Cathedral’s organ has nearly 4000 pipes, up to 32 feet long. See and hear it put through its paces with three popular concerts. Full programmes at www. stmaryscathedral.co.uk
With a repertoire including classics from Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra B 0844 847 1740 V265GE3 and Harry James, the MSO UK invites you to join us for Aug 29: 19:30 (3h) £18.50 an evening of nostalgia, M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 swinging music and sheer fun. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
Moishe’s Bagel
FAL Moishe’s Bagel
An intoxicating mix of Eastern European dance music, Middle Eastern rhythms and virtuoso performances, Moishe’s Bagel bring passion, soul and energy to Jewish world music. Traditional music as you’ve never heard it, in startling original compositions and improvisations.
Jazz
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh
B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 25: 19:30 (2h30m) £14.50 (£12.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
HMV Picture House • 31 Lothian Road
B 0131 226 0000 V86GC5
B 0844 847 1740 V265GE3 Aug 23: 19:30 (3h) £27.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Scottish Chamber Choir
Enjoy all the pomp and solemnity of Mozart’s bestknown mass setting -– C minor mass. Scottish Chamber Choir accompanied by St. Giles ensemble and local soloists. Includes Handel’s ‘Let God Arise’, ‘Utrecht Te Deum’. Under 18 free. www. scottishchamberchoir.org.uk
St Mary’s Cathedral • Palmerston Place
B 0131 226 0000 V91GE1 Aug 15: 20:00 (2h) £12.00 (Free Ticketed for under 18s, contact box office) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Mozart at Teatime
AU ROSL Arts
TFAU
Aug 27-28: 22:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
For anyone who enjoys fastpaced, quirky and quick-witted pop music – Mika is your man. B 0131 226 0000 V86GC5 The power-pop artist with the irresistible smile and gleaming Aug 7,14,21: 17:00 (30m) mop of hair stops off in (Free Non-ticketed) Edinburgh for his one and only M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Scottish date.
AU
Movin’ Melvin Brown – Soul to Soul (I Have a Dream)
B 0131 226 0000 V24GE4 Movin’ Melvin Brown (USA)
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • Broughton Street
Mozart and Handel
Classical
HMV Picture House • 31 Lothian Road
Jazz, World music
Aug 7,14,21: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
AU
Pacific Northwest indie powerhouse Modest Mouse are back in the UK after last years successful mini-tour.
The LOT • 4 Grassmarket
Classical
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Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK
B 0131 226 0000 V86GC5 Acoustic Music Centre
9-13,17-20,23-27: B 0131 226 0000 V86GC5 Aug 13:20 (40m) (Free Non-
Aug 17,19,24,26: 21:45 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Michael Marra
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Eleventh year ROSL Arts’ sell-out series: international award-winning musicians including the Camarilla Ensemble, pianists Alasdair Beatson, Ben Schoeman and James Willshire. Different artists and programmes each concert. Tea/coffee and delicious shortbread afterwards included. www. roslarts.org.uk Classical
From Africa to America through song and dance: Music to sing, dance, laugh to ... Sam Cooke, James Brown, Otis Redding. Definition of soul through song, tap and humour. ‘Impressive’ (Independent Weekly, Adelaide). www.movinmelvin.com
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street
B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 Aug 16,18,20,23,25,27: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cabaret, Musical
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road
B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 XAug 4-5: 19:00 (1h5m) £7.50 Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22, 26-30: 19:00 (1h5m) £13.00 (£12.00) Aug 9,11-12,16, 18-19,23,25: 19:00 (1h5m) £12.00 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Muse Chanteuse Music at St – Opera Cabaret Cuthbert’s – Free FAPU Lisa Byrnes and Chris Taylor
Led by award-winning composer/performer duo, Lisa Byrnes and Chris Taylor, original classical music, opera, and virtuoso piano meet cabaret and jazz. Creative, theatrical and magical ... shimmering with originality and talent. www.lisabyrnes.co.uk
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 XAug 23-25: 15:05 (50m) £5.00 (£3.00)
AU
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church
Dong Yi
Festival of organ music – six lunchtime recitals on the acclaimed Walker organ in the impressive surroundings of St Cuthbert’s Church. Festival Concert (22nd August) ‘Ancient and Modern’. Music for harpsichord, theorbo, guitar and voice. Classical
World music
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Aug 12,16: 12:30 (1h)
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Aug 22: 20:00 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Free Classical Music
See page 203 for show information
B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 £10.00 (£7.00) Aug 14,16-17,21,23-24: 12:45 (45m) (Free Nonticketed)
APU
Classical zheng performer, Dong Yi, the most celebrated international soloist of any Chinese national musical instrument of her generation, makes her annual return to Edinburgh to take us on a journey through the spirit of China.
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • Entrances from Lothian Road and Princes B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Street
Aug 26-28: 15:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
Music at Palmerston Place
My Journey Throughout China
AU
Vocal
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
MUSIC
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Music of Two Nations
AU Dong Yi and Eddie McGuire
Aug 13: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00) Aug 15: 16:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00) Aug 18: 14:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
NeWt trio Play Led Zeppelin
FAPK
See page 197 for show information
Nick Keir
Nick Pynn
AU
TAK
Nick Keir
Nick Pynn
NeWt trio
Nimming Ned Poke Fun With Folk Punk!
AU Nimming Ned
Free classical music evening concerts. For further information on each performance please go to our website (www. palmerstonplacechurch. com) for full performer and programme listings. Classical
Palmerston Place Church • 12 Palmerston Place
B 0131 226 0000 V254GE1 Aug 10-12,17-19: 19:30 (1h10m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Eddie McGuire and classical zheng performer Dong Yi give a presentation with bamboo flutes, classical flutes and Chinese zheng on the music of the two nations in comparative perspective. Part of the Glamour of Jasmine Chinese arts festival. World music
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
NeWt trio tribute Led Zeppelin in their unique and fiery programme, jazz style. Expect Zep classics with their sound described by the Herald as: ‘NeWt’s set featured electricity ... urgent and compact adventure.’ Jazz, Rock
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
‘One of Scotland’s finest contemporary musicians’ (BBC Ulster). Well-known for his work with the McCalmans and the Tolkien Ensemble, Nick is a songwriter of rare insight and a compelling performer. ‘A marvellous singer’ (Christopher Lee). www.nick-keir.com Acoustic, Folk
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Terrace
Multi award-winner delights us again with original compositions on all things stringed, bass pedals, loops and one or two new found items. ‘Incredible. Highly, highly recommended’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). ‘Music of immense imagination and skill’ (Herald). ‘Magical’ (Scotsman). Find him on myspace.com. Acoustic
Inlingua Edinburgh • 29 Hanover Street
Here come two old gewgaws, daring to crawl out of the seedy morass of the shires. ‘Tell ‘em about the scarecrows, and the bogey men! Yes, the spirit of Ned is upon you.’ Comedy, Folk
Laughing Horse @ Reverie • 1 Newington Road
B 0131 667 7533 V???G?? B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Aug 10,12: 19:30 (1h) £6.00 B 0131 668 2019; for info only (£5.00) tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 B 0131 220 5119 V258GD4 Aug 13: 15:00 (1h30m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 29: 17:00 (1h) £8.00 (Free Non-ticketed) XAug 4-5: 22:00 (1h) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Aug 14: 16:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00) Aug 17: 12:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00)
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£7.00 (£6.00)
Laughing Horse @ The
Pear Tree • 36 West Aug 6-8,10-15,17-22,2429: 22:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Nicholson Street V257GC5 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 13: 17:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
19th Century Guitar
The Not Quite Quartet
Now That’s Caledonia!
AU
TFPL
TFAJ
Stephen Morrison
Not Quite Quartet
Fiona Kelly
A wonderful and varied concert by Stephen Morrison featuring a rare restored Mirecourt guitar. Intricate beauty and clarity of sound brings to life the instrument and the music in an outstanding setting. Only the strings are new!
Old Saint Paul’s Orkestra Del Otway – He’s Festival Masses Sol’s Top Trumps Really Really – Free Free! FAN
AU
Orkestra Del Sol
Old Saint Paul’s Music
AU
John Otway/PBH’s Free Fringe
Acoustic
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
The NQQ crowbar great music, percussive guitar, improvisation and hilarious B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 stand-up into every energetic show. ‘...wit, intelligence, Aug 18: 16:30 (1h) £9.00 music... very funny’ (Richard (£7.00) O’Brien) ‘...better than having M T W T F S S M T W T F S S two girlfriends’ (BeardyMan) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 ‘...better than that!’ (Robin 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ince) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Comedy
North Sea Gas
FAU North Sea Gas
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
Cabaret, Traditional
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Aug 7,9-15: 17:00 (50m)
(1h45m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Old Saint Paul’s Festival Evensongs – Free
J
AU
Up Next Records
Old Saint Paul’s Music
Acoustic, Folk
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Traditional choral Evensong and Benediction with the renowned choir and organ of historic Old Saint Paul’s. Music will include popular settings and anthems from the Anglican choral repertoire. Further details from www.osp.org.uk Classical
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Old Saint Paul’s Church • Aug 12-14: 20:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Edinburgh favourites Orkestra del Sol continue their reinvention of the brass band format in a brand new show: soaring horn-lines, Guca-worthy trumpet solos, brass bravado and a dash of anarchic humour. ‘Magnificent’ (Independent). Comedy, World music
The Queen’s Hall • Clerk Street
The two-hit wonder returns to Edinburgh. ‘He’ll never make a record as good as his live shows but the world is a better place for him. A national treasure’ (Q Magazine). Comedy, Music
The Voodoo Rooms • West Register Street
B 0131 668 2019 V72GG6 V68GD5 Aug 9-15: 20:00 (1h) B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 B 0131 226 0000 V267GD5 Aug 12: 21:00 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 15,22,29: 10:30
Not the Incredible String Band
The Incredible String Band split in 1974 at the height of their fame. Former members, Malcolm le Maistre, Stan Schnier and Graham Forbes, play live and tell hilarious stories gathered over 40 years in music.
Classical
Old Saint Paul’s Church • Jeffrey Street
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Aug 21: 21:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
Traditional liturgy in historic Old Saint Paul’s with fine choral and organ music including Byrd’s ‘Mass for Five Voices’ , Mozart’s ‘Spatzenmesse’ and Raymond Monelle’s ‘Missa Ce Fu en Mai’. Further details: www.osp.org.uk
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 5-16,18-29: 19:25 (50m) £7.50 (£5.00)
Back with another great evening of Scottish songs, tunes, wit and banter. North Sea Gas are a highly entertaining band who appeal to all age groups, thus giving their shows a wonderful atmosphere. www.northseagas.co.uk
For all lovers of Scottish song, Fiona Kelly combines classic Celtic tunes and wonderful vocals with contemporary and evocative arrangements. ‘A performance full of passion and fun – the crowd just loved it!’ (SHA, Homecoming Scotland). www.fionakellymusic.com
Jeffrey Street
B 0131 226 0000 V267GD5 Aug 15,22,29: 18:30 (1h15m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Orchesctrations
FAPU Orchesctrators Unlimited
£14.00 (£12.00)
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Orkney Jazz at the Guildford
Out of the Blue
AN
Out of the Blue
TFAU
Ken Ramage and
Friends 7th Annual An eclectic mix of bands, Jazz Jamboree groups, solo performers and revue. Blues, jazz, rock, ceilidh, traditional all feature, also revue by the Burlesque company. The venue has a late bar and food available for dinner/supper shows. Check www.edinburgh-sports-club. co.uk daily for details.
Oxford’s all-male vocal sensation returns! Combining Jazz, Rock irrepressible energy with infectious musiciality, 13 Edinburgh Sports Club • New Orleans to Dixie to swing floppy-haired undergraduates 7 Belford Place deliver an electric a cappella B 0131 332 0088 V154GD1 and more. Ken Ramage Trio and Dixie 6, Diplomats of Jazz spectacle. Unmissable, unbelievable, unforgettable! Aug 6-7,12-14,19-21, and the great Roy Williams 26-28: 22:00 (1h45m) perform; featuring best local ‘Go see them’ SSSSS £7.50 (£5.00) (Broadwaybaby.com). ‘Brilliant players and guest stars. fun’ SSSSS (Herald). M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Jazz SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Guildford Arms • 1 West www.ootb.org.uk 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Register Street (off East End of Princes Street)
V107GD5 Aug 6-18: 21:00 (3h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Vocal, A cappella
C plaza • George Square Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place
B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 16:15 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22, 28-30: 16:15 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-19,25-27: 16:15 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com The Oxford Belles: All-Female A Cappella at its Finest
TFAPU
Patti Plinko & the Boy – All Is Unraveling
FPK
MUSIC
Pedal Harp Recital
AU Annamaria Brecz
Patti Plinko & Paul Lucas Productions
The Oxford Belles
‘A wisp of a thing, but she sings like a hellcat, Oxford’s all-female a cappella all purrs, growls and group bring their unique deranged. A dreamy, dark, blend of classics and chart bourbon-soaked show hits to Edinburgh, having full of fire and attitude, showcased at acclaimed an unmissable chanteuse’ international venues. Be SSSSS (Time Out). www. entertained by a musical pattiplinkoandherboy.com sensation! Assembly @ Assembly www.theoxfordbelles.co.uk Vocal, A cappella
C • Chambers Street
Hall • Mound Place
B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Aug 12,19,26: 20:20 (1h)
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 £10.00 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 14:45 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22, 28-30: 14:45 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:45 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Paul Johnston
Aug 18-20,25-27: 15:45 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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AN Edge Festival
See page 204 for show information
Phoenix
Critical accolades for their first album have helped Glasgow-based The Phantom Band step further away from Edge Festival the shadows of their elusive past. A melding of kraut-rock, folk and indie will have you crying out for more.
AL
The dynamic front man from Shetland’s Rock Salt and Nails brings you his solo show. Guaranteed to be entertaining, exciting and enchanting, this night of selfpenned songs will have you clapping, crying and shouting for more. Acoustic, Folk
Acoustic Music Centre C • Chambers Street @ St Brides • 10 Orwell B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Terrace
Aug 16-17,23-24: 15:45 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
Aug 27: 19:30 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Paul Johnston
The Oxford Gargoyles
Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 15:45 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C)
B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3
The Phantom Band
FAU
Jazz, A cappella
Classical
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • Entrances from Lothian Road and Princes Street
FAU
The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella!
Black-tied vocal magic from the dreaming spires returns to the Fringe with more toe-tapping tunes from jazz to soul, pop and Latin. Voice Festival UK 2010 winners. ‘Altogether perfect a cappella’ (Edinburghguide.com). www. theoxfordgargoyles.co.uk
Annamaria Brecz finished her harp studies at Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest in 2009. She also studied in Prague with Jana Bouskova. This evening she will play works by Handel, Bach, Smetana, Debussy and others.
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
Aug 11: 20:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
PianoDivalicious! Piano Favourites
TFAPJ
FAU
Amy Abler/Spinning Tree Theatre Co.
William Alexander
Electric Circus • 36-39 Market Street
Classical
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
B 0131 226 0000 V98GD5 Aug 25: 19:30 (3h) £12.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
William Alexander (piano) plays music by Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, Schumann, Alkan and Chopin. A Fringe favourite.
B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 A muscular blend of alternative rock and French synthpop. Expect an evening of bootie shaking, toe tapping, full on hands in the air goodness.
Internationally acclaimed pianist Amy Abler plays it all. From Beethoven to Broadway and ragtime to rock’n’roll, she will win your heart and soul. Amy will tickle all HMV Picture House • your favorite ivories... and 31 Lothian Road fancies. Vivacious virtuoso! B 0844 847 1740 V265GE3 Sensational! www.pianodivalicious.com Aug 28: 19:30 (3h) £19.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 28: 14:30 (2h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cabaret
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 XAug 5: 19:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22, 27-29: 19:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Plan B
AL Edge Festival
Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
FAU
Preston Reed
FAU Preston Reed
Brookfield-Knights Roots & Shoots of Americana
Plan B’s soulful sound casts many a dark shadow over his previous musical incarnation. With a falsetto strong enough to make man or woman weak at the knees, this is nu-soul A hit at Celtic Connections with serious edge. New King 2010. ‘Go, be delighted’ of Soul! (List). ‘Book your seats now’ (Americana UK). ‘Honest to HMV Picture House • goodness sheet-kicking music 31 Lothian Road of the highest order’ (Acoustic B 0844 847 1740 V265GE3 Magazine). ‘I love it’ (Bob Harris). www.pokeylafarge.net Aug 20: 19:30 (3h) £17.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Poetry, Passion and Pictures in Sound
FAU Alasdair Cameron
See page 76 for show information
Piano Recital
AU Akiko Okamoto
Many people have been fascinated by Akiko Okamoto’s performances. Join her as she performs a piano recital including works by Beethoven (Appassionata Sonata) and Prokofiev (Sonata No. 7).
Pick-PluckTwang
FAU Tadeusz Wyzgowski
Pink Sinatra – Swing With a Twist! Scott Free
Aug 10: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 28: 21:00 (1h15m)
Aug 17-19: 21:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
F S S 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Poozies
Project Adorno’s Top Ten of Popular Culture
FAU
FK
Classical
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In a career spanning three Wyzgowski has performed with artists as diverse as Daryl Hall and Phil Cunningham. In this show he performs an eclectic mix of guitar tunes, personal favourites and ditties. www.tajwizz.com
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Come fly with me. Join award-winning singer Scott Free in cabaret for a light-hearted romp. All your Sinatra-era favourites, with a pink twist. Accompanied by a swingin’ soundtrack. ‘On song’ (Stage). www.thepinksinatrashow.biz Cabaret, Vocal
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street
Point Cafe
AU Various
The Point Café returns for its fourth year. With live music from his debut album, Steph Macleod and others encourage you to ask ‘what is the point?’ See the website for other artists.
B 0131 668 2019; for info only Compilation tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 venue251 • Charlotte
Aug 15: 20:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 22: 21:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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XAug 5-7: 18:00 (1h) £5.00
Project Adorno
Stockbridge Parish Church • 7b Saxe-Coburg Street Aug 21: 20:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 decades, guitarist Taj
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
B 0131 668 2019; for info only £12.00 (£10.00) tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 M T W T F S S M T W T
B 0131 226 0000 V317GB3
Classical
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Acoustic
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Alasdair Cameron plays Schubert, Brahms, Chopin and Liszt. ‘One of Scotland’s foremost pianists’ (Glasgow Poozies Cultural Enterprises). ‘Impressive virtuosity ... profound interpretative insight ... subtle tonecolouring’ (International Press).
TFAJ
‘Absolutely unmissable’ (Herald). The phrase ‘must be seen to be believed’ has never been more true! Don’t miss one of the most dazzling displays of musicianship you will ever see! www.prestonreed.com
Following the success of their brilliant latest album the Poozies are back to entertain and enthrall you. Now in their 20th year, and with their strongest line-up yet, these pioneers of musical diversity will leave you breathless. www.poozies.co.uk
From ‘Avatars’ to ‘Zeitgeists’, cabaret duo Project Adorno return for wordy, nerdy countdown of all things pop, exploring society’s passion for ‘best of’ lists. ‘Like the FT sung by Soft Cell’ (CultureDeluxe Magazine).
Acoustic, Folk
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
Cabaret, Poetry
The Famous Spiegeltent • George Square Gardens B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5
B 0131 667 8940 V87GF5 Aug 17-22: 14:25 (50m) Aug 19: 19:00 (1h10m) £12.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
£7.00 (£5.00)
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Chapel, 204 Rose Street
V251GD3
Aug 8-9,11-16,18-23,2530: 18:00 (3h) £9.00 (£7.00)
Aug 11-14,18-21: 20:00 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Aug 14,21: 12:00 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Public Service Broadcasting
FAPU J Willgoose, Esq.
MUSIC
Put Good Queen Victoria’s A Random Knickers On and Parlour History of Go Into Town Rock’n’Roll in PU Middle English, FAU Lauren Scott (harp) by Geoff and Richard Ellis Roberto Cassani Chaucer Junior (narrator)
The Rat Pack Live!
TFAU Hartshorn-Hook Productions
The Really Terrible Orchestra
AU Really Terrible Orchestra
FAU Pete Morton
‘Public Service Broadcasting’ is a one-man musical spectacular, featuring samples from old public information films, banjopicking, guitar-playing, theremin-wafting and mountains of corduroy. ‘Absolutely, sensationally brilliant’ (Tom Robinson, 6Music).
Burnsong 2009 winner Roberto Cassani brings his unique brand of humorous songwriting to Edinburgh. ‘A true emerging star and soonto-be national icon’ (Alan Wilson, Courier). www.robertocassani.com
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Acoustic, Folk
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 22-28: 22:35 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
A delightful programme of music for harp, and poetry that would have been enjoyed in Queen Victoria’s time! Music performed by Lauren Scott includes works by John Thomas. Readings by Richard Ellis include writings by Rudyard Kipling. Storytelling
A medieval pilgrimage through the hits we know and love with the trewe kynge of poppe and rocke! An eccentric hour of song, dance and comedy. www. geoffchaucerjunior.com
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6 Terrace
The celebrated swing sensation returns. With sharp suits, smooth vocals and sexy backing trio. Party and play among the stars. Hartshorn-Hook Fringe 2009: SSSSS (Scotsman). SSSSS (ThreeWeeks). SSSSS (BroadwayBaby. com). SSSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). SSSSS (Hairline.co.uk). www.hartshornhook.com Jazz, Vocal
C • Chambers Street
Five-star the RTO continues to lead the revolution for the musically disadvantaged with its unique musical interpretations. A triumph that proves bad is good. ‘These musicians who are dreadful are always a hot ticket’ (ABC News). Music
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral • Broughton Street
Aug 23: 21:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 14-15: 15:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
B 0131 668 2019; for info only B 0131 226 0000 V86GC5 tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 16: 13:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
Aug 26-27: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 21:05 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 17,19: 11:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
Aug 28: 21:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
AU
The Quarter – Live
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22, 27-30: 21:05 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50)
Alasdair Cameron
FAPU
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Pure Classical
Fringe First winner Alasdair Cameron, ‘one of Scotland’s foremost pianists’ (Herald), plays sonatas by Scarlatti, Mozart and Beethoven (‘Pathetique Sonata’).
Quarter
Ragged Glory
Rantin’ Rovin’ Robin
FAU
APU
Ragged Glory
Court of Equity
Classical
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Aug 14: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Quarter plays a fusion of laid-back cool jazz and African jives. Hear the album ‘Save the World; Eat Yourself’ They keep walking into at www.myspace.com/ sunsets but they’re still here. thequar4er Trad and contemporary songs, mainly Scottish, harmonies Improv, Jazz and craic, and a new album – St Cuthbert’s Parish at their age! Great advert for Church • Entrances from the NHS and beta blockers. Lothian Road and Princes Be surprised.
Street
B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 9-12: 19:30 (2h30m) £5.00 (£4.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Acoustic, Folk
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
Court of Equity are members of The Picts, one of Scotland’s leading Celtic rock bands, who love traditional music and the works of Robert Burns. The show portrays a musical journey through the life of Robert Burns. Folk, Traditional
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 8,22: 19:30 (2h) £8.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 21:05 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Raw Kings and Savage Sound System
FAN Happy Bus and Hijacked Records present the Raw Kings – dirty rock’n’renegades from Glasgow. TRK are promoting their new album: it’s a retro/ futuristic weapon of mass rock’n’roll destruction... deadly! Rock
Sneaky Pete’s • 73 Cowgate
Aug 28: 15:30 (1h) £8.00
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Recuerdos – Memories of Spain
AU Sorros Guitar Duo
The Sorris Guitar Duo, Phillip Thorne and Selina Madeley present a fantastic evening of Spanish music. The programme includes works by Segovia, Sor, Falla, Albeniz, Granados and Rodrigo. Not to be missed!
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 21,29: 20:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 226 7010 V71GE5 Aug 12: 19:00 (3h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 28: 17:00 (1h) £6.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Red Cello Electrified
Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Rock and Roll Circus!
TFAU
U
AL
Carol Thorns
Assembly By Arrangement With Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Asian and Western Mods, Rockers, Metalheads and Punks Come Together
South African Music Award nominee Carol Thorns takes traditional cello to a new level with an irresistible multimedia performance. Audiences are carried through a series of breathtaking musical landscapes against a backdrop of evocative imagery. www.carolthorns.co.za
RHCP have fast become a global phenomenon, rocking far flung shores from Milngavie to Milwaukee and everywhere in between. A fusion of traditional pipe tunes and contemporary anthems. Get set for a massive helping of jock’n’roll!
Cabaret, Multimedia
Modern, Traditional
C central • Carlton Hotel, Assembly @ Princes St North Bridge Gardens • West Princes B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 St Gardens, Princes St
B 0131 623 3030 V52GD3
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FAPU
FAU
Robertson & Reid Show
Cast
Scotland’s leading indie entertainers, Alan Reid and In story, song and music, Ian Robertson: stand-up, the Cast (Mairi Campbell, original songs, poems, David Francis), unfold a gripping tale based on events traditional/’70s classics and folk rock. ‘Best night out I’ve in Campbell’s family. A tale had in years’ (Jim, Montreal). of courage, grief, loss and triumph against a backdrop of Further details at www. robertsonreid.org.uk invasion and war. www.the-cast.org.uk Folk, Rock Folk, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 23-27: 17:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The LOT • 4 Grassmarket
Exchange • 11 Newmarket Rd, Slateford
02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
AL
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FAPN
Aire Ensemble Trio
APU and Los Gringos Bandidos
Roll up! Roll up! The RUF ‘Rock and Roll Circus’ hits the Fringe! Asian/UK metal, mod, punk - all genres, all cultures! Kicking off with magical Asian superstar SK1, All Schools Are Strange and very special guests. www. soundbarentertainment.com Rock, World music
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Rosie Nimmo Band: Songs Lazy and Mellow
FAU Rosie Nimmo
Aug 28: 14:00 (3h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
AU
APU will captivate audiences with their fusion of haunting, ethnic music from the continent of South America. 7.30pm Thursday to Sunday. Followed by the ‘Rumba’ afterparty from 9pm. Los Gringos Bandidos, live percussion, Latin dancers and international DJs. www. ifyouwalkyoucandance.com
Join us for special masses performed in the splendour of the liturgy for which they were conceived. Music varies including Haydn and Mozart, Rheinberger and Brahms, Leighton and Harper. All welcome.
World music
Classical, Vocal
Madogs • 38a George Street
St Michael and All Saints Church • Brougham B 0131 226 0000 V368GD4 Street Aug 12-15,19-22,26-29: 19:30 (1h30m) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
St Michael and All Saints Festival Concerts
AU St Michael and All Saints
‘A haunting collection of spare, subtle songs meditating on the magic and trials of life’ SSSS (List). Echoing, delightful vocals’ (Maverick). ‘Hugely enjoyable’ (Iain Anderson, BBC Radio Scotland). www.rosienimmo.com Acoustic
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 16: 21:30 (1h) £8.00
Exchange • 11 (£6.00) Newmarket Rd, Slateford M T W T
B 0131 443 0404 V77GF1
St Michael and All Saints Festival Masses St Michael and All Saints Church
Asian and Western Mods, Rockers, Metalheads and Punks Come Together
B 0131 226 0000 V24GE4 Edinburgh Corn Aug 18-19: 19:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) (£20.00 F)
FAU
Roll Up! The RUF Rock and Roll Circus hits the Fringe! Asian/UK metal, mod, punkall genres, all cultures! The ‘NiteShow’ has the amazing Toxic Federation, Kings of the Classical Delmar, and some very special St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Asian metallers. www. soundbarentertainment.com Castle Terrace B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Rock, World music Aug 7,12: 17:30 (1h10m) Edinburgh Corn £7.00 (£5.00)
The Robertson Rock and Roll and Reid Show/ Circus! Crumbling Jack
The Red Earth
Rumba
Walter Coupe (french horn), Deborah Pennington (clarinet) and Daniel Roberts (piano) perform music by Dvorak, Brahms and Jenner. Beautiful gems of the Romantic era from Slovakia and Germany, one of which includes an Edinburgh connection.
Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 20:30 B 0131 443 0404 V77GF1 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 10-15: 18:30 (1h) Aug 28: 19:00 (3h30m) £15.00 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27£10.00 (£8.00) 30: 20:30 (50m) £10.50 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 20:30 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
Romantic Airs
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Join our celebrated organist Philip Sawyer and special guests each night, including Sospiro Baroque, Squair Mile Consort and Liliko Fukai in recital. Includes James MacMillan world premiere. Classical
St Michael and All Saints Church • Brougham Street
B 0131 226 0000 V95GF3 Aug 15,22,29: 11:00 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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Samba Sene and Diwan
TFAN Samba Sene and Diwan
Mbalax fusion with funky afrobeats, original songs with impassioned vocals, infectious guitar licks and irresistible dance grooves. Add sassy horns and a pinch of ska for world music with a Senegalese heart. World music
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 B 0131 226 0000 V95GF3 Aug 10,14,19,24,29: 23:00 Aug 7: 19:30 (1h30m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 11,15,18,22,25,29: 17:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
(1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Sandbach Sandy Brechin School Big Band Band
AU
FAU
Sandbach School Big Band
Sandy Brechin
Having wowed audiences in the UK and Turkey, this acclaimed ensemble returns to the Fringe with a new programme and regular guest artists Simon Willescroft, Matthew Ford and Natalie McGrath.
MUSIC
Sax Appeal
AU Thistle Saxophone Quartet
With music from Mozart to Rachel Hair Trio Mancini, from Bach to the Beatles, including classical, jazz and easy listening favourites, you’re bound to enjoy an hour in the company of the Thistle Saxophone Quartet. www.thistlequartet.co.uk
Wild man of the accordion, Sandy Brechin, plays fast and B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 funky sets from his albums Aug 21: 16:30 (1h) £8.00 B 0131 226 0000 V181GC4 ‘Out of his Box’ and ‘Out of his Tree’, accompanied by (£6.00) Aug 16-20: 19:00 (1h) bass, guitar and percussion. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £8.00 (£7.00) www.brechin-all-records.com 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
FAU Sandy Brechin
Folk, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 9: 21:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Scottish Folk Roots and Offshoots
TFAPN David Ferrard
TFAU Sandy Wright & The Toxic Cowboys Legendary accordionist, Brechin, and the new young voice of the Borders, Ewan Wilkinson, team up once again for an enchanting evening of songs, traditional and new, interwoven with fiery tune sets and caustic humour. www.brechin-all-records.com
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 10: 21:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Traditional Scottish Musicians
Songs from their acclaimed album welded together with an astonishing narrative of Scotland’s Lord High Explorer – the Glaswegian broadcaster, writer, and mountaineer Tom Weir – and his adventures with his time tractor. www.activeevents.org.uk
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 9-29: 23:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Scottish song and its American offshoots performed in Edinburgh’s most intimate folk pub. Ballads, Burns, and original songs from Edinburgh’s own award-winning oneman transatlantic session. Informative, entertaining, previous Fringe sell-out. 2010 brand new show. www.davidferrard.com
Scottish Sinfonia Concert
AU Scottish Sinfonia
Orchestral Concert. Mozart ‘Magic Flute’ overture. Mozart ‘Symphony No. 40 in G minor’. Richard Strauss’ ‘Four Last Songs’, Natasha Day soprano. Richard Strauss Suite: ‘Der Rosenkavalier’. Conductor Neil Mantle. Classical
‘Folk with a bit of attitude’ (Folk and Roots). Critically acclaimed harpist Rachel Hair, guitarist/singer Jenn Butterworth, and bassist James Lindsay perform an eclectic mix of Scottish, Irish and original music. www.rachelhair.com Folk, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 26: 19:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sandy Wright and the Toxic Cowboys
Acoustic, Folk
AJ
Jazz
The Royal College of Physicians • 9 Queen Street
Sandy Brechin and Ewan Wilkinson
FAU
Scottish Music at The Scottish Cafe and Restaurant
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Blues, Jazz
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Scottish, Irish and Original Harp Music
Greyfriars Kirk • Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row
B 0131 226 0000 V131GE5 Celebrate all things Scottish. Aug 29: 19:30 (2h) £12.00 (£10.00) (£3.00 C) Join us for some fresh, simple, Scottish food and M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 wonderful traditional 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Scottish music in the beautiful 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 surroundings of Princes Street gardens. (Entry free with advance dinner reservation The Seedboat phone or email.) Traditional
The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant • National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound
B 0131 226 6524 V337GD4
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Scottish Piping
FAPU
FAU
Coreen Scott and Friends
Royal Scottish Pipers Society Members of the Royal Scottish Pipers Society will perform traditional bagpipe music, both on the great Highland pipes and on the small pipes. Variety of music is promised including the classical Ceol Mhor or ‘Big Music of the Piobaireachd’.
Folk, Traditional
Traditional
Join singer Coreen Scott in a journey that includes B 0131 557 2976 V309GE5 traditional and contemporary Aug 7-30: 18:30 (1h) Scottish songs from Burns to £7.00 (£5.00) Karine Polwart. Coreen will M T W T F S S M T W T F S S be joined by musicians from 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 her most recent album, ‘A 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Scottish Journey’. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 www.coreenscott.co.uk
Maggie MacInnes and Colum Sands
Aug 9-13,16-20,23-27,30: 18:00 (4h) (Free Non-ticketed)
A Scottish Journey and More
The Royal Oak • 1 Infirmary Street, off South Bridge
FAU
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
Maggie MacInnes and Colum Sands recall an historic voyage between their homelands of Barra and County Down with a bilingual treasure trove of song and story in celebration of the musical bridges between Ireland and Scotland. www.maggiemacinnes.com, www.columsands.net Folk, Traditional
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 16-18: 20:00 (1h)
B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 23,30: 20:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Folk, Traditional
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 12-13: 19:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Simon Kempston
FAU
Skerryvore
AU Skerryvore
Simon Kempston
See page 192 for show information
One of Scotland’s best young songwriters. Following the outstanding reception nationwide for his debut album, Simon returns for a single performance of beautifully crafted folk-tinged songs to transport you on a uniquely Scottish journey. Don’t miss this! www.simonkempston.co.uk Acoustic
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 15: 21:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
See page 75 for show information
The Sinatra Years
AU Sharon King and Shooglenifty the Reckless AU Angels
FAU
Shooglenifty
Sharon King
A spinner of confessional tales, Scottish singersongwriter Sharon King excels as a live performer. Her endearingly candid, dry humour creates a relaxed intimacy with the crowd. ‘Intimate, affecting songs, beautiful melodies’ (List). www.sharonkingmusic.co.uk Acoustic, Folk
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 21: 20:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
Silent Disco
Tony Jacobs
N Underbelly Productions/433FM. com
Songs for Aged Lovers
FPU Alex Barber
Blazing bagpipes, fiddles and accordions, electrically fused with funky rhythms and soulgripping songs. A trad-rock fusion for the 21st century! ‘We may well have found a Runrig for the 21st century’ (Herald). Folk
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh
‘After 50 years of being a devotee of the songs known as ‘The Standards’, I thought it was about time I arose from my bath and went public, singing the songs I love.’ Two nights only. Cabaret, Vocal
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 14: 19:30 (2h) £14.50 (£12.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Song Recital
AU Lesley Bruce, Elizabeth Woollven, Geoffrey Madell, Helen Maddox
Aug 6-7: 18:15 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Songs of Peace – A Recital of Bernstein and Mahler
FAPU
Lesley Bruce (soprano), Ciara Burrows and Elizabeth Woollven (mezzo James Cleeve soprano), Geoffrey Madell (baritone) with Helen Maddox (piano) present a programme to include Mahler’s ‘Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen’, Britten’s ‘Charm of Lullabies’ and duets by Schumann and Mendelssohn. Classical
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
The originators of ‘acid-croft’ or ‘hypno-folkadelic ambient trad’ - a fiery and infectious blend of traditional music and dance grooves. Their sound may be difficult to put into words but audiences around the world have fallen under their spell. Folk
A marathon 25-song medley of Sinatra hits, and a celebration of Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Al Jolson, Artie Shaw, Perry Como, Bobby Darin, Tommy Dorsey, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin! Take 1000 people, some headphones, two DJs, and silence. A club experience like no other. Two DJs play totally different sets. Switch your headphones’ frequency to tune in. The best night at the Fringe is back.
The Famous Spiegeltent Udderbelly’s Pasture • • George Square Gardens Bristo Square
B 0131 667 8940 V87GF5 B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 Aug 11-13,26-27: 19:00 (1h10m) £15.00 (£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Jazz
Brunton Theatre • Ladywell Way, Musselburgh
B 0131 665 2240 V191GC6 Aug 13: 19:30 (2h) £14.50 (£12.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Soprano Ciara Burrows and pianist James Cleeve perform B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 the songs of Bernstein and Mahler. Celebrating these Aug 14: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 composers’ spirituality and (£7.00) their belief in the inspirational M T W T F S S M T W T F S S power of music. Part of 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 festivalofspirituality.org.uk 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Classical, Vocal
St John’s Church • Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road
B 0131 473 2000 V127GE3 Aug 13-14: 16:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) (Free Ticketed C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 6-7,12-14,1921,26,28-29: 00:00 (4h) £10.00
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Sophie Bancroft Sound of Band Seventeen
FAU
AU
Sophie Bancroft
Sound of Seventeen Big Band
A big band performing a wide range of jazz classics from the era of Basie and Ellington to the modern charts. We are delighted to have vocalists Martin McQueenie and Sue McHugh singing with us.
MUSIC
South West Camerata – A String Serenade
AU JUTP Music
Jazz Singer-songwriter Sophie, celebrating the release of her fifth CD, seamlessly blends her jazz influence with contemporary folk styles, drawing comparison to vocalists as classily diverse as Peggy Lee, Alison Krauss, Norah Jones. ‘I love it!’ (Folkworld). www.sophiebancroft.co.uk Folk, Jazz
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405
V123GF1
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street Aug 15: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sounds of Summer
FAN Trelese and Anchor of Hope
Aug 11: 20:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
The Sorries
Classical
St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile
B 0131 226 0673 V187GE5 Aug 21: 12:00 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
U
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
TFAU
you at lunchtime provided by our unique unconducted youth string ensemble from Devon and Cornwall.
Soweto Gospel Choir
Aug 12: 20:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
The Sorries
Selections of Tchaikovsky and
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Vaughn Williams to serenade
See page 192 for show information
Andrew Kay and David Vigo
Soweto Gospel Choir and The Bala Brothers
‘SOS’ is a unique entertainment experience where two bands from two different parts of the USA with totally different styles of music come together in Edinburgh to make for one perfect gig. Each band has its own electricity but together they rock hard!
U
Stairheid Gossip Still Life: Tales From the West FAU Bank Stairheid Gossip
Andrew Kay and David Vigo
Celebrating the Assembly’s 30th anniversary, the Grammy Award-winning Laughing Horse @ The Soweto Gospel Choir have Pear Tree • 36 West been favourites at the Fringe Nicholson Street since exploding onto the B 0131 667 7533 V257GF6 world music stage. They will perform an unforgettable Aug 5-6: 17:00 (1h) evening of music and dance. (Free Ticketed)
APU Chalkstone Productions
Modern
Inspired by a love of the Corries, the kilted duo return with selections from the Scottish songbook. ‘Heartwarming and genuinely funny’ (FringeReport.com). ‘Anyone would struggle not to have a good time ... uncomplicated, unpretentious and authentically Scottish’ (ThreeWeeks). www.thesorries.co.uk Folk, Traditional
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 Aug 9-14,23-28: 15:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) (£30.00 F) Aug 16-21: 21:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) (£30.00 F) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
Internationally acclaimed Soweto Gospel Choir have
B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 been regulars in Edinburgh
B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 18-19,23-25,30: 17:30 since exploding on to the Aug 9-11: 18:00 (1h) (Free Ticketed)
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 5-10: 23:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
(1h) £17.00 (£15.00)
Aug 20-22,26-29: 17:30 (1h) £19.00 (£17.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
world music stage in 2003. They return to introduce South Africa’s new sensation, the Bala Brothers.
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
Don’t miss this harmonious group of four feisty Edinburgh women performing an inspired selection of traditional and topical songs from Scotland and beyond. Poignant and gritty with stunning harmonies. Two sell-out shows 2009. ‘Compelling, resonant harmonies’ (Scotsman). Acoustic, Folk
Three months, two human rights observers and countless accounts of occupation distilled into an hour of song, story and image. Catch a glimpse of the struggle and humour of village life under occupation. Acoustic, Storytelling
Acoustic Music Centre B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace Aug 5-6: 17:30 (1h5m)
Laughing Horse @ The Argyle • 15-17 Argyle Place
Aug 7-17: 17:30 (1h5m) £19.00 (£17.00)
Aug 5-13: 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
£16.00 (£14.00)
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B 0131 668 2019; for info only B 0131 221 9759 V353GH5 tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
Aug 15: 18:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 18: 18:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Stop Me if I’m Kvetching...
Streisand – The Concert
Tam White – Retro
FPU
FPU
FAU
Rachael Sage & The Sequins
5678 Music Entertainment Group
Tam White
Theatre, Vocal
@ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
C central • Carlton Hotel, C central • Carlton Hotel, B 0131 668 2019; for info only North Bridge North Bridge tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Aug 15: 19:15 (1h15m) Aug 15,20-22,27-30: 22:45 Aug 22,27-30: 15:50 (50m) (1h) £11.50 (£10.50) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 16-17,23-24: 22:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 23-24: 15:50 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C)
Aug 18-19,25-26: 22:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
Aug 25-26: 15:50 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
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Stories of a Stranger...
Strictly Musicals
PL When Sound Meets Colour
Storytelling
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 11-14: 22:30 (1h) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
£12.00 (£10.00)
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The Imperial College Techtonics
Groundbreaking vocals. The Techtonics were founded to help sociopathic male science and engineering students at Imperial College escape the library and discover life after labs. They present a rocking line-up of chart hits in original a cappella arrangements. www.thetechtonics.co.uk
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 16-21: 15:50 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Tenchi Shinmei
AU
TFAU
Denbone Walkers
Wadaiko Ensemble Tokara
Bohemian Lyric Theatre Co
Following their previous sell-out performances the Bohemians return with a new production of magical songs from musicals of stage, film and television. The show includes all your favourites together with some lesserknown but equally magical numbers!
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
This mighty band sets the night aglow with infectiously swinging world class blues, jazz and jive. Featuring Denny Ilett with guitar/ vocals (Lillian Boutté) and Andy Williamson sax (Honkin’ Hep Cats, Big Buzzard). Gruntledness and combobulation guaranteed.
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu
Aug 22-23: 19:30 (2h) £10.00
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Tim Edey Collective
AU
FAU
Anne-Marie Kerr, Ian Wright, Julia Cobby
Tim Edey Collective
• 2 Rutland Place
Classical, Traditional
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Musical musketeers on a swashbuckling adventure. Celtic to gypsy jazz styles B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 with beautiful vocals along the way. Huge individual Aug 21: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 talents on guitar and button (£7.00) box. ‘If that’s not good, I M T W T F S S M T W T F S S don’t know what is!’ (Mike 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Harding). 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 www.gnatbiterecords.com 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Vocal, A cappella
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
T-Bone Walker Centenary Tour
AU
Compilation, Musical You took my hand... Just as I was standing there waiting for something to happen. Just as I always have been. This is the story of how it all began...
AU
This Sheltering Midnight
The hours from dusk to dawn belong to the moon, stars and nightingale, and inspire fear, hope and wonder. Music for voice, violin and piano from Celtic traditions, and by composers including Debussy, Finzi and Howells.
Tam is joined this year by Award-winning American art- Musical celebration of Barbra Brian Kellock, one of the finest jazz pianists of his pop songstress Rachael Sage Streisand’s big standards generation. The ‘must-see’ returns to the Fringe with her through to her lesser known acclaimed mix of vaudevillian gems. Performed by Lisa Faye, gig of the 2010 Fringe. Be there or be square! shtick, ‘Yiddishkeit’, and her who returns to Edinburgh www.tamwhite.co.uk signature pianistic flair. ‘One following her 2005 sell-out part Elton John, one part Kate shows. ‘Lisa Faye can really Blues, Jazz Bush’ (Uncut). sing’ (Scotsman). Canapes www.rachaelsage.com included! www.lisa-faye.com Acoustic Music Centre Cabaret, Comedy
The Techtonics
The newest production by Japanese Taiko Drum group Tokara, headed by Art Lee, the only person ever awarded an artist visa by the Japanese government, and the only non-Japanese to win first place in Tokyo’s Odaiko Championships. festivalofspirituality.org.uk Traditional, World music
Folk, Traditional
The Tiger Lillies – Live in Concert
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
TM
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1
Bound & Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Tim Whitehead
of Princes Street and Lothian Road
Aug 15-16: 23:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
B 0131 473 2000 V127GE3
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Aug 9-11,13-18,20: 19:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) (£8.00 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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A Time For Love
FAU Emilie Conway
‘Dark gypsy cabaret shimmering with menace. Extraordinary atmosphere, gorgeously beautiful although always followed by outrageously funny or horrible twists. I urge you to seek out a ticket for this glorious show’. www.tigerlillies.com
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 21:45 (1h) £10.00 Aug 7-10,12,16-19: 21:45 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50)
B 0131 556 6550 V236GE2 St John’s Church • Corner Aug 13-15,20-21: 21:45 (1h) £15.00 (£14.00)
Aug 10-14: 23:00 (2h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 20: 20:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Irish vocalist Emilie Conway and Scottish pianist Ronnie Rae present music by Evans, Jobim and Abbey Lincoln. ‘Emilie possesses a voice like an angel - smooth, sincere and deeply connected to music and lyrics’ (Fionna Duncan). Find us on myspace. com Jazz
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace
B 0131 668 2019; for info only tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 28: 18:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 29: 21:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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AU Gladstone’s Bag and Philos Ensemble Gladstone’s Bag and Philos Ensemble (director: Lawrence Dunn) return yet again for another hour of perambulatory pleasures. Trains, trolleys, coaches, ferries and other modes of travel both pedestrian and equestrian. Compilation
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Aug 13: 12:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Tricity Vogue’s Ukelele Cabaret – Free
AN Tricity Vogue/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Triplicity
AU Triplicity
MUSIC
Uangel Voice Choir
AU
Frances Cooper (soprano), Korean Uangel Voice Anne Lewis (mezzo), Colin Choir Dundas (piano) tell of winter snow, spring flowers and autumn sunshine, singing Purcell, Ireland, Weill and Strauss. Music and readings taking you through the year in ‘A Song for all Seasons’.
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Don’t miss out on the unique
Aug 20: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
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Truly, Medley, Deeply
TFAPU Truly, Medley, Deeply Bob Medley, Djembe Hendrix and Barry Mandolinow will take you on a musical rollercoaster with their extensive medley arrangements. Prepare for a journey through absolutely any musical genre you can think of, and that’s just the overture! Jazz, Pop
C central • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5
chance to experience a most talented and brilliant Korean male quintet. Based on their recent world tour, they promise an enchanted hour of fun with vibrant music from classical to contemporary. Classical, Traditional
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Aug 11-13,16: 16:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00) Aug 14: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Ukulele Project
See index for venue information
TPJ Le Nez Productions
Aug 5-6: 21:35 (50m) £8.50 Ltd. (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 7-10,13-14: 21:35 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) ‘Witty, charming and hilarious (£7.50 C) cabaret’ (Time Out London Aug 11-12: 21:35 (50m) Critics’ Choice). Tricity Vogue £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) hosts her night for friends of M T W T F S S M T W T F S S the four strings, with a star 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 studded line-up, plus open 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 mic and singalongs. Bring your ukulele! www.tricityvogue.com Cabaret, Event
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 9,16,23: 20:45 (2h30m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Two boys. Two girls. Four ukuleles. From Elvis to Elgar, ‘Greensleeves’ to Gaga. A microtastic hour of dizzying entertainment from the band that dares to be small. Prepare to get uked! www.theukesarecoming.com Comedy, Musical
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 12:45 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,2526: 12:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,2729: 12:45 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 17,23-24: 12:45 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Under Northern Valery Ponomarev Skies Quintet AJ
Verona Chard’s Fever
ROSL Arts
Verona Chard Jazz Band
AN
Valery Ponomarev Quintet
A musical aurora borealis by award-winning Camarilla Ensemble. Wind quintets by Scottish composer John Blackwood-McEwan, Carl Nielsen and CHUMS composed for the ensemble by Karl Jenkins of Adiemus fame. Includes complimentary glass of wine from 22:00. www.roslarts.org.uk Classical, Modern
Royal Over-Seas League • Overseas House, 100 Princes Street
FAU
Highly successful Londonbased jazz singer, actor and The sensational trumpet lyricist on ‘Fever’ album star escaped to New York launch tour, plus wonderful from Cold War Russia in the Alex Stanford Trio. ‘Absolutely 70s, and joined Art Blakey’s marvellous’ (Humphrey famous Jazz Messengers, Lyttelton); ‘Style and pizzazz’ world touring with them for (Herald). Jazz, swing, blues, four years. Catch his sparkling funk – and free cake! Win Clifford Brown trumpet with £250. www.veronachard.com this powerful five-piece. Jazz, Vocal Jazz
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
Wasted
PJ Wasted/Laughing Horse Free Festival
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Unsung Heroes
PJ Gill Bowman
Aug 24-29: 21:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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£7.00 (£5.00) (£19.00 F)
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Americana, trash-style country/folk rock with a twist. Kick your evening off with some rocking style sounds with a difference. Playing their own material as well as a few carefully chosen re-worked covers. ‘Wasted’: the alternative. Find us on myspace.com Rock
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree • 36 West Nicholson Street
From the sinking of the Dasher off the coast of Arran in 1943 to the unknighted Arctic explorer John Rae, Scotland boasts many ‘unsung’ heroes. Immortalised in Scottish song by Gill Bowman, with many an unexpected tale. Storytelling
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row
Aug 14,19,21: 17:45 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 22,28: 15:00 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 24: 20:30 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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AU West Dunbartonshire Council Youth Orchestra
Acoustic, Classical A well-established favourite on the international piano entertainers scene, awardwinning singer/songwriter/ pianist Vanessa Knight comes to Edinburgh to debut her intricate and beautiful original material. Lyrically tender and musically delicious. www.vanessaknight.co.uk Acoustic, Vocal
The Rat Pack • 9b
B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6 Shandwick Place Aug 13,29: 13:00 (1h10m) B 0131 226 0000 V145GE2 £10.00 (£8.00)
(Free Non-ticketed)
West Vanessa Knight: Viola and Guitar Dunbartonshire Hidden Song AU Council Youth Orchestra FAPN April Randall and Stephen Morrison Lunchtime Vanessa Knight Resonant, sonorous sounds Concert of viola and guitar combine for a naturally expressive, rich, varied programme of original and arranged compositions. Add two exquisite players with an environment to match and you have a unique hour of music.
Aug 13-14: 19:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Aug 27: 12:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
As 2010 crashes along, Edinburgh-based quintet We Were Promised Jetpacks are blasting off into the musical stratosphere, wooing audiences with their unique blend of indie rock’n’roll. Expect blistering post-punk anthems of the highest pedigree.
FAU The Whistlebinkies
Hear our special blend of
The Edge Festival @ The smallpipes, harp, flute, fiddle, Liquid Room • 9c Victoria concertina, bass, percussion Street and voice in the wonderful
B 0844 499 9990 V161GE4 unamplified acoustics of Aug 21: 19:30 (3h) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Wham! Bam! Thank You, Ma’am!
FK Philip Contini and His Be Happy Band
Canongate Kirk, with guest Lindsay Porteous on Jew’s harp. Check out our CDs on Greentrax Recordings. Folk, Traditional
Canongate Kirk • Canongate, Royal Mile
B 0131 226 0000 V60GD6 Aug 27: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Wind and Fire
AU Wind and Fire
Philip Contini’s Dean Martin show sold out last year, before the run started. An extra show was added but fans were left disappointed. Philip has discovered new intriguing stories and some great new numbers for 2010, so book now! Storytelling
Valvona & Crolla • 19 Elm Row
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Aug 13: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
AL
Whistlebinkies in Concert
Edge Festival
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 B 0131 667 7533 V257GF6 Aug 27-28: 18:30 (1h) B 0131 226 0000 V19GD3 B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 27-28: 14:00 (1h) Aug 24: 22:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00)
We Were Promised Jetpacks
B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6 Aug 9,12,14,21,25-28,30: WDCYO gives their Edinburgh 20:30 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) debut with a light-hearted programme of classical Aug 18,20,26: 13:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) and film music including ‘Fanfare for the Common M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Man’, ‘Pirates of the 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Caribbean’ and ‘Phantom of 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 the Opera’.
John Grundy conducts oboes, bassoons, horns, trumpets, drums and serpents as per Handel’s Royal Fireworks. Classics arranged; Geoffrey Emerson and Simon Rennard. World premiere of ‘Symphonic Thirds’ by Tom David Wilson. Glass of wine. Proceeds to charity. Classical
Stockbridge Parish Church • 7b Saxe-Coburg Street
B 0131 226 0000 V317GB3 Aug 21: 15:30 (1h15m) £8.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Classical
St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile
B 0131 226 0673 V187GE5 Aug 18: 12:00 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com World Famous Taste of Scotland Scottish Show and Dinner
U Prestonfield House
Famous ‘Taste of Scotland’ traditional Scottish show celebrates Scotland’s best culture and culinary fare alongside the great Celtic folk tradition with the essence of Scotland’s music, song and dance. Bagpipes, fiddles, accordion and haunting traditional song. Folk, Traditional
The Stables at Prestonfield • Prestonfield House, Priestfield Road
B 0131 225 7800 V289GG6 Aug 2-6,8-13,15-20,2227,29-Sep 2,5: 19:00 (3h) £53.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Yeasayer
AL Edge Festival
Yale Whiffenpoofs
B 0844 499 9990 V161GE4 Aug 25: 19:30 (3h) £13.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Yiddish Song Project
FAJ Yiddish Song Project
B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 13-14: 21:30 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00) (£40.00 F) Aug 15: 12:30 (1h) £14.00 (£12.00) (£40.00 F) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Classical
St Giles’ Cathedral • Royal Mile
B 0131 226 0673 V187GE5
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From klezmer to jazz, experience the raucous joy and melancholy beauty of Jewish musical tradition and hear new Yiddish music too. Performed by vocalist Stephanie Brickman, Phil Alexander on piano/accordion and Gavin Marwick on fiddle.
B 0131 226 0000 V24GE4
Comedy, A cappella
The Yong-in Youth Orchestra played at the 2009 NAYO Festival to great acclaim and return to Edinburgh to make their Fringe debut in St Giles Cathedral. Don’t miss hearing this wonderfully gifted group of young musicians!
Aug 21: 20:00 (1h30m) £5.00
Folk, World music
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street
FAU
The Edge Festival @ The Liquid Room • 9c Victoria Street
The LOT • 4 Grassmarket
Yale University’s Whiffenpoofs journey from America to Edinburgh for three shows only, to end a 14-week world tour. Join the world’s oldest a cappella group for a fine hour of music and comedy!
Yong-in Youth Orchestra Concert
Imagine a manic Supertramp channelled through the Yong-in Youth Flaming Lips and you’d still be struggling to describe the Orchestra visionary music of Yeasayer. A composition of heavy musical layers, booming synthesisers, and embellished reverb combine to form a truly unique sound.
Yale Whiffenpoofs World Tour: Songs for Edinburgh
FAPU
MUSIC
Aug 26,29: 21:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
BOX OFFICE
Your one stop shop for tickets for every show on the Fringe. The Fringe Box Office opens Friday 11 June at 08:00 You can book in person at 180 High Street: 11 June 08:00-20:00 12-19 June 10:00-18:00 (daily) 21 June-17 July 12:00-15:00 (Monday-Saturday) 19 July-1 August 10:00-18:00 (daily) 2-31 August 09:00-21:00 (daily) Over the phone on 0131 226 0000: 11 June 08:00-20:00 12-19 June 10:00-18:00 (daily) 21 June-17 July 10:00-18:00 (Monday-Saturday) 19 July-1 August 10:00-18:00 (daily) 2-30 August 09:00-21:00 (daily) Online at edfringe.com: Book online 24 hours a day, seven days a week starting from 08:00 on 11 June. Ticket Collections: 180 High Street 2-30 August
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MUSICALS AND OPERA Above the Clear Annie Junior Blue Sky FU
TFPJ
SSSR Productions
Tired of gloomy days, feel misunderstood, can’t find the words for your loved ones? Follow us to the sounds of music! International hits sound anew in six-voice arrangements accompanied by a live band. www. abovetheclearbluesky.com Compilation, Vocal
Take 3 Theatre Company
Engaging musical about plucky orphan Annie’s escape from a miserable 1930s orphanage – her life changes when adopted by wealthy Oliver Warbucks. ‘Guys and Dolls Junior’ (2009): ‘Delivered with zeal and charisma ... a number of standout performances’ SSS (ThreeWeeks). Theatre
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Spotlites @ The Aug 4-6,17,24: 22:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22, 27-30: 22:33 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 22:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 2-3: 16:20 (1h20m) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
PU Diamond Wave Productions/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Theatre
Laughing Horse @ The Argyle • 15-17 Argyle Place
Applause
The Ark
Assassins
Azincourt
U
TFU
AK
FPU
American High School Maeser Preparatory Sandbach School Theatre Festival Academy Drama Team Theatre Experience the lives of actors as they attempt survival in American musical theatre. This 1970 Tony Awardwinning musical with show stopping numbers follows the life of Broadway star Margo Channing and the woman who wants to replace her.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 9: 12:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 11: 16:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 12: 18:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 13: 14:15 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Are We There Yet? – Free
AN Opera Larks
The grubby love-child of Broadway glamour and simple hard liquor. ‘Anything Bloody Goes’ is the ultimate debauched musical-theatresing-along club. You want it, our pianist will play it. Anything bloody goes. Literally. Cabaret, Music
The Jazz Bar • 1a Chambers Street
B 0131 226 0000 V57GE5 Aug 9,16,23: 21:00 (4h) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Willington School
This acclaimed musical theatre group (‘Oh! What a Lovely War’ SSSSS in ThreeWeeks) returns with Sondheim’s visceral take on the American Dream. Showbiz razzamatazz flirts with Presidential assassination in this darkly audacious and comically surreal musical ‘Azincourt’, the new musical vaudeville. from Jeremy James Taylor, This exciting family-friendly Theatre seven times Fringe First musical is sure to delight winner. Extraordinary, and inspire! As you enter The Royal College of dramatic, graphic, moving the theatre which has been Physicians • 9 Queen story, recounting events at transformed into an ark you’ll Street the battle seen through the discover you are one of the B 0131 226 0000 V181GC4 eyes of Henry’s baggageanimals and this is not only boys. Cast of 10-13 year Noah’s adventure – it’s yours! Aug 16-20: 16:30 (1h40m) olds from Willington School. £8.00 (£7.00) Comedy M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Perfect family entertainment.
Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row
B 07816 671450 V70GB3 Aug 10-11: 11:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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An Audience with Madame Schumann Heink
APU Anna Hillis/PBH’s Free Fringe
Ashes
FPL
‘Anything Bloody Goes’ at the Jazz Bar
Adventures of a Singing Acupuncturist: APN Anything Bloody Goes Olivia in Caledonia – Free
Storytelling and songs; Korean-American acupuncturist, Olivia, explores her unique world. Pursuing happiness, her journeys to Edinburgh reveal more than art. Learn secrets of a fun life. Leave refreshed and rejuvenated. www.freefestival.co.uk
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Theatre
Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row
B 0131 226 0000 V70GB3 XAug 17: 14:00 (1h) £7.50 Aug 18-20: 14:00 (1h) £10.00 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Barbershopera – Apocalypse? No!
Play Mouse Productions
TPK Join divas Katherine Withakay and Donna Wannabe on a whirlwind trip to the USA for their mildly-perilous big-break. Bring your Stetson and hold onto your seats, it’s going to get bumpy, yeeha! SSS (Scotsman); SSSS (ThreeWeeks). www.operalarks.com Comedy, Light opera
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 22-29: 18:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Barbershopera Productions – Festival Highlights
Set against a 1950s backdrop with an original score, this musical tells the story of Evelyn Wright and her struggle to overcome her traumatic memories and the actions of her neglectful husband. www. playmouseproductions.com Drama
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 15-30: 19:30 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
1930: The renowned Austrian-American contralto, irrepressible personality and archetypal operatic fat lady shares her life story and entertains with anecdotes, songs and arias. Devised by Anna Hillis (‘fantastic singer’ Stage). www.myspace.com/ annahillismusic Comedy, Storytelling
Fingers Piano Bar • 61a Frederick Street
V221GD3 Aug 7-28: 18:40 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Third show from the awardwinning musical comedy quartet. God summons four dastardly horsemen to unleash total destruction: cue mistaken identity, four-part harmony and at least one hobby horse. As heard on BBC Radio 4. www.barbershopera.com A cappella
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 4-6: 22:55 (1h)
£5.00
Aug 7-10,12,17,19,23-26: 22:55 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:55 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
(Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 16,23: 15:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 6-8,10-15,17-22, 24-29: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Barockestra: Rocking the Classics
APU Barockestra
British Summertime
Cabaret Whore Encore! – Free
FPJ
PM
Piece of Fluff Theatre Company
Sarah-Louise Young/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Dynamic rock interpretations of well-known classical music. Brilliant five-piece rock band, opera singers, ballet dancers and spectacular imagery take you on a fun-filled, inspiring journey. A musical and visual extravaganza. Roll over Beethoven! www.barockestra.co.uk
A perfectly planned wedding starts to go awry when snow falls unexpectedly in May. The bride has cold feet, the best man has doubts, the bridesmaid’s having a breakdown: will everybody make it to the church on time?
Rock
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
New Town Theatre • Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street
B 0131 220 0143 V7GD3 XAug 5-6: 22:10 (1h10m)
£7.50
Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22, 28-29: 22:10 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 9-13,16,18-20, 23-27: 22:10 (1h10m) £11.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Bless ‘Em All (The Spirit of World War II)
AU Ensemble
In recognition of the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation, Ensemble, Fife’s leading operatic concert group, presents a programme reflecting the music of the time and the spirit of the age. www.ensembleinfife.org.uk Compilation
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Comedy, Drama
Following her 2009 sell-out hit show, ‘Cabaret Whore’, Sarah-Louise Young returns with brand new characters and original songs. ‘Intelligent and unforgettable comedy’ SSSS (List); ‘A razor wit’ SSSS (Fest); ‘Outstanding’ SSSS (Time Out Critics’ Choice). www.millionthmuse.com Cabaret, Comedy
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Laughing Horse @ The
Aug 22,27-30: 18:00 (45m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
Aug 23-24: 18:00 (45m) £7.50 (£6.50)
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5
Aug 25-26: 18:00 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 5-15,17-22,24-29: 18:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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HOW TO FIND US ONLINE
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Broke Britannia! Closest to the Moon
PU
OSO Productions
The credit crunch as musical. Vicious lyrics and great songs. No character is spared, from doomed bankers like Fred the Shred to the jokers who were meant to control them – Alistair Darling, Mervyn King and Co.
TFPU One Academy Productions in Association With Perfect Pitch Musicals
Comedy
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 23-28: 20:10 (1h10m) £10.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Aug 29: 19:30 (2h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Why would anyone undertake something as foolhardy as climbing Everest? Work in progress about ambition, achievement, real and metaphorical mountains, and what it takes to reach the top.
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
Connect with us @edinburghfringe www.facebook.com/edfringe
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 6: 12:10 (1h) £5.00 Aug 8,10,12,14,16,20,22, 24,26,28,30: 12:10 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
David Faulds: ‘Mario Lanza’
Desire
FAU
K
Dinosaur Planet Don’t Stop the Beat! K
2Landa
MJ Hibbett
Cast Theatre Company
Awesome in Czech, now in English. A wrongly imprisoned British man falls in love with a Czech musical star. He decides to escape and audition for her show. ‘’Desire’; outstanding, funny and bold’ (Czech Musical Server).
An encore of the 2009 total sell-out! An engrossing musical on the life of tenor and actor Mario Lanza. His hopes, dreams and fears, told from his own perspective. ‘What a voice!’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Comedy www.davidfaulds.com; New Town Theatre • www.greenroompresents.com Drama, Light opera
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street
B 0131 220 0143 V7GD3 XAug 5-6: 20:00 (1h15m)
New two-man musical from indie legend MJ Hibbett (‘Hey Hey 16K’, ‘The Lesson of the Smiths’) featuring dinosaurs, giant robots and quality research. ‘Genius’ (Steve Lamacq); ‘’War of the Worlds’ with better jokes’ (List); SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Rock
The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 XAug 5-6: 12:00 (1h)
Aug 7-14: 12:00 (1h) £5.00
Aug 16-30: 14:30 (50m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22, 27-29: 20:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23-26: 20:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Dear Diary
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
APU Cheryl Anne Easton/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Die Fledermaus
Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
K American High School Theatre Festival
AU
Melody Singer, incurable romantic and musical theatre fan, punctuates her daily diary entries with a song reflective of her day. A bundle of Broadway lollipops performed by popular chanteuse Cheryl Anne Easton. Cabaret, Storytelling
Fingers Piano Bar • 61a Frederick Street
V221GD3 Aug 7-28: 17:30 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Music
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 Aug 20-21: 19:30 (1h15m) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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APU
TPL
TFU
Edinburgh Music Theatre
Belt Buckle Theatre Company
Hartshorn-Hook Productions
The company that performed ‘Disney: Fringe Fantasia’ and ‘Masquerade! Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber’ presents a tribute to the movie musical with songs from ‘Hairspray’, ‘9 to 5’, ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’, ‘Rent’, ‘Footloose’ and many more... Compilation
‘Dyslexia’ hit the nation when two families from Londun produced grammatically incorrect children. Follow B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 their story as we show you dyslexia can be sexy, funny Aug 9-12: 19:10 (50m) and heartwarmingly melodic £10.00 (£8.00) even for your average Aug 9-12: 20:40 (50m) Thomas, Richard and Harold. £10.00 (£8.00) Comedy M T W T F S S M T W T F S S
St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
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The Drowsy Chaperone
U American High School Theatre Festival This Tony Award-winning show comes to AHSTF for the first time in Fringe history. An excellent story about a musical making fun of musicals from the good old jazz age.
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street Aug 6-7,9-14: 14:15 (1h) £6.50
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TFK In Short Productions
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B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 20: 20:30 (45m) £5.00 Aug 21: 14:30 (45m) £5.00 Aug 22: 16:30 (45m) £5.00 Aug 25: 10:30 (45m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Theatre
Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place
B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 17:30 (1h20m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22, 27-30: 17:30 (1h20m) £11.50 (£10.50) (£8.50 C) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 17:30 (1h20m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 20: 18:15 (1h30m) £5.00
The Final Moments
Aug 21: 12:15 (1h30m) £5.00
FAPJ
Aug 22: 22:15 (1h30m) A super villain attempts to crush his nemesis and impress £5.00 Penny. Unfortunately, Aug 23: 14:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Captain Hammer interrupts, saves Penny and ruins his M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 chances at the evil league of 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 evil. A musical tale of love, 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 loss and freezerays.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
Passion, desire, heartache, glory and lust. Hope, vanity, ecstasy, longing and love. Remember... Fame! One of the world’s greatest musicals in an electrifying, full-scale production from HartshornHook productions: ‘Thrilling’ SSSSS (Scotsman). ‘Simply Unmissable’ SSSSS (BroadwayBaby.com). Book now. www.hartshornhook.com
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 C plaza • George Square
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
Edinburgh Grand Opera
Fancy an evening of masquerade, deception and revenge, culminating in a wild party? Don’t miss Edinburgh Grand Opera’s take on Johann Strauss’s ‘Die Fledermaus’. EGO’s fifth Fringe appearance promises an evening of delicious intrigue and musical delights.
Fame – the Musical!
£2.50
£7.50
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Dyslexia: The Musikal
Fusing the epic and the intimate, the lyrical and the conversational, Pasek & Paul’s musical is a charming look at the hopes, fears and social blunders of twentysomethings living in today’s world. Fresh from a sell-out Bristol run. www.edges-edinburgh.co.uk
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Modern
C soco • Chambers Street From one of China’s leading and Cowgate musical producing centres
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 comes the story of Noemi, a
Dominican prostitute looking for her heaven in a moral society. Sung in Chinese. Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,2730: 19:55 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) www.remarkable-arts.com Drama Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:55 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Hill Street Theatre • Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 19:55 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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19 Hill Street
B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 Aug 23-24: 17:00 (1h30m) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Five Guys Named Moe
TFU Underbelly/Theatre Royal Stratford East in Association With Cameron Mackintosh Ltd
A major revival of the smash hit West End and Broadway musical, starring the show’s creator Clarke Peters. Featuring the greatest hits of Louis Jordan and some serious fun for all ages. Come join the party! Theatre
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
Gibby Stone and Godspell Her Problem TFU
TFPK
Her acne triggers a musical eruption! Teen angst at its worst, small Texas town, crazy, bible-thumping father, mother’s oral fixation, slackers, freaks, pretty boys, the travelling circus, dermatological wonder. Her face lights the way! Theatre
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
Aug 7-8,11-12,16-19, 23-26: 17:15 (1h30m) £15.00 (£14.00)
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Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22, 28-29: 17:15 (1h30m) £17.50 (£15.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Join Fringe veterans Viva for a powerful and exciting musical theatre experience and a story that could change your life forever. This unforgettable family show is full of love and laughter. Classic songs, dancing and storytelling at its best. Theatre
C plaza • George Square Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place
B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 8-10,14: 12:45 (1h30m) Aug 9-15,17-22: 16:40 (1h)
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£10.00
Viva Youth Theatre
Infinity Repertory Theatre Company
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£10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C)
Aug 11-13: 12:45 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Godspell
TFAU Campion School
Fresher. The Musical
TFAPM Paulden Productions and the Blue Great songs, stories and spirit – funny, touching and unpretentious. This delightful young cast from Athens, Greece, spread the love of the enduringly popular Stephen Schwartz musical through pantomime, puppetry and charades. Ideal for all ages, faiths and humours! Freshers’ Week: a world where first impressions mean everything. From the winners of seven national awards comes this fastpaced, shamelessly truthful, touching musical comedy. ‘The Inbetweeners’ meets ‘Avenue Q’ ... but without the puppets! Comedy
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
Theatre
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 6-7,9-14: 10:15 (1h25m) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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£6.00
Aug 8-12,15,17-19,2226,29-30: 17:35 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-14,20-21,27-28: 17:35 (1h10m) £9.50 (£8.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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MUSICALS AND OPERA The Great Song Contest
Hairspray
PU
Royal High Productions
Abracadabarets: Jim Drife, Walter Nimmo and friends
Who is Scotland’s favourite celebrity of all time? Join the audience for the final round of the battle for this coveted title. Laughter, tantrums and new songs from Fringe veterans Abracadabarets and friends. ‘Marvellissimo’ (Scotsman). Cabaret, Comedy
Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square
U
Tracy Turnblad, a girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has one passion – dancing. Join her as she shows the world that all it takes to make a dream come true is a toetappin’ beat and hairspray! Theatre
Royal High School • East Barnton Avenue
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Guys and Dolls
AU Forth Children’s Theatre
Hedwig and the The House of Angry Inch Mirrors and Hearts TFAK SJC Productions
The internationally-ignored song stylist from Berlin is back. Join Hedwig and band on their anatomically incorrect Rock Odyssey. With lovingly hand-drawn projections and soulful sweat, whether you like it or not, it’s Hedwig. Cabaret, Comedy
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Hamlet! The Musical
TU Eleanor Lloyd Productions
Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 22:45 (1h30m) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,2730: 22:45 (1h30m) £10.50 (£9.50)
‘Brilliantly irreverent’ (Channel 4). A fast-paced, blissfully funny celebration of rapier-sharp wit set to a sumptuous score. Six fearless actors and a live orchestra shake up Shakespeare’s tragedy in this immaculately observed comedy. See it or Elsinore!
Comedy, Theatre Inverleith Church Hall • Inverleith Gardens, Ferry Pleasance Courtyard • Road 60 Pleasance
B 07794 144 372 V120GA3 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 6-7,9-14: 19:30 XAug 4-6: 17:00 (1h10m)
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Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light
Lively portrayal of a 12thcentury German abbess with a timeless message of hope for today. Mezzo soprano Linn Maxwell portrays this amazing woman, performing seven Hildegard songs, accompanying herself with four medieval instruments.
(2h15m) £11.00 (£9.00)
£6.00
Aug 7: 14:30 (2h15m) £6.00
Aug 7-12,16-17,19, 23-26,30: 17:00 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.50)
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:00 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.50)
Aug 6-7,9-14: 18:30 (1h10m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Sell a Door Theatre Company
The’atricks Theatre Company
The powerful story of a family shattered by loss. Seven years on, can Anna and her daughters pick up the pieces of their lives or simply see themselves for what they have become? www.selladoor.com
Eighteen sketches showing the quirkier side of relationships from the cradle to the grave, from dating at funerals to marriage guidance from a mass murderer! Unlike love, you won’t regret seeing this show.
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Drama
Comedy, Theatre
TFPU One Academy Productions in Association With Perfect Pitch Musicals
Is the internet running or ruining our lives? Premiere of an intriguing, exciting new musical work in progress exploring love, sex and death in real and virtual worlds.
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5
C • Chambers Street
C • Chambers Street
Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 22:50 (1h5m) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 22,28-30: 16:30 (1h15m) £11.50 (£10.50)
21,23,27,29: 12:10 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22, 27-29: 22:50 (1h5m) £10.50 (£9.50)
Aug 23-24: 16:30 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 22:50 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50) 22:45 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Linn Maxwell
Theatre
FK
In Touch
XAug 5: 12:10 (1h) £5.00 B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,
TFAPJ
Award winning company present their innovative take on ‘Guys and Dolls’. Let our thrilling production take you back to 1940s New York, with an array of show stopping numbers, from this exciting young ensemble. A must see!
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
TFPL
B 07873 336 842 V242GC1 C plaza • George Square Aug 23-28: 19:00 (2h45m) £10.00
Aug 28: 14:30 (2h45m) B 0131 226 0000 V43GE6 £10.00 Aug 17-20: 18:30 (1h) £11.00 (£7.00)
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Cabaret, Theatre
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I Love You Because
TU
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The Improvised Musical
TFJ No Shoes Theatre
Out of the Bubble Theatre Company
Six actors. Live band. Your suggestions. Unique theatrical experience, entirely This ‘Friends’ meets ‘Pride improvised before your and Prejudice’ musical eyes. Anything can happen comedy follows four young and everything will in this New Yorkers as they explore high-energy show you can the difficulties of dating and enjoy again and again. 2009 falling in love. If you loved ‘You’re Perfect, Now Change’, sell-out. ‘Something special’ (ThreeWeeks). you’ll love this! Because. www.noshoestheatre.co.uk
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Improv
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 C • Chambers Street B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 XAug 4-5: 12:40 (1h)
£5.00
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 6-12: 12:40 (1h) Aug 16-21,23-28: 17:00 (1h10m) £8.00 (£6.00)
Aug 25-27: 16:30 (1h15m) £10.50 (£9.50)
£7.50 (£6.00)
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Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 18:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 7-10,13,15,20-22, 27-30: 18:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 18:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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MUSICALS AND OPERA
The Invective Dan Kamikaze
Jesus Christ Superstar
Judy and Liza – Keep Smiling Me and My Baby Through
Lashings of The Last Five Ginger Beer Time Years
FAPK
FAU
FU
PU
FPL
Dottyb/Robot Parrot Production
Stage by Stage
Tempo Musical Productions
Fringe by the Sea Lashings of Ginger Presents Keep Smiling Beer presents the Through Radical Feminist Burlesque Collective
Like mother, like daughter. The entertainment magic of Garland and Minnelli is legendary. Tempo celebrates their talents in this live cabaret compilation of classic songs. Start spreading the news!
TFK LCubed
Cabaret The classic rock opera from Downtrodden Orville Williams the award-winning vocational college. ‘The dancing was a becomes superhero Dan and joy to watch and the singing rushes to save the lovely will surely propel these Lulu from unhinged General performers well beyond Calamity and sidekick, Big Figure. Features robot parrot, the fickle successes of ‘Pop Idol’ and ‘Fame Academy’’ hot tunes, free tea and biscuits! (Not based on a true (Scotsman). story.) Comedy, Drama
eteaket • 41 Frederick Street
Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row
B 07816 671450 V70GB3
B 0131 226 2982 V202GD3 Aug 17,19-20: 20:30
(1h30m) £12.00 (£8.50) Aug 11-17: 20:30 (1h) £5.00 (£35.00 F) (£4.00) Aug 18: 16:30 (1h30m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £12.00 (£8.50) (£35.00 F) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Invincible Man – Free
FPN Tup Tup Tup/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Edinburgh Academy Magnusson Centre for Performing Arts • 42 Henderson Row
Musical theatre that takes us into the hearts of people on the home front, through B 0131 226 0000 V70GB3 original diary extracts and songs from the war years. An Aug 23-28: 21:10 (1h10m) £8.00 event to entertain and stir the M T W T F S S M T W T F S S heart. Unmissable. More info 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 at www.fringebythesea.co.uk 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
Jump
TPL Tank Productions
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PU Strictly Songtime
Comedy, Theatre
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street
B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 11-15: 23:30 (1h) (Free Ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 4-5: 14:05 (1h15m) £5.00 ... so we can perform our collection of showtunes without the ubiquitous Captain Camp! Broadway melodies and West End showstoppers old and new. From Arlen to Yeston, ‘Strictly Songtime’ celebrate the world of music theatre. www.strictlysongtime.biz
Edinburgh Academy Robertson Room • 42 Henderson Row
Aug 11: 16:00 (2h) £12.00
AU
Comedy, Theatre
Audacious music, frantic comedy! Two invincible men spar to the death. Zombiegrandfathers, giant-budgies... but no-one to perform it? Only the ushers can save the day! ‘Bizarre physical-theatre, snappy comedy-lines, great songs...not to be missed!’ (FringeReview.com). Myspace. com/theinvinciblemanuk
Aug 11: 12:00 (2h) £12.00
La Boheme In a world obsessed with ‘living the dream’ can our poor bewildered hero discover what really matters in life? A hilarious new musical about sex, lies, dreams of love and hoping it’s not too late! www.jumpthemusical.com
Aug 6-12,17-19,23-26,30: 14:05 (1h15m) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:05 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cabaret, Political
Modern
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 22:30 (1h20m) £8.50 (£7.50)
B 07500 772 720 V356GC6 C central • Carlton Hotel, Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,
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Aug 21: 15:00 (1h30m) £12.00 (£8.50)
John Barrowman Has Left the Building...
Theatre
Freemasons Hall • 8/10 Forth Street, North Berwick
Queer feminist cabaret. Victorian drag and thighhigh PVC boots, Broadway optimism and political rage. This is music hall for the internet age. Celebrating burlesque’s politicallycharged roots, we offer titillation for the brain. www.lashings.org
Jason Robert Brown’s unconventionally-told musical about a couple, who fall in and out of love over five years. The characters each tell their stories, placing past and present side by side.
Opera Bohemia
North Bridge
27-30: 22:30 (1h20m)
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 15,20-22,27-30: 21:35 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50)
Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 22:30 (1h20m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 16-17,23-24: 21:35 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Aug 18-19,25-26: 21:35 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Little Shop of Horrors
FJ The Last Five Years
Blueshed Productions
Pride. Greed. Desire. Watch out! Here comes Audrey II! A deadly threat has surfaced Pandora’s Productions on Skid Row. The smash hit black comedy comes to A one-act musical exploring abduct the Fringe with a fresh, the emotional turmoil of exciting and energetic cast. a relationship between Puccini’s romantic tragedy, an aspiring writer and a Traditional performed by Opera Bohemia struggling actress. The in this intimate production, beautiful score and incredibly Augustine’s • 41 George with piano. The Scottish cast poignant storyline will linger IV Bridge of emerging artists is joined in your thoughts days after B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 by Pumeza Matshikiza, a leaving the auditorium. Aug 17-21: 14:45 (1h30m) young artist from the Royal £6.00 (£5.00) (£18.00 F) Theatre Opera House, Covent Garden, in the role of Mimi. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S theSpace on the Mile @
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St Andrew’s and St George’s West • 13 George Street
Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street
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MUSICALS AND OPERA
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Lovelace – a Rock Musical
The Man and Men
The Mikado
TPM
TFAPK
Lovelace
North of England Concert Theatre
American High School Theatre Festival
Multi-award-winning show with original US cast. Story of porn superstar Linda Lovelace, whose appearance in ‘Deep Throat’ sparked the early 1970s sexual revolution. ‘The most original musical since “Spring Awakening”’ (LA Times, Critic’s Choice). www.lovelacearockmusical. com Rock
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 XAug 5-6: 22:35 (1h15m)
£8.00
Aug 7-8,11-12,16,18-19, 23-26,30: 22:35 (1h15m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22, 27-29: 22:35 (1h15m) £14.00 (£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
‘For all the splendour in its world, it sees no boys, no women, no girls...’ Welcome to the strange and beautiful world of a new opera about people, especially men and women. By composer Joshua Goodman. www.remarkable-arts.com Physical theatre
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street
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FHS, heralding from Fredericton, Canada, is pleased to present Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘The Mikado’, a visually stunning comedy. Enjoy a hilarious romp with your entire family in the town of Titipu with this timeless classic.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 9: 22:15 (1h30m) £5.00
B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 Aug 10: 14:15 (1h30m) XAug 5-7: 16:35 (50m) £5.00
Aug 8-9,11-16,18-22,25-30: 16:35 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (B. Britten)
£5.00
Aug 11: 20:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 13: 18:15 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Ms Minnelli and the Daring Do: Tim’s Last Stand
The Magic Flute AU TFPL (Mozart) Cambridge University’s Sell a Door Theatre
AU
Cambridge University’s Shadwell Opera
Shadwell Opera, 2009 Herald Angel Award winners, return to Rosslyn Chapel with Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’. Don’t miss out on Cambridge University’s best young opera singers: ‘star power in spades … my show of the festival’ (Scotsman).
Rosslyn Chapel • Roslin, Midlothian
B 0131 226 0000 V74GH6 Aug 23,25,27,29: 19:30 (2h45m) £17.00 (£10.00 SC)
See page 139 for show information
Shadwell Opera
Shadwell Opera, 2009 Herald Angel Award winners, complement their revival of ‘The Magic Flute’ at Rosslyn Chapel with a daring production of Benjamin Britten’s masterful operatic adaption of Shakespeare’s classic play, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
Rosslyn Chapel • Roslin, Midlothian
Company
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The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)
FU Tempo Musical Productions
A man alone in his room. A woman about to perform
B 0131 226 0000 V74GH6 her farewell concert. Worlds Aug 24,26,28: 19:30 (2h45m) £15.00
See page 221 for show information
collide in this glorious show that will make you laugh until you cry. www.selladoor.com
My Name is Richard
Nevernight
TFPK
Goldsmiths Musical Theatre Society
Kerfuffle
In this hilarious satire on musical theatre, one storyline becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form. One musical is just not enough! Comedy, Revue
Loser, loner, skinny, scum, boffin, bender, dickhead, dumb. Words hurt. See the Cabaret, Comedy world through Richard’s eyes in this amusingly painful tale C • Chambers Street B 0131 226 0000 V70GB3 about one boy’s desperate B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 attempt to win his true love, Aug 23-28: 19:10 (1h20m) Anne, from his tormentor, Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 00:05 £10.00 (1h5m) £7.50 (£6.50) Harry. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22, 27-30: 00:05 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 00:05 (1h5m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Edinburgh Academy Magnusson Centre for Performing Arts • 42 Henderson Row
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Drama
C too • St Columba’s by the Castle, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4
‘Nevernight’, inspired by J.M. Barrie’s masterpiece: ‘Peter Pan’. Jane is receiving psychiatric treatment for her escapes into the world of Nevernight, a place of continual pleasure. We follow her to the edge of adulthood in this dark musical of selfdiscovery. Drama
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace
B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6
Aug 16-21,23-28: 20:30 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 19:55 (1h) £5.00 (£3.00 SC) (1h40m) £8.50 (£7.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,2730: 19:55 (1h40m) £10.50 (£9.50)
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MUSICALS AND OPERA Once on This Island
Persephone: The Musical
Plague! The Musical
U
FPU
TFJ
American High School Pomegranate Theatre Festival Productions
The award-winning Framingham High School Drama Company presents this colourful multicultural musical that follows TiMoune, the beautiful peasant girl, on her journey to her love of wealthy Daniel. Contemporary music, dance, masks, kites! Fifty-eight performers onstage!
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 21: 10:25 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 22: 20:25 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 23: 16:25 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 24: 16:25 (1h20m) £5.00
See page 212 for show information
Next Thing You Know
Nine
TFPJ
justjohn in Association With Eltham College
Sell a Door Theatre Company
TFJ
Not Just for the Birds
U
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Opera Sins
Featuring West End and Broadway stars, the Greek legend retold with mythological pizazz! Critics describe it as ‘...’Clash of the Titans’ meets ‘Phantom of the Opera’, but better and without the terrifying Sir Andrew behind it’.
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
Bubonic Productions
It’s 1665. Clive has come to London seeking his fortune, but ends up inadvertently unleashing the Bubonic Plague. The 2008 sell-out show returns, slicker, funnier and deadlier than ever before! ‘Infectiously silly latenight fun’ SSSS (Herald). www.plaguethemusical.com Comedy, Theatre
C • Chambers Street
B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 15,17-19,21-22,26,28: Aug 5,17,23: 20:30 (1h25m) 17:30 (1h15m) £9.00 (£7.00) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 20,24-25,27: 20:00 Aug 7,9,13,15,21,27,29: (1h15m) £9.00 (£7.00) 20:30 (1h25m) £11.50 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (£10.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
Piramania! The Swashbuckling Pirate Musical
TFPJ Bubonic Productions
FAU
Aug 11,19,25: 20:30 (1h25m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 22,28: 00:00 (1h25m) £11.50 (£10.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Poperatically Speaking
TFAPU
Edinburgh Studio American High School Opera Theatre Festival
Ad Lib
John Silverman’s humdrum life changes forever when he’s recruited by a band of pirates from the infamous ship, the Maiden’s Ruin. He soon discovers a world of murder, betrayal, incest and Welsh people. Ooer! www.piramania.com
An hour of light ‘Popera’ and classical entertainment for the early evening by two talented young vocalists performing a selection of well known songs by artists Comedy, Theatre ranging from Andrea Bocelli C • Chambers Street and Katherine Jenkins to Il B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Divo. Aug 4,6,24: 20:30 (1h25m) www.callumbicknell.com Theatre £9.50 (£8.50) theSpaces @ Surgeons Light opera, Musical Music C • Chambers Street Hall • Nicolson Street Aug 8,10,14,20,22,28,30: Augustine’s • 41 George Theatre St Andrew’s and St B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 20:30 (1h25m) £11.50 B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 George’s West • 13 IV Bridge (£10.50) C • Chambers Street Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 17:35 George Street Aug 9: 09:20 (1h20m) £5.00 B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 (1h5m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 12,18,26: 20:30 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 B 0131 225 3847 V111GD4 (1h25m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 10: 15:20 (1h20m) XAug 8: 18:45 (1h) £4.00 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22, Aug 7-10,14: 15:45 (1h40m) £5.00 27-28,30: 17:35 (1h5m) Aug 19-20,23,26: 16:30 Aug 21,29: 00:00 (1h25m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 9-14: 18:25 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) (1h) £12.50 (£8.50) Aug 11: 11:20 (1h20m) £11.50 (£10.50) £5.50 (£4.00) (£14.00 F) Aug 11-13: 15:45 (1h40m) £5.00 Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: Aug 25: 14:30 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 17:35 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50) £12.50 (£8.50) Aug 12: 13:20 (1h20m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Real life comes fast. One day you wake up. Instead of a hangover, you have a job. Instead of a fling, you have a girlfriend. Instead of dreams, reality. Salzman and Cunningham’s new lifestyle musical. www.selladoor.com
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justjohn follows last year’s sell-out production of ‘Oliver!’ with the stage version of the Oscarnominated musical. A legendary film director comes to terms with a personal and creative crisis to the music of a hauntingly beautiful Broadway score. www. justjohnproductions.com
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The Barstow school of Kansas City, Missouri presents a Ry Kincaid comedy. Through humour and song, Charlie and Millie explore museum exhibits of aviation adventures from Kitty Hawk to space travel and highflying places in-between.
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Scotland’s young opera talent return to portray lust, envy, wrath, pride, gluttony, sloth and greed through opera’s most popular and dramatic scenes. ‘ESO offers an enjoyable musical haven’ (BGT, Fringe 09). A sell-out in 2007 and 2009. www. edinburghstudioopera.com
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Ray Bradbury’s Princess Pyunggang and ‘2116’ General Ondal TFAPJ
Rent – School Edition
FAPU
ArtsOne
Bibimbab Theatre
Gallimaufry Performing Arts
TFAK Following our four-star Fringe debut performance, ArtsOne returns to Fringe 2010 with ‘Rent – The School Edition’. ‘Rent’ follows a year in the lives of seven friends living in the disappearing bohemian lifestyle of New York’s East Village.
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace From Seoul, this awardwinning Korean troupe present a majestic 21stcentury remix of an ancient children’s folk tale. Unifying traditional drumming, opera, fan dance and tap to dazzle audiences, inspiring endless love and peaceful transformation. Theatre, Traditional
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
World premiere musical B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 from one of the world’s most lauded and heralded writers. Aug 9-14: 10:15 (1h45m) £5.00 (£4.00) (£3.00 S) Hauntingly beautiful, lyrical, M T W T F S S M T W T F S S cautionary tale for the age 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 of technology. Told by ‘Mr 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Marionette’s Shadow Show’ – 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 robots, dancers, marionettes, fugitives from the law. www.gallimaufry.org Rocky Horror Physical theatre
Night
C plaza • George Square Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place
AN
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 XAug 15: 14:55 (1h20m) Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 21:00
£8.50 (£5.50)
(1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Aug 17-21,24-28: 09:25 (1h20m) £8.50 (£5.50)
Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22, 27-30: 21:00 (1h15m) £11.50 (£10.50)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 21:00 (1h15m) £10.50 (£9.50)
Putting It Together by Sondheim
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
TFU
Reel-to-Real: The Movies Musical
random ACT theatre co.
Frankenstein Pub
‘Putting It Together’ weaves together Sondheim’s bestloved songs in this wonderful, Huairou Management fun and moving show. and Broadway Asia End your Fringe day with a professional cast, putting it International all together just for you. A perfect night.
TAPU
Revue
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
Come up to the lab and see what’s on the slab as Brad, Janet and Frank-N-Furter give in to absolute pleasure. Live performances and monstrous prizes, so dress to impress and prepare to be scared! Cabaret
Frankenstein Pub • 26 George IV Bridge
B 0131 622 1818 V58GE5 Aug 11,18: 23:00 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 9-15: 22:50 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.00)
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Aug 17-22,24-30: 23:40 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Marries clips from the classic Warner and MGM movie musicals with live performers and the greatest songs of Broadway, in an original story that travels from glamorous New York to sumptuous China. www.reeltoreal.co.uk Drama, Theatre
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 18:00 (1h10m) £9.00 Aug 7-9,11-12,16,1819,23,25-26,30: 18:00 (1h10m) £13.50 (£12.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:00 (1h10m) £15.00 (£14.00) See page 270 for show information
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Unlucky Theatre American High School Company Theatre Festival
Take a magical journey as the York County School of the Arts presents the classic musical ‘Cinderella’. Enjoy the brilliant combination of song and dance as these talented performers make this musical masterpiece come alive.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
Jack’s back! Hit Fringe First space rock camp musical returns. Sidesplitting sci-fi, murder-mystery musical extravaganza. ‘The party night out’ (Guardian); ‘Manically funny’ (Scotsman); ‘Kill for a ticket’ SSSSS (Evening News). www.unluckytheatre.co.uk Comedy
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 C too • St Columba’s Aug 10: 12:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 11: 18:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 13: 16:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 14: 14:15 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
St. Aggies ‘84
PU American High School Theatre Festival
by the Castle, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 23:05 (1h55m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,20-22, 27-29: 23:05 (1h55m) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 23:05 (1h55m) £10.50 (£9.50)
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 20: 16:20 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 21: 22:20 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 22: 10:20 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 25: 18:20 (1h20m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
American High School Theatre Festival Welcome to ‘The Secret of the Seven Sisters’. Soar into a magical journey with Maia as she embarks on a voyage to reunite with her six sisters, completing the constellation the Pleiades. Watch out for the dark dwarves and sky pirates!
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 20: 11:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 21: 19:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 22: 13:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 23: 15:15 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sector17
TFPJ Indigo Co
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
reel real toreal THE MOVIES MUSICAL PLEASANCE COURTYARD
August 4th–30th 30th · 6pm (No performances August 10,16, 24)
☎ 0131 556 6550 | www.reeltoreal.co.uk See page 216 for show information
The Secret Garden
FU Norfolk Youth Music Theatre
The height of the cold war. Hattie’s sworn an oath with her friends to study, seldom sleep, starve themselves and not talk to boys! A driving score, ‘St. Aggie’s ‘84’ rocks you straight into the 80s.
U
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
U
Saucy Jack and The Secret the Space Vixens of the Seven Sisters TFL
Sector 17 – the last civilised sector on earth ... or is it? Indigo Co’s dynamic young cast thrill Fringe audiences yet again with this exciting new musical adventure where one man’s discovery will change everything! www. sector17themusical.co.uk
Set to Stun! – Free
Seussical the Musical
APK
FAU
Rayguns Look Real Enough
Stage by Stage
Sharron Matthews
B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 World’s first comedy mash-
Theatre
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 9-14: 14:50 (1h25m) £7.00 (£5.00) (£20.00 F) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 9-14: 20:00 (1h10m) £8.00 (£7.00) (£25.00 F) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sharron Matthews Superstar – World Domination Tour 2010
FPM
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace Popular story of a young girl who discovers an overgrown secret garden at her uncle’s house. With her new-found friends she brings the garden back to life and changes their lives forever. Noda ‘best production’ award 2009.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
MUSICALS AND OPERA L E T ’ S FA C E T H E M U S I C A N D D A N C E L U C K B E A L A D Y T H E S O U N D O F M U S I C
24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com
up duo Rayguns Look Real Enough bring you massive stadium rock on a tiny scale! One hour, all the hits ... ever! Edinburgh’s biggest free party. www.freefestival.co.uk Comedy, Rock
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
‘On 15th May in the Jungle of Nool in the heat of the day in the cool of the pool he was splashing, enjoying the jungle’s great joys, when Horton the elephant heard a small noise...’
Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row
B 07816 671450 V70GB3
Aug 20-21: 11:30 (1h30m) B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 £8.00 (£5.00) (£22.00 F) Aug 5-29: 21:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Canadian goddess of cabaret. Part comedienne, part chanteuse, wholly entertaining. Sharron belts out songs from Madonna to Queen, telling hilarious and heart-wrenching stories of her ‘Almost Famous’ life. ‘Best Cabaret Performer’ (Now Magazine). Cabaret, Comedy
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 16-28: 21:05 (50m) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 51 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 92 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
The Singalong Glee Club
Songs for a New Spontaneous World Broadway
TPJ
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David Benson & Stewart Nicholls – Festival Highlights
American High School Geoff Paine, Julia Theatre Festival Zemiro, Russell Fletcher, Ross Daniels, Genevieve Morris
Riotous celebration packed with show tunes, pub songs and surprise specialities. Lyrics provided; requests welcome; singing optional! Your hosts: Fringe First winner David Benson and his common-law pianist Stewart Nicholls. ‘Delivers to perfection’ (Telegraph). www.gleeclublive. com Interactive, Music
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Newcomer Jason Robert Brown (composer-lyricist of the critical smash ‘Parade’) has had the whole theatre community talking about his savvy showmanship and exciting contemporary sound for years, starting with this revue.
‘Utterly brilliant ... Mindblowing ... Sensational’, SSSSS (Melbourne Age). Sold out – Sydney Opera House. Geoff Paine, Julia Zemiro and a stellar cast create a hilarious, ridiculous new musical that opens... Church Hill Theatre • and closes...every night! Even 33 Morningside Road if you hate Broadway you’ll B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 adore this! Aug 20: 22:15 (1h30m) Improv £5.00
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Aug 23: 10:15 (1h30m) £5.00
XAug 4-6: 17:00 (1h15m) £5.00
Aug 24: 18:15 (1h30m) £5.00
Aug 7-8,11-12,16-17,19,23- Aug 25: 12:15 (1h30m) £5.00 24,26,30: 17:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00) M T W T F S S M T W T Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,2729: 17:00 (1h15m) £11.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Slice of Saturday Night
PU
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The Famous Spiegeltent • George Square Gardens
B 0131 667 8940 V87GF5 Aug 10-15,17-22,24-29: 18:00 (1h10m) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Spend, Spend, Spend
Spring Awakening
TFK
TFU
Why Not? Musical Theatre Company
One Academy Productions
AU Canvas Theatre University of Gloucestershire
Book, music and lyrics by the Heather Brothers. ‘Grab a “slice” of nostalgia!’ The trials and tribulations of a lively group of typical teenagers on their regular After winning £5m, Saturday night out at the Club housewife Viv Nicholson A-Go-Go. said ‘I’m going to spend, spend, spend’ – exactly what theSpace @ Venue45 • she did! An exhilarating, 63 Jeffrey Street B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 amusing, raunchy award winner about the life and love Aug 6-7,9-14: 18:10 (50m) story of the legend that is Viv £6.00 (£5.00) Nicholson. T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 6-7,9-14: 17:15 (1h30m) £7.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Scottish premiere of the radical, explosive and powerful multi-awardwinning indie rock musical inspired by Wedekind’s banned masterpiece; says the unsayable about sex, religion, freedom and growing up. ‘Sheer lyrical beauty’ – SSSSS (Independent).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 15:05 (1h30m) £6.00 Aug 7-12,16-17,2324,26,30: 15:05 (1h30m) £10.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:05 (1h30m) £13.00 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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TFPK 54 Productions
Sweeney Todd School Edition
K American High School Theatre Festival
1978: Studio 54 is the hottest nightclub in NYC. The party seems unstoppable, but in a place where everyone wants top billing it’s murder on the dancefloor. Thrilling new musical inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’. www.studio54official.co.uk Theatre
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 22:15 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22, 27-30: 22:15 (1h30m) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 22:15 (1h30m) £10.50 (£9.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
MUSICALS AND OPERA
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
K
A musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Pregnant Fish Theatre Group/PBH’s Free chilling masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and Fringe culinary crime. Sophisticated, macabre, visceral and uncompromising, ‘Sweeney Todd’ nevertheless has a great sense of fun, mixing drama with dark humour.
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 9: 13:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 10: 11:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 11: 15:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 12: 09:15 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
K American High School Theatre Festival
The Swan
Sondheim’s musical comes alive in an all new way; promising an intimate, yet masterfully explosive and unique take on this wellknown thriller. Revenge has never been tastier. Acoustic
Sin Club and Lounge • 207 Cowgate
V339GE5 Aug 27-28: 15:20 (2h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sweet Talk
TFPL
TFPK
Melodramatters
Kickline Theatre Company
Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller staged in the dayroom of Mister Fogg’s asylum, as performed by suspect inmates on a stormy night ‘You ain’t ever gonna survive, under the direction of madcap in cell block five.’ Welcome magicians. to Marsville Prison, where Showcased at Greenwich crimes of passion meet Church Hill Theatre • Theatre’s Musical Futures passionate crimes. But, what 2005: Double-D list celebrity, 33 Morningside Road if you’re innocent? Meet Eddie Bel will do anything B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Daisy, our heroine. Hardfor fame but the adoration Aug 9: 20:20 (1h20m) £5.00 hitting new British musical. is never enough. In all the media hype can one journalist Aug 10: 10:20 (1h20m) £5.00 We’ll see you inside... unravel the truth before it’s Drama Aug 12: 14:20 (1h20m) £5.00 too late? Drama
Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row
See page 210 for show information
Aug 13: 20:20 (1h20m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 07816 671450 V70GB3 XAug 10: 20:30 (1h30m)
£7.50
Aug 11,15: 19:30 (1h30m) £10.50 (£7.50) Aug 13,16,18: 20:30 (1h30m) £10.50 (£7.50)
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
1756 DEUCHARS Crowd Puller Filler Ad OL.pdf
See page 217 for show information
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B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 15:45 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,2830: 15:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 15:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 14: 16:00 (1h30m) £10.50 (£7.50) Aug 17,20: 16:30 (1h30m) £12.00 (£9.00) Aug 21: 20:45 (1h30m) £12.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Thoroughly Modern Willie
Tick, Tick... Boom
FAPK
TFK
Vive Le Cabaret
TU
Pleasance / Desmond Far From Kansas – The Triple Threat Theatre O’Connor / Blond ‘Tick Tick...Boom!’ A musical Ambition London Gay Men’s about the courage it takes to Chorus follow your dreams. Jonathan Larson’s (author of ‘Rent’) autobiographical tale of a young composer on the brink of turning 30 and falling into oblivion.
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street The boys who brought you the 2009 hit ‘Oklahomo!’ return with another sensational mix of music and comedy. With fantastic new arrangements, the renowned vocal group are back in town to chart the adventures of new boy – Willie! www.farfromkansas.co.uk Cabaret, Music
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 A celebration of the finest international talent on the XAug 7: 17:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-14: 17:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Unlucky 13
TFPU
Fringe, promising the very best comedy, music, circus and burlesque. ‘Vive le Cabaret’ is a five-star festival in itself.
Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu • 2 Rutland Place
B 0131 556 6550 V236GE2 Aug 4-6: 21:30 (1h15m) £7.50 Aug 7-8, 10-22, 24-30:
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Beacon Theatre Group 21:30 (1h15m) £12.50 (£10.50)
Aug 15,20-21: 20:35 (1h15m) £10.50 (£9.50)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 16-17: 20:35 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 18-19: 20:35 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50)
See page 216 for show information
Swing!
TFK Ben Monks & Will Young for Unexpected Productions and Silenus Productions
War Notes
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Teen Bewitched Terry and The Threepenny Jackie – Mrs Opera TFAPU Barry Cryer and AJ propera|opera Mrs Edmund Edinburgh University Hockridge Savoy Opera Group
TK Gag Reflex
Written by themselves, this Management musical journey takes our pre-teen cast through the second half of the twentieth century as they openly and honestly respond to the everyday challenges. Discover what they really think while wallowing in the nostalgia.
TFPU
Drama
Gilded Balloon
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace
Are the roses blooming in
B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 Picardy? Will we gather Aug 9-14: 11:30 (1h10m) £7.50 (£6.00)
Backhands, Big Bands and bonking at Wafthead Tennis Club in a musical satire with heart (and balls) and a toe-tapping live score. From the team behind 2008 hit ‘Kiddy-Fiddler on the Roof’: SSSS ‘Irreverent, ballsy ... Superlative comic writing’ (Whatsonstage.com).
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Teen tornado Colette wants Guy. And she’s going to take him. Or so she thinks, before she’s spirited to a paranoid wonderland where cancelled friends, spurned parents, a sensitive ex and even her toys unite to take revenge... www.teenbewitched.com Comedy
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Gilded Balloon Teviot • B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 7-13: 13:10 (45m) XAug 4-7: 16:00 (1h15m) £6.00 Aug 8,13-15,20-22, 27-29: 16:00 (1h15m) £10.50 (£9.50)
The stars of 1950s cabaret and musicals are back! From the ‘Pajama Game’ to ‘Wonderful Town’. Recalling life as a double act with songs, anecdotes and laughter.
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EUSOG, the company that brought you the five-star sellout Fringe 2009 shows, ‘Rent’ and ‘The Pirates of Penzance’, is back to perform this fantastically dark and deeply satirical musical by Brecht and Weill. www.eusog.org Theatre
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
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Aug 7-8,13-15: 12:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-12,16-19: 12:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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lilacs? Did that nightingale sing in Berkeley Square? You’ll know because you were there. ‘Pure joy’ SSSS½’ (Advertiser, Australia). Cabaret
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 5-7: 13:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:30 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: 13:30 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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When in Rome... The Wiz
FAPU
TFPL
U
Cambridge Fools
American High School Theatre Festival
Stage Stars Young Actors Company
‘The Wiz’ eases on down the Royal Mile. For family fun in a funky, hip, musical, pop-lock dancing kind of way, you won’t want to miss this now classic take on the iconic ‘Wizard of Oz’ by Frank Baum.
A new adaptation of Charles Kingsley’s fairytale about a young chimney sweep called Tom who goes on an exciting underwater adventure to find the life he truly desires. A family show featuring a cast of young performers.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
Immerse yourself in a world torn between Ancient Roman Greenside • 1b Royal culture and 90s pop. With live Terrace music and everything from B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 figs to Roman pole-dancing. Caesar, drama and the Spice Aug 16-21: 14:45 (50m) Girls have never been so £7.00 (£5.00) (£4.00 C) seamlessly fused! M T W T F S S M T W T F S S www.wheninrome.org.uk Theatre
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West End Glee Club
TAPU Climar Productions
MUSICALS AND OPERA
Comedy, Musical
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 9: 14:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 11: 10:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 12: 20:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 14: 16:15 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 6-7: 19:10 (1h10m) £7.00 (£5.00)
Zanna Don’t!
Aug 9-14,16-21: 19:10 (1h10m) £8.00 (£6.00)
FAK
Aug 23-28: 18:10 (1h10m) £8.00 (£6.00)
SHOP
Latymer Theatre Company
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The Wild Party
TFK Glee club finals are imminent DULOG and we need to add a solo, but which talented performer gets the honour of singing it? You the audience decide! Packed full of songs from your favourite musicals. www.CliMarproductions.com
Imagine a world where to be gay is normal and to be straight unthinkable. Welcome to the weird and hilarious world of ‘Zanna Don’t’. Set in an American high school, this show is rapidly becoming a cult musical.
Compilation, Revue
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
The Zoo • 140 The Pleasance
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 ‘Wanna get wild?’ A heady XAug 6-7: 19:00 (1h20m)
£10.00 (£9.00)
Aug 8-15,17-30: 19:00 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 mix of bathtub gin, lustful Aug 15-21: 11:00 (1h15m) guests and no inhibitions creates an explosive cocktail £6.00 (£4.00) sure to end in a wedding or a M T W T F S S M T W T F S S funeral. LaChiusa and Wolfe’s 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ‘Dark, sensual, glittering 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 musical’ (Talkin’ Broadway). www.dulog.org.uk Theatre
C too • St Columba’s by the Castle, Johnston Terrace
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Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 21:50 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
COCK B T NS UR
Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22, 27-30: 21:50 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50)
You tweeted your cover ideas and now we’ve turned them into an exclusive range of 2010 merchandise. Pop in to check out our selection of t-shirts, posters, mugs, bags and lots more. TH BR NOR
Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 21:50 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
Take home a piece of the Fringe
180 High Street www.edfringe.com
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Abbotsford Revisited
FPU The Mercators
A new look at the life and times of Sir Walter Scott, whose poetry and historical novels romanticised Scotland’s image. A dramatised reading in period costume featuring extracts from ‘Waverley’, ‘Rob Roy’, ‘Ivanhoe’, ‘Kenilworth’ and much more. Compilation, Drama
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 Aug 9-14: 17:30 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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About Chocolate
FPM
The Accident
An Actress Prepares
TFL
TFPK
Brentwood Theater Company
Irina Diva
The shattering story of eight teenage boys who go to the California desert to kick back with beer and pot. Hours later, four are dead and the real story begins. This new play stunned audiences in Hollywood. Drama
Adaptation, Drama
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 8-14: 20:45 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein
An Acre and Change
TFPL
K
Student Theatre at Glasgow
American High School Theatre Festival
Sweet Dreams Productions
Hard or soft centre? Prey or predator? Is there life beyond chocolate and falconry? All questions posed by this dark comedy in which Pam peoples the stage with a cast tangled in retribution. www. sweetdreamsproductions. weebly.com
Her words speak louder than the iconic image! What does it take to become an icon? You will never know until you come to see this surprising and revealing adaptation of Marilyn Monroe’s last ever interview.
Welcome to a darkly comic world, where nothing is as it seems and the most innocent conversation may lead to doom. Several one-act plays written by the acclaimed author/poet, Shel Silverstein.
A speculative fiction that encourages people to take a fresh perspective on the Troubles of Northern Ireland, by taking the conflict and transplanting it to a hypothetical militaryoccupied ‘French Anglia’. Drama, Political
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 9: 11:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 10: 09:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 11: 13:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 12: 15:15 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place
B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 Aug 9-10: 10:15 (45m) £5.00 (£3.00) Aug 11-13,16-17: 10:15 B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 (45m) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 14,18-21: 10:15 (45m) Aug 16-21: 16:10 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00) £7.00 (£5.00) Comedy, Drama
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
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Airswimming
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THEATRE
Aleister Crowley: A Passion for Evil
TFPL
ACTING SCHOOL
Purple Media
MA/MFA Courses in London Ever wonder what happened after Romeo and Juliet’s deaths? The Prince has ordered a truce but that may not be enough to stop the young Montagues and Capulets from erupting into violence. Will romance or revenge be victorious?
Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street
Persephone and Dora are moral imbeciles. They have been removed from the world, for their own good, if nothing else. But how can you stay sane when all you have around you is the walls that keep you in? Drama, Storytelling
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
‘The Wickedest Man in the World’ endured accusations ranging from heresy to child sacrifice. In this chilling solo play John Burns becomes The Great Beast and dares to ask... who was Aleister Crowley? www.thebeastreturns.com
B 0131 226 0000 V103GA6 B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Drama, Storytelling Aug 10: 12:20 (1h30m) £5.00 C central • Carlton Hotel, Aug 11: 20:20 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 9-15,17-22: 17:30 North Bridge Aug 12: 14:20 (1h30m) £5.00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 14: 10:20 (1h30m) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 6,16-17,24: 16:15 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 7-10,14-15,21,28: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16:15 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: Alcatraz 16:15 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Against the Odds
TFPU
TFPK Aireborne Theatre
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Jade Blue
Alice in Wonderland
U American High School Theatre Festival A stunning piece of theatre’ SSSS (WhatsOnStage. com). Inspired by Paul Auster. George Dillon directs Jade Blue. Flora has an unbearable insight into the human predicament – her father has an extraordinary dilemma. One woman. One story. 1,000 possibilities.
One moment will create, destroy or alter perspectives. ‘Alcatraz’ explores the perforations in the walls of perception, as characters invisibly influence and disturb one another without knowledge or intent. ‘Every window on Alcatraz has a view of San Francisco.’
“East 15’s new MA in Filmmaking is a fantastic initiative and a valuable addition to the UK’s independent film industry. I believe this course can only add to East 15 Acting School’s exceptionally high standard of training.”
Mark Herman (Brassed Off, Little Voice and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas)
An absurd, random, quirky, outrageous, humorous, Hill Street Theatre • creepy version of ‘Alice’ (with Underbelly, Cowgate • 19 Hill Street a Scottish twist) performed 56 Cowgate (entrances B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 on Cowgate and Victoria by a small troupe from a tiny school located slightly north Street) XAug 5-6: 16:30 (1h) £5.00 B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 of the oldest town in Texas: Central Heights High School, Aug 7-9,11-16,18-23,25-30: XAug 6: 12:35 (1h) £6.00 Nacogdoches. 16:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Church Hill Theatre • 33 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 8,12,19,25: 12:35 (1h) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £8.50 (£7.50) Morningside Road 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 10,14,21,27,29: 12:35 B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 17,23: 12:35 (1h) £6.50 Aug 10: 09:15 (1h30m) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 11: 21:15 (1h30m) £5.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 13: 13:15 (1h30m) £5.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 14: 11:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Drama
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• MA Filmmaking • MA Acting • MA Acting for Film TV and Radio • MA/MFA Acting (International) • MA/MFA Theatre Directing For full details of all these programmes, and our BA courses, visit the website at: www.east15.ac.uk or contact us on: e15courses@essex.ac.uk “The wonderful thing about East 15 is that you are working so closely with actors. Directors working with the actors is quite marvellous.”
Sir Ben Kingsley CBE University of Essex
East 15 Acting School is part of the University of Essex and is a member of the Conference of Drama Schools
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C venues vibrant vivacious variety box office hotline 0845 260 1234 online booking www.CtheFestival.com
See page 302 for show information
Alive!
Allegations
FPU
FPJ
Storyboard Collective Beyond Borders Productions Ltd
Starring an international cast, ‘Alive!’ is a lifeaffirming journey through dance, spoken word, live music, and improvisational comedy featuring artists fresh from Broadway, hit US TV series ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, and LA comedy institution the Groundlings. Musical, Physical theatre
A peasant farmer’s home is burnt down during a politically-motivated attack; a commercial farmer suffers a farm invasion. The two meet and have more in common than imagined. A true story of fear, frustration and hope in Zimbabwe today. Drama, Political
Destiny Centre Gorgie • 52 Gorgie Road
The Zoo • 140 The Pleasance
Aug 14,19-21: 19:00 (1h20m) £5.00 (£4.00)
Aug 22-30: 17:15 (1h5m) £8.00
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Allsopp and Henderson’s The Jinglists
TFPJ
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All the Queen’s Children
FPL
TFPK
American Myth Potted Meat Productions Theater Company
One room. Two jingle-writing geniuses. Catchy melodies and crippled emotions. Can love rescue these men or will they pummel each other into the abyss of madness? ‘Midway between Beckett and the Boosh’ (Chortle.co.uk). Comedy, Musical
Underbelly, Cowgate •
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All the Happy People
on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 20:35 (1h10m) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 20:35 (1h10m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:35 (1h10m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16,23-24: 20:35 (1h10m) £6.50
‘Two of Hearts’ is a dating service. Susan is ready to help the world find love. On her first day, most of her spirit will be crushed. Love is hard, but matchmaking is hell. Comedy, Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 23-29: 14:05 (55m) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Alma Mater
FPL Avenue Productions
Nothing to Declare in Association With Reading Youth Theatre
Four young refugees cross deserts and seas to arrive at the safe haven of a British B&B. But with debts to pay, trafficker boyfriends and Immigration disputing their age, how many of them will stay? www.nothingtodeclare. webeden.co.uk Drama, Physical theatre
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 7-10,14: 16:50 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13: 16:50 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
When do we really grow up? Five-star writer (ThreeWeeks) and cast (Scotsman) return to Edinburgh with a new company, exploring the fog between education and adulthood. Touchingly comic, darkly nostalgic: arresting new drama not to be missed. www.avenueproductions.info Drama
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
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Almost, Maine
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PM
American High School Theatre Festival Vicki Helyar and On a wintery Friday night, the Tamar Tieleman
Amphitryon
TFJ Centre Stage Theatre Company
residents of ‘Almost, Maine’, find themselves dealing with love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. ‘Almost, Maine’ inventively explores the mysteries of the human heart, touching us with laughter, heartbreak and hope.
Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street
The waitress wants to have
B 0131 226 0000 V103GA6 a chat. The bride wants to Aug 9: 16:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 10: 20:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 11: 14:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 13: 12:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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Would you rather meet your doppelganger or have your doppelganger meet your wife? There can be no explanation for the strange goings-on in Amphitryon’s palace. But this is Ancient Greece and Zeus must be up to something.
See page 264 for show information
Amy, Fate and Me – Free
U
Anatomy Act
TFPK Negative Capability
Laughing Horse Free Festival/Sandra Risser
And Justice for All!
U American High School Theatre Festival
Stand-up, confession, dissection. Four voices become one anarchic, guilty A long drive through desolate mind. From ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ terrain; a woman drawn to an writer and RSC prizewinner out-of-the-way town. You’ll Freddy Syborn: ‘A triumph’ laugh, cry and applaud her (Scotsman). ‘You don’t notice journey as intuition and fate you are bleeding ‘til way after force her to face her own the injury’ (Mike Newell). demons. www.sandrarisser.com Drama, Modern
Bronxville High presents ‘And Justice for All!’; two one-act plays that eloquently speak about American democracy in action: ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’ by Reginald Rose and ‘Waiting for Lefty’ by Clifford Odets. Exciting material, great performances.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 9: 21:15 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed) Aug 11: 11:15 (1h30m) (Free Ticketed) Aug 13: 17:15 (1h30m) Comedy (Free Ticketed) Comedy C soco • Chambers Street Comedy, Drama Laughing Horse @ Aug 14: 13:15 (1h30m) and Cowgate Greenside • 1b Royal (Free Ticketed) Laughing Horse @ The Edinburgh City Football Terrace B 0845 260 1234 V 348 G E5 Counting House • 38 Club • 7 Baxter’s Place, M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0131 557 2124 V 231 G C6 Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: West Nicolson Street Leith Walk 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 B 0131 556 9628 V164GC6 Aug 9-14: 12:45 (1h30m) B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 18:40 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: Aug 22-29: 21:45 (1h) Aug 5-29: 16:15 (1h) 18:40 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (Free Non-ticketed) (Free Non-ticketed) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 18:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) obsessively analyse her lack of similarity with the worst things in life, which are, at least, memorable, if nothing else.
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And Other Observations
TFPJ Albert’s Place in Association With On the Verge
Drawing on the techniques of Lepage, this performance explores collected fragments of poetry and art, from T S Eliot to Diane Arbus. Observations made by the storytellers are illustrated through inspiration from live art, movement and conversation. Devised, Drama
Animal Farm
U Guy Masterson/ Theatre Tours International
Now in its 16th year, for one performance only, Guy Masterson rekindles his extraordinary solo rendition of Orwell’s barnyard classic. One man, a farmful of animals, and one of the greatest political allegories of all time. Simply unmissable!
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
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C soco • Chambers Street Aug 17: 14:45 (2h) £15.00 and Cowgate (£12.00)
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6: 13:30 (45m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14: 13:30 (45m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13: 13:30 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Anomienaulis
TFPL
Peculius Stage
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What happens to young people living in a world where ‘normal’ isn’t good enough? Through music, song and passionate physicality, RashDash ask: Should we aspire to be the best? Or to be happy? ‘Dazzling beauty’ (Scotsman). www.wix. com/rashdashproductions/ rashdashproductions Music, Physical theatre
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place
B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 6-7: 21:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-14,16-21,23-28: 21:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
TFAM
A restless army entertains itself with video games and sitcoms, while waiting for the wind that would carry their ships to war. In this existential space of paralysing doubt, indecision, and Two producers desperately try anticlimax, a march toward to finish the ultimate disaster unstoppable violence grows inevitable. movie in an environment of corruption, caffeine and Adaptation, Drama pressure that drives you green Augustine’s • 41 George and scaly! Direction from IV Bridge Sir Trevor Nunn. Written by B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Sam Shepard. A truly cool spectacle! Aug 9-15: 13:10 (1h30m) www.peculiusstage.com £7.00 (£5.00)
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5
RashDash
Anthony Burgess ‘A Clockwork Orange’
FK
Drama
TFPM
YAT-C
Angel City
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
Another Someone
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Fourth Monkey Theatre Company
Following a sell-out London run described as ‘possessing unrestrained passion at its heart’ (ExtraExtra. org), Fourth Monkey presents Anthony Burgess’ seminal, often violent, yet timeless tale concerning an individual’s right to freedom of choice. Drama
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 XAug 6-7: 19:20 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 9-21: 19:20 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Antoinette ... en The Apprentice Secret J
PU
NonsenseRoom American High School Productions Theatre Festival
It’s Marie Antoinette as you’ve never seen her. Our commedia-esque romp through the royal courts of Austria and France bursts with colourful characters, madcap adventure and unexpected twists. Don’t miss how young Lou met sweet Marie.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
Witness the dramatic retelling of a 600-year-old legend. Inspired by and performed in the enchanting atmosphere of Rosslyn Chapel, this production brings to life the story of the Chapel’s famous Apprentice Pillar. Previous Fringe sell-out. Drama, Site-specific
Rosslyn Chapel • Roslin, Midlothian
THEATRE
Are You Lonesome Tonight? – Free
PK NoLogoProductions/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Dwight Carter plans his 20th wedding anniversary with the help of Elvis but it’s August 1977 and the King is about to leave the building. ‘Filled with wit and pathos’ (FringeReport.com). www.nologopublications.co.uk
See page 248 for show information
Comedy, Drama
B 0131 226 0000 V74GH6 B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 5-6,8-13,15-19: 19:30 Laughing Horse @ The Aug 22: 18:20 (1h) Aug 23: 12:20 (1h) Aug 24: 20:20 (1h) Aug 25: 14:20 (1h)
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Apples
TPL Northern Stage and Company of Angels Co-production
(1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 6,13: 21:45 (1h15m) £12.00 Aug 7,14: 19:30 (3h30m) £25.00
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Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 14-18: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Arabian Nights
Are You There?
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Muckle Roe Productions
American High School Theatre Festival
TFJ
See page 117 for show information
5th - 29th AUG 10.25pm
“AWE-INSPIRING’’ Richard Milward’s cult novel. A dazzling tragicomic love story of adolescence where Adam and Eve inhabit a very different Eden. ‘The drugs, the sex, the boozing … it all smacks beautifully of the real thing’ (Time Out). Adaptation, Drama
The Traverse @ St Stephen’s • St Stephen Street
Javier Daulte’s internationally acclaimed play in which Mary Zimmerman’s acclaimed mischief and magic reveal adaptation of ‘1001 Arabian the curious farce of grief. Nights’ weaves ancient From the company behind tales of wonder into a rich the official sell-out run of and poetic testament to the ‘Oleanna’ in 2007, SSSS transformational power of (Scotsman). storytelling. Comedy, Drama
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2
Aug 10: 22:15 (1h10m) £5.00 B 0131 228 1404 V101GB3 Aug 12: 22:15 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 13: 10:15 (1h10m) £5.00 XAug 10: 16:00 (1h30m) Aug 14: 18:15 (1h10m) £5.00 £12.00(£6.00) Aug 11: 16:00 (1h30m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £17.00 (£12.00)(£6.00U) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 12,15,17-19,22,24 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 26: 16:00 (1h 30m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 13-14,20-21,2728: 16:00 (1h30m) £19.00(£13.00)
(San Francisco Weekly)
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
Photo: Laura Domela
CRAZY ENOUGH
www.stormlarge.com/uk See page 127 for show information
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THEATRE
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
The Ark
Art
PU
TJ
Act One
Peters Productions
As Long As You’re Paying
FPL Poison Apple Theatre
‘The Ark’ – hilariously funny, impressively physical and beautifully imaginative. A motley crew of animals left behind on Earth to face the flood together. Colourful characters brought to life by an all-singing, all-dancing ensemble cast. All aboard! Comedy, Physical theatre
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
Three friends. One painting. Winner of 1998 Olivier Award for best comedy, Tony Award for best play. ‘A remarkably wise, witty and intelligent comedy... ‘Art’ has touched a universal nerve’ (Times). Fringe sell-out 2007, 2009. www.petersproductions.co.uk Comedy, Drama
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Grassmarket Aug 16-21,23-28: 17:05 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
An Arrangement of Shoes – Free
APU Footnotes Theatre/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Two shows only! Awardwinning, touching and compelling portrait of family life in an Indian railway colony. Combining mime, music, mimicry and monologue, this energetic and entertaining solo performance is not to be missed. www.freefestival.co.uk Comedy, Drama
XAug 5: 16:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6: 16:35 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Drama
theSpace on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Street Aug 9-12,16-19: 20:40 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22: 20:40 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50)
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The Asbo Fairy Tales
TFPJ Grapple Theatre Company
TFPU CalArts Festival Theater
The story of the end of our lives told in our youth. A collectively imagined autobiography about the unraveling of memory. A joyous physical theatre collage about clinging to the past and letting it go. www.atsundown.net
Snow White claims paternity against all seven dwarves on ‘Jeremy Kyle’! Big, bad bailiff pursues three little pigs for credit card fraud! Moldilocks protests middle-class bear oppression! A proper mash-up of princesses and asbonauts innit!
At the Broken Places
The Author
FPL
News from Nowhere Presents a Royal Court Theatre Production
Savio(u)r Theatre Company
TN
Follow the teachers and students of fictional Sierra High School as they stage an account of the massacre that occurred at their school twenty years earlier, hoping finally to destigmatise a school synomymous with violence. www. saviourtheatrecompany.com
‘Are you OK if I carry on?’ Tim Crouch’s new play for adults is C Central • Carlton Hotel, a story of hope, exploitation, togetherness and abuse carried North Bridge out in the name of the spectator. B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Contains graphic imagery. ‘ Aug 22,28-30: 12:50 ...dazzling theatrical experience’ (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50) SSSS (Guardian). Aug 23-24: 12:50 (1h15m) Drama Multimedia, Physical theatre £7.50 (£6.50) Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Aug 25-27: 12:50 (1h15m) Venue 13 • Lochend Street, off Lothian Road £8.50 (£7.50) B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3
Close, Canongate
Drama, Modern
XAug 5: 13:00 (1h20m) £11.00(£6.00) Aug 6: 16:00 (1h20m) B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 Aug 7-13: 13:20 (45m) £8.00 (£5.00) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 18-19: 18:45 (1h5m) Aug 7,13: 18:45 (1h20m) Aug 14-15,17-21: 18:30 £4.50 £17.00(£12.00) (45m) £8.00 (£5.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S The Audience Aug 8: 21:45 (1h20m) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 10,15: 10:15 (1h20m) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 11,17: 13:00 (1h20m) boutique critique £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) At Home Aug 12,18,24,29: 16:00 Attempts (1h20m) £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) with Mrs Aug 14,20: 21:30 (1h20m) £17.00(£12.00) Moneypenny Aug 19: 18:45 (1h20m) £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) CastOff Company Aug 21,27: 10:15 (1h20m) Swamped by modern £17.00(£12.00) consumerism, global IMWP and Eleanor Aug 22: 13:15 (1h20m) capitalism, do you even Lloyd £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) know who you are? Indeed, Aug 25: 19:00 (1h20m) what you are? An exciting £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) Three performers and a adaptation from CastOff Aug 26: 21:30 (1h20m) big mute puppet called Company, a new company £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) BMP. Problems on and behind Aug 28: 13:00 (1h20m) emerging from Warwick the stage. But still, this is not £17.00(£12.00) University. an evening about theatre M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Devised, Physical theatre but a theatre evening with 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 The Vault • 11 Merchant boutique critique. B 07074 201313 V13GD6
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Comedy, Modern Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India C • Chambers Street Buildings, Victoria Street B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 (entrances on Cowgate Aug 8-10,14: 12:20 (1h) and Victoria Street)
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Caitlin, Jo and Sarah-Jane invite you to watch them work for one night. This fact-based drama uses a mixture of rhyme, dialogue and multi-role-playing to explore issues surrounding street prostitution. SSSSS (Student Direct).
At Sundown
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 The ultimate working mother and Financial Times columnist XAug 8: 16:45 (1h) £4.00 comes to life with hysterical Aug 9-15: 13:25 (1h) £4.00 tales of banking, business and M T W T F S S M T W T F S S cost centres. Complimentary 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 champagne and Aga 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 snacks for all in this unique Edinburgh experience. Comedy
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Devised
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street
B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 13-14: 00:15 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
‘Ave a Banana: A Knees Up Through Time and Space
FAPJ Underbling & Vow
Assembly @ AGA Showroom • The AGA Shop, 51 Frederick Street
B 0131 623 3030 V223G D3 £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 11-13: 12:20 (1h) £7.50 Aug 5-8,10-15,17-22,2429: 12:30 (1h) £12.00 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16:30 (1h) £12.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
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We’ve got a gin-powered timetravelling shopmobility scooter. Come sing your heart out in our granny-punk grime music hall sing-a-long tea party spectacular. Cabaret, Music
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 16-21: 14:15 (45m) £7(£5) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Babbling Comedy: The Perfordian Show
THEATRE
The Bacchae
Balthazar
Bane 2
Bare
K
FK
TL
TFPN
Whitebone Productions
Bareback Theatre Company
American High School Gavin Bolus Theatre Festival
TFAU
The Beauty and Meaning of Autographs
TFAPK Deep Dark South
TIUM
No words, but laughs for everybody. Using mime, magic, juggling, beatboxing, this high-energy show will have you looking at ordinary objects in a whole new way! Captivating hit physical comedy from Korea. www.perfordian.wordpress.com
King Pentheus defies the god of theatre and wine, Dionysus. This eastern and youngest god of the Pantheon exacts grotesque judgment for these injustices in this blend of traditional Greek and Indian theatre and dance.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
‘There came wise men from the East ... but how wise were they?’ Professor Balthazar, at last, reveals the truth behind the rumours about a star and a trip to Bethlehem.
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
Bruce Bane returns to the stage in the sequel to last year’s sell-out show ‘Bane’. With Bane returning to the streets he’ll have to be at his best to evade the clutches of his latest foe. Hilarious oneman film noir parody.
Comedy, Storytelling B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 Aug 23-28: 13:30 (1h) £7.00 Pleasance Dome • B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 (£5.00) Potterow, 1 Bristo Aug 9: 11:15 (1h) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Square 0 2 0 3 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Comedy, Physical theatre Aug 10: 17:15 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 C central • Carlton Hotel, Aug 11: 13:15 (1h) £5.00 XAug 4-5: 20:20 (1h) North Bridge Aug 14: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 £5.00 B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 6-12,16-19,24-25: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Bane Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 17:00 20:20 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22, 20:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) 28-30: 17:00 (1h) £10.50 Whitebone M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (£9.50) (£7.50 C) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 The Bald Prima Productions 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 17:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Donna (£6.50 C)
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TFU
Bang Bang You’re Dead
Esco Theatre Company
TFK
The Bacchae
TFPL CalArts Festival Theater
An irreverent, all-male, radical re-imagining of the Greek tragedy, adding gender and sexuality to Euripides’ already heady mix of power, murder and divine retribution. A sexy, sinister tale of repression and its consequences. ‘A spectacular achievement!’ (Entertainment Today). Adaptation, Physical theatre
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate
B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 7-13: 15:30 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 14-15,17-21: 20:30 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00)
The Smiths. The Martins. Mary the maid. The fire-chief. Be stunned by the eruptions of nonsensical natter, the ludicrous tales and the raving routines that are crammed into the Smiths’ very ordinary living room. Comedy, Drama
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5
Bruce Bane is a hired hand that gets the job done, he shoots first and doesn’t ask questions. Join Bane as he journeys through the city in this dark comedic tale of revenge. One man. Film noir parody, with live music.
Ass-kicking palm-greasing prick-teasing gut-crunching money-grabbing doublecrossing fast-dealing foul-talking fist-flying ‘Bare’. Winner: International Mobil Playwriting Competition. Strictly adults only. Comedy, Drama
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
In the 1920s and ‘30s, Stefan Zweig was the most translated writer in the world. A riveting production mixing theatricality, music and innovative projection, exploring the life and work of a forgotten master. www.deepdarksouth.tk Devised, Drama
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 theSpaces on the Mile @ Aug 6-28: 17:20 (1h30m) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Beautiful Burnout
PL Frantic Assembly/ National Theatre of Scotland/Bryony Lavery
The Red Chair Players West
A thrilling new piece of highly physical theatre that will immerse the audience in the European premiere of William explosively visceral world of boxing. ‘Beautiful Burnout’ B 0131 226 0000 V274GE5 Mastosimone’s brand new updated version of this Fringe will assault your senses and XAug 5-6: 17:40 (1h) £2.50 First-winning worldwide challenge your preconceptions Aug 7-22,25-29: 17:40 (1h) phenomenon. Josh has killed about the most controversial five students and his parents. sport of our time. £5.00 In the jail cell of his mind, M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Dance, Physical theatre 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 they’re back to know why.
The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 6-7,9-14: 15:45 (1h5m) £6.00 (£3.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Beauty is Prison-Time
TFPK Zoe Mavroudi With Support from Ramapo College of New Jersey
Comedy, Storytelling
The GRV • 37 Guthrie Street
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Drama, Modern
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Aug 6-7,9-14: 18:10 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00)
C • Chambers Street
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Aug 4-6: 15:40 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14: 15:40 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13: 15:40 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 7-8,10-12,17-19, 24-26: 19:30 (1h20m) £11.50 (£10.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:30 (1h20m) £14.00 (£12.50)
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An inmate competes in her prison’s beauty pageant, hoping to win the coveted grand prize: parole. A solo play written and performed by Zoe Mavroudi. Directed by Terra Vandergaw. Inspired by a real Siberian prison pageant. www.beautyisprisontime.com Drama, Political
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 4-6: 19:30 (1h20m) £5.00 theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 6-7: 12:55 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-15,17-22,24-28: 12:55 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Bebo or Not to Bebo
Belt Up’s ‘Atrium’
CaLARTS Belt Up’s festival theater ‘Metamorphosis’
FPL
TFPK
TFPJ
Spanner in the Works Theatre Company
Belt Up Theatre
Belt Up Theatre
Viciously dark and brutally gruesome comedy, in which the line between reality and surreality fizzles out in front of your eyes. A new play from the ‘inventiveness and comic brilliance’ (WhatsOnStage. com) of James Wilkes (‘The Tartuffe’). www.beltuptheatre.com
Experience the ‘shock and awe’ (Sunday Times) of this acclaimed restaging of Kafka’s parable. The Samsas invite you into their home. Settle in as a theatrical explosion unravels around you. ‘Impressive, invigorating, inspirational’ (Scotsman, ‘The Tartuffe’). www.beltuptheatre.com
A new, humorous and thought-provoking play by Spanner in the Works Theatre Company. The piece explores the good, bad and ugly side of community internet sites, such as Facebook and Bebo. Drama
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
Comedy, Site-specific
Interactive, Site-specific
C soco • Chambers Street C soco • Chambers Street B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 and Cowgate and Cowgate Aug 23-27: 15:55 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00)
M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Belt Up’s ‘Antigone’
TFPK Belt Up Theatre
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5
Aug 5,17,23: 23:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7,9,13,15,21,27,29: 23:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11,19: 23:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Belt Up’s ‘Lorca is Dead’
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 17:00 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,2830: 17:00 (1h15m) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,26-27: 17:00 (1h15m) £10.50 (£9.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
TFPK
Belt Up’s ‘Odyssey’
Belt Up Theatre
TFPK
www.silkenveils.net
By Amy Tofte Directed by Pacho Velez Floozy Aug 07 - 13 @12:00 Aug 14 - 22 @17:00 (no 16th)
Silken Veils Aug 07 - 13 @14:20 Aug 14 - 22 @19:30 (no 16th)
£8 Gen | £5 Con tix: 07074 20 13 13 www.venue13.com
On Lochend Close Off the Royal Mile
Run through the MicePace Sonic Maze while you wait! See page 252, 288 for show information
Belt Up Theatre
Critically acclaimed company return with a dynamic and rejuvenating rendition of Sophocles’ masterpiece. A melodic portrait of a family in the wake of devastation. Edinburgh International Festival award winners, 2008. Book early. ‘Exhilarating’ SSSS (Guardian on ‘The Trial’). www.beltuptheatre.com
The anarchic and frantic attempts of the Paris Surrealists to tell the story of the death of Lorca. From award-winning Belt Up Theatre: ‘One of the hottest tickets on the Fringe’ SSSSS (WhatsOnStage. Drama, Site-specific com on ‘The Tartuffe’). C soco • Chambers Street www.beltuptheatre.com
Enter a world of broken dreams. Dystopic reimagining of the world of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ told through the eyes of a homeward-bound traveller. Keep your eye peeled. ‘A terrifying vision’ SSSS and Cowgate (Lyn Gardner, Guardian, B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Interactive, Site-specific ‘The Trial’). Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 21:00 C soco • Chambers Street www.beltuptheatre.com (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50) and Cowgate Drama, Site-specific Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27- B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 C soco • Chambers Street 30: 21:00 (1h15m) £11.50 Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: and Cowgate (£10.50) 19:00 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,26: 21:00 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27- B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 (1h15m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 4,6,16,24: 13:00 (1h) 30: 19:00 (1h15m) £11.50 £8.50 (£7.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (£10.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 8,10,14,22,28,30: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 11-12,18-19,26: 19:00 13:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) (1h15m) £10.50 (£9.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 12,18,20,26: 13:00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE Belt Up’s ‘Quasimodo’
TFPK Belt Up Theatre
BOX OFFICE
Your one stop shop for tickets for every show on the Fringe. The Fringe Box Office opens Friday 11 June at 08:00 You can book in person at 180 High Street: 11 June 08:00-20:00 12-19 June 10:00-18:00 (daily) 21 June-17 July 12:00-15:00 (Monday-Saturday) 19 July-1 August 10:00-18:00 (daily) 2-31 August 09:00-21:00 (daily) Over the phone on 0131 226 0000: 11 June 08:00-20:00 12-19 June 10:00-18:00 (daily) 21 June-17 July 10:00-18:00 (Monday-Saturday) 19 July-1 August 10:00-18:00 (daily) 2-30 August 09:00-21:00 (daily) Online at edfringe.com: Book online 24 hours a day, seven days a week starting from 08:00 on 11 June. Ticket Collections: 180 High Street 2-30 August
Claustrophobically intimate new adaptation of Hugo’s classic story from the company the List promises are capable of making ‘the impossible possible.’ A truly horrifying and emotionally devastating tale performed by ThreeWeeks Editor’s Choice award winners 2008. www.beltuptheatre.com Drama, Site-specific
Bette/Cavett
TFPK Grant Smeaton Presents
An inspired comedy reimagining of Bette Davis’ iconic 1971 TV encounter with US chatshow host Dick Cavett. Studded with some hilariously un-pc 70s commercials. ‘A triumph and a delight’ SSSSS (Herald). ‘Beguiling’ SSSS (Scotsman). ‘Inspired’ (List). Comedy
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
Liriope Productions in Association With the New End Theatre
Lighthearted look at modern family life. Michele dreams of escaping surburbia and joining the circus, but how can she, with her neurotic mother, nosey grandmother, and sister’s forthcoming marriage? ‘A must-see’ (Sunday Telegraph). Drama, Modern
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 XAug 6-7: 15:05 (1h) £8.00 Aug 4,6,16,24: 23:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 8,10,14,20,22,28,30: 23:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 12,18,26: 23:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Belt Up’s ‘The Boy James’
Aug 8-17,19-30: 15:05 (1h) £11.00 (£9.00)
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The Big Bite-Size Breakfast
TU White Room Theatre Ltd
TFPK
Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 18:15 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 18:15 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 18:15 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Bird Bridge
FPM Nathalie Olah
Belt Up Theatre
Intimate new piece inspired by the life and works of J M Barrie. A confronting, unsettling, moving examination of the necessity to grow up from one of Lyn Gardner’s (Guardian) ‘Companies to Watch’ 2009. www.beltuptheatre.com Drama, Site-specific
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5
And at all times the Box Office counter is open.
TFJ
C central • Carlton Hotel, C soco • Chambers Street B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 North Bridge and Cowgate
A sumptuous smorgasbord! Three selections of ten minute plays from around the world. Coffee, croissants, strawberries! Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award. Scotsman Top 100. ‘A splendid showcase’ (Observer). Now showing on Sky TV. Comedy
Aug 5,17,23: 13:00 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7,9,15,21,29: 13:00 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11,13,19,27: 13:00 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50)
A tale of eloquent dandies, (not so) genteel poverty and moral degradation that combinates darkly funny poetry and prose. The rake is back, after 400 years, only now he’s coming down. Drama, Poetry
theSpaces on the Mile @ Assembly @ George The Radisson • 80 High Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
C soco • Chambers Street Aug 5-23,25-29: 10:30 (1h) and Cowgate £10.00
09:00-21:00 (daily)
A Big Day for the Goldbergs
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B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 22-28: 11:45 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
See page 300 for show information
A Bit of Irish with Chris Sullivan
TFU
Blackout
Blackout
Bliss
Blood Brothers
TFK
PJ
TFL
TFJ
ThickSkin
Rose Tinted Glass
Southampton University Students’ Union Theatre Group
The Lincoln Company
Chris Sullivan
‘A Bit of Irish’ is an Irish celebration starring Irish actor/singer/raconteur Chris Sullivan. This includes audience participation, storytelling in the Irish tradition and sharing folk and popular music, poetry and limericks. Music, Storytelling
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Inspired by the true story of a Glaswegian young offender. ‘Blackout’ is a 45 minute smack in the face. ThickSkin is a company producing heartstopping theatre. Directed by Neil Bettles; a mix of striking physicality and Anderson’s hard-hitting text.
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
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Rose Tinted Glass Theatre Company takes the audience on an immersive journey, dramatising women’s memories from history. By illuminating events and narratives from World War Two, ‘Blackout’ really brings history to life. Devised, Interactive
theSpace on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street
Celine Dion speaks through an oracle to cashiers at WalMart. Sit back but don’t relax: experience surrealism, normality, insanity, shock, love, discomfort. Caryl Churchill’s translation of Choinière’s wild fantasy: a mirror world where nothing is what it seems. www.theatre.susu.org
Drama, Modern B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 C aquila • Roman Eagle Aug 23-28: 13:05 (50m) XAug 5-6: 14:55 (50m)
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 £6.00
Aug 6-7,9-14,16-21,23-28: 18:10 (45m) £8.00
See page 265 for show information
Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,2526: 14:55 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,2729: 14:55 (50m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 16-17,23-24: 14:55 (50m) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Lodge, Johnston Terrace
Willy Russell’s tale of twin brothers divided at birth, separated by class, bonded by blood. Entertaining, thought-provoking, funny yet ultimately tragic. A rare outing for the play which became the hit West End musical. Great popular theatre. Comedy, Drama
C too • St Columba’s by the Castle, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 5-6,17,23-24: 18:15 Aug 5,17: 13:00 (1h10m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7,9,15: 13:00 (1h10m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11,13: 13:00 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
(1h20m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: 18:15 (1h20m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 18:15 (1h20m) £9.50 (£8.50)
Blood Brothers, the Play
FJ Take 3 Theatre Company
The story of fraternal twins separated at birth and fatefully reunited as children, living very different lives. Tale of the Johnston twins, a haunting combination of tragedy and comedy. Drama
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 4-8: 16:15 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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FPL Swink
The Blue Lady Sings – Free
Bored Stiff – Free
APN
K
Tricity Vogue/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Workshed Productions/Laughing Horse Free Fringe
This energetic, music-filled adaptation plunges the audience into a world that is disturbingly funny. The seemingly innocent storytelling masks the depths of horror within this gruesome tale, putting a new spin on the childhood bedtime story.
‘One of the finest shows you’ll see’ (Time Out London Critics’ Choice). Celebrated cabaret singer Tricity Vogue brings a kitsch portrait to life. Prepare to be serenaded, danced with, shot at, or all three. Adaptation, Storytelling www.tricityvogue.com
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
Cabaret, Music
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Cowgate
Aug 16-21: 15:15 (30m) £5.00 (£3.50) (£2.50 S)
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Bluebird
TFK EUTCo (Exeter University Theatre Company)
Black comedy. ‘You’re dead, the afterlife sucks and your corpse won’t stop complaining. Welcome to heaven.’ Following the success of cannibal love story ‘Moz and the Meal’, comes the weirdest love story ever. ‘Rich, dark, hilarious’ (BBC Comedy).
THEATRE
See page 281, 266 for show information
Comedy, Drama
Laughing Horse @ The B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
XAug 5: 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-8,10-15,18-19,2122,25-29: 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 5-29: 17:30 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Bound The Bongo Club TFPJ Cabaret
TFAN
See page 280 for show information
Bear Trap Theatre Company
Bongo Club Cabaret
Jimmy drives a London minicab, carrying around the odd characters who inhabit the city by night. He harbours a terrible secret from his past that leads him back to his estranged ex-wife. ‘Flawless performances’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks, 2009). Drama
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 XAug 6-8: 14:35 (1h10m)
£6.00 (£5.00) Aug 10-15,17-22,24-30: 14:35 (1h10m) £7.50 (£6.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Now in its 11th year, Rhymes with Purple present an ever-changing world of music, comedy, vaudeville, burlesque, circus and theatre. Bongo is the place to see all the wonderful performers the Fringe has to offer. Cabaret, Comedy
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road
B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 7,9-13,16-19,21,2328,30: 22:15 (1h15m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 8,15,22,29: 22:15 (6h45m) £8.00 (£7.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fishing trawler the Violet and its mismatched crew are forced out into treacherous weather, competing against the overpowering forces of nature. The new bracingly physical show from Bear Trap. Six actors, five chairs, one table and an ocean. Physical theatre, Storytelling
See page 254 for show information
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street
B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 6-7: 15:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 8-30: 15:45 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Bowels
TFPK BigVillage Theatre Co
What dangers lurk beneath the surface? Enter an undiscovered world of adventure where sensible people fear to tread and dinosaurs make a nuisance of themselves. Experience the thrills of the first epic journey to the bowels of the Earth... Comedy
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
Breathing Corpses
Bright is the Ring of Words
FL
TPM
Liverpool University Drama Society
Bare Bawds
A motionless sheeted figure, the angry smell from locker B16 and a bush concealing an unlucky girl. Each discovery unravels a murderous web of tangled narratives; there’s no going back from what they have seen. Drama
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Grassmarket
Aug 9-15: 19:55 (45m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Brain Humour
FPL See page 286 for show information 1756 DEUCHARS Fringe Prog ad 293x195 OL.pdf
1
30/04/2010
LIP Theatre Company
16:33
It’ll grow on you, well... in you... The people that brought you ‘Trevor McDonald’s Horse Orchestra’ present their new sketch show that has erupted from the minds of the emotional, the intelligent, the sophisticated and the downright stupid. Comedy
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
Not sex, drugs and rock’n’roll, but sex, booze and opera. An ageing, fallen singing star confronts a young, hopeful comedian forced into caring for the singer by a community service order. Drama
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
XAug 4-6: 15:25 (1h5m) B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 £5.00 Aug 23-29: 20:35 (1h20m) £9.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 7-12,16,18-19, 23-26,30: 15:25 (1h5m) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:25 (1h5m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A Brief History of Scotland – We Done Loads! Broken Voices
TFK
TFPU
DBS Productions
Beacon Theatre Group
The sell-out show returns! You think you know about science, religion, culture? You think you know history? Statistics prove you don’t. We can help, we are Scotland, we’ve done loads! www.dbs-productions.co.uk
What makes us? Bored teens bicker until a visitor breaks their mood, with tragic results. ‘Columbine’ meets ‘Talking Heads’ meets ‘Lord of the Flies’ in BTG’s newest production. ‘ ...compelling’ (Evening News); ‘Incredibly powerful’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks, 2009).
Comedy, Music
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Sweet Grassmarket Aug 16-29: 19:30 (50m) £8.00 (£7.00)
• Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
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Aug 5-29: 18:25 (50m) £9.50 (£7.50)
Drama
The Vault • 11 Merchant B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Street
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B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5
XAug 8: 20:15 (45m) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 9-14: 16:00 (45m) £6.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Bud Take the Burns Bites Back Burst Wheel I Feel a FPJ TFAPK Song Coming On
TPK
IDEOMS Theatre Company
Reclaim Productions Ltd/SPL
paper tiger
When a woman conquers her lover, she breaks him apart, piece by piece. A mysterious and unnerving new play set between jazz age London and colonised Sudan. Devised, Drama
The Zoo • 140 The Pleasance
Arson, abortion and dead frogs... ‘Oustanding’ SSSSS (Metro). ‘Essential viewing’ (FringeReview.com). A darkly comic new drama by one of the UK’s most exciting new writing talents.
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
IDEOMS return to the Fringe with more haggis and mayhem. ‘Burns Bites Back’ is not so much a show as a party, with original, comedic, but always authentic delivery. Never before has Burns been such uproarious fun. Comedy, Poetry
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5
B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 Aug 6-21: 20:15 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Busting Out!
Assembly and Circle of Eleven with Marshall Cordell present
FA MI LY
“Awe inspiring” The Stage
“Family friendly fun” Time Out
“Fantastic” Metro
TFL Busting Out
Aug 24-30: 20:15 (50m)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 £8.00 (£6.50) XAug 5-6: 16:35 (1h20m) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,16-19, 23-26: 16:35 (1h20m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:35 (1h20m) £10.50 (£9.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Burns: The Video Diary
FPL Gavin Paul
Bunny
TFPM nabokov/Watford Palace Theatre/ Mercury Theatre Colchester/Escalator East to Edinburgh
FA MI LY
Comedy, Musical Meet the real, edgy Bard in Edinburgh. He’s in crisis and contradiction but at full creative stretch. This show combines film and theatre to bring you Burns in the raw for now and real. Drama, Storytelling
Scottish Storytelling Feisty 18-year-old Katie is thrust Centre • The Netherbow, into a journey she’ll never forget 43-45 High Street after her boyfriend is attacked on the street. The complexities of multicultural inner city life are vividly exposed in this remarkable coming-of-age tale by exhilarating writer, Jack Thorne.
A smash hit from Melbourne International Comedy Festival, this is a raucously entertaining, funny, theatrical, inclusive, empowering celebration of the female body. With songs, sketches and some nudity. ‘Tasteful, clever, liberating and laugh-out-loud funny!’ (Daily Telegraph, Sydney). www.busting-out.com
B 0131 556 9579 V30GD6 Aug 13-30: 19:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00)
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 Aug 5-6: 18:50 (1h10m) £8.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,2729: 18:50 (1h10m) £16.00 (£14.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: 18:50 (1h10m) £14.00 (£12.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 14:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,16,19,2526: 14:10 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,2729: 14:10 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 17,23-24: 14:10 (1h) £6.50
Soap
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Julien Cottereau
19.15 (20.30) not 16,23 17.00 (18.00)
5-29 Aug 5-29 Aug
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‘...a brill ia of intr nt way young a oducing shakes udiences to pe with ing are...directed en theatric uity and al wit’ (The Au stralian)
FOR AGES 7 – 107
11.45 AM 5 – 29 AUG
(no show 10 & 17 AUG)
BELLshAKEsPEARE.CoM.AU
See page 13 for show information
(Bye)Polar
FPL Z Theatre Company
Packing a punch to both the head and the heart, ‘(Bye) Polar’ takes an intense look at the self destructive effects depression can have on a family searching for answers, towing a thin line between forgiveness and blame.
Cabahooray! – Free
Cabaret Chekhov
PN
FPJ
Ben Sutton, Jimmy James Eaton, Codirected by David Smyth
Red Roses Theatre Company
Drama, Storytelling
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 9-14,16-19: 14:10 (50m) £3.50 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
See page 249 for show information
A late night cabaret series: plays, vaudeville, readings and special events celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Anton Chekhov, including world premieres of new adaptations of his early work, directed by Michael Earley. Guest stars nightly.
The Cage
Cake
TFPK
FPJ
BBL Productions in Association With Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Hurtwood Theatre Company
Caught in a nightmare, Wonderland revolves as the sugar dissolves; conflict, touch and a hint of thigh, until the table isn’t the only thing to get laid. Breathless, we wipe the stains from the table cloth.
Cabaret, Drama Doomed showman Darren Spandau attempts to salvage his show from ruin with hilariously disastrous consequences. First time hypnotism, spoon-bending, audience participation and multimedia come together in this show about thinking on your feet. www.freefestival.co.uk Comedy, Multimedia
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 19-29: 00:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
Dugald Bruce-Lockhart leads the cast in the premiere of B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 this powerful psychological thriller. Betrayed by his Aug 17-23: 00:20 (1h30m) wife-to-be and his best £10.00 (£8.00) man, Jack seeks retribution M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 with the perfect present in a Devised 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 masterstroke of manipulation. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Sweet Grassmarket www.thecageonstage.com
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
• Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
APU And Also...
‘Calling for Silence’ is an intriguing production journeying into the unknown. Join us for an exciting new experience. Come and see it to believe it! Drama
theSpace on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 23-28: 18:10 (20m)
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 6-22: 14:00 (40m) £7.00 (£6.00)
XAug 4-6: 15:50 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26,30: 15:50 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:50 (1h15m) £11.50 (£10.50)
Calling for Silence
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THEATRE
See page 266 for show information
Call Mr. Robeson
The Call of Cthulhu
TFK
TFPN
Tayo Aluko and Friends
Michael Sabbaton
See page 285 for show information
Cannes
TFPJ Newcastle University Theatre Society
The Cardboard Metropolis
TFPJ Freshblood Theatre
Carnivàle
TFPM UnWish Theatre
Carnival Knowledge: Love, Lust and Other Human Oddities
TFM Gallimaufry Performing Arts Presents Naomi Grossman
This award-winning monodrama takes us through actor, singer, activist Paul Robeson’s turbulent life, charting his fall from superstardom to becoming regarded as an American traitor. Includes ‘Ol’ Man River’ and other songs. ‘Best male performer’, Brighton 2008. Drama, Political
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street
True terror resides in the slumbering mind. Fear, obsession, madness, paranoia. At night in dreams, darkness stirs and an ancient horror awakes from the watery depths. Based on H P Lovecraft’s classic tale of untold terror. www.remarkable-arts.com Adaptation
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street
Comedy, Drama
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 XAug 5-6: 13:30 (50m) £6.00 Aug 8-10,12-15,17-22,2430: 18:15 (1h15m) £8.00
£5.00 Aug 7-9,11-16,18-22: 13:30 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 23,25-30: 19:30 (50m) £9.00 (£7.00)
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XAug 6-7: 18:15 (1h15m)
Set during the world’s most illustrious film festival, an award-winning writer punches an old friend on the red carpet. Backstage, he is forced to confront his past relationships armed only with his dry wit and an even drier whiskey.
Aug 5-20: 16:10 (45m) £7.00 (£6.00)
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Step into a world lit by candlelight and the flash of silver cutlery. Experience the grand carnivàle of decadence and death as you dine at the birth of the twentieth century. Have you got the stomach for Naomi Grossman’s rough, thrilling rollercoaster ride full it? www.unwish.co.uk of outrageous, vulnerable and Interactive, Site-specific sexually explicit tales of dating in C soco • Chambers Street Los Angeles. Critically acclaimed Comedy, Political physical comedy, guaranteed to and Cowgate C aquila • Roman Eagle have you howling with laughter. B 0845 260 1234 V 348 G E5 Lodge, Johnston Terrace www.gallimaufry.org B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 22:00 Comedy, Stand-up (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 5-6: 13:30 (1h) Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 23:30 C soco • Chambers Street £7.50 (£6.50) (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) and Cowgate Aug 7-10,14: 13:30 (1h) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 £9.50 (£8.50) 22:00 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 23:10 Aug 11-13: 13:30 (1h) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) £8.50 (£7.50) 23:30 (1h) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 23:10 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 22:00 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 23:10 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 23:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Somewhere, a man exists on a promise of a better life. Global conglomerate, ‘Corporation Incorporated’, know that in times of crisis, no one can avoid consumption. A black comedy set in a warped dystopian future near you.
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TFAPM
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Caught on Tape
FPU Putney Players
Sample Theatre
Chemical Poets: The Chinese Twenty Tentacle State Circus Mulan PM
Circus of Shadows
PBH’s Free Fringe
Magdalen College School
TAU
Chinese State Circus
A woman recovering from a trauma becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival. Inspired by cult cinema classic, ‘Carnival Of Souls’ weaves physical language, vjing and sound improvisation to create an immersive horror experience like no other.
An American ensemble has travelled the UK, collecting interviews from people the world over. Cultures collide and opinions clash in interwoven monologues and actual conversations. Nothing is off-limits! They’re your words. Come and discover where you stand. Compilation
Multimedia, Physical theatre The Zoo • 140 The
The Cameo Cinema • 38 Home Street
Pleasance
Broken word, grotesque burlesque, punk venom, ritual invokkation, the light entertainment at the end of the tunnel. ‘Apocalyptic soundclash ... underground sensations’ (Skinny); ‘get out and see them’ (Brikolage); ‘brilliant’ (BBC Radio Scotland). Poetry, Spoken word
The Banshee Labyrinth • B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 29-35 Niddry Street
B 0131 226 0000 V329GF3 Aug 6-8: 11:15 (45m)
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Aug 6-11: 22:30 (1h5m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 10-11: 00:00 (1h5m) £10.00 (£8.50)
Aug 18-28: 21:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle
TFJ
£7.00 (£4.00)
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The Changeling
TFPJ University of the Arts London Drama Society
3BUGS Fringe Theatre
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The Cherry Orchard
FU Edinburgh Theatre Arts
A breathtaking fusion of precision acrobatics, Shaolin martial arts, dazzling circus skills and drama, choreographed to an original music score. ‘Mulan’ is based on the legend of China’s greatest heroine, fusing culture and astounding circus acts.
FPK
Aug 6-11,13-18,21-22: 15:00 (2h) £27(£21), £24(£18), £20(£15), £15(£10), £10(£7) Aug 6-7,9-11,13-14,1618,20-21: 19:45 (2h) £27(£21), £24(£18), £20(£15), £15(£10), £10(£7) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Circle Line & Michael Frayn’s sparkling version of Chekhov’s timeless Plastic England classic. A family struggle to cope with a changing world. Funny, lively, poignant, as Chekhov intended. Toadstool Players No gimmicks. Share the experience with Edinburgh Evening News 2008 and 2009 Fringe award winners.
TFAPJ Glass-Eye Theatre
Iris’s every day is a haze of grey – until a strange optician opens her eyes to Delving into the shadiest the fantastical city around recesses of villainy, ‘Circus of her. Lecoq trained Glass-Eye Shadows’ will lead you into a employ physical storytelling world of sinister thoughts and to express the poetic in the dark minds. Promising laughs, everyday. screams and shivers...and a look into the murkiest nooks Drama, Physical theatre of our theatrical history. Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Cabaret, Compilation
Sweet Grassmarket Circus Ocean Terminal Big Top • • Apex City Hotel, 61 Ocean Terminal Site, Leith Grassmarket
B 0844 576 5506 V105GLEITH
The City and Iris
Place
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XAug 6-7: 18:25 (1h) £5.00 8-22,24-30: 18:25 (1h) B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug £7.50 (£5.50) Aug 23-29: 17:05 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
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Cirque de Legume
TFU
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Clinical Lies
FPL Sunday’s Child
Aurora Nova Productions
FPK
Brecht’s play retold like never before. The classic tale is energised through a fusion of music, puppetry and physical movement, bringing alive this moral yet comic masterpiece. ‘An unmissable experience’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks for 3BUGS’ ‘Ophelia Drowning’).
London. 2020. A young man lies dying. His friend searches the streets to find a ‘word of the future’ to save him. Live music, film and puppetry beautifully explore this surreal tale of friendship, fear and acceptance.
Drama
St Ninian’s Hall • Comely Bank Road
B 01620 860 802 V230GB1 Aug 16-21,23-28: 19:40 (2h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) Music, Puppetry Aug 21,28: 14:30 (2h30m) Meet caustic and witty Underbelly, Cowgate • £10.00 (£8.00) wheelchair-bound Jim 56 Cowgate (entrances M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Wheelwright, and Darwinian on Cowgate and Victoria 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Drama, Puppetry 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Michael Gibson, who have Street) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 both lost unloved wives. The Zoo • 140 The B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Innovative new double bill on Pleasance life, religion, science and self. B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 5-6: 11:30 (1h) Original writing and music, £6.00 fresh modern direction. XAug 6-7: 18:30 (1h15m) Aug 7-8,11-12: 11:30 (1h) £5.00 £8.50 (£7.50) Drama, Modern Aug 8-16,18-30: 18:30 Aug 9-10,13-15: 11:30 (1h) C • Chambers Street (1h15m) £7.50 (£6.50) £10.00 (£9.00) B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 6-7: 15:00 (1h45m) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 £6.50 (£5.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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‘Clinical Lies’ is an emotionally-charged exploration of the turmoil of youth. A fragile 19-year-old Pure mayhem at the ‘Greatest girl offers a frank, witty and harrowing insight into Vegetable Circus on Earth!’ teenage life, as she battles Marvel at the Veget-animal! against her mother and her Fantasize over the Onion circumstances. Striptease! The awardwinning Cirque de Legume Drama, Physical theatre shows how beautiful life can theSpaces on the Mile @ be if we only stop to play The Radisson • 80 High with it. Comedy
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-5: 14:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-12,17-19,23-26,30: 14:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 6-7,9-14,16-21: 18:05 (55m) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Colours
TFPK
TFU
Aireborne Theatre
Murungu Productions
Clint is a media icon disgraced for rigging his reality TV shows. Vanity, insanity and pastry combine in a world that’s anything but real. Fast paced 21st-century farce from the writer of ‘Poets’ Corner’. ‘Hilarious’ (ThreeWeeks, 2009). Comedy
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Sex... Survival... Africa... Winner Oxfam Suzie Smith Award. A haunting and raunchy play about one woman’s survival in Africa. Featuring Marcella Sant’Anna, written by award-winning writer, Rory Kilalea. ‘An incandescent performance’ (Oxfam at Work); ‘Poignant and funny’ (Zimbabwean). Drama
Assembly @ Assembly B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Hall • Mound Place
XAug 5: 12:35 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7,11,18,26: 12:35 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 9,13,15,20,22,28: 12:35 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 24: 12:35 (1h) £6.50
Confidence – Free
Connection Failed
PM
FPL
Apostrophe Theatre Company/PBH’s Free Fringe
Frapetsus Productions
Two people meet as strangers, who find solace in the loneliness of others. As the audience chooses the order of scenes and the couple’s relationship grows, they must decide; take comfort in strangers or risk genuine intimacy?
Bar 50 • Smart City Cafe, Cowgate
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The Conical Decline of Everything
A Clown, a Mime and a Minstrel
A Commedia of Errors
TFPJ
PM
IDP
TFAU
The internet gave us social networking, our lives played out to invited guests. This play focuses on the lives of young professionals surviving the dating game, balancing relationships in full view of ‘friends’. Everyone knows who you’ve poked! Comedy, Drama
B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Aug 7-15,17-22,24-28: 15:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) XAug 5-6: 10:50 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 10:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 10:50 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00)
THEATRE
Headless Doctor Theatre Company
Goldsmiths Drama
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate
B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 18-21: 21:00 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 22-29: 17:00 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Conscience
TFPJ Conscience
Consequences
TFAPK Cafe Society
TFAPU Iwan Dam
Two policemen find the corpse of an old man and a letter confessing to the murder of a young girl twenty years earlier. Crossing three time zones, questions loom about the consequences of our actions, well intentioned or otherwise. Drama, Spoken word
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
Love story told by text, song and cuisine. Every cooking move brings the audience closer to the chef’s troubled love life... A palpable and palatable experience. The simple act of cooking takes on a whole new meaning. Drama, Music
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 5-12,15: 14:35 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 13-14: 14:35 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00)
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Considering Georgia O’Keeffe People trapped in their own hell. Joined together by a bond they don`t want. A man falsely accused, a girl tragically abused. Don`t miss this brand new production. Highly controversial. Both entertaining and disturbing.
Cooking for Love
TFAM Allison Hetzel (One Voice Productions)
Aug 4-14: 17:50 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) Aug 15-30: 18:05 (55m) £9.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Copenhagen by Michael Frayn
TU Incrementum Theatre Group
Drama
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
A clown, a mime and a black and white minstrel rehearse for their opening night variety performance; as the director and assistant stage manager guide these three performers for their first public performance. Comedy, Drama
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Under the mysterious leader’s Aug 9-15: 21:10 (50m) menacing rule, every day’s £10.00 (£8.00) the same...until a traffic Shakespeare’s uproarious M T W T F S S M T W T F S S cone appears. Confusion, comedy of mistaken identities 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 corruption and chaos ensue 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 is presented in a fast-paced 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 as Luma and Taph struggle to style, reminiscent of Italian understand. Physical, playful Commedia. This Honoluluand poignant absurdist based company employs adventure. masks, live music, slapstick and actual twins! Fun for the www.headlessdoctor.co.uk entire family! Drama Comedy, Physical theatre theSpace on the Mile @
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 4-6: 11:30 (1h10m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 7-10: 11:30 (1h10m) Aug 24-29: 13:30 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 XAug 6-7: 18:05 (50m) £5.00 Aug 9-14: 18:05 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 16-21: 12:05 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 23-27: 12:05 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Returning to the Fringe! A one-woman show exploring the life and art of major early 20th-century American painter, Georgia O’Keeffe, through the actor’s voice. Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe, conceived and performed by Allison Hetzel. Limited performances. Drama, Multimedia
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 XAug 6-7: 13:10 (45m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 9-14: 13:10 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00)
Heisenberg and Bohr, two Nobel Prize winners who shaped the face of history. Two countries at war, a race to produce the atomic bomb and a challenge to understand nuclear politics and the morality of science. Classical, Drama
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 8,10,12,14,18,20,22: 20:45 (2h) £10.00 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
The 25TH anniversary production of the Olivier Award-winning comedy
Could it be Forever?
TPU presents
John Godber’s
On & Up Productions
hilarious
Starring
Abi Titmuss
Three men, three women... a reunion sends them on a joyous, poignant trip that asks ‘Did we get where we wanted to go? Have we stayed on the highway? And can we still remember the lyrics?’ Comedy, Musical
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
THUR 5 - MON 30 AUGUST 5.25pm
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XAug 4-6: 14:45 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,2729: 14:45 (1h30m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26: 14:45 (1h30m) £9.00 (£8.00)
The Cry
The Cure
TAPL
TFAL
Badac Theatre/ Escalator East to Edinburgh/Pleasance Theatre/Ghazi Hussein
Cambridge University ADC
Site-specific examination detailing the true story of the brutal torture of poet Ghazi Hussein (now exiled in Edinburgh), and successive government attempts to crush both his spirit and his artistic freedom. ‘Surprisingly life-affirming’ (Scotsman). ‘Near-flawless acting’ (List). www.badactheatre.com
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 15:30 (55m) £7.50 (£6.50)
XAug 4-6: 19:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,
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Cracks
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Sheffield University Theatre Company
The Crying Cherry
TFJ Hartshorn-Hook Productions in Association With South Hill Park
San Francisco, 1973, eight unsuspecting cast-offs are thrust into a psychedelic game of cat and mouse. Their drug-fuelled soiree rapidly turning to a deadly descent into madness; threatened by their personal demons and a covert gunman.
Legends about Japanese psychological banditry performed by Dioraphte Comedy, Drama Amsterdam award winners, Ian Bok and Maarten theSpaces @ Surgeons Heijmans. Satire, slapstick, Hall • Nicolson Street B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 martial arts, music and mime you would never imagine. Aug 23-28: 12:15 (1h30m) Prague Fringe 2009 sell-out. £5.00 ‘Truly innovative ... utterly M T W T F S S M T W T F S S moving’ (FringeReview.com). 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
28-30: 15:30 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 15:30 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Darcy’s Dilemma
TFPU Mickleburgh Productions in Association With The Maltings, Berwickupon-Tweed
‘Pride and Prejudice’, the story continues... From his breathless entry, Mickleburgh puts new life into Austen’s straight-talking Darcy. Sue LeBlond’s turbulent tale exposes unrequited passion it will blow your socks off! Hit of the Jane Austen Festival. Classical, Drama
C aquila • Roman Eagle Comedy, Physical theatre Lodge, Johnston Terrace B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 5-6,16-17: 23:30 (1h5m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-21: 23:30 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-12,18-19: 23:30 (1h5m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Comedy, Drama
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5
Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23, 25-26,28,30: 19:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27,29: 19:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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Habit is the enemy. Addiction is the cure. A bittersweet comedy of love, sex, pressure and performance. CUADC ‘raises the bar so high that other 5-star shows look amateurish in comparison’ SSSSS (BroadwayBaby. com). Fringe sell-out show 2008. www.addictionisthecure.co.uk
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FPJ Time Between Times Productions
Called the ‘greatest storyteller of his generation’ (Stockton), Owen Staton has enthralled audiences the world over. Here he explores the oddest fairy stories from Welsh folklore. Sit back and enjoy storytelling at its spellbinding best.
David
The Day the Sky Turned Black
PN Bird’s Eye View Theatre/PBH’s Free Fringe
In 1999 London was locked in terror due to a series of bombings in its multicultural areas. 22-year-old neoNazi David Copeland was responsible. This riveting piece places Copeland’s character and motives under a scrutiny not yet seen by theatre audiences.
Storytelling
Drama
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace
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Dark of the Moon
Ali Kennedy-Scott
February 2009. Black Saturday. Australia is ravaged by firestorms equalling 1,500 atomic bombs. New play weaving together stories of survival. ‘Hairs on the back of your neck stand up’ (GlamAdelaide. com). SSSS1/2 (Adelaide Advertiser). www. thedaytheskyturnedblack. com
FAK Green Stag Youth Theatre Lead me to the promised land... Richardson and Berney’s ripe piece of American Gothic blends doomed lovers, mountain witches, hellfire preachers and southern temptresses, and never fails to move and thrill. Join us for the revival!
Aug 8-10,12-17,19-28: B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 17:30 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 17:30 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 17:30 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50)
David Leddy’s ‘Sub Rosa’
TL Fire Exit in Association With the Citizens Theatre
A NortherN Stage and CompaNy of aNgelS co-production
TFK
Kiwi Bar @ Walkabout • Drama, Verbatim Omni Centre, Leith Street C soco • Chambers Street B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 B V344GC5 and Cowgate Aug 23-28: 20:15 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
THEATRE
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Venue 101 Traverse @ St Stephen’s Preview: 10 Aug 4pm 11– 28 Aug (not Mon) 4pm 0131 228 1404 www.traverse.co.uk
In association with
See page 227 for show information
Dead
TFPM S&M Promotions
Drama, Traditional
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace
Gothic Victorian promenade
B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 around Masonic lodge by Aug 16-20: 11:15 (1h20m) £4.00 (£2.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
award-winning ‘theatrical maverick’ (Financial Times) and ‘site-specific genius’ (Scotsman). SSSSS ‘Haunting…magnificent’ (Scotsman). SSSS ‘Chilling’ (Guardian). SSSS (Financial Times). SSSS (Herald). SSSSS (Metro). Book early. Tickets limited. www.MadeInScotland2010.com www.DavidLeddy.com Site-specific
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street
Fringe First winner Mike Elliston, inspired by Ibsen’s last work, plunges us into the rapacious world of 21stcentury art in this erotically charged and savagely comic account of Irish artist Pauric Fermoy’s spectacular demise. Comedy, Drama
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 6-7: 21:20 (1h30m) £5.00 XAug 5-6: Every 20 mins
Aug 9-28: 21:20 (1h30m) from 22:20-23:20, 00:00£10.00 (£7.00) 00:40 (1h40m) £7.00 Aug 7-9,12-16,19-23,26-30: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Every 20 mins from 22:20 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 23:20, 00:00-00:40 (1h40m) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 £15.00 Aug 11,18,25: Every 20 mins from 22:20-23:20, 00:0000:40 (1h40m) £10.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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PJ Dead Poets/PBH’s Free Fringe
Is it possible for a poet and rapper to get along? Mark Grist and MC Mixy intend to find out. Following their successful national tour and supported by the National Arts Council, this show is ‘Dynamite!’ (Steve Merchant). Poetry, Spoken word
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
B V156GE5
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Dean’s Dad’s Ducks
Death of the Unicorn
TFPK
AL
Dean Parkin/Escalator Wet Concrete Theatre East To Edinburgh Company Come and explore the cavern of the unicorn; witness a woman’s journey along her painted path as it winds through her imagination and twists through the bleak structured world outside it. Laugh, cry, but above all, imagine. Thirty-thousand plastic ducks sank in the Pacific in 1992. Welcome to their fantastic voyage and the double life of the man who made them. Bittersweet stories, poems and songs about plucky ducks and my dodgy dad. www.deanparkin.co.uk Comedy, Spoken word
Zoo Southside • 117 Nicolson Street
Aug 7-14,16-21,23-28: B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 12:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 6-7: 17:15 (1h) £5.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 8-30: 17:15 (1h) £8.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (£6.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Dealer’s Choice
TFM Dugout Theatre Company
M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Physical theatre, Storytelling
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 16-21: 12:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 23-28: 10:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Deathwish
FPL The Rep Theatre Company
Death of a Theatre Critic
See page 246 for show information
TFM Swedish Theatre in Helsinki
‘Dealer’s Choice’, written by the author of ‘Closer’, is a laugh-a-minute black comedy. Following the lives of six flawed characters in the build up to their weekly poker game, the play is both hilarious and moving.
Drama, Modern
Theatre director Karlo has wife, best friend and glittering career. One bad review he’s a cuckolded hasComedy been, burning for revenge. But life’s more dangerous Zoo Southside • 117 than theatre; who laughs last Nicolson Street B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 in this macabre comedy?
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 22,28-30: 13:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 23-24: 13:15 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 25-27: 13:15 (1h) Pleasance Courtyard • 60 £8.50 (£7.50)
XAug 6-7: 21:00 (1h) £6.00 Pleasance Aug 8-30: 21:00 (1h) £8.00 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 (£7.00)
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In the heat of the game and the split-second of a sporting accident, a healthy young man instantly stops having everything to live for. Hardhitting, powerful new drama investigating the controversy that continues to spark passionate debate.
XAug 4-5: 13:30 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 6,8-12,17-19,23-26,30: 13:30 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:30 (1h30m) £11.00 (£9.50)
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THEATRE Decky Does a Bronco
The Degenerates
TK
FPL
Grid Iron
Ribcaged Productions
The Demise of Christopher Marlowe
TFPK Five One Productions
Fringe First and Stage Awardwinning outdoor production of Douglas Maxwell’s powerful and vivid tale of childhood and the perilous passage into adulthood. ‘Theatre that effortlessly breathes straight from the heart’ (Times). ‘Utterly brilliant’ (Irish Times). Drama, Site-specific
Outcasts from the rigid society of another world, perfect strangers are forced to consummate a relationship in an unfamiliar bedroom. Filled with desire and powerful emotions, Jonathan Shipman’s play questions our pursuit of love, control and freedom. www.ribcaged.co.uk
Traverse @ Scotland Yard • Drama, Modern Scotland Yard Playground, C • Chambers Street George V Park
B 0131 228 1404 V80GB4 XAug 5: 19:30 (1h15m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 6-7,13-14,20-21: 19:30 (1h15m) £19.00(£13.00) Aug 8,10-12,15,1719: 19:30 (1h15m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U)
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 13:10 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 13:10 (55m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 18-20,25-27: 13:10 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Deepchurch Hollow
Delilah Dix and Her Bag of Tricks
See page 220 for show information
TFPJ Slippery Rock Theatre An unspeakable evil stalks the halls of an historic Gettysburg house. Alice Deepchurch has one night to defeat it. Is it from beyond or from within? Another five-star frightfest from the creators of ‘Dark North’ and ‘The Margins’!
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B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 15:45 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,2830: 15:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 15:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Departures
FPJ
Amy Albert/PBH’s Free Fringe
Amy Albert presents her
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 latest creation, Delilah Dix, an aging never-was starlet XAug 6-7: 22:30 (1h)
£6.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-14: 22:30 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00)
Classical, Drama
C central • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge
360 Theatre Company
K
Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
1593: government spy and renowned playwright Christopher Marlowe is brutally murdered in a tavern. Thrilling new drama exploring the last few days of Marlowe’s life. Were his killers acting on royal command?
searching for her last gasp of stardom. Enjoy this free evening of comedy and song starring America’s drunkest export. www.delilahdix.com Cabaret, Comedy
Fingers Piano Bar • 61a Frederick Street
V221GD3 Aug 7-8,10-15,17-22,24-28: 16:20 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
360 Theatre Company debuts at the Fringe with this John Godber comedy. Set in a series of airport lounges, two executives embark on a journey of self-discovery encountering delays, danger and temptation. Funny, witty and not to be missed. Comedy, Drama
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 22-27: 11:30 (1h30m) £5.00 (£3.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Derelict
TFPL SJC Productions With Lara Stavrinou
See page 297 for show information
Fuelled by radical beliefs, drunken parties and broken dreams, seven squatters try to build a home in a house that is not theirs. Powerful new writing, ‘Derelict’ questions whether raw idealism and everyday suburban reality can ever truly co-exist. Drama
The Diary of a Sentimental Killer
The Difference Between Gin and Bacardi
TPU
PK
Teatro Dei Borgia
Front Seat Theatre
Is there a more positive value than professionalism? A murderer is in crisis. His perspective is a boring and lonely retirement, but the killer, a great professional, will find a way to revive brilliantly.
Is identity found in a name? Charlie, James and Character. A turbulent, funny and emotional day in the life of three people searching for the answer to that familiar question; who am I? Drama
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Laughing Horse @ The Pleasance Hive • 15-17 Niddry B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Street B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 The Zoo • 140 The Pleasance
XAug 6-7: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 8-10,12-15,17-30: 16:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Diary of Anne Frank See page 279 for show information
TFJ Patch of Blue Theatre In Association With Hartshorn-Hook Productions
See page 263 for show information
XAug 4-6: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 14:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:00 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Diary of a Welshcake (Reboot)
FPK
Aug 6-29: 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Dining Room
K American High School Theatre Festival
The play takes a humorous and touching look at the Ripley Theatre decline and loss of time Company honoured traditions. Relationships crumble, The adventures of a Welshman abroad. Originally alliances are forged, performed in 1996, the show characters come and go in the only constant: ‘the dining has been rewritten for the older, wiser Greg Ashton. ‘His room’ of an upscale home. talent is obvious’ (Stage). Church Hill Theatre • 33 SSSSS (Scotsman). Morningside Road Directed by Steve Marmion. B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Comedy, Storytelling Aug 10: 15:20 (1h20m) £5.00 Aug 12: 21:20 (1h20m) £5.00 The true story of a 13-year-old Venue 13 • Lochend living in hiding during WWII. Close, Canongate Aug 13: 19:20 (1h20m) £5.00 Interwoven with beautiful live B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 14: 09:20 (1h20m) £5.00 music, Patch of Blue introduce Aug 22-29: 14:00 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S you to a girl whose dreams £8.00 (£5.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 and words illuminated her M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 dark and dusty world. 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 www.patchofbluetheatre.co.uk 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Drama, Verbatim
30 31 01 02 03 04 05
C too • St Columba’s by the Castle, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 17:00 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 17:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 17:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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CaLARTS festival theater
4 Herald Angel Awards 2 Fringe First Awards 2 Stage Awards for Acting
at sundown at sundown The story of the end of our lives told in our youth. A collectively imagined autobiography about the unraveling of memory. A joyous physical theater collage about clinging to the past and letting it go.
www.atsundown.net
At Sundown Aug 07 - 13 @13:20 Aug 14 - 22 @18:30 (no 16th)
The Edinburgh International Fringe Prize
ALL. MADE. IN. SCOTLAND. www.allmalebacchae.com
The Bacchae Aug 07 - 13 @15:30 Aug 14 - 22 @20:30 (no 16th)
£8 Gen | £5 Con tix: 07074 20 13 13 www.venue13.com
See this year’s programme of world class theatre and dance at www.madeinscotland2010.com
On Lochend Close Off the Royal Mile
Supported through the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund
Run through the MicePace Sonic Maze while you wait! See page 228, 229 for show information
Dinner for One
The Diva Drag
TFPU
FPL
The Divine Tales Djupid (The Deep) FPJ
Dinnerforone – Onstage
Ripley Theatre Company
New Sense Productions
Written by Lesley Ross (three time Fringe First nominee), a show about the woman behind the man behind the woman on stage. Music and make-up mixed with a dash of Merthyr Tydfil! Directed by Pip Minnithorpe.
The Doctor and the Devils
TU
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Labrador
St. Magnus Festival Players
Dr Faustus
FK Offshoots (in Association With Lancaster University Theatre Group)
Cabaret, Drama Captivating stage version of legendary comedy film ‘Dinner for One’, loved by millions across Europe. Directed by David Lavender and starring Chris Cresswell and Miriam King. Youtube ‘Dinner for One’ to see the original. www.remarkable-arts.com Comedy
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street
B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 5-7: 13:50 (15m) £3.00 XAug 5-7: 14:30 (15m) £3.00 Aug 8-9,11-16,18-23,25-30: 13:50 (15m) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 8-9,11-16,18-23,25-30: 14:30 (15m) £5.00 (£4.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate
B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 22-29: 18:30 (30m) £8.00 (£5.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
This piece sees two mid-20 year olds going abroad on a quest for enlightenment and fame. Madcap surreal adventures catapult them into strange places. Clever silliness, meaningful messages and a cameo or two... Comedy, Drama
‘Djupid (The Deep)’ is based on a miraculous true ocean event. A beautiful and universal story of love in adversity, brilliantly and movingly performed. ‘Graeme Maley and Liam Brennan in superb form’ SSSS (Scotsman). SSSS (Herald). www.this.is/thedeep
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 Street) theSpace on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street Aug 16-21: 21:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 23-28: 19:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
St. Magnus Festival Players Orkney’s celebrated performers return with Dylan Thomas’s gripping tale based on the true story of Edinburgh’s infamous 1820s body-snatchers Burke and Hare. Adapted by Vivia Leslie. Specially commissioned atmospheric music by Alasdair Nicolson. Adaptation, Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 63 Jeffrey Street
XAug 5-6: 17:50 (45m) £6.00 Aug 7-12,18-19,25-26: 17:50 (45m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:50 (45m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16,23-24: 17:50 (45m) £6.50 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Roll up! Enter if you dare. Behold the fall of the magnificent Dr Faustus. Step inside our Hall of Mirrors, play sleight of hand with Greed, have a toffee apple with Gluttony but beware the temptation of Lust. Circus, Physical theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Aug 16-17,23-24: 11:30 Aug 9-13: 10:15 (1h30m) (1h) £6.50 £10.00 (£8.00 C) Aug 18-19,25-26: 11:30 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 20-22,27-29: 11:30 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Doctor Faustus
TFJ
(Don’t) Look Back in Anger?
PL
Cambridge University ADC Angry Young Men/ PBH’s Free Fringe
We all need Friends Sign up as a Friend of the Fringe to make the most of your Fringe experience. Take advantage of some of the amazing benefits a membership has to offer, such as a Priority Box Office during the Fringe, 2 for 1 ticket offers for over a thousand shows and a dedicated booking line. Three tiers of membership are available which allow you to choose both the level of support that you would like to offer the Fringe and the level of benefits you would like to receive. Membership starts at £25 for Friends, £50 for Close Friends and £150 for Best Friends. To sign up, please visit us online at www.edfringe.com/friends, call the Friends Office number on 0131 226 0036 or drop in and see us at the Fringe Box Office.
In a grimy Whitechapel garret at the turn of the century, John Faustus – scholar, anatomist, lunatic – signs away his soul. Nauseously comic, visually stunning production. ‘Utterly brilliant in its conception and performance. See this’ (Tab). www.movementfaustus.co.uk Drama, Physical theatre
C • Chambers Street
1956: A generation disillusioned with political wars and pursuit of material progress struggles to find its feet. 2010 – any similarities? A group of young people re-imagine Osborne’s seminal play for a contemporary audience. www.angryyoungmen.org Drama
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Sin Club and Lounge •
Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 19:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: 19:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Don’t Call Us We’ll Call You
207 Cowgate
V339GE5 Aug 7-15: 15:10 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Door
TFK
Double Booked
TFPK Ginny Davis Productions and Richard Jordan Productions Ltd
Ruth Rich, the Fringe’s infamous ‘sandwich generation’ mother returns with an uproarious new show tackling tiresome teenagers, a bewildered granny and surgically enhanced friend. ‘Bridget Jones meets ‘Outnumbered’ in this funny and sharply written family comedy’ (BBC). www.ginnydavis.com
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-5: 12:55 (1h) £6.00 Aug 6-12,16-19,23-26: 12:55 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 12:55 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Unfit Productions
Do We Look Like Refugees?!
FPL Queen Mary Theatre Company Directed by Tom Machell
TFL Beyond Borders Productions Ltd.
Look out for the symbol next to participating shows.
The relatives of those serving in conflicts are faced with the constant worry of getting that fatal phone call. What happens to the people left behind and how does the phone affect their psyche?
A room, a banging door. Two men converse, bicker and joke about politics, religion, trivia and consequences. We gradually realise they aren’t strangers; somebody died... Winner of two Sir Michael Caine Awards (best actor, best new writing).
A verbatim piece by Alecky Blythe created from interviews recorded Gilded Balloon Teviot • in a refugee settlement Bristo Square in Georgia. Poignant and B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 surprisingly humorous. A Devised, Drama workshop collaboration with theSpace @ Venue45 • XAug 6: 12:30 (50m) £5.00 the Rustaveli Theatre, Tbilisi 63 Jeffrey Street Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: and National Theatre Studio. B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 12:30 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) Subtitles. Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26: Aug 17,19,21,24,26,28: Assembly @ George 12:30 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) 19:05 (45m) £4.00 (£3.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Comedy
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Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5-6: 11:35 (55m) £5.00 Aug 7-11,16-19,24-26,30: 11:35 (55m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 11:35 (55m) £12.00 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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TFPL The Lincoln Company
Dracula
A Dream Play
FPL
FJ
Oneohone Theatre Company
KinkyFish
THEATRE
HIT ME! THE LIFE & RHYMES OF
IAN DURY BY
Darkly funny, radical reworking of Lewis Carroll’s classic fantasy, in which Carroll comes face-to-face with his creations, and finds himself fighting for Alice’s life with the Mad Hatter. Delightfully imaginative and rollickingly entertaining production.
Radical retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic. The doctor and his patients would have you believe that the vampire has been defeated forever – but as the boundaries between performance and reality start to collapse, their safety cannot be guaranteed. www.oneohone.org
JEFF MERRIFIELD
Nine actors present their own adaptation of Strindberg’s play where characters merge, evaporate and the story itself unfolds like a dream. Surreal storytelling at its best from this well established London company in their Fringe debut. www.kinkyfish.co.uk Adaptation, Devised
theSpace @ Venue45 • Physical theatre, Site-specific 63 Jeffrey Street Drama, Physical theatre C soco • Chambers Street C soco • Chambers Street B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 and Cowgate and Cowgate
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 12:05 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22, 28-30: 12:05 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 12:05 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Do You Know Where Your Daughter Is?
TFL Straight to Audience Productions Limited
Following sell-out runs at the Hackney Empire, Angie Le Mar’s cutting edge teenage drama has arrived! A fastpaced play, witnessing the tensions in the relationship between a mother and daughter and the devastating consequences of peer pressure.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-6: 13:45 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 7,9,11-12,17-19: 13:45 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 8,13-15,20-22, 24-30: 13:45 (1h15m) £10.50 (£9.50)
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 15,20-22,27-30: 00:00 (1h5m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 00:00 (1h5m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 18-19,25-26: 00:00 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 21: 15:10 (45m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 23-28: 16:10 (45m) £8.00 (£7.00)
‘Spot-on live renditions of Dury’s hits.’
★★★★ Time Out Critic’s Choice
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‘Highly entertaining; brilliantly theatrical.’
★★★★ Whatsonstage.com
Gilded Balloon Teviot 3pm
The Dumb Waiter
0131 622 6552 www.HitMeTour.com
Festival Highlights.com
‘Dream Man’ by TFJ James Carroll The Lincoln Company Pickett
TFN
CHRIS DAVIS FOR NORWELL LAPLEY PRODUCTIONS AND JAMES SEABRIGHT FOR FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS PRESENT
Jimmy Shaw ‘Dream Man’ is an aria for the brokenhearted, oozing with sexuality, not about sex as much as it is about how we negotiate sex to find out who it is we truly are. A seedy basement below a cafe. Primed and ready, two theSpace @ Venue45 • assassins await instructions. 63 Jeffrey Street B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 What they get is an order for steak and chips! Classic early Harold Pinter – XAug 7: 00:00 (1h) claustrophobic, menacing, £8.00 (£5.00) hilarious, a gem of a play. Aug 9-14: 00:00 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) Drama, Political
theSpaces @ Surgeon’s Hall C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate • Nicholson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 16-21,23-28: 22:30 (1h) £8.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 13:05 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 13:05 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 13:05 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
HENRY BLOFELD
TEST MATCH SPECIAL
AND
JOHN BLY
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
ARE...
3 NIGHTS ONLY 12 - 14 AUGUST 7.40PM
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THEATRE The Dumb Waiter
U Fresh Motion Theatre UK
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Dylan Thomas: The Edge Return Journey – TFPJ Bob Kingdom, Evolve Theatre Original Direction by Anthony Hopkins
TFU Richard Jordan Productions Ltd
Harold Pinter’s darkest comedy, about two hit men, Gus and Ben, waiting for their next job; little realising who the next hit is. A hilarious comedy from one of the Celebrating Assembly’s 20th century’s most popular 30th anniversary one of its playwrights. most legendary productions Comedy, Drama returns. The electrifying theSpaces @ Surgeons presence of Thomas’ last Hall • Nicolson Street lecture tour to the White B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Horse Tavern. ‘Thrilling lyrical journey’ (Guardian). XAug 6-7: 14:10 (40m) Storytelling £7.00 (£3.50) Assembly @ Assembly Aug 9-14,16-21: 14:10 Hall • Mound Place (40m) £7.00 (£3.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Dusk on the River Nile
TFPL Zakar Theatre
XAug 5-6: 13:15 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:15 (1h15m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26,30: 13:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Eat Your Heart Out
A tower block roof: A young man on the edge. A young woman looks on. This emotionally charged play deals with the difficult subject of teenage suicide. Performed by National Youth Theatre members in aid of Childline. www.evolvetheatre.co.uk Drama
theSpace on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street
Educating Agnes
TU Leitheatre Liz Lochhead’s brilliant adaptation of Moliere’s ‘School for Wives’. Ageing Arnolphe plans to marry his young ward Agnes, kept innocent in a convent, but he is thwarted when she falls for a younger man. 27th year on Fringe.
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Eat Your Heart Out
One Step at a Time Like This/Richard Jordan Productions
Shatterbox
A love song to your city. With an iPod and mobile phone, discover the ‘One of the best scripts I’ve choreography of Edinburgh. B 0131 467 7185 V83GA3 seen in years; I’m extremely Streetscapes become the set proud to be involved’ (Oscar Aug 7,9-14,16-20: 19:30 and passers-by performers. winner Emma Thompson). (2h15m) £9.00 (£7.00) Winner of best production at Verbatim-inspired accounts Aug 21: 14:30 (2h15m) of sex trafficking told through Adelaide Fringe Awards and £9.00 (£7.00) two Melbourne’s Green Room drama, music, comedy and M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Awards. physical theatre. 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Elsie and Mairi Go to War
TPK Di the Dauntless
www.shatterbox.co.uk
Drama, Verbatim
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
XAug 4-6: 15:30 (1h)
£6.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26,30: 15:30 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The true story of two forgotten heroines of WW1 who ran the only first aid post on the Front Line. Using their original diaries this remarkable, often humorous tale is brought back to life. Drama, Spoken word
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road
B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3
XAug 3-6: 10:30, 13:00, B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 15:30 (1h30m) £12.00
M Scottish Literary Tour Trust Ltd
TPM
Comedy, Drama
Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour
TFPM
The Enlightenment: Morning of the Modern World
PU
(£6.00) Aug 7: 10:30, 13:00, 15:30 (1h30m) £19.00 (£13.00) Aug 8,10-12,15,17-19, 22,24-26, 29: 10:30, 13:00, 15:30 (1h30m) £17.00 (£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 13,14,20,21, 27,28: 10:30, 13:00, 15:30 (1h30m) £19.00 (£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Equus
TFK Theatre Oikos
Fencible Productions
Dovecot • 10 Infirmary Street
An adaptation of the Isis and Osiris myth. Follow a traditional boatman who will take you up the Nile and introduce you to a theatre troupe and the wrathful gods of Ancient Egypt. Drama, Physical theatre
Celebrate the best of experimental cabaret from the world’s most pioneering B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 artists and filmmakers. Performance art with an XAug 6-7: 14:45 (50m) alcohol problem for those on £5.00 the verge of a breakdown. ‘A Aug 8-21: 14:45 (50m) talented menagerie of misfits’ £7.00 (£5.00) (Sunday Times). M T W T F S S M T W T F S S www.eyho.org.uk
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
TFPM
En Route
St Serf’s Church Hall • Clark Road/Ferry Road, Goldenacre
B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 XAug 6-7: 19:10 (40m) (Free Ticketed) Aug 9-14: 19:10 (40m) £3.50 (£2.50)
Emma Thompson presents: Fair Trade
Cabaret, Comedy
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22: 00:00 (1h50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-12,19: 00:00 (1h50m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Award-winning gem of an introduction to literary Edinburgh! Hilarious duel of wits by professional actors, via atmospheric pubs and wynds of Auld Reekie. three hundred years of great Scottish writing from Burns and Stevenson to Muriel Spark.
B 0131 226 0000 V198GE6 XAug 4-5: 16:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-7,9-14,16-20: 16:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
B 0131 226 0000 V178GE4 Aug 2-31: 19:15 (2h) £10.00 (£9.00) (£8.00 SU)
A highly original adaptation, an ‘Equus’ for the 21st century! The ensemble – After losing court and the people and horses of parliament, Edinburgh Alan Strang’s memory and seemed sure to dissipate imagination – become a into a provincial backwater. dynamic presence within Instead it became the the process of his therapy. fiercest crucible of ideas in ‘Amazing – a great Europe. David Purdie and production!’ (Newbury Cameron Goodall explore this Weekly News). remarkable landscape. Adaptation, Physical theatre
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Drama, Walk
Beehive Inn • 18 Grassmarket
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Henderson’s Vegetarian Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Restaurant and Arts Venue • 94 Hanover Street Place Aug 16-20,23-27: 10:30 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 6-7: 16:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 8-14: 16:20 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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FAK Les Enfants Terribles
THEATRE
An Evening with Evil Crossing Elsie Parsons FJ
TFPL
White Crow Theatre Company
Tempo Musical Productions
Face
TFK ETS Theatre Company
A Russian ship, The Demeter, runs aground on the shores of Whitby, during a fierce tempest. All of the crew are missing, presumed dead. One body is found, that of the captain, tied to the ship’s helm.
The Fastest Woman Alive
TFJ
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 25-26: 23:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
An Evening with Dementia
TPK Trevor T. Smith
Living proof of the dead! A psychic medium introduces his protégé. But what comes across the great divide tonight is a ghost too close for comfort. By Richard Cameron. Starring Lorraine Chase and Mike Burns.
‘For what will it profit a man if he gains the world and forfeits his soul?’ This adaptation of the Marlowe classic sold out at the festival ‘09. Faustus is offered whatever he wants in exchange for his soul.
900 demonstrations over 18 years: Korean comfort women fight to get official apologies from Japanese government. Based on testimonies from B 0131 226 0000 V70GB3 WWII survivors, this unique Aug 23-28: 17:40 (1h) £8.00 solo show gives voice to suppressed history and makes M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 shape for reclaimed memory. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 www.facetheplay.com
Edinburgh Academy Magnusson Centre for Performing Arts • 42 Henderson Row
30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Drama
The Dome on George Street • 14 George Street
Expectations
B 0131 226 0000 V146GD4
TL
XAug 7-8: 20:00 (1h20m) £6.00 (£4.00) Aug 9-28: 20:00 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Gothenburg English Speaking Theatre
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Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some)!
K American High School Theatre Festival
Adaptation, Drama The astonishing, glamorous story of Jackie Cochran, WWII aviator, first woman to break the sound barrier, soulmate to Amelia Earhart, champion of women pilots and astronauts. Fast-paced and poignant piece of Americana. Drama, Political
Drama, Verbatim
C • Chambers Street C soco • Chambers Street B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 and Cowgate
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 19:50 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,2730: 19:50 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:50 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Fallen
FAPJ
Honest, moving and hard-hitting! SSSS Playbox Theatre (WhatsOnStage.com). Two young couples deal differently with the news that their child will be born disabled. Based on the author’s own experiences. ‘A gem of a play’ (ThePublicReviews.com).
Aug 4-6: 12:10 (1h15m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14: 12:10 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13: 12:10 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.50)
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 4-6: 12:40 (1h10m)
B 0131 226 0000 V254GE1 Aug 23,25: 19:15 (2h) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 25,28: 13:15 (2h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Feathers
TFL Cougar Productions
Faulty Towers the Dining Experience
J Interactive Theatre Australia
When Marisa and Dan welcome Marisa’s troubled sister Edie into their home, they are unaware of the impending tragedy. As their fragile marriage falters, Dan’s relationship with Edie develops into something more sinister, threatening Marisa’s trust and Edie’s sanity. Drama
The shadows of a war loom closer than we can imagine. We see the best and worst in ourselves – we, too, become the ‘Fallen’, haunted by the ones that we have lost. A startlingly brave and deeply moving new work.
£5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19: 12:40 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.50) Instead of performing Charles Drama, Interactive Aug 13-15,20-22: 12:40 Dickens’ beloved holiday theSpaces on the Mile @ classic again, five actors (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00) The Radisson • 80 High M T W T F S S M T W T F S S decide to perform every Street Christmas story ever told plus 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Drama, Physical theatre 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 traditions from around the 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 theSpaces on the Mile @ world, seasonal icons and The Radisson • 80 High XAug 6-8: 16:05 (50m) every carol ever sung. Street £5.00 (£5.00) Church Hill Theatre • 33 B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 9-28: 16:05 (50m) Morningside Road £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 16-21: 16:00 (45m) £8.00 (£6.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 9: 13:15 (1h30m) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 10: 11:15 (1h30m) £5.00 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 11: 15:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 12: 19:15 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Palmerston Place Church • 12 Palmerston Place
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Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
Trevor T. Smith’s new play. Poignant, humorous, deals with old age, memory loss, disempowerment; an identity cut loose from reality. See the world through the eyes of a dementia sufferer. From an ex-RSC actor. Youtube trailer.
FK
Saltmine Theatre Pepperdine University Company
Drama
2009’s sell-out returns for two nights only! Live music, inventive design and physical storytelling combine in a thrilling and terrifying experience. ‘Gloriously gothic’ (Telegraph). ‘Compelling’ (Stage). ‘Fresh as a new wound’ (Metro).
Faustus
C central • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge They’re back! The snobbish, manic Basil, domineering wife Sybil and hopelessly confused waiter, Manuel. Two hours of hilarious interaction including three-course meal. ‘Ingenious ... best comedy show I have ever been to’ SSSSS (Scottish Sunday Express). Comedy, Interactive
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 19:25 (1h5m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 8-10,13-15,20-22,2730: 19:25 (1h5m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:25 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B’est Restaurant • 16 Drummond Street
B 0131 556 4448 V243GE6 Aug 5,8-12,15-19,2226,29-31: 20:30 (2h) £39.00 Aug 6,8-13,15-20,2227,29-31: 14:00 (2h) £34.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
See page 41, 60 for show information
Feeding the Troll
TFAPL
Fee Fie Foe Fum Fen
PU
K
Gas and Air
Exposure Theatre Company
Battersea Park School
See page 36, 232, 247 for show information
The Fever Chart: 54 Three Visions of FK the Middle East
Pint-Sized Tom Productions
FJ Warwick University Drama Society
Battersea Park School and Act-Ed Productions present Elizabeth Heery’s new play. ‘There was nothing else to do ‘cept have babies. Throwin’ our lives away they said. But we had none to throw away, you get me?’ Drama, Political
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
Everybody knows Jack. He’s the cheeky wee fella from the stories who always comes out on top. But wait! Maybe this time he’s finally met his match. Storytelling, music and theatre for all the family. Interactive, Music
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 23-28: 16:10 (50m)
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 £7.00 (£6.00 F) Aug 9-14: 13:05 (1h) £4.50 (£3.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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An episodic tale with folk songs. Val loves Frank and leaves her family for him. Countering her mother’s disapproval, friends’ advice, gossip in the Norfolk farming community and the reproach of her children, Val is caught in a dilemma. Drama, A cappella
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
An intimate experience. Three lyrical stories remind us of the shared humanity of those caught in crossfire. Humorous, harrowing and uplifting – with a touch of the surreal. thefeverchart. blogspot.com. Political
theSpaces on the Mile @ B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 The Radisson • 80 High Street
Aug 9-14: 11:30 (1h) £9.00 (£6.00)
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Figs in Wigs
FPM Devised by Queen Mary Theatre Company
Welcome to number 54. Are you sitting comfortably? Then let us tell you a story. Or twelve. The joys of tenementliving, the loneliness of city-dwelling, love, a cat, television nap-time and taking a shower. We got it all.
Ten young, well-dressed actors with GSOH seek like-minded companions for brief relationship (45 minutes max). Likes physical exertion/late night baking. WLTM 89 (M or F) N/S bums to fill empty seats. Physical theatre, Storytelling Chekhov lookalikes strongly Underbelly, Cowgate • encouraged.
56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Comedy, Devised
theSpace @ Venue45 • B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 63 Jeffrey Street Aug 16-17,23-24: 13:30
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 (1h) £6.50 Aug 16-18,23-25: 15:10 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 19-22,26-29: 15:10 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00)
Aug 18-19,25-26: 13:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 20-22,27-29: 13:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
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THEATRE
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Find Love Make Love Die
TFPK Bleak Heart
A macabre coming-of-age tale contending with sex, isolation and identity. Four students are in confinement, as their ‘infected’ classmates rampage across the school grounds. Risking everything to find escape, they find themselves, and each other. Theatre
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
See page 252 for show information
Firing Blanks
First Love
TFPJ
TM
Fine Chisel Theatre Company
Gare St Lazare Players A Passion For DIY Ireland Cabinets of Curiosity In Association With C theatre and Vibe Live, Vibe Bar, London
Having a baby is complicated. It’s even tougher when you need another man’s sperm. A truly touching and often funny new play by Tom Spencer, with live music. From the makers of ‘Be My Eyes’ – ‘Excellent’ (Scotsman). Drama
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Five Clever Courtesans
TFL
Acclaimed Conor Lovett (‘Father Ted’, ‘Intermission’) in Beckett’s story of a young man reluctantly in love with a prostitute. ‘Supremely funny’ (New York Times). ‘Comedians would kill for his timing’ (Sunday Times). Perfect introduction to Beckett’s sublime prose. Drama
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
The most seductive women ever to roam the earth meet to swap witty stories and share intriguing secrets. Featuring razor-sharp dialogue and five scintillating actresses. An indulgence not to be missed. www.cabinets-of-curiosity.co.uk Comedy, Drama
500 Miles
FPK
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M Mermaids
Exciting new company A Passion For DIY presents ‘500 Miles’. ‘A Fringe must-see!’ (TheatreViewer.com). This compelling piece of stark theatre crosses Hitchcock with Orton, using chilling live music to bring you a story of obsession, kidnap, and murder.
Alan Ball’s bittersweet comedy follows five bridesmaids in Tennessee as they avoid a bride they can’t stand. Join them as they dish about sex, love, marriage and what it means to be a woman.
Drama
Comedy, Drama
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Street
Aug 16-21: 15:00 (1h) B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace £8.00 (£5.00) X Aug 5-6: 15:35 (45m) X Aug 4-6: 17:30 (1h15m) XAug 4-6: 14:30 (1h) B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 M T W T F S S M T W T £6.00 £5.00
£5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26,30: 14:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00)
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
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The Flat – Free
Floozy
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TFPL
Mad Props Productions
CalArts Festival Theater
Just one regular flat with six regular people. Right? Mad Props Productions are back with another hilarious, fivestar play. And guess what? It’s free. Again.
A young woman thinks she wants intimacy, trapped in a comedy of errors, which turns into a horror film. Brief nudity, lots of swearing, making out and talking about sex. Oh, and a little blood. Consider yourself warned.
Comedy, Drama
Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street
Devised, Drama
Venue 13 • Lochend B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Close, Canongate Aug 6-29: 14:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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TAK
TFPM Grace & Competra
Riveting, true story of a young girl’s journey into sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll in 1970s New York. Karin de la Penha’s acclaimed, surprisingly funny performance leaves you joyous and deeply moved. www.kdlp.us; www.greenroompresents.com Drama
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
Aug 7-13: 12:00 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 14-15,17-21: 17:00 (1h) XAug 5-6: 18:20 (1h) £5.00 £8.00 (£5.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 18:20 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 18:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
Flesh and Blood and Fish and Fowl Flor de Muerto See page 192 for show information
The Fly in the Fridge
TFAPU
Barrow Street Theatre Gomito Productions/ The Junction/ Escalator East To Edinburgh
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Folk Tales Trilogy
FPU Poimandres Productions
Barricaded behind the doors of civilization’s last office, coworkers rearrange the food chain in a feral mix of theatre, art and taxidermy. ‘Funny, startling, thought-provoking, just plain weird. Terrific!’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Mexican Day of the Dead can be scary for a boy with an overactive imagination; Total Theatre Award nominees 2008 celebrate the colour, Comedy, Physical theatre hope and life of the fiesta with their unique style of The Traverse @ St visual storytelling. Stephen’s • St Stephen www.gomito.co.uk
Street
B 0131 228 1404 V101GB3 XAug 3: 19:00 (1h30m) £12.00(£6.00) Aug 4: 19:00 (1h30m) £17.00 (£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 5,8,10-12,15,1719,22,24-26: 19:00 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 6-7,13-14,2021,27-28: 19:00 (1h30m) £19.00(£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Devised, Puppetry
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place
B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 Aug 9-14,16-21,23-28: 17:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
An exquisitely crafted set of European folk stories, told using devised physical theatre. Energetic and fun, with dark edges. SSSS for the 2008 performance of ‘Copenhagen’ (ScotsGay). www. poimandresproductions. blogspot.com Devised, Storytelling
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 4-8: 19:15 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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A Fool’s Audition
Forgetting [pause] Pinter
TFJ
FU
TFK
Jam Jar Productions
Sherborne Theatre Company
Blood, Love and Rhetoric in Association With the English College in Prague
THEATRE
guy masterson
presents
unmissable theatre @
I, Elizabeth
A Solitary Choice
Modern, Physical theatre
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,16-17: 16:35 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21: 16:35 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20: 16:35 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fools and Drunks – Free
PM Adam Harlan/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
11:50 - 13:00 Pre UK mi ère
(Aus)
The wild-girl woman awakens within her suit-clad veneer of straight lace. Tamara Lee astounds from the first seed of dissatisfaction through to the spellbinding conclusion, baring every nuance, emotion, doubt and turmoil in Sheila Duncan's gripping, satisfying banquet. Directed by Michael Allen.
Forget the ‘X Factor’, this is the ultimate audition. Can he keep his head (literally), when playing the fool is the cleverest thing he can do? You’ll laugh your head off. Will he?
Czech reinterpretation of Harold Pinter’s take on the ways we perceive our history and present. Touches upon the playwright’s own Comedy, Drama personality and deals with C central • Carlton Hotel, it in the best traditions of North Bridge the ‘Theatre of the Absurd’. B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 www.bloodloverhetoric.com Aug 22,28-29: 12:15 (45m) Drama, Political £9.50 (£8.50) C central • Carlton Hotel, Aug 23-24: 12:15 (45m) North Bridge £7.50 (£6.50) B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Aug 25-27: 12:15 (45m) Aug 5-6,16-17: 19:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) £8.50 (£7.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-10,13-15: 19:15 (1h) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 £10.50 (£9.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 11-12: 19:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
The Fools Free Theatre Show
W Pre orld mi ère
Queen at 25, the most educated woman of her Age. Who was the woman beneath the crown? Elizabeth I struggles to reconcile womanhood with sovereignty – in her own words. Written & performed by Rebecca Vaughan (Austen’s Women). Directed by Guy Masterson (Morecambe).
ASSEMBLY ROOMS WILDMAN ROOM
A grown-up fairytale, presenting a darker side to Neverland and the realistic consequences of Wendy’s disappearance. ‘Exceptional piece of new writing, weaving an adult edge into the magic of Barrie’s Tale’ (Rosy Banham, ThreeWeeks reviewer)
his sea 17th son !
Theatre Tours International Ltd www.theatretoursinternational.com
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ASSEMBLY ROOMS DRAWING ROOM
Long Live the King
12:45 - 13:45 W Pre orld mi ère
(Aus)
Meena, heavily pregnant, touches down in Australia the day Elvis dies bracing herself for the after-life in the New World. Written & performed by Ansuya Nathan (Feasting on Flesh), it’s a rockin’ and rollickin’ tale of spice, soul and sunburn. Directed by Guy Masterson (Morecambe).
ASSEMBLY ROOMS DRAWING ROOM
I, Claudia
14:00 - 15:05
Crow's Theatre in association with Brian Robertson (Can)
Pre UK mi ère
Charting the raw, but beautiful interior life of a misfit adolescent, Claudia suffers the triple afflictions of puberty, unpopularity and her parent’s divorce. Using four astonishing masks, writer/performer Kristen Thomson casts a spell of rare, bewitching power. Directed by Chris Abraham.
ASSEMBLY ROOMS EDINBURGH SUITE 15:40 - 17:05 bookings: 0131 623 3030 or www.assemblyfestival.com Guy Masterson's Edinburgh 2010 Season is proudly supported by Festival Flats - Accommodating the Festivals for 30 years
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PM Laughing Horse Free Festival
Forgotten Voices
FL Arkle Theatre Company
A one-man show that explores a junkie’s life through a comprehensive history of popular America from 1 August 1981 (The birth of MTV), to the present while he spends one more night in jail. Drama, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
Tragic? Comic? Dramatic? Boring? Adult content? We have no script, so who knows? All we know is that we will be giving away any profit from donations to a randomly chosen member of today’s audience. www.thefunrevolution.com Drama, Improv
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde • 112 Hanover Street
B 0131 225 2022 V259GC4 Aug 5-29: 12:00 (1h)
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 5-19: 16:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Five ordinary people recount their experiences of WW1 in this unforgettable drama. Life and death are neighbours amidst mud, fear and carnage at the front. Based on the testimony of those affected, their words resonate down the decades.
The Royal Scots Club • 29-31 Abercromby Place
B 0131 226 0000 V241GC4 Aug 16-21: 20:30 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For the Love of Robert
Fotobooth – Free
The Fragility of X
FPL
PL
TFK
Unique Voice
Animal Link Coal Productions/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Belfast 2005; Robert McCartney is murdered. Seventy witnesses retract their statements and all claim to be in the toilet instead. Four women go against the IRA, fighting to get justice for their brother.
A new play about a woman and her autistic teenage son. Directed by John Wright (‘Told What do a dead mouse, By An Idiot’). A funny, bleak, orange and blue paint, an inventive and provocative apple, a pencil and Golden Grahams all have in common? play about boundaries, freedom, relationships and Answer: a woman named art. Strangely life-affirming. Jennifer – rape victim and www.coal-theatre.co.uk murderer. Or is she…?
Drama, Political
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace
Drama, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street Aug 16-21: 15:50 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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For Your Entertainment
TFPM Wavelength Theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
FPL Smarty Pants Productions/Being Frank Productions
ALT
The Friendship Experiment
Corn Exchange Theatre TPL Company Dublin Big Wow in Association With Richard Jordan Productions Ltd
Three men, one flat and a corpse. Councils and conspiracies, arson and agenda. A tale of greed, retribution and burning ambition by Calolm MacGregor. It’s ‘Frankly Outrageous’! ‘Impressively directed and acted dark comedy ... ‘ SSSS (FringeReview.co.uk); SSSS (RemoteGoat.co.uk).
A sudden shock. A man experiences an intense rush of extraordinary images and tangled memories. Performed by award-winning ensemble with heart and humour. Winner ‘best director’, ‘best new play’, Irish Theatre Awards. ‘Moving, intelligent, and brilliantly staged’ (Irish Times).
Comedy, Drama
Drama
From the makers of ‘Insomnobabble’ and ‘Dark Grumblings’, a fast, funny and strange story of friendship. ‘A duo in the style of the Right Size ... they bridge the gap between theatre and comedy’ (Guardian). ‘Comic genius’ (Stage).
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road Radisson • 80 High Street Underbelly, Cowgate • B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 56 Cowgate (entrances B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 on Cowgate and Victoria XAug 6: 19:00 (1h45m) XAug 5-6: 16:10 (1h) £6.00 Aug 23-28: 15:05 (50m) £6.00 £12.00(£6.00); Aug 5-14: 14:30 (30m) Street) (Free Non-ticketed)
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The Four Women of the Apocalypse – Free
PM Roisin Rae/PBH’s Free Fringe
Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 16:10 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:10 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 16:10 (1h) £6.50
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Frances Ruffelle: Beneath The Dress
TPU New writing. A black comedy about a decent man facing a surreal world of terminal illness, forbidden desires and the dubious help of a psychiatrist. Is the manipulative show host going Something’s moving in the to throw him a lifeline? ruins of the abandoned shopping centre, and it’s not Drama just Vanessa foraging for theSpaces on the Mile @ Cath Kidston bags. A new The Radisson • 80 High comedy about survival, hair Street straighteners, and inheriting B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 the earth. www.fourwomen.co.uk XAug 6-7: 11:10 (1h15m) Comedy, Drama £5.00 Kiwi Bar @ Walkabout • Aug 9-14: 11:10 (1h15m) £8.50 (£6.50) Omni Centre, Leith Street V344GC5 Aug 16-21: 12:30 (1h20m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,12-17,19-24, 26-28: 17:00 (50m) Aug 23-28: 21:15 (1h15m) (Free Non-ticketed) £8.50 (£6.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Frankly Outrageous Freefall
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Frances Ruffelle/ Jeremy Meadow
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B 08445 458 252 V61GE5
XAug 5-6: 15:05 (1h10m) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 15:05 (1h10m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:05 (1h10m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16,23-24: 15:05 (1h10m) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Funny Men
L Icabod/PBH’s Free Fringe
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Tony Award winner, West End and Broadway star of ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Chicago’. Cheeky, sexy and spellbinding... Experience the hauntingly beautiful voice of Frances Ruffelle in her daring and provocative new show ‘Beneath the Dress’. Music, Musical
Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu • 2 Rutland Place
B 0131 556 6550 V236GE2 XAug 4-6: 20:15 (1h) £7.50 Aug 7-9,11-12,16,18-19,23, 26,30: 20:15 (1h) £14.00 (£12.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:15 (1h) £15.00 (£13.50)
A play about the drama of comedy by Andrew Crowther. A double booking becomes a double act and overnight sensation, but the reality soon dawns that comedy is a serious business, with serious consequences. Especially for the lobster... Comedy, Drama
Bar 50 • Smart City Cafe, Cowgate
B V27GE5 Aug 7-17: 14:15 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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FPK Up in the Gods
The Gift of the Gorgon
FL Spotlites Theatre Company Presents Spotlites Youth Theatre
Matt comes out as gay to best friend Sam – who isn’t as accepting as Matt has hoped. Sam confronts his family’s past – that he’d rather forget. Peter Shaffer’s powerful So where do the geese come exploration of revenge versus in? BBC award-winning play. reason. Violent. Extreme. Challenging. Intelligent Comedy, Drama tragedy. Myth, music, mask. C central • Carlton Hotel, ‘Raw, compelling, inventive ... ‘ - SSSS (ThreeWeeks North Bridge B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 on ‘Richard II’). ‘Brilliantly directed ... engaging and Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 17:20 unique’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks (45m) £9.50 (£8.50) on ‘Othello’). Aug 16-17,23-24: 17:20 www.spotlites.co.uk (45m) £7.50 (£6.50) Drama, Physical theatre Aug 18-20,25-27: 17:20 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) Spotlites @ The T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Getting Over Milk Wood
FPL Wasted Potential
THEATRE
Girl Constantly F***ing Interrupted
TPM Provocateur Productions
A moving modern day psychological therapy comedy. A show with a multiple personality disorder taking you on a journey through the mind of a modern woman and her many alter egos. www.celiapeachey.com Comedy
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
XAug 4-8: 12:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26,30: 12:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 12:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 24-29: 19:10 (2h30m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £9.00 (£7.00) Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
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The Gilded Red Cage
FPU BaPoDi
A gently irreverent updating of Dylan Thomas’s endearing provincial caricatures, now with fantasies, fears and humdrum lives and hectic modern concerns about social networking, carbon footprints, celebrity and pornobsessed teens. Fast-paced, profound and witty ensemble theatre. Adaptation, Drama
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
Sex, lies and communist red tape. Was the Czechoslovak Velvet Revolution for real? Find out in this riveting new performance by Slovak playwright Silvester Lavrik. Communism sucked the life out of them… can they survive capitalism? Cabaret, Storytelling
The Zoo • 140 The B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 Pleasance
XAug 16-21: 21:15 (1h30m) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 23-28: 19:15 (1h30m) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Girl in the Yellow Dress
The Glass Slipper
PLT
FPL
Citizens Theatre/LIVE Chimney Hat Theatre Theatre/Market Theatre Company
Craig Higginson’s powerful new play is a dark, witty and sexually-charged psychological drama. Set in Paris, the play explores the relationship between a beautiful English teacher and her French-Congolese pupil. Drama
A magnificent ball. A perfect bride. A glass slipper. The Princess seeks eternal happiness in the Prince’s castle, but instead discovers his terrible secret, his hideous dark side which will transform her perception of ‘happy ever after’.
The Gospel According to Jeff
TFPJ Crazy Legs Theatre Company
One man sets out to create a world of peace and harmony, governed by rules, laid down in one all-answering holy tome. His name was God and this is the story of his catastrophic failure. Comedy, Devised
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Devised, Physical theatre Sweet Grassmarket The Vault • 11 Merchant Street, off Lothian Road • Apex City Hotel, 61 B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 Street Grassmarket
XAug 5: 21:15 (1h30m)
£11.00(£6.00) Aug 6: 10:15 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 7,13: 13:00 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 8,26: 15:45 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) Aug 10,15: 18:30 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) Aug 11: 21:15 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) Aug 12,18,24,29: 10:15 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00) (£6.00U) Aug 14,20: 15:45 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 17,22: 21:30 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) Aug 19: 13:00 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00) Aug 21: 18:45 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 25: 13:15 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) Aug 27: 18:30 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 28: 21:30 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 24-30: 16:20 (50m) £5.00 (£4.00)
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B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 5-15: 19:30 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00) (£5.50 OCF) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Glenn Miller Greater Tuna Mystery K
FK
Future Legend Theatre
Twinwood airfield, December 15th 1999. A Frank Sinatra tribute artist prepares for his final performance. A stranger enters in military uniform... Something’s wrong... A disturbing truth’s about to be revealed. ‘Outstanding writing...’ (Paul Ross, BBC) glennmillermystery.com
American High School Theatre Festival
Enjoy making fun of America? So do we! Straight from Missouri in the great US of A, see this satirical look at small town life. 10 girls, 25 characters and tons of facial hair; need we say more?
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2
Aug 9: 19:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 11: 09:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Aug 12: 11:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Pleasance Aug 14: 17:15 (1h30m) £5.00 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 17-19,23-26,30: 12:40 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (55m) £8.00 (£7.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 20-22,27-29: 12:40 (55m) £9.00 (£8.00) Musical, Storytelling
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Green Eggs and Grimms’ Fairy Hamlet Tales
Grimm Tales of Hacker and the Unexpected Muldoon
Hamlet: Blood in the Brain
Hamlet, the End of a Childhood
PU
TFPU
FPL
TFPJ
L
TFAU
Bath University Student Theatre
ETB Productions
Broken Productions
Hacker and Muldoon
American High School Naxos Theatre & Les Theatre Festival Tréteaux de la Pleine Lune
Once upon a time, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White and Hansel and Gretel were lost B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 in a forest. Surrounded by Aug 16-21: 12:05 (50m) £5.00 eccentric characters, talking mirrors and enticing treats, M T W T F S S M T W T F S S each must struggle to find 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 their own happy ending. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 www.etb-productions.com
We all have the ability to reach within our minds to test our preconceptions. We will reach your heart as well as your head, to shock, disgust and test your innermost fears. Darker fairytales. www.brokenproductions.co.uk
The script is unfinished. Muldoon has no idea, Hacker has no time; they make no progress. Many arguments and much bickering later – still no further along with it – proceedings take a sinister turn... hackerandmuldoon.co.uk
Grimm Fairytales
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
and Cowgate
FPJ
Aug 7-21: 15:25 (1h) £10.00 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£8.00) Aug 16-17,23-24: 13:30 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 18-20,25-27: 13:30 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Rome had Carthage, Holmes had Moriarty, and now, Hamlet has Dr. Seuss. Shakespeare’s classic tale of death, deception and madness told in the style of the beloved Dr. Seuss. Shakespeare is weeping in his grave.
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
UWE Drama Society
Devised, Physical theatre Adaptation, Storytelling C soco • Chambers Street
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
Shakespeare’s masterpiece in a child’s room, Hamlet as a teenager facing the absence of his father. This awardwinning French ‘Hamlet’ deals with the issue of stepfamilies, with poetry, sensitivity and much originality. Adaptation, Puppetry
The Zoo • 140 The B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 13:30 B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Pleasance
The Grim(m) Tales – Free
PN UWE ‘society of the year 2009’ return to the Fringe with a selection of both traditional and modern takes on ‘Grimm’s Fairytales’; written, directed and performed by members of the society. Suitable for all ages. Contains dark themes.
Comedy
The Vault • 11 Merchant B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Street
Classic tale of intrigue and revenge retold through hip-hop, rap, body percussion and song. Set in Oakland, California in 1989. Reimagined by acclaimed playwright Naomi Iizuka and performed by award-winning Oakland students.
Louna/Laughing Horse Free Festival
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Gutted. A Revenger’s Musical
Aug 9-15,17-22: 20:15 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Hairy Mary
Aug 20: 19:25 (1h30m) Aug 21: 13:25 (1h30m) Aug 22: 15:25 (1h30m) Aug 23: 17:25 (1h30m)
£5.00 B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 £5.00 £5.00 XAug 6-7: 15:10 (1h20m) £5.00 £5.00 Aug 8-30: 15:10 (1h20m) M T W T F S S £9.00 (£7.00)
T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
APK
Hamlet for Girls
PatternFightPerformance/ PBH’s Free Fringe
TFPL Barefoot in the Grass
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A Handbag
FJ Bablake at Diverse Attractions
TPM Assembly & Marshall Cordell by Arrangement With Ward & White
Devised, Storytelling
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
Join storyteller Louna to explore the Brothers Grimm’s B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 darker side. Focusing on the original content of lesser Aug 23-28: 19:00 (1h) known tales adapted to an £6.00 (£4.00) (£15.00 F) adult audience, this theatre M T W T F S S M T W T F S S experience proves you are 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 never too old for fairy tales! 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 www.freefestival.co.uk
The comedians’ musical. Imagine hating someone so much you marry them. Devised, Storytelling A tale of revenge, murder, love and idiots. From the Laughing Horse @ creators of cult hit ‘Psister Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street Psycho’. Warning: includes songs, jokes and comedians (entrances on Cowgate off the telly. and Victoria Street)
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 20-21: 21:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Comedy, Musical
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
A cabaret of cutting edge experimental performance, animation and comedy from Britain’s most daring crossdisciplinary performance artists. ‘Darkly humorous, yet poignant piece, the audience were in fits of laughter one minute, stunned, pensive silence the next’ (LondonFestivalFringe.com). Cabaret, Devised
Base Nightclub • 69 Cowgate
Abi and Heather want it all: marriage, career, children, love. Neither has a complete set, each hopes for more. But is 39 too late to have it all? And could their gamble lose them what they have? Drama
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5
Aug 22-28: 19:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
XAug 6-7: 14:05 (50m) £5.50 (£3.50) Aug 8-14,16-21,23-28: 14:05 (50m) £7.50 (£5.50)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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XAug 6: 23:15 (1h25m) £5.00
Anthony Horowitz’s 2009 play. Do young, violent criminals deserve punishment or therapy? Significantly topical, this dark comedy explores an institutionalised world and questions whether there is a group in society that is actually beyond redemption. Drama
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 Aug 16-21: 15:30 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 7-9,11-16,18-23, 25-29: 23:15 (1h25m) £15.00 (£14.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Hang Up the Moon – Free
The Head of the Hi, How Can I The History Boys The History of Fork Help You? – Free FAJ Britain (2000 Years in 2 TFPJ APN Close Up Theatre Hours!)
APU The Other Side Theatre Company
MiddleMan
Scout Durwood
History? It’s just one f***ing thing after another ... Eight clever, irreverent, Historyonics Theatre randy and funny schoolboys learn about history, life, Company loyalty and sex. Olivier, Tony and Evening Standard awards: best play. Close Up Theatre Fringe sell-outs: 2004-2009.
FPJ
Hit Me: The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury
TL Festival Highlights in Association With Gilded Balloon Productions
Comedy, Drama
‘Hang Up the Moon’ explores how to bridge the gap that ‘otherness’ can create in cultural relationships. After world travel and cultural immersion, Melanie Closs and company members will create a performance piece with audience participation. Interactive, Music
A comic tragedy about the point we reach at the beginning of our adult lives when the sense of infinite possibility seem both liberating and completely terrifying. Two housemates display what happens when nothing happens.
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6
Laughing Horse @ The Argyle • 15-17 Argyle Place
XAug 6-7: 13:40 (50m)
£5.00 B 0131 221 9759 V353GH5 Aug 8-29: 13:40 (50m) Aug 27-29: 22:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Head Girl, the Gap Year and Sue Ellen
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Greenside • 1b Royal ‘Hi, How Can I Help You?’ is a Terrace
one-woman musical following B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 the lives of six women Aug 23-28: 10:30 (2h45m) employed at a NYC house of £7.00 (£5.00) domination the night of the We take you through the presidential election of 2008. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S history of Britain in our 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 satirical time machine. Comedy, Musical 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Everything’s here – from Laughing Horse @ Cafe Boudicca to the Crazy Frog! Renroc • 91 Montgomery Unlike Queen Victoria, Street The History Boys we guarantee you will be amused... B 0131 556 0432 V84GB6 Aug 6-10,12-17,19-24, 26-29: 21:15 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
His Name is Tim
The Hen Night
TFPL
APJ
Experiment86
L
Comedy, Revue
Ut Severis Seges Theatre Company
USS returns to the RCPE with B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 this life-enhancing comedy on Aug 23-28: 13:40 (1h50m) the anarchy of adolescence £7.00 (£5.00) and the purpose of education. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Eight intelligent and unruly 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 sixth formers pursue the 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Oxbridge dream, questioning educational truth and teaching along the way. Comedy, Drama
The Royal College of Physicians • 9 Queen Street
Hen Night
PL
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace
Hitler Alone
FJ Paul Webster
This warts-and-all portrait of the Blockheads’ lead singer explores Dury’s extraordinary career and life. Featuring classic songs performed live, including ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’ and ‘Reasons To Be Cheerful’. Drama, Music
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-6: 15:00 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,16,18-19,23, 25-26,30: 15:00 (1h30m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 9,13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:00 (1h30m) £11.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 226 0000 V181GC4
Friends Re-ignited (Rachel McCluskey & Jo McFarlane)/PBH’s Free Fringe
Aug 16-21: 14:00 (1h50m) £8.00 (£7.00)
Homage to Caledonia
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‘Alright, let’s see what damage this place can do... ‘ When seven of a bride-tobe’s best friends take her on a hen night to ‘Shagaluf’, the debauchery commences, but carnage never did go according to plan...
It’s 1989; the head girl and lipstick rebel are worlds apart. Will the ‘Dallas’ dream hold tight for either girl, leaving school behind? Performance poetry containing strong themes with comic delivery.
Comedy, Drama
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 17-22: 19:35 (40m) £5.00
Poetry, Spoken word
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Meet Tim: a schoolboy with an overactive imagination. And meet Tim: a man with no The History Boys future ambitions. Watch them grow up in this offbeat tale that weaves through past and present with hilarious and Queen’s English touching consequences. Theatre Company Music, Storytelling
FK
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6
Aug 7-17: 20:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
‘An act of bravery’ SSSS (Scotsman). The show attempts to penetrate the mind of this ‘maniac of ferocious genius’ (Churchill), who charms and repels as he contemplates his past, present and future in the hour before suicide.
Inlingua Edinburgh • 29 Hanover Street
Aug 8-15,17-22,24-30: 16:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
V156GE5
Daniel Gray and Jonathan Prag
Drama
XAug 6-7: 16:00 (1h) £5.00
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FPU
‘QETC’s Grade A production. Recommended’ (Time Out). Eight bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. Alan Bennett’s multiple award-winning, comedy/ drama, featuring live music and video. www.qetc.nl
Together telling the heroic and uplifting tales of the brave Scotsmen and women who fought Franco, Daniel Gray, author of the acclaimed ‘Homage to Caledonia’ and guitarist Jonathan Prag, richly blend stories with Spanish guitar. A stirring show with beautiful evocative music. Music, Storytelling
B 0131 220 5119 V258GD4 St Cuthbert’s Parish Church • Entrances from Aug 12-26: 21:30 (1h15m) Lothian Road and Princes £10.00 (£8.00) (£6.00 SUOC) Street T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 226 0000 V122GE3 Aug 14,21,28: 14:05 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Comedy, Drama
bOx Office The one-stop ticket shop 180 High Street, 0131 226 0000 or www.edfringe.com
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 16-22: 16:30 (2h45m) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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MIS CON CEP TION
4:19 pm
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Jeremy Meadow presents
‘BILL D RATTLING ARE’S WRITING IS WITH WITAND QUICK. LACED A DARK, PONIGD HUMOUR... HEART-WA NANT… R The Scots MING’ man
a comedy of moral confusion by
BILL DARE
3.35pm (80 mins)
www.misconceptiontheplay.com See page 247, 269, 287 for show information
Homo Asbo
Honest
TPM
TFM
Richard Fry
Royal & Derngate, Northampton
The hardest man on the estate has just come out and has decided to go straight. Armed with only his guitar and ghetto blaster, he rewrites gay history and assassinates celebrity bad boys, bigots and men who wax. Comedy, Music
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
Meet Dave, a man in a pub who wants to tell you the truth, no matter what the fallout. DC Moore’s darkly comic, acclaimed play. ‘Gets you where it hurts’ SSSS (Lyn Gardner, Guardian); SSSS (Sunday Times).
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
Aug 4-6,9-13,17-20,24XAug 4-6: 17:45 (1h) £5.00 27,30: 15:30 (45m) £6.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-30: Aug 4-5,9-12,17-19,2426,30: 18:30 (45m) £6.00 17:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26: 18:30 (45m) £8.00 17:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 15:30 (45m) £8.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
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The Honours of Drumlie
U
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Hood!
Hotel Nowhere
Hot Mess
FAPU
TFPJ
TFPM
Peculius Stage
B.E.D.S
Tantrums Ltd
A site-specific play about (dis)location. The hotel: a place without distinctions, where boundaries blur. Six people find themselves adrift, with only each other for company. What happens as they look to each other for support?
From Ella Hickson (‘Eight’ Fringe First, Best of the Festival) comes a dark, lyrical tale set in a nightclub; following four late-night revelers pushing sexual politics to their limits. ‘Hickson really is special’ (Guardian).
Edinburgh People’s Theatre
Exciting! Prepare to be swallowed whole by work from award-winning Charlie’s chevaliers are writers, eccentric physical coming. Where will we hide choreography and immersive the toon siller? Find out in a cappella vocals. Peculius this classic Jimmy Scotland Stage (EdFringe sell-out comedy full of the usual 2009) invigorates the suspects with a touch of Brothers Grimm classic, ‘Little romance as well. 52nd year at Red Riding Hood’. Inspired by the Fringe. Tim Burton. Perfect for all. www.peculiusstage.com Comedy, Traditional
St Peter’s • Lutton Place
Drama, A cappella
B 0131 226 0000 V17GG6 theSpaces on the Mile @
Aug 7,10-14,17-21,24-27: 19:45 (2h15m) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 28: 14:30 (2h30m) £9.00 (£7.00)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 XAug 6-7: 19:00 (1h) £6.00 Aug 9-14, 23-28: 19:00 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) (£24.00 F) Aug 16-21: 14:30 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) (£24.00 F)
Drama, Site-specific
theSpace on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 Aug 6-7,9-14: 12:30 (1h) £5.00 (£4.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Drama, Storytelling
Hawke + Hunter • 12 Picardy Place
B 0131 226 0000 V347GC5 XAug 6-7: 18:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 8-27,29-30: 18:00 (1h30m) £9.00 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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PM House Cabaret
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How to be Dead The Hunchback of Notre Dame
TFPM
Practical Magic Theatre
TFK Pip Utton
I Am Woof/ Where Have All the Ladies Gone?
FAL
I Can’t Stand Up I, Claudia for Falling Down TU – Free
PJ
Jim Higo/ Robert Taylor/Victoria Best Medicine Productions/Laughing Kember Horse Free Festival
Tonight, live in your living room, host your own House Cabaret. Strictly by invitation – puppetry, stand-up comedy, slam poetry and music. Let the rest of the world watch it on HouseCabaret. com. Broadband connection essential. Contact: Abbey, housecabaret@googlemail. com
Psychic Moonjava (AKA Brian) and Ozzie ‘soap queen’ Aaliyah summon the dead for your entertainment. Supernatural comedydrama from the producers of: ‘Trainspotting’ (SSSSS EdinburghGuide. com); ‘Jean Brodie’ (SSSSS ThreeWeeks); ‘Steamie’ (SSSSS Cabaret, Improv BritishTheatreGuide.info); Your Home • Where You ‘21 Girlfriends’ (SSSSS Live BritishTheatreGuide.info). B 07932 120 624 V210GN/A www.practical-magic.org Aug 9,11,13,16,18,20,23, Comedy 25,27: 19:30 (1h30m) Spotlites @ The (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Howling
FPU Freshblood
Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 7-14: 20:40 (1h15m) £9.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Hub
TPU Big Can Productions
Follows the story of hunters and a family of wolves stranded in the forest, competing for survival. ‘Howling’ draws upon Native American mythology, exploring the relationship between the spiritual and tangible and the strained coalescence between man and nature. Drama, Storytelling
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
Should we follow our dreams, or get on with living in the real world? Find out in this hilarious comedy about five people thrown together doing a job they hate, hoping for something better SSSS (Scotsman). Comedy
‘Utton is the master of the one-man show’ (Guardian). Inspired by Victor Hugo’s novel, retold by the lonely hunchback Quasimodo from the roof of Notre Dame; reflecting today’s preoccupation with image and appearance. Drama
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Aug 6-13,16,18-20,23-27: 15:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) Aug 14-15,21-22,28-29: 15:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Charting the raw but beautiful interior life of a misfit adolescent, Claudia suffers the triple afflictions B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Comedian Billy Bly is forced to reassess his life’s value of puberty, unpopularity and her parent’s divorce. Using XAug 6-7: 16:00 (1h) £7.00 and significance when he four astonishingly expressive Aug 9-14: 16:00 (1h) £7.00 receives a letter from a stranger. Will the laughing masks, Kristen Thomson casts M T W T F S S M T W T F S S stop when perception and a spell of rare, bewitching 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 reality clash? Jokes, tears and power. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 mystery.
I Became Luminous
FPJ Buhalovka in Association with Soul/Arena
Comedy, Drama
Laughing Horse @ The Argyle • 15-17 Argyle Place
Ava Hunt in Association with Tangere Arts
Compelling multi-media verbatim performance that interweaves true stories of Irena Sendler and Rachel Corrie to ask why would an ordinary person do something extraordinary for someone they don’t even know? Multimedia, Verbatim
£10.00 (£8.50) Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26,30: Aug 16-21: 17:30 (1h5m) 14:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 14:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Texts by Saint Augustine, Guy Debord, Antonin Artaud, Arthur Rimbaud, Jean-Jacques Rousseu. An imaginary internal dialogue externalised – between saint and radical, madman and prophet, artist and God. Created by Ieva Strazdina, Jeffrey Gordon Baker and Error.
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
XAug 5: 15:40 (1h25m) B 0131 221 9759 V353GH5 £8.00
Aug 6-15,17-22,24-29: 13:15 (1h) (Free Nonticketed)
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Icarus’ Mother & Red Cross
PK
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 XAug 4-6: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 9-15: 21:30 (1h5m)
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Devised, Verbatim
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
I’m No Hero
Diverse Attractions B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Pleasance Courtyard • 60 • Riddles Court, 322 Pleasance Lawnmarket Aug 9-14: 12:15 (45m) £4.50 (£4.00)
Robert Taylor and Victoria Kember present two shows back to back. New writing and original devised theatre tackling culturally relevant issues in an innovative and exciting way.
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-5: 15:15 (1h) £6.00
Guy Masterson/TTI in Association With Crow’s Theatre and Brian Robertson
Aug 6-12,17-19,23-26,30: 15:40 (1h25m) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:40 (1h25m) £14.00 (£12.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
FJ
I, Elizabeth
Tufts University’s Pen Paint and Pretzels
TU Guy Masterson/TTI in Association With Dyad Productions
Poetry
Shepard at his best in these two short plays where something sinister lurks under B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 the surface. Blood, picnics, jet-crashes and skiing come Aug 22,28-30: 13:30 (1h) together to make ‘Icarus’ £9.50 (£8.50) Mother’ and ‘Red Cross’ Aug 23-24: 13:30 (1h) £7.50 an evening you won’t soon (£6.50) forget. Aug 25-27: 13:30 (1h) Drama £8.50 (£7.50)
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
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Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
Queen at 25, the most educated woman of her age. Who was the woman beneath the crown? Elizabeth I struggles to reconcile womanhood with sovereignty, in her own words. Starring Rebecca Vaughan (‘Austen’s Women’). Director: Guy Masterson (‘Morecambe’).
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Assembly @ George Aug 15-30: 21:00 (1h15m) £9.00 (£7.00)
Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
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B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5: 11:50 (1h10m) £8.00 Aug 6-12,17-19,23,2526,30: 11:50 (1h10m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 11:50 (1h10m) £13.00 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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TFPJ East Cowes Acting Troupe
An original light-hearted commedia romp which features a particularly amorous automated liquid dispenser, a bumbling repair person, a fiery cashier, a penny-pinching shop owner and various love interests. Comedy, Musical
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
The Importance I’m Still Here... of Being Earnest TJ
TFU
Tread the Boards Theatre Company
Pleasance, Peter Straker and Mel Smith
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Imperial Fizz
TPM Absurdum International in Association With Paula Frits and Wordmonger
Cocktails, witty banter and pointed barbs. An elegant couple (Olivier nominated Issy van Randwyck and Stage best actor David Calvitto) jigger and joust their way to the ultimate nightcap. Surreal, intoxicating comedy from Fringe First – winner, Brian Parks. Comedy
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
A handbag left at Victoria Station, an imaginary friend, a wrong name, unrequited love, mistaken identities and Lady Bracknell! All the ingredients for Wilde’s classic comedy of manners presented by Tread the Boards Theatre Company. Comedy, Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
£8.00 (£6.50) Aug 8-14: 20:00 (2h) £8.00 (£6.50)
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Impossible Things Before Breakfast
TPK Traverse Theatre Company and Hibrow Productions
and Hibrow Productions
Specially commissioned breakfast plays by the UK’s most exciting playwrights. Experience the play and be part of the action! Multiple cameras filming for webcast and live transmission to cinemas. Coffee and breakfast roll included in price. Drama
Traverse Theatre •
XAug 5: 17:25 (1h15m) £5.00 Cambridge Street, off Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:25 (1h15m) £13.00 (£11.00) Aug 9-12,16,18-19,23,2526,30: 17:25 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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2:52 pm
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THEATRE
Jeremy Meadow in association with Danielle Tarento presents
FRANCES RUFFELLE
Beneath The Dress Written and directed by Mel Smith, Peter Straker celebrates his 40 years in show business. Peter sings hits from ‘Hair’, classics by Stephen Sondheim, Freddie Mercury and Jacques Brel, with anecdotes of his experiences along the way. Cabaret, Musical
Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu • 2 Rutland Place
B 0131 556 6550 V236GE2 B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 XAug 4-6: 18:00 (1h) £5.00 B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 7-9,11-12,16,18Aug 9-14: 11:50 (50m) XAug 6-7: 20:00 (2h) £6.00 (£4.00)
Frances Ruffelle 124x91.5
Lothian Road
B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3
19,23,25-26,30: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:00 (1h) £12.50 (£10.50)
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The Inadequate Man
Tony Award Winner, West End & Broadway star of Les Misérables and Chicago; discover the spellbinding voice of Frances Ruffelle.
‘Sexy, visceral and vulnerable’ The Stage
‘A funky, spunky evening that is playful and teasing, an unpredictable delight’ Mark Shenton, Sunday Express
8.15pm (1 hr) See page 254 for show information
FPJ The Fireman’s Room Theatre Company
A darkly comic piece of new writing depicting a relationship in crisis. A young couple are thrown into the surreal, violent and sexually intimidating world of the Yorkshire countryside. Comedy, Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 14-15: 16:05 (50m) £3.00 (£2.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 18-22,25-29: 09:00 (30m) £12.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE The Inconsiderate Aberrations of Billy the Kid
TFL 2headedpigeon Theatre Company
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
U
Indiana Jones and the Pantomime Horse
30 31 01 02 03 04 05
In Memory
TFPK Gresham’s
Two Shades of Blue
Gresham’s return to the Fringe for their 15th year with this heartbreaking ensemble piece exploring innocence of youth, and the pain resulting from a parent’s death. An emotionally charged yet uplifting performance delivered by a brilliant young cast.
Darrr da dah dah. Darr da daarrrrrrrrrr. Darr da dah dah. Darr daddddaaaaaaaaar Devised, Drama daaaaaaaaar daaaaaaaaaaar. Rolling ball! Arghhh! With C • Chambers Street crossdressing. B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 www.twoshadesofblue.org.uk Aug 8-10: 11:00 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) Comedy Augustine’s • 41 George Aug 11-13: 11:00 (55m) £7.50 (£6.50) IV Bridge Aug 9-13: 16:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 14-15: 16:45 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50)
FPL
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What happens when your furniture comes alive? The tap is fed up with being left on, the wardrobe is treated rough and the radio hates having its knobs fiddled with. ‘An Innovative Design’ is your room’s revenge!
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Mike Maran Productions
Heartbreaking stories of loss and despair in a heartwarming tale of survival. The lives of our grandparents who emigrated from Italy to Scotland, celebrated in stories and songs by Mike Maran and Philip Contini. Music, Storytelling
Comedy, Physical theatre Valvona & Crolla • 19
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
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I Was a Teenage Jack Pratchard Rent Boy TFAPK
PM
Mummy’s boy, Jew boy, gay boy, straight boy, rent boy, Danny boy. It ain’t ‘Pretty Woman’. It ain’t even pretty. But come and see for yourselves. You might find it interesting. Amusing even. Comedy, Storytelling
The Royal Mile Tavern • 127 High Street
20:30 (55m) (Free Non-ticketed)
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I Wish You Love The APU Interpersonality It’s Always Arena Workout™ Right Now, Until Gambolling Theatre Company It’s Later PK Step into the training course from hell! ‘The Interpersonality Workout™’, a strangely enlightening mix of comic theatre and coaching, explores the laughable relationships of facilitators at the cutting edge of reason. Bathe in the twilight of self-discovery.
Jonathan Storey’s tale of a man’s journey on the other side of life, told with a marvellous model theatre that creates a world like an animated painting. Directed by Seonaid Goody. ‘A brilliant feat of storytelling’ (LondonTheatreBlog.co.uk). Puppetry, Storytelling
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
Aug 8-17,19-30: 15:55 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Jack the Knife
TFJ Jack Klaff
TPL Daniel Kitson
Comedy, Interactive
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 Buccleuch Street
A show about every single one of us, the past in our pockets, the future in our B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 hearts and us, trapped forever, in the tiny eternal Aug 15-28: 13:05 (1h) moment between the two. (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Jonathan Storey
Danny Hurst/PBH’s Free Fringe
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 B 0131 557 9681 V228GE5 B 0131 556 7800 V67GB6 Aug 7-11,13-18,20-28: XAug 6-7: 15:55 (50m) £5.00 Elm Row
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 6,10,13,18-20: 20:30 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 16,18,20,23,25,27: 18:10 (45m) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 7,11-12,14,17,21,24 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 25,27-28,30: 13:00 (1h20m) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £12.00 (£10.00)
Elsie Bird Productions
TFPJ
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
Italia ‘n’ Caledonia
Queen Mary Theatre American High School Company Directed by Rebecca Hammond Theatre Festival
Celebrates the indomitable human spirits of the children Award-winning outrageous of Terezin, a ghetto under comedy featuring a homicidal Nazi rule during WWII. 10-year-old, a host of feminist Though few children survived, angels and a hard-grooving more than 5,000 poems and live rock band! ‘Hilarious artwork live on, providing satire ... don’t miss this’ hope and healing. (ThreeWeeks); ‘Relentlessly Church Hill Theatre • 33 inventive and recklessly funny’ (Whatsonstage.com). Morningside Road B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Comedy, Musical Aug 9: 17:15 (1h) £5.00 Bedlam Theatre • 11b Aug 11: 19:15 (1h) £5.00 Bristo Place B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 Aug 12: 13:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 13: 09:15 (1h) £5.00 XAug 6-7: 22:30 (1h) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 8-28: 22:30 (1h) £7.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
An Innovative Design
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road
B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 10: 10:00 (1h30m) £12.00(£10.00) Aug 11-15,17-22,2429: 10:00 (1h30m) £12.00(£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
An intimate portrait of the friendship between Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich; showcasing their lives, loves and tribulations through their touching camaraderie and superlative songs. Drama, Musical
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 23-28: 19:00 (1h30m) £7.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Klaff gladly risks career suicide. A forensic attack on the theatre, our culture and the abuse of power. ‘Makes you think as hard as he makes you laugh.’ (Scotsman); ‘A triumph!’ (New York Times). Direction: Colin Watkeys.
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5-6: 12:45 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,24-26,30: 12:45 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 12:45 (1h10m) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE
Jacobite Country
Jewish Chronicles
TFPK
TFJ
John Knox: Turn Jo Wharmby – Kabaret Kantor Again Let’s Talk About FAPK Sex TFPL
Dogstar Theatre Company
Daniel Cainer
John Shedden
Henry Adam’s new comedy from the Scottish Highlands sits on the edge of Europe and sanity. With live music and tremendous craic. Director Matthew Zajac, Fringe First winner and 2009 CATS best actor (‘The Tailor of Inverness’).
TFPM Jo Wharmby
One man, one piano, one warm, funny, deeply moving musical journey through a much misunderstood culture. ‘With his stories within stories, Cainer reminds me of Buñuel... if Buñuel had been Jewish... and born in Leeds’ (Alan Bennett) www.jewishchronicles.com
Iconic yet intimate, one of two alternating historical theatre shows. A chance to get up close to Knox, portrayed by John Shedden. To complete the saga also see listing ‘Mary Queen of Scots: The Last Letter’. Drama, Storytelling
Outrageous true life comedy about one woman sleeping her way around the world. Including reasons people avoid oral, how not masturbating in peace leads to bad sex later and why smaller men are better.
Scottish Storytelling Comedy Cabaret, Comedy Comedy, Drama Centre • The Netherbow, Just The Tonic at the C aquila • Roman Eagle 43-45 High Street Udderbelly’s Pasture • Caves • Enter from The Lodge, Johnston Terrace B 0131 556 9579 V30GD6 Bristo Square Rowantree Bar (under B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 10,12,14,17,19,21,24, South Bridge), 253 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 19:30 26,28,31,Sep 2,4: 17:00 Cowgate Aug 5-6: 15:50 (1h25m) £8.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,17-19,2326,30: 15:50 (1h25m) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,2729: 15:50 (1h25m) £13.50 (£12.00)
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Jacob’s Ladder
TFPM Pocketful Productions
(1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,2730: 19:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50)
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Joe Power – The Man Who Sees Dead People
(50m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Jordan by Anna Reynolds with Moira Buffini
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 5-6: 00:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,17-19,23-26: 00:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 00:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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In the anarchic spirit of Tadeusz Kantor, Joseph Beuys and others; groups from the UK, Poland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Iceland – plus guests – converge after-hours to celebrate 20th and 21st century experimentation. With Polish vodka bar. Drama
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
TFJ 3BUGS Fringe Theatre
Has anyone seen Kaspar Hauser? An untarnished man is forced to defend his individuality against the oppressive structures of civilisation. 3BUGS explore Peter Handke’s text using contemporary performance devices in a physical journey that tames the human psyche. Installation, Physical theatre
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Aug 4-6,16-17: 15:15 (55m) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
£7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21: 15:15 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20: 15:15 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50)
Kafka and Son
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Aug 24-30: 00:20 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00)
TFL
Junk
The Katrina Project: Hell and High Water
FL
U
Big Spirit Theatre
American High School Theatre Festival
TFL Richard Jordan Productions Ltd
Produced by Michael Earley and Red Roses Productions
Kaspar
Theaturtle/Threshold Theater
Norwell Lapley Productions
Does the end justify the means? Depends on the means, I guess... and the end. From exciting young playwright Emily Moir comes a new play about sex, murder and just how far people will go to make friends.
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
The new exciting Liverpool Medium taking the psychic world by storm. His demonstrations give proof of life after death. A show of messages and embarrassing secrets revealed! Come if you dare!
Winner: Writers’ Guild Award for best play. The powerful and moving true story of a young woman’s journey from the soggy chip papers of Morecambe to her trial for murdering her baby boy.
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5-6: 13:00 (1h5m)
Melvin Burgess’ famous book about runaways and drugs is brought to life in John Retallack’s great play. Tar loves Gemma but Gemma wants to fly. It’s a fantastic journey until she flies too close to the sun... SSSSS (Broadwaybaby.com); SSSS (ThreeWeeks).
£5.00 Physical theatre Assembly @ Assembly Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: Augustine’s • 41 George B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Hall • Mound Place 13:00 (1h5m) £12.00 (£11.00) IV Bridge XAug 5-6: 11:10 (1h) £6.00 B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Aug 9-12,16-17,19,23-26,30: B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 13:00 (1h5m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 7-8,11-12,19,25-26: XAug 5-6: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 17-21: 18:10 (1h10m) 11:10 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 7-12,16-19,23-25,30: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 16:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 11:10 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 13-15,20-22: 16:00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 16-17,23-24: 11:10 (1h) £13.00 (£12.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (1h) £6.50 Aug 26-29: 16:00 (1h) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £14.00 (£13.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
Award-winning, epic father/ son encounter. ‘Thrilling adaptation, brilliantly realized’ (National Post); ‘Extreme and precise virtuosity’ SSSSS (Edmonton Journal); ‘Haunting, visually arresting.’ SSSSS (Winnipeg Free Press); ‘Pure unadulterated surreal goodness’ SSSSS (VueWeekly); ‘Towers over the Fringe’ (Montreal Gazette). kafkaandson.com Adaptation
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place
B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 6-7: 17:30 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 8-15,18-28: 14:30 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
This play by Michael Marks and Mackenzie Westmoreland is an emotional multimedia journey into the hearts and souls of Hurricane Katrina survivors. Based on actual interviews, collected stories and found texts.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 20: 14:30 (50m) £5.00 Aug 21: 18:30 (50m) £5.00 Aug 22: 12:30 (50m) £5.00 Aug 24: 10:30 (50m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Keepers
Knights
Le Café Arrêt
TU
PL
TFPL
Pleasance and Plasticine Men
Hand Stitched Theatre Heads In Theatre In Association with Company SJC Productions
Assembly and Marshall Cordell present
As featured in ‘Knocked
Adapted from ‘La Rue Pumet’, the focus of revolution within ‘Les Miserables’, comes ‘Le Café Arrêt’, a work of immersive theatre that will really make you acknowledge the views of those around you.
Up’ and star of ‘Paper Heart’
Two-hundred years ago, far off the Welsh coast, the keepers of the Smalls Lighthouse face an extraordinary ordeal. A true story of loss, madness and companionship, conjured up with live music and little more than a ladder and trapdoor.
Sometimes, there are dragons. Don’t laugh; good. You’re not laughing. Thrusting an angry fist into the pits of isolation, aggression and the perverse magnificence of the human imagination, ‘Knights’ is a vengeful and dark comicbook style tragedy.
Devised, Physical theatre
Devised, Drama
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 theSpace on the Mile @ Pleasance Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Street
B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 XAug 4-6: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-14: 17:00 (1h)
Aug 7-10,12,16-17,19,23-26, (Free Non-ticketed) 30: 16:00 (1h) £10.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (£8.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16:00 (1h) £11.00 (£9.50)
“Kills so hard on-screen in ‘Knocked Up’ that afterwards people think she is one of the stars of the film” Judd Apatow
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Kvetch
Cabaret, Interactive
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 19:30 (1h30m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,13,15,20-22,27-30: 19:30 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:30 (1h30m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Ladder and the Moon
TFAU Loose Theatre Productions
M Kindly Leave the Stage
IC DramSoc
TFL Hush Theatre Productions John Chapman’s farcical comedy. The lines between reality and stage are blurred, revealing the backstabbing and betrayals of the theatre. Time to drop the curtain?
An intimate, crude yet sensitive portrait of the mismatch between private Comedy, Drama thoughts and outward C central • Carlton Hotel, expression, ‘Kvetch’ is North Bridge that niggling sense of B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 shortcoming. What are you really thinking? Evening Aug 5-6,16-17: 12:00 (1h) Standard comedy of the £7.50 (£6.50) year 1991. From a four-star Aug 7-10,14-15: 12:00 (1h) company. £9.50 (£8.50) Comedy, Drama Aug 11-13: 12:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) theSpaces on the Mile @
“Get ready to giggle yourself silly” The Age - Melbourne
“...has the audience in fits with his resonating observations of common experiences...” The Scotsman
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“...I had tears in my eyes!” The Age - Melbourne
Devised, Physical theatre
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 11:05 (55m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 11:05 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) The Radisson • 80 High (£6.50 C) Street Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 11:05 (55m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 16-21,23-28: 11:00 (1h20m) £7.00 (£6.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
“A gifted physical comic and monologist”
Follow three kids on a vast journey through an empty attic - to the moon. Cardboard, shadowplay and whatever’s at hand create a funny, poignant and visually beautiful show. For anyone who has ever imagined, ever. www.loosethreadtheatre. blogspot.com
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The LA Times
5-30 August 19.00 (20.00) Charlene Yi 20.20 (21.20) Carl Barron not 9,12,16,19,23,25 See Venue Guide for show information 264 Theatre_14May_jamc.indd 264
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THEATRE
The Ladies of Lady in Bed – the Sacred Heart Free
Land of the Lost Language of and Found Angels
PL
AM
TPJ
TFJ
F.T.G. Productions
Alison Goldie/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Halden Theatre
Pepperdine University
Emma has reached her notquite-final destination. In this magical new play, children journey through a haunting landscape to return home. Rediscover your inner child with this dazzling fantasy to thrill and move you.
Haunted by the memory of a vanished young girl, a circle of friends wrestle with their own humanity and despair. Naomi Iizuka’s eerie ghost story blurs the edges between reality and the shadows of the past.
An original comedy sketch following three absurd nuns. With a Guinness at hand, a picture of Ronan Keating by the crucifix and an innocent mistake with a vibrator... this is certainly not for the faint-hearted!
True stories from one woman’s exuberant love life: wildly entertaining and universally appealing. ‘Funny and touching with fabulous pithy observations Comedy on life; brilliant’ (BBC.co.uk); theSpaces @ Surgeons ‘A thoroughly enjoyable Hall • Nicolson Street peek into a particularly B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 active bedroom.’ SSSS (FringeReview.co.uk). Aug 6-7,9-14: 20:15 (45m) www.ladyinbed.wordpress.com £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 16-21: 19:00 (45m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 23-28: 19:00 (45m) £6.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Lady Boys of Bangkok - Fantasy & Feathers Tour
TAK Lady Boys of Bangkok
Comedy, Drama
Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street
Drama
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
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La Locandiera
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A contemporary tragicomedy, which explores the miraculous powers of sex, alcohol and comedy; as four best friends embark on a sordid pilgrimage to Lourdes in order to laugh and heal. SSSSS (Broadwaybaby. com, on Article 19’s ‘Art’ 2009).
Drama, Folk
Comedy
C • Chambers Street
Aug 9-14: 17:10 (45m) £5.00 Aug 7-10,14: 13:40 (1h15m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £9.50 (£8.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 11-13: 13:40 (1h15m) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 £8.50 (£7.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Land Where the Bong-Tree Grows ‘The Lasses, O’ by Janet Paisley FAPJ Sh*t Happens Productions
PU Component Parts
Wonderland Productions Ltd
Laughs From Leicestershire
FPK Carrot Napper Productions
Underbelly, Cowgate • B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 56 Cowgate (entrances Aug 4-6: 13:40 (1h15m) on Cowgate and Victoria B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 £7.50 (£6.50) Street)
B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Aug 5-14,16-22: 16:55 (1h10m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Last Easter
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5
Carrot Napper Productions present a triple comedy bill from award winning writer Keith Large. A humorous riot of revenge against the me, me, me society. A first class cast including TV’s Genevieve Cleghorn are made to squirm. www.carrotnapper.com Comedy, Storytelling
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4
Aug 15-21: 19:45 (1h40m) £7.00 (£5.00) £6.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-8,11-12,19,25-26: 21:55 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 21:55 (1h10m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 21:55 (1h10m) £6.50 The Laundry of
XAug 5-6: 21:55 (1h10m)
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The Last Trilogy Part 2 – Free
Life Pegged on the Line
TFPK Dee Mardi
PN Laughing Horse Free Festival
Think fantasy, think feathers, think fantastic! Edinburgh’s favourite comedy cabaret is back. New songs, new suprises, new fun! Your party night out just got bigger and better than ever before.
Goldoni’s classic comedy, live music, fine dining; ‘La Locandiera’ transforms Edinburgh’s favourite Italian restaurant into an eighteenth century Florentine inn. Cabaret Feast included! SSSSS Meadows Theatre Big Top • (InDublin.ie); SSSS The Meadows, Melville Drive (Sunday Business Post); B 0131 667 0202 V189GG5 SSSS (Mail on Sunday); SSSS (Metro). Aug 6,9-13,16-20,23-27: www.wonderlandtheatre.com 19:00 (1h45m) £22/£19 (£19/£17 Students £15 Comedy, Musical only applies to £19 seats) Assembly @ Vittoria Restricted view £17(£10) Restaurant • 113 Aug 6,9-13,16-20,23-27: 21:15 (1h45m) £22/£19 Brunswick Street (£19/£17 Students £15 B 0131 623 3030 V238GB6 only applies to £19 seats) Aug 4-5,9-11,17-18,24-25: Restricted view £17(£10) 20:30 (2h15m) £36.50 Aug 7,8,14,15,21,22,28: 16:30 (1h45m) £22/£19. Aug 6-8,12-15,19-22,26Restricted view £17 30: 20:30 (2h15m) £39.50 Aug 7,8,14,15,21,22,28: Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,2719:00 (1h45m) £22/£19. 29: 13:30 (2h15m) £29.50 Restricted view £17 Aug 7,8,14,15,21,22,28: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 21:15 (1h45m) £22/£19. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Restricted view £17
Welcome to the land of the bong-tree. Feel the comprehension dawn as this quirky modern take on a classic tale unfolds. (But don’t think we’re going to tell you which. That would be cheating!) Adaptation, Comedy
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 16-22: 17:20 (40m) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Midwife, relative, mother-inlaw, smuggler, neighbour – five women who knew Robert Burns tell their stories in drama and song. A humorous and moving retelling of the poet’s life, directed by David Paisley. www. Stars Spencer Maybe, hendersonsofedinburgh.co.uk described by Time Out as Henderson’s Vegetarian ‘so sexy it hurts’. Music, film and 200 burlesque strippers Restaurant and Arts cavort against a backdrop Venue • 94 Hanover of climate change crisis. Street B 0131 225 2131 V269GD4 It’s either get real or get wasted. www.myspace.com/ Aug 6-7,12-14,21,28: 10:00 spencermaybe (1h15m) £12.00 (£8.00) Multimedia, Music Aug 8,15,22,29: 20:00 (1h30m) £12.00 (£8.00) Laughing Horse @ City T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cafe • 19 Blair Street
B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 XAug 5: 17:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-29: 17:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
Dee Mardi’s uniquely entertaining, funny and emotionally cleansing spin on life and love. Must-see crossgenre one-woman show, airing Dee’s new writing, songs, poetry, acting and captivating personality. www.thelaundryoflife.com Cabaret, Storytelling
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 19:05 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,2730: 19:05 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:05 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Laura – Free
Legend
AJ
TFPUJ
Spun Glass Theatre
Obstacle Productions
The Leonardo Question
FAPU
Let’s Have Sex
Lidless
Life is Full of...
TFPK
TL
U
Black Coffee Theatre
HighTide/Escalator East to Edinburgh
American High School Theatre Festival
Fifteen years ago, Alice was an interrogator in Guantanamo Bay. The pills she took at the time mean she can’t remember what she did. Fifteen years ago, Bashir was a detainee there. One day, he visits her. World Premiere.
Can the cast perform 30 irreverent, edgy, funny, personal, abstract, political and poignant plays in 60 minutes? Audiences decide on the order of these plays making every performance a unique experience not to be missed.
Leonardo Question Players/Roxy Art House/Richard Demarco
The fragile world of a girl trapped within her own desperate shyness, a delicate and intimate look at the construction of romance. Suddenly, a man enters. Her world cannot contain him and unravels into a hot, sexual climax. www. spunglasstheatre.blogspot. com
A tale of adventure on a mysterious island with all the elements of a Greek legend presented in an innovative style for a contemporary audience. Monsters, magic and mayhem. Explores the power and price of pursuing dreams. www.obstacleproductions.co.uk
How does art become great? Who decides? Where can art go from here? ‘The Leonardo Question’ takes us on an enlightening and very funny (but all true) journey through Drama, Storytelling the key moments of modern Dance C soco • Chambers Street art. Laughing Horse @ The and Cowgate Drama, Verbatim Hive • 15-17 Niddry B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Street Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: Place B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 17:50 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Aug 5-8,10-15,17-22,24-29: (£5.50 C) 13:45 (45m) (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: Aug 22-30: 14:45 (50m) £8.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 17:50 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (£7.50 C) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 17:50 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
Leaping God Sly
TFPJ Babolin Theatre in Association With Gomito Productions
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Legless ‘n’ Harmless
Mercurial. Macabre. Inventive. Lyrical. Cassie’s rescue from beneath Random Acts of the rubble unleashes a powerful chain reaction. Wildness Fantastical earthquake story of possession and loss. ‘Sickeningly accomplished, captivating storytelling’ SSSS (Fest, 2009); ‘Astonishing quality ... sheer beauty’SSSS (Scotsman). www.babolintheatre.co.uk
TFPL
Devised
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place
B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 Aug 9-14: 13:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Two men live together. One has no arms. The other has no legs. They depend on each other until betrayal ensues! A comic tour-de-force with the modest aim of making you laugh. www.randomactsofwildness.com
Les Peters – After Dinner Stints
Everyone in this absurd play thinks only about sex. But while its characters are driven by the most basic of human emotions they poignantly and hilariously never get past discussing, arguing about, and apostrophising their favourite subject. Comedy, Drama
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
Aug 9-14: 22:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Letters Home
FPK Ribcaged Productions
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 20:20 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,2730: 20:20 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 20:20 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Life According to Shel Siverstein
Aug 10: 19:20 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 12: 09:20 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 13: 11:20 (1h10m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Life of a Lonely Flyerer
FAPM JHdramaproductions
American High School Theatre Festival
The trauma, competitiveness and humour of servicemen at war conveyed through ‘Letters Home’ from the Falklands, 1982. Real life accounts told through dramatic performance, visual The art of public speaking laid footage, music, audience bare when Les goes to Mount participation. A damning Royal! More urology (pissindictment of warfare – past taking) than eulogy. Probably and present. the best saga in the world! www.ribcaged.co.uk Ticket price includes supper. Drama, Modern Cabaret, Comedy
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Aug 7-8,11-12,16,1819,23-26,30: 12:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,2729: 12:15 (1h) £12.50 (£11.50)
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Les Peters After Dinner Stints
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5
Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 12:15 (45m) £9.50 (£8.50) B 0844 815 9017 V315GD4 Aug 16-17,23-24: 12:15 Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26: (45m) £7.50 (£6.50) Comedy, Physical theatre 19:30 (2h) £25.00 Aug 18-20,25-27: 12:15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S C aquila • Roman Eagle (45m) £8.50 (£7.50)
Lodge, Johnston Terrace
Church Hill Theatre • 33
B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 Morningside Road B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 XAug 5-6: 12:15 (1h) £7.00 B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 9: 15:20 (1h10m) £5.00
FAPM
Ramada Edinburgh Mount Royal Hotel • Princes Street
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
A hilarious slice of our crazy lives! A series of short plays that deal with life’s innocent moments gone awry. Short plays include ‘One Tennis Shoe’, ‘No Dogs Allowed’ and more.
We are living in a dystopia. Work has become obsolete. Church Hill Theatre • Entertainment is the opium of 33 Morningside Road the people. Some brave souls B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 strive for independence by Aug 20: 17:20 (1h5m) £5.00 doing the only work available – Aug 21: 15:20 (1h5m) £5.00 flyering. Devised, Drama Aug 22: 11:20 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 23: 19:20 (1h5m) £5.00 theSpace on the Mile @ T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 Aug 16-21: 13:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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See page 271 for show information
Like Little Girls Lip Service in a Sweet Shop TFPL
TFPJ
Wide Awake, Fool
First house, first boyfriend, first love, first marriage, first divorce... A feel-good piece of verbatim theatre that follows 50 years in the lives of four mothers - performed by their daughters. www.wideawakefool.tk
Lipstick
TFPK
Becki Gerrard
Roundhouse Productions
‘There will be skin, guts and honesty.’ Melancholic, nostalgic, humorous examination of who and what came before: what is inscribed and what we bring with us. Autobiographical solo performance. Impassioned, fierce, dignified. SSSS (Herald).
Domestic bliss meets Dadaism in this absurd comedy about Jane (plain) and Archibald (tall), a dysfunctionally married couple receiving counseling from a puppet and searching for sexual liberation in a cartoon world where even ‘hello’ gets lost in translation.
See page 284 for show information
Little Black B**tard
TU
Lockerbie: Unfinished Business
TFPK Noel Tovey, Glenn Elston and David Benson directed The Australian by Hannah Eidinow / Shakespeare Company Festival Highlights
Noel Tovey is mesmerizing. Australia’s most distinguished indigenous performer delivers an astonishing production that is more than a story of survival, it’s a story of Devised, Verbatim a man who through art, is theSpaces on the Mile @ Devised transfigured. ‘Absorbing, Comedy The Radisson • 80 High gripping, moving, a C soco • Chambers Street Hill Street Theatre • 19 Street remarkable performance that and Cowgate Hill Street leaves you wanting more’ B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 (Age). Aug 6-7,9-14: 14:10 (45m) Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 17:55 £5.00 (£3.00) XAug 5-7: 17:45 (1h10m) Gilded Balloon Teviot • (55m) £7.50 (£6.50) £5.00 Bristo Square M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 8-9,11-16,18-22,25-30: B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 17:55 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) 17:45 (1h10m) £9.00 (£7.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 11-12,18-19: 17:55 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 4-6: 12:00 (1h) £5.00 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 12:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 9-12,17-19,24-26,30: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 12:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
When 270 people were killed in Britain’s worst terrorist atrocity, grieving father Jim Swire found his faith in his own country’s justice system shattered. The full shocking story is told by Fringe First winner actor David Benson. Political, Verbatim
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
London Vertigo
FK Drumlin Players
Hilarious comedy by Ireland’s master playwright, Brian Friel. English Count Mushroom attempts to cuckold Irishman Murrough O’Doherty with willing Mrs Diggerty but is cleverly outwitted by master and maid! SSSS (BritishTheatreGuide. info on ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’, 2008). www.drumlinplayers.com Classical, Comedy
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 15-21: 22:40 (45m) XAug 4-6: 14:30 (1h10m) £8.50 (£6.50) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-8,11-12,16-17,19,23- 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 26,30: 14:30 (1h10m) £9.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:30 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Love Bites
TFPM Ignis Fatuus Theatre
Love Is Lovesong Darkness, Baby! M (Get Used To It!)
PM
English Touring Theatre
The Glass Trebuchet/ PBH’s Free Fringe
See page 244 for show information
The Lonely The Lonesome Mortician’s Foxtrot Guide to Myiasis PL
FAPK
Tin Shed Theatre Company
Nochty Productions Ltd
Long Live the King
TPU Guy Masterson/TTI and The Fixed & the Free
Dinner won’t stay on the plate in this couple’s uneasy relationship. Grotesque love and a television chef collide with violent results. Surreal, visual new writing from director of sell-out ‘Ophelia (Drowning)’ SSSSS (ThreeWeeks); SSSS (Telegraph, Scotsman.) www.ignisfatuustheatre.co.uk Drama
theSpace on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn • 43 Jeffrey Street
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Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place
B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 Aug 23-28: 16:00 (50m) £6.00 (£4.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fyodor leaves his wife for the Far East, to create a beautiful new world. Following her love and longing she’s desperate to get him back. Can the power of her love overcome his dreams of utopia? www.nochty.com Drama
New Town Theatre • Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street
B 0131 220 0143 V7GD3 XAug 5-6: 20:30 (1h5m)
£5.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 20:30 (1h5m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 9-13,16,18-20,23-27: 20:30 (1h5m) £11.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Meena, Indian, heavily pregnant arrives in Australia the day Elvis dies. Vagina clenched against overwhelming grief, she braces herself for the afterlife in the new world. A rockin’ and rollickin’ tale of spice, soul and sunburn.
Comedy, Devised
Sin Club and Lounge • 207 Cowgate
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B 0845 508 8387 V260GD6 Aug 7-15,17-26: 16:30 XAug 6-7: 20:05 (45m) £5.00 Aug 8-28: 20:05 (45m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£6.00 S)
‘I used to be alone... now I’ve got you.’ A bleak dystopia lays privy to the tale of one coroner’s obsession with the dead. Macabre comedic drama dissecting the human need for companionship.
Cirencester, 1991: the premiere of the work that defined obscure cult films. Forever! Now, its creative team return to confront their work, shot amidst the cruel El Salvadorian Civil War. (A comedy.)
Love Bytes
TFK
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The Love of a Clown
TFAPJ
Castaway
Backhand Theatre in Association With C theatre
Simon Brett and Geoff Saunders’ two new hilarious comedies about hi-tech sex. Steamy emails between a couple of office workers plus a telephone tale of (mis) communication between frustrated wire-crossed lovers desperate to date. Great fun. www.castawaydrama.co.uk.
Paris, 1900: a city full of promise for an ambitious young clown. Experience enchanting puppetry and traditional clown technique. Enjoy his uplifting story of love, life and loss – before the joke gets old. www.backhandtheatre.com
Comedy
Circus, Puppetry
Oscar lives in the fast lane. He pays for sex and drugs. Something’s missing. Brooding over what might have been, he reflects on his reckless lifestyle and is taken by surprise, finding love where he could never have expected. Comedy, Musical
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 4-6: 17:20 (50m) £6.00 Aug 7-9,11-12,16,18-19: 17:20 (50m) £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 13-15,20-21: 17:20 (50m) £11.00 (£9.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Love Story
TFPK Negative Capability
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5: 14:00 (1h5m) £8.00 Aug 6-12,17-19,23-26,30: 14:00 (1h5m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:00 (1h5m) £12.50 (£11.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
‘You can’t love someone you don’t understand.’ Passion, illness, forgiveness from ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ and ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’ writer, RSC Other prize winner Freddy Syborn: ‘Touches upon greatness – triumph’ (Scotsman). Drama, Modern
C soco • Chambers Street C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate and Cowgate
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 15:10 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 18:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) XAug 6-7: 15:05 (50m) (45m) £7.50 (£6.50)
£4.00 Aug 9-14: 15:05 (50m) £7.50 (£5.00)
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Lulu
FJ
TFAN
Sam Hansford Productions
Rififi Theatre Company
Mackenzie Taylor: No Straightjacket Required
TFK
A showcase of the best theatre from across the Fringe together with exclusive brand new writing. Come along and see work from some of the most exciting shows and companies at the festival.
THEATRE Ma Joyce’s Tales The Man Who from the Parlour Fell Out of Bed
The Man Who Was Thursday
TFPJ
TFPK
TFPM
Ariya and Victoria Evaristo Present
The Lincoln Company
The Jam Theater Collective
Everyone’s terribly polite and helpful at Fairview Vale. But what’s Mr Price doing there? All becomes terrifyingly clear in Paul Sellar’s intriguingly funny but nightmarishly sinister version of the world to come.
The International Terrorist Council is plotting. The only man who can stop them: one of their own. Or is he? The Jam’s 21st-century riff on Chesterton’s detective tale targets the terrorist in all of us.
Green Room Presents
True and comedic story about mental illness and suicide. An encore of the 2009 hit show with sex, drugs (prescribed), and nurses. ‘An excellent Compilation hour’s comedy’ (Stage). Bedlam Theatre • 11b SSSSS (One4review.com). Bristo Place A wild adaptation of SSSS (ThreeWeeks). B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 Wedekind’s notorious sex www.greenroompresents.com Come and have a natter Aug 15,22: 17:30 (1h) £5.00 tragedy ‘Lulu’. Set in a in Ma Joyce’s Parlour and Comedy, Storytelling life-sized toy theatre; watch (£4.00) hear lively endearing tales C soco • Chambers Street of Black Liverpool life. You M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Lulu’s spectacular demise 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 surrounded by cads and and Cowgate think you know Scouse? Well 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 showgirls, a roller-skating B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 you’ve never tasted it like this 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 countess, wandering Weimer before! Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 14:05 jazz singer, sextet cabaret (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) Zoo Southside • 117 band, and a polar bear. Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28- Nicolson Street The Lullaby www.rififitheatre.com 30: 14:05 (55m) £10.50 B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 Witch Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh (£9.50) Place Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: XAug 6-7: 17:00 (1h) £6.00 B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 14:05 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 8-15,17-22,24-30: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 17:00 (45m) £8.00 Rookie Theatre XAug 6-7: 22:35 (1h) £8.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Company Aug 8-12,15-30: 22:35 (1h) 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £12.00 (£10.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
FM
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The Magical Faraway Tree – Free
The Mandrake
Macbeth... Hearts Desire Hotel
PN
TFAPU
DeadPlace/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Foul Papers Theatre Company
Spellbinding murder mystery. Cynical rock journalist Leona Cash sets out to catch a terrifying killer – and ends up Bending Angels endangering her best friend. Haunting, tense and blackly comic. ‘Gripping ... a first-rate performance’ (Manchester Evening News). www. rookietheatre.wordpress.com
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FPU
Drama
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 23-28: 19:45 (1h) £7.50 (£6.00) (£5.50 SUC) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Man Who Was Hamlet
XAug 4-6: 17:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:45 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: 17:45 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
TFL M-Theatre Project
George Dillon
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 A feckless Irishman, three Aug 16-21: 20:00 (1h) chefs and Sigmund Freud find £7.00 (£6.00) themselves in a hotel run by M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 the Macbeths. Dark tragedy 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 becomes black comedy. A Comedy, Devised 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 physical, funny, fast romp through Shakespeare’s bloody Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry tale, Barton Fink meets Cab Street Calloway. B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Drama, Physical theatre Aug 22-29: 14:45 (1h) (Free theSpaces @ Surgeons Non-ticketed) Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Aug 5-6,17,23-24: 14:30 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,2830: 14:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
TFJ
Ever climbed a talking tree and arrived in a distant land? If not then this show may answer some questions. Prepare to be amused and bemused by this hilariously tragic tale of death, sacrifice and sardines.
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Devised, Drama Gilded Balloon Teviot • C central • Carlton Hotel, Bristo Square B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 North Bridge
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A young man desperate to bed an irresistible young married woman plots to trick her ageing husband into allowing it. Foul Papers presents the world premiere of this 350-year-old adaptation of Machiavelli’s great satire, ‘La Mandragola’.
Who really wrote Shakespeare? Award winner George Dillon’s seventh solo show reveals the scandalous, tragical, comical history Adaptation, Comedy of Edward de Vere, Earl of Zoo Southside • 117 Oxford, AKA ‘William ShakeNicolson Street speare’. ‘A virtuoso display’ B 0131 662 6892 V82GF6 (BritishTheatreGuide.info). ‘A masterclass’ (FringeReview. XAug 6-7: 13:40 (1h30m) co.uk). £6.00 www.georgedillon.com Aug 8-30: 13:40 (1h30m) Drama £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street
B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 XAug 5-7: 19:10 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 8-9,11-16,18-23,25-30: 19:10 (1h30m) £9.00 (£7.00)
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson’s play from the USA follows famed African American blues singer Ma Rainey as she records a record in 1927 Chicago. Funny, powerful, poignant. Drama
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate
B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 11-13: 21:20 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 14-15,17-21: 15:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Marat/Sade Markus Makavellian’s TFJ International ETB Productions Order
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Mary Queen of Scots: The Last Letter
FPL
Marzipan
FPJ HT Company
Anna Hepburn
Join New York performance artist Markus Makavellian for this year’s poetry show: a gender-bending, comedic, glitter encrusted perspective theSpaces @ Surgeons on the modern psyche... Hall • Nicolson Street guaranteed to brighten, B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 bemuse and astound. ‘A formidable performance Aug 7-21: 19:25 (1h) £10.00 poet... raw, clever and (£8.00) disturbing’ (Scotsman). T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Marion Allen’s Number One Hobby
TFPK Canal Cafe Theatre
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 18:00 (50m) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 18:00 (50m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:00 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 17,23-24: 18:00 (50m) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Iconic yet intimate, one of two alternating historical theatre shows. A chance to get up close to Mary, portrayed by Anna Hepburn. To complete the saga also see listing ‘John Knox: Turn Again’.
‘Marzipan’ is a bittersweet black comedy that weaves a stunning array of theatricality to illustrate the complications of human emotional relationships. The cast, which won four stars last year (Allthefestivals.com) will have you on the edge of your seats!
Multi-genre production from award-winning playwright Doctor Gowri Ramnarayan, interweaving text, live music, poetry, dance and visuals. ‘A feast for both heart and mind’ Devised, Physical theatre SSSS (Times of India). ‘ ... Sweet Grassmarket gripping narrative’ (Indian Drama, Storytelling • Apex City Hotel, 61 Express). Scottish Storytelling Grassmarket www.holycowtheater.co.uk Centre • The Netherbow, B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Drama 43-45 High Street Aug 21-30: 16:15 (40m) Acoustic Music Centre B 0131 556 9579 V30GD6 £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 11,13,15-16,18,20,22- M T W T F S S M T W T F S S @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Terrace 23,25,27,29-30,Sep 1,3: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 B 0131 668 2019; for info only 17:00 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Mary and William
TFPM
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The Master and Margarita
TFAPK Oxford University Dramatic Society
TFAPU
Suffused with jazz, comedy, surrealism and accordions, ‘Marvell at Midnight’ is a vibrant exposé of the trials and triumphs of up-and-coming artists in the 1930s. ‘Real sense of romance and wild purity’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks on ‘Wondering’). Devised, Music
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 Hanover Street
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 9-14: 19:20 (55m) £6.50 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Flat Pack Theatre Productions Ltd/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
A modern musical ‘Sweeney Todd’ set in a Fleet Street beauty parlour where some of the treatments are particularly gruesome. Maxina is after revenge... one thing is certain – there will be blood! www.flatpackproductions.com Comedy, Musical
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 Aug 5-18: 00:30 (1h10m) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Medea
J American High School Theatre Festival Witness a post-apocalyptic telling of Euripides’ classic
Vanguard Productions tragedy! Medea, ex-wife of
Jason, is left alone without a country, a husband or a will to survive. Facing banishment, Medea must contemplate the ultimate sacrifice in order to achieve revenge.
No Soup! Productions
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TFPJ
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
XAug 6-7: 11:55 (35m) £5.00 Aug 8-12,16-19: 11:55 (35m) £6.00 (£4.50) Aug 13-15,20-21: 11:55 (35m) £6.50 (£5.50)
tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 Aug 21: 22:45 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 22: 17:15 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.00)
Maxie
Ines Wurth Presents (USA)
Marvell at Midnight A poignant yet humorous monologue by rising talent Bea Roberts about a woman coming to terms with her loss performed by Stage Award nominee Genevieve Swallow reunited with director Emma Taylor. A perfect lunchtime treat.
FAU
Holy Cow Performing Arts Group
proudExposure
The Marquis de Sade has written a play; a tale of madness, passion and idealism is about to come alive. With inmates as actors, the boundaries between theatre and reality, sense and insanity, soon begin to blur. www.etb-productions.com
Mathemagician: Maxina Todd a Monodrama in NVQ – Free Five Acts PN
‘Profoundly moving! ... astonishing biographical pieces side by side with the grandness of Shakespeare... Ms. Hamill is a shining stage presence’ (Kevin Goetz, producer) ‘Riveting! The relevance of Shakespeare’s words brought into our very lives.’ (Rachelle Benveniste, poet)
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
The Devil descends on Stalinist Moscow, wreaking havoc on a terrified population and reuniting two lovers: Master and Margarita. Black magic, anarchy, and a vodka-loving cat – in a new immersive production of Bulgakov’s masterpiece. www.oudsdobulgakov. tumblr.com
Les Hull’s sparkling play about the legendary comedian Max Miller tracing his meteoric rise from poverty to stardom. An extraordinary insight into his life, times and unique style of comedy.’There’ll never be Drama, Site-specific another’ quite like our own C soco • Chambers Street ‘Cheeky Chappie’.
and Cowgate
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 6,16-17,23-24: 22:30 XAug 4-5: 14:45 (1h10m) (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: £5.00 Aug 6-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:30 (1h10m) £10.50 (£9.50) 14:45 (1h10m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 22:30 (1h10m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-26: 14:45 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5
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Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
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Comedy, Drama
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace
B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 Aug 9-14: 21:50 (1h20m) £10.00 (£9.00) (£8.50 SUDOCF) Aug 16-21,23-28: 17:15 (1h20m) £10.00 (£9.00) (£8.50 SUDOCF) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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FU New Salisbury Players
The never-occurred conversation between Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. The night after the bombing of Malcolm’s home, these two civil rights leaders meet in a Harlem hotel where their philosophies collide.
Memoirs of a Biscuit Tin
The Merry Wives of Henry VIII
TFPK
TFK
Maison Foo
Distraction Theatre Company
A topsy-turvy tale for grown-ups. This intriguing tale follows the story of a decaying house, a forgotten old lady and the memories that lie within. An inventive blend of clowning, visual theatre and puppetry.
Drama, Political
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace
THEATRE
Devised
Watch the six Mrs Tudors struggle to keep their position (and their heads), as they rival for Henry’s attention to remain England’s Queen. Hell hath no fury like a queen without a crown! Comedy
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Augustine’s • 41 George Pleasance IV Bridge
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The Meeting
TK Pleasance/Fiddy West Productions
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
FAU
FU
U
Shed Theatre
American High School Theatre Festival
Aug 9-12,15,17-19,22,24-26: Arkle Theatre
XAug 4-5: 14:00 (1h) £5.00 18:15 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00)
Aug 7-12,16,18-19,22-26,30: Aug 13-14,20-21: 18:15 (1h) 14:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.50) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 13-15,20-21,27-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 14:00 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
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Metamorphoses Memory Cells
FPJ
TJ
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Pleasance
The fairies are causing mayhem: the wrong people are falling in love, a man is walking around with a donkey’s head and everybody is lost in the woods. Not your everyday average fairytale. Suitable for children.
The Royal Scots Club • 29-31 Abercromby Place
2009 NSDF winners return with Reuben Johnson’s, ‘The Meeting’. Before Jake can be released from prison he has one meeting left... Tense and touching this is a story about how one incident can change so many lives forever.
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Double Fringe First winner Hannah Eidinow directs Louise Welsh’s chilling new play. Past praise: ‘Eidinow’s Pleasance Courtyard • 60 production - most daring and psychologically complex’ Pleasance B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 SSSS (Sunday Times). Louise Welsh: ‘Rarely has such gothic material been XAug 4,6: 15:25 (1h) treated with such subtlety’ £5.00 Aug 8,10,12,16,18,24,26,30: (Telegraph). 15:25 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Aug 14,20,22,28: 15:25 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Square T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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For 2,000 years Ovid’s tales of mythology and legend have entertained, thrilled and inspired. This vibrant new adaptation brings many of the stories to life, from lyrical to laughable. ‘Forever Young’ 2009: ‘ ...performances beautifully delivered...’ (Stage).
Aug 16-21: 18:15 (1h30m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Travel back to Will’s England and live the ‘Dream’. Come into the woods with the award-winning Shed Theatre to meet Robin Goodfellow and be enchanted by this funny, sexy tale of love, love, love...! Comedy, Drama
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 22,28-30: 15:00 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 23-24: 15:00 (1h5m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 25-27: 15:00 (1h5m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
This rollicking and romantic mix of dance, text and rude mechanicals combined in a hilarious production of Shakespeare’s fantastical play, demonstrates that American teenagers have the acting chops to tackle the bard. An exceptional ensemble.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
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Physical theatre, Storytelling
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
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£5.00 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23,2526,30: 17:20 (1h20m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:20 (1h20m) £12.00 (£10.00)
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A Midsummer ‘Misconception’ Miss Havisham’s Miss Julie Night’s Madness by Bill Dare Ghosts FAK
TFPU
TPL
FAPK
Hackney Empire presents HackneyHarlem Theatre Company with Andy Jordan Productions
Jeremy Meadow
Havisham Productions August Strindberg’s love and
LAS Productions
The Moira Monologues
TFM Alan Bissett and
death shocker from 1888 Sacha Kyle promises a fierce battle of the sexes with class structures jostling for dominance. Captivating theatre by versatile actors in this timeless classic. Directed by Andrew Dallmeyer.
Monkey Poet’s Welcome to Afghanistan! Free
PM MonkeyDo in Association With Jon Bonfiglio/PBH’s Free Fringe
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
Hip-hop adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Dream,’ performed by talented young actor-musicians. Blighted young love, bling, vibrant music, explosive dance, drama and comedy. Direct from Hackney and Harlem, New York. Directed by Susie McKenna. Fusion theatre at its best. www.hackneyharlem.com
Dark, contemporary satire exploring love, sex and rights and responsibilities of parenthood. A comedy of moral confusion from Sony and British Comedy Award winner Bill Dare. ‘Rattling, quick writing ... Laced with wit and humour ... heartwarming’ (Scotsman).
Trish Knight-Webb makes Charles Dickens’ jilted bride the centre of this compelling drama. Why did she waste 25 years mouldering in her wedding dress? ‘Extraordinarily gripping and haunting’ (Lynn Reid Banks). Fringe premiere. www.misshavisham’sghosts.info
Assembly @ George Adaptation, Drama Street • Assembly theSpaces @ Surgeons Rooms, 54 George Street Hall • Nicolson Street
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£5.00 Aug 19-22: 13:25 (1h5m) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 24-30: 18:00 (1h5m) £8.00 (£6.00)
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Mr Kolpert
XAug 5-6: 15:35 (1h20m) Aug 23-28: 12:20 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00 SDOF) £5.00 Hip hop/breakin’, Musical M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 7-8,10-12,16-19,24 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 UCLU Runaground C • Chambers Street 26,30: 15:35 (1h20m) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 £12.50 (£11.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 17:00 15:35 (1h20m) £13.50 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£12.50) (£5.50 C) Mission of Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Flowers 17:00 (1h15m) £10.50 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 17:00 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) CW Productions Miss Hamford
TFK
TFU
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Beauty Pageant and Battle of the Bands
Miranda
TFJ
TU
Rio Hondo College
Farouk Dhondy A polylogue drama set in contemporary Goa. Miranda, a Bollywood wannabe, joins a British travelling troupe to re-enact the illusions of ‘The Tempest’ and finds that illusion is not confined to the stage. Written by UK-based Indian writer Farouk Dhondy.
Long before ‘Idol’ there was ‘Hamford’; sexy, inept, graceful, rattle-brained, luscious, conniving, this comedy razzes small-town America. California Repertory Theatre’s 30-year anniversary production of our Fringe First winner! Find us on myspace. com Comedy, Music
Assembly @ George Venue 13 • Lochend Street • Assembly Close, Canongate Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 6: 18:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,24-26: 18:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 18:00 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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‘A roaring theatrical
XAug 17-18: 13:25 (1h5m) success’ (Joyce McMillan,
Ralf and Sarah are bored. They decide to invite a couple of friends round for dinner and drinks. To spice things up Ralf pretends there’s a dead body in their trunk. But maybe he isn’t pretending after all. www.runaground.co.uk
Scotsman). One of Scotland’s most exciting young writers and rising star, Alan Bissett, performs his hilariously entertaining onewoman show ‘so funny that some in the audience were literally shouting with laughter’ (Joyce McMillan, Scotsman). Comedy, Spoken word
National Library of Scotland • George IV Bridge
It’s 1839. The s**t is gonna hit! A new blacker-than-blood comedy drawn from actual eye-witness testimony. See history before it repeats itself... Comedy, Political
Sin Club and Lounge • 207 Cowgate
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(Free Non-ticketed) Aug 10-15,17-22,24-28: 13:50 (1h) (Free Nonticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Moment House
FPJ Firefly Productions (USA) and Scallabouche (Hungary)
Mood Swing: A Manhattan Cabaret
APM Pleasance and Michael Zegarski
Comedy, Drama The true story of 1930s aviator Bill Lancaster’s epic struggle for fame, the love of a woman, and survival in the blistering Sahara. Compelling, exciting. ‘Exceptional, superb, gripping’ (Fix). ‘A tour de force’ (Adelaide Weekender). ‘Uplifting, intriguing theatre’ (Sunday Mail, Australia). www.missionofflowers.com Drama
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 14:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 14:30 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:30 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 12:15 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 12:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 12:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Discover split moments of decision, when one life folds into two, and your identity gets up and walks away. Scallabouche and Firefly combine their styles to perform this contemporary fable in English and Hungarian. www.fireflyprod.com
‘Blessed with a terrific voice’ (Variety Magazine). New York phenomenon, the wickedly enticing Michael Zegarski, enchants us with his alternative New York songbook. ‘Wildly funny’ (ClassicsToday.com). Directed Modern, Physical theatre by double Fringe First winner Hannah Eidinow. C aquila • Roman Eagle
Lodge, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 18-20,25-27: 13:00 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 21-22,28-30: 13:00 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 23-24: 13:00 (1h15m) £7.50 (£6.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cabaret, Musical
Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu • 2 Rutland Place
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More Light Please
Mother’s Boy – Free
Mushy Ate My Credit Card
My Dearest Byron
My Hamlet with My Romantic Linda Marlowe History
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TFPL
PU
TPK
Teatr Praga
Jo Merriman/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Treason Show Productions
Kipper Tie Theatre
Watford Palace Theatre/NFA/Fingers Theatre Tbilisi/ Escalator East to Edinburgh
Bush Theatre and Sheffield Crucible
Cricket’s answer to ‘Fever Pitch’. One sports fan’s epic journey to follow a cricket team to glory, whilst juggling a pregnant spouse and a dwindling credit limit. www.treasonshow.co.uk
In 1816 Augusta Leigh shocked the world with her incestous love affair with her famous poet half-brother Byron. This breathtaking new play, written and directed by Bernie C Byrnes, fictionises the meeting that parted them forever. www.kippertietheatre.com
‘If you haven’t met someone by the time you graduate, you’re going to marry some idiot from your work. It’s that Inside everyone there is a simple.’ A new comedy about Hamlet. They just need a love, loss and laminating stage... Bravura solo artist Linda Marlowe, Shakespeare’s machines. greatest text and six brilliant Drama puppeteers from Georgia. Traverse Theatre • Hamlet as you’ve never Cambridge Street, off seen him before. www. Lothian Road lindamarlowemyhamlet.com B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 Assembly @ George
Natalia leaves Poland for Ireland, hopeful for the future but a job in a shoe shop leaves her feeling lonely and alienated. She really wants to be on stage, a star. She just needs more light. Drama
New Town Theatre • Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street
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Stella’s just ripped off her ruthless gangster boss but she hasn’t counted on family getting in the way. ‘Jo Merriman puts on a dazzling performance in this sharp, bitchy, cruel and very funny monologue’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks) www.freefestival.co.uk Comedy, Drama
Comedy
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street
B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3
XAug 5-6: 14:45 (1h) £6.00 Laughing Horse @ The
XAug 5-6: 21:00 (50m) £5.00 Aug 7-8,12-15,19-22,26-29: B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 21:00 (50m) £8.00 (£6.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 23-29: 13:00 (55m) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 14:45 (1h) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 9,11-13,16,18-20,23, 25-27: 14:45 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00)
Counting House • 38 West Nicolson Street
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Mother Courage Mumbai Calling... TFAPJ Stage by Stage
FPU JBCN Pan Academy
‘If from war you want to live, you have to be prepared to give.’ The award-winning training school returns, following last year’s hit ‘Amadeus’. ‘Carefully crafted and intelligently staged, with superb costumes’ (ThreeWeeks). Drama
Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy • 42 Henderson Row
B 07816 671450 V70GB3 Aug 10,12-13: 15:30 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 11: 16:00 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 14: 13:30 (1h30m) £8.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Mussolini A One Man Political Farce
TFPJ
Classical, Drama
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 6,23-24: 20:35 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,28-30: 20:35 (1h15m) £10.50 (£9.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
My Face
FK Gorilla Suit
Ross Gurney-Randall
Street • Assembly XAug 5: 18:30 (1h30m) Rooms, 54 George Street £11.00(£6.00)
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Aug 6: 21:30 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 7,13: 10:15 (1h30m) £5.00 £17.00(£12.00) Aug 7-8,13,15,20-22,27-29: Aug 8,26: 13:00 (1h30m) 17:20 (1h15m) £12.00 (£11.00) £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) Aug 9-12,16-19,23,25-26: Aug 10,15: 15:45 (1h30m) 17:20 (1h15m) £11.00 (£10.00) £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) Aug 11: 18:30 (1h30m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 12,24: 21:30 (1h30m) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 £15.00(£11.00/£6.00U) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 14,20: 13:00 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 17,22: 18:45 (1h30m) My Name is Bill £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) Aug 18,29: 21:45 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) Aug 19,25: 10:15 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00)(£6.00U) Amerrycan Theatre Aug 21,27: 15:45 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 28: 18:45 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00)
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TFPK
Suzie has found the boy of her dreams. Pity he doesn’t ‘Mumbai Calling...’ embodies exist! The Fringe debut of that in life there are always Nigel Williams’s hilarious new bridges to cross and promises play about the perils of social to keep. Welcome to a networking and the turbulent Bill’s the most extraordinary showcase of the vibrating, loser you’ll ever meet. A world of teenage life. pulsating diversity in Indian storyteller. A stockbroker. Comedy, Modern culture that forms the fabric And a raging alcoholic. of daily life in Mumbai. C central • Carlton Hotel, This moving one-man show reveals what happens on North Bridge Musical, Traditional Political B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 the day he hits rock bottom Greenside • 1b Royal and creates Alcoholics Hill Street Theatre • Aug 18-19,25-26: 19:15 Terrace Anonymous. 19 Hill Street (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) www.mynameisbill.co.uk B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 Aug 20-22,27-30: 19:15 Aug 19-21: 09:30 (1h15m) Drama (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 5-6: 15:15 (1h) £5.00 £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 7-9,11-16,18-23,25-30: Aug 23-24: 19:15 (1h) £7.50 theSpaces on the Mile @ M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 15:15 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) (£6.50) The Radisson • 80 High
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Sick of politicians? So was Mussolini; the socialist who invented Fascism! A violent comedy from Herald Angel winner Ross Gurney-Randall, directed by Fringe First winner Paul Hodson. ‘Naturally, undeniably and unexplainably funny’ (Guardian).
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Mysterious Skin Naked, Live and The Newsroom Never Again: My FPL TM Last Discourse Em-Lou Productions Queen Mary Theatre on Dramatic and Neil Sheppeck Company Directed by Method Simon Haithwaite
TFPL Counterblast and Tread Tours with Andrew Hawkins
Searing, explicit exploration of sexuality, desire and the unlikeliest of friendships. Brian and Neil’s lives link to unlock the past. Based on the bestselling novel and the cult film. ‘Raw. Graphic. Written in fire’ (San Francisco Chronicle).
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
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Acting guru Jack Treadwell’s last stand against dumbing down. No one’s safe: stars, celebrities, politicians - Tread himself. ‘Buy, beg or steal a ticket... the acting was superb’ (Times).
XAug 4-6: 13:00 (1h15m) £7.00 (£6.00) Comedy Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: Pleasance Dome • 13:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00) Potterow, 1 Bristo Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26,30: Square 13:00 (1h15m) £9.00 (£8.00) B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Mythos
TFPJ Omnia Labor
Can you handle the pressure of ‘The Newsroom’? Journalists constantly struggle to find the best story, provide the best hook. What happens when the journalists start making the news? How far would you go to keep your job? Drama, Political
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 17,19,21,24,26,28: 18:10 (1h40m) £4.00 (£3.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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‘Next!’
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Liberated Theatre
TU Nicki Hobday The Night Heron No Child... Conquers Space FN TFU
Naked Splendour
TPU
Rabid Monkey Nicki Hobday and Neil Productions Mackenzie ‘The Night Heron’ is a
TFM Andy Jordan Productions Within the walls of Olympic Heights live wounded guardians, overworked goddesses, lazy offspring, dissatisfied spouses, grumpy priestesses, vengeful geniuses and greedy messengers. The residents of Olympic Heights are the best things ever to happen to mortals. Or are they? Modelling naked, Philip Herbert, comic actor and Comedy, Drama Julian Clary’s long-suffering C soco • Chambers Street straight man, tells witty, and Cowgate sometimes absurd, often B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 touching stories about his Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 12:00 experience as an art class life model. You can sketch Phil (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) (materials provided), or just Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,2830: 12:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) watch. Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 12:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Comedy, Storytelling
C central • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 15:10 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 15:10 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 15:10 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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twisting, dark psychological drama from Olivier awardwinning playwright Jez Butterworth. A passing stranger joins two outcasts in their freezing Fenland shack in this premiere of Butterworth’s newly revised text.
You know what dying feels like? One woman’s tragicomic exposé of real life auditions. Live the dream, feel the pain, there’s a lot of muck among the stardust. Laugh or die experience from writer of sell-out shows ‘Babooshka’, ‘Mutton’.
A heart-wrenching tour de force and joyous exploration of the New York City public school system by acclaimed B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 actress and teaching artist, Nilaja Sun. ‘Marvelous! Aug 18-28: 17:55 (1h15m) Touching and funny.’ (New £10.00 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S York Times). 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 www.barrowstreettheatre.com Drama
Comedy, Storytelling
Nicki knows how clever you are. That’s why she’s Assembly @ Assembly made this show for you. Hall • Mound Place B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Especially. Uber-theatre for the connoisseur; comedy with XAug 5-6: 12:00 (1h) £5.00 real meaning. Today Nicki is Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: aiming for the stars and she doesn’t expect to miss. 12:00 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: Comedy 12:00 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Barrow Street Theatre and Scamp Theatre
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 5-6: 14:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7,13-14,20-21,27-29: 14:30 (1h) £7.00 Aug 8-12,15,17-19,22-26: 14:30 (1h) £6.00
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
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Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5: 14:20 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 6-8,10-12,16-19,24-25: 14:20 (1h5m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,26-30: 14:20 (1h5m) £12.00 (£11.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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FPK Ignite Youth Theatre
Music is a feeling, pressure is overwhelming, drugs are an excuse, lust is a reward, conflict is a way of life. One weekend can change a lot. Maybe there’s a reason teenagers aren’t often let loose... Drama, Music
Electric Circus • 36-39 Market Street
No Traveller: A Comedy About Suicide - Free
The Not So Fatal Death of Grandpa Fredo
PL
TAPK
Penny Pollak
Vox Motus, in coproduction with Arts and Theatres Trust Fife
Flashing razor blades, heaven, hell, musical dance numbers, a bucket and a body count of nine; Penny combines vaudeville, music and suicide with, that’s right, hilarity. www.pennypollak.com Comedy, Drama
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar • 42-44 B 0131 226 0000 V98GD5 Buccleuch Street
No Tomatoes
TFPK Ginger Tom Theatre Co In Association With Bungay High School Si runs the worst pub in Britain. His customers aren’t much better but all their lying, cheating ways are about to be discovered in this silliest of relationship farces. Whatever you do, don’t order the ham roll. Comedy
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 6-7,10-14: 17:10 (50m) £6.00 (£3.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Now is the Winter
Of People and Not Things
TFPK
TFPL
Alarum Theatre
Distance Over Time Theatre
... of our discontent, played out below stairs. Loyal Bess watches her beloved Richard’s rise to power only to see her world unravel as naked ambition takes over and she no longer knows who to believe.
Incredible true story about immortality, faith, science and a frozen grandfather. By Fringe First award winners Vox Motus, this black comedy features a host of eccentric Drama characters, original live music The Vault • 11 Merchant and stunning design. Street
Comedy, Music Aug 21-22: 13:00 (1h) £7.00 B 0131 667 6907 V264GF6 Traverse Theatre • (£5.00) Cambridge Street, off Aug 5-14: 16:20 (1h) (Free Lothian Road M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Non-ticketed) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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XAug 2: 19:00 (1h20m) £12.00(£6.00); Aug 7: 15:00 (1h20m) £12.00(£6.00); Aug 8: 21:30 (1h20m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 10,24: 12:45 (1h20m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 11,15: 16:15 (1h20m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 12,17,26: 18:30 (1h20m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 13: 21:45 (1h20m) £19.00(£13.00) Aug 14,28: 12:45 (1h20m) £19.00(£13.00) Aug 18: 21:30 (1h20m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 19: 12:45 (1h20m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 20: 16:15 (1h20m) £19.00(£13.00) Aug 21: 18:30 (1h20m) £19.00(£13.00) Aug 22: 21:45 (1h20m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 25: 16:00 (1h20m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 27: 21:15 (1h20m) £19.00(£13.00) Aug 29: 15:45 (1h20m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
What if there were an intimate apocalypse? No flesh-eating undead or Mayan prophesies, just a soft goodbye and the thought of what might have been. Come be a part of the world that’s left. Drama, Storytelling
The Vault • 11 Merchant B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Street
Oh What a Lovely War on Terror
TFPJ Angels and Virgins Theatre Company
A comic telling of the blundering buffoonery that is the War on Terror. This satirical pantomime takes a fresh look at the world’s first war against an abstract concept. www. angelsandvirginstheatre.co.uk Comedy, Drama
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 C central • Carlton Hotel,
XAug 7-8: 18:45 (1h) £5.00 XAug 7-8: 18:10 (1h10m) Aug 9-15,17-22,24-30: £5.00 (£3.00) 18:45 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 9-15,17-22,24-30: 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 14:50 (1h10m) £8.00 (£5.00) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
Occupied
TFPL Everyman Youth Theatre, Cheltenham
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Of Women and Horses I Have Known
TFPM Slip of Steel
North Bridge
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Aug 5-6,16,23-24: 16:55 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: 16:55 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 16:55 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Oi! For England
FK Not Too Tame Theatre Company in Association With RWCMD
What role does the bathroom play in our lives? What privacy do we have left? In its Edinburgh premiere, Tobias Smith’s new play discusses youth, friendship, obsession and fear, in a series of dark and comic scenarios.
A woman addicted to speed, crosswords and gin who bred the 20th century’s most successful racehorse. An international company canter through this very English, very true story of violence, extravagance, humour and horseplay.
Manchester, 1979: a skinhead band rehearse in the hope of getting their first gig. Tonight ‘The Man’ offers them one, but at a right-wing rally. B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 8-10,13-14: 18:10 (1h) Comedy, Physical theatre Will they play? What’s more important - money, music, £9.50 (£8.50) Underbelly, Cowgate • mates or morality? Aug 11-12: 18:10 (1h) £8.50 56 Cowgate (entrances (£7.50) on Cowgate and Victoria Music, Political Drama, Modern
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
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Venue 13 • Lochend
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Close, Canongate XAug 5-6: 20:40 (1h) £6.00 B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 20:40 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 20:40 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16,23-24: 20:40 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Oliver Twist
100
101
One Summer
Only One Wing
TFPJ
FPU
FPM
FPM
TFPU
Livewire Theatre Company
Branded
Oneohone Theatre Company
One Summer Productions
Nottingham New Theatre
On the frontline in Afghanistan and the cardiology ward of Basildon Hospital, two inseparable friends confront their own mortality. Expect laughter, tears and a supercharged dose of happiness from this inspirational true-life story.
How can you fly with only one wing? Meet Esther, a young ME sufferer, and watch her escape into her imagination in the award-winning New Theatre’s gentle, magical and ultimately hopeful tale. www.newtheatre.org.uk
Welcome to death. You must choose one memory to live and relive forever. All you have is what you did during your life. I really must urge you to decide. Eternity won’t wait forever you know.
Operation Greenfield
TFAPK Little Bulb Theatre
Physical theatre
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street 1945 Berlin: bombed, blitzed, B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 burnt. A broken tooth of a city Aug 23-28: 15:00 (1h) £3.00 (£2.00) where children swarm like rats. Blackmarketeers. Brothel M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 madams. A child’s fight for 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 life. Dickens’ classic darkly 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 retold, revitalised by this ‘essential festival company’ SSSSS (British Theatre 100 Review). Adaptation, Drama
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
FU
Upstaged Theatre B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Company Aug 6-14: 20:45 (1h30m) £7.50 (£20.00 F) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Olympic Gene - Free
PU Whirligig Theatre
William Lebeau: 1912 Olympic gymnast. His great-granddaughter: Wiltshire basketball’s most promising junior 1992. Unique, Herculean physical storytelling, fusing stand-up comedy, puppetry and fearless gymnastics. It celebrates the legacies we all leave, Olympic or otherwise. www.theolympicgene.com Comedy, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street
B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Aug 12-13,16-29: 12:30 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
‘A challenge to everything.’ New company Oneohone shortens the distance between actor and audience with a series of intimate interactive performances grounded in the fundamentals of classical theatre. Rotating scenarios ensure that no two performances are the same. www.oneohone.org Devised, Interactive
Comedy
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6
C soco • Chambers Street B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 23-28: 18:15 (1h) £7.00 XAug 6-7: 14:45 (1h) and Cowgate £4.00 (£3.00)
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 (£6.00) Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 11:00 (40m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 12:00 (40m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 13:00 (40m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 14:00 (40m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 11:00 ‘What happens after life?’ (40m) £7.50 (£6.50) To pass through the void between life and death you Aug 16-17,23-24: 12:00 (40m) £7.50 (£6.50) must select one memory to relive for eternity. All other Aug 16-17,23-24: 13:00 memories will be erased (40m) £7.50 (£6.50) for ever. ‘The Countdown Aug 16-17,23-24: 14:00 has begun.’ How would you (40m) £7.50 (£6.50) choose? Aug 18-20,25-27: 11:00 Drama, Physical theatre (40m) £8.50 (£7.50) Augustine’s • 41 George Aug 18-20,25-27: 12:00 (40m) £8.50 (£7.50) IV Bridge 18-20,25-27: 13:00 B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug (40m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 17-22: 16:45 (1h) Aug 18-20,25-27: 14:00 £8.00 (£6.00) (40m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Drama, Storytelling
The Zoo • 140 The Pleasance
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Online Courting - Free
PN
Aug 8-12,15-19: 14:45 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 13-14,20-21: 14:45 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Somewhere in middle England four adolescents prepare for judgment day – Stokely’s annual talent competition is nigh. A visually fantastical and endearingly awkward exploration of faith and music, from Total Theatre and Fringe First winners. SSSSS (Scotsman, ‘Crocosmia’, 2008). Devised, Music
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 XAug 6-7: 20:35 (1h30m) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-14,16-21,23-28: 20:35 (1h30m) £9.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
On the Verge
Others Ruby Lou U Productions/Laughing TFPK Horse Free Festival American High School Theatre Festival Paper Birds
Tom and Geraldine, two twentysomethings, embark on a comic journey of love, lust and cringing embarrassment as they experience the dramas and dilemmas of internet dating in the search for real love. Comedy, Drama
Laughing Horse @ The Argyle • 15-17 Argyle Place
Eric Overmyer’s exhilarating comedy of the pliability of language, space, time, mores and eggbeaters as three intrepid lady explorers depart for Terra Nova in 1888, encounter the amicable cannibal Alphonse, Mister Coffee and others; arrive ... where ... when?
Multi award-winning female collective premiere their exploration into ‘women as Other’ and ‘Other’ women. Visual, political theatre based on a dialogue with three women: an Iranian artist, a prisoner and a celebrity. ‘Disarming, totally original theatre’ SSSS (Scotsman).
Church Hill Theatre • 33
Pleasance Courtyard • 60
Pleasance B 0131 221 9759 V353GH5 Morningside Road B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 5-7,10-14: 20:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
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£5.00 £5.00 XAug 4-6: 15:20 (1h) £5.00 £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 15:20 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50) £5.00 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: M T W T F S S 15:20 (1h) £10.00 (£8.50)
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THEATRE
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Otherwise
TFPK Adaptive Theatre
Our Share of Tomorrow
TFPL
Our Town
U Italia Conti Ensemble
Real Circumstance/ York Theatre Royal/ Escalator East to Edinburgh
Harry Holland wakes up the morning after in a police cell, with no recollection of why he is there or what he is being questioned about. The play sees him struggle with his memory, replaying events that led to murder.
Celebrate innocent, simple and religious events in our daily life. Using evocative 20th-century American music, the imaginative production When Grace left she forgot to leads us through the unlocked tell Tom why. So he waited for doors to reveal the life and her on the Quay. And fifteen death of a town and time now years later she came back. A forgotten. Comedy, Drama love story. ‘Lough/Rain’ 2008: Drama, Music ‘Moving, gut-wrenching Sweet Grassmarket theatre’ SSSSS (Metro). theSpaces on the Mile @ • Apex City Hotel, 61 ‘Intriguing... deeply poetic’ The Radisson • 80 High Grassmarket (Stage). Street B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 www.realcircumstance.com B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 XAug 5: 17:15 (45m) £5.00 Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Aug 23,25,27: 15:00 (£4.00) Pleasance (1h45m) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 6-15: 17:15 (45m) £8.00 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 24,26,28: 13:00 (£6.00) (1h45m) £8.00 (£5.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 4-6: 13:00 (1h15m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £6.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26,30: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 13:00 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Ovid’s Pack of Lies Metamorphoses TU
TAPK Pants on Fire
Pants on Fire’s actor-musician extravaganza relocates Ovid’s epic stories of miraculous transformation to WWII. Heroics, love, war and the secrets of the universe, revealed through gasmasks, gramophones, live original music, puppetry, film and dynamic, darkly comic storytelling. ‘Ingenious’ (Guardian). www.pantsonfiretheatre.com Musical, Puppetry
APJ
Saughtonhall Drama Group
Cathartic Connections Theatre Company
After being visited by a stranger, the Jackson family are suddenly caught in a web of deceit, lies, betrayal and intrigue. Life will never be the same again. Based on true events which occurred in 1961.
Offering a beautiful mixture of text and physical performance from Edinburgh’s newest resident theatre company, Cathartic Connections. Blood-pumping theatre, exploring the nature of ordinary people who have been let down and stamped on by their government. www.catharticconnections.co.uk
Drama
Saughtonhall United Reformed Church • 87 Saughtonhall Drive
Devised, Physical theatre
B 0131 539 0491 V273GF1 Diverse Attractions
Pleasance Dome • Aug 9-14: 19:30 (2h30m) Potterow, 1 Bristo Square £7.00 (£6.00)
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 14: 14:30 (2h30m) XAug 4-6: 12:00 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 12:00 (1h15m) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 12:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.50)
Pale Moon
£7.00 (£6.00)
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• Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 Aug 16-21: 19:30 (1h10m) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Pantry Shelf Patchwork – Free The Peddler’s Tale TFPU PN Team M & M
Satirical comedy revealing the micro-society of branded egos living in the darkness of your pantry shelf. It’s a love triangle between a revolutionary new muesli bar, a bag of porridge and a block of chocolate. www.TeamMandM.co.uk Comedy
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4
The Honourable Society of Faster Craftswomen/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Fast-paced and funny short stories about ambition, workaholics and (those hardgrafting creatures) wasps; set to a throbbing soundtrack and animated by projected drawings. All the adrenaline of a live music gig with surreal philosophy to boot. Comedy, Music
Laughing Horse @ City
Penelope by Enda Walsh
FPM
TL
In Extremis Theater Company
Druid
Once upon a time, our heroine thirsts for love and adventure, and while the kind-hearted peddler has tricks up his sleeve, princes, madmen, and crones harbour troubling secrets. Sex, death and magic intertwine in this unconventional fairytale. Comedy, Drama
The Zoo • 140 The Pleasance
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Partisan Babies
PM Goldsmiths Drama/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Pedal Pusher
TFK TheatreDelicatessen
£6.00 Aug 23-26,29-30: 20:15 (1h15m) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 27-28: 20:15 (1h15m) £9.00 (£7.50)
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Pedestrian
TFPK Bristol Old Vic, Theatre Bristol & SEArED
‘Partisan Babies’ is the story of two best friends confronted by life-changing decisions in early 1990s Sarajevo. War is raging; Slaven and Srdjan are ripped apart by their patriotism, their nostalgia and their love for each other.
Time Out Critics’ Choice physical theatre production telling the story of the battle to become champion of the Tour de France between Lance Armstrong, Marco Pantani and Jan Ullrich. ‘Pretty spectacular’ (Time Out London ). ‘Theatrical revolution’ (Guardian).
Brilliant new solo show from Tom Wainwright. Man. Goldfish. Nightmare. Breathtaking animation. Cinematic fishbowl. Epic journey from neverending pedestrianised shopping Drama, Political Physical theatre, Verbatim precinct to heaven’s gates and Laughing Horse @ The back. A biting satirical comedy Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Counting House • 38 about wanting to change the Place West Nicolson Street world. And doing nothing. B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 B 0131 667 7533 V170GF6 www.pedestriantheplay.co.uk Aug 17-23: 13:30 (45m) XAug 6-7: 16:00 (1h30m) Comedy (Free Non-ticketed) £8.00 Underbelly, Cowgate • M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 8-14,16-21,23-30: 56 Cowgate (entrances 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16:00 (1h30m) £12.00 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 on Cowgate and Victoria (£10.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 19:00 (1h10m)
£6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:00 (1h10m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:00 (1h10m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 17,23-24: 19:00 (1h10m) £6.50
A Perfect Corpse
FPL
Grim Theatre in American High School Association With the University of Theatre Festival Manchester
Druid and Enda Walsh return! (Fringe First winners, ‘The Walworth Farce’ and ‘The New Electric Ballroom’. At the bottom of a drained swimming pool four men face their deaths and fight for an unwinnable love. Drama
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road
Fresh from its Canadian amateur premiere in Calgary, Aberta, Canada: Homer’s ‘the Odyssey’ is recreated from the point of view of Odysseus’ desperate housewife Penelope and her 12 wronged maids.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
Some things are best left uncut, but when it comes to a body Dr Proctor disagrees. A devoted anatomist in pursuit of medical enlightenment; sickness, murder and opium follow as we realise medicine and morals don’t mix. Drama
B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 theSpaces on the Mile @
B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 XAug 5: 14:30 (1h30m) XAug 5-8: 12:45 (55m) £5.00 Cafe • 19 Blair Street £12.00(£6.00); Aug 9-30: 12:45 (55m) B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 XAug 22: 20:15 (1h15m) Aug 7: 18:30 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 20-25,27-29: 00:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
The Penelopiad By Margaret Atwood
£12.00(£6.00) Aug 8: 15:00 (1h30m) £17.00 (£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 10: 15:30 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 12,17,26: 21:15 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) (£6.00U) Aug 13: 13:15 (1h30m) £19.00(£13.00) Aug 14,28: 15:30 (1h30m) £19.00(£13.00) Aug 15: 19:00 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 18,22: 13:00 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 19,24: 15:30 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 20: 19:00 (1h30m) £19.00(£13.00) Aug 21: 21:15 (1h30m) £19.00(£13.00) Aug 25: 18:45 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 27: 12:45 (1h30m) £19.00(£13.00) Aug 29: 12:45 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U)
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The Radisson • 80 High Street
£5.00 £5.00 £5.00 £5.00
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 16-21,23-28: 14:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00)
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Pennarum
Performance Postponed/ Reporte La Performance
PU American High School Theatre Festival How far are you willing to fall for love? Within a media-saturated, highly technological society, can true love thrive? Utilising elements of Greek myth and folklore, this original ensemble devised creation shines a new light on the Cupid and Psyche story.
TFPU The Graduates
Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street
B 0131 226 0000 V103GA6 Aug 10: 18:30 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 12: 16:30 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 13: 10:30 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 14: 14:30 (1h15m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Minimalistic, comic twoperson show, exploring the aspirations of two hopeful performers through the medium of short, frantic, caricatured scenarios. Comedy, Physical theatre
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 5-6,16-17: 11:30 (40m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21: 11:30 (40m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20: 11:30 (40m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE
A Piece of My Heart
Piping Hot Burns
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FAPM
American High School Les Peters After Theatre Festival Dinner Stints
Delve into a wonderland where lab coats intertwine and cells burst with light and discover the story of the forgotten genius Rosalind Franklin. Compelling original music and a talented ensemble unravel the mysterious beauty of the double helix. Devised, Science
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
This show follows the lives of six women as they are thrown into the Vietnam War. They share their stories with each other attempting to make sense of the violence and hate they experience.
Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street
Aug 9: 14:20 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 11: 16:20 (1h30m) £5.00 XAug 6-7: 17:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 13: 14:20 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 14: 18:20 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 8-12,15,17-19,22,2426,29-30: 17:15 (1h) £7.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (£5.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 13-14,20-21,27-28: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 17:15 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00)
The Piano Project
TFAPK
See page 239 for show information
Cabaret, Comedy
B 0131 226 0000 V103GA6 Ramada Edinburgh
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6
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The Burns Night Burns would want. For anyone not a-verse to good parties! Poetry in motion from comedian Les Peters, singer Kirsty Kelly and madcap piper Garry Hall. Ticket price includes threecourse meal.
A Pint for the Ghost
PU Helen Mort/PBH’s Free Fringe
Mount Royal Hotel • Princes Street
B 0844 815 9017 V315GD4 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:30 (2h15m) £30.00 (£25.00) Aug 8,15,22,29: 13:30 (2h15m) £30.00 (£25.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Pip Utton is Charles Dickens
FPK
See page 301 for show information
Pip Utton
St Mary’s College Youth Theatre
It’s closing time in a lonely bar. The locals are far from ordinary: this is a night-time encounter with the ghosts Uses a mix of live film and of worked-out mines, smoky physical theatre to re-imagine pubs and deserted highways. the mysterious life of Andreas One more for the road? Grassl. Dubbed ‘the piano man’ by the British press, his Poetry, Storytelling fragmented journey inspired The Banshee Labyrinth • much international attention 29-35 Niddry Street and fascination. V156GE5 Multimedia, Physical theatre Aug 7-10,12-17: 21:50 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) The Bongo Club • 37
Holyrood Road
B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 XAug 6-7: 16:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 8-17: 16:00 (1h) £7.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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‘Utton is the doyen of the one-man show’ (Daily Telegraph). Charles Dickens on tour preparing to give a reading, railing against social injustice, fearing death, craving love and praise, enjoying the fame and adulation. www.pip-utton.com
See page 286 for show information
Drama
New Town Theatre • Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street
B 0131 220 0143 V7GD3 XAug 5-6: 18:45 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 18:45 (1h10m) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-13,16,18-20,23-27: 18:45 (1h10m) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Playhouse Creatures
TFL Edward’s Theatre Company
Poem Without a Poignant Hero TFPK
TFPJ
Restoration London; by royal decree women are, for the first time, ‘given leave’ to appear on stage. They willingly embrace the celebrity but are they empowered or imprisoned by this licence to perform? Witty, boisterous, bawdy and revealing. Comedy, Drama
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace
B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 Aug 9-14: 20:15 (1h30m) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Inside Intelligence
Anna Akhmatova’s greatest poem, translated by D M Thomas. New verses specially translated. Her first husband was shot. Her second died in Stalin’s camps. She was banned for 30 years. Yet her lyrics remained delicate, beautiful, refined. Drama, Poetry
Become part of a new genre where sensations are the main characters. A bold retelling of three Argentinian stories to captivate the imagination. Are you up to the challenge? Audience will be admitted in groups of four. www.mtettamanti.com Interactive
The Melting Pot • 5 Rose Street
B0131 226 0000V365GD4 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 6,9,11,13,16,18,20,23, C • Chambers Street
Playing Fate Free
PL EnKore Productions: Black and Blue/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Aug 4-6,16,23: 15:15 (45m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 15:15 (45m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 15:15 (45m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Poetry for Morons: or Indirect Preparations in Mastery
See page 297 for show information
FPL
25,27: 10:00-17:00 (Shows every 15 minutes) £5.00 Aug 7,14,21,28: 13:0020:00 (Shows every 15 minutes) £5.00 Aug 10,12,17,19,24,26: 12:00-20:00 (Shows every 15 minutes) £5.00
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Poland 3 Iran 2
FAPJ 30 Bird Productions/ Escalator East to Edinburgh
A couple deciding their future together. A fateful Arlette George and past hindering this decision. A new play that captures the Friends truths and intimacies of a relationship. Humorous and touching with ‘...some special moments’ (Jeremy Kingston, Times). www.freefestival.com Comedy, Drama
1976, the best ever Polish football team played the best ever Iranian football team. Tomaszewski v Ali B 0131 556 0444 V313GE5 Parvin. Poland win, just. ‘I am the Atom of Love. Or are Dobrowolski and Seyf Aug 5-14: 13:35 (35m) you like me? Committed or (Free Non-ticketed) discuss football, revolution, love and Subbuteo. M T W T F S S M T W T F S S fickle? The bomb or the dao? 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Come and join in. Play and www.30birdproduction.org 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 win. This is the Gameshow 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Devised, Site-specific of Love.’
Laughing Horse @ The Hive • 15-17 Niddry Street
Pleasance at Thistle Street Bar • 39 Thistle C central • Carlton Hotel, Street North Bridge B 0131 556 6550 V220GD4 Comedy, Game show
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Aug 15,20-22,27-30: 22:00 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 22:00 (1h5m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 18-19,25-26: 22:00 (1h5m) £8.50 (£7.50)
XAug 4-6: 17:00 (50m) £5.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,17-19,24-26: 17:00 (50m) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-28: 17:00 (50m) £10.00 (£8.50)
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THEATRE
Popping Stars
Potted Panto
Private Peaceful
FPL
TPU
TFU
Mischievous Childhood
CBBC’s Dan and Jeff Festival Highlights
Beacon Theatre Group
It’s been ten years since multi-platinum, tripletitanium pop phenomenon 7-United became 7-divided. As Nigel begins his search for a new multi-million pound band brand, talent is still null and void and formula is everything. mischievouschildhood. blogspot.com
CBBC’s Dan and Jeff cram seven classic stories into 70 minutes. From Aladdin to Cinderella, ‘Potted Potter’s’ creators present all your favourite pantomimes in one neatly wrapped gift. Why wait ‘til Christmas! ‘Fabulously funny… delightfully delirious’ (Telegraph). www.pottedpanto.com
Devised, Interactive
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
FPK Rabid Monkey Productions With the world premiere of ‘Pork’, award-winning playwright David Egan delivers a short sharp shock. In a society where eating meat is outlawed, a middleclass couple prepare dinner for a very special guest...
Drama
Compilation
See page 31 for show information
Quadrille
Quality Control
Quarantine
TPK
TPM
TFPK
proudExposure
tictek
In this big busy bankrupt world, how easy is it to just get on with it? Especially when a 7ft talking crayon is trying to cut off your fingers... Scottish collective proudExposure presents a new poetic black comedy.
Could you be infected? In a post-swine flu era, acclaimed medic troupe tictek return to save you from the latest, trendiest mind-eating disease. ‘Witty, challenging, debate-provoking’ (ThreeWeeks). Shortlisted for the IdeasFund Edinburgh Award.
Augustine’s • 41 George Moving Parts Theatre Pleasance Courtyard • 60 IV Bridge Pleasance B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Group
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 23-28: 20:00 (50m) XAug 4-6: 14:50 (1h10m) £7.00 (£5.00) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-12,16-17,19,23-24,26, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30: 14:50 (1h10m) £9.00 (£8.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:50 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00)
Pork
War is wrong. Two brothers, growing together, sharing hardship, love and fun are thrust into the battlefields of WW1, bringing horrors beyond imagination. Morpurgo’s chilling tale of shattered dreams and battered hopes. SSSSS ‘Awe-inspiringly tremendous’ (ThreeWeeks).
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Primadoona
TFPL Doon MacKichan / Gilded Balloon
XAug 8: 17:35 (1h10m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-14: 11:35 (1h10m) £8.00 (£6.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Pulse
TFPL Obstacle Productions
Four captivating stories. One extraordinary night. Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. When four strangers realise what they have in common the mystery unfolds in this visually stunning piece which exudes the excitement and danger of the city. Dance, Drama
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
Drama
B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Aug 9-14: 19:00 (1h) £10.00 An asteroid is on a collision (£7.00) course with Earth. Alex, his B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S friends and a mysterious 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 18-28: 22:20 (30m) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 stranger struggle to come £7.00 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 to terms with their fate. The In this powerful one-woman M T W T F S S M T W T F S S world ends tonight. Where 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 show, award-winning 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 comedienne and actress Doon will you be? 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 www.obstacleproductions.co.uk MacKichan takes you on a hilariously brave and physical Drama, Modern journey into the depths C soco • Chambers Street of three dark, painful and miraculous years and what it and Cowgate B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 meant to survive. Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 19:50 Gilded Balloon Teviot • (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) Bristo Square B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: 19:50 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) XAug 4-6: 17:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:50 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 17:30 (1h) £12.50 (£11.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 9,11-12,16,18-19,23, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25-26,30: 17:30 (1h) £11.50 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 (£10.50)
Drama
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Comedy, Science
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 9-14,16-21,23-27:
XAug 5-6: 22:10 (1h) £6.00 21:35 (50m) £8.00 (£7.00) Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 22:10 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 22:10 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 17,23-24: 22:10 (1h) £6.50
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THEATRE Rachel Rose Reid: I’m Hans Christian Andersen
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Rapconteur
PJ Baba Brinkman/PBH’s Free Fringe
TM
Baba Brinkman’s ‘Rap Canterbury Tales’ and Fringe First Award winning ‘Rap Guide to Evolution’ were Edinburgh sensations; ‘awe-inspiring’ SSSSS (Scotsman). In ‘Rapconteur’, Baba serves up comedic retellings of ‘Beowulf’, ‘Gilgamesh’, ‘Kalevala’ and yes, a little Chaucer. Free entry! www.babasword.com Comedy, Storytelling
Cabaret Voltaire • 36 Blair Street
V139GE5
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
Aug 7-8,10-15,17-22,24-28: 20:45 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
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XAug 4-6: 14:05 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,23-26,30: 14:05 (1h) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:05 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street
B 0131 226 0000 V103GA6 Aug 9: 20:15 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 10: 14:15 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 12: 10:15 (1h10m) £5.00 Aug 13: 16:15 (1h10m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Reality Vaccine – Free
PK Ian Souch/Laughing Horse Free Festival
TFPK
Ribcaged Productions The Red Chair Players East
Burlesque superstar and singer Ivy Paige is sexy, dangerous, fragile, laugh-outloud. From punk to haunting melodies, she’ll break your heart and nick your wallet! Featuring the legendary Pete Saunders (Dexy’s Midnight Runners) on piano. www.ivypaige.co.uk
Actor and ‘national treasure’ Leo reflects on his life in the theatre with his lover, theatre critic Mac. Through Leo’s imagination, we meet Mac and re-enact their relationship and careers. Funny, touching, raw and sexually charged. www.ribcaged.co.uk
Cabaret, Music
Drama, Modern
C • Chambers Street
C • Chambers Street
A psychiatric clinic for girls attempts to replace superstition with science. Steven Levenson’s world premiere dark comedy about the perils of self-discovery at the intersection of modernity and madness. From two-time Fringe First-winning Red Chair Players. Comedy, Drama
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 C • Chambers Street Aug 18-19,25-26: 21:50 Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 14:15 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 20-22,27-30: 21:50 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 23-24: 21:50 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50)
Aug 16-17,23-24: 14:15 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 18-20,25-27: 14:15 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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Aug 4-6: 13:40 (1h30m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14: 13:40 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13: 13:40 (1h30m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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TFPU
FAPU
TFK
TFPL
Louche Theatre
Braindead Theatre Company
Nottingham New Theatre
1930s Chicago gangster bribes and murders his way to the top. Brecht’s darkly comic satire where evil comes to power as good men do nothing. ‘An outstanding ensemble’ SSSS (FringeGuru.com). www.braindeadtheatre.com
The arrival of an unexpected guest shatters Nick and Flora’s romantic weekend by the sea. Pushed to the brink of self-destruction, can they survive the truth that emerges about Nick’s chilling past? From Nottingham’s award-winning New Theatre: www.newtheatre.org.uk.
K Shrewsbury School
A new play by celebrated writer Stewart Permutt (Critic’s Choice: Scotsman). Sally buys a ‘newborn baby’, a life-like doll from Jeanette, a ‘newborn artist’. A bizarre comedy verging on tragedy about two women’s friendship.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-6: 17:15 (1h) £5.00
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 17:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50)
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 23-28: 14:15 (2h5m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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FPK
The Remnants of The Resistible Once Fine Girls Rise of Arturo Ui The Retreat
Racing Demon
Drama
Retreat
Real Babies Don’t Cry Gilded Balloon
‘Things fall apart - the centre cannot hold.’ Fringe First winners (‘Jekyll!’) follow 2009 five-star ‘Bubble’ (‘Magnificent!’ - ThreeWeeks) with unmissable drama. David Hare’s gripping tale depicts four priests struggling to cope with their modern day calling.
Requiem
Paige Productions
American High School Theatre Festival Tom Stoppard’s comedy of satire involves two theatre critics reviewing a play who get caught up in a murder mystery with the onstage actors. ‘The action is fast, continuous and extremely funny’ (New York Post).
Pleasance and Rachel Rose Reid
And so are you. New work from award-winning director Phillip Breen (‘Stefan Golaszewski Speaks...’; ‘Party’) and RRR, 2009’s debut hit: SSSSS (ThreeWeeks); SSSSS (Hairline. co.uk); SSSS (List); SSSS (BroadwayBaby. com); ‘a glimpse of magic’ (Guardian).
The Real The Red Show Inspector Hound FAPJ
Volunteers required for a psychological illusion experiment. Mentalist Ian Souch is about to commit surgery on your mind! Aided by his psychiatric nurse Nikki, come and enjoy magic, suggestion, psychology and fun. Be brave, it will only hurt a little... www.mentalmagicman.co.uk
World premiere! Awardwinning playwright Stephen Todd’s new play tells the story Laughing Horse @ The of Sarah, an aid-worker for Newsroom • 5-11 Leith MSF in Darfur. Tragedy brings Street B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 her home and disturbs the sense of who she really is. XAug 5: 18:15 (1h) Drama (Free Non-ticketed) Aug 6-15,17-23: 18:15 (1h) Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace (Free Non-ticketed) B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 9-14: 18:10 (1h) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 £7.50 (£6.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Cabaret, Interactive
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Comedy, Drama
Drama C central • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge The Zoo • 140 The B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Pleasance Aug 5-6: 20:45 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,13-14: 20:45 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-12: 20:45 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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XAug 6-7: 17:15 (1h) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug 8-12,15-19: 17:15 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 13-14,20-21: 17:15 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE Reverie
TFPK Three’s Company
Rhythm Drum and Dance – The Drum Show From Berlin
TAU All 13 Performers From Berlin
iPhone App The official Edinburgh Festival Fringe iPhone App offers you the most up-to-date show listings and Half Price Hut ticket offers directly uploaded to your iPhone. • Full Fringe listings • Exclusive, daily Half Price Hut listings • Easy to use search functionality • Find out what’s on tomorrow, today or right now • Available free from the iPhone App store
The multi-award-winning Fringe veterans and awardwinning playwright Tom Crawshaw (‘master of his materials’ Spectator) take a heady dive into the quixotic world of lucid dreaming. Utopia, it seems, is exactly how you imagined it. www.threescompany.co.uk
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5
The Rimers of Eldritch by Lanford Wilson
L Agf Theatre Company This story, centring on the attempted rape of a crippled girl and the ensuing court case, is a dark, brooding contemplation of a small, ghostly American town frozen in time and place. www.agfperformingarts.co.uk Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Rhythm has a face – Berlin Aug 16-21: 20:15 (1h30m) drummers play ethno/techno £7.50 grooves and unify with dancers in thrilling moves and M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 acrobatics! Real stage action 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 and light design – a fun show 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 of another kind! Dance, Music
Venue150 @ EICC • 150 Morrison Street
River in Hiding
TFPL
XAug 4-6: 17:40 (1h5m) £5.00 B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26,30: Aug 7-22: 18:00 (1h15m) Blonde Majority 17:40 (1h5m) £8.00 (£6.50) £12.50 Productions Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 17:40 (1h5m) £9.00 (£7.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Reykjavik
Righteous Money
AJ
TFU
Shams/Escalator East to Edinburgh/Time Won’t Wait
Wolf 359
‘River Phoenix died outside the Viper Room. Ever since he’s been living in my basement.’ An intense, character-driven drama exploring the power of biography and celebrity. Drama, Traditional
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
The past is a foreign country. Journey through the volcanic landscape of a half-forgotten love affair. Touching, funny, visually stunning promenade installation immersing you in the architecture of memory. ‘Captivating throughout’ (British Theatre Guide. info). Total Theatre Award nominees Shams. www.shams.org.uk
Profane, bisexual and rich, this TV host dishes out advice on stocks, sleeping with assistants, and what’s wrong with America today. A solo financial tour de force. ‘Prepare to be rocked!’ (Huffington Post). www.RighteousMoney.tv
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 6-7,9-14,16-21,23-28: 20:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Comedy
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Multimedia, Site-specific XAug 4-6: 23:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26: 23:00 (1h) £7.50 (£6.00) B 0131 557 2827 V143GE6 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 23:00 (1h) £9.50 (£8.00) Aug 12-15,17-21,24-29: 12:45 (1h5m) £10.00 (£8.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 14-15,18-23,25-29: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 11:15 (1h5m) £10.00 (£8.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Bongo Club • 37 Holyrood Road
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Roadkill
Robbie Wakes
TAPL
TPJ
Ankur Productions/ Pachamama Productions
Double Edge
Fusing physical theatre, animation and evocative projection with searing performances, Cora Bissett’s off-site production takes you on a journey through the city to a secret location. The true life story of a girl sex-trafficked from Nigeria to Scotland. Drama, Site-specific
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road
B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 7-8,10: 19:00 (1h40m) £12.00 (£6.00U) Aug 11: 15:00, 19:00 (1h40m) £17.00(£12.00) (£6.00U) Aug 15,18,22,25,29: 15:00 (1h40m) £17.00(£12.00) (£6.00U) Aug 12,17,19,24,26: 19:00 (1h40m) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00U) Aug 13,14,20,21,27,28: 15:00,19:00 (1h40m) £19.00(£13.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Rope in Your Hands
FU New Salisbury Players
‘Shh! Robbie’s dreaming!’ When he wakes can he silence the explosion still ringing in his ears? Puppetry, visual theatre and vivid electronic music bring this uplifting story to life. Hal Chambers (‘Jackajack’ SSSSS ThreeWeeks), directs an allmale cast. Devised, Puppetry
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
‘The Rope in Your Hands’ recounts the survivors’ stories from Hurricane Katrina. Actress/playwright Siobhan O’Loughlin portrays the people she interviewed in the aftermath of Katrina and performs their stories in their own words. Drama, Political
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace
B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Aug 16-28: 18:00 (2h) £8.00 XAug 5-6: 13:30 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12: 13:30 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 9-10,13-15: 13:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Romeo and Juliet
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
TFK
See page 143 for show information
The Rude Mechanicals
FAJ Kidbrooke School in Association With Greenwich Theatre
Verona, 1595. Knife crime. Gang violence. Social disorder. Celebrity politicians. Disaffected youth. Teenage suicide... and love. Timeless. Fast-moving, physical, completely original. London sell-out. ‘Uncompromising brutality and enough topicality to spark a Daily Mail outrage’ (South London Press). Classical, Physical theatre
C plaza • George Square Theatre, George Square and Buccleuch Place
Bewildered, two minor characters from ‘Hamlet’ are written into existence. If your whole world is a play what do you do when the plot wanders off? Stoppard’s absurdist comedy with wordplay and sexual deviancy aplenty! Comedy, Drama
C central • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Aug 7-10,14: 17:20 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13: 17:20 (1h30m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 Aug 15,21: 12:30 (1h50m) £10.50 (£9.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 16-17: 12:30 (1h50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 18-20: 12:30 (1h50m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£6.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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FPK
Running on Air
TFPU Laura Mugridge
Saari (The Island)
Salute
FAU
Ugly Duckling Theatre FK in support of War Wayward Theatre Child
Myllyteatteri
Honeybus Productions
Join comedian Laura Mugridge in her vintage campervan and be one of Board ‘Route 52’ for a journey five travellers on a funny, with John the bus driver, poignant journey from Lands overhearing interesting End to Edinburgh through conversations along the way. life, love and domesticity. Then join Ian and Rose on Sometimes it’s good to take their honeymoon, where all the scenic route. is not as perfect as it would Comedy, Storytelling seem... Comedy, Drama
THEATRE
A journey of two strangers on a remote island by the ocean. Touching themes of solitude and death, staged with bare, intensive aesthetics, ‘Saari’ celebrates the actor’s art and brings together two cultures: Finland and Japan. Physical theatre
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 The Zoo • 140 The Pleasance Pleasance
FPJ
John Milton’s play was never originally intended for performance. Treading dangerous territory in examining the divide between citizen and revolutionary, public and personal duty, Milton’s Samson and Delilah offer themselves up to God’s judgement – and yours. www.bookstacks.co.uk
Surrounded by conflict, hardened by war, a young boy and his sister must find a way to survive. But there is hope. A seasoned rebel offers an escape and finds in them the family he never had. Drama, Political
C • Chambers Street C central • Carlton Hotel, B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 North Bridge
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 XAug 4-5: 11:30 (45m) £5.00 Aug 23-28: 21:35 (1h20m) Aug 15,20-22,27-30: 20:45 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 20:45 (1h5m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 18-19,25-26: 20:45 (1h5m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
‘Rumours’ by Neil Simon
J Screwloose Theatre
£8.00 (£7.00)
XAug 4-6: 13:00 (45m) £5.00 XAug 6: 15:00 (45m) £5.00
Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:00 (45m) £10.00 (£9.50) Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 15:00 (45m) £10.00 (£9.50) Safe House Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 11:30 (45m) £9.00 (£8.50) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: Broken Pipe Theatre 13:00 (45m) £9.00 (£8.50)
FPL
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S1L3NC3
Gunshots. Absent hosts. Exploding shaving cream. Can the guests prevent scandal, avoid culinary casualties, and extract Cassie’s crystal from the toilet before the police arrive? A farcical dinner party An underground artist whose builds to its hilarious climax... canvas is your mind. An encounter you will never spread the rumour. forget. Disturbing? Always. Comedy Predictable? Never. You will be stunned into ‘S1L3NC3’. Sweet Grassmarket Time Out London Critics’ • Apex City Hotel, 61 Choice. ‘F**k me, that’s Grassmarket B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 twisted’ (Pete Doherty). www.RealityAbuse.com Aug 23-30: 12:20 (1h40m) Cabaret, Magic £7.50
Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 11:00 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 11:00 (50m) £6.50 (£5.50) Aug 18-20,25-27: 11:00 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50)
A high-tech, high-energy thriller set in Control, a British government agency, tasked with stopping an imminent terrorist attack. With heavy on-stage video interaction, the show promises to be Sophie Gatacre stars in a visually unique and absolutely funny, raunchy one-woman gripping. comedy drama about a single www.safehouseplay.com mother and telephone sex. ‘Very amusing’ (Time Out). Drama, Multimedia www.samanthashotline.com
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Comedy, Drama
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Bar 50 • Smart City Cafe, Aug 23-28: 16:50 (1h) £8.00 (£6.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Cowgate
V27GE5 Aug 18-28: 14:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed)
FU Laurielorry Theatre Company
Eve is fast becoming a wilting wallflower. As a last ditch attempt to find her man, Eve taps into the Asian culture of B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 arranged marriage. ‘Ready Steady Cook’ meets ‘Blind Aug 18-28: 16:40 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) Date’ in true Bollywood style. Drama
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Comedy
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6
Sangokushi
FAPU Kanami Ikoi
Aug 15-30: 12:45 (1h) £9.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Scotsman Fringe Awards
U
Samantha’s Hotline – Free Sophie Gatacre/PBH’s Free Fringe
Sausage and Samosa
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
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APM
S1L3NC3: Mind Reader
TFPM
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Samson Agonistes
The Scotsman A funny Japanese professional storyteller and a Japanese actress in beautiful Chinese costume, who can play 13 different characters, use traditional storytelling methods to present one of the most famous Chinese nonfiction stories: ‘Sangokushi’. Classical, Drama
22 Chester Street • 22 Chester Street
V113GE1 Aug 21-26: 20:00 (1h30m) £11.00 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Scotsman Fringe First Awards are among the most sought after awards at the festival. For ticket details pick up a Scotsman from Saturday 7th August or visit Assembly box office.
Assembly @ Princes St Gardens • West Princes St Gardens, Princes St
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theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 6-7: 22:10 (50m) £6.00 Aug 9-12,16-19: 22:10 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-14,20-21: 22:10 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE The Seagull
U Theatre Alba This open air production of the Russian genius’s great work has been especially adapted by the celebrated Scottish playwright Jo Clifford. It is as though this masterpiece was written for Alba at Duddingston overlooking the loch. Magical drama.
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
The Second Star See Me! Hear to the Right Me!
TFPK
FPU
Paper’s Weight in Association With Belt Up Theatre
Kathleen Ann Thompson/Belleherst Productions
Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden • Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village
Enter Neverland, seemingly a refuge of colour, poetry, B 0131 226 0000 V121GF6 music and dance for those who need to escape reality. Aug 11-15,18-22,25-29: 19:30 (2h40m) £10.00 (£8.00) Here you will discover M T W T F S S M T W T F S S compelling untold tales of 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 the Lost Boys uncovered by 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Wendy’s arrival. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 www.beltuptheatre.com
K Edinburgh Makars
PU Theatre Alba A lighthearted yet highly charged playlet designed to address the stigma attached to sufferers of mental health disorders. Poignant and highly entertaining, played under the cover of the garden marquee. A truly worthwhile and inspiring experience.
Drama, Site-specific
Human trafficking! Don’t ignore it. A jarring, surreal, multimedia play exposing human faces and the suffering cries that shriek behind the statistics of the world’s second most lucrative industry - slavery. Do you care? You will now. www.belleherst.com
Murrayfield Parish Church Centre • Ormidale Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5
Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 15:00 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 15:00 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,26-27: 15:00 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50)
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FL
Aug 16-21: 20:15 (1h20m) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 23-28: 14:15 (1h20m) £8.00 (£6.50)
AVAnti Productions
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FPJ
Saltmine Theatre Company
American High School Theatre Festival
‘What happens when you’re forced to hide your faith?’ A dramatic and inspiring insight into the lives of those for whom faith costs the most. This is theatre to engage, inform and inspire.
In the golden age of dirigible travel on the Canadian prairies, young friends are bamboozled when a prodigal son returns on a Zeppelin piloted by a fetching crew of international ingénues. As funny as history should be.
Drama
Palmerston Place Church • 12 Palmerston Place
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
B 0131 226 0000 V254GE1 B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 (1h15m) £7.00 (£6.00) Aug 27: 13:15 (1h15m) £7.00 (£6.00)
Aug 20: 12:15 (1h30m) Aug 23: 20:15 (1h30m) Aug 24: 14:15 (1h30m) Aug 25: 16:15 (1h30m)
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Aug 12: 12:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Aug 13: 18:15 (1h30m) £5.00
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FAU ‘A powerful display of theatre craft at its best’, ‘A beautifully acted, amusing, dizzying, emotional journey’ (Remotegoat.co.uk). Oneman show. Variegated damsels. Endless situations. One of Chekhov’s best comic stories. A definite must-see.
Suddenly dead, James joins the audience in limbo. Resting in peace is out of the question. You may die laughing. A brand new comedy pushing the boundaries of taste. A talented cast who are outrageously funny! www.7thson.yolasite.com Comedy, Drama
Spotlites @ The Aug 9: 18:15 (1h30m) £5.00 Merchants’ Hall • Aug 10: 16:15 (1h30m) £5.00 22 Hanover Street
The Servant to Two Masters
SSSS
U
Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street
B 0131 226 0000 V103GA6
A Sense of Delicacy
FK
B 0131 440 2136 V104GE1 Aug 24,26-27: 19:15 Aug 11-14,16-21: 19:30 (2h30m) £10.00 (£8.50)
Seventh Son
Saturn Theatre American High School Company Theatre Festival
A slapstick tale of the inspired servant, Truffaldino, who B 0131 226 0000 V121GF6 madly fibs his way through a day of near disasters trying Aug 3-7: 12:30 (50m) £6.00 to serve not one, but two (£4.00) masters simultaneously – M T W T F S S M T W T F S S without either knowing!
The Seersucker Secret Believers Toady
Comedy, Drama
U
Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden • Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village
Multimedia, Physical theatre
C soco • Chambers Street Quaker Meeting House • and Cowgate 7 Victoria Terrace
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Alan Ayckbourn’s black but hilarious comedy about a dysfunctional family Christmas. Neville and Belinda have invited seven friends and relatives whose petty squabbles, frustrations and thwarted ambitions climax in interrupted midnight passion, a brawl and a shooting! www.edinburghmakars.com
The Servant of Two Masters
Drama, Interactive
Drama
Season’s Greetings
See You Jimmy
Grand Youth Theatre Company
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 24-30: 22:15 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Seven Wonders of Magic
FAPK Lewis Barlow
Classical, Comedy
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
‘I get double the pay and two suppers. Streamlined
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 efficiency, a sort of Aug 28-29: 18:15 (45m) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
downsizing of the service economy... ‘ Confusion abounds in Goldoni’s comedy of disguise, deception, love and longing as Truffaldino mistakenly pleases all. Comedy
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
All magic, from appearances to transformations, is composed of only seven elements. This breathtaking and original show is a rare opportunity to witness them all. ‘Charming and hugely impressive’ (FringeGuru.com). ‘A virtuoso’ (List). www.lewisbarlow.com Interactive, Magic
C aquila • Roman Eagle B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Lodge, Johnston Terrace Aug 9-14: 12:20 (1h30m) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 15,20-22,27-30: 18:15 (55m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 18:15 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 18-19,25-26: 18:15 (55m) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Sex Idiot
Shadow Boxing
Shakespeare
TFM
TFL
PJ
Bryony Kimmings/ Escalator East to Edinburgh
The Lincoln Company
Life in Theatre
As his title fight approaches, a boxer faces his toughest opponents yet: his personal demons. James Gaddas’s hard-hitting piece pulls no punches. Gritty acting, intense emotion. Riveting performance from Jonny Collis-Scurll. ‘One to watch’ (Stage).
Shakespeare – a father and son’s love is tested when the family unit breaks down. What follows reconfirms the need for family love. Peter swaps one battlefield for another.
Performance artist Bryony had a common STI. She created a show whilst retracing her real life sexual footsteps. Somewhere between homemade pop song and ornithological nature trail, this glittering bloodbath of truths will tickle, Drama, Modern charm and disgust! C soco • Chambers Street www.bryonykimmings.com
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Drama
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 9-14,16-21,23-28: B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 16:10 (40m) £7.00 (£6.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 20:55 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 XAug 6: 20:20 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 8-30: 20:20 (1h) £7.00 20:55 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 20:55 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
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Sex Lives of Super Heroes
Shakers
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Shakespeare for Breakfast
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American High School Reading University Theatre Festival Drama Society
Lonely, celibate, obsessed; he copes by giving fantasy lectures on the sexual habits of comic book heroes. The New Yorker said ‘this comedy about the tenacity of neurosis ... contains the best extended metaphor since Virgil.’
Four waitresses. One bar. Endless possibilities! Welcome to ‘Shakers’, a performance cocktail with plenty of flavours. Mixing multi-role, mime, monologue and movement, Adele and the girls take us on a tipsyturvy journey through life’s doldrums.
The Bardic Breakfasters are back! C’s Shakespearean sensation returns for a 19th sell-out year with free coffee and croissants! ‘Bouncy and boisterous take on Willie’s work’ (List). ‘Well worth getting out of bed for’ (Independent). www.ctheatre.com Comedy, Interactive
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 10:00 (55m) £6.50 (£5.50) B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Drama (£4.50 C) Aug 9: 09:30 (45m) £5.00 theSpaces on the Mile @ Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: The Radisson • 80 High Aug 10: 13:30 (45m) £5.00 10:00 (55m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 11: 17:30 (45m) £5.00 Street Aug 12: 15:30 (45m) £5.00 B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 10:00 (55m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 17,19,21,23,25,27: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (£5.50 C) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 13:00 (1h) £6.50 (£5.00 SDC) Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
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Shakespeare’s Mothers: Bad, Mad and Dangerous to Know
TFPJ
Sherlock Holmes and the Sound of the Baskervilles
TFPJ
Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Theatre
PM
Silken Veils
TFPU CalArts Festival Theater
TU
Sh!t Theatre
Two Shades of Blue
Mad, bad, dangerous to know... Fascinating women re-live the most exciting moments of their lives, as Shakespeare defends himself against charges of defaming the ‘gentler sex’. New work from Straylight Australia. SSSS (Scotsman). Classical, Drama
Adaptation, Comedy
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
A comedy utilising music, song, surreal sketches, political satire, and a bearsuit! Dinosaurs discussing Sarah Palin, songs about queer love, Silvio Berlusconi and Julie Andrews. Sh!t Theatre explores the personal, the political, and the perverted. Comedy, Music
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom • 5-11 Leith Street
An original work combining Rumi poetry, live actors, marionettes, shadow puppets, and animation. Darya, an Iranian-born American citizen, struggles with love in her contemporary life while reliving her childhood in Iran during the revolution of 1978. www.silkenveils.net Devised, Puppetry
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate
B 07074 201313 V13GD6
C central • Carlton Hotel, B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 B 0131 557 5830 V93GD5 Aug 7-13: 14:20 (45m) £8.00 (£5.00) North Bridge Aug 9-15: 14:30 (1h) £8.50 Aug 5-17: 23:05 (40m) (Free Non-ticketed)
Aug 14-15,17-21: 19:30 (45m) £8.00 (£5.00)
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Silent Cannonfire
FPK
The Silver Darlings
FAPU
TU
Of Vast Bigness
Assembly & Aberdeen Performing Arts
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 (£7.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 5-6,18: 13:15 (50m) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £7.50 (£6.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 7-10,14-15,21: 13:15 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20: 13:15 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) She’s Dead of T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Edible Crayons Productions
The Sheriffs New Duds
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
15:45 (50m) (Free Non-ticketed)
XAug 5-6: 14:30 (1h30m)
£10.00 Aug 7-8,10-12,17-19,24-25, 30: 14:30 (1h30m) £20.00 (£18.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 14:30 (1h30m) £22.00 (£20.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim NLP Theatre
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road
B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 Aug 20: 15:25 (1h15m) Aug 21: 11:25 (1h15m) Aug 22: 17:25 (1h15m) Aug 23: 13:25 (1h15m)
£5.00 £5.00 £5.00 £5.00
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Comedy, Music
Behold! The world’s first ever silent pirate play! The creaking of silent boards! The clash of silent sword on silent sword! The singing of sexy silent mermaids! Silent treasure! Silent hats! Silent dead people! What could be better?
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
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Six and a Half Loves by Terry Saunders
PL Terry Saunders
Using animation and storytelling, a tale of perfect couples that never quite Neil Gunn’s ‘The Silver reach their perfection. Darlings’ is an epic adventure ‘Creating moving, richly funny story and one of the best results’ (Guardian). Chortle loved Scottish novels of the Innovation Award winner. 20th century. Celtic-mad Tim and Rangers- ‘Wonderfully inventive’ (Time ‘…tremendously successful daft Billy find themselves Out’s ‘Top 10 Comedians’). piece of popular theatre … pacey, professional and full of banged up in the same cell on www.terrysaunders.co.uk the day of an Old Firm match. passion’ (Scotsman). Comedy, Storytelling Can Harry, the ever watchful Assembly @ George turnkey, keep them apart? Pleasance Courtyard • 60
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 Street • Assembly B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 15-30: 16:20 (1h) £7.50 Rooms, 54 George Street Assembly @ George Street • Assembly (£6.00) B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 Rooms, 54 George Street Aug 24-30: 19:35 (45m) £6.50 (£4.50) (£4.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S XAug 5-6: 14:40 (2h10m) B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Omni Centre, Leith Street
V344GC5 B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Aug 7-9,11-16,18-23,25-28:
American High School Theatre Festival
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
Holly Kavanagh/PBH’s Free Fringe
One of Britain’s greatest actors tracks down the real man behind Shakespeare, the world’s greatest writer, bringing to life the man and Comedy, Devised the characters who have since conquered the world’s stages. Kiwi Bar @ Walkabout •
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In this comedy for all ages, watch the Sheriff as he grows up and searches for true love, in all the wrong places. Various cast try to show him the way but will he ever find it?
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Come watch Wakefield’s best loved ‘Single’s Night’ with regulars Joan, Jimmy, Mr Gill (‘fish gill’ not ‘up the hill...’) and barmaid Gemma. Enjoy the fun, warming events one typical evening. Everyone welcome! www.hollykavanagh.co.uk
PU
Combining animation, theatre and music, the production is a satirical look at our quick-fix, pill-popping society. ‘An amazing mix of live stage and animation’ (me); ‘Subtly brilliant’ (my mum); ‘It’s funny coz it’s true’ (Homer).
Singles Night – Over Fifties – Free
Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group/Assembly with Marshall Cordell
Straylight Australia
Holmes and Watson valiantly sing their way through this hilarious farce. Will upstanding citizens do their moral duty by committing murder? And how does Miss Marple fit into their twisted logic? www.twoshadesofblue.org.uk
Simon Callow in Shakespeare the Man from Stratford
£10.00 Aug 5-23,25-30: 15:45 Aug 7-9,11-12,16,18-19,23, (1h25m) £12.50 (£11.50) 25,30: 14:40 (2h10m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £18.00 (£16.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 14:40 (2h10m) £20.00 (£18.00)
Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 16-19,23-26,30: 15:15 (1h) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 20-22,27-29: 15:15 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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TFPK Et Al Theatre /Roxy Art House Euthanasia is now commonplace for the elderly, terminally ill, and the handicapped, and has been for thirty years. Three patients waiting to be called are forced to face their own mortality, in this harrowing and bleakly comic new work.
Small is Beautiful
Smoke and Mirrors
FPU
APN
Sarah Hopfinger
iOTA, Queenie Van De Zandt, This Side Up and More
THEATRE Soho Storeys
TU Pleasance
Inside Intelligence
Pleasance’s own ‘very remarkable company’ (BBC Scotland) storm back to B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 ‘I want to go back to the Edinburgh with a charged beginning, to nature, to Sydney Festival’s phenomenal new musical drama set in the Aug 7-24: 00:10 (55m) where I come from, to my £6.00 (£4.00) hit 2010, conceived in the mum, to falling in love and to same stiletto-heeled boudoir melting pot of 1950s Soho M T W T F S S M T W T F S S to the sounds of jazz, jive ripples in rivers.’ ‘Delightfully as ‘La Clique’, a troupe of 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 and beebop. ‘Breathtaking... 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 whimsical... intense mesh of carnival glitterati ignited who needs Broadway?’ 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 concerns, joys and yearnings’ by its wicked live band (Scotsman). SSSS (Herald). and powerful, charismatic Pleasance Courtyard • 60 superstar iOTA — #$*! me Devised A Slacker’s Pleasance into my happy place... C soco • Chambers Street B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Guide to and Cowgate Cabaret 8-12: 15:15 (1h15m) Western Theatre B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 The Famous Spiegeltent Aug £10.00 (£8.50) Aug 22,28-30: 16:35 (50m) • George Square Gardens Aug 13-15: 14:00 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) B 0131 667 8940 V87GF5 £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 23-24: 16:35 (50m) Aug 9-15,17-22,24-30: Aug 16,18-19: 14:00 Chris Payne £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) 22:00 (1h45m) £20.00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£8.50) Productions (£15.00) Aug 25-27: 16:35 (50m) Aug 20-21: 14:00 (1h15m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 14-15,21-22,28-30: £11.00 (£10.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 19:00 (1h45m) £20.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 (£15.00)
TFPK
Smiler A comic escapade that journeys from the Greeks to contemporary playwrights through the medium of mockery, parody and spoof. From Aeschylus to Shakespeare, Chekhov to Pinter, we make fun of them all. www.slackersfringe.co.uk
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TFPK
Vital Digression/ Obviam Est
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
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Some Gorgeous Sometimes I Accident Laugh Like My Sister TPU
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James Link loves Fiddes like a brother and Susie like a lover. Susie loves Link alright; Fiddes too, but not like any brother. And Fiddes? By Scottish writer James Kennaway (‘Tunes of Glory’, ‘The Battle of Britain’).
BBC journalist Kate Peyton’s murder has catapulted her sister Rebecca into a bizarre new world. With alacrity, Rebecca’s one-woman show gallops through the curious Assembly @ Assembly corollaries of the ‘Worst of Hall • Mound Place Times’. ‘Rebecca’s the best B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 storyteller I know’ (Chris Addison). XAug 5-6: 12:30 (1h25m) Comedy £10.00 Aug 7-12,16-17,19,2326,30: 12:30 (1h25m) £13.00 (£11.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 12:30 (1h25m) £15.00 (£13.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Something About Jumpers
TPK
A Solitary Soap! The Show Choice
Richard Fry
TU
TU
Circle of Eleven & Assembly with Marshall Cordell
Guy Masterson/TTI in The Bridge Theatre association with Allee Company Way Productions
TFPK
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 4-6: 13:00 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-10,12,16,18-19,2326,30: 13:00 (1h) £7.50 (£6.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Song of Eudocia
PU Towl Rae/PBH’s Free Fringe
Comedy
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place
Amnesty Award nominee,
B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 Richard Fry (‘Bully’, ‘Killing XAug 7: 16:00 (1h) £4.00 Aug 9-14,16-21,23-28: 11:30 (1h) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Me Softly’) returns to the Gilded Balloon with a brilliant new play about drink-driving, ‘Awe inspiring’ (Stage). Get disability, best friends and ready to be amazed. Trapeze, Right Said Fred. acrobatics, opera and water antics abound in this Gilded Balloon Teviot • refreshingly fun, exciting, Bristo Square B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 sexy show. Bath time will never be the same again. XAug 4-6: 12:15 (1h) £5.00 ‘Family-friendly fun’ (Stage).
The wild-girl woman awakens within her suited veneer of straight lace. Tamara Lee astounds from the first seed of dissatisfaction through to the powerful, spellbinding conclusion, baring every nuance, emotion, doubt and turmoil. A gripping, satisfying banquet.
Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: Acrobatics, Circus 12:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Assembly @ Assembly Assembly @ George Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26,30: Hall • Mound Place Street • Assembly 12:15 (1h) £9.00 (£8.00) B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Rooms, 54 George Street M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 XAug 5-6: 19:15 (1h10m) B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 £10.00 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 XAug 5: 12:45 (1h) £8.00 Aug 7-12: 19:15 (1h10m) Aug 6-12,17-19,23-26,30: £15.00 (£14.00) 12:45 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 13-15,17-19: 19:15 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: (1h10m) £17.00 (£15.00) 12:45 (1h) £12.50 (£11.50) Aug 20-22,24-30: 19:15 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (1h10m) £20.00 (£16.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Abandoned in the dump of the city, Levi struggles to cope inside the social care system. Graduates from The BRIT School explode onto the Edinburgh stage with this volatile, comic portrayal of one young man’s odyssey. Devised, Multimedia
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Aug 5-22: 13:15 (1h15m) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Empress of Byzantium is forced into exile, unjustly accused of adultery. Seeking guidance from Simeon Stylites, atop his famous pillar, she confronts her change of fortune. New poem by Christopher Towl, performed by Roisin Rae. Poetry, Spoken word
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
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Song of Extinction
TFPJ
So, Sinatra?
Speechless
TFPK
APMT
Cafe Society
Shared Experience/ Sherman Cymru
Rio Hondo College EM Lewis’ new awardwinning play follows Phan, a Cambodian refugee turned science teacher. He is forced to use his knowledge of extinction and survival to save a student and help the boy’s dying mother. Find us on myspace.com. Drama, Political
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate
B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 6-11,13: 19:35 (1h25m) £8.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Sordid Lives
FK
An unheralded social commentator for the 20th century gives us his candid insight into the world’s greatest singer. The truth behind the mafia, JFK and the Rat Pack is unveiled in a stunning performance by Martin Oldfield. Comedy, Drama
Drama
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 Lothian Road Aug 5-12,15: 15:55 (45m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 13-14: 15:55 (45m) £10.00 (£9.00)
Tower Theatre
Inspired by Marjorie Wallace’s best-selling book ‘The Silent Twins’, Polly Teale and Linda Brogan’s powerful new play is an astonishing and moving portrayal of the secret world of a very special but ultimately destructive alliance between two sisters.
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How did two wooden legs cause nymphomaniac Peggy’s death? Can her son’s severe case of homosexuality be cured before he arrives at the funeral dressed as Tammy Wynette? Del Shores’ hardhitting black comedy about white trash. www.sordidlives.co.uk Comedy, Modern
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 15,21: 16:15 (1h30m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 16-17: 16:15 (1h30m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 18-20: 16:15 (1h30m) £8.50 (£7.50)
B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 5: 10:15 (1h30m) £11.00(£6.00U) Aug 6: 13:15 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 7,13: 16:00 (1h30m) £17.00 (£12.00) Aug 8,26: 18:45 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00) (£6.00U) Aug 10,15: 21:30 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00) (£6.00U) Aug 11,17,22: 10:15 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00) (£6.00U) Aug 12,18,24,29: 13:15 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00) (£6.00U) Aug 14,20: 18:45 (1h30m) £17.00 (£12.00) Aug 19: 16:00 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00) (£6.00) Aug 21,27: 21:30 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 25: 16:15 (1h30m) £15.00 (£11.00) (£6.00U) Aug 28: 10:15 (1h30m) £17.00 (£12.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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“a sparkling, offbeat production” Big Issue **** (Company Chordelia, Les Amoureux)
Previews:
4 - 6 August | 4.15pm Shows:
7 - 22 August | 4.15pm Tickets:
£5 - £12
HALf PRice HUT
Sumptuous show Luxurious bar
Looking for a good time?
www.chordelia.co.uk Company Number SC277111. Scottish Charity Number SC036144.
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PK
Spring Awakening
American High School TFL Theatre Festival KUDOS Woosh, boink, pow, freak out! Pushing the boundaries of societal pressures these twelve teenagers from Central Point, Oregon take you on a wacky, surreal, journey of personal stories through captivating images and humorous insights.
Church Hill Theatre • 33 Morningside Road £5.00 £5.00 £5.00 £5.00
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Stationary Excess
6%.5%
Made In China
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The first generation of
discover their sexuality. Too controversial to be performed for over 70 years, Wedekind’s groundbreaking 1891 classic reimagined... in the 1950s. Critically-acclaimed, Stage award-nominated ensemble returns to Edinburgh.
Imprisoned on an exercise bicycle, one woman tells the story of an extraordinary man. ‘Stationary Excess’ exposes the pain, absurdity and hilarity of being alone and will scream out to anybody who has ever loved and lost.
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Spitting Love
TFPM
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Aug 5-6,16-17: 12:00 (1h) ÂŁ7.50 (ÂŁ6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15: 12:00 (1h) ÂŁ9.50 (ÂŁ8.50) Aug 11-13: 12:00 (1h) ÂŁ8.50 (ÂŁ7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Star Child
Drama
Hill Street Theatre • 19 Hill Street
TPJ Tell Tale Theatre A radical retelling of Oscar Wilde’s eerie fairytale portraying a child’s desperate desire for perfection. Prepare to be transported away from the humdrum of life and into a world of eerie fantasy and make believe...
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Still Spilling the Stitched Up Beans: Letters FPJ from East Broken Holmes Ham Vicarage Productions 1953-1956
XAug 5-6: 11:15 (30m) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 11:15 (30m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: Margot, Rupert and 11:15 (30m) £9.00 (£8.00) Lisa Aug 16,23-24: 11:15 (30m) Lisa Wright returns with £6.50 a third goldmine of racy, M T W T F S S M T W T F S S touching observations from 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 her mother Margot’s letters. 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 An East End family and social life now gone for ever.
Stitching
TFL Sell a Door Theatre Company
PU
Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones
TFPU Bunk Puppets and Scamp Theatre
Drama, Physical theatre
Sweet Grassmarket B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
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Fast-paced drama with a twist - the audience is taken on a journey through the life of Harry the Loop – retiring loan shark. ‘The strong point is Roger’s writing, which is fluid and accomplished’ (Irishtheatremagazine.ie). www.roundhouseproductions.ie
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C central • Carlton Hotel, B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 North Bridge
Roundhouse Productions
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B 0131 447 0111 V137GH2 kids to be called teenagers Aug 10: 21:15 (1h20m) Aug 12: 17:15 (1h20m) Aug 13: 15:15 (1h20m) Aug 14: 19:15 (1h20m)
THEATRE
From Montreal, Jeff Achtem transforms bits of junk into surreal shadow puppets. Flying chickens, brain transplants and sneaky ninjas! Come play in the dark. ‘Something really exceptional ‌ his imagination is glorious!’ SSSS (Advertiser, Adelaide). www.bunkpuppets.com
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 17-21,24-28,30: 11:30 (55m) ÂŁ7.00 (ÂŁ5.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Victor Frankenstein is a recovering mad scientist. Just one more monster and he’ll be clean. A bitterly comic take on Mary Shelley’s masterpiece, from the author of 2009 sell-out ‘Broken Holmes’. ‘An irreverent joy... hilarious’ (Scotsman). Comedy, Drama
A guy, a girl, a rocky relationship, a pregnancy and some sleepless nights. Stu and Abby attempt to knock down and rebuild their lives together, ‘stitch by painful stitch’, in this revival of Anthony Neilson’s beautifully disastrous play. www.selladoor.com Drama, Modern
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
C soco • Chambers Street and Cowgate
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 16-21: 22:10 (45m) ÂŁ8.00 (ÂŁ6.00) Aug 23-28: 21:40 (45m) ÂŁ8.00 (ÂŁ6.00)
B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 21:55 (1h) ÂŁ8.50 (ÂŁ7.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: 21:55 (1h) ÂŁ10.50 (ÂŁ9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 21:55 (1h) ÂŁ9.50 (ÂŁ8.50)
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Puppetry
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 14:00 (50m) ÂŁ6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 14:00 (50m) ÂŁ9.00 (ÂŁ8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:00 (50m) ÂŁ10.50 (ÂŁ9.50) Aug 16,23-24: 14:00 (50m) ÂŁ6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
WATFORD PALACE THEATRE AND NFA PRESENT
Fingers Theatre Tbilisi
MY HAMLET
The Strum and Durang
Suddenly Last Summer
Superbard – Free
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American High School Theatre Alba Theatre Festival This moving short play deals
Tea Fuelled Art/PBH’s Free Fringe
emotionally with the innocent and the damned... the lonely and the frustrated... the hopeful and the hopeless. Williams brings them into vivid focus with an earthy irreverent comic passion.
With Linda Marlowe
Drama Encounter the strange, crazy and zany ways of playwright Christopher Durang in three short plays: ‘Medea’ (a disco musical tragedy), ‘Naomi in the Living Room’ and ‘for Whom the Southern Belle Tolles’.
Pilrig Studio • 1b Pilrig Street
5–29 AUGUST 5.20PM (75 mins) £10–£12
£5 PREVIEWS, 5–6 AUGUST
Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden • Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village
Epic musical literature with a touch of the ridiculous. George Lewkowicz (‘Newsnight’, B 0131 226 0000 V121GF6 ‘Jeremy Vine Show’) straps a keyboard across his chest Aug 10-14,17-21: 16:00 (1h20m) £8.00 (£6.00) to charm you with post-rock M T W T F S S M T W T F S S storytelling – gravity 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 negating tales of zombie 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 mathematicians, failed comics 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 and Noah’s flood. Find us on myspace.com
B 0131 226 0000 V103GA6 Sunset Song Spoken word, Storytelling Aug 9: 10:10 (1h) £5.00 The Banshee Labyrinth • Aug 11: 12:10 (1h) £5.00 29-35 Niddry Street Aug 12: 18:10 (1h) £5.00 Assembly & Aberdeen V156GE5 Aug 14: 20:10 (1h) £5.00 Aug 18-28: 17:10 (1h) (Free Performing Arts M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Non-ticketed) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
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The Student See page 273 for show information
Supertramp, Sickert and Jack the Ripper
TFPM No B.S. Productions
Stop, Look, Listen.
TFPJ Big Smoke Productions
Story Shakespeare: King Lear
FAJ
Honest Arts & Scamp Theatre
Year Out Drama
Drama, Physical theatre
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 An old king’s tyrannical £7.00 (£5.00)
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TFPU
TFPM
‘A street, a road like any Company other’ ...until one day the neighbourhood is forced to learn from its differences, instead of fighting against them. A lost community... one day... a tragedy... what does it mean to be a neighbour?
XAug 5-21: 16:05 (50m)
A wonderful feeling of rural life in Scotland. ‘A slick, energetic staging... Equinox Theatre [a] tremendous production’ Company (Press & Journal). Conjures up the feel of life in the Mearns. ‘Gibbon stands alone as the greatest writer of the Northeast’ (Jack Webster).
Stripped
outburst unleashes a storm of troubles. Brother betrays brother, sadistic sisters wrangle. Treachery vies with love and loyalty; only a fool speaks the truth. Blindness and insanity finally restore insight and humanity. Classical, Devised
C too • St Columba’s by the Castle, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Aug 16-17: 10:00 (50m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 18-20: 10:00 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 21: 10:00 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C)
Based on real exploits from Hannah’s pole dancing days (don’t tell her mum!). This wickedly funny, achingly honest and beautifully shrewd performance takes you on an emotional rollercoaster into the exhilarating, scheming, outrageous world of the strip club.
Gilded Balloon Teviot • Bristo Square
B 0131 622 6552 V14GF5 XAug 4-5: 16:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-15,17-30: 16:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Adam is on the edge. He’s lost the girl of his dreams, and now battles his maniacal alter-ego as he attempts to salvage his sanity. This breathless psychological drama twists and turns, finally culminating in an unforgettable climax. Drama
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 XAug 6-7,9-10: 15:05 (55m)
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5-6: 11:40 (2h10m) £10.00 Aug 7-9,11-12,16,18-19,23, 25-26,30: 11:40 (2h10m) £18.00 (£16.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 11:40 (2h10m) £20.00 (£18.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Following publication of his ‘Supertramp Autobiography’ in 1908, down-and-out Welsh poet W. H. Davies was lauded and embraced by many established artistic luminaries. From obscurity and reality to celebrity art and literature. Drama
£5.00 (£4.00) Aug 11-14: 15:05 (55m) £7.00 (£5.50) Aug 16-21: 17:05 (55m) £7.00 (£5.50) Aug 23-28: 17:05 (55m) £7.00 (£5.50)
Venue 13 • Lochend Close, Canongate
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B 07074 201313 V13GD6 Aug 6-13: 17:00 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 14-15,17-21: 13:30 (1h) £8.00 (£5.00)
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Suspicious Package
TFK The Fifth Wall in Association With The Brick Theater, New York
Swann & Company Present: The Sad, Miserable Tale of Albert Belacqua and His Family of Doomed Neurotics
THEATRE
‘Sylvia’ by A R Gurney
FJ New.England Productions
TFPK Southampton University Students’ Union Theatre Group Following a sold-out run in NYC, this interactive experience uses iPods to immerse you into the gritty world of film noir, where not everything is black and white. A singular experience. ‘You’ll be smiling!’ (New York Times). Advance booking recommended. www. suspiciouspackageshow.com Join Swann & Company for Interactive, Site-specific a long day’s journey into the dark night of the Belacqua C too • St Columba’s family. Comic antics and by the Castle, Johnston terrifying tales. Terrace www.theatre.susu.org B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Comedy, Devised Aug 5-6,16,23-24: hourly from 12:00-19:00 (1h) £8.50 C aquila • Roman Eagle (£7.50) Lodge, Johnston Terrace Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 hourly from 12:00-19:00 (1h) Aug 6,16: 13:00 (1h10m) £10.50 (£9.50) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: hourly from 12:00-19:00 (1h) Aug 8,10,14: 13:00 (1h10m) £9.50 (£8.50) £9.50 (£8.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 12: 13:00 (1h10m) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £8.50 (£7.50) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
Happily married for 22 years, Greg suddenly finds Sylvia, a spunky dog and falls in love. His wife, Kate, feels threatened. But all ends well in this heart-warming comedy for anyone juggling life, love, marriage and a dog! Comedy
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 22-28: 15:25 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Tailor of Inverness
TFK
See page 236, 12, 271 for show information
Dogstar Theatre Company
Take This Waltz
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TFPM Nolan Keating
Scottish actor Matthew Zajac’s story of his Polish father, powerful, unforgettable exploration of identity, resonating in an extraordinary way with audiences worldwide. Fringe First; best actor CATS Awards; Stage best solo performer. With brilliant live violin. Drama, Multimedia
Udderbelly’s Pasture • Bristo Square
B 08445 458 252 V300GF5 Aug 7-8,11-12,17-19,2326,30: 13:55 (1h15m) £12.00 (£11.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:55 (1h15m) £13.50 (£12.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The secret to walking over water is knowing where the stones are. Keating’s characters illuminate rather than reflect their life as they meander through modern history. ‘This author puts words back on the nervous system’ (Zoetrope). Drama, Spoken word
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
The Talented Mr Tales from a Ripley Cabaret
FK
PN
Reading University Drama Society
The Creative Martyrs/ PBH’s Free Fringe
Enlisted to return the prodigal son of the Greenleaf fortune, Tom begins an obsession with playboy Rickie. However, meticulous Tom didn’t expect the fiancée. The origins of Highsmith’s charismatic psychopath are exposed in this simmering adaptation.
Satire, surrealism and song. Tales of love, life and art in a time of oppression. Presented for your pleasure in a dark, jovial aesthetic. ‘... experimentation, intelligence and sheer fun’ SSSS (Sunday Herald). Do join us on myspace.com
Drama
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 theSpaces on the Mile @
Cabaret
Fingers Piano Bar • 61a Frederick Street
Aug 9-15: 19:30 (50m) £7.00 (£5.50)
The Radisson • 80 High Street
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Aug 16,18,20,24,26,28: 13:00 (1h) £6.50 (£5.00)
21:00 (50m) (Free Nonticketed)
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THEATRE Tales from a House of No Windows
PM Alchemy Troupe
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Tears and Laughter
FPU Rozy McDougall ‘Tears and Laughter’ with Scottish poet Rozy McDougall. A rollercoaster ride of emotions to make you laugh and cry.
Teenage Riot
15 DAY FESTIVAL FRINGE SEASON
TAL
NEW LIVE ACTION SPECTACULAR
by arrangement with The Gandey Organisation presents
Ontroerend Goed, Kopergietery, Drum Theatre Plymouth, Richard Jordan Productions Ltd
Poetry
St Mark’s artSpace • 7 Castle Terrace
Alchemy Troupe returns to the Fringe with its haunting compendium of original performances. Three chapters intertwine, using live music, movement and multimedia to tell stories ranging from the tragic to the ludicrous. Prepare for bewilderment. Drama
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 5-11,13-19,21-29: 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Tales from the Blackjack
TFJ Bluestreak Arts
B 0131 228 1155 V125GE3 Aug 16,23: 17:30 (1h) £6.00 (£4.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Teddy and Topsy
TFAPU Inside Intelligence
‘We can’t help it, we’re changing. We’re not kids anymore.’ Eight youngsters huddle together exploring their boundaries, or lack of. A show about the dark side of teenage life. From the producers of 2009 Fringe hit, ‘Internal’.
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road
B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 XAug 17: 12:45 (1h20m)
NEW NEW CIRCUS CIRCUS SITE SITE
EDINBURGH 6 22 FRINGE VENUE 105 AUG
THEATRE BIG TOP OCEAN TERMINAL LEITH EH6 6JJ
Weekdays & Saturdays: 3pm & 7.45pm (no shows Thursdays) Fri 20th Aug: 7.45pm only Sundays: 3pm
CLIMATE CONTROLLED LUXURY THEATRE BIG TOP BOX OFFICE open on site 9am to 9pm DAILY from THU 5 AUG
www.thechinesestatecircus.eu
0844 576 5506 0131 226 0000
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 4-6,16,23: 16:15 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,2830: 16:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 16:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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The Tempest
TFU Tempest Ladies
Shakespeare’s classic on a boat in Leith. Will Prospero’s dodgy dealings help him regain his empire? Will Ariel escape his clutches and will Miranda get her man? Mischief, music and mayhem in site-specific production from award-winning local group.
Mary of Guise Barge • The Shore (up from The Granary), Leith
C central • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge
B 0131 226 0000 V281GLEITH
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 A new twist on a classic Shakespeare play. Conceived and performed by six bold and brassy females just out of university. Physical, magical, fun and simple, this fresh look on a classic is a must-see! Classical, Physical theatre
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace
B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 Aug 9-14: 18:15 (1h30m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
TFU
With The Leith Agency
Drama, Site-specific
Drama, Storytelling
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AUG
£12.00(£6.00) Aug 18: 15:45 (1h20m) £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) Aug 19,24: 18:30 (1h20m) Bkg fee ONLINE: www.ticketmaster.co.uk £17.00(£12.00) (£6.00U) FRINGE BOX OFFICE Aug 20: 21:45 (1h20m) £19.00(£13.00) ONLINE: www.edfringe.com Isadora Duncan was the Aug 21: 12:45 (1h20m) greatest dancer in the world. £19.00(£13.00) See page 238 for show information Aug 22: 15:45 (1h20m) Gordon Craig revolutionised £17.00(£12.00) (£6.00U)CSC_EDfr_qtrb.indd 1 the theatre. Using dance 19/04/2010 15:13 Aug 25,29: 21:30 (1h20m) and her own words, Isadora £17.00(£12.00) (£6.00U) reveals how two great artists Aug 26: 12:45 (1h20m) loved each other eternally The Tempest The Tempest 10 Dates With £17.00(£12.00)(£6.00U) but were destined never to be Aug 27: 15:30 (1h20m) Mad Mary together. £19.00(£13.00) Aug 28: 18:30 (1h20m) Dance, Drama £19.00(£13.00) EGTG in Association Aces Wild Theatre
C • Chambers Street
Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 20:30 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: 20:30 (50m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 20:30 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50)
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Exhilarating accounts of life inside the gambling superhighway, stripping away the glitz and glamour to reveal a harsh reality of debt and desperation. What does it take to turn a normal person into an addicted gambler?
FRI
Aug 9-14,16-21: 19:30 (2h15m) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 14,21: 14:30 (2h15m) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
TFL
Calipo Theatre Company
One woman holds the powers of advancement, liberty, redemption, love. What can a new world teach us, and what can be discovered within ourselves? Aces Wild bring rough magic to Shakespeare’s romance. Fantastical regendered multimedia production. Classical, Drama
C too • St Columba’s by the Castle, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V4GE4 Aug 9-10,14,21: 11:00 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-20: 11:00 (1h10m) £7.50 (£6.50) (£5.50 C) Aug 16-17: 11:00 (1h10m) £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C)
‘Mad’ Mary McArdle has just been released from prison and is looking for love, but finding a ‘nice boy’ among the geeks and freaks of small town Ireland will not be easy... www.calipo.ie
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 XAug 4-6: 17:20 (55m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26: 17:20 (55m) £9.00 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:20 (55m) £11.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com The Terrible Infants
Territory
FU
Pleasance/Fiddy West FPL Productions Ba-Laylah Productions
Les Enfants Terribles
This award-winning show returns to Edinburgh for one week only! Puppetry, live music and storytelling combine in this theatrical feast. ‘Like giving your inner child an enormous sack of sweets.’ (Metro) ‘Captivating.’ (Stage). ‘Beautiful’ (Evening Standard).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
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NSDF Emerging Artists Award 2009. Salford, Manchester. Drink, drugs and cigarettes. A group of lads are ready to have the night of their lives, until a new arrival changes everything. ‘Raw and heartfelt ... frighteningly accomplished’ SSSS (Scotsman).
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 XAug 5: 15:25 (1h) £5.00
Aug 23-30: 14:00 (1h15m) £12.50 (£10.00)
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Aug 7,13,15,21,27,29: 15:25 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9,11,17,19,23,25: 15:25 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Terrible Tales of the Midnight Chorus That Moment
TFAPJ The River People
TJ
Alicia’s an actress… crap agent, profit-shares, one line on ‘Casualty’. Things are so bad she’s even dog-sitting. ‘It is everything you want in a show: witty, slick and superbly acted’ (British Theatre Guide.info).
Music, Puppetry
Comedy
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 on Cowgate and Victoria Street) Aug 8-20: 16:15 (50m) £8.00 (£7.00)
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There’s Only One Lord Byron
April 1824: the news of Lord Byron’s death in Greece has been greatly exaggerated. He returns to his old haunt – a London brothel and its five familiar courtesans... Drama, Traditional
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 22-28: 19:30 (45m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
‘The Vertical Hour’ by David Hare
TL Incrementum Theatre Group
Reclaim Productions Ltd/SPL
A showcase of delectably terrible tales from the sorrowful story of ‘the Vanishing Boy’ to the twisted tale of ‘the Ordinaries’, each yarn is spun using puppetry and a macabre medley of live musicians.
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 12:50 (1h)
£6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,16-19,2326: 12:50 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,2729: 12:50 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00)
THEATRE
Values and intellects clash when a former war-correspondent meets a conservative pacifist. A compelling and intensely personal portrayal of the 2003 Iraq War from one of Britain’s leading modern playwrights, author of ‘Stuff Happens’. Drama, Political
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY AGM The Festival Fringe Society Annual General Meeting is open to everyone − join us on Saturday 21 August, from 11:00 at Fringe Central (V#2). After the formal business is concluded there will be an open discussion, so come along and have your say. For the latest on the Festival Fringe Society’s constitutional review process, check out www.edfringe.com
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21: 20:45 (2h) £10.00 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE ‘The World’s Wife’ By Carol Ann Duffy
FL Linda Marlowe Directed by Di Sherlock – Festival Highlights
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Three Men and Some Books
FPU Sibbald Library Productions
Alchemy, anatomy, and Ardnamurchan all feature as three experts use favourites from Linda Marlowe’s staging of the Sibbald Library to tell the poet laureate’s acclaimed the story of ink on paper and collection returns for two medical knowledge. Held shows only after West End in the Royal College of season. ‘A cheeky, subversive, Physicians of Edinburgh’s no-nonsense swipe at the stunning 18th-century famous men of history and reception rooms. myth’ (Times). www.theworldswife.com Talk
Three of Hearts
TFPL Five One Productions
NEW VENUE FOR OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY One forbidden romance. Three perspectives. Intertwining tales of a mother, a scorned wife, and a man in search of a love he can never possess. Tragic, but ultimately beautiful new verse play about love and society.
A MAGNIFICENT SETTING BANG IN THE CENTRE OF EDINBURGH
ASSEMBLY AT PRINCES STREET GARDENS
Drama, Poetry
C central • Carlton Hotel, North Bridge
B 0845 260 1234 V54GD5 Aug 5-6,16-17,23-24: 13:15 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) The Royal College of Drama, Poetry Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28Physicians • 9 Queen Venue150 @ EICC • 150 30: 13:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Street Morrison Street B 0131 226 0000 V181GC4 Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: B 0844 847 1639 V150GF2 13:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 14,16-21: 11:00 (1h) Aug 17,19: 19:40 (1h10m) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S £7.00 (£5.00) £12.00 (£10.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Threshold
TFAPL 19;29/Roxy Art House/ Richard Demarco
Rodney Bewes
Italia Conti Ensemble
Set at a marathon dance contest in the midst of the great depression. Hopeful and hungry couples dance until they drop. Poignant and powerful with original songs; ‘the kids gotta dance’ (Rocky Gravo). Drama, Music
1929 take you on a journey. A castle, a cave and a key to The opening line? ‘There were a door. You make your own four of us!’ As a one-man choices. It’s good that you’re show? Rodney Bewes as brave, we’re counting on you. Jerome K. Jerome recalls the To begin, visit japes, scrapes and narrow www.1929.org.uk escapes with George, Harris Price includes bus ticket. and dog called Montmorency. Site-specific, Walk SSSS (Scotsman). www.universalartsfestival.com Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Adaptation, Drama
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
New Town Theatre • Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street
(1h45m) £8.00 (£5.00) Aug 24,26,28: 15:00 (1h45m) £8.00 (£5.00)
£6.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 17:00 (1h10m) £13.00 (£11.00) Aug 9-13,17-20,24-27: 17:00 (1h10m) £11.00 (£9.00)
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 B 0131 220 0143 V7GD3 Aug 23,25,27: 13:00 XAug 5-6: 17:00 (1h10m)
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ALL DAY ENTERTAINMENT LATE NIGHT FESTIVAL BEER GARDEN THE TALK SHOW BEST OF THE FEST DAYTIME JULIEN COTTEREAU MEOW MEOW THE CRACK GUILTY PLEASURES THE BULMERS SUMMERSIDE EXPERIENCE
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Time Warper – Free
APJ Oliver Meech/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Magician-turned-timetraveller Oliver Meech takes you on an amazing adventure through time. Like ‘Back to the Future’, but live! History is altered, clocks are stopped, and we holiday in 2060AD. Time waits for one man! www.magicmeech.com Cabaret, Magic
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe • 19 Blair Street
B 0131 220 0125 V85GE5 Aug 23-29: 15:45 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
THEATRE
Tim Turnbull’s Tits Up – Free Tales of Terror – PN Free
PL
Superhuman Productions
Tim Turnbull/PBH’s Free Fringe
Award-winning performance poet Turnbull’s comic exploration of the supernatural, the uncanny and the downright horrid in finely-crafted verse, prose and song. ‘The future poet laureate’ (Guardian). Poetry, Spoken word
The Banshee Labyrinth • 29-35 Niddry Street
V156GE5 Aug 18-28: 20:40 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
For the women: a comedy centred around the lives of four women, exploring societal expectations and the pressures they put on themselves to be superwomen. For the men: four hot chicks on stage… Comedy
Laughing Horse @ Cafe Renroc • 91 Montgomery Street
B 0131 556 0432 V84GB6 Aug 6-16: 20:00 (1h) (Free Non-ticketed) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Tokyo Love ‘Tis Pity She’s a Song The Timothy Bile Whore TFAJ Show FAK
PL Act II Theatre Company
UWE Independent Theatre Company
See page 241 for show information
Ito-Gumi: Shoko Ito’s Solo Theatre
Tony Tanner’s Charlatan
TU SST Productions
Be part of the hottest chat show’s studio audience as your host, the inimitable Timothy Bile, probes and scrutinizes his outrageous guests. But how would Bile feel if he was put under the microscope? Drama
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 XAug 6-7: 19:05 (50m) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-14,16-21: 19:05 (50m) £7.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
What is love? What is life? What is real? 1970s Tokyo. Fantasy imagination Award-winning multimedia feast exploring the incestuous meets real life. Ito’s unforgettable portrayal of sibling love of Giovanni trauma and comedy to an and Annabelle. This vibrant authentic soundtrack. ‘Ito is reimaging of John Ford’s undoubtedly talented and revenge tragedy toured nationally (Tobacco Factory, energetic... boundless charm’ (Stage). Salisbury Playhouse, North www.peach-moon.com Wall Arts Centre) and internationally (Belarus, Comedy, Physical theatre Canada) during 2009/2010.
A lush, sexy revealing of the journey of the world’s greatest impresario, Sergei Diaghilev. An orgy of life, loves, art and loss voiced by the master C soco • Chambers Street himself. Celebrate the Classical, Multimedia and Cowgate centenary of Ballets Russes’ C plaza • George Square B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 storming Paris, changing the world’s art. Theatre, George Square Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: and Buccleuch Place 21:00 (1h5m) £8.50 (£7.50) Assembly @ Assembly B 0845 260 1234 V37GF5 Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: Hall • Mound Place 21:00 (1h5m) £10.50 (£9.50) B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 Aug 22,28-30: 12:45 (1h30m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: Aug 23-24: 12:45 (1h30m) 21:00 (1h5m) £9.50 (£8.50) XAug 5-6: 17:30 (1h) £5.00 £8.50 (£7.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 25-27: 12:45 (1h30m) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,27-29: 17:30 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) £9.50 (£8.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 9-12,17-19,24-26,30: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 17:30 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
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Too Middle Class Touching The for Chlamydia – Blue Free TU
PM
Objective Talent by Chesterlass Productions Arrangement With Chaplins Theatre
Witmonger from Buckinghamshire seeks understanding audience for stories of high hopes, lunatics and STIs. Small comedy: big heart. Chesterlass press: ‘Wonderfully funny’ (Scotsman); ‘Heart-wrenching yet hilarious’ (Time Out); ‘hysterical and unique’ (ThreeWeeks); ‘ones to watch’ (Stage). www. chesterlassproductions.co.uk
At 17 Derek Hodges was a world champion. Today he’s a complete outsider. Has he still got what it takes or will the demons of his past prevent him from achieving his ultimate goal? Starring Clive Russell.
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
Comedy, Storytelling
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
Laughing Horse @ Espionage • 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
XAug 5-6: 15:30 (1h) £5.00
B 0131 477 7007 V185GE4 Aug 5-8,10-15,17-22,24-29: 13:30 (30m) (Free Nonticketed)
Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,26-29: 15:30 (1h) £12.50 (£11.50) Aug 9-12,17-19,23-25: 15:30 (1h) £11.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Venue 189
The Meadows Studio Big Top FROM
FRI
6th
AUG
BOOK NOW: 0131 667 0202
Fringe Box Office: 0131 226 0000
www.ladyboysofbangkok.co.uk See page 229 for show information
The Track of the The Tragedy of Cat the Prince of Denmark TFAPK bearplate in Association With C theatre
Brilliant, searing timeless story. World premiere stage adaptation of Walter van Tilburg Clark’s iconic Western novel, from acclaimed writer Chris Fittock (‘The Dreadful Hours’, ‘Red’) and director/ writer Graeme Maley (‘Djupid’, ‘Doll Tower’, ‘Tilt’). www.thetrackofthecat.com Drama, Physical theatre
FPJ
Traverse Live!
Treasure Island
TFN
PK
PU
Practical Magic Theatre
Traverse Theatre Company and Hibrow Productions
St. Serf’s Players
Aug 4-6,16-17,23-24: 20:10 (1h20m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 7-10,13-15,20-22,27-30: 20:10 (1h20m) £11.50 (£10.50) Aug 11-12,18-19,25-26: 20:10 (1h20m) £10.50 (£9.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
C • Chambers Street
Aug 22,28: 12:10 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 23-24: 12:10 (1h15m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 25-27: 12:10 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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AUG
Box office open on site daily from Tues 3rd Aug 9.30am until 9.30pm
Be immersed in the action as an exciting fusion of film and theatre explodes onto the stage. A one-off live performance at the Traverse simultaneously transmitted to UK film theatres, including Edinburgh’s Cameo.
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road
Join St Serf’s Players for their rollicking new take on a timeless classic! Dreadful intrigue, dreadful deception and dreadful jokes. Will Long Jean Silver and her hapless crew turn the tide of literature in this world premiere pantomime? Interactive, Traditional
St Serf’s Church Hall • Clark Road/Ferry Road, Goldenacre
B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3 B 0131 467 7185 V83GA3 Aug 23: 17:00 (3h) £17.00 (£12.00) (£6.00 U) (In High Definition)
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The Trip to the Moon
FAU Kellerman Performing Arts, Sweden
SEDOS
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Hanover Street B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 C • Chambers Street
28th
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Trainspotting
Unmissable! Harry Gibson’s brilliant adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s cult classic. A dark multimedia Disturbing. Gruesome. thriller, and a new take Funny. Sold-out Edinburgh on Shakespeare’s classic. 2009. ‘Utterly mesmerising’ Horatio delves into the past SSSSS (EdinburghGuide. to understand what led to the com); ‘If you can – get a massacre at Elsinore, finding ticket’ SSSS (One4Review. himself charting Hamlet’s com); ‘Powerful’ SSSS descent into madness. (EdinburghFestivals.com); www.sedos.co.uk SSSSS (Plays International). www.practical-magic.org Drama, Multimedia
TO
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Aug 25-27: 19:00 (2h30m) £8.00 (£6.00) (£22.00 F) Aug 28: 14:30 (2h30m) £8.00 (£6.00) (£22.00 F) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A little-known Offenbach operetta (1875, inspiration for the Méliès film) has been cut to 45 minutes. A fresh, absurd comedy with lighthearted music. Three Swedish performers work with a purpose-built, acoustic, theatrical-cum-musical instrument. www.hanskellerman.com Music, Puppetry
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 Aug 17,19-21: 12:45 (45m) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 17: 13:50 (45m) £9.00 (£7.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Tristram Shandy The Truman Capote Talk TFPK Show – Bob Reverend Productions Kingdom
TFK
Turn Back the Clock
FU Prim Productions
THEATRE Twelve
Two
FAU
TFL
Cardinal Newman Arts College
Dreamshed Theatre – Performers Jilly Breeze & Richard Nutter
Richard Jordan Productions Ltd
He’s an opinionated man with a passion for storytelling. Join him and a cast of colourful characters as they encounter the laughable, the loveable and the downright bizarre in Assembly’s iconic Fringe First their quest to discover what Award-winning production life is all about. returns for its 30th anniversary. Kingdom reprises Adaptation his acclaimed portrayal as theSpaces @ Surgeons the brilliant, tortured, wicked Hall • Nicolson Street and infamous writer of ‘In B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Cold Blood’ and ‘Breakfast at Aug 7-17: 18:00 (1h10m) Tiffany’s’. £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Trojan Women
TFJ Working Girls
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 5-6: 16:00 (1h15m)
£5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,2729: 16:00 (1h15m) £11.00 (£10.00) Aug 9-12,16-19,23-26,30: 16:00 (1h15m) £10.00 (£9.00)
In honour of Joyce Grenfell’s centenary year, this comedy review revisits her best loved monologues and songs. A little gem of nostalgia and perfect for a lighthearted lunchtime treat. Comedy, Revue
Twelve actors, twelve weeks rehearsal, two chances to get it right! Newman Arts proudly presents an original devised performance based on the cosmic significance of twelve - twelve signs of the zodiac, twelve apostles... er... twelve monkeys?
The Vault • 11 Merchant Street
Drama
Acoustic Music Centre B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 @ St Brides • 10 Orwell Aug 24-28,30: 13:00 (1h) Terrace £6.50 (£4.00)
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Twelfth Night
TFU C theatre
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‘Tunde’ is a powerful drama
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 based on a true story of
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Each audience chooses the way the story is told. New comedy scratching the surface of family life. Sibling secrets, lies and songs set against the backdrop of football World Cups 1982-2010. www.clubwebsite.co.uk
Comedy, Drama
Comedy, Music
2020 Vision
PK
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Two Bloody Queens – Free
PK Robert Inston is Regina
Park View
Classical, Drama
Aug 4-6: 17:45 (1h15m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14: 17:45 (1h15m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13: 17:45 (1h15m) £8.50 (£7.50)
Recommended as a nationwide top five pick in the Times; Jim Cartwright’s witty and thought provoking modern classic follows an evening’s events in a northern pub. In a dramatic tour de force, two actors play fourteen different characters.
Aug 10-11: 18:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 6-7: 10:45 (1h) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 9-14,16-21: 10:45 (1h) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 £7.50 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 23-28: 14:05 (1h) £7.50 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
TFAPJ
C • Chambers Street
modern child trafficking, lost identity and hope. Originally uncovered by the BBC, his story is now expertly retold with a diverse, young cast from the school he attended. Drama
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 XAug 6: 19:10 (40m) £5.00 Aug 9-14: 19:10 (40m) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Stripes Theatre Company
Underbelly, Cowgate • 56 Cowgate (entrances tel 0131-346 1405 V123GF1 B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
Paper Zoo Theatre Company
Shakespeare’s classic case of mistaken identity, gender confusion, love lost and found. Melodrama meets vaudeville in this fast-paced adaptation full of music, madness and a few bright young things. www.ctheatre.com
TFPK
theSpaces @ Surgeons B 0131 668 2019; for info only Hall • Nicolson Street
Tunde
The lament of those forced to stand and watch while their world is destroyed. Euripides’ classic text is re-imagined by a young cast whose freshness and energy generate something angry and passionate, ageless and new.
Two Brothers and One World Cup
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 13:40 (1h10m) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 13:40 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:40 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 16,23-24: 13:40 (1h10m) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
‘Two’ by Jim Cartwright
TFK Odd Productions – Kath Mansfield and Keith Lomas
Call centre workers’ lives are turned upside down when a natural disaster leads to chaos between them. Funny, poignant and moving.
‘Brilliantly, surrealistically and comically poetic’ (John Peter, Sunday Times). ‘A sharp, Elizabeth Tudor and Mary salty, quickfire evocation Stuart justify their actions of the surface gaiety and Comedy, Drama as leaders and women. Classical, Drama underlying melancholia of Which one would a modern Augustine’s • 41 George C • Chambers Street electorate choose? ‘For a man English pub life’ (Michael IV Bridge Billington, Guardian). Kath in women’s clothing this is B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5 an impressive transformation Mansfield and Keith Lomas Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 14:15 shine. Aug 17-22: 19:40 (55m) from a very talented (1h10m) £7.50 (£6.50) £7.00 (£5.00) performer’ (Chris Hislop). (£5.50 C) Comedy, Drama Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 14:15 (1h10m) £9.50 (£8.50) (£7.50 C) Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 14:15 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.50) (£6.50 C)
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Laughing Horse @ The Argyle • 15-17 Argyle Place
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 B 0131 221 9759 V353GH5 Aug 9-14: 19:15 (1h25m) XAug 5-29: 19:30 (1h)
(Free Non-ticketed)
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Two Islands
FPM Krane, Inc. & New Light Foundation
‘Two Islands’ is a journey into the lives of two women and the islands they come from – Cuba and Manhattan. Comprised of two pieces (‘The Jewish Nun’ and ‘Island Blogosphere’), they are connected by a globe-trotting bridge. Comedy, Drama
Uber Hate Gang Under Milk Wood TFPM Horizon Arts with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd
Attention Fringe-goers, you’re invited to join the movement and change your lives forever! Explosive new play from the writer and creative team behind 2009 award-winning hit ‘Heroin(e) for Breakfast’. ‘The UK’s hottest young theatre company’ (BBC.co.uk). Drama
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Underbelly, Cowgate • B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Aug 6-14: 19:10 (1h10m) Street) £7.00 (£6.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Typhoid Marys See page 229, 305 for show information
FPK City of London Freemen’s School
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Awful Pie Theatre
Drama, Physical theatre
B 0131 220 6109 V40GE4 Aug 16-21: 14:15 (1h30m) £7.50 (£6.00) (£25.00 F) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Now in its 18th year, for one performance only, Guy Masterson’s globally celebrated multi awardwinning solo rendition brings Dylan Thomas’ magical world to life. ‘Brilliant, inventive, remarkable!’ (Times); ‘Intensely uplifting and therapeutic! Utterly moving!’ (BBC Radio Scotland). Storytelling
XAug 5-6: 12:00 (1h10m) B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: Aug 24: 14:45 (1h50m) 12:00 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.50) £15.00 (£12.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 12:00 (1h10m) £10.00 (£9.00) 02 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Aug 17,23-24: 12:00 (1h10m) £6.50
TFPM
Quaker Meeting House • 7 Victoria Terrace
Guy Masterson – Theatre Tours International
Assembly @ George B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
Ubu
This play explores the truelife tragedy of 43 women and their incarceration for life in Long Grove Psychiatric Hospital solely because they were typhoid carriers; an exciting piece of physical theatre from past Fringe award winners.
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Under Milk Wood
FAK Spilt Milk Search for a lost world where death meets life, darkness meets dawn to the backdrop of a blown-up blitz pub, in a city of restless dead, which a vibrant cast will resurrect from rubble in this physical production. Drama, Music
thespace @ Symposium Hall • RCOS, Hill Square Ubu’s a nasty piece of work. Shakespeare, surrealism and the 21st century collide in a story of greed, corruption, and girls who like boys who like taking over Poland. Inspired by an avant-garde classic – sex, thugs, and toilet roll.
B 0845 508 8515 V43GE6 Aug 11-15: 22:00 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Adaptation, Drama
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 7-17: 22:30 (1h20m) £8.00 (£6.00) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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TU
THEATRE
Up2D8
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Gaelforce 10 Management
Thorablot/PBH’s Free Fringe
Sheila seeks success. But when it arrives, is it really hers? Or is it just a pantomime? Ask Harry. A romcom look at what stands behind success – literally. Perfect pre-dinner theatre.
Get ‘Up2D8’! Fringe First award-winning American playwright, Laura Shamas, explores the meaning of 21stcentury dating through nine diverse comic monologues – from the promise and pitfalls of internet dating to biological clocks and the selfhelp industry. A UK premiere.
Landmark Productions (Ireland)
A missing library book. An existential detective story. Philip O’Sullivan stars in ‘a cosmic puzzle that makes the ‘Da Vinci Code’ look like Comedy a game of hide-and-seek’ theSpaces on the Mile @ (Variety). ‘Unmissable’ SSSSS (Irish Times). The Radisson • 80 High Comedy, Drama www.landmarkproductions.ie Street Sin Club and Lounge • B 0845 508 8316 V 39 G E5 Storytelling 207 Cowgate Aug 16-21,23-28: 18:10 Assembly @ Assembly V339GE5 (40m) £8.00 (£7.00) Hall • Mound Place M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Aug 16-26: 15:10 (1h) (Free B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Non-ticketed)
XAug 5-6: 14:15 (1h15m)
£5.00 Aug 7-8,13-15,20-22,2729: 14:15 (1h15m) £14.00 (£13.00) Aug 10-12,17-19,24-26: 14:15 (1h15m) £12.00 (£11.00)
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Unshakeable
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TFPJ
Uplifting
Paul Betney
FPJ
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TFPJ
Backstage: where dreams go to die… and Jennifer goes to work. When her mistake ruins stagehand Anne’s career, a tragi-comic struggle for validity ensues between women helplessly married to the wings. ‘Go, get a ticket!’ SSSS (ThreeWeeks). Comedy, Drama
Zoo Roxy • 2 Roxburgh Place
B 0131 662 6892 V115GE6 XAug 6-7: 19:45 (30m) £5.00 Aug 8-30: 19:45 (30m) £7.50 (£5.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
14.30
not 9, 16, 23 See page 288 for show information
The Atre Company
Under the Blacklight Cicero Productions
5-30 August
After living with Parkinson’s for eighteen years this remarkable true story tells how one man’s life was dramatically transformed. An uplifting tale of selfdiscovery, pills and pirate ships. ‘One of the discoveries of the Fringe’ (Scotsman). www.paulbetney.com
When salesman Bill is trapped in a lift with the cause of his latest commercial failure, it forces a re-evaluation of their lives. See Bill and Jim pool their philosophies and pet hates to elevate themselves. www.the-atre.org
Comedy, Spoken word
Comedy, Drama
Up ‘N’ Under
Ups & Downs
Up to Now
TU
TFPJ
TFAPU
Hull Truck Theatre Company
KDC Theatre
Inside Intelligence
Newly deceased? Come in, sit down. Here’s a form. Applying for heaven or hell? Remember, at final judgement, the devil’s in the details... It’s their decision: Are you an up? Or are you a down? www.kdctheatre.com
The great Edwardian producer/composer Martin Shaw looks back over his early life and the famous artists he worked with, giving a funny and fascinating insight into bohemian London and Europe at the dawn of the 20th century.
John Godber directs the 25th theSpaces @ Surgeons theSpaces on the Mile @ anniversary production of Hall • Nicolson Street The Radisson • 80 High his Olivier Award-winning comedy. Abi Titmuss stars as B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Street B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 a gym instructor attempting to kick an unruly bunch of XAug 6-7: 15:05 (50m) Aug 23-28: 18:05 (50m) £4.00 amateur Rugby League misfits £7.00 (£5.00) into touch. Aug 9-11,16-18,23-25: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 15:05 (50m) £5.00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Comedy 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Aug 12-14,19-21,26-28: 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Assembly @ George 15:05 (50m) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Comedy, Drama
Sweet Grassmarket • Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket
Comedy, Drama
Augustine’s • 41 George IV Bridge
Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street B 0131 243 3596 V18GE4 B 0131 510 0022 V152GE5
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 XAug 5-6: 17:25 (1h30m)
£10.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,23-26: 17:25 (1h30m) £17.50 (£15.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-30: 17:25 (1h30m) £19.50 (£17.50)
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XAug 5-6: 12:00 (1h) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 7-15: 12:00 (1h) £8.00 (£7.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 7-8: 17:15 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 9-12,17-19,24-25,30: 15:10 (1h) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,26-29: 15:10 (1h) £9.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE The Vaudevillains
PU Les Enfants Terribles
Les Enfants Terribles take over the Pleasance Dome for one night only with their brand new macabre musical extravaganza! The Empire music hall opens its doors as murder, mystery and mayhem combine in the festival’s hottest ticket. Musical
Pleasance Dome • Potterow, 1 Bristo Square
B 0131 556 6550 V23GF5 Aug 16: 22:45 (1h20m) £15.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Venetian Twins
FU
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
@Virtually_Real Virtuous Flock
TFPK
TFPK
Roundhouse Theatre Company
N10 Productions
The place: cyberspace. A group of people linked by their need for their lives to be other than they are. A play about what happens when the virtual becomes real and actual damage is done.
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 Aug 9-23,25-30: 13:15 (1h) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Virtuous Burglar by Dario Fo
TFU SPL
A gruesome gothic comedy that tears open taboos, revealing a tale of ghastly revenge. This dark and disturbing musical play will leave you wondering how depravity can be so horrifically funny. N10 Productions 2009: SSSS (Evening News). www.n10productions.com Comedy, Musical
Identical twins seek love in a strange town, each unaware of the other’s presence. The township is thrown into bewildering, hilarious chaos. Physical new version of Goldoni’s high-octane comedy of mistaken identity: Farcical, fabulous, fun! www. greeneshootstheatre.co.uk
£7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14-15,21: 13:20 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13,18-20: 13:20 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50)
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The Visit
Comedy, Physical theatre XAug 5-6: 14:15 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26,30: B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 14:15 (1h) £10.00 (£9.00) Aug 15,21: 15:00 (1h) £9.50 Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 14:15 (1h) £12.00 (£11.00) (£8.50) (£6.50 C)
C • Chambers Street
Aug 16-17: 15:00 (1h) £7.50 (£6.50) (£4.50 C) Aug 18-20: 15:00 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) (£5.50 C) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
What would you do for a million pounds? Steal? Cheat? ... Murder? This is the question posed to the citizens of the poverty stricken town of Guellen. Friedrich Durrenmatt’s ‘The Visit’ explores the morality of trial and punishment with devastating consequences.
T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Physical theatre
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 XAug 5-6: 19:15 (1h) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 19:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 19:15 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 19:15 (1h) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A Way of Man
TFJ
FPM
BlindSpot Productions Michael&Caja
Storytelling performance of one of the most famous tales in Dutch literature. On Jonathan’s journey towards adulthood, desperately seeking the one absolute truth, he meets many fantastical characters; all who confuse, manipulate, love and inspire him.
Drama
Storytelling
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Lawnmarket Aug 7-28: 20:40 (1h20m) £10.00 (£8.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Wake
TFPK Misshapen Theatre Company
B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 Aug 16-21,23-28: 15:00 (1h30m) £7.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The Way to Keep Him
FJ Artifice
TK King’s Players A breakneck, rollercoaster comedy about love, loss and lies. Alec only knows who he is when he’s pretending to be somebody else, somebody like his dead father Sir James ... ‘A multiple-charactered cross between Pirandello and Whitehall farce’ (Times).
Drama
B 0131 557 2124 V231GC6
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‘Wait Until Dark’, Fredrick Knott’s (‘Dial M for Murder’) mystery thriller, follows Suzy – recently blinded – as conmen target her home, searching for a doll filled with heroin which they believe has fallen into her husband’s possession. www.waituntildarkfringe.com
Waiting for Lefty
Greenside • 1b Royal Terrace
Assembly @ George Aug 23-28: 19:20 (1h) £5.00 (£3.50) Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street M T W T F S S M T W T
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
‘Ah! Why am I raving, panting, gasping?’ A vomitile rip-off of Euripides’ ‘Orestes’. Witness clashing tongues, testosterone and Gillette.com as Electra, Helen of Troy and Joan Collins battle destiny using the almighty power of the Nike tick.
C soco • Chambers Street Underbelly, Cowgate • and Cowgate 56 Cowgate (entrances B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 on Cowgate and Victoria Aug 4-6,16-17: 13:20 (50m) Street)
The Theatre School
A satire of bourgeois hypocrisy where the burglar turns out as the virtuous one! A profusion of spouses, lovers, thwarted passion, mistaken identity and a web of marital intrigue... Ridiculous farce at its best!
TFPK
Wait Until Dark
Washing Line Productions
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Greene Shoots Theatre
Waiting for Apollo
In a time of economic crisis, downbeat cabbies are driven to strike against the powersthat-be. An episodic tale of love, loyalty and toothpicks by Clifford Odets. The ‘stars of tomorrow’s theatre’ (Time Out). Political
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6
Comedy, Drama
It’s not all happy-ever-after once the wedding’s over: the temptations of novelty undermine virtue. A swift, classic high comedy piece by a new company of young professionals in a beautifully appropriate environment. Drama, Site-specific
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place
Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall • 22 B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 Hanover Street
XAug 6-7: 20:00 (40m) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 8-28: 20:00 (40m) £7.00 (£5.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
B 0131 220 5911 V278GD4 Aug 15-30: 16:15 (1h20m) £8.50 (£6.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
XAug 4-6: 13:30 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,17-19,24-26,30: 13:30 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 13:30 (1h) £8.00 (£6.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE
See page 272 for show information
Wealth
Wednesday
TFPL
TFPM
Elephant Foot
By Ian Winterton
See page 243 for show information
We’ll Tak a Cup o’ Kindness Yet
What Becomes an End?
What Money Can’t Buy
U
TFPJ
FPM
Chameleon Theatre Company
The Graduates
Z Theatre Company A sexy, thought-provoking piece in which Katie ironically finds the self-respect she is lacking when she takes a job working in a brothel. Katie learns a harsh lesson: Attraction is not vital, but is exceptionally brutal.
Join us in a toast to Robert Burns: poet, songwriter, patriot, humanitarian. A lighthearted exploration in poetry and song of the life and works of Scotland’s national bard. Rwanda, 1994. A girl stranded on a dusty road. A fleeing western diplomat pulls over. The boy in the backseat steals her American doll. Guards refuse her crossing but let him pass. Sixteen years later: she wants it back. www.elephantfoot.co.uk Drama, Physical theatre
‘Alarming but amusing... remarkably well written’ (Citylife.co.uk). Kidnap, cable-ties, curry and Corrie. Rose wakes blindfolded, gagged and tied to a bed – this is not a good thing. Horror-comedy, Manchester style: violence, sexual content and bad words. Adults only.
Comedy, Drama C soco • Chambers Street The Vault • 11 Merchant and Cowgate B 0845 260 1234 V348GE5 Street
B 0131 510 0022 V29GE5 Aug 4-6,17,23-24: 16:35 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 9-15,17-22,24-30: Aug 7-10,14-15,21-22,28-30: 21:35 (55m) £9.00 (£7.00) 16:35 (1h) £10.50 (£9.50) M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 11-13,18-20,25-27: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 16:35 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
The last 24 hours of Dan Randall’s life. After hearing B 0131 225 8961 V11GE4 bad news about his health, Aug 17-21: 19:30 (1h) £7.50 Dan meets many different characters throughout the (£6.50) day and begins to question M T W T F S S M T W T F S S the purpose of his life. 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 31 01 02 03 04 05 3
TFPK Anita Parry/ parrymelia productions
Musical, Physical theatre
Poetry, Traditional
Diverse Attractions • Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket
What Would Helen Mirren Do?
theSpace @ Venue45 • 63 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 9-14,16-19: 16:10 Susan’s up for promotion (50m) £3.50 at the supermarket; can M T W T F S S M T W T F S S Helen Mirren really teach her 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 about team leadership? A 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 one-woman multi-character Drama, Modern comedy about love, work, letting go and finding out C aquila • Roman Eagle who we really want to Lodge, Johnston Terrace be. www.parrymelia.com B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4 Aug 5-6,16-17: 12:30 (50m) Comedy £7.50 (£6.50) Hill Street Theatre • 19 Aug 7-10,14-15,21: 12:30 Hill Street (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) B 0131 226 6522 V41GD3 Aug 11-13,18-20: 12:30 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) XAug 5-6: 19:25 (1h10m) £5.00 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Aug 7-9,11-16,18-22: 19:25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (1h10m) £9.00 (£7.00) 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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THEATRE Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think of You
TFPJ Molly Naylor/ Escalator East to Edinburgh/Apples & Snakes
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
When the Sex is While You Lie Gone TPM
TFM Tommy Bradson & Green Room Presents
Traverse Theatre Company
Hamlet for girls 6th-28th August 2.05pm - 2.55pm
£7.50 (£5.50)
no performances on 15th or 22nd
theSpaces on the Mile
@ The Radisson, Space 2 (Venue 39)
Alluring and darkly comical cabaret exploring the erotic life of a hermaphrodite’s dual existence as a stripper and How does it feel to have your world blown apart? The boxer. Winner ‘best newcomer’ poetic, comedic and true story and ‘best cabaret’, Melbourne Fringe. SSSSS (Adelaide of Molly Naylor’s journey Theatre Guide). Hilarious. on a bombed 7/7 tube, and Savage. Cabaret. everything that happened www.tommybradson.com next. www.mollynaylor.com Cabaret, Comedy The Zoo • 140 The
Pleasance
£5.00 Aug 8-16,18-23,25-30: 13:55 (1h) £7.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Fringe Box Office 0131 226 0000 Venue Box Office 0845 508 8316
See page 257 for show information
Drama
Traverse Theatre • Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road
Underbelly, Cowgate •
B 0131 228 1404 V15GE3
on Cowgate and Victoria Street)
XJul 30: 14:30, 20:00
B 0131 662 6892 V124GF6 56 Cowgate (entrances XAug 6-7: 13:55 (1h)
What happens when men and women start telling the truth? Two couples explore the threat of honesty, and our perverse need for it. A blistering play from one of UK theatre’s most exciting new voices, Sam Holcroft.
(1h30m) £11.00(£6.00); Aug 5: 15:45 (1h30m)
B 08445 458 252 V61GE5 £11.00(£6.00); XAug 5-6: 23:30 (1h5m) £6.00 Aug 7-8,11-12,18-19,25-26: 23:30 (1h5m) £9.00 (£8.00) Aug 9-10,13-15,20-22,27-29: 23:30 (1h5m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 17,23-24: 23:30 (1h5m) £6.50 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Where the Solitary Eagle Flies
TFPK Sell a Door Theatre Company
Aug 6: 18:45 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 7: 21:15 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 8,26: 10:15 (1h30m) £15.00 (£11.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 10,15: 13:00 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00) (£6.00U) Aug 11,17: 15:45 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00) (£6.00 U) Aug 12,18,24,29: 18:45 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00) (£6.00U) Aug 13: 21:30 (1h30m) £17.00 (£12.00) Aug 14,20: 10:15 (1h30m) £17.00 (£12.00) Aug 19: 21:30 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00) (£6.00U) Aug 21,27: 13:00 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00) Aug 22: 16:00 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00) (£6.00U) Aug 25: 21:45 (1h30m) £15.00(£11.00) (£6.00U) Aug 28: 15:45 (1h30m) £17.00(£12.00)
See page 292 for show information
Whodidit by Neil Harrison
Whores Aboard Why Don’t You – Free Dance
FU
PL
FPU
Cliffhanger Productions
Thrice Three Muses/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Bending Angels
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Jake can’t keep his thoughts off Rachel. Rachel can’t hide her heart from Jake. An unyielding secret threatens to destroy them. How can lovers fare when the world has no place for their love? www.selladoor.com Drama, Physical theatre
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 XAug 6-7: 22:35 (1h10m)
£6.00 Aug 9-14: 22:35 (1h10m) £8.50 (£6.50) Aug 16-21,23-28: 21:05 (1h10m) £8.50 (£6.50)
Be afraid. A country house murder mystery. Three strapping young men and two loopy girls play 17 desperate characters: a wheelchair bound transvestite, invisible professor and an eccentric inspector. An irresistible treat, we’ll keep you guessing! Comedy, Drama
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 23-28: 16:00 (1h) £7.00 (£5.00) (£10.00 F) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Van Gogh’s ear dances to hip-hop, a suitcase weeps and doctors bring only good news in this dark, tender, funny new play that asks, ‘how do you find love amidst all the black?’
A pirate ship, 1750, off the coast of St Lucia. The arrival of a beautiful new whore aboard the ship precipitates an exciting and tragic tale of love, lust, jealousy, madness Drama, Physical theatre and murder. www.freefringefestival.co.uk theSpace @ Venue45 • Drama, Storytelling
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters • 139 Cowgate
B 0131 622 6801 V272GE5 Aug 15-29: 13:15 (45m) (Free Ticketed)
63 Jeffrey Street
B 0845 508 8387 V45GD5 Aug 23-28: 12:30 (1h) £7.00 (£5.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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WithinTent
Wolf
FK
TFPK
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First Person Productions
Little Barn Theatre Company
Authentic Artist Collective/Kath Burlinson/Escalator East to Edinburgh
Can the wings of a butterfly effect the weather enough to create tornados? How much camping equipment can fit in one tent? Aided and abetted by convicts and a fantastical fold-out set, ‘WithinTent’ explores at least one of these questions. Comedy, Drama
See page 249 for show information
Why Men Cheat Wild Allegations Winner by Submission TU FPL Why Men Cheat
Edinburgh University Theatre Company
TFL
The Red Chair Players West
Step into a unique ‘isolation chamber’ and the final hours of cancer-stricken Vivian Bearing, who realises too late she has lived her whole life through someone else’s words. Pulitzer Prize-winning play, intimate, intense, darkly comic. SSSSS (Durham Palatinate). Drama, Modern
C aquila • Roman Eagle Lodge, Johnston Terrace
B 0845 260 1234 V21GE4
The comedy hit from Ireland. Based on over 250 interviews with men and women. Get inside the minds of a lot of unfaithful men. ‘A smile on your face’ SSSS (Irish Times). Comedy
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4 Aug 5-6: 17:15 (1h5m) £5.00 Aug 7-8,14-15,21-22,28-29: 17:15 (1h5m) £14.00 (£12.00) Aug 9-13,17-20,24-27,30: 17:15 (1h5m) £12.00 (£10.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
A cool seductress and a vengeful nobody tell their parallel but conflicting tales as they conspire with you to destroy a popular leading actor. Slick, cynical and very funny drama about judgement and selfdeception. www.wildallegations.com Comedy
Bedlam Theatre • 11b Bristo Place
B 0131 225 9893 V49GF5 XAug 6: 16:00 (1h) £4.00 Aug 16-21,23-28: 13:00 (1h) £5.00 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Aug 15,21-22,28-30: 16:50 (1h10m) £10.50 (£9.50) Aug 16-17,23-24: 16:50 (1h10m) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 18-20,25-27: 16:50 (1h10m) £9.50 (£8.50) In a world of easy access, what kind of man are you? Three boys, date-rape drugs and a girl. Mastrosimone’s brilliant new play explores the dark and dangerous side of uninhibited sex. Remorse triumphs over darkness.
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theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
Let us prey. Theatre for the
B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 senses exploring wolf/human Aug 9-14: 15:10 (40m) £6.00 (£4.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
relationships. Text: Iain Finlay Macleod (‘St Kilda’, EIF 2009) with performers from David Glass Ensemble/ Dreamthinkspeak/Matthew Bourne’s ‘Swan Lake’. ‘One of the most charismatic productions of Pulse festival’ (Maddog Magazine).
Interactive, Physical theatre
Just The Tonic at the Caves • Enter from The Rowantree Bar (under South Bridge), 253 Cowgate
B 0131 556 5375 V88GE5 XAug 5-6: 12:15 (1h) £5.00 (£5.00) Aug 7-12,16,18-19,23-26: 12:15 (1h) £8.50 (£7.50) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 12:15 (1h) £9.50 (£8.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
Drama, Modern
C • Chambers Street
B 0845 260 1234 V34GE5 Aug 4-6: 16:45 (50m) £7.50 (£6.50) Aug 7-10,14: 16:45 (50m) £9.50 (£8.50) Aug 11-13: 16:45 (50m) £8.50 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Women Laughing
TFL
Wonderland
TU Work of Genius Ltd
Big Girls Don’t Eat Soap
With echoes of ‘Abigail’s Party’, Michael Wall’s black comedy delivers an entertaining tale of two couples who suffer marital issues. Both hilarious and heart-wrenching, ‘Women Laughing’ promises an emotionally stimulating experience for a wide variety of audiences. Comedy, Drama
theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson • 80 High Street
Work in Progress [Abridged]
FPL Boho Work In Progress
Write of Passage
Yo Girl!
FPL
Natalie Kim
28th September 1985: police hunt a son, but shoot his mother. Brixton burns, a war zone rages. A boy sparked a B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 riot that made him a man and Aug 23-28: 22:10 (1h20m) gave birth to a legend. This is £10.00 (£8.00) (£7.00 S) his story.
Assembly @ George Street • Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street
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You Can’t Go Swimming With Your Ex-Husband
TFPL Downpour Theatre
Allow Jon, a writer with nothing to do, to take you through the hilarious past three months of his life. Along with his friends, psychopathic partner and mother, he fights for his perfect future and sanity. Comedy
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
PJ
Action SE17
Michael Maloney stars as Lewis Carroll in Gyles Brandreth’s new play about the creator of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and the actress Isa Bowman. Funny, unexpected, revealing, this is a comedy, musical, box of tricks – and a true story.
£5.00 Aug 7-12,16,18-19,2326: 13:45 (1h30m) £14.00 B 0845 508 8316 V39GE5 (£13.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: XAug 6-7: 12:40 (1h20m) 13:45 (1h30m) £15.00 £7.00 (£5.00) (£14.00) Aug 9-14,16-21,23-28: M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 12:40 (1h20m) £7.00 (£5.00) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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Yo Girl! is a fantastically entertaining solo show of a Korean adoptee navigating her way through three mums.
The lift jams, two work colleagues await rescue: the minutes tick by, uncomfortable truths are laid B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 bare and there’s a feeling that Spoken word, Storytelling Aug 9-14,16-21: 12:05 the walls are closing in. A (50m) £10.00 (£8.00) cracking new drama. theSpaces @ Surgeons M T W T F S S M T W T F S S www.zoecooper.co.uk Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6 Aug 16-21: 19:15 (1h5m) £4.50 (£3.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall • Nicolson Street
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THEATRE Your Dream Wedding
PK Anything Bloody Goes
Your Little Princess Is My Little Whore
FAPM
Zambezi Express
TU Sabela Music Projects and Siyaya Arts
The Kitten Has Claws
FRINGE FRAMED
Single, married, straight, gay, female, male – everyone is welcome at Michael’s luxury bridal salon. A sitespecific, interactive shopping experience. Planning a wedding should be magical, whoever you are. It’s all about your dream wedding. Comedy
Youth, vanity, aging and obsession with sex are lampooned in this riotous burlesque revue featuring comedy, dance and music. Wild Card Kitty, Scotland’s premiere showgirl, heads the outstanding cast. ‘Dita John Cleese’ (Scotsman).
Assembly @ George Cabaret, Revue Street • Assembly theSpaces @ Surgeons Rooms, 54 George Street Hall • Nicolson Street
B 0131 623 3030 V3GD4
B 0845 508 8515 V53GE6
XAug 4-5: 13:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 16-21,23-28: 22:40 (50m) £8.00 (£7.00)
XAug 4-5: 15:00 (1h) £10.00 Aug 6-9,11-16,18-23,25-28: 13:00 (1h) £15.00 (£12.00) Aug 6-9,11-16,18-23,25-28: 15:00 (1h) £15.00 (£12.00)
Show us your love Taken some great photos of the Fringe? Get them published in the Metro newspaper by taking part in the Fringe Framed competition throughout August. The best of the season will win a camera from John Lewis. For more information visit www.edfringe.com
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The tale of a football mad boy from the backstreets of Zimbabwe. Multi-layered African beats, powerful acapella vocals and a wildly dynamic 30-strong company throwing heart and soul into a dizzyingly high-energy succession of jumping, jiving, acrobatic numbers. Musical
Assembly @ Assembly Hall • Mound Place
B 0131 623 3030 V35GE4 XAug 6: 12:00 (1h15m) £5.00 Aug 7-12,16-19,24-26,30: 12:00 (1h15m) £12.00 (£10.00) Aug 13-15,20-22,27-29: 12:00 (1h15m) £14.00 (£12.00) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy
TPJ Caroline Horton
Paris 1945. Christiane waits to be reunited with her English fiancé. A tender, comic portrayal of one woman’s experience of love and war from ‘best solo performance’ nominee (Stage Awards 2009). www.carolinehorton.net
Pleasance Courtyard • 60 Pleasance
B 0131 556 6550 V33GE6 Aug 4-6: 12:45 (1h) £5.00 Aug 7-12,30: 12:45 (1h) £8.00 (£6.50) Aug 13-17,19-29: 12:45 (1h) £9.00 (£7.50) T W T F S S M T W T F S S M 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com Rosie Nimmo Band: Songs Lazy and Mellow Sandy Brechin and Ewan Wilkinson V 123G F1C 10 Orwell Sandy Brechin Band Terrace Sandy Wright and the Toxic B 0131 668 2019; for info Cowboys only tel 0131 346 1405 • Scottish, Irish and Original Aug 2-6 and Aug 9-29 D Harp Music www.acousticmusiccentre. Seedboat, The co.uk/index.html Sharon King and the Reck less Angels The Acoustic Music Centre @ Simon Kempston St Bride’s is a mere five Sophie Bancroft Band minutes walk along Dalry Stairheid Gossip Road from Haymarket rail Tam White – Retro station/road junction. Tim Edey Collective The venue contains two Time For Love, A performance spaces; ‘the Big Room’ and ‘the Back Theatre Room’. Bar and food available. Mathemagician: a Monodrama in Five Acts H Meals, snacks, refresh- Twelve ments, licensed bar with evening catering by the wonderful and local First The Adam Coast restaurant. Mon-Sun 12:00-last show. Pottery
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides
and coming young Scottish artists.
Comedy
Adam Hills Mess Around Adam Vincent – Vital Signs I No wheelchair access – stairs leading up to the gallery. Andrew Maxwell – Five Nights Only! Assembly 30th Anniversary Exhibitions Gala Press Launch Weird and Wonderful World Baby Wants Candy – The Full of Rob Hain, The Band Improvised Musical Carl Barron David Quirk – I Don’t Wanna Asimi Jewellery Tell Jokes V 112G D4C 40 George Jason Byrne 2010 Street Legend of the Card Ninja D 0131 220 5070 • Mark Watson – Do I Know You? www.asimi.co.uk Pajama Men: The Last Stand To Reason Tucked away in basement premises just along from the Shirley & Shirley Tripod Versus the Dragon Assembly Rooms venue you will find Asimi Jewellery. Music Alongside the permanent Alan Cumming – I Bought a collection of costume and Blue Car Today sterling silver designs this Patti Plinko & the Boy – All year’s exhibition will be Is Unraveling showcasing ‘Wearable Works Soweto Gospel Choir of Art’ by recent graduates. Soweto Gospel Choir and The Bala Brothers I Restricted access for V 135 G B3 C I Accessible to wheelchair wheelchair users. 11 steps Theatre users except for Back Room. 76 Henderson Row to basement venue. Colours D 0131 557 3978 • Limited wheelchair spaces No accessible WC. Dylan Thomas: Return www.adampottery.co.uk in auditorium. Advance Journey - Bob Kingdom, notice appreciated, please Exhibitions Working pottery open Original Direction by call venue. Accessible WC. Asimi New Designers throughout the year, Anthony Hopkins Induction loop available in Jewellery Show situated in a New Town Joe Power – The Man Who the Big Room. basement. Individual Sees Dead People ceramics by the six resident ‘Next!’ Dance Assembly @ AGA makers include sculptural Simon Callow in Shakespeare Absolutely Legless and non-functional pieces, the Man from Stratford Wee Home From Home, A Showroom beside a wide range of Soap! The Show Music wheelthrown stoneware and V 223G D3C The AGA Some Gorgeous Accident Shop, 51 Frederick Street Adriana Spina porcelain. Visitors welcome Tony Tanner’s Charlatan B 0131 623 3030 • Book Alex Yellowlees Gypsy Jazz to watch work in progress. Truman Capote Talk Show – online and tel from Jun 15, Alice Cavaye Bob Kingdom, The Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00, from ‘Underneath the Lintel’ by I Not accessible to Amy Geddes Trio wheelchair users. Restricted Aug 3-31, daily 10:00-23:30. Glen Berger Andy White Counter sales: Assembly access down 12 basement Austen George Zambezi Express steps. No alternative means Rooms, 54 George Street Benny Gallagher from Aug 3-31, 10:00-00:15 of entry. Bessie Smith and the Blues D 0131 623 3000 Bill Adair Assembly @ Exhibitions Chloe Matharu Clay 2010: Studio Ceramics Just down the road from the George Street Claude Bourbon: Guitar famous Assembly Rooms, and Song V 3G D4C Assembly at the heart of Edinburgh’s David Heavenor Rooms, 54 George Street New Town, the AGA Shop Alba Flamenca Dick Gaughan B 0131 623 3030 • Book is opening its doors under Doghouse Roses V 237G F6C 74 East the famous Assembly name online and tel from Jun 15, Don Cossack Balalaika and Crosscauseway Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00, from for some special Fringe Ken Campbell’s Ideal Band B 0131 226 0000 Aug 3-31, daily 10:00-23:30. performances. Dustbowl Blues With a D 0131 667 7033 • Counter sales: Assembly Glasgow Kick www.albaflamenca.co.uk I No access for wheelchair Rooms, 54 George Street Fèis Rois and Friends from Aug 3-31, 10:00-00:15 users. Flamenco dance studio/ Fribo D 0131 623 3000 • performance venue and Ged Brockie and Chamber Theatre www.assemblyfestival.com contemporary Spanish tapas Orchestra At Home with Mrs cafe/bar located on the busy Heidi Talbot With John Moneypenny The famous Assembly McCusker and Boo Hewer- Southside of Edinburgh. Rooms, at the heart of Open early ‘til late for food, dine, Plus Special Guests Edinburgh’s New Town, has refreshments and daily Ilka Joy and Treasure been home to Assembly for Assembly @ flamenco entertainment. Jay Brown Solo – Acoustic 30 years, presenting the Assembly Hall Programme of music, theatre Jeana Leslie and Siobhan best theatre, comedy and and dance for adults and Miller V 35G E4C Mound Place music that the Fringe offers. children – check our website! Joni Mitchell Project B 0131 623 3030 • Book Lively bars, delicious food, KAN Featuring Brian online and tel from Jun 15, open 10:00 ‘til late! H Fully licensed tapas Finnegan and Aidan Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00, from cafe/bar, serving Spanish O’Rourke Aug 3-31, daily 10:00-23:30. H The Lane Bar and Under tapas, sandwiches and Balcony Bar, serve a wide Ken Hastings Counter sales: Assembly snacks or eat in or takeselection of hot, cold and Kenny Young and the Rooms, 54 George Street away. Children welcome. Eggplants from Aug 3-31, 10:00-00:15 alcoholic drinks and Open early ‘til late! delicious food. Open 10:00 Lee Patterson and Friends D 0131 623 3000 • I Fully accessible to wheel- www.assemblyfestival.com ‘til late! Love, Love, Love chair users. Accessible WC. I All rooms are wheelchair Mackinnon | MacColl | magnificent venue atop accessible except the MacPherson Children’s Shows The Drawing Room. Accessible Malinky Bobby and the Grave Robbers! the Mound presents the finest drama, music and WC. Wheelchair carer comp Martyrs, Rogues and Worthies comedy. Entrance and box available. McCalmans’ Fringe Farewell Dance office through New College Alba Flamenca Michael Marra Children’s Shows Quad off Mound Place. The Nick Keir Farm Boy - Michael Morpurgo venue houses three spaces North Sea Gas Hairy Maclary and Friends Assembly Hall, Rainy Hall Paul Johnston Art Amatoria James Campbell’s Comedy and the Baillie Room. Pick - Pluck - Twang V 26G B5C 10 Bellevue and Songs for Kids Pokey LaFarge and the Crescent Just Macbeth! H Offering a selection of South City Three D 07768 960 578 • beverages and snacks. 5th Preston Reed Comedy www.artamatoria.co.uk 30th August. Early until late. Put Good Knickers On and Ardal O’Hanlon I Wheelchair accessible Go Into Town Arj Barker - Let Me Do the Art Amatoria is a contementrance on Lawnmarket. Ragged Glory Talking porary art gallery located Lift to auditorium. Random History of Best of the Fest 2010 within a beautiful Georgian Accessible WC. Advance Rock’n’Roll in Middle Broad Comedy townhouse in the New Town notice required 0131 623 English, by Geoff Chaucer Cactus - The Seduction focusing on fresh and 3030. No wheelchair access Junior, A Charlyne Yi - Dances on the exciting paintings and to Baillie Room. Wheelchair Red Earth, The Moon sculpture from a group of up carer comp available.
Chef! Chris Addison Circus Burlesque Des Bishop - My Dad Was Nearly James Bond Fascinating Aida: Pearls Before Wine Funny Women Awards Hannah Gadsby - The Cliff Young Shuffle Incident, The Invisible Dot Club - By the Sea, The Jennifer Coolidge - Yours for the Night Kevin Bridges Late Late Show with Paul Zenon & Mikelangelo, The Lesbian Bathhouse Neil Hamburger New Art Club - Big Bag of Boom Paul Chowdhry is Not PC Paul Zerdin - Sponge Fest Revisited Pete Johansson - Pete’s On Earth Richard Herring - Christ on a Bike: The Second Coming Sean Lock - Lockipedia Wau Wau Sisters’ Last Supper, The Your Days Are Numbered: The Maths of Death
Best of the Fest – Daytime Crack, The Marc Salem’s Mind Games Maxwell’s Fullmooners Talk Show, The Unbelievable Truth, The
Dance
Scotsman Fringe Awards, The
Anatomy of Fantasy
Exhibitions
Ulf Mark Pederson Zimbabwe Sculpture
Music
Ali McGregor’s Jazz Cigarette Barb Jungr Camille O’Sullivan Chameleon Lady Carol: Malady Maria Tecce: Strapless
Theatre
Animal Farm Big Bite-Size Breakfast, The Busting Out! Do We Look Like Refugees?! Gutted. A Revenger’s Musical Honest I, Claudia I, Elizabeth Imperial Fizz Jack the Knife ‘Jordan’ by Anna Reynolds with Moira Buffini Long Live the King Miranda ‘Misconception’ by Bill Dare My Hamlet with Linda Marlowe No Child... Silver Darlings, The Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim Solitary Choice, A Sunset Song Touching The Blue Under Milk Wood Up ‘N’ Under @Virtually_Real Virtuous Burglar by Dario Fo, The Why Men Cheat Wonderland Your Dream Wedding
Assembly @ Princes St Gardens
us for the ultimate summertime experience.
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selection of beverages and tasty snacks. Opening hours Aug 5-30. Early until late. I Restricted access for wheelchair users. Access from Kings Stable Road. Accessible WC. Access after 22:00 pre-book on box office.
Comedy
Dance
Julien Cottereau: Imagine-Toi
Music
Antonio Forcione’s Greatest (Almost) Hits Bala Brothers, The Caledon – Scotland’s Tenors Guilty Pleasures Meow Meow – Feline Intimate Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Theatre
Assembly @ Vittoria Restaurant V 238G B6C
113 Brunswick Street
B 0131 623 3030 D 0131 556 6171 •
www.vittoriarestaurant. com/onthewalk This Italian restaurant will be transformed into a Florentine Inn for Wonderland’s dinner theatre production of Goldoni’s ‘La Locandiera’. Vittoria is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and is an established firm favourite amongst a cross-spectrum of Edinburgh diners.
I Fully accessible for wheelchair users. Accessible WC.
Theatre
La Locandiera
Augustine’s V 152G E5C 41 George IV Bridge B 0131 510 0022 • Tel Jul 1-Aug 6, 11:00-19:00. Tel/ counter Aug 7-30, 09:3023:30 D 0131 510 0119 • www.paradise-green.co.uk Paradise Green Promotions brings you theatre at the heart of the Fringe, presenting performances of diverse styles, genres and international backgrounds. Visit this friendly venue, take advantage of our coffee bar, and soak up the true atmosphere of the Fringe.
V 52G D3C West Princes H Hot and cold drinks,
sandwiches, homemade soup, cakes, ice cream. Fairtrade where possible. Mon-Sun, 11:30-00:00 D www.assemblyfestival.com 10:00-22:00 daily except Mon 16, 23. Incredible, brand new venue I Fully accessible to for our 30th anniversary, wheelchair users. Portable bang in the centre of entrance ramp. Accessible Edinburgh. Promises all day WC. Induction loop available entertainment, late night in Sanctuary only. Advance festival beer garden, tasty notice of any special access snacks, comedy, cabaret, requirements is appreciated. music and much more. Join St Gardens, Princes St
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Hour of Telly: Live! - Free, An Improlympians - Free, The In the Name of the Flesh Monkey Poet’s Welcome to the UK! - Free Morningside Malcolm (Meets the Weegies) Quantum Sheep and a Load Comedy of Balls I Fully accessible to wheel- This is What You Get Deleted Scenes chair users. Giggleball (Will Go Ahead Two (not so) Gentlemen of Despite Zombie Attack), The Exhibitions Comedy Present: Comedé Lock, Stock and Improv Varité Totalé - Fréé, The Festival Exhibition ‘Utter!’ Spoken Word Dance Working Class Zeroes: Mab Death of a Samurai Jones and Kevin Coleman - Free M Axolotl Gallery Alice’s Adventures Five Children and It Grimm Tales – Hansel and Gretel and Ashputtel Rainbow Gran Wizard of Oz, The
Specializing in video, performance, sculpture and paintings by Scottish and International artists. AXO is proud to present a child-friendly show in response to the glamourous theme of vintage circus.
Bedlam Theatre
B’est Restaurant
www.bonaly.org.uk/edin/ main.htm
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Bonaly Outdoor Centre’s 7th year as an Edinburgh Festival Fringe venue. 6k from central Edinburgh, easily accessible by bus (and a brisk walk) or by car. The Centre offers facilities suitable for both open air and indoor activities and workshops.
Place B 0131 225 9893 • Mon-Sat 10:00-02:00, Sun 14:00-02:00 D www.bedlamfringe.co.uk Bedlam Theatre plays host to an eclectic mix of theatre, comedy and dance at the heart of the Fringe. Come and enjoy the unique atmosphere of our cafe, and find some of the most exciting shows the festival has to offer.
16 Drummond Street
B 0131 556 4448 • Open 7 days (11:00-23:00) D 0131
556 6040 • www.best-restaurant.co.uk
B’est Restaurant is a firm favourite with Edinburgh diners and visitors alike. All food is freshly prepared in the restaurant from the best fresh local produce. Menu changes daily.
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available I Fully accessible facilities including WCs. The venue H Three course fixed V 209G C4C 35 Dundas Events Music At the Fringe of Reason price lunch and dinner, and offers a caring and fully H Fat Cat Cafe serving Street Butterfly Effect, The inclusive service to all. City Love Song freshly prepared snacks and two course pre-theatre D 0131 557 1460 DNA Poets Musicals & Opera meals with a wide variety of meals available 7 days Dance Gibby Stone and Her Axolotl is one of Edinburgh’s Hammer and Tongue from 12:00. alcoholic beverages. Open Circus for Success Three Slam Champs! - Free Problem major contemporary art 10:00 ‘til late. I Fully accessible to Little Shop of Horrors galleries focusing on wheelchair users. No accesI Restricted access for Music Poperatically Speaking figurative and narrative work wheelchair users. Access via sible WC. Hayden’s Rantings of a The Bongo Club Princess Pyunggang and in a variety of media. The auditorium. Please advise Young Fool - Free Theatre General Ondal Festival Show will showcase V 143G E6C 37 Holyrood box office before arrival. Faulty Towers the Dining Putting It Together by exciting new talent from Road Accessible WC. Theatre Experience Sondheim Scottish and international B 0131 557 2827 • 12:00Chemical Poets: Twenty Comedy Secret Garden, The artists. Open Mon-Sat 10:0022:00 D 0131 558 7604 • Tentacle Comedy With Your Cash Threepenny Opera, The 18:00, Sun 12:00-17:00. www.thebongoclub.co.uk Dead Poets Improverts, The Blackwell Head Girl, the Gap Year and Theatre Sketchatron: Nano Edinburgh’s all-year-round I Limited access to Sue Ellen, The Bookshop Alma Mater multi-arts venue. We offer wheelchair users seven Pint for the Ghost, A Dance Anomienaulis a gourmet selection of steps to main entrance. No Song of Eudocia, The V 133G E5C Dance Doctor, Dance! Bowels theatre, cabaret, live music, accessible WC. 53-59 South Bridge Superbard - Free Conscience visual arts and clubbing. Our B 0131 622 8222 • Sun Tim Turnbull’s Tales of Terror Theatre Exhibitions I’m in Love With a Vending café adds delicious home12:00-18:00, Mon 09:00Acre and Change, An - Free Festival Exhibition Machine made food, free internet 20:00, Tue 09:30-20:00, Another Someone Indiana Jones and the and great coffee to the mix. Wed-Fri 09:00-20:00, Sat Flor de Muerto Pantomime Horse All brought to you by the Inconsiderate Aberrations of 09:00-18:00 D Bar 50 Bannermans Junk friendliest staff in town. www.blackwell.co.uk Billy the Kid, The Merry Wives of Henry VIII, The V 357G E5C 212 CowV 27G E5C Smart City Kafka and Son Edinburgh’s oldest bookshop, H Food available 13:00100 Cafe, Cowgate Leaping God Sly gate (under South Bridge) 18:00, licensed bar ‘til 05:00. Private Peaceful B 12:00-00:00 D 0131 556 D www.freefringe.org.uk Lonely Mortician’s Guide to with over 150,000 titles spread over three floors I Access to main performSense of Delicacy, A Myiasis, The 3254 • www.freefringe.org.uk We are a bustling, city centre Lucky Dip of converted Georgian ance space on ground floor. Trip to the Moon, The townhouses. No accessible WC. 2020 Vision Live music six nights a week, bar within a 5-star hostel, Slacker’s Guide to Western Up to Now ranging from local bands to located in the heart of the Theatre, A Children’s Shows H Caffe Nero onsite, Cowgate. Bar 50 will be international acts. Housed Terrible Tales of the open Sun 12:00-17:30, Mon Comedy Club 4 Kids, The in historic building over 250 hosting a range of theatre Midnight Chorus, The 09:00-19:30, Tue 09:30years old. Fantastic selection and comedy shows every Comedy Auld Reekie Wake, The 19:30, Wed-Fri 09:00-19:30, AmusedMoose LaughOff day during the festival. of malt whiskies and local Wild Allegations Sat 09:00-17:30. Tours - Meeting real ales. 2010 Grand Final H Bar 50 is open 7 days a I Venue fully accessible It’s Funtime Point week from 08:00 until late, to wheelchair users via lift. H Fully licensed bar serving V 129G E5C The Tron Some areas of bookshop have Dance hot snacks ‘til late. Opening serving a range of delicious Beehive Inn Kirk, Royal Mile food and drinks. stepped access, maximum A Compas Flamenco hours, 12:00-01:00. V 178G E4C 18 GrassB 0131 557 4700 • Aug I Fully accessible to wheel- market five steps. Most areas have I Fully accessible to Music 1-31 10:00-00:00 D www. wheelchair users but no chair users. Accessible WC. ramped access. D 0131 225 7171 • Flamenco at the Bongo! auldreekietours.com / www. accessible WC. www.freefringe.org.uk Comedy Events Movin’ Melvin Brown - Soul edinburghvisitscotland.com Absolute Best of Absolute Blackwell Writers at the to Soul (I Have a Dream) Comedy Situated in the heart of the Beginners Half way between Edinburgh Andrew and the Slides of Old Town, the Beehive is now Fringe Theatre Nifty History of Evil, A Burke and Hare Graphic Castle and Holyrood palace Chaos a fine pub and restaurant Bongo Club Cabaret, The Please, Not the Face: A Free with meeting room and a Novel Workshop on the Royal Mile is the Tron Andrew Collins - Secret Piano Project, The Sketch Show Kirk, the departure point Dancing large beer garden. Families Reykjavik Sketchprov Presents: The for Auld Reekie’s Tours in Audi, Vide, Tace welcome for meals from Owls of Reattachment Edinburgh. Meet at the sign Four Screws Loose Present Blue Police Box opening ‘til 20:00 daily. boards by the Tron Kirk and ‘Latecomers-Will-Be-Shot’ Stranded Window Lickin’ Good - Free H Full menu from opening Outside the Tron Bristo Yoga learn about the dark side of Free Edinburgh. ‘til 22:00 daily. Pub open Kirk Funny as Muck - Free School Theatre 09:00 (Mon-Sat) or 12:30 Unwrong Quiz - Free, The Confidence - Free V 319G E5C Hunter V 342G F5C 1 Bristo H Tours end at the (Sun), ‘til 01:00. Funny Men Square Place Banshee Labyrinth, ScotI Wheelchair access to Samantha’s Hotline Free B 0131 226 0000 D 07817 B 0131 226 0000 • Monland’s most haunted pub. venue and accessible WC; The Banshee 362171 • www.oortours.com Fri, 08:30-19:30 D I Walking tours. Not however, no access to shows accessible to wheelchair Labyrinth on second floor performance Meet at the blue police box, www.bristoyogaschool.com users. area. Staff members happy V 156G E5C 29-35 Niddry Base Nightclub located just up from the Bristo Yoga School is a V 56G E5C 69 Cowgate to give any assistance they Tron Kirk on the Royal Mile. venue dedicated to yoga, Children’s Shows Street can, so just ask. D www.freefringe.org.uk Outdoor venue. Please dress meditation, and any Auld Reekie Tours: Scary One of the city’s trendiest for the weather. Look out Haunted Underground associated movement-based Two comfortable and hangouts for the young upfor the tall man wearing Experience classes or performances. Comedy spacious performance wardly mobile professional Our festival programme Alan Sharp - Reasons Why I tartan trousers. Events spaces set in Scotland’s most and college set. Base will Should Be Allowed to Carry I Please note this is a walk- centres on Ashtanga Vinyasa Auld Reekie Tours Haunted haunted pub. host Free Fringe shows in yoga. We have a maximum a Gun Underground Experience ing tour, so is not the afternoon and evening capacity of 50 practitioners, H Two bars serving Edinburgh Visit Scotland accessible to wheelchair before reverting to nightclub Cannonball - Free and we hire/sell mats. Comedy Manifesto, The The Robert Louis Stevenson alcoholic and non-alcoholic at 22:00. users. Please phone for more Girls and Boys at the Beehive information. drinks, teas and coffees, Experience I Limited access for wheelopen daily from 11:00 to H Full bar with wide range I Am German, I Should Not Paranormal Investigations chair users. 20 steps down Events Be Here! 05:00 (Sun from 12.30). of drinks. Scotland Ghost Hunt from the main entrance to New Day Celebration - Free OOR Tours: The Musical I Restricted access to Comedy Walking Tour of Edinburgh studio entrance floor. No Philip Talbot - 62% Actor wheelchair users (both accessible WC. performance spaces down a Dog That Ate Your Birthday Shakespeare’s Shorts Axo Gallery Cake, The 2012 the End of Time (It’s few stairs). Accessible WC. Events Free Afternoon Delight V 208G LEITHC Not About the Olympics Bonaly Outdoor Yoga Garden Comedy Freefall 59 Queen Charlotte Street Honest) Centre Box of Monsters Garden Comedy Club, The D 0131 557 1460 • Theatre Broken Windows Policy Hey You, Watch This! www.axolotl.co.uk V 330G F1C 71 Bonaly Brunton Theatre Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour Road Free, The Theatre A new contemporary art Crush - Free V 191G C6C Ladywell B 07950 701 231 • From Hairy Mary venue in the heart of Leith. Fools of Love, The Way, Musselburgh Aug 5, 10:00-19:00 D
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com B 0131 665 2240 • 10:0019:30 D www.bruntontheatre.co.uk Brunton Theatre is just off the city bypass, 20 minutes journey from the city centre. Comfortable, raked auditorium with clear sightlines. Plenty of free parking and a bus stop outside the door. Please check theatre website for information on buses.
H The Bistro serves tasty lunch, snacks and pre-theatre suppers, open until 19.30 (17.00 if no show). Theatre Bar 18.30 ‘til late. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC. Induction loop available. Ramps and designated parking spaces at side and rear of building. Three wheelchair and escort spaces in gallery accessed by lift.
Music
Blazin’ Fiddles Blueflint Brenda Cochrane - Just for Joe Camerata Ritmata Carol Kidd Macfloyd Main Street Blues Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK Sinatra Years, The Skerryvore
C V 34G E5C Chambers Street B 0845 260 1234 • Advance programme information, phone and web sales from June. During the festival, venue box offices open daily until late D www.CtheFestival.com A powerhouse of outstanding international performance: nineteen performance spaces and over 200 shows and events in our nineteenth year at the Fringe. C venues vibrant vivacious variety. It’s a festival all of its own. Make sure you see it all.
H Licensed café-bar serving
food and drink all day ‘til late. I The venue is fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC in basement. Assistance available - advance notice appreciated. To book tickets and assistance call the C venues accessline on 0845 260 1222.
Children’s Shows
Dandelion’s Story, The Emperor’s Quest, The Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business, The Princess and the Pea - and the Pigman, The React! Impro for Kids Scaredy-Cat Prince, The Stag King, The
Comedy
Cambridge University Medics Revue: The Exorcyst Lights! Camera! Improvise!
Dance
Continent Dream of Sancho, The 18 Feet and 4 Fringes Every Other Flamenco con Fusion Kusinwa Kudedelwane
Exhibitions Into the Fringe
Music
Blues Brothers - Live!, The Elvis - Live!
In the Pink - Fabulous AllFemale A Cappella! Oxford Belles: All-Female A Cappella at its Finest, The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella!, The Rat Pack - Live!, The
Comedy
Anatomy Act And Other Observations Belt Up’s ‘Antigone’ Belt Up’s ‘Atrium’ Belt Up’s ‘Lorca is Dead’ Belt Up’s ‘Metamorphosis’ Belt Up’s ‘Odyssey’ Belt Up’s ‘Quasimodo’ Musicals & Opera Music Belt Up’s ‘The Boy James’ Above the Clear Blue Sky Songs for Aged Lovers Carnivale House of Mirrors and Carnival Knowledge: Love, Musicals & Opera Hearts, The Lust and Other Human British Summertime I Love You, You’re Perfect, Oddities Last Five Years, The Now Change Cure, The Sweet Talk Improvised Musical, The Day the Sky Turned Black, The Ms Minnelli and the Daring Deathwish Theatre Do: Tim’s Last Stand Down the Rabbit Hole All the Queen’s Children Next Thing You Know Dracula Bliss Nine Dumb Waiter, The Cardboard Metropolis, The Piramania! The Swashbuck Face Darcy’s Dilemma ling Pirate Musical Following Wendy Eat Your Heart Out Plague! The Musical Grimm Tales of the Unexpected Five Clever Courtesans Studio 54 Kaspar I Became Luminous Thoroughly Modern Willie Le Cafe Arret Jewish Chronicles Legend Laundry of Life Pegged on Theatre Lip Service the Line, The Asbo Fairy Tales, The Love of a Clown, The Legless ‘n’ Harmless Bang Bang You’re Dead Love Story, The Mission of Flowers Circle Line & Plastic England, Mackenzie Taylor: No Moment House The Straightjacket Required Occupied Commedia of Errors, A Master and Margarita, The Performance Postponed/ Crying Cherry, The Mr Kolpert Reporte La Performance Degenerates, The Seven Wonders of Magic, The Mythos Doctor Faustus Swann & Company Present: 101 Fastest Woman Alive, The Pulse The Sad, Miserable Tale In Memory of Albert Belacqua and His Second Star to the Right, The Ladder and the Moon, The Family of Doomed Neurotics Shadow Boxing Language of Angels Small is Beautiful What Becomes an End? Letters Home Stitching Midsummer Night’s Dream, A W;t Tokyo Love Song Midsummer Night’s Virtuous Flock Madness, A Wealth My Dearest Byron C soco Poem Without a Hero V 348G E5C Chambers Red Show, The Street and Cowgate Requiem C soco urban B 0845 260 1234 • Retreat garden Advance programme Salute information, phone and web V 266G E5C Cowgate Shakespeare for Breakfast sales from June. During the and Chambers Street Sordid Lives festival, venue box offices B 0845 260 1234 • Teddy and Topsy open daily until late D Advance programme Track of the Cat, The www.CtheFestival.com information, phone and web Tragedy of the Prince of sales from June. During the Denmark, The Fantastic found spaces festival, venue box offices Trojan Women, The spanning seven storeys open daily until late D Twelfth Night from Chambers Street to Venetian Twins, The Cowgate. The most thrilling www.CtheFestival.com Winner by Submission theatre, exhilarating events C soco continues outdoors you’ll find on the Fringe. C at Edinburgh’s Old Town venues vibrant vivacious gap site. Theatre, comedy, C aquila variety. It’s a festival all spectacle in our urban of its own. Make sure you V 21G E4C Roman Eagle garden at the heart of the see it all. Lodge, Johnston Terrace city. C venues vibrant B 0845 260 1234 • vivacious variety. It’s a H Licensed café-bar with Advance programme festival all of its own. Make barbecue serving food and information, phone and web drink all day ‘til late. I sure you see it all. sales from June. During the Restricted wheelchair access. H Licensed café-bar with festival, venue box offices Box office and main bar have barbecue serving food and open daily until late. D level access from Chambers drink all day ‘til late. www.CtheFestival.com Street and accessible WC in I Restricted wheelchair basement. C soco studios C reopens the Roman Eagle access. Outdoor spaces and accessed by several flights of Lodge, original Fringe venue. bar have ramped access stairs. Assistance available - from Cowgate and accessiSearing contemporary advance notice appreciated. classics. Powerful physical ble WC. Stairs to indoor bar To book tickets and assistance (level access from Chambers performance. Sensational solo shows. Cutting comedy. call the C venues Street). Assistance available accessline on 0845 260 1222. - advance notice appreciBlistering new writing. C venues vibrant vivacious Children’s Shows ated. To book tickets and variety. It’s a festival all of assistance call the C venues Belt Up’s ‘Octavia’ its own. Make sure you see accessline on 0845 260 1222. Comedy it all. Events Bingo! It’s Off the Cuff C venues vibrant vivacious H Licensed venue bar all Bonus Material variety day ‘til late. Full café and Buffoons, The barbecue at C too, just Daddy Ate All My Easter Eggs along Johnston Terrace. and Never Replaced Them I Restricted wheelchair C plaza Death by Gameshow access. Box Office and bar Giacinto Palmieri is Trying to V 37G F5C George on ground floor, theatres Be Italian Square Theatre, George one or two flights of stairs. Mackenzie Taylor: Joy Square and Buccleuch Place Moving chair stair-lift to Your Mum B 0845 260 1234 • theatres. Unadapted WCs Advance programme on ground floor. Assistance Dance information, phone and web Accelerate available - advance notice sales from June. During the appreciated. To book tickets Duetiquette festival, venue box offices and assistance call the C Exhibitions open daily until late D venues accessline on 0845 Fringe Film Festival www.CtheFestival.com 260 1222. Musicals & Opera For 2010 we bring C to Children’s Shows Edges Edinburgh’s George Square Greek Myths for Kids Theatre. Our biggest, Theatre Norman Shadowboxer All Joking Aside American House Party Get Happy in Edinburgh Plastic Seat Company’s Sketch Pad, The Shambles, The
brightest musicals, music, physical, dance, drama, children’s shows and comedy. C venues vibrant vivacious variety. It’s a festival all of its own. Make sure you see it all.
C central
V 54G D5C Carlton Hotel, North Bridge B 0845 260 1234 • Advance programme information, phone and web H Licensed café-bar serv- sales from June. During the festival, venue box offices ing food and drink indoors and outdoors all day ‘til late. open daily until late D www.CtheFestival.com I George Square Theatre is fully accessible to wheelchair Comedy, bands, and users. Accessible WC on burlesque from around the lower level. Assistance world converge at the C available - advance notice appreciated. To book tickets central cabaret bar, where the Royal Mile meets the and assistance call the Bridges. C venues vibrant C venues access line on vivacious variety. It’s a 0845 260 1222. festival all of its own. Make Children’s Shows sure you see it all. Dr Bunhead is Volcano Head H C central cabaret bar Flamenco for Kids has a licensed bar within Railway Children, The the performance space. Scottish Ceilidh for Kids The Carlton Hotel bar and Comedy restaurant are open daytime Chortle Presents Fast Fringe and evening. Chortle Student Comedy I Semi-restricted wheelchair Award Final access. Level access from North Bridge via lift. Cabaret Dance Bar has three steps up on Flamenco for Brunch entrance, six steps down to Flamenco Hip-Hop front auditorium. Accessible Tap Ole WCs via two lifts and ramps. Assistance available - advance Music notice appreciated. To book Out of the Blue tickets and assistance call the Musicals & Opera C venues accessline on 0845 Fame - the Musical! 260 1222. Godspell Hedwig and the Angry Inch Children’s Shows Ray Bradbury’s ‘2116’ Doctor Austin and Sparks Theatre in Space Romeo and Juliet Comedy ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore Late Night Impro Fight Max and Ivan Occasional Students, The C too Perhaps-Too-Intimate Evening V 4G E4C St Columba’s of Music and Hilarity, A by the Castle, Johnston SJC Lounge Terrace Slap and Giggle: Reformed B 0845 260 1234 • usplusone Advance programme information, phone and web Events sales from June. During the Naked Brunch, The festival, venue box offices Music open daily until late D Flamenco Fridays www.CtheFestival.com Flamenco Jazz Nights Harmonics, The C’s original offshoot with Red Cello Electrified alfresco chillout barbecueStop Me if I’m Kvetching... bar. C4kids - the top Streisand - The Concert children’s shows. Showstop- Truly, Medley, Deeply ping musicals. Shakespeare played backwards, forwards, Musicals & Opera Lashings of Ginger Beer any way at all. C venues Time vibrant vivacious variety. It’s a festival all of its own. Make Theatre sure you see it all. Aleister Crowley: A Passion H Licensed garden café-bar for Evil with barbecue serving food At the Broken Places and drink all day ‘til late. Babbling Comedy: The I Semi-restricted Perfordian Show wheelchair access. Lift from Big Day for the Goldbergs, A Johnston Terrace to garden Demise of Christopher level for box office, bar, Marlowe, The and theatre (two steps on Feathers Fool’s Audition, A entrance). Accessible WCs. Forgetting [pause] Pinter Assistance available – advance notice appreciated. Gay Geese, The Kindly Leave the Stage To book tickets and assistMan Who Fell Out of Bed, The ance call the C venues accessline on 0845 260 1222. My Face Naked Splendour Children’s Shows Oh What a Lovely War on Amazing Bubble Show, The Terror Wind in the Willows, The Poetry for Morons: or Indirect Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Preparations in Mastery Resistible Rise of Arturo Musicals & Opera Ui, The My Name is Richard Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Saucy Jack and the Space are Dead Vixens Route 52 and A Perfect Wild Party, The Honeymoon Shakespeare’s Mothers: Theatre Bad, Mad and Dangerous Blood Brothers to Know Diary of Anne Frank, The Spring Awakening Story Shakespeare: King Lear Tales from the Blackjack Suspicious Package Three of Hearts Tempest, The 311
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 available from 19:00-22:30. I Not accessible to wheelchair users.
Street Comedy D 0131 220 6176 • Take the Mic www.thecabaretvoltaire.com Open from 11:00 to the wee sma’ hoors; Cabaret Voltaire is found between the Royal Mile and the Cowgate and is Edinburgh’s best-known club venue. This year features free comedy every day.
The Cameo Cinema V 329G F3C 38 Home Street
B 0131 226 0000 D 0871 704 2052 •
www.picturehouses.co.uk
H Fully licensed bar Mon-
The Cameo Cinema is the oldest cinema in Edinburgh and second oldest in Scotland. It has a unique atmosphere and is renowned Comedy for putting on entertainment Back to the 80s! - Free with an enthusiasm and Beer Goggles - Free character that is rarely Bosnich 2(010) Catherine Semark’s Curriculum matched at other venues. Comedy World War, The H Hot soup, paninis, Couch - Free, The Edinburgh Revue Presents..., popcorn, sweets, draught and bottled beers, wine and The Fat Kitten Improv Presents: spirits. Open 11:00 ‘til late. I No steps from street to Party Like It’s 1899 auditorium, one wheelchair Fat Kitten Vs The World space. Bar has some steps Harpur’s Bizarre - Life, from foyer but no steps from Death, Pets street. Accessible WC. In The Meantime...’s Quite Sun: 11:00-05:00. I No access for wheelchair users - basement venue.
Enjoyable, Relatively Pain less Fringe Show Laughter Shock Magic Faraway Cabaret - Free Marcello al Dente Relives a Catastrophic Moment in his Life - Free Moon Dog - Free Morris & Vyse: Daylords Penelope Cruz Doesn’t Eat Sand - Free Stony Broke Fridays’ Comedy Showcase - Free Test Tube Comedy - Free Toby - Free Yianni Agisilaou in ‘The Universe: A User’s Guide’
Theatre
Carnival of Souls
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions V 160G E4C Castlehill, Royal Mile B 0131 226 3709 • MonSun 09:30-18:00 D www.camera-obscura.co.uk
For 175 years the amazing Camera Obscura has fascinated visitors with its live moving panorama of the Theatre city and stunning rooftop Rapconteur views. Loads of interactive, hands-on fun in the World of Café Andaluz Illusions including two brand V 183G D3C 77b George new floors for summer 2010. Street B 0131 220 9980 • Mon- Fri H Sweets and soft drinks 12:00-22:00, Sun 12:30-22:00 available in gift shop. D www.cafeandaluz.com I Restricted wheelchair access, one step to foyer, Authentic Spanish restaurant 100 stairs to top of tower. on George Street, serving a No accessible WC. Resource/ wide range of tapas, paellas, activity pack available wines and cocktails in for those unable to reach beautiful surroundings. At exhibition floors. this year’s Fringe, Café Exhibitions Andaluz will have a Puzzling Zone and programme of table magic Bewilderworld, The shows.
Canongate Kirk V 60G D6C Canongate,
entrance, portable ramp available.
Music
Royal Mile Jazz at Centotre B 0131 226 0000 D 07799 414329 • www.canongatekirk.org.uk Church Hill Built in 1688, this beautifully light and spacious kirk serves both Holyrood Palace and Edinburgh Castle. Experience its wonderful ‘cathedral’ acoustic at a concert, or join us for worship on Sundays at 11:15.
Theatre
Children’s Shows
Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer, The Pandora’s Book
Dance
Neon Bible Project, The
Musicals & Opera
Applause Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Drowsy Chaperone, The Mikado, The H Fully licensed and also Once on This Island serving hot drinks from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 12:00-01:00 (Sun ‘til 00:00). Cinderella Food served all day. Real St. Aggies ‘84 ale; extensive selection of Secret of the Seven Sisters, The malt whiskies. Songs for a New World I Restricted wheelchair Sweeney Todd: The Demon access - one step to main Barber of Fleet Street entrance, 16 steps to Wiz, The performance space.
Comedy
Theatre
Alice in Wonderland And Justice for All! Antoinette... en Secret Arabian Nights, The Bacchae, The Dining Room, The Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some)! Greater Tuna Hamlet: Blood in the Brain I Never Saw Another Butterfly Katrina Project: Hell and High Water, The Life According to Shel H We serve authentic Siverstein tapas, paellas, beers, wines Cannonball House Life is Full of... and cocktails. Medea I Fully accessible to wheel- V 165G E4C Castlehill, Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Royal Mile chair users. Accessible WC. On the Verge B 0131 226 0000 • Mon-Sat Penelopiad’ by Margaret 10.00-11.00, Mon-Sun 14.00Atwood, ‘The Exhibitions 15.00 D 0131 343 3846 Centotre Seersucker Toady, The Reveries Our stage, the largest on V 226G D3C 103 George Sex Lives of Super Heroes Sheriffs New Duds, The the Fringe, is the Royal Mile Street Spirit Soaring itself. Our voluntary guides D 0131 225 1550 • Caledonian take you the length and www.centotre.com Brewery into some of the buildings At Centotre, good food is a and old closes, relating the City Edinburgh V 268G G1C 42 Slatlabour of love. We use only history and facts and the eford Road V 90G D5C 1a Market B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 characters that lived there. the freshest ingredients with Street a little Italian know-how. 337 1286 • B 0131 226 0000 • MonI Not accessible to wheelOur beautiful building is the www.TaketheMic.co.uk Sat 12:00-01:00, Sun 12:30chair users. No accessible WC. perfect setting for some of 01:00 D 0131 226 9560 • the UK’s finest jazz musicians. The Caledonian Brewery Events www.cityedinburgh.co.uk Fabulous food, great music. was built in 1869 and is now Free Daily Walks Down the A busy city centre nightclub Edinburgh’s last remaining Royal Mile H Café-bar/bar. Authentic and bar complex that active brewery. Our Heritage Italian cuisine. Open Mon-Thu transforms into a fringe venue Centre opens its doors to 07:30-23:00, Fri-Sat 07:30during August that caters Fringe audiences this year, 00:00, Sun 11:00-22:00. for adults and children. A come along and enjoy the I Restricted wheelchair range of shows from music to show. access. Three steps to main comedy. H Beer, wine and soft drinks Bennett Arron Has Had Enough Borderline Racist - Free Brotherhood of the Leaky Boot FunBags It’s Nice We Could Do This Midnight Hour, The Obsession by David Kelly and Gemma Leader Papa’s Got a Brand New Wigbag Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XIV Robin Ince Asks Why? - Free Robin Ince - Carl Sagan is Still My God - Free Under the Stars
Dance
Castle Rocks Breakdance Championships Set it Off! Street-Dance Championships
V 137G H2C Music 33 Morningside Road Jive Aces - Celebrating the B 0131 447 0111 • Open Music of Louis Prima and performance days 10:00Keely Smith, The 22:30 D 0131 447 7597 • www.assemblyroomsedinburgh.co.uk/churchhill.phtml
I Fully accessible to wheel- Church Hill Theatre was chair users. Accessible WC. originally built as a church in 1892. Purchased in 1960 Music by the Council, it has served A Cappella Allsorts as a theatre for community Airy Delights Alastair Savage - Scots Fiddle and Fringe performers since 1965. It has been home to Old and New the AHSTF shows for twelve Alexander’s Feast years. Bach at the Canongate B Minor Mass Chinese Music - Old and New H Soft drinks and snacks available. Whistlebinkies in Concert I Fully accessible to wheelchair users (2 max in Main and access to The Canon’s Gait Auditorium ground floor Studio Theatre). Accessible WC. Induction V 78G D6C loop available. 232 Canongate D 0131 556 4481 • www.freefringe.org.uk At the heart of Canongate on the Royal Mile, the Canon’s Gait is an historic, recently redecorated bar serving lunches, real ale and an extensive selection of malt whiskies. Comfortable seating and relaxed, friendly atmosphere to enjoy a drink between shows.
H Food served 12:00-22:00. Drink served until 03:00. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC.
Dance Base National Centre for Dance V 22G E4C 14-16 Grassmarket B 0131 225 5525 • Until Aug 9: 10:00-18:00, Aug 10-22: 10:00-21:00, Aug 23-29:10:00-18.00 D www.dancebase.co.uk
Centrally located in the Old Town, Dance Base is a beautiful and inspiring for dance. We present Columcille Centre setting performances by the best V 336G H2C 2 NewBritish and international battle Terrace dance companies and also B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 offer classes and workshops 447 7404 • from breakdance to ballet www.columcille-centre.co.uk for all ages. The Columcille Centre is a community resource situated in the bustling area of Morningside. It has a large airy hall with high ceilings great for acoustics, during the Fringe the Columcille Centre becomes host to a diverse selection of productions.
I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC.
H Café-bar and exhibition space, serving hot and cold beverages. Open Aug 10-29, 10:00-21:00 (closed Aug 16, 23, 24). I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Lift available from ground floor. Accessible WC. Induction loop available.
Children’s Shows
Comedy
See-Saw
Dance
Base Elements Bow, Wow Goldilocks Zone, The Haunted Heads Up My Name is Margaret Morris Not What I Had in Mind 120 Birds Potato Country Velocity
Comedy Mentalist Hank Stone Great Zimbabwe
Music
Celebrate the Music of the Scottish Harp 3 Celebrate the Music of the Scottish Harp 4
Craft House Concept V 126G H6C 31E Minto Street D 07900 901 481 • www.livingwithcraft.com
A brand new venue and innovative craft retail space for 2010. Craft House Concept showcases the leading and emerging design talent from Scotland and the rest of the UK. Mini craft and design reference library on the premises.
I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. No accessible WC.
Exhibitions
Craft House Concept
Dance
Events
Dance du Jour
Dance Base @ GHQ V 110G C5C 4 Picardy Place B 0131 225 5525 • Until Aug 9 10:00-18:00, Aug 1022 10:00-21:00, Aug 23-29 10:00-18:00 D www.dancebase.co.uk/ghq At the heart of Edinburgh’s pink quarter, GHQ is a stylish bar and club catering for the capital’s fashionable gay crowd. Show ticket holders receive free entry to the club after the show (open until 03:00 every night).
H Stylish bar with live DJs,
private booths and drinks promotions. I Entrance to the venue V 132G H6C 58 Dalkeith is down a staircase. WheelRoad chair access is available by B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 an alternative entrance; 667 4518 • www.screampubs. please ask the door staff. co.uk/thecragsedinburgh
The Crags
Dance
The Crags is a public house Where Did it all Go Right? catering for students and like minded people. With car park and a huge beer garden Dance Base @ also available, this is a very The Mercure popular location with its good value food and drinks. Point Hotel We will be hosting comedy V 109G F3C 34 Bread shows during the Fringe. Street H Good value food availB 0131 225 5525 • Until able, deals every day. Aug 9 10:00-18:00, Aug 10I Limited wheelchair ac22 10:00-21:00, Aug 23-29 cess. Beer garden, accessible 10:00-18:00 D WC and main bar all on the www.dancebase.co.uk/point same level. The top bar has 2 steps to climb to gain access. Welcome to The Penthouse Suite at one of Edinburgh’s Comedy most stylish hotels. Situated Laugh? You’ll S**t Yourself ! on the 5th floor with floor to ceiling glass windows offer-
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com ing guests an unrivalled view variety of hot or cold beverof the castle, the surrounding ages and tasty snacks. skyline and across the Firth I Limited access for of Forth. wheelchair users to main seating area but access can H Monboddo bar offers a be arranged. Accessible WC. relaxed and informal Induction loop available. ambience serving good food Events and fine cocktails. Open 7 Rock the City Concert days a week 10:00-01:00. I Fully accessible to wheel- Theatre chair users. Accessible WC. Alive!
H The Dome for coffee,
to venue, but six steps to cocktails, lunch and dinner. performance space. Choose from The Grill Room, Comedy The Club Room, or The Adam and Phil - Contains Garden Café. I Fully accessible to wheel- Mild Peril Bald and the Beautiful, The chair users. Accessible WC. Eyes Up Here! - Free Jam and Marmalade Theatre Evening with Elsie Parsons, An Quiz in My Pants - Free Rowena Haley: Sad B*tch in the Corner Sex, Drugs and Rock’n’Roll... Dovecot Dance Please V 198G E6C Private Dancer Stuff 10 Infirmary Street Digital Design Yorkshire Comedians 2 B Mon-Sat, 10:30-17:30 Jokers, Born and Interbred Services D 0131 550 3660 • Dean Gallery - Free V 331G F3C 61 Bread www.dovecotstudios.com You Are Being Lied To V 69G D1C 73 Belford Street Road D 0131 477 4524 • www. Dovecot is an arts venue B 0131 624 6200 • Walk-in digitaldesignservices.co.uk committed to showcasing tickets: Mon-Sun 10:00Duddingston Kirk the highest quality work, 17:00, online tickets available A small intimate exhibition with an emphasis on design Manse Garden through our website D space situated in the West and craft. At the heart of V 121G F6C Old Church 0131 624 6200 • Port area of the city. the building is Dovecot Lane, Duddingston Village www.nationalgalleries.org I Fully accessible to Studios, an internationally B 0131 226 0000 • Box wheelchair users. No acces- recognized tapestry studio Situated opposite the office counter open before sible WC. founded in 1912. Gallery of Modern Art, performances D 07940 498 Exhibitions the Dean Gallery houses I Fully accessible to wheel- 311 • www.theatrealba.com Six of the Best an extensive collection of chair users. Accessible WC. These secluded gardens, Dada and Surrealism. It also Theatre overlooking the stillness of contains a reproduction of Elsie and Mairi Go to War Duddingston Loch, made sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi’s Diverse famous by the painting studio. Entry to the gallery Attractions ‘The Skating Minister’, is free, but a charge is made lie under the shadow of Downstairs at for special exhibitions. Free V 11G E4C Riddles Arthur’s Seat and the Court, 322 Lawnmarket parking. the Tron ancient Duddingston Kirk. B 0131 225 8961 • From H Licensed café and shop. Aug 10-29 10:30-21:30 D V 51G E5C 9 Hunter ‘The most beautiful venue in Opening times Mon-Sun Edinburgh’ (Scotsman). Bus www.diverseattractions.com Square 10:00-17:00. B 0131 226 0000 • 12:00- service No 42. I Wheelchair access to all Edinburgh’s unique, award- 03:00 D winning community venue parts of the gallery. Lifts www.fivepoundfringe.com H Coffee, tea, biscuits available. is back for its 23rd actionand accessible WCs. BSL Edinburgh’s best stand-up I Fully accessible to packed year! Grab a piece tours and descriptive tours of the action and experience performance space will host wheelchairs. Accessible WC for the visually impaired some of the most exciting on site. available, contact venue for theatre, music, poetry, comedy on the Fringe this comedy, new writing and details. Children’s Shows our cafe. All in our fabulous year. Full of secret gigs and Excalibur Exhibitions historical Edinburgh setting! award-winning shows, all at Another World: Dali, only a fiver! Open 11:00-23:00. Theatre Magritte, Miro and the The H Great value menu with Seagull, Surrealists H Fabulous Scott’s Deli See You Jimmy food served ‘til 00:00. Drink of Bruntsfield - Café open Suddenly Last Summer deals aplenty! 11:00-21:00 daily for teas, I Not accessible to wheelDesignShop UK coffees and snacks. I Wheelchair access to the chair users. V 46G H6C 116 Cause- theatre The Edge Festival only. No wheelchair Comedy wayside access to The Studio. @ HMV Picture Andrew O’Neill D 0131 667 7078 • Danny Bevins - The Making www.designshopuk.com House Comedy of an American Smartass Janice Day V 265G E3C 31 Lothian DesignShop is one of DJ Danny Road Dance Europe’s leading retailers Elis James - Daytripper B 08444 999 990 • 24 hours Unexpected Turns of contemporary design. F***ing Funny for a Fiver a day D 0844 847 1740 • Combining functionality with Gordon Southern Borders Music www.theedgefestival.com style, DesignShop offers a John Robins Nomadic Bicentenary Concert: Robert superb range of furniture, Revery Built in the 1920s and refurTannahill lighting, accessories, toys Lunchtime Club: Class of bished in 2008, this venue and books from some of the Sorries, The 2010, The has been brought back to world’s foremost designers, Theatre Nick Helm - Keep Hold of life. With a capacity of 1,500 including Eero Aarnio, Abbotsford Revisited the Gold - 1,000 downstairs and 500 Philippe Starck and Arne Balthazar Sex and Hugs and Forward in balcony. This is a beautiful Jacobsen. Fen Rolls venue with modern fittings Getting Over Milk Wood Surprisingly Tasteful Show within a classical theatre I Restricted access to Handbag, A About Nudity, A setting. wheelchair users. One step I’m No Hero to entrance. No accessible Music H Bars on main level and Pale Moon WC. Men That Will Not Be balcony. Open during shows. Quadrille Blamed for Nothing, The I Wheelchair access via ‘Two’ by Jim Cartwright Exhibitions front of house and we Way of Man, A ...And the World Went Mad advise customers to arrive We’ll Tak a Cup o’ Kindness Yet for Moomins! Dragonfly at the venue 15 minutes V 63G F4C 52 West Port prior to doors. Please email The Dome on D 0131 228 4543 • www. boxoffice@edinburghDestiny Centre picturehouse.co.uk for dragonflycocktailbar.com George Street Gorgie specific requests. Dragonfly is a unique cocktail V 146G D4C 14 George V 314G F1C 52 Gorgie Music lounge experience. ThroughStreet Road out our multi-award-winning Beirut B 0131 555 2707 • Mon-Fri B 0131 226 0000 D Little Feat www.wildcrowtheatre.com interior of minimalistic 09:00-17:00 D clutter, colonial treats and www.destinyedinburgh.com The elegant Georgian Suite retro fun lie a number of lounge retreats for decadent The Edge Festival Our 600 seat capacity audi- is located on the first floor cocktail action. Come join us @ The Liquid torium offers both a full-size of The Dome on George Street. Once a physicians for free comedy throughout cinema screen and stage Room Hall, then headquarters the festival. area, with onlooking café for a national bank, this for beverages and snacks. V 161G E4C 9c Victoria H Open Mon-Sun from 200-year-old magnificent Street 14:00 03:00 during the H Our comfortable, welbuilding is now the place B 0844 499 9990 D 0131 festival. coming café looks out into to meet. 225 2564 • I Ground level access the auditorium and serves a www.theedgefestival.com
A well-established club for live music which last year hosted sell-out shows for the likes of Kate Nash, Jamie T and the Magic Numbers.
H Licensed bar available. I Ramp on right hand side
H Throughout the Fringe,
Tempo’s fabulous bar will be open for pre-show and after-show refreshments from 17:00 ‘til late. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users.
Musicals & Opera of building on to dance Judy and Liza - Me and My floor. Please contact venue information number on 0131 Baby Musical of Musicals (The 225 2564 for more details. Musical!), The
Music
Divine Comedy, The We Were Promised Jetpacks Yeasayer
Theatre
Evil Crossing
Edinburgh The Edge Festival Academy @ The Queens Robertson Room Hall V 70G B3C 42 HenderV 72G G6C 89 Clerk
Street B 08444 999 990 • 24 hrs a day D 0131 668 2019 • www.theedgefestival.com Set within a classic architecture and only 15 minutes walk from Princes Street. This beautiful amphitheatre designed venue is the perfect surrounds to enjoy contemporary artists and bands in Edinburgh.
son Row B 01383 724 487 • Daily 09:00-19:00 D 0131 624 4919
Edinburgh Academy is centrally located in the New Town, with ample off-street parking, has performances in the Oval Hall, (with a cafe for festival patrons) built in 1824 and designed by William Burn, and the intimate Robertson Room studio.
H Licensed bar. I The Queen’s Hall is acces- H Patrons bar/café
sible to wheelchair users via available before and after the entrance next to the box shows in main hall only. I Restricted access in Main office, or to the rear of the Assembly Hall. Full disabled building. Accessible WC. access in Lecture Theatre, Music Robertson Room and PerLow Anthem, The forming Arts Centre. No disabled access to Gym.
Edinburgh Academy V 70G B3C 42 Henderson Row B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 624 4919
Musicals & Opera
John Barrowman Has Left the Building...
Edinburgh Book Fringe
The Edinburgh Academy is centrally located in the New Town, with ample off-street parking and an on-site café for festival patrons. The venue is centered on its amazing oval Hall, built in 1824 and designed by William Burn.
V 338G F6C 43-45 West Nicolson Street B 0131 662 9112 • Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 12:0017:00 D www.word-power.co.uk
Edinburgh Academy Magnusson Centre for Performing Arts
Edinburgh Book Fringe
Edinburgh Book Fringe welcomes writers, publishers, cultural and I Good access for wheelpolitical activists from chair users, please call infor- around the world for mation number for further readings and discussions. details. Accessible WC. Events are free and take in Word Power Books, Children’s Shows place ‘Edinburgh’s best bookshop’ CeilidhKids at the Fringe (Scotsman). Details from Dance Word Power Books or Dancing Forth the Scottish www.word-power.co.uk. Show I Restricted wheelchair acMusicals & Opera cess, two steps to bookshop Azincourt entrance. No accessible WC.
Events
Edinburgh Buddhist Centre V 215G G5C 30 Melville
son Row B 0131 226 0000 D 07737 905 785 • www.tempo.org.uk
Terrace, Marchmont B 0131 662 6699 • Mon-Fri 13:00-15:00 D www. edinburghbuddhistcentre. org.uk
Edinburgh Academy is centrally located in the New Town, with ample off-street parking. The Magnusson Centre is a brand new purpose built theatre with a retractable seating system and flexible staging.
The Edinburgh Buddhist Centre is run by the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order and is open all year round, offering classes and courses in meditation and Buddhism. Our location overlooking the Meadows
V 70G B3C 42 Hender-
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Edinburgh Farmers’ Market
H Tea and biscuits provided. V 206G E3C Castle I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. No accessible WC. Induction loop available.
Events
Buddhist Meditation
Terrace D 0131 652 5940 • www. edinburghfarmersmarket. com
D 0131 557 2479 • www. edinburgh-printmakers. co.uk
Edinburgh Printmakers promotes contemporary, innovative printmaking through an open-access studio, shop and gallery. The public can view and purchase limited edition prints, artist books and multiples by a wide range of artists. Open Tue-Sat, 10:00-18:00. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
The multi-award-winning Edinburgh Farmers’ Market takes place every Saturday year-round from 09:00Edinburgh and offers the finest Central Mosque 14:00 and freshest homegrown V 48G F5C 50 Potterrow local produce. The market is I Limited access to B 07717 015 457 • Monwidely acknowledged as the studio and galleries. Please Thu 12:00-16:00 D 0131 best in Scotland. telephone ahead to arrange 667 1777 • for the ramp to be put in H Porridge bar, soft drinks, place. No accessible WC. If www.islamfestival.com BBQ and hog roast on-site. you require assistance with This majestic Edinburgh Plenty of restaurants, pubs physical access or landmark opens its doors to and bars nearby. interpretation, please all throughout August, with I Good access to public contact Iona McCann on an exhibition open daily open space. Disabled park0131 557 2479. and tours of the building, ing available on Cambridge together with a dynamic Exhibitions Street nearby. programme including topical Prints of Darkness Events lectures and discussions. Edinburgh Farmers Market See www.islamfestival.com for details. The Edinburgh
conservation, education and research - but also having fun! Open 7 days 09:0018:00 last entry is at 17:00.
H Café and bar not in the
venue, but on-site. I Edinburgh Zoo is on a steep hill. We offer concessionary admission to visitors with disabilities. The exhibition venue is beside the main reception and is fully accessible to wheelchair users.
Exhibitions
ethically sourced looseleaf tea, breakfasts, light lunches and afternoon tea. Mon-Sat, 08:00-19:00, Sun, 10:00-19:00. I Restricted access for wheelchair users. Five steps down to the main entrance. Accessible WC. Help available.
V 98G D5C 36-39
Market Street B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 226 4224 • www.theelectriccircus.biz
H Café-bar, Johnnie
Walker Bar and Scottish Power Gallery Bar area. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC. For comprehensive access information, refer to Musicals & Opera the Festival Theatre entry at Invective Dan Kamikaze, The www.accessscottishtheatre. com . Infra red system available for enhanced hearing and audio description. The Faculty of
Advocates Emotions: Photography Exhibition of Wild Scotland V 97G E5C Old Assem- Free bly Close, High Street D 07799 851 028 Electric Circus
encompassing perfect acoustics within a parlourlike intimacy.
Edinburgh’s historic Faculty of Advocates opens its doors to the public for the festival. Just yards from the bustling High Street, directly behind the Fringe Shop, our bright gallery space provides the perfect setting for a Fringe exhibition.
Feed your curiosity at Electric Circus...a Pandora’s box hidden in the heart of the capital. A unique H Refreshments provided The Edinburgh Sleep Centre I Not accessible to wheelbar/live venue, plus seven free of charge; full meals chair users - stairs leading V 248G C3C 13 Heriot Photographic private karaoke rooms. available cheaply at the up to venue space. Showcasing everything from adjacent Mosque kitchen. Exhibition Centre Row B 0131 524 9730 D www. burlesque and vaudeville to Exhibitions I Wheelchair accessible edinburghsleepcentre.com/ live bands, DJs, art V 130G C3C 68 Great Flow-Pattern via ramp from side or rear fringe King Street installations and theatre. entrance. D www.edinburghphotoSituated in the heart of graphicsociety.co.uk H An indulgence of Exhibitions The Famous Edinburgh’s New Town, the worldly delights - lagers, Discover Islam Exhibition Edinburgh Sleep Centre is Visit the home of the wines, cocktails and a Spiegeltent a leader in the provision of Edinburgh Photographic love for liquor! Mon-Sun V 87G F5C George diagnostic and treatment Society, one of the world’s 12:00–05:00. Edinburgh City Square Gardens services for people with oldest photographic clubs. I Restricted access for B 0131 667 8940 • From sleep disorders. This is Established in 1861, the Chambers wheelchair users. Two steps Jul: Mon-Fri 17:00-23:00, centre’s fifth year as a to the main entrance. V 184G E5C High Street EPS had the Hon Henry Fox the Sat and Sun 12:00-23:00 D Fringe venue. Talbot among its early Accessible WC. B 07855 284 875 www.spiegeltent.net members and exhibited I Restricted wheelchair Music The City Chambers, fronted work by DO Hill in 1890. Iconic eye of the festival, access. Six steps to main Phantom Band, The by an arched colonnade, is George Square Gardens is entrance, 23 steps to a beautiful historic building I Restricted wheelchair the lush setting for concerts, Theatre performance space. access, five steps up from opposite the Fringe Office. sideshow spectacles and No Music, No Life street. Accessible WC. The Old Council Chambers Events performances under the inside is a sumptuous Sleep - A User’s Guide Exhibitions magical canopy of the venue to enjoy Wine Tasting 148th Edinburgh (Galactic Edition) famous mirror tent. Hip English-Speaking School while admiring the International Exhibition of bars, cool cafes, an emerald stunning chandeliers and Union Photography, The revolution. F*** me into my stained glass. Edinburgh Sports V 158G E2C 23 Atholl happy place! Crescent I Fully accessible to wheelClub H Bar and food vendors Edinburgh D 0131 229 1528 • chair users. Accessible WC. open from 12:00 every day. V 154G D1C 7 Belford www.esuscotland.org.uk Induction loop available. Playhouse I The Spiegel Garden and Place Spiegeltent are fully accesV 59G C6C 18-22 Green- B 0131 332 0088 • 10:00- ESU Scotland is delighted Events sible to wheelchair users to be a Fringe venue again 21:00 D 0131 539 7071 side Place Wine in the City - ramped throughout and an this year. Our airy gallery • www.edinburgh-sportsB 0844 847 1660 • Open accessible WC. in the Georgian West End club.co.uk six days a week 12:00 until is just five minutes from on non-performance Edinburgh Corn 18:00 Children’s Shows days or 20:00 when there is Located in Edinburgh Sports both Haymarket Station Mr Boom Club, by the Water of Leith, Exchange and Princes Street. We look a show. D 0131 524 3333 • forward to giving you a Comedy www.edinburghplayhouse. beside Travelodge (West V 77G F1C End) and near the Scottish warm welcome! Jest Like Danny Kaye org.uk 11 Newmarket Rd, Slateford National Gallery of Modern B 0131 443 0404 • MonMusic I Not accessible to Art and the Dean Gallery. The Edinburgh Playhouse Sun 09:00-22:30 D 0131 Duke Special Free parking, and within easy wheelchair users - gallery with its 3039 seats is the 477 3500 • Poozies, The in basement area, down 12 walking distance of largest traditional theatre www.ece.uk.com Shooglenifty Haymarket and the West End. steps. in the UK in terms of its capacity. Despite its size the Now established as one Musicals & Opera Exhibitions H Bar and restaurant open viewing and acoustics are of Edinburgh’s best live Spontaneous Broadway Witness: The Spectre of lunch and evening times, music venues, having hosted outstanding throughout the Memory in Contemporary Sun-Fri. Open all day Sat. Theatre artists as big as Oasis, Blur, auditorium. African Art Call for more details. Smoke and Mirrors Kanye West and Morrissey. I Not accessible to wheelH Licensed bar at time of The venue has the latest chair users. performance. modern facilities with five eteaket I Limited access for wheel- Music licensed bars. Right next to Festival Theatre chair users. Circle level only V 202G D3C Slateford train station. Orchesctrations Edinburgh accessible. Accessible WC. 41 Frederick Street Induction loop available. H Licensed bar. V 244G E5C B 0131 226 2982 • MonI Fully accessible to wheel- Signed/audio described/ 13-29 Nicolson Street Fri, 08:30-19:30 D captioned performances all Edinburgh Zoo chair users. Accessible WC. B 0131 529 6000 • Monwww.eteaket.co.uk available. V 199G F1C Corstorphine Sat 11:00-20:00 D 0131 Children’s Shows Round the corner from the Road 662 1112 • www.fctt.org.uk Events Baby Loves Disco B 0131 314 0350 • Mon-Fri Assembly Rooms, eteaket Radio Forth on the Fringe tea boutique and café is an A magnificent venue at 09:00-17:00 D Music www.edinburghzoo.org.uk afternoon tea haven during the heart of the Fringe and Dizzee Rascal the madness of the festival International Festival, and Rock and Roll Circus! Edinburgh The wildest visitor attraction with a unique and exciting one of Edinburgh’s cultural Rock and Roll Circus! in Scotland. Home to over hotspots year-round. The performance programme. Printmakers 1,000 animals, many of auditorium is a dramatic V 144G C5C 23 Union which are endangered in the H Tea boutique and café mix of Art Nouveau, Beaux Street specialising in wild. We’re committed to Arts and Neo-Classicism,
Comedy
Comedy Gala 2010: In Aid of Waverley Care Stewart Lee’s Silver Stewbilee
Events
How to Get Ahead as a Theatre Director
Filmhouse V 182G E3C 88 Lothian Road
D 0131 228 2689 •
www.filmhousecinema.com Filmhouse is Scotland’s foremost independent cinema, showing over 500 incredible films each year and celebrating world cinema in all its brilliance and diversity. In 2010 we are hosting a Fringe exhibition within our café-bar area.
H The lively Filmhouse
café bar (daily 10:00-late) offers fresh, affordable food and a great choice of hot and cold drinks. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC.
Exhibitions
Arts by Offenders, Secure Patients and Detainees from Scotland. The Co-operative Koestler Exhibition for Scotland
Fingers Piano Bar V 221G D3C 61a Frederick Street D 0131 225 3026 • www.freefringe.org.uk Edinburgh’s famous piano bar plays host to the cabaret section of the Free Fringe.
H Wide range of drinks;
open until very late after the shows. Mon-Sun 14:00-05:00. I Not accessible to wheelchair users.
Music
Hairy Pretty Things - Free
Musicals & Opera
Audience with Madame Schumann Heink, An Dear Diary
Theatre
Delilah Dix and Her Bag of Tricks Tales from a Cabaret
Frankenstein Pub V 58G E5C 26 George IV Bridge B 0131 622 1818 • 12:0001:00 D www.frankenstein-pub.co.uk Frankenstein Pub is a multilevel themed bar serving up a monster experience in eating, drinking and entertainment seven days
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com a week! Dine with us from 12:00 or party with the live DJ ‘til 03:00! Beware of the monster ... it’s alive!
H Food and drink served
from 12:00-03:00, 7 days a week. I Restricted access, staff more than happy to help.
Musicals & Opera Rocky Horror Night
Freemasons Hall
A resource exclusively for performers, press and promoters. Centrally located with an internet café bar, lounge area, meeting rooms and Wi-Fi. Get the most out of the Fringe and attend talks, masterclasses, workshops and networking events.
I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC.
Events
Access Consultation Being a Physical Actor/ Clown at Cirque du Soleil Street, North Berwick Creative Lab: Creative B 07500 772 720 • MonLighting 101 for Artists Sat 10:00-17:00 D Creative Lab: Creative www.fringebythesea.com Sound 101 for Artists Creative Lab: Forum Theatre Atmospheric, exciting and Workshop intimate, the Freemasons Creative Lab: Invisible Hall will play host to comedy Theatre Workshop and music, with the added Creative Lab: Location As bonus this year of the flix@ Character six cinema! Right in the Creative Lab: Poorboy centre of North Berwick, Playroom - Explore, Create, always a treat in store! Think, Play Creative Lab: Youth Forum H A nice wee bar in the Theatre Workshop corner of the auditorium Digital Audience will keep the audience Development refreshed. Not suitable for Disability Equality Training children after 20:00. Edinburgh Festivals Open I Not accessible to Breakfast Debate wheelchair users. Venue up Educators - Accessing the a steep flight of stairs. Fringe Musicals & Opera EU Funding For Arts Projects Keep Smiling Through First Time at the Fringe Fringe Annual General Meeting Fringe Fair, The Fringe at Le Fringe Festivals Around the Monde World V 47G D4C 16 George Fringe Society Cabaret Street Symposium B 0131 270 3914 • MonFringe Society Children’s Sun 12:00-21:00 D Theatre Symposium www.fivepoundfringe.com Fringe Society Circus Symposium 120 seater venue in the Getting Into and Surviving basement of Le Monde Hotel Drama School just a stone’s throw from How to Be a Professional the Assembly Rooms with a Actor modern atmosphere to it. How to Do a Show at the Fringe H Food and drinks How to Sell Your Show at available in the bar/café area. the Fringe I Restricted access for How to Tour After the Fringe wheelchair users. Lift Kwame Kwei-Armah: The available to go to the Artist in Society ground floor but there are Let’s Talk Over Lunch - Are a few steps to get up in to Disabled Artists Capable of the lift. Accessible WC on Excellence? main level. Let’s Talk Over Lunch Glamour and Pain Let’s Talk Over Lunch Comedy Going Out to Play Chris Corcoran - What Goes Let’s Talk Over Lunch - How on Tour, Stays on Tour Small is Your Audience? Cuban Brothers, The Let’s Talk Over Lunch - No Fancy a Threesome - Luke Taboos McQueen, Jim Campbell, Let’s Talk Over Lunch - Who Pat Burtscher Wrote This? Filthy Raucous Soul Bitch Meet the Casting Directors Guy Pratt’s Wake Up Call! Meet the Media Inglorious Stereo Meet the Producers Joe Bor: A Study of Musical Improvisation Embarrassment by a Guy Workshop (Even For Nonwith Two Bumholes Musical Performers!) Let the People Decide! Nuts and Bolts: The - Hosted By Barry from Essentials of Running Your Watford With Lewis Performing Arts Company Macleod and Steve HopeOne-Person Production Wynne Network Paul Zenon - Lounge Wizard Phil Cornwell is Switzerland People Making Waves: Make a Splash! McNaughtiehorse (and Producing a Show in New Others) York City Ronnie Golden ‘First a Small Print - Big Problem? Fender’ - a Beginner’s So You Want to Be an Actor Guide to Rock Stealing Ideas - Unravelling Copyright Sustainability in Theatre Fringe Central
V 356G C6C 8/10 Forth
V 2G F5C Appleton
Tower, Crichton Street B 0131 226 0000 D www.edfringe.com
An exciting, vibrant, neogothic mini-castle housing nine performance spaces, a for Fringe-goers. This V 1 G E5C 180 High Street must iconic venue has spawned B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 the best of the best on the 226 0026 www.edfringe.com Fringe. A massive miniFringe under one roof Box Office open seven days www.gildedballoon.co.uk. a week during festival, 10:00-21:00. Advance H Bars and café open all sales Jun/Jul: Mon-Sat day serving wide selection 10:00-18:00. of food and drink. Relax in Get all of your Fringe the beer garden including show tickets and festival juice bar and food area. memorabilia from the I All venues and main bars Fringe Box Office and Shop. are fully wheelchair Choose from urban-inspired accessible except Balcony T-shirts, funky souvenirs and and Billiard Room. decades of Fringe posters Accessible WC. Some shows and postcards. All profits may have BSL interpreted are reinvested into the performances. Call venue Festival Fringe Society. for more details. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. No Children’s Shows accessible WC. Alice in Wonderland Fairy Fail Jungle Book: The Next Chapter The Fruitmarket Patrick Monahan - Stories and Tales for Kids, Who Gallery Can Run Faster Than Snails V 359G D5C 45 Market Prince of Cringe Street Comedy B 0131 225 2383 • MonAidan Bishop - Adaptable Sun 10:00-19:00 D Ali Cook: Pieces of Strange www.fruitmarket.co.uk Anil Desai - Hey, Impressions The Fruitmarket Gallery Guy! presents world class, Axis of Awesome and thought-provoking and Friends Sing Songs... and challenging art made Friends!, The by both Scottish and Axis of Awesome: Songs in the Key of Awesome, The international artists in an environment that is welcom- Barry Cryer Bec Hill Didn’t Want to Play ing, engaging, informative Your Stupid Game Anyway and always free. The Gallery Best of ‘So You Think You’re is physically accessible and Funny?’ family-friendly. Betrayal of Penguins: Don’t H The Gallery houses a Run with Scissors, A café that offers freshlyBoy with Tape on His Face, The prepared dishes, homeBrothers Streep, The baked cakes and awardBruce Collective, The winning coffees. Mon-Sun Caroline Rhea 10:00-18:30. Celia Pacquola - Flying Solos I The building has level access to the lower gallery, Checkley Bush which includes the café and Clarkson and Crouch: Neigh bourhood Watch bookshop. There is a lift to the upper gallery. Accessible Comedy Countdown WC located on ground floor. Comedy in the Dark Craig Hill - Why Don’t You Exhibitions Come Down the Front? Down Over Up Dave Thornton - A Different Type of Normal Dead Cat Bounce... Too Fast for Love Galerie Mirages Felicity Ward Reads From V 149G B2C 46a RaeThe Book Of Moron burn Place Funny Farm, The B 0131 315 2603 • MonGilded Balloon 25th Sun 10:00-18:00 D Anniversary Shows, The www.galeriemirages.co.uk Gemma Goggin: Get Laid or Die Trying Galerie Mirages is a GIT Starring Jon Richardson, permanent gallery housed Lloyd Langford and Dan in a 19th-century bakeAtkinson house and is a real find. A H Anthony Hildebrand: Why treasure trove of wonderful is a Lettuce? items from around the Hardeep Singh Kohli - Chat world. The gallery Masala specialises in silver jewelI Kid You Not lery and is internationally It is Rocket Science! V2 renowned for its designs. It’s Not Father Stone - It’s... Michael Redmond! I Restricted access. Four Jarlath Regan: Not So Com steps to venue. No accesmon Sense sible WC. Jarred Christmas Stands Up Joe Rowntree: Peaceful Exhibitions Worrier Jewellery of the World Kate Fox News Puppets Kissing the Goldfish Lach: The Day I Went Insane Late’n’Live Gilded Balloon Maeve Higgins - Personal Best Teviot Mike Keat: The Lyin’ Bitch V 14G F5C Bristo and The Wardrobe Square Miles Jupp: Fibber in the B 0131 622 6552 • Phone Heat (A Cricket Tale) bookings 09:00-00:00. Minority Retort Counter sales 10:00-04:00 Mrs. Bang: A Series of D www.gildedballoon.co.uk Seductions in 55 Minutes
Fringe Shop and Box Office
Monster of the Deep 3D Morgan & West: Time Travelling Magicians Nelson Twins, The Norman Lovett - LOL :) Old Rope in the Balloon Oxford Imps, The Patrick Monahan - I Walked, I Danced, Iran Pension Plan Phil Kay: In Tweed Pluck: Musical Arson Reignited! Princess Cabaret Rap Guide to Evolution, The Rap Guide to Human Nature, The Ray Green: Adventures in Telly Land 3D Robert White’s Outrageously Peculiar Organ Rupert Pupkin Collective, The Sam Simmons - Fail Scott Agnew: Pride (In The Name of Love) Scottish Falsetto Sock Pup pet Theatre - On The Telly Sean Hughes - Ducks and Other Mistakes I’ve Made Shazia Mirza - Multiple Choice Showstopper! The Improvised Musical So You Think You’re Funny? Sweeney, The Tara Flynn - Big Noise Tom Allen Toughens Up! Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man 2-Man No-Show Unexpected Items, The Wendy Wason in ‘Other People’s Secrets’
Music
Lach’s Antihoot Not the Incredible String Band
Musicals & Opera
Singalong Glee Club, The Swing! Terry and Jackie - Mrs Barry Cryer and Mrs Edmund Hockridge War Notes
Theatre
Cirque de Legume Could it be Forever? Door, The Do You Know Where Your Daughter Is? Girl Constantly F***ing Interrupted Hit Me: The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury Homo Asbo Little Black B**tard Lockerbie: Unfinished Business Man Who Was Thursday, The Mary and William Mysterious Skin Primadoona Real Babies Don’t Cry Smiler Stripped
Gladstones Land V 168G E4C
477b Lawnmarket
D 0131 226 5856 The Gladstone Gallery offers a unique setting in a 17thcentury building, owned by the National Trust for Scotland. Local and international artists will be exhibiting and selling a variety of work including assemblage art, photography and paintings.
I Not accessible to wheelchair users.
Exhibitions
Photographic Exhibition: Edinburgh and Beyond small-media-large at the Fringe
Globe V 389G E5C Niddry Street D 0131 557 4670 Situated just off the Royal Mile on Niddry Street leading down to the Cowgate, the Globe is a renowned international sports and backpacker bar at the heart of the festival. Hosting free comedy every day.
H Fully licensed with wine,
draught lagers, beers and ciders. Specialising in AU, SA and NZ bottles. Mon-Sun: 11:00-03:00. I Basement venue - not accessible to wheelchair users. No accessible WC.
Comedy
Baggage of Being Ben El Fun Edwards and Stubbings The Late Show John McGuinness’s Free Charlie Party! One Kiwi, One Aussie, One Hour Pens Down Where There is Muck There’s Funny - Free
Greenside V 231G C6C 1b Royal Terrace B 0131 557 2124 • All day every day throughout the Fringe D www.greensidevenue.co.uk Greenside, venue 231, now in its fifth and biggest year yet! Just a two minute walk from the prestigious Edinburgh Playhouse, Greenside showcases all genres of performance from dance to comedy, musicals to theatre, all under one roof.
H Greenside Grub - Café
serving snacks, hot and cold drinks throughout the festival. Opening times - all day every day! I Restricted access for wheelchair users. 16 stone steps to main entrance and three steps into the theatre. No accessible WC.
Children’s Shows
Things That Go...Bump, Rattle, Klunk, Cackle, Woo!
Comedy
Edinburgh Fridge, The Lights! Camera! and Other Things We Can’t Afford! 6 Guitars
Dance
Asoka Forgery of the Pandemic KW:ark/Lifesource Looking Between
Music
Cat Touch This
Musicals & Opera Nevernight Rent - School Edition Sector17 Water Babies, The
Theatre
Amphitryon For the Love of Robert History Boys, The History of Britain (2000 Years in 2 Hours!), The Maxie Mumbai Calling... Remnants of Once Fine Girls, The Visit, The
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VENUE GUIDE Greyfriars Kirk V 131G E5C Greyfriars Place, Candlemaker Row B 0131 226 0000 D www.greyfriarskirk.com Over the past eighteen years, Greyfriars Kirk has become an acclaimed city centre venue with a relaxed atmosphere and magnificent acoustics. The kirk is open every day throughout the festival. Come and hear the true story of Greyfriars Bobby.
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Theatre Bane
Guide Headquarters
Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant and Arts Venue
Hill Street Theatre Hugh Robson V 41G D3C 19 Hill Street Building
B 0131 226 6522 • Aug 4-30 10:00-00:00 D www.remarkable-arts.com
V 269G D4C 94 Hanover Remarkable Arts is pleased V 204G D2C 33 Melville Street to announce a fully Street B 0131 225 2131 • Mon-Sat professional programme of D 0131 225 4154 • www. 08:00-21:00 D 0131 225 outstanding
girlguiding-edinburgh.org.uk 2131 • www.hendersonsofedinburgh.co.uk The venue is new town
property, home of Edinburgh Girlguiding Headquarters. One room and lower large hall will be used for our exhibition of I Fully accessible to Edinburgh Girlguiding wheelchair users. Induction memorabilia and archive loop system in operation for material including live lectures and drama, but not performances by Edinburgh concerts. Two wheelchair Gang Show or film footage. spaces available in auditorium (more available H Teas, coffees, soft drinks by advance arrangement). and snacks available Fri 19:00-21:00 and Sat 14:00Music 16:00. Cadenza at the Fringe I Restricted access for e2r Presents West Highland wheelchair users: Lower hall Safari Show fully accessible to wheelLoud and Proud Choir chair users via Melville Lunchtime Organ Recitals Street Lane, off DrumMahler - Symphony No.4 sheugh Gardens. Access to Scottish Sinfonia Concert ground floor room by five steps to main entrance, 17 steps to lower hall. The GRV Accessible WC. Induction V 274G E5C 37 Guthrie loop available. Street Exhibitions B 0131 226 0000 • Box Centenary Exhibition of office counter open 12:00Edinburgh Girlguiding 00:30 D www.fivepoundfringe.com
Guildford Arms
productions from all over the world, China, India, Ireland, Scotland, Brighton and Huddersfield. Nothing average here – everything guaranteed Remarkable!
Just minutes from Princes Street, Henderson’s, Scotland’s legendary vegetarian restaurant and arts venue, long a favourite with festival-goers, offers a varied programme of theatrical and musical performances as well as exciting exhibitions of the very best contemporary art.
H Bar and café open
H Cafe, restaurant, wine
Last Miner, The Night Keeper, The
bar and bistro open all day or why not try our tempting deli counter. 08:00-22:30. I Restricted wheelchair access. 10 steps at front door and five steps into performance space.
Music
Days of Wine and Roses
Theatre
Enlightenment: Morning of the Modern World, The Lasses, O’ by Janet Paisley, ‘The
Highlight
10:30-21:30 each day.
I Not accessible to wheelchair users. No accessible WC.
Children’s Shows Comedy
Bloody Dastard – The Angry Indian Cometh News Brunch
Music
Pink Sinatra - Swing With a Twist!
Musicals & Opera Final Moments, The Man and Men, The
Theatre
Against the Odds Call of Cthulhu, The David Leddy’s ‘Sub Rosa’ Dinner for One Lipstick Man Who Was Hamlet, The Mushy Ate My Credit Card Mussolini - A One Man Political Farce Spitting Love What Would Helen Mirren Do?
V 224G F5C George
Square B 0131 226 0000 • Tickets also available on the door
cast of this multi-awardwinning company, now in their 31st year!
H Interval refreshments. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users.
Musicals & Opera
Guys and Dolls A part of The University of Edinburgh, this building is at the centre of the Fringe. Find us on the north side of The Jazz Bar George Square Gardens, op- V 57G E5C 1a Chambers posite the Spiegel Garden. Street B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 I Fully accessible to wheel- 220 4298 • chair users. Induction loop www.thejazzbar.co.uk available. Edinburgh’s coolest live music venue, all kinds of great music every night! Exhibitions This atmospheric bar has Hard Rain: Our Headlong its own jazz programme Collision with Nature and also hosts independent Fringe shows. You’ll hear excellent local and visiting Inhouse jazz groups, plus Fringe acts V 174G C3C 28 Howe of all types. Street H Drinks and snacks availB 0131 225 2888 D able 12:30-05:00. www.inhouse-uk.com I The venue is a basement, One of Europe’s leading accessed by stairs: two design stores - has flights of around 15 steps presented the Design with intermediate landing. Exhibition since 1982. Wheelchairs have to be Design at its contemporary carried down and up stairs best. Furniture, lighting, by users’ assistants. No table/kitchenware, home/ accessible WC. travel accessories, Comedy stationery and gifts from Get Up Stand Up! Alessi to Zanotta and everything in between. Music Open 09:30-17:30. Andi Neate Band, The
Bach to the Future Billie Holiday Tribute, A Blues Shaman Register Street (off East End Carus Thompson & Band of Princes Street) Exhibitions Five in a Bar D 0131 556 4312 • Design Dinners Frank Holden’s Sinatra www.guildfordarms.com Edinburgh’s year round Quartet comedy club is housed In This Lonely Town Fringe’s best free live music within the Omni leisure Jazz Bar Jazz Inlingua venue hosts two music complex, adjacent to the St Jazz on a Summer’s Day... A festivals: Folk and Blues HMV Picture Edinburgh James Centre and a short Tribute to Anita O’Day H Main bar open until (14th year) and Jazz (fifth distance from the Royal V 258G D4C 29 Hanover Jazz Table in the Corner 03:00 every night. Chilled House year). Classic Victorian real Mile. Large seated venue, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! and the place to be seen! ale bar (10 fonts) and great V 265G E3C 31 Lothian Street B 0131 220 5119 • MonNeWt trio Play Led Zeppelin I Not accessible to wheel- food in the bar and gallery own bar, and wheelchair Road accessible. Food available chair users. restaurant. B 0844 847 1740 • Mon-Fri Thu 09:00-20:00, Fri 09:00- Samba Sene and Diwan from sister bar Walkabout. 17:00, Sat and Sun one hour Valery Ponomarev Quintet 12:00-15:00, Sat 12:00Comedy prior to show D www. Verona Chard’s Fever H Licensed bar and food H A large fully licensed 16:00, 19:00 on show days Alfie Brown and Ivo Graham inlingua-edinburgh.co.uk available. bar offering a range of D 0131 221 2280 • www. Musicals & Opera Best of the Five Pound Fringe I Restricted access, staff beverages. Open every day edinburgh-picturehouse. ‘Anything Bloody Goes’ at Big Comedy Breakfast, The We are a language centre happy to help. 18:00-00:00. co.uk the Jazz Bar Charlie Talbot and Dave and offer year-round I Fully accessible to wheelGibson: North-South Divide Music conversational courses in The HMV Picture House is chair users. Accessible WC. Charlie Talbot: Someone Caledonian Folk and Blues all languages, as well as Edinburgh’s best venue in Better Known at the Guildford translation and interpretJust The Tonic at which to experience live Collins and Herring Podcast Orkney Jazz at the Guildford Comedy ing services and meeting music. The lovingly restored the Caves Live room hire. Our rooms are Highlight Comedy (Famous Caledonian cinema on Gangsters’ Palaces V 88G E5C Enter from spacious and contemporarily for Comedy) Lothian Road - you may Confessions of an Architect Hawke + Hunter furnished and we offer tea/ The Rowantree Bar (under Jim Bowen - Nothing in This remember it as the Caley Gentlemen of Leisure South Bridge), 253 Cowgate coffee facilities in our recepGame for Two in a Bed Palais - is perfect for perV 347G C5C 12 Picardy Present: An Hour of Too B 0131 556 5375 • Web tion area. formers and audience alike. Place Much Culture, The and tel from Jun 8, counter B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 High Street, I Restricted access, 57 Henry Paker’s 3D Bugle from Aug 4 10:30-00:30 D H Bars on main level and 557 0952 • steps to second floor. No James Sherwood - One Man 0207 255 6135 • balcony. Open during shows. Cockburn Street www.hawkeandhunter.co.uk accessible WC. and His Piano www.justthetonic.com I Restricted access for Life of Si - Si Harder to George IV wheelchair users. Two steps Music Cocktail bar, restaurant, ‘Best Small Venue’ in the London is Funny Presents... pool lounge, nightclub with to foyer, lift to auditorium. Nick Pynn Bridge 2009 Scottish Event Awards Mark Allen’s Go Slow Accessible WC via lift. secret warden, whisky room combined with Just the V 10G E5C Royal Mile Oompah Brass: The A to Z of and hotel. Situated in a Theatre Tonic, one of the UK’s Comedy D 0131 226 0026 • Oompah Hitler Alone five-storey Georgian town leading comedy providers. Shrink: The Outrageous Paul Sweeney and Tom house in the city centre, the www.edfringe.com Great shows, reasonable Hypnotist Webb interior is a fusion of the The Royal Mile is prices, amazing building, Pros from Dover II Inverleith traditional features Dance transformed into a huge outstanding performance Robin Ince and Michael juxtaposed with more Club Noir Burlesque with street performance space Church Hall areas, great bar. Putting the Legge - Pointless Anger, contemporary pieces. Scottish Opera for all to enjoy. World-class Righteous Ire V 120G A3C Inverleith fun back into the fringe! street performers, buskers, Smith and Smith: A Matter Music Gardens, Ferry Road H Restaurant serves H High quality food an Arts and Craft Market, of Life, Death and Middle- traditional Scottish cuisine Eels B 07794 144 372 • Box breakfast until 20:00. the Fringe Box Office and a Distance Running Jason Derulo office counter open one with a modern twist while million flyers make this the A comprehensive range Steve Pretty on The Origin Mika hour before show D 0131 bar snacks are available. hub of the whole festival. of drinks. Everything at of the Pieces Modest Mouse 538 6077 Food served 09:00-22:00 reasonable prices. AwardTaking Liberties Phoenix daily, bars open 17:00-03:00. H A variety of bars and winning venue! Inverleith Church Hall has Tom Adams Can’t Come I Not accessible to wheel- restaurants line the street. Plan B I Restricted wheelchair been the setting for Forth I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. access to certain venues and Music Children’s Theatre chair users. floors. The Big Room is fully Hull University Big Band Theatre Productions for the past Events Hot Mess twenty years and has hosted accessible to wheelchair Musicals & Opera Fringe on the Royal Mile many colourful productions users. Up the Road and Out Dinosaur Planet of the Box assistance is supported by RBS, The from the young, talented The hub of the Five Pound Fringe, with comedy, theatre, kids and music in two intimate studio spaces and in the main room - open with club nights ‘til late every night! Check venue boards for secret gigs from top performers!
V 107G D5C 1 West
V 250G C6C Omni
Centre, Greenside Place B 0844 844 0044 • 12:0023:00 D 0131 524 9300 • www.thehighlight.co.uk
I Restricted wheelchair access. One step to main entrance.
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VENUE GUIDE
24-hour box office at edfringe.com offered. Other spaces have no access for wheelchair users. Please call for more details.
Music
Not Quite Quartet, The
staircase.
Comedy
Comedy
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses Don’t Be a Comedian in Theatre Call Me Old Fascist... - Free Northern Ireland While Jo Wharmby - Let’s Talk Chris McGlade - The Bad Drinking Your Buckfast Children’s Shows About Sex Lad Lands Under a Bridge - Free Seymour Mace’s Dafternoon Nicki Hobday Conquers Coming... Ready or Not Fat, Bald and Loud Show Space - Free T Time - Free Wolf Comedy Confessions of a Smart Aaaaaay-Up! Topless Theatre Wrestling Fan Comedy Meets Bottomless Hi, How Can I Help You? - Free David Innes Full Glory - Free Kiwi Bar @ Talent Tits Up - Free Great Yarmouth Social Club Ant Dewson: I Bought I Can Make Your Life Slightly Walkabout Richard Hammond’s Under Better V 344 G C5 C Omni pants on eBay Laughing Horse Make a Living Writing Centre, Leith Street Aspidistras – Secret Break Comedy @ City Café D 0131 524 9300 • fast Gig, The Mary’s Extraordinary Story www.freefringe.org.uk Big Value Comedy Show V 85G E5C 19 Blair Club - Free! Early, The Street 9 to 5 Idiot - Free Situated at the top of Leith Big Value Comedy Show Sidos Eklektic Fix Walk and minutes from the B 0131 220 0125 • Aug Late, The 5-29, 11:00-00:00 D Royal Mile, Princes Street Theatre Caroline Mabey: Eat Your www.freefestival.co.uk and Waverley station the Alright Wedding, An Friends Kiwi Bar @ Walkabout A fashionable 1950s-esque Charmed Forces offers a stylish, comfortable style bar right in the centre Damion Larkin: Cuddly Loser and intimate setting with of town, between the Royal Laughing Horse Darrin Rose - What’s Pot a wide range of beverages Mile and Cowgate, open Pourri? @ Espionage and snacks. daily for food and drink. Dr Brown Because With a section of free Fringe V 185G E4C 4 India 80s Movie Flashback, The H Offering a range of Buildings, Victoria Street shows in the downstairs Eric’s Laws of the Land quality Aussie and Kiwi (entrances on Cowgate and room throughout the day. Eric’s Tales of the Sea - A beers, with a superb range Victoria Street) Submariner’s Yarn of food from 12:00-21:00 H A wide range of food B 0131 477 7007 • Aug Foil, Arms and Hog Mon-Sun. and drink available all day, 12:00-05:00 D Strangers with Sweets I Fully accessible to wheel- beers and coffees and free 5-29, www.freefestival.co.uk Fordy’s Lock-In chair users. Accessible WC. Wi-Fi. Fordy’s Morning Hangover I Entrance to main bar up Edinburgh’s flagship free Show venue, located right in the two steps, performance Ginge, the Geordie and the Comedy centre of Edinburgh, with space is down flight of Anna Nuvva-Fing Geek, The free shows running from stairs. Goring and Stokes: Nerds of Brooks & Boris - Free every day in LLaugh! a Feather Children’s Shows 12:00-05:00 four rooms. With five stylish Grainne Maguire - We Need Lesson in Chaos With Mike Theatre bars open all day, and a free to Talk About Bonnets Belgrave and Friends David nightclub from 23:00-05:00. Helen Arney’s Songs for Sheep Ahoy! - Free Four Women of the Modern Loving H Five bars over five Apocalypse - Free, The Comedy Henning Wehn - My Struggle floors, open 12:00-05:00 Singles Night - Over Fifties Beach Hut Mutts Free His Eyes Were Like Oysters daily. Wide selection of - Free Belgrave and Manera’s Holly Burn - Living and drinks, cocktails spirits and Music Club Dying shooters. Snacks available Beta Males’ Picnic Present..., Joey Page’s Marvellous until late. Large Black Sign The Human Museum I Wheelchair access is Ivor’s New Show Josie Long: Be Honourable! Outside St Giles’ limited, though assistance Kooky Babooshka - Free Josie Long’s Monsters of can be arranged. Full access Cathedral Manslag Whimsy to Mata Hari performance Psychic? Just the Tonic Comedy Club V 213G E5C Royal Mile space on level -4 via Just the Tonic’s ‘Last Night B 0131 225 9044 • 10:00- This is Not a Subject for Cowgate, all other areas Comedy on Earth’ - Aftershow Party 22:00 D access via stairs. Advance Those Bloody Teenagers Leftovers, The www.blackhart.uk.com notice appreciated. - Free Loretta Maine: I’m Not | Meet at the large black Young and the Feckless Comedy Drunk, I Just Need to Talk signs that say ‘City Of The Free, The All the King’s Men - Free to You Dead’ next to St Giles’ Arguments and Nosebleeds Magicians! Behind the Music Cathedral in Parliament - Free Magic! Sounds of Summer Square on the Royal Mile. Ashdown and Maskell’s Manga: The Body Tights Trade Show Man Show Musicals & Opera I Restricted access - walk- Invincible Man - Free, The Audience with Imran Yusuf, Matt Tiller’s Awkward ing tour, uneven ground. An Situation Please call box office for Theatre Bang Out of Order Mick Ferry - The Missing more information. Last Trilogy Part 2 Free, The Biffs! Chippendale (Body Issues) Patchwork - Free Calculated Risk, A Mike Newall: Mr Famous Events Time Warper Free Chelsea Grin, The Nathan Cassidy: The Frog City of the Dead Tour, The Daily Males - Free That Says Sausages Dan Willis: Michael Jackson, Obama Mia! Laughing Horse World’s Greatest Paul Ricketts - Kiss the Laughing Horse Entertainer - Free Badge, Fly the Flag! @ Edinburgh City @ Café Renroc East End Boy West End Pete Jonas: Dark Side of Football Club Girl - Free the Poon V 84G B6C Phil Kay - RadioFree V 164G C6C 7 Baxter’s Espionage a Trois - Free 91 Montgomery Street Exile Into Frugality - Free Piff the Magic Dragon: Place, Leith Walk B 0131 556 0432 • Aug Ferris Bueller’s Way of... Piff-tacular 2 - Get Rich Or B 0131 556 9628 • Aug 5-29, 09:00-22:00 D - Free Die Trying 5-29, 12:00-23:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk Granny’s Gone Wild - Free Sex, Lies and the KKK www.freefestival.co.uk Great Big Comedy Picnic A fully licensed awardSeymour Mace in ‘Hangin’ Two bars and one theatre, Free, The winning bar and modern Out With Seymour Mace’ based in a large Georgian Hi Class - Free café on Montgomery Seymour Mace in Street, near the top of Leith building on Leith Walk, with Jay Sodagar Opinions Are ‘Seymourland’ a friendly and relaxed atFree Simon Donald is Completely Walk, with a selection of mosphere and a programme Julie Jepson - Being Julie free Fringe shows running Hatstand of free comedy shows Jepson - Free daily in the afternoon and Strong and Wrong throughout the day from Late ‘n’ Free evening. Also a Susan Calman Chats Up... Late Night Laughs - Free complimentary therapy and 12:00-00:00. Three Englishmen, The Laughing Cows Comedy beauty studio. Tiernan Douieb: Littlest H Widely stocked bar with Laughing Horse Free Pick of Things beers, wines and spirits at H Full café and bistro the Fringe Tom Williams - Ladies and inexpensive prices, possibly range, and fully licensed Laughing Penguin Showcase Gentlemen of the Jury with outdoor seating. Open the cheapest bar of any - Free, The Wil Hodgson - Punkanory Fringe venue. for breakfast from 07:00. Lost Letters of Cathy G WitTank I Access into main venue, I Access to the venue is up Free, The Yianni Agisilaou in ‘They a flight of stairs. Assistance Monumental Joke Disco, The but not into performance @#$% You Up: Greek available, please contact the space, which is only Mugging Chickens - Free Parents’ venue in advance. accessible via spiral Nefertiti’s Unveiled - Free
Obie: Using the Force - Free Oli Bettesworth: Quarterlife Crisis - Free Phil Knoxville Superhero Sideshow - Free, The Post Me to the Fringe - Free Rik and Jon Don’t Know Any Better Scraping the Barrel Sound and Fury’s ‘Testaclese and Ye Sack of Rome’ - Free Too Early to Laugh Show - Free Topical Storm - Free Twins Very Best of Stephenson, Brice and Larter, The
Events
Spectacularly Awesome High-Tech Game of Interactive Inventiveness - Free, A
Theatre
Arrangement of Shoes Free, An Grim(m) Tales - Free, The Too Middle Class for Chlamydia - Free
Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde V 259G C4C 112 Hanover Street B 0131 225 2022 • Aug 5-29 12:00-00:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk Decorated in a dark and eerie gothic style with skeletons and other macabre items ... Two bars offer food, beers, wines, spirits and themed cocktails - with performances of free Fringe festival comedy shows every day from 12:00-01:00.
H Gothic styled bar open
daily 12:00-01:00 serving food, beers, wines, spirits and cocktails. I Restricted wheelchair access. Four steps into main bar, and 10 steps down to performance space. No accessible WC.
Comedy
Berlin for Beginners - Free Dead Comedian’s Socks Edinburgh Review, The Funny Peculiar - Free Improv Wins! - Free Incidental Combobulations - Free Introduction - Free Stand-Up Comedy, An Jim Bowes: Obsession - Free Kingsley and I (Free Stand Up Compilation Show) Rabbit’s Foot - Free, A She’s Black, He’s Jewish, They’re Still Married, Oy Vey United by Liverpool - Free
Music
Girl Balls - Free
Theatre
of stand-up comedy run here from 12:00-03:00 - all performances are free.
H Two bars over two
floors, drinks and meals available all day. I Wheelchair access to ground floor bar, but restricted access to performance space. Assistance available, please contact the venue.
Comedy
(Almost) Carbon Neutral Comedy Club by Night Free, The Amusements Base Notes Dr Ettrick-Hogg Presents Manly Specimens - Free Doggett and Ephgrave: Big in Small Places - Free Good, the Bad and the Cuddly ‘Ride Again’ - Free, The Jam for Tea - Free Jocks and Geordies - Free, The Kunt and the Gang: Complete Kunt - Free Laughing Horse New Acts at the Fringe - Free Making Faces Q-Fusion Improv: Knowledge of Randomness Seven Deadly Sings, The Stockholm Syndrome - Free
Theatre
Fotobooth - Free Interpersonality Workout™, The No Traveller: A Comedy About Suicide - Free Laughing Horse @ Reverie
Laughing Horse @ The Argyle V 353G H5C
15-17 Argyle Place
B 0131 221 9759 • Aug 5-29, 12:00-23:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk
A funky basement area with bars on two levels, in a central location 100 metres from the Meadows Theatre Big Tops. With a selection of free shows every day from 12:00-01:00, and a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
H Open 12:00-01:00 daily, with a wide range of drinks available - plus food and snacks available all day. I Wheelchair access to ground floor bar. Restricted access to performance space and basement area down flight of stairs. No accessible WC.
Comedy
Complexity of Nonsense, The Emerald Smiles - Free 6 and Half a 7 - Free
Fools Free Theatre Show, The
Music
Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar
Musicals & Opera
V 264G F6C
42-44 Buccleuch Street
B 0131 667 6907 • Aug 5-Sep 5, 12:00-00:00 D
www.freefestival.co.uk
The Meadow Bar offers two stylish bars with distinctive service and an extensive selection of beers, spirits, shooters, cocktails and drink offers. Also an internet café. Performances
Still Life: Tales From the West Bank Adventures of a Singing Acupuncturist: Olivia in Caledonia - Free
Theatre
Hang Up the Moon - Free I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down - Free Online Courting - Free Two Bloody Queens - Free
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VENUE GUIDE Laughing Horse @ The Counting House V 170G F6C 38 West Nicolson Street B 0131 667 7533 • Aug 5-29, 11:30-00:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk
The Counting House and Pear Tree offers two rooms of free Fringe shows every day from 12:00-02:00, plus an outdoor stage packed with performers and bands, a large walled beer garden, regular barbecues, and two well-stocked bars.
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Located on Niddry Street, between the High Street and Cowgate and moments from the Fringe Office. With two large rooms featuring Fringe shows all day, and a nightclub running after the shows through the night.
H A wide selection of
beers, wines and spirits available all day in this large central club. I Venue is wheelchair accessible into the main areas, with some steps to performance spaces and bar.
Comedy
Bob Slayer’s Punk Rock Chat Show - Free H Two bars; wide range Dead Dude Routine - Free of beers, wines and spirits. Guest Speakers - Free, The Open 12:00-02:00 daily. In These Shoes - Free Free Wi-Fi; large outdoor Johnny Foreigner Comedy seating area. Show - Free, The I Restricted wheelchair Kitty Go Miaow Miaow access to some performance Presents ... Katrina areas, long flight of stairs Thompson to entrance of Lounge and Ku Klux Flan Ballroom. Lee Goodall: Gelomancy - Free Children’s Shows Manos the Greek: Every Classics of Magic!, The thing You Always Wanted Comedy to Know About Greece (But Aaaaaaaargh! Malcolm Were Afraid to Ask) - Free Hardee Documentary Phil Buckley: Jokes Not Preview Included Aaaand Now For Something Pointless Comedy Debate Completely Improvised! Show, The - Free Roman Around: A Guided (Almost) Carbon Neutral Tour of the Eternal City Comedy Club by Day - Free, - Free The Sarah Campbell: 27 Up Beacon of Health and Stand-Up Showcase at the Fitness: Racy Comedy with Hive - Free an Open Heart Chakra. Theatre Bilingual Comedian - Free Difference Between Gin and Bruce Fummey - About Bacardi, The Nothing in Particular - Free Exceptionally Average - Free Flat - Free, The Flat Pack Radio Happy Hour Lady in Bed - Free Laura - Free - Free Magical Faraway Tree - Free, Free Until Famous with The Lewis Schaffer Olympic Gene - Free, The Frisco Fred’s Comedy Hour Jeff Leach: Leach on Society Playing Fate - Free - Free Jonathan’s World - Free Lara A King - Four Stars and Laughing Horse Two Thumbs Up @ The Metropole Let’s Learn English Yourself My Life As a Footnote - Free Cafe Nik Coppin - Pasquinader V 141G H6C 29-33 - Free Newington Road Richard Crawley: The Boy B 0131 668 4999 • Aug - Free 6-29 08:00-21:00 D Rogues Handbook: Bumper www.freefestival.co.uk Book of Horror - Free Snigger Happy - Free Vaguely Parisian feel with 3D Comedy large windows, green Twonkey’s Cottage - Free plants, wooden floors, You’ve Been Stooched and ceiling fans, bare wood Dunn - Free tables and a wall of pictures. A community cafe Music it caters for busy families, Amoeba to Zebra older clientele, office workers, students and Musicals & Opera usually someone with a Are We There Yet? - Free laptop!
Theatre
Amy, Fate and Me - Free Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Free Bored Stiff - Free Cabahooray! - Free Clown, a Mime and a Minstrel, A Maxina Todd NVQ - Free Mother’s Boy - Free Partisan Babies
Laughing Horse @ The Hive V 313G E5C 15-17 Niddry Street B 0131 556 0444 • Aug 5-29, 12:00-22:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk
H Grand café with large
range with porridge, handmade granola, speciality teas, coffees, wine, lunch, tapas, daily specials, falafel and Wi-Fi. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users, but no accessible WC.
Comedy
By Name and Nature Cheeky Beggars Banquet Free, The Horse & Louis’ Special Offer - Free
Laughing Horse Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom @ Reverie
Laughing Horse Online
V 93G D5C 5-11 Leith
v270 gG6 1 Newington Road b0131 226 0000 • Aug 6-30 10:00 - 21:00
V 194G C The World
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
According to Wikipedia, the internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that serve billions of users worldwide, but for the first time the internet will become the exclusive venue for an Edinburgh Festival comedy show.
Street B 0131 557 5830 • Aug 5-29, 10:30-00:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk
Located at the junction of Princes Street and Leith Street, the Newsroom is right in the heart of Edinburgh with free Fringe shows daily from 11:00-02:00. A recently refurbished, modern and stylish bar.
V 272G E5C 139
Cowgate B 0131 622 6801 • Aug 5-29, 11:00-00:00 D www.freefestival.co.uk
Wide Web
D 07799 672 737 • www.
twitter.com/NoTicketShow
Edinburgh’s premier party venue, in the heart of the city, hosts free Fringe shows wines, cocktails and coffees in the upstairs rooms every Comedy No Ticket Required are available - with food day during the Fringe, with served all day from breaktwo performance spaces fast to dinner. Free Wi-Fi. alongside three bars and Leith Library I Wheelchair access to a large outdoor courtyard main bar, down flight of V 234G LEITHC and stage. stairs to performance space. 28-30 Ferry Road H Food and drink available D 0131 529 5518 Children’s Shows all day from 11:30, with Herbie Treehead’s Mixed-up a wide selection of beer, Leith Library is a 1930s Art Fairytales - Free Deco building. It is easily wines and spirits. accessible by public I Fully wheelchair Comedy transport (Lothian Buses). accessible with lift to first Charm/Offensive - Free It is a short walk from/to floor performance spaces. Lies, Trickery and Deceit: A Ocean Terminal and the Magic Show! - Free Children’s Shows Royal Yacht Britannia. Mages Thru the Ages - Free Hamwehads - Free, The N-euro-sis World of Pure Imagination I Accessible to wheelchair Paranoid Bucklabels - Free, - Free, A users. No accessible WC. The S & M Show - Free, The Comedy Exhibitions Tom Corbett: Lost Boy - Free Aberdeen2Edinburgh - The Around the World in 80 Tom McDonnell’s Musical G & T Comedy Showcase! Views - The Pictures of Ministry of Comedy - Free - Free Malcolm and Philibert Tom Toal - on the Scrapheap Alistair Greaves, Darren - Free Maskell and Laurence Tuck Universe Shaped Colouring in 3D! Leith Links (West) Book - Free American Cougar of Comedy V 167G LEITHC Next to Waiting for Malcolm (Not - Free the bowling green Starring Sir Ian BattleActs! Improvised B 0131 473 2000 • Until McKellen) - Free Comedy Jul 29, Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00, You’re Not the One: A Guide Diet!- Free from Jul 30, Mon-Sat 09:00to Love and Dating - Free Electro Gemstone! (And 19:30, Sun 10:00-19:30 D Other Instruments of Music 07969 072 058 • Moderate Intrigue) - Free Bil&Cyn Bizarre Guitar and www.iron-oxide.org ‘F’ Show, The Terse Verse Keara Murphy’s Travellin’ The venue is an easily From Japan to Scotland Circus - The Greatest Show accessible wide green Ken Parsons - Celtic Harp, on Earth expanse in the heart of the Songs, Poems and Yarns Late Night Talky Talk - Free, beautiful and historic Port The Theatre of Leith. The venue has Mat Ricardo: Three Balls and limited facilities but is close Audience, The a Good Suit Free Reality Vaccine - Free to a wide range of excellent Michael Piper: the Ping Pong bars and restaurants. Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Years - Free Theatre Mime Who Wouldn’t Shut I Fully accessible to wheelUp! - Free, The chair users. Accessible WC. The Next Generation Phone venue or see website Laughing Horse OCD: 100 Greatest Beekeepers in for more information. @ The Pear Tree Switzerland, Ever - Free Dance Pig With the Face of a Boy V 257G F6C 36 West Presents: Dan Woods’s Oral Cargo Nicholson Street History B 0131 667 7533 • Aug Pig With the Face of a Boy: 5-29, 11:30-00:00 D Leslies Bar The Girl With the Arms www.freefestival.co.uk Made From Marrows V 276G H6C 45 Ratcliffe The Pear Tree offers a large Shaggers (Free Entry) Terrace outdoor courtyard and Spring Day: We’re Not in B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 stage for free daily Kansas Anymore - Free 667 7205 performances of shows and Two Wise Men music all day during the Uninvisibles - The Show You Leslies, established in 1896, Fringe, plus regular Can’t Not See - Free, The is Edinburgh’s best barbecues - and is also right preserved local bar specialMusic next door to the Counting izing in local high quality Tricity Vogue’s Ukelele House Free Festival venue. real ale and malt whisky and Cabaret - Free part of the ‘Whisky Bars of H Two bars; wide range Edinburgh Group’ and Musicals & Opera of beers, wines and spirits. offering over 60 whiskies Cabaret Whore Encore! Open 12:00-02:00 daily. including rare one-off - Free Free Wi-Fi; large outdoor bottlings. Set to Stun! - Free seating area. I Courtyard and outdoor Theatre H Bar snacks served. spaces fully accessible. Blue Lady Sings - Free, The Bar opening Mon-Wed No accessible WC. Limited Fools and Drunks - Free 11:00-23:00 and Thu and wheelchair access to upstair Tales from a House of No Sun 11:00-23:30 Fri and Sat indoor areas. Windows 11:00-12.30. Whores Aboard - Free I Fully accessible to Music wheelchair users. No accesNimming Ned Poke Fun With sible WC. Folk Punk!
H A wide range of beers,
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The LOT V 24G E4C 4 Grassmarket
B 0131 226 0000 D 0131
225 9922 • www.the-lot.co.uk
One of Edinburgh’s finest year-round music/creative arts venues, centrally located in a charming converted church. Excellent acoustics, natural daylight and a spectacular view of Edinburgh Castle. Licensed bar in music room and relaxed bistro on ground floor.
H Bottled beer/wine/
snacks/tea and coffee available in venue. Licensed bistro downstairs. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Easy access to entire building from street level. Accessible WC. Induction loop available.
Comedy
Clean As Possible Comedy Show, The Counting Sheep
Dance
Ceilidh Club at the LOT
Music
Bellevue Rendezvous Burns2Brel! Capella Celebrate the Music of Ella and Oscar Dean Friedman - In Concert Great American Songbook Retold, The Moishe’s Bagel Robertson and Reid Show/ Crumbling Jack, The Yiddish Song Project
MacDonald Holyrood Hotel
V 261G E6C 81 Holyrood Road
B 0131 226 0000 Set in Edinburgh’s historic old town , the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel combines the convenience of the city centre with the restfulness of a quiet location, making the ideal base for exploring the city. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users.
MacDonald Roxburghe Hotel V 211G D3C 38 Charlotte Square B 0131 226 7766 D 0131 240 5500 • www.roxburghe-hotel.co.uk Situated on historic Charlotte Square in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town. The beautifully refurbished hotel is one of the city’s oldest and most prestigious hotels and behind the magnificent façade you will find the highest quality service and luxurious facilities.
I Fully accessible to wheelchair users.
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Madogs V 368G D4C 38a George Street
B 0131 226 0000 • Tickets
also available on the door D www.ifyouwalkyoucandance.com Legendary Edinburgh bar with a firey nightlife opens its doors as a Fringe venue with rumba flair! DJs, dancers, live percussion and lots of Latin-American spirit. Come and join us for dancing, drinks and smiles late into the night.
H Café upstairs selling
range of light refreshments. Fully licensed bar during shows. I Not accessible to wheelchair users.
Music Rumba
Malones Irish Bar V 280G F5C 14 Forrest Road D 0131 226 5954 • www. malonesedinburgh.com
Come and enjoy the craic in a traditional Irish bar situated in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. We host traditional Scottish and Irish folk music - Live performances twice a day 7 days a week. Guaranteed enjoyment. Absolutely free!
H Food served 10:00–
21:00 with outside seating. Homemade traditional Irish stew, burgers, carvery, desserts. Licensed bar ‘til 03:00. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC.
is a unique addition to this year’s festival venue selection.
I Not accessible to wheelchair users. Access to the venue via narrow drawbridge with internal stairs being used by audience during performance.
Theatre
H Licensed bars and Thai food freshly prepared on site.
I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC.
Theatre
Lady Boys of Bangkok - Fan tasy & Feathers Tour, The
Medina & Negociants V 205G F5C 45-47
Lothian Street B 0131 225 6313 • 09:0003:00 D 0131 220 4287 • www.myspace.com/medinanightclub
D 0131 556 1488 • www.
H Negociants allows you
Mansfield Traquair Centre 15 Mansfield Place
to recharge with bistro food, relax with a glass of The Centre, built in the wine, Scottish beer or a 1870s by Rowand Anderson delightful coffee. 7 days for the Catholic Apostolic 10:00-03:00. Church, is five minutes from I Restricted access for the east end of Princes wheelchair users. Access to Street. Its murals by Phoebe Medina down 20 stairs. One Anna Traquair have featured step up to Negociants. Staff in BBC programmes ‘Art & more than happy to help. No Soul’ and ‘Flog It!’. accessible WC. mansfieldtraquair.org.uk
I Fully accessible to wheel-
Comedy
Exhibitions
Music
chair users. Accessible WC. Mansfield Traquair Centre - Free
Mary of Guise Barge V 281G LEITHC The
Shore (up from The Granary), Leith B 0131 226 0000 • Venue counter open half an hour before performances D www.egtg.co.uk Architecturally designed to enhance the conservation status of Leith, the Mary of Guise Barge is moored on the Water of Leith near Malmaison. Reached via a drawbridge, the barge
The Melting Pot V 365G D4C 5 Rose
Street D 0131 243 2626 • www. themeltingpotedinburgh. org.uk
The Melting Pot is a notfor-profit social enterprise that aims to inspire and Meadows support people to realise ideas for a better Theatre Big Top their world. We provide work, V 189G G5C meeting and events space The Meadows, Melville Drive for those working for more B 0131 667 0202 • From than profit. Aug 3, 09:30-21:30 D I Fully accessible to www.arts-exchange.com wheelchair users. Lift to Spectacular state of the art performance space. Big Top, seating 700 cabaret- Accessible WC. style. Complimented by a Theatre foyer and ‘chill out’ areas complete with licensed bars. Poignant The most stunning alternative venue at the Fringe. The Millennium
V 262G B5C
Malones Folk Festival
Mark Watson’s Unusually Enjoyable Book Launch
Tempest, The
Medina, situated at the heart of the Fringe, offering the perfect mix of entertainment from live music to comedy to some of Edinburgh’s best DJs. Open until 05:00 every night/ day; be prepared to see the sunrise as you leave!
Music
Comedy
In Theatre
Acoustic Edinburgh Festival 1 Acoustic Edinburgh Festival 2 Acoustic Edinburgh Festival 3
V 298G C4C 1 Queen Street
markwatsonthecomedian. com
This is the meeting point for Mark Watson’s alternative book launch. It will involve walking, book readings, guest appearances and some confusion.
Easily reached by any bus going from city centre to the zoo. First stop after the Kwik-Fit garage. Church is on the corner, the Church Centre just beyond it.
H Tea and coffee available
during intervals. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC. Induction loop available.
wheelchair users. Accessible WC. BSL tours and descriptive tours for the visually impaired available contact venue for details.
Exhibitions
Christen Kobke: Danish Master of Light Impressionist Gardens
National Library of Scotland
Theatre
V 147G E5C George IV Bridge B 0131 226 0000 D www.nls.uk
The Museum of Childhood
With a collection numbering over 14 million items, NLS is Scotland’s largest library and home to much of the nation’s knowledge, history and culture. The flagship building features a café, shop and free year-round programme of exhibitions and events.
Season’s Greetings
V 76G E6C 42 High Street
D 0131 529 4142 Treasure house crammed full of objects telling of childhood past and present. Opened in 1955, it was the first museum in the world to specialise in the history of childhood, with toys and games from all around the world. Open Mon-Sat 10:0017:00. Sun: 12:00-17:00.
H Fully licensed café
selling a selection of sandwiches, cakes and snacks, Mon-Fri: 09:00V 140G F2C Edinburgh 20:00, Sat: 09:00-17:00, Quay, Fountainbridge Sun: 14:00-17:00 B 0131 226 0000 D I There is level access I Restricted access for 0131 228 8366 • www.casto the George IV Bridge wheelchair users. Three of estudieswineschool.co.uk building from the pavement the five galleries are accessi- through doors that open The Millennium Link, Case ble. Accessible WC available, automatically. Wheelchair Studies Wine School’s barge, please ask staff for access. access to exhibition and is moored on the historic events hall via lift to the Exhibitions Union Canal at Edinburgh right and left of the stairs. Fringe Poster Competition Quay, Fountainbridge. Just Accessible WC. Assistance eight minutes by bus from from staff is available if Princes Street. Catch the No required. The Music Box 1 or 34 - get off at Cargo Theatre restaurant/bar. V 79G G1C Stevenson Moira Monologues, The College I Restricted access to B 0131 535 4840 • Mon-Fri wheelchair users. Narrow 09:00-21:00, Sat 09:00entrance, four steps down National 16:00, Sun 09:00-13:00 onto boat. D www.stevenson.ac.uk/ Museum of music-box.html Events Scotland Wine School at the Fringe State of the art music and V 179G E5C Chambers performing arts centre Street equipped with 120 seat B 0131 225 7534 • MonMitre Pub auditorium, recording Sun 10:00-17:00 D studio, dance studio and (Departure www.nms.ac.uk/scotland rehearsal rooms. We are Point) located in the west of Language, people, religion V 102G E5C 131 High Edinburgh, near Edinburgh and nature. How have these Street Park. Contact us for influences shaped Scotland B 07989 546791 D www. directions and advice on into the modern nation it is edinburghbookloverstour. public transport. today? Discover the answers com the National Museum of I Fully accessible for those at Scotland. Treasures from Meeting point is at the with mobility, visual or the edges of history to fireplace just inside the hearing impairment. Please the Industrial Revolution. entrance of the Mitre Pub, contact us in advance on Admission free. 131 High Street, on the 0131 535 4840 to specify Royal Mile (near junction any requirements. H Boutique café (now in of North Bridge and High Hawthornden Court) open Comedy Street, opposite Radisson until 16:30. Scottish cuisine Taming of the Shrew, The Hotel) at 19:30. at Tower Restaurant - 0131 225 3003. I The route of ‘The Old I Level access, lifts to all Town Literary Pub Crawl’ is National Gallery floors and accessible WCs not restrictive to wheelchair available. We also offer Complex users - wheelchairs can V 222G D4C The Mound wheelchair loan, ‘Hearing cope easily. Walking is not B Walk-in tickets Mon-Sun, Helper’ radio aids, induction in any way excessive, but loops and audio guides. 10:00-17:00, online tickets please note that walking is
Link
Meet Outside involved. The Scottish Events National Portrait Old Town Literary Pub Crawl Secret City - How Edinburgh Gallery Changed the World B 0131 226 0000 D www.
rayfieldchurch.org/churchcentre.php
Murrayfield Parish Church Centre V 104G E1C Ormidale
Terrace B 0131 440 2136 • 30 mins before show or telephone any time D www.mur-
available through our Exhibitions website D 0131 624 6200 Lewis Chessmen • www.nationalgalleries.org Unmasked, The The National Gallery Complex incorporates the National Gallery of Scotland (home to Scotland’s national collection - admission free) and the Royal Scottish Academy Building. Both are connected via an underground link containing state of the art visitor facilities.
H Licensed restaurant, café and shop.
I Fully accessible for
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Free Fringe Music
for 15 mins and 30 mins in Indian head massage, reflexology and seated acupressure massage. Open 10:00-19:00 seven days a week. Wide variety of therapies on offer. See website for timetable.
H Free herbal tea served
daily. I Restricted access. Listed building, steps up to venue. Staff happy to help if required.
Events
Neal’s Yard Remedies Chillout Zone
New Town Theatre V 7G D3C Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street
B 0131 220 0143 • 24 hr
web sales from Jun, counter at New Town Theatre Aug 5-29 10:30-23:30 D www. universalartsfestival.com A haven for quality, professional, UK and international performing arts, find something for all tastes, and let yourself be taken on a journey across the world in possibly the most beautiful venue on the Fringe. ‘A top-notch international-theatre programme’ (Stage).
H Licensed bar with
light refreshments perfect for pre-show drinks.
I Restricted access to
wheelchair users. Six steps from pavement to building entrance (no ramp). After entrance, level access to Majestic Theatre (accessible WC), and 18 steps down to Mysterious Theatre (no accessible WC). Staff happy to assist patrons with steps if desired.
Children’s Shows White Dalmatian, The
Comedy
Rainer Hersch’s Victor Borge
Dance
Rhythm of the Drums: Song of the Cicada Rhythms With Soul
Music
Feels Good to Be Live
Musicals & Opera
Barockestra: Rocking the Classics Desire
Theatre
Lonesome Foxtrot, The More Light Please Pip Utton is Charles Dickens Three Men in a Boat
NoFit State Circus V 155G B6C Shrub Place, Leith Walk
B 0845 245 66 66 • Now
until end show, 10:00-19:00 D www.nofitstate.org
nofitstate’s amazing space ship returns to Leith Walk Neal’s Yard bringing its own brand of orchestrated anarchy and Remedies choreographed chaos. V 176G C4C A unique fusion of jaw 102 Hanover Street dropping circus, original B 0131 226 3223 D www. live music, spectacular nealsyardremedies.com theater, dance and drama ‘The future of British circus’ Walk-in therapies available (Guardian).
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Dance Tabú
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Old Saint Paul’s Church V 267G D5C Jeffrey Street
B 0131 226 0000 D
The Nomads Tent V 142G F6C 21 St
Leonard’s Lane B 0131 662 1612 • Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sun 12:0016:00 D www.nomadstent.co.uk Oriental rugs and carpets provide a sumptuous backdrop to the exhibition area. Furniture, artefacts and textiles interact with the surroundings to generate an exotic ambience for visitors to enjoy. Perfect environment in which to linger and relish the exhibition.
H We are pleased to
www.osp.org.uk
Historic Anglican church in the Catholic tradition. The ‘hidden gem’ of the Old Town, with numerous features of architectural and artistic interest, and Father Willis organ; descriptive leaflets available. Open daily 09:00-17:00 to visit, or for peace and stillness.
H Refreshments after
Sunday mass. I Restricted access to wheelchair users. 34 steps from entrance to church. Stair climber available on request. Accessible WC. Induction loop. Full text and large print liturgy sheets.
recommend the café next door, The Engine Shed, open Music 10:00-15:30 daily. Fauré Requiem By Candle light I Ground floor wheelchair Hot Chocolate at 10 access. Old Saint Paul’s Festival Evensongs - Free Exhibitions Old Saint Paul’s Festival Quality of Colour: an ExuMasses - Free berance of Tribal Art, The
Ocean Terminal Big Top V 105G LEITHC Ocean
Terminal Site, Leith B 0844 576 5506 • From Aug 5, Mon-Sun 09:0021:00 D www.arts-exchange.com
State of the art Big Top, central performance area, tiered seating, foyer and chill out area. Parking available on site. A new and exciting venue on the Fringe.
Opium V 96G E5C 71 Cowgate D 0131 225 8382 Opium is a rock and alternative bar and club venue. Our programme leans towards the dark and bizarre!
H Full bar available, 7 days
a week, 20:00-05:00 during the festival as well as during performance times. I Not accessible to wheelchair users. No accessible WC.
Comedy
Accept Your Inner Plonker – Free cold beverages and snacks Diane Spencer: Lost in the available. I Fully accessible to wheel- Mouth Specific – Free I Like To Laugh chair users. Accessible WC. Jollyboat Parking on site. Whoopdebleedins$**t
H Venue bar, hot and
Theatre
Chinese State Circus Mulan, The
The Old Pulteney Spiegeltent V 285G C6C North
Berwick Harbour B 07500 772 720 • MonSat 10:00-17:00 D 07771 540 772 • www.fringebythesea.com
The Outhouse V 99G C5C 12A Broughton Street Lane
B 0131 226 0000 D 0131
557 6668 • www.outhouseedinburgh.co.uk
A funky modern bar close to the Playhouse Theatre, just off famous Broughton Street down a lane. This popular and inviting bar also has a beer garden that Exciting and atmospheric, the Old Pulteney Spiegeltent hosts BBQs in the summer months, providing a buzzing at North Berwick Harbour atmosphere. offers day long entertainment. Shows for everyone, H Popular bar with beer from Aug 10-15. With a bar garden offering world and a café, it’s the hub of beers, cocktails, coffee/ our seaside extravaganza. Last train back to Edinburgh teas, light snacks. Open 7 days 12:00-01:00. at 23:50! I Restricted wheelchair access - performance space H Bar and café open from up flight of stairs, assistance 11:00 until late between shows. Food and drink also available. Accessible WC. in the adjacent Waterloo Music Bistro Yurt. Morrison - Behind I One step up to audience Barbara the Green Door space. No accessible WC. Craig McMurdo - The Mc Murdo Sound Music Maggie Bell, Dave Kelly and the British Blues Quartet
Outside Greyfriars Bobby Bar V 217G E5C 34 Candlemaker Row B 07803 475688 • 24 hrs D www.edinburghsaintsandsinners.co.uk To find Greyfriars Bobby Bar from the Royal Mile, turn left onto George IV Bridge, continuing until you reach a railing and the Greyfriars Bobby statue on the right-hand side. The bar is just behind the statue (Candlemakers Row).
point on the Royal Mile, to bring you through its atmospheric wynds and closes, telling you about the history and legends, and the infamous characters that used to populate these very streets.
H Tour ends at The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh’s Most Haunted Pub. I Walking tour - access difficult for wheelchairs users.
I Fully accessible to wheel- Children’s Shows chair users. Accessible WC. Bambi: A Life in the Woods Revenge of the Space Music Pandas, The Music at Palmerston Place
Theatre
Faustus Secret Believers
Performing Arts Centre Stewart’s Melville College
Theatre
After Juliet Almost, Maine Pennarum Piece of My Heart, A Real Inspector Hound, The Servant of Two Masters, The Strum and Durang, The
V 128G C1C QueensPleasance at ferry Road Royal Mile History and B 0131 226 0000 D www. Ghillie Dhu Legends Tour, The esms.edin.sch.uk/perfomiV 236G E2C 2 Rutland ng-arts-centre.aspx Place B 0131 556 6550 • 09:00Created in one of I Not accessible to wheel- Outside 00:30 D 0131 556 1513 • Edinburgh’s foremost chair users. Starbucks architectural landmarks, the www.pleasance.co.uk Events V 283G E5C Royal Mile Performing Arts Centre at Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu Stewart’s Melville College Graveyards, Mystery and D 07939 325 083 is the most exciting new is a modern, fully raked, Murder Tour flexible venue with a superb arrival on the Fringe in 2010, A prime spot to start your acoustic that seats 60 to 580 and the most elegant new enjoyment of Edinburgh’s and supports music, theatre, cabaret space in the city. In beautiful and historic Old Outside John true Broadway style , If you dance and community Town. Look out for the want luxury and sophisticaKnox House events. guides in red T-shirts! tion, then look no further. V 30G D6C 45 High H A partnership with Star- I Restricted access for Street H Two bars, an a la carte wheelchair users. Steps to allows participants B 0131 444 1725 • Mon-Fri bucks menu in the restaurants, main building (ramp availof the tour to enjoy a free 14:30-19:30 or book online table service during the able). Accessible WC. Lift D www.greenyondertours. size upgrade on their coffee. to lower level seating and shows. We’re open until I Walking tour - restricted com 05:00 every night. access for wheelchair users. performance space. InducI Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu tion loop available. Several large flights of steps We meet outside John Knox is fully accessible to wheelHouse, which is a part of the along tour route. No Events chair users. Scottish Storytelling Centre. accessible WC. Naked Brunch, The Comedy Walk down the Royal Mile, Music Me! Me! Me! past St Giles, cross North Events Les Enfants du Paradis - A Bridge. John Knox House is Free Tour of Edinburgh Musical Journey Above the Dance on the left. Burly Ceilidh Club, The Clouds Cabaret Chordelia: Making a H Inside, the Scottish Song and Dance Outside The Hub Storytelling Centre is open Ghillie Gigs all day with all facilities Persian Rug V 214G E4C Castlehill including café and is fully B 0131 444 1725 • Mon-Fri Village Music accessible. 14:30-19:30 or book online Denise Black’s Loose Screw V 177 G H2 C I The route of ‘Hidden D www.greenyondertours. Merrill Grant: A Twentieth 34 Morningside Road Gardens of the Royal Mile’ com Century Fox B 0131 466 7071 D tour is unfortunately not T-Bone Walker Centenary www.persianrugvillage.com We meet outside the main wheelchair accessible. It is Tour entrance to The Hub. This mainly easy pavement Musicals & Opera is the large church building There’s only one rug shop walking with some steps in Scotland run by Persians; Vive Le Cabaret and steep cobbled surfaces. (now headquarters of the it’s the Persian Rug Village. Edinburgh International Theatre Events Festival) near the Castle and Expertly chosen, directly Hidden Gardens of the Royal the top of the Royal Mile, on imported rugs, stools, kilim Frances Ruffelle: Beneath The Dress Mile the corner of Castlehill and cushions and Persian arteI’m Still Here... facts provide a sumptuous Johnstone Terrace. Mood Swing: A Manhattan backdrop to the exhibition Cabaret H Inside, The Hub is open for visitors to enjoy. Outside Ryan’s all day with all facilities Bar I Fully accessible to including cafee and is fully wheelchair users. No acces- Pleasance at V 216G E2C 2 Hope accessible. sible WC. Street I The route of the ‘Green Thistle Street Bar B 07803 475688 • 24 hrs City Wander’ walking tour Exhibitions V 220GD4 C 39 Thistle D www.edinburghsaintis unfortunately not wheel- Eastern Promise Street sandsinners.co.uk chair accessible. Although B 0131 556 6550 • Monmostly pavement walking, To find Ryan’s Bar, walk Sun 09:00-00:00 D 0131 there are steps, a steep Pilrig Studio along Princes Street from 556 1513 • www.pleasance. cobbled slope and a wooden V 103G A6C 1b Pilrig east to west, and once you co.uk/edinburgh boardwalk. Street have passed the last shop B 0131 226 0000 • Box Events For the month of August, (House of Fraser) you will office counter available at By Leaves We Live the Thistle Street bar is find Ryan’s bar nestled in venue 30 minutes before opening its doors as part of between Hope Street and Music performances D the Pleasance programme Queensferry Street. Bavarian BrassBand on Tour www.pilrigstpauls.org.uk to house a special siteI Not accessible to wheelspecific show. Pilrig Studio is an intimate chair users. 100 seat auditorium in the H There’s real ale availPalmerston Place Events hall of Pilrig St Paul’s. The able, and the pub offers Church Discover Edinburgh’s Old lofty spire of the church sits an extensive range of malt and New Towns on the boundary between V 254G E1C whiskies. Light meals availLeith and Edinburgh and the able throughout the day. 12 Palmerston Place B 0131 226 0000 • 09:00- venue is a gentle stroll, or I Accessible for wheelchair Outside St Giles 12:00 D 0131 220 1690 • very quick bus ride down users. No accessible WC. Leith Walk. www.palmerstonplaceCathedral Theatre church.com H Soft drinks are available Poland 3 Iran 2 (Meeting Point) at performances. Accessible Modelled on Saint-Sulpice V 284G E5C Royal in Paris, this splendid church café offering home made Mile, left hand side of the soup, sandwiches, toasties dates from 1875 and is in Pleasance Cathedral entrance and home baking Mon-Sat the heart of the West End. B 0131 557 4700 • MonCourtyard 11:30-14:00. A magnificent yet intimate Sun, 10:00-00:00 D www. internal space is ideal for I Limited access for wheel- V 33G E6C 60 Pleasance edinburghvisitscotland.com music concerts, featuring a chair users. Accessible WC B 0131 556 6550 • 09:00at lower level. Please call for 00:30 or book online D fine Wells-Kennedy organ Edinburgh Free Walking more details. 0131 556 1513 • Tours start from this central built in 1992.
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com www.pleasance.co.uk The Pleasance Courtyard has over 450,000 visitors, sixteen venues, every entertainment under the sun, even a Kids Zone. It’s little wonder that for many people the Pleasance is the heart of the Fringe. ‘The best of all possible worlds’ (Observer).
H Seven bars, three cafés,
including a brand new menu at the Craggs Bistro. Food available all day. I Full wheelchair access to all venues except Pleasance Attic and Cellar, which are not wheelchair accessible. Full access information available on our website and in our brochure.
Children’s Shows
Andrew Clover’s Almost Famous Story Show Animal Alphaboat Charlie and Lola’s Best Bestest Play List Operators for Kids, The Monkey Music Penguin Silly Billy Bum Breath Strikes Back Tall Stories’ New Show
Comedy
AAA Stand-Up AAA Stand-Up Late Abandoman: Pic ‘n’ Mixtape Adam Riches Rides! Alex Horne: Odds Andrew Clover: Love Rules Andrew Lawrence: The Too Ugly For Television Tour 2010 Arthur Smith’s Edinburgh Bash Asher Treleaven: Secret Door Audience with Ed Reardon, An Ballad of Backbone Joe, The BBC Radio Comedy Writers’ Seminar Best of Edinburgh - The Showcase Show Boom Jennies: We Want Action, The Cellophane Chris McCausland Emotional Retard Chris Ramsey: Aggrophobic Colin Hoult: Enemy of the World Comedy Biscuit Comedy Zone, The Comic Fringes Curiosity Killed the Cabaret Daniel Rigby: Afterbirth Dave Hill: Big in Japan Dave Hill Explosion, The David O’Doherty: Some where Over the David O’Doherty Delete the Banjax...and you! Doc Brown: Unfamous Domestic Goddi Wonderland Eirlys Bellin: Unaccustomed As I Am Emo Philips: Please Witness My Act Felix Dexter - Multiple Personalities in Order Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show, The Front Row Gareth Richards: Stand Up Between Songs Gary Delaney: Purist Ginger & Black: The Chill Factory Greg Davies: Firing Cheese balls at a Dog Gyles Brandreth - The One to One Show Hans Teeuwen: Smooth and Painful How to Make a Million Before Lunch Ian D Montfort: Touching
the Dead Idiots of Ants: The Red Button Itch: A Scratch Event Jack Whitehall: Learning Difficulties Jessica Ransom - Ransom’s Million Jimmy McGhie - The AllPowerful Warrior Who With His Endurance and Inflexible Will to Win Goes From Conquest to Conquest Leaving Fire in His Wake John-Luke Roberts Distracts You From A Murder Jonny Sweet - Let’s Just Have Some Fun (and Learn Something, For Once) Jon Richardson: Don’t Happy, Be Worry Josh Howie: Gran Slam Just a Minute Justin Moorhouse - the Boiled Egg on the Beach Lady Garden: Top Secret Gig Late Night Gimp Fight! Laura Solon: The Owl of Steven Lee Nelson’s Well Good Edinbra Show Loose Ends Luke Toulson: Sorry About Last Night Maff Brown - Looking After Lesal Matt Green: Bleeding Funny Matthew Hardy - Willy Wonka Explained: The Veruca Salt Sessions Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe Micky Flanagan Mike Wozniak and Henry Paker: The Golden Lizard Morning Wordship Mould & Arrowsmith in 3D My Name is Daphne Paperback Nathan Caton - Breakfast at Stephanie’s NewsRevue Nicholas Parsons’ Happy Hour Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow Noise Next Door - Chaos Control, The Non-Conformists’ Guide to Civic Responsibility, The No Son of Mine Pappy’s: All Business Paul Merton’s Impro Chums Penny Dreadfuls, The Phil Kay’s - Gimme Your Left Shoe Real MacGuffins, The Reginald D Hunter: Trophy Nigga Ronna and Beverly: You’ll Do a Little Better Next Time Russell Kane: Smokescreens and Castles Sadie Hasler: Lady Bones Sara Pascoe vs Her Ego School of Comedy Seann Walsh - I’d Happily Punch Myself in the Face Shappi Khorsandi: The Moon on a Stick Simon Evans: Fringe Magnet Sophie Black: A Sketch Show Special Reserve Comedy Benefit, The Stephen K Amos - The Best Medicine Storytellers’ Club Strassman: Duality Sunday Defensive: Further Complications, The Tales from the Crow’s Nest Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit, The Tim FitzHigham: Gentleman Adventurer Tim Vine Chat Show, The Tim Vine - The Joke-amotive Tom Binns in Ivan Brackenbury’s Hospital Radio Remix Tom Craine - Choirboy to
Addict and Back Again Tom Wrigglesworth’s Nightmare Dream Wedding Toulson and Harvey Used To Be Friends
Alex Zane: Just One More Thing… Amused Moose Comedy’s Gangshow Andrew Bird: The Unlikely Lad Dance BBC Comedy Presents Harlekin Best of Popcorn Comedy Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Events Words Masterclass: Edinburgh Clever Peter: Blood, Sweat Sessions & Tears Music Comedy Reserve, The Flanders and Swann: Dan Antopolski - Turn of the AGNother GNew AfterG Century Noon Daniel Sloss: My Generation Tiger Lillies - Live in Concert, Footlights in ‘Good For You’ The George Ryegold: The Ordeal of Dr Ryegold Musicals & Opera Godley Hour, The Hamlet! The Musical Horne Section, The I Love You Because Jeremy Lion Goes Green Reel-to-Real: The Movies Jollie: Roger! Musical Nat Luurtsema: In My Head Spring Awakening I’m A Hero Nina Conti: Talk to the Hand Theatre Pete Firman: Jokes and Beautiful Burnout Tricks Bright is the Ring of Words Radio Hoohah Death of a Theatre Critic Rob Deering’s Beat This Diary of a Sentimental Roisin Conaty: Hero, Killer, The Warrior, Fireman, Liar Double Booked Sarah Bennetto: The King Ernest and the Pale Moon and I First Love Stuart Goldsmith: The Glenn Miller Mystery, The Reasonable Man Hub, The Terry Alderton Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tim Key - The Slutcracker The Two Episodes of MASH: A Keepers Sketch Show by These Two Marion Allen’s Number One People Hobby Meeting, The Dance Memoirs of a Biscuit Tin Big Smoke, The Others Odyssey Our Share of Tomorrow Tea Dance Potted Panto Rachel Rose Reid: I’m Hans Musicals & Opera Christian Andersen Barbershopera Righteous Money Apocalypse? No! Running on Air Closest to the Moon Six and a Half Loves by Terry In Touch Saunders Jump Soho Storeys Sometimes I Laugh Like My Theatre Bane 2 Sister Cage, The Terrible Infants, The Cry, The Territory Emma Thompson presents: Waiting for Lefty Fair Trade You’re Not Like The Other Expectations Girls Chrissy Find Love Make Love Die Lovesong Cells Pleasance Dome Memory Naked, Live and Never V 23G F5C Potterow, Again: My Last Discourse 1 Bristo Square on Dramatic Method B 0131 556 6550 • 09:00- Ovid’s Metamorphoses 00:30 or book online D Reverie www.pleasance.co.uk 10 Dates With Mad Mary Vaudevillains, The The Pleasance Dome offers six venues presenting the best in comedy, theatre and live music all under one Quaker Meeting roof. The legendary PleasHouse ance atmosphere runs late V 40G E4C 7 Victoria into the night. Terrace H Pleasance Dome has two B 0131 220 6109 • From large bars, with under-cover Aug 9 09:30-20:30 D 0131 225 4825 • www.venue40. seating area. Cafés serve org.uk food all day. I Fully accessible to wheel- Just off the Lawnmarket chair users. Accessible WC. our friendly venue on the Induction loop available terrace above Victoria on request. Pleasance is a Street hosts a varied theatre disability-friendly venue. We programme including issueinvest in making the venues based drama, children’s and as accessible as possible family shows. All our venue but are aware that there are profits go to charity. some services we cannot provide. H Tea room serving light Our products Children’s Shows refreshments. come, where possible, Tall Storrie & Wee Godley from fairtrade and organic Twinkle Twonkle sources. Open 10:00-17:00 Comedy I Fully accessible to wheelAddicted to Danger! chair users. Wheelchair After Hours space in theatre. Entrance Al Murray: The Pub Land door width 830mm. lord’s Compete for the Meat Accessible WC. Alex Horne: The Taskmaster
Children’s Shows
Shipwrecked: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont As Told By Himself
Dance
Power of Compassion
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Dark Heart of the Valley Dark of the Moon Meeting, The Playhouse Creatures Rope in Your Hands, The See Me! Hear Me! Tempest, The Typhoid Marys, The
The Queen’s Hall V 72G G6C Clerk Street B 0131 668 2019 • Open
wheelchair users. Lift to first floor, then five steps down into room.
Music
Jazz at Lunchtime
Ramada Edinburgh Mount Royal Hotel V 315G D4C Princes Street B 0844 815 9017 • MonFri, 08:00-19:00 D 0131 226 5856 • www.ramadajarvis.co.uk/edinburgh Ramada Edinburgh Mount Royal Hotel sits above busy Princes Street and offers majestic views of Edinburgh Castle. Join us for good food, drinks and some distinctly Scottish flavoured Fringe entertainment.
all year round 10:00-17:30. Longer opening hours during Fringe D 0131 668 2019 H The Hotel will be • www.thequeenshall.net providing a meal as part of our Fringe events. Other reEdinburgh’s leading live freshments will be available music venue offers classical, from the Hotel restaurant jazz, blues, pop, rock, world, and bar. folk and comedy in the I Limited wheelchair intimate surroundings of a access - one step at converted Georgian church. entrance, lifts to all floors. www.thequeenshall.net There are accessible WCs on first floor and an induction H The bar stocks a full loop at reception. range of wine, spirits and real ale and during the festival light snacks are served including sandwiches, baguettes, soup and salads I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC. Infra-red audio system and induction loop. Parking on Clerk Street.
Children’s Shows BIG Sing-a-long!, The
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Arlo Guthrie Bert Jansch Birds and Beasts - Music of Martyn Bennett and Fraser Fifield Burns Unit, The Capercaillie Dougie MacLean in Concert Drever, McCusker and Woomble Eliza Carthy Band Forward with Scotland’s Past Loveboat Big Band Midnight Special Orkestra Del Sol’s Top Trumps
Radisson Blu Hotel - Great Scots Hall V 39G E5C 80 High
Street B 0131 226 0000 • Every day 11:30-14:30 D 0131 557 9797 • www.radissonblu.co.uk/hotel-edinburgh Beautiful, candle-lit, traditional Scottish room with a magnificent stone fireplace and hand-painted ceiling offering a comfortable, relaxed, informal, jazz club atmosphere. Unreserved seating at tables. Tickets from Fringe Box Office, or on door each day from 11:30.
H Full bar and lunch menu
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Les Peters - After Dinner Stints Piping Hot Burns
The Rat Pack V 145G E2C 9b Shandwick Place
B 0131 226 0000 • Tickets available on the door D
0131 228 9147 • www. ratpackpianobar.com
Located in the heart of Edinburgh’s West End, The Rat Pack takes a fresh take on the classic piano bar. During this year’s Fringe we open our doors to some spine-tingling talent. Come join us for cocktails, music and toe-tapping tunes.
H Drinks available until 05:00. I Restricted access, venue down one flight of outside stairs.
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Vanessa Knight: Hidden Song
The Red Bus V 333G G5C The Mead-
ows (by the cricket pavillion)
B 07599 912 687 D
www.theredbus.co.uk The Red Bus is an original 1962 double decker Routemaster bus, parked in the Meadows and providing classic entertainment on board for children. Puppet shows, singing and storytelling every day.
I This is a vintage vehicle in original condition and as such the venue is not accessible to wheelchair users.
Children’s Shows
Red Bus Children’s Show, The
available. Food and drink can be ordered from half an hour before and throughout performances. I Restricted access to
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VENUE GUIDE Rosslyn Chapel V 74G H6C Roslin, Midlothian B 0131 226 0000 • 10:0017:00 D 0131 440 2159 • www.rosslynchapel.com
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 H Terrace café and John
Hope Gateway Restaurant are open for food and refreshements every day. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC. Signed/audio descriptions available - phone information line for details. Induction loop available.
The atmospheric Rosslyn Chapel, seven miles south of Edinburgh, is an enigma. Exhibitions Built by Sir William St Clair, Joan Mitchell the Chapel is famous the world over for its stunning architecture and is rumoured to house relics from the time Royal Botanic of Christ. Garden
Glass Houses Chandrika Chevli: Where’s My Bike? James Christopher - Seeing Both Sides - Free Robin Buckland: The V 181G C4C 9 Queen Inescapable Misery of Street Everything B 0131 226 0000 • Venue box office counter open Mon- Royal Mile Comedy Club Fri 10:00-17:00 D 0131 225 Slightly Dangerous Comedy Occasion - Free, A 7324 • www.rcpe.ac.uk
The Royal College of Physicians
Music The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) is Absolutely Free Live Music 1 one of the foremost interna- Theatre tional providers of medical I Was a Teenage Rent Boy education and information. The College operates from I Chapel fully accessible to Edinburgh – John historic premises in the The Royal Oak wheelchair users. Accessible heart of Edinburgh. Hope Gateway WC. V 309G E5C 1 Infirmary V 28G A2C Entrance on I Wheelchair access is Street, off South Bridge Musicals & Opera limited as we are a listed Arboretum Place B 0131 557 2976 • Mon-Fri, Magic Flute (Mozart), The B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 building. Contact the venue 11:30-02:00 Sun 12:30Midsummer Night’s Dream 248 2909 • www.rbge.org.uk for further information. 02:00 D www.royal-oak(B. Britten), A folk.com Exhibitions The John Hope Gateway, Theatre Sandbach School Artists the Royal Botanic Garden The Royal Oak is Edinburgh’s Apprentice, The - Free Edinburgh’s new biodiverpremiere traditional music sity and information centre, Music and folksinging howff. opened in October 2009. Rub shoulders with the Chinese Music Ensemble Royal Botanic It offers visitors a superb top names in folk music, Sandbach School Big Band opportunity to explore the join in or just sit and listen; Garden world of plants and enjoy Musicals & Opera sample a cask ale or a fine Edinburgh – beautiful new restaurant Assassins malt and enjoy the convivial atmosphere. Fletcher Building and shop facilities. V 136G A3C Entrances
on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place (John Hope Gateway) B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 248 2909
Theatre
H The Gateway Restaurant History Boys, The (bookings 0131 552 2674) is open Mon to Fri 09:30-18:00 and Sat/Sun 09:00-18:00. Last orders 17:00. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC. Wheelchairs are available to borrow at the gates - please call 0131 248 2909 to book.
70 acres of exotic tranquillity one mile north of Princes Street. Spectacular Glasshouses, John Hope Gateway and Inverleith Children’s Shows House Gallery exhibitions, Buzzing! tours, Botanics shop, Exhibitions Terrace Café refreshments From Another Kingdom: and Gateway Restaurant meals. The Fletcher Building The Fascinating World of Fungi - Free is situated close to the Glasshouses.
H Terrace Café open 10:0018:15 daily (last orders 17:30). Gateway Restaurant open 09:30-18:00 daily (last orders 17:00). I Garden and venue are fully accessible to wheelchair users. WCs within Fletcher Building are not fully accessible but other accessible WCs are available in the Garden. Wheelchairs are available to borrow at the gates - please call 0131 248 2909 to book.
Children’s Shows Songbird, The
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Inverleith House V 369G A2C Entrances
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Off Inverleith House Lawn V 193G A2C Entrances
on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place (John Hope Gateway) B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 248 2909 • www.rbge.org.uk 70 acres of exotic tranquillity one mile north of Princes Street. Glasshouses, John Hope Gateway and Inverleith House Gallery exhibitions, shop, Terrace Café and Gateway Restaurant. (Admission free, 10:00-19:00. Charge for Glasshouses.) Bring a rug to sit on!
H Terrace Café open
10:00-18:15 daily (last orders 17:30). Gateway Restaurant open 09:3018:00 daily (last orders 17:00). I A Hootenany Heaven performance is fully accessible to wheelchair users but The Treehouse Gallery structure is not. Inverleith House, which Accessible WC can be found has been described as the at nearby Terrace Café. most ideal gallery in Britain, Wheelchairs are available to presents an award-winning borrow at the gates - please programme of visual art exhibitions by internationally- call 0131 248 2909 to book. acclaimed contemporary Dance artists, set within the 73-acre Hootenany Heaven, A landscaped grounds of Events the Royal Botanic Garden TreeHouse Gallery, Edinburgh. Edinburgh, The
on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place (John Hope Gateway) B 0131 248 2971 • 10:0017:30 daily during festival D 0131 248 2849 • www. rbge.org.uk/inverleith-house
Three Men and Some Books
Royal High School V 242G C1C East Barnton Avenue
B 07873 336 842 • From
Aug 9, Mon-Fri 09:00-15:00 and one hour prior to each performance D www. royalhighproductions.co.uk
H Public bar on street level with downstairs lounge. Takeaway food welcome before 22:00. Open Mon-Fri 11:30-02:00, Sun 12:3002:00. I Restricted access for wheelchair users. One small step to public bar. 12 steps to lounge bar and toilets.
Events
Rebus - The Body Politic
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The RHS is one of the oldest Festival Folk @ The Oak/The schools in Britain, with roots Wee Folk Club going back to 1128. In 2010, Scottish Folk Roots and we are delighted to again be Offshoots a Fringe venue presenting only high quality musical Royal Over-Seas productions. Check out www.royalhighproductions. League co.uk. V 19G D3C Overseas House, 100 Princes Street H Non-alcoholic interval B 0131 226 0000 • Counter refreshments and some open Mon-Sun, 09:30-16:30 snacks will be available for purchase within the venue. D 0131 225 1501 • I Fully accessible to wheel- www.roslarts.org.uk chair users. Accessible WC. Edinburgh’s most central Musicals & Opera venue, with stunning castle Hairspray views, has an intimate chamber music room, plus gallery. Restaurant and bar with food. An oasis of calm The Royal Mile in the heart of the festival Tavern hustle and bustle. V 228G E5C 127 High H Bar 11:00-23:00, bar Street B 0131 557 9681 • 12:00- food 12:00-21:00, restaurant for lunch and dinner, 21:00 D www.freefringe. last orders 21:00. org.uk I Wheelchair access difficult but help available The Royal Mile Tavern (advance notice appreciated is at the heart of every - please call 0131 225 1501). Edinburgh festival. With free comedy shows starting Ring disabled doorbell for at 13:30 every day and free assistance. live music from 21:30-03:00. Exhibitions Food served all day with Edinburgh Printmakers @ outside seating available. 100 Princes Street H Full bar and kitchen, Music serving lunches, main cours- Bach for Breakfast es, bar meals and snacks. Bartok and Shostakovich Menu available seven days Late from 12:00-21:30. Beethoven for Breakfast I Restricted access for Brahms at Teatime wheelchair users, seven Chopin After Lunch steps to performance area. Late Night Liszt Accessible WC before Mendelssohn After Lunch theatre. Mozart at Teatime Under Northern Skies Comedy Catriona Knox: People in
Afternoon Organ Recitals in the City Bernstein and Fauré Big Band Swing V 241G C4C 29-31 Cantare e Sonare Abercromby Place Celebrate the Music of the B 0131 226 0000 • 09:00Scottish Harp 1 00:00 D Celebrate the Music of the www.arkle-theatre.com Scottish Harp 2 Chopin and Paris in the 1830s Situated in the heart of the Edinburgh Organ Scholars New Town, The Royal Scots in Concert Club offers a distinctive Follow the Music combination of cosy charm From the Enlightment to and elegance. Beyond the Secession Handel - Tu Fedel? Tu H Bar available Mon-Sat Costante? 17:00-23:00. Food served Harmonious Sounds Mon-Sat 17:00-20:30. I Not accessible to wheel- International Piano Laureates in Concert chair users. No Lawrence Dunn and Alan accessible WC. Induction Jacques loop available. Liebestraum Theatre Lovehearts and Soorplooms Forgotten Voices Mad, Bad and Dangerous Midsummer Night’s Dream, A to Know Mandolin and Guitar Souvenirs Margaret Wakeford and St Andrew Simon Coverdale (Piano Blackadder Duet) Music of Two Nations Church V 322G C6C St Andrew My Journey Throughout China Street, North Berwick 19th Century Guitar B 07500 772 720 • MonPiano Recital Sat 10:00-17:00 D Pure Classical www.fringebythesea.com Sax Appeal Song Recital St Andrew Blackadder Sound of Seventeen Church is in the middle of Strictly Musicals North Berwick between This Sheltering Midnight the railway station and Transports of Delight 3 (Off the harbour. Regular trains the Rails!) from Edinburgh Waverley take about 30 mins. Have a Triplicity Uangel Voice Choir sunny seaside day out and Viola and Guitar catch last Edinburgh train at 23.50. Musicals & Opera
The Royal Scots Club
H Venue open Aug 11-14.
Doors open 18:45. Shows finish around 22:00. Last train to Edinburgh 23:50. Interval refreshments, beer, wine. I Wheelchair access to main floor. Accessible WC.
Music
Martin Taylor
St Andrew’s and St George’s West V 111G D4C 13 George Street
B 0131 225 3847 • Box
office open for personal sales Aug 10-29 Mon-Sat 10:00-15:00 D www. standrewsandstgeorges. org.uk Beautiful 18th-century New Town church, ‘the premier chamber music venue on the Fringe’ (Herald). Varied programme of music, old and new, classical and folk. Four concerts most days. Experience the special ambience this living church adds to music.
H Café open Mon-Fri 10:00-
16:00 and Sat 10:00-14:00 during the Fringe. Refreshments during interval of evening performances. I Side doors providing 3yd-wide flat entrance to auditorium. Ramp also available to negotiate two steps at the front of the venue. Induction loop available. Flat route to café and WC.
Music
ABCs of Broadway Aberdeen A Cappella Absolutely One-Handed
Bless ‘Em All (The Spirit of World War II) Die Fledermaus Don’t Stop the Beat! La Boheme Opera Sins
St Cecilia’s Hall V 31G E5C Niddry Street, Cowgate B 0131 226 0000 • Counter open 30 mins before each performance D 0131 651 2120 • www.festivals.ed.ac.uk St Cecilia’s Hall is the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Scotland, dating from 1763. It is the perfect size and setting for performances on the instruments from the Russell Collection of early keyboard instruments, housed in two adjacent galleries.
I Restricted access for wheelchair users. Happy to accomodate, although advance notice is required, please call the box office for more details. Accessible WC.
Music
Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s Capitals of Culture Guitars at St Cecilia’s Hall Harpsichords at St Cecilia’s Hall 1 Harpsichords at St Cecilia’s Hall 2
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church V 122G E3C Entrances
from Lothian Road and Princes Street B 0131 226 0000 D www.st-cuthberts.net
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24-hour box office at edfringe.com St Cuthbert’s is at the very heart of Edinburgh on Lothian Road near the junction with Princes Street (opposite the Caledonian Hilton), adjacent to public transport and Castle Terrace car park. It has two superb performance spaces and fine acoustics.
H Tea, coffee, soft drinks and light refreshments. I Vehicle access from King’s Stables Road and wheelchair access from Princes Street Gardens. Ramp to main door, lift to first and second floors. Accessible WC and induction loop on ground floor. Several wheelchair spaces in each auditorium. Disabled toilet on ground floor.
Children’s Shows Our Little Green Book of Chlidren’s Verse
Events
Sanctuary in the City - Free
Music
Alba Brass Centenary Concert of Unac companied Choral Music Classical Guitar Jonathan Prag Classical Guitar Recital Music at St Cuthbert’s - Free Pedal Harp Recital Quarter - Live, The
Theatre
Homage to Caledonia
St Giles’ Cathedral V 187G E5C Royal Mile B 0131 226 0673 • Mon-Fri 09:00-19:00, Sat 09:0017:00, Sun 13:00-17:00 D 0131 225 9442 • www. stgilescathedral.org.uk Founded in the 1120s, St Giles’ was the church of John Knox during the Reformation and is renowned for its stained glass, Rieger organ and beautiful Thistle Chapel. Open daily. Free guided tours, concerts, Cathedral shop and restaurant. Donations welcome.
I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. No accessible WC. Induction loop available.
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Cathedral Lunchtime Con certs - Free Celebrity Organ Recitals 2010 Durufle Requiem Festive Flourish, A Lunchtime Concert by South West Camerata Concer tante Ensemble South West Camerata - A String Serenade West Dunbartonshire Council Youth Orchestra Lunchtime Concert Yong-in Youth Orchestra Concert
St John’s Church V 127G E3C Corner of
interior; encompassing renovated church space, hall, shops, café, grounds, craft and design fair and exhibitions. Used for events including art, music, discussion, meditation and reflection. Full details online.
magnificent concert venue. H Coffee and tea available The Song School is covered after service. by vibrant murals by Phoebe I Fully accessible to wheelAnna Traquair. chair users. Accessible WC. Induction loop available. I Access available (adMusic vance notice appreciated). Grand Tour: Germany Accessible WC. Induction St Michael and All Saints loop available. Festival Concerts H Food and drink available Exhibitions St Michael and All Saints at two festival café/bars. Past, Present and Future Festival Masses Open every day 08:00-late. - Free I Wheelchair access down Phoebe Anna Traquair Song ramp from Princes Street to School Murals - Free terrace shops and craft fair. St Ninian’s Hall Upper terrace, church and Music V 230G B1C Comely hall are accessible via gate Cathedral Celebrity Organ Bank Road on Princes Street. Induction Recital: John Scott B 01620 860 802 D 07785 loop is available in the Cathedral Festival 511667 • www.edinchurch auditorium. Eucharists - Free burghtheatrearts.com Cathedral Festival Evensong Exhibitions - Free St Ninian’s Hall hosts the West End Fair Cathedral Handel’s Messiah Edinburgh Theatre Arts Cathedral Late Night Music group. We are situated a Anniversaries By Candlelight mile north west of the city Ariul: Made in Korea Cathedral Late Night Coreen Scott - A Scottish centre, 50 yards to the east Bohemian Rhapsodies Journey of the junction of Comely Songs of Peace - A Recital of Cathedral Late Night: Music Bank Road, Orchard Brae From the USA Bernstein and Mahler and Crewe Road South, Cathedral Late Night: Wilde opposite Flora Stevenson Tenchi Shinmei Plays Chopin by Candlelight Primary School. Cathedral Lunchtime I Fully accessible to wheelSt Mark’s artSpace Concerts Cathedral Organ Promenades chair users. V 125G E3C 7 Castle Edinburgh Festival Fringe Theatre Terrace Gala Concert Cherry Orchard, The B 0131 228 1155 • 12:00- Maitland-Dewar Duo 20:00 D 0131 659 7600 • Mozart and Handel www.edinburgh-unitarians. org.uk St Patrick’s The artSpace programme of music and drama, in our acoustically excellent auditorium within St Mark’s Unitarian Church, is performed by virtuosos, both well-known and newcomers. The church welcomes you at 11:00 Sundays for church service and short recital.
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral
V 86G C5C Broughton
Church
V 219G E6C 5 South
Gray’s Close, 40 High Street
B 0131 556 3030 • 09:0018:00 daily D www.
Street stpatricksparish.co.uk B 0131 226 0000 D www. St Patrick’s is a fine 18thstmaryscathedral.co.uk century church just 20 yards St Mary’s is ideally placed from the Royal Mile. in the city centre, with its Pedestrian access is via stunning new pipe organ, South Gray’s Close, alongI Fully accessible to wheel- concerts Mon-Sat and side the Museum of Childchair users. Ramp entrance the traditional service of hood on High Street. Vehicle 3yds to auditorium, 5yds Choral Vespers during the access from Cowgate. An flat. Help available on Fringe. The neighbouring ideal escape from Fringe departure. No accessible Café Camino is the perfect bustle! WC. Induction loop available place for refreshment and I Church fully accessible on request. relaxation. to wheelchair users (South Music H Our licensed café Gray’s Close entrance). Americana provides a wide range of Accessible WC. Induction Another Night at the Opera wholesome food, drinks, loop available. Are You Being Serious? cakes and homebaked Events Bach - The Six Solo Suites scones. Open 7 days 09:00Reflecting on Paintings Choral Chillout: Purcell to 21:30. Piazzolla I Fully accessible to wheel- Rest for Your Soul Classical Guitar and World chair users: fixed ramp from Music street level. Accessible WC. Classical Guitar - Classical St Peter’s Music and World Music V 17G G6C Lutton Place Metropolitan Cathedral History of Jazz Piano, The B 0131 226 0000 Candlelit Compline - Free Joy of Sax: Best of... Metropolitan Cathedral Late Conveniently situated in the Piano Favourites Night Voices - Free Rantin’ Rovin’ Robin south side of Edinburgh, off Metropolitan Cathedral Recuerdos - Memories of South Clerk Street and near Latin Choral Vespers - Free to Queen’s Hall. On main bus Spain Metropolitan Cathedral Romantic Airs routes. Lunchtime Concerts - Free Scottish Journey and Metropolitan Cathedral More, A H Tea, coffee and biscuits Organ Concerts - Free Scottish Piping at time of performance. Really Terrible Orchestra, I St Peter’s is fully accesMusicals & Opera The sible to wheelchair users. Persephone: The Musical Accessible WC.
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Theatre St Michael and Honours of Drumlie, The All Saints Church
St Mary’s Cathedral
V 95G F3C Brougham
Tears and Laughter
V 91G E1C Palmerston Place B 0131 226 0000 D www.cathedral.net
Princes Street and Lothian Road B 0131 473 2000 • Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00 D 0131 221 One of the world’s great 2273 • www.festivalofspiri- neo-gothic buildings, tuality.org.uk with its three distinctive spires and a tradition of A prime city centre venue daily choral services sung with spectacular, inspiring by the cathedral choir: a
Street B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 467 4365 St Michael and All Saints is a member of the Scottish Episcopal Church and part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It welcomes all to enjoy its services and music, which are in the Anglo-Catholic tradition.
St Serf’s Church Hall V 83G A3C Clark Road/
Ferry Road, Goldenacre B 0131 467 7185 • Box office counter open 30 mins before performances.D 0131 552 4845 • www. stserfsplayers.org.uk/halls/ theatre.htm St Serf’s Church Hall is a
well-established venue with a tradition of hosting quality shows. It is conveniently situated on the No 23 bus route and near to buses serving Ferry Road and Goldenacre. Ample free on street parking available.
H Wine and light refreshments at time of performance. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC. Induction loop available.
Theatre
Educating Agnes Treasure Island
Saughtonhall United Reformed Church V 273G F1C 87 Saugh-
tonhall Drive B 0131 539 0491 D 0131 337 8328 • www.saughtonhall.com
Wed-Sat from 17:00. Over14s only. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users.
Events
Whisky with...Tutored Tasting: Queen St
scotlandart.com V 92G C2C 2 St Stephen Place D 0131 225 6257 • www. scotlandart.com The scotlandart.com gallery carries the largest stock of original paintings in Scotland - over 1,400 original paintings representing around 150 artists. Open 6 days a week, Tue-Sun.
I Wheelchair ramp access to gallery. No accessible WC.
Exhibitions Best of Scottish
The Scottish Café This local venue is easily reached from the city centre & Restaurant (any bus travelling in the V 337G D4C National zoo direction). A friendly and relaxed environment in Gallery of Scotland, The Mound a café-style setting. B 0131 226 6524 • 09:00H Tea and coffee available 18:00 D www.thescottishcafe.com during interval. I Fully accessible to wheelSituated in the heart of our chair users. Accessible WC. beautiful Princes Street Induction loop available. Gardens nestled underneath Theatre Edinburgh Castle, The Pack of Lies Scottish Café & Restaurant within the National Gallery of Scotland takes great The Scotch Malt pride in celebrating all things Scottish. Whisky Society The Vaults
H Simple fresh Scottish
food served in lovely surroundings, Mon-Sun Street, Leith 08:30-23:00. B 0131 226 0000 D 0131 I Fully accessible to wheel554 3451 • www.smws.co.uk chair users. Accessible WC. A warm welcome awaits Music at the Society’s traditional Scottish Music at The Scothome. Open to anyone with tish Café and Restaurant tickets for a Society festival event, it provides the perfect setting to relax with Scottish Seabird a dram, lunch or coffee. For full Society programme, call Centre Café 0131 555 2929. V 188G C6C The Harbour, North Berwick H Excellent seasonal bar B 01620 890 202 • 10:00food served Mon 12:0017:00 Mon - Sat D 16:00, Tue-Sat 12:00-21:00, www.seabird.org Sunday lunch served 12:3015:00. Over-18s only. A stunning location overI Fully accessible. looking the sea and sandy beaches of North Berwick, Events the Scottish Seabird Centre Whisky with...Tutored plays host to four Fringe by Tasting: The Vaults the Sea concerts. Amazing live cameras, island boat gift shop and café The Scotch Malt trips, with decking over the sea.
V 197G LEITHC 87 Giles
Whisky Society 28 Queen Street
H Food and beverages all
day. Wine and beer licensed. Open 10:00-18:00 every day. I Fully accessible to wheel220 2044 • www.smws.co.uk chair users. Accessible WC.
V 32G C4C Edinburgh B 0131 226 0000 D 0131
The Society’s beautiful Georgian city centre venue is open to anyone with tickets for a Society festival event. Relax in the Members’ Room and enjoy a dram, light lunch or exquisite dining. For full Society programme, call 0131 555 2929.
H Bar and excellent food
Mon-Sat 09:30-21:30. Dining Room opening times - Bistro: lunch, Mon-Sat 12:00-15:00, a la carte:
Music
Chloe Matharu
Scottish Storytelling Centre V 30G D6C The Netherbow, 43-45 High Street B 0131 556 9579 • Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00. Open Sun 12:00-18:00 Jul and Aug D www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk 323
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H Storytelling Café: drinks, delicious cakes, snacks, and tasty lunches – hot or cold. Licensed. MonSun from 10:00. I Fully accessible for audience and performer wheelchair users. Accessible WC. Infrared induction loop in performance areas and Braille signage throughout. Baby changing facilities.
Children’s Shows Arabian Nights Princess’ Blankets, The Wee Willie Gray
Events
Storytelling Cafe
Theatre
Burns: The Video Diary John Knox: Turn Again Mary Queen of Scots: The Last Letter
The Scott Monument V 65G D4C East Princes
Street Gardens B 0131 226 0000 • Ticket counter at monument open Mon-Sat, 09:00-19:00, Sun 10:00-18:00 D 0131 529 4068 • www.edinburgh.gov.uk The Scott Monument was built to commemorate Sir Walter Scott, one of Scotland’s greatest novelists. The monument is 200ft high; climb 287 steps up the spiral internal staircase to four levels to see unrivalled views of Edinburgh’s historic Old and New Towns.
I Not accessible to wheelchair users. No accessible WC.
Exhibitions
Scott Monument Edinburgh 283, The
The Shiatsu Centre for holistic wellbeing V 163G F3C 35-37
Bread Street B 0131 229 0724 D www. theshiatsucentre.com Calm and peaceful, The Shiatsu Centre, off Lothian Road, provides individual treatments (Shiatsu, homeopathy, drop-in clinics), friendly classes (chi gung, yoga, balancing), intimate shows, and free green tea. Relaxing and invigorating for performers, visitors, and Edinburgh folk. Open 07:00-late.
I Community Room has wheelchair access directly from the street. Toilets do not (down stairs to basement). Upstairs room does not (stairs going up).
Events
Holistic Wellbeing Therapy and Classes
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
Music
Grimms’ Fairy Tales I Am Woof/Where Have All the Ladies Gone? Ladies of the Sacred Heart, Dance V 339G E5C 207 The {Extinguish.} Cowgate Love Bytes The Soap Co D 0131 558 3332 Lullaby Witch, The Musicals & Opera Edinburgh Macbeth... Hearts Desire Last Five Years, The Situated on the Cowgate, just Hotel V 312G D6C 263 off the Royal Mile, Sin is an Theatre Marat/Sade, The 800 capacity club and lounge Canongate As Long As You’re Paying Miss Havisham’s Ghosts in renovated old town church D 0131 478 4244 • www. Blackout Night Heron, The thesoapcoedinburgh.co.uk at the very centre of Fringe. Calling for Silence Oliver Twist Conical Decline of Every 100 Our inviting shop located on H Fully licensed bar with thing, The One Summer great drink deals. Mon-Sun: Edinburgh’s historic Royal Divine Tales, The Popping Stars Mile will welcome you with 11:00-05:00. The Pork I Not accessible to wheel- the intoxicating aroma of our Edge, Hotel Nowhere Quarantine handmade bath and beauty chair users. Accessible WC. Knights Racing Demon products. Our friendly, helpLife of a Lonely Flyerer, The Comedy Safe House ful staff will be delighted to Cockburn and Rowntree: 28 show you our wide selection Love Bites Samson Agonistes Days of Laughter S1L3NC3: Mind Reader of Scottish crafts, paintings Comedy Doodle Presents Stop, Look, Listen. and ceramics Matt Thomas, Stephanie ‘Sylvia’ by A R Gurney theSpaces @ Laing, Andrea Hubert and I Fully accessible to wheelThere’s Only One Lord Byron Surgeons Hall Robbie McHugh, The chair users. Tristram Shandy Danny Ward + 1 V 53G E6C Nicolson Street Two Exhibitions Edwards and Stubbings B 0845 508 8515 • Aug Two Islands Soap Opera, A Stand-Up 4-28 09:30-22:45 daily. For Ubu Pauline Goldsmith: P G email reservation: boxoffice. Unshakeable Tips - Free surgeons@thespaceuk.com Wait Until Dark theSpace @ Tales Told by Idiots D www.thespaceuk.com Where the Solitary Eagle Flies Three Men and a Hoover Whodidit by Neil Harrison Symposium Hall theSpace UK return to the 2 Facedbook Work in Progress [Abridged] V 43 G E6 C RCOS, Hill historical Surgeons Hall to We Love Comedy Write of Passage Square offer a pulsating programme Yo Girl! Musicals & Opera B 0845 508 8515 • 09:00- of cross genre performance You Can’t Go Swimming Sweeney Todd: The Demon 23:00 D 07976 785 718 • art. New writing, children’s, With Your Ex-Husband Barber of Fleet Street www.thespaceuk.com classical, dance, physical, Your Little Princess Is My monologues, poetry and Little Whore Theatre the SpaceUK present another (Don’t) Look Back in Anger? high calibre venue. This won- comedy. All under one roof in one spectacular venue. Love Is Darkness, Baby! (Get derfully located space offers For more information: www. Used To It!) theSpaces on some high brow alternative to Monkey Poet’s Welcome to the traditional fringe venues. thespaceuk.com the Mile @ The Afghanistan! - Free Settle down into the most H Bar, light snacks 11:00Up2D8 Radisson comfortable ‘club class’ seats 22:30. on the fringe in one of EdinI Fully accessible, ramp V 39G E5C 80 High burgh’s most stylish spaces. to venue foyer, lifts to all Street The Sky Gardens floors. Please call the box of- B 0845 508 8316 • Aug H Food and drink available fice for further information. 3-29 10:00-23:00 daily. For V 340G E3C West in theSpace theatre bar reservation: boxoffice. Princes Street Gardens Children’s Shows email Mon-Fri, 12:30-23:00. radisson@thespaceuk.com B 0131 226 0000 • Tickets I Fully accessible to wheel- Billy Bean Bag and Friends D www.thespaceuk.com also available at the Sky Family Fringe Fun chair users. Accessible WC. Garden, 08:00-21:30 D ‘Oz’ by Don Zolidis Situated right in the middle Comedy 0141 222 2266 • www. Petite Rouge of it all, located on the Royal Edinburgh Tonight With Joe Sparkleshark festivalinthesky.com Mile at the Radisson blu Simmons Whooooo’s Afraid of the Big hotel, theSpace UK presents The Sky Gardens in Princes Eric Davidson - Brother, Can Bad Wolf? an international programme Street Gardens by the Castle, You Spare a Rhyme? of theatre, cabaret, comedy, are in the stunning surroundComedy Dance ings of the popular gardens Broderick Chow: Easy, Tiger! new writing and physical dance. All show information and at the heart of the world Pearl Necklace Michael Topping - ‘Heels at www.thespaceuk.com class Festival in the Sky exover Head in Love!’ Events perience. The most uplifting CineFringe Film Festival 2010 Speed... Mating... I Fully accessible to wheelvenue at the festival. chair users. Accessible WC. Dance Music Staff on hand to help. Please Call Me! H Our premium bar experi- 8 Strings call the box office for more ence serves gourmet bbq, Music information. snacks and drinks in a covered Theatre All the King’s Men Picking Under Milk Wood and outdoor seating area. Comedy Up the Pieces Open 08:00-02:00. Dildon’t! Alternotive a Cappella I Wheelchair access from Fame Or Fries Stories of a Stranger... Kings Stables Road entrance, theSpace on the Humerus please call 0141 222 2266 & Opera Interrobang? Mile @ Jury’s Inn Musicals to arrange. Accessible WC Godspell & Stump on Loliday V 260G D6C 43 Jeffrey Hildegard of Bingen and the Magpie on site. Nothing to Show Street Living Light Undercover Blondde (Double D) Events B 0845 508 8387 • Jul Not Just for the Birds Festival in the Sky 28-Aug 30 09:00-00:00. For Sharron Matthews Super Dance email reservation: boxofAll Over a Football star - World Domination fice.jury’s@thespaceuk.com Tour 2010 Musicals & Opera Sneaky Pete’s D www.thespaceuk.com Spend, Spend, Spend Dyslexia: The Musikal Sweeney Todd School Edition V 71G E5C 73 Cowgate Managed by theSpaceUK, Godspell B 0131 226 7010 • 09:00- this intimate space hosts an Teen Bewitched Tick, Tick ... Boom 18:00 D 0131 225 1757 • Theatre array of new and established When in Rome... www.sneakypetes.co.uk Angel City talent. Located seconds from Anthony Burgess ‘A Clock Intimate live music and club the Royal Mile it’s a must for Theatre work Orange’ About Chocolate venue on the Cowgate, with all well-heeled theatreBald Prima Donna, The an emphasis on exciting new goers. For show information: Adult Evening of Shel Silver Bare www.thespaceuk.com. stein, An music. Tickets via Ripping Beauty and Meaning of ‘Ave a Banana: A Knees Up Records on South Bridge, Autographs, The H Bar and restaurant. I Through Time and Space phone or our website. Bird Bridge Restricted wheelchair access, Beauty is Prison-Time Blue Beard H Well-stocked bar serving but staff will be happy to as- Bit of Irish with Chris Sul Clinical Lies premium spirits and imported sist clients up stairs if desired. livan, A Considering Georgia O’Keeffe Please call the box office for lagers. Cracks Dead I Limited access for wheel- further information. Death of the Unicorn Departures chair users. No accessible WC. Comedy Dumb Waiter, The Evening with Dementia, An Fee Fie Foe Fum Creatures Fallen, The 500 Miles Kestrels Fever Chart: Three Visions
Sin Club and Lounge
Raw Kings and Savage Sound System, The
Mary Barrel is Really Good at Things Meet Chloe and Dave
of the Middle East, The Five Women Wearing the Same Dress For Your Entertainment Frankly Outrageous Green Eggs and Hamlet Grimm Fairytales Hamlet for Girls Hood! I Wish You Love Kvetch Land of the Lost and Found Like Little Girls in a Sweet Shop My Name is Bill No Tomatoes Our Town Perfect Corpse, A River in Hiding Servant to Two Masters, The Shakers Shakespeare Student, The Talented Mr Ripley, The They Shoot Horses Don’t They Timothy Bile Show, The Under the Skin Uplifting WithinTent Women Laughing
theSpace @ Venue45 V 45G D5C 63 Jeffrey Street B 0845 508 8387 • Aug 3-29 09:00-00:00. For email reservation: boxoffice. venue45@thespaceuk.com D www.thespaceuk.com One of the festival’s most talked about theatres presents new and established art from across the globe. A full daily programme of cross genre performance makes this central venue a must for all. Hosted Fringe First Winner 2009. Show info: www.thespaceuk.com.
H Café 45 open 09:00-late.
Cosy theatre café offering snacks and a mixture of festival fun ... I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Multiple wheelchair spaces available if required. Please call the box office for further information.
Comedy
How to Be an Imaginary Friend Vanity
Dance
As Far as the Beach Insights Trapping(s)
Music
Muse Chanteuse - Opera Cabaret
Musicals & Opera Broke Britannia! Slice of Saturday Night
Theatre
All the Happy People Ark, The (Bye)Polar Deepchurch Hollow Doctor and the Devils, The Don’t Call Us We’ll Call You ‘Dream Man’ by James Car roll Pickett Dream Play, A Figs in Wigs Importance of Being Ear nest, The Inadequate Man, The Innovative Design, An Newsroom, The Rimers of Eldritch’ by Lan ford Wilson, ‘The Stitched Up Tunde What Money Can’t Buy Why Don’t You Dance
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Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall
Music
World Famous Taste of Scotland Scottish Show V 278G D4C 22 Hanover and Dinner Street B 0131 220 5911 • 08:45Stage by Stage 23:00 D 0131 220 5911 • www.spotlites.co.uk Edinburgh 100 yards from the centre of Princes Street, just up from the National Gallery, this beautiful venue has a reputation for quality SSSSS and SSSS sell-outs! Outstanding, international companies: interactive children’s theatre, drama workshops, classics, cutting-edge plays, dance, quirky comedy and musicals... H Sweets/soft drinks/ice creams available during venue opening hours. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users via back entrance in Rose Street up ramp. Up to four wheelchairs per performance. Lift to accessible WC. Please notify box office in advance.
Children’s Shows
Drama Workshops for 5-14s Magic Porridge Pot Robinson Crusoe the Lost Jedi Knight Sleeping Beauty and the Time Lords
Comedy
Don’t Touch Me There! Rants of Ringo 2: The Blood Pressure Show Trinity, The
Dance
All or Nothing at All Danceforms’ the 53rd Intl. Choreographers’ Showcase Duality
Music
Public Service Broadcasting
Musicals & Opera Annie Junior Ashes Honk!
Theatre
Accident, The Blood Brothers, the Play Cooking for Love Folk Tales Trilogy Gift of the Gorgon, The History Boys, The How to be Dead Icarus’ Mother & Red Cross Laughs From Leicestershire London Vertigo Marvell at Midnight Seventh Son Trainspotting Way to Keep Him, The
Academy
V 70G B3C 42 Hender-
son Row B 07816 671450 • Open from Jul 30 1 hr before each performance D www. stagebystage.org Now in its 10th year, the venue offers a distinctive ambience away from the crush of the Royal Mile! Mixing professional and community productions of comedy, drama, dance and musicals. Plenty of free parking!
H Licensed bar and café. I Some wheelchair access.
Induction loop available in the Scenum. Please contact our staff, who will be happy to assist with any special access requirements. Studio access: Wheelchair access, one ramp.
Children’s Shows Thumbelina
Comedy
Kit and The Widow: Oiling Up
Music
Gus - Free
Musicals & Opera Ark, The Jesus Christ Superstar Seussical the Musical Swan, The
Theatre
Mother Courage
The Stand Comedy Club V 5G C5C 5 York Place B 0131 558 7272 • Aug
4-31 10:00-20:00 - open seven days D www.thestand.co.uk
Edinburgh’s year-round comedy club is housed in an intimate basement bar just off St Andrew Square. The atmosphere is relaxed and informal with comfortable cabaret-style seating (although some late night shows are not all seated).
H Café-bar open with hot
food 12:00-14:00. Fully licensed bar, soft drinks, teas and coffees available during The Stables at shows. Full lunch menu, sensational snacks throughout Prestonfield the day and night. V 289G G6C Prestonfield House, Priestfield Road I Venue is down seven steps. Once inside, there is B 0131 225 7800 • 09:00-23:00 D www.scot- flat access throughout with accessible WC. Staff are altishshow.com ways happy to help, please The Stables at Prestonfield is call the venue or email the magnificent setting for admin@thestand.co.uk for the ‘Famous Taste of Scotmore information. land’ dinner show. Adjacent Comedy to Royal Holyrood Park, these historic grounds and gardens Best of Scottish Comedy Bob Doolally’s World Cup Balls are home to Edinburgh’s Devlin’s Daily highest rated hotel and Free & Easy - Free famous Highland cattle. Moments from the Royal Mile. Kevin Eldon is Titting About Phil Nichol: Welcome to H Four course dinner and Crazytown wine included with show. Political Animal Full bar and wide range Sarah Millican: Chatterbox of malt whisky available. Simon Munnery: SelfRestaurant on-site. employed I Fully accessible to wheel- Stand Late Show, The chair users. Stewart Lee: Vegetable Stew
The Stand Comedy Club II V 5G C5C 16 North St
Jojo Sutherland Goes for the Jocular Magnus Betnér: Cum all ye Faithful! Mike Wozniak: Egg and Spoon Paul Sinha: ‘Extreme AntiWhite Vitriol’ Stephen Carlin: The Podium of Unconditional Surrender Susan Murray: The Glottal Stops Here Tiffany Stevenson: Dictators Vladimir McTavish in Whisky: An Idiot’s Guide
Musicals & Opera
Transreal Fiction
Theatre
V 326G E4C 7 Cowgatehead B Mon-Fri 11:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 12:0017:00 D 0131 226 2822 • www.transreal.co.uk
David Faulds: ‘Mario Lanza’
Art Andrew Street Bebo or Not to Bebo B 0131 558 7272 • Aug Brain Humour 4-31 10:00-20:00 - open Breathing Corpses seven days D www.thesBrief History of Scotland tand.co.uk We Done Loads!, A Cake Round the corner, our little Cannes sister club is in its eleventh Circus of Shadows year. This intimate studio Consequences space is situated in a large, Fly in the Fridge, The Georgian-style first floor Gospel According to Jeff, The drawing room. The venue is Land Where the Bong-Tree Stockbridge fully seated and has a Grows, The separate bar and waiting Parish Church Marzipan area. Otherwise V 317G B3C 7b SaxePantry Shelf, The H A small but fully licensed Coburg Street B 0131 226 0000 D www. ‘Rumours’ by Neil Simon bar with a varied selection Something About Jumpers stockbridgechurch.org.uk of cold snacks. So, Sinatra? I The venue is on the first Star Child, The Fine Georgian building floor up a steep flight of designed by architect James Ups & Downs 20 steps so, unfortunately, Milne and built 1823. The access is restricted. Staff Church is a superb concert are always happy to help, venue with a Steinway baby Symposium Hall please call venue for more grand piano and has information or email V 43G E6C RCOS, Hill excellent acoustics. admin@thestand.co.uk. Square B 0131 226 0000 • Box I Disabled access to the Comedy office counter open 1 hour church and hall is available Addy Van Der Borgh: via the side entrance. Induc- before shows. Advanced Mumbo Jumbo tion loop available, entrance Bridget Christie/A Ant door width:1 metre. Acces- Bursting with character and Carey Marx: Scoundrel sible WC. Wheelchair spaces history, the Symposium Hall James Dowdeswell: My has been converted from a Grandad Was a Clown and made available as required. church into an impressive Those Are Big Shoes to Fill Music auditorium with tiered John Moloney in ‘Butterflies Poetry, Passion and Pictures seating that can accommowith Stretchmarks’ date up to 158 people. in Sound Michael Fabbri: Fabrications Wind and Fire Nick Sun: Dreamfist Silence of the Trams II, The Musicals & Opera Susan Morrison’s ‘F’ is for... Sweet Great Song Contest, The Tony Law: Mr Tony’s Brainporium Grassmarket V 18G E4C Apex City Thomas Morton Hotel, 61 Grassmarket The Stand Hall B 0131 243 3596 • From Aug, 09:30-00:00 D Comedy Club III 1st V 345G LEITHC 28 Ferry www.sweet-uk.net Road & IV B 0131 226 0000 • Tickets V 12G C5C 28 York Place Step away from the also available on the door herd and enjoy the best B 0131 558 7272 • Aug or see website for more programme at the festival 4-31 10:00-20:00 - open details. D www.fitnesin this haven of calm and seven days D www.thessaroundtheworld.co.uk comfort just along from the tand.co.uk Cowgate. Featuring shows Thomas Morton Hall is on of all genres from around For the third year running, the corner of Ferry Road the world, a trendy bar, Edinburgh’s year-round and Great Junction Street, posh loos and ... glorious air comedy club doubles in behind Leith Library and conditioning. size. Across the road from it’s a five minute walk from the original venue, Stand H Restaurant and bar open Ocean Terminal. ParkIII is a superb large theatre ing available. Venue has space with its own bar, and all day until late ... and the specially constructed sprung Stand IV an intimate studio best chilli cheese nachos in wooden floor - perfect for Edinburgh. with exciting Fringe debuts. dancing! I Fully accessible, please Venues accessible through allow extra time (lift to I Not accessible to wheelcourtyard at basement level. first floor). Accessible WCs chair users. No accessible WC. on ground floor. FlexH Fully licensed bar in Dance ible number of wheelchair Stand III. Limited refreshZumbathon - Zumba® Fit spaces per performance. ments in our sunny courtness Party yard for Stand IV. Comedy I Not accessible to Antics - Fringing on the wheelchair users. No acRidiculous, The cessible WC. Venue down a Around the World on 80 The 3 sided very steep flight of stairs, Quid! Football Pitch in inside is split-level. Staff Conor O’Toole: Come Look The Meadows are always happy to help, at Me for an Hour please call venue or email Marvellous Dorians Present V 159G G5C By the admin@thestand.co.uk for tennis courts ... Bare Dollar, The more information. Mind-Reading for Breakfast B 0131 556 6550 • 09:0022:00 D Shrimps Present: Shrimp Comedy www.theinvisibledot.com Tale, The Alun Cochrane: Jokes. Life. Thought Thief 2.0 And Jokes About Life. Edinburgh’s Meadows is Andi Osho: Afroblighty Dance the venue for the Inaugural Andy Zaltzman Swears Sushi Tap Show Three Sided Football Tourto Tell the Truth, Half the nament. Find us just behind Truth, and Everything But Events George Square, next to the the Truth Acting and Creating a Character tennis courts at the eastern Ava Vidal: Lessons I Should end of The Meadows. Music Have Learnt Visit our website for more Experimentalista! Best of Irish Comedy details. Freedom For Tooting! Dag Sørås: Outside the Lisa Scott Sings Jazz Comfort Zone Now That’s Caledonia! Events How Do I Get Up There? Inaugural 3-Sided Football Jason Cook: The End (Part 1) PianoDivalicious! Tournament, The Jo Caulfield: Cruel to Be Kind Techtonics, The
This specialist bookshop is Scotland’s premier source for new science fiction and fantasy books and also stocks a wide range of art books covering a large cross-section of sci-fi and fantasy artists.
I Restricted wheelchair access. Small step to front sales/exhibition area. Four steps to rear area. No accessible WC.
Exhibitions
Attack of the Knitted Tentacles
Traquair House V 118G H6C Innerleithen B 01896 830 323 • 09:0017:00 D www.traquair.co.uk Traquair is Scotland’s oldest continually inhabited house, dating back to the 12th century. It is open daily to the public and plays host to the Traquair Fair on the first weekend of August.
H Restaurant and café. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users.
Events
Books, Borders and Bikes
The Traverse @ St Stephen’s V 101G B3C St Stephen Street
B 0131 228 1404 • Box
Office at Traverse open seven days a week. Venue counter open Tue-Sun, 30 mins prior to first morning performance until late. Mon, 10:00-18:00. D www.traverse.co.uk Nestled in the heart of Edinburgh’s beautiful Stockbridge, St. Stephen’s offers an alternative festival experience. This year it will become an extension of the Traverse Theatre.
I Not accessible to wheelchair users. No accessible WC. Please contact Box Office directly for any access requirements.
Theatre
Apples Flesh and Blood and Fish and Fowl
Traverse @ Scotland Yard V 80G B4C Scotland
Yard Playground, George V Park B 0131 228 1404 • Box Office open seven days a week. Tue-Sun: open 30 mins prior to first morning performance until late. Mon: 10:00-18:00 Scotland Yard at George V Park is a children’s play park in Edinburgh’s New Town. This festival the park will become an extension of the Traverse Theatre. Entrances
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I Not accessible to wheelchair users. No accessible WC.
Theatre
Decky Does a Bronco
Traverse @ Scottish Book Trust V 346G D6C Sandeman House B 0131 228 1404 • Box Office open seven days a week. Tue-Sun: open 30 mins prior to first morning performance until late. Mon: 10:00-18:00
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000
22 Chester Street V 113G E1C 22 Chester Street Conveniently situated in Edinburgh’s West End, 22 Chester Street’s opulent Georgian atmosphere provides a unique environment to see some truly mesmerising Fringe performances. H Beverage and food serv-
ice will be available before performances. 19:00-21:00. I Restricted access for wheelchair users. Seven steps into the building. Once in the building, everything is on one floor with easy access to toilet facilities. Assistance available, please call box office for further information.
Sandeman House is the home of the Scottish Book Theatre Trust. It offers a unique Sangokushi space and a delightful award-winning garden just off the Royal Mile. This year, Underbelly, the Scottish Book Trust will become an extension of the Cowgate Traverse Theatre. V 61G E5C 56 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and I Not accessible to wheelVictoria Street) chair users. No accessible WC. B 08445 458 252 • Web and tel from Jun 7, counter Theatre from Aug 4 10:00-00:00 D White 0207 222 3311 • www.underbelly.co.uk
Traverse Theatre
Underbelly on Cowgate is the original Underbelly and the thriving home to some of the best talent and bars in town. ‘Make a pilgrimage to Underbelly’ (Scotsman). ‘A vertical Glastonbury, every nook filled with bohemian activity’ (Telegraph). Bars ‘til 04:00.
Kev Orkian - The Illegal Tour La Petite Mort - The Orgasm Late Show, The Leeds Tealights: For Your Sins, The Marcel Lucont: Encore Mark Nelson - Offending the Senses Midnight Matinee, The Oxford Revue is Going Places, The Paul Foot - Ash in the Attic Productivity - A Production About a Product Roaring Boys Will Set You Free, The Rob Rouse: The Great Escape Rosie Wilby - Further Science of Sex Ross Sutherland - The Three Stigmata of Pacman Rule of Three: The Sketch-Com Sammy J: Skinny Man, Modern World Sound and Fury’s ‘Private Dick’ Spank! Storm Large - Crazy Enough Struts and Frets Susan Calman - Constantly Seeking Susan Toby Hadoke - Now I Know My BBC
Dance
Corner of the Ocean, A
Music
Ukulele Project, The
Theatre
Alcatraz V 15G E3C Cambridge Allsopp and Henderson’s Street, off Lothian Road The Jinglists B 0131 228 1404 • Box Blackout Office open seven days a Bud Take the Wheel I Feel a week. Tue-Sun: open 30 Song Coming On mins prior to first morning Bunny performance until late, Mon Changeling, The 10:00-18:00 D Clint’s Reality www.traverse.co.uk Djupid (The Deep) H Three buzzing licensed Dr Faustus Scotland’s new writing bars. Café with food and 54 theatre, is the festival’s most excellent coffee available Firing Blanks prestigious home of serious and free late night enterFragility of X, The drama’ (New York Times) and tainment. Friendship Experiment, The a multiple Fringe First and I Restricted access for Jacob’s Ladder Herald Angel award winner. wheelchair users to certain Last Easter The legendary Traverse Bar floors and spaces. AssistMarkus Makavellian’s Café offers high quality food ance is offered. Cowgate International Order and drink 09:00 ‘til late. passageway is accessible, Of Women and Horses I as are the box office, Cow Have Known H Traverse Bar Café serves Café, Belly Dancer and Beer Pedestrian food and drink ‘til late. Belly Bar. Accessible WC on Quality Control ‘The main hub of festivalground floor. Robbie Wakes focussed action during Stationary Excess Comedy August’ (List). Barry & Stuart - 98% Séance Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones I Fully accessible to That Moment wheelchair users. Accessible Best of Scottish Comedian Two Brothers and One of the Year WCs on ground and bar café World Cup levels. Infra red system avail- Beta Males’ Picnic in ‘The Uber Hate Gang Bunker’, The able (headsets from Front of Waiting for Apollo Carl Donnelly: How Do You House). Contact box office When the Sex is Gone Solve a Problem Like Carl for any access needs. Donnelly? Dance Comedy Bitch: Them is Us Martin Creed - Ballet Work Dog-Eared Collective’s Udderbelly’s No. 1020 ‘Joyride’, The Pasture Dommett and Lampaert Events V 300G F5C Bristo Square Drags Aloud at the Movies Encounters B 08445 458 252 • Web Durham Revue: Working and tel from Jun 7, counter Exhibitions Title, The from Aug 4 10:00-00:00 D Dazzle Jewellery Exhibition Edward Aczel: Ever Tried? 0207 222 3311 • Ever Failed? No Matter. Theatre www.underbelly.co.uk Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Author, The Better. En Route Everything Else You Always All paths lead to the Freefall Pasture, incorporating E4 Wanted to Know About Girl in the Yellow Dress, The Life (But Didn’t Care to Ask) Udderbelly, E4 Cow Barn Impossible Things Before and Underbelly’s McEwan Fitzrovia Radio Hour, The Breakfast Hall. Come graze in Bristo Frisky and Mannish: The It’s Always Right Now, Until Square, the new hub of the College Years It’s Later Fringe, drink in our Pasture Geraldine Quinn - Shut Up My Romantic History and enjoy a total festival and Sing Not So Fatal Death of experience like no other. Grandees, The Grandpa Fredo, The Guest Who? H Two buzzing alfresco Penelope by Enda Walsh Jay Foreman: Pretend You’re bars. A great variety of food Roadkill Happy concessions available and Speechless Kai Humphries - Evolution top notch coffee. 12:00 ‘til Teenage Riot Keith Farnan: Sex Traffic very late! Traverse Live! How Much is That Woman I Fully accessible to wheelWhile You Lie in the Window? chair users. Accessible WC. Kerry Gilbert Gives Love a Bad Name
Children’s Shows Stick Man Live on Stage!
Music
Chitarra Virtuosa David Vernon and Dick Lee Comedy Queen Victoria’s Parlour Brendon Burns: Y’Know Love ‘n’ God ‘n’ Metaphysics Unsung Heroes Wham! Bam! Thank You, ‘n’ Sh*t Ma’am! Celebrity Autobiography Circus Trick Tease Theatre Danny Bhoy - By Royal Italia ‘n’ Caledonia Disappointment Frisky and Mannish - School Of Pop The Vault Henry Rollins Jimeoin - Something Smells V 29G E5C 11 Merchant Street Funny Jim Jefferies: Alcoholocaust B 0131 510 0022 • Tel Jul 1-Aug 6, 11:00-19:00 Tel/ John Bishop - Sunshine in person: Aug 7-30, 09:30John Cooper Clarke 23:00 D 0131 510 0119 • Musical Comedy Awards www.paradise-green.co.uk 2010 Showcase One Man Lord of the Rings Paradise Green’s stylish Rich Fulcher - An Evening with Eleanor, the Tour Whore purpose-built venue in the vaulted basements of Spanktacular! Augustine United Church Spank! The Big One! hosts an exciting programme of theatre and comedy for Dance all tastes. Meanwhile, our Be-Dom refreshments will sustain Brazil! Brazil! Flawless - Chase the Dream hungry Fringe-goers whilst they enjoy the true Fringe Music atmosphere. Beardyman Unshaved Magnets, The H Hot and cold drinks, Silent Disco sandwiches, homemade soup, cakes, ice cream. Musicals & Opera Fairtrade where possible. Five Guys Named Moe 10:00-22:00 daily except Lovelace - a Rock Musical Mon 16, 23. I Main venue and Theatre facilities - fully accessible to Jacobite Country wheelchair users. Annexe Lidless restricted wheelchair access Tailor of Inverness, The (six steps to auditorium entrance). Accessible WC.
Urban Outfitters Comedy V 299G D3C 124-125
Princes Street D 0131 226 5964 • www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk
Eleanor Bennet Is... Stuck in Kansas! Persephone’s Comedy Cabaret Resolutions To Be Continued ...
Come to Urban Outfitters amazing new store Music on Princes Street for a street style experience and Project Adorno’s Top Ten of photography exhibition. Our Popular Culture very first year as part of the Theatre Fringe Festival. Open 10:00- Airswimming 19:00 every day. Attempts Broken Voices I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. No acces- Burns Bites Back Copenhagen by Michael sible WC. Frayn Feeding the Troll Exhibitions Glass Slipper, The Urban Art Hacker and Muldoon Hen Night, The Valvona & Crolla Howling Metamorphoses V 67G B6C 19 Elm Row Miss Julie B 0131 556 7800 • Postal Now is the Winter and web bookings from Jun Of People and Not Things 14. In person Aug 5-30, Mon- Sherlock Holmes and the Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 12:00Sound of the Baskervilles 15:00 D 0131 556 6066 • She’s Dead of Course www.valvonacrolla.com Still Spilling the Beans: Letters from East Ham Festival Fringe productions Vicarage 1953-1956 in a small theatre ‘beyond Take This Waltz the treasure house of ‘The Vertical Hour’ by David salamis, cheeses, balsamic Hare vinegars and olive oils’ Turn Back the Clock (Sunday Times). ‘If anything Wednesday makes a London-based gourmet jealous of the Scots, it is Valvona & Crolla’ Venue150 @ EICC (Financial Times). 150G F2C H Retail delicatessen, wine V 150 Morrison Street merchant, café bar, cook shop B 0844 847 1639 • Sunand bakery. Open 7 days. 11:00 until 15 mins I Restricted wheelchair ac- Mon after the start of the day’s cess. At entrance one step, last show D 0131 519 4150 ramp available. Then eight • www.venue150.com steps of 10 to the theatre, stairlift available, further Venue150 @ EICC just gets two steps of 10, ramp better and better! This year, available. Accessible WC. take in some big name, Induction loop available. world-class comedy, interHelp available. nationally renowned dance and jaw-dropping acts from
across the globe. All in the capital’s comfiest venue! www.venue150.com
H Fully licensed cash bar,
VIP club bar, and café with snacks available. Open daily with first show of the day. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users including accessible WCs. Induction loop available in ‘The Auditorium’.
Comedy
Blowers and Bly: Bald, Bold and Belligerent Fred MacAulay: Live Stand-Up Jason Manford - I’m Turning Into My Dad Jimmy Carr - Laughter Therapy MacAulay and Co. Rhod Gilbert and the Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst Stand Up For Freedom Toby Hadoke - Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf
Dance
Booking Dance Festival 1: Beautiful Booking Dance Festival 2: Lyrical Booking Dance Festival 3: Rock It! Booking Dance Festival 4: Athletic
Events
Dare ProtoPlay Festival Cafe, The
Music
Era Schaeffera Graffiti Classics Yale Whiffenpoofs World Tour: Songs for Edinburgh
Theatre
Rhythm Drum and Dance The Drum Show From Berlin ‘The World’s Wife’ By Carol Ann Duffy
Venue 13 V 13G D6C Lochend Close, Canongate B 07074 201313 • 10:0020:00 D 07050 161320 • www.venue13.com Venue 13 promotes emerging talent. Run by the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in collaboration with the California Institute of the Arts, the 2010 season will feature the best new artists from Wales and the United States.
H No café facilities, but
Starbucks is just across the street! I Fully accessible to wheelchair users; ramp from Lochend Close. Accessible WC.
Children’s Shows Amazing Adventures of Little Red, The
Events
MicePace Sonic Maze - Free
Theatre
At Sundown Bacchae, The Connection Failed Diary of a Welshcake (Reboot) Diva Drag, The Floozy Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Miss Hamford Beauty Pageant and Battle of the Bands Oi! For England Silken Veils Song of Extinction Supertramp, Sickert and Jack the Ripper
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venue251 V 251G D3C Charlotte Chapel, 204 Rose Street
D www.venue251.com
Superhero Improv Show, The Take Me To Hollywood
Music
Otway - He’s Really Really Free!
Central venue located at the west end of Rose Street, just WHISKI off Charlotte Square, with easy access from all areas of V 246G E5C 119 High Street the city. B 0131 556 3095 D H Café at street level with www.whiskibar.co.uk live music. I Fully accessible to wheel- WHISKI is a multi-awardwinning whisky bar and chair users. Accessible WC. restaurant situated mid Induction loop available. way down the Royal Mile. We specialise in all things Music Scottish - food, whisky and Point Cafe music! Come on down and experience a unique place that is the WHISKI bar.
Vincaffé
V 334G C5C 11 Multrees Walk B 0131 557 0088
H WHISKI specialises in
all things Scottish - freshly prepared food, over 270 whiskies, large selection of beers, wines and spirits. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC.
Music and Cabaret Stage space within the first floor restaurant in VinCaffe. An established Italian restauMusic rant, Caffe Bar and Wine Bar Footstomping @ Whiski - Free on two floors in Edinburgh’s newest city centre street in the heart of retail shopping in Edinburgh.
I Lift to and from first
floor.
Whistlebinkies
V 304G E5C 4-6 South
Bridge D 0131 557 5114 • Italian and Neapolitan Songs and Dinner in VinCaffe www.whistlebinkies.com Situated beside the Tron Church on the Royal Mile; The Voodoo open from 13:00 until 05:00 every night. 450 capacity Rooms Whistlebinkies presents V 68G D5C West over 150 artists throughout Register Street the festival featuring local D 0131 556 7060 • and Scottish talent, smaller www.thevoodoorooms.com touring artists alongside tribute and cover acts. The Voodoo Rooms is an
Music
award-winning entertainment venue with cocktail bar and restaurant. Opulent and grand, its 1860ss interior has recently been given a new contemporary skin. The speakeasy suite and ballroom will be used during the festival.
H Award-winning cocktail bar and restaurant open from 12:00-late 7 days. The kitchen is open ‘til 22:00 every day. I Not accessible to wheelchair users - venue up flight of stairs.
Comedy
Behind the Truth: More Lies - Free Charity Shop Cabaret Chris Cross is Escaping from Reality Comeback Convention Free, The Comedy Mish Mash - Free Dig for Victory Sketch Show - Free Dirty Immigrant Collective, The Israeli and a Palestinian Walk into a Country... Free, An Kabarett: Alternative Variety Keen and Khan: Starstruck! - Free Mandy Muden Sleight of Tongue Matt Tiller’s Reasons Not to Kill News at Kate 2010, The Nothing Up My Sleeve! Rocket Comedy Club Present ‘The Night Before...’ Success: A Success Story - Free
H Fully licensed from
12:00 to 05:00. I Restricted access for wheelchair users - cellar bar.
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Comedy Baby - Free Good Laughternoon Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Romantic Comedy Ka-Boom! An Explosion of Funny! Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting: Daddy’s Basement Circus
Music
Absolutely Free Live Music 2
The White Horse The Zoo V 296G D6C 266
Cannongate D www.freefringe.org.uk
V 124G F6C 140 The Pleasance
Zoo Roxy
Theatre
Actress Prepares, An
V 115G E6C 2 Roxburgh Are You There?
Place B 0131 662 6892 • From Aug 5 10:00-22:00 D 0131 662 6787 • www.zoofestival.co.uk
Bette/Cavett Bluebird Cabaret Chekhov A Free Fringe venue. A tradi- 662 6787 • City and Iris, The tional and historic bar on the www.zoofestival.co.uk Dusk on the River Nile Royal Mile. Shows are in the Equus The Zoo’s award-winning, The latest addition to Zoo function room to the rear of Head of the Fork, The intimate studio theatres Venues features four spaces His Name is Tim the pub, accessible through the main bar or by a separate host a feast of the best new programmed with the best Jack Pratchard writing, emerging dance work from around the world Kabaret Kantor entrance down the close. companies, classic drama, in the stunning setting of Leonardo Question, The H Bar open 12:00-03:00. rising comedy talent and the Roxy Art House. Let’s Have Sex Food also available. breathtaking physical theaLulu H Bar open 12:00-03:00 I Wheelchair access tre from around the world. Operation Greenfield through performance space Just down the road from the I Restricted access for wheelchair users. Please call Pedal Pusher entrance down close; no Pleasance Courtyard. Photo 51 for details. steps. No accessible WC. Sausage and Samosa H Cold drinks available. Sex Idiot Comedy I Restricted access for wheel- Children’s Shows Silent Cannonfire Cautionary Tales For 21 Nights Only! chair users. One very small 6766 Fresh Faces at the Free Fringe step up to The Aviary and box Chalk Giants, The Threshold Joe Lycett and Andrew Ryan office. Four steps down to The I Hate Children Children’s Under the Blacklight Show, The - An Hour of Humour Monkey House. Large print Pinocchio Sketch Emporium, The programme available. Rabbits, Ladders and Stars Some Comedy (in a Horse) in Jars - Free Zoo Southside
B 0131 662 6892 • From Aug 5 10:00-22:00 D 0131
Children’s Shows
Your Home V 210G N/AC Where
You Live B 07932 120 624 • 24 hour answer phone D www.housecabaret.com
Aberglas
Devil in the Deck I Said I Wouldn’t Do This Again!
Brothers Cammy and Phil’s Late Night Nonsense Kitty Cointreau’s BraHaHa Tim Clare’s Death Drive
Dance
Dance
Comedy
Cento Cose Harbour, The House Cabaret is available for hire to play in almost any La Llorona Llora (The Wailing Women) house or flat; a larger home is ideal. Further details and (No) Living Room guidance information can be Phantom Pains Six-Sided Man, The obtained by visiting 2010: A Space Oddity www.housecabaret.com. Vanishing Horizon, The I If your home is fully acMusicals & Opera cessible, our show is too. Zanna Don’t!
Theatre
House Cabaret
Comedy
Theatre
Allegations Burst Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Caught on Tape Derelict Gilded Red Cage, The Hamlet, the End of a Childhood Only One Wing Peddler’s Tale, The Retreat, The Saari (The Island) Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think of You
Blood, Sweat and Tears Cape Academy of Performing Arts Cape Dance Company Falling From Trees Inside Intertwine La Lutte Regretrospective, The Rite of Spring, The Sum of It All..., The Transformation
V 82G F6C 117 Nicolson Street
B 0131 662 6892 • From Aug 5 10:00-22:00 D 0131 662 6787 • www.zoofestival.co.uk
An award-winning extravaganza of the best performances from across the Fringe spectrum. The majestic Main House is packed with outstanding dance and physical theatre from around the world while the Cabaret Bar and Studio host thrilling drama, comedy and music.
H Café 10:00-14:00. Bar
Exhibitions
12:00-01:00. I Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible WC.
Music
Children’s Shows
Work Ethic
Black Lantern Cabaret, The
Musicals & Opera Fresher. The Musical West End Glee Club
Twits’ by Roald Dahl, ‘The
Comedy
Carole Jahme Is Bio-diverse! Crumpets, Muffins and Afternoon Teas(e) How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse: Reloaded Parking Shmarking Scot and The Jew: Doubly Cheap, The
Dance
Maria de Buenos Aires Musical Pas Perdus Roam Scottish Dance Theatre: NQR and Drift Scottish Dance Theatre: the Life and Times of Girl A Still
Music
Du-Rell Family, The
Theatre
Bound Call Mr. Robeson Dealer’s Choice Dean’s Dad’s Ducks Ma Joyce’s Tales from the Parlour Mandrake, The
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Aaaaaaaargh! Malcolm Hardee Documentary 20 Preview Aaaaaay-Up! Topless Comedy Meets Bottomless Talent 20 Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised! – Free 20 AAA Stand-Up 20 AAA Stand-Up Late 20 Abandoman: Pic ‘n’ Mixtape 20 Abbotsford Revisited 222 ABCs of Broadway 172 Aberdeen2Edinburgh – The G & T Comedy Showcase! – Free 21 Aberdeen A Cappella 172 Aberdeen Chorus of Sweet Adelines 172 8 Aberglas Abie Philbin Bowman 121 Abigoliah Schamaun/Laughing Horse Free Festival 32 About Chocolate 222 About Comedy: Stand-Up 21 Comedy Courses Above the Clear Blue Sky 208 Abracadabarets: Jim Drife, Walter Nimmo and friends 212 Absolute Best of Absolute 21 Beginners Absolutely Free Live 172 Music 1 Absolutely Free Live Music 2 172 Absolutely Legless 142 Absolutely One-Handed 172 Absurdum International in Association With Paula Frits 261 and Wordmonger A Cappella Allsorts 172 142 Accelerate Accept Your Inner Plonker – Free 21 Access Consultation 156 Accident, The 222 Aces Wild Theatre 294 Acoustic Edinburgh 172 Acoustic Edinburgh Festival 1, 2 and 3 172 Acre and Change, An 222 Act II Theatre Company 19,297 Acting and Creating a Character 156 Action SE17 306 Act Off Productions/Rob Gilroy/Laughing Horse Free Festival 68 Act One 228 Actress Prepares, An 222 A-D-1 ArtsOne Dance 147 Company Adam and Phil – Contains Mild Peril 21 Adam and Phil/PBH’s Free Fringe 21 Adam Harlan/Laughing Horse Free Festival 253 Adam Hills Mess Around 21 Adam Larter, Ali Brice and Mark Stephenson 139 Adam Pottery, The 166 Adam Riches Rides! 22 Adam Vincent – Vital Signs 22 Adaptive Theatre 277 Addicted to Danger! 22 Addy Van Der Borgh: Advanced Mumbo Jumbo 22 Addy Van Der Borgh/The Stand Comedy Club 22 Ad Lib 215
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Adriana 172 172 Adriana Spina Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein, An 222 Adventures of a Singing Acupuncturist: Olivia in Caledonia – Free 208 70 After Dark After Hours 22 223 After Juliet Afternoon Organ Recitals 172 in the City Against the Odds 223 Agf Theatre Company 283 Aidan Bishop – Adaptable 22 28 Aindrias de Staic Aireborne Theatre 223,239 Aire Ensemble Trio 200 Airswimming 223 Airy Delights 172 Akbay & Dobbing – PBH’s Free Fringe 83 198 Akiko Okamoto Al Murray: The Pub Landlord’s Compete for the Meat 23 Alan Bearman Music 190 Alan Bissett and Sacha Kyle 272 Alan Cumming – I Bought a Blue Car Today 172 Alan Graham 181 Alan Reid and Rob Van Sante 193 Alan Sharp/ PBH’s Free Fringe 21,23 Alan Sharp – Reasons Why I Should Be Allowed to Carry a Gun 23 Alarum Theatre 275 Alasdair Cameron 198-199 Alastair Savage – Scots Fiddle Old and New 173 Alastair Savage Trio 173 173 Alba Brass Alba Flamenca 142 Albert and Friends Instant 145,148 Circus Albert’s Place in Association With On the Verge 226 Alcatraz 223 294 Alchemy Troupe Al Cowie/PBH’s Free Fringe 89 Aleister Crowley: A Passion for Evil 223 Alexander’s Feast 173 Alex Clissold-Jones/Paul Fung/Tom Greeves/Jon Spira/PBH’s Free Fringe 130 Alex Horne: Odds 23 Alex Horne: The Taskmaster 23 Alexis Dubus 127 Alex Marion, Elise Harris, Johnny Armstrong/PBH’s Free Fringe 31 Alex Perry & Karel Hutter/ PBH’s Free Fringe 69 Alex Yellowlees 173 Alex Yellowlees Gypsy Jazz 173 Alex Zane 23 Alex Zane: Just One More Thing… 23 Alfie Brown and Ivo Graham 23 Alice Cavaye 173 Alice in Wonderland 8,223 Alice’s Adventures 8 Ali Cook: Pieces of Strange 24 A-LIGHT 146 Ali McGregor 173 Ali McGregor’s Jazz Cigarette 173 Alison Goldie/Laughing Horse Free Festival 265 Alison Stephens and Craig Ogden 193 Alistair Greaves, Darren Maskell and Laurence Tuck 24 Alistair Greaves, Darren Maskell and Laurence Tuck in 3D! 24 Alive! 224 alKamie Theatre 151 All 13 Performers From Berlin 283
Allan Foster 162 Allan Foster and Colin Brown 164 All Change Productions Ltd 75 224 Allegations Alleycats, The 180 All Female Line-up of the Highest Quality Stand-up 87 Allison Hetzel (One Voice Productions) 239 24 All Joking Aside Allnutt and Simpson 137 All or Nothing at All 142 All Over a Football 142 Allsopp and Henderson’s 224 The Jinglists All the Happy People 224 173 All the King’s Men All the King’s Men – Free 24 All the King’s Men – Picking Up the Pieces 173 All the Queen’s Children 224 Alma Mater 224 (Almost) Carbon Neutral Comedy Club by Day – Free, The 24 (Almost) Carbon Neutral Comedy Club by Night – Free, The 24 225 Almost, Maine Alright Wedding, An 225 Alternotive a Cappella 173 Alun Cochrane: Jokes. Life. And Jokes About Life. 25 Alun Cochrane/The Stand Comedy Club 25 Amateur Transplants 72 Amazing Adventures of Little 8 Red, The Amazing Bubble Man, The 8 Amazing Bubble Show, The 8 Amazing Tom and Ed Brothers/PBH’s Free Fringe 81 A M Entertainments in Association With 4DVD 25 Americana 173 American Cougar of Comedy – Free 25 American High School Theatre Festival 8,14-15,17,151,208,210, 214-215,217-219,221-223, 225,227,229,244,249, 256-257,262-263,266, 270-271,276,278-279,282, 286-288,291-292 25 American House Party American Myth Theater Company 224 Amerrycan Theatre 273 Amnesty International – Producers of the Secret 126 Policeman’s Ball Amoeba to Zebra 173 Amphitryon 225 AmusedMoose Comedy’s Gangshow 25 AmusedMoose LaughOff 2010 Grand Final 25 Amusements 25 Amy Abler/Spinning Tree Theatre Co. 197 Amy Albert/ PBH’s Free Fringe 243 Amy, Fate and Me – Free 225 Amy Geddes Trio 173 Anatomy Act 225 Anatomy of Fantasy 142 And Also... 236 Andi Neate Band, The 173 Andi Neate Band 173 Andi Osho: Afroblighty 26 And Justice for All! 225 And Other Observations 226 Andrew and the Slides of Chaos 26 Andrew Bird: The Unlikely 26 Lad Andrew Clover 8,26 Andrew Clover: Love Rules 26 Andrew Clover’s Almost
Famous Story Show 8 Andrew Collins/ 26 PBH’s Free Fringe Andrew Collins – Secret Dancing 26 Andrew Kay and David Vigo 175,203 Andrew Lawrence: The Too Ugly For Television Tour 2010 26 Andrew Maxwell – Five 27 Nights Only! Andrew O’Neill 27 174 Andrew Wright Andrianna Smela (Soprano) and Maria Dessena (Piano) 188 ...And the World Went Mad for Moomins! 166 Andy Jordan Productions 274 Andy Linden 71 Andy White 174 Andy Zaltzman Swears to Tell the Truth, Half the Truth, and Everything But the Truth 27 Andy Zaltzman/The Stand Comedy Club 27 Angel City 226 Angels and Virgins Theatre Company 275 Angry Young Men/ PBH’s Free Fringe 246 Anil Desai 27 Anil Desai – Hey, Impressions Guy! 27 Animal Alphaboat 8 Animal Farm 226 Animal Link Productions/Laughing Horse Free Festival 254 Animals of Butter Bridge/ PBH’s Free Fringe, The 140 Anita Parry/parrymelia productions 303 Ankur Productions/Pachamama Productions 284 270 Anna Hepburn Anna Hillis/ PBH’s Free Fringe 208 Annamaria Brecz 197 27 Anna Nuvva-Fing Anneliese Emmans Dean With John Rayson 9 Anne-Marie Kerr, Ian Wright, Julia Cobby 204 Annie Junior 208 Anomic Multimedia Theatre 154 Anomienaulis 226 Another Night at the Opera 174 Another Someone 226 Another World: Dali, Magritte, Miro and the Surrealists 166 Ant Dewson and Desperately Seeking Stagetime 27 Ant Dewson: I Bought Richard Hammond’s Underpants on eBay 27 Anthony Burgess ‘A Clockwork Orange’ 226 Anthony J Browne 66 Antics 28 Antics – Fringing on the Ridiculous, The 28 Antoinette... en Secret 227 Antonio Forcione’s Greatest (Almost) Hits 174 Ant Smith and Bertram Trotar/PBH’s Free Fringe 62 Anything Bloody Goes 208,307 ‘Anything Bloody Goes’ at the Jazz Bar 208 Anzac Productions/ PBH’s Free Fringe 106 Asoka 142 Apath Productions 49 Apostrophe Theatre Company/ PBH’s Free Fringe 239 Applause 208 Apples 227 Apprentice, The 227 April Randall and Stephen Morrison 206
APU and Los Gringos 200 Bandidos Arabian Nights, The 227 8 Arabian Nights Arborea Musica Play Vivaldi 188 Ardal O’Hanlon 28 Are We There Yet? – Free 208 Are You Being Serious? 174 Are You Lonesome Tonight? – Free 227 227 Are You There? Arguments and Nosebleeds – Free 28 Ariul 174 174 Ariul: Made in Korea Ariya and Victoria Evaristo Present 269 Arj Barker – Let Me 28 Do the Talking Ark, The 208,228 Arkle Theatre Company 253,271 Arlette George and Friends 280 174 Arlo Guthrie Around the World in 80 Views – The Pictures of Malcolm and Philibert 166 Around the World on 80 Quid! 28 Arrangement of Shoes – Free, An 228 Art 228 Art Amatoria 170 Arthur Smith 101 Arthur Smith’s Edinburgh 28 Bash 265 Article 19 Artifice 302 Arts by Offenders, Secure Patients and Detainees from Scotland. The Co-operative Koestler Exhibition for 166 Scotland ArtsOne 216 228 Asbo Fairy Tales, The As Far as the Beach 142 Ashdown and Maskell’s Trade Show 29 Asher Treleaven: Secret Door 29 Ashes 208 Ashley Boroda Entertainment 121-122 Ashley Frieze 121 Ashley Storrie and Janey Godley 18 Asian and Western Mods, Rockers, Metalheads and Punks Come Together 200 Asimi Jewellery 166 Asimi – New Designers Jewellery Show 166 As Long As You’re Paying 228 Aspidistras 29 Aspidistras – Secret Breakfast Gig, The 29 Assassins 208 29,34,86,129 Assembly Assembly 30th Anniversary Gala Press Launch 29 Assembly & Aberdeen Performing Arts 288,292 Assembly & Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com 190 Assembly & Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com by Arrangement With 27 United Artists Assembly by Arrangement With A-List Entertainment 40 Assembly By Arrangement With Antonio Forcione 174 Assembly by Arrangement with Andrew Fell Ltd 93 Assembly By Arrangement With Red Hot Chilli Pipers 200 Assembly by Arrangement with Untitled Entertainment 172 & CAA Assembly, Marnie Foulis and Tripod Entertainment 136
Assembly & Marshall Cordell 42 Assembly & Marshall Cordell by Arrangement With Ward & White 257 Assembly, Miss Behave and Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs 50 Assembly & Sean Rowley 187 Organisation Assembly, Soho Theatre and Drag City 102 34 Assembly & STV Assembly, TRS5 & 149 Little One At Home with Mrs Moneypenny 228 Atre Company, The 301 228 At Sundown Attack of the Knitted Tentacles 166 Attempts 228 228 At the Broken Places At the Fringe of Reason 156 228 Audience, The Audience with Ed Reardon, An 29 Audience with Imran Yusuf, An 29 Audience with Madame Schumann Heink, An 208 Audi, Vide, Tace 30 Auld Reekie Roller Girls 156 Auld Reekie Roller Girls Present ‘The Prisoner of Azkaslam!’ 156 Auld Reekie Tours Haunted Underground Experience 8,156 Auld Reekie Tours: Scary Haunted Underground Experience 8 Aurea Porta 184 Aurora Nova Productions 238 174 Austen George Authentic Artist Collective/ Kath Burlinson/Escalator East to Edinburgh 305 228 Author, The Ava Hunt in Association with Tangere Arts 260 Avalon Promotions Ltd 23,44-45,48,52,56,66, 68,78,87-88,102, 114-116,118 286 AVAnti Productions Ava Vidal: Lessons I Should Have Learnt 30 Ava Vidal/The Stand Comedy Club 30 ‘Ave a Banana: A Knees Up Through Time and Space 228 Avenue Productions 224 Avin a Larf Ltd 101 Awful Pie Theatre 300 Axis of Awesome 30 Axis of Awesome and Friends Sing Songs... and Friends!, The 30 Axis of Awesome: Songs in the Key of Awesome, The 30 Axis of Evil Productions/ PBH’s Free Fringe 129 Axo Gallery 168 Axolotl Gallery 168 Azincourt 208
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Baaa Code/Laughing Horse 17 Free Festival Baba Brinkman 113 Baba Brinkman/ PBH’s Free Fringe 282 Babbling Comedy: The Perfordian Show 229 Bablake at Diverse Attractions 257 Babolin Theatre In Association With Gomito Productions 266 Babs Productions 19 Baby Loves Disco 8 Baby Wants Candy 30,162 Baby Wants Candy – The Full Band Improvised Musical 30 Bacchae, The 229 Bach at the Canongate 174 Bach for Breakfast 174 Bach – The Six Solo Suites 175 Bach to the Future 175 Backhand Theatre in Association With C theatre 12,268 Back to the 80s! – Free 30 Badac Theatre/Escalator East to Edinburgh/ Pleasance Theatre/ Ghazi Hussein 240 59 Bad Bread Baggage of Being 31 162 Bakeye Productions Bala Brothers, The 175 Ba-Laylah Productions 295 Bald and the Beautiful, The 31 Bald Prima Donna, The 229 Ballad of Backbone Joe, The 31 143 balletLORENT Balthazar 229 Bambi: A Life in the Woods 8 Bane 229 229 Bane 2 Bang Bang You’re Dead 229 Bang Out of Order 31 BaPoDi 255 Barbara Morrison – Behind the Green Door 175 Barber, Alex 202 Barbershopera – Apocalypse? No! 208 Barbershopera Productions – Festival Highlights 208 Barb Jungr 175 Bare 229 Bareback Theatre Company 229 Bare Bawds 234 Barefoot in the Grass 257 286 Barlow, Lewis Barockestra 209 Barockestra: Rocking the Classics 209 Barrow Street Theatre 252 Barrow Street Theatre and Scamp Theatre 274 Barry & Stuart – 98% Séance 31 Barry Cryer 31 Barry & Stuart 31 Bartok and Shostakovich Late 175 Base Elements 143 Base Notes 32 Bath University Student Theatre 257 Battersea Park School 250 BattleActs! Improvised Comedy 32 BattleActs! Productions 32 Battlefield Band 185 Bavarian BrassBand 176 Bavarian BrassBand on Tour 176
BBC Comedy 32 32 BBC Comedy Presents BBC Radio 4 28-29,32,49,51, 65,82,90,105 BBC Radio Comedy Writers’ Seminar 32 91 BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Scotland’s Arts and Culture Programmes 159 BBL Productions in Association With Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre 236 Beach Hut Mutts – Free 32 Beacon of Health and Fitness: Racy Comedy with an Open 32 Heart Chakra. Beacon Theatre Group 220,234,281 Beardyman 176 Beardyman Unshaved 176 bearplate in Association With C theatre 298 Bear Trap Theatre Company 233 229 Beautiful Burnout Beauty and Meaning of Autographs, The 229 Beauty is Prison-Time 229 Bebo or Not to Bebo 230 Bec Hill Didn’t Want to Play Your Stupid Game Anyway 33 Be-Dom 143 259 B.E.D.S Beer Goggles – Free 33 Beethoven for Breakfast 176 Behind the Truth: 33 More Lies – Free 173 Being 747 Being a Physical Actor/ Clown at Cirque du Soleil 156 Beirut 176 Belgrave and Manera Present 13,33 Belgrave and Manera’s Music Club 33 176 Bellevue Rendezvous Bell Shakespeare (Australia) 13 Belt Buckle 210 Theatre Company Belt Up’s ‘Antigone’ 230 Belt Up’s ‘Atrium’ 230 Belt Up’s ‘Lorca is Dead’ 230 Belt Up’s ‘Metamorphosis’ 230 Belt Up’s ‘Octavia’ 9 Belt Up’s ‘Odyssey’ 230 Belt Up’s ‘Quasimodo’ 231 Belt Up’s ‘The Boy James’ 231 Belt Up Theatre 9,230-231 Bending Angels 269,304 Ben El Fun 33 Ben Monks & Will Young for Unexpected Productions and Silenus Productions 220 Ben Morgan/Laughing Horse Free Festival 59 Bennett Arron Has Had Enough 33 Bennett Arron/ 33 PBH’s Free Fringe Benny Gallagher 176 Ben Sutton, Jimmy James Eaton, Co-directed by David Smyth 236 Ben Target/Rob Wells/ PBH’s Free Fringe 108,124 Ben Verth/ PBH’s Free Fringe 74 Berlin for Beginners – Free 34 Bernstein and Fauré 176 Bert Jansch 176 Bessie Smith and the Blues 176 Best Medicine Management 47,58,67,80,90,94,104,115 Best Medicine Management/Gag Refle Management 65 Best Medicine Management/Glorious Management 103 Best Medicine
Management/ KBJ Management/ Foolhardy Comedy 23 Best Medicine Management/ 27,69 PBJ Management Best of Edinburgh – The Showcase Show 34 Best of Irish Comedy 34 Best of Popcorn Comedy 34 Best of Scottish 166 Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year 34 Best of Scottish Comedy 34 Best of ‘So You Think You’re Funny?’ 34 Best of the Fest – Daytime 34 Best of the Fest 2010 34 Best of the Five Pound Fringe 34 34 Beta Males’ Picnic Beta Males’ Picnic in ‘The Bunker’, The 34 Beta Males’ Picnic Present..., The 34 Betrayal Of Penguins 35 Betrayal of Penguins: Don’t Run with Scissors, A 35 231 Bette/Cavett Beyond Borders Productions Ltd 156,224,246 12 BG Touring Ltd Bibimbab Theatre 216 Bicentenary Concert: Robert Tannahill 176 Biffs! 35 Big Band Swing 176 Big Bite-Size 231 Breakfast, The Big Can Productions 260 Big Comedy Breakfast, The 35 Big Day for the Goldbergs, A 231 Big Girls Don’t Eat Soap 306 BIG Project, The 9 BIG Sing-a-long!, The 9 Big Smoke, The 143 Big Smoke Productions 292 263 Big Spirit Theatre Big Value Comedy Show – Early, The 35 Big Value Comedy Show – Late, The 35 BigVillage Theatre Co 234 Big Wow in Association With Richard Jordan 254 Productions Ltd Bil&Cyn/Laughing Horse Free Festival 176 Bil&Cyn Bizarre Guitar and Terse Verse 176 Bilingual Comedian – Free 35 177 Bill Adair Billie Holiday Tribute, A 177 Billy Bean Bag and Friends 9 Billy Bean Bag Children’s Theatre 9 Bingo! It’s Off the Cuff 35 Bird Bridge 231 Birds and Beasts – Music of Martyn Bennett and Fraser Fifield 177 Bird’s Eye View Theatre/ PBH’s Free Fringe 241 Bit of Irish with Chris Sullivan, A 232 Black Can Productions 17 Black Coffee Theatre 266 Black Hart Entertainment 157 Black Lantern 177 Black Lantern Cabaret, The 177 Blackout 232 Blackwell Bookshop 156 Blackwell Writers at the Fringe 156 Blazin’ Fiddles 177 Bleak Heart 251 Bless ‘Em All (The Spirit of 209 World War II) BlindSpot Productions 302 232 Bliss
INDEX Blond Ambition/Renegade/ O’Connor Entertainment 96 Blonde Majority 283 Productions Blood Brothers 232 Blood Brothers, the Play 232 Blood, Love and Rhetoric in Association With the English College in Prague 253 Blood, Sweat and Tears 143 Bloody Dastard – The Angry Indian Cometh 35 Blowers and Bly: Bald, 35 Bold and Belligerent Blue Beard 233 233 Bluebird Blueflint 177 Blue Lady Sings – Free, The 233 Blues Brothers – Live!, The 177 Blueshed Productions 213 177 Blues Shaman Bluestreak Arts 294 177 B Minor Mass Bobby and the Grave Robbers! 9 Bob Doolally’s World Cup 35 Balls Bob Doolally/The Stand Comedy Club 35 Bob Slayer/Laughing Horse 35 Free Festival Bob Slayer’s Punk Rock Chat Show – Free 35 Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words 35 Bohemian Lyric Theatre Co 204 Boho Work In Progress 306 Bombshell Productions Ltd. 70 Bona Fide/ PBH’s Free Fringe 127 Bongo Club Cabaret 233 Bongo Club Cabaret, The 233 Bonus Material 36 Booking Dance Festival 1: Beautiful 143 Booking Dance Festival 2: Lyrical 143 Booking Dance Festival 3: Rock It! 144 Booking Dance Festival 4: Athletic 144 Books, Borders and Bikes 156 Boom Jennies 36 Boom Jennies: We Want Action, The 36 Borderline Racist – Free 36 Bored Stiff – Free 233 Boris Witzenfeld & Brooks Livermore/ 37 PBH’s Free Fringe Bosnich 2(010) 36 Bouncy Castle Productions 18 Bound 233 Bound and Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With International Artistes 69 Bound & Gagged Comedy 20,61,120,132,134 Bound & Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Beyond Compere 44 Bound & Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Comic Voice Management 105 Bound & Gagged Comedy by arrangement with Debi Allen Associates 69 Bound & Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With Glorious Management 121,126 Bound & Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With International Artistes 24 Bound & Gagged Comedy by Arrangement With 204 Tim Whitehead Bournville Young Singers 185
228 boutique critique Bowels 234 Bow, Wow 144 36 Box of Monsters Boy with Tape on His Face, The 36 Brahms at Teatime 178 Braindead Theatre Company 282 Brain Humour 234 276 Branded Brazil! Brazil! 144 234 Breathing Corpses Brenda Cochrane – Just for Joe 178 Brendon Burns: Y’Know – Love ‘n’ God ‘n’ Metaphysics ‘n’ Shit 37 Brentwood Theater 222 Company Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com 40,78,98,109,118,131 Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com by Arrangement with 116 PBJ Management Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com by arrangement with PBJ Management 132 Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com/ Robert Voice at International Artistes 108 37 Bridget Christie/A Ant Bridget Christie/The Stand Comedy Club 37 Bridge Theatre Company, The 289 Brief History of Scotland – We Done Loads!, A 234 Bright is the Ring of Words 234 Brigitte Harris and Colin Tipple 172 Bristol Improv 71 Bristol Old Vic, Theatre 278 Bristol & SEArED Bristol Revunions 46 Bristo Yoga School 165 209 British Summertime Broad Comedy 37 Broderick Chow and the Centre for Dangerology 37 Broderick Chow: Easy, Tiger! 37 Broke Britannia! 209 Broken Holmes Productions 291 285 Broken Pipe Theatre Broken Productions 257 Broken Voices 234 Broken Windows Policy – Free, The 37 Broken Windows Policy/ PBH’s Free Fringe, The 37 Brookfield-Knights Roots & Shoots of Americana 198 Brooks & Boris – Free 37 Brotherhood of the Leaky Boot 38 Brothers 38 Brothers Streep, The 38 38 Bruce Collective, The Bruce Devlin/ The Stand Comedy Club 55 Bruce Fummey 137 Bruce Fummey – About Nothing in Particular – Free 38 Bruce Fummey – Laughing Horse Free Festival 38 Bryony Kimmings/ Escalator East to Edinburgh 287 bto 164 Bubonic Productions 215 Buddhist Meditation 156 Bud Take the Wheel I
Feel a Song Coming On 235 38 Buffoons, The Buhalovka In Association 260 With Soul/Arena Bunk Puppets and Scamp Theatre 291 Bunny 235 Burke and Hare Graphic Novel Workshop 156 Burly Ceilidh Club, The 144 Burns2Brel! 178 Burns Bites Back 235 Burns: The Video Diary 235 Burns Unit 178 178 Burns Unit, The Burst 235 Bush Theatre and Sheffield Crucible 273 235 Busting Out! Busting Out 235 Butterfly Effect, The 178 Buzzing! 9 157 By Design (Bye)Polar 236 303 By Ian Winterton By Leaves We Live 156 39 By Name and Nature Byrne, Byrne and Greavy/ 158 PBH’s Free Fringe
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Cabahooray! – Free 236 Cabaret Chekhov 236 Cabaret Chordelia: Making a Song and 144 Dance Cabaret Whore Encore! – Free 209 Cabinets of Curiosity In Association With C Theatre and Vibe Live, Vibe Bar, London 251 Cactus – The Seduction 39 Cadenza 178 Cadenza at the Fringe 178 Cafe Society 239,290 Cage, The 236 Cake 236 CalArts Festival Theater 162,228-229,252,288 Calculated Risk, A 39 Caledonian Folk and Blues at the Guildford 178 CaledonMusic.com Ltd 178 Caledon – Scotland’s Tenors 178 Calipo Theatre Company 294 Calling for Silence 236 Call Me! 144 Call Me Old Fascist... – Free 39 Call Mr. Robeson 237 Call of Cthulhu, The 237 Callum and Gillian’s Great Big Walk 192 221 Cambridge Fools Cambridge Footlights 62 Cambridge Footlights/ PBH’s Free Fringe 36 Cambridge Limelights 127 Cambridge University ADC 240 Cambridge University Medics Revue 39 Cambridge University Medics Revue:
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INDEX The Exorcyst 39 Cambridge University’s Shadwell Opera 214 Camera Obscura and World of Illusions 170 Camerata Ritmata 178 Cameron Davis and Bonnie Tessa Davies/ PBH’s Free Fringe 71 Camille O’Sullivan – 178 Chameleon Cammy and Phil’s Late Night Nonsense 39 Cammy Sinclair and Phil Kay 39 Campion School 211 Canal Cafe Theatre 103,270 Cannes 237 Cannonball – Free 40 Cannonball/ 40 PBH’s Free Fringe 178 Cantare e Sonare Canvas Theatre University of Gloucestershire 15,154,218 Cape Academy of 144 Performing Arts Cape Dance Company 144 Capella 178 179 Capercaillie Cardboard 237 Metropolis, The Cardinal Newman Arts College 299 Carey Marx: Scoundrel 40 Carey Marx/The Stand Comedy Club 40 Cargo 145 Carine Tinney, Dorothea Harris 178 Carl Barron 40 Carl Donnelly: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Carl Donnelly? 40 Carly Smallman and Luisa Omielan 141 Carnivale 237 Carnival Knowledge: Love, Lust and Other Human Oddities 237 Carnival of Souls 238 Carol Ann Duffy & John Sampson 16 Carole Jahme – Flicker 40 Carole Jahme Is Bio-diverse! 40 307 Caroline Horton Caroline Mabey 40 Caroline Mabey: Eat Your Friends 40 Caroline Rhea 41 Carol Kidd 179 Carrie Barrett 94 Carrie Quinlan, Robert Cawsey and Gareth Gwynn/ PBH’s Free Fringe 107 Carrie Quinlan, Robert Cawsey and Red Mullet/ PBH’s Free Fringe 48 Carron, Fitzpatrick, Quinn and Smyth 106 Carrot Napper Productions 265 Carus Thompson 179 Carus Thompson & Band 179 Case Studies Wine School 165 Cast 200 Castaway 268 Castle Rocks Breakdance 145 Championships CastOff Company 228 Cast Theatre Company 210 Casual Violence! 56 Cathartic Connections Theatre Company 277 Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recital: John Scott 179 Cathedral Festival Eucharists – Free 179
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Cathedral Festival Evensong – Free 179 Cathedral Handel’s Messiah 179 Cathedral Late Night Anniversaries By 179 Candlelight Cathedral Late Night Bohemian Rhapsodies 179 Cathedral Late Night: Music From the USA 179 Cathedral Late Night: Wilde Plays Chopin by Candlelight 180 Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts 180 Cathedral Lunchtime 180 Concerts – Free Cathedral Organ Promenades 180 Catherine Semark/ PBH’s Free Fringe 41 Catherine Semark’s Curriculum 41 Catherine Wheels 18 Catriona Knox: People in Glass Houses 41 Catriona McKay, Chris Stout 180 180 Cat Touch This Caucasian Chalk Circle, The 238 238 Caught on Tape Cautionary Tales 9 CAVA 145 CBBC’s Dan and Jeff – Festival Highlights 281 Ceilidh Club at the LOT 145 10 CeilidhKids CeilidhKids at the Fringe 10 Celebrate the Music of Ella and Oscar 180 Celebrate the Music of 180 the Scottish Harp 1 Celebrate the Music of the Scottish Harp 2 180 Celebrate the Music of the Scottish Harp 3 180 Celebrate the Music of the Scottish Harp 4 181 Celebrity Autobiography 41 Celebrity Organ Recitals 2010 181 Celia Pacquola – Flying Solos 41 Cellophane 41 Centenary Concert of Unaccompanied Choral Music 181 Centenary Exhibition of Edinburgh Girlguiding 166 Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts 164 Cento Cose 145 Centre Stage Theatre Company 225 C film 168 Chalk Giants, The 10 Chalkstone Productions 203 Chambers Management 26,28,74,78,81,90 Chameleon Theatre Company 303 Chandrika Chevli: Where’s My Bike? 42 Changeling, The 238 Charity Shop Cabaret 42 Charlie and Lola’s Best Bestest Play 10 Charlie Talbot and Dave Gibson: North-South Divide 42 Charlie Talbot: Someone Better Known 42 Charlotte Young/ PBH’s Free Fringe 30 Charlyne Yi – Dances on the Moon 42 Charmed Forces 42 Charm/Offensive – Free 43 Chase Padgett
Productions 123 43 Checkley Bush Cheeky Beggars, The 43 Cheeky Beggars Banquet – Free, The 43 Chef! 43 43 Chelsea Grin, The Chemical Poets: Twenty Tentacle 238 Cherry Orchard, The 238 Cheryl Anne Easton/ PBH’s Free Fringe 210 Chesterlass Productions 297 Chimney Hat Theatre Company 256 Chinese Music Ensemble 181 Chinese Music – Old and New 181 238 Chinese State Circus Chinese State Circus Mulan, The 238 Chitarra Virtuosa 181 181 Chloe Matharu Chloe Matharu at the SSC Cabaret Cafe 181 Chloe Philip/ PBH’s Free Fringe 21 Chopin After Lunch 181 Chopin and Paris in the 1830s 181 Choral Chillout: 181 Purcell to Piazzolla Chortle 43-44 Chortle Presents Fast Fringe 43 Chortle Student Comedy Award Final 44 Chris Addison 44 44 Chris Corcoran Chris Corcoran – What Goes on Tour, Stays on Tour 44 Chris Cross is Escaping from Reality 44 Chris Cross/ PBH’s Free Fringe 44 Chris McCausland – Emotional Retard 44 44 Chris McGlade Chris McGlade – The Bad Lad Lands 44 Chris Payne Productions 289 Chris Ramsey: Aggrophobic 45 232 Chris Sullivan Christen Kobke: Danish Master of Light 166 Christian Ancliff and Stacy Adams 31 Christian Schulte-Loh/ PBH’s Free Fringe 48,70 Christ’s College Amateur Dramatic Society 106 Chuck Manslag 93 Ciara Burrows and James Cleeve 202 Cicero Productions 301 CineFringe 156 CineFringe Film Festival 2010 156 Ciotog 17 Circle Line & Plastic England, The 238 Circle of Eleven & Assembly with Marshall Cordell 289 Circus Burlesque 45 Circus for Success 145 Circus of Shadows 238 Circus Trick Tease 45 Cirque de Legume 238 Cirque du Soleil 156 Citizens Theatre/ LIVE Theatre/ Market Theatre 256 City and Iris, The 238 City Love Song 157 City of London Freemen’s School 300 City of the Dead Tour, The 157 CKP 20,66,97,115
CKP By Arrangement With Ashley Boroda Entertainment 134 CKP By Arrangement With Comedy Store Management 97,135 CKP by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management presents 56 CKP by Arrangement With Red Comedy 26,127 CKP by arrangement with 130 Tim Payne CKP by Arrangement With United Agents 104 Clare Jones 186 45 Clarkson and Crouch Clarkson and Crouch: Neighbourhood Watch 45 Clarsach Society 180-181 Classical Guitar and World Music 181 Classical Guitar – Classical and World Music 181 Classical Guitar 182 Jonathan Prag Classical Guitar Recital 182 Classics of Magic!, The 10 Claude Bourbon 182 Claude Bourbon: 182 Guitar and Song Claudia O’Doherty 99 Clay 2010: Studio Ceramics 166 Clean As Possible Comedy Show, The 45 Clever Peter: Blood, 45 Sweat & Tears Cliffhanger Productions 304 Climar Productions 221 Clinical Lies 238 Clint’s Reality 239 209 Closest to the Moon Close Up Theatre 258 CloudComedy/ PBH’s Free Fringe 63 Clown, a Mime and a Minstrel, A 239 Clown and Bear present Charlie Talbot 42 Clown and Bear Present Charlie Talbot and Dave Gibson 42 Clown and Bear Present Oompah Brass 106 Club Noir Burlesque with Scottish Opera 145 Coal 254 Cockburn and Rowntree: 28 Days of Laughter 46 149 CoDa Dance Colette Sadler/ Stammer Productions 150 Colin Hoult: Enemy of the World 46 Colin Steele Quintet 193 Collings and Herring 46 Collins and Herring Podcast Live 46 Collisions Dance Company 149 Colours 239 Comeback Convention – Free, The 46 Comedy Baby – Free 46 Comedy Biscuit 46 Comedy Bitch: Them is Us 47 Comedy Club 4 Kids, The 10 Comedy Countdown 47 Comedy Doodle/ PBH’s Free Fringe 47 Comedy Doodle Presents Matt Thomas, Stephanie Laing, Andrea Hubert and Robbie McHugh, The 47 Comedy Gala 2010: In Aid of Waverley Care 47 Comedy in the Dark 47 Comedy Manifesto, The 47
Comedy Mentalist Hank Stone 48 Comedy Mish Mash – Free 48 Comedy on the Square 13,55 48 Comedy Reserve, The Comedy Store Management Proudly Presents Rhod Gilbert 114 Comedy With Your Cash 48 Comedy with Your Cash Regional Champions 48 Comedy World War, The 48 Comedy Zone, The 48 Comic Fringes 49 Coming... Ready or Not – Free 49 Commedia of Errors, A 239 Compagnia della Quarta 145 Company Chordelia 144 Company Gavin Robertson 154 Company Gavin Robertson and Bex Productions 154 142 A Compas Flamenco Complexity of Nonsense, The 49 Complexity of Nonsense/ Laughing Horse Free Festival 49 Component Parts 265 Conference of 160 Drama Schools Confessions of a Smart Wrestling Fan 49 239 Confidence – Free Congress of Oddities/ 70 PBH’s Free Fringe Conical Decline of Everything, The 239 Connection Failed 239 Conor O’Toole 49 Conor O’Toole: Come Look at Me for an Hour 49 Conscience 239 Conscious Theatre 107,154 Consequences 239 Considering 239 Georgia O’Keeffe Continent 145 Cooking for Love 239 Copenhagen by Michael Frayn 239 Coreen Scott and Friends 182,201 Coreen Scott – A Scottish Journey 182 Corner of the Ocean, A 145 Corn Exchange Theatre Company Dublin 254 Cosmo 186 Co.Theatre 152 Couch – Free, The 49 Couch/ PBH’s Free Fringe, The 49 Couch Productions 96 Cougar Productions 249 Could it be Forever? 240 Counterblast and Tread Tours with Andrew Hawkins 274 Counting Sheep 50 199 Court of Equity Court Theatre, The 50 C presents... 158 C presents... at the Electric Cabaret 67 Crack, The 50 Cracks 240 Craft House Concept 166 Crags Comedy Mash Up, The 87 Craig Hill 50 Craig Hill – Why Don’t You Come Down the Front? 50 Craig McMurdo – The McMurdo Sound 182 Crazy Hope/ PBH’s Free Fringe 93 Crazy Legs Theatre Company 256 Created by Eugene Pack 41 Creative Explorations
of Six Independent UK Choreographers, The 149 Creative Lab: Creative Lighting 101 for Artists 157 Creative Lab: Creative Sound 101 for Artists 157 Creative Lab: Forum Theatre Workshop 157 Creative Lab: Invisible Theatre Workshop 157 Creative Lab: Location As Character 158 Creative Lab: Poorboy Playroom – Explore, Create, Think, Play 158 Creative Lab: Youth Forum Theatre Workshop 158 Creative Martyrs/ PBH’s Free Fringe, The 293 146 Creative VaQi Creatures 50 Crumpets, Muffins and Afternoon Teas(e) 50 50 Crush – Free Cry, The 240 240 Crying Cherry, The C theatre 16-18,287,299 Cuban Brothers, The 51 Cuban Brothers 51 142 CUBE Cure, The 240 Curiosity Killed the Cabaret 51 C venues vibrant vivacious variety 158 CW Productions 272
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Dabster Productions and Gilded Balloon 86,190 DADA 159 Daddy Ate All My Easter Eggs and Never Replaced Them 51 Daghdha Dance Company & Pair Dance 155 Dag Sørás: Outside the Comfort Zone 51 Dag Sørás/ The Stand Comedy Club 51 Daily Males – Free 51 Damian Kingsley 85 Damian Kingsley, 72 Luke Graves Damion Larkin 51 Damion Larkin: Cuddly Loser 51 Dan Antopolski – Turn of the Century 52 Dance Base 148,158 Dance Box Theater 148 Dance Doctor, Dance! 145 Dance du Jour 158 Dance-Forms Productions 146 Danceforms’ the 53rd Intl. Choreographers’ Showcase 146 Dancing Forth the Scottish Show 146 Dan Curtis, Ed Mayhew and Lizzie Kevan 92 Dandelion’s Story, The 10
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Daniel Cainer 263 Daniel Clarke in association with Scamp Theatre 140 Daniel Gray and Jonathan Prag 258 Daniel Kitson 262 Daniel Rigby: Afterbirth 52 Daniel Sloss 52 Daniel Sloss: My Generation 52 Dan Lees, Ben Kewin and Steve Aruni/ PBH’s Free Fringe 131 52 Danny Bevins Danny Bevins – The Making of an American Smartass 52 Danny Bhoy – By Royal 52 Disappointment Danny Hurst/ PBH’s Free Fringe 262 Danny Robins 56 52 Danny Ward Danny Ward + 1 52 Danny Worthington, Elise Harris and Others/ PBH’s Free Fringe 64 Dan Willis 53,61 Dan Willis: Michael Jackson, World’s Greatest Entertainer – Free 53 Darcy’s Dilemma 240 158 Dare ProtoPlay Dare to be Digital 158 Dark Heart of the Valley 241 Dark of the Moon 241 Darrin Rose 53 Darrin Rose – What’s Pot Pourri? 53 Dave Baucutt/Laughing 60 Horse Free Festival Dave Cohen/Laughing Horse Free Festival 101 Dave Hill: Big in Japan 53 Dave Hill Explosion, The 53 Dave Mauchline 175 Dave Smiff/ Mark Speed/ PBH’s Free Fringe 27 Dave Thornton – A Different Type of Normal 53 241 David David Benson directed by Hannah Eidinow/ Festival Highlights 267 David Benson & Stewart Nicholls – Festival Highlights 218 David Faulds: ‘Mario Lanza’ 210 David Ferrard 201 David Hamilton 174 David Heavenor 182 David Innes Full Glory – Free 53 David Kelly and Gemma Leader/ PBH’s Free Fringe 106 David Leddy’s ‘Sub Rosa’ 241 David Mulholland/ PBH’s Free Fringe 141 David O’Doherty: Somewhere Over the David O’Doherty 54 David Quirk – I Don’t Wanna Tell Jokes 54 David Vernon and Dick Lee 182 David Whitney and Dave Florez 120 Days of Wine and Roses 182 Day the Sky Turned Black, The 240 Dazzle Exhibitions 166 Dazzle Jewellery Exhibition 166 DBS Productions 234 Dead 241 Dead Cat Bounce... Too Fast for Love 54
Dead Comedian’s Socks – Edinburgh Review, The 54 Dead Duck Productions 122 Dead Duck Productions/ PBH’s Free Fringe 123 Dead Dude Routine – Free 54 DeadPlace/Laughing Horse Free Festival 269 Dead Poets 242 Dead Poets/ 242 PBH’s Free Fringe Dealer’s Choice 242 182 Dean Friedman Dean Friedman – In Concert 182 Dean Parkin/Escalator 242 East To Edinburgh Dean’s Dad’s Ducks 242 Dear Diary 210 Death by Gameshow 54 146 Death of a Samurai Death of a Theatre Critic 242 Death of the Unicorn 242 Deathwish 242 Decky Does a Bronco 243 89 Declan Dineen Deepchurch Hollow 243 229 Deep Dark South Degenerates, The 243 55 Deleted Scenes Delete the Banjax... 55 and you! Delilah Dix and Her Bag of Tricks 243 Demise of Christopher Marlowe, The Denbone Walkers 204 182 Denise Black Denise Black’s Loose Screw 182 Denis Krasnov/ PBH’s Free Fringe 87 Dennis Roadknight and His Amazing Friends 67 Departures 243 Derelict 244 148 Derevo Derry Hunter and Liam Bolton 35 Des Bishop – My Dad Was Nearly James Bond 55 167 Design Dinners Designshop UK 166 Desire 210 Devil in the Deck 55 Devised by Queen Mary Theatre Company 250 Devlin’s Daily 55 Diamond Wave Productions/Laughing Horse Free Festival 208 Diane Spencer: Lost in the Mouth Specific – Free 55 Diane Spencer/ PBH’s Free Fringe 55 Diary of Anne Frank, The 244 Diary of a Sentimental Killer, The 244 Diary of a Welshcake (Reboot) 244 Dick Gaughan 182 Die Fledermaus 210 Diet!- Free 56 Difference Between Gin and Bacardi, The 244 Dig For Victory/ PBH’s Free Fringe 56 Dig for Victory Sketch Show – Free 56 Digital Audience Development 158 Dildon’t! 56 Dining Room, The 244 Dinner for One 245 Dinnerforone – Onstage 245 Dinosaur Planet 210 Dirty Immigrant Collective, The 56 Disability Equality
Training 158 Discover Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns 158 Discover Islam Exhibition 167 Distance Over Time Theatre 275 Distraction Theatre 271 Company 248 Di the Dauntless Diva Drag, The 245 182 Divine Comedy, The Divine Tales, The 245 183 Dizzee Rascal DJ Danny 56 Djupid (The Deep) 245 DNA Poets 158 56 Doc Brown Doc Brown: Unfamous 56 Doctor and the Devils, The 245 Doctor Austin and 11 Sparks in Space 11 Dr Bunhead Dr Bunhead is Volcano Head 11 Dr Ettrick-Hogg Presents Manly Specimens – Free 57 Doctor Faustus Dr Faustus 245 Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog 210 56 Dog-Eared Collective Dog-Eared Collective’s ‘Joyride’, The 56 Doggett and Ephgrave: Big in Small Places – Free 56 Doggett and Ephgrave/ Laughing Horse Free Festival 56 183 Doghouse Roses Dogstar Theatre Company 263,293 Dog That Ate Your Birthday Cake, The 56 Domestic Goddi Wonderland 56 Dommett and Lampaert 56 Don Cossack Balalaika and Ken Campbell’s Ideal Band 183 195 Dong Yi Dong Yi and Eddie McGuire 195 Don’t Be a Comedian in Northern Ireland While Drinking Your Buckfast Under a Bridge – Free 56 Don’t Call Us 246 We’ll Call You (Don’t) Look Back in Anger? 246 Don’t Stop the Beat! 210 Don’t Touch Me There! 57 Doon MacKichan/ Gilded Balloon 281 Door, The 246 Do Theatre 142 Dottyb/Robot Parrot Production 213 Double Booked 246 Double Edge 284 Dougie MacLean 183 Dougie MacLean in Concert 183 Do We Look Like Refugees?! 246 Down Over Up 167 Downpour Theatre 306 Down the Rabbit Hole 247 Do You Know Where Your Daughter Is? 247 Dracula Drags Aloud 57 Drags Aloud at the Movies 57 Drama Workshops for 5-14s 11 Draw HQ 108 Dr Brown Because 57 Dr Brown 57 ‘Dream Man’ by
INDEX James Carroll Pickett 247 Dream of Sancho, The 146 Dream Play, A 247 Dreamshed Theatre – Performers Jilly Breeze & Richard Nutter 299 Dr Ettrick-Hogg and Wudwud/Laughing Horse Free Festival 57 Drever, McCusker and Woomble 183 Drever, McCusker & Woomble 183 Drowsy Chaperone, The 210 Dr Peter Lovatt 145 278 Druid Drumlin Players 267 146 Duality Duck Egg Theatre 16 Duetiquette 146 Dugout Theatre Company 242 183 Duke Special DULOG 221 Dumb Waiter, The 247-248 Du-Rell Family, The 183 57 Durham Revue Durham Revue: Working Title, The 57 Durufle Requiem 183 Dusk on the River Nile 248 Dustbowl Blues With a 183 Glasgow Kick Dylan Thomas: Return Journey – Bob Kingdom, Original Direction by Anthony Hopkins 248 Dynamite Adams/Laughing Horse Free Festival 136 Dyslexia: The Musikal 210
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East Cowes Acting Troupe 261 East End Boy West End Girl – Free 57 Eastern Promise 167 248 Eat Your Heart Out EdCom 22,34,38,77 EdCom and Dick the Horse Productions 22 Ed Cross Fine Art 171 Ed Fielding and 169 Hamish King Edge, The 248 edgeeradica 157-158 Edge Festival 176,182-184,188,191, 194,197-198,206-207 Edges 210 Edible Crayons Productions 288 Edinburgh 283 170 Edinburgh Bach Choir 181 Edinburgh Book Fringe 159 Edinburgh Farmers Market 159 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Gala Concert 184 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society 156,158-163,168 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society & 158 Playwrights’ Studio Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society/Scamp 160 Edinburgh Festivals Open Breakfast Debate 159 Edinburgh Festival Voluntary
Guides Association 159 Edinburgh Free Walking Tours 163 Edinburgh Fridge, The 57 Edinburgh Fringe International Community Youth Orchestra and Choir 184 Edinburgh Grand Opera 210 Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour 248 Edinburgh Makars 286 Edinburgh Music Theatre 210 Edinburgh Organ Scholars in Concert 184 Edinburgh People’s Theatre 259 Edinburgh Photographic 169 Society Edinburgh Printmakers 169 Edinburgh Printmakers @ 100 Princes Street 167 Edinburgh Renaissance Band 184 Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s Capitals of Culture 184 Edinburgh Revue 57 Presents..., The Edinburgh Skeptics and Guests/PBH’s Free Fringe 156 Edinburgh Sleep Centre – 164 Chris Idzikowski Edinburgh Studio Opera 215 Edinburgh Theatre Arts 238 Edinburgh Tonight With Joe Simmons 57 Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group 220 Edinburgh University Theatre Company 71,305 Edinburgh Visit Scotland 159 Edinburgh Visit Scotland – The Robert Louis Stevenson 159 Experience Edinburgh Wine School 165 Ed O’Meara/Laughing Horse Free Festival 86 129 EDP Educating Agnes 248 Educators – Accessing the Fringe 159 Edward Aczel: Ever Tried? Ever Failed? No Matter. Try Again. Fail Again. 57 Fail Better. Edward Dewhirst and Katharine Wade 184 Edwards and Stubbings/ PBH’s Free Fringe 57 Edwards and Stubbings Stand-Up 57 Edwards and Stubbings The Late Show 57 Edward’s Theatre Company 280 Eels 184 EGTG in Association With 294 The Leith Agency 18 Feet and 4 Fringes 146 80s Movie Flashback, The 58 8 Strings 184 Eirlys Bellin 58 Eirlys Bellin: Unaccustomed As I Am 58 Eleanor Bennet 58 Eleanor Bennet Is... Stuck in Kansas! 58 Eleanor Lloyd Productions 212 Electra and Partridge Corporation/Laughing Horse Free Festival 57 Electro Gemstone! (And Other Instruments of Moderate Intrigue) – Free 58 Elephant Foot 303 Elis James – Daytripper 58 Elizabeth McKeon and
190 Alan Jacques Eliza Carthy Band 184 El Purnell & Ben Lawes/ PBH’s Free Fringe 33 Elsie and Mairi Go to War 248 Elsie Bird Productions 262 184 Elvis – Live! Emerald Smiles – Free 58 204 Emilie Conway Em-Lou Productions and 274 Neil Sheppeck Emma Thompson presents: Fair Trade 248 Emo Philips: Please Witness My Act 59 Emotions: Photography Exhibition of Wild Scotland – Free 167 11 Emperor’s Quest, The EmptyBox Theatre 14 159 Encounters English Touring Theatre 268 EnKore Productions: Black and Blue/Laughing Horse Free Festival 280 Enlightenment: Morning of the Modern World, The 248 En Route 248 Ensemble 209 Epstein and Hassan AKA 122 Equinox Theatre 292 Company Equity 161 248 Equus Era Schaeffera 184 59 Eric Eric Davidson 59 Eric Davidson – Brother, Can You Spare a Rhyme? 59 Eric’s Laws of the Land 59 Eric’s Tales of the Sea – A Submariner’s Yarn 59 Erin Shields and David Shenton 187 Ernest and the Pale Moon 249 Ernesto Sarezale/ 72 PBH’s Free Fringe Esco Theatre Company 229 Espionage á Trois – Free 59 Essential Edinburgh 159 Et Al Theatre/ Roxy Art House 289 ETB Productions 257,270 ETS Theatre Company 249 e2r Presents West Highland Safari Show 184 e2r/West Highland Safari Project 184 EU Funding For Arts Projects 159 EUTCo (Exeter University Theatre Company) 233 Evening with Dementia, An 249 Evening with Elsie Parsons, An 249 Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some)! 249 Everyman Youth Theatre, Cheltenham 275 146 Every Other Everything Else You Always Wanted to Know About Life (But Didn’t 59 Care to Ask) Evil Crossing 249 Evolve Theatre 248 Excalibur 11 Exceptionally Average – Free 60 Exile Into Frugality – Free 60 Expectations 249 Experiment86 258 Experimentalista! 184 Exposure Theatre Company 250 {Extinguish.} 146
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60 Festival Showcase Week One: Seven Dynamic Dance 60 Companies from America in 146 One Show! 143 Festival Showcase Week Two: Six Dynamic Dance Companies from America in One Show! 144 Festive Flourish, A 185 Fever Chart: Three Visions of the Middle East, The 250 Fifth Wall in Association With The Brick Theater, New York, The 293 250 54 Figs in Wigs 250 Filthy Raucous Soul Bitch 62 Fabio D’Andrea Final Moments, The 210 Productions 174 Find Love Make Love Die 251 Face 249 Fine Chisel Theatre Fairy Fail 11 Company 251 249 Fiona Kelly Fallen, The 196 Fallen Angels Club 188 Fire Exit in Association With 147 the Citizens Theatre Falling From Trees 241 False Hearts and Firefly Productions (USA) and Broken Vows 187 Scallabouche (Hungary) 272 Fame Or Fries 60 Fireman’s Room Theatre 210 Company, The Fame – the Musical! 261 Family Fringe Fun 12 Firing Blanks 251 Fancy a Threesome – First Love 251 Luke McQueen, First Person Productions 305 Jim Campbell, First Time at the Fringe 159 Pat Burtscher 60 Fit o’ the Giggles 83 Fans Reunited/ Fit O’ the Giggles/Laughing PBH’s Free Fringe 46 Horse Free Festival 65 Far From Kansas – Fitzrovia Radio Hour, The 62 The London Gay Men’s Fitzrovia Radio Hour – Chorus 220 Festival Highlights 62 Farm Boy – 12 Five Children and It Michael Morpurgo 12 Five Clever Courtesans 251 272 54 Productions Farouk Dhondy 219 Fascinating Aida 60 Five Freens Fascinating Aida: (Morran, Weatherby, Pearls Before Wine 60 Brechin, Duff, Freeman) 176 Fastest Woman Alive, The 249 Five Guys Named Moe 211 Fat, Bald and Loud 61 500 Miles 251 Fat Hammond’s Five in a Bar 185 Banjo Lounge/ Five One Productions 243,296 140 Five Pound Fringe PBH’s Free Fringe 34 Fat Kitten Improv 5678 Music and Guests/ Entertainment Group 204 PBH’s Free Fringe 61 Five Women Wearing Fat Kitten Improv/ the Same Dress 251 PBH’s Free Fringe 61 Flamenco at the Bongo! 185 Fat Kitten Improv Presents: Flamenco con Fusion 147 Party Like It’s 1899 61 Flamenco for Brunch 147 Fat Kitten Vs The World 61 Flamenco for Kids 12 Faulty Towers the Dining Flamenco Fridays 185 249 Flamenco Hip-Hop Experience 147 Fauré Requiem By Flamenco Jazz Nights 185 Candlelight 184 Flanders and Swann: Faustus 249 AGNother GNew Feathers 249 AfterGNoon 185 Feckless Entertainment In Flashback, The 58 Association With Laughing Flat – Free, The 252 141 Flat Pack Radio Happy Horse Free Festival Feeding the Troll 250 Hour – Free 62 Fee Fie Foe Fum 250 Flat Pack Theatre Feels Good to Be Live 184 Productions Ltd/Laughing Fèis Rois 185 Horse Free Festival 62,270 Fèis Rois and Friends 185 Flawless – Felicity Ward Reads Chase the Dream 147 From The Book Of Moron 61 Flesh and Blood and Felix Dexter – Multiple Fish and Fowl 252 Personalities in Order 61 Floozy 252 Fen 250 Flor de Muerto 252 Fencible Productions 248 Flow-Pattern 168 Ferris Bueller’s Fluid Thinking 63,68,98 Way of... – Free 61 Flying High Theatre Company 8 Festival Cafe, The 159 Flying Penguins, The 60 Festival Exhibition 168 Fly in the Fridge, The 252 Festival Folk @ The Oak/ Foil, Arms and Hog 62 The Wee Folk Club 185 Foil, Arms and Hog – Festival Fringe Society 160 Strangers with Sweets 62 Festival Highlights 133,186 Folk Tales Trilogy 252 Festival Highlights in Following Wendy 253 Association With Gilded Follow the Music 185 Balloon Productions 258 Foolish Notion 18 Festival in the Sky 159 Fools and Drunks – Free 253 Festivals Forum 159 Fool’s Audition, A 253
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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Fools Free Theatre 253 Show, The Fools of Love, The 62 Footlights in ‘Good For You’ 62 Footnotes Theatre/Laughing Horse Free Festival 228 Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music 185 Footstomping @ Whiski – Free 185 63 Fordy’s Lock-In Fordy’s Morning Hangover Show 63 Forgery of the Pandemic 147 Forgetting [pause] Pinter 253 Forgotten Voices 253 Forth Children’s Theatre 212 For the Love of Robert 254 63 For 21 Nights Only! Forward with Scotland’s Past 185 For Your Entertainment 254 127 Foster Entertainment Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy 63 Awards Show, The Fotobooth – Free 254 Foul Papers Theatre 269 Company 4 inch Productions and SJC Productions 96 Four Screws Loose/PBH’s Free Fringe 63 Four Screws Loose Present ‘Latecomers-Will-Be-Shot’ 63 Fourth Monkey Theatre 226 Company Four Women of the Apocalypse – Free, The 254 Fragility of X, The 254 Frances Cooper, Roderick Long, Shona Jones, 187 Colin Dundas Frances Ruffelle: Beneath The Dress 254 Frances Ruffelle/ Jeremy Meadow 254 54 Frank Cassidy Frankenstein Pub 216 Frank Holden of Sinatra 185 Entertainment UK Frank Holden’s Sinatra Quartet 185 Frankly Outrageous 254 Frantic Assembly/National Theatre of Scotland/ Bryony Lavery 229 Frapetsus Productions 239 Fr Denis McBride, C.Ss.R 163 Fred Anderson and Comedy On The Square 65 Fred MacAulay 63 Fred MacAulay: Live Stand-Up 63 Fredrik Andersson, Agneta Wallin, 126 Aron Flam Free 64 Free Afternoon Delight 64 Free and Freakin Awesome Comedy Showcase With 64 Ro Campbell Free Classical Music 195 Free Daily Walks Down 159 the Royal Mile Freedom For Tooting! 186 Free & Easy – Free 64 Freefall 64,254 Free Fringe Music 186 Free Tour of Edinburgh 159 Free Until Famous with Lewis Schaffer 64 Freshblood 260 Freshblood Theatre 260 Fresher. The Musical 211 Fresh Faces at the Free Fringe 64 Fresh Motion Theatre UK 248 Freya&Josh 54 Fribo 186
Friendship Experiment, The 254 Friends of the Western Buddhist Order 156 Friends Re-ignited (Rachel McCluskey & Jo McFarlane)/ PBH’s Free Fringe 258 Fringe Annual General 160 Meeting Fringe By the Sea Presents a Martin Taylor Solo Concert 193 Fringe by the Sea Presents Keep Smiling Through 213 Fringe By the Sea Presents Maggie Bell, Dave Kelly, BBQ 192 Fringe Fair, The 160 Fringe Festivals Around the World 160 168 Fringe Film Festival Fringe Management 88 Fringe Management/ Broadhouse Productions 37 Fringe Management/ Epicworlds 39 Fringe Management/ Pajama Men 107 Fringe on the Royal Mile supported by RBS, The 160 Fringe Poster Competition 168 Fringe Society Cabaret Symposium 160 Fringe Society Children’s Theatre Symposium 160 Fringe Society Circus Symposium 160 Fringe’s Very Own Open Poetry Slam with Special Guests/ PBH’s Free Fringe, The 160 Frisco Fred’s Comedy Hour 65 Frisky and Mannish – School Of Pop 65 Frisky and Mannish: The College Years 65 Frog Morris, Mark Quinn/ PBH’s Free Fringe 139 From Another Kingdom: The Fascinating World of Fungi – Free 168 From Japan to Scotland 186 From the Enlightment to Beyond the Secession 186 From:Thegreyhousecompany in Association With On the Verge 146 Front Row 65 Front Seat Theatre 244 ‘F’ Show, The 65 F.T.G. Productions 265 F***ing Funny for a Fiver 65 Fuddlepuck 84 Fukien Secondary School Hong Kong 181 66 FunBags FunBags/PBH’s Free Fringe 66 Funny as Muck – Free 66 Funny Farm, The 66 Funny Men 254 Funny Peculiar – Free 66 Funny Peculiar/Laughing Horse Free Festival 66 Funny Women 66 Funny Women Awards 66 Funtime Organisation 73 Future Legend Theatre 256
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Gaelforce 10 Management 301 Gag Reflex Management 16,36,95,220 9 Gaither Roond Stories Galerie Mirages 169-170 Gallimaufry Performing Arts 216 Gallimaufry Performing Arts Presents Naomi Grossman 237 Gambolling Arena Theatre 262 Company Gangsters’ Palaces – Confessions of an Architect 66 Garden Comedy Club, The 66 Gare St Lazare Players Ireland 251 Gareth Richards: Stand Up Between Songs 66 169 Gary Cockburn Gary Delaney: Purist 66 250 Gas and Air Gavin Bolus 229 Gavin Paul 235 Gay Geese, The 255 Gilded Balloon 25th Anniversary Shows, The 67 Ged Brockie and Chamber Orchestra 186 66 Gemma Goggin Gemma Goggin: Get Laid or Die Trying 66 Gentlemen of Leisure 66 Gentlemen of Leisure Present: An Hour of Too 66 Much Culture, The Geoff Paine, Julia Zemiro, Russell Fletcher, Ross Daniels, 218 Genevieve Morris 269 George Dillon George Ryegold 66 George Ryegold: The Ordeal of Dr Ryegold 66 Geraldine Quinn 67 Geraldine Quinn – Shut Up and Sing 67 267 Gerrard, Becki Get Happy in Edinburgh 67 Getting Into and Surviving Drama School 160 Getting Over Milk Wood 255 Get Up Stand Up! 67 GG Productions & Green Room Presents 193 Ghillie Dhu 144,148 148 Ghillie Gigs Giacinto Palmieri is Trying to Be Italian 67 Giant 18 Gibby Stone and Her Problem 211 Gift of the Gorgon, The 255 Giggleball (Will Go Ahead Despite Zombie Attack), The 67 Gilded Balloon 31,34,38,41,66-67, 74-75,87,109,118, 125,220,282 Gilded Balloon/ Adams Management 41 Gilded Balloon/ Laughing Stock 61 Gilded Balloon Productions – Festival Highlights 69 Gilded Balloon/ Token Events 53,118 Gilded Red Cage, The 255
Gill Bowman 206 Gill Smith/Laughing 106 Horse Free Festival Ginger & Black: The Chill Factory 67 Ginger Tom Theatre Co In Association With Bungay High School 275 Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek, The 67 Ginny Davis Productions and Richard Jordan Productions Ltd 246 Girl Balls – Free 186 Girl Constantly F***ing Interrupted 255 Girlguiding Edinburgh 166 Girl in the Yellow Dress, The 256 Girls and Boys at the Beehive 67 GIT Starring Jon Richardson, Lloyd Langford and Dan Atkinson 67 Gladstone’s Bag and Philos 205 Ensemble Glass-Eye Theatre 238 Glass Slipper, The 256 Glass Trebuchet/ PBH’s Free Fringe, The 268 Glenn Elston and the Australian Shakespeare Company 13 Glenn Miller Mystery, The 256 67 Godley Hour, The Godspell 211 Go Game, The 164 Goldilocks Zone, The 148 239 Goldsmiths Drama Goldsmiths Drama/Laughing Horse Free Festival 278 Goldsmiths Musical Theatre Society 214 Gomito Productions 14 Gomito Productions/ The Junction/ Escalator East To 252 Edinburgh Good Laughternoon 67 Good, the Bad and the Cuddly ‘Ride Again’ – Free, The 68 Good Times Comedy/ Comedy Mayhem @ The Miller 20 Gordon Southern 68 Gordon Southern – Borders 68 Gorilla Suit 273 Goring and Stokes: Nerds of a Feather 68 Gospel According to Jeff, The 256 Gothenburg English Speaking Theatre 249 Grace & Competra 252 Graduates, The 278,303 Graffiti Classics 186 Grainne Maguire 68 Grainne Maguire – We Need to Talk 68 About Bonnets Grandees 68 Grandees, The 68 Grand Tour: Germany 186 Grand Youth Theatre Company 286 Granny’s Gone Wild – Free 68 Grant Smeaton Presents 231 Grapple Theatre Company Grassroots Zimbabwe Theatre Company 148 Graveyards, Mystery and Murder Tour 160 Great American Songbook Retold, The 187 Great Big Comedy 68 Picnic – Free, The Greater Tuna 256 Great Song Contest, The 212 Great Yarmouth 68 Social Club
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Great Zimbabwe 148 Greek Myths for Kids 12 Green Eggs and Hamlet 257 Greene Shoots Theatre 302 Green Room Presents 91,269 Green Stag Youth Theatre 241 Greenyonder Tours 156,160 Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog 68 Gresham’s 262 Greyfriars Outreach Ltd 191 Grid Iron 243 Grimm Fairytales 257 Grimms’ Fairy Tales 257 Grim(m) Tales – Free, The 257 Grimm Tales – Hansel and Gretel and Ashputtel 12 Grimm Tales of the 257 Unexpected Grim Theatre in Association With the University of Manchester 278 111 Grouped Objects G & T Comedy/Laughing 21 Horse Free Festival Guest Comics, Cabaret and Burlesque Artistes Daily 85 Guest Speakers – Free, The 68 68 Guest Who? Guilty Pleasures 187 Guitars at St Cecilia’s Hall 187 Guizhou Ethnic Arts 153 Ensemble 152 Gunilla Heilborn Gus 187 Gus – Free 187 Gutted. A Revenger’s Musical 257 Guy Masterson/Theatre Tours International 226,300 Guy Masterson/TTI and The Fixed & the Free 268 Guy Masterson/TTI in association with Allee Way Productions 289 Guy Masterson/TTI in Association With Crow’s Theatre and Brian Robertson 260 Guy Masterson/TTI in Association With Dyad Productions 260 Guy Pratt 68 Guy Pratt’s Wake Up Call! 68 212 Guys and Dolls Gyles Brandreth – The One to One Show 69 Gypsy Theatre 138
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Hacker and Muldoon 257 Hackney Empire presents Hackney-Harlem Theatre Company with Andy Jordan Productions 272 Hagit Yakira & Irish Modern Dance Theatre 144 Ha Ha Comedy 34 Hairspray 212 Hairy Maclary and Friends 13 Hairy Mary 257 Hairy Pretty Things – Free 187 Hairy Pretty Things/ PBH’s Free Fringe 187 Halden Theatre 265 Hamlet: Blood in the Brain 257
Hamlet for Girls 257 Hamlet, the End of a Childhood 257 Hamlet! The Musical 212 Hammer and Tongue 160 Hamwehads – Free, The 13 Handbag, A 257 Handel – Tu Fedel? Tu Costante? 187 Hand Stitched Theatre Company 264 Hang Up the 258 Moon – Free Hannah Gadsby – The Cliff Young Shuffle 69 Hannah Warman & Joanne Lau/Laughing 136 Horse Free Festival Hans Teeuwen: Smooth and Painful 69 H Anthony Hildebrand 69 H Anthony Hildebrand: Why is a Lettuce? 69 Harbour, The 148 Hardeep Singh Kohli – 69 Chat Masala Hard Rain: Our Headlong Collision with Nature 169 Harlekin 148 Harmonics, The 187 187 Harmonious Sounds Harmony Ensemble 181 Harpsichords at St Cecilia’s Hall 1 187 Harpsichords at 188 St Cecilia’s Hall 2 Harpur’s Bizarre – Life, Death, Pets 69 Hartshorn-Hook Productions 177,184,199,210 Hartshorn-Hook Productions in Association With South Hill Park 240 Harvey Cartel/ PBH’s Free Fringe, The 30 Hatty Ashdown and Darren Maskell/Laughing 29 Horse Free Festival Haunted 148 Havisham Productions 272 Hayden Cohen/ 188 PBH’s Free Fringe Hayden’s Rantings of a Young Fool – Free 188 Head Girl, the Gap Year and Sue Ellen, The 258 Headless Doctor Theatre Company 239 Head of the Fork, The 258 Heads In Theatre In Association With SJC Productions 264 148 Heads Up Heatham House Comedy Club/Laughing Horse Free Festival 131 Hedwig and the Angry Inch 212 Heidi Talbot With John McCusker and Boo Hewerdine, Plus Special Guests 188 Helen Arney 69 Helen Arney’s Songs for Modern Loving 69 Helene Cloete 8 Helen Keen 73 Helen Keen & Sophia Khan/ PBH’s Free Fringe 84 Helen Mort/ PBH’s Free Fringe 279 Hen Night, The 258 Hen Night 258 Henning Wehn/IMWP 69 Henning Wehn – My Struggle 69 Henry Blofeld and John Bly – Festival Highlights 35 Henry Paker’s 3D Bugle 69 Henry Rollins 69
Herbie Treehead’s Mixed-up Fairytales – Free 13 Hey You, Watch This! 69 Hiatus Theatre in Association With The Scat Pack 38 69 Hi Class – Free Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile 160 High Heels and Horse Hair 184 Highlight Comedy (Famous for Comedy) 70 HighTide/Escalator East to Edinburgh 266 Hi, How Can I Help You? – 258 Free Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light 212 Himnaraki/ Interprot 41 His Eyes Were Like Oysters 70 258 His Name is Tim History Boys, The 258 History of Britain (2000 Years in 2 Hours!), The 258 History of Jazz Piano, The 188 Historyonics Theatre 258 Company 258 Hitler Alone Hit Me: The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury 258 HMV Picture House 122 Presents Hodder Comedy Corporation/ PBH’s Free Fringe 117 Holistic Wellbeing Therapy and Classes 160 Holly Burn – Living and 70 Dying Holly Kavanagh/ PBH’s Free Fringe 288 Holy Cow Performing Arts Group 270 Homage to Caledonia 258 Homo Asbo 259 259 Honest Honest Arts & Scamp Theatre 292 Honeybus Productions 285 Honourable Society of Faster Craftswomen/ Laughing Horse Free Festival, The 278 Honours of Drumlie, The 259 Hood! 259 Hootenany Heaven, A 148 Hopeless Productions 127 289 Hopfinger, Sarah Horizon Arts with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd 300 Horne Section, The 70 Horse & Louis/Laughing Horse Free Festival 70 Horse & Louis’ Special Offer – Free 70 Hosted by Scottish Storytellers 164 Hot Chocolate at 10 188 Hotel Nowhere 259 Hot Mess 259 Hour of Telly: Live! – Free, An 70 House Cabaret 260 House of Mirrors and Hearts, The 212 Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group/ Assembly with Marshall Cordell 288 How Do I Get Up There? 70 260 Howling How to Be an Imaginary Friend 70 How to Be a Professional 161 Actor How to be Dead 260 How to Do a Show at the Fringe 161 How to Get Ahead as a Theatre Director 161 How to Make a Million
INDEX Before Lunch 70 How to Sell Your Show at the Fringe 161 How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse: Reloaded 70 How to Tour After the Fringe 161 HT Company 270 Huairou Management and Broadway Asia International 216 Hub, The 260 Hull Truck Theatre Company 301 Hull University Big Band 188 Humerus 70 83 Humphries, Kai Hunchback of Notre 260 Dame, The Hurtwood Theatre Company 236 Hush Theatre Productions 264 Husky and Scotch/ 26 PBH’s Free Fringe Hutchins and Haase/ Laughing Horse Free Festival 32
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I Am German, I Should Not Be Here! 70 I’m No Hero 260 I Am Woof/Where Have All the Ladies Gone? 260 Ian D Montfort: Touching the Dead 71 Ian Fox with Laughing Horse Free Festival 68 Ian Kendall 73 Ian Millar and 189 Dominic Spencer Ian Souch/Laughing Horse Free Festival 282 I Became Luminous 260 Icabod/PBH’s Free Fringe 254 I Can Make Your Life Slightly Better 71 I Can Make Your Life Slightly Better/Laughing Horse Free Festival 71 I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down – Free 260 Icarus’ Mother & Red Cross 260 IC DramSoc 264 I, Claudia 260 183 Ideal Band IDEOMS Theatre Company 235 Idiots of Ants: The Red 71 Button Idle Motion 155 IDP 239 260 I, Elizabeth Ignis Fatuus Theatre 268 Ignite Youth Theatre 275 I Hate Children Children’s Show, The 13 I Kid You Not 71 I Like To Laugh 71 Ilka Joy and Treasure 188 I Love You Because 212 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change 212 I’m in Love With a Vending Machine 261 immaculate concepts 126 Imperial College Techtonics, The 204
Imperial Fizz 261 Importance of Being Earnest, The 261 Impossible Things Before Breakfast 261 Impressionist Gardens 169 Impro Jam/ PBH’s Free Fringe 127 Improlympians – Free, The 71 Improlympians/ PBH’s Free Fringe, The 71 Improverts, The 71 Improvised Musical, The 212 71 Improv Wins! – Free Imran Yusuf/Laughing Horse Free Festival 29 I’m Still Here... 261 IMWP 13,107 IMWP and Eleanor Lloyd 228 Inadequate Man, The 261 Inaugural 3-Sided Football Tournament, The 161 71 Incident, The Incidental Combobulations – Free 71 Incognito Theatre Company 18 Inconsiderate Aberrations 262 of Billy the Kid, The Incrementum Theatre Group 239,295 Incurably Resentful Theatre Company, The 51 Indefinite Articles 15 Indefinite Articles/Escalator East to Edinburgh 10 Independent Theatre 162 Council Indiana Jones and the Pantomime Horse 262 217 Indigo Co Ines Wurth Presents (Australia) 99,193 Ines Wurth Presents (Canada) 137 Ines Wurth Presents (USA) 270 I Never Saw Another Butterfly 262 In Extremis Theater Company 278 Infinite Number of Monkeys Ltd and Pleasance in association with Jeremy Meadow 185 Infinity Repertory Theatre Company 211 Inglorious Stereo 71 Inhouse 167 In Memory 262 Inner Ear Ltd 158 Innovative Design, An 262 210 In Short Productions Inside 148 Inside Intelligence 280,289,294,301 Insights 149 Interactive Theatre 249 Australia International Piano Laureates in Concert 188 Interpersonality Workout™, The 262 Interrobang? 71 Intertwine 149 In Theatre 72 In The Meantime.../ PBH’s Free Fringe 72 In The Meantime...’s Quite Enjoyable, Relatively Painless Fringe Show 72 In the Name of the Flesh 72 In the Pink 188 In the Pink – Fabulous All-Female A Cappella! 188 In These Shoes – Free 72 In This Lonely Town 188 Into the Fringe 169 In Touch 212
Introduction – Free Stand-Up Comedy, An 72 Invective Dan Kamikaze, The 213 Inverleith House 169 Invincible Man – Free, The 213 Invisible Dot Club – By the Sea, The 72 Invisible Dot Ltd 80 Invisible Structures 165 iOTA, Queenie Van De Zandt, This Side Up and More 289 Irina Diva 222 145 Iron-Oxide Ltd I Said I Wouldn’t Do 73 This Again! Islam Festival Edinburgh 167 Israeli and a Palestinian Walk into a Country... – Free, An 73 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Romantic Comedy 73 Italia Conti Ensemble 277,296 262 Italia ‘n’ Caledonia Italian and Neapolitan Songs and Dinner in VinCaffe 188 Itch: A Scratch Event 73 It is Rocket Science! V2 73 Ito-Gumi: Shoko Ito’s Solo Theatre 297 It’s Always Right Now, Until It’s Later 262 It’s Funtime 73 It’s Nice We Could Do This 74 It’s Not Father Stone – It’s...Michael Redmond! 74 Itsy Collective/ PBH’s Free Fringe 83 Ivor Dembina 74,130 Ivor’s New Show 74 Iwan Dam 239 I Was a Teenage Rent Boy 262 I Wish You Love 262
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Jack Finnegan/ PBH’s Free Fringe 157 Jack Klaff 262 Jack Pratchard 262 262 Jack the Knife Jack Whitehall: Learning Difficulties 74 Jacobite Country 263 Jacob’s Ladder 263 Jade Blue 223 Jam and Marmalade 74 James Abbott and Claire Stroud/ PBH’s Free Fringe 67 James Acaster and 25 Josh Widdicombe James Campbell’s Comedy and Songs for Kids 13 James Christopher/ PBH’s Free Fringe 74,91 James Christopher – Seeing Both Sides – Free 74 James Dowdeswell: My Grandad Was a Clown and Those Are Big Shoes to Fill 75 James Dowdeswell/ The Stand Comedy Club 75 James Sherwood 75
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INDEX James Sherwood – One Man and His Piano 75 James Wren and Leon Fleury/ Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent Management 125 James W. Smith and Daniel Smith 124 Jam for Tea – Free 75 Jam Jar Productions 253 145 Jammy Voo Jam Theater Collective, The 269 Janey Godley 67 Janice Day 75 Janice Parker Dance Company 152 Jared Jess-Cooke 49 Jarlath Regan: Not So Common Sense 75 Jarred Christmas Stands Up 75 Jason Byrne 2010 76 99 Jason Chong Jason Cook: The End (Part 1) 76 Jason Cook/ The Stand Comedy Club 76 Jason Derulo 188 Jason Manford – I’m Turning Into My Dad 76 88 Javier Jarquin Jay Brown 189 Jay Brown Solo – Acoustic 189 Jay Cowle/Laughing Horse Free Festival 138 Jay Foreman 76 Jay Foreman: Pretend You’re Happy 76 Jay Sodagar/Laughing Horse Free Festival 76 Jay Sodagar Opinions Are Free 76 189 Jazz at Centotre Jazz at Lunchtime 189 Jazz Bar Jazz 189 Jazz/Funk/Soul/Fusion 189 189 Jazzmain Trio Jazz on a Summer’s Day... A Tribute to Anita O’Day 189 Jazz Table in the Corner 189 JBCN Pan Academy 273 Jean Abreu Dance/ 65daysofstatic/ Escalator East to Edinburgh/ Hat Factory 148 Jeana Leslie and Siobhan Miller 189 Jeff Leach 76 Jeff Leach: Leach on Society – Free 76 Jem Brookes/Laughing Horse Free Festival 135 Jennifer Coolidge – Yours for the Night 77 Jennifer Logan and Stuart Hope 191 Jenny Wilcock 14 Jeremy Lion Goes Green 77 Jeremy Meadow 29,272 Jeremy Miles 32 Jessica Ransom – Ransom’s Million 77 77 Jest Like Danny Kaye Jesus Christ Superstar 213 Jewellery of the World 169 Jewish Chronicles 263 JHdramaproductions 266 Jim Bowen – Nothing in This Game for Two in a Bed 77 Jim Bowes: Obsession – Free 77 Jim Campbell & Ben Van der Velde/ PBH’s Free Fringe 33 Jimeoin 78 Jimeoin – Something Smells Funny 78 Jim Hates Doing the Index 333
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Jim Higo/ Best Medicine Productions/ Laughing Horse Free Festival 260 Jim Jefferies: 78 Alcoholocaust Jim Malcolm and Christophe Philibert 166 Jimmy Carr – Laughter Therapy 78 Jimmy McGhie – The All-Powerful Warrior Who With His Endurance and Inflexible Will to Win Goes From Conquest to Conquest Leaving Fire in His Wake 78 Jimmy Shaw 247 128 Jim Sweeney Jive Aces – Celebrating the Music of Louis Prima and Keely Smith, The 189 Jive Aces with Very Special Guest Toni Elizabeth Prima, The 189 JMUpstart Dance Company 146 169 Joan Mitchell Joanna Weintritt and Fitness Around the World 155 Jo Caulfield: Cruel to Be Kind 78 Jo Caulfield/ The Stand Comedy Club 78 Jocks and Geordies – Free, The 78 Joe Bor 79 Joe Bor: A Study of Embarrassment by a Guy 79 with Two Bumholes Joe Lycett and Andrew Ryan – An Hour of Humour 79 Joe Power – The Man Who Sees Dead People 263 Joe Rowntree 79 Joe Rowntree: Peaceful 79 Worrier Joe Simmons 57 Joey Page’s Marvellous Human Museum 79 John Alexander 183 John Barrowman Has Left the Building... 213 John Bishop – Sunshine 79 John Cooper Clarke 79 John Fleming Presents 64 8,100 John Hegley John Kitchen at St Cecilia’s Hall 187 John Knox: Turn Again 263 John-Luke Roberts Distracts 80 You From A Murder John McGuinness/ PBH’s Free Fringe 80 John McGuinness’s Free Charlie Party! 80 John Moloney in ‘Butterflies with Stretchmarks’ 80 John Moloney/ The Stand Comedy Club 80 Johnny Foreigner Comedy Show – Free, The 80 John Otway/ PBH’s Free Fringe 196 John Rayson 175 John Reiach 168 John Robertson/ PBH’s Free Fringe 104 John Robins – Nomadic Revery 80 John Shedden 263 Joined Up Thinking Projects 191 Jojo Sutherland Goes for the Jocular 80 Jojo Sutherland/ The Stand Comedy Club 80 81 Jollie Jollie: Roger! 81 Jollyboat 81
Jo Merriman/Laughing Horse Free Festival 273 Jonathan Cairney and Euan Stevenson 182 Jonathan Prag 182 Jonathan Prager – The Serious Comic/Laughing Horse Free Festival 81 Jonathan Storey 262 Jonathan’s World – Free 81 Joni Keen and the Euan Stevenson Trio 180 Joni Mitchell Project 189 Jonny Sweet – Let’s Just Have Some Fun (and Learn Something, For Once) 81 Jon Richardson: Don’t Happy, Be Worry 81 Jools Constant/ 136 PBH’s Free Fringe ‘Jordan’ by Anna Reynolds with Moira Buffini 263 Jorge Luengo 170 Josaka/Laughing Horse Free Festival 77 Josh Howie: Gran Slam 81 Josie Long 82 Josie Long: Be Honourable! 82 Josie Long’s Monsters of 82 Whimsy Jo Wharmby 263 Jo Wharmby – Let’s Talk About Sex 263 189 Joy of Sax: Best of... Judy and Liza – Me and 213 My Baby Julian Caddy & Sweet Venues 156 Julie Jepson 82 Julie Jepson – Being 82 Julie Jepson – Free Julien Cottereau: Imagine-Toi 149 Juliet Aster/ Escalator East to Edinburgh/ Colchester Arts Centre 153 Jump 213 Jungle Book: The Next Chapter 13 Junk 263 82 Just a Minute Just Fair Laughs 45 Justin Moorhouse – the Boiled Egg on the Beach 82 justjohn in Association With Eltham College 215 Just Macbeth! 13 Just the Tonic 17,35,82-83,109,140 Just the Tonic Comedy Club 82 Just the Tonic’s ‘Last Night on Earth’ – Aftershow Party 83 203 JUTP Music J Willgoose, Esq. 199
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Kabaret Kantor 263 Kabarett: Alternative Variety 83 Ka-Boom! An Explosion of Funny! 83 Kafka and Son 263 Kai Humphries – Evolution 83 Kanami Ikoi 285 KAN Featuring Brian Finnegan and Aidan O’Rourke 190 Kaspar 263 Kate Fox 83
Kate Fox News 83 Kate Roxburgh/ PBH’s Free Fringe 100 Kate Smurthwaite, David Mulholland, Jools Constant/ PBH’s Free Fringe 47 Kate Smurthwaite, David Mulholland/ PBH’s Free Fringe 97 Kate Smurthwaite/ 103 PBH’s Free Fringe Kathleen Ann Thompson/ Belleherst Productions 286 Katrina Project: Hell and High Water, The 263 Katrina Thompson 85 13 Kat’s Whiskers, The Kay & McLean Productions in Association With Meow Meow Revolution 193 KDC Theatre 301 Keara Murphy’s Travellin’ Circus – The Greatest Show on Earth 83 Keen and Khan: 84 Starstruck! – Free 264 Keepers Keep Smiling Through 213 Keith Farnan 84 Keith Farnan: Sex Traffic – How Much is That Woman in the Window? 84 Kellerman Performing Arts, Sweden 298 190 Ken Hastings Kennedy-Scott, Ali Kenny Young and the Eggplants 190 Ken Parsons – Celtic Harp, Songs, Poems and Yarns 190 Ken Ramage and Friends 7th Annual Jazz Jamboree 196 Kerfuffle 214 102 Kerrie Mcleod Ross Kerry Gilbert 84 Kerry Gilbert Gives 84 Love a Bad Name Kerry Hodgkin Band 189 Kestrels 84 Kevin Bridges 84 Kevin Eldon is Titting About 84 Kevin Eldon/The Stand Comedy Club 84 Kev Orkian – The Illegal Tour 85 Kickline Theatre Company 219 Kidbrooke School in Association With Greenwich Theatre 284 Kieran Boyd, Mark Cooper-Jones, Naz Osmanoglu, Ben Target/ PBH’s Free Fringe 46 Kieran & The Joes/ PBH’s Free Fringe 127 Killy Dwyer/Laughing Horse Free Festival 186 Kindly Leave the Stage 264 Kingsley and I (Free Stand Up Compilation Show) 85 King’s Players 302 KinkyFish 247 Kipper Tie Theatre 14,273 Kissing the Goldfish 85 Kitten Has Claws, The 307 Kit and The Widow 85 Kit and The Widow: 85 Oiling Up Kitty Cointreau’s BraHaHa 85 Kitty Go Miaow Miaow Presents ... Katrina Thompson 85 Knights 264 Koestler Trust 166
Kooky Babooshka – Free 86 Kooky Babooshka 86 Korean Uangel Voice Choir 205 Krane, Inc. & New Light Foundation 300 KUDOS 291 86 Ku Klux Flan Kunt and the Gang: Complete Kunt – Free 86 Kunt/Laughing 86 Horse Free Festival Kusinwa Kudedelwane 149 264 Kvetch Kwame Kwei-Armah: The Artist in Society 161 KW:ark/Lifesource 149
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La Boheme 213 Labrador 245 Le Cafe Arret 264 La Chat Theatre Company – International School of Geneva 149 190 Lach’s Antihoot Lach: The Day I Went Insane 86 Ladder and the Moon, The 264 Ladies of the 265 Sacred Heart, The Ladies Who Lounge Cabaret 86 Lady Boys of Bangkok 265 Lady Boys of Bangkok – Fantasy & Feathers Tour, The 265 Lady Carol: Malady 190 Lady Garden: Top Secret Gig 86 Lady in Bed – Free 265 La Llorona Llora (The Wailing Women) 149 265 La Locandiera La Lutte 149 Landmark Productions (Ireland) 301 Land of the Lost and Found 265 Land Where the Bong-Tree Grows, The 265 Language of Angels 265 La Petite Mort – The Orgasm 86 Lara A King – Four Stars and Two Thumbs Up 86 Lara King/Laughing Horse Free Festival 86 Lashings of Ginger Beer presents the Radical Feminist Burlesque Collective 213 Lashings of Ginger Beer Time 213 LAS Productions 272 Lasse Nilsen 98 Lasses, O’ by Janet Paisley, ‘The 265 Last Easter 265 Last Five Years, The 213 13 Last Miner, The Last Trilogy Part 2 – Free, The 265 Late Late Show with Paul Zenon & Mikelangelo, The 86 Late ‘n’ Free 86 Late Night Gimp Fight! 86 86 Late Night Gimp Fight Late Night Impro Fight 86 Late Night Laughs – Free 86 Late Night Liszt 190
Late Night Talky Talk – 87 Free, The Late’n’Live 87 Late Show, The 87 Latymer Theatre 221 Company Laughing Cows Comedy 87 Laughing Horse Comedy 21 Laughing Horse Free Festival 28,51,53,58,75,78, 87,95,110,114,253,265 Laughing Horse Free Festival/ 92 Dave Cohen Laughing Horse Free Festival/ Kingswell Productions 61 Laughing Horse Free Festival Presents Q-Fusion Improv 112 Laughing Horse Free Festival/ Sandra Risser 25,225 Laughing Horse Free Pick of 87 the Fringe Laughing Horse/ Manos the Greek 80 Laughing Horse New Acts at the Fringe – Free 87 Laughing Penguin 86 Laughing Penguin Showcase 87 – Free, The Laughing Stock Productions 54 Laughs From 265 Leicestershire 87 Laughter Shock Laugh? You’ll S**t Yourself ! 87 Laundry of Life Pegged 265 on the Line, The Laura – Free 266 Laura Mugridge 285 Laura Solon: The Owl of Steven 87 Lauren Scott (harp) and Richard Ellis (narrator) 199 Laurielorry Theatre Company 285 Lawrence Dunn and Alan Jacques 190 LCubed 213 Leaping God Sly 266 Leather Apron Recordings 193 Leeds Tealights 87 Leeds Tealights: For Your Sins, The 87 Lee Goodall 87 Lee Goodall: Gelomancy – Free 87 Lee Kern 62 Lee Nelson’s Well Good Edinbra Show 88 190 Lee Patterson Lee Patterson and Friends 190 Left Bank Pictures 119 Leftovers 88 Leftovers, The 88 Left Right TIM 25 Legend 266 Legend of the Card Ninja 88 Legitimate Bodies Dance Company 148 Legless ‘n’ Harmless 266 Leisa Rea 108 Leitheatre 248 Le Nez Productions Ltd. 205 Leonardo Question, The 266 Leonardo Question Players/ Roxy Art House/ Richard Demarco, The 266 Les Argonautes 152 Lesbian Bathhouse 88 Les Enfants du Paradis – A Musical Journey 190 Above the Clouds Les Enfants Terribles 249,295,302 Lesley Bruce, Elizabeth Woollven, Geoffrey Madell, 202 Helen Maddox Leslies Bar & Distilleries 164 Leslies Bar &
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24-hour box office at www.edfringe.com Stewart Brewing 164 Les Peters After Dinner Stints 266,279 Lesson in Chaos With Mike Belgrave and Friends 13 Let’s Have Sex 266 Let’s Learn English Yourself 88 Let’s Talk Over Lunch – Are Disabled Artists Capable of Excellence? 161 Let’s Talk Over Lunch – 161 Glamour and Pain Let’s Talk Over Lunch – Going Out to Play 161 Let’s Talk Over Lunch – How Small is Your Audience? 161 Let’s Talk Over Lunch – No Taboos 161 Let’s Talk Over Lunch – Who Wrote This? 162 266 Letters Home Let the People Decide! – Hosted By Barry from Watford With Lewis Macleod and Steve Hope-Wynne 88 Leviathan Entertainment 109 Lewis Chessmen – Unmasked, The 169 Liberated Theatre 274 266 Lidless Liebestraum 190 Lies, Trickery and Deceit: A Magic Show! – Free 89 Life According to Shel Siverstein 266 Life in Theatre 287 266 Life is Full of... Life of a Lonely Flyerer, The 266 89 Life of Si – Si Harder Lights! Camera! and Other Things We Can’t Afford! 89 Lights! Camera! Improvise! 89 Like Little Girls in a 267 Sweet Shop Limbik 148 Lincoln Company, The 36,232,247,269,287 Linda Marlowe Directed by Di Sherlock – 296 Festival Highlights Linn Maxwell 212 Lip Service 267 Lipstick 267 234 LIP Theatre Company Liriope Productions in Association With the New End Theatre 231 Lisa Byrnes and Chris Taylor 195 Lisa Richards Ltd. and EdCom 55 Lisa Richards Ltd. in Association With Chambers Management & EdCom 54 Lisa Richards Ltd. in Association With EdCom 91 Lisa Scott Sings Jazz 190 Lisa Scott/Sweet Venues 190 14 List Operators List Operators for Kids, The 14 Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer, The 14 Little Barn Theatre Company 305 Little Black B**tard 267 Little Bulb Theatre 276 Little Elf Records Presents Ken Parsons 190 Little Feat 191 Little Shop of Horrors 213 Live Music 7 Nights Until 3am/PBH’s Free Fringe 172 Live Music 7 Nights Until 5am/PBH’s Free Fringe 172 Liverpool University Drama Society 234
Livewire Theatre 276 Company Liz Dicks 176 151 Liz Lea Dance Lizzy Mace/ PBH’s Free Fringe 50 LLaugh! 89 Lochhead and Laula 191 Lockerbie: Unfinished Business 267 Lock, Stock and Improv 89 Lois Mills 56 Lola LaBelle’s 45 House of Burlesque LondonIsFunny.com, Tom Webb, Mark Watson, Josie Long, 90 Isy Suttie London is Funny Presents... 90 London Schubert Players 190 London Vertigo 267 Lonely Mortician’s Guide to Myiasis, The 268 Lonesome Foxtrot, The 268 Long Live the King 268 Long Nose Puppets 15 149 Looking Between Loose Ends 90 Loose Theatre Productions 264 Loretta Maine: I’m Not Drunk, I Just Need to Talk to You 90 Lost Letters of Cathy G – 90 Free, The Louche Theatre 282 Loud and Proud 191 Loud and Proud Choir 191 Louna/Laughing 257 Horse Free Festival Lou Sanders/Laughing Horse Free Festival 99 Love Bites 268 Loveboat Big Band 191 Loveboat Big Band Midnight Special 191 268 Love Bytes Lovehearts and Soorplooms 191 Love Is Darkness, Baby! (Get Used To It!) 268 Lovelace 214 Lovelace – a Rock Musical 214 Love, Love, Love 191 Love of a Clown, The 268 Lovesong 268 Love Story, The 268 191 Low Anthem, The LSU Theatre 149 Luca Villani 181 Lucky Dip 269 Lucy McGreal 155 Lucy Suggate/ The Body Farm and Jody Sperling/ Time Lapse Dance 143 Ludus Baroque 173,177 Luke Toulson 90 Luke Toulson: Sorry About Last Night 90 Lullaby Witch, The 269 269 Lulu Luna Arts Theatre Company 18 Lunchtime Club: Class of 2010, The 90 Lunchtime Concert by South West Camerata Concertante Ensemble 191 Lunchtime Organ Recitals 191 Lynn Ruth Miller 68
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INDEX Manslag 93 Man Who Fell Out of Bed, The 269 Man Who Was Hamlet, The 269 Man Who Was Thursday, The 269 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom 269 270 Marat/Sade, The Marc Burrows, Barry Ferns and Sarah Pearce 35 Marcello al Dente Relives a Catastrophic Moment 93 in his Life – Free Marcel Lucont: Encore 93 Marc Salem’s Mind Games 93 Mardi, Dee 265 Margaret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale 193 Margaret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale (Piano Duet) 193 Margot, Rupert and Lisa 291 Maria de Buenos Aires 150 Maria Tecce: Strapless 193 Marion Allen’s 270 Number One Hobby Mark Allen’s Go Slow 94 169 Mark Edwards Mark Nelson 94 Mark Nelson – Offending the Senses 94 Mark Restuccia and Tony Dunn/Laughing Horse Free Festival 141 Mark Rothman and Friends 66 Markus Makavellian’s International Order 270 Mark Watson 94 Mark Watson – Do I Know You? 94 Mark Watson’s Unusually Enjoyable Book Launch 94 Martin Creed 167 Martin Creed – Ballet Work No. 1020 150 Martin Taylor 193 Martyrs, Rogues and Worthies 193 270 Marvell at Midnight Marvellous Dorians, The 94 Marvellous Dorians Present 94 ... Bare Dollar, The Mary Barrel is Really Good at Things 94 Mary Queen of Scots: The Last Letter 270 Mary’s Extraordinary Story Club – Free! 95 Mary and William 270 Marzipan 270 Master and Margarita, The 270 Masterclass: Edinburgh Sessions 162 Masterclass from The Theatre Royal Haymarket 162 Mathemagician: a Monodrama in Five Acts 270 Mat Ricardo/Laughing Horse Free Festival 95 Mat Ricardo: Three Balls and a Good Suit – Free 95 Matt Forde 63 Matt Green 95 Matt Green: Bleeding Funny 95 Matthew Hardy 95 Matthew Hardy – Willy Wonka Explained: The Veruca Salt Sessions 95 Matthew Highton 71 Matt Parker & Timandra Harkness 141 Matt Tiller/ 95 PBH’s Free Fringe Matt Tiller’s Awkward Situation 95 Matt Tiller’s Reasons Not to Kill 95 Max and Iván 96 Maxie 270
Maxina Todd NVQ – Free 270 Maxwell’s Fullmooners 96 68 Maydays McCalmans 193 McCalmans’ 193 Fringe Farewell 130 MC – Dec Munro McKee and Smith/Laughing Horse Free Festival 68 McNeil & Pamphilon 22 270 Medea Meet Chloe and Dave 96 271 Meeting, The Meet the Casting Directors 162 162 Meet the Media Meet the Producers 162 189 Melanie O’Reilly Melodramatters 219 Me! Me! Me! 96 Memoirs of a Biscuit Tin 271 271 Memory Cells Mendelssohn After Lunch 193 Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing, The 193 Meow Meow – 193 Feline Intimate Mercators, The 222 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! 193 Mermaids 251 Merrill Grant: A Twentieth Century Fox 193 Merry Wives of 271 Henry VIII, The Merseyside Uncut Comedy Kollective/ PBH’s Free Fringe 66,140 Mervyn Stutter 96 Mervyn Stutter’s 96 Pick of the Fringe 271 Metamorphoses Metropolitan Cathedral Candlelit 193 Compline – Free Metropolitan Cathedral Late Night Voices – Free 194 Metropolitan Cathedral Latin Choral Vespers – Free 194 Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime 194 Concerts – Free Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts – Free 194 MGA Productions 172 MicePace Sonic Maze – Free 162 Michael&Caja 302 Michael Fabbri: Fabrications 96 Michael Fabbri/ The Stand Comedy Club 96 Michael Marra 194 Michael Piper 97 Michael Piper: the Ping Pong Years – Free 97 Michael Sabbaton 237 Michael Topping 97 Michael Topping – ‘Heels over Head in Love!’ 97 Mick Ferry – The Missing Chippendale (Body Issues) 97 Mickleburgh Productions in Association With The Maltings, Berwick-uponTweed Mick Perrin for JFLL and Dawn Sedgwick Management 28 Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live 34,37,46-47,52-55, 67,75,86,98,107, 113,117,127,134 Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live and Jeremy Meadow 104 Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live and Pleasance 35
Micky Flanagan 97 258 MiddleMan midge 172 Midnight Hour, The 97 Midnight Matinee, The 97 Midsummer Night’s Dream, A 271 Midsummer Night’s Dream (B. Britten), A 214 Midsummer Night’s 272 Madness, A MIFAFF, CJ Corporation 43 Miguel Vargas Flamenco Dance Theatre 153 Mika 194 214 Mikado, The Mike Keat: The Lyin’ Bitch and The Wardrobe 98 Mike Maran Productions 262 Mike Newall: Mr Famous 98 Mike Wozniak and Henry Paker: 98 The Golden Lizard Mike Wozniak: Egg and Spoon 98 Miles Ahead 187 98 Miles Jupp Miles Jupp: Fibber in the Heat (A Cricket Tale) 98 Milk Teeth Productions 11 Mime Who Wouldn’t 98 Shut Up! – Free, The Mind-Reading for Breakfast 99 Minority Retort 99 272 Miranda Mischievous Childhood 281 ‘Misconception’ by 272 Bill Dare Miss Hamford Beauty Pageant and Battle of the Bands 272 Misshapen Theatre 302 Company Miss Havisham’s Ghosts 272 272 Mission of Flowers Miss Julie 272 Mrs. Bang: A Series of Seductions in 55 Minutes 99 Mr Boom 14 Mr Kolpert 272 Mixed Things/Laughing Horse Free Festival 106 MJ Hibbett 210 MLA 60,88 Modest Mouse 194 10 Modl Theatre (Korea) Moira Monologues, The 272 Moishe’s Bagel 194 Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business, The 14 Molly Naylor/ Escalator East to Edinburgh/ Apples & Snakes 304 Moment House 272 MonkeyDo in Association With Jon Bonfiglio/ PBH’s Free Fringe 272 Monkey Do/ PBH’s Free Fringe 99 Monkey Music 14 Monkey Poet’s Welcome to Afghanistan! – Free 272 Monkey Poet’s Welcome to the UK! – Free 99 Monster of the Deep 3D 99 Monumental Joke Disco, The 99 Mood Swing: A Manhattan Cabaret 272 Moon Dog – Free 100 Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK 194 273 More Light Please Morgan & West 100 Morgan & West: Time Travelling Magicians 100
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INDEX Morningside Malcolm (Meets the Weegies) 100 100 Morning Wordship Morris & Vyse: Daylords 100 273 Mother Courage Mother’s Boy – Free 273 Mould & Arrowsmith 100 Mould & Arrowsmith in 3D 100 Moving in Circles 145,154 Moving Parts Theatre Group 281 Movin’ Melvin Brown – Soul to Soul (I Have a Dream) 194 Movin’ Melvin Brown 194 (USA) Mozart and Handel 194 Mozart at Teatime 194 Mr McFall’s Chamber With Fraser Fifield 177 Ms Minnelli and the Daring Do: Tim’s Last Stand 214 MT 280 269 M-Theatre Project Muckle Roe Productions 227 101 Mugging Chickens Mugging Chickens – Free 101 273 Mumbai Calling... Murungu Productions 239 Muse Chanteuse – 195 Opera Cabaret Mushy Ate My Credit Card 273 150 Musical Musical Comedy Awards 101 2010 Showcase Musical Comedy Lab/ Laughing Horse Free Festival 110 Musical Improvisation Workshop (Even For Non-Musical Performers!) 162 Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), The 214 Music at Palmerston Place 195 Music at St Cuthbert’s – Free 195 Music of Two Nations 195 Mussolini – A One Man Political Farce 273 175 MuzicWorx My Dearest Byron 273 My Face 273 My Hamlet with Linda Marlowe 273 My Journey Throughout China 195 My Life As a Footnote – Free 101 Myllyteatteri 285 My Name is Bill 273 My Name is Daphne Paperback 101 My Name is Margaret Morris 151 My Name is Richard 214 My Romantic History 273 Mysterious Skin 274 Mythos 274
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New Art Club – Big Bag of Boom 102 New Art Club/Escalator 102 East To Edinburgh Newbury Youth Theatre 9 Newcastle University Theatre Society 237 New Day Celebration – Free 103 New.England Productions 293 New Perspectives and Scamp Theatre 12 New Salisbury Players 271,284 News at Kate 2010, The 103 103 News Brunch News Brunch Bunch 103 New Sense Productions 245 News from Nowhere Presents a Royal Court Theatre Production 228 NewsRevue 103 Newsroom, The 274 195 NeWt trio NeWt trio Play Led Zeppelin 195 ‘Next!’ 274 Next Thing You Know 215 Nicholas Parsons and 103 Pleasance Nicholas Parsons’ Happy Hour 103 Nick Helm – Keep Hold of the Gold 103 Nicki Hobday and 274 Neil Mackenzie Nicki Hobday Conquers Space 274 Nick Keir 195 Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow 104 Nick Pynn 195 Nick Sun: Dreamfist 104 Nick Sun/The Stand Comedy Club 104 Nicola Bolsover, Laura Lexx and Dan Carter-Hope/ PBH’s Free Fringe 112 Nicola Corbishley, nabokov/ Gwen Browning, Watford Palace Theatre/ Kate Miguda, Mercury Theatre Colchester/ Joanna Woolley, Escalator East to Edinburgh 187 Bernard Robertson 235 Nidal Agha & Naked Brunch, The 162 Yariv Perelmuter/ Naked, Live and Never 73 PBH’s Free Fringe Again: My Last Discourse Nifty History of Evil, A 104
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On & Up Productions 240 Oompah Brass: The 106 A to Z of Oompah OOR Tours 163 OOR Tours: The Musical Walking 163 Tour of Edinburgh Opera Bohemia 213 208 Opera Larks Opera Sins 215 276 Operation Greenfield Orchesctrations 196 Orchesctrators Unlimited 196 Orchestra of the Canongait 192 Orkestra Del Sol 196 Orkestra Del Sol’s Top Trumps 196 Orkney Jazz at the 196 Guildford OSO Productions 209 276 Others Other Side Theatre Company, The 258 Otherwise 277 Otway – He’s Really Really Free! 196 Our Little Green Book 14 of Chlidren’s Verse Our Share of Tomorrow 277 Our Town 277 Outhouse Productions 175,182 Out of the Blue 196 Out of the Bubble Theatre 212 Company Out the Window/PBH’s Free Fringe 64 Ovation 77 Ovid’s Metamorphoses 277 Oxford Alternotives 173 Oxford Belles, The 197 Oxford Belles: All-Female A Cappella at its Finest, The 197 Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella!, The 197 107 Oxford Imps, The Oxford Imps 107 Oxford Revue 107 Oxford Revue is Going Places, The 107 Oxford University 270 Dramatic Society Oyster Eyes 70 ‘Oz’ by Don Zolidis 15
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Paranormal Investigations Scotland Ghost Hunt 163 Parking Shmarking 107 299 Park View Partisan Babies 278 152 Pas Perdus Passion For DIY, A 251 Past, Present and Future – Free 169 Patch of Blue Theatre in Association With Hartshorn-Hook Productions 19,244 Patchwork – Free 278 Patrick Monahan – I Walked, I Danced, Iran 107 Patrick Monahan – Stories and Tales for Kids, Who Can Run Faster Than Snails 15 PatternFightPerformance/ PBH’s Free Fringe 257 Patti Plinko & Paul Lucas Productions 197 Patti Plinko & the Boy – 197 All Is Unraveling 301 Paul Betney Paul Chowdhry is Not PC 107 Paul Dabek/ PBH’s Free Fringe 105 Paulden Productions 211 and the Blue Paul Foot – Ash in the Attic 107 Paul Harry Allen 90 Pauline Goldsmith/ PBH’s Free Fringe 107 Pauline Goldsmith: 107 P G Tips – Free 197 Paul Johnston Paul Kerensa/ PBH’s Free Fringe 36 Paul Merton’s Impro Chums 107 Paul Putner and Glen Richardson 71 Paul Ricketts – Kiss the Badge, Fly the Flag! 108 Paul Ricketts/ Up The Arts Comedy 108 Paul Sinha: ‘Extreme Anti-White Vitriol’ 108 Paul Sinha/The Stand Comedy Club 108 Paul Sweeney and Tom Webb 108 Paul Vickers/Laughing Horse Free Festival 137 Paul Webster 258 Paul Zenon 108 Paul Zenon – Lounge Wizard 108 Paul Zerdin – Sponge Fest Revisited 108 PBH’s Free Fringe 41-42,56-57,67,79,92, 100,110,165,238 PBH’s Free Fringe (Gareth Morinan, Daniel Smith, Fred Forse) 103,124 PBH’s Free Fringe/ Paul Savage, Andrew McWhirter, Barbaros 64 152 Pearl Necklace Peculius Stage 226,259 Pedal Harp Recital 197 Pedal Pusher 278 278 Peddler’s Tale, The Pedestrian 278 Penelope by Enda Walsh 278 Penelope Cruz Doesn’t 108 Eat Sand – Free Penelopiad’ by Margaret Atwood, ‘The 278 Penguin 15 Pennarum 278 Penny Dreadfuls, The 108 Penny Pollak 275
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Pleasance and Amused Moose Comedy 22 Please, Not the Face: A Free Sketch Show 110 Ple-Mix 136 Pluck 110 Pluck: Musical Arson Reignited! 110 Pocketful Productions 263 Poem Without a Hero 280 Poetry for Morons: or Indirect Preparations 280 in Mastery Poetry, Passion and Pictures in Sound 198 Poignant 280 Poimandres Productions 252 Point Cafe 198 Pointless Comedy Debate Show, The 110 228 Poison Apple Theatre Pokey LaFarge and the 198 South City Three Poland 3 Iran 2 280 Political Animal 111 Politically Erect Comedy/ Laughing Horse Free Festival 58 Polymnia 181 Pomegranate Productions 215 ponydance 155 158 Poorboy Poozies, The 198 Poozies 198 Poperatically Speaking 215 281 Popping Stars Pork 281 Post Me to the Fringe – Free 111 Potato Country 152 Potted Meat Productions 224 Potted Panto 281 Power of Compassion 152 Practical Magic Theatre 260,298 Pregnant Fish Theatre Group/ PBH’s Free Fringe 219 Presented by Caledonian Brewery and the Scottish Sun 129 Presented by Leicester 47 Comedy Festival Presland Maxwell and Cribblet 107 Prestonfield House 207 Preston Reed 198 Primadoona 281 Prim Productions 299 Prince of Cringe 16 Princess and the Pea – and the Pigman, The 16 Princess’ Blankets, The 16 Princess Cabaret 111 Princess Pyunggang and General Ondal 216 Prints of Darkness 169 Private Dancer 152 281 Private Peaceful Priyanka Dasgupta 142 Produced by Michael Earley and Red Roses Productions 263 Producers UK & Brett Vincent for getcomedy.com, The 96 Producing a Show in 163 New York City Productivity – A Production About a Product 111 Project Adorno 198 Project Adorno’s Top Ten of Popular Culture 198 propera|opera 220 Pros from Dover 111 Pros from Dover II 111 proudExposure 270,281 Provocateur Productions 255 Psychic? 111 ‘Psychic’ Psychologist, The 99 Public Service Broadcasting 199 Pulse 281 Puppets 170
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INDEX ‘The Night Before...’ 116 Rock the City Concert 163 216 Rocky Horror Night Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 217 Cinderella Rodney Bewes 296 Rod Shepherd and Tony Vino 135 Roger Sayers/Laughing Horse Comedy 88 116 Rogues Handbook Rogues Handbook: Bumper Book of Horror – Free 116 Roisin Conaty: Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar 116 Roisin Rae/ PBH’s Free Fringe 254 Roland Gent/Laughing Horse Free Festival 104 Roly Poly Grandma Productions 33 Roman Around: A Guided Tour of the Eternal City – Free 116 200 Romantic Airs Romeo and Juliet 284 Ronna and Beverly: You’ll Do a Little 117 Better Next Time Ronnie Golden 117 Ronnie Golden ‘First a Fender’ – a Beginner’s Guide to Rock 117 Rookie Theatre Company 269 Rope in Your Hands, The 284 Rory O’Hanlon/Laughing Horse Free Festival 138 Rosalie Delaney/Laughing Horse Free Festival 34 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead 284 Rose Tinted Glass 232 200 Rosie Nimmo Rosie Nimmo Band: Songs Lazy and Mellow 200 Rosie Wilby 117 Rosie Wilby – Further 117 Science of Sex ROSL Arts 167,174-176,178,181, 190,193-194,206 Ross Gurney-Randall 273 Ross Sutherland – The Three Stigmata of Pacman 117 Roundhouse Productions 267,291 Roundhouse Theatre Company 302 Route 52 and A Perfect Honeymoon 285 Rowena Haley: Sad B*tch in the Corner 117 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 168 Royal & Derngate, Northampton 259 Royal High Productions 212 Royal Holloway Comedy Society 57 Royal Mile Comedy Club 117 Royal Mile History and Legends Tour, The 163 Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama 194 Royal Scottish Pipers Society 201 294 Rozy McDougall RSCDS Edinburgh 146 Ruby Lou Productions/ Laughing Horse Free Festival 276 Rude Mechanicals, The 284 Rufus Jones and Alex Kirk – Festival Highlights 105 Rule of Three 118 Rule of Three: The Sketch-Com 118
For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Rumba 200 ‘Rumours’ by Neil Simon 285 Running on Air 285 Rupert Pupkin Collective, The 118 Russell Fletcher (Musical Director: 77 Greg Riddell) Russell Kane: Smokescreens and Castles 118 Ruth E. Cockburn and Joe Rowntree/ PBH’s Free Fringe 46 Ruth E Cockburn, Jonny Addy Plus MC/ PBH’s Free Fringe 121 Ryan Millar 116
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S1L3NC3 285 Saari (The Island) 285 Sabela Music Projects and Siyaya Arts 307 Sadie Hasler: Lady Bones 118 Sadler’s Wells and the Fruitmarket Gallery 150 Safe House 285 St. Aggies ‘84 217 Saints & Sinners Walking Tours 158,160,164 Sally Barker 189 Saltmine Theatre 249,286 Company Salute 285 Samantha’s Hotline – Free 285 Samba Sene and Diwan 200 Sam Gore and Max Dickins 39 Sam Hansford Productions 269 Sammy J: Skinny Man, Modern World 118 Sample Theatre 238 Sam Simmons and David Quirk 71 118 Sam Simmons – Fail Samson Agonistes 285 Sanctuary in the City – Free 164 Sandbach School Artists – Free 170 Sandbach School Artists 170 Sandbach School Big Band 201 Sandbach School Theatre 208 Sandeman’s New Edinburgh Tours 159 Sanderson Jones 129 S & M Show – Free, The 119 Sandy Brechin 201 Sandy Brechin and Ewan 201 Wilkinson Sandy Brechin Band 201 Sandy Wright and the Toxic Cowboys 201 Sandy Wright & The Toxic Cowboys 201 Sangokushi 285 Sarah Bennetto: The King and I 119 Sarah Campbell: 27 Up 119 Sarah Campbell/Laughing Horse Free Festival 119 Sarah Harpur/ PBH’s Free Fringe 69 Sarah-Louise Young/Laughing Horse Free Festival 209 Sarah-May and John-Mark Philo 69 Sarah Millican: Chatterbox 119 Sara Pascoe vs Her Ego 119
Sassy Clyde/Laughing Horse Free Festival 39 Saturn Theatre Company 286 Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens 217 Saughtonhall Drama Group 277 Sausage and Samosa 285 Savio(u)r Theatre Company 228 201 Sax Appeal Sax Collective 189 Scamp Theatre and Watford Palace Theatre 18 Scandimaniacs (Lager/Lewerth)/ 128 PBH´s Free Fringe Scaredy-Cat Prince, The 17 Scat Pack in Association With Hiatus Theatre, The 86,89 119 School of Comedy Scotal 12 Scot and The Jew: Doubly Cheap, The 120 Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The 165 scotlandart.com Edinburgh 166 Gallery Scotsman, The 285 Scotsman Fringe Awards, The 285 120 Scott Agnew Scott Agnew: Pride (In The Name of Love) 120 Scott Free 198 Scottish Ceilidh for Kids 17 Scottish Chamber Choir 194 Scottish Dance Theatre 153-154,161 Scottish Dance Theatre: NQR and Drift 153 Scottish Dance Theatre: the Life and Times of Girl A 154 Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – On The Telly 120 Scottish Folk Roots and Offshoots 201 Scottish, Irish and Original Harp Music 201 Scottish Journey and 201 More, A Scottish Literary Tour Trust Ltd 248 Scottish Music at The Scottish Cafe and Restaurant 201 Scottish Natural Heritage/ Scottish Biodiversity Forum 167 Scottish Opera and Club Noir 145 Scottish Piping 201 Scottish Sinfonia 201 Scottish Sinfonia Concert 201 Scottish Singer Wendy Carle Taylor Friends 178 Scott Monument – Edinburgh 283, The 170 Scout Durwood 258 Scraping the Barrel 120 Scrawny Cat Theatre Company 223 Screwloose Theatre 285 Scurvy Comedy 126 Seagull, The 286 Sean Hegarty/Laughing Horse Free Festival 56 Sean Hughes – Ducks and Other Mistakes I’ve Made 120 Sean Lock – Lockipedia 120 Seann Walsh – I’d Happily Punch Myself in the Face 121 Season’s Greetings 286 Second Star to the Right, The 286 Secret Believers 286 Secret City – How
Edinburgh Changed the World 164 217 Secret Garden, The Secret of the Seven Sisters, The 217 Sector17 217 SEDOS 298 201 Seedboat, The See Me! Hear Me! 286 Seersucker Toady, The 286 See-Saw 17 286 See You Jimmy Sell a Door Theatre Company 212,214-215,291,304 Sell a Door Theatre Company in Association With Open Doors 16-17 Semi On 186 Sensational Christine Sparks, The 188 Sense of Delicacy, A 286 Servant of Two Masters, The 286 Set it Off! Street-Dance Championships 154 217 Set to Stun! – Free Seussical the Musical 217 Seven Deadly Sings, The 121 Seventh Son 286 Seven Wonders of Magic, The 286 Sex and Hugs and 121 Forward Rolls Sex, Drugs and Rock’n’Roll... Please 121 Sex Idiot 287 Sex, Lies and the KKK 121 Sex Lives of Super Heroes 287 Seymour Mace in ‘Hangin’ Out With Seymour Mace’ 121 Seymour Mace in ‘Seymourland’ 122 Seymour Mace’s Dafternoon Show 17 Shaded Voice Dance Company 149 Shadow Boxing 287 Shae Kuehlmann/ PBH’s Free Fringe 122 Shaggers (Free Entry) 122 Shakers 287 287 Shakespeare Shakespeare for Breakfast 287 Shakespeare’s Mothers: Bad, Mad and Dangerous to Know 288 Shakespeare’s Shorts 122 122 Shambles, The Shams/Escalator East to Edinburgh/ Time Won’t Wait 283 Shanghai Conservatory of Music 210 Shappi Khorsandi: The Moon on a Stick 122 Shared Experience/ Sherman Cymru 290 Sharon King 202 Sharon King and the Reckless Angels 202 Sharron Matthews 217 Sharron Matthews Superstar – World Domination Tour 2010 217 Shatterbox 248 Shazia Mirza – Multiple Choice 122 Shed Theatre 271 Sheep Ahoy! – Free 17 Sheffield University Theatre Company 240 ShellShock! 133 Sherborne Theatre Company 253 Sheriffs New Duds, The 288 Sherlock Holmes and the Sound of the Baskervilles 288 She’s Black,
He’s Jewish, They’re Still Married, Oy Vey 122 She’s Dead of Course 288 Shiatsu Centre 160 Shipwrecked: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont As Told By Himself 17 122 Shirley & Shirley Shooglenifty 202 Showstopper Productions – Festival Highlights 122 Showstopper! The Improvised Musical 122 57 Show + Tell Show & Tell/Escalator East To Edinburgh 117,132 Shrewsbury School 282 122 Shrimps, The Shrimps Present: 122 ShrimpTale, The Shrink: The Outrageous Hypnotist 122 Sh*t Happens Productions 265 288 Sh!t Theatre Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Theatre 288 Sibbald Library 296 Productions Sido 122 122 Sidos Eklektic Fix Sid Wick and James Bennison in Association With Hartshorn-Hook Productions 123 S1L3NC3: Mind Reader 285 Silence of the Trams II, The 123 Silent Cannonfire 288 Silent Disco 202 288 Silken Veils Silly Billy Bum Breath Strikes Back 17 288 Silver Darlings, The Simon Callow in Shakespeare the Man from Stratford 288 Simon Donald 123 Simon Donald is Completely Hatstand 123 Simon Evans: Fringe Magnet 123 Simon Feilder and 89 Sy Thomas Simon Kempston 202 Simon Munnery: Self-employed 123 Simon Munnery/The Stand Comedy Club 123 Sinatra Years, The 202 Singalong Glee Club, The 218 Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim 288 Singles Night – Over Fifties – Free 288 Sion James/Laughing Horse Free Festival 68 Six and a Half Loves by Terry Saunders 288 6 and Half a 7 – Free 123 6 Guitars 123 Six of the Best 170 Six Outstanding Artists Showcasing the Best in Digital Art 170 6766 289 Six-Sided Man, The 154 SJC Lounge 123 SJC Productions 123,212 SJC Productions With Lara Stavrinou 244 Skerryvore 202 Sketchatron: Nano 123 Sketch Emporium, The 123 Sketchprov/ PBH’s Free Fringe 123 Sketchprov Presents: The Owls of Reattachment 123 Skinner’s Edinburgh 164
Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting: Daddy’s Basement Circus 123 Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting/ PBH’s Free Fringe 123 Slacker’s Guide to Western Theatre, A 289 Slap and Giggle: Reformed 123 Sleep – A User’s Guide 164 (Galactic Edition) Sleeping Beauty and the Time Lords 17 Slice of Saturday Night 218 Slightly Dangerous Comedy 124 Occasion – Free, A Slip of Steel 275 Slippery Rock Theatre 243 Small is Beautiful 289 170 small-media-large small-media-large at the Fringe 170 Smallpetitklein Dance Company 154 Small Print – Big Problem? 164 Smarty Pants Productions/ Being Frank Productions 254 Smile and Nod 24 Smiler 289 Smith and Tuck’s 43 Chelsea Grin Smith and Smith: A Matter of Life, Death and MiddleDistance Running 124 Smoke and Mirrors 289 241 S&M Promotions Smugly Beige/Laughing Horse 54 Snigger Happy – Free 124 Soap Co Edinburgh 170 Soap Opera, A 170 289 Soap! The Show So Comedy/Just the Tonic 79 Soho Storeys 289 289 Solitary Choice, A Some Comedy (in a Horse) – Free 124 Some Gorgeous Accident 289 Something About Jumpers 289 Something Relevant 184 Sometimes I Laugh Like My Sister 289 Songbird, The 18 Song of Eudocia, The 289 290 Song of Extinction Song Recital 202 Songs for Aged Lovers 202 Songs for a New World 218 Songs of Peace – A Recital of Bernstein and Mahler 202 Sophie Bancroft 203 Sophie Bancroft Band 203 Sophie Black 124 Sophie Black: A Sketch Show 124 Sophie Gatacre/ 285 PBH’s Free Fringe Sordid Lives 290 Sorries, The 203 Sorros Guitar Duo 199 So, Sinatra? 290 Sospiro Baroque 186 Sound and Fury 124 Sound and Fury’s ‘Private Dick’ 124 Sound & Fury/Laughing Horse Free Festival 125 Sound and Fury’s ‘Testaclese and Ye Sack of Rome’ – Free 125 Sound of Seventeen 203 Sound of Seventeen Big Band 203 Sounds of Summer 203 Southampton University Students’ Union Theatre Group 232,292 South West Camerata –
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Steve Warzycki 172 Stewart Lee 126 Stewart Lee’s 126 Silver Stewbilee Stewart Lee/The Stand Comedy Club 126 Stewart Lee: Vegetable Stew 126 St George’s Medics Revue 70 St Giles’ Cathedral Choir, With Peter Backhouse, Organ 183 St Giles’ Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts 180 Stick Man Live on Stage! 18 Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones 291 154 Still Still Life: Tales From 203 the West Bank Still Spilling the Beans: Letters from East Ham Vicarage 1953-1956 291 Stitched Up 291 Stitching 291 St. Magnus Festival Players 245 St Margaret’s Schola 193 St Mary’s Cathedral 169,179-180 St Mary’s College 279 Youth Theatre St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral 194 St Michael and All Saints 200 St Michael and All Saints Festival Concerts 200 St Michael and All Saints 200 Festival Masses Stockholm Syndrome – Free 126 Stoneyport Associates 181,186 Stony Broke Fridays’ Comedy 126 Showcase – Free Stony Broke Fridays/ PBH’s Free Fringe 126 292 Stop, Look, Listen. Stop Me if I’m Kvetching... 204 Stories of a Stranger... 204 Storm Large 127 Storm Large – Crazy Enough 127 Storyboard Collective 224 Story Shakespeare: 292 King Lear Storytellers’ Club 119,127 Storytelling Cafe 164 St Patrick’s Community 163 Straight to Audience Productions Limited 247 Stranded 127 Strassman: Duality 127 Straylight Australia 288 Streisand – The Concert 204 Strictly Musicals 204 Strictly Songtime 213 Stripes Theatre Company 299 Stripped 292 Strong and Wrong 127 Strum and Durang, The 292 127 Struts and Frets St. Serf’s Players 298 Stuart Goldsmith: The Reasonable Man 127 Stuart Hopps 151 Student, The 292 Student Improv Nottingham 57 Student Theatre at Glasgow 222 Studio 54 219 Studio 5 – Winstanley College 142 Stuff 127 Stu & Garry/The Stand Comedy Club 64 Success: A Success Story – Free 127 Suddenly Last Summer 292 Suitcase Royale 31 Sulochana K. Sarma 146 163 Summer Play Festival Sum of It All..., The 154 Sunday Defensive: Further Complications, The 127 Sunday’s Child 238
Sunset Song 292 Sunshine Productions 140 Superbard – Free 292 Superhero Improv Show, The 127 Superhuman Productions 297 Supertramp, Sickert and Jack the Ripper 292 Surprisingly Tasteful Show About Nudity, A 127 Susan Calman 128 Susan Calman Chats Up... 128 Susan Calman – Constantly Seeking Susan 128 Susan Harrison 50 Susan McNaught, Marcia McDougall, 192 Alan Graham Susan Morrison’s ‘F’ is for... 128 Susan Morrison/The Stand Comedy Club 128 Susan Murray: The Glottal Stops Here 128 Susan Murray/The Stand Comedy Club 128 Susanna Macdonald 184 Sushi Tap Show 154 293 Suspicious Package Sustainability in Theatre 164 Swan, The 219 Swann & Company Present: The Sad, Miserable Tale of Albert Belacqua and His Family of Doomed Neurotics 293 Swedish Theatre in Helsinki 242 Sweeney, The 128 Sweeney Todd School Edition 219 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 219 Sweet Dreams Productions 222 Sweet Talk 219 92 Swift and Crawley Swing! 220 Swink 233 Swishtheatre 144,152 ‘Sylvia’ by A R Gurney 293 Syracuse University Drama 17
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Tabú 154 Tadeusz Wyzgowski 198 Tailor of Inverness, The 293 Take 3 Theatre Company 208,232 Take Me To Hollywood 128 Take the Mic 129 Take This Waltz 293 129 Taking Liberties Talented Mr Ripley, The 293 Tales from a Cabaret 293 Tales from a House of No Windows 294 Tales from the Blackjack 294 Tales from the Crow’s Nest 129 Tales Told by Idiots 129 Talk Show, The 129 Tall Stories 18 Tall Stories’ New Show 18 Tall Storrie & Wee Godley 18 Taming of the Shrew, The 129 Tammy Stone 50 Tam White 204 Tam White – Retro 204 Tank Productions 213 Tantrums Ltd 259
INDEX Tanya Gabrielian and Tom Poster 188 Tap Olé 154 Tap Olé Company 154 130 Tara Flynn Tara Flynn – Big Noise 130 Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit, The 130 Taste Ale @ Leslies Tutored Tasting 164 Taste Whisky @ Leslies Tutored Tasting 164 Tayo Aluko and Friends 237 T-Bone Walker 204 Centenary Tour Tea Dance 154 Tea Fuelled Art/ PBH’s Free Fringe 292 278 Team M & M Tears and Laughter 294 244 Teatro Dei Borgia Teatro Di Capua 150 273 Teatr Praga Techtonics, The 204 294 Teddy and Topsy Teenage Riot 294 Teen Bewitched 220 Tell Tale Theatre 291 Tempest, The 294 294 Tempest Ladies Tempo Musical Productions 213-214,249 Tenchi Shinmei 204 10 Dates With Mad Mary 294 Terrible Infants, The 295 Terrible Tales of the Midnight Chorus, The 295 295 Territory Terry Alderton 130 Terry and Jackie – Mrs Barry Cryer and Mrs Edmund Hockridge 220 Terry Saunders 288 Test Tube Comedy – Free 130 That Dog Looks Ill/ PBH’s Free Fringe 108 That Moment 295 That Swing Sensation 176 Big Band Theatre Ad Infinitum 143,151 11,286,292 Theatre Alba TheatreDelicatessen 278 Theatre of Widdershins 8 248 Theatre Oikos Theatre School, The 302 Theatre With Teeth 279 The’atricks Theatre Company 212 Theaturtle/ Threshold Theater 263 The British Comedy Club of Great Britain 112 Invisible Dot Ltd, The 70,72,81,132,161 Oxford Gargoyles, The 197 There’s Only One Lord Byron 295 ‘The Vertical Hour’ by 295 David Hare ‘The World’s Wife’ By Carol Ann Duffy 296 They Shoot Horses Don’t They 296 ThickSkin 232 Things That Go... Bump, Rattle, 18 Klunk, Cackle, Woo! Think Outside The Box, Live In It 111 This is Not a Subject for Comedy 130 This is What You Get 130 This Sheltering Midnight 204 Thistle Saxophone Quartet 201 Thorablot/ PBH’s Free Fringe 301 Thorns, Carol 200 Thoroughly Modern Willie 220 Those Bloody 131 Teenagers – Free
Thought Thief 2.0 131 3D Comedy 131 30 Bird Productions/ Escalator East to Edinburgh 280 30th Edinburgh Comedy 63 Awards 360 Theatre Company 243 3BUGS Fringe Theatre 238,263 3d2d 171 93 3 Gaga Heads Three Englishmen, The 131 Three Englishmen 131 Three Men and 131 a Hoover Three Men and Some Books 296 Three Men in a Boat 296 Three of Hearts 296 Threepenny Opera, The 220 Three’s Company 283 Three Slam Champs! – Free 165 Three Top Acts Plus MC 87 296 Threshold Thrice Three Muses/Laughing Horse Free Festival 304 Thumbelina 18 Tibetan Monks from Tashi 152 Lhunpo Monastery 220 Tick, Tick ... Boom Tyictek 281 Tiernan Douieb: Littlest Things 131 Tiffany Stevenson: Dictators 132 Tiffany Stevenson/The Stand Comedy Club 132 Tigco in Association With United Agents 22 Tiger Lillies – Live in Concert, The 204 ‘TilWeLeave/ 127 PBH’s Free Fringe Tim Clare’s Death Drive 132 Time Between Times Productions 241 Tim Edey Collective 204 204 Time For Love, A Time-Tastical Productions 11 Time Warper – Free 297 Tim FitzHigham: Gentleman Adventurer 132 Tim Key – The Slutcracker 132 Timothy Bile Show, The 297 Tim Turnbull/ PBH’s Free Fringe 297 Tim Turnbull’s Tales of Terror – Free 297 Tim Vine Chat Show, The 132 Tim Vine – The Joke-amotive 132 Tin Shed Theatre Company 268 ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore 297 Tits Up – Free 297 TIUM TNT Comedy Explosion 31 Toadstool Players 238 To Be Continued ... 133 To Be Continued 71 Tobias Persson 39 Toby – Free 133 Toby Hadoke – Festival Highlights 133 Toby Hadoke – Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf 133 Toby Hadoke – Now I Know My BBC 133 Toby/PBH’s Free Fringe 133 Token Events 69 Tokyo Love Song 297 Tokyo Tapdo! 154 Tom Adams 133 Tom Adams Can’t Come 133 Tom Allen 133 Tom Allen Toughens Up! 133 Tom Binns 71
Tom Binns in Ivan Brackenbury’s Hospital Radio Remix 134 Tom Craine – Choirboy to Addict and Back Again 134 Tom Crowley, Nathaniel Metcalfe and Tobi Wilson/ PBH’s Free Fringe 38 Tom Dale Company/ Escalator East to Edinburgh 153 Tom McDonnell 134 Tom McDonnell’s Musical Ministry 134 of Comedy – Free Tommy Bradson & Green Room Presents 304 Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man 134 Tom Toal – on the Scrapheap – Free 134 Tom Williams – Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury 135 Tom Wrigglesworth’s Nightmare Dream Wedding 135 Tony Cowards 106 202 Tony Jacobs Tony Law: Mr Tony’s Brainporium 135 Tony Law/The Stand Comedy Club 135 Tony Tanner’s Charlatan 297 Tony Tinman and Sunna Jarman/ 116 PBH’s Free Fringe Too Early to Laugh Show – Free 135 Too Middle Class for Chlamydia – Free 297 Topical Storm – Free 135 13 Tortoise in a Nutshell Touching The Blue 297 Toulson and Harvey Used To Be Friends 135 Tower Theatre 290 Towl Rae/ 289 PBH’s Free Fringe Track of the Cat, The 298 Traditional Scottish Musicians 201 Tragedy of the Prince of Denmark, The 298 Trainspotting 298 Transformation 154 Transports of Delight 3 (Off the Rails!) 205 Trapping(s) 154 Traverse Live! 298 Traverse Theatre Company 159,304 Traverse Theatre Company and Hibrow Productions 261,298 Tread the Boards Theatre Company 261 Treason Show 273 Productions Treasure Island 298 TreeHouse Gallery, Edinburgh, The 165 Trelese, Anchor of Hope and Yi’ood 163 Trelese and Anchor of Hope 203 Trevor T. Smith 249 Tricity Vogue/Laughing Horse Free Festival 205,233 Tricity Vogue’s Ukelele Cabaret – Free 205 Trifle Gathering Productions/ PBH’s Free Fringe 42 Trinity, The 136 Trio Literati With Louise Gibbs and Jonathan Gee 185
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Vanishing Horizon, The 155 139 Vanity Varieté Velociped, Sweden: Erik Petersen, Bengt Johansson, Svante Drake 178 Various 70,198 Various Acoustic Folk and Traditional Musicians from Scotland and Beyond 185 194 Various Artists Various Guests and Hosted by Frank Cassidy and Damian Kingsley 86 Various/Laughing Horse Free Festival 140 302 Vaudevillains, The Velocity 155 302 Venetian Twins, The Verona Chard Jazz Band 206 206 Verona Chard’s Fever Very Best of Stephenson, Brice and Larter, The 139 Vhukutiwa Gallery 171 Vicki Helyar and Tamar Tieleman 225 141 Vinegar Knickers Viola and Guitar 206 35 Vir Das @Virtually_Real 302 Virtuous Burglar by Dario Fo, The 302 Virtuous Flock 302 Visit, The 302 Visiting Arts 159 Vital Digression/ 289 Obviam Est 211 Viva Youth Theatre Vive Le Cabaret 220 Vivienne Black Music 177 Vivienne Smith Management 113 Vladimir McTavish in Whisky: An Idiot’s Guide 139 Vladimir McTavish/ The Stand Comedy Club 139 Voluntary Arts Scotland 163 Vox Motus, in co-production with Arts and Theatres Trust Fife 275 Vukauzenzele Cultural Productions 149
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Punkanory 140 William Alexander 197 Willington School 208 206 Wind and Fire Wind in the Willows, The 19 Window Lickin’ Good – Free 140 165 Wine in the City Wine School at the Fringe 165 Winner by Submission 305 Wirksworth INdependDANCE 153 W;t 305 WithinTent 305 Witness: The Spectre of Memory in Contemporary African Art 171 140 WitTank Wiz, The 221 19 Wizard of Oz, The WMD Awareness Programme/ Mirth Control 67 305 Wolf Wolf 359 283 Women Laughing 306 Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The 19 Wonderland 306 Wonderland Productions Ltd 265 159 Word Power Books Work Ethic 171 Working Class Zeroes: Mab Jones and Kevin Coleman – Free 140 299 Working Girls Work in Progress [Abridged] 306 Work of Genius Ltd 306 Workshed Productions/ Laughing Horse Free Fringe 124,233 World Famous Taste of Scotland Scottish Show and Dinner 207 World Festival Network 160 World of Pure Imagination – Free, A 19 Write of Passage 306 www.sketchatron.co.uk 123
– Free 141 Yorkshirecomedy.com/ PBH’s Free Fringe 141 You Are Being Lied To 141 You Can’t Go Swimming With Your Ex-Husband 306 Young and the Feckless – 141 Free, The Young Dads, The 108 Your Days Are Numbered: The Maths of Death 141 307 Your Dream Wedding You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy 307 You’re Not the One: A Guide to Love and Dating – Free 141 Your Little Princess Is 307 My Little Whore Your Mum 141 You’ve Been Stooched and Dunn – Free 141 Yvonne Arnaud 12,271 Theatre
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Zakar Theatre 248 Zambezi Express 307 221 Zanna Don’t! Zimbabwe Sculpture 171 Zoe Mavroudi With Support from Ramapo College of New Jersey 229 Z Theatre Company 70,139,142,236,303
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Yale Whiffenpoofs 207 Yale Whiffenpoofs World Tour: Songs for Edinburgh 207 Yard of Ale and Guests – 16th Year 178 YAT-C 226 Year Out Drama 292 Company Yeasayer 207 Yianni Agisilaou in ‘The Universe: A User’s Guide’ 140 Yianni Agisilaou in ‘They @#$% You Up: Greek 140 Parents’ Yianni Agisilaou/PBH’s Free 140 Fringe Yiddish Song Project 207 Yoga Garden 165 Yo Girl! 306 Yong-in Youth Orchestra 207 Yong-in Youth Orchestra Concert 207 Yorkshire Comedians 2 – Jokers, Born and Interbred
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174 258 120
VENUE NAME Inhouse Inlingua Edinburgh Inverleith Church Hall E5 E5
E4 D4 E6 E5 F4 F6 C5
11 146 198 51 63 121 57 88
Diverse Attractions The Dome on George Street Dovecot Downstairs at the Tron Dragonfly Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden 344
F1 B3 F6 B5 D4 D3 E4 D4 D3 B6 E5 E5 LEITH C4 E3 E4 G6 B3 B3 B3 F6 G5 F5 E5 F1 E3 C3 C6 C5 C3 D1 F1 D5 E2 D3
The Jazz Bar Just The Tonic at the Caves
123 135 237 26 112 223 35 3 52 238 152 129 208 209 The Edge Festival @ HMV Picture House 265 The Edge Festival @ The Liquid Room 161 The Edge Festival @ The Queens Hall 72 Edinburgh Academy 70 Edinburgh Academy Magnusson Centre for Performing Arts 70 Edinburgh Academy Robertson Room 70 Edinburgh Book Fringe 338 Edinburgh Buddhist Centre 215 Edinburgh Central Mosque 48 Edinburgh City Chambers 184 Edinburgh Corn Exchange 77 Edinburgh Farmers’ Market 206 The Edinburgh Photographic Exhibition Centre 130 Edinburgh Playhouse 59 Edinburgh Printmakers 144 The Edinburgh Sleep Centre 248 Edinburgh Sports Club 154 Edinburgh Zoo 199 Electric Circus 98 English-Speaking Union 158 eteaket 202 Kiwi Bar @ Walkabout
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides The Adam Pottery Alba Flamenca Art Amatoria Asimi Jewellery Assembly @ AGA Showroom Assembly @ Assembly Hall Assembly @ George Street Assembly @ Princes St Gardens Assembly @ Vittoria Restaurant Augustine’s Auld Reekie Tours - Meeting Point Axo Gallery Axolotl Gallery E5 E5 E5 E5 F5 E4 E6 E5 E5 F1 E6 F5 C6
E5 B6 E5 C6 E4 C4 F6 G6 H5 F6 E5 H6 D5 F6 E5 N/A LEITH LEITH H6 E4
357 156 27 56 49 178 243 133 319 330 143 342 191
213 84 85 164 185 259 264 270 353 170 313 141 93 257 272 194 234 167 276 24
Bannermans The Banshee Labyrinth Bar 50 Base Nightclub Bedlam Theatre Beehive Inn B’est Restaurant Blackwell Bookshop Blue Police Box Outside the Tron Kirk Bonaly Outdoor Centre The Bongo Club Bristo Yoga School Brunton Theatre
Large Black Sign Outside St Giles’ Cathedral Laughing Horse @ Café Renroc Laughing Horse @ City Cafe Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club Laughing Horse @ Espionage Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar Laughing Horse @ Reverie Laughing Horse @ The Argyle Laughing Horse @ The Counting House Laughing Horse @ The Hive Laughing Horse @ The Metropole Café Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters Laughing Horse Online Leith Library Leith Links (West) Leslies Bar The LOT
E5 D5
E5 F5 E5 E3 D3 E5 C6 D4 F5
97 87 244 182 221 58 356 47 2 H 1 359
E6 D3 D4 F5 B5 LEITH G5 F5 C4 D4 F2 E5 E1 E6 G1
The Faculty of Advocates The Famous Spiegeltent Festival Theatre Edinburgh Filmhouse Fingers Piano Bar Frankenstein Pub Freemasons Hall Fringe at Le Monde Fringe Central Fringe Half Price Hut Fringe Shop and Box Office The Fruitmarket Gallery
Macdonald Holyrood Hotel 261 Macdonald Roxburghe Hotel 211 Madogs 368 Malones Irish Bar 280 Mansfield Traquair Centre 262 Mary of Guise Barge 281 Meadows Theatre Big Top 189 Medina & Negociants 205 Meet Outside The Scottish National Portrait Gallery 298 The Melting Pot 365 The Millennium Link 140 Mitre Pub (Departure Point) 102 Murrayfield Parish Church Centre 104 The Museum of Childhood 76 The Music Box 79 B2 F5 E4 E5 C6 E5 E5 D2 D5
D4 E5 E5 C4 D3 B6 F6
149 14 168 389 231 131 274 204 107
222 147 179 176 7 155 142
LEITH C6 D5 E5
Galerie Mirages Gilded Balloon Teviot Gladstones Land Globe Greenside Greyfriars Kirk The GRV Guide Headquarters Guildford Arms
National Gallery Complex National Library of Scotland National Museum of Scotland Neal’s Yard Remedies New Town Theatre NoFit State Circus The Nomads Tent
105 285 267 96
E5 E4 E5 E5 F5 E4 D5 E5 D3 G1 F3 E4 E4 D6 D6 D3 H2 D5 H2 H6 H6
Ocean Terminal Big Top The Old Pulteney Spiegeltent Old Saint Paul’s Church Opium
34 21 348 266 37 4 54 139 183 268 329 160 165 60 78 226 137 90 336 126 132
Duddingston Kirk Manse Garden St Cuthbert’s Parish Church Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides The Zoo St Mark’s artSpace Craft House Concept St John’s Church Performing Arts Centre Stewart’s Melville College Auld Reekie Tours - Meeting Point The Edinburgh Photographic Exhibition Centre Greyfriars Kirk The Crags Blackwell Bookshop The Adam Pottery Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Fletcher Building Church Hill Theatre Cabaret Voltaire The Millennium Link Laughing Horse @ The Metropole Café The Nomads Tent The Bongo Club Edinburgh Printmakers The Rat Pack The Dome on George Street National Library of Scotland Galerie Mirages Venue150 @ EICC Augustine’s Edinburgh Sports Club NoFit State Circus The Banshee Labyrinth English-Speaking Union
C C aquila C soco C soco urban garden C plaza C too C central Cabaret Voltaire Café Andaluz Caledonian Brewery The Cameo Cinema Camera Obscura and World of Illusions Cannonball House Canongate Kirk The Canons’ Gait Centotre Church Hill Theatre City Edinburgh Columcille Centre Craft House Concept The Crags
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 135 136 137 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 149 150 152 154 155 156 158
Quaker Meeting House The Queen’s Hall
Palmerston Place Church Performing Arts Centre Stewart’s Melville College Persian Rug Village Pilrig Studio Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu Pleasance at Thistle Street Bar Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Dome
The Outhouse Outside Greyfriars Bobby Bar Outside John Knox House Outside Ryan’s Bar Outside St Giles Cathedral (Meeting Point) Outside Starbucks Outside The Hub
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254 128 177 103 236 220 33 23
99 217 30 216 284 283 214
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Your Home
WHISKI Whistlebinkies The White Horse
Valvona & Crolla The Vault Venue150 @ EICC Venue 13 venue251 Vincaffe The Voodoo Rooms
Underbelly, Cowgate Udderbelly’s Pasture Urban Outfitters
Thomas Morton Hall The 3 sided Football Pitch in The Meadows Transreal Fiction Traquair House The Traverse @ St Stephen’s Traverse @ Scotland Yard Traverse @ Scottish Book Trust Traverse Theatre 22 Chester Street
Sin Club and Lounge The Sky Gardens Sneaky Pete’s The Soap Co Edinburgh theSpace @ Symposium Hall theSpace on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson theSpace @ Venue45 Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall The Stables at Prestonfield Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club II The Stand Comedy Club III & IV Stockbridge Parish Church Sweet Grassmarket Symposium Hall
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246 304 296
67 29 150 13 251 334 68
61 300 299
345 159 326 118 101 80 346 15 113
339 340 71 312 43 260 53 39 45 278 289 70 5 5 12 317 18 43
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LEITH G5 E4 H6 B3 B4 D6 E3 E1
E5 E3 E5 D6 E6 D6 E6 E5 D5 D4 G6 B3 C5 C5 C5 B3 E4 E6
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The Zoo Zoo Roxy Zoo Southside
D5 E4 D2 D5 A6
Edinburgh’s Festivals
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313 314 315 317 319 322 326 329 330 331 333 334 336 337 338 339 340 342 344 345 346 347 348 353 356 357 359 365 368 369 389 H
Laughing Horse @ The Hive Destiny Centre Gorgie Ramada Edinburgh Mount Royal Hotel Stockbridge Parish Church Blue Police Box Outside the Tron Kirk St Andrew Blackadder Church Transreal Fiction The Cameo Cinema Bonaly Outdoor Centre Digital Design Services The Red Bus Vincaffe Columcille Centre The Scottish Café & Restaurant Edinburgh Book Fringe Sin Club and Lounge The Sky Gardens Bristo Yoga School Kiwi Bar @ Walkabout Thomas Morton Hall Traverse @ Scottish Book Trust Hawke + Hunter C soco Laughing Horse @ The Argyle Freemasons Hall Bannermans The Fruitmarket Gallery The Melting Pot Madogs Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – Inverleith House Globe Fringe Half Price Hut and the Mound Street Events
Edinburgh Art Festival Edinburgh International Festival Box Office The Hub Edinburgh International Book Festival Edinburgh Military Tattoo Mela
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree Inlingua Edinburgh Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde theSpace on the Mile @ Jury’s Inn Macdonald Holyrood Hotel Mansfield Traquair Centre Laughing Horse @ Meadow Bar The Edge Festival @ HMV Picture House HMV Picture House C soco urban garden Old Saint Paul’s Church Caledonian Brewery Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant and Arts Venue Laughing Horse @ Reverie Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters Saughtonhall United Reformed Church The GRV Leslies Bar Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall Malones Irish Bar Mary of Guise Barge Outside Starbucks Outside St Giles Cathedral (Meeting Point) The Old Pulteney Spiegeltent The Stables at Prestonfield The White Horse Meet Outside The Scottish National Portrait Gallery Urban Outfitters Udderbelly’s Pasture Whistlebinkies The Royal Oak The Soap Co Edinburgh
E5 D4 E2 G5 H6 A3 A2 A2 A2 C4 C1 E5 E5 D3 C4
257 258 259 260 261 262 264 265 265 266 267 268 269 270 272 273 274 276 278 280 281 283 284 285 289 296 298 299 300 304 309 312
Radisson Blu Hotel - Great Scots Hall 39 Ramada Edinburgh Mount Royal Hotel 315 The Rat Pack 145 The Red Bus 333 Rosslyn Chapel 74 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Fletcher Building 136 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Inverleith House 369 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - John Hope Gateway 28 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Off Inverleith House Lawn 193 The Royal College of Physicians 181 Royal High School 242 The Royal Mile Tavern 228 The Royal Oak 309 Royal Over-Seas League 19 The Royal Scots Club 241
Medina & Negociants Edinburgh Farmers’ Market Axo Gallery Axolotl Gallery Your Home Macdonald Roxburghe Hotel Large Black Sign Outside St Giles’ Cathedral Outside The Hub Edinburgh Buddhist Centre Outside Ryan’s Bar Outside Greyfriars Bobby Bar St Patrick’s Church Pleasance at Thistle Street Bar Fingers Piano Bar National Gallery Complex Assembly @ AGA Showroom Hugh Robson Building Centotre The Royal Mile Tavern St Ninian’s Hall Greenside Leith Library Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu Alba Flamenca Assembly @ Vittoria Restaurant The Royal Scots Club Royal High School B’est Restaurant Festival Theatre Edinburgh WHISKI The Edinburgh Sleep Centre Highlight venue251 Palmerston Place Church
C6 D4 E5 E3 E5 E3 E3 E1 C5 F3 B1 E6 G6 A3 F1 LEITH C4 C2 D4 C6 D6 D4 F3 205 206 208 209 210 211 213 214 215 216 217 219 220 221 222 223 224 226 228 230 231 234 236 237 238 241 242 243 244 246 248 250 251 254
St Andrew Blackadder Church 322 St Andrew’s and St George’s West 111 St Cecilia’s Hall 31 St Cuthbert’s Parish Church 122 St Giles’ Cathedral 187 St John’s Church 127 St Mark’s artSpace 125 St Mary’s Cathedral 91 St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral 86 St Michael and All Saints Church 95 St Ninian’s Hall 230 St Patrick’s Church 219 St Peter’s 17 St Serf’s Church Hall 83 Saughtonhall United Reformed Church 273 The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - The Vaults 197 The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - 28 Queen Street 32 scotlandart.com 92 The Scottish Café & Restaurant 337 Scottish Seabird Centre Café 188 Scottish Storytelling Centre 30 The Scott Monument 65 The Shiatsu Centre...for holistic wellbeing 163 159 The 3 sided Football Pitch in The Meadows 160 Camera Obscura and World of Illusions 161 The Edge Festival @ The Liquid Room 163 The Shiatsu Centre...for holistic wellbeing 164 Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club 165 Cannonball House 167 Leith Links (West) 168 Gladstones Land 170 Laughing Horse @ The Counting House 174 Inhouse 176 Neal’s Yard Remedies 177 Persian Rug Village 178 Beehive Inn 179 National Museum of Scotland 181 The Royal College of Physicians 182 Filmhouse 183 Café Andaluz 184 Edinburgh City Chambers 185 Laughing Horse @ Espionage 187 St Giles’ Cathedral 188 Scottish Seabird Centre Café 189 Meadows Theatre Big Top 191 Brunton Theatre 193 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Off Inverleith House Lawn 194 Laughing Horse Online 197 The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - The Vaults 198 Dovecot 199 Edinburgh Zoo 202 eteaket 204 Guide Headquarters
The Museum of Childhood Edinburgh Corn Exchange The Canons’ Gait The Music Box Traverse @ Scotland Yard Zoo Southside St Serf’s Church Hall Laughing Horse @ Café Renroc Laughing Horse @ City Cafe St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral The Famous Spiegeltent Just The Tonic at the Caves City Edinburgh St Mary’s Cathedral scotlandart.com Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom St Michael and All Saints Church Opium The Faculty of Advocates Electric Circus The Outhouse The Traverse @ St Stephen’s Mitre Pub (Departure Point) Pilrig Studio Murrayfield Parish Church Centre Ocean Terminal Big Top Guildford Arms Dance Base @ The Mercure Point Hotel Dance Base @ GHQ St Andrew’s and St George’s West Asimi Jewellery 22 Chester Street Zoo Roxy Traquair House Inverleith Church Hall
C5 D4 C6 E5 D3 E3 F5 76 77 78 79 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 90 91 92 93 95 96 97 98 99 101 102 103 104 105 107 109 110 111 112 113 115 118 120
Hawke + Hunter 347 Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant and Arts Venue 269 Highlight 250 High Street, Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge 10 Hill Street Theatre 41 HMV Picture House 265 Hugh Robson Building 224
Radisson Blu Hotel - Great Scots Hall theSpaces on the Mile @ The Radisson Quaker Meeting House Hill Street Theatre theSpace @ Symposium Hall Symposium Hall theSpace @ Venue45 DesignShop UK Fringe at Le Monde Edinburgh Central Mosque Bedlam Theatre Downstairs at the Tron Assembly @ Princes St Gardens theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall C central Base Nightclub The Jazz Bar Frankenstein Pub Edinburgh Playhouse Canongate Kirk Underbelly, Cowgate Dragonfly The Scott Monument Valvona & Crolla The Voodoo Rooms Dean Gallery Edinburgh Academy Edinburgh Academy Magnusson Centre for Performing Arts Edinburgh Academy Robertson Room Stage by Stage Edinburgh Academy Sneaky Pete’s The Edge Festival @ The Queens Hall The Queen’s Hall Rosslyn Chapel
E4 C5 F3 D1 H6 F1 F3
39 39 40 41 43 43 45 46 47 48 49 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 63 65 67 68 69 70 70 70 70 71 72 72 74
22 110 109 69 46 314 331
Venue Number Index Fringe Shop and Box Office Fringe Central Assembly @ George Street C too The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club II New Town Theatre High Street, Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge Diverse Attractions The Stand Comedy Club III & IV Venue 13 Gilded Balloon Teviot Traverse Theatre St Peter’s Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League C aquila Dance Base - National Centre for Dance Pleasance Dome The LOT Art Amatoria Bar 50 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway The Vault Outside John Knox House Scottish Storytelling Centre St Cecilia’s Hall The Scotch Malt Whisky Society – 28 Queen Street Pleasance Courtyard C Assembly @ Assembly Hall C plaza
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